This was the last week of school at Cartoon Network School and everyone was excited for it.
"Finally, the last week of school, then no more homework, no more teachers, and best of all, no more gross cafeteria food!" Eddy beamed.
"Until Fall comes around." Mike replied.
"Don't ruin my moment, Mike." Eddy grumbled.
Mike just rolled her eyes from that.
"Well, it's true." June said.
Eddy grumbled to them. "Ah, well, I've always been more of a summer person."
"Yeah, you were," Mike admitted. "You seemed to enjoy that summer in Menehune even though you had to put up with Otto for a while."
"Yeah... Having fun... Being with that kid was a grand old time..." Eddy gritted through his teeth as his left eye twitched.
"Didn't you have fun with those surfing twins, Kiko and Kiki?" Mike asked. "Kiki seemed to like you before you met Frida."
"What ever happened to them after that anyway?" Eddy asked.
"I dunno," Mike shrugged. "They were pretty cool though. It'd be nice to see them again sometime, I think Kiko would make a fine addition to the Rocket Power gang."
Ashlyn looked at them, rubbing her arms, looking upset. "Guys... I can't be with you for this summer..." she soon said.
"Oh?" Mike replied. "Why is that, Ash?"
"Please don't be mad at me, but... I'm thinking of leaving the group to join Ben, Gwen, and Kevin's team." Ashlyn admitted as she bit her lip.
"Nooooo!" Ed and Dee Dee cried out before hugging the punk girl. "Don't leave us!"
"I knew this was going to happen." Ashlyn grumbled from that a bit.
"Uh, leaving the group?" Mike asked the punk girl. "You just mean for the summer, right?"
Ashlyn took a deep breath at first. "Not exactly."
"Why do you want to leave?" June asked.
"Because Ben offered me a new opportunity the other day when we went out on a date," Ashlyn explained. "To join the Plumbers."
"Why would you wanna unclog toilets all day?" Eddy scoffed.
"No, Eddy, the Plumbers are an intergalactic law-enforcement organization that makes use of many high-tech gadgets and weapons to protect the planets in the universe from various alien threats and attacks." Double D explained.
"I knew that, I just wanted to see if YOU knew." Eddy said.
Double D rolled his eyes from that.
"Well, do you really want this?" Mike asked Ashlyn.
"Well, you know how close I am with Ben and spending time with him, so... Yeah..." Ashlyn said. "I would really love to be by his side."
"If that's what you want, we won't stop you." Mike replied.
"You guys are all really awesome and good friends, but I think I really belong with Ben, Gwen, and Kevin." Ashlyn said to them.
"That's fair enough, but I have a condition." Mike said.
"What is it?" Ashlyn asked.
"You try to visit whenever you can." Mike told her.
"I will, Mike, I can promise you that." Ashlyn said, smiling to her soon-to-be former leader.
"Sounds good to me," Mike said. "It was a good run, Ashlyn, especially when we visited Oakhaven and we saw your old friend, Taylor."
"Yeah, that was cool." Ashlyn smiled.
"Thank you for telling us, but it won't be the same without you." Mike said as she shook hands with the punk girl.
Ashlyn then pulled the tomboy into a hug with tears running down her face. "You guys were the coolest friends ever."
"You have fun with Kevin, Ben, and Gwen." Mike coaxed.
It was a bit of an emotional moment for everybody, though of course, Ed and Dee Dee were the most emotional since Ashlyn was leaving The Howling Wolves.
"Don't leave us, Ashlyn!" Ed cried out.
"We love her!" Dee Dee added.
"Guys, it's her decision, we shouldn't make her stay if she doesn't want to." Mike told them.
Ed and Dee Dee whimpered with tears running down their face.
"It's okay, you guys," Mike told them. "She did promise that she would visit us."
"This is what I was afraid of," Ashlyn said. "They always cry at everything."
"Don't worry, Ash, they'll be fine after a while," Mike replied. "We'll make the most of what we can. How soon are you going to join Kevin, Gwen, and Ben?"
