Author's Note: Chapter 4 is here. This will bring back a little of the humor.

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"There you are, Moses," Jay said. "I'm all finished."

"Great!" Moses stood up and tried to look at his back the best he could. "How does it look?"

Jay smiled. "I think it suits you very well, Moses."

"Yahoo!"

That stupid bandit doesn't have a clue, Jay thought.

Moses stretched his arms out. "Well, we sure had a great time, didn't we, Jay?"

"Hmm, I suppose so."

"Well, it's gettin' late, and I'm ready for some shuteye!"

Jay yawned. "Yes, I'm feeling rather fatigued as well."

Moses threw himself on one side of the bed again, then patted on the spot next to him. "Come on, Jay, get in!"

Jay's eyes widened. "We're sharing the bed?"

"It's the only bed we got."

Jay let out an exasperated sigh.

"All right, I'll tell you what," Moses said. "You can have the bed while I sleep on the floor."

"Oh, very well..."

Moses moved onto the floor while Jay got into the bed. Before long, they were sound asleep.

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Jay woke up the next morning. He had an odd feeling that something was pressing him down. As he regained his senses, he was shocked to find Moses in the bed with his face in Jay's chest.

"What the?" Jay shoved the bandit aside, knocking him off the bed and jolting him awake.

"Ow!" Moses sat up, holding his head. "What the hell just happened?"

"My, my, you fell," Jay lied. "Well, that sure was fun, but now it's time to part ways."

"Hold up, Jay," Moses said. "There's one more thing I wanna do."

Jay let out an exasperated sigh. "What's that?"

"Walk with me to Werites Beacon. Then we'll part ways."

Jay nodded. "All right."

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It was another bright sunny day in Werites Beacon. Harriet came out of Will's house and ran out into the yard.

"Senel! Shirley, come on!" she called.

Shirley came out into the yard. "Here I am, Harriet."

"Where's Senel?"

"He's still getting ready."

"Oh...then we'll just have to start without him," Harriet said. "Come on, Shirley, let's go!"

"Hmm?" Shirley looked down the road as the movement caught her eye. "Oh, it's Moses and Jay!"

Jay and Moses approached the house.

"What's up, ladies?" Moses asked. "Jay and I just had the time of our lives back at the old hideout."

"Really?" Shirley asked.

"You weren't doing any hanky-panky, were you?" Harriet asked.

Jay raised an eye. "Hanky...panky?"

Moses turned around to face Jay. "What's she mean by 'hanky-panky'?"

Suddenly, Shirley and Harriet's eyes widened, then they burst out laughing.

Moses turned back to them. "Hey, what's so funny?"

Harriet dropped to the ground, pounding her fist and rolling around in riotous laughter. Shirley hunched over, clutching her stomach; she was laughing so hard that she found herself struggling to inhale.

Moses looked at Jay again. "What are they laughin' at?"

Jay shrugged. "I haven't the slightest idea."

Moses noticed the smug smile that Jay had on his face. "Liar."

Finally, Senel came out of the house to check on the girls. "Shirley! Harriet, what's so funny?"

Shirley reached out, pointing a finger at Moses, but was unable to speak through her laughter.

"Huh?" Senel turned to Moses and Jay. "Moses, what's so funny?"

Moses shrugged. "I dunno. I just turned around, and they just started laughin'."

He turned around again. Senel's eyes widened, and then he exploded in riotous laughter as well.

Moses threw his fists outward. "Oh come on, Senel, not you too! Is there somethin' funny on my back?"

As soon as he got the question out, a revelation struck him. "My back...the body paint!" He now glared at Jay. "You painted somethin' silly on my back, didn't you?"

Jay continued to smirk. "Why don't you look in the mirror and see for yourself?"

"All right, I will!" Moses ran into Will's house and went straight into the bathroom. Jay joined him as he looked into the handheld mirror while turning his back to the big mirror mountain on the wall. There, he could see just what had been painted on his back. It was a very silly face, with X's for the eyes, and a mouth giving the raspberry. A big red "DUH!" had been painted below the face.

Jay stood in the doorway with his hands behind his back and his right heel forward. His eyes were closed, and he had his biggest smirk on his face. Moses gripped the handheld mirror tightly for a moment, then threw it to the ground, shattering it.

"That's seven years bad luck, Moses," Jay taunted, as he turned and fled from the bathroom.

"You little punk!" Moses shouted as he quickly pursued. "I'm gonna get you for that!"

In the living room, Jay flipped over the sofa and table, landing just a few feet from the front door. Moses tripped over the sofa, sliding across the table, then hit the floor face-first. Jay opened the front door frantically and ran outside with the bandit in hot pursuit. He ran through the yard, slamming the gate behind him. Moses crashed into the gate and fell down.

Senel, Shirley, and Harriet were just recovering from their laughter as they saw Jay and Moses dash out of the house. Upon leaving the yard, Jay turned and ran towards the city exit. Moses quickly got up and chased him yet again. Senel, Shirley, and Harriet caught another glimpse of Moses' funny body paint and found themselves caught in another spell of uncontrollable laughter.

The End