“Billy?” Zack pleaded for help.

“Relax Zack, no danger of disappearing this time,” he snickered.

“You two are horrible.”

“We know,” Tommy laughed, picking up the snake. “Gotta return this to Conner. See you guys in a bit,” he added, heading out of the room, still laughing. One down. Several more to go, and he’d still have to watch out for Kimberly, but oh well, he’d still managed to get the best revenge ever on Zack. He was ready for whatever tonight would bring.“Sorry!” Trini exclaimed. “I was aiming for Zack.”

“Don’t worry, I got him,” Jason told her. Zack muttered something about “uncalled for attacks.”

“Anyway,” Trini said, “there won’t be much left to do tonight by the time we leave here; there’s no point in paying for any sort of attraction for just a few hours, I don’t see the ten of us agreeing on a single movie, and the mall closes at nine and will be packed. Maybe we could go back to Ernie’s, though.”“I think I might have a bit of a problem with my family.” Kim said casually as Billy took a sample from the large purple boil that had developed on her arm. Unlike Carri, who had them over every square inch, Kim had only developed two around a particularly nasty sting site.

“What do you mean?” He asked, eyes on the sample he’d taken. He turned and spread the gray, puss like substance onto a thin tray, which he then slid into a slot on the medical computer board.

“I have a trust fund.” She explained and he nodded that he was listening even though his eyes focused on the readings the computer was churning out. “Not much, but enough for me to live on if I’m frugal.” He nodded again and she continued, “Anyway, it’s contingent on me being either a student or holding down at least a part time job.”