A/N: Now I know... If I want to get lots and lots of reviews (thank you very much, by the way!) I just need to parody Rocky Horror! Fabulous!

Chapter 4

Chloe and Pete stroll up to the doorway… Well, actually Pete hid a little behind Chloe, but why nitpick? Just as they were about to knock, a picture window lit up brightly and a perfect copy of the new décor in the Talon appeared. Martha stood front and center. "So it seems that fortune had smiled on Pete and Chloe and that they had found the assistance that their plight required… or had they?" With another clap of thunder, the light went out, leaving the two teens to stare at each other.

"OK, on a weirdness scale of 1 to 10 and considering our night, I'm giving that a 5.3." Chloe smirked. Ah, even in the face of eminent danger, her snarkiness reigned supreme. She rang the doorbell and burst out laughing when the Addams family funeral knoll sounded.

"Look Chloe. I'm thinking this is a terrible idea. I'm cold. I'm wet. I'm freaking out 'cause this is scarin' the crap out of me…"

"Pete, don't load your drawers. They have to have a phone we can use." She looked in her purse at her useless cell phone. "Stupid batteries and cell phone coverage areas!"

The door before them creaked open. The bald man from the window emerged. He's hunched over, but has a sullen look on his face about it like it was a total affectation. The sounds of a rockin' party could be hear in the background. "Hello?" he drawled.

"Uh, Hi! My name is Chloe Sullivan… and this is my best friend, Pete Ross. I… um… wonder if you could help us. My car broke down and I was wondering if we could use your phone." Chloe found herself feeling nervous by the unwavering attention of the man before her.

"You're wet."

"No kidding?" Pete bit out. There was something about this guy he just couldn't like. "It's raining."

"Yes," Lex drawled, a smirk lifting one corner of his mouth. A bolt of lightning illuminated the scene behind them and Chloe could see a line of Harleys parked in front of the mansion. How did I miss that before? she wondered. "Perhaps you'd better both come inside."

"You're too kind," Chloe smiled. She wondered if he was somehow mentally slow or if it was all an act… more than just the Igor slouch.

The teens were led down a hallway and the music kept getting louder. "Crap, Chlo! This place is freakin' me out!" Pete whispered. "Where are we?"

"Well, first impulse is to say it's a place where a Harley convention is being held… Now I think it's the home of a couple of rich weirdoes." She whispered her guesses to him. No point in offending the hand that'll help fix your tire.

They stopped at the bottom of an elegant stairway where a maid was pretending to dust. Pete's eyes just about popped out of his head when he realized it was the French maid costume from Frederick's of Hollywood… and the woman really filled it out in all the right places! She had long, wavy blond hair and her face was innocent, but the look she gave themdefinitely wasn't.

"This way," the Lex murmured.

Chloe couldn't holdin her curiosity any further. "Are you giving a party?"

He smirked again. Chloe was struck with the need to wipe it off his face with the smack of her hand, but managed to hold onto her temper. "You've arrived on a rather special night. It's on of my father's affairs."

Pete bristled. "Lucky him." The older man just stared at the teen as if he'd said something monumentally stupid.

Lois broke the silence. "He's lucky. You're lucky! I'm lucky! We're all lucky!" Her laughter cackled in the silence.

Chloe's eyes widened. Maybe this was an insane asylum. She looked at the first inmate. He was posing by a clock. Then she heard it… and groaned. He's going to sing, she thought. I wonder if it'll be any good…

"It's astounding… Money's fleeting. Madness takes its toll. But listen closely…" Chloe was relieved that he had a nice voice. There was nothing worse than listening to a singer that thought they were good but always managed to be a shade flat.

Lois joined in. "Not for very much longer…" Her voice was low and sultry. Drool started forming at the corner of Pete's mouth.

A growl from Lex interrupted her with, "I'm gonna' take control!" The two do a quick dance and then he dances off by himself. He opened a closet and a skeleton fell out. "I remember doing the Brain Warp. Drinking dream just before the 'lectric would hit me and my dad would be calling…" He threw open a set of double doors and walked in. Lois pushed the teens to follow.

