It was summertime in Wisconsin, and during the summer the gang didn't have much to do. They had painted a pot leaf on the water tower, seen the very first Star Wars movie...

That's pretty much all there is to do in Point Place. And they were pretty darn fed up with it. So, they went out for a drive like they did every single day. Every. Single. Day.

"Guys, can we do something besides cruise?" Hyde asked. "It's the third time tonight we've driven by that house."

Kelso grinned. "You know what we could do... We could go skinny dipping. Naked! That's the way God intended!"

"No way." Jackie said, holding up a hand.

"Why not? It'd be fun."

Izzy nodded. "Well sure, it's fun for you guys, 'cause you'd get to look at us, and that's a treat."

"But we just get to look at you and that's nasty!" Donna said.

"So, you don't wanna do it?" Eric asked his girlfriend.

"Well, I don't care, I'll do it."

"Oh, okay, I'm in!"

Fez grinned. "Naked is dirty! Dirty, dirty, dirty! Dirty, dirty, dirty!" He continued to sing to the tune of the Conga Line song until everyone joined in, all starting to dance along.

-

"This was such great idea Michael, this was so much fun!" Jackie said. "Oh wait, except for the part where our clothes got stolen, you idiot!"

They all sat in the Cruiser a little bit later, girls in the front with Eric driving (Izzy made sure to be as far from her brother as possible) and the boys in the back. Hyde managed to sit right behind Izzy, but Eric kept checking to make sure he wasn't looking at anything.

"By the way Fez, nice tattoo man." Hyde said.

"Thank you. It is the blessed Virgin of Yorba Linda. Do you want to see her dance?"

All at once, everyone yelled, "No!"

"Guys we need a plan." Izzy said. "We can't go back to my place like this."

"Yeah, our folks hate you guys when you're dressed." Eric added.

Hyde shrugged. "We can go to my house."

Kelso snickered. "Yeah, your mom's used to having naked guys around."

"She's not even home you moron!" Hyde said, punching Kelso.

"Put on the top forty!" Fez said, leaning over from the backseat to switch on the radio.

"Wow! Sit down Fez!" Hyde yelled. "I see London, I see Besticle!"

"Well, what do you want me to do about it?"

"I don't know, tuck it in!"

-

Once the gang had all gotten to Hyde's house, Izzy, Donna, and Jackie were going through some of Edna's clothes. Unfortunately Edna was quite a bit taller than Izzy, so Donna was the only one who found an outfit.

When the girls went back into the living room, Izzy and Jackie were just holding blankets around themselves like towels, while Donna was fully clothed.

"You guys couldn't find anything?" Hyde asked.

"Nah." Izzy said. "Hey Steven, which room is yours?" He pointed at his door and Izzy went inside, looking for something she could wear that was hopefully clean.

Jackie rolled her eyes. "Ok, but no offense Hyde, but all your mother's clothes are whorey."

"What?" Donna asked, looking down at the clothes she was wearing.

"Oh, but they look great on you Donna!"

"Thanks Jackie."

Jackie walked over to Kelso. "Michael, can you please take me home? Look, I think I caught something at the reservoir."

"Like an eel?" He asked excitedly. The guys all laughed.

"Not that you idiot! I think I'm sick!"

Jackie then made Michael walk her home, leaving five in the house. Izzy came out of Hyde's room and grabbed a beer, not realizing that his eyes were the size of saucers. He touched his face to make sure his sunglasses were still on so no one could see him stare.

Izzy was dressed in one of Hyde's old Zeppelin shirts and a pair of his jeans, held up by a belt she had to tie because even the loops were too large for her.

Hyde was speechless.

And he was never speechless.

Izzy cracked the beer can open and took a sip, watching as Eric absentmindedly started to clean the living room. Of course his own room back home was a mess, but he was Kitty's son after all.

-

Back in the basement that night, Izzy was still in Hyde's clothes, curled up in the corner of the couch, and Hyde couldn't help but notice how his heart felt like it was going to beat out of his chest.

Donna was already back home, so it was just Fez, Eric, Hyde, and Izzy, all sitting around and watching the television.

