Fan Fics

24 Hours
by Robert Dougherty

{Author's note: To fully understand most of this story you will need to have watched a majority of Histeria
episodes. Second, this isn't entirely the lighthearted story you usually see on the Archives, there are
several dark and dramatic moments. I would rate this a PG story. If you can stand these requirements, read on and find out about a very histerical 24 hour series of events that went something like this....}

{Opens on a dark screen as words begin to form. A deep voiced narrator reads them as they appear}

Narrator: In 1998, Warner Brothers Animation and Kids WB created Histeria, an educational cartoon that would present an entertaining and informative look at history's most famous and infamous moments. However, not many people thought they were exactly entertaining.

{These words fade into static and then begin to form new words which the narrator speaks}

Narrator: But over one year later, as the show's production came to a close, an event took place that would forever make Histeria, and the 24 hour long events you shall now see, live in infamy.

{The entire screen turns into static until it fades into an overhead view of the Warner Bros lot. A caption reads "Warner Bros studio lot. November 11, 1999. 3:55 PM" Now we cut to the P.O.V of someone walking through the lot. We see all the usual celebs there while he/she's walking, Spielberg, Eastwood, Burton, etc. The person stops and looks up at a large, official looking building, with a sign on it reading "Kids WB shows building" The person walks in}

{Now the person walks past a secretary booth and goes onto an elevator. He/she presses the number 7. The elevator goes up, and while it does the various names of the floors are seen at the top reading in order "1'st floor: Shows good and still in production floor" "2'nd floor: Shows good and therefore had to be cancelled floor" "3'rd floor: All Pokemon floor" "4'th floor: Another all Pokemon floor" "5'th floor "Yet another all Pokemon floor" "6'th floor "Still another all Pokemon floor"[that's because we just love it so much since we show it almost 24/7 a day so don't bother complaining] Finally it stops at floor 7 "Shows either on the brink of ending or shows we can't get rid of yet floor"}

{Now the person walks through a hall and goes towards a door labeled "Histeria! section" He/she walks in and walks through another hallway, with pictures left and right of all the regular Histeria cast, including a rather large picture of Sammy Melman. Finally, the person goes to a door labeled "Histeria meeting room" and opens it, where all the regular cast members are seated around a rectangular table. Now we finally, _finally_ see who the person is. It's Loud Kiddington}

Loud: HI EVERYONE, SORRY I'M LATE!

Sammy: You _should_ be sorry, we were waiting quite some time for you, now sit down!{Loud sits down nervously}Ha, ha, gotcha with that very mad bit, scared you didn't I, since that's so out of character for me to get that mad!

Loud: ACTUALLY IT IS IN CHARACTER SINCE, NO OFFENSE, YOU HAVE A BAD SENSE OF HUMOR.

Father Time: Well that's an improvement over other network gurus, since they have no sense of humor at all!

{Everyone but Sammy laughs}

Sammy: Ha, ha, yes. Now if we've had enough of making fun of me let's get down to business. Now, as you all know we are in a little bit of a bad situation.

World's Oldest Woman: Little bit?! Almost all of our episodes have aired, they plan to cancel us as soon as they're aired, and we're the reason that the 7'th floor name has that section called "Shows we can't get rid of yet" label! Mr Melman, I don't think that comes out to a "little bit" of a bad situation.

Sammy: Um, exactly what I was about to say! But I am not about to give up on this, I poured my whole heart into this show, and I won't give in without a fight!

Miss Information: That's gross! But I thought you needed a heart to live, so how can you still be here if you put  your heart in the show?

Sammy:{Sighs}Once again, you miss the point, so I'll just edit that line to say I worked very hard on this show and I'm not giving up on it.

Aka: Even considering the fact that doing that would mean going up against those heartless network execs and the complaints of our own network censor lady Lydia Karaoke about those constant gross out gags that would continue if you succeed?

Sammy: Yes, and don't worry about Lydia, it's because of us that she got her job, and therefore she'd have to show some mercy towards us. Besides, she never said she'd try to cancel it, she just reports to the execs about its content and they factored those reports in their original decision.

Loud: BUT SHE DOES RAISE SOME GOOD POINTS AT TIMES SAMMY, SHOULDN'T WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THE BAD GAGS WE'VE GOTTEN AWAY WITH THAT SHE WOULD USE AGAINST US?!

Sammy: Come on, despite that, I don't see any other reason why people hate this show. It fulfills FCC guidelines, it's funny and educational, what else do they want?

Father Time: Well another complaint is the lack of character development.

Sammy: What?

Father Time: I said a lack of character development is another big problem.

Sammy: I don't understand.

Loud: HE SAID THERE'S A BIG LACK OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, DIDN'T YOU HEAR HIM?!

Sammy: Well, now I do, all too literally I might add.

Father Time: In that case I'll explain in layman's terms. They hate the fact that all the characters are mostly one dimensional, to be more specific. For instance, I just introduce sketches, Big Fat Baby provides bathroom humor, Loud just yells, Miss Info says incorrect stuff, you get the idea. The audience doesn't like that we all have only one defining trait in our characters.

Sammy: We've been over this Father Time, I have no room for that on this show, this is to teach history and make people laugh, particularly the laugh part, I can't bore people with pointless meaningful development. Besides, no offense to you guys, but since you people are exactly alike with the characters you play, there's nothing to develop.

Father Time: He's got us there, he had all of the characters in mind when this began, then he found us, who were exactly alike with the description of this show's characters, so he had all of them named after us, and the rest is Histeria!

Sammy: You proved my point, the Father Time on the show gives all the boring stuff away and you do the same! That's why you guys are brilliant, you're all playing yourselves!

Charity: If we were that brilliant, we wouldn't be on the brink of cancellation.

Sammy: Sigh, please no more depressing talk okay, there's no need to be sad, I am going to fight this thing and we will prevail.

{While Sammy keeps talking we close up on a large screen TV to the right of the room, turned off.}

Sammy:{Continuing}Trust me, people all over the world are going to be seeing us on their TV screens for years to come!

{Just then without warning, the TV comes on all by itself and static is being shown}

Toast: That's funny, all I see on that one is static.

Sammy: Very funny Toast, you can turn off the TV now, we get the gag.

Toast: Um, it wasn't me, I don't even have the remote control.

Pepper: I don't have it either, and if I did I certainly wouldn't have it on static with no famous people to be found.

