A/n hey guys, sorry about the delay in posting. Rex's biographer(your's truly)has been sick for the last week and until I have and recover from surgery, posts will be sporadic. Thanks in advance for your patience. Also, I was distracted by Harry Potter:) Anyway enough of the excuses, on to the chapter.

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Thanksgiving, Part One

"Have you seen my camera Montana?"

"I thought you already packed it?"

"Oh yeah right, sorry."

My humans are all nervous an runnin' around again. They said we're goin' on a trip for Thanksgivin'. Danny said we're goin' ta Montana ta visit Lindsay's parents. How can we go ta Montana when she's in the same room with us? I guess Montana must be a place, but why do ya want ta call a person the same name as a place? It don't make sense.

Anyway… we got in the car, an Danny said we was goin' to the airport cause we was goin' ta fly ta Montana. I don't know what flyin' means. Mitzi told me in the park yesterday that it meant that we was goin' ta get in a big machine that flies like birds. I told her she was crazy, humans can't fly. She just said that I would see. She said she went flyin' with Stacy an Greg once an she didn't like it at all. She said I hafta stay in a little cage thingy under the seat. I don't wanna hafta stay in some little space all by myself I tried to tell Danny this, but as usual he don't listen ta me. He made me get in the kennel a couple of times before the trip. He said I had ta get used ta stayin' in there by myself.

We got ta the airport in the cab thingy and there was lots of other humans around, and so many other smells ta investigate that I wanted ta run everywhere at the same time. It was kinda scary too, cause there were all these really loud noises. How come humans have ta make so many things that make so much noise? It hurts my ears. We had ta stand in line for a long time, an I had ta be on the leash thingy which I said before I don't like at all.

The person at the counter place didn't smell too happy ta be there. Why do humans do a job if they ain't gonna be nice ta people? I don't get it. Anyways the person at the check-in place said that I had ta go into the kennel thing an stay there. She didn't have a nice soundin' voice, an I let her know what I thought about it which made Lindsay go all dark in the face and the guy behind me told Danny that I should get a job goin' around ta all the airport check-in places an tellin' off the airport people. Danny laughed, an Lindsay said I had ta be quiet.

I decided that I was goin' ta have a talk with both of them when this trip was over even though I know it won't do no good. I tried ta tell them that they should send the baby back to where it came from, but they don't listen ta me. They still talk bout it all the time and Lindsay still gets sick every mornin'. Danny said I would be happy when the baby was there cause I was goin' ta be its personal protector. I ain't gonna do that, it will have to take care of itself. I'm to busy too watch after a noisy little human that's smells bad an makes too much noise. I got stuff ta do like play bouncy ball with Danny or play with my chew toys, or spend time with Mitzi.

Danny and Lindsay an me went ta some place called a boarding lounge. We had ta sit and wait ta get on the big metal thing that Danny showed me outside the window. Now I didn't want ta go on that thing an I told him so. He just gave me a big stupid smile an said that I was gonna love it, and that Montana was a great place ta visit. I don't think he knows what he's talkin bout. I think he says stuff like that so I won't bark. Well I ain't gonna stop barkin' just cause he said I hafta to I stop cause I ain't go nothin' else ta say.

There was lots of humans, some of them were small like what we was gonna have pretty soon. I had ta sit next ta one of them an listen ta Lindsay talk to the mother person bout the baby. She was sayin' all this stuff about how cute the baby was, an askin' questions about how old it was, an lots of dumb stuff. Not that I was listenin' cause I wasn't, what do I care. The other female human asked Lindsay stuff about her and Danny's baby. She asked Lindsay when the baby was due. What does "due" mean? I wished that Mitzi was there ta talk ta. Not that I missed her, cause I didn't. How come she couldn't come with us?

We finally had ta go on the big metal thing an there was more standin' in line, an then I had ta get stuffed under the seat in front of me. Lindsay was saying ta Danny that first class tickets weren't necessary, an he said that this was a special occasion, the baby's first trip to Montana. He sure is dumb, the baby wasn't even with us, how could it go to Montana with us? I swear humans are so dumb sometimes.

There was a voice that told us all bout puttin on a safety belt, and somethin' bout airsick bags and emergency landin's and flotation devices. Now I don't like the sound o that at all, an I tried ta tell Danny but he said I had to be quiet. I always hafta be quiet! Then another voice said we was goin' ta take off soon. I don't like the sound of that either. How come no one cares if I get upset bout somethin'? Mitzi cares, I wish she was here.

The airplane thing started ta move an it was making a really loud noise. It was hurtin' my ears but no one else could hear me sayin' that I didn't like this at all. Then there was a really funny sensation in my tummy, not like the way Mitzi makes me feel at all, but it was sort of okay. I kinda liked it.

How come on a plane trip the humans get drinks an food an I had ta wait till we got to the Montana place ta have anythin' ta eat. It just goes ta prove my theory that humans think they're in charge instead of dogs like me. It was a really long trip but I decided that sleepin' would be okay. It was okay till the voice said that we was ready to descend in ta the airport in Montana. My tummy was feeling really sick an I wanted ta do the pukin' thing like Lindsay. It hurt my ears ta go down to but I was feelin' so sick I didn't say nothin' or cry.

Finally it was time to get off the plane an then we had ta got pick up the bags for my humans. I just wanted ta get out of the kennel thing. My ears didn't hurt no more. I was goin' ta tell Danny that I didn't want ta ever go back on a plane again. Do you think that he will listen ta me this time?

A/n Hey I tried to find out from the airlines as much info about bringing pets on flights as I could. Please forgive any inaccuracies.