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She waltzed down the staircase, wearing a gold dress. A beautiful ballad played over the speakers and she saw a glimpse of her reflection in a mirroring wall. Her hair is briaded in various directions, similar to how it had been when she was a toddler. She accepted a constable's hand, down the last few steps. She looked around for who was supposed to be her date. Soon as she stepped onto the floor, a really cheesy song began to play via chorus. She looked around but everything began to fade.
"Shake it, shake it, you're so fantastic. Just don't break it, you're only made of plastic!"
Susie opens her eyes, glancing around. Her deep orange-colored room has been replaced by shades of pink and purple. She looks over to the side table to turn off the alarm clock. Instead, she knocks over her camera, earning a slight tired groan from a familiar girl. She glances over the bedside to find Angelica halfway under the bed. The camera had hit her back. The blonde returns to her knees with her suitcase, handing the raven-haired girl her camera. The latter smiles.
"Thanks, Angelica."
"No problem, Carmichael." She shrugs. "Ya know we're leaving today after school. Are you packed?"
"Yeah." She yawns. "I packed up last night. My suitcase is in the closet."
Susie has been staying with Angelica and Charlotte for the past week while the other Carmichaels were dealing with a crisis. Now, Jonathan will be temporarily holding CEO position in the Yucaipa Division of Mega Corp. Charlotte will be temporarily relocated to the Danville Division, with her sister Charlene. The Carmichael Dilemma continues, so Susie is leaving with them.
"Can you help me find my Emica CD?"
"Emica?" Susie raises an eyebrow.
"Yes, Emica." Angelica replies. "My uncle has his weird German music and I'd rather listen to her."
Susie shrugs and hops down beside Angelica. The two rummage beneath the bed for a nearly forgotten CD. Downstairs, Jonathan and Charlotte are in the living room. Charlotte is packing several cases while hearing an update from Lucy over the phone, and having an argument with her underling in person. She hears the catastrophe had gone in the wrong direction, leaving Charlotte to swear to her condolences and bring Susie along.
Susie and Angelica eventually climb down the stairs, dressed and with their packed cases. They each grab a breakfast bar, since the fridge had been stocked for their other family - Stu, Didi, Tommy and Dil - who will be staying there for the transitory time being. Charlotte had gotten another phone call. Frowning at the number, she answers it, ordering Jonathan to take the luggage to the back of the sedan.
"Chas, this is har-"
"Charlotte, it's Kira. There was a fire at the Java Lava."
Professionalism flies out the window. "Is everyone okay? Where are the kids? If Angelica had been there, I"
"Charlotte, the kids are safe. I've already sent them to school. I'm at the hospital with Chas. He's not feeling like himself and I think he may have gotten a concussion in the blast. I need a favor."
"Yes, what is it?"
"Chuckie has a cousin in Danville. I'll need"
"Chuckie and Kimi to stay with them. I'll pick them up."
"Thank you, Charlotte. I'll text you his address when you call to say you've arrived. And I'll send their luggage too."
Charlotte hangs up the phone and walks outside with her briefcase. She unlocks another car, turning back to Jonathan.
"Take those bags out and put them in the minivan. More luggage is going to be sent here today, so I need you to stay and pack it up."
Jonathan grumbles with a nod in response. He angrily thrusts open the door, hitting Angelica, who falls into Susie. The girls yelp and Jonathan feels sheepish. Charlotte smack the back of his head, warning him to be more careful. The girls then get into the backseat of the car.
At school, Harold acts forlorn, as though Angelica were already gone. She had found out in biology that Chuckie would be coming with her and Susie, due to them both being in ninth grade. At the middle school, Kimi had informed the fact to her fellow sixth grader group - Phil, Lil, Tommy and Wally. Fourth grader Dil had found out during lunch. School passes pretty quickly for the quartet. Soon enough, classes end. Charlotte and Kimi are waiting in the minivan. Kimi is in back. Angelica slides in beside her, allowing Susie and Chuckie to take the middle seats.
