South Park Emotional Warzone Chapter 20: Airport Antics
Over the next 19 days, everyone made their preparations for the big vacation to the Bahamas. Stan ordered the plane tickets the day after Matthew's birthday, making sure to add the addresses of his friend's and parents' respective residences, and they arrived three days later.
When everyone received their ticket, that's when the next steps of preparing for the trip began. Calling in for days off, going to the mall to buy vacation clothes and swimsuits, stocking up on sunscreen, and getting suitcases all packed up as anticipation builds.
The night before the big trip, practically none of our heroes got any sleep. The excitement was too much. They wanted to leave right then and there. Any sleep that they got usually resulted in dreams about the Bahamas which would fuel everyone's excitement even more.
At long last, the sun began to rise and it was time to head to Denver International Airport. Everybody packed up their respective car and drove off for the airport, beyond stoked for whatever awaited them.
Stan, Lyra, and Bebe and her kids were the first ones to arrive. They grabbed their luggage and waited at the front door of the airport for the rest of their group to arrive. Lyra grabbed her video camera from her bag and started to record.
"Lyra-cam is back online, people," Lyra said as she recorder her father, friends, and Bebe, "We're going to document some events and make some memories!"
Lyra focused the camera on her father. "Yo, daddy," she said, "You excited for this trip,"
"More than anything right now, Lyra," Stan said, "We're just waiting right now for everyone else to show up."
As if on cue, four more faces show up. These faces belong to Randy, Sharon, Shelly, and Junior.
"Hello over there!" Randy said waving.
"Right back at ya, sir!" Felix said waving back.
The group of four met up with Stan and Co.
"Grandpa Randy, Grandma Sharon, Aunt Shelly, Junior, great to see you all," Lyra said recording them all.
"Great to be here," Sharon said.
Felix looked over at Junior who was listening to music on his iPod.
"Aruba, Jamaica, oh I want to take you. Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama. Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go down to Kokomo? But not too fast 'cause Junior takes it slow," Junior sang.
Felix tapped Junior's shoulder to get his attention, startling the boy.
"Whoa, Felix, you scared me man!" Junior said.
"Sorry about that," Felix said, "I just noticed that you were jamming out to some music. What are you listening to?"
"Beach Boy's Kokomo," Junior answered, "I made a playlist on my iPod for the flight and I came across this song. This little ditty really gets me in the mood for a nice tropical vacation. Want to listen with me?"
"I'm good, thanks," Felix said as he saw three more familiar faces arrive. This time it was the Donovan Family, Clyde, Red, Chelsea, and Tommy.
"Chelsea, Tommy, Mr. and Mrs. Donovan," Isabella called, "Over here!"
"Hey gang, ready to boogie on down to the Bahamas?" Clyde asked.
"We've been ready since Stan's announcement a few weeks ago," Bebe said.
Chelsea and Tommy walked up to Felix, Junior, Isabella, and Lyra.
"Morning, all," Tommy said.
"Hi, Tommy," Isabella said.
"So, on a scale of one to ten, how excited are all of you for this vacation?" Chelsea asked.
"Try ten thousand," Felix said.
"Yeah, I'm super excited too," Chelsea said, "I couldn't get any sleep at all last night. I told you the anticipation would get to me."
At that moment, a big group showed up. This group consisted of Butters, Millie, Paul, Carrie, Tweek, Sally, Mimi, Cici, Craig, Heidi, and Lindsay.
"We're here, everyone!" Butters said.
"Woo! Vacation!" Heidi shouted.
"Bahamas, here we come!" Sally said.
"Nice," Stan said, "Glad, y'all could make it."
Coming up next was the McCormick clan, Kenny, Lola, Larry, Barry, Karen, Firkle, and Penny.
"Hey, McCormicks, over here!" Millie said.
The seven joined their friends and greeted them.
"I can't believe the day is finally here!" Barry said, "I can't wait to get to the Bahamas!"
"Woo-hoo!" Kenny shouted, "Ha, ha!" Bahamas baby!"
"Wow, Kenny, you're really excited for this trip," Red said.
"Of course I am," Kenny said, "This will be the first time not counting my time in the war that I get to visit another country!"
"I hear you, Kenny, it's going to be nice visiting another country that isn't entirely covered in sand or rock and have people trying to kill you at any given opportunity," Tweek said.
"I'm just glad we get to go on a vacation together and forget about any and all worries for a week or so," Craig said.
The next group to arrive consists of Cody, Edgar, Tori, Justin, Bridgette, Sid, Kurt, Ursula, and Odette. Odette appears to be reading a book all about the Bahamas as she walks.
"Hi, guys," Cody greeted, "Here we are!"
"Hey everybody," Ursula said.
"Aw yeah, who's ready to take to the skies and explore a new country, dudes!" Sid exclaimed.
"I think we all are, Sid," Cici said, "I must say you do seem rather chipper this morning."
"That's our Sid," Bridgette said.
"He can get a total of 30 minutes of sleep a night and he'll still greet the morning with a big smile on his face," Justin chimed in.
Mimi, Paul, Carrie, and Lindsay looked at Odette to see what she was reading.
"Hey, Odette, what are you reading there?" Paul asked.
"Yeah, what are you reading there?" Carrie asked.
"Just reading up on all that there is to do in the Bahamas," Odette said, "Apparently, the Bahamas were a real nice hang out for pirates back in the day."
"Pirates?" Mimi questioned, "Are we talking the 'yo, ho, ho and a bottle of whoopass' variety or the 'Captian Philips' variety."
"The former," Odette said, "A lot of pirates liked to take their treasure to the Bahamas so they could bury it. You name it: Henry Morgan, Thomas Tew, Henry Every, Calico Jack, Blackbeard. They all buried something in the sands of those islands. But the pirate that really caught my attention was one by the name of Alejandro Cervantes."
"What's so special about this one?" Lindsay asked.
