Back with the others, they went back home while Sarah grumbled in frustration that she couldn't expose her brother and his friends' secret as being the new BattleToads.

"C'mon, Marie, let's go home." Lee told her blue-haired sister.

"Yeah!" May added. "Maybe Mom can make us somethin' to eat, otherwise it'll be your job!"

"I'm not going home." Marie glared as she crossed her arms.

Lee and May then stopped in their tracks.

"WHAT didja say?" Lee demanded.

"You got corn in your ears?" Marie glared as she crossed her arms. "I said I ain't goin' home! In fact, I'm never comin' back!" she then looked over at Ambrose and put her arm around him lovingly. "I'm gonna stay with Ambrose and his family!"

"What?!" May and Lee exclaimed. "We thought we liked the Eds!"

"Well, I'm not really that interested in Double D," replied Marie as Ambrose was blushing up a storm. "And besides, those three already HAVE girlfriends. No sense chasing something you can't have."

"We could always beat up those wannabes!" May suggested. "I bet that Chinese girl would be easy for you to take on!"

"I'm Japanese." Kimiko crossed her arms.

"Same thing," Lee shrugged. "That's what Mom always sez anyway."

"I can already tell your mother's not very bright." Kimiko rolled her eyes.

May looked between her sisters and held her head. "I'm so confused!" she then cried out.

"What's to be confused about?" Marie asked May.

"Which one of you is right?" May explained. "I love Ed a lot, but he does have a girlfriend! I'M HAVING A MORAL DILEMMA!"

"Honestly, May, do whatever you want," Marie shrugged. "I'm just in love with Ambrose and he loves me back and Ed loves that Candy girl and she loves him back. That's just life sometimes."

"Ohhh... I gotta go think!" May groaned as she walked off, holding her head which seemed to be churning out visible smoke from her ears.

"Should we call a doctor?" Ambrose asked.

"Give her time," Marie shrugged. "So I can stay with ya, right?"

"I'm sure Mom, Dad, and Aunt Zelda would be fine with that," Ambrose replied. "I mean, I guess I should ask... I tend to do a lot of crazy stuff without asking them..." he then chuckled bashfully. "I think I've had enough surprises for one adventure though."

Just then, Ambrose's spell phone rang, and he picked it up. "Mom, Dad? Great timing; I'm gonna be bringing a guest home today," he started before he heard a response. "...What do you mean a surprise? You're WHAT?!" he exclaimed. And then, he began to feel dizzy, before he collapsed on the ground in shock.

"Ambrose? Ambrose!" Marie cried out as she knelt beside him.

"Oh, boy, poor Brose." Zofia commented.

"Should we help him out?" LJ asked.

"...At least to make sure he gets back home safe," Zofia shrugged. "Would you like to help, Marie?"

"Sure, you could help me get to his house." Marie replied.

The Schwartz siblings and Marie soon helped carry Ambrose back at the house while Jane carried Marie's bags and Eric decided to get the door for them as another adventure came to a close. Martin and Jenny decided to come along too since they had nothing else going on for them yet. The Eds and their girlfriends simply decided to have a celebratory party at Eddy's house with Nazz and Rolf, though Sarah and Jimmy weren't invited. Sarah glared from her bedroom window as she looked very grumpy, especially since she couldn't expose the Eds for being BattleToads and she was just brushed off as crazy. Long story short, things for the Eds were going to get even better now.

"Dears, welcome home, is everything okay?" Zelda greeted.

"Hey, Zelda," LJ smiled. "Ambrose was just so anxious to get home after the big surprise."

"Oh... Hilda must've called," Zelda said knowingly. "She and Drell have a very big surprise for our family."

"I hope it's good." Eric said nervously.

"Of course it is," Zelda smiled. "You and Jane might love the sound of the news too, dear."

"Well, alright," Jane replied as she came in and sat down. "Then what is it, anyway?"

"Maybe they should tell you themselves," Zelda smiled. "It's their news after all."

"Okay," Eric replied. "Where are they now?"

"In the kitchen, they had a long day visiting the doctor." Zelda said.

Everyone soon sat down and got comfortable.

"Hey... Is it okay if I crash here for a while?" Marie asked Zelda.

"Well... I suppose that would be okay," Zelda replied before recognizing the blue-haired girl. "You're that girl that Ambrose invited over for Christmas, aren't you?"

"That's me!" Marie replied. "Marie Felman Kanker at yer service."

"Well, pleased to see you again," Zelda replied. "I'm Ambrose's Aunt Zelda, though you already know that."

"Yep." Marie nodded.

"And of course, you know Jane and Eric," Zelda smiled. "They're a very lovely addition to the family and I'm sure you will be too."

"Aw, shucks!" Marie blushed thankfully.

Hilda soon came out of the kitchen as she began to get ready to bake cookies while stirring some batter.

"Hey, uh, Ms. Hilda," LJ greeted. "Ambrose said you had some kind of news."

"Oh, isn't it just so exciting?" Hilda beamed. "I can't believe it myself, but it's going to be a wonderful new experience for Ambrose, especially for us on a second attempt."

