"Duuhh…the wheels on the bus go round and round…Duuhh…round and round….Duuhh….round and round…..Duuhh…."

Murky winced as he gripped his gloom gun tighter. Had he known he would be sharing the bus with a full load of day campers and their abnormally cheerful counselor he would have gladly taken another bus.

Just the sight of the children's shirts, each a bright color and each bearing a huge smiling sun on the front made him grind his teeth together.

"Ooookay Campers!!! We're just 300 mega mega jump jumps from The Gateway!"

Lurky and the campers cheered happily, but Murky had a very different reaction. "Mega Mega jump jumps?!" Murky repeated with obvious disgust on his face. Unfortunately the Counselor wearing the same shirt as his campers had mistaken his revulsion for a question.

"That's just our funny fun way of saying we'll be there in half n hour!" The man said cheerfully followed by more cheers from the bus.

Murky had had it and aimed the gloom gun right at the counselor who to his dislike only seemed to smile brighter. "Oooh don't be such a gloomy Gus!" The counselor declared as he took the grey clad man's device away before continuing. "The sun is always shining if you just let it! And what better way to remember then to sing "You are my Sunshine!!"

"NOOO!!!" Murky wailed. The counselor's smile grew. "Oh don't worry! We'll sing along with you!" More cheers from the bus before the song started. "You are my Sunshine my only sunshine you make me happy when skies are grey…."

Murky started to bang his head against one of the seats. Unknown to Murky outside the singing bus the sky started to darken and thunder. If he looked closely at the sky he would have seen a young girl on purple horse….

Much to Murky's relief the bus soon pulled up to The Gateway. The moment the doors opened Murky sprang out eagerily. "At last!!! Now we can search for the Earth Boy!" Murky's joy was short lived by the crowd of eager kids running straight for him.

"Nohoooho! Stop! Stop!" When the dust cloud finally cleared Murky was lying down on the ground groaning. Lurky walked off the bus holding the confiscated weapon. "Hey Murky! That nice man gave me back your-" The enormous sprite stared at his cohort in confusion. "Hey Murky your down on the ground again!" Murky grumbled in response.

Stormy in the meantime cautiously scanned the area. She smiled seeing the bus drop off and the area was for the moment empty. "Now's my chance!" The storm kid said raising her hand to the sky and concentrating. The sky started to darken once more and thunder rumbled ominously before she threw down her hand.

Murky had just managed to get back onto his feet when Lurky clapped his hands in delight. "Look Murky! There's a pretty light!" The bumbler of the pair smiled happily at the bolt of lightning coming straight for them. However the shorter villain had a different reaction and quickly dove out of the way. "Is this some kind of fun game Murky? I like fun games!"

Murky noticed the weather child gearing up for another attack. Already the sky thundered dangerously. He spun around and smiled at Lurky. "Yes banana brain this is a game." Lurky in response jumped up and down clapping his hands. "Oh Goody! Duuhh… how do we play?" Murky smiled. "Well first we…..RUN INTO THAT BUILDING OVER THERE BEFORE LIGHTNING STRIKES US!!!"

Lurky stared confusedly at Murky's rapidly retreating figure, before he frowned. "Duuuhhh…….that's not fair Murky! You forgot to say Ready Set Go!"

The dimwitted sprite chased after his friend, while Sky Dancer landed. His young rider shook her fist angrily, before smiling. "Don't worry Sky Dancer we'll get them! A loud rumbling behind them announced the arrival of another bus.

The shock and minor panic on Stormy's face was replaced with relief seeing Red Butler run out of the bus. "Come on! We have to catch them!" The red color kid cried out as he darted past his friend. Wasting no time Sky Dancer raced after him.

"Nohoho!!!" Murky wailed out in anguish as he gazed around the room. In the very center of the room was a large granite statue of a lion on a dais that was surrounded by various paths. The passageways wound around and away from the sculpture eventually descending down a ramp leading to one of several doors all identical to the last.

His evil mind boggled at the sight. Rainbow Brite's friend Brian had undoubtedly gone down one of these trails, but which one? "Gee Murky! Look at all the different paths!" The happy go lucky sprite proclaimed gleefully knocking him out of his thoughts.

"LURKY!!!" Murky hissed out violently as he continued to study the pathways in hopes of discovering a clue leading to the earth brat's location. Nothing yet just a bunch of troublesome earth children and Lurky entering one of the various doors and….

Murky abruptly paled as he spun back. Moments later the sound of someone screaming at the top of their lungs echoed throughout the entire building….

Imagi's Ramblings: Sorry for the wait everyone! Been busy….and had a minor touch of the dreaded writer's block! Gone for now:D

Also I'm still sore from the impromptu turn the house upside down and clean it as a surprise for the parent's day…worth it to see there faces:D

As always I'm thrilled to hear from my readers and I'm so happy you continue to read and enjoy my stories. :)

Hopefully the next chapter won't take so long. :)

Imagi