Okay, guys, ready to find the rest of the women and get back at these devils? ;)
Micky: Yeah!
Mike: What did they do with Em? X( :p :(
Davy: And Daphne!
Peter: Are you guys ok? We're worried! :(
(We begin in the hallway again. Lauren and the three Monkees scout around, peeking in doors.)
Lauren: I know it was one of these. :P
Mike: This is ridiculous! We're playing "Let's Make a Deal" while Alex and Shelia are out there somewhere making a deal to sell our women! :p X(
Davy: They've got to 'ave the animals SOMEWHERE. :p
Micky: Somewhere... :P
(That's when a small red puppy comes sprinting down the hall, barking at the top of it's tiny lungs. It's followed by Shelia, who chases after it.)
Shelia: Come back, you little flea-bitten brat! I've got to take your soul before we sell you! :p X(
Micky: *grins* Strawberry! ;)
(The dog does a double-take...then sprints for Micky.)
Shelia: Wot are all of YOU doin' 'ere?
Davy: Lookin’ for you, Devil Woman.
Mike: What are you doin' pickin' on innocent dogs? :p ;)
Shelia: That's none of your business. That's MY dog and I'd like her back NOW. :p
(Strawberry sticks her tongue out at Shelia. :p)
Micky: *holds Strawberry* She doesn't seem to like you very much. Can't say I blame her.
(Strawberry gives one firm nod.)
Shelia: (Puts out her hand) Come now, you're not interested in dogs. You're interested in human women.
(Strawberry growls and indicates herself with a paw.)
Micky: Except this dog WAS a human woman! :P
Davy: I'll bet she's one of the ones you're gonna sell.
Mike: We did research, Shelia. We know what Alex is doing.
Shelia: If you do, tell me. This is NOT my fault. I came in later, remember? :p
Mike: Yeah, but you busted outta prison. That ain't exactly legal, you know.
Micky: And you've gone along with the whole thing. :P
Davy: If they don't book you for that, they can certainly take you in on kidnapping and accessory to cruel and unusual torture and bank fraud.
Shelia: Fraud?
Mike: Shelia, did it ever occur to you to ask HOW Alex financed this big operation?
Shelia: Of course it did. PPF loaned him the money.
Mike: Were they the only ones?
Shelia: Are you implying my company doesn't have the money to bankroll the remodeling of a ghost town?
Davy: Remodeling, yes. The building of a huge subterranian complex UNDER the ghost town...probably not.
Mike: Micky's an architect and Val's a businesswoman. Between the two of them, we figured Alex is so deep in debt, he'd have to dig a hole twice as big as the one he made for this demented fun house of his to get out. :p
Micky: It ain't gonna be easy OR pretty. :P
Shelia: (Narrows her eyes) He would have told me.
Lauren: Suuuure he would've. *rolls her eyes* :P
Micky: He was a little busy doing other stuff. :P
(Strawberry makes a face.)
Shelia: (Squeals) OOHHHHH!!! I've got to talk to that little pervert right NOW! If he's bankrupted PPF, I will kill him! I think I have the right to. I created him. (Smirks at the kids) Now, give me the puppy so we can all get on with our lives.
Davy: What about Strawberry's life? She's not a dog, Shelia.
(Strawberry nods.)
Shelia: It's her own fault she was so desperate to make her career.
Micky: She's staying with us. :P
Mike: Guys, let's find them the EASY way.
Shelia: You will NOT find them!
Mike: Um, Shelia, how are you gonna stop us? There's four of us - five, countin' the dog - and one of you. :p
Shelia: (Steps up to Lauren) Now, Mother...
Mike: Lauren, muddle her! Quick!
