Everyone ready to finish this story off?

Mike: Please. This vacation was nothin' but trouble. :P

Micky: Yeah, you're not kidding. :P

Davy: How about a vacation from our vacation? ;)

(We open in Micky and Lauren's kitchen. Emma brings Lauren and the three guys a plate of cookies and milk.)

Emma: Dig in, gang. Chocolate Chip-Coconut.

Mike: Darlin', I sure missed your cookin'. (He grabs two)

Bert: When did you boys pull in?

Mike: Just twenty minutes ago.

Micky: And boy are our arms tired! B-dum bum!

Emma: I'm glad you came home after we put the kids down. They would never have gone to bed if they knew their daddies were coming home tonight.

Bob: How did the rest of that vacation go after you left Chicago?

Emma: (Eyes the guys) Good question. You haven't called us since you left Topeka.

Mike: It went alright. We did end up sleepin' in the car, but we were able to eat and had no problems goin' home, not even a busted tire.

Emma: You slept in the car?

Mike: Hotels cost money.

Micky: Yeah, you know Mike and saving money.

Emma: Just WHAT happened on this trip? You wouldn't tell me anything over the phone!

Mike: Calls cost money, too.

Emma: Ok guys, out with it. What happened? You told me before you left that you had plenty of money for the trip!

Mike: Not as much as I thought.

Micky: Mr Spendthrift messed up his addition.

Mike: (Groans) Ok, so almost everythin' on the trip cost twice as much as I figured out...and I forgot to add in little things like blown tires and paying for lunch for an entire polka band.

Emma: You paid for an entire polka band's lunch? (Raises her eyebrows) Where did you meet a polka band?

Mike: On the way to Northern California.

Emma: Good grief. I didn't even think any of you were polka fans!

Micky: They were pretty darn good.

Mike: I just didn't plan well enough, that's all.

Emma: (Smiles and sits next to Mike) Honey, sometimes life throws things at you that you just didn't plan. It happens.

Mike: Yeah, but Em, by the time we got to Chicago, we were out of money and almost lost Ursula! This trip was just plain bad news.

Emma: You almost lost Ursula?

Mike: She was stolen from a parking garage. Long story.

Emma: I see.

Mike: (Glares at Micky) And then there was the ticket for trespassing...

Lauren: *slaps her forehead; groans* Miiiiick...

Micky: I sorta flipped out briefly.

*Davy snorts.*

Mike: SORTA flipped out? (Turns to Lauren) He got so pissed when we found out Mighty World was closed for repairs, he climbed the gate and rode every ride they weren't cleanin'! :

Lauren: *eyes widen* MICK!

Micky: *gulps* Um...bye! *disappears in a blue light*

Davy: Come back and take it like a man, Mick!

Mike: Mick, get over here!

Davy: *chuckling* Yeah, well, Mike were the one 'o punched the Mouse statue at the gate in the nose.

Emma: You PUNCHED a mouse statue in the NOSE?

Mike: I didn't like what he was sayin'.

Emma: That's no reason to attack an innocent mouse that belongs to a major company!

Mike: How could a major theme park be closed for two weeks?

Emma: If you'd done some research and called ahead, you would have known that!

Mike: (Sighs) I'm startin' to realize I should have done a LOT of research.

Emma: Mike, long vacations like what you went on aren't really something you can go into just out of the blue when you're bored. You really do need to have some measure of planning involved, especially if you want to stop at any major attractions, like fairs or theme parks.

Lauren: Or staying in hotels.

Emma: (Looks at the camera) The Internet has made planning for long vacations much simpler for our modern readers. It's now easy to find a website for most major roadside attractions and hotels (and even some minor ones) and find their phone number, rates, if anything's going to be closed or altered while you're there, and so forth. Even in 1974, you can still call most hotels, National Parks, and major attractions and find out what their rates are and any closures or changes planned for the weeks you intend to be there.

Bob: If you can get Micky back, I want to know if there were any parts of the vacation you enjoyed.

Mike: Silver Gulch was fun, even if it wasn't really all that authentic. I'm glad our souvenirs from there were locked in the trunk when Ursula was stolen.

Micky: *reappears* I heard my name in a non-life-threatening manner.

Bob: We want to know if there was any part of the vacation you actually liked.

Bert: And where did you go, anyway?

Micky: I kinda liked meeting those two fellas in Chicago.