Froggo: Don't look at me, I didn't do anything.

Sammy: But if none of you turned it on...{Curious}then just who did?

{Cut to various TV's all over the world as their programs are being interrupted by static. Back at the meeting room, everyone's attention is on the TV. Then, the static clears up and now we see a strange, eccentric looking man on the screen. He has jet black hair and is dressed in a white scientific coat worn over a black shirt.}

Man: Good afternoon, world. We interrupt these programs of entertainment and joy to bring you something completely different, a revelation. Recently I made a discovery about a show, particularly two characters in that show, that I want the whole world to know about. For the next 24 hours, you will be witness to programming that may drive you nuts, but also teach you what I have learned, and what must be done about it. Enjoy. Wait a minute, this isn't enjoyable, so ignore that last statement. Just watch this, and I'll be back in 24 hours.

{The TV then goes static again, but after a second or two it clears up. TV's all over the world are now being tuned in to one image. The image is that of Loud, and now we see this clip is from the sketch where he reenacted The Shot Heard Round The World, and we see him do that. Cut to a living room where a man, woman, and two kids are watching this}

Man: Hey, isn't this from that educational show Histeria! that the kids always watch?

Woman: I wouldn't know, since I've never seen it, but from the look of the kids it sure looks like it.{We see the two kids, an 8 year old boy and 9 year old girl, watching this with glee}

Man: Martha, can we change the channel, I want to watch ESPN!

Martha: George if we do that, it'll break their hearts, so that means we're stuck watching this.

George: Oh well, maybe this'll be good, it better be.

{Fade into another house where another couple is watching the show}

Man: Can we change this Sally dear, I never liked this show.

Sally: I suppose.{She picks a remote and changes the channel, but the same thing is on. She flips through all the channels and they're the same too.}This isn't right, this thing's on every channel!

Man: Well turn it off, I'm not going to be exposed to this for 24 hours!

{Sally tries to turn it off, but it's still on}

Sally: You may have to Jim, I can't turn this off!{She reaches for the On/Off button on the TV, and it doesn't  work}Yep, this thing's not going off, we'll have to live with this.

Jim: No we won't, I'm muting this thing and if that doesn't work, turn down the volume!{He tries both, and they don't work}What's the matter with this thing?! I told you we should have gotten a TV made in this decade!

{Now the image on TV is that of Miss Info interviewing the dinosaurs in The Dawn of Time ep. We see the part where the dinos finish explaining how they went extinct, and she asks how long this extinction lasted. Cut now to the meeting room where Father Time is flipping through the channels and the show is on every channel like before. A caption now reads it's 4:30 PM}

Father Time: Now this is odd, how are we on every channel? And why?

W.O.W: What do you mean we? So far it looks like Loud and Miss Info are the only ones on this thing.

Sammy:{Listening to a radio}That's funny, reports are that this is happening on every TV in the world. That
means that everyone on the planet is watching this.

Toast: Cha, I think that's fairly obvious if it's on every TV in the world.

Lucky Bob: You are correct sir. Hiyo!

Sammy: Wait a minute, if we're being shown everywhere....{he thinks for a minute}That's it!!

Cho-Cho: What's it?

Sammy: "It" is our salvation!

Aka: I don't get it.

Sammy: Well I didn't expect any of you to, so I'll explain. That guy who showed up before this started, he must be a huge Histeria fan, so he must be taking over the airwaves and showing 24 hours of the show to convince everyone that it's great and should be shown more often.

Loud: HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

Sammy: Well, why else would somebody go to all that trouble to show 24 hours of a show? He'd have no reason to show it if he hated us, that's for sure! Once the execs see that someone likes us this much to do this, they'll have to renew us! Like I said, brilliant!

Froggo: Well, I guess that would seem logical. Maybe he's right, for once.

Sammy: Of course I am, what else could it be?

Loud:{Thinking to himself}Hmm, if that is the case, this guy certainly seems to be fond of me, I seem to be in this quite a bit. I'd better keep watching this since I find that statement a bit hard to believe.

{Another image of Loud is shown on the TV, and we now dissolve to that same image on another screen, and many others, as we see they are part of a control console. Right in front of it, a chair is seen, and sitting in it is the strange man from earlier, working the buttons}

Man:{Looking at the screens of Loud}Ah, thus my vengeance begins. It took me 8 months to carry this all out, but  in 24 hours it will be worth the wait. And now...well, I certainly hope everyone got their earplugs ready when this began, they're going to need them.

{Cut back to Sally and Jim.}

Jim: You know, I've been trying to give this thing a chance since it came on, but I've had enough! All I've seen so far is that loud kid yelling coupled with some very stupid statements by that tourist guide!

Sally: Yes, those statements are even more annoying after being exposed to so much yelling.

Jim: You know, this is sad, we should have better things to do than this. Let's do something constructive.

Sally: Good idea, I'll finish reading that book "The Bridges of Madison Avenue County"

Jim: And I'll go to the garage and make some final adjustments to our car.

{Sally goes to a couch and Jim goes across the room and opens a door to a garage. Cut back to the man who pushes a few buttons and now, back at Sally and Jim's house, the TV is louder. The Gettysburg address sketch from the first Civil War ep is on, so now when Loud is yelling, it's so loud that Sally can't concentrate on reading her book. The noise is so loud it reaches to across the room to the garage where Jim is working on his car, and he can't concentrate. They run toward each other.}

Jim: Sally, if the remote doesn't work, why is the volume up so high?!

Sally: What?! I can't hear you over this!

Jim: Oh no, we are not going through that joke where all we say is "What?!" over high volume!

Sally: What?!

{Jim angrily picks up a piece of paper and writes what he has to say, which is "This noise is getting so distracting, I don't think any of us will be able to do anything without hearing this!" Sally then writes on another piece of paper "Then let's go outside and take a walk!" Jim writes "Good idea!" Then the volume is turned down back to normal}

Jim: Phew, good it's down again, let's go before it goes back to being all gaga!

{Fade to George and Martha as they try to change the channel to something else but with no luck}

George: Martha, that last little loud noise gave me the obvious conclusion that we need to get out of here and get some good fresh air if this is all that's gonna be on!

Martha: I concur, come on kids, we are going to get some air before dinner.

