Back in the RV, Sonny asked, "How about we drive away from them and leave them there?!"
Kenickie who felt better replied, "But I don't know how to get out of here! It could take a long time to get home from this point. Besides, Jerko has the map!"
Meanwhile Putzie sets up the tent again and Jan took out her bag which is filled with so much food that they need though Danny is highly impressed with Jan's survival skills. Sandy and Danny went to look around for firewood and came back with it. Their campsite is only a couple feet away from the RV.
It soon turned dark back at the RV, Doody and Marty were eating odd looking plates they found in the fridge.
Marty took a few bites and then gagged. "I can't eat this!" She pushed the plate forward. "I can't believe Jan raided the fridge."
"And the pantry," Doody finished sadly and put his head in his hands. The reason why he's sad is because he started to miss Frenchy.
Rizzo cheered Kenickie up by smoking and making out with him in the bedroom. Kenickie who felt better thought "who needs Danny! I got everything I need!"
Sonny looked out the window to the little campsite and laughs, "Like they ain't gonna survive out there!"
At the mini campsite by the cliff, Frenchy, Danny, Sandy, Putzie, and Jan were gathered around the small campfire.
Sandy sat next to Danny with a blanket around each other and she lays her head on his shoulder. Frenchy sits on the other side of Danny in tears. Putzie and Jan were also sitting together with a blanket wrapped around them.
They were all roasting marshmallows and having other snacks.
Putzie broke the silence, "Ya know what? I think i kinda love this. Camping in the grand canyons. What a great experience!"
Sandy nodded in agreement. "I agree. I never camped out here before. In fact, I've never camped out far from my backyard!"
"Me neither." Jan said as she put three marshmallows on sticks and started roasting them.
"Yeah you have." Putzie said to her, "Last night. Remember?"
Jan thought for a moment and then says, "Oh yeah!" Then they laugh.
Danny just smiled and let's Sandy cuddle into him.
Putzie took his burned marshmallow and put it with a piece of chocolate with a graham cracker and said to his girlfriend, "I love you when you brought food for us!"
Jan smiles in reply and started to eat her toasted marshmallows.
Frenchy started to cry and Jan asks, "Frenchy? What's the matter?"
Frenchy replied her voice breaking, "I can't believe Doody doesn't care anymore. I hate him! So much!"
Danny wraps his arm around her and pulled her close as she sobs. Jan wiped her hand on her shirt and then hold's Frenchy's hand.
Sandy says, "We'll never get to Vegas. Or even worse. We'll never get home."
"Yeah." They all sighed and looked down.
Jan suddenly looked up and asked, "Y' still have the map Danny?"
He nodded and handed her the map. Jan used another marshmallow on the stick and set it on fire. Then she lifted it over the map so she can see better.
"Ok. So the sun was over there" she pointed to the dusk in the west. "And it is..." She looks at her wrist realizing she doesn't have a watch and then took Putzie's wrist watch. "7:38 at night. That would mean that the sun heads over there in the west, and according to the map," she points to the north west which is dark. "If we go that way, we'll end up in Vegas."
Then she looked at everyone around her with their eyes wide and jaws open. Including Frenchy's who has stopped crying.
"How did you know this stuff?" Danny asked.
Jan replied slowly, "It came to me... Ok! My uncle was an astronomy teacher in a high school! He gave me a telescope for Christmas!" She confessed. "Please don't laugh."
Affectionately, Putzie planted a kiss on her forehead as Danny comments, "We kinda actually need help right now... And if we didn't have you, we would've found a way! Thanks Jan!"
"Yeah," Frenchy agrees, "We're not gonna laugh at you!"
Jan only smiles, her cheeks turning red.
Back in the RV, Doody and Sonny we're playing goldfish with a deck of cards Sonny bought. Everytime they play, Doody ends up losing each time.
"Goldfish!"
"Goddammit!"
Sonny laughs and Doody asks, "Can we play something else, like poker?"
