Ok, boys and girls, ready!

Micky: Woo hoo!

Mike: (Emma pulls his glasses off his nose) Hey! Give those back!

Lauren: Here we go again.

Emma: You've gotta catch me first! I told you I liked you better with them off! (Mike chases Emma out of the room.)

Peter: (Rolls his eyes as he strums on his guitar) Won't those two ever stop?

Davy: What fun would that be?

Micky: And you guys thought I was a handful! *laughs*

Emma: (From out in the hallway) Oh no you don't, Mike Nesmith!

(Sounds of scuffling in the hallway)

Mike: (Muffled) Darn you, girl...

Bert: Peter, you said early on that you wanted to get the girl in the end. What happened?

Peter: I guess it just didn't come out that way. (City-lighting grin) Maybe next time!

Davy: You did say that! I got two girls, and he didn't get one!

Micky: That's not fair, man.

Peter: I did get Martha, sort of.

Bert: Where's Mike and Emma?

(More scuffling in the hallway.)

Lauren: Out chasin' each other in the hall *smirks*

Micky: No fair! She got an easy question! *sticks his tongue out*

Mike: (In the hallway) I got you now!

Emma: (Laughing as she pushes the door open and runs in the room, dangling his sunglasses from her fingertips) You want 'em, honey? Come and get 'em!

Mike: (Runs in the room) You are so dead! Give those back!

Lauren: *shakes her head* And they were picking on Mick and me at the start of this!

(Emma jumps on the bed, pushing past Micky, Peter, and Davy. Mike follows her and finally gets the sunglasses, but they're both laughing so hard, they're out of breath.)

Mike: (Plops the sunglasses on his head headband-style) You happy now?

Emma: (Collaspes on her computer chair) Very.

Bob: Is everyone all set now?

Emma: (Still puffing) Yeah. I just wanted to see those deadly brown eyes of his. He hides them too much.

Mike: Darn you! Do you know how much these cost me? (Pushes at them)

*Micky snickers*

Emma: A dollar ninety-five? ;)

Lauren: Whoooooaaaa! *laughs*

Peter: (Still playing his guitar) Oh come on, you two! Save it for later!

Emma: I'm having fun now. (Sticks her tongue out at Mike. He sticks his out in return.)

Mike: (Turns to the camera, still pushing at the glasses) Well, what is you wanted to know?

Micky: *starts the Twilight Zone Theme* We are now entering...The Twilight Zone!

Davy: I thought we did that already.

Mike: Yeah! What was with the whole double deal? I keep seeing me everywhere!

Emma: (Grins) And this is bad, how?

Bob: *sighs* People? *turns* Okay, Mike, what happened with you and Emma? You started at each other's throats, now you act like Micky and Lauren.

Emma: As I like to say, Bob (she and Mike exchange smiles), love works in mysterious ways.

Lauren: *coughs while speaking* Cop out!

Mike: I'm still asking that question myself, Bob.

Emma: You have fun with yours, I'll have fun with mine.

Mike: (Makes a face) You break my sunglasses, girl...

Emma: (Warningly) Mike...

Davy: That's more like it! ;)

Peter: I think it's sweet. :)

Micky: *rolls his eyes* Are we gonna have more questions asked, or can I go take a nap? *grins*

Bob: Here's a simple one. What part did you most enjoy?

Davy: The mermaids.

Peter: I liked it when we were all on the beach, joking around. That was fun!

Mike: Any time we weren't almost getting killed.

Emma: Riding the dragons. That was a blast!

Micky: Kissing Lauren.

Lauren: Being chased by Georgie!

Micky: *nearly falls over in his chair* What?

(Everyone else bursts into laughter.)

Bob: (As the laughter subsides) Mike, you were pretty jealous of Lord Robert, to the point where you almost killed him on several occasions. Why?

Mike: Wouldn't you defend the woman you love?

*Micky hides his face behind the next script*

Emma: Mike, it was jealousy, pure and simple. I'm touched, but you acted awfully immature over the whole thing.

Mike: Of course I was jealous! A big, hairy demon was drooling all over you! Wouldn't you be?

Emma: Mike, he was confused.

Peter: (Sighs) That's still a touchy spot with them.

Emma: What about Lauren? George sure seemed interested in her!

Mike: But he gave her up easily. Robert proposed to you!

*Micky growls from behind his script*

Emma: I didn't say yes, now, did I?

