Chapter 1
Stephanie Tanner-Gibbler sat in the living room of her childhood home nervously tapping her foot. Her older sister, D.J. Tanner-Hale, entered the room.
"D.J.?" Stephanie asked. "You did mail the invitations to my baby shower, right?"
"Yes, Steph," D.J. said. "For the hundredth time!"
"Why aren't my guests here yet?" Stephanie asked.
"Probably because the shower doesn't start for another half hour," D.J. replied.
The doorbell rang.
"It's always open!" D.J. hollered.
Stephanie's best friend, Gia Mahan, entered the house holding a big present.
"I'm here!" Gia cheered.
"Gia," D.J. said in a fake sincere tone. "Of course you came. Though, I don't remember sending you an invitation."
"I invited her," Stephanie said. "She's my best friend."
"I'm pretty sure I'm her best friend," a voice said.
Stephanie, D.J., and Gia looked over at the door to see Darcy Powell.
"Darcy!" Stephanie cheered.
Stephanie got up, ran over, and hugged Darcy.
"It's so great to see you!" Stephanie cheered.
"I know!" Darcy cheered. "It's been so long. D.J. sent me an invitation."
"Hey, Darcy," Gia said in an irritated tone.
"Hey, Gia," Darcy said in a similar tone.
D.J. walked over to Darcy.
"I'm happy to see you too," D.J. said.
"Hey, D.J.," Darcy said.
Darcy and D.J. shared a hug.
"It seems like just yesterday, we were running Club Stephanie," Stephanie said.
"Oh yeah," Gia said. "That summer camp you started at the community center without me."
"Gia," Darcy said. "You were in summer school."
"Yeah," Gia said. "But I hardly went."
"And you hardly graduated," D.J. said.
"Guys," Stephanie said. "This is my baby shower. Can we please just all get along?"
"Sorry," Gia, Darcy, and D.J. said.
"Did someone say baby shower?"
Everyone looked to see Allie, Kayla, and Anna standing by the door.
"Hey, Steph," Kayla said. "You ready to party?"
"I know I am," Anna said.
"You better give me a hug," Allie said.
"You better give us all hugs," Anna said.
"Hey, guys!" Gia cheered.
"Hey, Gia," Allie said.
"It's been a while," Anna said.
"I have no idea who you are," Kayla said.
After a while of reminiscing, everyone sat in the living room. Kimmy and Ramona Gibbler joined them.
"Wow," Kimmy said. "I wonder where all the other guests are."
"They're probably at Renee's baby shower," Kayla said.
"Renee's having a baby too?" Stephanie asked.
"Yeah," Kayla said. "She's in my yoga class. I told her about you expecting and about your baby shower. She obviously is having a baby shower at the exact same time on purpose."
"She hasn't changed at all," Stephanie said. "She's still the same person she was when we were teenagers."
"I can't believe her," Darcy said. "She ruined your baby shower, just like she tried to ruin Club Stephanie."
"And I bet the rest of the Flamingoes are at her shower too," Anna said.
"We should kick some Flamingo butt!" Kayla shouted.
"Yeah!" Stephanie, Darcy, Allie, and Anna cheered.
"Count me in," Gia said.
"Me too," Kimmy said. "I'll go all Gibbler on those Flamingoes!"
"Count me out," D.J. said. "I don't want to be a part of this."
"Me neither," Ramona said. "I say we just stay here and enjoy the party."
"You're right," Stephanie said. "D.J. did go through all this trouble to put the party together."
"Yeah," everyone else agreed.
A timer rang from the kitchen.
"Appetizers are done!" D.J. cheered, heading for the kitchen.
"I'll help you," Ramona said, following D.J..
"Okay," Stephanie said. "Let's go kick some Flamingo butt!"
Everyone exited the house. D.J. and Ramona came back into the living room carrying plates of quiches.
"Where'd everybody go?" Ramona asked.
"They went to get revenge on the Flamingoes," D.J. replied.
"Guess we'd better put the quiches in the fridge," Ramona said.
"Okay," D.J. said.
D.J. walked back into the kitchen. As she walked, she found herself feeling dizzy. She then dropped the plate in her hands, and fell to the floor unconscious. Ramona ran over to her.
"D.J.!" Ramona shouted.
Jackson and Max came running down the kitchen stairs and over to D.J. and Ramona.
"Mom!" Jackson screamed.
"Max!" Ramona shouted. "Call 9-1-1!"