Author's Note: I've decided to continue the story. Although, I'm probably gonna do just one more chapter after this one.
A week has passed and Courtney was no longer sick, Rhonda had just come home from her job as a fashion designer, and Ruvim was coming home
from his job being more excited than usual. At this time, school was out during the Christmas break. At home, Courtney was helping Rhonda set up
the Christmas tree. Outside, snow began to fall while Ruvim walked home singing to himself "It's Five O Clock". When finally making his way home,
Ruvim opened the door and saw his wife and daughter setting up the Christmas tree. "Why are you two setting up that damn thing?" Asked Ruvim.
Courtney looked at Rhonda with a concerned face and asked: "Is daddy drunk again?" "I dunno." Rhonda replied while giving Ruvim an angry look.
"No, not yet." Said Ruvim while getting out a piece of paper from his jacket. "What is this?" Asked Rhonda while taking it. As she read it, Ruvim
replied: "I just ordered us a cabin in the mountains. It'll be great! We'll go skiing, sledding, hiking in the woods- Oh the fun!" "Wow, that does sound
like fun." Said Courtney. Ruvim then kicked down the Christmas tree and asked: "Come on Rhonda, what do you say?" Rhonda looked down at the
tree and replied: "Well, I guess I have no choice now."
Back in Hillwood, Arnold and Helga's son, Phillip was walking home from school ready to enjoy his Christmas break. When he arrived home, he opened
the door and noticed how both of his parents cleaning up the house. Helga heard him and shouted from the living room: PHILLIP! Could you get the
mail for me?" "OK mom." Phillip replied. Phillip went back outside to get the mail. Meanwhile, Helga was setting up the Christmas tree in the living
room. Phillip then entered the house and shouted: "MOM! It's for dad. Where is he?" "Ugh! He's always somewhere." Replied Helga. "Check the
backyard." She said. Phillip then made his way to the backyard and saw his dad. He slid the kitchen door open and shouted "DAD! It's for you!"
Arnold was outside grilling and smiled at the sight of his son. He laughed playfully and replied: "Alright, lets see what we've got here." It was a letter
from Gerald. The letter featured a family photo of Gerald, Phoebe, and their two children. The letter read: Hey Arnold, I know its early but I decided to
give you your gift now. I ordered you, Helga, and Phillip a cabin in the far away mountains. The address is on the back. Merry Christmas man. Arnold smiled
and said: "Thanks Gerald." He then looked at Phillip and said: "Come one, lets go to your mother." At the living room Arnold told Helga about the
cabin. "Can we please go mom?" Asked Phillip. Helga sighed and said: "I guess put up this tree for nothing."
The next day, Ruvim, Rhonda, and Courtney were on the road making their way to the mountains. Ruvim was on the steering wheel and turned on
Russian radio featuring old songs. He then lit a cigarette and said: "Ah, this takes me back to when i was a kid being driven by my parents." "Ruvim, I
have no idea what they are singing about." Said Rhonda. Ruvim smiled and replied: "This song in particular is about love." He leaned over and kissed
Rhonda on the cheek. Rhonda smiled back. Ruvim then looked at his daughter and asked: "You OK back there Courtney?" "Yeah, I'm alright." She
replied. After a while, Ruvim finished his cigarette and said: "Oh, you girls are gonna love this place. When I was a kid, my parents would take me
here every Christmas." After several more miles, Ruvim, Rhonda, and Courtney finally arrived at their destination. The area featured a cabin
surrounded by an entrance to a pine forest from one side and some hills from the other side. "Here it is!" Said Ruvim with an excited voice. "This is in
the middle of NOWHERE!" Complained Courtney. Ruvim laughed and replied: "Don't worry, there are slopes and other cabins just over those hills.
I'm sure you will find someone to play with." With an excited face, Courtney ran toward the hills. Ruvim immediately caught her by the back of her
jacket and lifted her up as if she was a cat. He then said: "You are not going anywhere until after you help us unpack." Courtney groaned: "Ugh."
On the other side of the hills, Arnold, Helga, and Phillip have just arrived at their cabin. After stepping out of the car, Arnold placed his hand over
Phillip"s shoulder and said: "Come on, lets check out the inside." Arnold and Phillip stepped inside of their cabin. Phillip shouted: "WOW!" He ran
toward the bed and began to jump up and down. Arnold quickly grabbed him and stated nervously: "Now, now Phillip. The bed is not ours. We are
just renting it." All of a sudden, Helga came in with a bunch of luggage on her back. She finally dropped everything on the floor causing a huge sound.
"A little help would have been nice." She said. Arnold chuckled and said: "Come on Phillip, lets go back to the car and help out your mother." Helga
then thought to herself: "I hope I didn't cause an avalanche." After they finished unpacking, Phillip got up and said: "I'm going outside to play now."
Arnold and Helga waved as he left door. Outside, Phillip saw a girl building a snowman. The girl was none other than Courtney. Of course, Phillip did
not know her. He ran up to her and said: "Hey there." She looked at him and replied: "Oh, hello." Phillip asked while laughing: "How come your
snowman has a pickle nose?" Courtney replied with an embarrassed voice: "Well, my parents can't find the carrots yet so my dad gave me a pickle."
All of a sudden, a snowball hit her face. "Hey!" she shouted while Phillip began to laugh even more. Courtney then ripped off her snowman's head
and threw it at Phillip covering his entire face. Phillip then got up and the two began to look at each other. They smiled and began to laugh.