"Alejandro Cervantes was quite possibly the most feared pirate from his time," Odette said,
"There's not a single seaside village that he didn't plunder. He never liked to be sneaky or take the treasure with honor like most pirates. All of the treasure that Cervantes buried was most likely taken as a result of some kind of bloodshed. Rumor has it that near the Atlantis Resort we're staying at is the island where he buried most of his treasure."
"I take it that you're going to go looking for it?" Paul asked.
"Of course," Odette said, "Even if I find one small piece of silver that'll still net me a nice pay day. Yeah, I will find the treasure of Alejandro Cervantes and become rich, then this whole world can kiss my…"
"Hello, everyone, we're here!" Came the voice of Sheila Broflovski, signifying that the last group to arrive is the group of Sheila, Gerald and Ike Broflovski, Gary and Valarie Testaburger, and Jeffrey and Helen Stevens.
"Sorry if we're all a little late," Helen said, "Jeffrey could've sworn he left the stove on from our morning tea and he wanted to go back and check it."
"And we hit up a McDonalds for breakfast," Ike said.
"Valarie and I just slept in and forgot to set the alarm," Gary said.
"What matters is you all are here now," Stan said, "And with that I believe our circle is complete."
"So we can go inside and head to our plane now?" Lyra asked.
"Yes, Lyra, we can." Stan nodded causing the children to cheer!
"BAHAMAS!" Tori shouted as she followed everyone inside the airport.
The group of 48 all entered the airport to look for their plane, but just as they entered a limousine pulled up and the driver let out who else but Jacques Brodeur. With a suitcase in one hand and a ticket to the Bahamas in another, he entered the airport.
Upon entering the airport, Jacques dropped off his suitcase at the check-in so they could put it on the plane to the Bahamas, then he made his way to the security gates. Upon arriving, he saw our group of 48 going through the gates, and he especially took notice when it was Bebe's turn to walk through.
"Ah, there she is," Jacques swooned as he watched her walk through the gate, "Mon belle, the one and only, Bebe. She has the walk of an absolute angel, and the face and body of a goddess. She would've been mine a long time ago if not for those stupid meddlesome brats she travels along with! But I'm not ready to quit! I'll board the plane to the Bahamas, and when it lands in New York for the layover, that's when I'll begin my fool proof plan to show Bebe I'm the one for her."
"Mommy why is that French man talking to himself?" A little boy asked his mother as they passed by him.
"Don't make eye contact with him, honey, just keep walking," The mother said as she and the little boy ran off.
Once the group of 48, and Jacques unbeknownst to them, went through the security gates all that was left to do was wait until they called for everyone to board the plane. Jacques did his absolute best to stay out of the main group's line of vision while still spying on them from afar. After what felt like hours, an announcement came that said:
"Now boarding 7:45 A-M Delta Flight 905 to the Bahamas with layover in John F. Kennedy Airport in New York."
Everybody went towards the gate where the plane was parked, showing their tickets to the doormen and checked them in. They boarded the airplane with their excitement growing higher than they thought possible, unaware that Jacques was behind them boarding the same plane.
The group of 48 headed for coach class and found their seats. Families of three like Sheila, Gerald, and Ike, Karen, Firkle, and Penny, The Tuckers, The Oppenheimers, The Smiths, and The Powers had an easy time with seating since there were only three seats. Everyone else had to get creative. Mothers with two children such as Sally, Red, Millie, and Lola sat with their kids, leaving Tweek, Clyde, and Butters to sit with each other, and Kenny to sit with Stan, Bebe, and Matthew, the latter of whom was sitting in Bebe's lap for the ride. Felix, Lyra, and Isabella sat together, but in front of the seats that had Kenny, Stan, and Bebe so they could keep an eye on them. Shelly and Junior sat with Randy while Sharon sat with Gary and Valarie, leaving Jeffrey and Helen to sit by themselves. We check in on each row the group is sitting in as they settle in for the long flight.
With Sheila, Gerald, and Ike, the latter two are arguing over who should get the seat closest to the aisle seat, and thus the seat with more leg room. Sheila settles the argument by taking the seat for herself, leaving Gerald to sit in the middle and Ike getting the window seat.
With Karen, Firkle, and Penny, the former two are trying to calm down the excitable Penny, who had never been on a plane before. Penny had so many questions about the plane and she even tries to leave her seat to talk to the pilot, but Karen and Firkle buckled her in so she couldn't go anywhere.
With Jeffrey and Helen Stevens, they're wondering who is going to take the vacant third seat that's in their row. Enter this piece of hunky man candy wearing a t-shirt and shorts to show off his muscles, and he sits right down next to them. The muscular man cordially introduces himself, and while Jeffrey remains civil, Helen starts to swoon and giggle like a little girl anytime the man talks to her. Jeffrey was trying not to let this man get under his skin.
With Gary, Valarie, and Sharon, the three of them are just talking and catching up on things that have been going on. The three were so busy with their personal lives that the only time they ever saw each other was whenever there was a family gathering like Thanksgiving or Lyra's birthday. For them it was nice to see and talk to each other outside of typical family gatherings.
With the Tuckers, Craig is telling his daughter Lindsay about everything there is to do in the Bahamas, much to her amazement and excitement. Meanwhile, Heidi had a hand over her stomach as she feels a little queasy. She didn't really feel sick beyond that. It was at this moment when her eyes widened with realization and she checked the calendar app on her phone for something.
With The Oppenheimers, Cody and Tori notice that Edgar is growing anxious and afraid. Cody, the good father he is, asks his son what's wrong and Edgar answers with, "I watched the opening of Final Destination while flipping through channels the other day and I'm afraid something will go wrong." Cody assured his son that nothing bad will happen and that the pilots know what they're doing while Tori scolds him saying, "Dang it, brother, that's the one rule to follow before boarding a plane: Never watch films like Final Destination, Passenger 57, Flight, and Logan Paul's Airplane Mode!" Edgar trusted his father and laughed at Tori's mini-tirade, successfully calming himself down
With The Powers Family, Sid readied his iPod for the long trip while his parents, Justin and Bridgette talked.
