~Chapter 4: Waffle Island~ Over on Waffle Island, everything was great. Around a year ago, Angela and her cousin Kevin decided to come and own ranches to compete with each other. Their best friends Molly and Kasey wanted to become tourists to see more of the world, and their first stop was: Waffle Island. They stayed at the Sundae Inn. And now today, Kevin's ranch was more about crops and chickens, and Angela's was more focused on animals. They had woken up earlier than usual today so they could get more work done before they had to board the boat to Sunny Island.
Angela fed her cat Minty and her dog Lucky first, then she visited Sheldon, the turtle that lives on the rocks by the river near her house, then proceeded to tend to her livestock.
Her horse CoCo was as lively as ever. She was the fastest horse on the island, even faster than Renee's or Anissa's. Then she got the milk from her cows Bessy and Daisy, and finally, collected eggs from her chickens Cheepy and Poachy. As she walked outside the chicken coop, she spotted Kevin coming toward her with his dog Maxwell. He took that pup everywhere with him.
"Hey, Kev."
"Hey." He looked around. "I still don't get why you called this place Twilight Ranch."
"Because it's pretty here around twilight." She smirked. "And also because of the books." Kevin groaned.
"Well, why did you name yours Cuckoo Ranch?" She asked.
"Because, mine is mainly crops and chickens. That's the noise chickens make. And also because of the Legend of Zelda's chickens." Angela sighed.
"Oh. Anyway, what did you need?"
Kevin looked up from petting Maxwell.
"I figured since we don't have much time left before we leave for the event, we could see if we could earn some extra gold doing odd jobs for people." Kevin sounded enthusiastic. Angela pondered it for a minute, then looked at her near-identical cousin.
"Alright. Where do we start?"
"Oh. I never thought about that. How about the clinic?" Angela nodded.
"But we should probably go get Molly and Kasey first." She said.
"Yeah."
"Hey, kids. Here for some breakfast?" Yolanda asked when they got to Sundae Inn and Cafe.
"No, none today. We're looking for Molly and Kasey." Kevin said.
"Ah. They're at the table over there. Go right ahead. I'll pull over some extra chairs for you." She replied.
"Thanks, Yolanda." Angela said. She and Kevin sat around the table with Molly and Kasey while they finished their breakfast.
"Hey, guys." Molly said, taking a sip of coffee before returning to her blueberry crepes.
"What up?" Kasey asked, stuffing a forkful of pancake into his mouth.
"Well, we were wondering if you'd like to help us help other villagers for some extra gold before we all leave for Sunny Island." Angela said.
"Cool. So where at?" Kasey said, downing the last of his coffee. "Ouch! Hot!"
"We were gonna start at the clinic, but we could also consider the General Store, the Town Hall, or On The Hook the... fishing place... thingy. Or the blacksmith's, or the carpenter's, or the tailor's..." Kevin said.
"Okay." Molly said.
"Hey, we gotta go see Renee and Anissa again, too." Molly said to Angela.
When they were done eating, they went to the Clinic first, at around 8:00.
They decided to work for two hours before going somewhere else. Angela said it was stupid how Jin is the doctor, it opens at 8:00, and he gets there at 8:20. Anyway, they put binders back in the cabinets and organized files and medications for Jin, took over for Irene at the counter, and cleaned up spills that Perry made on accident.
Then, at the Town Hall, they helped Gill put the books in the library back in the right order from where Owen came in and decided to be a prankster again, and helped Mayor Hamilton record info about the event in Sunny Island that he received in calls from Taro, that Island's mayor. Poor Hamilton. Over the span of a year, Kevin's always butchered his last name. He'd been called Hamm, Hammy, Hammond, Hammer, Hammerhead, even Hammertime.
They went to On The Hook to help Toby and Ozzy fish, and cleaned Captain Pascal's anchor, while he told them a story about some rich people, the Regisons who bought him his boat, and is apparently related somehow to the Hamiltons.
Then they went back to Sundae Inn, and helped Maya and Chase wait tables.
They decided they'd be done for the day at 4:00. They went to see their Anissa and Renée.
"Hi, girls! Here to see Anissa? She's in her room with Renee, probably watching that soap opera of theirs that I recorded for them yesterday. Anyway, it's good to see you." Ruth, Anissa's mom greeted them. Kasey and Kevin open the door and walk in.
"Ah. Hello boys. If you want Craig, that lazy slacker's in the field somewhere."
Molly and Angela walk into Anissa's room. She and Renee were in front of the television, watching carefully. They did not seem to notice they were there.
"I do not like where I think this is going." Renee said.
"Me neither... Victor, what is up your sleeve this time?" Anissa muttered. She turned around after next episode's preview was over with, and saw them standing there.
"Oh, hi! We were just getting ready to go see you guys after this episode was over. What's up?" She asked.
"Nothing. Just dropping by." Molly said.
"Oh! That's what I wanted to show you three! Here. Follow me to my ranch, okay?" Renee said.
She showed them two ponies.
"These are the foals we're going to give to those farmers on Sunny Island. Vaughn told me they were deserving of them. I call this one Bladerunner, because he'll be fast one day, and this one is Cinna, because of her coat's color." Renee said, stroking Cinna's mane.
"Renee, you shouldn't call them anything. You get attached, and besides, what if Mark and Chelsea, I think that's their names, what if they don't like those names?" Anissa told her.
"Well, it happens all the time in the animal business. This time isn't any different." Renee protested.
"Yeah, and if they're anything like me, they'll like those names." Angela agreed. Everybody laughed.
And so, everyone prepared to board the boat that would take them to an Island which they would make new friends, and strengthen their bonds with each other.
To be continued...