The England Chronicles

by HPDrummerman

Taking place during the France trip, picking up where What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? left off, Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Snoopy, and Woodstock make it back to England before returning to America where further adventures commence, including a visit to Buckingham Palace.

1. Chapter 1

The England Chronicles

(The Third Chapter in the Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown Saga)

CHAPTER 1: MEMORIES OF FRANCE

One day, Charlie Brown was at home looking through a photo album at pictures from his France trip. He saw pictures of him, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Snoopy, and Woodstock during the Foreign Exchange they were on. He also saw pictures of his French friends Pierre and Violette. Before he started dating Frieda, he thought about Violette often and even wrote to her a few times. Marcie, before she was with Hans, also thought about Pierre and their romance that they had, which Peppermint Patty was oblivious to, as she thought Pierre had a crush on her.

Frieda had walked in and greeted her boyfriend. "Hey, sweetie," she said.

"Oh hey, Frieda," said Charlie Brown, looking up from the photo album to kiss his girlfriend. She sat next to him in the recliner.

"So what are you looking at, hun?" Frieda asked.

"Oh, I was just going through my old photos of our time away for Foreign Exchange a few years back. Patty was a handful to deal with, to say the least."

"I can imagine. But what got you looking at these old photos?"

"Well I was thinking about our trip as a whole. I was also thinking about how we temporarily go lost in France and ended up at Omaha Beach where the troops landed on D-Day back in 1944 during World War II. Linus was giving us the history about that time."

"Ever keep in contact with your friends from France?"

"Well Violette and I kind of lost contact after a while. The Chateau was sold to a businessman and Violette and her uncle moved away. She never sent another letter after that. Probably lost my address. It's just as well with you in my life now."

"Aww, baby."

"As far as Pierre goes, Marcie talked to him more than I did. But I'm not sure they kept in contact after she and Hans started dating. Anyway, I was also thinking about how we finally made it back to the hovercraft that brought us there. We finally had Marcie talk to folks who knew their way around and we ended up outside of Paris. When we finally got back to the train to head back to England, we went to the airport. Because we missed our flight back to America, we were stuck in England for a few days. The airport set us up in a hotel where we could stay until we could go back home. And that's where a whole new adventure began…"

NEXT CHAPTER: LONDONTOWN