Thank you for liking this fanfic, those of you that do. I thought it was going to end up like The Wrath of the Spider Queen, which disappointed some people as I have seen on here. It just goes to show that sometimes things don't come out the way you think they will.
Depending on if I decide to upload what I have of Mouse Race so far first (which would be about two or three chapters, but that's not the end though. I'm just having a little writer's block at the moment) or not, I may or may not put up S&P VI right away. I will give you a taste of it though: Jack O' Lantern and his newest ally kidnap Scott and Penelope, and Billy, Mandy, and Grim go on a mini-quest to save them. The fanfic ends up ripping off a Bruce Willis movie near the end of it (I will not tell you which one; you'll have to guess when I put it up). It also gets pretty dangerous, so I'll probably give it a higher rating (I haven't decided if I should put it as T or M yet).
Okay, I've talked enough. Now for the disclaimer (Curse you, epilogue!). Billy, Mandy, Grim, and related characters are owned by Maxwell Atoms. The Veggie Tales characters are owned by Big Idea. Austin Powers is owned by Mike Myers (I think). Pooh is owned by A.A. Milne (sp?). Minnie is owned by Bleedman. I own Scott and Penelope. If you want to borrow Scott and Penelope for a fanfic or whatever, you may do so. Just give me credit for making them.
-5-
A portal opened in their dimension as they returned. The room was dark, which surprised them since they never turned the living room light off.
"I'm kinda disappointed," Scott mumbled. "I was hoping the adventure would be more exciting. You know, like fighting vampires or mutant turkeys."
"Eh, dat's life," Grim replied. "Not'ing is ever what ya hope it will be."
Billy yawned. "I thinks I'm gonna go to bed. I tired." He walked upstairs.
Grim watched him go up. "I hope he be okay. Now, you two betta go to bed, too. Ya got school tomorr…" He turned to see Scott and Penelope asleep on the floor. "Oh…great…" he growled, for now he had to carry the two to their rooms.
-X-
Billy, half-asleep, entered his room. He noticed a lump on one side of his bed, which answered his suspicions from the dark living room that Mandy was, in fact, home. He had no idea he was gone for four hours (he checked his watch; he couldn't tell time well, but he knew enough to know that when the smaller arrow moves four numbers, it's been four hours).
Billy slowly crawled under the covers into bed so he didn't disturb Mandy.
"I'm not going anywhere, Bill."
Billy's eyes shot open. "Huh?" He thought she was asleep.
"You heard me." Then she was silent, save breathing and light snores.
Billy held his covers up to his chin and looked up to the ceiling. After a few seconds he smiled. It was one thing to hear Grim say that Mandy wasn't going to leave. It was another to hear Mandy say it herself. Why was that? Maybe it's the accent…
One thing's for sure: Billy wasn't worried about their relationship anymore.
-X-
EPILOOOOOOOOOOGUE CALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
EPILOGUE!
EPILOGUE!
HOT-DIGGEDY DOG, IT'S EPILOGUE!
(A/N: It's been so long since I've seen The Planet's Funniest Animals or whatever the heck it's called, but I still remember the Ani-mail song. Sad)
Scott just stood there silently as Penelope waited for him to talk about what they learned. She cleared her throat. "Psst! Scott! Aren't you going to tell them what we've learned?"
Scott waited a few seconds before responding. "Do you remember that green glow that the scythe's blade made?"
"Yeah."
"Did it look to you like a glowing…"
-X-
"…Cucumber!"
"And I'm Bob the Tomato! And now it's time for Veg…would ya look at that, Larry?"
"What?"
"That computer."
"That's always been there, Bob."
"Yeah, I know, but from this angle it looks like those power-ups from…"
-X-
"…Sonichedgehog gene is found in fruit flies…I think," Ms. Butterbean said to Principal Goodvibes at a PTA meeting. "I don't know for sure. I just read it somewhere."
"My word!" Goodvibes gasped. "That weird green thing is eating up all the nachos!"
"What the heck is he?"
"I don't know…but he looks kind of like a…"
-X-
"Heffalumph!" Penelope shouted.
"…What?"
"That's what those things from Pooh are called! I was wondering about it all day!"
Scott slapped his forehead. "What was the point of all this again…?"
Penelope shook her head. "Minnie was right: no one appreciates a good Austin Powers joke anymore…"