Sarah, Jack, Mush, Race, Lynn, and Angela walked slowly toward Irving Hall. "Well, at least ya know dere ain't gonna be Spice Goyls at Medda's." Race said, relieved. The group murmured in agreement. "No more a' dem tellin' us to..." Mush trailed off. "Spice up your liiiifffeee!" They all sang, each doing their best Spice Girls imitation. They laughed and walked inside. They found a table near the stage and settled in.

"Aaack!" Angela cried and pointed across the room. "Look," she hissed, "it's Denton and he's with Ginger Spice." The group exchanged uncomfortable looks, hoping that would be the only Spice they would see that night.

The house lights began to dim and two spotlights began to swing across the stage. "And now, for a special surprise tonight..." Everyone at the table held their breath. "The Spice Girls featuring...." Race, Sarah, Jack, Lynn, and Angela gasped. "the newest Spice Girl, Miss Medda Larkson!" the announcer crowed.

"Oh. My. God." Angela gasped.

"Dis ain't happenin'." Jack breathed. But it was. The Spice Girls, minus Ginger strutted on stage, with Medda in the middle of them.

"This is unbelievable." Sarah said as they burst into song. "I'm, givin' you everything. All the joy you bring, yes I swear. And, all that I want from you is a promise that you'll be there. Say you will be there, won't you say it with me..."

"I think I'm gonna be sick." Mush mumbled.

"Dat makes two �a us." Race added.

When the house lights finally came back on the six friends were in a daze. Their eyes were glassy and their mouths were half open. They looked at each other, stunned.

"I think...I'm..." Jack started, numbly.

"Traumatized?" Angela offered, shocked.

"Yeah...yeah, dat's it..." he trailed off.

Sarah stared at her root beer, dazed. Finally she reached over and slung all of it. "That...feels better." she said slowly.

"Really?" asked Mush, groggily. He then took his glass and did the same as everyone else watched him. Still stunned, the rest of the table grabbed their drinks and gulped them down.

"Excuse me," a new voice said, "but you are being requested backstage."

"Huh?" asked then entire table, confused.

"You three," the waiter pointed at Angela, Lynn, and Sarah, "You. Come with me." The three girls stood up and absently followed the waiter.

"I don't think I like dis." Jack said seriously. Mush and Race nodded.

"Oh my God!" Jack cried and jumped up. Angela, Lynn, and Sarah looked at him, dazed as ever and sat back down.

"What happened? You was in dere and awful long time." Mush asked, concerned.

"And what happened to yer faces?" Race asked, squinting at them.

"They did our makeup." Angela managed to say.

"Ewww." cried Mush and Race.

"I know." Angela said.

"So, what did dey do?" Jack asked, frowning.

"They talked to us," Sarah breathed, "about...about....Girl Power." Jack, Race, and Mush gasped an shuddered.

"Yeah. Girl Power." Lynn mumbled and held to fingers up in the air, a common Spice Girl move. Angela and Sarah did the same. The guys gasped again.