{Fade back to the man as he pushes some more buttons.Cut to a roof where suddenly a giant ray gun comes out and shoots a green light. It begins to spread everywhere, and then the light turns invisible. Cut to an outside view of the planet, where a green ring covers the Earth, and then disappears.}

Voice:{From the man's console}Operation done. Now every door in every house in the world is locked, except for the Kids WB shows building. And every window that's open is still open, but special shielding will prevent anyone from going out of their house through it.{The man grins}

{Cut to Sally and Jim's house, George and Martha's, and to other houses in the world to show that any open doors are now closing. At Sally and Jim's, Jim tries to open the door, but it won't open.}

Jim: This door won't open! I don't get it, it was wide open a second ago and it swung closed.

Sally: Let's try a window then.{They open a window. Jim tries to go through it, but he seems to have slammed into some sort of invisible wall instead. He then puts out his hand but it won't go past the window, an unseen barrier seems to be stopping him}

Jim: It feels like I'm touching...something that isn't allowing me to leave. Sally dear, I think we're stuck in here.

Sally: This is no time for rhyming Jim, how can you rhyme at a time like this?!

{Fade back to George and Martha}

George: Are you saying we're stuck in here? How can this be happening?!

Martha: I have no idea, it seems that whoever's showing us this marathon wants us to watch at whatever the cost.

George: Well there has to be something else we can do!!

Martha: George honey, from the looks of it whoever's doing this can turn up the volume so that we can't concentrate on anything else, like what happened a few minutes ago. I don't think there's anything we can do.

George: Thank you Mrs Exposition for filling my head with that horrendous thought.

{Cut to the meeting room. While the others are at the far left of the room discussing, Loud is watching the marathon very closely. It is now 5:00}

Loud: This is very unusual, something batty's going on here. HEY MR MELMAN!!

Sammy: Loud, I told you not to yell while we're busy discussing how to convince the execs to renew us because of this marathon. That's why we had to go over here to discuss it because of that loud outburst a half hour ago.

Loud: ARE ANY OF YOU ACTUALLY _WATCHING_ THIS MARATHON, I DON'T THINK THE REASON THIS IS HAPPENING IS WHAT YOU THINK IT IS.

Miss Info: Why is that?

Loud: I don't know, but it's very fitting that you asked that question. Look, I've been watching this and all that's been shown for the first hour is me yelling and Miss Information saying incorrect remarks.

Sammy: Well, maybe this guy _likes_ those running gags.

Father Time: You're joking right? I mean no disrespect towards Loud, but we all know that mostly everyone can't stand hearing him yell.

Aka: That's right, not even you can stand it Sammy.

Sammy: Well you're right there, but I do a pretty good job of hiding it.

Cho-Cho: And plus Miss Information's incorrect statements are also so incorrect that not many people would like that too, no offense.

Lucky Bob: You are correct sir.

Sammy: So what are you all getting at?

Loud: I'm saying that it's very strange that someone would show two running gags of the show that practically no one likes for 24 hours like it looks like this guy is doing. Therefore, I think that there's another reason why this is happening.

W.O.W: He's probably right. And besides, if he just wanted to show everyone how good the show is, wouldn't he show all of us instead of just Loud and Miss Info?

Sammy: Oh dear, you're right! But maybe we shouldn't get paranoid here, I mean it's not like this is being done for some sort of evil purpose, right? Right?!

Loud: I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FOR EVIL OR NOT, BUT SOMETHING'S GOING ON HERE AND WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.

Miss Info: But what if it is evil? You yourself said that he wouldn't be showing this if he liked us, so maybe he is planning something bad for us!

Charity: But how can we be sure? How can we find out what's really going on?

Loud: WELL FOR ONE THING WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHO THIS GUY IS THAT'S DOING THIS. DOES ANYONE HERE REMEMBER WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE?!

Voice:{V.O and very familiar}I was right!

{The cast turns to see Nostradamus walking into the room}

Sammy: Nostradamus? What are you doing here, I thought I sent all of the historical characters home on
vacation!

Nostradamus: That you did, Mr Melman, but while I was packing up all of my accessories and wardrobes and meat pastries I noticed that guy on the television. So I correctly prediciated that you would need me to figure out  who he was and what he looked like and so on and so forth. So here I am for you lucky peoples to solve your little um, what's that, your um, thing. Shut up!

Toast: So why don't you tell us already dude, who is he?

Nostradamus: For that to be, um, solved, you need to shut up and follow me to my{dramatic pause}prediciation lair!{A dramatic sound of lighting is heard}

Father Time: Where did _that_ come from, it's not raining.{Everyone turns to see Chit Chatterson holding a tape recorder}

Chit: Sorry, but that moment was so dramatic, I just couldn't resisting poofing it up with this sound effects maker. {He pushes a play button and the lighting is heard}

Nostradamus: Well thanks for sharing that pointless moment with us.

{Cut to Nostradamus's "prediciation lair" which is the same room seen in the beginning of the Know It Alls episode. Nostradamus goes towards that large bowl with the green stuff in it{so sue me if I couldn't figure out it's name}Everyone surrounds the bowl to watch}

Nostradamus: Ah yes, my powers of mentalation are coming up with the face of that guy. Now with a simple snap of my fingers, I shall transfer the image into the whatamacallit that you see in front of you. {He snaps his fingers and a second later, we now see inside the bowl a perfect image of the man's face}

Loud: WELL, WHO IS THIS GUY?!

Nostradamus: If you would please shut up, I will tell you. Now with my powers I will come up with the name of this person. I will need total concentration so all of you shut up, especially you two!{He points to Loud and Pepper. He then begins to think really hard}

Nostradamus: Deep thought, still searching.{Makes indescribable noises}Okay, what do you know, I've got it! Now with a snap of my fingers our mystery man's name will be a mystery no more!{He snaps his fingers}Yes, his name is{we see a name come up}Dr Gene Burrows!

Froggo: Well I don't know anyone named Gene Burrows, do any of you? {Everyone shakes their heads}

Pepper: So that means we're still stuck and we still don't know much of anything! Ahh ha ha, I hate this!

Nostradamus: Hmph, this is some thanks I am getting after I cleared up part of this thing by telling you his name.

W.O.W: Did you really come up with it, Mr Nostradamus? Because something tells me this says different.{She picks up a wire stuck at the very bottom of the bowl, which leads to a door nearby. She goes and opens it to reveal Mr Smarty-pants sitting near a computer}

Nostradamus: No stop, pay no attention to the man living in his pants behind the door!{Pause}Okay, okay, I am admitting it, I didn't really come up with those images in my head, I connected this fancy smancy super computer thingie to transfer the images to the bowl and he came up with all the answers by searching on the thing, not me! I also had a special hearing aid on so he could tell what the man's name was! I needed help on my prediciations, especially after my prediciation that "The Blair Witch Project" would be the most unprofitable movie of the year!