"Second attempt?" asked Zofia. "You don't mean..."

"Ambrose?" asked Drell. "This might come as a shock to you, but you're going to be an older brother."

"...You and Mom...?" Ambrose asked, a bit shakily as his face paled.

"Yes!" Drell and Hilda announced happily.

"...I just... Need a moment... To adjust to that idea..." Ambrose said nervously.

"You have nine months, no big deal," Marie patted Ambrose on the back. "Though May took six months."

"Is it a boy or a girl?" Jenny asked the witch couple.

"We don't know yet, but I'd like to have a little girl around the house." Hilda smiled.

"Well, I guess we'll see," LJ replied. "Congratulations, you two. I guess it'll be neat for David to have someone in his general age group to hang out with."

"Thanks~" Drell and Hilda beamed.

"Also... Mom, Dad, do you think I could take Marie to my school dance?" Ambrose asked bashfully.

"Of course you can!" Drell replied. "We'll get some special outfits ready."

"Great!" Ambrose beamed before looking bashful. "...You're not gonna chaperone, are you?"

"Not unless you forget to do your chores and we go to your dance with you." Hilda smirked.

"I'll be good, I swear!" Ambrose said nervously. "...Speaking of which, where is David?" he then asked LJ and Zofia.

"Probably just playing in his playpen... You know how little kids like him do." Zofia shrugged.

Just then, a vortex popped open, and said infant dropped down, landing in Zofia's arms, gnawing on the left ear of Big Convoy, his rubber elephant.

"Question asked, question answered." LJ chuckled.

"Where were you just now?" Zofia cooed at David. "Huh? Didja have an adventure?"

"Cherry and Lionel are okay with this kid traveling by himself?" Hilda asked Drell.

"I guess they're used to it." Drell shrugged.

Everybody then joined in on laughter like at the end of an old-time sitcom. Eventually, Marie was getting settled into the Spellman house, finding it a lot more comfortable than her home in the trailer, especially with a much better family company than her mother and sisters.

Meanwhile...

A large cloud of smoke was shown in a trailer as a woman with a red bandanna and a black jacket was shown before she coughed roughly as she saw Lee and May coming home.

"Hey, Ma, Marie's not comin' home," Lee said. "She's goin' to some weird kid's house."

"...So which one of ya's gonna make me a sandwich already?" Mrs. Kanker asked in a raspy voice, sounding a lot like Harvey Fierstein.

"Ugh... I'm glad I'm out of there..." Marie grimaced and shook her head as she unpacked her suitcase and got settled into her new bedroom of the house. "A school dance though... I sure hope I don't embarrass Ambrose."

"You're gonna be alright, Marie," Eric said as he poked his head in. "Besides, you and Ambrose are gonna knock it outta the park tonight."

Marie blushed a little. "Thanks, Aaron." she then said.

"It's Eric." Eric corrected.

"Eric, right, sorry," Marie replied. "I just hope it's a lot better here than in the trailer park."

"Well, you can always just ask me and Jane," Eric suggested. "We're new here too, but we're welcomed as family members."

"Well, hopefully that happens for me too." Marie replied.

"It just might." replied Eric as he turned and exited the room.

"You don't think we forced the news onto Ambrose too fast, do you?" Hilda asked her husband as they sat on the couch.

"He'll be fine," Drell reassured. "I mean, that kind of news is shocking for anyone. I've had to be told that story eight times in a row and I just wanted a brother for a change."

"Aww..." Hilda cooed as she leaned in against him, resting her head on his shoulder. "You're probably right though. I'm the youngest, so I guess I wouldn't understand. Plus I guess he'll be okay in time for his school dance."

"That should be fun for him," Drell smiled sincerely. "I can tell those kids are crazy about each other, even without the soulmate heart shards."

Soon, Ambrose and Marie were ready for the big dance, or at least ready to get to the dance. Hilda and Zelda were at the coffeehouse and smiled as they looked at the kids as only their faces were shown and their outfits would be hidden to the audience.

"Oh, look at you!" Hilda gushed. "Like a couple of dolls!" she then said as she took out a blinding flash camera and took his picture.

"Augh! Mom!" Ambrose groaned. "You're gonna blind us before we even get a chance to get to the Netherworld!"

"I'm sorry," Hilda smiled. "You two just look so wonderful."

"Here's some money," Zelda added, giving the kids their money. "Just remember to have a good time and don't let anyone pick on you for being different."

"Thanks," Marie replied as Ambrose took the money. "You sure this is okay though? I mean... I'm still getting used to this world of magic you're always talking about."

"You'll be just fine," Hilda smiled. "Just have a good time with the other kids and be sure to tell us all about it when you get back home."

"Yeah, you'll be great out there!" Drell replied. "Besides, who cares how you look anyway?"

"Shinji?" Ambrose shrugged.

"Shinji, Shinji, Shinji," Drell shook his head and rolled his eyes. "That kid's spoiled anyway. Besides, you're gonna be there with the prettiest girl of them all!"

Ambrose and Marie smiled at that.