Bert: (Before the arguement goes any futher) What gave you the idea to do the whole fantasy story in the first place? The first two parts of this story are so different from the final parts, it's almost like two separate stories.

Lauren: *nods* It is.

Emma: The first parts were warm-ups.

Lauren: We started this and didn't have an idea of where we wanted to go. It hit us at the end of part two.

Emma: The first parts were just mucking about, getting our bearings.

Peter: Why did it have to be me? Couldn't Zero have grabbed one of you?

Emma: Peter, I'm sorry, but you're just an obvious choice.

Bert: Ok, the first parts were set at the Long-Title Library. What is that?

Mike: That's a good question. (Looks at Emma and Lauren) What is the Long-Title Library, other than a very, very large online girls' dormitory?

Lauren: *shrugs* It's a library. A place to read fanfics based on you guys.

Emma: As far as I can tell, Bert, the Long-Title Library is the physicalization of the most popular list for Monkees fanfiction writers. I explained it somewhat in the second part. Lauren and I are more accustomed to less well-known sitcoms and weren't prepared for how wide the "Monkees" fanfic world is!

Davy: I don't see what's so wrong over having young girls drool over lots of you! ;)

Lauren: In other words, I know the characters well, but it's tough writing these guys!

Emma: One of the reasons we started doing this in the first place was to learn how to write the guys better.

Mike: You still don't get my accent right.

Emma: I'm from New Jersey. Your accent is the only one from Texas I've heard since I was ten years old.

Lauren: Oh come on, Mike, she's trying!

Bob: Another easy question. You guys went through a lot of scary adventures in both the Zero story and the fantasy story. In all your adventures, what scared you the most?

Lauren: Probably that lovely torture room. *makes a face*

Emma: Oddly enough, Bob, the incident with Zero and Pruitt scared me more than almost anything that happened in the fantasy. The fantasy was just supposed to be our imaginations, but the Zero incident wasn't. Like I mentioned, I'm a big fan of "Remember WENN," and having to face its head villain scared the shit out of me.

Mike: When that damn wizard stuck me in the glass tubes in the final part. I thought I was doomed to be a hairy demon!

Peter: All those monsters with the big teeth!

Davy: When that witch was trying to force her love slave potion on me. (Shudders)

Lauren: *smacks Micky's foot, which is resting by her* Mick, get out from behind that script. I wanna hear your answer!

Micky: *pulls the script down enough to glare at her* You know I don't like these interviews.

Peter: Hey, I've answered! It won't kill you, Mick!

Lauren: Bob, Bert, one moment, please. *drags Micky to the opposite side of the room*

Emma: Wonder if there's any way we could somehow listen in.

*From across the room, the others see Lauren waving her arms wildly. Micky just stands there taking it.*

Emma: You know, Mike, I think we really did somehow trade relationships with those two. (Grins)

Mike: (Leans over Emma and rubs her shoulders) Just don't ask me to curl my hair and blow things up.

Emma: Ummm...don't stop...that's nice...(sighs)

Davy: (Looks over the other two) Well?

*Lauren and Micky return. Micky takes a seat at the top of the stairs, while Lauren sits at the bottom.*

Mike: (As he rubs Emma's shoulders) Well, Mick?

Micky: *leaning his chin in his hands* Well... *thinks*

Lauren: *turns around to look at him; raises her eyebrows* Well?

Micky: *mumbles* When the Demons wanted to take you girls to the tower.

Lauren: *puts a hand to an ear* Huh? What was that? I didn't quite hear it.

Emma: (Moans) I was kind of out for half of that...

Micky: *glares at Lauren* I'm gonna get you for this, you know that! *sighs* When the Demons wanted to take you girls to the tower.

Lauren: Much better. *smiles*

Mike: I was scared shitless on that one myself, Mick. That guy was really hurting you!

Peter: Speaking of the tower incident, there's something I want to know. Emma said something about "justice being served" after the demons dumped Jurrisson with the mud monsters. Why?

Emma: (Blushes as Mike sits on the edge of the Deco Chair) Jurisson was named after Marc Juris, the exective of American Movie Classics who, in 1998, canceled "Remember WENN" for no good reason other than he wanted to remake the channel in his own image, and "WENN," despite winning several Emmys, getting good reviews, and having a fair-sized fan base, didn't fit the bill. I've been thinking of ways to get revenge on that jerk ever since.