Sammy: Please, don't remind me of that, it makes me _sick_ that I didn't take up that offer to produce that movie!

Father Time: This would normally be pointless, but it's not since now we have something to help us. Mr Smarty-pants, can you tell us any other information about this guy?

Mr Smarty-pants: Um, yes I can, it turns out he was a scientist at an organization in Long Beach and he has an I.Q. of 178.

Miss Info: That's all? Compared to your I.Q that's nothing!

Smarty-pants: Thank you, but unfortunately compared to everyone else he's very very smart.

Loud: THAT WOULD EXPLAIN HOW HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE OVER THE TELEVISION!

Sammy: What else does it say?

Smarty-pants: Well I've been looking over the World Wide Web and haven't been able to find anything else of use. There's nothing here that tells us any possible motive for why this is happening.

Miss Info: So we're still in the dark here, we know the guy, but we still don't know why this is happening.

Loud: DO WE AT LEAST KNOW WHERE HE LIVES?!

Smarty-pants: Yes, Long Beach, California, 1313 Dewback way. Why do you ask?

Loud: BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT EVERYTHING IS TO GO TO HIS HOUSE AND STOP HIM.

Aka: He's right, it's our only option, but Long Beach is 4-5 hours away from here.

Sammy: That's why cars were invented, so lets go outside, rev up our cars and go!

{Fade in to a nearby driveway where all the adults are trying to start their cars, but they are not starting}

W.O.W: What gives here, why aren't we on the road to Long Beach?

{All the adults get out of their cars and they all open their hoods. They gasp as all of their engines are damaged beyond repair}

Charity: I'm not happy. This Burrows guy looks like he's stopped our only way to his house.

Chit: Not quite, we can still order a Rent a Car!{He dials a cell phone}

Voice:{From phone}We're sorry, the number you've dialed is not in service. Please don't try this number again, for it would annoy us to keep saying this statement all the time.

Father Time: I tried another Rent a Car place, and it just said the same thing.

Aka: Well let's try every other Rent a Car place, it can't be like all of them have dropped dead and out of business.

Lucky Bob: Absolutely!

{Back at the meeting room, Sammy looks angrily at a phone book}

Sammy: We've called every Rent a Car in this city, and they all won't answer!

Pepper: Well I don't see how Mr Burrows could have just put them all out of business.

W.O.W: You're right, I think he may have tampered all our phones to say that.

Miss Info: How can you tell?

W.O.W: Well, he gave us some hints.

{She picks up a magnifying glass and in small print on the bottom right it says "This phone and all your others have been tampered, so don't think of calling for any help."}

Loud: OH NO, THIS GUY'S THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING! WHAT WILL WE DO?!

Miss Info: We'd better think of something, I'm getting a bit worried of the prospect that someone's planning my doom. And plus the Rent a Car places we called are nowhere near here, so we can't walk there.

Loud: As much as I hate to say it, there may be only one thing to do. We're going to have to walk all the way to his house, it's the only option we have.

Father Time: True, but from our calculations, from here it will take more than half a day to walk there, about 18 hours, barely enough to get there before the marathon ends.

Sammy: That's right and there's no way I'm spending 18 hours walking!

Loud: Then I'll go myself. I'm one of the ones he's after, so it's fitting that I try to stop him.

Miss Info: In that case, I'm going too. It's more fitting this way, he wants us both, so we'll both try to stop him.

Loud: That's almost what I just said.

Chit: So it's settled, you'll both go? Thank goodness, I thought for a minute we'd all, especially me, have to walk all that way, and that doesn't suit me very well.

Loud: Me neither, but there's no other way.

Smarty-pants: Well in that case we're going to have to find some things for you two to survive this journey. Come on, we'll head to our special devices room to find something, away from the TV and whatever this Gene guy is planning.

{They all head out. Cut now to someplace else in the world. A caption reads "Montgomery, Alabama" indicating that's where we are. We see a friendly looking man walking towards a car. He then sees a crowd surrounding a TV store and goes over.}

Man: Hey, what are you all watching?{He sees it's Histeria}Hmm, well I don't blame you for watching this show,  it's very funny. But I didn't think it was on at this time.

Man 2: It's not, this thing been on every channel for the past 2 hours. All we've seen is a kid yelling and a tourist guide saying stupid things and it's driving us crazy!

{The man's eyes go wide open and he runs into his car to think} 

Man: They're talking about Loud and Miss Info! And they say it's been on every channel for 2 hours?Something's up.{He turns on a radio}

Woman:{On radio}Of course, the top story is still the apparent 24 hour marathon showing Loud Kiddington and  Miss Information on Histeria on every TV in the world. Early reports show that many people are very angry and exasperated over it, particularly since the one in charge of it has been turning the volume up repeatedly and that everyone is still locked in their homes with no way out.{Another sound of Loud yelling}AAHHH! I don't know how much more we all can take, these two have been quite annoying, especially the loud kid at high volume!

Man: Oh my goodness, there's only one person who could be showing and doing all of this. Gene! Oh my, I
should have seen this coming, I should have known he'd do something like this, as his best friend I should have detected something! I've got to get back to Long Beach, which is sadly about 20 hours away, not counting numerous gas stoppages, and do something!

{He drives off quickly. Cut back to the meeting room, as Loud and Miss Info are being handed backpacks. It's now 7:30}

Sammy: I would suggest you hang on to these, they contain the vital things you'll need to survive such a
long  walk.

Miss Info: We already know that, thanks for reiterating for us.

Sammy: You're welcome.

Father Time: Are you sure you want to do this, who knows what could happen between the people outside who've already been exposed to the marathon and goodness knows what Gene Burrows may have in store for you.

Loud: THANKS FOR TELLING US THE SCARY PART OF THIS, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP HIM.

Father Time: In that case there's no more need to continue talking, so you should go.

W.O.W: I guess the only thing left to say is good luck, and we do hope you'll come back alive.

Miss Info: Thanks, we'll remember that, but excluding the do come back alive part, that's a bit creepy.

