Here is the final episode of Arc 1 of 'Oh Rhonda', but don't worry, Arc 2 is still in the works! This episode is going to be 'Magic Show'! Anyway, enjoy!

I was smiling, as I had just managed to get myself ready for the day. I couldn't wait to see what Arnold's "magic show" had in store. I was about to head out the door, when...

"Rhonda, sweetie!"

I sighed as I turned towards my mother, who was sitting down in the kitchen, having some coffee. "Yes, mother?"

"I just want to remind you that you have to be at your eye appointment today at four!" My mom said. "When you're done with your friends, come over to the eye doctor right away."

I sighed. "Yes, mother. Though I don't see why I need an eye doctor. I have perfect vision. It's been perfect for years!"

"And I don't doubt your opinion, honey, it's just..." My mother said. "Lately, you've been putting your books closer to your eyes."

"I always bring them close to my eyes." I shrugged, as if what my mom suggested was bad was actually a normal thing for me...

"Yes, but you always have the book close to your own nose." My mother sighed. "I'm just saying, I just want to take a look at the eye doctor. Okay?"

I rolled my eyes. "Fine, fine. After I'm done with my friends, I'll go to the eye doctor."

"Thank you, sweetie. That's all I ask." My mom said.

"Well, I gotta go! My friends invited me to a magic show today, so I'll be at the eye doctors at three-fifty." I said as I started to leave.

"Take care, sweetie!" I heard my mom yell as I ran out the door, on my way to the directions where the magic show was going to take place.

When I arrived, I had noticed that the kids were already sitting down in their seats. I tried looking around to find an open seat. I spotted Nadine and smiled as I went over. "Hey, Nadine! Saved a spot for me?"

"Sorry, Rhonda." Nadine sighed. "But the seat was pretty much taken."

"By who?" I asked in curiosity... before I saw Tucker coming over and sitting down next to Nadine. "Oh. You know what, that's cool, that's cool. I'll find another seat."

I turned around, and gave a secret smile, wondering how Tucker and Nadine's relationship were going to go down. Well, I looked around until I noticed Phoebe near the front row. I walked down as I looked over to Phoebe. "Hey, Phoebe, would you mind if I sit next to you?"

"I wouldn't mind, except..." Phoebe said, pointing to Harold, who was sitting next to her, and a few others were already seated.

"Hey Sid, where's the so-called magician? Come on, let's go, I paid for this show!" Harold angrily called out to Sid, who was on stage with Gerald, the latter looking into the curtains (probably Arnold still setting everything up).

"Paid for the show? It's free, you bonehead!" Sid yelled back.

"Sorry, Rhonda, I tried to save you a seat, really, well, both you AND Nadine, but Nadine decided to sit with Tucker, so I decided to just save one for you, but you weren't around, so I thought..." Phoebe started to explain, being really nervous. Darn it, did she have to be so adorable when she's timid? I decided to calm her down.

"Phoebe, Phoebe, relax." I said, putting my hands on her shoulders. "It's okay. I just came a little late, that's all. It's fine, really. Tell you what, I'll sit next to you on the grass. It's soft."

"Are you sure?" Phoebe asked as I sat down, cross-legged, next to Phoebe's chair.

"Hey, it's perfectly fine with me." I said to her as I turned my focus on the show.

"And now, the Amazing Arnoldini!" Gerald announced as Sid clapped a few chalkboard erasers to make it seem like Arnold appeared out of thin air (but of course, I knew he went out of the curtain, but I still decided to give support regardless.

He gave a bow, which dropped his top hat... and a bunny hopped out of it... which kind of ruined a trick I guess that Arnold was planning on doing later... in the corner of my eye, I noticed Nadine's eyes burning in fury at the sight of a rabbit being stuffed in a hat (call it the animal lover in her), but she seemed to calm down when Tucker talked to her. He tried to do a pose, but cards and quarters came out of his sleeves, which I guess also ruined the tricks he had planned. Guess he didn't have time to practice them all.

"Well, at least he's trying his best." I said to Phoebe.

"I think he's highly professional." Phoebe said.

"Highly professional? I doubt it. But he's trying." I shrugged.

We watched as Sid pushed in a cart with a coffee pot full of water in a heated hot plate as Gerald turned on some music.

"For my first trick, I will turn this water into steam, using only this hot plate!" Arnold said as he proceeded to do the trick.

Every kid started to boo that trick, which was a little lackluster. I shook my head as I turned to Phoebe. "Not his best one, but I'm sure it's just a warm up."

As Sid took away the coffee pot and hot plate, Arnold pulled out a pencil from his pocket. "An ordinary pencil... or is it? Presto fran-jelico, this pencil turned into rubber!"

As Arnold started shaking the pencil to make it seem like it was rubber, I heard the boos from the kids. I turned to Phoebe. "It's okay... still probably just warming up..."

"I'm beginning to doubt Arnold's tricks, Rhonda." Phoebe said.