They take the train to Danville. A car is waiting for them on the other end. It doesn't take to long to get from their hometown to the Tri-State Area. Kimi and Susie are excited about the new experiences, whereas Angelica is busy listening to punk pop music and Chuckie is holding his Wawa. Susie is snapping pictures. She gets a good shot of kids riding on giant, bouncing bendy straws. They soon arrive at a large, strange-looking purple skyscraper. Luggage is toted out. Sounds of groaning anguish is heard when Chuckie points out that the levator is out of order.
"Well, how far up does your uncle live?" Susie questions.
Angelica slaps her forehead. "Penthouse."
"Oh."
It takes the quintet close to forty-five minutes to trudge up the steps. They have to take a breather ever so often. Susie is the first up, resting of her suitcase. Kimi and Angelica follow in suit, having to wait on Charlotte - now holding her shoes - and Chuckie. A loud explosion is heard followed by an angry strangled German accent, coming from the rooftop. All eyes point skyward.
"Curse you, Perry the Platypus!"
Charlotte and Angelica slap their foreheads in irritation. Susie asks if a certain door is her uncle's. Angelica shakes her head and points to one on the opposite end of the hall. Before others can stop her, Susie goes up and knocks.
"HELLO. DAD IS NOT HERE RIGHT NOW BUT YOU CAN COME IN AND WAIT FOR HIM."
"You must be Norm." Charlotte comments to the loud robot.
"YES, YES I AM. WHO ARE YOU?"
"I'm Charlotte and this is my daughter Angelica."
Angelica looks up to the robot, unimpressed with her arms folded.
"And her friends, Susie, Kimi and Chuckie."
Susie's eyes widen and she forgets about the camera around her neck. Kimi's eyes also widen. She smiles up to the robot, very impressed. Chuckie hides behind Charlotte.
"I'm Heinz's sister-in-law."
"NICE TO MET YOU, CHARLOTTE, ANGELICA, SUSIE, KIMI AND CHUCKIE. COME IN AND HAVE A DRINK OR WATCH TV. DR. D WILL BE BACK SOON."
Charlotte does so. She and Angelica fix themselves a coffee. Chuckie stays on the couch with Susie as she flips through a magazine. Kimi stays with Norm off to the side, toward the back hallway.
"So, did Angelica's uncle make you?"
"YES AND ONE DAY I HOPE HE WILL MAKE ME A POPSICLE WIFE."
"Do you just stay in this apartment?"
"USUALLY. SOMETIMES I HELP DAD WITH EXPERIMENTS AND SCHEMES ON THE ROOF."
"What kind of schemes to you help him with?"
"DAD WANTS TO TAKE OVER THE TRI-STATE AREA, BUT PERRY WON'T LET HIM."
"Who's Perry?"
"PERRY THE PLATYPUS IS DAD'S NEMESIS."
"Your dad has a nemesis? Cool!"
"DAD SAYS PERRY IS HIS NEMESIS BUT I THINK THEY ARE ALSO FRIENDS. PERRY IS MOM."
"So, your dad really likes this Perry person, huh?"
"No, I do not and who are you?" A German-American man storms in, slamming the door.
"THIS IS KIMI. AND THIS IS ANGE"
"Norm, do me a favor and go to the backroom. Now."
"YES, DAD."
"I'm not your dad!" He turns to the kids and recognizes the woman. "Oh, hi, Charlotte. What brings you here?"
"Mega Corp business. I'll be working with Charlene and she said you agreed to watch the kids."
"Not all these brats." He mutters more to himself, glancing around. "Angelica, you've grown."
"A lot can happen in seven years, Uncle Doof." She rolls her eyes.
"Great. Junior Vanessa."
Angelica perks up at the mention of her cousin. "Vanessa's here?"
He nods. "She's coming tonight for a week."
"Cool." Angelilca places her earphones back, walking to the couch.
Susie stands, walking over to introduce herself. She ignores Angelica's quiet mumblings of 'don't do it.'
"Hi, I'm Susie Carmichael. I'll be"
"Yeah, uh-huh. I only have one spare bedroom, Charlotte."
"I'll be staying at the Corp." She shakes her head.
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