Disclaimer: The Magic School Bus is the property of Scholastic, as well as author Joanna Cole and artist Bruce Degen. Mina Ral is a fan-character of mine who only appears during the last day of school scene.

It was the last day of school at Walkerville Elementary.

"Class, I have a surprise for you all," said Ms. Frizzle.

Ms. Frizzle led her class to the Bus. As they boarded the Bus, the kids sat in the seats and then Ms. Frizzle yanked down one of the handles and the ceiling above the aisle opened up and coming out of the ceiling were a line of suitcases that were all replicas of the Bus, one for each student. The suitcases came with tags that not only contained the students' names and addresses and the names of their parents (or whoever their legal guardians were) but also with his or her own personal photo taken on spring picture day with the student in front of a flowery background. Then they headed back to the classroom.

Later that day, Ms. Frizzle's students lined up at the door and then the bell rang.

"Have a nice summer, class," said Ms. Frizzle.

The students all ran down the hallways and out the door, waiting for their parents to pick them up.

"Ready for the fishing trip with my parents and me?" Ralphie asked Mina.

"You bet," Mina replied.

Wanda's vacation plan was the biggest of all. She had just invited three of the other girls from her class for the big road trip to Orlando.

One week later, Wanda's three friends from her class came to her house. They were dropped off at Wanda's house, one by one: a sky blue station wagon with faux wood paneling on the exterior (a 1981 Buick Century), stepping out of that car was Dorothy Ann; then came a flare red 4-door sedan (a 1972 Chevrolet Impala), stepping out of that car was Phoebe; and finally a red convertible (a 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle), and stepping out of that car was Keesha.

Each of the three girls whom were invited brought along their suitcases and backpacks and some other items for the trip. They also brought along their own cameras for taking photos during the trips. Phoebe brought along a stuffed red fox which she named "Felix", that she would always cuddle with in bed and while on road trips, some handheld video games, and some audio cassettes with oldies songs from the 1970s and 1980s. Dorothy Ann brought along some dolls, books, and audiobooks on cassettes. Keesha brought along some video games, magazines, and some audio cassettes that had rock music.

Wanda and her mom had spent the last three days packing up their items for the trip. From the day before, they took their dog to the vet so they would take care of him while they were out on vacation.

After Wanda's three friends arrived in the house, it was time to get all their stuff loaded into Mrs. Li's van, which was parked in the garage and facing the garage door. Mrs. Li's van was a 1975 Ford Econoline that was navy blue with cyan accents on the top and bottom all-around, had a spare tire mounted on the left door of the rear compartment doors, a sliding door on the passenger side for rear entry passengers, and had a roof rack. The inside was navy blue to match the exterior and had seating for up to eight people, including the driver.

As they all walked into the garage, Mrs. Li opened the rear storage doors and they all loaded in their suitcases. Along with the suitcases, two of the coolers belonging to Wanda's family were also loaded in there, packed with food and drinks. Then, the girls brought their own pillows and blankets and put them each on the bench seats to ready themselves for the trip: the middle seat from the passenger to driver side was for Dorothy Ann, Wanda, and William whose car seat was there; and the back seat from the passenger to driver side was for Keesha and Phoebe.

After loading their stuff into the van, when it was 5:00, Mrs. Li ordered pizza for all to eat for dinner. Then after dinner, they all showered up and changed into their pajamas and went to bed as early as 8:00 to get ready for the trip. Wanda's pajamas were pink with a panda bear on it, Dorothy Ann's were lavender with a kangaroo on it, Phoebe' were reddish-orange with a fox on it, and Keesha's were violet with a chimpanzee on it. Mrs. Li wore a pink nightgown with a bamboo graphic on it and William had on blue and gray summer pajamas with a Panda Bear face on the front.