Melia sat gaping at them. "It's a car, sillies! You've never been in a car before??!!" "Now, Melia be nice. I'm surprised at you, you've read all the books, you should know what our guests are and are not used to," chided Dr. Small as they pulled up to a large building. "Well, girls, what would you like to do first, go window shopping or go to the movies?" "Excuse me, but what are you talking about?"

Both the outing and the ride back to Dr. Small's house were uneventful. Of course, there was the occasional frantic scream of "Mice!" followed by a loud "Thump", and they did have a hard time convincing the ticket salesperson that they came in peace, but besides that nothing exciting happened. "Melia, I have some experiments that need seeing to, will you take our guests down to the pass?" "Yes, Dr. Small," said Melia reluctantly. "Come on, you two. You have to go home." "We'll never tell anyone about today," Piknim promised, as the waked down the gently sloping lawn. "Please come back and see us sometime. I know it'd be quite awkward if I came to visit you! I couldn't very well disguise myself at the abbey, and you couldn't hide me, that's for sure." So, exactly how do we get through?" "Oh, just walk through that gap in the trees over there. I'll watch to make sure you get through. 'Bye! "Good-bye!" shouted Piknim and Thyme as they walked through the pass and found themselves in the infirmary closet. "We're home." THE END