Hi, guys! I got the idea to do a side story to "Summer Still Sucks" that focuses on some of the other kids over summer break. Even though the two fics take place during the same time period, the plots are completely separate, so you won't be lost if you don't read the other story.

Disclaimer: I don't own South Park, Calvin and Hobbes or Star Wars.

There really wasn't a lot that Craig Tucker was passionate about. His points of interest were mainly limited to his guinea pig Stripe and his favorite TV show Red Racer. Most of the time, he kept things nice and boring. When the other boys would start playing Secret Agents or Firemen, he'd usually flip them off and go do a load of laundry instead.

But every once in a while when he was alone, for a small amount of time, Craig would let his imagination run wild and live out his fantasy: being an astronaut. He'd put on his costume spacesuit and bounce along pretending to walk on the moon in its low gravity. Then he'd pick up stones he found on the ground and examine them as if they were moon rocks.

He was always secretly jealous of those four assholes in his class who'd actually been in space multiple times. That was why he was excited about summer vacation starting. He and his family were leaving Colorado so he could spend a week at Space Camp. Now he'd finally get a chance to share his love of the cosmos with other like-minded kids and experience what it really felt like to be in a space shuttle.

Of course, his two best friends couldn't understand his reasons for going.

"We just got out of school," Token said as Craig packed his suitcase. "Why do you want to go somewhere to do more studying?"

"Because I'm actually interested in learning about astronomy."

Clyde scoffed. "What's so great about a bunch of stars?"

Craig flipped him off and continued packing.

"I could just buy you an astronomy book instead," Token suggested.

"You're not changing my mind," Craig answered firmly. "I'm going to Space Camp and that's that."

Clyde burst into tears and ran out of the room wailing.

"Now look what you did," Token frowned.

Craig sighed and got up to talk to Clyde. He found him on the front porch. "What's going on, Clyde?" he asked in his monotone voice.

"I d-don't w-want you to l-leave…" he stammered, his body wracked with sobs.

"I'll only be gone for a week."

"W-why can't you j-just stay here? We'll have p-plenty of fun."

"This is what I wanna do. Living like a real astronaut is a dream come true for me. You wouldn't want me to keep you from going to some meathead jock sports camp, would you?"

"N-no…"

"Well, astronomy is my sports. Please don't take that away from me."

"B-but I'll m-miss you. We're b-best bros."

Craig put his arm around Clyde. "I'll miss you too. How about I bring you back a present?" he patted his head.

"OK," he sniffed.

Craig stood up. "Do you feel like helping a best bro pack?"

Clyde nodded and followed him back to his room.

Kevin Stoley was finishing his packing on Saturday morning. Summer vacation had begun, and he was about to leave for the best week of his young life at Space Camp. Finally, he'd know the thrill that Luke Skywalker felt when he took his first leap into hyperspace in the Millennium Falcon.

"Kevin," Esther, his twin sister, knocked on his door. "Mom said to hurry up. Dad wants to get to the airport early."

"I'm just about done," he answered. He looked over at a photo of him doing a Star Wars live-action role play with his best friend. "I sure wish you were coming with me, Bradley. But you're out there living the real thing now. I can't wait to hear all about your amazing adventures after you get back…whenever that is." Kevin decided to take the picture along so Bradley could be there with him in spirit.

…

"All passengers seated in rows 6 through 10 may now begin boarding."

The Stoleys continued to wait as more people went ahead of them. Kevin glanced up just as the last of them went through the gate. He could have sworn he'd seen that chullo hat somewhere before. He didn't have long to think about it though, as his row was called up soon after.

…

Kevin was the first to arrive at Space Camp the next afternoon. He make sure to find a good spot up front. "It doesn't get much better than this," he spoke to his picture of Bradley as more kids shuffled in. Right away, Kevin spotted that same blue chullo from the airport. "Or maybe it does…" he said as he saw a familiar stoic expression underneath it.

Sorry the beginning is so short. I'm in the middle of a weeklong visit with relatives in Florida and have very limited Internet access, so I wanted to make sure I finished this chapter in time to publish it.

I should make it clear now that this is NOT a Craig x Kevin romance…although I'm not ruling out romance for either of them with anyone else ;)

Also, I've never been to Space Camp, so please don't flame me if my description is a little off :-/ R&R!