Warning: This segment contains mild language so a PG rating is warranted. Also some mild violence so be warned.

Location: Office of Mr. Jacob Crisp in Albuquerque, NM

Time: August 31, 2006 at 6:35 P.M. M.S.T.

Jake was working a lot later today than usual. He had found himself doing this a lot lately since the break-up with Crystal. At least he was certain it was an official break-up. They haven't spoken much since the day he decided against buying out the land where Camp Kidney was located. After his own birthday a few weeks back he had attempted to start back the relationship but there was still this unspoken uneasiness that came on when they were together. He couldn't help but feel there was something more on her mind than just their disagreement over a land deal. Well enough of this dwelling on what is going on he thought. It's time I get some answers once and for all. He made to pick up the phone but was puzzled to see that the phone in Crystal's office was still in use. Strange he thought. What is she doing here so late? Ignoring the fact that it would be an invasion of her privacy, he just had to pick up the phone and hear her voice again. What he would hear would end up answering all of his questions. For the person she was talking to was her father, the suspected crime boss Julius Creswell, the father she had supposedly estranged herself from because of his criminal activities.

Crystal: Father I have failed you it seems. It looks as though our previous intentions for that land around Leaky Lake will go unrealized.

Julius: It's ok my angel. You have done well in setting up everything. Who would of thought your old boyfriend would have a change of heart. But this is why back-up plans are made.

Crystal: You have another plan father?

Julius: But of course child. You see if I can't launder money through a lakeside resort as originally planned then I will simply have to launder money through one of my other operations. In this case, hazardous waste clean-up.

Crystal: Hazardous waste! What do you mean.

Julius: You see as we speak a team of divers is placing a device at the bottom of Leaky Lake. This device when detonated will trigger a very low key explosion, one that will most likely not be registered by any of the near-by campers. The blast will be enough to fracture the shell of the device, however, and leak radioactive material into the lake. Once detonated, my clean-up crew will be in-place, acting on a rumor of the lake having radioactive contamination. They'll prove it's contaminated and will no doubt get the contract to clean it up. As a bonus both Camp Kidney and Acorn Flats will be forced to close, leaving us with all that land to make use of once the mess is cleaned up.

Crystal: That's a pretty bold operation father. Do you think they can plant that device without being spotted?

Julius: Now don't worry your pretty little head, these men are professionals. Once they are through I will keep them in the Prickly Pine area for a little while longer. They may need to be part of yet another back-up plan the details of which I won't bother you with.

Crystal: Well when is this device supposed to be detonated?

Julius: Tomorrow at noon, after all the campers make there way back home. I figured you wouldn't like me putting kids in danger.

Crystal: Thanks for considering my feelings about that. I hope this works father.

Julius: Oh it will. In fact you'll have the honors of arming this device. But not from your office computer. I already fear that some suspicion may have befallen you from Jake after the way you reacted to his decision not to buy up the land.

Crystal: I don't think he'll draw any conclusions from that but you're right. Care must be taken if this is to succeed.

Julius: Yes...now I need you to listen to these instructions carefully. The correct arming code must be entered to first time or the device will lock out any attempts to arm it in the future. Also the device is designed to go into permanent safe mode if not armed by the detonation time of noon tomorrow. So write these instructions down...

Listening to all of this sent Jake's mind racing. All this time she was using the grudge he held against Camp Kidney to meet the goals of her notorious father Julius. Jake never meet the man due to the fact that Crystal had supposedly nothing to do with her father and his criminal activities. Well she sure fooled him and possibly others. He wanted to come down real hard on himself for not figuring it out sooner but now was not the time. Now he had to focus. And so from his desktop he followed the instructions Julius gave to Crystal, but when he arrived at the main menu for the device he selected the option to change the code rather than the arming option. With that done, he felt a great sense of accomplishment in foiling a diabolical plan of Julius but he also felt extreme sorrow for the fact that Crystal was involved. He unlike most people were willing to believe that Crystal had separated herself from her father's organization. Oh why did he have to be wrong. There was now so much on his mind. Oh he knew that he should probably inform the police to this immediately. But for right now all he wanted to do was get home and ponder all that has been revealed to him. Shortly after Jake gathered his things and started making his way to the parking garage, the phone in Crystal's nearby office began ringing.

