Time for another story by yours truly!
This time, a king from another country arrives at the pad and says Micky is his long-lost son! Is Micky of royal blood? Read and find out...
Of course, anybody who wants to help out is welcome to do so!
It was yet another boring day at the pad for the Monkees. They hadn't had a gig in almost two weeks, so to relieve the boredom, they were devising ways to hide from their landlord, Mr. Babbit.
"Davy might fit under the sofa." Micky said with a smile.
"Don't think so Micky." Davy shot back, "If you put a lamp on your head you could pose as a lamp."
"No, we gotta find hiding places big enough for all of us." Mike said.
"What about the freezer?" Peter asked.
"Too cold." Davy replied.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
"It's Babbit!" All four Monkees said at once.
"Hide!" Micky shouted.
They started to run away, but ended up banging against each other and they all fell down. Peter climbed into the freezer, Davy dived over the sofa and Micky put a lampshade on his head. Mike frantically looked around and finally hid behind the TV.
The knock on the door was repeated, harder this time.
"Why doesn't he give up?" Davy whispered.
"Telegram for Micky Dolenz!" The voice behind the front door said.
The Monkees looked up from their hiding places.
"Telegram for me?" Micky asked the others.
"Might be a trick." Mike replied.
The knocking continued, and finally Micky walked over to the front door and opened it. Standing there was indeed a telegram delivery man, a large envelope in his hand.
"Oh, I'm sorry ma'am." The man said, "I'm looking for Micky Dolenz."
Micky realized he still had the lampshade on his head. With a sheepish smile, he pulled it off.
"Um yeah, I'm Micky Dolenz." Micky said. "Come inside, please."
The befuddled delivery man followed Micky into the pad.
"It's ok guys." Micky called out, "It really is a telegram."
Mike and Davy came out from hiding, but Peter was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Peter?" Mike asked.
Davy walked over to the freezer and pulled out a near-frozen Peter.
"Thanks, Davy." Peter shivered.
"So that's for me?" Micky asked, holding out his hand.
"No so fast." The telegram man said quickly, "There's a matter of $1.98 due for this telegram."
"Well, you'll have to ask Mr. Shnieder our manager for that." Mike said, taking the telegram from the man and pointing to the dummy sitting on a nearby chair. The Monkees quickly went out onto the balcony while the telegram man began to ask Mr. Shneider for the money.
"I said I need $1.98! Can't you hear me!" The man shouted at the dummy.
Outside, Micky began to rip open the letter.
"Who sent you that, Micky?" Mike asked.
Micky looked at the return address. "It says here, "The palace of King George of Freedonia."
"Freedonia?" Peter asked, "Isn't that place far away?"
"It's a little country in Europe, Peter." Davy replied, "Even smaller than Leichtenstein."
"Wow, get a load of this!" Micky exclaimed, "To the honorable George Michael Dolenz: Dear sir, please expect a visit tomorrow from his Majesty, King George the XXV at noon. Once there, he has great news to tell you. Signed, Justin Case, Secretary to King George."
"What news?" Mike asked, "What does he have to tell you, Micky?"
"How does the king know you?" Peter added.
"I don't know." Micky replied, shaking his head, "I know my father and mother once visited Freedonia a long time ago, but..."
Micky was cut off by the delivery guy who charged outside.
"Your manager is a dummy!" He shouted.
"Well, you don't look so bright yourself!" Peter replied.
"Where's my $1.98?"
The guys scrounged around in their pockets and came up with the right amount. Scowling about not getting a tip, the man left.
The next day, the guys got the pad in as good shape as possible. They cleaned the floor and washed the windows. At noon, a fleet of cadillacs came down Beachwood Road and stopped in front of the house. Jumping out, a man ran over and knocked on the Monkees' front door. Mike answered it right away.
"Is this the residence of Micky Dolenz?" The man sniffed.
"Yes it is..." Mike began, but the other man turned and ran off and spoke to someone in another car. That car door opened and another man, about in his 50's with curly hair, stepped out, followed by several gaurds. He was wearing a gray silk suit and lots of jewelry. His gaurds wore red uniforms trimmed in black and carried swords.
"Looks like the king is here." Davy told Micky.
The King stepped inside the pad, took one look and Micky and then ran over and embraced him.
"My son!" The King exclaimed.
To Be Continued...

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