Chapter 20

It was about at that time that music came blaring from the CD player. Ripples had been messing with it, as was his habit. As chance would have it, 'Lucy' was the song that came from the speakers.

"Now this is a song I haven't heard in a while," someone commented.

"Da day, dat me left Zacky!" the two insect people started singing. "He smacked, my sexy booty!"

"What?" asked Zac, giving them a strange look.

Jo giggled.

"Now my bum is aching and I can't sit down," they went on. "On da day, dat me left Zacky!"

"I wouldn't be surprised if they were aching after you smacked them," Isaac said, attempting to be serious, and not doing a very good job. "I mean, you're so big and they're so small. One smack would probably kill them!"

"Hmm..." Zac smiled.

"Now me have too many more songs to sing," they sang, " 'cause me forgotteded all about da MTV top 40."

Jo laughed.

"Ok, they've been practicing this one!"

"I feel like everyone's having a good laugh at my expense."

"So you should - because we are," Taylor grinned.

"Today, me still like Zacky, even though he bruised my booty."

Even Zac had to laugh at that part.

"Do ya likey our songy Zacky?" Twinkles asked when they were done.

"It's very.... creative."

"Fank oo!" they chorused.

"So, what's been happening since we last met? What really happened to Angela?" Jo asked.

"She's moved interstate and she's gonna go to this school - a mutant school," Zac replied.

"What? Like Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters? Hey, I saw X-men too, you know."

Isaac laughed.

"I was wondering that myself."

"I saw da mighty Zacky kissing Angie-pangy!" Ripples giggled triumphantly.

"Whoo, go Zac," Jo teased.

"Are you jea-lous Mafia-girl?" Twinkles teased.

"Now, why would I be jealous? I don't wanna kiss Angie-pangy," Jo replied.

"Eww!" cried the two insect people.

The three Hansons laughed.

"But you wanna kiss Zacky!" Twinkles declared. "Everyone wants da mighty Zacky. Even Frog-head."

"Ahh, these two, they do so much for my ego," Zac laughed.

"Just be careful you don't get a big head," Isaac teased. "You'll never get through the tour bus door otherwise."

Epilogue