Prompt: This Is A Box
Character(s): Everyone
Synopsis: When Danny remembers the box he buried with Joey and Jesse buried back in the eighties, he unburies it and gives D.J., Stephanie and Kimmy their own box to bury.


Stephanie was at the kitchen table feeding Tommy when her phone went off. She stopped feeding him for a second to check her phone. She had a text from her father wanting everyone to meet him at his former elementary school later in the afternoon and they were told to bring their most prized possession. Unaware of what this was about, she was confused about what could be going on. D.J. and Max came inside after taking the dog for his walk so she figured she would see if D.J. knows anything.

"Sis I think dad has finally lost it," Stephanie proceeded to pull up the text. "Dad wants all of us to meet at his old elementary school and to bring our most prized possessions."

"I know. I got the text too," D.J. said.

"Any idea what's going on?" Stephanie asked.

"Not one," D.J. shrugged. "I have no idea what my most prized possession even is."

Stephanie looked at her watch. "Well you have about two hours to come up with one."

"What are you going to be bringing to whatever this is? Mr. Bear?" D.J. wondered.

"I'm not eight anymore. Probably my first demo. Even though it was rejected by practically everyone it's a symbol of what I've done and what I hope to accomplish," Stephanie explained.

"Wow that's a good one. I guess I'll go look in my room and see what I can find," D.J. said.

"What about that pillow person? Does that still hold any sentimental value?" Stephanie suggested.

"I haven't seen that in years. Max would cry every time I put it in his crib so I put it away in a box somewhere and haven't dug it out since," D.J. replied. "Hey, maybe I should dig it out for Tommy!"

"And make him cry too?" Stephanie joked. "Do you know what Kimmy's bringing?"

"Nope. She only said she'd be home in time to go and that was the last I've heard from her," D.J. said.

Stephanie picked up Tommy and handed him over to her. "Here's your baby. I need to go see if I can find that demo."

D.J. took a napkin and wiped off the leftover baby food from his mouth. "Good luck."


About two hours later the family arrived at the school. They saw Joey, Jesse and Becky in the parking lot and walked over to them.

"Hey!" D.J. greeted them with hugs.

"What's going on? Why are we here and what's with this bring your most prized possession thing?" Stephanie asked getting aggravated that she still had no idea what was happening.

"You'll have to wait until your dad arrives since this was his idea," Jesse answered.

"Great," Stephanie sighed.

"Come on Steph, lighten up. It's not like you had plans tonight," Kimmy said.

Stephanie glared at her. "Thanks for pointing that out."

Danny walked up to them with two shovels and a box. "Mi familia!"

"What's that under your arm?" Kimmy asked.

"This is a box," Danny replied.

"Grandpa are we digging for treasure?" Max asked eagerly.

"There's no treasure here Max," Jackson dismissed. "Right grandpa?"

"We will be digging for treasure but not the kind Max is thinking about," Danny answered. "I bet you guys are wondering why I asked you here."

"Yes. Tell us already please," Stephanie pleaded.

Danny chuckled. "Okay. When Joey and I went to school here we buried a box with our most prized possessions to prove we were best friends forever. We came back several years ago, dug it up and updated it by adding Jesse's most prized possession to it. When I was going through the family photo albums I remembered it. We talked about it and we decided it was time to get our stuff out."

"But there's a catch," Jesse added. "We've decided to pass the torch down to you girls. Steph and Kimmy, you guys have really come through for D.J. when she needed you most and we thought this would be a great way for you to honor the bond you girls share."

D.J., Kimmy and Stephanie looked at each other to see what they were thinking.

"I'll admit I thought this would end up being stupid but that idea does sound kind of cool," Kimmy shrugged.

D.J. nodded. "Absolutely. I love you guys so much, we'll always be there for each other through thick and thin. What better way to honor the she-wolf pack?"

Stephanie smiled. "Let's do it."

Danny passed over the new box to Stephanie. "Here you go."

While the girls were putting their possessions in their box, Danny and Joey took turns digging out their old one.

"It's crazy how much time has passed. The girls were just kids when we buried this and now they're fully grown women," Joey said.

"Are you guys going to dig yours up when we're grown ups?" Ramona asked.

"I'm sure we will. Who knows, maybe we'll be passing the torch on to you guys," D.J. answered.

"Do you want to dig some Jess?" Danny asked.

"Nah. I just bought these pants last week and I don't want to get them dirty," Jesse responded.

"See, some things will always be the same," Becky smiled.

Everyone heard a loud clunk. Danny moved some dirt and picked up their box. Everyone grouped around them and looked to see what was inside. He passed Jesse's hair dryer over to him.

"My hair dryer, oh how I missed you!" Jesse exclaimed. "I wonder if you still work."

"Jess you've had like five hair dryers since. What's so special about this one?" Becky asked.

"You wouldn't understand," Jesse answered.

Danny passed Joey his joke book, or what was left of it as the pages were falling out.

"I know exactly what I'm doing with this baby. Putting it back together and passing it down to one of my kids," Joey grinned.

"My Giants hat!" Danny exclaimed. He shook it and tons of dirt flew off causing everyone to step back. "This is so cool! But the last thing I need is more clutter so young Max I'm passing it down to you since it's probably too small for Jackson."

"Oh boy! My own Giants hat! Thanks grandpa!" Max hugged him.

"You're welcome. Just make sure you wash it before you wear it," Danny said.

"So now that we've got our stuff, what did you girls bring?" Joey asked.

"I decided to bring the first demo that Uncle Jesse helped me put together when I was eighteen," Stephanie answered.

"Ramona's first bib," Kimmy announced. "My world changed for the better when I found out I was pregnant with her and everything I've done since has been for her. I do wish I saved the pregnancy test though, that would've been better."

"Uh the bib's good," Stephanie assured her.

"What about you mom?" Jackson asked.

"I struggled with deciding what to bring but then I saw this photo, the last family photo we took with your father and I couldn't imagine bringing anything else," D.J. answered.

"Wow you guys picked some really meaningful things. Are you sure you want to bury them?" Danny asked.

All three of the girls nodded.

"The idea is to bury whats most cherished and that's what we're doing," Kimmy answered.

Stephanie took a peice of paper and pen out of her purse and wrote 'She-Wolf pack forever'.

"Now sign it and then we can bury it," Stephanie said.

All three of the girls signed their names and stuck in the ground where D.J. covered it with dirt. The girls put their arms around each other while Ramona snapped their picture.

"Okay, all this memory sharing is making me hungry. Let's go grab a bite to eat," Jesse proposed.

The family howled in agreement and walked to their cars as they chanted where they wanted to eat at. After deciding, they all drove away following Jesse and Becky to the restaurant.