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The house was three stories tall, and was built on a large foundation that went into the mountain.From the front yard, Jasmine and Gers could tell there was a pool, patio, balcony and grill area. Through the large windows, they could see a workout room and a large kitchen.

Kimberly went up to the door, the teenagers and the creatures following.

"Password?" a mechanical voice suddenly asked.

"You have password protection?" Gers asked. "That's so cool!"

"Yes, and it's patterned, too!" Kimberly said. "Everyday the password changes."

"How do you know what they are, then?" Jasmine asked.

"Because the password is patterned," Kimberly repeated. "I can use the formula in my notebook," she pulled one out of her pocket. "To find out what today's password is."

"What's the pattern?" Jasmine asked.

"The lunar mansion of the coresponding day according to the ecliptic calander of Hindu asrology."

The teenagers looked at each other. "What?" Gers asked.

Kimberly grinned, "What date is it?"

"July 17th," Jasmine answered. "Or 16th..."

"No, it's the 17th," Kimberly said. She peered in her notebook, and did some math in her head. Then she turned to the front door and said, "Punarvasu."

Then, the sound of the door unlocking clicked, and the mechanical voice said, "You may enter."

"Thank you," Kimberly nodded.

Gers and Jasmine glanced at each other again.

Kimberly opened the door, and her creatures jumped inside happily. Jasmine and Gers followed Kimberly inside.

The immediate room was a large tiled hall which lead to three open rooms. Towards the left was a living room; two couches and a chair were put around a big screen TV, and there was a large bookshelf on the back wall. On the right was the workout room, where a stationary bike, barbells, jump ropes, treadmills, bowflex's, punching bags and a small trampoline were waiting. Ahead of them was a large, open kitchen, complete with every known appliance, as well as a dining room fit for at least ten.

Jasmine and Gers glared around in awe.

"Nice place, isn't it?" Kimberly asked.

"Awesome!" Jasmine exclaimed.

"Come!" Kimberly motioned. Jasmine and Gers went to the dining room with Kimberly, who showed them a large screen door at the back, which had been hidden by the wall.

"Out there is the pool area and the grill," Kimberly said. "Go upstairs and turn on your first right to get to the patio. Top floor is the bedrooms, and try not to disturb everyone at night... they'll get angry."

"Everyone?" Jasmine asked.

"The creatures," Kimberly exclaimed. "They all share a room."

"I thought there was only two," Gers said.

"No," Kimberly shook her head. "There's five. Bobbles, One, Sparky, Pink, and Max."

"Who are they?" Jasmine asked.

"Go meet them," Kimberly said. "They're probably upstairs."