Martin dressed in a leather jacket and looked like a bad boy as he was going to go to San Francisco with the others.
"Going with the bad boy look." Patch said.
"Showtime." Martin said as he slid on a pair of sunglasses.
"Come on, come on, let's get going." Domino smiled.
"Patience, Domino." Patch chuckled to his nephew.
Elizabeth was cuddling her father goodbye.
"I'd better go with Amber just to make sure she's safe." Anita told her husband since Amber was her niece biologically.
"That sounds safe." Roger said.
Anita hugged her husband. "Take care."'
"I will, darling." Roger hugged his wife back.
"Come on, let's get going." Amber said.
"Wish me luck." Elizabeth said as she went off.
"Oh, good luck!" Charles smiled to his daughter, he then went to the house and gave Hallie a nice, tight hug.
"Bye, Pop." Hallie said softly.
"Goodbye, Hal." Charles smiled to her.
'This plan is going to work.' Patch thought to himself.
"Remember, you're visiting Hallie and Annie in Napa for Thanksgiving." Amber told the elder man.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Charles smiled.
"Bye..." Hallie whispered as it was then time to go.
"Come along, dears." Anita called.
"We're coming, Aunt Anita." Amber smiled.
"Oh, and say hello to your father for me!" Charles told Hallie.
"I will!" Hallie promised with a smile.
Charles then closed the gate and gave a thumb's up as he stood beside Roger, Pongo, Perdita, and Paprika.
Hallie crossed her fingers as she then went in the car with Amber and the others.
"So brave and daring, like her ancestor Merida from Scotland." Charles smiled in admiration.
"Oh, your family's Scottish?" Roger asked in surprised.
"Me wife was Scottish..." Charles nodded. "I hope someday to tell Hallie and Annie that they are descended from Princess Merida."
"I'm sure you will." Roger said.
Hallie and Amber then got into the car with Elizabeth and Anita, and then they were off. They then drove to the airport and flew on British Airways to visit San Francisco.
"This is so exciting." Domino smiled.
"Be good now." Patch reminded.
"Yes, sir." Domino nodded.
Meanwhile at the airport...
Anne-Marie appeared to be with David, Sasha, and Charlie as they all ended up in San Francisco, though the two kids were alone.
"So, have you considered having a boyfriend?" David asked.
"Sometimes..." Anne-Marie blushed. "When I was younger, I always wanted my own Prince Charming."
"Really?" David smiled.
"Yeah..." Anne-Marie shuffled her foot.
Charlie hid a smirk.
"Uh, excuse me..." Anne-Marie walked away for a moment which made Charlie go after her.
"Come on, Squeaker, he obviously likes ya..." Charlie said to the formerly orphaned girl.
"Really?" Anne-Marie asked.
"I'm sure of it..." Charlie smiled back.
"Oh, Charlie..." Anne-Marie hugged the German Shepherd she had known who saved her from being a slave to Carface and sacrificed himself to save her which allowed him to go to Heaven instead of Hell.
"I don't think she likes me, Sasha..." David hung his head sadly.
"Of course she does, David." Sasha smiled.
David and Anne-Marie sighed as they were unsure if the other liked them which was actually true, but Charlie and Sasha had to help them see that.
"Hey, guys, long time no see." Mo smiled to David and Anne-Marie.
"Hey there, you two." Atticus also smiled.
"Hi, Atticus..." Anne-Marie greeted.
"Hey, Mo." David smiled back.
Charlie and Sasha then came over to see Atticus and Mo.
"What're you guys doing in the airport?" Mo asked the younger kids.
"Dad's coming back from out of town and Anne-Marie wanted to come too," David explained. "Mom's back home with Anne-Marie's parents, she thinks the baby could be born any day now."
"That's great." Atticus smiled.
"Are you guys okay?" Mo asked.
"Fine..." David and Anne-Marie whispered shyly while Charlie and Sasha were encouraging them to tell each other how they felt about each other.
'I can sense that these two like each other, but are too shy to tell the other.' Atticus thought to himself.
Charlie and Sasha then went to one window together and smiled to each other.
"Something about Sasha seems different..." Mo said.
"She's going to have puppies sometime soon." David told her.
"Really?" Mo smiled.
David nodded.
"At least that's what we heard from Flo." Anne-Marie then said about Charlie's old female border collie friend who took care of orphaned puppies.
"That's great." Atticus said.
"By the way, are you two together?" Mo asked the two younger kids which made them blush.
"I'll take that as an almost." Atticus smirked.
Mo giggled with him as David and Anne-Marie looked to each other shyly.
"Um, so why are you guys here?" David asked.