Lauren: Okay! *reaches out for Shelia's temples and begins to rub*
Shelia: Mother! (But her screams finally dull into soft mutters, and she falls into Lauren's arms)
Davy: Nice work, Lauren and Mike. ;)
Lauren: *grins* No problem. ;)
Davy: (Grins at Micky) I 'ave an idea of what to do wit' 'er, too. ;)
Micky: Do tell. ;)
Davy: Why don't we show 'er how it feels to be an animal in a cage? ;)
Micky: Yeah! ;)
Shelia: (Eyes widen) No! :o :p
Lauren: Yes! :P
Davy: (Wicked grin at Shelia) Don't worry, luv. You're just...collateral. ;)
Lauren: Allow me. ;)
Mike: By all means, darlin'. ;)
*Lauren concentrates on Shelia. A dark blue light envelopes her. Shelia disappears, and Lauren is left holding a red-haired kitten in a cage.* ;)
(Strawberry barks angrily at the kitten in the cage; the kitten arches her back and hisses. :p)
Micky: She looks a lot better that way. ;)
Lauren: Hey! Bad kitten! Don't make me paralyze you! :P ;)
(The kitten glares at Lauren. :p)
Mike: Why don't we just blue-light to where Alex is holdin' the women, so we can tell him what we caught? ;)
Micky: *nods* Good idea. ;)
*Two different shades over blue lights cover the group and they disappear from the hall. They reappear in the same lab the holds the animals, most of which are still there. The back door is open. Alex is not in the room.*
Mike: Well, we found the animals.
Lauren: Looks like he's loading them up already. :P
Davy: We've gotta find HIM. :p
Micky: He'll be back. We just have to wait. ;)
Lauren: And I don't think it'll be a long wait. *nods toward the door*
*Alex enters through the back door, muttering to himself. He stops when he sees the group.*
Alex: *eyes narrow* Not YOU again! :P
Mike: Yeah, us again. (Growls) Where's Daphne and Em?
Alex: *sneers* Wouldn't you like to know? :P
Davy: We could do lots of ugly things to your partnah 'ere. (Indicates the red kitten in the cage; Shelia hisses again and swipes at Davy's hand, though he has the sense to pull it away)
Lauren: *dangles the cage on one finger* I'm not against playing with THIS little animal. ;) >:)
Alex: I could just get away right now with the animals that I HAVE loaded up, or I could call on my back up. >:)
Mike: What back-up?
Alex: This back up. *a black light reveals about a dozen demons*
Mike: (pulls out his broadsword) So that's the game now, huh?
Davy: Alex, WHERE ARE THE GIRLS? X(
(Strawberry growls and barks at the demons.)
Alex: *ignores Davy's question; to the demons* Stop them! :P >:)
*"Good Clean Fun" begins in the background as the demon army advances on the kids.*
Davy: (Takes Shelia’s cage from Lauren and dangles it on his finger) You want 'er, Alex? Come and get 'er! ;)
(Mike thrusts his sword into demons right and left, though we only see a bit of blood on his sword.)
*Alex goes after Davy, who tosses the cage back to Lauren. She dangles it, baiting Alex.* ;)
(Mike jumps behind a large beaker and says "boo." The glass magnifies his face...and scares the demon, who jumps up and runs away screaming. ;) )
*More demons appear in a black light, more than making up for those already gone.* :P
Mike: (Over the music) Oh shit, it's gettin' sorta crowded in here! :p
Davy: 'Ey, who invited them to join the pahty?
Micky: I don't know, but I think we could use a little back up ourselves!
Mike: We're gonna have to get Pete and Valerie in. There ain't any other choice.
Davy: Who can get to their communicator?
(Mike and Davy are dispatching demons, though we don't see anything bloody.)
Micky: Looks like I'm nominated! *opens his communicator* Pete, Val...it's back up time!
Peter: We can come in?
Valerie: It's about time! :p
Micky: As quickly as you can!
Peter: (Muted) No, Chrissy, you can't come.
Chrissy: Aw! I wanna get the Black Magic Lady wet again! :p ;)
Peter: We'll make it up to you sometime, Chris. (Into the communicator) We're on our way.
Micky: Great!
*Micky closes his communicator and is immediately chased by one demon. He drops to the floor and crawls under the table. He gets out on the other end and pushes the table, slamming it into the demon's gut. The demon holds its stomach, whimpering.* :P :(
(Davy ducks around a demon's legs...then we see the demon flying out the door and Davy blowing at his nails with a big, satisfied grin. ;) :D)
Davy: 'E got me mad. ;)
(Alex is trying to leave, but Mike blocks the door.)
