PART 20

Let’s go see the how the non-trippers are..

Scene: Outside a movie theater in town. Ashley and Bobby are walking arm in arm out of the theater.

Ashley: Oh that was a good movie. John Woo flicks are awesome.

Bobby: Man.. I’d kill for a bike like that..

Ashley: (grins) I can build you one.

Bobby: Really? How?

Ashley: I know everything Cat knows.

Bobby: You don’t act as, um, brilliant as she does at times.

Ashley: Why show off my perfection?

Bobby:  I’m having a great time.

Ashley: Me too! (She stops) Um.. I do have to tell you something though..

Bobby: Please don’t be married or unavailable.

Ashley: Oh! Nothing like that! See.. I’m only 13.

Bobby: WHAT?!!

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Scene: Wolverine and Jubilee are wandering the grounds of the mansion.

Jubilee: So then.. the chick we thought was Silia turned out to be some cheap wannabe bad ass named Spellbinder. We totally trashed her before she ran off. Then.

Wolverine: (He stops walking and gives Jubilee a ‘look’) Shh. Something doesn’t smell right..

(Wolverine and Jubilee turn to the bushes near by and stare as they start to move)

Jubilee: Uhh.. Wolvie..

Wolverine: Hush, girl.

(The bushes rustle again and fall still. A moment of silence passes and Jubilee yawns out of boredom. She stretches and something bounds out of the bushes.)

Jubilee: AHH!!!! (She starts firing blindly in front of her. She stumbles and knocks over Wolverine. They land on the ground in a heap.)

Wolverine: What the hell is that??

(The duo untangle themselves and face their attacker. Sitting in front of them is a small creature that looks like a cross between a rabbit and cat. It stares at them.)

Creature: NEOW!

Jubilee: Aww.. it’s cute! (As she says cute, the creature’s eyes light up happily and it jumps on to Jubilee’s head.)

Wolverine: Cute or not.. what is it?

????: That.. would be Ryo-Oh-Ki.

(Wolverine and Jubilee look up to see a short girl with VERY spiky red hair. She places a hand on her hip with a smile.)

????: You’re mutants.. wanna be my guinea pigs?

Jubilee: No!

Wolverine: Who are you, kid?

????: (chuckles) I’m not a kid. I am.. (Suddenly music fanfare plays) WASHU! THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC GENIUS IN THE UNIVERSE! (Music stops and she smiles) But you can call me Little Washu.

Wolverine: Kid’s got an imagination.

Washu: Have some respect for your elders. (A sudden invisible keyboard thing appears in front of her. She taps a few keys and suddenly a 1-foot high water sprite/duck creature that has an uncanny resemblance to Wolvie replaces Wolverine.)

Jubilee: Uh.. (Ryo-Oh-Ki hops into the girl’s arms and purrs in her Ryo-Oh-Ki way. Jubilee starts to pet her and starts talking) Is he going to be okay?

Washu: Oh him? He’ll be fine. He needs a lesson in manners though. So tell me young lady, where can I find Caitlyn Morgan?

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Scene:

The resort. What everyone thought was just a plain old villain set up turns out to be.. an actual resort. Guests.. tourists.. workers.. the place is actually *gasp* legit! And busy. Which means women for Ares to stalk and guys for Alli to stalk. Our scene begins with Buffy and Xander in the ballroom turned night club. They just stepped off the dance floor and are sitting at a table.

Buffy: Wow.. I can’t believe this place is so busy!

Xander: I know. Who’d have thought it?

Buffy: Hey.. is that Alli out there?

Xander: Where? (scans the crowd)

Buffy: (points to the dance floor) There. She’s got all those guys fawning over her.

Xander: Our little Alli is a tart.

Buffy: (bursts out laughing) Xander! That’s not funny.

Xander: Hey Buff? This isn’t our date is it?

Buffy: No. I want our date to start off good without a bad guy hoping to kill us.

Xander: In other words tomorrow night?

Buffy: Yup. (She takes a sip of her drink) What do you think our villain of the month has planned for us?

Xander: I have no clue. It’d be too much to hope for if he just wanted a nice game of hide and seek wouldn’t it.

Buffy: (Nods) A bit too hopeful. (A look of confusion crosses her face) What the hell is Alli doing?

Xander: (Takes a brief glance at Alli. He shrugs and turns back to Buffy.) She’s lighting that guy on fire.

