Unable to believe her eyes, Julie walked over to where the black box stood. It was totally gone. Julie then decided this would be a good time to leave as well. Perhaps John and Gary were in another part of he house...
Then she stopped as she remembered the Monkees, still standing stiffly in their tubes. She couldn't leave them like that, subject to Brian's whims. Down deep, Julie knew Brian had evil plans for the four men, and she couldn't leave them to their fate. Moving quickly, she went over to Brian's Electro-Thought machine and pushed the levers, but nothing happened. She tried to flip the switch that controlled the tubes, but that didn't work either. Julie balled her hands into fists in frustration as she realized Brian had cut all power. What could she do for them?
Suddenly, she heard banging noises as the four Monkees had awoken and tried to free themselves. They looked pale and tired. Julie rushed over to them.
"Silly boys, brute force will get you nowhere." She said sadly.
"Hey, I remember you." Micky said, fighting to keep his eyes open. "You were with that strange dude backstage at the Be-Bop Club a few months ago."
"What's going on?" Peter asked, yawning, "Can you get us out of here?"
"I've tried, but everything is shut down." Julie replied.
"Why are we here?" Peter asked again.
"Brian has some sort of plan to use you four to brainwash the world through rock and roll." Julie said.
"Great, we've been captured by another mad scientist who wants to take over the world." Micky said sourly.
"He's controlling us with that?" Mike asked, pointing to Brian's machine.
"Yes, that's his Electro-Thought Machine." Julie replied.
"Whoever painted that thing should be shot." Micky commented.
"How's he gonna use us?" Davy asked this time. "What's he going to make us do?"
"I don't know." Julie replied, leaning against Micky's tube, "But the apple I gave you four earlier contains some sort of antidote that can help break the hypnosis."
"My brain still feels a little fuzzy." Micky said. The others said the same.
Julie sighed and then got an idea. "You've got to keep resisting him. He's not here now, your minds are free. Use them, try and think your way out." She said, walking among the tubes. "Relax, relax, relax." She said softly, and the Monkees closed their eyes and slumped against the tubes again. "Feel your bodies sinking and your spirits rising, rising out of your heads, floating away into your own world of fantasy..."
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Micky dreamed he was in a field of flowers on a bright sunny day. He was barefoot and wore jeans and a black long-sleeved shirt. Walking along the flowers, Micky thought about the girl in the orange gown and began to sing:
I thought love was only true in Fairy Tales
Meant for someone else, but not for me
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
Then I saw her face, now I'm a Believer.
Without a trace, of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a Believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried.
Suddenly, Julie was walking toward him. She was wearing a red mini-dress and was barefoot as well. When she reached him, Julie began to sing:
I thought love was more or less a givin' thing
Seems the more I gave, the less I got
What's the use of tryin'?
All you get is pain;
When I needed sunshine, I got rain.
Micky took Julie's hand and they both sang:
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace, of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried.
Suddenly, Brian was standing next to Julie. He was dressed all in black. Brian gave Micky an evil glare and pulled Julie away from him. They began to fade from sight.
"Wait, who are you?" Micky pleaded.
"I...am woman." Julie sang as before.
"No, your name. What is your name?" Micky asked as everything grew black.
"My name is...Julie." Julie answered.
"My name is Micky." Micky told her.
Then everything went pitch black.
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Peter dreamed he was sitting cross-legged on a high mountain, so high he was above the clouds. He was barefoot and wearing a simple white robe. All around him on the mountain were several young women, all wearing long golden gowns. They had elaborate gold headdresses on their heads that sparkled in the sun, and gold veils covered their faces. Peter thought about his recent relationship with a girl named Reyna that was going nowhere but neither of them could seem to break it off. He began to sing:
So go thy way and soon I shall go likewise,
And if thy path be high then mine low.
Behold my footprints in the sand, But follow not, for soon they will be covered with snow.
The women danced and twirled about him on the mountain.
Thou makest me free then soon thou makest demands on me,
And I am not thy love thou workest me in slavery.
But I shall heed thee as before,
And I prithee do not ask for love once more.
Thou makest me free then soon thou makest demands on me,
And I am not thy love thou workest me in slavery,
But I shall heed thee as before,
And I prithee do not ask for love.
One of the dancers walked over to Peter as he finished. Coming closer, the dancer pulled the veil away from her face. But it wasn't a dancer, it was Brian. Before Peter could say a word, Brian grabbed his chin and the world faded into white nothingness.