{They walk out of the meeting room, and now cut to them leaving the building on their way. As they walk away, we hear a beeping noise. Cut now to the man now known as Gene Burrows listening to the same noise on his control console.}

Gene: Ah, my tracker works well, I was right, they are headed on their way. Well, I think I'll be a good samaritan and give them a call and some "help" as well.

{Cut to Loud and Miss Info walking down a deserted street. There appears to be no one in sight.}

Miss Info: Boy, this is not what I thought would happen, I thought there'd be lots and lots of people walking,  there usually are. I guess we can chalk this up as another incorrect statement from me.

{Loud begins to speak, but then a clicking sound is heard on the sidewalk Then all of a sudden a pedestal rises up from it. There is a cell phone on it, and a second later it begins to ring. Miss Info picks it up}

Miss Info: Hello?

{We now see Gene on the other line}

Gene: Hello, Miss Information, at last we meet, for better or worse that may be.

Miss Info: Um, what you said.

Gene: Do you even know who this is?!

Miss Info: Um, let me think, I'll get it.

Gene:{Sly}Go right ahead, I look forward to hearing your guesses, however wrong they may be.

{Miss Info begins to think, but then Loud takes the phone away}

Loud:{To Miss Info}Don't answer him, I don't mean to offend, but you'll probably say another incorrect  statement, and the person on the other end certainly wants to hear that, we can't have that.{Speaking on the phone}SHE MAY NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT I CERTAINLY DO!!

Gene: Well, well, if it isn't Loud Kiddington, I'd recognize that shrill voice anywhere.

Loud: RETURNING TO THE POINT OF MY STATEMENT, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE! YOU'RE GENE BURROWS!

Gene: Well what do you know, you got it right, give yourself a prize!

Miss Info:{To Gene on the phone}So you're the guy who's in charge of this marathon.

Gene: Correct, and you should thank Loud for that, because you certainly would not have gotten that answer by yourself.

Loud: AS LONG AS YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, I'D LIKE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?!

Gene: Because I hate you, but that's not the main reason, it just heavily contributed to it. I hate your yelling all the time Loud, especially since that's what you're doing 99% of the time, and you're quite obnoxious because of that. And I hate Miss Information's stupidity, her remarks are so idiotic it makes me very angry.

Miss Info: And for that you're running a marathon? Why?

Gene: Because I want the whole world to realize how horrible you are and make you pay for it. But that's not the main reason either. You took away something that meant the world to me, and for that you're going to suffer.

Miss Info: Through taking over every TV in the world?

Gene: Yes, I know it may be an evil thing, but if it will make everyone know what I know, I'm willing to do anything.

Loud: But what will this accomplish, what do you want?!

Gene: What do I want? Oh, what I want is very simple. I want you to pay the price for being so annoying and one dimensional. I want you to suffer a crime equal to the crime you committed to me. I want to share my knowledge of what I've learned with the entire world, and help me and everyone else do something about it. And I want you to feel the wrath of an angry world which will not be as forgiving as I am after they've experienced the horror you've brought them.

Miss Info: But we didn't take control of TV, you did, so they'll blame you for airing this!

Gene: You'd really like to think so wouldn't you? Well, not surprisingly, you think wrong.

{While Gene is talking, we see various people around the world either trying to get out of their houses, try to do something else other than watch the marathon to no success, or are getting angry, scared, and very annoyed at what's being shown}

Gene: Right now, even as I speak, the people of this fair world are being exposed to the horror of a very loud kid and a dimwitted tour guide. They could only stand it for a half hour tops, but being exposed to it for 24 hours would drive them insane, and some people have already gone nuts. It's your yelling and your dimwittedness that is driving them crazy and causing them to have no chance of doing anything else but be annoyed. All I've done is show them this, and with all due respect, I'm not the one yelling or saying stupid things to drive the public to such depths of craziness, now am I? And when this is over, everyone will know that.

Loud: YOU'RE INSANE!!

Gene: I'm not insane or evil, I'm just someone trying to make the world a better place, and besides, people with I.Q's of 178 are generally not insane. But problem is, I don't want you to suffer quite yet. If you take a route through the city to my place, you'll encounter many people wanting to get you for what you've done, particularly as you get closer to my place. I would like to save this part for later, so I'll give you a helping hand. Look at the pedestal.

{They look and see a map on top of the pedestal}

Gene: That map contains an alternate route for you two to go. Nearby here, there is a very desolate route with no buildings, people, plants or anything, and it leads right to my house. In my opinion, it would be safer to take than going through the city, so I suggest you take the map and follow it.

Miss Info: I had no idea there was such a route here, I thought this whole city was one big, well, city!

Gene: Not to my surprise, there are lots of things you don't know.

Loud: STOP INSULTING HER AND HER INTELLIGENCE!!

Gene: What intelligence, she has none of that to insult!

Loud:{Growling}HOW DO WE KNOW THIS ROUTE OF YOURS ISN'T A TRAP?!

Gene: That's for me to know and you to find out, but consider. What would be more dangerous, facing traps that compared to facing people exposed to the marathon are easy to get out of, or facing people who are very exasperated and angry at you for what you've done to their sanity and who will do anything to get you? It's your choice, and I'm even going to hang up so I won't hear it to give you an advantage, but if I were you, I'd take my route, it's safer. But then again, I'm glad I'm not you, with a voice that can destroy glass and an I.Q. that's nearly equal to that insane lab mouse Pinky!

Miss Info: Don't you have anything _better_ to do than insult our faults?!

Gene: You're right, I have a marathon to direct. So long for now, but prepare to hear quite a bit from me later. And you can keep the phone.{He hangs up}

Loud: Oh, I hate to say this, but he's right, it would be a bit more safer than encountering those people if they're that angry.

Miss Info: Well, in that case considering our options, I guess we should go that way. According to this map, we're going to have to walk straight, then through two alleys until we get to the area, so let's not waste time and let's instead go!

Loud: I guess we really don't have a choice, so let's go indeed. By the way, are you all right? I mean after all those insults the not so good Doctor threw at you.

Miss Info: You know, I'm beginning to get used to them, so I've tried not to let it get to me, though it's hard since some of it is right. But thanks for your concern.

Loud: You're welcome, I think.

