"May I help you, sir?"
"Here to see Stephanie? I'm..."
"Only Parents allowed. Are you her Dad?"
"Where's the Kids? Where's the Teachers? Where's the...…..where's everybody? All I see are empty Classrooms."
"Sir, I asked you…..…"
"What kind of game is this? I know this is One Pearl. Stephanie and the other kids came in here, so they must be here. So why....is this School empty? Why are you the only person I can see? They must be close by. Are they on a field trip?
Beginning day?"
"Sir, please. If I can see any form of...."
"No. You listen here. You tell Stephanie I will be waiting for her when School ends. She has to come out of this...…..Illusion by then."
"May I have your name, Sir?"
"She knows me. It's Brian."
"Thank you for your time. I'll tell her right away."
*Knock, Knock, Knock*
".....Back so soon? How'd it go? Were you able to see her?"
"Very funny."
"Oh no. Did she leave you out in the cold? That's so...I'll go talk to her."
"No...…..no need."
"So you did talk to her?"
"I couldn't even see her."
"So you didn't talk to her?"
*Whack*
"Ouch."
"Don't play dumb with me. Where is she?"
"I told you. She's at One Pearl."
"Then why isn't she there?"
"But she is. I sent her myself. I watch her go in.
Eeeeakk."
"..........And how does she come out?"
"Same way you went in.
State of the art safety. Only Parents and their Kids can enter. Nobody outside of the household. That is...unless they are hosting a community event like a Basketball game or something. Then they drop the Illusion.
....But.....if you think for one second I will let you in, then forget it."
"Then I'll just wait. I already told her teacher to tell Steph I am here."
"As I said...forget it........cause now she aint ever coming out.
...…..And I aint giving you the secret word to get in."
"Secret word? So...…you're saying you don't have to be a Parent at all? Hmmm. Might I implor what it is?"
"You really are as dumb as you look."
"Hey.
*POW*
.....I am not Dumb. I am ten times stronger than you will ever be, and if it weren't for the Principle, I would be the strongest."
"You can have all the power in the world, but if you have no brains, it's useless.
…..Now fix my wall or I'm calling Lolli.
....And she'll have you arrested for breaking and entering, disrupting the peace, and destorying posted property."
"Woo, woo, woo. No need to get Lolli involved. See. Look.
*Phruuuaaaaaammm*
I just fixed your wall. Happy?
Is their anything more I can do for your good graces?"
"Hmmmmm...….Actually...…their is.
Living at home alone can be quite challenging. I would very much love a Butler, but as you can see, I am trying to protect my poor girl.Say...you're a nice handsome rack of guns."
"Thank you."
"Maybe you can grab my groceries."
"Say what?"
"Here's my list. Here's all the things I need to help turn this bleak house into a wonderful paradise. We never had the grace of a big strong man to help move in, but now that you're here, maybe we can indulge in our fantasies once more."
"Will that make you happy?"
"Oh...most certainly."
"And you will forgive me...for leaving you.....and Killing one of the all respected Dragons?"
"I'll think about it."
"Don't think too hard. I'll be back before you know it. Promise you'll be here when I return?"
"Where could I go?"
"That's my girl."
*......WHACK*
"Seriosly, Elwin?"
"Seriously."
"Ariel told you that herself?"
"Every last word."
"No wonder why guys never get the girl. They are too busy showing off other things. When I get my hands on him, he'll wish he was never bor….."
"Woo, woo, woo. Stop."
"What? Abusing our resources. Clogging up our call center. You know, there should be hefty punishments for that. What if an actual emergency had popped up and we're stuck here wiping his butt. All the girls got happy endings. Ruby, Helen, Rainbow, Natysh, You.....Why does he think he can? He's not a girl."
"Thank God for that."
"FREEZE!!!!! WHO GOES THERE!!! Are you one of them....or one of us?"