With the Smith Family, all three are looking up information about where they will be staying in booklets. Kurt is looking at a brochure that advertises all of the eateries in and around the area of the resort. Ursula is looking at a brochure of all the things that there are to do at the resort. Odette continues to read her pirate book, dreams of finding gold doubloons still dancing in her head.
In Millie, Paul, and Carrie's seat, a stewardess hands them headphones to watch the televisions that were in the backs of the seat in front of them. Paul immediately unwrapped his so he could watch the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie during the flight. Millie noticed that Carrie was beginning to feel sleepy and she reached into the overhead compartment to give her a blanket and travel pillow so she could sleep.
In Sally, Mimi, and Cici's seat, Sally is showing her daughters a brochure for the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort. The two girls seem very interested in everything the resort had to offer.
In Red, Chelsea, and Tommy's seat, Tommy grabs his inhaler from his pocket and take a puff from his it. Red advises that he keeps the inhaler on hand for the flight and Tommy agrees. Red hands Chelsea a spare inhaler just in case Tommy either loses the first one or runs out of medicine for it.
In Lola, Barry, and Larry's seat, Barry is flipping through channels on his T.V to find some cartoons while Larry asks Lola what the 'Mile High Club' is. Lola is shocked and asks where Larry heard that expression from, to which he nervously replies, "Internet."
With Tweek, Butters, and Clyde, Clyde talks about how he can't wait to check out the resort's casino. Tweek talks about visiting the Marina Village and all of the restaurants and shops that are there. Butters says that he wants to visit the water park.
With Junior, Shelly, and Randy, Junior is staring out of his plane window, excited for the take off. Randy asks Shelly how things are going between her and Cody and she says that they are doing wonderfully, and she hopes that the two of them can get some alone time on this vacation so they can finally share a first kiss. They might have kissed each other on the cheek or forehead before, but never have they shared a lip kiss.
With Kenny, Stan, Bebe, and Matthew, Kenny is thanking Stan for his generosity on paying for everyone's trip and asks if there's anything he or his family could do for him in return to which he replies, "Think nothing of it, Kenny, this trip is my gift to all you." Stan then took notice that Matthew was getting a little fussy and he helped Bebe out by reaching into the overhead compartment and getting Matthew's baby bag. Bebe tells him that Matthew was a little tired so Stan pulled out the blanket with Kyle's face that he gave him for his birthday and gave it to Bebe so she can wrap it around the baby for warmth. Bebe did just that and Matthew calmed down and went to sleep.
Finally, we cut to Felix, Lyra, and Isabella's seat. Isabella is immediately trying to go back to sleep while Lyra gets her camera ready to film the take off. Felix, meanwhile, is trying to mind his business when he spots a man sitting down somewhere in first class, and this man looked like Jacques! Felix thought it was just his mind playing tricks on him due to a lack of sleep so he decided to dismiss this thought and catch up on some last sleep. Little did he know, he did see Jacques in first class!
With all 48, and Jacques, buckled up and settled in for the flight, the plane made its way down the runaway for the take off. Before anyone knew it, the plane was in the air and they all set off for JFK Airport for the layover before making it to their final destination in the Bahamas.
Once landing at JFK everybody got off the plane, taking any carry-on bags with them, and headed into the airport.
"Ah, the Big Rotten Apple," Kenny said, "Good to be back."
"Yeah this place sure was fun when we went for mom's concert wasn't it?" Barry asked.
"So, what happens now?" Carrie asked her mom.
"Well, sweetie, since this is a layover stop, we have to wait for another flight that'll take us to the Bahamas," Millie explained.
"So how long do we have to hang around here for?" Edgar asked.
"Tickets say at least two hours," Cody said.
"Okay so we board the plane at 1:45, cool," Junior said.
"Sounds like someone is unaware of time zones," Cici said.
"What do you mean?" Junior asked.
"In New York, they're two hours ahead of where we are," Cici explained, "Their 1:45 is our 11:45. So that means the flight to the Bahamas leaves at 3:45."
"Mind…blown!" Junior said having had his first lesson in the fundamentals of time zones.
"1:45," Larry said in shock, "Dang it, we missed lunch!"
The parents took out their wallets and pulled out some money and gave it to their kids.
"Here you are kids," Stan said, "$20 for lunch. Go ahead and grab something to eat and be back here once you get your fill. Ticket says the flight to the Bahamas is Gate 39 in Terminal 3."
"Thanks dad," Lyra said.
"You all know the rules, don't talk to strangers, count your change, and be back here by 3:15 at the latest," Bebe said.
"Don't worry about a thing, mom, we got it!" Felix said.
"Look out for your little sister, Paul," Butters said.
"And that goes double for you, Larry and Barry, look out for my Penny," Karen said.
"You got it, dad!" Paul said.
"Yes, Aunt Karen!" Barry said.
All the kids, bar Matthew, went to go find some food as the adults went to go look for the gate that had their flight to the Bahamas. But once they left, that was when Jacques emerged from the gate behind them and decided to take action on his next plan to woo Bebe.
Jacques followed the adults to the Bahamas gate and hid behind a pillar to wait for the right moment. Everyone seemed distracted by either reading, looking at their phones, or just talking to each other. That was when Jacques noticed that Bebe's purse was sitting on the chair right next to her. All he needed to do now was wait for the right moment to make his move.
"I'll be right back, I have to change Matthew's diaper," Bebe said to Stan as she took Matthew and the baby bag to the bathroom, but left her purse on the chair.
With everyone distracted Jacques snuck up to said chair, snatched the purse, and ran away with it before anyone had the chance to notice. Jacques ran back behind the pillar and looked at the purse chuckling to himself.
"Tres bien, I have Bebe's purse," Jacques said to himself, "I'll just wait until she gets back and panics over losing it. That's when I come up and return it to her saying that I got it back from some hooligans who took it when no one was looking. She'll see an utter hero in me, and surely she'll leave me for that connard, Stan!"
Jacques walked away to another part of the airport, Bebe's purse in hand, cackling quietly to himself.
