CHAPTER ONE: WE WENT THROUGH THE WELL
"Oh my gosh," Taylor said looking around, "We're in Times Square!"
"We need to help her," Lane said in reference to Summer who was still unconscious from her encounter with the Wizard and Morrible, Carl was holding her, "We need to take her… somewhere!"
"What are we going to do?" Brandi said, nearly hysteric from a lack of sugar. Prince Tony took her hand in support.
I looked to the sky and yelled, "HEY YOU GUUUYYYSSS!"
A tall boy- collage age looking- a younger girl and two African-American boys ran around the corner moments later.
"Are you guys okay?" the girl asked, "We heard you give the call."
"OMG," I said, having a panic attack, "You're the Electric Company!"
"Um, yes, you called us, right?" the tall boy- Hector Ruiz apparently- said.
"YES! We need help! We need to get her somewhere safe!" I gestured to still-unconscious Sumer.
"There's a legion of dark forces after us!" Daisy added.
"This way!" the youngest boy said, Marcus Barnes. They lead us out of the crowds and to a tiny diner by a nice-looking park.
"Welcome to the Electric Diner," the other boy- Keith Watson- said.
"C'mon, you can take her upstairs, there's all these empty apartments you can use," Hector said, leading Carl up some back way.
"So," the girl- Jessica- said, "Who are you? What's going on? And, did you say dark forces?"
I sat down at a table, "I'm Meg, and this is Daisy, Taylor, Peter, Brandi, AJ, Lane, and Tony. Summer is the comatose girl and Carl was the one carrying her, he's her husband."
"Where'd Maureen go?" Lane said.
"Probably to find her people or something, she's from here."
"DARK FORCES?" Jessica demanded.
"Maybe we should tell them who we are," Keith said, "I'm Keith, and this is Jessica and Marcus. Jess's brother Hector is showing your friends us stairs and that's Shock behind the counter."
"Hey," Shock said.
"Okay, okay, we've got the introductions taken care of now, DARK FORCES?" Marcus asked.
"Yeah, there's this evil group of people after us- we don't know why- okay, we KINDA know why, but that comes in later…" Brandi said trying to explain.
"There's this evil group called the Violet Dagger after us," Daisy said, "They stole Summer's baby and her memories for their own evil purposes and now they're trying to kill us all."
"You will now believe the month we've been through!" Taylor said, "First we were on a cruise ship, then it crashed and we ended up on a deserted island made of cake-"
"Then we met Amelia Earhart!" Brandi interjected.
"Yeah, and we got captured by pirates but we escaped and the BOYS got captured by pirates so we had to save them," I added.
"Then we turned Jack Sparrow into a butterfly-" Taylor began but Marcus interrupted with a loud, "NOOOOO!"
"Don't be sad," Peter said, "That dude is evil. And very stupid."
"He can't spell 'violent,'" AJ added.
"Yeah, that's why the evil group is called 'The Violet Dagger,'" Lane said, "Who can't spell 'violent'?"
"Anyway, we defeated the pirates and left the island on Amelia airplane but then-" I started but was interrupted by Brandi.
"We landed on the Millennium Falcon!"
"YES!" Taylor agreed, "So we met Luke and Han and Leia and Anakin, but we had to go find Padme because she was STILL ALIVE!"
"This is where I come in," Daisy said.
"Me too," Peter agreed.
"Same," said AJ.
"Then, after we found Padme, we all went to Naboo because we all have the force and Anakin and Luke wanted to train us," I said.
"BUT THEN Summer and Carl got into this fight and Carl hit his head and got amnesia and disappeared," Daisy said.
"Yeah, and amnesia-Carl met Darth Lizard who's really this girl from Earth called Lizzie, and apparently she turned into this powerful Sith Lady," I said, "and she made amnesia-Carl her Sith apprentice!"
"And he kidnapped Summer because, even though he had amnesia," Taylor said, "He was still in love with her."
"And this made Darth Lizzie-Lizard happy because she needed Summer because she was PREGNANT and she DIDN'T TELL ANYONE!" Brandi said.
