Everyone ready to begin? :)
Peter: I am. I have a weird feeling about this...
Katie: Where's Papa?
Micky: I really don't like this.
Katie: (Grins as the twins begin to pass around the snacks) Oooh, what did you bring me? :D
Mick: Some of everything.
Katie: (Shelly sets a plate filled with cake, scones, and a big black and white cookie in front of her) Yay!
Emma: (Makes a face) And I thought I was bad when pregnant... (Returns to the computer)
Peter: (Points to July and Mimi as they go to the counter) Hey, haven't we seen them before?
Micky: Yeah, we have.
Katie: They’re really familiar...
Emma: (Frowns) They're two of the scientists who work at Gemstone Labs, according to the company's site. The taller blond is said to be a genius, with an IQ of 300.
Valerie: That's impressive.
Peter: I wonder what they're doing here?
Katie: (Shrugs as she digs into her cake) Lunch break, I guess. This place is popular with college students and people who work in the computer and electronics industry.
Valerie: They're certainly having a good time.
Katie: I wonder what they're doing?
Valerie: (Makes a face) Ok, what's "Dawson's Creek" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer?" That's coming into the conversation a lot.
Peter: So's somebody named "Brad Pitt" and "NSync."
Katie: Respectively, soap opera, horror TV show, movie star, boy band.
Valerie: (Raises an eyebrow) "Buffy the Vampire Slayer?" Who wrote that? :p
Katie: Hey, don't knock Buffy! That's a good show!
*Shelly shakes her head, making a face.* :P
Emma: (She's clicking around) Hey, anyone want to hear some Monkees music? ;)
Katie: As long as it's legal.
Micky: Yeah. :P
Emma: (Raises her eyebrows) Actually, I'm not sure if it is. I've never heard this before. (She clicks a link on a site. There's a box that says "Download Now?" Emma clicks "Yes," and the song downloads. The others eat as "I Believe You" begins.)
Peter: (Grins) Hey, that's my voice! :D
Katie: I've only heard that song once, when Uncle Peter...our Uncle Peter...played it the night he and Jordan vanished.
Valerie: It's new, then?
Katie: (Nods) He said he just finished it a few days before he played it.
Peter: Wow, computers are really fast!
Micky: *nods* They can be.
Emma: Not that fast, though. Listen to the recording. It's not live. If Peter hasn't recorded it yet, how is it up?
Micky: Could he have possibly played it before and recorded it?
Emma: In a few days? Even he doesn't record that fast.
(Emma closes her eyes, turning a bit pale.)
Micky: Em, you okay?
Emma: We have to leave. I haven't felt right for the last hour. (Softer) There's something wrong with Mike. There were electrical currents running through his body. Something was...IN...his head. I don't know how else to explain it. (Gulps) I can't feel him at all now. Not a thing. The currents ended, and he just...I stopped feeling him. It's like he vanished.
Micky: That is not good. :P
Katie: I can still feel Jordan. I'm not sure where he is, but he's scared to death. :(
(Mimi and July pick up their briefcases and coffee and head out. As they do, Mimi brightens and leans over Emma.)
Mimi: Oooh, you like his music, too?
Emma: Um, yeah.
Mimi: I was such a big fan of Peter Tork when I was little! I loved the Monkees' specials when they were re-run on Magnetic South TV! Shame they don't run them anymore. They were so much fun, all the running around and everything!
July: Mimi...
Mimi: We just heard that song yesterday! We played it after Angelica put it on the site! I really like his stuff. And his kid is a hottie! He...
July: Mimi, let's get going! Remember, we're going to see your...ahem...boyfriend?
Katie: (Eyes widen) THAT'S where I know you from! You're Mimi! You're Uncle Davy's girlfriend!
July: Come on! (She grabs Mimi out the door)
Katie: That...that...BITCH! The NERVE of her! Both of them! (Clenches her fists) If I wasn't pregnant... X(
Emma: (Puts her hand on her daughter's arm) Calm down, Katie. Don't...change...here or while you're pregnant. It's not worth it for those two.
Katie: (Whines) I wanna bite 'em in the butt!
Valerie: Why don't we see what they're up to?
Peter: Didn't they say they were going to see someone's boyfriend?
Katie: Davy! They're going to see Uncle Davy!
Emma: Why don't we follow them?
Peter: Subterfuge? :D
*Micky snorts.*
Micky: High-tech subterfuge. ;)
Katie: Maybe Ursula could help. She's as high-tech as you can get.
Emma: I have to get a hold of Mike. He's not dead, but he's not GOOD, either.
("MGBGT" begins as the group runs outside. Micky, Peter, Valerie, and the twins slide into Ursula. Katie and Emma climb into another car.)
Ursula: (As Micky turns on the car) What's going on?
Valerie: We're tailing two scientists whom we think may be involved in some questionable computer hijinks.
Peter: Aren't we following Davy's girlfriend?
Ursula: The young woman Davy was...um, spent time with?
Valerie: We think she and her friend may have something to do with Peter and Jordan's disappearance.
Peter: (Points) There they go!
Micky: Everybody hang onto your hair! ;)
Ursula: (Over the music) Shall we unnerve them with the dimensions, Micky?
Peter: Huh?
Valerie: Do we want to know?
Micky: Just watch.
*As "MG-BGT" begins, Micky presses a button on the center console between the driver and passenger seats. The entire interior shot looks like it's a photograph.*
Ursula: Good, the first dimension. Now, let's project it onto THEM...
Micky: *presses another button; evil snicker* They oughta like this.
(We cut to a "photograph" of the girls squealing; brief shot of them zig-zagging on the road.)
Peter: Weird, man.
Ursula: (As the screen returns to the regular square format) The second dimension is what we're on now. And the third...Little Mick, why don't you do the honors?
Peter: (As Mimi and July's car returns to the street) Uh-oh.
Ursula: Mick, let's show them....(deeper voice) THE THIRD DIMENSIONNNNNN....
Micky: Now for some real fun... *presses another button. Everything around Ursula goes psychadelic and swirls* ;)
Valerie: What in the HELL...
Peter: GROOVY! :D
(Everything around Mimi and July's car goes psychadelic, too. There are more squeals of surprise and more swerving. This time, they actually swerve onto the sidewalk and almost run over a paperboy, who hits them with the mail before turning off to an obstacle course.)
Peter: (Points to a fourth button) Hey, what's that one?
Ursula: Oh, it just involves some quick time-changing.
Valerie: What? :o
Peter: Wow!
Ursula: Shelly, you demonstrate this one. Pick a time.
Shelly: Gladly. *pushes the button... the other car briefly turns into a Model T Ford* ;)
Peter: Wow!
Valerie: (Peers out of their car) We're a Stanley Steamer! :o :D
(The girls now wear long, lacy white gowns, elaborate flower-trimmed hats, and carry lace parasols. July screams and growls and gestures that she wants to know what's going on. Mimi just primps in the mirror!)
Peter: Let's go to another time! :D
(Valerie pushes the button again. The car changes into a 1968 blue Mustang. July and Mimi now drive a flower-painted Volkswagon Beetle! Mimi is still primping, this time in a mini-skirt and wide headband. July, wearing a mini-dress and flipped hair, shrugs. Big hair is preferable to corsets!)
Peter: Let's do it again!
Ursula: (As the song runs down) Sorry, Peter, but we're almost at David's. We'll play with the cars and the young ladies' heads another time.
Peter: Awwww!
Katie: Yeah! Awwww! ;)