Ok, since we have a shortage of time, let's get down to business. Everyone ready to figure out how to rescue poor Mike...and what's going on?
Davy: Wot IS goin' on?
(Peter howls.)
Micky: Yeah, man!
(Fade in on Valerie and her sister Chrissy sitting in a living room-type room with big couches and chairs and coffee tables and bookcases and a fireplace with a fire going. Chrissy and Valerie are playing cards, sitting in two of the chairs with a table in between them.)
Chrissy: Got any threes, Val?
Valerie: (Grins and shakes her head) Go fish, Chris. ;)
Chrissy: Darn! :p (Picks up a card from the pile in the middle as Albert, the middle-aged butler who first appeared in "Monkee Masquerade," walks in the door.)
Albert: Excuse me, Miss Valerie, but a young man is here to see you. He says he's a Mr. Micky Dolenz, and that's it's very urgent.
Valerie: (Raises her eyebrows) Send him in right away, Albert.
Chrissy: Mr...(grins)...oh! He's one of Peter's friends, right? The one with the curly hair! :D
Valerie: (Nods) Right. You met them a couple of weeks ago at Woody's Toyland. :)
(Albert comes in with Micky close on his heels. He still carries Peter the puppy, his eyes wild.)
Albert: Here he is, Miss Valerie.
Micky: Val!
Valerie: Micky, what's wrong? (Grins) Where did your friend come from?
Chrissy: (Takes the puppy) He's cute! Can I keep him?
Micky: Um, no, you can't really keep him. I think that's Peter!
Valerie and Chrissy: (In unison) WHAT!
Chrissy: How could that be? That's a dog!
Micky: Long story. *shakes his head*
Valerie: (Wide-eyed but firm) Chrissy, leave the room. We'll finish our game later.
Chrissy: Why?
(Chrissy is cuddling Peter, who licks her chin. She giggles.)
Micky: Because you don't need to get involved in this, kiddo.
Chrissy: Can I take the puppy with me?
Valerie: I'm sorry, Chrissy, but no.
Chrissy: (Makes a face; hands the puppy back to Micky) Aw!
Micky: Sorry, but we kinda need him.
Albert: Miss Chrissy, why don't I take you to the kitchen to see what Sophie is cooking up for dinner? Maybe she'll have some fresh gingerbread ready for a snack. (Winks) Wouldn't mind some myself, along with a nice, big glass of milk. :)
Chrissy: Cool! (She and Albert walk out together, arm in arm)
Valerie: (Goes to the door and shuts it) Ok, Micky, what's going on?
Micky: *quickly* Well, here's what I know. Mike went to what he thought was an audition this morning. I said I'd go with him, but I showed up late. Mike met me outside, but he wasn't acting like himself. I started getting suspicious, and he kept trying to pull me into the building. Then this little guy jumps out a window & comes charging at me. And... this whole thing just hits a little too close to home. I really think this puppy is Peter. *lets out a breath in a "whoosh"* ;)
Valerie: (Takes the puppy and looks into his eyes, holding him gently; she gasps) Peter! Oh, Peter, it IS you! I'd know those brown eyes anywhere!
Micky: That was something of a tip off, too. ;)
Valerie: (Cuddles him) My poor Peter...
Micky: I figured the best way to turn him back was to bring him to you.
Valerie: (Nods) The imagination powers. Lauren once told me Daphne used her's to free Davy when he was a tiger cub, and Lauren got you out when that Shelia had you in her grasp.
Micky: *nods* Right.
Valerie: (Holds Peter close to her cheek) I don't really know how this works, but here goes my best shot. (Closes her eyes, rubbing her cheek against Peter's smooth fur. There's a blue light. When it subsides, Peter now stands in her arms, the two of them cheek to cheek.)
Peter: *hugs her tightly* Oh, Valerie, thank you!
Micky: Awe... :)
Valerie: (Nods) You're welcome, honey. (Frowns) How did this happen?
