(We move to the Montgomery House. It's after the party. Emma, Lauren, and the Monkees are back in the parlor where they had their "family meeting" in the first story, dressed in their regular clothing. The twins are asleep on their parents' laps. Mike sits in a chair, a bandage wrapped around his arm. Emma is next to him, leaning on his shoulder. Davy sits in another chair, a blissful smile on his face; Peter sits at the piano.)
Bob: Hi, kids. How does it feel to appear in a show, be major hits, get a good job, AND put the Devil in jail? ;)
Mike: Good, Bob. REEEEL good. ;) :D
Lauren: Different. ;)
Micky: *frowns* Not so loud. :P
Emma: Except for his arm. :p
Mike: Will you quit fussing over that, darlin'? It's gonna be fine. Won't even be a scar. :p
Emma: Mike, I was worried about you!
Davy: (Puts his head in his hand) No kiddin', Mick. :p
Micky: I think my head's gonna explode. :P
Bert: (Audible smirk) In that case, we'll ask the easy questions first. What was your favorite part of this set? ;)
Mike: Rescuin' the girls backstage. ;)
Lauren: Rescuing Mick...again! ;)
Davy: Takin' over for Mike and bestin' Shelia in the duel in the end of the show. :D
Mike: You did real nice, Davy. You're gettin' better with that sword of yours.
Davy: Gee, thanks, Mike. I thought you had her for a minute there myself. ;)
Mike: Yeah, me too. :p
Micky: Huh? *groans as his eyes close* :P
Peter: Getting to look like we were coming down from the celing! (Grins) We weren't really, you know. We were hiding in the rafters. It just LOOKED like we were coming down from the celing! :)
Davy: 'Ey, Mick, you in there?
Mike: Nope. :p
*Micky groans again.* :P
Bob: So, Micky, do you still get cracker cravings? ;)
*Micky opens one eye & sticks out his tongue.* :P
(Chuckles around the room. :)) )
Davy: 'Ow'd she get 'er 'ands on you, anyway?
Micky: Don't ask. :P
Davy: I asked Daph 'ow she cornahed 'er. Got 'er hands on 'er when she was tellin' Lauren what she knew in the alleyway be'ind the Tea Room. (Sighs) Incidentally, I talked to Fern. The Tea Room is bein' shut down. She's NOT bailin' 'er mothah out of jail. :p
Lauren: Don't blame her. :P
Mike: Yeah, I've heard about that, too. She and Shelia are both still in prison, awaitin' somethin' or other. They're sorta in limbo until Nielson can make their crimes stick. :p
Lauren: As long as there's no disappearing act. :P
Peter: At least Nielson finally got her!
Davy: Now 'e won't think we're doin' all the weird stuff anymore. ;)
Mike: After all the crap we've done to her in the past few months, she probably can't make a toothpick disappear. ;)
Emma: (Nods) I'll bet she's VERY drained now. ;)
Lauren: She'd better be.
Bert: How did it feel to make your radio and stage debuts?
Mike: Crazy.
Peter: Fun, especially when we got to save each other! :)
Davy: We're damn lucky we didn't end up killin' each othah on live radio. :p
Lauren: *glances at the now lightly snoring Micky* Mick made a great DJ. ;)
Mike: Yeah, he did. He even kept Dave and me from causing harm. ;)
Peter: I owe him a lot. ;)
Lauren: Let him know whenever he wakes up. ;)
Peter: I'll do that, Lauren. ;)
Bob: So, Davy, you're back in the group?
Davy: (Nods) Yes. At least for now, I'm going to try to stick to being a musician and my job in the Sunshine Stables. That's MORE than enough! :)
Mike: (Winks) See that you do. We need you, boy. We've gotta have a short Englishmen to drive all the women mad. ;)
Davy: There's only one woman I wanna drive mad now. ;)
Lauren: And you do it very well. ;)
Peter: That's right, Davy. How's Daphne?
Davy: She's ok. She was still a tad bit spaced tonight aftah the show, but with all she went through, we're lucky she's alive. (Growls) Damn Shelia apparently made her two inches tall, then took her voice. She restored her height in the prop room at the Forest Theatah...and that's all Daph seems to remember until she ended up onstage.
Mike: (Narrows his eyes) Shelia used her to get Jane Turner over that particular spot, so she'd be out of the show. X(
Emma: I'll bet Shelia and Mrs. Badderly were the ones who pushed Darren Kowalski down the stairs, too.
Davy: (Nods) I called Fern. She says 'er mothah gave a full confession to the cops. They pushed Darren down the steps and were going to let Jane fall to undah the stage and break somethin' in order to get Fern into 'er role.
Peter: What's going to happen to the show, anyway?