Davy: Yeah, I'd say dumping him with mud monsters was fair revenge.

Lauren: I loved that part!

Bert: The underwater scene. What was that like?

Emma: Oooh, fun! I was raised in a beach town and love swimming! My sisters and I used to pretend to be mermaids when we were little!

Lauren: I'm not a swimmer. If I was one to hyperventilate, I would have.

Mike: Interestin'. We never did much with water on the show, so it was somethin' different.

Davy: Would have been more fun if I could have gotten the girl and not almost been turned into some witch's toady.

Mike: What're you complainin' about? You got another girl later!

Micky: *still resting his chin* The tails were interesting.

Peter: The sets for that sequence were amazing. Pearl's house alone was gorgeous.

Emma: I'd love to know how your poncho mangaged to morph into a tail, Mick.

Lauren: I rather liked that. *looks at Micky and sees him frowning* Would you get off it? We're doing this interview, and you're not getting out of it!

Mike: (To Micky) Cut it out, Mick. (To Bob) Well, what was your favorite part?

Bob: I rather liked the dragons myself. Which leads me to my next question. Of all the characters created specifically for the fantasy sequence, which ones were your favorite?

Lauren: The unicorns, hands down.

Peter: I thought the Unicorns were a lot of fun myself. And the "Goin' Down" romp was a blast!

Emma: The dragons were by far my favorite characters created specifically for the fantasy, especially Prometheous. He was such a wise, gentle soul.

Micky: *sighs, then gives a small smirk* The mud monsters.

Davy: Pearl and her family.

Mike: That's a tough one, because I ended up likin' a lot of characters. (Smiles) I guess Hercules, the Pegasus. Wish we got to spend more time up in the Land of the Musical Winds before we went down and tangled with the Mud Monsters!

Emma: (Rolls her eyes) You would, Mike.

Bert: Here's one for the guys. How did you like having the girls as part of the band?

Mike: Different, especially when we were at the Air Ranch, doin' "Sometime In the Morning." I'm not used to seeing someone besides Davy move around to that.

Emma: (Grins) That was probably my favorite romp! (Shrugs) I'm not really a musician, but I did enjoy singing.

Lauren: Oh come on, Mike, you know you enjoyed that!

Davy: (Grins) He couldn't keep his eyes off Emma!

Emma: (Blushes) What?

Mike: Davy... (blushes and squeezes her hand)

Micky: I liked staring at Lauren's butt. *another small grin*

Peter: Is that why you kept missing beats?

*Lauren stands and crosses her arms over her chest. Micky gets yet another view.*

Davy: Lauren, maybe you ought to move, luv. He's still looking at your arse. ;)

Lauren: *turns around to look at Micky* Hey, Peter asked you a question. *smirks*

(Emma and Mike just burst into laughter.)

Micky: *shakes his head* Huh? *blushes* I missed it.

Mike: Here's one for Emma and Lauren. Could you two finally explain all those obscure fanfiction references you kept giggling over, especially in the later parts?

Peter: Yeah, you said you'd explain when we got back to the Library!

Lauren: Do you want to be here all day? *winks at Emma*

Emma: (Winks back at Lauren, then turns to the guys) Mike, a lot of the ideas we came up with were based after other stories we've written or things we've seen. For instance, the carriage with the car engine, Black Beauty, was based after a similar idea I used in my "Perfect Strangers" fanfiction "The Crimson Eagle."

Bob: Speaking of fanfiction, there's a lot of references to "Power Monkees" and the guys having superpowers. Can anybody explain that one?

Mike: (Grins) Bet Micky wishes he could really be invisible right now.

Micky: *nods* Yes, I'd love to be.

*Lauren turns to glare at him again, but recieves a smirk*

Emma: (Sighs) The "Power Monkees" are a popular, long-running series of fanfiction in which the Monkees are endowed with fantastic powers after flying through a radioactive cloud. Peter has telekinesis. Davy is able to change size and increase his strength. Micky can become invisible and create forcefields. In the initial stories, Mike was able to stretch his body like a rubber band, but in later installments, he is given the ability to shoot laser beams from his fingertips.

Mike: Sure could have used those powers a couple of times, especially when we were up against Zero.

Emma: (Smirks) You didn't seem to have much problem with Zero, honey.

Mike: (Mutters) He made me mad.

Micky: What about that "Secrets andLies" series and the ninja stuff?

