~Acme Labs ~~~~~~~~~~

"So basically," finished Bowtie "If we wan't to go home, we're going to have to do what he tells us."

Gusty stared at her.

"But why didn't you just wait for us?"

Bowtie blinked. "Pardon?" she asked.

"Why didn't you just wait for us to come." said Gusty "We would have found you, and used our magic to open the portal and bring you back. Then we wouldn't have to do anything to get back."

Bowtie was sitting there openmouthed, blinking rapidly in shock. She shut her mouth.

"I never thought of that." She admitted "But then again, I didn't know for sure if there would be a search party. I had to hope that Medley saw me go into the portal, and would tell people."

"But how did you know Medley was there?" asked Peachy "And why did you go in in the first place?"

"I saw Medley watching birds from a tree. And I thought that it was just a joke, because labs weren't supposed to exist in real life. But I guess they do. I just figured I would bounce off of it or something. But if I didn't, I hoped Medley would spot me. And apparently she did."

"Apparently." said Heart Throb dryly.

Wind Whistler had been strangely silent. Now she spoke.

"Though there may be many flaws in his plan, it seems as though we have no choice but to follow them. Unless we wan't to remain here forever."

Fizzy spoke up.

"Wind Whistler is right. What's done is done. We're going to have to get started. The sooner we start, the sooner we can leave."

"The first intelligent words I've heard from you since we arrived, Bubblehead." said Gusty.

"So what do we do next?" asked Peachy curiously.

"You'll see." said Bowtie.