Crystal: Crisp and Creswell Realty...this is Crystal Creswell speaking.

Julius: Daughter, I thought I made it clear as day that the device was not to be armed from your office.

Crystal: But father I didn't do anything on my end but write down your instructions.

Julius: Well someone there has accessed...hold on a minute dear, my computer experts have more info and...Well it would seem that Jake has acted on his suspicions. It seems that he was listening in on our call and accessed the device and changed the arming code.

Crystal: (thinking to herself) Dammit Jacob, why can't you keep sticking your nose in where it don't belong.

Julius: Daughter, you here me?

Crystal: Yes father, I heard.

Julius: Well it looks as though my other back-up plan will have to be implemented. It looks as though my diving team will now have to bring young Nate for an unscheduled visit with his brother.

Crystal: Father is it really necessary to involve him. He's just a kid. He has nothing to do with this.

Julius: Oh really...well isn't he the one that convinced his brother not to buy up Camp Kidney.

Crystal: Well yes father but...

Julius: This has to be done. Chances are no harm will come to the child if his brother cooperates which I'm sure he will. We have until noon to extract the code from him.

Crystal: Ok father but how about you come here to Albuquerque to supervise the interrogation. It's no secret that with your expertise in the field of interrogation your team will be a lot more likely to successfully get the info needed. You can have your team get Nate and bring him down here but he must be our last resort. And I would like to see you dad. It's been so long since I've seen our face.

Julius: Well I don't normally get directly involved in these but I'll make an exception for you. You need to make sure that you can get me in under the FBI's radar though. We'll work on Jake through the night but early in the morning, once my team arrives with Nate, he will then be used to try to get the code. Now you must get to Jake. We have to move quickly.

Crystal: Yes dad I will. See you soon.

She hung up the phone and then called Jake to find out where he was.

Jake: (answers his cell phone) Hello.

Crystal: Jake...can you meet with me for just a little while. There are so many things I need to talk to you about.

Jake: (thinking to himself) I'll say you do...ok Crystal. I must say it's nice to hear your voice again. Beginning to wonder if you'd ever speak to me again.

Crystal: I have been behaving rudely as of late. I just need to explain myself.

Jake: Ok Crystal. Come meet me down here in the parking garage. I'll be next to Ole Red here.

Crystal: Ok...I'll be there shortly.

Jake hung up and got out of his car to wait for her. Ole Red was his pet name for the little red 2004 Ford Focus compact sedan he drove. Oh sure he could afford something more snooty but he loved this car and just couldn't part with it. As he waited he began to wonder if this was a good idea. What if she had found out that he was listening in on her. Maybe she just wanted to make some cover story for why she was being so distance. Once again the answer came unexpectedly as a liquid soaked rag came from behind him to cover his nose and mouth. The unmistakable sweet smell of chloroform filling his nose. The struggle was brief as he quickly slipped into unconsciousness. The last thing he could make out being Crystal's face looking down at him and saying "my apologize love, I wish there was another way". Total darkness followed.

Location: Camp Kidney

Time: September 1st, 2006 at 6:10 A.M. M.S.T.

All of the campers were starting to get up after Raj's usual morning reverie he played with his trunk to wake everyone up. This included Lazlo and Clam who at once realized that something was not quite right when they got up.

Lazlo: Uh...Clam. Have you seen Nate. I don't think he had kitchen duty this morning.

Clam: No kitchen duty. Maybe with Raj.

Lazlo: Maybe...

Just then Raj came in to make sure his buddies were awake.

Raj: Good morning Lazlo, Clam, and...say where's Nate?

Lazlo: We don't know Raj. We thought he might be with you.