Emma: Another, slighly less fantastic series of fanfiction in which the four of you are given ninja abilities and become a band of heroes known as "The Four Winds." "The Mistress" is the series' main villain.

Lauren: *tilts her head back* And you get your butt kicked.

Micky: Now, how did that happen?

Davy: I did too in that series, Micky. Don't feel bad!

Peter: How about all that stuff about Davy and Micky being witches?

Lauren: You went off brooding *shrugs* The witches! *laughs*

Mike: (Crosses his arms) I do NOT like the idea of those two being able to fly around on broomsticks and make magic potions at will.

Lauren: Mick makes potions with his chemistry set.

Emma: (Laughs) Yet another fanfic series involving magical powers, the "Davy's Secret" series. In the series, Davy and Micky discover that they are witches and are pursued by Zero, and Micky is turned to evil several times. Mike is discovered to be a "Witchmaster," a kind of witch lawyer, and Peter is clairvoyant.

Mike: (To Micky) Yeah, I got to save your butt in that one.

Micky: Wait a minute... *realizes* Was that the one that I...uhh... *makes a face and motions at Mike*

Mike: (Nods) Yup.

*Lauren snorts and laughs*

Emma; (Grins) Among other things.

Micky: I'm going back to my script. *tries to reach through the railing for it*

Emma: (To Micky) Chicken!

Lauren: *pulls him back* Oh no you don't!

Micky: I'm a chicken, I'm a chicken.

Lauren: Can you lay eggs?

*Micky sticks his tongue out at Lauren*

Mike: (Points a finger at Emma) Ask her. They're her critters.

Emma: I needed someone to save us from Zero, and I happen to collect stuffed Pokemon.

Peter: I liked the little pink one with the wings and the healing powers.

Davy: (Smirks) The fire fox liked Micky!

*Micky blushes*

Lauren: He's turning red!

Emma: That's sweet!

Micky: *grumbling* This is why I don't like these things.

Mike: Why you asking all these fool questions, Bob? I mean, how else were we going to get out of the mess with Zero?

Emma: Mike, for once in your entire life, could you answer a question with an answer, instead of another question?

Mike: I just wanted to know!

Peter: She does have a point, Mike.

Bert: Any ideas for the next adventure?

Emma: Still working on that. (Grins) How about a nice "Road to Morocco"-style jungle adventure? (Grins at Mike) You can be Bing Crosby.

Mike: If I'm Bing Crosby, Micky gets to be Bob Hope.

Lauren: *snaps her fingers* Micky's script! *lunges for it*

Micky: Wait...

Davy: What does it say?

Lauren: *picks up the script and stares at it* It isn't a script.

Peter: Then what's he been hiding behind all this time?

*Micky rests his head on his arms*

Davy: Is he reading more fanfics?

Lauren: *blushing* He has a bunch of pictures of me in here! He's getting back at me for all the pictures I have of him!

Emma: (Nearly falls out of her chair laughing) OOOOOHHHHHHH.... ;)

Mike: How the hell did you get your hands on those? (Grins) And can you get me some of Em?

Emma: (Stops laughing and glares at Mike) Don't you dare, Michael Nesmith!

(Davy and Peter just laugh.)

Lauren: *goes back to the stairs, curls the "script," and hits Micky in the arm with it* Now I know why you stared so intently at this!

Micky: *looks up and shrugs* Can't I just look at a pretty girl?

Bert: How did all this start?

Mike: How did all what start?

Lauren: We were bored? *looks to Emma*

Emma: (Grins at Lauren) I think I know what he means. We were just goofing around on our daily e-mails when we decided we were having so much fun, we'd do a whole story like it. It was just too cute to keep in a few e-mails.

Lauren: And it took on a life all its own. *smiles*

Mike: Literally, man! It really got intense, especially the whole thing with the demons!

Bob: When did all of you really start getting hooked on the story? When were you most emotionally involved?

Davy: Probably the Zero incident. That was the first really frightning thing that happened.

Peter: (Blushes) When the Warrioresses came in and we ended up on the Darkness Plains.

Emma: Probably the cave incident and the demons.

Mike: That freaky dragon ride to the beach, when Robert started pawin' Emma.

Emma: Miiiiikkkkke.... (glares at him)

Lauren: I was emotionally involved through the whole story. Mick's a lot of fun to be around.

Micky: That's why she chased me around with that can of whipped cream. *rolls his eyes*

Mike: You sure didn't have any problem with it when she was doin' it, Mick!

