1SUGARHIGH! Chapter Three: Escape?!

Yet again, here we go! PhantomOfThePunjab here! It's time for chapter three!!!! Thank you much to all of my lovely reviewers! You know who you are! Even if you read my story and don't review, thanks anyway (BUT YOU SHOULD STILL REVIEW!!! -)! SH has almost 100 hits! Time to start now!

Disclaimer: Still, I own nothing. I never will...!

Erik and D.E. were having a serious conversation over iced (un-caffeinated) coffee. Erik wanted to get out of Raoul's dream. Badly. "Well," started off D.E. carefully, "there are a few things that you need to do in order to escape from this nightmare."

"Like what?" asked Erik, "I can handle anything at this point." D.E. started to look like he was going to cry. Erik suddenly became very scared, for it took a lot to make Erik cry. "What do I have to do...?" Erik asked D.E. "Well," D.E. started to explain, "it's like this..."

(Let's see what Raoul's up to!)

Raoul slowly woke up, foaming at the mouth. 'That will never, ever happen to me!' he thought as he came out of shock. The thought of him, without hair, was just too much for poor Raoul. He once again fainted. The gnomes were getting tired of Raoul fainting all of the time. They decided to carry him off to some random place...

(Well, that was boring, wasn't it? Let's go back to D.E. and Erik!)

Now it was Erik's turn to be in shock. D.E. had explained to him as to what he needed to do, but it was not something that would like to do. He felt as if he was going to betray Emaleth, but he knew she would rather have him home and hyper than stuck in Raoul's dream. Now all he needed was to find Raoul...

After what must have been hours of searching, Erik and D.E. could not find Raoul. "Where can that rotten little maggot be?" Erik said as he sat down to take a break. "I have no clue," D.E. replied, as he also took a seat. "Hey," Erik suddenly said, "have you noticed something odd?"

"No," D.E. replied, "everything looks exactly the same as when we first met." "Exactly," Erik sighed, letting his eyes close, "look at the sun. It hasn't moved at all. That means that no time has passed since we came here." D.E. looked up at the bright-pink ball in the sky. (AN- Don't try that at home, kids; you'll go blind and will never be able to watch "PotO" again.) "By George, you're right man!" D.E. exclaimed. "I wonder how much time has passed in my world..." Erik said. "I just hope Emaleth hasn't come home to find Raoul and My bodies lying on the floor..."

(Just what IS Emaleth doing anyway?)

Emaleth sat in class. She was bored and started to eat a Butterfinger bar. Then a hand randomly started to draw stuff around the professor's head, which caused her to burst out laughing in the middle of the silent class. Naturally, the professor became worried and sent her down to the campus psychologist. Emaleth didn't care. She wanted to get Chinese Takeout for lunch. It would probably be a while before she finally got home...

(Ooo-kkkaaay?)

Erik was stumped. He and D.E. had searched this whole dream planet over and over again. There was only one place they hadn't checked yet. D.E. had playfully named it "The Pink Fluffy Forrest of Doom". 'That has to be where Raoul is hiding,' Erik thought glumly. "Hey, D.E.," Erik called out to hie dream counterpart, "We have to go into The Pink Fluffy Forrest of Doom. That has to be where Raoul is hiding."

"You're right, Erik. At any rate, let's brave the Forrest together," D.E. replied woefully. On that sorrowful note, the half-masked men walked slowly and fearfully into the Forrest.

(Let's check in on Raoul again.)

Raoul slowly opened his eyes yet again. However, this time Raoul stayed awake. He was in paradise! (AN- NOOOOOOO!!!!!) He was in his favorite place: the Girlz Foreva' Spa, which he owned (AN- yes, I stole this from Evanesce. Read her story "The Date Show".)! Everything was some shade of pink, just like it was in the real world. 'I can't wait to get my hair done!' he thought hurriedly. Sadly, not every thing was as great as he thought. When he looked at the shampoo counter, he realized that the shampoo was 13 years past it's expiration date. "NOOOOO!! This shampoo is only half-rate!" he shrieked. Oh well...needless to say, he was so desperate that he used it anyway...

(Back to the Eriks!)

They had happened along a pink building inside the Forrest. D.E. said, "Hey, Erik, do you hear something?" There was definitely a scream coming from inside the building. "Yeah, it's Raoul..." Erik replied, glad that he had finally found him. They went inside the building, only to find Raoul hunched in a corner.

"M-my h-hair..." Raoul cried out, "It-it's all g-gone!!!" He raised his head, only to see the Eriks staring at him. Predictably, they started to laugh at Raoul and his baldness. The shampoo made all of Raoul's hair fall out! Raoul only started to sob harder. Then Erik said, "Let's get this over with if we want to go home..." Raoul was confuzzeled. "Time...to go...home?" he asked shakily.

"That's right, Chrome Dome. I told Erik how to get you guys home," D.E. cautiously, afraid that Raoul would attack him. Erik walked over and stood next to Raoul. "Here we go, Raoul. Listen, in order to get home, I need you to give me a make-over." Raoul looked even more confuzzeled than before. "You're not pulling one over on me, are you?" he shakily asked. Erik got even more annoyed. "DOES IT LOOK LIKE I EVEN WANT YOU TO TOUCH ME?!?!" he blew up at Raoul. "N-no," Raoul sobbed, "but let's begin..."

(One hour later!)

As D.E. tried not to laugh, Erik was made up behind a curtain, protesting the whole way. Now Raoul was going to present Erik to him. "Aaaaannndddd presenting: M. Erik Destler!" Raoul shouted as he pulled back the curtain. It wasn't as bad as D.E. thought it would be, but nonetheless he laughed anyway. Erik had on pink eyeshadow on his good eye and had his nails painted hot pink. "At least it's over..." he murmured and turned to D.E. "Make sure you torture him in his dreams," he told him. "Will do," D.E. replied, "As long as you keep torturing him in the real world." Raoul just stood there, oblivious to the plots against him, and commented on how pink really was Erik's color.

"See ya!" Erik shouted to his new friend. And with that, he began to sing the dreaded song: "Barbie Girl". A void opened up and Erik and Raoul could see their unconscious bodies on the other side. They jumped through the void and into their respective bodies.

"HeyRaoulIthinkwe'reback!" a newly-hyper Erik shouted. There was no trace of the make-over anywhere on his face. Raoul grabbed at his head, but his hair was still there. 'I don't think I'll be going to my spa anytime soon,' he thought slowly. "HeyRaoularen'tIsupposedtodosomething?" Erik speedily shouted, "cuzIforget!" Raoul, of course, wasn't about to help in his own destruction.

"No, Erik, you were just going to get a snack," Raoul glanced at the clock, "Let's wait for Emaleth to get home and we can go get Chinese takeout." "Okaysoundsgood!" Erik happily agreed. Raoul flopped down on the couch. Thankfully, Erik had found a mannequin to amuse himself with. He began to dance with it (AN- thanks for the idea, Akselaz!). He did a number of dances, most notably Break dancing, an Irish jig, the Charleston, and ballet. Raoul got even more scared.

"I just hope Emaleth gets back soon," Raoul whispered to himself. She was his only hope if she decided to help him, which was unlikely. He heard the door of the apartment open and a female voice call out, "Hey, Erik, you want to go Madame's?"

TBC...

What will Emaleth's reaction be if the female voice does belong to her? What is Madame's? Will Emaleth (if it is her!) help Raoul? Read and Review and maybe I'll update and answer those questions!

-PhantomOfThePunjab