"Well, she told Carl, that's what the fight was," I said, "But he forgot, due to the, uh, amnesia."
"So everyone had to go save Summer and we stormed the castle," Daisy said.
"But while we were trying to save her, Summer turned Carl back to the good side," Brandi said.
"So then we fought Darth Lizzie-Lizard and she ran away and Carl got his memory back!" Taylor cheered.
"And Lando died," Brandi said, "So did my boyfriend Brad, and Peter, actually."
"But," Jessica looked at Peter, "I thought you were Peter."
"I am Peter, when I died I met this big lion-" Peter paused because this was the part when Summer usually yelled "IT WAS ASLAN!" However, being unconscious upstairs, she did not.
"Um, yeah, the lion was Aslan and he told me I had to help me friend and I came back."
"But while we were fighting Darth Lizzie-Lizard, you know, when we thought we were to be defeated and the dastardly villain tells the young heroes her plan?" the Electric Company nodded and I continued, "Well, at that part, Darth Lizzie-Lizard said 'The Violet Dagger needs this one alive because she is carrying the key ingredient!' so we knew that the Violet Dagger wanted Summer's baby!"
"And they got her baby?" Keith asked.
"Yes, but that's skipping ahead! Next we all went back to where we were staying and Luke Skywalker married Amelia Earhart!" Brandi exclaimed.
"What?" Jessica said.
"Yeah," Brandi plugged on, "Then Han and Leia and Anakin thought that we should go after Darth Lizzie and try to defeat her permanently so they took us to Earth."
"And here you are?" Marcus asked.
"NO!" I cried, "They THOUGHT it was Earth, but it was really Oz!
"Did we mention that Elphaba and Fiyero were with us too?" Brandi said.
"REALLY?" Jessica asked, fangirling a bit.
"YES!" I giggled.
"Then we went to the collage in Oz, Shiz I think? To find a place to stay," Daisy said, "But then-"
I interrupted her, "Then, I overheard Madame Morrible talking to Darth Lizzie saying that she had us in her clutches and that the child would soon be theirs! BWA HA! HA! HA! And then Madame Morrible captured me!"
"She started kidnapping us one by one and when she finally had Sumer she and the Wizard used magic to steal Summer's unborn baby and her memories!" Daisy said.
"But then Alice- you know, from Alice in Wonderland? And Jack of Spades- Alice's husband- burst in and saved us! And Alice and Jack of Spades-" Brandi interrupted Taylor.
"ALICE AND JACK OF SPADES TURNED OUT TO BE MY PARENTS!" she shrieked.
"Did I mention that Queen Cora- the, you know, Queen of Hearts- was there?" I said, "She turned out to be Carl's mother! But Carl was adopted so he wasn't raised by her or anything, so you know, it's okay."
"DID I MENTION THAT I AM THE DAUGHTER OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND JACK OF SPADES? DID I?" Brandi cried.
"Yeah," Keith said, "You did"
"I was there too, rescuing the girls," Prince Tony said.
"AND ME!" Buddy yelled from inside my bag.
"Shut up. Well then Alice showed us this wishing well and said that it would take us to our world, so we jumped in so we could escape Morrible and the Wizard and Queen Regalia," I said, "And here we are."
"Like you expect anyone to believe that!" a snotty voice said behind us.
"Francine," Marcus sighed, "What are you doing here?"
"Listening to this CRAZY story told to you be your new WEIRD friends! Duh!" Francine said.
"Who is that?" Daisy asked.
"Francine Carruthers, leader of the Pranksters," Francine said, extending a hand, but as Brandi reached for it she pulled it away quickly, "HA! Aren't you all just the CUTEST little story tellers!"
"It's not a story," Lane said, glaring.
"Yeah. Right," she said then sneezed.
"Need a tissue?" I asked, then extended my hand a gestured to a napkin. It lifted off and flew over to her, hovering a few inches away from her face.
"H-how did you DO THAT?" Francine demanded.
"The Force."
"UHG! You all are just a bunch of WEIRDOES!" she yelled that ran out.