"We're waiting for someone with a friend of ours." Atticus replied.
"Yeah, it's a special surprise." Mo smiled.
"Ooh." Anne-Marie said.
"You can trust us." David smiled.
Atticus and Mo smiled back as they hoped this would work out just fine for Hallie and Annie.
Eventually, everything came together at the airport and it was now time to meet at the hotel as Meredith was with her parents.
"Oh, great, the Cruella deVil look a like is here." Mo groaned.
"Okay, be nice, Daddy," Meredith said to her father. "It's everything you ever wanted for your little girl. Plus millions more."
"Then you know I'll be nice." Mr. Blake smirked which made his wife chuckle.
"We can see where she gets her greediness from." Atticus whispered.
"She's a real b-" Cherry was about to say but then tried something else. "Witch with a captain B."
"Yes, she is." Mo nodded.
"Totally..." Atticus agreed with the girls.
Nick was now coming with Chessy, Annie, and Sammy.
"Oh, there he is," Meredith told her parents before grumbling. "With the whole Motley Crew..."
"Hello." Darla smirked.
"Hi, darling..." Meredith smiled to Nick, taking his hand.
Annie and Chessy hid flinches as the two kissed on the lips.
"Hallie... Chessy... Darla and her family..." Meredith forced a smile to them. "And Sammy, what in the world are you doing here? Honey, a dog at the Stanford?"
"The girls begged me to bring him." Nick replied.
"As well as Maisy." Darla said as she brought out her kitten.
"You're such a softy..." Meredith said to Nick before reaching out to the pets.
Maisy hissed and nearly swatted a clawed paw while Sammy barked aggressively to the blonde woman.
"Good girl." Darla whispered.
"Good dog." Chessy whispered to Sammy.
Maisy and Sammy both smiled to Darla and Chessy then.
"So these two must be your parents." Darla said.
"Yes," Meredith replied. "Mom, Daddy, this is my fiancee, the love of my life: Nicholas Parker."
Nick smiled politely and shook hands with Mr. Blake.
"Love of her life, yeah right." Cherry whispered.
"I'm so pleased to meet you," Mrs. Blake smiled to Nick. "I'm Vicky."
"That fits." Darla said under her breath as the woman seemed to share a name with a certain evil babysitter she knew.
"By any chance, do you have a niece by the same name?" Atticus asked.
"No, I'm sorry, but my brother Reed owns Callum Dairy." Vicky replied.
"Good to know." Mo said.
"Yes, I'm afraid my only nieces are Taylor and Courtney." Vicky nodded.
'I have a feeling we'll meet those two someday in the future.' Cherry thought to herself.
"And this is Nicholas's daughter Hallie," Meredith told her parents. "This whole prenuptial meeting agreement was all her idea."
"How are you, young lady?" Mr. Blake smiled. "We've heard nothing but wonderful things about you and your friend, Daisy."
"Darla." Darla corrected, narrowing her eyes slightly.
"Hello, pets," Vicky smiled. "You may both call me 'Aunt Vicky'."
"I think we'll pass." Darla said.
Annie recoiled in disgust with the older woman since she was Meredith's mother and she seemed even worse than her daughter.
Meanwhile, outside...
Annie, Elizabeth, Anita, Amber, and the others pulled up by limo and Martin went to let them out after driving them to the hotel entrance. And where after their car door was opened, Elizabeth was going to be coming out first, drunk. Anita face-palmed her friend slightly as Martin helped her out.
"Oh, brother..." Amber sighed.
Elizabeth finished her bottle and tossed it in the air. "That was a great flight, was it? I mean, it was so quick!"
"I've never seen you quite so thirsty before, Madam." Martin commented.
"Same here." Anita agreed.
"Oh, Martin, would you believe I never tasted vodka before this trip?" Elizabeth replied as she slipped on her shoes.
"I would believe it." Amber said.
"Could've fooled me, ma'am." Martin replied.
"Come on, let's rock and roll." Elizabeth said.
"I am in such major danger here." Hallie said to Amber.
"You have no idea." Amber sighed.
Meredith was then walking with the others in the hotel as they were planning on what to do for the wedding. Sammy caught a familiar scent as they walked along.
"Sammy, what's up?" Maisy whispered.
"I smell... I smell... I smell..." Sammy muttered before running off. "It has to be her!"
"Sammy!" Annie cried out as she ran with the dog.
"Uh-oh, looks like she's here." Maisy whispered to Darla.
"Sammy, easy!" Darla called out, worried of the dog.
Hallie and the others were on their way into the elevator.
Elizabeth stopped the door from closing. "Whoops, forgot my bag!" she then went to get her bag.
