In the lounge, the girls were excited about their science grades, "I'm glad I got an A+ on that dolphin report," Harley cheered.
The ACS girls were happy that they got A+ through C on their science grades, but Lilith thought otherwise. "I can't believe I got an F on that shark report." she groaned.
"Looks like going through your colored dresses cost your study time," guessed Chanel.
"Now I'll never get into Fairview Ballet Academy," groaned Lilith more.
"That's the ballet school Corina has been to," Saatvika whispered to Carla. "She looked really good in a tutu."
Lilith was so angry about the bad grade, she tossed some lemonade to Mr. Georgeson. "Lilith," he said sternly, "I know you didn't do it on purpose, but I'm afraid you're going to have to fetch some paper towels and give them to me."
"Do I have to?" whined Lilith.
"Yes," Mrs. Georgeson answered with a deadly glare. "That's an order."
Carla then turned to Danna. "By the way, Danna," she commented, "I love your latest web video of you performing Bonnie Macias' songs. Your much more fitted for her songs than Bonnie did."
Since the girls were so thrilled about passing science class, they decided to go celebrate with some burger casserole at Club Groove.
"I'm with you," replied Presley Beth, "I hear that Bonnie Macias makes the best burger casserole on Weaver St."
XxoxX
A few minutes later, they arrived at Club Dove, "Haven't been here since we helped Bonnie remember her songs," recalled Chanel.
Even though that she was a goth, Chanel bounced up and downed a lot until Danna calmed her down.
Inside Club Dove, they could see the place partially empty. Bonnie was in one of the tables having some nachos and working out some old songs she haven't done since her youth. "Bonnie?" asked Danna, "What are you doing?"
"Working up some old songs I did during my solo career," answered Bonnie as she fixed a smudge on a music note.
On the MTunes app on her phone, Danna looked up Bonnie Macias. Unfortunately, she only had two CDs and three of her songs had three stars.
Flair Play
In The Heart of Tiny Town
Beach Babies
"These are your songs?" asked Danna. "It must be hard going solo. Diana Ross and Gladys Knight may have made it big going solo, but you didn't."
"Yeah," Bonnie admitted. "They didn't make it big."
"Maybe you're not cut out for the songs," Harley suggested, "but maybe Danna is. Also, we can get your old bandmates to perform with her."
"We mean it," replied Danna. "I've written lots of songs, but I hardly did some from a falling musician. Also, I don't know where the other members of Bonnie and the Trumpeter Swans are."
"But I do," answered Bonnie. "Even after we broke up, we stayed in touch every now and again. Bassist Zainab works in Topeka as a music shop owner, lead guitarist Jae runs a farm on the outskirts of town, keyboardist and Jae's twin sister Jacinda runs a dress shop in Wichita, and drummer Meredith Rakes is retired and has moved to Chicago. Luckily, she's in town this weekend to see the Broadway production of 'West Side Story' figuring she could see off-Broadway performances in Kansas."
Just then, Ms. Benjamin came in with fellow teaching colleague and two little girls. They were African American and wore preppy clothes with disco patterns. "It's one of the CKH music teachers, Dylan Macias," Danna explained. "I figured he had to be related to Bonnie. Same last name, strong singing, and all those disco knick knacks on his desk."
"I know," Presley Beth replied. "And I see he brought his daughters. I heard so much."
"Vada, Carla, Danna, Presley Beth," recalled Mr. Macias, "these are my ten- and six-year-old daughters, Zaina and Maraym. Their basketball practice is cancelled due to the coach due to a dentist appointment she forgot about. So I thought I could take them to see my mother and she could teach them how to make her famous burger casserole."
"That's nice, Dylan," smiled Bonnie, "but I thought up something better. We're going to put Bonnie and the Trumpeter Swans back together."
"You're going to get Aunt Zainab, Aunt Jae, Aunt Jacinda, and Aunt Meredith back together," "You guys haven't played since your reunion show ten years ago, and on Dad's 70th birthday."