"We can't. We don't have any money."
"Ah, forget it." Doody angrily gets up and turns away from him. "I have better things to think about." Then he walks into the bathroom.
Marty asked Sonny finally talking to him because it became serious, "He misses French. Does he?"
"Are you kidding?" Sonny asked. "Frenchy doesn't miss him. So now they don't love each other anymore. Now he's happy!"
"Well, he sure doesn't sound like it." Marty says as they hear sounds of gasps and sniffles coming from the bathroom.
"Call it a night?" Sonny asked putting his cards away.
Marty sighs sadly, "Yeah." She gets up from the couch and went to the bathroom and knocked on the door. "Uh... Doody? Um... We're going to bed. You can come out when you want to. I'll set up the sofa bed for you." The replies she got was "ok." And more sniffles.
She went and set up the sofa bed and Doody came out not making eyes contact with anyone and went to lay down on it. Marty placed a blanket over him and gave him a pillow. Sonny went into the bathroom and came back in his pajamas.
"Things will get better Doody. I promise." Marty assures him. "Get some sleep. It'll make you feel a lot better."
"Yeah." Sonny holds his hand and rubs his thumb. Marty was about to go to the bathroom and then Doody asked, "Stay with me?"
Marty asked not hearing him, "What?"
Doody but his lip and tears rush down his face. "I honestly miss Frenchy. I missed having her by me. Can you two stay with me? I mean, your the only friends I have. And playing cards together wasn't the same without Putzie." Then he broke down into tears.
Marty replied softly, "Sure we'll stay with you. I'm gonna get into by nightgown, and then I'll come to bed." She smiled gently and then left.
Sonny hugs Doody in a friendship type of way, and Marty came back and hugs him too as he sobbed.
In the bedroom, after the two made out, Kenickie fell asleep and Rizzo watches over him thinking about all the things that have happened.
Kenickie inhaled and opened his eyes adjusting and then he smiled, "Hey babe."
Rizzo hugged him and Kenickie sighs sadly.
"Ya still thinking about him?" She asked.
Kenickie nodded slowly. "Yeah. I mean, Danny's my best friend. Well... was..."
Rizzo kisses him and said, "Forget about these jerks, we still have Sonny, Doody, and Marty! We'll always have them!"
"Yeah." Kenickie said. At least the half is still around.
Meanwhile at the mini campsite the fire started to die down. Frenchy started to feel a little bit better and then she grew tired that she fell asleep an hour ago with her head on Danny's lap. Sandy already sleeping in his arms, and Jan is on the verge of falling asleep while staring at the fire until it dies.
"Zuko, look!" Putzie points up to the stars. "I have never seen this many all my life!"
"Wow…" Danny looks surprised. He looks down at Sandy and whispers, "You know what? I think I'm staring to like the nature. It's pretty nice."
Putzie says, "You never liked nature?"
"Until last night. I met a rabbit. And I didn't scare it away." He chuckles at the memory before looking up at the stars again.
Jan who's been looking at the stars whispers to Putzie, "This is really romantic… You, me, watching the stars… With our friends..." Then she kisses him on the cheek.
Putzie returned a kiss by planting it on her lips. Jan stared at him shocked. She never gotten a kiss like that before. It was actually her first kiss.
"What's wrong?" Putzie asked looking at a shocked face.
Jan smiles and then asks awkwardly, "Can we maybe… Y' know? Do it again!"
Putzie wraps his arm around her and they both shared a kiss. Danny who's been watching the couple, he looks down to Sandy again while wrapping her in a blanket.
It soon got really cold out. Jan started shivering and Putzie wraps two blankets around her and pulling her close. Sandy is quite warm in Danny's embrace while he smokes. But Frenchy was shivering in her sleep.
"Hey Putz?" Danny asked, "Can you put a blanket on Frenchy? She seems to be cold…"
Putzie replies, "Maybe we should go in the tent. It's probably late.