Raj: No Nate did not accompany me to the camp loudspeaker. Come to think of it, I don't remember seeing him this morning when I got up.

Clam: Something not right.

Lazlo: You said it Clam. We better go see if anyone else may have seen him.

The trio then left their cabin only to find that many were around the flagpole in the middle of then camp looking on as a familiar van pulled into the camp. Lazlo recognized it immediately as the handicap van Nate used so he was sure the mystery of where Nate was about to be solved. Nothing could have been farther from the truth when a frantic Dan jump from the driver's side door.

Dan: I need to know if anyone saw anything suspicious last night. Someone has taken Nate late last night. He managed to send out a distress signal to me.

Edward: Well I did hear what sounded like a vehicle leaving the camp sometime last night but I didn't think too much of it and went back to sleep. Just what exactly is going on here? What would anyone want with Nate?

Dan: I haven't a clue. But it must involve Jake as well for I have not been able to contact him at all. I fear that they both may be in extreme danger.

Slinkman: Good Heavens!! Don't you think you should inform law enforcement or someone?

Dan: Not until I find out what is going on. His wheelchair has a GPS transmitter on it. It appears that he's in a plane. It appears to be on a flight path from Boise to Albuquerque. I attend to use the company jet to fly down after them and find out what the deal is before I get the police involved.

Lazlo: You must let us come with you sir.

Clam: Must find Nate.

Raj: I cannot believe I am saying this but they are right. Our friend is in danger and we must act.

Dan: Umm...I guess I could take some of you along but I'd need your scoutmaster to authorize this.

Lumpus: Uh...oh...yea its fine with. They can go.

Slinkman: But sir this could be dangerous. We don't have a clue what we're getting into here. Well I must insist on going with whoever decides to go.

Lumpus: But Slinkman...me run the camp by myself.

Slinkman: Well someone has to stay here and watch the rest of the campers. If you need further assistance, there's always Jane Doe.

Lumpus: (thinking to himself) Jane Doe and no Jelly Beans to bug me. Sounds like a winner to me...Alright Slinkman, then let's get everyone going who is going then.

Dan: I can get seven additional people in my van. Whose it gonna be?

Lazlo: I am.

Clam: Me too.

Raj: And I as well

Edward: No question I'm going. The guy saved my life. I owe him.

Samson: He was one of the few people who noticed me right off the bat and he's continued to be a good friend to me.

Edward: When did you get here?

Samson: Oh for crying out loud.

Dave: I'm up for it.

Ping-Pong: Absolutely.

Chip: Hey what a minute...

Skip: We wanna go too.

Dan: I tell you what. Dave and Ping-Pong can ride with me and the other scouts who volunteered. Chip and Skip can ride with Slinkman in the bus.

Slinkman: Well I would normally support that plan but the bus is currently out of action. It's radiator is busted. There's no way it will make it to Boise's airport.

Just then, Chef McMeusli came pulling up in his VW van with Miss Mucus, Patsy, Nina, and Gretchen. They had just come back from town where they were gathering supplies for both camps. The group was briefed on the situation and after convincing Jane Doe that Patsy, Gretchen, and Nina would be safe with here, Miss Mucus unloaded the van and made room for the Slinkman and the dung beetle brothers to join.

Dan: Now that our transportation to the airport is settled, it's time to get the flight.

Dan then called the airport only to learn that the company jet had already flown out early this morning. It's destination, Albuquerque.

Dan: The company jet is gone. It was used by the kidnappers. This means that this was all orchestrated by someone in Jake's company. Ok here's the plan. I can charter us a Gulfstream fairly quickly to fly us down there. I will also need to contract a jet to transport this van to Albuquerque as it is difficult to find handicap vans to rent. I will probably be leaving later with the van so once y'all are in Albuquerque rent a couple of vehicles using the company account and follow this signal to Nate's location. I will in turn give you a number to reach me once you've found him. Slinkman if things look extremely dangerous then don't' wait for me. Call the police and stay near-by.

