Chapter 1: Arrival

A red Ferrari raced neck and neck against a black and gold Hummer down a dirt road hidden between sand dunes.

"This car is so freakin' cool!" Fred yelled from behind the wheel of the hummer.

"Are you crazy, Fred!?" Sam screeched, clinging to his seat. "You're going to get us all killed!"

The in-car phone beeped and Joe's voice came out of the built in speaker near the rear-view mirror.

"Fred, I'm in a Ferrari. I don't know what makes you think you can beat me," Joe said smugly.

In the background Joleena was yelling incoherently in French.

"Uh-oh, sounds like you're in trouble, Joe," San-Li teased from the back seat of the hummer.

Sure enough, they could hear Joe attempting to placate Joleena and the red Ferrari slowed down a little.

"Yes!" Fred yelled victoriously as the luxury beach house came into view.

He swerved to a stop beside the driveway and everyone piled out.

"Oh thank goodness!" Sam yelled doubling over.

"Oh it wasn't that bad." San-Li laughed and rubbed his back gently. "Besides, you need a little excitement in your life."

"Trust me, dating you is enough excitement for a lifetime," He mumbled with a small smile.

Fina was practically bouncing in place, her long blond hair now loose down her back with two braids running back into a ponytail. Fred leaned against the hood of the car and watched her with a small smile on his face.

"That was pretty dangerous, Fred," Fina giggled, bouncing over to him.

"Says the immortal with healing powers." Fred wrapped an arm around her waist and drew her close to him. "Your hair looks cute by the way."

"Really?" Fina smiled, blushing a little. "Thanks. San-Li did it for me."

The red Ferrari pulled up next to them and Joe, Joleena, and Anna piled out. Joleena still looked pretty irritated but at least she wasn't speaking French anymore.

"How you two received your driver's licenses I will never know," She said, shaking her head.

"Come on babe, I said I was sorry." Joe laughed pulling her into his arms. "Besides, we're on vacation, it wouldn't hurt to cut loose a little."

"My father will cut me me loose if anything happens to his rental cars," Joleena mumbled with a small smile.

"This place is gorgeous," Anna breathed. "And this beach house is huge."

"And look at all this beach." Fred grinned. "We should have rented some dune buggies."

"And did you guys know that Barbados has over 2000 species of indigenous plant life?" Sam said putting on some insect repellent. "I wonder how much of it we'll get to see."

"Yes, yes we'll do all of that," Joleena waved her hand and her notebook appeared. "But first there are a few things we need to take care of."

Everyone groaned as she started to flip through her notebook. "First we must decide on rooming arrangements, then we must unpack, I have to make sure my food spell worked -"

"Nuh-uh," Joe laughed and snatched the notebook out of her hand. "There is no way that you're going to micromanage this vacation."

"Haha, hilarious sweetheart." Joleena rolled her eyes. "Now give it back s'il vous plaît."

Joe shook his head and slowly backed away from her. He dug into his pocket and tossed Anna the keys to the house. "Here, you guys go have fun while I keep her royal pain in the butt occupied."

"Joseph, I am serious, give it back," Joleena said irritably.

Joe laughed and took off running. "If you want it, come get it!"

"Joseph you get back here right now!" Joleena kicked off her heels and chased after him.

"Sweet! Imma go check out the house," Anna said taking off.

Sam turned to San-Li. "You wanna come look at some plant life with me?"

"Not really." San-Li rolled her eyes but threaded her arm through his. "But I'll go where ever you want me to go, Sammy."

Sam gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and they walked off together. Fred turned to Fina but before he could say anything she snatched his hat off his head and put it on her own head. She then transformed into a golden lab and started wagging her tail and barking like crazy.

"I'm not chasing you." Fred laughed.

Fina kept barking and jumping around his legs until his face broke into an even bigger grin. He made a lunge for her and missed which sent her into an even bigger frenzy and she ran off in the opposite direction Joe and Joleena went.


"This party bus is so luxurious!" Kairi yelled over the music and pushed some buttons on the control panel, causing the lights in the bus to start flashing from purple to blue. "I can't believe you got one!"