"Guess she didn't want the tissue," Taylor said as we watched her storm away. Everyone laughed.
"Did your bag just say something?" Marcus asked, "like a minute ago?"
"Yes. That was Buddy," I rolled my eyes, "He's this, uh, BEAR who helped us. Kinda."
"KINDA? KINDA?!"
I wacked the side of my bag.
"Wait," Keith looked around, "BUDDY is in your bag?!"
"Yeeeaaahhh…. Why?"
There was a consecutive gasp in the diner.
"Isn't Buddy that evil bear who was attacking us, like, a year ago?" Jessica said.
"I think it was," Hector said stepping out from the stairs.
Hector walked over to where we were sitting, "I heard the whole story," he said, "and you guys can stay here while you look for this purple dagger whatever. There are three empty apartments upstairs and they each have a queen bed and a couch. Two can take a bed and one can take the couch in each room. And one of the boys can sleep on my couch; I live up there too."
"OMG, that'd be great! Thanks so much, is there anything we can do for you?" I said.
"Well, if two of you could work down here in the diner a few days a week, that'd be awesome," Hector said.
"I'll do it!" I volunteered.
"Me too," Brandi said.
"Great!"
"How are we going to spit up the rooms?" Taylor said.
"Well, I can sleep on the couch in our room," Brandi offered.
"I'll sleep on the bed then," Daisy nodded.
"Me too," Taylor agreed.
"Hey! There's no place for me!" I said, indignantly, "I guess I'll sleep on Summer and Carl's couch."
"I'll sleep on Hector's couch, if that's okay?" Lane said looking to Hector.
"Yeah, that's cool."
"I'll take the bed in the guys' room," AJ said.
"As will I, sorry Peter," Tony said, "First come, first serve!"
Peter rolled his eyes.
"Too bad we left all of our stuff in Oz," Taylor said, "Well except for Brandi and Meg."
"OH!" Brandi gasped, "That reminds me! Before I was captured, when the Wizard's guards were storming the dorms? I gabbed all of our bags and stuck them in mine!"
"Those must have been some pretty small bags," remarked Jessica eyeing Brandi's light, thin bag.
"But these bags are magic!" Brandi explained, she pulled Taylor's bag out, then Daisy's, then AJ's, "they hold everything and weigh nothing and never get bulky! It's like Marry Poppins' carpet bag!"
"Cool!" Jessica exclaimed.
"Marry Poppins; practically perfect in every way," Marcus said, zoning out.
"Oh-kaaayy," Taylor muttered, eying him.
"What are you guys planning to do now?" Jessica asked.
"Well, I guess we're gonna just hang out and regroup," I said, "We need to make sure Summer's okay, I think that's our top priority right now."
"Then we need to go after the Violet Dagger," Brandi said, slamming her fist against the table.
"Defiantly," Taylor agreed.
"We'll help you anyway we can," Hector said, "By the way, how'd you know about us? And about the call?"
"You believe our story so far?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah,"
"Well, okay. Where we're from, you guys are- get this- a children's learning show!"
"Hahaha!" Hector laughed, then said semi-sarcastically, "No, really? How'd you know?"
"uh-hu," I muttered.
PRANKSTER MEETING MINUTE #0821, Written and recorded by Gilda Flip, Prankster-in-Training
Francine Carruthers, President: I hear by bring this meeting of the Pranksters to order. First order of busness-
Danny Rebus: Your smoothie has more strawberries than mine!
Manny Spamboni: Does not!
Danny: It does too!
Manny: DOES NOT!
Annie Scrambler: Manny! Danny! Stop it!
Manny and Danny: Okaaaay.
Francine: Noooowww, I called this meeting to order because the Electric Company has some new, strange friends.
Manny: SO?
Annie: Yeah, why do WE care?
Francine: Because they're INSANE! Plus, they can use the FORCE.
Annie: Like, Star Wars?
Manny: THAT IS THE COOLEST THING EVER!
Danny: They must have tricked you, Francine, the Force isn't real.
Francine: Yes. It is. Maybe we can recruit them for the Pranksters.