Slinkman: We'll be very careful Dan. I hope things turn out ok for everyone involved.

Dan: Me too Slinkman. Alright then lets load up everyone. I have a bad feeling time may not be on our side.

And so all jumped into the tow vehicles and began the drive toward Boise International Airport where after a quick phone call, Dan had a Gulfstream waiting on the tarmac for their departure.

Location: An abandoned warehouse just outside Albuquerque.

Time: September 1st, 2006 at 11:05 A.M. M.S.T.

On the inside of what appeared to be an old, dilapidated warehouse was a surprisingly clean and well kept interior. It wouldn't seem all to sinister from this vantage point except for the fact of the cylindrical room in the center of the spacious interior that made it seem so out of place. Inside this room sat a metal chair bolted to a metal floor. In this chair sat a very tired and sweaty Jake. He had been stripped down to nothing but his white, sleeveless undershirt and his mint green silk boxers. As if this indignity was bad enough, he had suffered much worse here in what he would come to call Julius's torture chamber. The sleep deprivation he could have probably tolerated for awhile but when coupled with the injections he had been receiving to cause him extreme pain when in contact with a metal surface, all made for one hellacious night. His hands had been tied tight behind the back of that cold metal chair. His torso was also tied tight around the chair to make sure he couldn't slip out. Each leg was tied to a leg of the chair, keeping his bare feet in constant contact with icy floor. Before long it was like his entire body was set ablaze and yet he was never consumed by any flame though he would swear there were flames engulfing him. He had somehow managed to endue all this throughout the night without cracking. He had held fast to the new code he had replaced the old one with. He knew that time was running out and they would be desperate. He didn't know just how desperate until the door to the chamber was opened and Julius came in with young Nate, bound to his wheelchair. He appeared to have been taken right from his bed as he was still in his PJ's and still barefoot. The usual bean scout neckerchief he wore was now tied around his mouth to keep his speech muffled.

Julius: Ok Jakey boy, here's the deal. Now that you've gone through the night without breaking, you've left me no choice but to involve your little brother here. Now since the two of you are now so well aware of this place and of the extent of my evil, I'm afraid you guys cannot be allowed to live. So to you Jake I offer a choice. I will give you five minutes alone to chat with your brother and when I get back it will be up to you as to how the two of you shall die. You can either agree then and there to tell me the new code and I will then gas the two of you with natural gas and after you have passed peacefully away together from this world I will then fire up the gas to completely destroy your remains. Slow death yes but relatively painless considering your other alternative. Refuse to cooperate and we will take your brother just outside this chamber door and leave it opened as your brother is tortured. We will torture him to death if we have to. Know that if it comes to that then your punishment for your stubbornness will be an agonizingly slow death of being burned in that chamber still alive and conscience with the guilt of knowing that your brother suffered because of you. (he removed the neckerchief) You have five minutes. Choose wisely.

He then slammed the chamber door shut and walked toward the rear of the building.

Crystal: Is it really necessary to kill them. How much do they really know. Especially young Nate.

Julius turned startled as Crystal came out of the shadows.

Julius: Don't sneak up on your old man like that. You know his heart ain't what it used to be. As for the death of those two, I'm sorry my daughter but you know we can't afford to leave any loose ends.

Crystal: Understood. Then you will excuse me while I go and stand watch beyond the front gate. I don't want to be here if for their final curtain call no matter how quick or slow it be.

Julius: Are you sure you don't want to say your goodbyes to your old flame?

Crystal: It's better for me not to get involved anymore than I already am. Just do what you must and get it over with.

Julius: As you wish my child.

With that she left the building and not too long after that Julius sent the interrogators to guard the only entrance to the warehouse while the two brothers had there alone time in the chamber. Well the guards were out in front of the door for no longer than a minute when they heard the sound of a vehicle approaching at a high rate of speed. They could see what appeared to be a minivan speeding its way towards them.

