Mo was going over a list of things as Angel stood next to her feet while she stood inside Akito and Estelle's shared bedroom. The twins were throwing things into suitcases as her mother listed the items.
"What's going on?" Angel asked.
"You haven't heard?" Mo smiled proudly. "The kids are going to sleepaway camp!"
"Sleepaway camp?" Angel asked.
"Sleepaway camp is where kids go and stay away from home for a couple of weeks during the summer," Mo explained. "I went with Cherry and Atticus at one point when Mystery Inc decided to be volunteer camp counselors."
"Oh, yeah, wasn't that Camp Little Moose?" Angel asked.
"That's right..." Mo nodded. "Though, hopefully what happened there doesn't happen again with Akito, Estelle, and Vincent."
"I'm sure it won't," Angel soothed. "Besides, that guy's long gone and in jail, remember?" she then reminded.
"Yeah..." Mo sighed, then looked back to Akito and Estelle with a smile. "Remember, you can always call home if you guys feel homesick, but don't stay on the phone too long, there'll be other campers wanting to use the phone."
"We know, Mom." Akito said.
"I'm sure homesickness won't be too much for them," Angel comforted. "They're stronger than they look."
Mo sighed with a proud smile. "I know... Okay, now back to the list..." she then took out her list again, then remembered. "Oh! Before I forget, Barbie's going to come tomorrow to pick you guys up," she then said to them. "It'll be Kelly's first time at summer camp too."
"Yay!" Estelle cheered.
Vincent poked his head in. "We're going with Barbie?"
"Yeah, I hope that's okay," Mo smiled back to her eldest. "I promise though, on the ride back home, your father and I will bring you back home and we'll have whatever you all want for dinner tonight."
Akito, Estelle, and Vincent smiled to that.
"I just have this strong feeling that we're in for two adventures during camp." Estelle smiled as she danced.
Mo smiled to her daughter's dancing as she already knew what her children would want for dinner and went to the kitchen.
"I wonder what they are then." Vincent said as he packed up some art supplies since the camp had an Arts and Crafts department and he was itching to visit it.
"I hope they have some challenging activities there." Akito smiled.
"I hope there's a talent show..." Estelle said. "I'd love to show my ballet, I've really come along since Barbie became my teacher."
"You sure have." Akito smiled.
"Proud of ya, Sis." Vincent added.
Estelle smiled bashfully to them.
Mo sighed as she cooked dinner. "The kids are going to summer camp... They've grown up so fast..."
"Don't worry, Mo, they're not gone forever." Angel soothed her mistress since puppyhood.
"I know, I'm just going to miss them so much." Mo frowned.
"Aw, Mo..." Angel said.
Mo bent down and hugged her dog with a small tear rolling down her cheek.
Angel saw someone sneaking up on her mistress and smiled, happy to know who it was. "Back to cooking now." she then grinned eagerly.
Mo nodded, she then wiped her eyes and stood back up and turned her back as she went back to cooking. Angel chuckled and decided to leave the kitchen to give the two some privacy. Before she could even get close to the oven, Mo's eyes got covered by a familiar strong figure.
"Guess who?" A strong voice said.
"Oh, gee, who on Earth could it be?" Mo asked with a small smirk.
"Only the strongest man in the universe." Atticus answered her before uncovering her eyes and then lifting her up as they kissed.
Mo squealed and then happily kissed her husband. Angel smirked to them as she caught one last view before lying next to Scamp on the living room floor.
"How are you holding up?" Atticus asked his wife, referring to their kids going to summer camp.
"I'm going to miss them..." Mo pouted slightly.
"I know, I am too." Atticus said.
"Maybe we should wait until they're a little older..." Mo rubbed her arm.
"Mo, this will be good for them," Atticus gently put his hand on her shoulders. "Besides, Felicity and Kelly will be there with them. They'll have loads of fun!"
"Well, okay, if you're sure." Mo said.
"Besides, who knows, maybe they'll make new friends or maybe even get a new Pokemon?" Atticus smiled.
"This isn't Professor Oak's Pokemon camp though..." Mo said.
"Yeah, but you never know..." Atticus shrugged with a reassuring smile. "This'll be a good thing... Try not to worry about them so much, you'll make yourself sick."
Mo sighed, rubbing her eyes. "All right... I better get to cooking."
"Here, I'll help." Atticus smirked.
"Okay, but be careful with that special strength of yours." Mo said.
"I'm always careful." Atticus said.
Mo smirked to him.
Atticus grinned sheepishly. "Erm... Let me just help..."
"Mm-hmm..." Mo chuckled as she started to cook dinner with his help.