"Unlike your divorcement due to your ex-wife being too girly," Bonnie replied, "your daddy went up to the great disco club in the sky. It was his big love for disco that made me love him."
Kiki and the ACS wanted to help their friends, so they decided to take a Trumpeter Swan and convinced them to come. Chanel and Danna decided to go after Zainab, Vada and Presley Beth decided to find Jae, Saatvika and Julianna decided to go on the lookout for Jacinda, and Carla and Harley decided to handle Meredith. To make sure that Meredith came along, they decided to bring Mavis along.
XxoxX
In Topeka, Chanel and Danna were arriving at Guitarcade Music Store while unintentionally holding hands. Inside, they saw an elderly woman in funky clothes playing a Mew Mew pinball machine. She was Zainab.
"Excuse me?" asked Danna. "We're looking for a Zainab."
"That's me," Zainab replied. "Are you here for a lovely music lesson?"
Chanel and Danna noticed that they were holding hands and stopped, "We're not here for any romance," Danna answered. She thought, *Not yet anyway,* then continued, "But we're here to talk to you about Bonnie and the Trumpeter Swans. They want to reunite so they can help out with one of Bonnie's swans."
"Will it have a pinball machine?" asked Zainab. "Because I'm a master at it."
Remembering the pinball machine that Club Dove had, she said, "Righty-o!"
XxoxX
Outside town, Vada and Presley Beth were arriving at Laughing Oak Farm. By a horse stable, Vada and Presley Beth spotted an elderly lady grooming horses while in an astronomy themed cowgirl outfit. Vada was astonished by the constellations on her vest. "I really love your wardrobe," commented Vada. "Especially the lupus constellation, similar to Mew Mew Zakuro."
"You're welcome," replied the old lady. "I'm Jae."
"We know," replied Presley Beth. "Former member of Bonnie and the Trumpeter Swans. We need y'all to mosey on down to Club Dove for a reunion show."
Seeing Presley Beth's cowgirl nature, it reminded Jae of herself when she was a child: wild, risky and dirty. "Count me in," she replied. "I got some hats that'll help out with your little routine."
Little did they know, Aretha got a McCart bug and turned a toad by a pond into McCart Toad.
XxoxX
In Wichita, Saatvika and Julianna were arriving at The Happy Dress dress shop. Inside the '70s themed dress shop. They spotted a glamorous elderly lady in posh '70s clothes. "Are you Jacinda of Bonnie and the Trumpeter Swans?" asked Julianna softly.
"I am," answered the old lady. "Why do you ask?"
"You have the disco clothes, and Bonnie has told me that you designed the outfits," explained Saatvika. "So I figures you were her."
After explaining the Bonnie and the Trumpeter Swans reunion, Jacinda agreed to join because seeing Julianna's southern belle behavior reminded her of herself when she was young, girly, cute, and clean. "I have a few outfits that could be helpful for your show," she continued. "They're a one size fits all, but I have a feeling that the band wouldn't be good in those outfits."
XxoxX
At the Granada Theater, Carla and Harley were disguised as Rodents extras while Kiki and Mavis were disguised as surfer extras.
"Ms. Benjamin," whispered Harley, "this is a really looney idea."
"Si," agreed Carla. "They're going to know we're not part of the show."
"Not unless we play along," smiled Ms. Benjamin.
Not only Carla and Harley were both worried that they would get caught, but Mavis as well. Mavis knew that sneaking backstage disguised as an extra was wrong.
"Alright, everyone!" shouted the director. "This is the final rehearsal for the dance battle after 'Fallin' for Ya' so no dilly dallying."
Mavis remembered being on "Let's All Dance Until We're Sick" as one of the contestants, so she whispered to Congee and Lotus Leaf to change the music into something disco-ish.
