Mike: You guys ready to begin?

Peter: Let's just get the reels to the police! I don't like this at all! :(

Micky: I'm ready!

Davy: Me too, mates.

(Fade in on the ghost town where Alex and Sheila live. We Sheila come up a stairway and into one of the buildings in the actual town, the jail set from "Wild West Monkees" made over as one of Alex's labs and a holding spot for victims.)

*A poof of smoke comes up from the lab area, followed by an unintelligible curse.* :P ;)

Sheila: How are things coming with our new slaves, luv? ;) >:)

(A groan and a squeal is heard from a table on the other side of the room.)

Alex: Better than my experiment. :P

Sheila: What is the experiment this time? ;)

Alex: *pauses a moment* I'm not really sure yet. I came across The Goo this way. I thought I might try again and see what the result is. ;)

Sheila: Any luck with the female slaves?

Alex: *smirks* Quite a bit. ;) >:)

Sheila: Have they been appropriately conditioned?

Alex: Oh yes. >:)

*Alex turns to a cage to his left and opens the door. He pulls out a raccoon and sets the animal in his arms. The 'coon just stays there, complacent. He strokes its head.*

Alex: I've always had a thing for raccoons. ;)

Sheila: Ahh. We'll train her and the others to collect souls for us during the day. At night, they'll be good for (smirks) fun. ;) >:)

Alex: Exactly my idea. ;) >:)

Sheila: Any plans for our little songbird Eva Beryl? I assume you've cooked up something...extra-special for her. >:)

Alex: I did. Currently, she IS a songbird, but that's just to keep her. I've already had some fun with her.

Sheila: We're going to have to contact the Guardians somehow and tell them we want to make a little trade with them. (Thinks) Hmm. Where would they all have ended up if they wanted to hide?

Alex: Hmm...

Sheila: I wonder if they still use that crystal cave? I think they removed my sister from there after the incident last year with the amusement park, but I doubt they removed the actual cave.

Alex: It's possible. *smirks* More than likely they kept it because of the Savage's want for making things explode. The cave is perfect for that. ;)

Sheila: (Concentrates, but makes a face) I've had a hard time feeling my sister since the amusement park business. I think she's somewhere in downtown Los Angeles, but I don’t know where.

Alex: I doubt they'd keep her in one of their homes.

Sheila: (Throws up her arms) The San Fernando Valley area is huge! It'll be like findin' a needle in a haystack! (Makes a face) Or a crystal in a haystack, in this case. :p

Alex: Not an enviable task. :P

Sheila: (Frowns) They may be at the cave if they've already gone to the coppers. :p

Alex: Think we should check it out, then?

Sheila: (Nods) Even if they've gone to the police, they may want to re-think their testimony. We DO have a few aces in the hole. ;)

Alex: That we do. ;)

Sheila: Put your new slave away and tell her we'll be back to work on her conditioning soon. We have some Guardians to seek out. ;) >:)

*Alex grins and puts the raccoon back in the cage.*

Sheila: Ready now, luv, if you can stand to part with your slave? ;)

Alex: *makes a face* Ha ha ha. *joins Sheila* I can stand to part, for a little while. ;)

Sheila: Good. Let's go upstairs and retrieve the Mustang, then, and stock up on our fluids. We're going to make a trip into the desert. ;)

Alex: Right with you, Milady. ;)

(Cut to downtown Malibu Beach and Sergeant Nielson's office, as seen in "Alias Micky Dolenz" and the Dream World story "Beach Blanket Monkees." The room is dark. The guys watch the tail end of the movie...which continently does not show Sheila and Alex turning the kids into dolls, only attacking them.)

Peter: So, NOW do you believe us?

Nielson: (Nods) I believe you. I believed you to begin with, but the evidence you brought us seals the deal. We know Sheila Saunders too well. Who is the fellow working with her now?

Micky: *growls* Alex. :P

Nielson: What's the dirt on him? Why's he doing this?

Peter: He's a...um, chemist. He enjoys using human subjects to experiment on. :p

(Mike comes back in, wiping his lips with the back of his hands.)

Nielson: (Grins) Welcome back to the land of the living, Nesmith. Given the shade of green you turned, I didn't think you were gonna make it. ;)

Mike: Yeah, well, Mick's movies do that to my stomach.

Micky: We've already discussed that. ;)

Nielson: (Looks at the guys) Where did you say she was staying now?

Mike: We believe her to be in a ghost town in southeastern Arizona Sheila's company remodeled. They're livin' together, doin' experiments on human and animal subjects that are cruel, very unusual, and most likely illegal. :p

Nielson: WHERE in southeastern Arizona? It's a big state, son.

Mike: (Gulps and looks at the other guys) Um, did we ever determine the exact coordinates?

Davy: *shrugs* I don't think so.