Micky: Why would I? It ain't every day that a girl wants to lick something off you!

Emma: That's disgusting, Mick!

Lauren: Hence the pornographic memory thing!

Mike: You worded that all wrong, boy.

Micky: *shrugs* What?

Bob: Where did the ideas for the demons-knights who look like the guys come from? That started as a barely-mentioned throw-away idea and ended up being the crux of the entire fantasy story.

Mike: I don't know where the girls get their ideas from, but they sure scare me sometimes.

Micky: *scoffs* Sometimes?

Lauren: How did that happen, anyway? *turns to Emma*

Emma: (Grins) Would you believe I'd planned it from the start? I thought it would be a great way to build drama. It took on a whole other dimension when Lauren mentioned the demons knowing what they were doing but not being able to stop themselves and Robert showed up at my window at the Parched Mountains.

Mike: (Frowns) He did WHAT?

Emma: Um, oh dear, we never did mention that, did we?

Lauren: And I just thought that part up. I did catch on after learning Robert's name.

Peter: When did that happen?

Lauren: Eep. *cringes*

Emma: (Blushes and mutters) After I kept you from running off to kill the scorpians alone and I got up, I saw Robert watching me at the window. (Shakes her head) No, he didn't do anything to me.

Mike: Peter's right. Why didn't you mention this earlier?

Emma: Peter was already upset over the scorpians, and I didn't think it was that important at the time.

Mike: Of course it was important! A big, ugly, hairy, slobbering monster shows up at your window, and you don't think it's IMPORTANT!?

Micky: Mike, come on, nothing happened! Besides, everything turned out fine in the end.

Emma: He didn't do anything besides look at me and touch my hand!

Lauren: *muttering* That was my second scariest part, those scorpians.

Peter: (Gulps) Those were HUGE!

Davy: And they almost killed Prometheous.

(Mike leans back in the Deco Chair and falls through it, as the bottom of the chair is broken.)

Mike: (Struggling to get up) Hey!

*Micky snickers, then laughs out loud*

Emma: (Laughs in spite of herself) Sorry, Mike! (Gets up to help him) I keep meaning to fix that!

Mike: You ought to put warning signs on that thing, Em! (She pulls him out of the chair, and he sits on the edge again, a bit annoyed)

Micky: *through his laughing; he's laughing so hard, he has to hold his sides* That was so graceful, Mike! *breaks out laughing again*

Mike: (Mutters) This coming from someone who claims to have hang-ups with his hands and feet.

Micky: *still laughing* At least I admit it!

Lauren: *turns to Micky* You don't have hang ups. I've seen you dance. You're really good!

Bob: How did you come up with the quest for the jewels?

Emma: We needed a reason to be there.

Mike: What does anyone do in those fantasy stories?

Peter: I thought the jewels were a great idea!

Lauren: It was a great idea. I especially liked at the end when the Demons touched the jewels!

Emma: (Grins at Micky) Talk about psychadelic freakout! That was amazing! It was like they healed them!

Micky: *blushing slightly* You just wanted to see George without a shirt on.

Emma: (Crosses her arms) Now, Micky, what girl wouldn't want to see four handsome men wearing nothing but tattered trousers and love beads?

Mike: Is that why you came up with that part? I was wonderin'.

Lauren: Well, Mick, can I see you without your shirt on?

Emma: Only if I get to see Mike without his!

Mike: (Covers his torso with his arms) Hey! Why don't you ladies take your shirts off?

Emma: We don't want to give this an R-rating.

*Micky thinks a moment, then pulls off the navy blue striped mock turtleneck he's worn the whole time.*

Lauren: cheers* Woo hoo!

Davy: I think the ratings just went up, luv.

Mike: Micky, put your turtleneck back on!

Micky: *stands up on the stairs* What?

Peter: (Grins) Us innocents don't need to see that, Mick.

Emma: Ok Mike, your turn! (Stands and tries to unbutton his mauve shirt, but he pushes her hands away)

Mike: Emma, cut that out! It's a family show!

Emma: And we're your family.

Lauren: *sighs* Huh?

Davy: (Waves his hand in front of Lauren's face) She's gone, mate. We may never see her again. Micky's dazzling charm broke her mind!

Micky: Nothin' to it! *grins triumphantly*

Mike: (Finally sits down on the edge of the Deco Chair before Emma can get his shirt off) Em, why can't you behave?

