With the end of Left 4 Disneyland, I've decided to start working on my next project. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: Left 4 Hangover.
It was a very happy time indeed. Ellis and Zoey were engaged and were finally going to get married in the Philippines. The survivors had a grand reunion party at the resort, along with their families, friends, and other guests.
Among those there were Bill with his daughter Marissa and his son Daniel, Coach with his wife Samantha and their two children, Nick with his wife Liv and daughter Alyvia, Rochelle with her boyfriend Christopher, Jason with his wife Tessa and children Jake and Kayla, Louis and his girlfriend Beca, Marcus and Skylar, along with the latter's family, and last but not least, Francis, who was unfortunately single. Stevie, Drake and Morgan couldn't make it to the wedding, because they were too busy with writers' meetings, music career, and college, respectively, but they promised to make it up to Ellis and Zoey if ever they decided to renew their vows at some point.
"Oh, poor greaseball. Came all by himself." said Nick, mocking Francis.
Some other guests laughed.
"Come on, Suit. There're some single ladies here that I'd wanna hang with." said Francis.
Some of the women walked off.
"Well, good luck to ya. Last time you tried to make an impression, the ladies ran from you." said Bill, also mocking Francis.
"I thought I told you never to bring that up again." said Francis.
"Don't worry, Francis. You'll find someone, man." said a guy.
"Don't try to give me advice, Thomas." said Francis.
Thomas was Zoey's cousin. He was a UCLA graduate. He looked up to Francis as a badass. Unfortunately, Francis did not return the same feeling. Ever since meeting each other back in California, Francis had been ruthlessly picking on him the whole time, especially on the flight. Thomas didn't seem to mind, however. He just thought that Francis was simply having fun with him.
In addition to the other survivors and Ellis and Zoey's families, Ellis' buddies Keith and Dave were also there. Zoey's best friend April was there as a bridesmaid. Marcus' Street Dog Society gang were there as well, along with his Shadow Company squadmates who were also off-duty. The SDS were there not just to attend the wedding ceremony, but they were also there to act as security in order to drive away wedding crashers, which they really hated. Gabe, the group's co-leader, wrote a rap song that he would perform at the reception. He was a guy who was pursuing a rapping career and had a crush on Brighton Sharbino (yeah, this is 100% true). Marcus often teased him about this and even called him out on several occasions on Facebook. Apparently a few months earlier, Marcus actually met Brighton and became friends with her. He even asked Zoey if she could be invited to the wedding, for he knew that his entire SDS gang would be there to provide security. He would take this as an opportunity to get Gabe to win her over. And luckily for him, Zoey said yes.
As Brighton took pictures with other guests, Gabe stared at her in complete awe. The other Society members and Shadow Company soldiers began to tease him.
"Hey Gabe, I see you eyeing your girlfriend over there." said a Shadow Company soldier.
"What's the matter, smart guy? You ain't gonna get her if you keep staring like that." said a girl named Stephanie, one of the female members of the Society.
"Come on, man. I asked Zoey to invite her. I took this as an opportunity to get you to win her over." said Marcus.
"Marcus! Come on, man! You didn't have to do that!" said Gabe.
At that moment, Brighton noticed them because of their gangish appearances, and began to walk over.
"Have fun." said Marcus.
And the Society and Shadow Company soldiers scampered off to eat with the others.
Brighton approached Gabe and stared at him. The latter turned red and began sweating heavily. His heart was pounding very fast in his chest.
"Hi. So, you're Gabe right? Marcus told me about you. Heard you like to rap." asked Brighton.
"Y-yeah." said Gabe. "Hi."
At dinner, Keith began to recall the time he married a couple.
"So, I snuck into a wedding, all dressed up and stuff. I planned to crash it. But the thing is, there was no preacher, so the other guests thought that I was the preacher. So, I was like "I'm Keith. I'll be your preacher.". Then, everyone was like "Okay.", so I married them as best I could. I think that counts them as being married. And at the reception, I wanted to show 'em how badass a preacher could be. So, I performed "Save Me Some Sugar" for 'em while running back and forth on stage. Everyone loved me! And I think the couple named one of their kids after me."
Everyone laughed.
"Good story, Keith." said Louis.
"That was funny, dude." said Daniel.
Coach stood up to make a toast.
"Everybody, I just wanna say…"
"Say it!" said Christopher.
"I just wanna say…Ellis, I'm proud of ya, boy. This is a new beginning for you. And I just…feel really proud. Thank you."
"Aw, thanks Coach." said Ellis.
It was Bill's turn to stand up.
"Zoey, when we were surviving in the apocalypse, you showed me how much of a strong young woman you are. And here you are now, starting a new chapter. I'm very proud and happy for you. This is the time of your life."
"Thanks, Bill." said Zoey.
Zoey's uncle Martin made his own toast and shared his opinion on Ellis. He was a man in his early fifties who was six feet tall. He had graying hair and a thick goatee. He disliked Ellis and didn't think he was good enough for his niece.