Mike: Where do you think you're goin', shotgun? The party's just gettin' started. ;)
Alex: I WAS trying to get away. :P *pulls a demon over and shoves it at Mike; starts for Lauren*
(Mike hands the demon a slab of meat and ducks away as it eats hungrily. :D)
*Meanwhile, Alex is advancing on Lauren, who still holds Shelia's cage. She gets backed into a corner and tosses the cage right at Alex. He catches it, stunned. Lauren takes the opportunity of the distraction to kick him square in the crotch, dropping him to the floor. She gives a satisfied nod, sticks her tongue out at him, and picks up the cage again. Before she walks away, she gives him a kick to the ribs and walks away, grinning.* :D ;)
*Micky applauds Lauren, but gets cut off, ducking a punch from a demon. He straightens and points down at the floor. The demon looks down, and Micky swings an uppercut, sending the demon clear across the room. Micky grins, dusting his hands off.*
(Davy hands a demon a nail file; both exchange nail grooming tips. ;) )
(The remaining demons are backing the four into the wall as the music comes to an end. Alex smirks as he manages to get upright.)
Mike: (Holds out his sword) Come over here, you coward! I can take you easy! X(
Alex: Not a chance. They're gonna cover for me while I get out of here with at least some of the animals. :P
(That's when we see something in mid-flight. Four demons fall. The camera shows the arrows in their backs. Two more are sliced by a short sword.)
Mike: Pete! Val!
Davy: Wot took you so bloody long, mate? :p
Valerie: My pregnancy. Nature called. :p
Lauren: *nods* Understandable. :P ;)
Mike: Well, the next time she calls, say you ain't home. :p
Peter: Val, get those poor animals out of their cages! I'll keep him (indicates Alex) busy!
(Strawberry, who had been nipping at demon's heels and biting at their tails, growls at Alex and jumps on his leg, biting at him.)
Valerie: I'm already on my way.
Alex: *shakes his leg* Leggo, you mongrel! :P X-(
Mike: I'll help Val. I can reach the tall ones. The rest of you handle Alex!
Micky: Gladly! :P
*As "No Time" begins, Mike and Valerie let animals loose while the others back Alex up. Lauren hangs Shelia's cage off a coat rack and ducks out the door to get the animals that have been loaded up. Soon, more animals start into the room through the back door.* ;)
(Mike and Davy search frantically for Emma and Daphne through the animals that run into the room.)
(Strawberry is joined by several more kittens and puppies. A lamb kicks Alex in the rear.)
*Micky grabs a hold of Alex as he reels from the kick and pulls a fist back. Alex tries to beg him off. Micky pauses a moment, then grins and punches out Alex.* :D
(An arrow pins Alex's sleeve to the wall as he tries to go after Lauren. Peter beams. :D)
*Lauren waves to Peter, then retrieves Shelia's cage.*
*Alex tries to pull away from the wall as Lauren advances on him. His eyes widen as he's surrounded by a dark blue light. When the light clears, Lauren holds two cages. The second cage holds a brown, curly haired kitten.*
Peter: (Grins as the music comes to an end) Nice work, Lauren! :D
Valerie: They look SO much cuter that way. ;)
*The brown kitten sticks its tongue out.* :P
Lauren: Don't they? ;)
Mike: (Grabs Alex and squeezes him) WHERE'S MY WIFE, YOU SON OF A BITCH? She and Daphne weren't in the cages! X(
Peter: Take us to them!
*The brown kitten mews pitifully.*
Davy: Don't give us that, Alex! You've been a naughty boy, 'urtin' all these poor chicks and Em, Lauren, and Daph!
*The brown kitten sticks his tongue out again.* :P
Lauren: He doesn't seem to want to talk. Perhaps I could persuade him. ;)
Peter: How? He won't listen!
(Strawberry growls and barks at the curly-furred kitten. X( )
Lauren: *hands off Shelia's cage to Micky* Like this.
Valerie: Maybe we should just put Strawberry in the cage with him and see how they get along. ;)
Lauren: Not a bad idea, but I think I've got an even better one. ;)
(Strawberry makes a face and does an "Aw, nuts!" gesture with her paws. :p)
*Lauren concentrates of the brown kitten. A dark blue light envelopes it, leaving it paralyzed. The kitten slumps to the floor of the cage, mewing. Lauren opens the cage door and places two fingers over the kitten's "heart."* ;)
Lauren: *makes a face* Figures. They're both in his room. Seems as though he was actually planning on keeping them, despite Shelia telling him to get rid of them.
(Shelia hisses at Alex. :p)
Mike: Where's his room? X(
Peter: Alex, we've got to get them back! They're our friends!
