Uniqua, Tasha, Tyrone, and Austin got back to their hotel room.
"We'll, we've got the cage now." said Tyrone. That certainly was convenient. he thought.
"Now all we need is the cheese." said Uniqua.
The four of them ran into the kitchen and opened the fridge. There was: Milk, eggs, butter...but no cheese.
"Aww, man!" said Uniqua.
"Bummer." said Pablo.
Suddenly, Austin had an idea.
"I know where we could find cheese!" he said, "At a cheese shop in France!"
Everyone looked at Austin as if he'd gone mad.
Uniqua quickly caught on with Austin's idea. "Yeah! Austin and I can get the cheese in France, while Tasha and Tyrone can stay here in the hotel to try and catch the mouse."
"Okay." said Tyrone. They all began to sing.
(Tune: The cheese song in the "Front Page News" episode.)
U: Such a big mousey, could eat a whole lot,
So when he wants cheese, we'd better feed him what we've got.
Such a big mousey, could make a big mess.
Ty: So when he says cheese, we better give him some, I guess.
(Mouse: Squeak-squeak-squeak-squeak!)
A & U:Cheese, cheese, the mousey wants cheese.
Ta: So run to the store and get some more, please!
A & U: We're gonna save the day and make it okay, but first we need some cheese!
(Mouse: Squeak-squeak-squeak-squeak!)
Ta: He's asking for cheese, so drive to a town, bring some Swiss and whatever can be found!
A mousey like him, could chew through a whole town.
U: Cause he's in a cheesy mood, and he wants to ch-how down.
(Mouse: Squeak-squeak-squeak!)
U, Ty, Ta: Cheese, cheese, the mousey wants cheese.
Ta: So run to the store and get some more, please.
A & U: We heroes will prevail, there's no way we can fail, but first we need more cheese!
P: He's nasty when he's hungry, and that's why we better,
Bring more American and bring more Cheddar.
Ty: Why does he want so much? Is it for a mouse party?
A: I think we should buy crackers, and a cream-y ha-var-ti.
(Mouse: Squeak-squeak-squeak!)
A, U, Ty, Ta, P: Cheese, cheese, the mousey wants cheese.
P: The fridge is all out, do you think he likes peas?
A & U: Us heroes will prevail, there's no way we can fail, but first we need more cheese!
Uniqua and Austin opened the door that led to the hallway.
"So off we go to Paris." said Austin.
"Where there is a cheese shop." said Uniqua.
"And wide street roads."
They both started running down the hallway, which slowly transformed into the streets of Paris.
* * *
"HONK! HONK!" went the car horn of the old-fashioned car (an 'Austin mini', to be precise) that Uniqua and Austin were now driving in. Uniqua was reading a map, while Austin was driving.
"There's only one cheese shop in this entire town!" said Uniqua, bewildered.
They stopped the car in front of the cheese shop, unbuckled their seat belts, and stepped into the shop. Inside it were shelves and shelves of antique plates (the kind used to hold cheese), but no actual cheese was in sight. Austin and Uniqua ran up to the counter and rang the bell.
"Hello, welcome to my cheese shop! How may I help you?" asked the shopkeeper. It was Pablo, dressed in a white baker's apron. He was also wearing a large hat that was shaped like a slice of cheddar, and had a collection of cheese shop badges pinned all over his apron.
"We'd like to buy some cheese." said Uniqua.
"Certainly, madam. What would you like?"
"Well, how about a slice of cheddar."
"I'm, afraid we're fresh out of cheddar, madam." said Pablo.
"Oh, never mind. How are you on Edam?"
"Never at the end of the week, madam. Always get it fresh first thing on Monday."
"Well, some Caerphilly, then, if you please." said Austin.
"Ah well, it's been on order for two weeks, sir, I was expecting it this morning."
"Um, Double Gloucester?"
"Sorry, no."
"Red Windsor?"