Sydney shrugged nonchalantly. "Like I said, if we're doing this, we're doing it big. A deluxe party bus seemed to fit that description."

"It's only a fifteen minute ride. Don't you think this is a little much?" Sam looked intimidated by the large moving dance club.

"Come on, Sam! Enjoy this awesome gift! Have some fun!" Fred reached over to the mini bar.

"What do you think you're doing?" Joe pulled Fred back. "We're underage, remember?"

"Not here, we're not." Fred opened up the mini fridge and frowned. "All water. Dang it."

"Don't worry. I made sure that the beach house came equipped with the ultimate party area. You won't ever want to go home." Sydney kicked back and lounged on the seat, leaning into Joe's side. He ran his fingers through her blonde hair and rested his hand on her hip.

"I definitely do not want to go home." Fred looked to the large flat screen at the back of the bus. "Dude, this thing has virtual reality headsets? Sweet!" Fred took off towards the back.

"You definitely like to do things with style, don't you?" Anna grinned as she looked around the bus.

Skyler smirked at Sydney. "It's really the only perk of living with her."

"Then you can start paying your own rent."

Skyler laughed. "We'll see about that."

Cade tapped her foot along to the strong thumping bass of the music. "I'll gladly take his place if Skyler doesn't want it. This place is ripper!"

The group blinked at her.

"She means cool." Sam rolled his eyes and gently placed his hand over Cade's.

"Guys! I think we're here!" Kairi ran off the bus before it even came to a complete stop, resulting in the driver yelling at her. "Sorry!" Kairi awkwardly looked away.

Fred immediately followed her off. "Holy… look at the size of that thing!"

The rest of the group made their way off the bus. The driver grumbled something about spoiled teens and quickly drove away.

The immense mansion sized house stood before them, looking out over the crystal blue ocean. The white walls gleamed and the sun shone brightly off of it.

"Look at this place!" Kairi twirled on her feet. "It's gorgeous! I've never seen a beach so white before! And the ocean is so blue! I can't wait to go swimming!"

Sydney studied the expansive beach house. "You think there's an extra room in there to practice our choreography in?"

Skyler rolled his eyes. "This is supposed to be a vacation. We're not here to practice, remember?"

"That's it." Joe grabbed Sydney's hands and pulled her in close. "You and I are going to have a nice, relaxing, romantic walk alone. I'm sure this place has plenty of secluded spots. We might find a waterfall or hidden spring. Maybe then I can get you to relax a little." He slowly rubbed the small of her back.

"That does sound nice." Sydney let out a contented sigh.

"Come on." Joe wrapped an arm around her waist and led her down the beach.

"And what are we supposed to do?" Skyler called after them.

"You're on vacation! Do whatever you want!" Sydney yelled back before they disappeared walking down the coast.

Cade gazed at the surrounding jungle and greenery. "I've been doing a lot of research about this place. I am determined to find a green monkey. They-"

"Their monkeys are green here?" Fred's jaw dropped. "I have to see that!"

Cade crossed her arms. "They're not actually green. They're only called that because-"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Weird nerd stuff." Fred waved her off. "You want to go check out the beach, princess?" Fred placed his arm around Kairi's shoulder. "Maybe go for a swim?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Kairi excitedly pulled Fred away. "Let's go!"

"Let's go see if we can't find one of those monkeys." Sam began to walk next to Cade. "I think I saw a trail going into the trees over there."

Cade laughed and grabbed Sam's arm. "The real discoveries are made by going off the path, Sam!" She led him towards some low hanging trees.

"I'd rather not be bitten by a snake on vacation." Sam held back.

"There are practically no snakes in Barbados. And the snakes that are here are the size of a quarter. You'll be fine." Cade continued to pull him away.

"Guess that just leaves us." Anna smiled up at Skyler. "I've been left alone with worse. What would you like to do first?"

"Honestly? Go to the bathroom. I've had to pee for like an hour." Skyler sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.

Anna giggled. "Come on. Let's go check out the house. I can't wait to see what it looks like on the inside. If we're lucky, there may be a bathroom for you to use."