"Kids, I thought I told you to wash up for dinner! Get a move on!" Red yelled, coming down the stairs.

Fez got up and walked over to Red. "Oh, Red!" He said, slinging an arm over Red's shoulder. "You need to relax. Anger is bad for the soul."

"It's Fez, right?"

"Yes."

"Get out!"

"Okay, got it!"

Fez ran out, and Red came over to Izzy and Eric. "Come on, wash up. Izzy, what the hell are you wearing? You look like a damn feminist."

"Well, Daddy, I am."

Red started to head back upstairs, but the twins stopped him. "Hey dad, um, can we talk to you for a second?" Eric asked. "Um, do you think that Hyde could stay for dinner?"

"Oh Eric, again? I can't afford to feed your friends! I can't even afford to feed you, but the law requires me to."

"Look, his mom's out of town." Izzy paused, seeing Red wasn't changing his mind. "Please Daddy?"

"Alright." Red turned to Hyde "But you have to fill up on bread! And you and Eric are splitting a pork chop!" He sighed and went upstairs.

"Thanks guys." Hyde said with a small smile.

"No problem, Hyde."

"So Forman, you do know you're not getting any of that pork chop, right?"

"Is that so?"

They both ran to the stairs, fighting to get to the food first, but Izzy went over and grabbed Hyde's jacket, pulling him back while Eric ran up to the pork chop.

"What're you doing?! Forman's gonna get the-"

"Oh shut up." Izzy said with a laugh. "I don't like pork chops, I just don't like wasting food more. You can take mine."

Hyde furrowed his eyebrows. "You sure, Izzy Bee?"

"Yeah. Don't worry about it. Now c'mon, or I'll be stuck with the squeaky chair."

-

"Mom, mom!... Yeah, I couldn't help noticing that you're not home yet..." Hyde said, talking on the phone with Edna the next day. "Oh, is that right?..." He got up, still holding the phone. Eric and Izzy walked up to his porch, Izzy holding a sandwich, and they stopped in front of the screen door.

"Okay, great, yeah! No, no, no, you know, whatever makes you happy!" Hyde hung up and threw the phone across the room. Just then, he noticed Eric and Izzy. "Hey Forpeople."

"Hi." Izzy said quietly.

"Come on in, make yourself at home." The twins cautiously walked in, noticing the absolute mess that was the living room. Clothes were everywhere, trash was on the floor... it was awful. "I'm out of beer, but if you want, you can break something."

"Actually, I had my eye on the phone, so..." Eric said sarcastically. Hyde pulled out a paper plate and started eating whatever was on it. "Hey, what's that?"

"It's crackers with ketchup on top for, uh, you know, for zest."

"Ketchup isn't zest. It's not even seasoning." Izzy said.

Eric sighed. "Okay, well, I'm just gonna guess that Edna's not coming back."

"No man, she's just been delayed a little bit." Hyde sat down in the armchair, and Eric sat in the chair across from him. Izzy sat on the armrest next to Hyde, running her hand through his curls to calm herself down.

She didn't want to admit it, but the insane mess the room was in put her on edge. Her nervousness around messes was definitely thanks to Kitty, but she knew Hyde would throw a fit if she tried to help him clean.

"Didn't there use to be a TV there?" She asked, looking at the empty television stand.

"Yeah, I pawned it."

"You pawned your mom's TV?" Eric said, thinking aloud. "Hyde, she's not coming back."

"Okay, she's not coming back, alright?"

"So what are you... what are you gonna do?"

"Sell the house."

"You rent!"

Hyde let out a sarcastic whistle. "I guess I'm in more trouble than I thought." He reached over and took another cracker off the plate.

"No, Hyde. No Hyde! I'm serious here! You need help my friend!"

"No Forman, you would need help. I'll be fine!"

Izzy handed Hyde the plastic baggie that was on her lap. "I made you this sandwich."

Hyde took the sandwich. "Fine, I'll take this." He took a few big bites, as if he didn't eat for a couple of days. In between bites, he said, "After this, no more help."

Izzy and Eric shared a concerned look, but said nothing.

