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Actual disclaimer: Hasbro, Sunbow, and Marvel and everyone else own G.I. Joe. I own nothing except for the children I created. Oh, and because I forgot to write this in the previous chapter, I'm going to say it now just so everything is clear. Nickelodeon and some other people own Spongebob Squarepants. I don't own him… phew…

The kids turned around and saw Shipwreck leaning against a wall behind them, looking on at the kids with an amused expression on his face. "Who says we're trying to sneak out?" Abby asked him innocently.

"We won't make it three feet out the door," Shipwreck said, mimicking Abby's previous statement.

"Good job, Abby," Beth said. "We just got busted."

"Not necessarily," Shipwreck told her. Beth and the other kids looked at him with interest as he continued. "Look, it wasn't my idea to tell you kids you had to stay inside. It's been two days, you're getting bored and restless and you're kids. You want to be outside. And you're probably going to want to kill one another if you're stuck inside much longer."

"Yeah, it feels like we're grounded but we didn't do anything wrong," Hallie said.

"For once," Carla said.

"All right, follow me," Shipwreck told them. He led them back down the hall they had just come from, where they met up with Cover Girl.

"Shipwreck, where are you going with them?" she asked.

"We're playing follow the leader," Annie said.

"And where are you following him too?" Cover Girl asked her, but shooting a pointed look at Shipwreck.

"Would you kids excuse me for a minute?" he asked the kids. They nodded and he pulled Cover Girl over to the wall and lowered his voice so the kids couldn't hear him. "Look, they need to go outside for a little bit and I'm helping them out before they drive themselves and the rest of us crazy," he explained.

"You're trying to sneak them out?" she asked incredulously. The kids shot her a dirty look and she lowered her voice when she realized she was probably speaking too loudly. "Do you know how much trouble you can get in?" she asked.

"I'm always getting yelled at," he shrugged. "But I really feel like these kids need to get out. Even if it's just for ten minutes or something, I say let them get out of this building for a little. They're bored, they're restless and if we don't let them go, they'll go from being sweet, bearable children to angry, restless, aggressive children."

She looked over at the children who were staring over at the pair with hopeful smiles on their faces. "Come on, Ms. Krieger," Shannon begged. "Please?"

"Yeah, come on, Cover Girl," Beth said.

"Elizabeth Nicole Krieger," said an authoritative female voice from behind the children. "If you want to do something, you have to ask me first."

The children, along with Shipwreck and Cover Girl turned around to face the last people they expected to see at that very moment- what appeared to be older versions of themselves. The childrens' parents.

"Daddy?!" Abby asked a man with graying hair and a beard.

"In the flesh," he said with a smile. Abby ran over and gave him a big hug, leading the other children to follow her example and greet their parents happily. The only ones who held back were Kaelin and Cole, who were carefully approaching their parents with guarded expressions on their faces.

Kaelin could barely look her mother in the eye. "Hi, Mom," she said quietly. "Hey, Dad."

Her father put a hand on her shoulder to get her attention. "Kay?" he asked softly. "Are you okay?"

She shrugged his hand off her and stepped back. "I'm fine."

"We're both fine," Cole said flatly.

Their mother handed each of them a duffel bag. "We brought some of your clothes and stuff with us," she told them.

"Thanks," Cole said, eyeing her with contempt but taking the bag from her anyway.

Alayna and Chris looked over at the pair and raised their eyebrows. "Man, you can cut the tension between them with a knife," Alayna said to her brother as she pointed to Kaelin, Cole, and their parents.

"I hope they're going to be okay," Chris said.

"They'll be fine," their father assured them. "I reckon they just need some time to sort through what they've learned the past couple days."

Alayna looked at her father in shock. "How'd you know?" she asked incredulously.

"Keep in mind I've already lived this moment once, darlin'," he reminded his daughter.

Shannon was standing next to her mother and father, with a big grin on her face. "How'd you know where to find us?" she asked her parents.

"Long story," Shana told her daughter.

Her father looked over at Shipwreck and Cover Girl who were staring. "Would you two mind calling our younger counterparts into a meeting in the conference room?"

The two Joes stared dumbfounded at the aged versions of themselves and their friends. "Oh my God," Cover Girl said quietly as she stared at the tall, slender, auburn-haired woman standing before her hugging Beth and Dave. There were some wisps of gray visible in her shoulder length hair. Although she was definitely older, there was no mistaking the fact that this woman was her, or at least would be her twenty years from now.

"Are you all right? You look like you've just seen a ghost," Courtney told her.

"Um, I'm fine. Just a little shocked, I guess."

"Weren't expecting to come face to face with yourself?" Courtney asked her.

"It's not something that happens every day," Cover Girl admitted.

"Can someone explain just what is going on?" Shipwreck demanded.

"We'll explain everything just as soon as you get everyone together in the conference room," Conrad told them. "You have my word."

"But-" Shipwreck started to protest but Cover Girl cut him off.

"Shipwreck, just take them to the conference room and quit arguing. I'll go get the to others," she told him.

"Not necessary to escort us," Flint said. "We know how to get there. Tell the others we'll meet them in twenty minutes."

"Oh, right. Of course," Shipwreck said, feeling half-confused as to what exactly was going on. He stared blankly at the departing forms of the children and their parents as they headed for the conference room. "Well, that was the strangest conversation I've had in a long time."

"Yeah. I just talked to me- or who will be me- or something," Cover Girl said in confusion. She rubbed her forehead and took a deep breath before continuing. "Let's just go find the others. I'm sure they'll want to know what's going on."

To be continued…

Author's Note: Hmmm… things could get interesting from here… Please continue to read and review… I really appreciate the feedback thus far!!!!