The kids have gone their separate ways to go find some food. We first cut to the group of Larry, Barry, Penny, Paul, Carrie, and Lindsay. The six of them are looking for a good place to have some lunch with Larry leading the way and Penny in the rear.
"Penny, stay close, it's easy to get lost in here," Barry said to his youngest cousin.
"Yeah, yeah, noise, noise." Penny said.
"If you're that worried about Penny getting lost, why don't you have her walk in front of you like I'm having Carrie do," Paul said.
"But I like it back here," Penny said.
"Just stay close, please," Barry said before turning to Larry and Lindsay who were in the front of the group, "You two could help you know."
"I don't really like to babysit," Lindsay said.
"Quit your bellyaching, Penny's fine," Larry said.
"Are you forgetting that Penny can be a little bit of a space case sometimes!?" Barry scolded.
"Relax, bro, unlike you I actually have faith in her," Larry said as he started to turn around, "I bet that if I turn around right now, Penny will be right…"
Larry stopped talking and his eyes widened as his mouth was left agape.
"That look better be telling me that Penny's okay," Barry said feeling his blood pressure rise.
Barry, Paul, Carrie, and Lindsay all turn around to look behind them and find that Penny is gone!
"Guys, where did Penny go?" Carrie asked
"She's was right behind us!" Paul exclaimed, "Where did she go?"
"She-She's gone! She's gone! Penny's dead! We're dead! Our vacation is going to turn into a funeral once the grown-ups find out," Barry said, "I wonder if I can sneak onto one of these other flights and run away. Maybe I can find one going to Alaska. Yeah, Alaska, I'll live off of snowballs and salmon and start a new life there. Certainly a better fate for me than what ever awaits us if we don't find Penny!"
"Alright, guys, let's calm down!" Larry said, "Penny couldn't have gotten far. I say we split up and look around. Barry and I will go this way, Lindsay, Paul, and Carrie, you three go some different way."
"Got it, let's go find Penny!" Lindsay said.
"Woo! Hide and seek!" Carrie shouted.
"No, Carrie, far from it," Paul said
The five kids split up and began to search the airport for Penny.
Meanwhile, Felix, Isabella, Lyra, Chelsea, and Tommy are sitting at a table eating some pizza and sipping on sodas, just talking about what they're most excited for down in the Bahamas. Chelsea and Isabella said they want to head to the beaches, Lyra and Felix want to hit up the water park, and Tommy wants to visit the hotel's arcade, Gamer's Reef.
As they were conversing, across the way Felix saw Jacques leaning against a wall looking at his watch, and in one of his hands was his mother's purse! It was at this moment that Felix knew that the Jacques sighting back on the plane wasn't a figment of his imagination.
"Lyra, turn around real quick!" Felix said, "A certain someone we hate is here and he has my mom's purse!"
Lyra took a look behind her to find Jacques in the same position that Felix found him in, much to her annoyance.
"Oh, God, what is that French asshat doing here?!" Lyra whined, "Did he seriously follow us here? Honestly what is that guy's problem!?"
"Dude's infatuated with Felix's mom," Tommy said, "Even though we hate him, can't say we don't blame him. That body of hers is one that just won't quit."
"Well your mom and all of our friends' moms are hot too," Felix said, "But why does Frenchie have to go after mine specifically?"
"Damned if we know, but one's thing is certain we have to take down Jacques again and return Mrs. Broflovski's purse." Lyra said.
"Well, in the time y'all were conversing I came up with a plan," Chelsea said before holding up her pizza slice, "One more bite of this and we'll put it into action."
Chelsea took another bite from her lunch before motioning for her friends to follow her.
In another part of JFK the last group of kids, Junior, Mimi, Cici, Odette, Sid, Edgar, and Tori, have finished their lunches and are now walking around to see what there is to do at the airport to kill time.
"Those were some mighty tasty tacos," Odette said referring to her lunch, "Good call, Sid."
"I bet you're all glad I talked you out of getting burgers, right?" Sid said.
"Hey, guys, what time is it?" Cici asked causing Edgar to pull out his phone and look at the time.
"It's 2:20, Cici," Edgar said, "We don't need to head back to our folks for the pre-boarding in another 55 minutes."
"Aw man, I can't wait another 55 minutes!" Mimi cried, "Why can't time go faster!"
Junior continued to walk along with his friends when something in the Pandora Jewelry Shop catches his attention. It was a gold broken heart necklace set meant especially for couples, and engraved on one of the necklaces was 'Her One,' while the other read, 'His Only.' Junior could only smile at the necklace set as everyone else in his group joined up at the store window to see what he's looking at.
"What's going on, Junior?" Edgar asked.
"Yeah, we kind of have places to be, dude," Sid said.
"Look!" Junior said pointing at the necklace set.
"Those are some nice necklaces," Odette said, "You like them?"
"Of course, they're cute," Junior said, "Things are going great between my mom and Mr. Oppenheimer. I think I'm going buy it for them."
"Good idea," Tori said, "Jewelry is always a fantastic way to make a relationship official."
The kids walked inside the jewelry store and went straight for the guy at the counter, who was currently dusting off the shelves behind him.
"Excuse me, sir," Junior said causing the clerk to turn around and face the children.
"Can I help you, young man?" The clerk asked.
"I'm interested in that gold necklace set," Junior explained, "The one in the shape of a broken heart. How much is it?"
"That necklace set you're referring to costs $120." The clerk said.
Junior's face dropped when he heard the price tag. Unsure of what to do next, he reached into his pocket to grab whatever he could find.
"Will you accept this dime, some pocket lint, and some ABC gum?" Junior asked pulling out said items and putting them on the counter. The clerk just looked at the items that are placed in front of him and then back up at the group of kids.
"Get out," The clerk said rather bluntly.
The six kids left the store with Junior especially feeling defeated.
"Well that could've gone better," Tori said.
"Aw man, what do we do now?" Junior said, "We have to be back with the grown-ups in 50 minutes. Where can I find $120 in 50 minutes?"