Meanwhile, Ruvim was on top of one of the slopes getting ready to ski. He got ready and successfully began to slide down the slope. The further
down he went, the faster he became. All of a sudden, a snowball hit him right in the head immediately knocking him off the slope. Ruvim got up and
angrily growled asking: "Who threw that?!" He then heard laughter from not far away. "Those kids think they can ruin my skiing greatness huh?" Said
Ruvim as he picked up one of his ski poles getting ready to club somebody. "I"ll show them." He continued. When he reached the place where he
heard laughter, he noticed it was Courtney. He saw how Courtney was laughing and having a snowball fight with another kid (Phillip). Ruvim calmed
down and said: "Oh, it's just my little girl. But who is she with? That boy reminds me of someone." Then out of nowhere, Arnold and Helga came out
to greet them. Ruvim immediately recognized them! "I-ts THEM!" He shockingly said to himself and continued: "They probably remember my face. I've
gotta leave quickly! They cannot know Rhonda is here." Ruvim quickly made his way back to the cabin. At the same time, Rhonda came back from ice
skating. Ruvim quickly ran up to her and kissed her saying: "Oh Rhonda, you're back! Did you have fun?" Rhonda giggled and replied: "I had lots of
fun thanks." All of a sudden, Courtney came back to the cabin as well. "Oh hey Courtney, did you have fun?" Rhonda asked. She replied: "Oh I had
lots of fun with a kid named Phillip." "Oh." Said Rhonda. At this point, Ruvim began to sweat nervously. Courtney continued: "His parents are very
cool too. They also want to meet you and get to know you." "WHAT?!" Ruvim shouted. Rhonda and Courtney looked at him with concerned faces.
Ruvim scratched the back of his head and nervously said: "I-I just hate it when people are nosy." Ruvim then mumbled to himself: "Those nosy pieces
of shit." "Sure, I'll go meet the parents." Said Rhonda. Ruvim's eyes grew and he quickly shouted: "NO NO NO NO! I'll go meet the parents while you
uh..." Ruvim quickly opened up the closet and got out an assault rifle. "You stay here and guard the cabin in case of a bear attack!" He said handing
Rhonda the rifle which she had a hard time lifting. Ruvim continued: "Good. Now guard the cabin like the mother you are!" With an annoyed face,
Rhonda dropped the rifle and said: "Whatever, I need to make lunch anyway." "Alright then." Replied Ruvim while putting on a closed-mouth and
closed-nose ski mask as well as some goggles. "You're going to meet the parents wearing that?" Rhonda asked. Ruvim replied: "Hey it's cold
outside." Rhonda shook her head and said to herself: "And here I though he had good fashion sense."
Ruvim along with Courtney made their way to Arnold's cabin. With an excited face, Courtney knocked on the door. Both Arnold and Helga answered it.
"Hey." Said Helga. "Hello Courtney." Added Arnold. "Hi." She replied and then continued: "Can I go see Phillip?" Arnold replied: "Sure, he's in the
kitchen eating. there are several sandwiches on the table so help yourself." "Thank you." Said Courtney with a smile. She went inside the cabin and
then Arnold and Helga turned to Ruvim. Helga asked: "So, you're Courtney's father?" "That's right." He replied with an angry tone. "What's your
name?" Arnold asked. He responded: "You will address me by my initials, R.L." Arnold replied: "Um OK R.L. nice to meet you." Arnold then offered a
handshake. R.L. (Ruvim) quickly grabbed Arnold's hand and began to squeeze it angrily. "Hey! Easy!" Exclaimed Arnold. He let go and nonchalantly
said: "Oh sorry, I was checking myself for frostbite." Helga then said: "You know, you kind of sound like somebody we once met." She angrily
continued: "A certain Somebody who shall remain nameless." In his head, Ruvim replied: "Are you talking about me unibrowed bitch?" Arnold added:
"Oh yeah I remember him. He was worse than Wolfgang." Ruvim began to shake with anger. He asked himself: "Who the hell is Wolfgang?!" "Hey are
you alright?" Asked Arnold. Ruvim quickly said: "Oh, i-its just cold outside." Arnold laughed and replied: "Well come in then." "I'm just gonna pick
up Courtney." Said Ruvim. Arnold quickly stopped him, handed him a piece of paper and asked: "Oh before you go, here is our home address. Maybe
you and Courtney would like to visit someday." "And bring your wife too." Added Helga. "You wish." Ruvim said in his head. Arnold then asked: "What
about your address?" Underneath that mask and those goggles, Ruvim had an extremely evil smile. He replied with a sadistic tone: "You want my
address huh?" He quickly got out a piece of paper and a pen from his jacket. Ruvim wrote down an address alright. But lets just say it was not his
home address. Soon after Ruvim and Courtney left the cabin, Arnold and Helga sat together and began to talk. Arnold started: "You know
Courtney is a really nice girl." Helga added: "Yeah but doesn't her face remind you of someone?" "You mean Rhonda?" Asked Arnold. Helga then said:
"Ah yes Princess Rhonda and that no good Prince Charming of hers." Arnold asked: "By the way, didn't Courtney's father remind you of him?" "Well
now that you mention it..." replied Helga. Arnold then asked: "You don't think..." Arnold and Helga looked at each other and said: "NAH!" Arnold
laughed and concluded: "We probably had a bit too much wine."
Back at the Lansky cabin, Ruvim and Courtney made it back safely. Once they entered, Rhonda was ready with her favorite finger sandwiches as well
as some salad and chips with dip. She then sarcastically told Ruvim: "Good news. No bears." Ruvim laughed and said: "That's good to know. But I still
might need to use that rifle."