Chapter 1
It had all seemed like a good idea at first. After a grueling three years on the road, the Molly Phillips clan was taking a much-needed, well-deserved break. Molly had saved up her extra money and was taking all the kids on a trip to Greece, the land of the Gods. Of course, they had to travel to Greece on the redeye, coach, but that didn't seem to matter.
"Hey Molly," said Carey, sliding into his seat next to her on the plane.
"Hey Carey, I didn't know you were sitting here," Molly said, surprised.
"Yeah, I guess so," said Carey, "I really wanted to thank you for taking Clu and me along with you guys on this trip."
"Well," began Molly, "Your parents are at that fall leadership conference, and you and Clu have been like family to us, so it was really no trouble at all."
"Still, thanks," said Carey, "Um, Molly? Could you do me a favor?"
"Sure," said Molly.
"Could you wake me when the flight attendants come around with the semi-edible food?"
Molly laughed, "Sure, Carey."
Meanwhile, Fi, Jack, Clu, and Annie had settled into their seats behind Molly and Carey.
"What's wrong, Annie?" asked Fi, noticing that Annie was gripping the armrests of her seat so tightly that her knuckles were turning white.
Annie's eyes widened, "I hate to fly, I really hate it, I really just…what? What's that, Conrad? It's okay? I'll be okay? What? You want me to go to sleep? But, Conrad, I don't see how sleep will…okay, Conrad, I believe you."
And with that she went to sleep, a dreamy smile on her face.
Jack and Clu stared at Fi.
"Fi?" asked Jack, "What happened to Annie?"
"Dude," said Clu, "I think she's talking to that "panther" of hers again."
"Ah, let her sleep," said Fi, "As long as she's asleep she won't bother us."
"Five card stud?" asked Jack holding up the cards.
"You know it!" said Clu, as he and Fi settled down to play poker.
It had all seemed like a good idea at first. After a grueling three years on the road, the Molly Phillips clan was taking a much-needed, well-deserved break. Molly had saved up her extra money and was taking all the kids on a trip to Greece, the land of the Gods. Of course, they had to travel to Greece on the redeye, coach, but that didn't seem to matter.
"Hey Molly," said Carey, sliding into his seat next to her on the plane.
"Hey Carey, I didn't know you were sitting here," Molly said, surprised.
"Yeah, I guess so," said Carey, "I really wanted to thank you for taking Clu and me along with you guys on this trip."
"Well," began Molly, "Your parents are at that fall leadership conference, and you and Clu have been like family to us, so it was really no trouble at all."
"Still, thanks," said Carey, "Um, Molly? Could you do me a favor?"
"Sure," said Molly.
"Could you wake me when the flight attendants come around with the semi-edible food?"
Molly laughed, "Sure, Carey."
Meanwhile, Fi, Jack, Clu, and Annie had settled into their seats behind Molly and Carey.
"What's wrong, Annie?" asked Fi, noticing that Annie was gripping the armrests of her seat so tightly that her knuckles were turning white.
Annie's eyes widened, "I hate to fly, I really hate it, I really just…what? What's that, Conrad? It's okay? I'll be okay? What? You want me to go to sleep? But, Conrad, I don't see how sleep will…okay, Conrad, I believe you."
And with that she went to sleep, a dreamy smile on her face.
Jack and Clu stared at Fi.
"Fi?" asked Jack, "What happened to Annie?"
"Dude," said Clu, "I think she's talking to that "panther" of hers again."
"Ah, let her sleep," said Fi, "As long as she's asleep she won't bother us."
"Five card stud?" asked Jack holding up the cards.
"You know it!" said Clu, as he and Fi settled down to play poker.
