So Far Away

"What the hell did you do to Hera and Rhea?" demanded Novio. "I may have pissed them off, but at least I didn't zap them to another dimension!"

Wrill ignored Novio and turned to Ruby. "I am so sorry about your friends, Ruby. I don't know what to say. I don't even know exactly what happened here. I was just focused on sending Michael Jackson's Ghost as far away as possible. Clearly I don't have control over this power"

Wrill felt incredibly guilty.

Baby suggested they all sit down over a late night snack of grilled cheese sandwiches and discuss what happens next.

"Wrill's psychic energy is like fire, a useful tool if it is understood and controlled, but very dangerous if it is not. I don't think we dare use it right now to try and bring back Hera and Rhea."

"But we've got to try to find them." said Ruby.

"I've got it!" said Wrill.

"What? ...a lightbulb?" said Baby.

"No, an idea!!!"

Next: Connect the Dots

Never Can Say Goodbye

Everyone in the room was overcome by nausea...

...as unimaginably powerful forces rushed around and through them.

As the veils between the very planes of existence parted, the sound of Michael Jackson's Ghost could be faintly heard, echoing from a faraway distance, "...double king does as he pleases..."

Then, WHAM! Everything stopped.

Michael Jackson's Ghost was nowhere to be found.

And neither were Hera or Rhea.

Next: So Far Away

Off the Wall

Ruby and Michael just stood there glaring at each other. Then Michael broke the silence.

"I don't really care how I got here. Now that I'm here, I'm stayin'. And there's nothing a little witchie-poo like you can do about it. Naah-naah. Wee-hee!"

"You are most definitely not staying here!" said Rhea "I don't even like your damn music!"

"Now you're just being ignorant. The King of Pop is loved by all. And now I'm the King of Death too. That makes me a Double King. Double King does as he pleases. Double King ain't goin' nowhere!"

With all the shouting, it wasn't long before everyone was up and out in the living room.

After appraising the situation, Baby turned to Wrill. "Honey, I hate to say it, but I think that your psychic energy is our only hope for getting Michael Jackson out of the house."

Wrill was a bit nervous about using his repressed psychic energy in this way, especially on a friggin' ghost. But he couldn't think of a better idea.

So Wrill concentrated and then relaxed the mental walls he had built around his psychic aura. Immediately, a shrill, high pitched, whine split the air. Michael Jackson's ghost stumbled back against the kitchen counter.

Then Wrill clenched his teeth and a shock-wave burst outward from his forehead, violently jiggling every molecule in the house!

Next: Never Can Say Goodbye

Bad

"I'll take this, Rhea." said Ruby. "Excuse me, Mr. Jackson...? Hi... Yeah... So, on a scale of one to ten, you're at about an eleven right now and we need you at about a three."

"You!!! You're the one who sucked me here!"

"Excuse me. No one sucked you anywhere, Mr. Jackson..."

"Yes you did! You sucked me here..."

"Listen, fella! It was an accident! I was summoning another spirit and you happened to wander in behind him!"

"That's not what the dwarf in the Black Lodge told me!!!"

"Oh God." fumed Ruby "This is gonna be harder than I thought."

Next: Off the Wall

Beat It

"'CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER, THRILLER NIGHT. AND NO ONE'S GONNA SAVE YOU FROM THE BEAST ABOUT TO STRIKE..."

"You listen to me you maleficent, moonwalking, manifestation! This is my house and you are not welcome here, even if you were the King of Pop!!!"

"Were the King of Pop??? Excuse me, Miss Thing, but I am still the King of Pop, thank you very much. And now that I'm dead, I am also the self-proclaimed, King of Death! So you best be watching your tone with me, Sweetums."

"I know you didn't just tell me to watch my tone in my own house." Rhea said, "And you're about to watch my foot in your ass!!!"

"Oh no," thought Ruby as she stumbled upon the disembodied drama developing in the living room. "This is all my fault. Shit."

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Thriller, lyrics by Rod Temperton

Next: Bad

Thriller

With the long day behind her, Rhea gratefully slipped out of her clothes and into a hot steamy bath, ready for a nice long soak. And just as she was settling in, the music started...

"IT'S CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT, SOMETHING EVIL'S LURKING IN THE DARK..."

"What the fa..." she said as the entire tub began to bump and vibrate to the deafening thump of obscenely loud 80's music.

"UNDER THE MOONLIGHT, YOU SEE A SIGHT THAT ALMOST STOPS YOUR HEART..."

"Unbelievable." she said, shaking her head. "That Novio is so dead."

"YOU TRY TO SCREAM BUT TERROR TAKES THE SOUND BEFORE YOU MAKE IT..."

Rhea dried off, threw on her clothes, and stormed out to the living room. "What the hell is going on out here?!!"

"YOU START TO FREEZE AS HORROR LOOKS YOU RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES..."

"YOU'RE PARALYZED..."
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Thriller, lyrics by Rod Temperton

Next: Beat It

Something's Coming

Bro was totally stoked to find there was a guitar in the house.

Wrill, less so.

That night, Baby talked to Bro about Mama. They had not seen her in days and Baby was getting very worried about her.

"I know." said Bro. "But at least she's with Peach and Dr. Noory. I'm sure she's safe. It's just frustrating because we just don't know where she is."

"I know..." said Baby. "Maybe Wrill can locate her psychically... It's worth a try!"

"Sure. Why not."


...or they could always wait a few minutes and ask Michael Jackson's Ghost.

Next: Thriller

I'll Be There

Bro had a talk with Novio and explained to him that his behavior was freaking everyone out. Novio apologized, saying that he was way overdue for an audit and that his engrams were affecting his behavior. Bro wasn't sure what Novio was talking about, so he just impressed upon Novio the importance of keeping their new hosts happy. Novio told Bro that he would apologize to Rhea and Hera and he promised to watch himself.

No one wanted to get kicked out. Baby and Wrill were loving their new digs.

A nice house with plenty of space, plenty of beds, super nice hosts, and not a MIB in sight.

"And the best part..." said Wrill, "No ghosts!"

Coincidentally, at that very moment a very confused Michael Jackson Ghost was sitting in a Black Lodge, conversing with a dwarf. The dwarf was explaining to Michael that he must seek out the woman who summoned him. A woman named, Ruby, who was currently dwelling in a town called, Riverview...

Next: Something's Coming

Crazy

Everyone got a good night's sleep despite Novio's antics. When Ruby got up, Novio was sulking at the bar.

When she said good morning to him, his only response was to grumble, "ruckum-scruckum, ruckum-scruckum."

Wrill awoke in a great mood.

He went straight to work making breakfast for everyone.

When he asked Novio is he was hungry for some waffles, Novio glared at him and said, "Cha Cha Cha!"

That got everyone's attention. Hera quietly took Bro aside.

She told Bro that earlier, Novio had cut off Rhea on her way to the bathroom, saying that it was an emergency.

But once he got in there, all he did was make strange animal noises for 20 minutes.

"We like you guys and we really want to help you out.", said Hera.

"But that Novio guy is giving us both a serious case of the creeps."

Next: I'll Be There