Chapter 16: Musical
Back at the theater, the audience was finally getting bored because they thought the performance was bad. Angelica was currently taking to most of the cast in a group, while Betty and GIR were very visibly holding up the backdrop.
"I guess we'll never know what happened to the settlers who went missing." Angelica said.
Betty and GIR then let the backdrop fall to the ground, revealing Kimi, Drew, Mike, and Chance.
"This underground hot springs sure was a good... find." Mike said, briefly glancing at his lines because he forgot them.
He looked over at Chance, who flashed him a quick thumbs-up.
"Oh, if only our friends were here to see it." Chance said. He then gasped and said "Oh, the real missing settlers are back.".
Just then, the horse and wagon drove onto the stage. The audience perked up and cheered for the group as they got out the back of the wagon.
"Yes, we're back! But only in spirit, when we went to look for food and water, we fell-eth down an old mine shaft! Then, Winter came, and a harsh Winter she was! We got trapped underground, entertaining ourselves by playing cards! But then it was so cold, our fingers froze, and we didn't need no more cards!" Howard said.
Susie then motioned to a fill-in for Ellie to start playing the piano. They did so, and Susie and Howard started singing the song meant for the end of the musical, with the rest of the cast joining in soon after. The audience finally thought the show was great and applauded for them.