"HALLIE!" Sammy barked happily.
"Sammy!" Hallie smiled.
Annie and Chessy gasped. Sammy ran out of Annie's control, taking the leash with him as he raced over to Hallie to finally reunite with her. Domino soon saw Annie and decided to rush over to her to get to know her. Sammy jumped over a luggage cart and ran into Hallie's open arms.
"SAMMY!" Hallie squealed as she hugged her dog for the first time in ages.
Amber smiled to that. Domino did the same thing as he made his way to Annie.
Annie looked down and bent down with a smile. "Who are you?~"
"My name's Domino!" Domino smiled up to her.
"You can talk too?" Annie smiled.
"Uh-huh..." Domino nodded. "My uncle says it's because of Puppy Power, and he should know, 'cuz he's a Pound Puppy."
"You sure are a handsome puppy." Annie smiled.
Domino smiled bashfully in response.
Annie smiled back as she then looked up to Elizabeth in shock. "Mum!"
"Darling, you didn't have to wait for me," Elizabeth smiled, thinking she was still Hallie. "I could've found the room by myself."
Annie then waved the air in front of her once she took notice that her mother had been drinking.
"Listen, I need to get a little fresh air," Elizabeth continued. "Go on, sweetie, I'll meet you upstairs."
"She's been drinking." Domino said.
Annie nodded in agreement.
"I like that jacket by the way," Elizabeth said as she stumbled away. "Did you wear that on the way over here?"
"Mum, look out!" Annie yelped as her mother nearly ran into a man carrying a potted plant.
"I take it she doesn't always get drunk." Domino said.
"She's never had more than one glass of wine in her entire life," Annie shook her head. "And she chooses today to show up totally zonked!"
"Yeah, well, we'll do as she says, we'll meet her upstairs." Chessy suggested.
"I agree." Domino said.
"Come here, boy." Annie allowed him to come with them.
Domino then followed the girl and woman.
"Looks like Domino has met Annie." Atticus smiled.
"Oh, nice," Cherry deadpanned. "Another dumb dog."
Atticus narrowed his eyes. "Dogs arent' dumb."
"Uh, yes, they are," Cherry laughed. "And nothing will change my mind." She soon heard Patch's growling behind her.
Atticus turned his head away.
Cherry looked down. "What do you want?"
Patch started to bark as he started chasing her. Cherry yelped as she then ran. Patch continued to chase her.
"Oh, please don't bite me!" Cherry begged. "This is why I like cats, they don't chase you or make scary loud noises!"
"Why is Patch chasing Cherry?" Mo asked.
"Cherry dissed dogs." Atticus replied.
"Ohh." Mo said.
"Atticus, stop this crazy thing!" Cherry begged.
"Nope." Atticus smirked.
"Oh, I hate you right now..." Cherry groaned. She soon rushed into an elevator.
Patch growled as he came to the elevator. Cherry tapped the button over and over to close the doors. And where the doors soon closed and where she soon forgot about one thing about Patch. Cherry smiled and leaned back in relief with her eyes closed. The elevator then seemed to jolt and the doors cracked open while Patch glared as he opened the doors with his paws.
"Oh, darn..." Cherry muttered.
"Forget I'm super strong?" Patch growled.
Cherry smiled nervously. The doors then slowly closed on the two.
"I wonder how the elevator will handle those two?" Mo said.
"Same here." Atticus agreed.
The elevator soon started to shake. The elevator came back to the lobby. Cherry yelped and ran as Patch continued to chase her.
"Take back of what you said!" Patch barked.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry!" Cherry yelped nervously. "Just let me liiiive! Dogs aren't dumb animals!"
Patch soon stopped chasing her and went back to Atticus. Cherry shivered slightly.
Atticus bent down and pet his puppy before giving him a treat. "Really missed ya, boy."
"I missed you too." Patch said before begging for the treat in order to have it.
Atticus chuckled before he gave Patch the treat.
Patch accepted the treat and licked his muzzle. "Liver?"
"Bacon." Atticus smiled.
"Even better." Patch smiled back.
They soon saw Nick and Meredith arriving to an elevator. Cherry walked by shakily which made them glance to her slightly.
"Do you suppose she's okay?" Nick asked.
"Oh, who cares?" Meredith sounded uncaring towards Cherry's well-being.
"Seriously?" Atticus whispered as he tried his hardest not to hit Meredith with a fist.
Mo narrowed her eyes.
"You okay, Cherry?" Atticus asked.
"I'll be fine... I just need a glass of water." Cherry replied.
Atticus soon gave Cherry a bottle of water.
Cherry took it and drank it right away and cleared her throat. "Ah, much better."