{They walk away from the pedestal with map and phone in hand. Fade back to the man driving his car}

Man: Drat, after double checking my calculations in my mind, my prediction is right, it really will take me 20 hours to drive through several large states to get to Gene's house. Wait a minute, I've already driven 1 1/2 hours, so it'll take me 18 1/2 hours now. Drat again, that's still not good! Okay, worry time, what to do, what to do?! There must be something, think Harry, think! Thinking, thinking...yes! I can help them out by contacting the Histeria cast at the WB office! This will also give me a chance to try out this new invention.

{He picks up a strange looking cup and hooks it to the wheel. Now the car is driving all by itself without Harry. He sets a few dials, and then finds a phone book in the back of the car}

Harry: Let's see, WB office, WB office....ah ha, victory!

{Cut to the WB office where we see a secretary sitting at a desk. The phone rings and she picks it up.}

Secretary: Hello, WB office.

Harry: Yeah hello, this is Dr Harry Norman, put me through to Mr Sammy Melman please.

Secretary: Do you have an appointment to call him?

Harry: Well no, but..

Secretary: Mr Melman sees no one without an appointment. I mean if we let people without appointments call him, one could be like that guy in the "Scream" movies and it'd be my fault for not checking first! Therefore, you can't call him.

Harry: Well tell him he has to make an exception, this is important!

Secretary: If you didn't make an appointment, it's obviously not that big enough to go through that simple thing.

Harry: Well this is no ordinary thing! You've got to put me through, two of his characters could be in grave danger!

Secretary: I don't care if Steven Spielberg's in danger, no appointment, no Mr Melman, good day!{She hangs up}

Harry: Great now we have to go through that "call the secretary till she gives in" gag. Why can't these things be resolved in original gags, why?!{Pause}You know, it's strange that every time you ask these questions, you never get an answer. Oh well. {He begins to dial the phone. Cut to Martha and George as they and their kids sit at a dinner table}

Martha: Okay, I know that marathon is still going on, and the volume can be turned up at any time to annoy us, but I'm still determined to have a nice family dinner, so let's get to it.

{They begin to eat. Fade back to Gene}

Gene: Hmm, it just occurred to me that I haven't yet turned the volume up to an extremely loud level, only to Level 11 out of the loudest level, 14. Well, that horrendous see it/don't see it gag is about to come on, I think this would be a good time to test it.

{Back at George and Martha's, the volume goes down as we see the beginning of the aforementioned see it/don't see it gag in the Viking episode.}

George:{To his 8 year old son}So Timmy, we forgot to ask you in all the craziness how was your day at school?

Timmy: Well the first thing that happened was

{Suddenly, the volume goes up very loud again as we hear Loud yell don't see it. Timmy continues to talk while George and Martha try to cover their ears. Then, the volume goes down again}

Timmy:{Continuing talking}And that in a nutshell was my day at school. What do you think Dad?

George: Sorry son, could you repeat that? But not now since I'm still trying to get the ringing out of my ears.

Martha: Well if we can't talk, let's just eat quietly so we won't have to talk over that.

{They begin to eat again, but the volume goes up yet again with the same gag. It stops after a few seconds however and the volume is down}

George: Okay, that's it! It's obvious we won't be able to enjoy dinner here, so why don't we eat it upstairs?!

Martha: George, that's so crazy it just might work!

George: Please, it's a good idea, but not good enough to demand the reuse of that old line.

{George, Martha and their kids go upstairs. George and Martha go into one room, Timmy goes into his room, and the 9 year old girl goes into another. Back to Gene as he now turns a knob, and a screen nearby reads "Level 13 loudness, one level away from maximum loudness" Back to George and Martha in their room}

George: Well dear, I think we're all right. Thank goodness I didn't listen to your offer to buy a TV for this room.

Martha: Well..

{Before she can answer, the volume goes up yet again, and now is so loud George and Martha can hear it all the way up in their room.}

George: Martha, I thought we'd be safe all the way up here, what's happening?

Martha: If it's so loud to go up to here, there's no escape. Get the kids and let's go down to the basement!

{George and Martha go down the steps, followed closely by the kids, and then go down another stairway all the way down to a bomb shelter like basement and lock the door}

George: Ha, I'd like to see whoever's in charge of this thing get us n..

Martha: George, please, for the love of goodness don't finish that statement, because the opposite of it always happens when you say that!

{Back to Gene, who now turns another knob and the screen now reads "Level 14-Maximum loudness: Extremely dangerous!" Now we cut to Sally and Jim's house}

Jim: Dear, there's still no way out of here and this marathon's getting louder!

Sally: Tell me something I don't know, I still can't get the noise out of my ears!

{Now we see the clip being shown now is another see it/don't see it gag, this time from the Niagara Falls sketch in the More Explorers episode. Like before, it's silent when Loud says see it, but this time when he says don't see it, since it's on maximum level, the sound now is so ear splitting loud, it blows back Sally and Jim all the way to their kitchen, and many appliances and stuff are broken from the sound. Back at George and Martha's, the locked door in their basement doesn't help at all as it is destroyed from the sound. Now finally it ends.}

Timmy: Mom, Dad, this isn't funny anymore, my ears hurt!

Martha: I don't think yours are the only ones in this world, son.

9 year old girl: That's right, mine are hurting too!

George:{Dazed}What was that Julia, I couldn't hear you over the passing out which I am about to do.{He does. Back to Sally and Jim.}

Jim: Figures. It figures. We're locked in, an ear splitting marathon is on, there's nothing we can do without hearing it, and the thing that had to make it worse is that our appliances are ruined and we took an all expensive paid trip to the kitchen!

Sally:{Dazed}Do we get frequent flier miles for that trip?

Jim: I saw that coming a mile away. Sally, if we are going to make jokes about this couldn't they be more original?

{Back once more to Gene. He turns on a monitor on his panel and we now see Loud and Miss Info walking in, as Gene said, a very desolate area with no people, no buildings, no plants, no nothing. It looks like a desert without sand, in other words}

Gene: Well, I see they took my advice. Too bad for them. Well, it's 8:00, so that can mean one thing. It's shock time!

{Cut now to Loud and Miss Info walking}

Miss Info: I can see that the Doctor wasn't kidding, this really is a very empty area.

Loud: All the more good for us. According to the map he gave us, if we just go straight, we'll eventually get to his house. But although the area looks safer, I'm still suspicious that Gene is planning something and only
got us here to have us fall into....

Miss Info:{A bit worried}Into what?

Loud: Um, into..nothing, yes nothing, he probably wants us to think it's _something_ to distract us from getting to him.{To himself}I was going to say traps, but I suppose it's best for her not to worry.