Peter: *frowns* Michael came & got me at the Pad, but it wasn't Michael! Well, he was, but he wasn't.
Valerie: What do you mean? It was Mike...but it wasn't?
Peter: Like when Shelia had Micky. He tricked me into thinking he was really himself & he took me to Shelia!
Valerie: Oh, god! (Holds Peter tighter) That...that DEVIL WOMAN (spits the last two words) didn't try any of her little tricks on YOU, did she? X(
Peter: *shakes his head* Just some muddling... & turning me into a puppy.
Micky: I'll bet that was the same Mike trying to pull me in the building. :P
Valerie: I'd agree with you on that, Micky. She must have done to Mike what she did to you back in March. Damn that woman! Why can't she leave us ALONE? X(
Micky: Guess she can't think up a new scheme. :P ;)
Peter: *eyes widen* Um, Micky...
Micky: What?
Valerie: (Sees Peter's expression) What's wrong, honey?
Peter: I saw two of Michael. :-O
Valerie: But...but...how...
Micky: *blinks* What?!
Peter: *nods* There was the one that tricked me, and Shelia had another tied up on a table. The other Michael turned him into a baby wolf & kept me in a cage with him while I was a puppy.
Micky: How the hell can there be TWO Mikes? *scratches his head*
Valerie: Oh, god, what has that Devil Woman done now? :p :o
Valerie: What happened to the other Mike, Peter?
Peter: He's still back there. I had to leave him behind. *whimpers* His front paws wouldn't work!
Micky: Oh, God...
Valerie: (Narrows her eyes) She or the other Mike must have paralyzed them. X( :p
Peter: *nods* And Mike HATES not having control... :(
Micky: He did it to himself!
Valerie: That's impossible.
Micky: Not if his other...half did it. :P
Valerie: Oh, my god...
Micky: This is one case of deja vu I'd rather not have... :P
Valerie: We've got to get the others. They'll need to know about this.
Micky: And FAST!
(Albert once again comes in, this time with Lauren and Emma on his heels.)
Albert: A Mrs. Dolenz and a Mrs. Nesmith, Miss Valerie. They had to speak to you - said it was a matter of utmost importance and total secrecy.
Lauren: *goes right over & wraps her arms around Micky* Thank, God! :)
Micky: Wow... ;)
Emma: Guys, there's trouble. (Grins) Mick, Peter, you're ok!
Albert: (Grins) Are we having a party of some kind? ;)
Valerie: (Shakes her head) Far from it.
(He's still grinning as he walks off, though.)
Micky: This is probably a stupid question, but how'd you two know I...or we were here?
Lauren: Saw it on the monitor.
Emma: (Nods) We were at the MonkeeCave, talking to Ursula, when I started to....feel...something strange about Mike. The empathy link was kicking in big-time. (Softy) I felt Mike being muddled and his soul being read.
Micky: *frowns* Awe, geez... :(
Peter: *quietly* What happened to Michael?
Emma: I...I don't know. It wasn't fun. Someone must have given him drugs or done something to alter his mind. I first felt my body totally relax, then my head got all light and floaty. (Gulps) A few minutes later, I felt...felt like someone was tearing my body in two. It was awful.
Valerie: (Thoughtful) Tearing my body in two....
Lauren: It was really freaky. :P
Micky: The two Mikes...
Emma: And now...Mike is somehow in two places at once. I can feel TWO people. (Puts her hand on her heart) One side of Mike is annoyed and angry at the moment. The other feels helpless and frightened. :(
Peter: Shelia must be using the angry Michael to help her. :(
Valerie: Peter, where was Shelia and the other Mike? Where did the angry Mike take you?
Peter: It was the place where that audition was supposed to be. On La Jolla.
Emma: (Eyes widen) Oh, god. She somehow seduced Mike's angry side after he was separated, the same way she seduced Micky last March.
Lauren: Oh, man... :P
Valerie: That street is all factories and warehouses.