Chloe looked at the room in amazement. It looked like a real old-fashioned ballroom with chairs lining the sides. Everyone was dressed to the nines, but Chloe noticed that a lot of them were extremely familiar… Maybe people from town. At his entrance, they all sang, "Let's do the Brain Warp again!" The sound was like a sock to the jaw. The teens reeled back and their backs hit the door. But the group wasn't finished. Do they have to repeat everything they sing? Chloe thought irritably as "Let's do the Brain Warp again!" resounds through the room. But she did like the beat of the music and the dancing wasn't too bad.

Suddenly, a dark corner lights up. Martha is once again behind a window with a picture perfect copy of the revamped Talon behind her. She pulled a chart down from behind her. "It's a jolt to the head."

The guests whip their heads back. Chloe wonders if they're in danger of sustaining whiplash. "And then a step to the right!"

Martha pointed at the dance steps as she continued. "With your hands by your hips!"

Chloe's impressed that the crowd was so good at the dance steps… although it was kind of like square dancing with a caller telling them what they had to do. "You're set for such a fight! But it's the 'lectric shock," and the guests all shudder like they're being given 10,000 volts, "That really drives you insane! Let's do the Brain Warp again! Let's do the Brain Warp again!"

Pete pulled Chloe towards the door. They collide with Lois who just herded them back into the room while brandishing her duster as if it was some sort of weapon. "It's so steamy. I wish I could free me! Oh, you don't see me… No, not at all. With another invention for voyeuristic intention, well secluded, I see all."

Lex nuzzled up to her. "With a bit of a brain trip…"

Lois moaned, "Your hand is on my slip!"

Lex laughed. "And nothing will ever be the same."

"I'mspaced out on sensation!" She arched her back and Chloe firmly closes Pete's mouth.

Lex screamed, "I wished I'm under sedation!"

"Let's do the Brain Warp again! Let do the Brain Warp again!"

Chloe wondered briefly at the arm movements they were doing. Was this song supposed to make them feel like they could fly? Attention was directed to a brunette girl who had been sitting on the sidelines. Chloe was briefly jealous of the long dark hair that was so smooth, silky and shiny. I wonder what kind of shampoo she uses, she thought briefly. However, the outfit the girl was wearing was enough to make Chloe relieved that she was who she was. A skin tight strapless bustier topped by shiny Daisy Duke's and fishnet stockings were enough to force any fashonista to an early grave. Finish that off with a glitteryUncle Sam top hat and Wizard of Oz red shoes and Chloe had to avert her eyes so the retinas wouldn't burn out.

"Well, I was walking down the street, just having a think, when a snake of a guy pushed me into the sink!It shook me up, it took me by surprise. I looked around for one of the guys. He stared at me and I felt a change. My brain meant nothing, never would again!" Chloe shuddered at the nasal voice. "Well, they can't all be good singers," she muttered under her breath. She had to hold back Pete from trying to fawn all over the girl.

"Let's do the Brain Warp again! Let's do the Brain Warp again!"

Martha was really into the music now. She'd jumped up on the counter, pulled her hair out of a bun, and lifted her skirt. "It's a jolt to the head!"

"And then a step to the right!"

"With your hands by your hips!"

"You're set for such a fight! But it's the 'lectric shock that really drives you insane! Let's do the Brain Warp again! Let's do the Brain Warp again!" The music winds down and all the dancers fall to the floor. Chloe wasn't surprised that they were exhausted. All the shuddering and tense muscles were enough to make anyone tired!

She nudged Pete hard in the ribs. "Say something!"

He looked at her in horror. Then he looked back at the recumbent crowd and took a deep breath. "Hey! Do any of you guys know the Electric Slide?" Chloe moaned and slapped her forehead. She should have just said something herself! The crowd slowly got up and menacing looks were the norm on their faces.

AN:It's very hard to work on a project when you're at your parents' home. It's not that I didn't have the file, but their computer is so darn slow! Then meetings at work all day Monday and now I'm sick! If it's not funny, I'm blaming it on this cold!

Lenore Raven: Thank you for the kind words… But you're wrong on your assumption of the identity of Frank! wink

Markmark261: Thank you for being a great sounding board. I think this version of the Time Warp will be funnier than "Board Walk"!