Everyone ready to hit the jungle?

Mike: Couldn't we fly to the Lost City?

Peter: Jungle?

Micky: *grins* The jungle...

Davy: Figures Mick would actually like the sound of the jungle. ;)

(Cut back to the Montgomery House ballroom. Valerie shrugs.)

Valerie: Ok, that's it. Who wants to take our foray into the jungle?

Micky: I just wanna know what's with picking on me with the goggles thing?

Davy: It's funny?

Valerie: Yeah.

Lauren: The fact that you should actually WEAR your glasses, but you don't?

Micky: I can see! I'm not THAT blind. I'm just a little nearsighted, that's all.

Lauren: No, I'M a little nearsighted. You're actually worse than me.

Emma: I'm a LOT nearsighted. You're worse than ME.

Micky: Hey!? :P

Davy: *chuckles* I'm rather enjoying this.

Mike: (Burps) Uh, at any rate, could we get on with the story, before some of us ain't awake to tell it anymore?

Daphne: *nods* I'll go next.

Valerie: Ok Daph, take us into the jungle.

Daphne: Might as well, right into the thick of the greenery, then...

("Star Collector" begins as we open in the thick of the jungle - obviously the same back-lot set used in "Monkees Marooned." The four guys careen through the brush on the jeep. A monkey jumps down and tries to take the wheel from Mike, but he finally pushes away. The monkey hops on Micky's shoulders instead and plays with his hair.)

*Micky swats at the monkey. Davy laughs and does nothing to help.*

(Cut to the girls, still in the Hydrosail Boat, which is now in boat mode and on the water. Emma points to several long birds with lovely plumage on the river. Valerie points to a massive rock...but it turns out to be a very fat hippo that's in their way. Valerie runs in to Lauren, screaming. Move the boat, before that hippo knocks us over!)

*Lauren flips a lever. What looks like a turn signal appears. She turns the wheel, and the Hydrosail effortlessly misses the hippo. She waves at the hippo as they pass by.*

(The now-animated hippo actually appears to wave back!)

(Cut back to the guys. The brush is getting too thick to drive through. Peter and Davy take knives and hack at it. Peter hears a howl when he cuts at one vine. Turns out he accidentally cut a monkey's tail. He glares at Peter, rubs his tail, and swings off.)

(Cut back to the girls. They're still on the water. Valerie lays on the roof of the cabin and works on her tan.)

(Emma admires a group of beautiful birds with huge plumage who do an elaborate mating dance seemingly in time to the music.)

*Lauren steers with her feet while napping.*

(Valerie squeals. A group of monkeys have dropped onto her! They grab her sunglasses and play with her suntan lotion, then drop down and play in front of the cabin...blocking Lauren's view.)

*Daphne baits the monkeys with a bunch of bananas. She tosses the bunch to the water, and the monkeys follow.*

(Valerie groans and points to her hair...which now sticks straight up. Look what those silly monkeys did to her hair!)

(Emma and Daphne burst into giggles. They run into the cabin before Valerie can catch up with them and hurt them.)

(Cut to the boys. Everyone but Micky, who drives, are now out hacking at the jungle. Mike grabs at what he thinks is a green vine...and screams and drops a huge snake!)

*Micky hands over a can that say "Reptile Repellant."*

(Mike just rolls his eyes.)

(Peter hacks at a particularly thick growth of trees. He shoves his knife as hard as he can...and Davy jumps out of the bush, rubbing his rear.)

(Mike frowns. What's that purring noise? It isn't an engine. He steps slowly back when a big spotted leopard stalks slowly from his hiding place behind a tree. He's not happy that these meddlers have been damaging his trees!)

(Peter gulps. Uhh...maybe they could sing to him? They sing along with the song briefly, but it doesn't work. The cat just takes a swipe at Mike.)

(The cat finally chases all four up a tree and backs them onto a limb. Peter lets out a squawk and points to the limb they're on. It's breaking!)

*Davy grabs some vines. Let’s swing!*

(Mike nods. Peter gulps. Uh, it looks kinda high...)

(Mike grabs the first vine and swings a little awkwardly, but does make it to the other side.)

(Peter closes his eyes, grabs a vine, and jumps off. He DOES get across...but lets go as soon as he's across and lands in a bush.)

*Micky swings, doing a Tarzan yell. He makes it to the other side unscathed.*

*Davy goes last, swinging just in front of the cat climbing onto the limb, just as it starts to crack. He makes it across, but lands in the same bush Peter found.*

Mike: (Jumps down as the song ends) Are you guys ok?

Peter: (Sits up, holding his head) Just peachy.

Davy: Fantastic.

Mike: Let's get our stuff out of the jeep and get outta here. I think we're going to have to go the rest of the way on foot.

Peter: (Nods) I agree. Not only are the gangsters still on our trail, but you've seen what the wildlife is like here.

Micky: Not all that friendly.

Peter: Just...help me up, ok?

(They do so as we cut back to the ladies. All four are now back in the cabin. Valerie wears pants and shoes over her vintage bathing suit and has gotten her hair back to somewhat normal.)

Emma: (She's reading the medallion; frowns) It looks like we're out of luck. Our half of the map ends right here.

Valerie: (Points ahead of them) So does the river.

Lauren: Time to take this to the land, then.