"I'll be leaving after this week is over," Ashlyn told them. "My parents say it's okay since they know that Ben will protect me."
"Fair enough," Mike said. "Maybe we can spend your last week with us doing something special."
"That would be nice, like how we met the Manhattan Clan and found out I was part gargoyle," Ashlyn gave a small smile. "Man, was that a crazy adventure."
"That sure was." Mike remembered.
"Thank you for understanding at least." Ashlyn said.
"It's okay, just make sure to keep in touch once you leave with Ben, Gwen, and Kevin." Mike replied.
"I will, Mike." Ashlyn nodded her head.
Mike then smiled and hugged her again. "You've been a great teammate."
"Thanks, Mike." Ashlyn smiled back.
Ed and Dee Dee hugged each other emotionally.
"As I was saying... Summer break is coming!" Eddy soon said.
"What could be any better than that?" June replied.
"Attention, students; I have some exciting news," Skarr announced over the PA. "Instead of spending your last week in school, you'll all be going on a cruise trip."
"That's... Something..." Mike said. "I guess our final assignments for class don't matter anymore?"
"Who cares anymore, Mike?" Eddy replied. "This is going to be awesome!"
"I just don't want people to fight or argue with each other and the bullying starts," Mike said. "I know not everything is happy and people get along ALL the time, but would it kill people to tolerate each other whenever we have a school trip somewhere? I mean, what if something goes wrong and we all have to work together?"
"Like I'd wanna work with you on anything." Kevin huffed.
Eddy opened his mouth to say something.
"Eddy, don't start." Mike told him.
Eddy then closed his mouth and folded his arms. Kevin chuckled.
"And don't you start anything," Mike said. "The last thing I want is people to tear each other apart on our last week in school."
Kevin then crossed his arms, rolling his eyes a bit.
"I guess the question would be: Where are we going on this trip?" June commented.
"Who knows, but it would be nice to get out of the city for a while." Mike replied.
"That is true." June nodded.
Everyone looked excited about the upcoming trip.
"Who says I don't care about my students? This is going to be fun, I just know it." Skarr smiled to himself as he sat in his office, satisfied with the announcement that he made.
"And best of all, we don't have to go with them." Ms. Butterbean soon smiled to her boyfriend.
"That is right, my dear, because you and I will be going on our own cruise ship." Skarr smiled back.
"With the students." Ms. Butterbean reminded.
"Ah, you don't have to worry about them, they'll be too busy with their own thing going on anyway, and we can spend some time together like whenever we chaperon the school dances or parties or school plays." Skarr told her.
"I'm sure Sensei Jack will want to take Ms. Honeydew as well." Ms. Butterbean gave a small smile.
"And Mr. Bravo won't be having any problems since he'll be spending time with that Anne Maria girl." Skarr replied.
"But who's going to make sure our school will be in order when we get back?" Ms. Butterbean soon asked.
"Already taken care of." Skarr told her.
"Dare I ask?" Ms. Butterbean asked.
"Don't worry, sir," Penn said as he opened the door with a grin on his face. "I'll be making sure that the school will be in tiptop shape when you come back."
"Our school is dead." Ms. Butterbean mumbled in misfortune.
"He was our last resort." Skarr whispered to her.
"Of course." Ms. Butterbean replied.
Eventually, when school finished up, everyone went home to pack their things for their upcoming trip, but it would soon turn into a new adventure.
Ashlyn went straight home with a light sigh since this would be her last official week with the team. "I'm going to miss the team, but they'll be fine without me." she said to herself.
Ashley was texting on her phone which was always the same for her.
"Hey, Ash, having fun?" Ashlyn smirked to her younger sister.
"Yeah." Ashley said.
"Texting your boyfriend?" Ashlyn guessed.
"No?" Ashley blushed.
"That means yes." Ashlyn smirked.
Ashley rolled her eyes with a pout while looking at her phone.
"Well, I'm glad that Mike took my news all right," Ashlyn said. "Better get ready for the trip. Kinda nice to go on a cruise once in a while like that time we went to Hawaii after Justine invited us."