"Be patient, I'm sure he's got something..." I said as I turned back to the stage as I noticed Gerald and Sid whispering something to Arnold.

Arnold nodded as he turned to the audience, which is us.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now for the most fan-tabulous feat of fine finesse ever formulated!" Arnold announced.

"That was a lot of alliteration..." Phoebe said. "Must be Arnold's skipping to the grand finale."

"Aw, so soon?" I sighed. "Oh well, maybe it's a good one!"

I saw that Sid and Gerald were pushing over a box as Arnold said, "I will make a volunteer from this very audience disappear!"

That got Phoebe excited. "Who's going to do it?"

I paused, getting an idea. "Oh, oh! Me, me, me, me!"

I noticed everyone was staring at me... as I kept control of myself. "I mean... I'd be happy to assist you in this trick, Arnold!"

Arnold nodded as I came up on the stage as everybody watched in interest. I went inside the box as Arnold whispered to me, "Okay, Rhonda, all you have to do is just stay in this spot."

"I hope your trick works." I whispered.

"Don't worry. Just go through with it, and you'll be fine." Arnold whispered as he closed the box. I noticed the curtain go down behind me for the effect as I overheard Arnold's voice.

"Flanders blanders fudd boing whiplash, spirits, make Rhonda disappear in a big flash!" Arnold's voice overheard as I heard Sid clapping the chalkboard erasers. I heard Arnold opening the doors, and I heard everybody applauding. I smiled. See, I knew Arnold had a good trick, even if it was all a trick.

"And now, I shall bring her back!" Arnold said as I heard him close the door, the curtain having gone up. "Dastardly do-right, burns and rubble, send Rhonda Lloyd back on the double!"

I smiled as I did a small pose as Arnold opened the door. "I am back from the realm of the disappeared!"

Everybody applauded and laughed a bit as Arnold whispered, "Laying it on a little thick, aren't you, drama queen?"

"Hey, what you see is what you get." I shrugged.

"Thanks for helping me out with this." Arnold smiled a bit.

"No problem." I said in a neutral expression as I was about to get off the stage... when all of a sudden, I fell down and...

"EEEK!"

I fell unconscious...

"Huh? What the?" I said, looking around. I was back at the door with the three question mark symbols.

"Oh, you're back, huh?" The mysterious voice said as she gave a chuckle.

"Yeah... what happened?"

"You missed a step and fell. Duh." The voice was heard sarcastically. "Though you actually did participate and went with the trick... I have to admit, it's pretty nice of you. Not what I di- would have done, though."

I frowned. "How long am I unconscious?"

"Time doesn't really flow in dreams. Life passing by through your eyes... heh, it'll take three seconds in real time, but can take up to three minutes in this... dream land."

"So... I'm unconscious for..." I said, worried.

"You only took a fall. You didn't get seriously injured, princess. Though, seeing that, maybe it means you'll be getting them earlier than expected..." I heard the voice say.

"Getting what?" I asked.

"Never mind for now. I believe you have questions..." I heard the voice say. "So, get right to it!"

"You know, for a voice, you're being very witchy!" I frowned. "Okay, why don't you let me in and we'll talk?"

"This door only opens when I want it to open. I'm not opening it right now. I think it would be better if we talked here."

"All right, fine." I said as I leaned against the door. "Why do I hear you when the Patakis are around?"

The voice was pretty silent as I heard it say, "It's a long story... I don't want to talk about it..."

I started to be concerned for the voice as I said, "Is it a deep story?"

"In a way... I guess you can say that." The voice said. "I just don't feel comfortable talking about it right now."

"All right, all right." I said. "I won't pressure you about it anymore. What I can pressure you about is this... just WHAT are you?"

"I guess you can say I'm... your conscience AND your deep burning love rolled into one." The voice said.

"Deep burning love?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Yeah... I'm your little love crush for Arnold... the football head you like so much? I represent that in some way." I heard the voice said.

I paused. "So... you're the voice and heart that gives me reasons to like Arnold?"

"In a way, yes, and in a way, no." the voice explained. "I started out your spark for Arnold, but it started to go through from there, making you the person who you are now... rather than who you were before."

"Who I was before?" I asked in confusion.

"Never mind, you wouldn't understand. The point is, sometimes, I give you some rational advice I feel would be... slightly different... sometimes it can be through dreams, sometimes it can be through some inner thought."

I paused. "My head hurts a little bit..."

"It's complicated, but it's all I know..." the voice said. "Well, your time is about to expire before you wake up, so come back in your dreams to this place every week. That is, if you want to know more about this."

"All right, I think I will." I said as I leaned towards the door. "Uh... do you have a name I can refer you by?"

The voice paused. "I did have a name... but if it's all right with you, I'd rather not divulge it right now..."

"Well, who can I call you, then?" I asked.

"You can call me... Deep Voice." the voice said. "And before you say anything, yes, I realize this voice isn't really deep. I can do a pretty good deep voice, though, if given the right material."

"All right then... Deep Voice." I said as I felt the wind about to grab me. "I'll see you next week."

