And now for 'Sally's Comet'! Keep in mind, I am aware of the timeline issues, I'm merely putting an episode order to fit it in to make more sense. Also, this episode is going to be slightly different. Anyway, enjoy!

Up in Arnold's room, as I was drinking from a Diet Yahoo soda, I saw that Phoebe was part way through with setting up the telescope. Gerald, Nadine, Arnold and I started talking about it.

"So, Sally's Comet is coming around?" I asked Arnold, who nodded.

"Yeah. Comes around every seventy years, and I want to see it while I still can." Arnold said. "Grandpa told me he actually seen it when he was a young kid."

"Wow..." I said in amazement.

"I wonder how the original kid who got the comet named after him or her reacted?" Nadine asked.

I paused to think of an interesting scenario on Nadine's question.

"Happy birthday, Sally!" A young lady smiled as she gave some certificates to a young boy. "I named a comet after you!"

"Aw, I wanted a bicycle!" The little boy whined.

"You're going to get a comet, and you're going to like it, mister!" An old, fat man frowned at his son as he was reading the paper.

"That's an interesting question." I said, shaking my head. "I'm sure back then, he or she was grateful."

"Okay, got it done!" Phoebe said as we turned. Phoebe smiled as she showed off the telescope. "What do you think?"

"It's perfect!" Arnold smiled as he examined the telescope.

"Once again, Phoebe, you have amazing technological skills." I said, patting Phoebe's head.

"Now all we need to do is get it on the roof!" Arnold smiled.

"Are you sure you want the telescope on the roof of your boarding house?" Nadine asked. "Because we've been to your part of the town before, and nothing personal, but there are quite a lights on in your neighborhood."

"Oh yeah..." Arnold paused.

"We can always ask people to turn off the lights to watch the comet!" Gerald smiled.

"No offense, Gerald, but you don't have the manners enough for asking people to turn down their lights." Phoebe pointed out.

"We can always do a petition." Gerald offered.

"Gerald, the comet passes by TONIGHT! Where are we going to find time for a petition?" Arnold pointed out.

"Oh yeah..." Gerald paused.

"What you guys need is a place with no lights..." Nadine paused.

"Yeah..." Gerald said. "And the city is full of them..."

Gerald then snapped his fingers. "You know, there's a place I spotted on the map labeled, 'Hawk Mountain'!"

"Yeah!" Arnold smiled. "Grandpa told me all about Hawk Mountain! He told me that barely anybody knew about that place!"

"Uh, Arnold, are you talking about the Hawk Mountain that's, like, a citywide attraction that got businesses three years ago and most likely would have a traffic jam if anybody came by car today?" I asked. "Because that is the only Hawk Mountain I've heard of."

"Oh..." Arnold and Gerald deflated a little bit.

"But you're on the right track!" I smiled. "What we need is a small field surrounded by trees and the night sky... why don't we ask your grandfather to drive us towards the campsite where we set camp last? We'll go there for a while, set the telescope up, we can watch the comet, spend the night and go home."

Arnold and Gerald smiled as Arnold said, "That might work! Thanks, Rhonda!"

"Anything for a friend." I smiled as Arnold and Gerald ran downstairs to talk to their grandfather.

"Good thinking, Rhonda. The campsite may be just what we need!" Nadine smiled.

"Yeah!" Phoebe giggled. "I wouldn't mind setting up a small late night picnic there!"

"And best of all, it's my perfect opportunity to get close to Arnold!" I smiled. "This is a cakewalk!"

Me, Nadine and Phoebe then started high-fiving each other. This was going to be a great night!

Pretty soon, after we picked up our camping supplies and packed some things for a night in camping, Arnold, Gerald, Phoebe, Nadine, Arnold's grandfather and I were back once again at the camping site as we had just finished setting up the tents once again and Phoebe had the telescope set up.

"We're all set to watch the comet tonight!" Phoebe smiled. "What time?"

"The comet should be here at about... eight sixteen PM." Arnold said, looking at his watch. "And it's about quarter to eight now."

"Great!" I smiled. "Plenty of time to set ourselves up. No lights for..."

All of a sudden, a bright light was shining from nearby as I looked up to the sky. "Wait a minute... what happened to the sky? It just disappeared!"

"Oh, dagnabbit!" Arnold's grandfather said as he got up. "Must be those kooky kids next to our campsite, having fun over there."

We got curious as we looked over to see... Stinky, Sid, Harold and... oh crap. Curly. All four seemed to be playing around with a lot of lights they brought.

"Well, we can't focus on the comet if they have these lights turned on!" I groaned.

"I can ask them politely to turn them off." Arnold said as he and Gerald got up. "Gerald, you coming?"

"Sure." Gerald said as he went over.

