Kimberly soon took out her Trollz doll case before hugging it as she went to get back home herself. And so LJ and Zofia went home as well, saying good-night to their friends.
"Well, that sure was something, huh?" Zofia smiled to her brother on the way back home.
"Boy, was it!" LJ replied. "That was one of the most awesome adventures I've ever had! And I can hardly wait to have another one tomorrow!"
"Is that you, kids?" Cherry asked from the living room.
"Oh, Mother!" Zofia smiled before running to her. "Yes, it was us."
"Must've been on an adventure, huh?" Cherry guessed.
"We sure were!" LJ replied.
"Oh, you kids and your adventures," Cherry replied. "I was just looking through my old scrapbook myself."
"Really?" The kids asked.
"Yeah, just checking it out a bit," Cherry said. "Nostalgia value probably."
"Mother, why do we go on these adventures all the time?" Zofia asked.
"Hmm... I don't really know..." Cherry shrugged. "Destiny, I guess. I just remember your friend Ambrose's father saying that your Uncle Atticus and I were destined for it, and then eventually some others came along, such as your father."
"Well..." LJ shrugged. "I'm okay with that. As long as we can keep having adventures, it all works."
Cherry gave a small smile to them as she let them take a look at her scrapbook. Zofia took it and looked through it with her brother.
"I'm going to get some cookies." Cherry said, going into the kitchen.
"Okay!" Zofia replied as she and LJ turned back to the book. "Look at all these places Mom and Dad have been with Uncle Atticus and Aunt Mo..."
"I know, I see them," replied LJ. "Where do you think we'll go next?"
"Hmm... That Troll Kingdom that Kimberly talked about sounded pretty interesting." Zofia replied.
"Yeah," LJ nodded. "Maybe that could be our next adventure..."
"Also, it was nice that Chrissy warmed up to Winnie the Pooh and his friends," Zofia smiled to her brother. "So much for being for babies, huh?"
"Yup!" LJ nodded in agreement.
Zofia then looked at their mother's past adventures with a smile, seeing many of her old friends she had made throughout her adventurous lifestyle.
"You know something, Zo?" asked LJ. "I did some thinking... And maybe Richard and Nergal Jr could come with us next time..."
"It would be nice for them to get out... Especially Richard..." Zofia replied before blushing. "Erm... If he's not too busy with Mr. Dewey that is."
"We'll see if he's got time." replied LJ with a knowing smile.
"Heh... Yeah..." Zofia smiled back, a bit bashfully.
"Richard, huh?" Cherry asked, coming in, offering her children some cookies. "That's the kid who hangs out in the library, right?"
"Yeah... Our friend..." Zofia told her mother bashfully as she accepted a cookie.
"He kinda reminds me of... How I used to be..." LJ replied.
"Makes me think of Jack too." Cherry said.
"Erm... Jack?" Zofia asked her mother.
"Oh, he's from a book series I loved when I was about your age next to Goosebumps and Bailey School Kids," Cherry explained. "The Magic Tree-House."
"Oh, I remember those," LJ replied. "They were amazing."
Zofia smiled and nodded in agreement.
Cherry soon took a note from the toaster. "'Your kids must go to Wayside School sometime soon'..." she then read aloud before rolling her eyes. "Gee, Drell, that place is kookier than the Supernatural Realm from when me, Atticus, and Sabrina were teenagers."
"Wayside School?" asked LJ and Zofia curiously.
"Oh, boy, it's started..." Cherry mumbled to herself playfully.
"What's started?" asked LJ. "What are you talking about?"
"Well, it looks like you have an invitation to go to a place called Wayside School, it's... It's interesting to say the least." Cherry told her children.
"Oh..." The kids replied. "I guess that could be pretty cool."
"Ooh, you kids feel a little cold." Cherry said to them as she came back beside them, sitting in the middle so that they could both be next to her.
"Ah... Thanks, Mom." The kids replied.
Cherry soon took out a blanket to wrap them up with. "Here, now you're warm... Was it winter in the Hundred Acre Wood?" she then asked.
"Oh, yes," Zofia replied. "They were getting ready for winter then."
"Not to mention the snow was really piling up by the late point of the story." added LJ.
"Well, let's get you warmed up before you go on The Polar Express, right?" Cherry let out a small chuckle.