Danny whispered to Putzie putting out the cigarette, "What time is it?"
He replied carefully looking at his watch. "Uhhhhh… It's around 9:30 now. Should we turn in?"
Danny nodded and then shook Sandy to wake her up. "Hey babe. I'm sorry I had to wake you, but we're going inside."
Sandy opens her eyes for a second and then cuddles into him once more closing her eyes and Danny stops her. "Let's go inside then you can go back to sleep."
She nodded and slowly got up and went into the tent while Danny puts Frenchy on the ground with another blanket as a pillow for a moment. Putzie took Jan by the hand and she got up before going in the tent. Danny took the lantern and put it in to illuminate.
Danny came back out to Frenchy who's still laying outside. He came and touched her shoulder to wake her up. "Hey French? We're turning in so come inside."
Frenchy looked up and nodded. Danny took her hand and led her inside and they all lay down comfortably. Though the tent is too small. It would fit two people, but when it comes to five, they would have to use each other as a pillow. Even Danny doesn't even mind about it when Sandy is on top of him. Soon the tent went dark.
Back at the RV, Marty and Sonny were having a small quiet conversation while Doody slept in their embrace.
Then Doody opened his eyes and then ran to the bathroom and came back breathing heavily.
Marty asked him, "What was that?"
"I threw up. Every time I get my worse nightmare, my stomach gets all...sick inside..."
Marty says soothing him. "That's because you ate the horrible food we found in the mini fridge."
Sonny asks changing the subject, "What's the nightmare about?"
He replied, "We all kept on fighting. And it was bad. Frenchy never wanted to see me again. And... Then I woke up feeling awful."
He turned a little pale and then Sonny immediately picked up a waste basket that's near him so Doody can hunch over it, but Doody breathes deeply, "I'm ok now. I'm good."
Marty suggests, "Why don't you lay down? Just to rest your stomach?"
Doody nodded obeying and then lies down. "This isn't right. I really miss Frenchy. But I don't even think she misses me!" His tears fall. "Neither the rest of the gang!"
Marty immediately hugged him and rocked him. Sonny hugged them both as well.
Doody's cries softened and then they soon heard him snoring. They were really thankful he fell back asleep. As they were both about to lay down with him, Sonny broke small silence.
"I kinda miss Putzie. I mean the five-man band is just not the same." Sonny says sadly.
Marty sighed and whispers, "I miss Frenchy too, and Jan. And Danny. And Sandy."
Sonny nodded agreeing and then has an idea, "How about first thing in the morning, we would go talk to them?"
Marty liked the idea and nodded. He looked down to Doody who is mumbling Frenchy's name in his sleep. "I really hate to see him really sad..." She said feeling bad.
Sonny laid down next to him on the sofa bed and then closed his eyes. "So do I..."
Marty laid down to with tears in her eyes.
"Hey Marty?"
She looks at him in question as Sonny apologized, "I'm really sorry I read your diary. I'm just really really curious about all this. Since we're a couple now, I just wanted to know-"
"That's ok." Marty says closing her eyes. "The guy I was writing recently is actually about you!"
"Really? About me?" Sonny asks, "Wow!"
Marty smiles saying closing her eyes, "You are the best guy out of all the guys I dated the past few years!"
Sonny took that complement replying, "I love you Marty."
"I love you too…"
Hours later back at the tent, Putzie felt something hit him and he opened his eyes. He looked around to see Jan awake tossing and turning next to him crying.
"Jan?" Putzie sat up gathering his girlfriend into his arms, "What's the matter? Huh?"
Jan had tears rushing from her eyes and gasped softly while crying, "It was horrible! Putzie it was horrible! I had an awful dream where we were all fighting and fighting till all of us split up not wanting to see each other again for the rest of their lives!" Then she broke down shaking.
Putzie rocked her shushing softly tears coming to his eyes as well. "It's ok. We're all still together. You, me, Danny, Frenchy, and Sandy."