"Thanks." I smiled as me, Nadine and Phoebe decided to go back to our seats, Arnold's grandfather decided to go elsewhere (probably to take a small leak in the bushes).

"Well, at least it's all good..." Nadine smiled as the lights were turned off.

"Yep, and the lights are off now. My date... well, semi-date... is now perfec-" I started... before a light got turned on from the other side. "WHAT THE HECK?! What are they doing over there?"

I angrily got up as I decided to march over to see what was going on. Nearby, I saw Curly holding up a flashlight near the side of their tent as Harold, Sid and Stinky were watching Gerald and Arnold sitting nearby as they were doing motions with their hands.

Gerald used his right hand to march over to make what seemed to be a shadow puppet version of... me?

"Rawr, I am so angry right now!" Gerald mocked me. The nerve. "ARNOLD! GERALD!"

Harold laughed. "I love this part!"

Arnold then moved both his hands to make shadow puppets of himself and Gerald appear as Arnold moved the shadow puppet version of himself to talk. "Oh, Rhonda!"

"Don't 'Oh, Rhonda' me, Arnold! I thought you and Gerald were going to tell Curly and his friends to turn off all the lights!" Gerald moved the Rhonda shadow puppet to mock me.

"I tried, I really did..." Arnold moved his shadow puppet version of himself.

"...but then they talked about a shadow puppet show, and I wanted to do it..." Arnold then talked like Gerald as he moved the shadow puppet version of Gerald.

Gerald then moved the Rhonda puppet as he did a mocking cough. I decided to step in.

"ARNOLD! GERALD!" I growled as I stepped over to them. Arnold and Gerald yelped as they turned to me, the four watching turned as well.

Arnold and Gerald came over to me nervously as Arnold said, "Oh, Rhonda!"

"Don't 'Oh, Rhonda' me, Arnold! I thought you and Gerald were going to tell Curly and his friends to turn off all the lights!" I frowned, not approving of Arnold and Gerald's shenanigans.

"I tried, I really did..." Arnold stammered a little bit. Well, he was cute when he did that stammer.

"...but then they talked about a shadow puppet show, and I wanted to do it..." Gerald tried to explained.

I coughed, not wanting Gerald's excuses. My eyes then widened as I realized what I just did. I just emulated the entire shadow puppet scene in front of Curly's group... and they enjoyed it!

I just groaned. I took a deep breath. Curly, Harold, Stinky and Sid are below me... I decided to calm myself. They're not that smart... they can follow any order.

"Stay right here a minute, I'll talk with them." I told Arnold and Gerald.

"Are you going to invite them over for the comet?" Arnold asked.

"Yeah, whatever." I told Arnold as I went over to Curly, Harold, Sid and Stinky, Arnold and Gerald walking back. "Hey, fellas... good friends... psychopaths..." I muttered the last one under my breath. "...I think it would be FUN if you guys turned off your lights for at least a half an hour to forty-five minutes. It would be really fun if you went into your sleeping bags and went to sleep during that time? Am I right?"

Curly, Harold, Sid and Stinky shrugged as they nodded.

"Good, good. Now why don't we do that, hm?" I asked politely. "Curly, why don't you get comfortable in your little sleeping bag, with your favorite doll?"

Curly gave a smile as he sat near his sleeping bag, cuddling his doll.

"Harold, why don't you go to your sleeping bag, and think about your next meal for breakfast, hm?" I smiled, leading Harold to his sleeping bag.

"Oh, food..." Harold drooled as he crawled into his sleeping bag.

"And Stinky, you've had a long day, why don't you just get comfortable in your sleeping bag and sleep, there's going to be another long day ahead." I smiled.

Stinky paused as he said, "Gee willikers, Rhonda, Ah suppose you have a good point."

"And Sid..." I paused to think of something. "You need your beauty sleep, too!"

"...I guess so." Sid said as he decided to get himself comfortable.

"Good..." I smiled. "Good night, guys."

Sid nodded as he turned off the lights as the four got comfortable in their sleeping bags.

I smiled as I went back over. I didn't want these four interrupting my moment... not in this time.

"So, they couldn't stay up for the comet?" Arnold asked as I sat down next to him.

"Afraid not. It's a shame, really." I said as we saw Gerald and Phoebe adjusting the telescope.

"There we go..." Phoebe smiled... when all of a sudden, a bright light came on... in the direction of the campsite where Curly and the others were camping.

I growled as I got up. "I thought I told these guys to... wait here a minute, I'm going to see what's up." I muttered as I decided to march in the direction of the campsite.

I reached the campsite where Curly and his friends were as I noticed Curly had his light on. "What is it now?"

"I was just turning on the light to find my glass of water." Curly explained.

I glared at Curly as I pointed to the drinking glass of water next to him. "The one that is clearly NEXT to you?"