"I wonder if Kelly is as excited as we are..." Akito said after he was packing up a couple of weights.
"I'm sure she is, but Akito, why are you packing your weights?" Estelle asked.
"Gotta keep myself busy sometimes in the cabin..." Akito said. "No TV and no computers."
"Why don't you read a book?" Vincent smirked.
"I've read every book twice!" Akito exclaimed.
"Oh, well, then I guess exercise and weight-lifting can be one way of keeping yourself from being bored." Vincent said.
"It's a strong thing, y'all wouldn't understand..." Akito smiled jokingly cocky.
Estelle and Vincent rolled their eyes, but smiled to him as they continued to pack everything they could. After finishing up with their packing, the Fudo siblings went downstairs to the kitchen with Snow White.
"Ya sleep good, girl?" Vincent asked.
"Always." Snow White purred.
"Is that the only thing you're good at?" Akito asked.
Snow White slightly glared.
"Okay, what else do you do then, Cat?" Akito folded his arms with a smirk.
"I also can blend in with snow." Snow White told him.
"That's good... If you're a wild animal..." Vincent commented.
"Here we go again, judge, judge, judge..." Snow White muttered.
"Wait, again?" Estelle asked.
"It's just an expression..." Snow White face-pawed.
"Ohh, right." Estelle smiled sheepishly.
Snow White sighed to her.
"What's for dinner, Mom and Dad?" Akito asked.
"Your favorites," Mo smiled. "It'll be ready in 25 minutes."
"Yay!" The Fudo siblings cheered.
Mo and Atticus smiled as they continued to cook for their children as their last family dinner for a while.
"So, what's your favorite dinner?" Snow White asked the Fudo siblings.
"Steak with broccoli." Akito smiled.
"Really? You kids are strange then, because most kids don't like broccoli." Snow White said.
"Oh, no, broccoli's good for you, it makes you strong." Vincent said.
"Impressive..." Snow White shrugged.
"So, 25 minutes, what do you guys wanna do to pass the time?" Akito asked.
"I think I'm gonna call Kelly." Estelle said.
"Okay, I'm gonna do some reading." Vincent said.
"I might as well do some weight-lifting." Akito said.
Atticus and Mo smiled about how well their kids got along, then continued to cook while they did their individual activities.
Estelle dialed the number to the Roberts house and held the phone close. "Hello, this is Estelle, may I speak to Kelly, please?" she then requested after someone had answered the phone and asked who was calling.
"Hello, this the Roberts residence, Kelly Roberts speaking." Kelly smiled.
"Hey, Kelly!" Estelle beamed.
"Hey, Estelle!" Kelly replied. "What's up?"
"Oh, nothing much," Estelle smiled. "Just finishing packing up for the best time of our lives starting tomorrow!"
"Oh... Right..." Kelly replied, sounding soft all of the sudden.
"Kelly, what's wrong?" Estelle asked. "Aren't you excited?"
"Oh, yeah, I am..." Kelly said, sounding like she was trying to convince even herself.
"Kelly..." Estelle sensed that.
"I'm a little nervous..." Kelly then admitted, deciding to let Estelle know since they were very good friends after all. "Wh-What if I miss Mom, Dad, and Barbie too much and I wanna go home?"
"Don't worry, you won't be alone at camp," Estelle smiled. "Me and Akito and Vincent and Felicity will be there too."
"That's true..." Kelly said then.
"I promise, Kelly, summer camp will be a great experience for us, plus we're not gone forever..." Estelle gently reminded.
Kelly smiled, she was glad to know that she would have friends there with her. "Thanks, Estelle." she then said with a smile.
"No problem, just remember that we're all here for you." Estelle soothed.
"I will." Kelly smiled.
Estelle smiled. The girls then switched topics until dinner was ready. Once dinner was ready, Estelle hung up first and the family sat down together as tomorrow was a big day.
"Hey, Akito, how's about after dinner, you and me do a little wrestling?" Atticus asked his youngest and strongest son.
"Really, Dad?" Akito grinned eagerly.
"Yeah, I did with your Grandpa Patrick all the time after I gave him strength when we went to Hollywood with your Aunt Darla," Atticus insisted. "Might be nice to see how strong you've gotten after eating your broccoli." he then added the last bit as slight teasing.
"Oh, you're on, old man." Akito teased back.
"An old man, am I?" Atticus smirked darkly. "We'll just see about that!"
"Kids, you might wanna grab everything breakable, this match seems like it might be a doozy." Mo said.
Estelle and Vincent nodded as they ate their dinner.