"You know, when I first met Ellis, I was not quite sold. To me, he seemed like a bumbling hick, which he is. He lacks intelligence. He doesn't have a spark that you find in a man."
Ellis chuckled.
"But then, I looked into his eyes, and he reminded me of something. He reminded me of my nephew Jimmy. He's a fucking disgrace and lives in a dump."
Francis laughed, resulting in some angry glares being turned at him. He stopped as best he could. And he pushed Thomas off his seat.
"Jimmy's a joke. And that's when I realized, Ellis is a joke. In my opinion, the world kinda needs jokes, people like Ellis."
Ellis looked disappointed.
"To my beautiful niece and Ellis. Cheers."
"Cheers." said everyone else.
Everybody did the toast and drank.
"WHOO! Hot stuff!" said Francis.
"Shhhhhh!"
"And now I believe that Thomas has something to say." said Martin.
Thomas stood up, but Francis stopped him.
"Sit down. I got this." said Francis. "Sit down, kid."
Thomas sat down.
Bill facepalmed. "Crap." he muttered.
"Oh boy." said Jason.
"Uh, cool speech, sir." said Francis. "I like the comparing of Ellis and your loser nephew. I've also prepared a few words."
Louis buried his face in his hands. "Oh, come on." he muttered.
Francis gave off some facts about the Philippines to everyone. When he came to the part about how many people die in the country's drug war, Keith stopped him.
"Uh Francis, why don't you just skip to the last part?" asked Keith.
"Oh, okay. Sorry guys." said Francis.
"Nobody knows Ellis like I do. Nope. Nobody." said Francis. "We've been through a lot. And a few years ago, there was an "incident" in New Orleans where we met this crazy Chinese asshole and…"
Nick stood up and whispered into Francis' ear.
"Greaseball. Stop you're killing the mood." he said.
"I am?"
"Yeah."
"Oh okay. I'll stop."
Francis sat down. Some people applauded.
"In your face, nerd." said Francis to Thomas.
Later, Ellis and Zoey were on their way back to their room.
"When will your uncle ever learn to like me?" asked Ellis.
"Don't worry. He'll learn eventually." said Zoey.
"Yes he will." said Ellis.
Nick and Liv approached.
"It's fine kid. Your male in-law is supposed to hate you. Liv's dad didn't like me the first time I met him. Come on. Have a drink with me and the guys." said Nick.
"No thanks, man. I'm exhausted. Plus, we're already here outside my room." said Ellis.
"Come on, kid. The manager's letting us have a bonfire at the beach." said Nick.
"Sounds like fun." said Zoey.
"Nah. I'm good." said Ellis.
"Sweetie, he's tired." Liv told Nick.
"One drink with your friends. Please?" Zoey said to Ellis.
"I'm tired…"
"Just do me a favor. Take Thomas with you. He doesn't get to have a lot of fun." said Zoey.
Thomas was sitting by himself and browsing on his laptop. Definitely NOT checking out PornHub.
"Great idea." said Nick.
"Oh, alright. Just one." said Ellis.
"There you go." said Zoey. "Have fun."
"See you later." said Ellis.
Later on, Nick, Ellis, Keith, Dave, Francis, Thomas and the Street Dog Society sat around a bonfire on the beach.
"You know, I've heard that there's such thing as an albino white wolf." said Francis.
"That doesn't make any sense. They're white. How would you know if it was an albino?" asked Ellis.
"Well, I dunno, but there was also a black one." said Francis.
"Was it just a black wolf?" asked a SDS member named Mike.
"I dunno, man. Whatever." said Francis.
Nick arrived with some beer.
"Alright guys. We got some beer." said Nick.
"Alright!"
"Hey, is it okay if we turn in early?" asked Stephanie.
"Yeah, I'm tired." said another guy.
"I still gotta join my girl in the shower." said Marcus.
"And I have to practice my rap song." said Gabe.
"Alright, sure." said Ellis.
"Night, guys." said Nick.
"Night."
The Street Dog Society walked back to the resort to turn in. The others remained beside the bonfire.
"I'm not really into drinking beer. I still consider myself too young to do so." said Thomas.
"Would be a shame if you got reported." said Francis.
"Don' worry, Francis. He's old enough. He's 22. It's fine, Thomas." said Ellis.
"Why did he have to join us?" muttered Francis.
"Marshmallows? Nice touch." said Nick.
"It was Francis' idea." said Keith.
"Good thinking, greaseball." said Nick. "I gotta hand it to ya, overalls. This place is paradise. I'm actually quite jealous of you. Zoey is an angel after all."
"Yup. She's amazing." said Dave.
"I told you. I'm glad y'all are here. All you guys. Especially you, Francis. You're one awesome guy. Means a lot that you guys made the trip. Thanks." said Ellis.
"Wouldn't miss it, man." said Keith.
"Well, can we have our fucking beer now?" asked Nick.
"Mm-hmm." said Ellis.
"Toast! Stand up, guys. To Zoey and Ellis. You did it, kid."
"Cheers."
What will happen next? Stay tuned for the next chapter.
Also, I sincerely apologize for the drug war joke if anyone here got offended.