"Oh, yeah!" Curly smiled as he picked up the glass of water... and put in a random toy fish inside. "Okay, sweet dreams."

Curly smiled as he turned off the light and got comfortable.

"Good night." I muttered as I walked off. Hopefully for the last time.

"Almost time for the comet." Arnold's grandfather smiled as I got comfortable next to Arnold.

"Hey, Arnold, do you mind if I link your arm right next to-" I started to ask before I noticed the lights from the campsite coming on again. "URGH! Wait a moment, please."

I started to run right back to the campsite where Curly and his friends were.

"What are you guys up to now?" I asked, frustrated as I reached the campsite, Harold having turned on his light.

"It's my blankie!" Harold whined.

"What about your blanket?" I frowned as I looked towards his sleeping bag, I notice he was cuddling a green blanket.

"I have the wrong one, I have my Thursday blanket. I should have my MONDAY blanket." Harold said, panicking.

"Then why don't you SWITCH your blankets?" I asked, impatiently.

"Oh, that's a great idea!" Harold smiled as he got up and dug around his backpack, until he found a purple blanket. He put the green one away as he came back to the sleeping bag, comfortably. "Okay, I'm good."

"Fine. Turn your light out." I frowned as Harold turned his light out. "Good night!"

I angrily walked off.

A couple minutes later, I was smiling as I got a little comfortable next to Arnold as Phoebe smiled, her telescope up and ready. "All ready to go."

"Great." Nadine smiled. "Your grandfather should be making the popcorn right now."

"So, Rhonda, what did you want to say before?" Arnold asked.

"Oh, right!" I smiled. "Well, I wanted to know if you minded if I linked my arm with y-"

The lights from the other campsite turned on again. I started twitching a bit, then groaned. "Hang on."

I sighed as I walked towards the other campsite.

"What could it possibly be this time?" I groaned as I saw that all four boys were awake.

"Sorry, Rhonda, it's on me." Sid said. "I just can't go to bed without a bedtime story."

"Yeah, and we wanted to hear it, too!" Stinky said.

"Oh, you want a bedtime story? I can give you one!" I frowned as I pulled out a big novel.

"Really? That's great!" Sid smiled. "I really appreciate this..."

"Yeah, yeah..." I frowned as I opened the book. "They look for the monster, blah blah blah, they find it, blah blah blah, they catch it, blah blah blah, THE END!"

I slammed the book closed as all four were all asleep, they turned their lights out. "Good night!"

I then angrily walked off...

...and walked two steps before the lights came on! Are you kidding me?

I turned around and glared angrily at the awake kids.

"We want another story!" Sid smiled.

"You got a sequel to the previous story you read?" Stinky asked.

I sighed. "All right, I give up. I'll be honest with you boys. We would REALLY appreciate it if you just turn the lights out for tonight! Arnold REALLY needs this!"

"Why does Arnold want us to turn off the lights?" Harold asked.

I paused to think up a lie. "Because... he likes to sleep at this hour. And really bright lights annoy him. And if any bright light woke him up in the middle of the night, he isn't very pleasant. And you don't want to see an unpleasant Arnold, now, do you?"

The four paused as they shook their heads, Curly said, "You have a point. Okay, we'll shut the lights off."

I sighed in relief. "Thank you, that's all I ask."

Curly, Harold, Sid and Stinky respectively turned all their lights off as I smile, heading back to the campsite.

I then came back to the campsite as I got comfortable with Arnold. "Okay, hopefully, this'll be the last time they have their lights on."

"You really want to see this comet, don't you?" Arnold asked.

"You might say that." I sighed. That's fine, it's all worth it, I'm near my crush, it's gong to be fine.

"Popcorn's ready!" Arnold's grandfather called.

"Oh, I'll get the bowls." I smiled as I got off and started to head towards the campfire where Arnold's grandfather was at.

"Oh, hello, Rhonda. Just get the bowls ready for everybody, while I go find a good seat. By the way, I only bought four bowls, so two of you will have to share." Arnold's grandfather smiled as he walked off.

I nodded as I started to fill up some of the bowls with popcorn. I was smiling, getting excited. I decided to have a shared bowl for me and Arnold. Maybe I can pull off the accidental hand touch moment that I see on TV most of the times. As I was about to do so...

"AHHHH!"

I felt a splash of water coming at me as the campfire went out, along with the shared bowl of popcorn I had planned for Arnold and me, getting it all soggy! I turned around... and glared when I saw Curly, Harold, Sid and Stinky holding buckets of water.

"We got the fire out!" Harold smiled.

"Great... get out!" I glared as I pointed the other way. "And lights out!"

Curly, Harold, Sid and Stinky started to walk off as I shook my head. I swear to God...

