PART 21

Scene: It’s been awhile ne?

We last left off with some of the gang on ‘vacation’ Before we return to them, let’s see how the non-trippers are.  Outside the unreal mansion.

Caitlyn: Oh my god.

Quinn: Sil is going to kill us.

Washu: This probability was definitely not forseen.

Jubilee: Dude… This is tre uncool.

Terry: Alli’s going to blame me. I know it.

Wolverine: (lights up a cigar) Darlin, I think your new home is toast.

(Bobby and Ashley park a car at the side walk and hurry over)

Bobby: HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!

Ashley: You guys are dead.

(Quinn, Cat, and Washu’s faces fall and they groan.)

All 3: We know.

___________________ 

Scene: The resort. Alli is dragging Stealth around wile exploring.

Stealth: I never agreed to come with you.

Allison: Would you rather every guy here on fire?

Stealth: Admit it. You relish the attention.

Allison: Your point being? (her gaze passes over something of interest.) OHOHOHOH!!!

Stealth: What is it?

Allison: ARCADE!!!!!!!!!!! (she shoves Stealth away and bounds toward the arcade room.)

Stealth: (shakes his head) That kid…

(Buffy and Silia walk up behind Stealth.)

Silia: Will never grow up.

Buffy: She’s trapped in perpetual youthisim.

Stealth: Is that even a word?

Silia: It is now. We’re meeting Ares and Xander for lunch. Come with?

Stealth: Why not.

Buffy: So Sil, where’s that cute guy?

Silia: (Frowning) Married. It’s always the cute ones.

Buffy: Poor thing. Hey, how about when we’re able, I set you up with Angel?

Stealth: She’d be better off with the married guy.

Silia: Shut up.

______________  

Brief interlude…

Scene:

The mansion.

Jubilee: So what are we going to do?

Caitlyn: We can stay in my lab. All I need is a door to get there.

Washu: I have a better idea!

Quinn: No! No more! Look at what you’re last one did!

Washu: Fine. Be that way.

Ashley: You guys are so toasted.

Caitlyn: SHUT UP, ASH!!

End brief interlude

_______________

Scene:

The resort’s lavish out door dining area. There’s a view of a sparkling blue pond and unique and beautiful plants decorate the grounds. Ares is hitting on the waitress and Xander is looking at a menu.

Ares: I’m the god of war.

Waitress: Uh huh. Are you ordering now, or will you wait for your friends?

Xander: Wait.

Ares: Really. I can kill anyone you want. Just say the word.

Waitress: (rolling her eyes) I’ll be back in a few minutes.

(She walks away and Ares glowers. Stealth, Buffy and Silia arrive and join them.)

Silia: Aww. Poor little Ares didn’t get the girl?

Ares: She doesn’t understand the greatness that is me.

Xander: Smart girl.

(The gang sits there in silence.)

Silia: Speaking of Silence, I think Silence has lost her touch.

Stealth: (Confused.) What?

Buffy: She means Silence the author not Silence the armor gal.

Stealth: Oh. Her. (Mutters something about too many Sils)

Xander: I think Silence has been lacking in a lot of things lately.

(Suddenly an anime girl appears. The girl looks like she’s 12 and she’s wearing glasses. She has long black hair pulled into a ponytail. She’s not too happy either. And she looks pouty too. In her hands are a notebook and pencil.)

Silence: What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Ares: Aren’t you supposed to be older?

Silence: I’m the writer. I can be as old as I feel. Now shut up.

Buffy: Where have you been any way? I mean you leave us sitting here for a month!

Xander: Then you come back thinking we’ll just up and take you back with open arms!

Silence: (Blinks in surprise) But I’m…

Silia: Come on, Silence, get back in the game.

Ares: Quit making me such a loser!!

Xander: She doesn’t have to try that hard to do that.

Buffy: When are you finally going to give Xander and me our date?

Stealth: When the hell do I get my armor back?

(Silence tosses down the book and pencil with an aggravated shriek.)

Silence: SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP!!!!!

(The others stare at her.)

Ares: Don’t have a fit.

Silia: She’s having a seizure.

Silence: I am NOT!!!!

Xander: It looks like you are.

Stealth: Do you need some help?

Silence: I hate you people! You’re NEVER satisfied! EVER! I SHOULD KILL YOU ALL!!!

Stealth: Will you calm down? Good lord.

Buffy: Silence, you need to stay away from the cocoa puffs.

Xander: I’d offer you a Twinkie, but I DON’T HAVE ANY!!!

(Silence lets out a loud wail and burst into tears.)

Silence: You *sob* guys are so *wail* mean!

Ares: Tone down the decibels!

Silence: I LIKE THE DECIBELS WHERE THEY ARE!!

Silia: This is sad. Now she’s using line from Sailor Moon.

(Silence shrieks again then runs out of the room screaming and wailing.)

Silence: I HATE YOU PEOPLE!!!!!!

Stealth: (Dryly) That went well.

_______________  

Scene: The Arcade. Alli is playing to her hearts content when the room goes dark.

Allison: HEY! I was just about to thrash more zombies!!

(The lights come back on and Alli finds herself in a black void. She heaves a deep sigh.)

Allison: I hate super villains.

????: Hahahaha!!!

Allison: Especially ones that cackle.

????: Oh. Sorry.

(A young woman appears. It’s Queen Beryl from Sailor Moon.)

Beryl: Wait a second. You aren’t that moon brat.

Allison: I know that. You want the fic down the hall.

Beryl: Oh. Thanks. Sorry to bother you. (She leaves.)

(Alli lets out another sigh. Then something hits her from behind and she falls to the ground with a soft thud.)

Allison: Stupid… Terry… damn ball…