Valerie: And Katie misses her mother.
Davy: I want to propose to Daphne when she's in 'er right mind! X( :p
Lauren: *sighs* Unfortunately, I know where his room is. We’ll blue light over. Much quicker. ;)
Mike: (nods) Good idea.
*They leave the lab in two shades of blue light and reappear in Alex's bedroom. Two cages sit on the bed, each holding an animal.*
(Daphne is a bird with sleek black feathers. Emma is a little brown bear cub.)
Mike: Em! Oh, darlin', is that you?
Davy: Daphne! We've gotta get you outta there, luv!
Mike: Oh, man, Em, I'm comin' for you! Stand back, darlin'! (Emma pulls back in the cage as Mike uses the broadsword to hack the lock off her cage, then Daphne's)
Davy: Daph! (Daphne flutters up to him, nuzzling him)
Mike: (Takes Emma in his arms; she cuddles him and licks him) Oh, man, darlin', I never missed you so much. Katie misses you, too.
Micky: Aw! :D ;)
(There's dark blue lights around both women. When the lights subside, both are in their human forms.)
Daphne: Davy! (Hugs him; he takes her chin in his hand and kisses her deeply)
Davy: Daphne Maria Morgani, will you marry me?
Daphne: YES! YES! :D :X
Micky: *grins; to Lauren* He works fast. ;) *Lauren just smiles*
Emma: (Hugs Mike) Oh, honey, you don't know how much I missed you!
Mike: Are you ok, Em?
Emma: (Makes a face) Yeah, as much as I can be after the last few days. Just...don't rub my rear end for a while. :p
*Lauren blushes.* :P
Mike: I don't usually aim for there, anyway. ;)
Emma: (Frowns) Guys, Alex has seduced at least thirty women into giving up their souls.
Davy: Twenty-eight. 'E nevah got to at least two of them.
(Strawberry puts up a paw.)
Davy: Let's turn Alex back into a 'uman and get some answers.
Lauren: And I rather liked him like this. *a dark blue light surrounds the brown kitten and its cage; Alex is once again human, but is seated--he's still paralyzed* ;)
Alex: *sneers* I hate you all! :P X-(
Mike: We ain't no fan of you either, shotgun. :p
Micky: Damn right. :P
Davy: Alex, 'ow did you get all those women to come to you?
(Strawberry barks and snarls at Alex. X( )
Alex: *sighs* I made them promises. Told them things they wanted to hear. I searched them out myself. They were all hand-picked. :P
Valerie: (Makes a list appear) While you guys were chasing Alex and Shelia around, we made a few more calls to the police department and got a list of all of the women who have disappeared in the past six months. Of seventy-five women, thirty never reappeared, dead or alive. Seventeen of those women worked for Past, Present, and Future Inc in low-level, low-paying, dead-end office jobs before quitting for more glamorous, exciting careers.
Peter: The other women all worked in low-level jobs at the movie, TV, or recording studios.
Valerie: All were young, between eighteen and thirty, and all had wanted glamour careers in media, as models, fashion designers, actresses, singers, or musicians...the hardest jobs for most women to come by.
Peter: A man was reported seen escorting several of the women to various bars and restaraunts within the past six months...a man with curly hair and deep scars on his right cheek.
Alex: *smirks* A man has needs, too. ;)
Micky: *rolls his eyes* Oh, please. :P
Mike: Thirty needs in six months? :p
Alex: I get bored easily. :P
Emma: I found most of this out that afternoon at the library. Leslie Evans' rise to the top of the TV variety show world was just too sudden. One day, she was a frumpy PPF secretary, and the next (snaps her fingers)...poof! She's a glamour queen and every TV revue's favorite dim blonde guest star.
Mike: Alex, what did you do them? All of them?