Slinkman: (at the wheel of the van) I mean when they tell someone the wait will be ten minutes then one should expect to be waiting just ten minutes. (he looked down at the locator to see how close they were to Nate. The screen read two minutes till subject is reached) Two minutes huh…two minutes my eye-stalks.

All the while his passengers, who were all the scouts that volunteer to come, were hanging on for dear life.

Raj: Mr. Slinkman is quite the stickler for punctuality is he not?

Clam: Very punctual.

As the van sped closer and closer to the guards they began to panic and ended up running into each other and knocking each other out trying to get away from the crazed driver in the minivan. Slinkman stopped the van just short of the now knocked-out guards and the entrance door.

Slinkman: Wow, I guess the locator wasn't lying. Nate must be right inside there and there also appear to be guards stationed but they seem to be sleeping on the job. Ok everyone I need for all of you to listen very carefully. I am going inside to see if I can find Nate. So stay here in the bus until I get back or until McMeusli and Miss Mucus arrive. If I'm not out before they get here then that will be your cue to call the police.

Lazlo: But Slinkman we must…

Slinkman: Lazlo just do what your told please. I know your concerned but I can't guarantee the safety of all of you in there. We don't know what might wait inside there. So just stay put is that understood.

All: (reluctantly) Yes Mr. Slinkman.

Slinkman: Good

We that he left the bus and headed to the entrance. Not knowing that Crystal was watching from not too far off. She had already alerted her dad to a possible raid and urged him to leave at once.

Crystal: (to herself) Oh no this is not happening. Even more meddlers sticking their noses where they don't belong. Now I'm going to have to rush everything. I can't even guarantee that the team will be in place in time. Things are happening way to fast.

Slinkman was now inside the warehouse calling for Nate to answer him when he was confronted by Julius, a gun in one hand and a remote in the other.

Julius: Ah friend I see you've come in search of your young scout I assume. Well he and his brother are in that center chamber right over there. That chamber is now filling with natural gas as we speak. Now if I press this button here, they will be incinerated. We are simply going to hang out here awhile until the police sirens come as I'm sure they will sooner or later. Once they are here, I'll incinerate them and shoot you and while they tend to you. I will make my get away.

He had just finished speaking when all of a sudden he was blindsided by Patsy, Nina, and Gretchen as they swung down from the ceiling of Patsy's whip. Then Julius was met with an onslaught of bean scouts and in the confusion ended up loosing his remote control and his gun. It was then he decided to make a tactical retreat. Gretchen and Edward went after him but were called back by Slinkman.

Slinkman: We've got to get Nate and his brother Jake out of that chamber first or they'll suffocate. Hurry, it's filling up with gas.

Lazlo, Raj, and Clam then sprung into action to free the two brothers. Raj first carefully wheeled Nate out of the chamber and then Clam used his horns to cut Jake free and he then cut Nate free once they were out of the chamber.

Nate: Oh man. Lazlo, Clam, Raj, Samson, Edward, all of y'all. I didn't know if I'd ever see y'all again. Thank you so much.

Edward: Yea…Yea don't get all mushy on me. It's the least I could do for what you did for me.

Jake: Well I thank you as well. Now maybe we can find my clothes somewhere. This being half-naked is a little on the embarrassing side.

Edward: (snickering) I'll say. Nice boxers. I'd never wear a pair like those.

Chip: But Edward, you do own a pair of mint green silk boxers.

Skip: It's true. I've seen em.

Edward: (angrily) You guys!!

Skip: I even heard you say they were your favorite pair of underwear.

Edward: Alright that's enough out of you dung heads. I reiterate I would not be caught dead in a pair of boxers like those.

Julius: I wander what you would be caught dead in then?

The group turned around stunned to find Julius standing in the entrance way. He was holding Jake's clothes and he had set them ablaze.

Julius: You wanted your clothes back Jakey boy. Well here they are. Catch!

As he went to throw the flaming pile toward the chamber. Jake managed to order everyone to get to the edges of the room. He was making his way with Nate away from the chamber when the flaming clothes went into the chamber, igniting the gas and turning the cylindrical torture chamber into a blast furnace in the middle of the room.