"Why don't you try asking Mr. Marsh for the money," Mimi said, "He won the lottery, I doubt $120 is no skin off his back."
"He's already paying for our vacation, I don't want to take anymore from him," Junior said before looking at his arm, "I wonder if it's possible for me to sell blood."
"This isn't the freaking black market, Junior!" Cici said, "Look, your heart's in the right place but there is no way we can come up $120 in 50 minutes."
"Not so fast, Cici," Edgar said, "Where there's a will, there's a way, and I thought up a good way! Sid, go get your guitar! Tori and I are going to go back to the food court to find some plastic food trays and a trash can! The rest of you wait here."
"Edgar, what's the purpose of gathering these items?" Mimi asked.
"You'll see!" Edgar said as he left with Tori and Sid left to get his guitar. Odette, Mimi, Cici, and Junior weren't sure what plan Edgar was concocting, but in Junior's case he was hoping it would net him the money needed to get the necklace for Shelly and Cody.
Back with Larry and Barry's group, they, along with Paul, Carrie, and Lindsay, were searching the airport frantically for Penny.
Paul and Carrie were searching every store and kiosk in the airport.
Lindsay was searching under tables and chairs to see if Penny was hiding underneath any of them.
Larry and Barry were thoroughly checking stores that Paul and Carrie haven't checked and looked around everywhere in the food court.
The five kids searched high and low for Penny, every going as far as checking certain spots twice, but still they couldn't find her. They eventually regroup for a status report.
"What's the good word?" Barry asked.
"No luck, Barry," Paul said, "It's like she just disappeared."
"Yeah, it's like she just disappeared," Carrie said.
"Carrie this is serious! Stop repeating everything I say for once!" Paul shouted.
Larry and especially Barry were freaking out, unsure of what to do next. Barry was on the verge of having a complete panic attack while Larry was pacing the floor hands on his head.
"Fudgesicles, what do we do now!?" Larry shouted.
"Is my plan on running away to Alaska still an option?" Barry asked.
While Barry and Larry were freaking out Lindsay looked around hoping Penny would show herself. Eventually she spotted a little girl holding sandwiches was approaching them. It was Penny!
"There she is!" Penny exclaimed, "She coming this way."
"There you all are," Penny said holding sandwiches in her hand, "I've been looking everywhere for you all."
"You've been looking everywhere for us!" Barry exclaimed, "Where he hell have you been!? Why did you disappear?!"
"It didn't look like we were all going to agree on a place to eat so I went to a nearby kiosk and stole some sandwiches so we don't board the plane with empty tummies." Penny said as she passed the sandwiches around, "I bought one for each of us."
"Did you just say you stole these sandwiches?!" Larry said, "What the hell are you thinking!?"
"Geez I thought you all would be happy," Penny said.
"We are not happy!" Barry shouted, "First of all you shouldn't be going around stealing sandwiches, that's just wrong! Second, and most importantly, why the heck did you feel the need to wander off on your own, especially without telling us!? Do you know what could've happened to you in an absolute worst-case scenario?!"
"No," Penny said quietly, getting emotional from her cousins yelling at her.
"You ever heard of the Lindbergh Kidnapping?" Larry asked, "That could've happened to you! You could've been kidnapped by some freak and who knows what would've happened to you from there!"
"You're lucky to be alive!" Barry chimed in.
"And you're even luckier that we're not your mother or our parents because we would beat you right where you stand for this dumb move!" Larry shouted.
"You wouldn't tell them would you?" Penny asked getting scared, "They're going to be furious if you do!"
"Oh, you bet they will be!" Larry said, "And whatever punishment they dish out you deserve! I don't think you have any idea how stupid your actions were. In fact, just so you fully understand what you did, we want you to personally tell them what you did."
"You made your bed now you're going to sleep in it, got it?!" Barry chimed in.
Penny slowly nodded as she was beginning to understand the magnitude of the situation.
"Okay, before we head back, show us where you got those sandwiches so we can pay for them with the money our parents gave us," Barry said.
"I'll show you all, come on." Penny said trying not to cry.
They all followed Penny to the kiosk where she stole the sandwiches. Barry and Larry felt bad for yelling at their cousin like that, and Paul, Carrie, and Lindsay felt chills up and down their spines as they've never seen the twin boys angry like that before, but they knew that it was warranted on account of Penny's antics.
Meanwhile Odette, Mimi, Cici, and Junior are waiting where Edgar told them to as Sid comes back with his guitar.
"Alright dudes I'm here, where's Edgar and Tori?" Sid asked.
"They should be coming soon," Odette said.
"Hey, here they come!" Mimi said as Tori and Edgar come up with plastic trays, a trash can, some random sticks, and an empty backpack .
"What's the plan, Edgar?" Junior asked.
"Nothing nets more money in public places than street performers," Edgar said, "You've been singing Kokomo all day, Junior, so you must know the words by heart by now. So here's the plan, you're going to sing, and the rest of us will provide instrumentals occasionally joining in for the chorus. If all goes well we should make the $120 needed for the necklaces and then some. You ready, buddy?"
"Oh yeah, I was born ready," Junior said with a confident nod.
Edgar and Tori passed trays around to Odette, Mimi, and Cici and herself while Edgar manned the trash can and Sid played guitar. The six kids began to play the instrumentals for Kokomo as Sid started to sing to lead Junior in. This caught some passerby's attention.
Sid: Aruba, Jamaica, oh I want to take you. Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama! Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go. Jamaica…
Junior: Off the Florida Keys, there's a place called Kokomo. That's where you want to go to get away from it all. Bodies in the sand, tropical drink melting in y our hand. We'll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band. Down in Kokomo.
All: Aruba, Jamaica, oh I want to take you to Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama! Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go down to…
Junior: Kokomo. We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow. That's where we want to go, way down to Kokomo!
Sid: Martinique, that Montserrat mystique.
