If Hugo and Axel can sing this classic Kenny Rogers song at the karaoke party where James has returned to singing in public, let's see what Bobby Lee, James, and their guard friends can do with it! I thought it would be fun if, as a way to get him to take a break from working so hard on his latest story, Bobby Lee and the guards take James out for a little fun, since they all like a little guy time together. Thanks to Sofia2017 planning for helping with the story. Kenny Rogers' music is not mine.

Bobby Lee couldn't help but grin as he passed by James' door again. He loved the fact that James was singing around the castle again, and singing with his door open so everyone could hear him. "I love this song," he smiled as he heard James singing as he worked on a stack of papers.

"That's my line!" James joked as he looked up and saw Bobby Lee watching him.

"I'm entitled to love music too, aren't I?" Bobby Lee grinned as he came in and sat next to him.

"Of course you are," James smiled. "And now you get to hear me sing all the time again!"

"That's great, but now we have to talk about you working your fingers to the bone on papers!" Bobby Lee continued, pointing to the stack of folders that were on the bed.

"Actually, Bobby Lee those are just old stories I was looking through," James explained.

"From your 'try again later' box?" Bobby Lee asked, looking through the box. "I know you keep your favorite stories in a separate box."

"That's right," James agreed. "Sometimes if I find a story I haven't worked on in a while, I read it over to see what it was about. If I think of something to add, then I work on it with the new ideas. Sometimes they work, but sometimes I throw the story out, since it's not working, even with the new ideas."

"That's okay," Bobby Lee smiled. "Helen sometimes did that too. She'd find a story she hadn't worked on for a while, she'd do some work on it, but if it didn't work out the way she wanted, even with the new scenes or ideas or lines or whatever, she threw it out. Maybe you two could get together and work on something."

"Okay, but only if she's up to it," James agreed.

"That's right," Bobby Lee nodded, "But now, you're going to take a break after working so hard all day. My friends are waiting for me, and I told them you'd be joining us!"

"Well, okay, since you asked so nicely," James smirked.

Bobby Lee smirked. "Good! We do like our 'guy time', and you're a guy too!"

He led James to where Aiden, Jackson, Talbott, and Barnaby were waiting for them. "Good news, guys; I brought James!"

"Okay!" Jackson smiled. "We just got back from the kitchen, and we've got all kinds of sandwiches and things for a picnic after we play ball!"

"And we've got our fishing stuff ready," Talbott added, holding up several fishing poles and a tackle box.

"Okay," Bobby Lee smiled as he picked up the bag of sports equipment. "Well, guys, let's go!"

James smiled. "Okay, let's go outside!"

As they went to the park where they always played ball and went fishing, Bobby Lee smiled. "This is nice, isn't it? All of us guys are together..."

"But what if Nell needs you?" James asked. "I should have asked that before we got out here."

"Don't worry, James; Mr. Baileywick told me he'd find me if Helen needs me," Bobby Lee smiled. "She needs her rest after we rescued her. Anyway, she's such a sound sleeper that she won't notice we're gone. Besides, I think Mr. Baileywick will come running to find us help defend the castle from the horrible snarling monster he's sure to hear!"

"Horrible snarling monster?" James echoed.

"Like this," Bobby Lee smirked, tipping his head back and pretending to snore very loudly. "Helen's snoring could wake the dead! But I think we'll be fine for right now."

James laughed along with the guards. "Okay, but will Sabrina and Madeline be looking for you too?"

"No, they may not be as heavy sleepers as Helen, but after everything they went through alongside her, I'm pretty sure they won't wake up any time soon, since they need rest too," Bobby Lee assured him.

"Okay," James agreed at last.

"That's right," Jackson agreed, "And now that we know the girls are going to be all right for now, shall we play ball?"

"Let's go!" Bobby Lee smiled.

"And who wants a song as we play?" Aiden added, holding up a tape and his radio.

"That's right, Aiden likes music almost as much as you and Amber," Bobby Lee smiled. He saw the song Aiden was holding, and he asked, "You like that song, James?"

"You bet I do!" James grinned.

Bobby Lee grinned, mussing his 'younger brother's' hair as the other guards chuckled along with him. "Okay! So, guys, what should we do first: Dazzleball, or go fishing?"

James smiled. "Well, we've all decided on Dazzleball first, right?"

"Okay, dazzleball it is!" Bobby Lee grinned. "Let's team up!"

A short time later, Aiden, Jackson, and Talbott had teamed up against Bobby Lee, James, and Barnaby.

"And now, guys, let's do this!" Aiden grinned as he started the song.

I woke up this morning with the sundown shining in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within

"I love this song!" James grinned as he caught the football and threw it to his teammates.

"We all love this song!" Barnaby grinned as he caught the Frisbee.

He joined in the song too, I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

"Take a verse, little pseudo-brother!" Bobby Lee called as he caught the football.

"Okay!" James smiled, Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in

Talbott kicked the soccer ball over to his teammates as he started the next verse, I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawling out as I was a-crawling in

"It's good to see Prince James with us, and to hear him sing again," Jackson murmured.

"I sometimes open his door wider than a crack so we can all hear him," Bobby Lee admitted.

"That's okay, and we know he likes a lot of the songs we do," Aiden smiled.

He joined in the song, I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

"Let's have a little more fun, shall we?" Bobby Lee grinned, pointing toward James and the picnic blanket.

Barnaby, Talbott, Aiden, and Jackson all grinned. They remembered playing a game with the picnic blanket when Amber and James were younger.

"I sometimes do that with my son too," Jackson grinned. "My wife and I toss him up and down on a blanket, and he loves that!"

"Let's get him," Bobby Lee whispered as the he and guards moved closer to James.

James looked up. "Guys, what are you up to?"

"Oh, nothing," Bobby Lee smiled as they pushed him onto the blanket.

"Just this!" Aiden grinned as he and the others each grabbed a corner and started tossing him up and down.

As James started laughing, Bobby Lee and his friends sang the next chorus, Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in

Bobby Lee grinned as he started the last verse, Someone painted April Fool in big black letters on a Dead End sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind

Aiden joined in, Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

The guards finished the song together, I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah
yeah
oh-yeah

As they put the blanket down again, James suggested, "You know, I think Madeline would love doing this too sometime."

"Maybe when she and Sabrina are feeling better," Bobby Lee smiled as they helped him up.

After James had caught his breath, Talbott said, "Well, guys, those fish won't catch themselves!"

"Okay, let's go fishing!" James smiled.

Jackson smiled. "Yes, let's go!"

"That's right," Bobby Lee grinned, "Time for more guy time fun!"