Slinkman: Quickly, help get Jake and Nate to the perimeter of the room. I'll try the door.

Unfortunately as he feared, the door was locked tight. On the other side of the door Julius watched as the fire in the chamber burned a brilliant blue flame with just a hint of orange. He knew that meant the fire was extremely hot. He wandered how they would die. Would they all bake alive as if in one giant oven or would they all run out of oxygen and suffocate. His extremely morbid side wanted him to stay around and find out but he knew he had to leave. He was starting to turn away from the door when the site of a VW beetle caught his eye.

Miss Mucus: I don't get it McMeusli. I thought all you hippy types despised the new VW beetles.

McMeusli: Give me some credit Rubella. We are just as capable of adapting to this new millennium just as easily as anyone else. We tend to do it a bit more reluctantly though than most.

Miss Mucus: Yea well I guess I see your point…Hey!...I know that guy up yonder in front of that building. That's Julius Creswell, the alleged crime boss of the southwest region.

McMeusli: Think he might know something about our missing scout?

Miss Mucus: Well it sure wouldn't hurt to ask.

So surprised by its appearance that Julius was unable to react when Miss Mucus jumped from the car and began to pummel him as he tried to flee.

McMeusli: Oh man that's brutal. Glad the young ones aren't here to see this. Hey I wander where they are. The van they rented is here.

Just then he heard a tapping on the small glass window on the door. It was Slinkman and he was in obvious distress.

McMeusli: Slinkman…What's going on in there? That looks like one heck of a fire.

Slinkman: No time to explain McMeusli. You have to go shut off the gas.

McMeusli quickly located the nearby gas cut-off and shut down the gas.

Slinkman: Now you have to get us out of here. The key is on Julius. Get it from him and open this door. The heat is unbearable in here and I don't think there's much left in the way of oxygen.

McMeusli: Ok I'll just see if Miss Mucus can…

McMeusli felt a chill go down his spine and he began to shake when he realized there was now a gun to his back.

Julius: So you thought it was going to be so easy did you. You thought that the two of you could overpower me because my bodyguards are down and I'm just a frail old man. You know in just a few minutes, your friends will probably be dead. Your razorback hog friend back there is still alive for now. She's fortunate I was unable to get a shot off. Had to settle with knocking her out with the butt of my gun. I guess old age is starting to effect me some. There was a time when I could reach down to my ankle to get my back-up gun and bring back up and fire in a flash. No matter. I'll just finish her off after I kill you. Probably shouldn't really waste any bullets on you. My daughter Crystal has no doubt gathered a back-up team to help aid in my getaway. Still one last kill for old time sakes. I hate that it should come to this. You and your scouts should have stayed at your little camp and left well enough alone. Now you must all face the consequences of your actions.

Julius was then startled to hear the sound of a gun cocking behind him. He was even more stunned to hear the voice that followed.

Crystal: Put the gun down daddy. Your reign of terror is over.

Julius started to turn back to see if it truly was his daughter that was now betraying him. Before he could make a complete turn, he received a hard punch to the jaw from McMeusli's fist, sending him straight to the ground.

McMeusli: Ouch! Ow…Ow…Why in the world did I do that? There's a slight possibility that I've now broken my hand.

Crystal: Well I'm kinda glad you did that. I would've hated to shoot my father in the back, well literally. Already shot him in the back figuratively you can say. Alright boys, he's all yours.

A small team of FBI agents then descended onto the premises to escort Julius and his bodyguards away. A team of medical personnel also came in to tend to Miss Mucus and, once the door was open, the scouts and Slinkman. Fortunately no serious injury occurred. The most common thing they were treated for was dehydration. Overall though, they had gotten through the situation well. After they were treated on the scene, Slinkman was able to give Jake a spare uniform he kept in case Lumpus needed it. It was a tight fit but comfortable. He was just glad to have some more clothes on finally. While Nate stayed around his fellow scouts to discuss what they had all been through, Jake had approached Crystal in order to try and find out exactly what had gone on.