Micky: Needle in a haystack, anybody? :P

Nielson: Look, fellas, I'll make you a deal. You find those coordinates, and we'll arrest Saunders and her mad scientist buddy. Don't, and they get off scot-free...and those poor saps who fell for their lines end up being human guinea pigs. (Sighs) You're in the clear, no matter what. The film makes THAT obvious.

Peter: Guys, we've got to help that poor band! :(

Mike: And I'm tired of Sheila and Alex runnin' off. This IS somethin' they can be arrested for. X(

Micky: Me, too! We've gotta get them on this! X-(

Davy: Come on, mates, we can find them!

Mike: As long as you two don't squabble in the car and lose the map. ;) :p

Micky: We won't do that! :P

Mike: Better not. The desert ain't a fun place to be lost in. :p

Peter: (Grins and winks) Fun in the desert, that's all we need! ;)

(Mike smacks the snickering Peter across the shoulder.)

Mike: (Turns to Nielson) We'll find the place for ya, Nielson, but you have to be ready to come or send Arizona's finest the moment we call.

Nielson: If you call.

Mike: WHEN we call. (Nods at the other Monkees) Come on, fellas. Let's go find that ghost town. ;)

(The boys leave the police station and head for the MonkeeMobile. Mike climbs in next to Micky; Davy and Peter get in behind them.)

Mike: (Turns to face the others) Does anyone remember EXACTLY where that ghost town is?

Peter: Didn't you say near Flagstaff?

Mike: Pete, that don't narrow it down. There's a lot of desert out there.

Micky: *quirks an eyebrow* As long as we don't find out we're close by running into a huge spider again.

Mike: Don't let Alex hear that. He might just try it.

Peter: How are we going to find out where the ghost town is? Don't any of you remember?

Mike: Sheila and Alex kind transported us on their own the last time we went there. :p

Peter: Maybe we could go to the crystal cave. It's in the desert, and I always think better when I'm there. I guess there's still a lot of Ursula left. :)

Micky: And it helps for me to think while blowing up something. ;)

Davy: Mate, you've said blowing things up helps you with anything. :P

Micky: Well, it does. ;)

Mike: We got maps and shit there, too. Ok, guys, let's stop at a convenience store and get some drinks. We're headin' for the desert. ;)

(Cut from the happily whooping guys to a shot of the MonkeeMobile streaking across the desert highway as the guys sip sodas. Fade out on the MonkeeMobile; fade in on a brief shot of the large red car in front of a series of nondescript caves in the desert before cutting to the inside of the crystal cave. Mike, Davy, and Peter inspect several maps.)

*Micky tinkers with the stun-gun last seen in "Kids and Devils" and whistles.* ;)

Mike: (Points to the red marks on the top-most map) These are the ones we said were the most likely prospect last year.

Peter: What about the one here, outside the Arizona/California border?

Mike: Think it was demolished last year...

Davy: Mick, would you watch where you point that thing? :P

*Micky sticks his tongue out at him.*

Mike: He's right. Don't need to be takin' OUR powers.

Peter: I'm sure he knows what he's doing, guys! He designed it!

Micky: Besides, I've got the safety on. Yeesh! :P

Mike: How's that thing comin', anyway?

Micky: Almost there. Just had a tweak to make.

Mike: Is it safe to ask what tweak?

Peter: Mike, Micky wouldn't hurt us deliberately!

Micky: *rolls his eyes* It needed an alteration in the amount of power used when firing.

Mike: (Smirks) I thought you were addin' an atomic bomb or smoke screens or somethin'. ;) :p

Micky: Those'll come later. ;)

Peter: How about this one? (Peter finally points to a large red spot right outside of Flagstaff)

Mike: I thought that was the cherry limeade Micky dripped on the map. ;)

Micky: *points* No, that was over there. ;)

Peter: No, it's perfect! It's isolated, but close enough to southern California to travel back and forth, either with regular transportation or the Imagination Power, and it's surrounded by lots of small caves and things. (Grins) Good places to hide equipment and victims.

Mike: Includin' the Wesley Collings Quartet. :p

Peter: The Quartet! Oh, those poor kids! They're so talented. You guys heard them in the special. They deserve to have their lives ahead of them, not at the mercy of two devils! We've got to go there and get them back! :o :(

Mike: I know, Pete. We're gonna help him. (Looks at the other two) Are we all votin' to try the place in Flagstaff?

Micky: *nods, tongue hanging out to one side, still working on the gun* Yeah...

Davy: Yeah, fellas, might as well.

Mike: (Stands; Peter and Davy do as well) Ok, we're going to...

(Suddenly, there's a black light. When it fades, we see Sheila and Alex, smirking quite happily.)