I sighed as I filled up the rest of the bowls with popcorn as I decided to carry them over to Gerald and Phoebe, then one to Grandpa Phil, and one for Nadine. I went over to Arnold and sat down next to him.

"What happened to the other bowl of popcorn?" Arnold asked.

"It fell down the water hole." I sighed.

"You okay, Rhonda?" Arnold asked, putting an arm around me. "You look pretty wet. Want me to dry you up?"

I gave a small smile. "That would be nice."

Arnold went out to get a small towel for me. I smiled as Phoebe looked at her watch. "It's eight-fourteen, the comet should be here soon..."

"Great..." I smiled as I looked up, Arnold coming back with a towel as he sat next to me and put the towel on me. "It's going to be worth it... a grand night ou-"

"Arnold, please, man! Control yourself!" I heard a voice say.

"WHAT THE-?" I said as we looked up to see Curly sitting atop a crescent moon prop held by a rope.

"Please, Arnold, don't shoot the moon!" Curly called.

"What?" Arnold said in confusion as Gerald, Phoebe and Nadine just shook their heads in shock, making sure they didn't just hear what they just heard. Arnold's grandfather just laughed at this.

"SAVE THE MOON! SAVE THE MOON! DON'T TAKE OUR LIGHT! DON'T SHOOT THE MOON! WE'RE LOONEY FOR THE LUNA! DON'T SHOOT THE MOON! WE'RE LOONEY FOR THE LUNA!"

We all then turned around, me in horror, and everybody in confusion and amusement to see Harold, Sid and Stinky walking around holding signs saying 'We love the moon' and 'Don't shoot the moon'!

I groaned as I stood up silently... and yelled, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?"

Everyone then looked at me as I sighed. "Okay, okay, look... there's something I should tell you guys..."

Curly got down from the moon prop as he joined Harold, Sid, and Stinky as they sat next to Arnold. I looked over to everyone as I sighed, "Look, guys, I should probably tell you the truth, not the truth from before, but the new truth. You see, we want the lights to be off because tonight, a comet is going to pass through... Sally's Comet, if you will. It passes by once every seventy years, and all we want to do-"

"Rhonda..." Phoebe started.

"Hang on a sec, Phoebe." I said. "...all we want to do is watch it... in the dark. See? That's why it's-"

"Rhonda." Nadine called.

"Just a moment, Nadine." I sighed. "That's why it's very important that you have the lights turned off, just so we can see the comet, do you understand?"

I looked over and realized the four boys were mesmerized by something. "Were you paying attention to me?"

"Rhonda... the comet!" Arnold said, pointing behind me.

I turned around and gasped in amazement. Sure enough, here was the comet, passing by. I smiled as I decided to get comfortable near Arnold's lap. I smiled. "It's so beautiful."

"It truly is..." Arnold smiled as he put a hand on my head, stroking my locks a little bit. I gave a small smile.

"It's truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience." Arnold's grandfather laughed.

We smiled as Nadine said, "It's amazing..."

"I know!" Gerald said as Phoebe looked at the telescope.

"Look at that comet go." Phoebe smiled. "It's amazing how close you can see it through the telescope."

"Yeah..." Harold smiled as Stinky, Sid and Curly sighed.

"So... where do you think we'll be for the next seventy years?" Arnold asked.

"Hopefully, together, married with a child or two." I thought to myself.

"Who knows?" I smiled. "But hopefully, when we live for another seventy years, we can probably catch it again."

"Yes sir... but I won't be, because I'll be... well... you know..." Arnold's grandfather said.

"No you won't, Phil!" Gerald smiled.

"Will you stop calling me Phil?" Arnold's grandfather glared as the comet went by.

As soon as the comet was over, Curly, Harold, Stinky and Sid cheered as they got up and walked off.

"Did you see the part where Sally's Comet did a loop-de-loop?" Harold said in excitement.

"Gee willikers!" Sid smiled. "That was really spiritual!"

"Imagine, seventy years!" Stinky said as they departed for their camp site.

"A once in a lifetime experience for sure!" Curly's voice sounded.

I sighed as I laid my head down...

"Rhonda, I can't move unless you get your head off my lap." Arnold said.

"Oh..." I blushed as I put my head up. "Sorry."

"Well, it wasn't quite what I had in mind for the semi-date to go..." I said to my two friends as I was getting comfortable in my sleeping bag.

"At least you managed to get close to your crush. That's very important." Phoebe smiled.

"Yeah..." I said.

"Good night, Rhonda. Tomorrow's going to be another day." Nadine said.

"You said it." I said as we turned our lights out.

And indeed, tomorrow and the next few days were going to be really interesting.

There's the forty-fifth episode! How do you like it? Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks! And any editors for TVTropes, feel free to put in new edits for the Oh Rhonda! TVTropes page!