As the two corpses leave to find their hair trimmers, Paul lets out a sad sigh once he and Derek were alone. "This is all my fault." Said Paul. "What are you talking about?" Asked Derek. "Don't you get it, Derek?! If the four of us stuck together, we wouldn't even be in this mess!" Paul said as he's about to cry. "Paul, come on. You shouldn't blame yourself when bad things happen. This whole misadventure isn't your doing." Derek said.
"I'm a complete failure!" Sobbed Paul. "No you're not! Look, I've been in your shoes before, but I was always told never to give up when things go wrong." Said Derek. "Did your father tell you that before he disappeared?" Paul asked. "He did. And you know what else?" Derek asked. "No, tell me." Said Paul. "When I inspired Amanda to fight, I told her the exact same thing." Said Derek.
Though Paul can't wipe his eyes since his arms are strapped down, he lets another tear fall, a happy one. "You actually said that to her?" He asked. "Indeed I did." Derek said. "I can see why you inspired her. You're so good at saying, 'Keep on fighting'." Paul said. Derek smiles.
But the tender moment between the boys is cut short when the corpses return with that they were looking for. "Sorry we took so long." Said Sybil. "Don't be, we're glad you took forever. Aren't we, Derek?" Asked Paul with a smirk. "Oh, definitely. Be glad we don't have a lack of patience." Said Derek. "We're glad to hear you say that, and now we can finally proceed with the dissection as planned." Said Zora.
"I don't think we can, Zora." Sybil said. "Now what, Sybil? I've been waiting all day!" Zora said in an annoyed tone. "I seem to have misplaced our scalpels." Said Sybil bashfully. "Ugh! Why must we always delay our plans because of your forgetfulness?!" Asked Zora angrily. "It's like you said, sis, being dead for fifty years can do that to you." Sybil said. "I did say that, didn't I? Let's at least put them to sleep first." Zora said.
Sybil nods in agreement, then she and Zora put the masks over Paul and Derek's faces. They start to feel sleepy from the air within a few minutes, then their eyes finally close.
"How long do you think the anesthesia will last?" Asked Sybil. "There's just enough knockout gas to keep them unconscious for a good ten minutes. Come on, I'd rather get two things done at once instead of doing one thing now and waiting to do the next later." Said Zora. "Meaning we'll shave their hair after we find the scalpels?" Sybil asked. "Correct. The sooner we find them, the sooner we finally do the dissecting." Zora said.
The corpses leave again to find their misplaced scalpels.
Meanwhile
Amanda and Odette have been walking a long way with no luck whatsoever finding their husbands, until a familiar object catches Amanda's eye. "Odette, look!" She said. Odette looks to where she's pointing. "It's the other carriage! This can only mean one thing." Said Odette. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Asked Amanda.
The girls exchange an excited glance. "The boys are here!" They said in unison. "All Star Club. Paul said he and the other Beatles used to perform here." Amanda said as she read the sign of the place they're at. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in and find them!" Odette said.
At long last, the girls found where their husbands are! The only thing left is to actually find where inside the building the boys are being held.
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Scratching My Head
AdventureAmanda and her family go away for a long weekend to Hamburg, but when she and Odette get separated from their husbands on the way, they must work together to find them. Meanwhile, Derek and Paul meet two women who turn out to be corpses wanting to d...