The Fun Continues…..

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"Oh my, I forgot my purse. George would you mind if I ran back to my room? I'll join you in one moment," Curlly said with a smile.

"Of course not my dear, I'll be waiting!" he replied.

Curlly opened her door and screamed. There was a rat!! A big, nasty rat!! She was about to call for someone to come and remove it when she realized that it was MUCH too big to be a rat...but what was it?

She was still staring at it, puzzled, when it meowed miserably. A split-second later she noticed a pile of hair sitting next to it.

"CINKY!" She cried, running to pick up her very unhappy, and very bald, cat...

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North and Operations were just on their way out the door when they heard the scream. Quickly going to the source they found Curlly hugging some strange looking object in her arms.

"Curlly what's up?" Operations asked as he walked closer.

"My cat... my poor cat!" she exclaimed, "Look what someone did to my poor Cinky!"

North realizing that it was indeed a cat she looked at the two of them and then turned on her heel and started to leave.

"North where are you going? I thought we were going out for lunch?"

"I'll be right back. I need to make sure that Bailey hasn't met the same fate as Cinky here."

Curlly was still hugging her cat and made no comment. Operations patted her on the back and went to follow Northstar.

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Time for a Picnic

Rita walked into her room after planting a few surprises for her friends. She noticed an envelope lying on the floor just inside the door. Ever the cautious one, especially on PJ Day, she carefully picked up the envelope and inspected it. Her name was written on it and it was Michael's handwriting. She instantly relaxed.

Going over to sit down at her desk she opened the envelope and read it. It was an invitation.

Rita was thrilled, she couldn't wait to get going. She quickly changed into her comfy clothes and headed out the door to the gazebo. When she arrived, she saw a small table covered with a lovely tablecloth. There were glasses waiting to be filled and plates waiting for food. She walked up into the gazebo and saw another note propped against one of the glasses. "Be patient. I'll be there shortly."

Smiling like a fool, Rita sat down with her back towards CLHQ and faced the wooded area. She thought of the pranks her friends would be running into shortly. And here she was, spending a lovely afternoon and evening with Michael. Life really was sweet.

Rita heard footsteps approaching and took a deep breath. She put on her best smile and turned to face her companion. "Hello Mi ..."

"MADELINE?"

Madeline nodded. "You were expecting someone else?"

Off in the distance, Sherry watched through her binoculars, laughing like crazy. "Gotcha, Rita." Then she went back inside and went to find Michael.

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Meanwhile...

Nabiki woke up with a terrible headache, feeling a little nauseous. She remembered that it was PJ day and she hadn't prepared herself for the fun.

She walked up to the kitchenette and got a glass of milk and some Oreo cookies and afterwards took a couple of aspirin. Took a shower and after a while she was feeling like her old self again.

"I need to pick up the pace cause I'll be a great target if I don't", she thought as different ideas rumbled in her head".

Someone knocked at her door and she went to open it. Standing there was a huge bouquet of white roses, but she couldn't see the person's face.

"Hello, my sweet Nabiki. Anniversaire heureux, amoureux!! It's been over a year now that we have been dating, and I was thinking that we could do something special today", said Roy, smiling at her but with a mischief in his eyes.

"Oh, my GAWD!! Roy! I don't know what to say. I love you but you do remember that today is the PJ day and if I don't show up, I'll be in trouble. Can we make it a PJ - Anniversary party?", asked Nabiki while she hugged Roy trying to convince him.

"Well, my love I'm a little disappointed, but I think we can manage both, what to you have in mind?" he asked while sitting on her bed.

"I knew there was a reason why I was so in love with you!! I was thinking that...."

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Curlly had just gotten to George's car when her cellphone rang.

"Curlly, Operations wants to see you in Debrief immediately." It was Birkoff.

Curlly sighed. "Birkoff, I can't. I'm with George. You'll have to put it off."

"I can't do that, Curlly. Operations is not gonna chew my head off because you can't follow orders. Now get to debrief now."

Curlly shook her head. "You have no sense of adventure, Seymour." Quickly explaining the problem to George, he told her that he understood and would wait for her. He would visit with some of the other CLHQ residents while she attended her meeting.

Heading off to debrief, Curlly pondered all kinds of scenarios. What in the world would Operations want now? She hadn't been on a mission that needed debriefing? "I hope he doesn't want me to spy on North," she said to herself as she entered the room.

Operations wasn't there yet, so she took a seat and propped her feet up on the table. She had been seated there for about two minutes when all of a sudden the door slammed shut and locked. She jumped at the noise.

Standing up, she yelled, "Hey, what's going on? Let me outta here. Operations wants to see me!"

The lights went out and black-lighting was turned on. There on the wall were the words "HAPPY PJ DAY!" At that moment it started and Curlly moaned. "No, it can't be!"

Curlly would be spending the next few hours listening to today's top country hits!

Birkoff called Sherry and told her it was done. Sherry got on her computer and called up the surveillance tapes of the debrief room Curlly was in. She would enjoy watching this!

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North quickly looked out DragonLady's door to make sure that no one else was in the hallway. Slinking down the hallway she was again lucky not to meet up with anyone. Having short sheeted DragonLady's bed, put Vaseline on all the door knobs and rice and confetti in all the drawers she felt like she had done a good job. Next up was to see what she could do to Rita. She would have to see where she was first before she attempted anything there.

Sitting down at her desk in her office she quickly booted up her computer. Once that was done she noticed that she had mail in her inbox. Clicking on it she brought it up.

Northstar,

North looked down at the drawer and then gingerly pulled it open not wanting any surprises. Once she saw what was lying at the bottom she started to chuckle. Oh this was good... it was Rita's diary. She knew what it was as she had often seen it lying around in Rita's room although never out of her sight. Picking it up she opened it and started to read a page at random.

Dear Diary,

Chuckling to herself North took the book and made a copy of it and then she went and put the book back into Rita's room. Having successfully done that she was curious when she heard some laughing coming from Sherry's office. Going to investigate she entered the room.

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Sherry sat at her screen watching Curlly holding her hands over her ears and curling into a fetal position courtesy of the country music being played. She was plotting her next move when a knock at the door sounded.

Walking to the door with a water gun in hand just in case one could never be too careful. She opened the door and saw a huge heart shaped box of chocolate covering the holder's face.

"Michael... died on her lips as the holder whipped the box away to reveal the face of Perry Bauer.

"Sherry, Madeline told me all about your feelings for me and how you were trapped with that no feeling MIB. I completely understand why you had to hide your feelings but have no fear Madeline has given you a way to see me. She says you are under orders to have dinner with me and not to take no for an answer. Feel free to call her. Come my love I have reservations."

Sherry was far from thrilled by this turn of events but she went along orders were orders and she just knew where the suggestion came from.

Bauer took her to a restaurant where a strolling violinist played throughout the meal.