Chapter 1: ARRIVAL AT CAMP DANVILLE 118
Hello Readers! How goes life? Any who, here is my latest ficlet. Yay! I was thinking of how it would be interesting to see Helga have a positive relationship with an another pink wearing, weird-headed lover from Phineas and Ferb.
Baljeet: Ahem...
Ohhh! I knew there was something I was forgetting! Doi! Here's Baljeet with this chapter's disclaimer...
Baljeet: Thank you... Tacosaurus does not own Phineas and Ferb (The show) and Hey Arnold. If she did... *Shivers*
HEY!*coughs* Here you go!
*EDIT*: I'VE REWRITTEN SECTIONS OF THIS CHAPTER TO MAKE IT NICER TO READ. PLEASE CHECK FUTURE CHAPTERS FOR OTHER AREAS I CAN IMPROVE ON.
Helga was in a magnificent castle with pearly-white walls and elegant ceilings adorned with elaborate decorations. Helga, herself was dressed in finery. The smooth, silk of her pink dress shimmered with golden swirls when she moved. Her golden slippers (on her dainty and small feet) clicked softly against the floor. Helga's hair was in beautiful curls that fell gracefully down her back and shoulders, held by a dark pink ribbon. As she walked in to the sudden room before her, down a grand marble staircase, Helga saw all eyes fall towards her. To her delight, she shone out among the rest, like a shimmering diamond in the rough. Helga strode towards the dance floor. Many were offering to lead her to the dance floor but she declined. She had promised her dance to another. He then appeared in a black tux and blue tie, holding out his hand, and his blue hat stuffed upon that beloved head. He was the one.
As the night drew to midnight, he drew her close. "Helga, you are my angel, my world, the very thing I live for" He whispered. Helga sighed blissfully.
"Oh Arnold..." She swooned as he twirled her. Arnold drew Helga closer and closer.
"I love you." She added.
Their lips were almost touching.
"I love you too."
Just as their lips were about to touch-
"HELGA! TIME TO GET UP!"
Helga's dreams were shattered before her opening eyes like the dust exploding from a slammed book. Ugh, the first day of summer camp. Brilliant...
Why did she let Olga talk her parents in to this? Now she'd be spending the next few weeks with some random kids and the baboons in her class. Meanwhile, Olga and her folks would be having a grand old time. As per usual. Sighing as she rubbed her eyes, Helga stumbled out of bed. She immediately headed to the shower, choosing to cherish the last drops of warm water before the cold, grimy water in the cabin bathrooms. Helga got dressed in to her usual attire and trudged down stairs.
"The bus will pick you up at nine so no slacking, Girl. You know how I feel about that..." Bob bellowed from the lounge. Helga didn't bothering arguing with her dad this time. The bus was drawing close anyway.
"See you in a few weeks..." Helga mumbled as she dragged her suitcase along the ground. Olga ran up to her sister.
"Bye, bye baby sister. We'll miss you!" Olga broke down crying. Helga sighed.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Bye." Helga slammed her door just as the bus pulled up. The doors swung open to reveal her classmates jittering away to one another. The driver walked off the bus.
"Let me get that for you."
"Thanks." Helga walked on and sat down, alone. Phoebe was sitting next to Sheena so that was out of the question. Figuring poetry was the best option; Helga decided to write some in a sliver book. Using a pink book would be a big mistake. Especially if Arnold recognised it. At this thought, Helga paused. If anyone saw her writing in the book then they would find some way to use it against her. She opted to just rip out the pages and shoot spit balls at her classmates' heads (most specifically Arnold's).
A couple of hours later, the bus arrived at a place called... Danville? It was much sunnier and welcoming than Helga's hometown that was for sure. Helga chose to ignore the doors opening. She honestly did not care who was getting on the stupid bus. She just wanted to get the camp and get it over with.
Meanwhile, the rest of Helga's classmates were watching the Danville kids clamber on.
Outside, a woman waved goodbye to some kids and a group teenagers. "Goodbye kids, have fun!"