Emma: I had a long day at work, and I'm in the mood for fun.

Micky: Aw, lighten up Mike, will ya?

Davy: (Indicates Emma's Acme uniform, which she still wears) Why you still wearin' that, luv? You mention it a couple of times.

Emma: (Nods at her ensemble; a navy-blue shirt trimmed with bands of khaki and "Acme" embroidered in red letters on the sleeves and khaki pants) When I get home from work, I usually don't feel like changing, especially if I've worked late, and the uniform is fairly comfortable.

*Micky poses in the background while Lauren continues staring at him.*

Bob: How did you guys react to the demons looking and acting like you?

Micky: *pauses in posing* I thought it was kinda groovy!

Emma: (Rolls her eyes) Mike freaked out.

Mike: (Smacks her shoulder lightly) I did not! (Thinks) Well, it was sort of weird at first. Bad enough all the clones of us running around the Long-Title Library.

Bob: Clones?

Davy: (Grins) All those girls can't get enough of us, Bob. They clone more versions of us so they can 'ave their fill. ;)

Micky: Why have a clone when you can have the real thing? *grins*

Emma: (Sighs) We're still getting used to the clone concept ourselves. (To the camera) The clones are a Long-Title Library idea in which the Library members create doubles of their favorite characters. Any lister can do it, but Lauren and I are sort of hesitant to try. As I mentioned in the first part, the clones can get out of hand.

Mike: (Nods at Emma and Lauren) What was with the sais and the hockey stick?

Micky: *points at Lauren* She's a Ninja Turtles fan.

Emma: (Grins) I really did play field hockey in high school, and I do still have my stick. I keep it in case of emergancies.

*Lauren still stares at Micky.*

Mike: (Shrugs) He reads the comics.

Micky: Not bad considering we're about twenty years behind. *smirks*

Peter: There's a lot of stuff mentioned that shouldn't have been mentioned because of the time period.

Micky: Time Warp! *cheers*

Emma: (Blushes deep red) Um, well, when we started this thing, we were just goofing around. Later pop culture did give me some great ideas for the fantasy, though. (Nods at Davy) I based a couple of the Warrioresses on characters from a Japanese cartoon I like, "Sailor Moon." Mina is based after Mina Aino, also known (grins at Davy), appropriately, as Sailor Venus, the Heroine of Love. Lelita was based after Lita Kino, or Sailor Jupitor. (To Lauren) I'm going to send you profiles on those two from a Sailor Moon fansite later, so you'll understand why I used them for the story, especially Mina.

Micky: *nods* I'll let her know. *grins*

Davy: (Pushes Lauren's arm) She's still out. (Frowns at Micky) What the heck did you do to her, mate?

Peter: She seems happy to me!

Micky: *attempts to flex muscles, which only shows he's skinny* Hey, what can I say, she thinks I'm gorgeous!

Mike: All you're doing is proving you have no muscle tone.

Emma: (Shakes her head) And you're one to talk, Mr. Skinny?

Micky: Doesn't matter to her!

Peter: (Flexes one nicely shaped arm) I'm the only one with any real muscles here!

Micky: How the heck did that happen, anyway?

Peter: (Grins) Just born gifted, I guess.

Davy: (Snickers) Right, mate.

*Micky sticks his tongue out at Peter.*

Peter: Hey, I'd like to see you pick up a piano!

Micky: Remember, it's all in the knees! *snickers*

Emma: Um, Peter, you never did explain how you did that.

Peter: (City-lighting grin) Remember, Em? It's the power of the imagination! ;)

Bob: Imagination and the freedom to imagine and create were major themes in the fantasy sequence. How did that happen?

Mike: How did what happen?

Micky: We got carried away at the end.

Emma: That's how the whole thing began. Imagination is a very powerful thing. That's how Lauren and I write stories, how you guys play music and write songs.

Micky: And that's why Lauren isn't speaking. She's using her imagination *waggles his eyebrows*

Mike: That's what ol' Alakazam had problems with. What we imagined made us happy, and he couldn't stand that.

Emma: Mike mentioned in "The Devil and Peter Tork" that love is power, and this was sort of a continuation of that. Only in this case, imagination was power.

Mike: We kept imagining everyday things, like the Monkeemobile, as we wanted them to be in the fantasy. And it worked!

