It was Thursday, the 14th of February. Mac and Lolly walked through the school gates of Green Hill Elementary.

"Who are you taking to the dance, Lolly?" Mac asked.

"Well, uh, I'm not going to the dance..." Lolly blushed, "At least not to this one..."

Mac simply looked confused.

"Well, I'm going with Puff!" Mac said, "I said that yesterday too! I think we should get married someday!" he exclaimed happily. Lolly giggled.

Puff flew up to them.

"You guys excited!?" she exclaimed joyfully, "I sure am! I can't wait to dance with you, Mac!"

"Me neither," Mac said to her, blushing.

"And Lolly, girl, who are you gonna take to the dance?!" Puff asked. She was clearly very hyper at the moment

"U-uh..." Lolly blushed again, "I-I don't really have a date..."

'..yet...' she added in her mind.

"WHAT!? This is an OUTRAGE! And don't you say that no-one likes you because you're a VERY likeable person, Loll!" Puff put her hand on her hips.

"Uh, it's not that, Puff, I just, have a job to do." Lolly said.

"A job? But - you're only 10 years old!" Puff was confused.

"Well, if you must know, I'm going to be a popcorn seller at the dance at Pencil's school." Lolly said.

"Wow!" Puff said, astonished, "You got a job at a HIGHSCHOOL! That's impressive! Good luck then!" She cheerfully patted Lolly on the back and then walked away with Mac.

"Good luck, Lolly, you're gonna need it..." Lolly muttered to herself, determined.

She had gotten permission from her teacher the previous day. Now all Lolly needed to do was make her move. That would be the hardest part. And she had to do it tonight.

...

Pencil walked into the school gates to see Headache, Wet and Fire talking. Or rather, they were arguing.

"Tamalex is prettier!" shouted Headache.

"No, Alemara is!" yelled Wet.

"YOU'RE BOTH WRONG! IT'S PENCIL!" screamed Fire, before they all noticed Pencil walking towards them.

"Oh, uh, hi Pencil..." Fire chuckled nervously, "We were just, uh, discussing about, er, the dance!" This was only half true.

"I'm glad you all have dates now!" Pencil said cheerfully.

"Me too!" said Headache, "I rarely ever have dates to these kind of things."

Wet stayed silent.

"Me neither." said Fire, "I-I'm just not really that confident."

"N-neither am I..." Pencil admitted, blushing, "Anyway, where are the Milk children?"

Right on cue, Tamalex and Alemara walked in the doors, giggling about something. Axel followed them in, looking extremely angry.

"Headache is cool!" Tamalex giggled, "I guess in a kind of annoying way..."

"Well, Wet is the coolest." Alemara simply stated.

They arrived right next to Pencil.

"Hey Pencil! Hey guys!" Tamalex and Alemara chorused together.

"Hi girls!" Pencil laughed, "So, what's up with Axel?" she asked in a more serious tone.

They all walked together, the Element brothers in the front, then the girls, and then Axel in the back.

"Isn't it pretty obvious?" Tamalex said sarcastically, "He's annoyed that he doesn't have a date for the dance tonight."

"I feel sorry for him..." Alemara said, "I'd go with him if he wasn't my brother and if I wasn't going with Wet!"

"I know he'll find someone!" Pencil said to them, "I know it, I told you!"

"Do you have some crazy plan?" Tamalex asked.

"Well, not really." Pencil said, "Let's just say that somene very special is waiting for him!" she cheerfully said.

"Ok..." Alemara trailed off, confused.

"And with Mindy out of the way, we can enjoy the day!" Pencil said happily.

...

"Berry, Veronica, Cindy, everyone else, I need you to-"

"Oh, so we're just 'everyone else'?!" a girl exclaimed angrily.

"SHUT UP!" Mindy roared, "Anyway, you girls need to remember, kill them. Kill them all. Kill all the dinosaurs! And REPTILES! EVEN THAT CROC AND THAT GATOR, AND JUST...EVERY ONE OF THOSE ANNOYING PEOPLE!"

"Got it." Veronica said seriously.

...

That night, at the Domino household, Pencil and Lolly were super nervous.

"I'm more nervous than you!" Pencil exclaimed anxiously.

"At least you have a date. I don't!" Lolly exclaimed nervously.