Sheila: (Purrs) Hello, boys. ;)

Alex: Well, well... ;) >:)

Mike: Damn it! Micky, launch the security system! X(

Micky: Shit! *flips his watch open and presses a button*

("Just Like All Of Your Toys" begins as a cage falls over Sheila. Alex manages to get out of the way, however. Sheila rattles her cage angrily. Mike grins and hands her a banana. She throws the banana at him, but he ducks away. ;) X( )

(Alex tries to swipe the stun-gun, but he's distracted by two arrows that pin his jacket to the wall. Cut to Peter with his bow and arrow, beaming. :D)

*Alex black lights the bows to the ground and goes after the stun-gun again. He and Micky do a tug of war battle with the gun.* ;)

(Peter closes his eyes and makes the gun disappear in a blue light. :p)

*Alex fumes and reaches for Micky's neck. Micky takes off running. We get a quick shot of the two in track clothes, running a race, before turning back. There's a dark blue light, and Alex trips, landing face-down. Davy grins.* ;)

(Sheila growls and makes a black light appear around the bars, which she bends and steps out of. X( )

(Sheila chases Mike...but finds herself having to duck several arrows. One finally catches the skirt of her dress in the floor. She struggles as Peter puts himself in front of Mike, who watches the two, a bit bemused. :o )

(Alex chases Mike to a certain spot by Micky's room. When he steps in the spot, his shoes stick...and stick hard. No matter how hard he tries, he can't move his feet. ;) )

*Micky goes over to Alex and grins, waving at him. Alex tries to reach out for him, but he just leans forward, a few centimeters from Micky. Micky sticks his tongue out, puts his thumbs to the sides of his head, and waggles his fingers.* :P ;)

(Davy pushes Alex, making him go back and forth. ;) )

(Sheila finally pulls her dress away as the song ends, running to Alex.)

Sheila: This is ridiculous, even for THIS series. (Sighs) Let's just tell them what we've got to tell them and be off, before there's nothin' left of us! :p

Alex: *nods, his feet still stuck* Agreed! *a black light around his feet frees them* :P

Sheila: (Turns around...and finds herself staring at two swords, an arrow, and a stun gun) All right, do what you want to us! You'll nevah find out what we came here to tell you, then!

Mike: (His broadsword remains steady) Out with it, you two, before we decide to REALLY show you what the security system can do.

Sheila: We want those incriminating reels. (Smirks) And all of you in the bargain. ;)

Mike: And?

Sheila: Turn those reels and yourselves over to us, and we'll return something very precious to two of you...and your children.

Peter: (Eyes raise) What?

Micky: *blinks* What?! X-(

Sheila: (Smirks wider) The Aristocrat and the Scholar.

Peter: (Gasps) NO! Val! :(

Mike: (Grabs Alex by the collar) Where are they? WHAT HAVE YOU TWO DONE WITH THEM? X(

Alex: Wouldn't you like to know? ;)

Mike: (Shakes Alex) Yeah, or I'll break your neck, you bastard! X(

Peter: (Wails) Michael, no! That won't get the girls back! :((

Micky: Do it, anyway, Mike. :P X-(

Sheila: Enough! You'll never get them back by hurtin' Alex!

Mike: (Shakes Alex) Want me to prove that statement wrong? X(

Peter: Please, tell us where they are!

Sheila: They're at the ghost town where we live. I assume you've figured out where that is by now.

Mike: They'd better be fine...and un-ravished. X(

Peter: And don't touch their souls! :(

Micky: Or else! :P

Sheila: Their souls are fine, and they have NOT been ravished. You would have felt that, anyway. :p

Sheila: Bring us the reels, and we'll turn your wives over to you, in tip-top shape. Don't and...(smirks)...well, Alex has been feeling that...certain urge...lately... ;) >:)

*Alex smirks.* ;) >:)

Mike: We ain't got the reels. The cops got them.

Sheila: Then get them back. Tell them Micky needs them for an experiment or something. ;)

Peter: We'll do it! (He closes his eyes - the reels appear in a blue light) We'll give you these, but don't hurt the girls! :((

Mike: Pete! :p

Micky: Oh, man... :P

Sheila: We won't. (She's about to grab the reels when Micky accidentally jabs the panel for the security system on the wall with the handle of his dagger. The cave's roof opens and the floor under the two devils ejects them, sending them sproinging over the desert.)

Davy: *lets out a low whistle* Now that's a flight. ;)

Peter: (Clutches the reels) We've got to go to the ghost town! They have Val and Em! :(

Mike: We'll get them back, Pete. Don't worry. (He nods at the door) Come on. And Pete, make the gun re-appear. We're gonna need it. Gonna need to find a place to call Nielson, too. We'll need back-up.

Peter: Oh, the gun is in Micky's room in the caves, in his closet. ;) :)

Micky: *grins* You're always so thoughtful, Pete. ;)

Peter: I didn't want you to lose it! :)

Mike: Yeah, well, get the gun, and we'll get after the girls. Might want to contact Lauren and Daph and find out if they're ok, too, especially considerin' their current conditions. :p

Peter: Let's go, guys! I'm worried about Valerie and Em! :(

Mike: Yeah, me too. Come on. (They head for Micky's room to get the gun; we hear groaning and the faint sound of Mike scolding Micky over the condition of his part of the caves as we fade out. ;) )