So be on the lookout for, in order:
Lost in Time
Dr. Evil Bad Hat
The Kids' Playhouse Meets the Fourth Dimension
Lost in Time
Dr. Evil Bad Hat
The Kids' Playhouse Meets the Fourth Dimension
7/3/09
Chapter 9: Problem Solved
Senior and Junior ran into the Viewer Lab. Earth was still displaying static, but one could make out a faint background now.
“I remembered we had upgraded our antennae yesterday,” started Mr. DaLoiff. “Before we went to bed, Mrs. Hyken had adjusted most of the antennae to make sure that the signal was good.”
“But you called me and said it was time to close the building before I had a chance to get to Earth!” exclaimed Mrs. Hyken.
“So, I adjusted the antenna for Earth a little bit just now. As you can see, the screen is still ‘staticky,’ if that’s a word, but if you look closely you can see three kids on a couch! All I have to do is adjust it more, and voilá!”
So Mr. DaLoiff moved the antenna. The background immediately disappeared and the static seemed to get worse. He was moving it the wrong direction. He turned a little knob, moved the antenna the other direction, and eventually the static disappeared!
“Yes!!!! Now we can go home!” shouted Junior.
Mr. DaLoiff stepped on the cylinders. They spun clockwise again, and then they were the same height. “Come back any time,” said Mrs. Hyken.
“Well, that depends on if we can find the camera again,” said Senior. Everybody laughed. Senior and Junior then walked behind the cylinders. They prepared to jump.
“WAIT!!” shouted Mr. DaLoiff.
“What?” asked Junior.
“Would you like some kind of souvenir?” asked Mr. DaLoiff.
“Sure, as long as it’s not too big,” said Junior, and chuckled.
Glynnis Johnny then stepped into the room and gave each of them a business card. It said, “SPRIGG - The Most Advanced Civilization in the Milky Way.”
Senior and Junior thanked Ms. Johnny, and jumped into the screen. This time they went through! Mr. DaLoiff sighed and said that his feet were getting tired holding down the cylinders.
Back on Earth, Junior’s younger siblings (Brother, Sister, and Sam) were watching the DVD release of “The Tiger, the Tooth Fairy, and the Closet.” Senior and Junior popped out of nowhere, right in front of the TV screen. Sam, being the youngest, was amazed.
“Whoa! You’ve gotta show me how you do that!” he said to Junior.
Senior turned to the TV screen. “Move the screen so they don’t get stuck,” he said. Back on Sprigg, Mr. DaLoiff and Mrs. Hyken heard and moved it. Now it was on the ceiling.
“Yeah, and I’m sure Nerm is going to listen to you,” sarcastically remarked Sister.
“Brothers,” muttered Brother under his breath. “They trick you into believing whatever they want you to believe, and just when they have you fully convinced, they reveal the secret. I HATE it when they do that!”
“I’m going to remember that the next time YOU do that,” said Junior.
“Okay, guys, cut it out!!” said Senior. At that moment, Senior’s wife, Misses, walked into the room.
“Well! Where on earth have you guys been? You guys missed lunch! And now you’re late for work, Senior! What is the explanation for all this?!” she scolded.
“You probably wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” said Junior.
“You better tell me, young man, or you’re in big trouble!”
“Again,” said Sister, and snickered.
“What Junior said,” said Senior.
“Well, we’ll just see about that!” said Misses. “We’ll have each of you tell me what you were doing, and if your stories are the same, or similar enough to be the same, you’re both off the hook.”
“Can I have that in writing?” asked Junior. “I know her,” he said to himself. “She’s all set to ground me if our stories aren’t the same. I can’t wait to see the look on her face when she lets us off the hook!”
What happened next was predictable.
“I remembered we had upgraded our antennae yesterday,” started Mr. DaLoiff. “Before we went to bed, Mrs. Hyken had adjusted most of the antennae to make sure that the signal was good.”
“But you called me and said it was time to close the building before I had a chance to get to Earth!” exclaimed Mrs. Hyken.
“So, I adjusted the antenna for Earth a little bit just now. As you can see, the screen is still ‘staticky,’ if that’s a word, but if you look closely you can see three kids on a couch! All I have to do is adjust it more, and voilá!”
So Mr. DaLoiff moved the antenna. The background immediately disappeared and the static seemed to get worse. He was moving it the wrong direction. He turned a little knob, moved the antenna the other direction, and eventually the static disappeared!
“Yes!!!! Now we can go home!” shouted Junior.
Mr. DaLoiff stepped on the cylinders. They spun clockwise again, and then they were the same height. “Come back any time,” said Mrs. Hyken.
“Well, that depends on if we can find the camera again,” said Senior. Everybody laughed. Senior and Junior then walked behind the cylinders. They prepared to jump.
“WAIT!!” shouted Mr. DaLoiff.
“What?” asked Junior.
“Would you like some kind of souvenir?” asked Mr. DaLoiff.
“Sure, as long as it’s not too big,” said Junior, and chuckled.
Glynnis Johnny then stepped into the room and gave each of them a business card. It said, “SPRIGG - The Most Advanced Civilization in the Milky Way.”
Senior and Junior thanked Ms. Johnny, and jumped into the screen. This time they went through! Mr. DaLoiff sighed and said that his feet were getting tired holding down the cylinders.
Back on Earth, Junior’s younger siblings (Brother, Sister, and Sam) were watching the DVD release of “The Tiger, the Tooth Fairy, and the Closet.” Senior and Junior popped out of nowhere, right in front of the TV screen. Sam, being the youngest, was amazed.
“Whoa! You’ve gotta show me how you do that!” he said to Junior.
Senior turned to the TV screen. “Move the screen so they don’t get stuck,” he said. Back on Sprigg, Mr. DaLoiff and Mrs. Hyken heard and moved it. Now it was on the ceiling.
“Yeah, and I’m sure Nerm is going to listen to you,” sarcastically remarked Sister.
“Brothers,” muttered Brother under his breath. “They trick you into believing whatever they want you to believe, and just when they have you fully convinced, they reveal the secret. I HATE it when they do that!”
“I’m going to remember that the next time YOU do that,” said Junior.
“Okay, guys, cut it out!!” said Senior. At that moment, Senior’s wife, Misses, walked into the room.
“Well! Where on earth have you guys been? You guys missed lunch! And now you’re late for work, Senior! What is the explanation for all this?!” she scolded.
“You probably wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” said Junior.
“You better tell me, young man, or you’re in big trouble!”
“Again,” said Sister, and snickered.
“What Junior said,” said Senior.
“Well, we’ll just see about that!” said Misses. “We’ll have each of you tell me what you were doing, and if your stories are the same, or similar enough to be the same, you’re both off the hook.”
“Can I have that in writing?” asked Junior. “I know her,” he said to himself. “She’s all set to ground me if our stories aren’t the same. I can’t wait to see the look on her face when she lets us off the hook!”
What happened next was predictable.
THE END
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