She shook her head and hiccuped, "It's not the same..."
"Is everything ok?"
They both looked to see that Danny woke up, and then Sandy did.
"Yeah. Just a nightmare." Putzie replied calming down his girlfriend who can't stop sobbing. "It's that we were all still feuding until we split."
Sandy looked at Danny for a moment and then came to Jan to rub her back. Danny stayed behind watching.
After a few minutes, Putzie asked softly, "Feeling better?"
Jan nodded slowly. He says, "Now go back to sleep."
She shook her head, "No way. I'm not gonna have that in my head again. Besides, I'm not even tired." Then she yawned sleepily.
"Are you sure? You look so tired.." Sandy said.
Well she is... She just refuses to sleep.
Jan sighs, "Yeah... But I just can't sleep. I don't want a dream like that."
Putzie asked, "How about a story?"
Then Danny has an idea. "Wait. I got an idea. I think I can help."
"What are you going to do?" Sandy asked. She never seen Danny helping someone like that before.
Danny took a deep breath and explains, "Don't tell anyone about this, one of my folks is a psychiatrist. He helps with therapy and stuff. I kinda took some from him and hardly used it since. But I do know something that might work."
"I'll take that to the grave," Putzie promised and then Danny came closer to Jan and then says, "I think I can help. Just close your eyes and listen to me."
She shook her head. "No. I don't want to."
Danny then tells Jan soothingly, "Close your eyes, and picture this. It'll work. I promise."
She hiccuped again and closed her eyes trusting him. Danny then explains, "Your standing with us, and the rest of the gang is on the other side with the RV. They had been fighting. Until they all missed each other." He noticed she stopped crying. It's starting to become silent. It's starting to work. "They apologized and then finally got back together again. And they made their way to Vegas to spend wonderful times playing illegal games, swimming in pools, and most importantly, look out for each other."
Then suddenly it became really silent except crickets chirping outside the tent.
"Jan?" Putzie asked as the three looked at his girlfriend to see if she's alright. She was all snuggled up into him sound asleep.
"It worked..." Putzie smiles and Sandy puts her hand on her shoulder and kissed Jan's head before going back to the position she was sleeping in.
Danny stroked her hair as Putzie thanked him. "Thanks man. I owe ya one."
Danny replies, "No. Jan helped us find a way. Now it's my turn to return a favor."
He smiled and kissed Jan on the forehead. Danny squeezed her hand and rubs with his thumb affectionately, and then went back to his side to Sandy. Putzie felt Jan cuddle into him more and sighed contently in her sleep. He smiled and then laid her back down. He looked around for a nearby blanket and put it over her body.
Sandy asks Danny whispering, "I never seen you like this before Danny. First last night, now this?" She giggles. "I have never seen this side of Danny all my life."
He explains, "While you were sleepin' when we sat by the campfire, the stars came out. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. It made me love nature a lot more."
Sandy was shocked but is impressed that her boyfriend became so gentle. Danny gathers her in his arms to kiss. Sandy giggles softly trying not to wake Jan.
"Hey, Putz?" Sandy asked seeing if he's still awake, and Putzie replies, "Yeah..."
She whispers, "I think that maybe we should go talk to them first thing in the morning. I kinda miss the others."
"Yeah... Me too. I hate seeing French like this. I hate seeing my girl like this." He looks down to Jan and back to Sandy. "We should go apologize."
Sandy looks at Frenchy who has been sleeping through all this. They heard her mutter Doody's name in her sleep. "Poor Frenchy..." She sighs sadly and holds her hand. Putzie noticed that and holds her hand before laying down slipping his other hand into Jan's. Danny noticed that too and then held Sandy's and Jan's hand. Before falling back asleep, they never let go of each other since their friendship got even stronger.
Later that night, Rizzo woke Kenickie up and shouts, "Let's get the hell out of here!"
He asked groggily, "What time is it?"
