The Entourage had been following this apple peel path for quite awhile now. Velvetta had gotten tired quickly in those shoes, so he was riding on Steve, who kept snarling and growling at Bob and trying to bite him with his big cow teeth. The lads decided that once they reached the top of this next hill, they'd sit down and rest. But those plans were short lived once they got to the top of the hill! For spread out in the valley below them was a most picturesque and quaint little village!! There were cows and sheep and horses and other critters milling about. One cow approched Steve and tried to be..ah, friendly. Steve barked at the cow who ran away whimpering. Bob wished Steve would be more like that at home, cuz he was getting really tired of paying cow child support. Anyway, the lads approached the gates to the city and walked on in.
They were greeted quite warmly and openly by the inhabitants of this village. They gave The Entourage food and water and fed Steve Kibbles. Bob approached one of these Munchkin people he towered over (like Melvin) and said "Hullo. My name is Bob McLugie. I come in peace. Please, take me to your leader." The munchkin replyed "Salutations Mr. McLugie! Welcome to Vertically-Challengedville!" Bob was puzzled. "Vertically-Challengedville?" he asked. "I thought it was Munchkin City!!?" "It was," said Alakabraza, the munchkin, "but we were informed by the last Wiz of Oz-Bob that it wasn't politcally correct, so, we changed it!" Bob nodded and asked "Wiz of Oz? Might I inquire whom tha-" But was cut off because they had arrived at the mayor's office! The Entourage, Steve included, were ushered inside..
Alakabraza took them into the mayor's office, who was dressed quite sharply in a three piece tweed suit and spoke with a heavy brogue. "Aye! Welcome!" said the mayor. "My name's RuPaul-ThongBoy Swazye and I am the mayor of Vertically-Challengedville. What brings you to our charming community, might I ask? Oh forget it. I saw you come in through my most mystical of honey dews! Come on, the show is starting!" "Show?" said Bob. But before anyone could answered, the lights went off, and smoke began to fill the office. Then pulsating blue and red lights came on and music filled the air. And then a person in a hot pink slip dress and heels got onto the mayor's desk and started singing! It was the mayor!! Soon the strains of "It's Rainin' Men! Hallejuih it's rainin' men!!" filled the air and The Entourage became very afraid. Maybe it was the accent. At the first possible moment, they jumped up and ran away.
The Entourage ran quickly out of the city but stopped. The apple peel road was gone!! In it's place was a yellow, no orange! An orange peel path! They were most befuddled but didn't want to go back through that crazy town and encounter the mayor again! They decided to follow the road as far as it would take them. After all, they knew what was behind them! The lads followed this path for what semed like days and days, but in reality it was about four hours. They stopped at a hut along the road. A sign outside proclaimed "THIS is the humble abode of Obi-Wan and Wookie Child, attorneys at law. Please knock" Below that was another sign that said "Beware of Nauga" The lads weren't sure what a Nauga was and they didn't want to find out so they knocked. The door was answered by a young woman with long brown hair who introduced herself only as "Obi-Wan, O wise one with the force, and the Prophetic Reincarnation of the Goddess that is Betty Crocker." The lads were confused but hey, if she was a Betty reincarnate, at least they'd get some decent food!!! Obi-wan invited the lads in. She then introduced them to her friend, the Wookie Child, who was another young woman with long brown hair, not unlike Obi-wan herself. The lads were amazed because this "humble abode" was so much more inside! A second story that wasn't visible from the exterior had magickally appeared and the house appeared much larger than it looked. The girls invited The Entourage to stay for dinner. As all of them were famished, they did. They also got some different clothes and a place to sleep out of the deal. Maybe the people in this land weren't so strange after all!! The girls bade a fond farewell to the lads, gave them food for their journey and told them that "things aren't always as they seem. This advice may prove most useful to you in your journey. Please remember it. If you find you need help, you only need to call our names. This may also prove useful to get you home." This befuddled the lads even more, but why argue with a Wookie and a Betty reincarnate? Much refreshed, they started out on that blasted orange peel path again.
