It was a late summer morning and Mo sat with her family to breakfast.
"Great breakfast." Mo smiled to her parents.
"We're glad you like it so much." Jim smiled back, though looked excited about something.
"Dad, you seem excited." Mo smiled.
"Ooh, I couldn't hold it in." Jim chuckled.
"We might as well tell them." Elizabeth told her husband after pouring more coffee for them both.
"Tell us what?" Timber, Gloriosa, Mo, and Junior asked.
"Well... This is a surprise mostly for us, but... We finally got reservations to spend a second honeymoon together." Elizabeth soon said with a smile.
"Awesome." Mo smiled back.
"When are we going?" Junior asked.
"Well, sweetie, honeymoons are actually for mommies and daddies... It's not that we don't love you, but we just need some time alone together." Jim told his son.
"Oh..." Junior frowned.
"How long will you be gone?" Timber asked the adults.
"We're not sure, but maybe a few days..." Jim said. "Mind watching Junior?"
"Of course not!" Mo beamed. "I love babysitting JJ!"
"We'll be happy to babysit too." Timber and Gloriosa smiled.
"It's not fair we can't go though..." Junior pouted.
"Tell you what, when Daddy and I come home, we can have a special family fun day." Elizabeth smiled.
"Yay!" Junior cheered.
"Well, congratulations," Gloriosa smiled to Elizabeth and Jim. "We hope you guys have fun."
"We hope so too," Jim smiled back. "Thank you."
"So, when do you two leave?" Timber asked.
"We were planning on later in the afternoon so you guys can have lunch and start to have your own fun." Jim replied.
"You could read your new book..." Elizabeth suggested to Junior.
"I guess so." Junior pouted to his parents.
"It could be lots of fun." Mo said.
Later on, Elizabeth and Jim started to get their things together so they could leave. Cherry, Atticus, and Patch came over because Mo texted them over, and Patch was just happy to see Colette again. Once they got to the Brown's house, the front door opened.
"Oh, good, you guys came." Mo smiled.
"Nothing much is going on at home anyway," Cherry said. "I mean, school starts back soon."
"True that." Mo nodded.
"How's Junior feel about going back to school?" Atticus asked.
"Well, you know, he's young, so he's pretty excited," Mo smiled. "And just think, we'll be graduating from school ourselves soon!"
"It's going to be awesome!" Atticus smiled.
"My parents promised a great big graduation party at my place if you guys wanna come over afterwards." Cherry offered.
"You know it." The group smiled.
Elizabeth and Jim were getting ready to leave.
"I'm so excited about this babysitting gig." Mo said.
"Yeah?" Cherry replied.
"Yep," Mo smirked. "Si and Am have to go to the vet, and Aunt Sarah has to take them, so that means she can't come over to babysit."
"That's great news." Atticus added.
"Mm-hmm~..." Mo smirked before looking innocent as her parents came back.
"Now, Monique, remember, the emergency numbers are where you can find them on the fridge, there's a roast in the oven, and remember, no wild parties." Elizabeth said.
"Oh, come on, Mom, when have I ever had a wild party?" Mo smiled.
"I know, just a reminder." Elizabeth smiled back.
"You two have fun." Mo said as she hugged her.
"Come along, Darling, we don't want to be late." Jim told his wife.
Jim and Elizabeth soon left. Everyone told them goodbye and allowed them to get going.
"This'll be great without Aunt Sarah." Cherry smirked.
"You said it." Mo smirked back.
They soon went inside.
Junior sighed as he stared out the window as his parents left.
"Aw, it's okay, JJ, they'll be back..." Mo soothed. "Why don't we play?"
Junior looked to her before looking at his books. "I wish Franklin and his friends were real so I could play with them."
"How about we read one of your Franklin books?" Mo suggested.
"Okaaay..." Junior replied.
"Cherry, go get one." Mo said.
"Sure... Leave me with the job..." Cherry muttered before going to the shelf and saw the many kids books that Junior had. "Let's see... Babar the King of the Elephants... Kipper the Dog... Maisie the Mouse... Blue's Clues... Ah, here we go, Franklin the Turtle." She soon brought over one of the Franklin the Turtle books.
"It's okay, kiddo..." Timber smiled down to Junior.
"I guess so..." Junior said before sitting close to Mo since they were close.
"And here's your favorite book." Cherry replied.
"Thanks, Cherry." Junior said to her.
Patch smiled as he sat on the floor with the other dogs his age while Lady and Tramp were in the backyard as Jock and Trusty came over, and they would see them later. Mo soon got ready to read the book. Junior smiled up to her as they got comfortable.
"Might as well get comfy." Cherry said as she soon came to sit with them to hear the story.
