O.O' Boy, Twin-Lupus, you sure are making good on that reviewing rampage! LOL! Thanks a ton! And cuteforthecause, I love your reviews, too! I love y'all! Enjoy and review! (Here comes the fluff! J/C FOREVER! And watch for movie lines; there's not much action in this one, but a WORLD of humor! Hey-hey! And some of these songs are based on ones I have actually danced to at church youth dances! If you know them, review and tell me! They're fun!)

Chapter 4: Lord of the Dance and Toilet
The next evening at 7:45, Jimmy walked up to Cindy's door, the others waiting in the hovercar. Sheen could hardly take his eyes off of Libby, and Libby was watching Jimmy to see his reaction to how Cindy would look. Jimmy took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Vortex answered the door and smiled.

"Ah, James," she said, then called behind her, "Cynthia, James and your friends are here!" A slightly panicked commotion was heard overhead and soon Cindy appeared in the doorway. Jimmy felt his heart stop. Cindy was wearing the white, slightly hoopy dress with pink, poofy sleeves and a pink satin choker with a gold heart charm. But what really surprised Jimmy was what she'd done with her hair! It started out with her regular ponytail separated into three buns high on the back of her head, completed with a braid encircling her whole head and a corkscrew curl on each side of her face. He'd seen make-up on her before, and the dress was a nice change, but her hair was breathtaking! (I mean, come on; how many hairstyles have we seen on her?) Overall, though, the same word pounded its way into Jimmy's head: Beautiful.

"Put your eyes back in your head and just give her the flower, already!" Libby yelled from the hovercar, "You can stare at her when we get to the dance!" At this, Jimmy recovered his senses, slipped the pink carnation on Cindy's left wrist, quickly grabbed her hand, and led her to the hovercar.

"I like your sleeves, Cindy," Carl said, "They're real big."

"Girl!" Libby gasped as they took off, "What'd you do with your hair? It's gorgeous!" Libby had put sparkly white butterfly clips in her hair and had a purple corsage of the Arlupitan Flower of Healing from Ultra Lord episode 84, "Ultra Lord Saves the Bumgorfs." At least, that's what Sheen had told her. It was an orchid, Jimmy had said.

After Libby was done raving about Cindy's hair, Cindy faced forward in the passenger's seat.

"She's right, you know," Jimmy said meekly, "Your hair is really nice." Cindy looked at her lap and twirled a corkscrew lock, smiling.

"Thank you," she said quietly, "Carl's right about my sleeves, too. They are pretty big, aren't they?" She couldn't have said a stupider thing is what she thought.

"Yeah," Jimmy agreed with a smile, "but I like them, too." He thought he couldn't have a stupider thing.

For a minute, Cindy didn't say anything. Then she softly said, "Thank you."

(Camera cut to the Candy Bar)

"Hello, children!" Principal Willoughby greeted in his usual sing-song voice, "Welcome to our first school dance ever held at the Candy Bar! (Applause) I hope you'll forgive our DJ for being late; he's gone to stop the police from arresting his daughter's fiancee." Surprised murmuring was going around when Miss Fowl whispered into Principal Willoughby's ear. He then addressed the crowd again.

"Sorry, folks," he apologized, "That was Robert de Niro from 'Meet The Fockers.' Our DJ, I have just been informed, has been standing behind me the whole time I was standing here...That is all. Let's party!"

"And you kids had better not screw up my floor!" Sam grabbed the microphone, "I just polished the dang thing with turtle wax, yeah!"

The DJ started off the dance with the Cotton-Eyed Joe Remix (don't ask which), and some of the kids could be seen doing a line dance that involved jumping, kicking, and making the lasso motion over their heads. (It's true! I've done this before!) A few girls were actually dancing with their shoes off!

"Hey! The Cotton-Eyed Joe Remix!" Sheen piped as he grabbed Libby's hand, "I'm all over this one! Come on, Libby!"

"Dancing's not exactly my forte," Carl said, "but I'll bet that Flurp punch is good! Hey, Sam! Hit me!" This left Jimmy alone...with Cindy.

"Personally, I think he's just shy," Jimmy said about Carl, "I taught him to dance with an experiment once, and I'm pretty sure he remembered it."

"You didn't happen to use it on yourself, did you?" Cindy asked with the faintest hint of sarcasm.

"Only one way to find out," he offered his hand. She grinned at him and went with him to the floor where they blended in with the Cotton-Eyed Joe dance. After that, they all learned and almost mastered the Cha-Cha Slide (I've done that one, too! BOO-YA!) Jimmy and Cindy were dancing together for the first few lines of "The Middle" (by Jimmy-Eat-World) when they noticed a thick circle of their peers chanting. Wondering what was going on, the two went over and scooted through the thicket of spectators to find Sheen break-dancing! It turned out all the kids were chanting, "Go, Sheen! Go, Sheen!" in time with the song. The two were speechless and open-mouthed.

"Hey, guys!" he said while doing the worm, "What's up?"

"Apparently, you!" Cindy said, her mouth gaping. Jimmy said in shock, "Sheen, where did you learn that?"

Still dancing, Sheen asked, "You guys ever seen Napoleon Dynamite?"

"Yeah," they both answered.

"Well," Sheen said, still grooving for his temporary fans, "I picked up some moves from him, plus I watched that 'Darrin's Dance Grooves' video. He's one cool dude!" Across the circle, Cindy saw Libby in all smiles. She knew what she was thinking: I knew he wasn't just a hyperactive Ultra Lord fan! He can dance!

"I am lord of the dance!" Sheen shouted as he broke into an Irish river gig, "Bow to your lord!" Libby joined him in the Irish dance, since Cindy had once pushed her almost beyond her limits to dance perfectly once (river stomp, anyone?). Jimmy and Cindy decided to leave 'the lord of the dance' with his lady and joined Carl at the counter with the raised seats.

"Hey, Carl!" Jimmy sat on his left (that's facing the counter).

"Oh hey, Jimmy!" Carl greeted them, "Are you guys having a killer time?"

"Heck, yes!" Cindy said enthusiastically, "I can't remember having so much fun! Hit me, Sam! I'm a thirsty girl!" As Sam ladled Flurp into her waiting cup, Jimmy asked Carl, "Carl, haven't you danced at all?"

"A couple of times," Carl admitted, "but you know how I get around most girls." As they all took a swig of Flurp, Sheen and Libby came up to them.

"Well," Cindy said as Libby sat next to her, "if it isn't the lord and lady of the dance. Had enough?"

"Nowhere near it!" Sheen said, "I just need to refill my hyperactivity tanks! HEY, SAM! HOOK ME UP, WILL YA?"

"Well, we're going to visit the ladies room," Cindy said after Libby'd had a good draught, "if you'll excuse us, gentlemen."

Sheen scoffed.

"What is it with girls?" he said when they'd left, "They go everywhere in tribes and half the time, they don't even use the bathroom. They just powder their noses like they'd come apart without it." Sheen and Jimmy, after laughing, looked at Carl, who had a powder compact in one hand and a powder puff in the other. They looked disturbed at him.

"What?" he turned away, "I don't have a problem!" Then the Three Amigops realized they had to go, too.

Author's Review:
Like I said, this chapter is mostly the dance getting underway, and the kids having their fun before the conflict comes in. Anyone recognize the Napoleon Dynamite lines? XD I had so much fun doing this chapter, especially since I've danced to the Cotton-Eyed-Joe song AND the Cha-Cha Slide! (Take it back now, y'all!) Whoo! One hop this time! .o...Okay, getting back to reality...What did y'all think? Who likes Cindy's hair? I know I do! L8R!