Davy: It's back in rehearsals for right now. Gary's re-writting the two leads to make them more mature...and to re-distribute the songs back to the right characters. Instead of ingeunes, Lady Abigail will be an intelligent older noblewoman who is employed by the Govenah, and the Captain will be a rugged older man. They're already lookin' to cast the Captain.
Emma: Actually, I like that better. It's more original...and it'll make it easier for Jane and her new co-star if they have fewer of the musical chores. :)
Lauren: A nice, easier flow. :)
Davy: Fern's keepin' 'er paht. She really does like playin' a pirate. Gary's even talkin' 'bout expandin' it. ;)
Emma: Well, there you go.
Peter: Mrs. Badderly should have told Jane that she wanted Fern to have a better part instead of getting angry with her.
Davy: Fern says that Jane didn't even realize they were related until it was too late. :p
Bob: So, what's on tap for next month?
Emma: A major change in formula.
Mike: Yeah, you've probably noticed that we made some big changes in this story set.
Emma: Now that the twins are older, we can start traveling again. :)
Lauren: Oh, joy. ;) :P
Peter: We left the Club Fairview. We wanted something new, and so did they.
Mike: (Puts his good arm around Emma) We finally bought the Pad. :)
Emma: We'll start fixing it up later this year. :)
Lauren: Or sooner, depending on when Mick feels like getting his hands on it. ;)
(Everyone chuckles. ;) )
Davy: 'Ey, speakin' of Mick, 'ow's he and the kids?
Mike: Yeah, are the kids ok? Shelia DID get her hands on them. :p
Lauren: The kids are fine, just tired. She didn't do anything to them. Matter of fact, when we went into the dressing room to get them, they were playing hide and seek. ;)
Peter: Awww! :)
Lauren: Mick's obviously got a hangover. :P ;)
Mike: Someone had a little too much fun with the ale. ;)
Lauren: *pulls the ring out of her pocket* I didn't even have a chance to give this back yet. :P
Davy: How's Nyles feelin'?
Mike: Yeah, he started in on the booze before we even got to the theater! We spent half the show carrying him around! :p
Emma: He'll see it in re-runs. ;)
Lauren: Keep the reruns of the last part for Mick, too. ;)
Bob: So, what's on tap for next month?
Emma: Something complete different. A trip to the zoo from the twins' point of view, and something we haven't done in a while - time travel. ;)
Mike: And no devils whatsoever. :p
Lauren: Thank God. :P
Davy: I've 'ad enough of those to last me ten lifetimes. :p
Emma: Let's put it this way. This is the last you'll see of Shelia for a few months. There's a reason we finally let Nielson put her behind bars. ;) :p
Lauren: That's right. ;)
Mike: Yeah. I think the poor guy would have gone crazy if he hadn't caught Shelia sooner or later. :p
Emma: We're going to hold off on the really nasty stuff for a while.
Peter: Thank goodness!
Lauren: But when the nastiness returns... ;)
Emma: It'll be brutal. ;)
Mike: (Groans) Oh, no... :p
(Peter whimpers)
Lauren: You ain't kiddin'. ;)
Davy:'Aven't we 'ad enough of that?
Lauren: Nahhh. ;)
Emma: That's not for another couple of months, guys. We're still working on that. ;)
Mike: (Yawns) Maybe it's time we all headed home. Mick and the kiddies ain't the only people who had a long night. :p
Emma: We've got to pick up Katie.
Davy: Can I finish off, guys? Can I? :D
Mike: Go ahead, Dave. Your story, anyway. ;)
Davy: Thanks! (To the camera) Thanks for enjoyin' the show, folks, and 'ave a great spring!
Peter: (Yawns) I'm going up to bed. You guys know how to let yourselves out.
(He heads out.)
Lauren: Looks like we'll be blue-lighting it home. ;)
Mike: (Puts his arm around Emma) Come on, darlin'. Let's go get our little cowgirl and take her to OUR home. :)
Emma: (Puts her head on his shoulder) Right.
*Lauren waves as a blue light surround her & her family and they disappear.* :)
(The others wave, smiling.)
Davy: I think I'll stay 'ere a little longah.
Mike: Suit yourself, Davy. You have a key.
Emma: We'll see you at home!
Davy: (Nods) See you latah! (As the start out) And Mike?
Mike: Yeah, Dave?
Davy: Thanks, Mike. For bein' a friend...and a good bandmate. :)
Mike: (Grins) You're welcome, Dave. (He and Emma head out as Davy cuddles up in a chair and stares out the window, a dreamy smile playing on his lips. The camera fades out on him and onto the credits, as "Star Collector" plays over stills from the "production" and the final shot of the entire group from "I Think I'm a Clone Now" under the words "A Raybert Production.")