Emma: (Nods) Put us in land mode, oh mighty explorer!

*Lauren pushes a button. The Hydrosail makes its move from the water to the land.*

Valerie: Do you have any way of getting us around this dense brush without having to break nails?

Lauren: Do fish swim?

*Lauren presses another button. What looks like two weed whackers pop out at the front of the Hydrosail, hacking effectively at the brush.*

Emma: You and Micky are so smart, Lauren. This beats having to hack away with knives and saws!

Valerie: We do still have to beware of the animals, though. This place is worse than the San Diego Zoo!

Lauren: No kidding.

Emma: I think it's fascinating! Look at all this! There are species of birds and other animals that can't be found anywhere else in the world!

Valerie: (Slaps at a mosquito) Species of insects, too. Half of them think I'm the blue plate special!

Emma: It's that suntan lotion.

Valerie: Oh, this has just been one disaster after another! I knew Peter was crazy! There probably isn't any silly City of Gold.

Emma: The map and the medallion says there is.

Valerie: They were written by a crazy old explorer and his equally crazy son. All we've found are insects who think we're lunch, monkeys who are only slightly better-behaved than the men, and gangsters who want to kill us.

Emma: I don't think we should give up so easily. We're almost there!

Valerie: Where? We're almost WHERE? We're lost!

Daphne: *She and Lauren stare ahead, slack-jawed* Uh, ladies?

Emma: We're not lost! We... (She and Valerie look ahead) Yes?

Daphne: Mud slide!

Emma and Valerie: (Their heads whip right to the front of the cabin - they see nothing but cliff, mud, and sky ahead of them) WHAT?!

(The girls all scream as the Hydrosail Boat does go over the cliff and down a long, winding mud/water slide! It shakes from side to side, mud and water flying up against the windows, sometimes slamming against the sides of rocks. Valerie shrieks. Emma holds onto a chair for dear life.)

*Lauren puts a football helmet on. Daphne lays on the floor, head covered with her hands.*

(We see trees, rocks, vines, and brown water rush past as the girls fly down the mountain. They finally hit the bottom with a "thud.")

Valerie: (Opens her eyes) Um...are we all still living?

Emma: I'm not so sure.

Daphne: *uncovers her head* Did we stop?

Lauren: *gets up* Mick was right. Lining the outside with rubber was a good idea.

Valerie: (Looks around) The cabin seems to be ok.

Emma: Is everyone still moving? (Flexes all her limbs) Nothing's broken.

Daphne: *gets up* I'm okay.

Valerie: (Nods) I'm fine. How about you, Lauren?

Lauren: Fine and dandy.

Emma: Maybe we'd better hop out and see how the Hydrosail Boat came out of this.

(The girls climb out of the boat. Daphne walks around, frowning, as she hears rustling in the trees. The other three inspect the Hydrosail.)

Emma: Could have been worse, given what we just went through. There's some broken windows, dents and scratches, most of the roof railing is gone...

Valerie: (Shakes her head) Oh damn. (She points at the bottom of the Hydrosail; it has a busted tire)

Lauren: That's just great.

Valerie: Unless you have a spare tire, we're going to have to abandon it.

Emma: (Joins Daphne) What are you looking at? (Frowns) Do you see more animals?

Daphne: *shakes her head* No...NATIVES!

Emma: Wha... (But an arrow interrupts her conversation as three African men and four women appear out of the shadows and bushes. The men wear heavy gold jewelry and a loincloth over khaki pants, plain button-down shirts, and boots. The women are more elaborately dressed in fancy gold jewelry, jeweled rings, and woven gold sandals. Some of the women wear tight pants; others wear knee-length skirts. The men carry bows and arrows. The women carry spears.)

Emma: Oh my...

Valerie: (As she and Lauren turn around) We're in so much trouble.

(Cut from the girls being surrounded by the natives to the boys in the jungle. Mike and Davy continue to cut away at the brush. Peter inspects the medallion, frowning.)

Peter: I think we need to go back in the other direction...

Mike: Pete, we've been goin' in circles for hours.

Micky: I can't tell you how many times we've gone past this tree...

Mike: We need somethin' that'll at least get us through the worst of this jungle.

Peter: We need to find the girls and get the medallion back. I think Valerie stole my half.

Mike: Micky, you're the man of a thousand inventions. Got any compasses in that bag of yours?

Micky: *as he rummages* As a matter of fact... *pulls out a boxy gadget* Here' we go.

Mike: What's that?

Micky: It's a compass, of sorts.

Peter: (He steps ahead, not listening to them) The medallion says to go to the where the sun cannot shine...

Mike: What do ya mean, of sorts?

Micky: Well, it doesn't look like any other compass you've ever seen, right?

Mike: Far from it.

Peter: (He pushes a branch aside, inspecting a rock with inscriptions on it) Hmm. Familiar language...

Mike: Well, do you see anything?

Micky: *gets ahead of the others* Well, lets see, uh... *stops suddenly* Uh oh...

Mike: What... (He and Davy stop, too. They're all looking at the barrel of a gun. As the camera travels upwards, we see that Pruitt holds the gun. His men are behind him, all holding guns. LeMarque holds a gun on Peter, who has his hands up.)

Pruitt: Hello, gentlemen. Fancy meeting you here.

(We fade out on the shocked and angry looks on the boys' faces.)