A few minutes later, Henry walked into the gas station's store with most of the group, a small bell announcing their arrival. Joey had stayed at the van, walking around the van as he didn't trust his leg. Sammy was in the van with the toons, since he couldn't exactly walk either and they didn't trust the toons unsupervised in an unfamiliar area.

First order of business upon entering the store, Henry sent everyone else to the cheep clothing and jackets area, telling them to get shirts and jackets for themselves and two outside while he started grabbing some snacks and other essential things. At one point, he thought he heard Wally jokingly ask if something came in a kids' size for Sammy. A clerk soon came out from the back room and started helping them pick out shirts and jackets for everyone.

Henry mentally went over the list of things he needed as he walked around the store. He honestly didn't remember if anyone had any food allergies, so he figured he'd just grab a selection and let them pick out a few foods themselves. He knew it had been years since most of them had gotten any food, so the second they got hungry, they'd be starving in a quite literal sense.

He grabbed a few big chip bags and snack cracker boxes, but he also grabbed a variety pack with serving size pouches of each. While he was at it, he got several bottles of water and some packs of disposable dishes. By the time he got to the counter, he could see the clerk already checking the clothing everyone picked out.

"You got stuff for Sammy and Joey, too, right?" he asked, looking at everyone else.

Wally held up a black t-shirt with a flaming skull on the front, a tag marking it as from the kids' section hanging off of it. "Oh, yeah," he answered, seeming pleased with his find.

Norman held up a red and gray hoodie jacket as well. "It really doesn't matter what we pick since he can't see 'em, but figured red was more his accent color given his hair."

Henry nodded, remember the dyed streak of red that accented his hair in contrast to it's natural silky black. Sammy kept his hair like that for years, it was his look for his online channel, now the streak was most of the way gone, just a couple of inches of red at the bottom, but he had no doubt that Sammy was going to bring it back at some point.

"And for Joey? he asked, making sure they didn't leave him out just for spite.

Grant held up a plain t-shirt and jacket set.

"We couldn't find anything that said "a-hole of the year"," Shawn stated, a hint resentment in his voice. He held up a green shirt and put it on, smiling as he modeled lightly. "Not bad, eh?"

"Stereotyping yourself there, Shawn?" Wally asked, turning to look at him with a smirk.

Shawn crossed his arms and rolled his eyes. "No, it really pulls out the color of my aunt's eyes," he muttered sarcastically. "What? Don't you think green's my color?!" he added, modeling the shirt again as he added a jacket to it. "I think it looks great, myself."

Susie and Alison also went ahead and put on their shirts and Jackets, both pretty pleased to cover up their tattered dresses.

"Oh, we also picked out some things for Sammy and the... pets," Wally added, being careful not to mention that there were living cartoons with them. He held up some toys meant for people with ADHD and such and some pet things such as treats and chew toys.

"Good idea, it's still a long drive back home," Henry said, relieved that someone remembered things like that. He was focused more on the food, he forgot how unbearable the ride might end up being.

.~.~.~.

They bought everything and returned to the van. The clerk said it was okay for them to stick around in the parking lot to rest up for the road and take a break to eat, even letting them bring back any clothing that didn't fit and trade it in for something else if they needed to.

Upon returning to the van, they found Joey leaning against the van and Sammy laying across the seats while he petted Boris and Alice. Bendy was now curled up in the driver's seat and the Butcher Gang were in the back row entertaining themselves. Bendy looked up with a grin when Henry opened the door. "Where to?" he asked, jokingly with a grin no one knew a cat could make.

Henry picked him up and sat him with the other main toons in the middle row so he could set the shopping bags in the seat. "It's a long drive, this might be your only chance to walk around for a while, guys," he stated. "Except you, Sammy, I'd prefer you stay here in the van for obvious reasons."

Sammy nodded in understanding as he was handed a shirt to try on. "You didn't pick out anything embarrassing, did you?" he asked, lifting an eyebrow.

"It's a straight black T with a flaming skull," Wally answered. "Pretty sure I've seen that in your wardrobe before."

Sammy felt around until he found the tag on the collar and put it on. It fit perfectly.

"The embarrassing' part is the fact that it's a kids' size," Wally remarked with a laugh.

"Oh, #!%& off, Franks!" Sammy growled before stopping. A look of shock and horror came over his face. "Um... Wally? What did I just say?" he asked, voice shaking.

"I'm honestly not sure either, I think you just censored yourself," Wally answered, just as confused and surprised. He and Sammy seemed to stare at each other in confusion, not actually staring in Sammy's case, before he decided to snap out of it. "Here, we got you a hoodie, too," he said, holding out the jacket. "Gray and Red. I'll help you put it on."

Despite their bickering and occasional yelling, Wally and Sammy were actually friends. Their first week working together didn't go so well but they stopped hating each other by the next week. Now their bickering and whatever was just their way of friendship.

Henry handed Joey the shirt and jacket that were picked out for him before getting to opening the food. It had been a long time since anyone had anything to eat. "Everyone call your preferred chips, and we have plenty, get seconds if you want," he called.

.~.~.~.

A half hour later, they were on the road again, this time everyone was awake for a while. Wally had grabbed some puzzle books and trivia questionnaires to entertain everyone. This had resulted in several minutes worth of serious discussion about various things, ranging from 'three letter word for color' to 'what is the main tourist draw of an obscure location'.

Boris was happily curled up in Wally's lap, chewing on the chew-toy Wally picked out for him, which was Valentines day themed as it was February. Alice was kneading Sammy's leg as she started to get comfy, looking up in excitement when Sammy held up the little mouse toy with a feathered tail, a similar toy to what Bendy was currently playing with. Barely and Charley were doing a puzzle book together and Edgar was watching the world through the window.

It took a few hours this time before nearly everyone was asleep again. Susie and Alison were still awake, something about being in the front seat seemingly keeping them awake, and Joey was still up as well as Grant. The rest of the passengers were sounds asleep once more

A few hours later and they arrived at Henry's house.

{~Some of these things in here will come to play later~ ;) . Also, very slight Jacksepticeye reference with shawn's shirt, very slight.~}