"How 'bout you?" Ashley asked. "You gonna hang with your boyfriend?"
"Ah, zip it!" Ashlyn replied.
"What?" Ashley smirked. "You do that to me all the time."
"Just get packing."
"I'm going. I'm going."
"Would it kill you two to get along?" Ashton smirked to his younger sisters.
"Shouldn't you be texting... Uh... Hey, do you even HAVE a girlfriend?" Ashlyn asked.
"Eh, I'm trying to make something work out with that girl Desdemona Gunderson." Ashton shrugged.
"You mean Buddy G's sister?" Ashley asked.
"The very same." Ashton said.
"Hmm... That might be nice..." Ashlyn smirked. "It would be cool if you had someone after you broke up with that goth girl Nebula."
"I think you have a trip to pack for." Ashton smirked back.
"Okay. Okay." Ashlyn chuckled.
Mike had all her packing done and was lying down on her bed at home, just thinking to herself a bit. "I sure hope that Ashlyn will be okay with Ben, Gwen, and Kevin." she said to herself.
Everyone had a lot on their minds, but soon enough, before they knew it, it was time for the big cruise trip.
Everyone stood in line with their luggage while talking as they got in line to join the cruise ship and their parents/guardians were there to say goodbye to them as they would be gone for about a week.
"Oh, please be careful, sweetie, and don't forget to change your underwear." Jessica cooed as she hugged Eddy tightly.
The others laughed a little from that.
"MA! You're embarrassing me!" Eddy cried out.
"I'm gonna miss you so much," Jessica smiled to him. "You behave yourself, and make sure you call me as soon as you can."
"Yeah, okay, Mom, can I go now?" Eddy grunted.
"Oh, I'm gonna miss you!" Jessica said to him.
"Don't worry, Mom; I will call you." Eddy promised.
Anna went over a checklist while Double D responded to her to make sure that he had everything while Matt and Angelia told Ed to watch over Sarah and keep her safe. Mike soon came by, smiling to Lu and Og as it was like old times.
"This brings back memories of when you brought those tourists on MY island, Mike," Lu said to the tomboy. "You remember... One of the kids tried to take Og home like a pet."
"Yes, Princess, I remember." Mike replied.
"Well, luckily that won't happen and we will have fun." Og said.
"That's right, Og boy." Mike smiled to him.
"When are we gonna get on the boat?" Lu groaned, fanning herself. "I hate sweating."
"I thought you said that princesses don't sweat?" Og replied to his cousin.
"Oh, whatever." Lu said.
"We should be leaving soon," Mike said. "This is where the parents say goodbye. You guys say goodbye to your parents?"
"Do you have your clothes?" Bunny asked Johnny.
"Yes, Mama."
"Your cell phone so that you can call me?"
"Yes, Mama."
"Clean underwear?"
"MAMA!"
"Yeah, repeating the same jokes is really hilarious." Anne Maria deadpanned in the background.
"Oh, sweetie, I'm going to miss you." Athena said to her daughter.
"I'll miss you too, Mama," Anne Maria smiled. "Take care of Snooki for me?"
"I will, sweetie." Athena promised.
Soon enough, the cruise ship arrived.
"All right, everyone, time to make your final goodbyes and get going for a week to remember!" Skarr announced through his megaphone as he stood with Ms. Butterbean.
Everyone said their final goodbyes to their parents/guardians before getting on the cruise. The adults called out as the students soon got on board and waved goodbye on the way.
"Well, here we go." Mike said to herself, looking out on the edge with Lu and Og.
"Lancelot, where did you run off to now?" Lu complained, looking around for her turtle.
Lancelot was hiding in Lu's suitcase so that he could avoid her. Everyone soon waved as confetti fell and the cruise ship began to leave the docks so that the students could enjoy their new vacation adventure.
"Well, this is it, you guys," Mike smiled to them. "Goodbye, Cartoon Network City, and hello, adventure."
"Yeah, nothing but a little R&R." Eddy added.