Who's ready to go on a Devil hunt? ;)

Peter: If it'll get me outta here, yes! :p :o

(Mike frowns.)

*Davy sighs.* ;)

Micky: Hell yeah! I wanna have use of my hands again!

(We open in the soft burn sienna hallways of the Hotel California. Valerie and Peter wander through the hall, weapons drawn.)

Valerie: Well, this is the thirteenth floor. We'd better check every room. Most of them should be locked, but we might be able to imagine them open.

Peter: *gulps* That's an unlucky number, too!

Valerie: We would end up on this floor.

*Peter nods.* :P

Valerie: (Frowns) I've been thinking of something. Doesn't the outside of this hotel seem awfully familiar?

Peter: Yes it does, now that you mention it...

Valerie: Micky would probably know more about the actual architectural details, but there's something about the exterior of this hotel that really rings a bell. (Sighs) I'll do some research when we get back, ask Daddy's cronies in real estate if they know who built this hotel.

(Valerie stops suddenly and turns to a door.)

Peter: Val?

Valerie: I think I hear something from here, Peter. (Puts her ear to the door) Sounds like...(raises her eyebrows)...Clark Gable?

Peter: You're kidding?

(She sticks her sword in the lock and manages to get it open. She and Peter pull in...just in time to see a clip from the 1934 romantic comedy "It Happened One Night" as Claudette Colbert sticks one shapely leg out in order to help her and Gable hitchhike. Valerie and Peter are now in black-and-white, too, and in their costumes from "The Malibu Beach Amateur Hour". Valerie takes one look at Peter's expression as he gawks at the French-American actress' attractive gam and drags him out!)

Valerie: Ok, it wasn't there. That's a cute movie, but not what we're looking for. (Points to the door across the way) You do this one, Peter. Maybe we'll get Hepburn and Tracy next.

Peter: Okay. *opens the door; we see an image of a lizard sunning itself on a rock; slams the door closed*

Valerie: Ok, that was...pointless.

(Valerie chooses the door next. She and Peter are back in black and white...but this time, we enter a black-and-white animated world. Valerie scratches her head and points to Peter. He wears a white shirt and grey overalls with huge whitish buttons, grey shoes, and white gloves. Valerie wears a hat with a little flower sticking out of it, a grey polka-dot jumper, a ruffled white blouse, and very tight high heels. A little cat with a pointy head comes rushing past, chased by a giant walking hammer! The hammer rolls the cat into the shape of a nail and hammers him into the black ground! He sees Peter and Valerie and chases after them next, but they make it to the exit just in time!)

Valerie: When we get home, honey, let's tell Jordan it's time to lay off the Saturday morning cartoons.

Peter: *nods* Definitely. :P

Valerie: Oh no! (Sees two demons coming around the corner; yanks Peter into another door as "Your Auntie Grizelda" begins)

(We see Valerie and Peter being chased by a train as they push a handcart. They enter a tunnel just as the train catches up with them and finally make it out the door.)

(We're back in black-and-white. Valerie, dressed as Betty Boop, saunters past Peter in his "Malibu Beach Amateur Hour" costume again. His jaw drops, and he follows her out the door.)

(Valerie and Peter walk into...the Monkees playing the song in one of the original episodes, though technically the first-season video was for "She." They walk out again, Peter playing and singing for Valerie, who sighs.)

(Valerie gets another sigh as Peter, dressed in his MonkeeMan costume, flies her over one of the futuristic cityscapes from "Planet Of the Monkees.")

*Peter goes to check another door and finds the cattle stampede from "Riders On The Storm"! He slams the door closed.*

(Valerie opens a door...and finds a spooky head with dark-rimmed eyes and long, sharp teeth coming straight at her. She slams the door closed!)

(Valerie opens a door...and sees footage of the computer from "Monkees Vs Machine." She answers the computer's questions, but ends up just as frustrated as Peter did in that episode and walks out in a huff.)

(Valerie opens another door and catches footage of the boys in their ape suits from the original "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee" special. She shuts the door and makes a face. They looked ridiculous.)

(The two meet in the middle of the hallway as the song comes to an end.)

Valerie: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? Why is it whenever we walk out of this hall, we walk INTO a movie?

Peter: This is really strange!

Valerie: Peter, you open the next door. I'm almost afraid of what we'll find if I do it.

Peter: Okay. *opens the next door*

*They find a normal dim hotel room, filled with noises.*

(Valerie rolls her eyes and flips on the light switch. Charlotte pops out from under the orangey blankets of one of the beds, followed by one of the slaves from the demons' cave, rubbing his eyes.)

Charlotte: What's going on? Who are... (sees Peter; her eyes widen) Peter? Peter Tork? Another Monkee? :D

Peter: Um, yes, I am.

Man: (Blurry) Hey, I know that guy...

Valerie: (Looks at Peter) You seem to be popular around here, dear. ;)

Charlotte: (Tries to spring out of the bed, but gets tangled in the bedclothes; finally gets out, a sheet wrapped around her) God, I'm one of your biggest fans! I'm Charlotte Trarriot. (Grins) I've seen all of your specials, and I have every record you ever did, and I can't wait for this movie!

Valerie: (Eyes widen) I thought you were familiar! Charlotte Trarriot, the socialite?

Charlotte: (Makes a face) Yeah. I'm supposed to be at a sanitarium in Phoenix. One little drunken display, and the cops throw the book at you! Daddy paid bail and told me I'd either go to the sanitarium or back to prison. (Smirks) I did meet some wonderful people in Arizona, though.

Valerie: (Narrows her eyes) Let me guess. Tall redheaded woman with a scarred face and a young man with a goatee who looks like Micky Dolenz.

Charlotte: You know Milady and Master?

Valerie: More than we care to. (Sighs) I don't know how to put this kindly, Charlotte, so I won't. The devils are leading you on.

Charlotte: What? They promised me I'd get to meet the Monkees and stay with them forever!

Man: (Slurred) Yeah, me too, I think...

Valerie: (Turns to Peter) That must be their game. They lured us here as the main attractions to bring in more fans...and more souls.

Charlotte: (Takes Peter's hand) You're not going to stay with us forever?

Peter: I'm afraid we can't. We have homes and families we need to take care of. And you really shouldn't listen to the devils! They're bad news!

Valerie: They don't care about you or your admiration for our music. They just want your soul and your body.

Charlotte: But...

Valerie: (Sighs) It's your choice, Miss Trarriot, but you really should leave as quickly as possible if you value your soul.

Charlotte: I... (But she's left staring after them as they leave; we fade out on her shocked and dumbfounded expression and that of the young man behind her)

(Fade in on the cabin where Lauren and Alex are hidden again. Alex and Lauren emerge from the bathroom; both are dazed. Alex counts and adds two more chalk marks to his collection.)

Lauren: *rolls her eyes* You STILL can't count.

Alex: Why don't you do it, then?

Lauren: No thanks. :P

Alex: Babe, I don't want to have to do this again, but it seems to be the only thing that works. (He goes to the bed and starts rubbing her head again) We'll have to keep you muddled.

*Lauren doesn't fight this time, suddenly dropping into the muddled state.*

Alex: That's better. You'll stay with me now, my Mother. (Leans further over her, still rubbing her head)

Lauren: *nods slowly; eyes half open* Yes...

Alex: You'll be my personal plaything and a handmaiden to Sheila...when you're not busy with us, of course.

*Lauren nods again.*

Alex: And now...let's get back down to business. I have an...appointment...but we'll have time to enjoy ourselves before I have to dress. (He pulls her back down, kissing her breast lightly.)

*While he's not looking, Lauren looks right into the camera & makes a disgusted face.* :P