"You'll be fine, Lolly! Remember your job as the popcorn seller?" Mac asked, walking into the room, "Anyway, aunt Juicy said that we'll be swimming in the car with Puff!"

Lolly and Pencil looked confused.

"Oh, you mean a carpool?" Pencil tried to control her laughter.

"Yeah! She also said that she was dropping me and Puff at our school before you two go to the Highschool!" Mac said cheerfully, "And we'll be leaving soon."

"Kids! Time to go!" Juicy called out from outside.

"I wonder what tonight will hold for us." Pencil said dramatically.

"Me too." said Lolly and Mac at once.

...

At the Element family's house, the four children were getting ready.

"I can't believe how all grown-up you're all getting!" Silhouette, their mother, squealed with excitement.

Battery the Chao, their family pet, and their father, Illusion, entered the room.

"Your mother and I are going to enter Battery in the 'most romantic pet contest' so if you guys arrive home and we're not here, then that's why. We may be out all night so I'm trusting you guys to stay here by yourself and BE MATURE." Illusion said to the kids.

"Sure thing!" Headache said.

"Yeah, I guess..." Wet said.

"Ok!" Fire said.

"Whatever." Puff said.

"Now remember, Puff, the carpool is coming to pick you up soon. It's good Juicy Domino finally got her driver's liscense recently." Illusion said, "As for you, boys, me and your mother are dropping you guys off at your school."

"Chu!" Battery exclaimed in an excited tone.

Just then a car horn beeped outside.

"That's my ride! Bye, everyone!" Puff ran out the door squealing with excitement. She got into a car. Juicy was the driver, and Pencil was in the other front seat. Mac and Lolly were in the back.

"We'll get the car ready." said Illusion, "We'll be leaving soon."

"I'm nervous..." Fire said after Illusion, Silhouette and Battery had left the room.

"Don't worry, Fire, we all are!" Headache said, "But just be yourself!"

"Yeah, I'm sure the girls are just as nervous as we are! N-not that I'm nervous!" Wet quickly added, "I hope tonight is awesome though!"

...

At the Milk family's house, all the kids had left. Everyone except Tamalex, Alemara and Axel.

"Typical." said Axel, "Of course we leave last."

"It's because we're arguably the most mature ones of the bunch." Tamalex stated, "Anyway, our parents will be back soon, and we'll be leaving soon."

"What's the point of going?" Axel said in an annoyed tone, "You two go on and have fun with your dates. I'll just stay back here and study my homework. Maybe if I turn it in before next Monday I'll get extra credit."

"Axel, don't think like that! Just because you don't have a date doesn't mean you can't have fun!" Alemara said in a soothing voice.

"So what?" Axel said angrily.

"So what?" Alemara repeated, "You're a rock star!

"You've got your rock moves!" Tamalex added, giggling.

"And you don't need a date!" Alemara and Tamalex sang together.

"You two don't understand what it's like to be me!" Axel shouted, "My idea of fun without a date is studying! It's much more educational than going to a stupid dance where I have to dance with the teacher! And you two don't understand because you two have DATES! WHO DO I HAVE, HUH!? NO-ONE! THAT'S RIGHT, AND YOU GUYS ARE ALL WRONG, BECAUSE THERE ISN'T SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE! THERE'S NO-ONE FOR ME!" Axel yelled at the top of his lungs, "I HAVE GIRL PROBLEMS, DEAL WITH IT! I'M ONLY GOING TO THAT STUPID DANCE BECAUSE YOU 2 WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT IT!"

Axel stormed out the door right when Mr. and Mrs. Milk arrived back home. Axel got into the front seat of the car and slammed the door.

"Poor Axel." Alemara said, wiping a tear from her eye, "He doesn't know what tonight might hold for him!"

"Neither do we." Tamalex said, "But whatever it is, I hope it turns out well for all of us!" She put her arm around her younger sister.

...

Mindy was looking out the door of ther assembly hall, waiting.

"They should be here soon!" she growled.

She went back inside and hid backstage with her gang of girls.

A car pulled up outisde the hall. Pencil got out of the front seat. Lolly nervously stepped out of the back. They walked inside the alternate entrance, holding hands.

A few seconds later, another car pulled up and the three element brothers got out. A third car pulled up and Tamalex and Alemara got out. Alemara held Wet's hand and Tamalex held Headache's hand. The two couples walked in together.