Davy: Besides turnin' them into animals. :p
Alex: *grins* I think you all already have an idea of what I did with them. I figured if I was making promises to them, that I should get a little something in return, in addition to their souls. ;) >:)
Davy: Them in bed. :p
Peter: (Eyes widen) Thirty women? :o
Alex: Of course. >:)
Mike: Alex, turn them back and return their souls. Every single damn one of them. X(
Alex: Fine. *sighs* There ain't much else I can do at the moment, anyway. *brief glare at Lauren; closes his eyes and concentrates; a black light fills the room, then fades* They're all back as they were before I found them. :P
(When the black light fades, a tall, red-headed woman stands where Strawberry was. She wears a western-style shirt, boots, and jeans, and has large green-gold eyes and curly red hair. She goes right up Alex and grabs him by the collar)
"Strawberry": (Southern accent not unlike Mike's) You bastard, all you wanted was a piece of my ass! You never gave a damn about my career! X(
Peter: Hey, I've seen her before...
Mike: (Grins) I know who she is! That's Janice Lee! I got her debut album at the Pad! She's really GOOD! She rights some incredible, deep stuff I'm still figurin' out. :D
Janice: Thanks, sugar. That's why I had a hard time sellin' my songs. All the Hollywood bosses couldn't figure them out, either. (Smirks at Alex) You know, I woulda slept with you. You ain't bad lookin'. You didn't have to go through all this. (Rolls up her sleeves) But, because you did... (She pulls her fists back, and lets it rip at Alex...knocking him and the chair on the floor) THAT'S for me, my career, and those cute kids who helped me out when you turned me into mini-Lassie. :p
*Lauren and Micky applaud, grinning.* :D ;)
Mike: Daaaammmnnnnn... :o
(Peter gulps. :o )
Janice: (Frowns) What happened to those nice rugrats, anyway? (Nods at Alex, who is still on the floor) Scar-boy better not have done anything to them. They were real good to me, especially the little boy.
Peter: (Beams) Don't worry, Janice, they're fine! They're at our house now, playing games with Valerie's sister Chrissy! :D
Micky: *grins; motions between himself and Lauren* They're our rugrats. :D
Lauren: The proud dad. *chuckles* ;)
Janice: (Grins at Lauren and Micky) You raised 'em well. They saved my ass after Scar-Boy over there played with my brain, stuffed me with drugs, turned me into Lassie, and left me on his bed. (Makes a face) The sex wasn't even all that good. :p
Lauren: *mutters; only Micky can hear* You're telling me. :P ;) *Micky tries to not laugh*
Micky: *kinda snickering* Alright, you evil twin. *uprights the chair, then hefts Alex back onto it; to the others* You know, he's kinda fun like this. ;)
Emma: Alex, where's Leslie Evans? You'd BETTER not have hurt her. I never got my interview! :p
Alex: *moans, favoring his jaw the best he can* She's with the others. :P
Mike: She'd better be human, too. X(
Alex: Yeah, she is. :P
Janice: How can he and the kids do all this shit, all the fancy lights and animals and (waves her hands) stuff?
Mike: He and the red kitten are devils.
Janice: Oh, that is SERIOUSLY wrong. :p
Alex: *eyes narrow* But seriously true. >:)
Janice: (Pulls back from the others) Are you guys devils, too? :o :p
Peter: (Shakes his head quickly) Far from it! We use our powers to help people!
Janice: Like Superman or somethin'?
Micky: Well, let’s just say we’re the good guys. ;)
*Lauren rolls her eyes.* ;)
Mike: When we get outta here, Janice, we would be grateful if you left out the parts about demons and devils and our powers. You were seduced by a nasty guy who needed money, and we helped you out.
Micky: Otherwise, you might see the inside of a rubber room. :P ;)
Janice: I won't talk. I don't understand it all myself. (Frowns; turns to Alex) You need money? You have this huge underground fortress and that amazin' big-ass Mustang, and you need money?
(Shelia the kitten arches an eyebrow at Alex.)
Mike: Alex, how DID you get the money to build all this shit?
Alex: I never said I PAID for everything. :P
Valerie: Then how did you get the materials to build this place, not to mention the fancy clothes and cars and truckloads of lab equipment?
Alex: *smirks* My driver. ;) >:)
Janice: Who IS that guy, anyway?
Emma: Good question.
Alex: And one that isn't gonna be answered. :P ;)
Mike: Alex, we'd love to sit around and chat, but we're gonna call the police and tell them we've found thirty missing women, then turn you over to them so you and Shelia the Kitty can enjoy twenty years in a nice, padded cell where there are no pretty women or elaborate labs. :p
Emma: (Touches her husband's arm) Mike, we can't call the police. :p
Davy: Why not?
