Cut to Present Day
It was bright Saturday day afternoon Mike and her friends, including Cindy, were waiting on Mike's cousin, Sky, to come over.
"Where is she?" Abby groaned, getting bored of waiting.
"Here she comes," Sammy noticed, getting excited now. "Oh, boy, she brought Jessie, yay!"
"Hey guys, sorry I'm late, but do you remember my little sister, Jessie?" Sky prompted.
Everyone greeted the seven-year-old girl.
Jessie glanced to them and decided to come out and see them, waving a little. "Hello..."
"Oh hello there..." Cindy walked up to the girl. "Oh, you remind me so much of me when I was your age... Of course, back then, I had a book in my face..."
Jessie looked at Courage, who was standing by Dee Dee and smiled. "Doggie!" she chirped. "Can I pet the dog, Sky? Can I please?"
"Could she?" Sky asked the ballerina.
"Of course, Courage loves kids." Dee Dee allowed it.
Courage walked over to Jessie with a smile and allowed her to pet him, when she did, he enjoyed it very much.
"He's adorable," Jessie laughed and gave Courage a tummy rub. "Who's a good doggy?"
"Hello, losers." an unwanted voice called.
Everyone, including Jessie, turned around to find Sarah and Jimmy looking aggressive. Courage giggled from the tummy rub, not noticing Sarah and Jimmy right now.
Sarah looked at Jessie. "Who are you?"
Jessie didn't catch the nastiness, she took a break from Courage and went to meet the kids, introducing herself to them. "I'm Jessie Podemski," she told Sarah and Jimmy. "Sky's little sister."
"How nice for you..." Jimmy faked niceness. "What's it like?"
"Oh, it's really cool," Jessie smiled, she still didn't catch the nastiness in their tone. "She tells me great stories, makes the best dinner, we play the best games..."
"That's cool, better than my brother." Sarah replied.
"Your Ed's sister, right?" Jessie asked, still thinking she was making new friends. "He's so funny."
"Yeah..." Sarah folded her arms, more annoyed with her brother than finding him funny. "He's great."
Jessie giggled as she thought of the funny things she thought Ed did. "Eddy is funny too, he makes me laugh like Duncan and Abby."
"Uh-huh..." Jimmy sounded impatient.
Sarah just rolled her eyes.
"So, what're you guys doing here?" Jessie asked with a smile. "You wanna play?"
"We're going to the park." Jimmy replied.
"Really?" Jessie sounded delighted. "So are we!"
Eddy came over. "Jessie, there you are! Come on," he then looked at Sarah and Jimmy with a frown. "Twerps!"
"Twerps?" Jessie wasn't sure why Eddy would call them that, they seemed nice enough for her.
"GET LOST, EDD-" Sarah growled, then cleared her throat, trying to be nice and innocent for little Jessie. "I-I mean... Please don't bother us, Eddy... We're going to play with our new friend."
Eddy was then about to say something, but he heard another voice which interrupted him.
"Hey, Shrimpy, what's taking you so long just to get the kid?" Jo looked at Eddy.
"Jimmy and Sarah got her!" Eddy folded her arms.
"What, can't we have friends if you can?" Jimmy scowled.
"Yeah, get outta here!" Sarah sneered.
"You use people like how you used Cindy!" Eddy snarled.
"Use people?" Jessie looked at Sarah and Jimmy.
"He's lying," Jimmy lied. "We never use people! Honest!"
"They're lying!" Eddy told Jessie. "Listen, we're Sky's friends... Who're you going to believe? Your sister's friends or a couple of users?"
Jessie had to admit that Eddy had a point, she walked over to them.
"HEY!" Sarah yelled, not even stopping herself this time. "GET BACK HERE!"
"I'm sorry... But... Any friends of Sky's are friends of mine..." Jessie said to them. "Sammy and Ella are like my best friends and they know Sky."
Jo hugged Jessie, glaring at them. "You two should be ashamed of yourselves!" she scolded Sarah and Jimmy.
"Yeah, trying to manipulate a little girl." Sammy added.
"Yeah, especially since it's MY SISTER!" Sky was outraged.
Jessie was a little scared.
Ella saw this and picked the girl up. "Why don't we go see the animals of the forest, huh?"
Jessie was nervous, but smiled to Ella as they went off.
"Thanks Ella..." Sky was relieved, she then glared to Sarah and Jimmy. "Why can't you two just mind your own business? Like hanging out with Valerie?"
"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" Jimmy yelled out.
"Whoa," Sky laughed at that. "Never said she was, Saturn Face."
Jimmy blushed and laughed a little, embarrassed now.
"EXCUSE ME, WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS MIND YOUR BUSINESS, WE'RE WAS GOING TO PLAY WITH YOUR SISTER, BUT I THINK SHE'S JUST A LOSER LIKE YOU!" Sarah shrieked.
"Sorry Sarah, but you can't fool instincts." Jo sneered.
Sky stuck her tongue out and left with Jo.
