The American Experience
By 8ardethlover8
Ch.1: the guy that appears out of nowhere
This story tells of rick and ardeths' road trip
around America. They must take a plane of third class quality because evy's saving up for
a trip to france, much to ricks' dismay. Their
first stop is at ricks' uncle and aunts' farm, where they also meet an unhousebroken dog
and a female stalker. I won't give away anything else, so read if you hunger for more…
like an american hungers for twinkies…
In the O'Connel mansion, evy had just been endeavoring in a mark twain novel. Rick was in the other room packing his bags.
"evy, where'd you put my spare pajamas?" he asked from across the hallway.
"in the cubbored on the left." She replied. "oh, and rick, did you get the visa?"
"yes."
"and the tickets?"
"yes."
"and you sent the telegram?"
"yes."
"and everything else? passport? Toothbrush? Haircomb? Camera?"
"yes, yes, everthing's packed. All we're missing is desert boy." He then walked into the dining room, and there was a dark figure sitting at the end of the table. His feet propped up on one of the chairs, eating crumpets out of a box. It was ardeth.
"what tha, how'd you do that!?" rick was confused.
"I simply opened the lid of the box." He said.
"not that! I mean, how'd you..in my dining room…appear.." it seemed he could not find the right words. It seemed as if he appeared out of nowhere, and rick should be used to this by now.
"is something wrong?" asked ardeth.
"I thought you were gonna knock on my door, not, in my dining room eating crumpets!…hey!" he snatched the box away from him. "these are for tea time man." Tempted, he took one and ate it. Alex had appeared.
"cool! Crumpets!" he ran into the room and took the box, but before he could sample one, rick snatched the box back.
"bad boy alex, you forgot to say please."
"come on, dad." Whined Alex.
"no, Alex." Said rick.
"but.."
"no."
"but.."
"nope."
"but.."
"nuh uh."
"but.."
"negatory."
"but.."
"niet." Rick left the room as alex pulled up a chair and pouted.
"is your father giving you trouble?" asked ardeth. Alex did not answer.
"your father is taking me to america."
"so I've heared." Said alex.
"I hear it is a big place." Said Ardeth.
"yeah." Said Alex. He seemed to blankly stare at the table.
"where is that chimmeny sweep?" said Evy.
"at your service gov'ner." Came the chimmeny sweep.
"oh, you're here, this chimmeny needs cleaning."
"you know what I always wanted to do?.." evy didn't seem to care, but he told her anyway. "I want to be in a broadway show, in fact, I've been practicin' me dance moves." He began dancing, but before he could dance any more, evy cut in.
"just get to chimmeny sweeping."
"chimmeny sweepin' steppy time!" he sang and repeated.
"stop it, you're going to get stains in the carpet." Said evy.
"stains-in-the-carpet steppy time! Stains-in-the-carpet steppy time!"
"Rick!"
"Riick, steppy time! Riiick, steppy time!" rick came into the room.
"whats's the chimmeny sweep doin' dancin' in our living room? He'll get stains in the carpet."
"stains-in-the-carpet steppy time! Stains-in-the-carpet steppy.."
"shut up, or you're fired." Rick cut in.
"will do, gov'ner!" said the chimmeny sweep, making his way to the ashy fireplace.
"see, you gotta be direct with these broadway dreamers, or else they'll never listen." Said rick.
"I'll remember that next time." Said evy.
"so you are ready?" asked ardeth. His only luggage was in a bag with a shoulder strap. He liked to pack light.
"why's your luggage so small?" asked rick.
"why's your luggage so big?" ardeth asked sarcastically.
"touche." Said rick. Just then, someone knocked on their door.
"see, that's how you enter a persons house." Said rick facing mainly toward ardeth. It was
Johnathan, who got a big house of his own cashing in the giant diamond from their last adventure.
"johnathan!? Of course, right before I leave the country, ugh, come in." he opened the door for him.
"I say rick, are you just about to leave to america? Such boorish types. Oh and bring me something nice."
"how about I bring something up you're a--." Said rick.
"why, excuse me!? Did you hear what he said to me!?" his arms were in akimbo style. "how rude." He turned around and nearly took ten feet of air when he saw a dark figure in front of him, who was ardeth of course.
"tell me, do you like scaring me!? Half to death!?" yelled johnathan. "what the h—l's wrong with you!?"
"honestly, it is quite enjoyable." Ardeth answered.
"(scoff), what?..what the?..did you hear?..wha?…(sigh), what has the world come to?.."
"awsome!" said rick. "high-five!"
"what?" ardeth didn't know what a high-five was.
"oh, well you take you're hand like this.." he pulled his arm up by his wrist. "..and you slap my hand like this." He slapped his hand. "see? High-five!"
"now gimme a high-five!" cried rick. Ardeth gave him a high-five. Alex came over to get a high-five also.
"you people are messed-up!" said johnathan.
(expect more chapters. way more chapters...)