(Here's chapter 3 of "Mommies Dearest". Thanks to Soniclover, The Time Traveler, S.P.D. Gold Ranger, and Martin Seamus McFly for reviewing. Off we go.)
Copyright 2005
The girls and I were balancing our way across the roof in which the girls' moms were hanging out. We peeked in through a roof window to see what they were doing.
"Look at them. They're acting like nothing even happened," Clover said.
"Yeah, what's up with that?" I said.
"My sweetheart, Alex just loves peanut butter and jelly, especially when I trim the crusts off," Carmen said.
"Gabi, would you be a dear and hand me the explosive peanut butter compound?"
"Here you go, Carmen. This should do nicely," Gabi said, handing her the peanut butter compound.
"Oh my," I said. Alex gasped.
"Just in case those naughty girls and that boy put up a fuss," Gabi continued.
"What do they mean 'put up a fuss'? I've never put up a fuss since I was like 5," I said.
"Who knows, Mathew," Sam said.
"But so much for my mom being overprotective. Time to put the 5 karat data processor pendant to the test."
Alex and I lifted the hatch of the roof window open as quiet as we could so as to not make any noises. Sam lowered the pendant down behind Stella, who was listening to some music and relaxing. She felt like she heard something, but just yawned and stretched, thinking it was just her. Sam pulled the pendant back up to her.
"What's it say, Sammy?" Alex asked.
"There seems to be some kind of signal being tranmitted from the corsage," Sam explained.
"And I'll bet it has something to do with the way our mothers are acting."
"Then we have to get those corsages off their wrists," Clover said.
"And how do you girls propose we do that? We can't just sneak in there and remove it if they ever go to sleep," I said.
"Mathew's right, girls. Guess we'll have to track the signal from the source and stop it there," Sam said.
6:00 a.m. -- Pacific Coast
The girls and I were all crunched up into one little golf car that we rented from the spa. Alex was at the wheel, Sam was sitting by her, and Clover and I were bunched up next to each other because there was lack of room in the back.
"The spa's selection of rental cars is totally lacking. It's a good thing I'm a yoga pro," Clover complained.
"Tell me about it, Clover," I said.
"With you and me sitting behind Alex and Sam, I feel like the middle of a sandwich," I said.
The signal on the pendant that Sam was holding in her hand started getting louder.
"The signal's getting stronger," Sam said.
"We must be close. Take a left here."
Suddenly, we were rear-ended and Clover and I almost fell over Sam's and Alex's heads. We looked behind us and we saw a huge loader truck that was driven by the girls' moms. Carmen was at the wheel.
"Hello!" I said. (Quick A/n: The way I said "hello" is not a way of greeting a person like how it normally is. I just say it when something is either huge, there's a small gap in a race or sports game, etc. You get it? Hopefully you do.)
Suddenly, we were rear-ended once again.
"What in heaven's name do they think they're doing?" I said.
"Quick! Hit the gas! Maybe we can outrun them!" Sam said.
Alex did just that, and Carmen did the same thing, reeling us back in.
"They're reeling us back in!" I said as they drove to our left side.
"If you have crash helmets, this would be the time to put them on, guys," Gabi said to us.
All of a sudden, Carmen leaned the truck into our little car and we were bumped off the road and we all wrecked, knocking the 4 of us out and leaving us unconscious.
Minutes later, Alex was laying on a massage table, still unconscious. She opened her eyes and saw her mom.
"Mommy?" Alex said after coming around.
"Yes, dear," Carmen said, looking like her cheerful, (and irritating to Alex) self.
"Oh, thank goodness," Alex said.
"I just had a totally creepy nightmare. I dreamed that you and Sam's and Clover's moms were trying to bump us off."
"Don't worry, sweetie," Carmen said.
"All of your nightmares will soon be over... just as soon as we eliminate you."
Alex gasped as she looked behind her. Her arms were tied up, as were the rest of us.
"Before you get rid of us, would you mind telling us who's behind all this?" Sam requested.
"Allow me," Someone said. It was Tim Scam.
"Tim Scam!" We all said.
"You again? Man, what are your issues with the 4 of us?" I said.
"Didn't we throw you in jail after you tried to kidnap Jerry and try to take over WOOHP?" Clover asked.
"Oh, that's the thing about prison, my dear," Scam said.
"Lots of time to devise an escape plan. And lots of time to devise a disputable revenge."
"Ew, your nasty breath smells like--" Clover said.
"Like a couple of dead great whites," I said. (Quick A/n: For those of you who aren't familiar with these old sayings, "great whites" means great white shark or sharks. Glad to clarify that.)
"For sure," Clover said, agreeing with me.
"Let me get this straight: your big revenge plan was to kidnap our moms and make them do your dirty work for you?" Sam guessed.
"That is so lame." She finished.
"And stupid," I said.
"The mind controlling corsage is a little something I invented while working at WOOHP. I knew you little goody-goodies couldn't resist my flyer," Scam evilly said.
"I would've resisted," I said while I rummaged through my pockets for some kind of knife.
"That was you?" Alex said.
"I can't believe they would even let rip-rap guys like you around our mall!"
"Your moms have done so much for me. In fact, I'm thinking of keeping them," Scam said.
