“I wouldn’t be Yoda if I wasn’t right Al,” Shane said with a smile as they walked back out into the crowd. “You should probably organise everyone now Alice. It’s twenty past.”

Alice looked at her watch with a horrified expression. “Holy ***** you’re right! *****” She was still cursing herself as she ran onto the stage and grabbed the mic from Carmen.

“Hey. Hi. Hello?” Alice called into the mic which didn’t seem to be working. She hit it a few times, sighed and chucked it back to Carmen.

“OI!” She yelled out to the crowd, feeling somewhat accomplished to have almost everyone turn at once. “The mic isn’t working!” She yelled out again. “I’m not going to have a ***** voice after this,” she mumbled to herself. “Dana’s going to be here in ten minutes guys. Ten minutes! So you all need a place to hide… NO, Not behind the bar gentlemen!” Alice yelled as she noticed a handful of already tipsy guys casually walking over to that area. “As you can probably see, there really isn’t anywhere for you all to hide down there, so that’s why we have this,” Alice made a movement with her arms while she talked, signaling the stage and its massive curtains. “You guys all get to hide behind here.” Alice smiled as she finished her speech, a smile which soon disappeared when she realised no one was moving. “Well hurry up! She’s going to be here soon! NOW GUYS!” And within three minutes everyone was concealed behind the stage, bar the gang who had placed themselves at their usual table. In another two minutes Alice had received a prank phone call from Lara, signaling they had just parked the car.

“Ok guys she is here. You need to shut up now! When you hear me yell the special code words ‘BIRTHDAY CAKE’ you guys all yell SUPRISE! Got it?” Her words were received by numerous giggles and raised eyebrows at the ‘special code word’ – such a typical Alice thing.

Not a minute later the doors swung open and Dana and Lara walked in to find a lovely decorated Planet. Dana laughed in embarrassment and pushed her head into Lara’s shoulder.

“Oh guys, you really shouldn’t have gone to so much trouble,” she said as she was greeted with hugs from Tina, Shane, Bette, Jenny, Kit, Carmen and Alice.