A/N: There's this amazing dramedy called 10 Years starring an ensemble cast that includes Channing Tatum, Oscar Isaac, and Kate Mara among others. It follows several characters reuniting for a one-night-only high school reunion. As it turns out, I actually ended up liking the movie more than I expected. So, why not write my own imagining with the cast of Camp Camp in the roles?

Enjoy! If you can...


("You Ain't Going Nowhere" – Bob Dylan) [Oscar Isaac Cover]

Max opened the glove compartment and checked to see if it was there. Nodding his head in satisfaction, a voice called out for him.

"You want any photos, Max?"

He glanced up to find Nikki standing near the basketball court in a red jacket, a yellow elbow-length blouse with a white Peter Pan collar, a red skirt, and a pair of turquoise shoes. Holding a blue Polaroid in one hand and her smartphone in another, Max decided that six photos were more than enough. And so, he shook his head.

"Uh, no. Nope, I'm good."

"Okay then."

He shook his head as she continued to take more photos.

Clouds so swift
The rain's falling in
Gonna see a movie called "Gunga Din"
Pack up your money, pack up your tent, McGuinn
You ain't going nowhere

Glancing back and forth between the object in the glove compartment and Nikki, Max placed it back and closed it up.

Whoo-ee ride me high
Tomorrow's the day
My bride's gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair...


During Max and Nikki's basketball court escapade, a young adult began to board off one of the airport's many means of transportation. He had dark auburn hair, pale pink skin, golden-yellow eyes, a dark green suit jacket, a yellow long-sleeve collared shirt, and dark green pants tucked into small purple dress shoes. An aspiring playwright turned promoted fanboy, you might recognize him as Preston Goodplay.

Preston made his way toward the entrance, luggage in hand. Unbeknownst to him, a large heavyset man waited in secret. This man was wearing a dark brown suit with matching dress shoes. Seeing Preston walk past him out of the gate, the man smirked and crept up to him as one hand began to ball up into a fist...and the other held him down by the shoulder.

"BEANDIP!"

By the time Preston realized what was happening, it was too late. The fist had already collided with his crotch, sending him bowling over and shouting in pain. When he recovered from the blow, he turned to face his attacker and his face lit up at the identity of him.

"Gaylord!"

A fist began to form again as Nurf's expression became deadly serious, "Call me that one more time, and I swear to God I'll murder you, Goodplay."

"Oh, terribly sorry, Nurf. But it's been so long!"

"Man, it's only been 10 years. Relax."

"Ten years is too long, my friend. Come on now! We must meet up with the others at David's house!"

"I'm pretty sure some of them are there already, so we can take our time." Examining Preston's outfit from head to toe, Nurf quipped. "That said, I didn't know we were going to a Bat Mitzvah."

"Heh. It's a Bar Mitzvah, old friend," Preston could only chuckle in response.


During Preston and Nurf's airport reunion, a young man was currently riding in a taxi on the way to David's house, having left the same airport at them just a while ago. He had blue eyes, pale skin, chestnut-brown curly hair, a brown leather jacket, a mustard yellow long-sleeve turtleneck, rolled-up dark red pants, and white tennis shoes with baby blue laces and bottom trimming. Judging by the topics of science and an unquestionable summer camp...

"Oh yes, my next speech is being held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, it's also where my rival – the bane of my existence – is holding her speech. ... No, Dexter is a boy. I'm talking about his girlfriend, Lisa."

. . .

"Wait, what? 26 speeches in 2 days, and I missed one? ... Did I miss one?"

. . .

"No, I mean...it's not exactly a high school reunion. It's more like a...summer camp reunion."

. . .

"Yes, the camp is literally called Camp Camp. Redundant, right?"

You could tell that this man was clearly an adult Neil.


Max and Nikki drove in the car while their daughter hummed and bobbed her head to the song currently playing on the radio (duh, this one!). They both smiled with pride before catching each other's eye and blushed as they turned back toward the road. A moment of silence passed before the former spoke to the latter.

"Nikki...thanks for agreeing on this. I'm glad you decided to come with me."

"Oh, Max... I feel the same, and I'm just glad to get some dirt on you."

"Did the school really look like a mental ward?"

"Yes, it did. Why?"

"... Because it was."

"Jesus, Dad. You are insane. There's like...whores there and stuff."

"Honey, I told you not to say "and stuff" after sentences like those. Just say "There's like...whores there" and everything will be alright."

"Right. Sorry. Jesus, Dad. You are insane. There's like...whores there."

"That's my girl."

"Hey, guys... I think we're here."


...Preston and Nurf rode the conveyor belt as the exit awaited them...

"So, are they coming to the camp?"

"Nurf, I need you to specify "they". There were many people who went to camp with us when we were younger."

"Ugh. You know, Dolph and Ered; did you ask them like I asked you to?"

"Oh! Well, of course I did! They both accepted...but Ered said she had nothing better to do, only accepting because her secret agent parents requested it."

"... Huh. Figures."

"Yes. So, until further notice, it's you and me...esé."

"Ha! Okay. Okay, amigo. Where shall we partake in our next adventure?"

"Wherever the road takes us, my friend."


...and Neil arrived at the street of David's house.

"Uh, yeah. Yes, of course, I promise. Listen, I have to go now... Wait, we just passed it–!"

SCREECH!

"AW – !"

"You all right, man?"

"... Yeah, never better."

This day was going to be awesome.

This day was going to be awful.

This day was going to be both...for some.

Down into the easy chair...

"10 Years"


A/N: So, this is the 1k+ prologue establishing some of the central characters and their backstories. Max and Nikki are married with a daughter, Harrison is good friends with Nurf and a successful stage actor while Nurf himself is a popular behavioral corrections officer, and Neil is the co-owner of a multimillionaire tech company prone to giving speech about moving forward...the irony being that he himself can't do that very thing he preached. Some of the plot details are borrowed from "The Light in Our Lives" by Shizzle on AO3, but I try my best not to commit shameless plagiarism on my own accounts.

The next chapter's majority will take place at David's house, where the campers will become reacquainted with each other and learn a few secrets in the process.