Annie: But I thought you said they were friends with the Electric Company.
Francine: BUT THEY CAN BE TURNED. Anyone can be TURNED.
Danny: I bet Lisa can't be turned.
Francine: ANYONE CAN BE TURNED!
Manny: Emperor Palatine can't be turned.
Annie: Emperor Palatine is already evil!
Manny: I meant turned GOOD.
Francine: Whatever! Let's just go check it out!
Gilda Flip: So now the Pranksters are going to the Electric Diner to check out the Force users.
Right now I'm sitting in the Electric Diner with Taylor, Brandi, and Daisy talking to Jessica Ruiz.
"You guys feel better?" she asked.
"Yeah," Taylor said.
"I feel sooo much better after that shower," Brandi agreed.
"Same here," Daisy added.
"Sooo…" I said, awkwardly, "What day is it?"
"Tuesday."
"No, I mean, what's the date?"
"June 22, 2012," Jessica said, looking at me strangely.
"WHAT?! 2012?! WE'VE BEEN GONE A WHOLE YEAR?" I looked around at the others, "It's been a whole year!"
"Omg. I'm sixteen now. I totally missed my sixteenth birthday!" Taylor cried.
"Our families must be going crazy!" Daisy said.
"Not my mom," Brandi grinned.
"Yeah, well, your mom is Alice, THEE ALICE," I said.
"You guys are so weird," Jessica commented.
"So you don't believe us?" Daisy asked.
"It's kinda hard to believe."
"So says the girl that can replay audio with her head," I quipped as Francine and the Pranksters walked in.
"We-e-e-ell, what do we have here?" Annie asked. I just about fainted.
"OHMYGOSH. I should not be freaking out but yet…" I said, bouncing up and down on my chair.
"Who are they?" Brandi asked.
"We are-" Manny started, but Francine interrupted, "THE PRANKSTERS!"
"I'm Francine Carruthers," she said, then gestured to the others, "and this is Danny Rebus-"
"Salutations,"
"-Annie Scrambler-"
"Hello."
"-Manny Spamboni-"
"Yo."
"-and my assisnant, Gilda Flip."
"Hi there."
"We," Francine continued, "Will be your down fall."
"Yeah," Taylor laughed, "Right."
"I doubt that," Brandi added.
"You will not believe some of the things we've seen," Daisy nodded.
"Stormtroopers," Taylor said, "Dark Sith Ladies,"
"Whole islands made of candy!" said Brandi, "Pirates!"
"The jabberwocky," I stated.
"Aren't they imaginative?" Francine said condescendingly as she turned to her crew, "Isn't that so cute?"
"We've also met the most evil group imaginable," Daisy added, "They're called the Violet Dagger- due to a spelling error- and they are out to take over the world."
Manny Spamboni shifted his feet.
"Well," Francine said, "we have a plan worse then anything this pink dagger-"
"Violet Dagger," Me, Taylor, Daisy, Brandi, and- strangely- Manny, corrected.
"Worse than this violet dagger could ever come up with," she finished, not missing a beat.
"What plan?" Danny asked, Annie shushed him.
"I just haven't heard of any plan!" Danny half-yelled at Annie, who continued to try to shut him up.
"ARE YOU LEAVING ME OUT OF THE MEMOS GILDA?!" He screamed.
"DANNY!" Annie snapped and, grabbing his arm, dragged him outside. She said something to him. Then he said something back. Then her. Then him. Then they came back inside.
"OOHHH!" He said in a loud, fake voice, "THAT PLAN."
Gilda facepalmed. And Francine shook her head slowly.
"Francine," I said, "You still don't believe us? We showed you the force."
"Push," Brandi teased.
"Shut up."
"You can use the Force?!" Manny demended.
"YES!" Taylor, Brandi, Daisy, and I yelled.
"Ha ha, no you can't!" Annie sneered.
Daisy lifted her hand and the pepper shaker lifted off our table. Gilda's mouth dropped open and Danny gasped.
"That's just a silly trick!" Annie declared, "A party game, my Uncle Sanders can levitate a whole person!"