"Normally, sir, yes... but today the van broke down."
"Oh... Stilton?"
"Nuh-uh." said Pablo, shaking his head.
"Any Lancashire?"
"No."
"White Stilton?" asked Uniqua.
"No, madam."
"Any Danish Blue?"
"...No."
"Cheshire?"
"No."
"Brie? Camenbert?" asked Austin.
"Ah! We do have some Camembert, sir."
"You do! Excellent." said Austin.
"...It's a bit runny, sir."
"Oh, I like it runny." nodded Austin.
"Well as a matter of fact it's very runny, sir."
"It doesn't matter. Hand over le fromage de la Belle France qui s'apelle Camembert, s'il vous plaît."
"I... I think it's runnier than you like it, sir."
"I don't care how runny it is. Please hand it over."
"Yes, sir," said Pablo, bending down to look under the counter, "Oh..."
"What!?!" yelled Uniqua.
"The cat's eaten it."
"Has he?"
"She, madam."
There was a short pause before Uniqua continued.
"...Gouda?"
"No."
"Smoked Austrian?" asked Austin.
"Yyyyynnnnyyyyyynnnnnnno. No."
"You do have some cheese, do you?"
"Of course we do! It's a cheese shop." giggled Pablo nervously.
"Gorgonzola?"
"No."
"Parmesan!?!"
"No."
"Sheep's Milk Cheese?"
"No."
"Do you have some Mozzarella?"
"I'll have a look, sir," said Pablo, checking underneath the counter again, "...Nnnnnnnnnnnnnno."
"...It's not much of a cheese shop really, is it?" said Austin.
"It's the finest in the district, sir." said Pablo.
"And what leads you to that conclusion?"
"Well, it's so clean!" grinned Pablo.
"Well, it's certainly uncontaminated by cheese." said Uniqua, looking around.
"You haven't asked me about Limberger."
"Is it worth it?" asked Austin.
"It could be."
"OK, have you got any Limberger?"
"No."
"No? That figures. It was pretty predictable, really. It was a forlorn hope to even ask the question in the first place." said Uniqua.
"Tell me something, do you have any cheese at all?" asked Austin.
"Well, uh..." began Pablo.
Uniqua interrupted him. "I bet it's hidden somewhere!"
Uniqua started looking around the shop, lifting up plates to check if there was any cheese hidden underneath it. Austin started to search the room as well.
Suddenly, Uniqua noticed a door behind the counter. She ran over to open it, but it was locked.
"What's behind this door?" asked Uniqua to Pablo.
"You can't go in there!" yelled Pablo.
"Why not?" asked Uniqua.
"Because... because..." Pablo sighed, "Because I can't. I just can't open it," Pablo walked over to the door to try and open it. He pulled and pulled on the handle, but no matter how much he pulled, he couldn't open it.
"Let's all try together." said Austin.
Uniqua and Austin joined Pablo, but the door still wouldn't move.
"What if we tried pushing it." offered Uniqua.
Pablo and Austin both looked at Uniqua, surprised.
"No way!" said Austin.
"It can't be that simple!" said Pablo.
"Well, try it!" said Uniqua.
"Alright." sighed Pablo and Austin.
Pablo pushed the door, and sure enough, it opened. The three of them walked in and saw mountains and mountains of every kind of cheese imaginable.
"Woah..." said Austin.
"You can say that again." said Uniqua.
"Alright. Woah..."
"Thank's for helping me," said Pablo, "You can have any cheese you want in here. Free of charge."
"We'll take your finest slice of cheddar." said Austin.
"And maybe you could come with us, we're trying to trap a mouse." said Uniqua.
"Sure, I'll come." said Pablo, waddling to a shelf and pulling out a large slice of cheddar.
A/N: There was an obvious reference to Monty Python's famous 'Cheese Sketch', which I do not own, and the door idea was from the Backyardigans episode 'Knights are Brave and Strong'.
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