Daphne: First of all, does anyone besides Alex and Shelia know EXACTLY where we are?
Lauren: *shakes her head* Not a clue. :P
Valerie: And more to the point...how would we explain most of this to the local law enforcement?
Micky: Damn. :P
Janice: I sure as hell ain't gonna tell the cops I was seduced by the devil, turned into a puppy, and saved by a pair of toddlers with superpowers. :p
Peter: Why don't we just make it so Alex and Shelia can't hurt anyone for a long time?
Mike: Maybe we could turn them into animals again.
Davy: Or do something worse.
Lauren: I vote for worse. :P
Daphne: (Grins) Hey, Lauren, why don't you use some of that evil you learned for a very good cause? ;)
Lauren: Weeeell... *grins* ;)
Janice: I'd be more than happy to do my share (indicates Alex), includin’ bitin' him in the nuts again. ;)
Micky: *makes a face* I think he might actually like that. :P ;)
Emma: Can't imagine they taste very good. ;)
Janice: Trust me, darlin', they're worse than you could possibly imagine. ;)
Mike: (Grins) Do somethin' to Alex so he can't use...that part...for a good, LOOOONNNG time. ;)
Lauren: *smirks* I'd be MORE than happy to. ;) >:)
*Lauren concentrates on Alex. A dark blue light surrounds him. It clears, once again leaving behind a brown kitten.*
Lauren: There. *wide smirk* >:) ;)
Janice: I like him better that way. ;)
Lauren: He has one improvement this time. ;)
Peter: What if he tries seduce girl kittens? :o
(Shelia makes a face. :p)
Lauren: No chance. ;)
Daphne: (Grins) How good is the improvement, Lauren? ;)
Lauren: Very. ;) >:)
Micky: Well, stop holding us in suspense, babe! ;)
Lauren: *shrugs* I saved the pet shop the need in neutering and, ahem, circumcising. ;) :D >:)
(Peter's jaw drops. Valerie closes it. :o ;) )
*Micky, Davy, and Janice double over laughing.*
Emma: Nice work, Lauren. ;)
Lauren: Thanks. ;)
*The brown kitten mews pitifully.* :P :(
(The door opens as the laugher dies down. Leslie Evans, still in her sweatpants and sweatshirt, steps in timidly.)
Leslie: Um...does anyone know where a bathroom is? My head feels awful. It must have been the wine I had this morning. :p
Mike: Who're you?
Leslie: I am...well, I was...Leslie Evans. (Sighs)
Emma: But she's...
Leslie: A tall, beautiful blonde.
Janice: She's a bimbo. I saw her on the Carol Burnett show the other night. Couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. :p
(This last statement is too much for poor Leslie. She starts to cry helplessly.)
Leslie: He...Alex...made me pretty...gave me the money for voice lessons and the spa that did my hair and make-up. He was the first man who ever really looked at me as a woman instead of an adding machine. :( :((
Janice: Oh, man, he took you in, too?
Leslie: He promised me he could get me a career.
Janice: Gave me the same lines, without the spa treatment and voice lessons.
Emma: And thirty other women, from what we've gotten out of Alex.
Janice: You know...maybe there's a future for you in TV and music, anyway. You don't need to be Goldie Hawn to work in the media. Have you ever tried writin' or directin'?
Leslie: (Smiles a little, sniffling) I...I used to write poetry and silly little stories when I was a kid in Omaha. :)
Lauren: That's a start. :)
Leslie: (Draws back and gasps at the sight of Lauren) Y...you! Don't hurt me! I can't lay down or put my arm down for very long, they hurt so much! :o :((
Emma: Oh, god.
Lauren: *frowns* Uhh... :P
Micky: It wasn't her fault, Leslie. She was taken in by Alex, just like you were. They made her do what she did. :P
Leslie: They did?
Lauren: *nods* Yes. I'm really sorry, Leslie. :(
Leslie: Did he...hurt you? Did he promise you things?
Lauren: Well, he didn't hurt me physically. Let’s just say he made me into something I'm not. (Thoughtful) I wonder if I can fix what I did to you?
Leslie: Could you take away the brands? I don't care about the rest. I don't really want to be a blonde, anyway. But the brands...they HURT. :p
Lauren: I think I can get rid of them.
Daphne: (Plays with her hair) You know, Leslie, you're really kind of pretty.