Peter: *nods* Looks like it's Shelia's new hiding place.
Micky: For now, at least. :P
Valerie: Was there anyone else there, Peter? Remember, Shelia's on her own now. She doesn't have Zero to help her. She may have looked for a new partner.
Peter: Marcovich! She's got that Dr. Marcovich to help her!
Micky: That figures.
Valerie: (Eyes widen) Oh, god, Peter told me about that! He was the one who gave Peter amnesia and tried to take that scientist out of the country! :o
Micky: Lovely fellow. :P
Emma: She wouldn't need to control him, either. He's just plain eeeeeevil. :p
Micky: *thinking* I wonder something about the angry Mike...
Emma: What, Mick?
Micky: When Shelia lured me, she gave me powers. And if angry Mike did have the ability to make our Mike lose the use of his hands... then she must've given HIM powers, too!
Emma: (Eyes widen) Oh SHIT!
Valerie: But what happens when you give half of a person powers?
Micky: Good question...
Peter: Poor Michael!
Emma: They aren't really separated. I'll bet they're still the same person...just in two bodies.
Lauren: Just two different sides of his personality.
Valerie: And I'm willing to bet Marcovich had something to do with the splitting. :p
Emma: (Roars) Ooooooohhhhhh, when I get my HANDS on those two.... X(
Lauren: Em... *puts a hand on her friend's shoulder*
Valerie: We should get Davy and Daphne on the communicators. We'll need their help, too.
Emma: Lauren, he's....OUR Mike is scared to death - practically beyond it. He has no control over his situation. He can't walk because of his hands. He's on all fours. I wish that damn Devil Woman would get it through her head that he is NOT interested in her!
Lauren: I know, but YOU can't going in feet & fists first!
Micky: I'm ready to finish her off myself! X-(
Emma: Why no....(rubs her stomach and collapses in a chair). THIS is why not. (Indicates her stomach) Oh, Mike. You're out there, you're hurt, and I can't come for you...I can't save you....(starts to cry). :((
Lauren: Oh, Em, that wasn't how I meant it! *leans next to her, wrapping her arms around her shoulders*
(Emma cries hard on Lauren's shoulder.)
Peter: We'll ALL save Michael!
Emma: M...mike....I want Mike...
Valerie: (Nods at Micky) Micky, call Davy. I'll get Daph.
Micky: *nods* Right! *checks his pockets* Um... I seem to be missing something...
Lauren: *rolls her eyes* Left it at the house. :P ;)
Emma: (Sniffles and hands Micky her communicator) H...here, Mick. Use mine. :)
Micky: *grins sheepishly* Thanks, Em. :)
Valerie: (Opens her communicator) Daphne? Come in, Daphne! It's Valerie!
Micky: Dave? Hey, horse-boy! ;)
Daphne: (Over Valerie's communicator) Valerie? What's going on? I'm in the middle of an intense shopping session with Maxine and Amber! :p
Valerie: Shop later, Daphne. The sales will wait. There's trouble. We need you at the Cartwright mansion right away!
Davy: *over Micky's borrowed communicator* A little busy 'ere, mate. :P
Daphne: What's going on that's so important I have to leave in the middle of a shopping session?
Micky: Well, too bad, Dave. We've got BIG trouble! Get over here to the Cartwright Mansion as fast as your little legs can carry you! ;)
Valerie: Daph, Mike's been kidnapped...among other things. We'll give you the rest of the details when you get here.
Davy: What's going on, Mick?
Daphne: Mike's WHAT?
Micky: *sighs* Shelia got Mike. Don't think I need to say anymore. :P
Davy: I'm on my way!
Valerie: It's a long, complicated story. Get here as fast as you can. Blue-light it. Tell Amber and Maxine that something came up and you'll see them for rehearsal.
Daphne: Right. I'll see you in a few!
Micky: *closes the communicator & hands it back* Dave's on his way.