But of course, something was going to happen to make them apart of the story. They find out soon and what later on though. Cherry seemed to stare off into space as she seemed to fall asleep during the story.
Eventually, Cherry, Atticus, Mo, Junior, Gloriosa, and Timber seemed to be sent into a forest in their own animal forms, but they still had their clothes.
"What the-?" Timber asked out of confusion.
"It happened again..." Junior whispered to himself. "Only Rosie isn't here."
"What did you do, kid?" Cherry demanded.
"I-I didn't do anything." Junior defended.
"I think the book sent us in here." Mo said.
Cherry simply just face-palmed.
"You okay?" Mo asked.
"Let's just get this over with..." Cherry groaned.
They soon walked along the forest before finding a tree that had an X on it.
"This is new." Junior said.
Cherry came up to the tree since it had an X on it and she soon settled down, the sight just made her think of Ferngully.
"Land ho, First Mate Snail, are ye ready to search for treasure, me bucko?" A voice asked.
"Aye-Aye, Captain Franklin!" Another voice replied.
"Franklin? Snail?" Junior smiled as he knew those voices anywhere.
"This be the spot, Captain," A female voice said, pointing to the tree before seeing the others. "There, beneath this-Huh?"
"Wow, that's a big beaver." Timber's eyes widened.
"Beaver!" Junior smiled.
"Oh... Hi, there, Junior." Beaver smiled back.
"Ow, my head." Cherry groaned.
"Ooh, why are you dressed like a pirate?" Junior asked.
"Because we're playing of course." Beaver said to him.
"Ohh, that explains the X-marked tree." Junior smiled.
"Uh, yes..." Beaver replied as Franklin soon came with Snail.
"Hi, Junior." Franklin and Snail smiled.
"That must be Turtle." Cherry smirked to Franklin.
"Ha ha, very funny." Attiucs rolled his eyes.
"I thought so." Cherry smirked.
"Argh, ye best come to collect the treasure with us." Franklin suggested in a pirate voice.
"Aye-Aye!" Junior happily saluted as he played with them.
"Aye-Aye!" Atticus added.
"Oh, man, do I have to do this?" Cherry groaned.
"Yes!" Everyone else told her.
"Just no singing." Cherry begged.
"Don't worry; I doubt there will be any singing." Timber assured her.
"Fine... No singing..." Atticus sighed. "Spoilsport."
They soon went off together to play along with Franklin, Beaver, and Snail's pirate game.
"Avast, ye swabs!" Bear called out as he jumped out of the tree.
'This is going to be fun.' Mo thought to herself.
"Ooh, look out!" Atticus called out to entertain Junior since he was a little kid.
"Ye'll have to get past me first!" Bear smirked.
"I'll handle this one." Franklin said, taking out his own sword and began to sword-fight with his best friend for the game.
'This is fun so far.' Gloriosa thought to herself.
Bear soon hit Franklin's sword and it flew into the tree.
"Ooh!" Junior frowned.
"Bear..." Franklin frowned as that was unfair.
Junior soon jumped to grab Franklin's sword as it was falling.
"Oops, sorry." Bear told his best friend.
"Oh, thank you, Junior." Franklin smiled.
Beaver then smirked as she came to sneak up behind Bear with her own sword. Junior soon tossed the sword back to Franklin. Franklin smiled as he caught it. There was then a snapping sound heard and Bear turned to see Beaver as she had stepped on a twig, she then tried to stab him, but since he saw her, he kept dodging her attacks.
"Next time, watch your stepping." Mo told Beaver.
"Hmph." Beaver pouted.
"I'm getting seasick..." Snail groaned from the back and forth since he was in Beaver's hat, dressed like a parrot.
Patch soon came over to help Snail no longer feeling seasick. Beaver's sword soon went flying next.
"Argh, time to walk the plank!" Bear smirked to Beaver in victory.
"Not if he can help it." Snail smirked, pointing to Franklin.
"That's right!" Junior added.
"Ya!" Franklin soon 'stabbed' Bear.
"Ooh! Aaugh! Shiver... Me... Timbers!" Bear cried out and he soon fell down, playing dead.
"Yay!" Junior cheered for Franklin.
"Quick, me hearties, the treasure!" Franklin announced.
"You got it." Gloriosa smiled to the young turtle.
They soon came to the treasure behind the tree which was a picnic basket, but it only had two cookies inside of it.
"Two cookies?" Cherry asked, unimpressed. "That's all?"
"Not cookies, gold doubloons!" Bear smiled. "There were more, but... I got hungry waiting. Are you gonna eat those, guys?"
