" See, Eric, your sister's back!" said Red. Eric turned around, put his hands together, and made a pleading motion to Donna.

" And Hy- Steven, how could I forget about you?" she asked, and went in to hug him.

" Nope." he replied, stepping back. " I don't know if any of your diseases can be transmitted by contact."

He knew something was up. Everyone did. Except Red. Laurie kept her fake smile plastered on her face.

" Well," said Red, breaking the silence, " Kitty and I will take Bea to her new place and help her unpack. Kitty's upstairs. She should be down in a minute." He left.

The instant Laurie heard the door to the Toyota open, she jumped back from them as if they were rats.

" I saw Kelso in Chicago. All it took was a little bookcase moving for him to tell me all about Grandma." said Laurie. " I can't believe she had so much money. And she spent it on you!" she exclaimed.

" Hey, hey!" said Eric. " I'm worth it!"

" Well I better be worth something too!" she replied. " I need some money."

" What, to treat your VD?" asked Hyde.

" What's up with you and all the VD jokes?" inquired Laurie.

" I need to make up for lost time."

Stomping out of the kitchen and through the swinging doors, she almost knocked into her mother.

" Red, Laurie's ba-" she started, but stopped when she saw who was in the kitchen. " My babies!" she exclaimed, kissing them all on the top of the head. " How was your trip? Are you hungry? Tired? Oh, I have to go help my mother, but I want to talk to all of you when I get back!" She dashed out the door.

Running back inside she yelled out " There's salad in the fridge if you want any!" and left again.

Jackie was the first to speak. " Michael told Laurie about Eric's grandma?"

" I bet they knew each other well." stated Hyde.

" I think we pissed him off not letting him come with us. Same for Fez," said Donna.

" I know we did." said Eric.

" I think we can fix this," said Hyde, " With beer at the water tower and a circle."

" And candy and firecrackers." added Jackie.

" And candy and firecrackers," said Hyde. " I have the first two in the basement. Jackie, you get the candy. Eric, you get the firecrackers. I'll meet you all at the water tower at eight."

T7S

" You sonofabitches!" exclaimed Fez. Night had fallen, and everyone except Charlie was at the base of the water tower. . Jackie had " accidentally" forgotten to tell him about it.

" Fez, we're sorry you couldn't come," said Eric.

" So we got you this," added Jackie, who presented him a paper bag. His scowl turned to a grin as he saw what was in the bag.

" I'm so sorry I was ever mad at my best friends!" he chirped, then ripped open a pack of Skittles and poured some in his mouth.

Hyde climbed the tower, with Jackie on his heels. Then Eric and Donna. Fez was after them, for he had stopped to eat a Snickers bar.

When Kelso came up, she announced to everyone about how he was busy.

" How the hell could you find my sister!" screeched Eric. Donna grabbed him by the back of the shirt.

" Later." she whisper hissed to him.

" We got you firecrackers," said Donna, who took the bag from Eric and gave it to Kelso.

" Wow, this is awesome!" he said, forgetting the last weeks worth of events.

Is it just me, or is Michael getting dumber? Thought Jackie.

He grabbed a beer from where Hyde had set them at Jackie's feet. Jackie bent down and passed one to Hyde.

" Hey, guys, what do you think would happen if I set one off from up here?" asked Kelso.

"NO!" everyone yelled. Startled by the noise, Fez dropped his Fun Dip off the side of the water tower.

He yelled a swear word in his own language. Before anyone could reply, a loud BANG! was heard from Kelso. He had set the firecracker off.

Fez jumped forward, slamming into an unsteady Jackie. She slipped forward into the railing with just enough force to go freefalling forward.

T7S

Don't land like Charlie did. was one of the first thoughts racing through Jackie's mind. She didn't have to worry much, because her foot caught on one of the branches of a tree. She flipped, and landed on her back, the wind knocked out of her.

Hearing the sound of footsteps near her, she managed a laugh at the irony of the situation. It hurt to laugh. Pushing herself into a sitting position, she saw Hyde and Donna running to her.

" Jackie, are you alright?" asked Donna.

" I think so," she replied, winded.

The look of relief on Hyde's face was soon gone, for as soon as Jackie tried to stand up she crumpled. Crying out a word he had never heard her use, he assumed she wasn't okay.

" M-my ankle," she cried out.

Hyde scooped her up like one would carry a young child, and she buried her face in his shoulder. As Kelso finally came down to see what had happened, Fez and Eric followed him.

Having no free hands to hit him with, Hyde kicked Kelso as hard as he could.

" Damn, Hyde," he said, hopping on one foot. " Are you taking lessons from Jackie?"

" You deserve it! You bring Laurie back, and almost kill my girlfriend!" he exclaimed, kicking him in the other leg for good measure.

" Hey," said Fez, " I hate to interrupt, but have any of you seen my Fun Dip?" asked Fez

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" Jackie, we should have Mrs. Forman check you out," said Donna.

" Um, okay?" replied Jackie.

" We need to call her," stated Eric.

T7S

That was how they ended up at The Hub.

Jackie was sitting on one of the benches with her leg also on the bench, a bag of ice from the back on it.

Eric was at the pay phone, trying to get a hold of his parents. He didn't know his grandmas new number, so he dialed home and prayed for an answer.

Someone picked up on the third ring.

" Hello?" he asked.

" Eric." stated Laurie.

" Devil." he replied. " Is mom home?"

" She's still at Grandmas." said Laurie. " Now, if you excuse me, I have some quality bonding time to do with my grandma."

Click.