LJ and Zofia chuckled at that as well. Cherry soon walked off to get going.
"Wanna watch TV?" Zofia asked her brother.
"Well... Okay." LJ replied.
Zofia reached out, grabbing the remote and clicked through the channels until she found something.
Cherry was soon in the kitchen, with her own cup of hot chocolate. "Ahhh~..." she smiled, a bit serenely.
Lionel came downstairs with a yawn, having put David to bed earlier.
"Evening..." Cherry greeted mysteriously.
"Evening, hon," Lionel replied. "After I put David in his crib, I guess I must've nodded off... Considering I just woke up a couple minutes ago..."
"The kids are back home," Cherry said. "Apparently they went on an adventure to the Hundred Acre Wood."
"F'r real?" Lionel replied. "That must've been plenty fun."
"Sounds like it." Cherry said.
"Well... That's great to hear." Lionel smiled.
"Want some hot chocolate?" Cherry offered. "I just made a batch."
"Thanks, sounds great." replied Lionel as he took a cupful.
Cherry sipped hers with a content sigh. "Oh, we got a message from Drell..." she then said. "He wants the kids to visit Wayside School."
"Wayside School, huh?" asked Lionel. "That oughta be fun."
"Do you know it?" Cherry replied. "I've only heard of it."
"Same as you," replied Lionel. "But I've heard that place is pretty hectic."
"All right, Drell, this better be good..." Cherry narrowed her eyes from the warlock's note that said 'WAYSIDE SCHOOL A.S.A.P' on it.
Lionel nodded in agreement.
"Hm... Speaking of which... I wonder what he's up to now...?" Cherry then said.
"We see Drell once in a while?" Lionel reminded her.
"No, I mean Thor," Cherry replied. "I feel like I haven't seen him since graduation."
"Maybe he and his girlfriend Zoe got married?" asked Lionel.
"...I did see Thor proposing to Zoe after the ceremony... It's just like... They mysteriously disappeared..." Cherry shrugged.
"That's pretty strange..." Lionel replied. "We should find out what happened."
"Yeah... I'm pretty curious... We were pretty close later in school, like when you decided to come with us to school." Cherry said.
"So it's settled then," replied Lionel. "We'll head to the Netherworld and investigate."
"I'll babysit!" Zofia's voice replied.
"Zosephina Michelle Schwartz, are you eavesdropping?!" Cherry called.
"...No?" Zofia replied.
Lionel shrugged. "You know we can just call Felicity and Chip to babysit, right?"
"Okay... That's fair." Zofia replied.
"Kids..." Cherry rolled her eyes playfully.
"They're difficult," replied Lionel. "But we love 'em anyway!"
"Yep," Cherry gave a small nod. "Anyway, should we accept the call to adventure?"
"With open arms." Lionel replied.
"All right," Cherry said. "Let's hope the kids have fun, while we find out what we can about Thor and Zoe."
"Don't worry," replied Lionel. "They'll find a way. They always do... And so do we."
"Yep." Cherry nodded before taking one more sip of her hot chocolate, then beamed.
Lionel took a sip of his...and let out a moan. "...I forgot how delicious this is~" he remarked.
"It always seems to do the trick whenever you're brisk and cold from a big day in the snow." Cherry replied.
"Oh, that's for certain," Lionel nodded. "Now let's get searching!"
Cherry and Lionel soon went to get going, having Felicity and Chip come over to keep an eye on LJ and Zofia in their absence. They would be out for a while, but they hoped their journey would be a fruitful one. Lightning flashed behind one door as Cherry and Lionel entered the Supernatural Realm.
"Man, it sure has been a while." Cherry commented as she walked into the realm with Lionel.
"Oh, yeah," replied Lionel. "Feels like we're stepping into the past."
The two soon walked off together, beginning their new journey, bringing out graduation pictures of Thor and Zoe to see if anyone had seen them, but for now, it seemed like the answers they sought would be found in another story. Also for right now, that was The End.
A/N: See you next time! And before anyone asks, Simon isn't my OC, he's a deleted Catscratch character from when the series was still in comic form and not a cartoon on Nickelodeon. I thought I mentioned that in an earlier chapter, but I guess I forgot...