{Just then, a beeping sound is heard. We now hear the same sound on Gene's control panel, then he pushes a button. Back to Loud and Miss Info}

Loud: UH OH, I DON'T WANT TO BE SUSPICIOUS, BUT THAT BEEPING SOUNDS LIKE A TRAP! RUN!!!

{Before they can however, a trap door opens. But strangely, the door opens 5 feet away from them}

Miss Info: Hmm, I guess he misplaced that door, if it opened and we were nowhere near it.

Loud: THAT'S STRANGE, I THOUGHT HE WAS SMARTER THAN{They then begins to fall downward}THAT!!!!!!

{We now see they fell because another trap door opened right below them when they weren't looking. Now
they're in what looks like a sewer like area.}

Miss Info: Ew gross, what are we doing down here, and where is here for that matter?

Loud: I think we're in the sewer. AND BY THE WAY, IF THERE ARE ANY MUTATED TURTLES DOWN HERE, YOU'D BETTER HAVE THE COURTESY TO NOT APPEAR HERE AS A PUN SINCE WE'RE IN A SEWER!! BESIDES YOU GUYS WENT OUT WITH THE MACARENA, PARDON THAT EQUALLY OBVIOUS PUN!!

Voice:{V.O and similar to Michelangelo the turtle}Aw, rats! Well dudes, we're finished, let's see if we can get jobs as door to door salesturtles.

Miss Info: Well, that's taken care of, but aren't there still rats in the sewers, I'm scared of rats!

Loud: OH THAT REMINDS ME, I ALSO HOPE TWO CERTAIN GENETICALLY ALTERED LAB MICE DON'T COME IN HERE FOR ANOTHER PUN!!

{Two mice come into view, but surprise, they are not Pinky and Brain, we instead see a thin looking mouse and the other mouse looks very strong and resembles a tiny Arnold Schwarzenegger}

Thin Mouse: Sorry kid, your hope hasn't been granted, ha ha.

Loud: Actually it has, you're not the mice that I thought would be here.

Strong Mouse:{In a Ah-nold type voice}Listen kid, zhose two you speak of are not rats, zhey're mice. Rats live in zhe sewer, so zhey wouldn't be here since zhey're not mice, unless zhey were using a toilet in zheir last world domination plan and it backfired on zhem.

Thin Mouse: Wait a minute, we're not rats either, so what are _we_ doing here?

Strong Mouse: Beats me, I zuppose we just came here to spoil his wishes. Oh, vait a minute now I remember, we vere recalling that night in February in zhat Long Beach science building where I proved how strong I am.

{Dissolve in flashback mode to an scientific like office where the two mice are standing near a TV}

Thin Mouse: I still don't think you're as strong as you say.

Strong Mouse: Listen you thin girlie mousie nothing person, I say I am, I vas made like this by very smart scientists, and zhey don't kid around.

Thin Mouse: If you're that strong, prove it. I want you to go up to that TV and pull off the On/Off button on there.

Strong Mouse: Easier done zhan said.{He goes to the TV and pulls on a button. His pulling turns the TV on. He soon enough pulls the button off}Hmm, I pulled this off, and yet zhe TV is still on. Strange.

Thin Mouse: Well, I'm still not impressed. Pull off the volume control button and the channel changer button.

Strong Mouse: Very well, it's your cheese zhat you stand to lose in your little bet with me.{He goes back to the TV and pulls off both buttons easily}Zhere, pay up!

Thin Mouse: Not so fast, I need more proof. See that remote control nearby? Bring it to the mouse hole and see if you can pull off those buttons!

Strong Mouse: You never give up, do you? Very well, all zhe more fun for me in the delight of showing you who's boss.{He picks up a remote control, and both mice run to the inside of a mouse hole}

Thin Mouse: Well Mr Strong Mouse, I'll admit you did well in pulling off the TV buttons.{He goes and stands on the volume button. The remote is pointed to the TV, so his standing on it increases the still on TV to maximum level}Now, pull off this volume button I'm standing on.

Strong Mouse: You asked for it.{He pulls it off with Thin Mouse still on it, and he falls to the ground after he succeeds}

Thin Mouse: I meant pull it after I got off it!

Strong Mouse: You should have said zhat in zhe first place.{Back to the sewer}

Thin Mouse: Well that flashback was pointless, let's get out of here.

Strong Mouse: Okay, let's go. {Thin Mouse leaves}Excuse another obvious pun, but I just have to say it. Hasta la vista, Loud-y!{He leaves}

Miss Info: Oh, what else can happen?!

Gene's Voice: Well, I'm glad you asked.

{A microphone comes into view connected to the wall. Gene's voice is heard through it}

Gene: If you'll just look below you, you'll see another miracle of science which isn't a mouse or a turtle, but it's the next best thing!

{Loud and Miss Info look at the water below, and it appears that something very large is moving toward them}

Loud: WHAT IN HADES BLAZES IS THAT?!

Gene: Please refrain from cursing another name for that place and pay strict attention to the creation slithering in front of you.

Miss Info: What is it, an electric eel?

Gene: Close. Let's find out.

{The large thing comes out of the water, and now we see what it is. It's a giant snake, and it's head, or what passes for it is right below the roof of the sewer. It moves right near the frightened twosome}

Gene: Loud, Miss Info, say hello to the world's largest snake, enhanced by me of course. It's quite amazing what eating growing enhancing food can do to someone. And you know, I'm quite fond of said electric eels and snakes, so I decided to combine the two.

{Bolts of electricity are now seen running through the snake's body}

Loud: SO IT'S A SNAKE, BUT IT HAS THE ELECTRICITY OF AN EEL?!

Gene: Yes, pardon another bad pun, but one touch of that thing, and you're going to get quite a "shock" from it. It can't kill you, but it will give you the privilege of a long long nap, and I really think you two need one after the events so far today. Say good night you two.

{The snake slithers, with it's upper body still out of the water, right towards Loud and Miss Info, and they run. Cut now to Lydia Karaoke's office}

Lydia: Hello, I'm Lydia Karaoke, network censor. I just want to say that this next scene is very frightening and should not be seen or read by younger people.

Voice: Oh really?{Slappy now comes into view}

Lydia: You again! Stay away from me Ms Squirrel, I'm just doing my job! Why do you have to come here all the time, I'm trying to protect people.