A girl dressed in pink spoke up. "We will Mrs Flynn-Fletcher!"
"Bye Mom!" A triangle-headed boy called as he waved goodbye to his mother. The boy next to him waved. The ginger teen behind them gave an exaggerated groan.
"Awh, cheer up Candace, it's only a few weeks..." A blonde teenage boy comforted her.
"Yeah, a few weeks without WI-FI or cell reception. Now how can I bust the boys?"
"You'll figure something out..." Another teenage girl with a blue bow muttered.
"Maybe the camp councillor will help you?" A third teenage girl suggested.
Candace's face lit up. "Jenny! You're a genius! The camp councillor is the adult supervision on this camp so I can get them to use their authority to bust Phineas and Ferb!" Her two fellow teenage girls and boyfriend smiled in bewildered amusement as she ranted about her latest busting scheme.
Back inside, Helga was bored. She had finally decided to flick through her poetry book (and read it under her breath) when she heard shallow breathing behind her.
Brainy.
Just as Helga cracked her knuckles, a boy with a triangular head, a green haired boy carrying a platypus, a girl with a pink bow (along with what looked like girl scouts, a bully in skull shirt and a kid in blue dungarees) sat down. "Um, you do realise there is a person behind you right?" The boy in the dungarees in an Indian accent.
"Yes." Helga replied through gritted teeth. As Helga went to strike Brainy, the green haired boy pinched Brainy in the neck and twisted a small section of the skin in his fingers. He let go as Brainy slid to the floor.
"Ferb!" The triangle-headed boy laughed.
"Heh. Nice one..." Helga smirked, impressed. 'Ferb' gave a thumbs up.
"I'm Phineas; this is my brother Ferb and my friends, Isabella, Gretchen, Addison, Ginger, Hollie, Millie, Buford and Baljeet."
"What's yours?" Buford asked in a gruff tone Helga assumed was supposed to intimidate her. She gave a smug grin in response.
"I'm Helga G Pataki." The blonde stated proudly.
"What's the 'G' stand for?" Isabella asked, tilting her head in curiosity. Helga sighed.
"Geraldine" She admitted in flat tone.
"Cool name!" Phineas beamed enthusiastically causing Helga to blink in disbelief.
"Are you serious? My name isn't that cool. "She grumbled.
Ferb nodded and added "Well, Helga actually means 'blessed' and Geraldine means 'ruling spear'. Your parents must be extremely proud of you to choose those names." He spoke with a British accent much to Helga's surprise.
"Well, actually..." Helga began, rubbing the back of her neck nervously.
"PHINEAS AND FERB! WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?" A voice yelled accusingly.
"Just talking to a new friend." Phineas called back cheerfully.
"I've got my eye on you..."
Helga raised part of her eyebrow at the exchange. "Friend of yours?" She asked bluntly.
"No, she's our sister, Candace." At that moment, Candace gave the boys the 'I'm watching you' sign to further indicate her desire to see what they were up to.
"High-strung much?" Helga muttered. Ferb and Phineas smirked a little.
"You could say that."
Arnold looked over at Helga and the group sat next to her. "Helga seems to be getting on well with the other kids..." He mused to Gerald.
"Yeah, for once..." Gerald mumbled, disgruntled.
"Gerald, give her a break. She's not that bad."
"Not that bad?! Arnold, she picks on you every day! Heck! She'll probably be calling him Triangle -Head or something..."Gerald remarked, waving a hand in the direction or the triangle-haired boy (Finn or something like that?). Laughter could be heard. Arnold took one last look, smiling. It was great to see Helga be nice for once...
"So what do you think we'll be doing?"
"Survival skills and all that. Mhmm, that's the life" Gerald propped his feet upon the seat ahead of him, relaxing.
"Apparently, there's a dance at the end. Any one you wanna dance with?" Arnold smirked at Gerald who gulped. Everyone knew of Gerald's gigantic crush on Phoebe. At this point, Phoebe probably knew anyway.
"Heh, heh... Maybe... What about you?"