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Mike dreamed he was walking across a dark stage illuminated by a single spotlight in the middle. He was wearing a conservative light brown suit and tie. In the spotlight was a chair and a guitar leaning against it. Mike picked up the guitar, placed the strap around his shoulder and sat down. He shaded his eyes and could just barely see the audience mutely staring back at him. With a shrug, Mike began to play his guitar. He recently had had a fight with a record producer over control of a demo the Monkees had done, so Mike sang:
Now it's quite a while ago that I had a strange intuition
Somethin' was wrong with my gold record situation
Why they say with so much adoration
Well, I can't see that it makes it right
Suddenly, another spotlight blinked on next to him, illuminating another Mike! This Mike was dressed in an outlandish white cowboy outfit studded with red, white and blue sequins. He had a acoustic guitar on his lap. The first Mike stopped playing in shock, as the cowboy Mike began to play and sing slowly:
So for a while, I'll just play my guitar (sing along)
And I'll sing a couple of tunes (yes, yes)
And I know that it may not get me too far
But it's the only thing I believe that's true
The first Mike decided to fight back and he sang:
Well the devil incarnate was runnin' music supervision
Put me into a state of cataleptic euphemism
Somebody's preachin' 'bout the wonder-world of Communism
Me and I don't understand it at all
But Cowboy Mike interrupted:
So for a while, I'll just play (play) my guitar
And I'll sing a couple of these tunes
And I know that it may not get me too far
But it's the only thing I believe that's true
The first Mike tried to play along, but then quickly began to sing:
Well tell me Mr. TV man
Just where you take your moral stand
Which way each day do you take your pay
Do you walk straight up, or do yo face the other way
Whoa...RUGALATOR!
He shouted in his twin's face. The cowboy Mike shrank back. Then both began to sing:
So for a while I'll just play my guitar
And I'll sing a couple of tunes
And I know that it may not get me too far
But it's the only thing I believe that's true,
It's the only thing I believe that's true
Both Mikes stood up and took a bow, but there was no applause. Suddenly, a pair of hands could be heard clapping. The two Mikes shielded their eyes and could then make out Julie in the wings clapping and Brian standing next to her, his arms folded. She was wearing a long, dark blue gown, he a tuxedo. Brian reached over to the wall and pulled a switch. The two spotlights shut off, leaving everything in total blackness.
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Davy dreamed he was once again a child back at home in England, playing in the nursery. He was dressed in short pants, and a long- sleeved shirt. This nursery, however, contained dolls and furniture that were all adult size. Smiling, Davy walked over to a life-size doll and pulled it to its feet. He began to sing:
Smiling that painted smile, Raggedy Ann and I
Walk along under a painted sky,
Funny how time is flying.
Skipping across the room, he took the hand of another life-size doll. To his surprise, the doll looked up and smiled at him.
Alice in Wonderland,
Would you mind if I just held your hand for awhile?
Maybe you'll understand when I say,
Davy turned to another life-sized doll dressed as a princess and bowed.
Hello, Cinderella, I believe they're playing our song?
The doll came to life and danced a waltz with Davy. He continued to sing:
It certainly has been lovely,
But I've got to be getting along.
As Davy and Cinderella danced around, the door to the playroom opened. Standing in the doorway was Julie, dressed as Little Bo- Peep and Brian, dressed as Peter Pan. Brian grabbed Davy by the collar of his shirt and the playroom faded from sight.
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"So." Brian said angrily as he glared at his captives in the test tubes. He was once again sitting at his Electro-Thought machine. His three assistant were gathered around him. "You four are still trying to escape my mind control through your silly little fantasies."
Brian and Clive had come returned from wherever they had gone in their black box while the Monkees were dreaming. The mad scientist quickly began to play deep pulsing music, which woke the Monkees from their sleep. Julie stood next him, her head down.
"I will teach you four another song. One of MY songs!" Brian shouted. He pulled a few stops out on his machine and began to play a few simple notes on the top keyboard.
"You start with a simple rhythm like so..." He said, increasing the volume in the tubes.
"We then add a second!" Brian shouted. At that, Clive put his hands on the keyboard next to Brian and began to play as well. The volume began to increase further.
"Yeah, go man, go!" Brian cried to Clive, who smiled back.
"Then in with the third!" Brian continued. This time Gary began to play on the lower keyboard. The volume in the tubes grew even louder and the Monkees put their hands on their ears.
"It begins to gel!" Brian laughed as he watched his captives squirm in their tubes.
"In with the forth!" Brian shouted over the music as John began to play next to Gary.
The Monkees were now throwing themselves against the tubes, trying to escape the sound.
"Brian stop!" Julie shouted, but it was unlikely he heard her over the music.
"The total has a hypnotic effect and the minds of those four will be totally wrecked!" Brian yelled up at the ceiling.
Suddenly, the four men stopped playing and the Monkees slumped in their tubes once again. Brian hit a chord and the four men stiffened and looked blankly at him.
"Who are you?" Brian demanded of Micky.
"I am Monkee number one." Micky said mechanically.
"Who are you?" Brian shouted at Peter.
"I am Monkee number two." Peter said in a monotone.
"Who are you?" Brian said to Mike.
"I am Monkee number three." Mike replied, his voice stiff.
"And who are you?" Brian asked, pointing at Davy.
"I am Monkee number four." Davy replied, as if in a daze.
Brian got up off his machine and swaggered over to the tubes. He turned and looked at Clive, Gary, John and Julie.
"The treatment is complete. The boys are set to be the biggest rock and roll stars yet."