CHAPTER 13: THE START OF A JOLLY HOLIDAY

It was precisely 8:30 AM at an airport in England while an airplane from the USA came flying down as it's tires briefly screeched on the roadway before it came to a steady and silent halt afterwards. This was of course the same plane that boarded the PEANUTS gang from Sparkyville as they all headed out and made their way to the docking station so they could retrieve their luggage. As they were making their way down the hallway Peppermint Patty noticed that Snoopy was once again wearing a fancy hat and using a walking cane as she looked down at the dog and lamented "Well would you look at that,not even five minutes in England and he's already acting like the prime minister….again." which resulted in the beagle smacking her in the head with his cane and getting absolutely no reaction from anyone else.

Once the kids presented their passports and reached the docking station to retrieve their luggage,Peppermint Patty was the last up to get her suitcase aside from the dogs that were waiting for their supper dishes as she tightly clenched her hands for a moment before she firmly grabbed her suitcase off the merry go round and didn't get dragged around on it like before as she proudly stated with a smug grin "Aha! Nice try you accursed machine,I've grown smarter since our last encounter and will not be humiliated agai-WOOOOAH! OH GOOD GRIEF!" only for the tomboy to be proven wrong when someone else's suitcase caught hold of her shirt and dragged her around on the merry go round for a few cycles before it tossed her into Snoopy's mountain of luggage pile,making him and the rest of the dogs giggle hysterically at the display.

"Don't proclaim victory for battles you haven't won yet sir." Marcie looked down at her friend and coldly lecturered as she and Franco helped the tomboy get up to which she promptly agreed with the moral while she straightened out her messy hair "I think I already get that Marcie." before the three kids joined everyone else outside while Snoopy, Andy, Olaf, Gracie and Roger followed with their supper dishes on their heads,with Woodstock chilling inside of Snoopy's.

Pretty soon afterwards the kids had called for a taxi and were now riding around the streets of London with the St Paul's Cathedral as their first destination for the day,and they were all enthralled by some of the sights they came across,ESPECIALLY Sally, Lucy, Franco, Skylar, Claudia, Freida, Eudora, Franklin, Ed, Rebecca, Andy, Olaf, Roger, Gracie and Herman since they had never been to London before,and even those who had been there before were still amazed at the sights because the city had indeed changed since their last trip,since it was so many years ago that it had happened,not to mention that they were all different people now compared to how they were back then,not but a whole much,but still different enough people to the point that they did reflect on the way to the cathedral.

Oh yeah.

Still don't know what I was looking for.

And my time was running wild.

A million dead end streets.

Every time I thought I'd got it made.

It seemed the taste was not so sweet.

So I turned myself to face me.

But I've never caught a glimpse.

Of how the others must see the faker.

I'm much too fast to take that test.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes turn and face the strange.

(Ch-ch-changes.)

Don't wanna be a richer one.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes turn and face the strange.

(Ch-ch-changes.)

I'm just gonna have to be different one.

Time may change me but I can't trace time.

(Ooh yeah.)

I watch the ripples change their size.

But never leave the stream from impermanence and.

So the days float through my eyes.

But still the days seem the same.

And these children that you spit on.

As they try to change their worlds.

They're immune to your consultations.

They're quite aware of what they're going through.

Ch-ch-ch-changes turn and face the strange.

(Ch-ch-changes.)

Don't tell them to grow up and out of it.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes turn and face the strange.

(Ch-ch-changes.)

Where's your shame you've left us up to our necks in it.

Time may change me but you can't trace time.

Strange fascination.

Fascinating me.

Ah changes are takin'.

The pace I'm goin' through.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes turn and face the strange.

(Ch-ch-changes.)

Oh look out with your rock 'n' rollers.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes turn and face the strange.

(Ch-ch-changes.)

Pretty soon now you're gonna get a little older.

Time may change me but I can't trace time.

I said that time may change me.

But I can't change time.

When the kids finally made it over to the cathedral and stepped out of the taxi,they were all in awe of the exterior of the entire building as Skylar wolf whistled at the sight of it while Franco quietly whispered in awe *"St. Paul du bist großartig."* to which Freida nodded her head and nonchalantly agreed with the boy "I may not understand what you just said,but I agree with it." before Eudora happily remarked at the display "Wow,it's even cooler than I imagined in person."

"W-w-where's the b-bird lady?" Claudia lightly chuckled and jokingly wondered as she glanced over at the front steps while they started making their way inside before Linus calmly retorted "Maybe if we sing the song she'll come out." to which Charlie Brown shook his head and refused the idea "Nah,I think if we sing out loud in public we'll probably get a warrant for disturbing the peace."

*St. Paul you are magnificent.*

NEXT CHAPTER: A NUN PARTY.

"Changes (Feat David Bowie.)." Written By David Bowie. Performed By Butterfly Boucher and David Bowie.

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