-

It was Izzy and Donna's first-ever circle. And, while the pretenses of it weren't the best, they were happy to be there. Izzy coughed as soon as she took her first hit, but Donna took hers like a pro.

"Hyde's mom is gone and he is going downhill." Eric said nervously. "I mean he's sitting over there in the dark eating ketchup off crackers!"

Kelso laughed. "I ate gum off a parking meter once! It was on a dare. Made a dollar. Man, there's some suckers out there, huh!"

Fez opened a bag of jerky. "Crackers and ketchup are K words, which makes them naturally funny!"

Donna was laughing hysterically. "Oh my God! I can feel like all the molecules in my body! I'm gonna count them." She closed her eyes. "One, two, three..."

Izzy sat with a View Master toy up to her face, clicking through a series of Scooby Doo photos. "You guys are awful. Doesn't anyone care about Steven? Oh my God! Run Scooby! Now run!"

Eric was eating a piece of Fez's jerky. "I know. We gotta figure out a plan. It's kinda freaking me out."

"You know what's freaking me out?" Kelso asked. "I saw Jackie sick, without makeup! And it was like the freakiest thing I've seen in my entire, entire life! Including the class trip to the sausage factory!"

"Ay. If I ever see the inside of another cow, it will be too soon! Jerky?" Fez said, offering the bag. Kelso grabbed it and started eating.

"Eighteen, nineteen..." Donna said, still counting. She opened her eyes and looked down at her hands. "I have the biggest hands in the world! Damn it! One..."

" I should make Steven some cupcakes. Or bring over a painting. That'll spruce the place up a bit, right?" Izzy asked, tearing a piece of jerky into tinier pieces.

Eric sighed. "So his mom's gone and I know he doesn't want any help, but the Donner party didn't get any help, and then, I mean, they ate each other so..."

"Yeah, no parents would be cool! Like the Lord of the Flies!" Kelso said, grinning.

"Kelso, did you even finish Lord of the Flies?"

"No. So?"

"Nothing. Look, I think we should tell someone about Hyde."

"Yeah, what am I gonna do about Jackie? I can't even look at her!"

"She is unpleasant when she's healthy," Fez said, "so I cannot imagine how she looks like-"

"Kelso, Jackie's my friend!" Donna said, pointing at him. "And you're shallow!" She started looking at her finger, while she's pointing. "And pathetic. And you know what else? My hands are huge!" She put up her hands, showing them to everyone. "They're like boxing gloves!"

"I'm gonna go make cupcakes." Izzy said, getting up.

-

Once they were sobered up, Izzy and Eric went and begged for Kitty and Red to go down to Hyde's place and take a look at the situation. Red was reluctant, but in the end Kitty got him to go.

When they arrived back home, Hyde was in their backseat like a small child that had been picked up early from school. Turns out, Kitty had managed, with lots of convincing and tears, to get Red to let Hyde stay with them until Edna came back.

-

In the basement, Hyde was pacing back and forth. Eric sat on the couch, watching him amusedly.

"You know, Red really yelled at me Forman!"

"Yeah, um, get used to that."

"This blows man! When I was living at home, I didn't have to answer anybody! I made my own rules! You screwed me Forman! I told you this is none of your business!"

Just then, Izzy came down the staircase with a tv tray. On the tray were three cups of hot chocolate and some saucers with cookies on them. "Hey idiots. Mom and I made some cocoa and cookies." Eric grabbed his cup and saucer immediately, but Hyde looked apprehensive. "Go ahead, take it."

"Thanks Izzy Bee."

"Yeah, thanks Izzy." Eric said, before raising his voice and yelling upstairs, "Thanks Mom!"

"Thank you Mrs. Forman!" Hyde yelled.

"Oh, you're welcome, boys!" Kitty yelled back down.

Izzy sat between the two boys on the couch, resting her head on Hyde's shoulder. "Hey, Hyde?" She whispered.

"Yeah?"

"Want my cookies?"

"Of course."

She paused. "Hey, Hyde?" She said again.

He chuckled. "What?"

"Can I keep your Zeppelin shirt?"

Hyde smiled. "It's yours."