"Time to get a move on!" Rizzo gets up and went out the room and found Sonny, Marty, and Doody in the sofa bed sleeping.
Rizzo shouts, "Wake up! We're moving out!"
Doody asked, "What about Frenchy?"
"And the rest of the gang?" Sonny asked too.
"Who cares about them?" Rizzo shouted. "They got what they deserved since they left us!"
They looked at each other unsure as Rizzo impatiently went to the drivers seat and turned the key in.
"Uh Rizz?" Sonny chuckles nervously and asked, "Didn't someone say something about the headlights not working?"
Rizzo scoffed, "Who cares!"
"Rizz..." Marty tried to talk but Rizzo already started driving. As she does, the RV started going as fast as it can go.
"Rizz!" Doody screamed.
Kenickie shouted, "Rizzo! What the hell did you do?"
Rizzo stammered, "I didn't do anything!"
They all end up screaming until the RV stopped moving when they heard a splash.
The next morning in the tent, Frenchy, Sandy, Danny, Putzie, and Jan were all sleeping on top of each other still holding each other's hands since the tent is still too small with blankets on them. Danny's hand is in Sandy's, her's in Frenchy's, her's in Putzie's, his in Jan's, and her's in Danny's.
Frenchy is the first to awake. She realized Putzie's head is on her leg. She gently removed his head and laid him on the ground.
She crawled out and stretched adjusting her eye sight to the brightness of the sun. And she suddenly noticed the RV is gone. She searches around and then went back in the tent to wake the others.
"Guys! Wake up! The RV's gone!"
Jan who's on Putzie's chest, opened her eyes and asked, "What do you mean 'gone'?"
The rest awoke. Sandy was on Danny and immediately crawled out followed by the rest.
Putzie suddenly frowned. "they left us."
Danny looks around.
Jan sighed sadly, "Now what are we going to do?"
Sandy called, "Hey! Guys?" She pointed down right, "I don't they left us."
They came to her and looked down the cliff to see the RV stuck in the river with people pushing it.
One of them looked up and shouted, "HEY! CAN WE GET A LITTLE HELP HERE!"
"YEAH! WE CAN'T GET IT OUT!"
"I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING! PLEASE FORGIVE US!"
They all realized where those voices were coming from. It was half of the gang.
"You know. I kinda miss Kenickie. It's not the same without him." Danny said sadly.
Sandy nodded. "Yeah."
Frenchy sighs, "I miss Doody..."
Danny looked at them and then they all nodded agreeing on getting back together again. He looked back and shouts, "WE'RE COMING!"
Then they all follow him down the not-so steep hill to them.
Kenickie came forward as Danny and the rest of the gang reaches the RV.
"I'm sorry man." Kenickie says and then held out his hand.
Danny took it and shook it. "I forgive you."
Then they both laughed and hugged for a moment until they broke apart and Kenickie combs his hair.
Doody came out from behind the RV and then spotted Frenchy. He screamed, "FRENCHY!"
Frenchy heard her name and then realized it was Doody. She screamed back, "DOODY!"
They both came running to each other and then embraced so tight they can't breathe.
The rest of the gang hugged each other apologizing and forgiving.
"Oh! Ain't it great!" Frenchy giggles, "The whole gang's back together again!"
Everyone cheered and Rizzo shouted, "Enough of this mushy crap! We got an RV to push!"
Everyone all worked together to push the RV. It was minutes until it was out of the water.
Danny asked Kenickie, "You wanna drive Kenickie?"
He smiled as a reply and took his keys.
The rest all got packed in the RV and Kenickie drives the it away.
Now things got better again. All couples cuddle with their loved ones like all of this never happened.
"When we get outta here! We're gonna be in Vegas in no time!" Danny shouted, and then something came into his head that he forgot to ask something important.
"Hey Kenickie?" He asked.
"Yeah?"
"How did the RV end up in the river in the first place..."