Arnold shrugged. "I don't know..."
"What about Lila?" Gerald said with a grin.
"I'm over her..." Arnold responded nonchalantly.
Gerald sat up in alarm, eyes wide in astonishment. "And just when were you planning on telling me that?"
"I don't know! Soon?" Arnold sighed. "It was when we were with your sister a lot that I realised I didn't like her like her. I like someone else..."
"Who's the lucky girl then, Arnold?" Gerald then feigned a gasp. "It's not Rhonda is it?"
"What?! NO!" The pair laughed.
"Who then?"
"I'm not saying..." Arnold remarked, rolling his eyes.
"Awh, why not? I'm your best bud, man. Who is it?"
"I want it to be a surprise."
"Whatever you say man..." Gerald replied coolly.
Another hour flew past and Helga was immersed in the stories of Phineas and his friends' inventions. She leant her chin on her hand as she listened attentively. "You guys built a roller-coaster? That's so awesome!" She exclaimed, grinning.
"Yep. Hey!" Phineas snapped his fingers as he had a bright idea. "You could help us build some epic stuff this summer camp!"
"Really?" Helga questioned, stunned to have been asked.
"Of course! If we're not in the same group then we can do it in our spare time..."
"I'd love to..." Helga smiled widely for the first time in weeks.
Upon arriving, Mr. Simmons cleared his throat. "As you know, our camps are traditions to the founding of Danville School and PS118 so to celebrate 100 years; we've decided to unite the camps! Isn't that something special?" The group cheered wildly.
"Also, I'll be assigning groups. These are your activity groups. First of all, we have Jenny, Phoebe, Nadine, Rhonda, Stinky, Millie, Baljeet, Irving and Curly."
"Rhonda! Even Mr. Simmons recognises our love!" Curly swooned, hugging Rhonda. The black-haired girl shoved Curly away, both in alarm and disgust.
"Ick! As if I'd ever be in love with you!" Rhonda gagged. She moved as far away from Curly as she could.
"Next, we have Sheena, Stacy, Candace, Jeremy, Buford, Peapod Kid, Sid, Brainy, Harold and Eugene." Mr. Simmons continued.
"Then there is Helga, Arnold, Phineas, Isabella, Gerald, Ferb, Lila, Addison and Gretchen."
Helga frowned but was secretly overjoyed. "Oh boy, I'm stuck with Football- Head, Tall-Hair Boy and Lila. What fun." She commented sarcastically.
"Great to be working with you too Helga..." Arnold muttered, rolling his eyes.
"This shall be ever so fun!" Lila chimed, smiling widely at Helga.
"Riveting." Helga growled through gritted teeth.
Isabella grabbed Helga by her arm and excitedly cried "Helga! We're working together! This is great! We can work on the latest projects!" Isabella grinned.
"What are we gonna work on?" Helga inquired inquisitively.
Isabella shrugged. "I don't know. I'll go ask." She walked over to Phineas who was pouring over blueprints with Ferb.
"Hey Phineas, whatcha' doin'?" Isabella then asked Phineas sweetly, batting her eyelashes.
"Nothing much. Just thinking of what we should do tomorrow. Ferb was thinking Jetpack bikes..."
"What about hover board racing?" Isabella suggested.
"Hmmm, not bad. I'll think about it..." Phineas grinned.
"Great! Bye, Phineas!"
"See ya Isabella!"
After Isabella walked back over, Helga impatiently asked "So?"
"We might be doing hover board racing..."
"Awh, sweet! Now I'm definitely glad about this group!" Helga grinned in anticipation. She couldn't wait to get started!
Maybe summer camp wasn't going to be so bad after all...
Just a quick note, Here are my pairings so far:
Helga x Arnold
Phineas x Isabella
Phoebe x Gerald
Candace x Jeremy
I need some help so leave suggestions, questions and pairing ideas below!
NEXT CHAPTER: The teams start on their first activity, sleeping arrangements are made and campfire fun! Find out what will occur next time in Hey Hillwood, I know what we're gonna do this summer!