Valerie: (Closes her communicator as Micky hands the sniffling Emma hers) Daph's on her way, too.
(A few minutes later, Albert comes in with Daphne and Davy. Daphne is laden with shopping bags.)
Albert: More party goers. Miss Morgani and Mr. Jones to see you, Miss Valerie. ;)
Valerie: (Sighs) Albert, we are NOT having a party! Now, please leave, and tell Chrissy and the other servants NOT to eavesdrop and NOT to disturb us! :p
Albert: (Mutters as he leaves) Now, THAT'S no fun. :p (Closes the door behind him. Valerie locks it.)
Valerie: Thank GOD Dad's on a business trip. I'd NEVER be able to explain this to him!
Daphne: (Drops her bags on the couch and flops down next to them) Ok, what's all this about Mike being kidnapped?
(Emma just sobs harder.)
Peter: Mi--Michael went to an audition this morning that really wasn't...
Valerie: (Makes a face) Shelia has seduced another victim...of sorts.
Emma: (Mutters) I KNEW there was something fishy about that audition... :p
Micky: She tricked him with that ad for the audition.
Davy: I THOUGHT that ad seemed a little too vague to be real.
Micky: And somehow split the two sides of his personality into what seems to be two people.
Daphne and Davy: (In unison) WHAT??!!
Davy: 'Ow in the bloomin' 'ELL did she do that?
Micky: Marcovich. :P
Daphne: Marcovich?
Davy: (Makes a face) The fellow Mike interviewed a week ago, Daph.
Peter: *sniffles* He's helping Shelia! :(
Daphne: (Also makes a face) I THOUGHT there was something wrong with him. :p
Micky: Yeah, he's doing it willingly. :P
Emma: (Sniffles) I f...felt M...Mike b..being muddled and his s...s..soul being r...read. Th...then, m...my body r...relaxed, and I g...got all l...light-headed. (Sadly) Then my body felt like it was being r..r...ripped a...apart! :( :((
Daphne: You felt him being split!
Emma: (Nods) That m..must be it. And now I f..feel TWO people.
Davy: Wot 'appened to Mike...the Mikes?
Micky: *frowns* If I hadn't been late, maybe this wouldn't have happened. *shakes his head* We've gotta figure a plan to get Mike--both of him--outta there & fast!
Emma: (Shakes her head) M...Mick, it's not y...your f...fault.
Peter: *sniffles again* Shelia still has both. Angry Michael is helping her. Our Michael was turned into a baby wolf.
Davy: Mate, it's probably a good thing you were late. She might 'ave gotten you, too, if you'd shown up on time.
Daphne: A baby wolf?
Emma: (Nods) T...that's what Micky turned Mike into before, remember?
Daphne: Oh, lord, that's right!
Micky: *sighs* I'm not gonna dwell on that. Did that too much last time. ;) :P What we need is a good plan.
Davy: Why would....one of the Mikes be 'elpin' 'er?
Micky: *folds his arms* If he'd been promised the same things I was... & given powers. :P
Emma: (Gulps) The same reason Micky was seduced last March. H...he's going to h..have a family to support, and he's scared. :(
Davy: You're right about the plan, Mick. We've got to get into that ware'ouse without bein' noticed and free both Mikes.
Micky: *grin begins to grow* I think I know how we can do that... ;)
Emma: I'll go. I can free them both.
Valerie: Emma, you can't. Not in your delicate condition.
Emma: But he's my husband...and I'll go CRAZY if I don't do SOMETHING!
Lauren: Em's probably the only one who can put the two sides of Mike back together.
Peter: As long as we do something!
Valerie: The last thing we want is for Shelia to catch YOU. Remember what happened the last time you went after Shelia and Mike yourself?
Lauren: You stay WITH us, Em. ;) :)
(Emma nods, recalling how badly she'd botched her last attempt at rescuing Mike on her own. Tears start filling her eyes again.)