"Where's Pencil?" Fire wondered to himself. He didn't realise Axel was right behind him.

"Maybe she ditched you! Maybe now I'm not alone! Maybe NOW I WON'T be the only one without a date anymore!" Axel said in a creepy tone.

"A-Axel, you're scaring me..." Fire turned around and backed away nervously.

Juicy laughed from the driver's seat of her car.

"Pencil's just inside. She got here a few seconds before you, Fire." Juicy giggled.

"Oh, ok. Thanks, Miss Domino!" Fire said cheerfully as Juicy drove off. Fire glared at Axel.

"And NO thank you, for scaring me!" Fire said in an annoyed tone to Axel.

The Element parents and the Milk parents both drove away in their cars.

Fire and Axel walked inside, glaring at each other.

...

"Yeah, my cousin Lolly signed up for popcorn seller?" Pencil said. She and Lolly were at the front desk, "Well, technically I signed her up for her, but she asked me to!"

"Yes, go on in. Have a good time." said the lady in a flat tone.

Another lady walked in.

"And you must be Lolly! Judging by your height." she noticed how short Lolly was compared to the highschoolers.

"So I guess I'm the only elementary school kid here, then." Lolly sighed, "I feel so different!"

"It's alright Lolly, come on in, I'll show you around!" the lady held Lolly's clawed hand and showed her the entrance. They walked inside to the dancefloor.

Pencil was about to walk in after them when suddenly, Tamalex and Headache walked out a different door into the room that Pencil was in. Wet and Alemara followed them.

"Pencil, where've you been?" Tamalex asked.

"Yeah! We thought you got here before us!" Alemara said.

"Sorry, I was signing Lolly in. She's the popcorn seller tonight." Pencil replied.

"What!?" Headache exclaimed.

"Well, anyway, Fire's looking for you." Wet explained to Pencil, "You better not keep him waiting!" he smirked.

Pencil walked into the dance room, ignoring Wet's comment. Headache, Tamalex, Wet and Alemara followed behind her.

Fire and Axel were talking.

"Trust me, Axel, you can have fun even without a date!" Fire reassured him.

"It's no use. The only fun I'll have now is if everyone stops making noise so I can study all night." said Axel.

"You call that FUN!?" Fire exclaimed.

Lolly was talking to the lady.

"This job is EASY! I had the same job when I was a young lass!" the lady said, "Just wear this satchel and walk around advertising the popcorn." The lady handed Lolly a satchel, "When someone wants popcorn, give them a bag of popcorn from in the satchel, and then take their money and put in in this pocket here." She pointed to a small pocket on the satchel.

Lolly looked confused.

"Just sell popcorn to people." The lady said. Lolly started walking around.

"Uh…a-anyone want some…pop…corn…?" Lolly tried to talk to people, but they were too busy dancing.

Lolly walked up to a couple and called out, "Do you guys want any popcorn!?" The couple ignored her and started kissing!

Lolly sighed. It was hopeless. She would never take to the sky at this job if she couldn't even sell popcorn.

"Wait. Take to the sky? That's it!" Lolly said as she took flight. She was a little unstable at first but eventually got the hang of her high altitude. She flew over the a few girls dancing and asked them if they wanted popcorn.

"Sure, cutie girl!" said one girl, pinching Lolly's cheek. Lolly retrieved the money and flew off.

Headache and Tamalex started dancing.

"Wow, Headache, you've improved quite a bit!" Tamalex sounded impressed.

"Y-you really think so? T-thanks, Tamalex!" Headache said shyly. Tamalex took Headache's hands in hers and Headache twirled Tamalex.

Wet and Alemara were dancing too.

"Where'd Pencil go?" asked Wet.

"Oh, she's looking for Fire." Alemara said, "Anyway, let's request a song!"

"What song would you like next!?" called out the DJ.

"SOMETHING FROM THE CHIPMUNKS!" Alemara screamed out. Wet facepalmed and smiled.

The DJ put on the chipmunks version of the song 'Just like heaven'.

Wet and Alemara continued dancing. They gazed into each other's eyes and smiled.

"You know, near the end of the dance, there's going to be a countdown 'til midnight." Wet said to Alemara.

"Really?" Alemara said.