Slappy: Yeah, well so am I. I fight a never-ending battle for truth, justice...and things blowing up! Allow me to demonstrate.

{She takes out a plunger and blows up Lydia's desk}

Lydia:{Dazed}That's quite a headache inducing battle.{She collapses}

Slappy: Now that's comedy! And now back to our story.

{Back at the sewer, Loud and Miss Info are running from the snake}

Miss Info: There has to be some way to get him off our tails!

Loud: We don't have tails, but I have a plan. Look!

{Not too far away, there is a brick wall in front of them}

Miss Info: You don't mean?!

Loud: I hope you can hold your breath for a long time.{He takes a deep breath and goes under the sewer water}

Miss Info: Well I don't know if I can.{She sees the snake closing in}But I'm willing to find out!

{She takes a deep breath and goes underwater. The snake sees this and goes completely under himself and slithers after them. After a few seconds, Loud and Miss Info swim towards the bottom of the brick wall and stop. The snake stops in front of them just then. He turns his head and swings it toward them preparing to hit them. But then they jump back to the surface and the snake hits the brick wall. He first looks dazed, then angry, and he rises out of the water again in practically no time}

Miss Info: Well I don't think that worked very well.

Loud: RUN, OR WE WON'T LIVE TO COMPLAIN SOME MORE ABOUT IT!!

{They run again. Every time the snake gets closer he tries to touch one or the other of them}

Miss Info: I wonder..pant...why he's..pant..apparently not trying to eat us?

Gene:{From microphone}Because snakes don't like the taste of human, especially not at night. He just wants to touch you.

Loud: AND IF HE TOUCHES US, WE'LL GET SHOCKED, RIGHT?!

Gene: Please refrain from ruining my lines and kindly allow yourself to be shocked now.

Miss Info:{Whispering}Quick, we can open that nearby door to hide.

{We now see a door nearby the two. They run toward it, open it, and enter a deserted room.}

Loud:{Whispering}You know, it's always so convenient that these things show up at just the right time.

Miss Info: I'll go see if the coast is clear.

{She opens the door to see an large staring eye like the T-Rex's in Jurassic Park. She quickly closes the door}

Miss Info: The coast isn't clear. 

{She then runs from the door just as the snake breaks through the door and traps the two in the room}

Miss Info: Now what'll we do?!

Loud:{Pointing}Hey Mr Snake, isn't that a bowl of snake food over there?

{The snake turns his head to look while Loud and Miss Info narrowly squeeze through and get out of the room. The snake then sees them gone and roars, with the bolts of electricity flowing through his body again.  He gets out of the room and sees the two running, and the chase resumes. However, the two now see another brick wall right it front of them. Loud is able to turn away quickly and run to the left, but Miss Info isn't so lucky and the snake quickly corners her.}

Miss Info: Hah, hah, nice snake, good snake, how about taking a bite of this bullhorn instead of shocking little ole me?

{She pulls out her megaphone and throws it to the snake, who chomps it and spits it out quickly. More bolts of electricity are seen on his body. Loud now notices what's happening, and gasps. The snake ominously slithers towards Miss Info and he's now an inch or two away from her. But instead of crashing into her, he puts his head down and lightly touches her head. She screams as she is instantly shocked by bolts of electricity. Back at the control console, Gene grins evilly just thinking about what's happening to her. But then, Loud jumps towards her and pushes her away from the snake, however by touching her he gets shocked a bit too.}

Miss Info: Pant, pant, Loud, I think you may have just saved my life.

Loud: Pant, hold your praises, it's not over yet!

{The snake, now very angry, comes up towards them again. Just then, Loud notices a large steel plate on the left side of the sewer, and then notices the increasingly large number of electrical bolts on the snake, and gets an idea. He runs over to the plate. Just as the snake prepares to shock Miss Info again, Loud speaks}

Loud: HEY, YOU! YEAH, YOU, THE EMBARRASSMENT TO CREATURES EVERYWHERE!!{The snake turns to him}YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, YOU ARE A PITIFUL DISGRACE TO YOUR CREATOR! I MEAN IF YOU CAN'T CATCH A MERE KID AND A MERE TOURIST GUIDE, WHAT KIND OF A SNAKE ARE YOU??!! A HORRIBLE EXCUSE FOR ONE, THAT'S WHAT!!!

{The snake gets even more angry and goes toward Loud. More electricity is shown on his body}

Loud: AND WHAT'S MORE, THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF SNAKES KNOW ALL ABOUT THIS AND MUST BE SAYING "IF A GENETICALLY ENHANCED GIANT SNAKE WITH THE POWERS OF AN EEL CAN'T DO SOMETHING SO SIMPLE AS SHOCK TWO PEOPLE, THE SNAKE KIND WILL BE NO LONGER RESPECTED!" AND IF THEY ARE, IT WILL BE ALL YOUR FAULT, FOR YOU BRUNG DOWN YOUR OWN SPECIES!!

{Now the snake is really angry. He tries to shock him, but Loud grabs the large steel plate and when the snake tries to touch him, he instead touches the plate. He tries again and again to touch him, but Loud guards himself with the plate everytime. The snake lets out an ear splitting angry roar. But then, he notices that electrical bolts are now covering his entire body, and then there is an explosion. When the dust settles, the snake falls down into the water}

Loud: WHAT DO YOU KNOW, IT WORKED!

Miss Info:{A bit weak}What worked?

Loud: You saw how he got angry when I insulted him. When he got angry, more bolts of electricity covered his body.

Miss Info: And then he got so angry, he exploded because there was too much electricity from him being so mad!

Loud: Right!{He helps her up}Well Mr Burrows may have bruised us a bit, but he didn't break us. Now let's get out of here before he decides to serve seconds, whatever that means.

{Loud takes off his backpack, which he was conveniently wearing all this time, and pulls out a small ladder, but when he pushes a button on the bottom of it, it grows to full size all the way up to the roof. He carries it to the spot of the still open trap door, and they climb up back to the surface. Cut now to an angry Gene who's watching this and banging his fist on the console}

Gene: Darn, darn, and triple darn!! And for good measure, a quadruple darn, that should have worked!!{Thinks a bit}Well, I suppose I can't have everything go right today, though I did do that well for a good 4 and 1/2 hours. Yes.{He looks at Loud and Miss Info}You've won this round, but I still have lots of surprises in store for you. Heh heh.

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