Quietly and carefully, Congee and Lotus Leaf snuck by the controls and changed the music from "Big Momma's Dance Off" to Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Boogie Wonderland." Then, Congee activated the disco ball. The music change and disco ball popping out of nowhere, except for Kiki, Mavis, Carla, and Harley, who'd just dance like Dancing Queens, confused everyone. Observing their faces, the director knew that something was wrong.
"Hey!" he shouted. "I don't remembering seeing you three on set before."
"Forgive us," replied Mavis. "We just need to find Meredith Rakes, former disco drummer."
"Well, she isn't gonna help you!" snapped the director. "Leave now or I'm calling the cops."
"No, Ridge," shouted an elderly African American in orange and yellow disco clothes. "I'll handle them."
It was retired painter and former drummer of Bonnie and the Trumpeter Swans, Meredith Rakes. Mavis quickly recognized her own painting mentor, standing right in front of everyone.
"My Sweet Potato," smiled Meredith. "It's been a long time."
Mavis got offstage and hugged her mentor. "Sweet Potato?" Carla and Harley whispered.
"It what she use to call me," replied Mavis.
"Come into the green room," Meredith replied back. "I'll fix up some hot cocoa and you'll tell my anything."
As Mavis, Kiki, Carla, and Julianna left for the green room, Meredith turned her head and said, "Carry on!"
Confused and disturbed, they continued with their rehearsal.
XxoxX
Twenty minutes later as they were enjoying the hot cocoa that Meredith made and explained everything. "Let me get this straight," she said. "You're getting Bonnie and the Trumpeter Swans back together so you can help your friend, Danna, perform the solo songs Bonnie wrote become big."
Instead of saying yes, they nodded their heads. "I have to admit," continued Meredith, "Bon was never got at making it big solo. So, she decided to work for her late husband at his disco club."
"Will you do it?" Harley asked.
With one smile, Meredith answered, "Anything to help Bonnie and Sweet Potato."
Mavis was glad because her old art mentor agreed to help.
XxoxX
A few minutes later, all four girls arrived at Club Dove to rehearse for the show.
"I'm glad we did our Mew Mew Bounce to the Trumpeter Swans' locations," Carla whispered to Harley. "I feel like doing trampoline acts."
"Are you kidding?" asked Harley. "You have played songs for our school, plus you sang some from the old time capsule."
Chanel pressed her hand against Danna and said, "Plus I have faith in you."
Later, the ACS were decked out in '70s Chinese/disco apparel and showing off their stuff. Bonnie and the rest of the Trumpeter Swans were surprised that Jacinda kept their old Chinese/disco outfits to this day.
"I don't want us to forget the past now, do I?" asked Jacinda.
Jae was pleased by her twin sister's suggestion of keeping their old disco clothes, but had another suggestion too. She gave a blue and pink sequin drivers caps to Carla and Saatvika, brown, white, and pink mini top hats to Harley and Vada, rainbow-colored fedoras to Chanel and Danna, Jae tried to give two yellow and purple stetsons to the twins, but Presley Beth refused. "No need," she said as she and Julianna got out their stetson and bonnet. "Jules and I brought our own."
Mavis was surprised that her daughters brought the hats she gave them when they were babies. She was glad that they kept them for this occasion.
Within seconds, Dreamheart gave the Mew Mews a vision of McCart Toad eating cars at a used car sales place. Chanel, Saatvika, and Harley decided to go while the others stay behind to help the Trumpeter Swans get ready.
Mew Mew Honey, Metamorphosis
Mew Mew Chocolate, Metamorphosis
Mew Mew Sundae, Metamorphosis
XxoxX
At Dizzy Expanse car place, McCart Toad was sticking out his tongue and eating cars, including Mr. Janson's new station wagon.
"This is an outrage!" he shouted a customer. "I paid good money for that car!"
"Well, quit your whining!" shouted Aretha, who was ontop of McCart Toad. "Why don't you go buy one that talks?!"
Outraged, Mr. Janson left.
After McCart Toad attacked a white sedan, Mew Mews Chocolate, Sundae, and Honey arrived "Looks like you got a toad down your throat." joked Sundae.