As the kids kept singing and playing, more and more people started to gravitate towards them and cheer them on. They took out some money and placed whatever they had into the backpack. Junior looked down at the backpack and smiled to see the money supply grow rather quickly. Junior and his friends prepare to wrap it up when the money started to pour out of the bag.
Junior: Everybody knows a little place like Kokomo. Now if you want to go and get away from it all, go down to Kokomo.
All: Aruba, Jamaica, oh I want to take you to Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama! Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go down to…
Junior: Kokomo. We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow. That's where we want to go, way down to Kokomo!
The kids stop their performance causing their audience to clap and cheer and give them some last-minute donations. When the crowd dispersed, Edgar picked up the backpack full of money and counted it out.
"Dudes, we made almost $127!" Edgar shouted causing everyone to cheer, "We did it! I told you people love street performers."
"Thank you, Edgar, you're the best," Junior said as he hugged the older boy.
"I was glad to help, Junior, my guy," Edgar said.
"Come on, everyone, we have a little less than 30 minutes before we have to meet up with our parents!" Cici said, "Let's go back to the jewelry store and get those necklaces!"
"Not to mention we have to return these trays and trash cans," Tori chimed in.
"Alright, gang, let's move!" Odette said.
The group of seven ran to the jewelry store to get the necklaces and return their 'instruments'.
Meanwhile, in another part of the airport, Felix, Lyra, Chelsea, Isabella, and Tommy are watching as Jacques is walking back to the terminal where their parents are so he can 'return' Bebe's purse.
"Frenchie thinks he can play hero and get on my mom's good side by pretending to return her purse that he stole!" Felix said, "Well he's got another thing coming!"
"Okay, Chel, what's the plan?" Lyra asked.
"Just watch," Chelsea said.
Chelsea took a deep breath and made a mad dash right for Jacques while screaming like a mad woman. Jacques turns around to face her, but before he knew it Chelsea pushed him down and snatched the purse back from him.
"That was her plan?" Lyra exclaimed, "I could've done that! Any of us could've done that!"
Jacques got up and started to slowly approach Chelsea.
"Now, now my little red haired poodle," Jacques said, "Be a good little girl and give that back to me!"
"Felix, go long!" Chelsea shouted before throwing the purse over Jacques head and towards Felix who jumped in the air and caught it.
"You, give that back!" Jacques shouted as he charged at Felix.
"Catch me if you can, Frenchie!" Felix shouted as he started to run away from Jacques.
"Sacre bleu!" Jacques bellowed as he gave chase, "You filthy brats won't foil my plans this time!"
As Jacques was catching up to Felix, the boy turned around to face Lyra and he readied his throw.
"Lyra, catch!" Felix gave a strong throw and Lyra caught the purse, "Run back to our parents, hurry!"
Lyra took the purse and ran at top speeds back to the terminal where the grown-ups were.
"You won't get away from me that easily, mon petite salope!" Jacques shouted as he began to run after Lyra, but before he could get far, Isabella and Tommy tackled Jacques to the floor, "Get off me you pitiful rapscallions!"
"Take this!" Tommy said as he took his inhaler and sprayed it in his eyes.
"Zut alors! I can't see!" Jacques cried.
Eventually, Jacques overpowered Tommy and Isabella and got back up on his feet as he continued to pursue Lyra.
"Quick, after him!" Chelsea shouted as she, Isabella, Tommy, and Felix proceeded to chase Jacques back to their terminal.
Back at the terminal, Bebe finally returned with Matthew and met up with Stan.
"Hey, Stanny, sorry it took me a while. There was a line for the bathroom," Bebe said.
"Don't worry about it, Bebe," Stan said.
Bebe sat down and put Matthew in her lap when she looked next to her to find her purse missing.
"Uh, Stan, where did my purse go?" Bebe asked.
Stan looked at the empty seat where her purse sat and wondered the same thing. As if on cue, the two heard someone shout out to them.
"DAD! MRS. BROFLOVSKI!"
The two looked in the direction the shout came from and found Lyra running towards them with Bebe's purse in her arms. They looked behind her to find Jacques chasing after her.
"Is that Lyra and Jacques?" Bebe asked.
"Jacques followed us here?!" Stan asked in shock, "What the hell ails him?"
Lyra made it to her father and Bebe before handing the purse back to the latter, panting all the while.
"Lyra, what's wrong sweetie?" Stan asked.
"Jacques stole Mrs. Broflovski's purse," Lyra explained, "I think he was going to try and pretend it was stolen so that when Mrs. Broflovski panics he can swoop in an return it, making him look like some kind of hero!"
"You don't say?" Bebe said before glaring at Jacques who had just arrived.
"Please, mademoiselle, you mustn't listen to this horrid little girl!" Jacques said panting, "She is, how you say, stark raving mad!"
"Be honest, Frenchie, did you take my purse so you can try and act like some kind of hero when you return it to me?" Bebe asked.
Jacques stuttered, trying to find a way out of this predicament just as Felix, Chelsea, Tommy, and Isabella arrived.
"Lyra is telling the truth, mom," Felix said, "I even saw him with your purse back at the food court!"
"Why the heck is he even here?!" Lyra shouted, "This dude should be back in Colorado right now!"
"Yeah, he should, shouldn't he?" Stan asked before cracking his knuckles and…
POW!
Stan knocked Jacques out cold and he hit the ground with a loud thud.
"Nice job, dad," Lyra said.
"Thanks, sweetie," Stan said, "Help me out real quick, would you?"
Stan grabbed the unconscious Jacques by his upper arms while Lyra grabbed him by the feet and the two took him down to the baggage carousel and placed him on it. The father and daughter watched as Jacques' unconscious body disappeared behind the black curtain and they gave him the middle finger salute before returning to their friends.
"What did you guys do with him?" Isabella asked.
"Let's just say he went for a little ride," Lyra said, "Bottom line I don't think we'll be seeing him for a while."
"Let's hope so, I'm getting tired of seeing that French jerk's ugly mug every other day," Bebe said.