"Now you better get going," Drell suggested. "Otherwise you might turn into a pumpkin."

"Dad." Ambrose rolled his eyes.

"Just have fun!" Hilda smiled as the kids went to get going through the portal into the school dance. "We'll be waiting!"

And so Ambrose and Marie went to the Magic Realm in order to attend the dance.

Everybody was there from Ambrose's class: Shinji, of course, the twins: Londa and Zanda, Veralupa: the witch/werewolf hybrid, and a few others such as a girl named Dreama Hyde.

"So do you call this a Monster Mash?" Marie asked.

"You might wanna watch how you phrase that," Ambrose advised. "But more or less, yeah."

Soon, everyone stopped dancing and everyone turned to see Marie and Ambrose and... Ambrose wore a red-violet dress with black dress shoes while Marie wore her usual shoes and wore a dark green suit with a bow-tie.

"What's with ya, lugs?" Marie glared in offense from their stares. "You got a staring problem?"

Shinji burst out laughing. "Everyone, look! Ambrose is in a dress!" he cackled.

"So? You wanna make something of it?" Marie scowled. "Anyone makes fun of Brosie, then they're making fun of me. And I don't take being made fun of too well."

Ambrose blushed a bit.

"He's in a dress though!" Shinji defended. "Boys shouldn't wear dresses! Anybody with common sense knows that!"

"Uh, Ambrose, I know I'm kinda new here, but, uh, can I know why exactly you're in a dress?" Dreama bashfully asked Ambrose as she came beside him.

"I just like the breeze and freedom that you girls get to have," Ambrose replied as he twirled around in his dress a little. "I've never been keen on suits actually."

"And I ain't too crazy 'bout dresses," Marie added. "So we both thought it would be nice for us to come to the dance like this, so if anyone has anythin' stupid to say, well, go on ahead! SAY IT!" she then challenged.

This time, nobody even dared to chuckle or poke fun this time.

"Now, you said something about a dance?" Marie asked Ambrose with a smile.

The boy's eyes lit up, and he joined her on the dance floor.

Everyone then spread apart.

"Hmph... Damn that Ambrose Spellman always ruining my fun," Shinji huffed as he crossed his arms. "That Spellman family really knows how to put shame to witches!"

Everyone else other than Shinji then decided to have some fun at the dance as Marie and Ambrose had the time of their lives that night.

It was just the perfect end for everybody in the story, except, maybe, meanwhile...

In the Melon Cave of the Peach Creek cul-de-sac, Jonny cackled evilly with his superhero costume in tatters. "This is your craziest plan ever, Plank! We'll show them!" he spoke like an insane villain before spinning the chair around to show his best friend. "WE'LL SHOW THEM ALL! ...What's that?"

Splinter the Wonderwood had a "reply".

"They did, didn't they? Yeeeaahhh..." Jonny grinned as he monologued to himself. "The goody-goody-two-shoe days of Captain Melonhead and Splinter have come to an end!" he then rushed off to the darkness in the black of the cave and soon came back with a new cape and a new fruit to put on his head. "And out of the darkness will rise the villainous days of the Gourd!" he then grinned as he put a gourd on his head. "And his evil cohort: Timber the Dark Shard!" he then swished his cape dramatically. "Together, we will exact revenge, on the entire cul-de-sac as well as those other kids who visit once in a while!" he then laughed insanely and evilly before coming to a stop as Timber the Dark Shard seemed to tell him something. "What? There's no time left? It's the end of the story?" he then asked. "...What story?"

But whatever Plank was telling him was correct because this time, it really was

THE END!

VOICE CAST

Matt Hill as Ed Monoboroster and Martin Mazinsky

Sam Vincent as Edd "Double D" Ziminator

Tony Sampson as Eddy McGee

Courtland Mead as LJ Schwartz

India Ennega as Zofia Schwartz

David Paul Grove as Jonny 2x4

Tabitha St. Germain as Jenny Mazinsky

Kathleen Barr as Marie Kanker and Kevin Rockatansky

Erin Fitzgerald as May Kanker and Nazz van Bartonschmeer

Peter Kelamis as Rolf Yekelchek

Janyse Jaud as Lee Kanker and Sarah Monoboroster

Keenan Christensen as Jimmy Warren

Terry Klassen as Matthew McGee

Kiernan Shipka as Jane Hart-Spellman

Miklos Perlus as Eric Spellman

Norm MacDonald as Dorian the Cat

Jon Lovitz as Drell

Caroline Rhea as Hilda

Wendie Malick as Zelda

Brian Dobson as Mr. Monoboroster

Lara Sadiq as Mrs. Monoboroster

Paul Dobson as Mr. McGee

Nicole Oliver as Mrs. McGee and Mrs. van Bartonschmeer

ADDITIONAL VOICES:

Stephanie Ann Mills, Christian Potenza, Denise Oliver, Tony Daniels, Cory Doran, Allison Moore, Dwayne Hill, Sean Cullen, Lorne Cardinal, Tara Spencer, Emile Claire-Barlow, James Higuchi, and Pauline Newstone