After a little while, everything had calmed down. Jimmy looked around the trashed dining room and sighed. That would take long to tidy up...
Above him, his uncle was sitting on the chandelier and looked very miserable. His wife patted him on the back.
"I don't know what came over me..." the old McScott moaned. "How can I face my ancestors like this? Shame on me..."
"There, there," his wife said. "It's all fine now, it was just that bad demon..."
"Too bad the Youma got away," Mamoru angrily grumbled. "But our top priority was to help Mr. McScott, so I couldn't stay behind to catch it..."
"It's okay, Mamo-chan, you did great," Usagi smiled.
"Anyway, no matter what happened, I thank you," the old ghost said. "And of course I'll give this amulet to you... I realized that you are destined to carry it, lass!"
Ukyo smiled. "Thank you, sir!"
"Hey, we didn't tell you how we managed to trick old McTrick," Jimmy suddenly said. "And we got the 3 pounds back."
"You did?" McScott asked in surprise. "My dear boy... I'm so proud of you!" He sniffled. "Now... I think I can rest in peace... I'll be a respectable ghost from now on!"
Jimmy turned to his friends. "You know, you all did a good job... Especially when you impersonated that man from the music company! Everything seemed so real..."
Mamoru scratched his head. "What man? We only acted twice... Usagi as the woman from the lottery, and myself as the man on the bike..."
Jimmy gasped. He pulled out the contract.
"I can't believe it..." he murmured. "That contract is for real..." He cheered with joy. "Then I really am a real rock musician now! Whoohoo!"
His granduncle smiled. "And from now on, you can sing and play your guitar in this castle as much as you like, dear nephew!"
Jimmy smiled at him. "Thanks, Uncle Eric!"
"Well, I think we have to leave soon," Mamoru said. "We found Ukyo's amulet... and I don't believe the Youma will come back soon. So I guess we take our things and leave... our other friends will come home soon as well, I'm sure."
"Of course," Eric McScott nodded. "But, before you go... could you do me a... small favor?"
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When the small car drove away from the McScott castle, the walls seemed to shake as Jimmy whooped it up with his music.
"What did Mr. McScott want, Mamoru?" Luna curiously asked.
Mamoru chuckled. "He asked me if I had a pair of earplugs."
Ukyo giggled. "I guess he'll need them..." She sighed and looked at her amulet happily. "I wonder if the others have been successful as well..."
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"Is this the correct town?" Artemis asked.
Makoto nodded and looked at the small brochure in her hands. "Yup! Vogue Hills, a small town near San Francisco... And according to Sting's little pendulum, the Virgo Amulet must be somewhere around here."
Venus sighed. "I wish we'd have some time... I'd love to visit San Francisco... I heard there's some kind of famous bridge... The Silver Gate Bridge, right?"
Kasumi giggled. "I think it's called the 'Golden Gate Bridge', Minako-chan."
"Oh, yeah, I knew that!"
They walked past the small houses, which all looked nearly identical. It seemed to be a very quiet and relaxing little town.
Makoto looked at one of the houses, checked her map and nodded. "This must be the right address. Kasumi, your amulet has to be in this house."
Kasumi smiled. "That's great! I hope whoever lives here is a nice person and is willing to give it to us..."
While they were walking towards the front door, Minako looked at a sign that was standing in the garden.
"Fred Frilly," she read. "Fashion Designer..." She giggled. "Perhaps he's willing to make us some cute new outfits..."
Artemis shook his head while looking out of his basket. "Minako, don't be silly..."
Makoto grinned. "Well, a girl can dream, can she?" She pressed the bell button.
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