At this moment, the group consisting of Larry, Barry, Penny, Lindsay, Paul, and Carrie arrive and head to their parents.
"Just in time, kids," Millie said, "How was lunch?"
"It was fine, mommy, thank you," Carrie said.
"Mom, dad, Aunt Karen, Mr. Firkle," Larry called.
"What's up, Larry?" Kenny asked.
"Penny has something she'd like to say to you all," Larry said as Penny stepped forward.
"Mom, Mr. Firkle, Aunt Lola, Uncle Kenny," Penny said sad and afraid, "I did something bad."
"What did you do?" Karen asked.
"I…I stole some sandwiches from a kiosk…but not before wandering off from my cousins and their friends." Penny said, "I wasn't thinking straight and I didn't realize how reckless my actions were. I made Larry and Barry worry about me and I made them very upset as a result. I just want to say that I'm very sorry for my behavior and I think I learned my lesson."
Karen only hugged her daughter before looking her in the eyes.
"So you stole and wandered away from your cousins," Karen asked causing Penny to nod.
"We paid for the sandwiches just now if you're worried about that," Penny said.
"I'm just glad that you're okay," Karen said, "I mean, wandering off in a crowded airport? Something terrible could've happened to you!"
"I know," Penny said feeling ready to cry.
"But what matters is that you're safe," Karen said before hugging her daughter again, "And I'm proud that you came to me and your aunt and uncle to tell the truth."
"So, you're not mad?" Penny asked.
"Well I am a little disappointed in your behavior," Karen said, "And I'll have to think up a reasonable punishment when we get back to South Park. So you better live it up when we get to the Bahamas because you might not be able to go outside for a few days after that."
"Okay, mom," Penny said before hugging her mother once again, "I love you mom."
"I love you too, Penny," Karen said, "And I'm proud that you owned up to your mistakes and told me about it yourself. That's very grown up of you."
Karen and Penny continued their embrace when an announcement came over the intercom.
"Now boarding 3:45 P-M Delta Flight 126 to the Bahamas."
"That's our cue, kids," Craig said, "Bahamas here we come!"
Everyone cheered as they prepared to board the plane, but Shelly, Cody, Tweek, Sally, Justin, Bridgette, Kurt, and Ursula were still looking for their respective kids.
"Where's Junior?" Shelly asked.
"Michelle and Cecilia Tweak, where are you?" Tweek called out.
"You think Sid got lost dear?" Bridgette asked Justin.
Kurt looked in the distance to see the seven kids coming up fast. Junior is leading the way and he has a jewelry box in his hand.
"Here they come now!" Kurt shouted.
The seven kids meet up with their parents at the terminal and hug them.
"Well you kid cut it awfully close," Sally said, "Where were you?"
"And what's that in your hand, Junior?" Shelly asked.
"I bought you and Mr. Oppenheimer something," Junior explained, "With a little help from Edgar and Tori of course."
"Something for us?" Cody asked.
"Yeah," Junior said as he handed Cody and Shelly the jewelry box, "Take a look."
Shelly opened the small black box to reveal the broken heart necklaces, the one reading 'Her One' for Cody and the one reading 'His Only' meant for Shelly. The two smiled and looked at Junior.
"Junior figured you two look perfect together, given how happy you two seem to be, and he thought a piece of jewelry would make the relationship seem more official." Edgar explained.
"He didn't have the money so Edgar came up with a plan to net some last minute cash," Tori chimed in.
"I hope you two like them," Junior said.
Shelly and Cody tried on the necklaces and smiled at each other.
"You look nice with that necklace on, Cody," Shelly said.
"You too," Cody said, "It really brings out the color in your already lovely eyes."
"Thank you, kids," Shelly said looking at the group of seven before her, "We love these necklaces a lot."
Junior smiled triumphantly before turning to Edgar and Tori and hugging them.
"Thanks for your help, you two," Junior said, "You're the best."
"Think nothing of it, Junior," Edgar said, "I'm always happy to help a friend out."
"Hey, what about Mimi, Cici, Sid and I," Odette asked, "The four of us helped too, where's our hug?"
"Settle down, will you?" Mimi asked.
"Come on, kids, it's time to board the plane," Justin said, "Next stop, The Bahamas!"
"Alright!" Sid cheered as he followed his father and mother onto the plane followed by The Tweaks, Oppenheimers, Smiths, and Shelly and Junior.
With all 48 of our heroes on the plane, and Jacques long gone, they take to the skies knowing that the next time they set foot on land, it'll be in the tropical paradise that is The Bahamas!
The group of 48 arrived in the Bahamas at around 6:45 P-M just as the sun was less than an hour away from setting, meaning there was just enough light to see the sights on the shuttle bus ride to Atlantis Hotel.
As they drove to the hotel, everyone was taken aback by the tropical environment. Cloudless skies, crystal blue waters, swaying palm trees, quaint seaside towns. It was everything they all imagined and then some.
And then they arrived at Atlantis Resort. It was just as big and palatial as whatever website/brochure depicted it as. As they walked up to the front door they passed all kind of people having fun. They heard people talk about the water parks, the beaches, and all of the other activities the resort had to offer. They all almost wished they arrived earlier so they could get a jump on all of the fun things there was to do there.
Upon arriving into the resort, Stan walked up to the front counter to talk to the concierge about getting room keys.
"Hello?" Stan asked.
"Hello, there," the concierge asked, "How may I help you today?"
"My name is Stan Marsh," Stan introduced himself, "I reserved some rooms for me, my friends, and all of our families."
"Ah, yes, Stanley," The concierge said, "We've been expecting you all. How was the flight down here from Colorado?"
"Pretty good," Stan said before looking around, "This is a nice place."
"You have yet to see and hear about all of Atlantis Paradise Island's wonderful activities," The concierge said as he was getting everyone's room key, "On top of the best beaches around and our Aquaventure Water Park, we offer loads of stores for shopping, the finest restaurants, boat tours, fishing charters, a library stocked with all kinds of books, pottery classes, state of the art fitness facilities, amazing tennis courts, a state of the art casino and arcade, breath taking golf courses, and of course our very own Atlantis Theatre where we show only the best in Hollywood Movies. Which reminds me, tonight we're showing 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' if you're interested."