Taylor grinned, and raised both hands, pointing at Annie, who seemed to rise slightly in the air.
"Look at your feet," Brandi said.
"What? No," Annie stared forward.
"Look at your feet," I said.
She looked. She screamed. Her feet were several inches above the ground.
Danny grabbed her about the waist and pulled her to him, bridal-style.
"Aww," I said, "Cute."
"Whoa…" Manny said staring.
Gilda whipped out her phone and sent a quick text.
"See? They are insane!" Francine yelled and stomped out. The other Pranksters followed, Manny, then Danny still carrying Annie, and finally Gilda.
WAYS TO WAKE SUMMER UP, A LIST BY MEG, TAYLOR, BRANDI, DAISY, TONY, LANE, PETER, AJ, AND BUDDY:
Carl could kiss her, you know, like sleeping beauty (Meg)
We could just wait, it could be like a coma thing (Daisy)
Ice. Ice helps wake people up. (Peter)
PETER! (Taylor, Brandi, Daisy, and Meg)
Meat. I love meat. Meat is so good. Hey have you seen my but? (Buddy)
I balk at thine thoughts to implore such methods of causing wakefulness. Using meat of the animal is unpregnant, clownish and mad. (Prince Tony)
What? (Everyone)
I think he said that he hesitate to use meat because it's stupid. (Brandi)
Is he going to talk like that all the time? (Lane)
Geeze I hope not. (AJ)
It's kinda cool. (Meg)
Do not encourage him, Meg (Lane)
Shakespeare is cool (Meg)
Thou be cunning and judicious, mi-lady (Tony)
What? (Everyone)
This really isn't a list of how to wake up Summer (Taylor)
Yeah. (Daisy)
Why are you numbering everything? (Brandi)
My heart be heavy and I am o'er wrought with discontent about Lady Summer's plight (Tony)
What? (Everyone)
He said he likes meat so much, he would just die for a steak right now (Buddy)
No, he didn't say that (Peter)
He said he was sad about Summer's problem (Daisy)
Those prankster people were weird (AJ)
What, are we're not? (Meg)
Point (Daisy)
Maybe we should take her to a hospital. Summer, I mean (Taylor)
And say what? "Oh yeah, this lady here? She was pregnant a week ago, but she's not now. It was magic. And she may or may not have amnesia. Again, magic." (Lane)
You forgot the part about a high midi-clorian count in her blood (Meg)
Yeah! "Oh and she has the Force!" (Lane)
THE PUSH! (Buddy)
THE FORCE! (Everyone else.)
MEAT! (Buddy)
We could… I've got nothing. (Daisy)
I think, we wait. (Peter)
Greetings fair readers of our odd yarn! I be Prince Tony of Wonderland! And honest Meg told me to spin the tale of our gathering to plan!
"Don't overdo it, Tony," she hath warned me.
So it is thine propose to overdo, I shall not! After we were donein with our merry making of the list we cleared upon sitting in company with Master Carl. It was quite of the boredom. So we soon agreed upon going coutch. That was all. Fairtheewell!
Hey. JAS here. Cupcakes to Taylor, Brandi, Daisy, Tessa, and anonymous-person. Oh yeah, and Anonymous-person, the story might make sense if you've read the other three stories preceding. This isn't just something you can jump in on. You can find the other three on my profile.
JAS: Disclaimer please?
Annie: Jedi Annie Scrambler- HEY WAIT! THAT'S MY NAME! I mean, I'm not a Jedi but HEY!
Hector: ANNIE SCRAMBLER IS A JEDI?! SINCE WHEN?
JAS: Seriously, do the disclaimer.
Keith: But… a jedi?
Manny: Why didn't you tell me Annie?
Annie: I AM NOT A JEDI!
JAS: I don't own Wicked, RENT, Star Wars, Alice in Wonderland, Chronicles of Narnia, Pirates of the Caribbean, or the Electric Company 2009. So don't sue me. Just have a cookie.
Brandi: Cookies for those who review!
Taylor: Mmm… cookies!