Mike: Oh, that's right, the short guy and the guy with the weird accent. Yeah, they were cool. It was real nice of the guy with the accent to let us use their bathroom. We were takin' showers in fishin' ponds the rest of the trip home.

Bob: How about you, Dave?

Davy: Surviving the trip.

Bob: So, what's next for you boys?

Mike: Just recordin'.

Emma: We ladies get the next story.

Lauren: And some fun.

Emma: You boys have had the last two stories to yourselves. Our turn now.

Bert: So, what do you ladies have planned for the next story?

Emma: This year's spy adventure.

Mike: No! No more Honeywell! Not after what happened when I helped that little jerk last year!

Emma: You won't be helping him, dear. WE will.

Mike: You guys? But you're not...

Emma: Spies? We've done just as much work on these spying adventures as you! Besides, ever heard of Diana Rigg?

Lauren: Yeah! We do some pretty mean butt-kickin'!

Micky: Does that mean you'll dig out the leather cat suit?

Lauren: *twitches a little* Maybe.

Emma: (Laughs) You know, I hadn't thought of that.

Mike: Em, now that you've lost a few pounds, why don't you...

Emma: No.

Mike: Aw darlin'...

Emma: Since when did you get this horny?

Mike: Since I was away from you an' sleepin' in the same car as these two for almost a week.

Micky: *shrugs* It's a guy thing.

Bert: How long have you ladies had this story planned?

Emma: (Looks at Lauren) I think this is one of the stories we came up with when we were on a roll in late summer and early fall last year. We moved it all over the schedule and finally decided it would be a perfect comic follow-up to the action-packed spring stories.

Bert: Can you tell us what else is coming up?

Emma: (Grins) Quite a bit.

Mike: (Nods) Somethin' big's on the horizon. My wolf intuition's been actin' up for weeks now.

Emma: Something VERY big. (Grins) We'll be starting our first four-part story in July.

Mike: That's it?

Emma: Oh, there's a lot more to it than that. There's going to be a lot of shake-ups and changes ahead in this summer's stories.

Mike: How hard are we gettin' shaken up?

Emma: To the very core.

Micky: Um...eep.

Mike: Shit, we're in trouble.

Emma: Yes, you are.

Mike: What are you girls plannin'?

Emma: Four stories in a row featuring our favorite Devils and their new helpers.

Mike: New helpers? Like Zelda wasn't enough?

Emma: No. They're hitting even closer to home this time.

Micky: *groans* Oh no.

Mike: Closer?

Emma: Very, very close.

Mike: How close?

Emma: You'll find out.

Mike: Eeeeemmmmm...

Emma: Mike, don't even.

Davy: I do not like the sound of that.

Mike: I don't, either. Like makin' clones of Micky and Lauren ain't hittin' close enough?

Emma: This is going to take us into somewhat darker territory. Not too ugly, but very different.

Mike: You say "not too ugly." Why don't I believe you?

Emma: We're still working on the plots for these, honey. All I can say is...you'll see.

(Mike just sighs.)

Emma: (Turns to the camera) We're going to head for the skit now. We hope you all have a great end of the spring and beginning of summer!

Mike: Check the Internet and your local library to find books about plannin' vacations, travel destinations, and vacations that didn't go the way they were planned.

Davy: And remembah, if the amusement park says it's closed, don't go in anyway!

Micky: Also, short British guys deserve noogies. *gives Davy a noogie*

Emma: (As she, Mike, and Lauren laugh) See you next month!

(We open in the Cave. Emma, Valerie, Lauren, and Daphne are all running around, shooting colored beams at each other. Emma and Valerie finally get Lauren and Daphne tied to a crystal pole.)

Emma: Give, girls?

Lauren: *snorts* Just because I run the slowest, I'm ALWAYS the captive!

Daphne: We give, we give! Just untie us already!

Valerie: That's not true. We let you guys tie us up last time. (Valerie concentrates. There's a dark blue light. When it subsides, the girls are free.)

Emma: (Helps Lauren to her feet; Val helps Daphne) Great training session, ladies.

Daphne: Yes, it was!

Valerie: Thank goodness the guys all decided to take the kids today.

Lauren: It sure beats the kids tying us up.

Emma: Yeah. We'll actually free each other. The kids will just stare at you and ask for cookies.

Valerie: Maybe we'd better be heading home now. The guys will be home with the kids soon.

Emma: Yeah. I know Mike said he wanted to have dinner outside tonight, since it's such a lovely day.

