Modern Inconveniences part 5: Operation: MALL

When we last left out Phantom, he had just completed watching a movie entitled… heh, The Phantom of the Opera. Kristi, Sandra, and Kira all turned as Amanda said the name, "Haley." All five girls grinned at one another.

"Haley." Amanda said again, and ran over to give her friend a hug.

"Hey." She gave a small smile, looking at Erik over Amanda's shoulder. "Those clothes look awful." Of course, Haley's speculation was correct. Having went through evil talking toilets, running as fast as he could from evil slash, eating s'mores and getting chocolate all over himself, having a light saber fight, and getting popcorn on himself from the girls throwing it at people during random scenes of the movie (CoughRaoulCough) Our Phantom was indeed a mess. A rather gorgeous mess, but a mess, nonetheless.

"Well," Amanda's voice took on an innocent tone. "What do you want to do about it?" She actually blinked her eyes a couple of times and grinned wickedly.

"I think… I want to take him shopping. Do you have the card?" Haley inquired, hiking one brow. Amanda nodded and pulled a small plastic card from her pants pocket. Now, this card was the key to how these girls were managing to pay for everything that they did (minus the S'mores, because THOSE were Erik's fault). They had taken donations from Phans all around the world. Even if a Phan only gave one dollar… there were millions of Phans… so… the girls had a lot of money to spend (Not to mention that most Phans gave between 20 to 100 dollars.) In short, they were loaded, and ready to spend.

"Of course." Haley nodded. "Okay then, lets go." And so, they went out to the Phantom Car!

The Phantom Car was something that Haley herself had taken a couple of thousand to design. It was a rather large HUMMER, painted black and silver, with masks painted on the doors. Along with the masks were roses, and the Phantom in all of his guises graced the windows. We say windows, because this wonderful car was expanded to have two extra rows of seats. So, it contained room for 14 people. OR, 13 Phan girls and 1 Phantom. Whichever way you prefer to take it.

"Haley, this is…" Sandra looked in awe at the car, while Erik stared at it in suspicion. Having gone through what he'd gone through, he wasn't exactly prepared to take on this new challenge.

"Amazing?" Kristi finished Sandra's statement for her, while Sandra nodded in agreement.

"Totally shot gun!" Amanda shouted, and ran for the door. The other girls piled after her. Only, they didn't notice that Erik stood in place, standing at the giant car before him.

Haley, however did. "What are you waiting for?" She gave him a nudge. "Get it, I made it for you."

Erik stared, looking from the pouting girl in front of him, to the car slightly to the left.

"I don't know if I want to." He finally said.

Haley's eyes widened, as she realized that Erik had never seen such a car before, and this was one big monster of one to introduce him to. "It's perfectly safe. See, Amanda and them are fine."

Erik looked inside the slightly tented windows, to see that Amanda, Kristi, Sandra, and Kira were indeed okay. Infact, all four girls were singing rather loudly to the Phantom soundtrack, Kira and Sandra being Erik, and Amanda and Kristi being Christine. However, as he stared, they switched off, rotating parts. Bemused, he turned back to Haley.

"I don't know if that's safe." Haley smirked.

"I'll protect you." She took his arm, and lead him towards the car. Finally, she maneuvered him inside, and closed the door.

"All set?" Haley looked over her shoulder, and grinned, taking the keys with a couple of different key chains on it. Just a few of them read, "Got Phantom" With a large mask. "Erik for President" On another. "He's there, inside MY mind" On the last.

"Yeah!" A chorus of female voices rang, with a lower, 'I suppose' From the male voice.

"Good, lets go." And so, with the insertion of the key, the car started, and away they went.

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