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Scene:

Back to Bobby and Ashley. Bobby is sitting on a street bench his face buried in his hands moaning. Ashley is chewing her lower lip in concern and trying to calm him down.

Bobby: 13… how… 13.. oh god..

Ashley: It’s not what you think, Bobby!

Bobby: And how’s that??

Ashley: Well… I was built 13 years ago..

Bobby: Bu… built???

Ashley: See… I’m an android. Cat built me. But I have a soul because I work for a goddess.

Bobby: ………

Ashley: Oh... I’m sooo sorry Bobby. I mean…

Bobby: So basically you’re only real flaw is that your body is pretty much man made?

Ashley: Well, man made with a few magical upgrades.

Bobby: You don’t think like a 13 year old?

Ashley: No. I think like a less deranged version of Caitlyn.

Bobby: (nods his head slowly) Ok… yeah. Ok. I can deal with that.

Ashley: (Her eyes light up hopefully) Really?

Bobby: (smiles at her) I’m an X-Man. I if can deal with living islands, parallel universes, and a guy from the future that’s older than his father... I think I can handle this.

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Scene:

The lab. Caitlyn and Quinn are studying a large monitor and babbling in scientific talk.

Caitlyn: Hmm. If we add in that here..

Quinn: And the concoction we fixed up..

Washu: You could blow up the neighborhood!

(Cat and Quinn both jump startled and spin around to see Washy grinning like mad.)

Caitlyn: (Her face lit up) LITTLE WASHU!! (She gives the genius a hug.) How are you?

Washu: I’m fine. So who’s you’re friend?

Quinn: (Holds out his hand) I’m Quinn Mallory.

Washu: (Shakes his hand with a smile) Hello. I’m Washu. You’re cute. Want to be my guinea pig?

Quinn: No thank you. So you’re the great Washu?

Washu: So you’ve heard of me?

Quinn: Only from Cat. What are you doing here?

Washu: I thought I’d visit and see if I can help with you’re little problem.

Caitlyn: If any one can get us home, it’s you Washu.

Washu: Of course! I am the (music fan fare again) The Greatest Scientific Mind in the Universe! Let’s get to work!

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Scene:

The next afternoon. We’re back with the trippers. Alli, Stealth and Buffy are standing at Sil’s door.

Buffy: No one’s seen her since last night. I’m getting worried.

Stealth: You haven’t checked on her, Alli?

Allison: I brought her stuff up and talked to her for about 5 minutes, but she told me she was going to crash. So I left and haven’t had a chance to see her since.

Stealth: Why not?

Buffy: She was in the private police station thing. Xander and I had to bail her out this morning.

Allison: It wasn’t my fault!

Buffy: Alli.. you lit the guy on fire.

Stealth:  She what?

Allison: He deserved it. He tried to grope me. We’re off the subject. We’re supposed to check on Silia remember?

Buffy: Ok. Knock on the door.

Allison: You knock.

Buffy: You’re her ward.

Allison: You guys are friends.

Buffy: Stealth can knock.

Stealth: (shrugs) Fine. (He knocks on the door.)

Five minutes pass..

Buffy: Um.. she’s not answering.

(Alli shrugs and opens the door. She walks in to the room, and Stealth and Buffy follow.)

Stealth: She’s not in here.

Buffy: Then where is she?

Silia: Where’s who?

(The others spin around and see Silia standing in the door way. She’s dressed in a workout out fit in several shades of purple. She also looks perfectly fine.)

Stealth: You look normal.

Buffy: You look like last night never happened. How?

Silia: (Shrugs and walks by them. She sits on the bed.) I keep a box of healing potions with me at all times. You were looking for me?

Allison: We were worried about you. Where were you all morning?

Silia: Why? I’m fine. And if you must know, I went on a morning hike on the island. Then I put the gym to some use. Oh by the way.. I heard about your little firebug incident. I’ll deal with you at home about that.

(There’s a knock on the door and a good-looking guy is standing there.)

Guy: Hey, Silia. We still on for lunch?

Silia: Yes. I’ll be down in an hour.

Guy: See you then.

Stealth: Who was that?

Buffy: Yeah. Who? He was cute.

Allison: Very cute..

Silia: I met him on that hike. It was a group resort trip. His name is Eric. Now I’d like to get cleaned up so..

Allison: Ah. Ok we’re gone. (The three head out) Hey Stealth…

Stealth: No.

Allison: I haven’t even asked yet!

Stealth: The answer is still no.

I need a vacation..