Davy: And, ultimately, it was the power of what we create with our imaginations - namely, music and stories - that destroyed Alakazam and freed the knights.

Peter: But if we were using our imaginations, where the heck did all the nasty stuff like the Darkness Plains and Hades Palace come from? That was more like a nightmare!

Micky: The inner recesses of our minds!

Emma: (Blushes again) Getting carried away again. There's a reason people say "Your imagination is running away with you," (smiles sheepishly), because ours really did then!

Davy: There was a happy ending!

Micky: Thank goodness! I thought we were gonna be trapped in a fantasy world for forever!

Mike: The demons were hurtin' because Alakazam stole their abilities to imagine, to create, and to love. (To Emma) Why did that take so long, darlin'?

Emma: I was having too much fun to end it after we found the jewels! I wanted an exciting climax!

Mike: (Raises his eyebrows) Your idea of a nice, excitin' climax is almost letting me get turned into a zombie?

Emma: It created tension! (Pouts) And I cried!

Micky: They're easily distracted? *motions to Lauren*

Davy: Can't say that for Lauren! (Waves his hand in front of her face again)

Micky: *slaps Davy's hand away* Knock it off, Dave. *gives Emma a look* She's just watching me. That's all it takes *winks*

Emma: Lauren, you can wake up now. (Snaps her fingers in front of her friends' eyes.)

Micky: Ain't gonna work, Em.

Micky: Let's try this. *puts his shirt back on*

Lauren: *shakes her head* Huh? Hey, why's everyone staring at me?

(Peter and Davy start laughing again. Mike rolls his eyes.)

Micky: *raises both arms and crows with glee* Yee haaaa!!

Emma: (Grins and shakes her head) Long story, sweets. We'll explain later.

Lauren: *scratches her head and gives Micky an odd look* Oh. Okay.

Mike: (Puts his arms around Emma) Why don't we go get a couple of sandwiches or somethin?

Micky: Food!!!

Bob: One more question. What was with the running gag with Micky and food?

Emma: It just worked.

Micky: Running gag? I'm hungry, man!

Mike: Ask him why he has a bottomless stomach and no manners.

Micky: I resemble that remark!

Lauren: Uh, Mick... *tries not to laugh*

Peter: I thought the hot fudge sundae that ran away was pretty funny.

Emma: (Grins) I was inspired that night. ;)

Mike: I'm hip, but that was just silly.

Micky: *hmphs* I'm still trying to get over that sundae.

Davy: Well, mate, now you know how your food feels.

Micky: But it wasn't trying to eat me!

Mike: No, but you were trying to eat it. It was defendin' itself.

Emma: (Giggles) I always knew McDonald's food was scary!

Lauren: That just proved it.

Peter: What was with the McDonald's suddenly popping up in a fantasy, anyway?

Lauren: It was funny?

Emma: (Shrugs) How else were we going to feed six starving twentysomethings in a hurry?

Mike: Seven, couting Micky's stomach.

Emma: No, that would make it eleven.

Micky: *his stomach growls* Speak of the devil! *grins*

Mike: I think that's our signal to head out. (He and Emma get up, their arms around each other's waists.) See you later, folks.

Emma: (As she leans against Mike and heads out with him) I still like you better with the hat...

Micky: *waves wildly* Bye guys!

Davy: (Checks his watch) Time we all headed out. (Grins at Micky and Lauren) I'm sure you two will want to be alone.

Peter: (City-lighting grin) Very alone. ;)

Micky: *winks* Of course!

Peter: (Takes the guitar off) You guys want to go get something to eat with us?

Micky: We'll get something a little later, thanks!

Davy: Come on, Pete. Let's go see if the Pepsi machine is still standing.

Peter: (As he and Davy walk out) I prefer Coke myself.

Micky: *follows them to the door, looks down the hall* They're gone.

Lauren: It's about time. *walks over to the jukebox* Now, about that promise...

Micky: *walks back over* That's right. *puts a coin in the jukebox; "Goin' Down" starts to play* All right, get over here.

*They move to the center of the room. Micky takes the lead and teaches Lauren the dance steps from the video.*

(And the music fades into "Dream World" played over, not the usual pics of the boys' heads, but "Perfect Strangers"-style stills from fanfic, ending with the boys' head shots and "A Rabert Production.")

(Emma and Mike walk down the Long-Title Library hallway, arguing over the sunglasses.)

*Micky and Lauren finish the dance lesson as the camera fades out.*

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