Crystal: Jake I…I

Jake: Have some explaining to do well that's a no-brainer. So just who are you? FBI, DEA, ATF, what?

Crystal: Actually none of the above, well the FBI since I had been informing them about operations in my father's organization. I kept my identity a secret from them though till now of course.

Jake: But why?

Crystal: Oh come now Jake, you know that with the last name of Creswell I would always be suspected of being in my father's crime organization. There was no way to escape my father's wicked name, no way except to bring it all down. Well that day has finally come and it would have come sooner but you…

Jake: Well go on. Kept getting in the way, is that what you want to say. I kept sticking my nose where it didn't belong. So I deserved to be tortured like I was just because I kept getting in the way. He had to bring my brother into this just because…

Crystal: No Jake. That was never part of my plans. God knows Jake I didn't want any harm to come to you. I especially didn't want any harm to come to your brother. Things had just spiraled so far out of control that there was nothing I could do. I was fortunate enough to be able to put together this small team of agents and coordinate the rescue vehicles to help all affected by this in the time I did. Jake…I love you and I…

Jake: Oh don't even use that word after the way you used me. How could you utter those words you stupid bit…

He had to stop himself when he realized that Lazlo and Nate were now right beside him.

Lazlo: Um…Mr. Jacob sir…I know it's not my place but I think you should give her another chance. After all if she didn't have any feelings for you like you may think, then why did she stick around? She didn't have to stay and explain all this to you. She could have just walked away and maybe never see you again.

Nate: Lazlo's right brother. She didn't want any of this to happen. She was just trying to clear her name. Something that I have succeeded in doing with our family name. Please don't let a new grudge take hold of your life. You've just let one go. Give her a chance.

Crystal: Thank you boys for your support but ultimately you can't make that decision for him. It's up to him what happens now. I guess I should go back to the office and pack up my things.

Jake: Wait…Crystal. I didn't say you were fired, at least not yet anyway. I need you to stay and run things. It's about time that I get back home for a little while. Maybe there I can sort things out.

Nate: Oh Jake you mean it. You're finally gonna come home.

Jake: Yes…yes I am and when I return, Crystal, I better not hear of anymore of this playing secret agent babe on company time. I hope that you will keep things running smooth and uneventful at the company while I'm gone and maybe there'll be a future for you there and maybe, just maybe, a future for us.

Crystal: I'd like that love. I know you are still very upset about what has happened but do you think we could seal the deal with a kiss.

Jake: You know I could never resist your invitation for a kiss love.

The two then embraced and kissed.

Edward: Oh...ewww… Hello I was almost baked alive just a little while ago. I didn't need to see this.

Lazlo: It's not icky Edward. It's so romantic.

Edward: Sometimes I really worry about you Lazlo.

Just then Dan came driving up in the handicap van and he barely let the van come to a complete stop before he had jumped out to greet Nate and Jake, happy to see them both alive.

Dan: It's so good to see you two. I was starting to fear the worst. I tried to get here as fast as I could but arranging for the van to be airlifted was more time-consuming than I had anticipated.

Jake: Well Dan, there's no harm done. We're all safe. There is one thing you could do for me.

Dan: Of course sir. What will it be?

Jake: Take the plane ticket that I was gonna give Nate and give it to Liz my secretary. She has family in Atlanta and I would like for her to go see them and spend some time with them. She can use the company's expense account to pay for her return flight. Also call Amtrak. Make the arrangements for my and Nate to travel on the Southwest Chief, Capitol Limited, and Crescent. Once that's done, go and travel the country awhile. You can use the expense account for fuel, hotel, and gas. It's your time to do what you want. I just require you to drop us off at one last place before you begin your vacation. That of course being the station downtown.

Dan: Right away Jake. And thanks.

Jake: No my ole friend, thank you for all that you've done. Now Nate, say goodbye to all your friends. We need to get to the station by 12:45.