"I'll keep all of that in mind, thank you, sir." Stan said.
"My pleasure," The concierge said as he got the last of the room keys, "Here at Atlantis Resort it's our job to make our guests are as comfortable as possible."
The concierge handed Stan the room keys.
"Feel free to call the front desk if you have any questions regarding our fabulous resort and surrounding areas," The concierge said, "Thank you for choosing Atlantis Paradise Island and I certainly hope you all enjoy your stay."
"We will, sir, thanks!" Stan said as he regrouped with his friends and family. Stan passed the room keys around until every family had one, "Okay, we all have a room key?"
"It looks that way, Stan," Bebe said.
"Great," Stan said, "Remember everyone, we're all here for one whole week. You all have one week to do whatever you all want. So, go crazy, have a good time, and let's all meet here for the checkout time at 9:00 A-M on Monday 24th.
"Sounds like a plan, Stan," Sally said.
"Great," Stan said, "The only time I'd really like all of us to come together is the night of Sunday the 23rd when I scheduled a dinner cruise for all of us to go on. Other than that, you're all free range until then."
"I love being free range!" Lindsay said.
"Alright all let's retreat to our rooms, get a good night sleep, and let the good times roll!" Stan said.
"Yeah!" Everyone shouted.
Everyone headed to their rooms and thanked Stan once again before they turned in for the night. That night, everyone either went out to one of the resort's restaurants or ordered room service before going to the Atlantis Theatre for Harry Potter. After that was when everyone hit the sheets and got a good night sleep for the fun times that awaited them all the following day.
(Cue Don't Think Twice by Hikaru Utada)
(How did I live in a kingdom of thieves? And people who say things they don't really mean?)
(It's a sunny day and Wendy and Stan are dancing together outside and right next to them are Kyle and Bebe, who are also dancing. Suddenly, the sunny skies turn stormy and Wendy is ripped away from Stan, and Kyle is ripped away from Bebe, both couples trying in vein to reach out to one another. Wendy and Kyle go up into the sky, can the ground gives weight for Stan and Bebe to fall down)
(You're only everything I ever dreamed. Ever dreamed of, ever dreamed of)
(As Stan and Bebe fall, they are enveloped by a red colored paint type substance. Behind the paint is a shadowy figure. It smiles evilly. This figure is one of Jacques Brodeur)
(You must be kidding me, did you really think I could say no?)
(Stan's daughter Lyra, and Bebe's son Felix are running through a grassy plain and two balls of light fall from the sky. The light balls reveal themselves as Wendy and Kyle, who hold their hands out to their children)
(I want you for a lifetime. So if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Cartman is standing in front of a statue of a heart. He pulls out a gun and shoots it, causing it to break. Shelly then appears and collapses to the ground, heartbroken)
(Everything is just right. But if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Sometime later, Cody Oppenheimer finds the broken pieces of the heart and puts them back together)
(I really don't get what everyone else believes. So why do I say things I don't really mean, really mean.)
(Late at night, Lola and Kenny are in bed. But while Lola is sleeping, Kenny is looking up more information about the crystals he heard about in war)
(I'm only crying 'cause I never dreamed. It'd take this long, it'd take this long)
(Kenny thinks about General Rakish with the big purple crystal floating over him. Suddenly, eight more smaller crystals circle around the big purple one: A red one, a blue one, a green one, a gold one, a pink one, an orange one, a white one, and a black one)
(I want you for a lifetime. So if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know.)
(General Rakish turns into another villain, Carlos Murciélago. The crystals are still floating over him, and the background changes to the grassy plain from before. The main adults and children are watching in horror at the sight before them)
(Everything is just right. But if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Carlos summons a demon warship from out of nowhere and easily takes out the adults and younger children, much to the older children's horror)
(Don't think twice, don't think twice. Don't think twice, baby, don't think twice)
(The children are crying and look like they're going to lose hope when an astral projection of Sir Justice appears. The sight of the unknown hero inspires the children to not give up and put the villain down. The children and Sir Justice charge at Carlos and the warship)
(If you want to take it to an even higher level. All you gotta do is say the word, you know I'll follow. If you wanna take it to an even higher level. I don't, I don't bite)
(Outside of the dream, Isabella Broflovski is looking at a picture of Kyle. Behind him Stan places a hand on her shoulder, which Isabella brushes off and walks away)
(If you want to make it happen, nothing's impossible. All you gotta do is say the word, the walls will crumble. If you want to make it happen, nothing's impossible)
(Shelly gets up from her heartbreak and finds Cody holding a hand out to pick her up. Shelly grabs Cody's hand and we cut to the next scene)
(I want you for a lifetime. So if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Stan and Jacques are fighting for Bebe's affections)
(Everything is just right. But if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Felix and Lyra are in a dark area, the look behind them to find a older, dying boy in a hospital bed. This boy is named Byron. Lyra and Felix try and run to the hospital bed to see him, but once again, the ground gives weight and the two kids fall into darkness)
(Kiss me once, kiss me twice, kiss me three times. Cross the line)
(Stan and Bebe are alone on a hill somewhere admiring the sunset. The two of them look into each other's eyes before making a move to kiss each other)
(Don't think twice, don't think twice. Don't think twice, baby, don't think twice)
(Cut to night time on that same hill where the Marshes, Broflovskis, Donovans, Tweaks, Tuckers, Cartmans, Stotches, McCormicks, and Oppenheimers are looking up at a full moon. Some of the kids are asleep, but those who are awake are enjoying the company and the beauty of the night sky)
(Next time everyone begins their vacation. In the same vein to the Avatar episode, 'Tales of Ba Sing Se,' I'm going to show a single point in everyone's vacation. Basically, each family and/or group is going to get their own sort of mini-story in the next episode. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I'll see you next time for the two parter 'Bahamian Rhapsody')