Valerie: Peter said he'd be home from shopping with Jordan in an hour.

Lauren: Mick said something about barbecuing. I said I didn't want to hear any more about it.

Emma: Lord only knows WHAT he's barbecuing.

Daphne: Davy mentioned having a picnic.

Valerie: Awww. You're looking forward to that, aren't you?

Daphne: Of course! The other Abbies said they'd watch Lizzie for us.

Valerie: You guys are going to have a great time. (Sighs) I wish I could see more of Peter. He's been so...remote lately. He hasn't been himself at all.

Emma: You're worried about him, aren't you?

Valerie: Yes. He's been spending so much time with his friends, working on this band of theirs. I'm not even sure if that's what he's really doing. He's been gone so much.

Lauren: I hope it's just a matter of Peter getting this out of his system.

Valerie: (Sighs) That's what I'm hoping, too. He's just having such a rough time.

Male Voice: Isn't this touching, babe?

female Voice: Sickening was the term I was thinking of, actually.

Lauren: *groans* Oh no...

Daphne: *looks around* Where are they?

Valerie: (She goes over to a lever) Where are you two? Show yourselves!

*Alex and Zelda appear in a black light, both smirking.*

Alex: Well well, looks like we picked Ladies' Night at the Gallery.

Zelda: Sounds like fun!

Emma: (Her field hockey stick appears in a blue light) It ain't first come, first serve, Alex. Get out of here. NOW.

Zelda: Touchy, touchy.

Alex: I don't feel like it. Babe number one, get me some women.

Emma: What are you, a caveman? (She takes a swipe at Alex's "family jewels." He ducks away)

Alex: Talk about touchy! Do something with that one first. She's cute, but she's soooo testy!

Emma: I'll show you TESTY...

Zelda: *growls, stepping in front of Alex* You'd better back off!

Alex: Back off of what? (Grins) I love it when you're feisty, babe!

Emma: (Grins) I do believe we're about to witness a Devil brawl first-hand.

Lauren: *snorts* If I were one to crack my knuckles, I'd be doing so right now.

Zelda: *beckons Emma* Come on!

Emma: (Lifts her stick) You'd better believe it, honey! (She runs right at Zelda!)

*Zelda grins and runs right at Emma! The two collide and start brawling in cartoon dust.*

Lauren: *points at Alex* Three on one. The odds aren't in your favor.

Alex: Babe! (Turns to the girls) Oh yeah? I could take all of you with one hand behind my back! Or both of them! Or no hands and one foot!

(Alex tries to do what he just said...and ends up falling over.)

Alex: Ow.

Valerie: (Grins) You inherited your original's sense of balance. (Looks at the other two) You wanted to tie someone up. (Indicates Alex) Be my guest.

Daphne: This should be fun.

Lauren: Or interesting, at the very least.

*The trio of women dog pile Alex, again in cartoon dust.*

Valerie: Everyone ready to eliminate them?

Emma: (From on top of Zelda - she emerges from the dust sitting on her) Ready over here!

Lauren: You bet!

Daphne: Ready!

(The girls move away from Alex...who has been bound with crystal chains and is groaning.)

Alex: Man, Babes...

Emma: (As she gets off Zelda, keeping the field hockey stick on her) Take it away, Val!

Valerie: Right! (She pulls the lever. A large hand pops out of the floor, picks up Zelda and Alex, and tosses them out of a hole in the wall. We can hear them screaming halfway to Arizona!) That gets rid of THAT trash.

Emma: I'm wondering if we ought to abandon the Caves. Alex and Sheila know it too well.

Valerie: (Shakes her head) There isn't anywhere else we can use for experimenting and working on power-related things, Em. Not only are our homes too obvious, but we don't need to be drawing Sheila and Alex to them. They've already attacked the Pad.

Emma: Let's get out of here, before they come back.

Valerie: Right. (Looks at the girls) Anyone want a flight home in Rosemarie?

Emma: I LOVE flying!

Lauren: You have to ask? She's the ONLY way I'LL fly!

Daphne: *flings an arm over Lauren's shoulders* Then let’s fly, shall we? *grins at the other ladies*

Valerie: Let's! (They all head out as we fade out. Fade in on the end credits. "Good Clean Fun" plays over scenes from the "production." It ends with a shot of the three guys leaning against Ursula on a highway in the desert with the words "A Raybert Production" over it.)