Lauren: Awe, Em... :(
Emma: I...I just want him back, in one body. I want my child to have a father. :( :((
Micky: *quirks an eyebrow & points to above his head--there's a lightbulb there* I've got an idea... ;)
Daphne: (Raises her eyebrows) I'm not going to ask. ;)
Valerie: Cute. ;)
Lauren: How did you do that, Mick? ;)
Davy: Ok, Mick Cagney, wot's the plan? ;)
Micky: *grins* I'll save the lightbulb thing for later. As for my idea, Peter got out of there as an animal, so why not go IN as animals? ;)
Davy: Wot?
Emma: (Wipes her eyes with the back of her wrist; Valerie hands her a tissue from a box on an end table) Animals? (Blows her nose)
Peter: *nods* They've got all kinds of animals in there, too! They wouldn't get suspicious of us!
Micky: We'll just sneak right in!
Valerie: I don't think Emma should be running around as an animal while pregnant...or around Shelia. She might catch on.
Emma: I want to help!
Micky: *shrugs* Then we'll bring BOTH Mikes TO Emma.
Davy: (Grins) We'll bust 'em outta there, like in those old prison movies Mick likes to watch on late-night TV. ;) :D
Micky: Now you've got it, Dave! ;)
Daphne: Don't think James Cagney ever turned HIMSELF into a rat, though. ;)
Micky: If he did, I never saw it. ;)
Davy: I think it's a GREAT idea! We'll be able to go in there unnoticed and slip Mike out from undah Shelia and Marcovich's noses!
Valerie: The wolf Mike's paws aren't working, though. How are you going to get HIM out?
Peter: Maybe we can carry him somehow...
(Emma is still crying, dabbing at her eyes with another tissue, the box on her lap.)
Micky: I think I can handle that...
Daphne: Well, who's gonna go? Should we all go?
Valerie: No. Emma's not going, and someone should stay with her.
Emma: But...
Micky: I'm going... that goes without saying.
Lauren: I'm going! X-(
Daphne: Me too! I want a piece of that snotty bitch...and I don't care if I have to bite her to get it! X(
Davy: I'll bet she tastes terrible, luv. ;)
Peter: *shakes his head* I don't want to see her again... or the angry Michael. :(
Valerie: Emma, we can't risk Shelia getting to you and your child. I'll stay here with you and Peter. This place is so heavily guarded, even Shelia wouldn't attempt to put in an unnanounced appearance. If she shows, I'll call someone to throw her out...or worse. :p
Daphne: It's settled, then. Micky, Lauren, Dave, and I will rescue the two Mikes. Val and Peter will stay here and guard Em.
Emma: (Sadly) I really wish I could go. I feel so helpless. Mike's my husband, and I miss him so much...
Lauren: Em, you aren't helpless. We'll bring them back & then you can do your part of the rescue. :) ;)
Emma: (Sighs; she's not quite convinced) All right. I just...I love him.
Valerie: (Puts her arm around Emma on the couch) Em, we know you love him, but getting yourself and your child captured by Shelia is NOT going to help either of you...or any of you.
Micky: We'll rescue him FOR you, Emma. :)
(Emma nods and sniffles, but continues to dab at her eyes.)
Davy: Now, the question is...who's gonna be wot animal? ;)
Daphne: Make me something cute....with VERY sharp teeth and claws. ;)
Micky: Sure! Any other suggestions? Otherwise I'll just see what happens. ;)
Lauren: *rolls her eyes* I'll be a minx. ;)
Davy: As long as no one's rubbin' me 'ead, just turn me into somethin' 'andsome. ;)
Micky: I'll surprise ya, Dave. ;)
Daphne: (Grins) This is going to be too groovy! :D
Micky: *grins* Everybody, ready? ;)
Lauren: *nods* Yeah!
Davy: All set, mate.
Daphne: Beam me up, Scotty! ;)
*Micky's grin widens as a dark blue light envelopes the four...* :)