"Yeah, and then they're going to have all the couples kiss!" Wet said.

"WOW!" Alemara exclaimed in an excited tone, "I can't wait!"

Wet twirled Alemara as Axel, who had apparently overheard, walked over.

"Oh, that's just GREAT! There's NOTHING more fun than having a bunch of people around you kissing while you have no-one!" Axel exclaimed sarcastically, walking over.

Fire followed him over.

"Axel, stop over-reacting!" Fire said, "You'll find someone! Anyway, has anyone seen Pencil?"

"Yeah, she was with us a minute ago," said Alemara, "She's looking for you!"

"Oh." said Fire, "Can you guys make sure Axel doesn't go crazy?"

Alemara sighed.

"I guess." she said.

"I just might go crazy! I don't even want to be here!" shouted Axel, "And all of you don't even seem to care! You all have dates, you don't know how it feels to be alone!"

"But we do." Fire said, "We've all been too shy up until now. So we all had no-one!"

"But I have more trouble than you guys!" Axel yelled.

"Besides, Axel, if you really want we can all dance as a group in a minute!" Alemara said.

"I'm like the 7th wheel." Axel simply stated.

Fire looked confused.

"You don't understand." Axel said, walking away into the bathroom.

"At least he's calmed down." said Wet. Him and Alemara kept dancing.

Axel was in the bathroom, thinking, when all of a sudden he heard something through the wall. He put his ear up to the wall and listened.

"Oh my GOD! THERE'S SOME YELLOW DINOSAUR SELLING POPCORN! She looks, like, 10!" Axel gasped as he recognised Cindy's voice.

"Yeah, and also, I don't have a date!" Mindy screeched, "I wanna KILL Pencil! AND ALL HER STUPID FRIENDS!"

"Quiet, Mindy, people may hear you." Berry said, "Anyway, I've set out plans on this paper on the wall here. Each of us will corner them, and then, we'll strike!"

"And then my boyfriend will realise that I'm the best and not Pencil!" Mindy said in an evil voice, "I'll strike with my trusty knife!"

"You have another knife?" Veronica asked.

"Yes! I ordered an axe from the internet using my dad's account!" Mindy sounded really evil now, "Pencil will never know what hit her!"

Evil laughter arose in the girl's bathroom. Axel quickly sped out of the room. He had never noticed what Cindy had said at the beginning of the conversation. He never noticed her mentioning a yellow dinosaur.

Headache and Tamalex were dancing with Wet and Alemara. They were trying to see which couple was better at dancing.

Headache and Wet twirled Tamalex and Alemara, respectively.

Fire was wandering around, wondering where Pencil was. Just then, Pencil and Fire bumped into each other.

"Sorry!" they both said at once. Then they realised who it was.

"Finally I found you!" Fire exclaimed, "Come on, let's dance!"

Fire dragged Pencil to an empty space on the dancefloor and they held hands and spun around. Just then, Pencil noticed something. The DJ was missing and the music had stopped playing.

"Hey, Fire?" Pencil asked.

"Yeah?"

"Uh, where did the DJ go?" Pencil inquired.

Just then Axel ran up to them.

"Guys! Mindy...meeting...knife...kill...Pencil!" Axel shouted.

"What!?" Fire exclaimed.

"Mindy's back." Axel muttered, "And she's going to kill us all if we don't do something!"

"We've got to stop her." said Pencil, "Where did you last see her?"

"Well, I actually didn't see her, I heard-" but Axel was cut off by Mindy, who was on the stage. She shouted, "ATTACK!"

The teacher was out of the room, and there were no adults in the room. Everyone panicked.

Pencil, Fire and Axel ran for their lives as Mindy grabbed a rope hanging from the stage ceiling and swung towards them. She accidentally went too far and landed next to Headache.

"Mindy!" exclaimed Headache. He grabbed Tamalex's hand and ran off.

"Wait!" shouted Wet, as he and Alemara ran off after them. They collided with Pencil, Fire, and Axel.

"Where's Lolly?!" shouted Pencil frantically.

"LOLLY?!" Axel exclaimed.

"No time! We have to get out of here! She's not after her, she's after us!" Fire ran off. The others followed him.

The hall was very big, so there were lots of hiding places. The seven reptiles all hid backstage, when they came face to face with Mindy's gang.