Valerie: You just need to feel better about yourself and your abilities.
Janice: And to do somethin' with your makeup and hair other than dying and smearin' it all over. :p
Lauren: *goes over to her* Be natural. Make yourself into someone that makes YOU happy. :)
Leslie: I...guess I never tried that. I wanted to be what everyone says a pretty girl should be.
Emma: That shouldn't matter so much. What matters is what YOU want, not what the TV or magazines say you should be...or the Devil, either. ;)
Daphne: Maybe we could help you. :)
Valerie: I could give you a job in my new organization when it gets started, or you could try for a writing job at the networks. :)
Lauren: *nods* And you can be yourself. *puts a hand on where the brand on her arm is; makes a face, but the touch doesn't hurt Leslie.* ;)
Leslie: (The brand on her arm is surrounded by a dark blue light and vanishes) Oooh, that tickles! :)) :)
Lauren: *wrings her hand out* There's one. Now for the other. *touches her hand to Leslie's back; makes another face as a dark blue light appears and vanishes; wrings her hand out again*
Leslie: (Turns to Lauren and hugs her) Thank you! I feel much better now! :)
Lauren: You're welcome, Leslie! It's the least I could do. :)
Mike: (Grins at the kittens; Shelia glares and hisses at Alex) I think it's time we all headed home. We've got kids waitin' for us.
Emma: I've got to call the Register and tell them I've got the scoop on the disappearance of Leslie Evans! :D
Leslie: And I've got to call NBC and tell them I'm not interested in acting anymore. (Moans) AFTER I can get my head to stop hurting. :p
Lauren: *sighs* I need to rest. :) :P
Janice: I wanna thank those kids for helpin' me out. :D
Emma: (Goes to Lauren) Lauren...I don't blame you for anything. I know this was all their doing. I know you better than that. You wouldn't hurt anyone that way (faint grin)...unless they were threatning your family. ;)
Lauren: Thanks, Em. *hugs her* :)
Micky: *nods* I'm gonna go home and sleep with my wife. ;)
Lauren: *pulls away from Emma* MICK! :P
Peter: (Picks up Alex as the others laugh) What are we going to do with the kittens?
Davy: I 'ave a very nasty idea.
Mike: I think I have the same idea. ;)
Lauren: I think I do, too. ;)
Peter: (Strokes Alex) Alex, you haven't been a very nice kitty.
*Alex mews.* :(
Mike: (Grins) Would you and Mick do the honors, Lauren? ;)
Lauren: *grins* Gladly. *picks up Alex as Micky retrieves Shelia's cage*
Micky: The cage, my babe. ;) :D
Lauren: Why, thank you, kind sir. *opens the cage door and puts Alex inside; closes and locks the door* :D ;)
Daphne: As much as I'd love to stay and watch the show, we've got to be getting home. (Grins) Davy and I have a wedding to plan. ;) :D
Peter: Chrissy and the twins will want to know all the details they're allowed to know. :) ;)
Micky: Which are few and far between. ;)
Emma: I want to see my daughter again. (Hugs Mike) God, honey, I've missed you and Katie so much...
(Mike just holds Emma tightly, occasionally kissing the top of her head and stroking her hair.)
Mike: Let's go home. We'll blue-light ourselves and the MonkeeMobile. Shouldn't be too drainin' with all eight of us.
Micky: The only way to travel. ;)
Peter: (Puts an arm around Valerie) Let's go home. :)
Valerie: (Smiles) Sounds good to me. :)
Leslie: (Frowns) Blue-light?
Janice: Don't ask, hon. Just enjoy the ride. ;)
Lauren: *wraps her arms around Micky's waist* I just want to get out of here.
*Micky grins stupidly.* ;) :D
Mike: Coudn't have said it better myself, Laur. (Smiles at the others) Let's go home, Guardians. :)
(There's bright blue lights of various shades amid whoops of joy and excitement. It fades out, and the camera moves in on Shelia and Alex in the cage.)
*Alex backs off from Shelia.* :(
(Shelia hisses, arches her back, and raises one claw to swipe at his face.)
*Alex shakes his head and mews again.* :-O
(Shelia makes a flying leap and jumps on him. We hear hissing and mewing and see brown and red fur flying as the scene fades out on the angry fluffballs in the cage. ;) )