"Not funny!" shouted Aretha shouted as she held her breath.
Knowing this, Mew Mews Sundae and Honey knew that she was going to sing again, but before Arethra got a chance to sing, a fox tail knocked her out. Dreamheart came just so he can save his owners.
"Nice timing, Dreamheart," commented Chanel.
Dreamheart smiled because the Mew Mews were more appreciative of his deeds than McCartnet and his crew were. Seeing the balloons around the place, Mew Mew Honey remembers that car dealerships always put up balloons to attract customers.
"Girls!" shouted Honey. "I think we should lift this toad up. Chocolate, combine your Mini Mew with your weapon."
Mew Mew Chocolate combined Taro with her Striped Sword, made a slash and it made numerous balloons. Quickly, Honey and Sundae tied McCart Toad's limbs withe balloons and it lifted up. "Time to give this toad a chocolate honey sundae!" said Mew Mew Honey.
Mew Mew Style Mew Mew Grace
Mew Mew Style In Your Face
And to that, McCart Toad turned back into a normal toad. The Mini Mews quickly grabbed the toad and placed him safely on the ground.
"Now how are we going to fix the car dealership?" Mew Mew Chocolate asked. "We can't just replace the cars."
"Yes, we can," Mew Mew Sundae replied optimistically.
Combining Bok Choy with her Illusion Staff, she made '70s cars with modern settings appear in the parking places. Every space was filled with a Volkswagen, cutlasses, and broncos. Amongst all the cars, they found a Studebaker with ocean patterns on it and a license plate that said "CKHSRLZ." Realizing this, they knew that this car was for Mr. Janson as a replacement vehicle.
"We better get back to Club Dove," suggested Mew Mew Sundae. "We don't want to keep the Trumpeter Swans waiting.
XxoxX
The next day, Brielle, Peyton, and Rylee were coming out of a nail salon when they spotted a long line going to Club Dove. Not wanting to hesitate, they cutted in line to see Ms. Benjamin spins plates filled with Hawaiian pizza, extra cheesy quiche and black forest cake. Suddenly, she ate all three dishes in one gulp then tossed the three empty plates to Mr. Macias.
"What is our music teacher doing at Club Dove?" asked Rylee. "Of course his mom owns the place, but what's the deal."
"The deal is that Bonnie and the Trumpeter Swans are reuniting to perform a song," answered Mr. Janson as he came up to them. "You would not believe the cool car I got. A 1970s Studebaker with modern settings. Nobody makes them anymore."
Annoyed, Brielle, Peyton, and Rylee left in rage.
"Attention, everyone!" shouted Mr. Macias. "As you all know, my mom has one of her songs perform. This time, it's not by her. Instead, one of my own students, Danna Coste, is going to sing instead. So please put your hands together for the groovy Danna Coste, and Bonnie andThe Trumpeter Swans.
The ACS came onstage in their Chinese/disco apparel Jacinda loaned them and the hats that Jae loaned them. Bonnie and The Trumpeter Swans on the other hand, wore some modern 1970s clothes. With one key, they start to sing to the song, 'Beach Babies'.
Viewing the beach of a sky blue gaze
In my opinion, it's the easiest maze
I bring love from Chesapeake Bay
Or the shores of Cape May
You're my Beach Babies
I know that you love me maybe
But the ocean breezes has saved me
From not having any Beach Babies
Hearing from the shells that are so true
I knew that the Beach Baby has to you
Bringing the tides to the shore
It is something my bubbly heart has to adore
You are going to be my Beach Babies
The breezes make my passion so wavy
The Love Boat is on the waters of blue navy
Where I'm going to meet my Beach Babies.
Once they finished the song, everyone cheered for the better version of Beach Babies and the Bonnie and The Trumpeter Swans reunion.
The End.
Note: Weaver ST is a reference to Mollie Weaver, Mew Mew Zakuro's English Dub actress.