"Yeah, yeah, take your sweet time."

I felt the wind taking me back as everything faded to black.

"Rhonda, Rhonda!" I heard Phoebe's voice say as my eyes came into focus. I saw Phoebe, Nadine and some of the other kids surrounding me as Phoebe asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm all right... just a little trip, that's all." I said as I got up. "How long was I out?"

"About five seconds." Nadine said as she and Phoebe held me up a little.

Over the corner of my eye, Arnold sighed in relief as he said, "Okay, she's all right."

I heard the kids just going on as Sid called out, "Okay, intermission! Free Yahoo sodas over here!"

Every kid cheered as they started to run off. I looked at my watch and leaned it towards my eyes as I said, "Well, it's getting near three o'clock. I should probably get going to my appointment. Thanks for the magic show, Arnold. I better go."

Arnold nodded as he waved, me going off on my way.

As I kept walking a little bit, I couldn't help but think back to Deep Voice. Was Deep Voice really my only connection to Arnold? Who was Deep Voice, anyway, beside the voice in my head. Is it a he... or a she? I didn't know...

My thoughts went back to focus when I heard Nadine and Phoebe's voices calling for me. I stopped for a bit and waited as Nadine and Phoebe joined me, Phoebe said, "Rhonda..."

"Phoebe, Nadine, I'm fine. I only slipped, I didn't get hurt bad, really." I said to my friends.

"We know." Nadine said. "We just wanted to ask if you're still up for next week, for helping us build our small speed boat for the race coming up."

"Oh, of course, that!" I said. "To be honest, I'm not entirely sure. It'll depend on my schedule and..."

I noticed Nadine and Phoebe looking down a bit, deflated. I gave a smile as I gave my two friends a hug. "Of course I'm going to be there, girls! We're a team! It wouldn't feel right if the two of you worked without me!"

Nadine smiled. "Aw..."

"Thanks, Rhonda." Phoebe smiled.

"I mean, we're like the three Caballeros in terms of personality..." I said. "I'm the pretty one that's the perfect girl... not that you girls aren't pretty, you both are unique in your own way... Phoebe, you're the smart girl with the plans, and the glasses... and Nadine, you're the protective girl... not tough, but would put yourself at risk for a friend!"

"Thanks, Rhonda!" Nadine smiled. "That's really good of you..."

"You do know I wear the glasses because I don't have perfect vision, right?" Phoebe asked, pointing to her glasses..

"Oh, I know. But the glasses fit you, Phoebe. I like the little quirks you do." I said. "Heck, I don't think I could pull off the glasses wearing if I had to... and I don't need to. I have great vision."

"Rhonda, we just saw you lifting your wrist up to your eyes to check your watch. You've been doing that a lot lately." Nadine said.

"Not only that, you know the little book club we always do together?" Phoebe asked. "Interestingly, I can't help but notice you shove your face into the books lately... literally."

"What are you indicating, girls?" I said as we kept walking.

"Well... I don't want to assume this... but, Rhonda, we think maybe you're... short-sighted, like I am?" Phoebe asked.

I laughed. "Oh girls, that's impossible, there is no way I'm..."

"...SHORT SIGHTED?" I said in shock.

I was now at the eye doctor doing my appointment. After I said good-bye to Nadine and Phoebe when I got to the eye doctor, I met up with my mom as we waited in the office. I did the usual eye tests but they were a little blurry from what I could see. My mother was a bit shocked too, but she recovered a bit.

"Afraid so." My eye doctor explained. "You need glasses right away."

I yelped. "No... no, that's impossible. My family never wears glasses!"

"Well, looks like you're going to be the first." My eye doctor explained.

"Sweetie, I somehow knew this would happen. I told you that you can read only when close to the words." My mom said.

"B-but mom, I can't have glasses!" I said in worry. "I'll look like a... a geek!"

"Rhonda, having glasses will not make you look like a geek." My mother rolled her eyes. "Besides, your friend Phoebe wears them."

"Yes, but that's different! We have a dynamic going!" I said. "I don't want that broken! Can't I get laser surgery? Or contacts? I hear contacts are better and cheap. There's literally no difference!"

"Honey, laser surgery costs money, and I'm not sure you're responsible to own contacts." My mother said. "I think for your own safety, you'll need glasses."

I couldn't believe my ears. My life was over... I was short sighted, and I had to wear glasses... well, maybe they won't be so bad...

Maybe they won't be... so bad. Then again... maybe it will...

There's the fiftieth episode, and the end of Arc 1! How do you like it?

By the way, the only episodes left on the Season 1 thing now are 'Snow', 'Arnold's Christmas' AND 'Arnold's Valentine'. Now, I left those episodes out of Arc 1 because I didn't want to have a huge time skip. Don't worry, those episodes will be done in a later arc, I promise! And once I begin Arc 2 within the same story, I suppose you can guess what episode I'M doing next! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks! And don't forget to leave more edits for the TVTropes page!