"Help yourself out," Beaver said, handing him the basket and putting Snail off of her hat. "Anyway, I gotta go. Summer's almost over, so Mom and I are shopping for some new school stuff after lunch."
"That's nice." Mo said.
"Lunch?!" Bear asked with his mouth full. "I better go too. Uh, see you tomorrow at the usual time!"
"And remember, Franklin, it'll be my turn to be Captain!" Beaver added. "Wait up, Bear!"
"Lunch does sound nice." Gloriosa said.
"Wanna have lunch at my place, guys?" Franklin invited as he put his sword away.
"You bet." Snail smiled.
"You know it." Patch added.
"Yes, please." Junior begged.
"Come with me," Franklin smiled as they left the forest. "So, who are these people, Junior?" he then asked.
"Well, you remember Mo from last time," Junior said. "But this is our cousin, Cherry, Mo's boyfriend, Atticus, and my big brother and sister, Gloriosa Daisy and Timber Spruce."
Patch soon cleared his throat.
"Oh, yeah, and this is Patch too." Junior then added sheepishly.
"Nice to meet you all," Franklin smiled. "I'm Franklin and this is Snail."
"So we see," Atticus smiled back. "Good to meet you, Franklin and Snail."
"Yeah, it's so nice to meet you both." Gloriosa added.
"Welcome to Woodland." Franklin smiled as he walked them back to his house and passed by an ominous house with a gate which made Junior stare at it as he felt like he hadn't seen it before.
"That was fun," Snail smiled about the game. "Especially the part where we saved Beaver."
"Yeah." Junior smiled back.
"Imagine what it'd be like to be a real hero." Franklin smiled.
"And having real adventures!" Snail beamed. "I bet heroes get to stay up late, and do whatever they want!"
"You'd think that, but even heroes need their sleep." Mo said.
"Franklin, who lives here?" Junior asked. "I don't think I saw this the last time I was here."
"It's my Aunt Lucy's place... Is that door open?" Franklin said as he looked inside the gate, feeling spooked out a little.
"That's a little creepy." Atticus said.
"Your aunt lives in this spooky old house?" Cherry smirked.
"Not for a while," Franklin explained. "The last time she was here, I was just a baby."
"We're not going inside, are we?" Snail asked nervously.
"Sure, maybe she's back." Franklin told him.
"Yeah, maybe." Junior said.
"What if she's not?" Snail gulped.
"Oh, come on, you scaredy... Mollusk..." Cherry told him as they came towards the house. "I thought you wanted to be adventurers."
They soon came into the house and saw boxes of strange artifacts.
"Hello? Aunt Lucy?" Franklin called, but there was no reply. "Aunt Lucy, it's me, Franklin!"
"Hello?" Junior added.
"Man, look at this stuff." Gloriosa said out of amazement.
"It's even spookier inside!" Snail frowned. "Does all this stuff belong to her?"
"Yep, she's an archaeologist." Franklin replied.
"Wow." Junior smiled.
"Do you even know what that word means?" Cherry glanced at Junior since he was just a little kid.
"She digs up things?" Junior asked.
"There's a little more to it than that, but pretty much, yes," Mo smiled to her little brother. "She travels and explores to find unique and amazing things. Sabrina's mom is an archaeologist too, she used to live in Peru."
Something was heard in the back which made everyone look around to find out that they were not alone in the house.
"Hello? Who's there?" Mo asked.
No one seemed to answer for a while. Franklin and Snail felt very scared as they looked around until someone jumped out in a mask and roared at them which made them scream and soon run away. Patch began to bark at the figure.
The figure soon removed the mask to show a turtle girl around Franklin's age with a necklace and a pink bandanna who was smirking. "Did I really get you?"
"Who are you?" Cherry asked.
"My name's Sam," The turtle girl replied. "Just got here with Lucy."
"Um, you call your mother by her first name?" Gloriosa asked.
"Lucy isn't my mother," Sam replied. "She's good friends with my parents."
"Ohh." Mo smiled.
"What are you guys doing here?" Sam asked. "Lucy didn't say anything about guys like you."
"I'm friends with Franklin," Junior said. "We met before Spring when his little sister was born, and this is my family."
"Hey." Timber greeted.
"I see..." Sam replied.
"By the way, you didn't scare us," Cherry told her. "Nothing scares me."
"What about Drell and Sombra?" Mo asked.
Cherry narrowed her eyes while the others smirked. "Shut it."
"Anyway, you did scare us, and it wasn't funny." Mo said firmly.
"Well, I thought it was." Sam chuckled.
"Hmph." Junior angrily pouted and soon stormed off.
The others soon left the room.
"See ya later." Sam smirked.
"Yeah, whatever, kid." Cherry grumbled.