"Guys...?" Cindy called, she was practicing pull-ups that Mike taught her on a bar, but it was higher than she anticipated. "Help..."
Abby smirked and morphed into a lemur and hung upside down next to Cindy on the bar.
"Uhh... Hi Abby..." Cindy smiled and chuckled nervously.
"Isn't this a nice view?" Abby enjoyed it as she did stretches, hanging by her new ring tail.
"Yes... Yes... Nice..." Cindy chuckled. "Umm... Help me down?"
Abby laughed. "Okay." She then morphed into a falcon, grabbing Cindy by her talons and flew Cindy down to safety.
Cindy yelped as she was carried, but was then safely on the ground. "Thanks..." she then panted.
Abby chuckled to her.
"Nice work, Cindy, you'll be able to pass the pull-up part of your physical fitness test." Mike smiled to the younger girl.
"I don't wanna end up like last time in my old school..." Cindy shuddered. "I got up there, but I couldn't move and I wet myself in front of the class..."
Abby morphed back into her human form. "You wet yourself!?" she then laughed at the girl's misfortune.
"Abby..." the others scolded her for laughing at Cindy's misfortune.
"Oh, sorry..." Abby laughed still, but stopped.
"It's okay, Cindy, you'll get better," Mike soothed. "Besides, I'm sure Johnny will do better a gym teacher than your old one."
Cindy smiled to her. "Maybe you're right."
"Hey, big guy," Jo said to Ed. "Wanna get something for our girlfriends?"
Ed took out a moldy piece of pizza. "I think Dee Dee might be allergic..."
"Ugh, not that!" Jo flinched in disgust.
"Oh, sorry!" Ed tossed it over his shoulder with a smile.
"It's gotta be something good," Jo said to him, then went into thought. "Hmm..."
"Ooh, my mom likes flowers!" Ed grinned, then looked thoughtful for a moment. "Moms are girls, right?"
"Of course they are," Jo gave him a deadpan look. "What planet are you from?"
"WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS AND MEN ARE FROM MARS!" Ed laughed.
Jo rolled her eyes.
Meanwhile, Justine and Dee Dee were making something for Jo and Ed as well.
Dee Dee showed a necklace made out of daffodils. "Do you think Ed will like this, Justine?"
"That's beautiful," Justine smiled as she was making a necklace out of shark teeth after being influenced by Og and his father's, knowing Jo would like it. "Where'd you get the flowers?"
"Mom's garden," Dee Dee smiled proudly. "And I already asked and Ed's mom said he wasn't allergic to daffodils, just rabbits... Poor thing though, I guess we won't own a bunny garden after we get married."
Justine giggled to that as she was fixing up Jo's necklace.
"I like that shark necklace," Dee Dee smiled. "Where did you get the shark teeth from?"
"Og's dad let me have his collection, he felt he didn't need it anymore and I heard from my mom that shark jewelry is beautiful," Justine said as she got them to where she liked them. "Ah, there we go..." she then smiled once she finished.
"It looks cute," Dee Dee giggled. "Jo will love it."
"I'm sure of it..." Justine smiled.
Cindy walked by them. "Whatcha guys doin'?"
"Making necklaces for Ed and Jo," Dee Dee smiled to her. "Wanna make a necklace for someone?"
"Oh... Umm... I'd love to, but I don't have a boyfriend." Cindy chuckled a little, though she sounded a little sad when she said that.
"Aw," Dee Dee picked Cindy up and hugged her. "You don't need a boyfriend to make something."
"Mmm..." Cindy shrugged in the hug. "I guess I could make something for my mom or Sledgehammer..."
"That's the spirit!" Dee Dee chirped.
Trent was leaning against a tree, playing his guitar with Brianna and Ashlyn.
"Wow, Trent, you're really good," Ashlyn complimented. "How long have you been playing guitar?"
"Long time..." Trent smiled as he finished another song. "I took lessons when I was six or seven. Mom wanted me to kind of get out there and 'explore my creative vision' and this neighbor of mine decided to teach me how to play. After I got very successful, he let me keep one of his old ones... It's this one right now."
"How magical~" Brianna smiled.
"Could you play another song?" Ashlyn requested.
"I heard one on guitar that makes me think of Brianna every time I hear it." Trent smiled.
Brianna blushed to that. "Please play it."
"Yeah, let's hear it." Ashlyn agreed.
"Well... Okay, I might be a little rusty..." Trent said before playing the song, he was even going to sing along to it.
June and Double D were sitting on a bench, watching Trent play.
"My word, he's good." Double D smiled.
"Yeah... He really is..." June smiled as they enjoyed this peaceful lazy weekend day in the park all together.
"I have a weird feeling though..." Double D rubbed the back of his neck. "This day is too perfect... I feel like something might happen..."
"Oh Double D, you really need to stop worrying," June soothed him. "Nothing will happen."
Eddy smacked Double D on the back. "Yeah, Sockhead, you worry too much."
Double D sighed a little.