"Besides, my shrink said that my lack of parental guidance led me to a life of crime."
"Boy, I'm glad I didn't bring my mom with me," I said as I found a breadknife in one of my pockets of my pants and began to slowly and gingerly untie the ropes wrapped around my wrists.
"Please, like my mom would even give you the time of day, let alone motherly love," Clover said. (Quick A/n: That's the part that's cut out whenever they air this episode on Cartoon Network.)
"Is that so?" Scam said.
"Stella, throw your daughter in the sauna, then come home with me and do my laundry," Scam said to Stella, kissing her cheek.
"Oh, anything for my little Timmy," Stella said.
"MOM!" Clover screamed.
"Don't do it!"
I managed to finish cutting the ropes off of me, but it was a little too late.
"Stop it!" Sam said to Gabi, but she wouldn't listen.
"MOM!" Alex said to Carmen, but she wouldn't listen either.
Scam laughed evilly as the girls' mothers locked us in the sauna in the locker room and Stella turned the steam all the way up.
"Have a nice sauna, you 4," Stella said to us.
"It'll be your last."
Stella took a final glance at us and walked away.
"But we're too young to have our last sauna!" Clover said.
She tried to open the door, but it was sealed shut.
"We have got to get out of this nightmare and get our real mothers back!" Sam said.
"But how do we do that? We're trapped in a steaming sauna with no way out!" I said.
Suddenly, Clover's compowder rang.
"Who could be calling at a time like this?" Clover asked.
"Hope it's a locksmith," Alex said.
"Just answer it already," I said.
"Hello?" Clover said.
"Hello, girls, and Mathew," Jerry said. He was sitting on the roof of his mother's house.
"Jerry?" Clover said as we all gathered around her.
"So sorry I hung up on you earlier. I wanted to let you know that our former arch-nemesis Tim Scam has escaped from prison. You should be on high alert unless he plans on paying you a visit," Jerry said to us.
"That info's like so three hours ago," Alex said.
"Yeah, Jerry," I said.
"What are you doing telling us this old information!"
All of a sudden, Jerry heard his mother.
"Jerry! Are you on the roof? Oooh, that's it! It's obvious you ned some guidance in your life. You leave me no choice but to move into your hotel where I can keep an eye on you," Said his irritating mother.
"Oh dear, I have to run, you four!" Jerry said and hung up.
"Wait, Jerry don't go we need-- help," Clover said.
"Thanks a lot, Jerry. Now what?"
"Like I said, with his mother in the way, it's all up to us, and she's like practically asking us inside to do this on our own," I said.
Minutes passed by. The sauna had not let up yet. We were all sweating. We needed air for sure.
"I could really... use... an... a/c... right now!" I said.
"All... of... us... could,... Mathew," Sam said.
Alex took out a piece of the WOOHP gum and started chewing.
"If only we had a good gadget," She said as she started blowing a bubble.
"Alex, what are you doing?" Clover said.
"Isn't it hot enough in here already?"
"It's not me," Alex replied.
"This WOOHP gum has a mind of its own."
The bubble that was being blown got bigger and bigger. When it was big enough, the steaming sauna bursted, leaving the 4 of us tangled in a heap of gum.
"I think I liked it better when Jerry briefs us on how to use our gadgets," Clover said.
"Amen to that," I said to Clover.
"Come on, guys. Let's go burst Scam's bubble!" Sam said, determined.
"For sure!" I said.
End of chapter.
(Well, how did you all like it? Hopefully I'll get some more suggestions for my next episode. In case you forgot them, they were: 1. "Mummy" 2. "Boy Bands Will Be Boy Bands" and 3. "I Dude". Now for the review replies.)
Soniclover: Errr... Uh... Sure. If you want. Which of the 3 episodes would you suggest that I should do next?
The Time Traveler: Yep, you didn't. And thanks for the suggestion. So far, it's a tie for suggestions for "Boy Bands will be Boy Bands" and "Mummy" at 1 each. That's great that you don't mind a self-insert for our joint story. Would you mind including Brittney in it? Have you thought of anything yet? If you or I do, would you do the first chapter, then send it to me so I can put in my part and go from there, then send it back to you. Got it? How's this for an idea: When something Clover drinks causes her to go crazy and do crazy things, it's up to the rest of the girls, me and you to find out what's going on. But when Alex and Sam get the same effects as Clover, it's up to Brittney, you, and me to find out on our own. How's that for an idea? If you have something else in mind, we'll go with that.
S.P.D. Gold Ranger: So that's where you've been. Let's hope you get it back a.s.a.p. Did you tell your dad that you have something urgent to do? How come you didn't send it to me before your dad did the maintenance on your computer? Then, I'd be doing my part and then sending it back to you. If your dad finishes the maintenance, and you check your mail, and you didn't get my messages for some reason, let me know and I'll resend it back to you. Got it? Oh, and which of those three episodes would you suggest that I should do next after this one?
Martin Seamus McFly: Great. I've already checked it out. I'll get to work on the first chapter immediately right after this. Send it back to me when you finish and I'll do my part and then I'll send it back to you for final revisions, then send it back to me so I can post it. You got it?
(There you go. Take care all of you out there.)
--Mathew (Mat49324)