Eventually, the plane landed on the runway, and the group came into the London airport.
"Ah... Foggy old London..." Chaz glanced out the window.
"It does look rather nice." Kira smiled to her husband.
"How do these London guys get anything done if it's so foggy most of the time?" wondered Stu.
"Maybe there'll be cute British boys..." Angelica wondered. "Then I'll be able to have a genuine long-distance relationship with one of them!"
"I think the foggiest thing is Angelica's head." Tommy smirked.
"Watch it, Pickles!" Angelica glared.
The kids giggled at that as they got into the London airport.
"Okay, we're here," said Martin. "Whaddo we do now?"
"We find a place to stay of course," Charlotte replied. "I suggest the finest hotel. Only the best for my little angel."
Angelica grinned innocently from that.
"Well, Howie and I are probably gonna look for Phil and Lil's cousins if anyone wants to come with." Betty chuckled.
Just then, they saw a taxi pulling in. Out of it stepped a man with auburn hair, holding a sign. It read "WELCOME DIL PICKLES (AND GUEST/S)" in bright blue marker.
"Guess that's our guy." noted LJ.
"Aw, sweet!" Dil laughed out of excitement. "I'm famous!"
"Welcome to London." The driver greeted the group as they approached him.
"Thanks, glad to be here!" replied Chaz.
"Be a pal and help get the bags in, wouldja?" Stu asked the driver, who nodded and went to load up the group's baggage.
"This is so exciting." Didi beamed.
"It's sure to be a vacation to remember." Cherry replied.
Two streaks were flying through the air which made the kids look up until two beings landed with one of them being...
"Akito?!" Cherry gasped.
"Hi, Aunt Cherry," Akito smiled as he stood with his girlfriend. "Hi... The rest."
"Hey, cous," LJ waved. "We're on a trip across Europe, and jolly old England just so happens to be our first stop."
"We came here too for a little visit," Akito smiled. "Emi has a little break from Pokémon Princess duties."
"I might be a Queen soon though since we're planning on starting a family soon." Emi added bashfully.
"I see..." David replied. "Well, we're about to head to our hotel and put our stuff up before we go sightseeing."
"That sounds like fun," Akito smiled. "Maybe we'll run into each other again."
"Maybe," Cherry replied. "Uh... Do your parents know you're here?"
"Of course, Aunt Cherry," Akito nodded. "Emi and I just thought getting out of town for a while would be nice. Especially before we get married."
"Jeez, how old are you guys anyway?" asked LJ. "I mean, I'm only 17, and here you guys go talking about marriage! Feels like I'm seriously bein' left in the dust here!"
Akito whispered his age to leave it ambiguous to the audience due to the timeline change.
"Ohh... I guess that makes sense." LJ then said.
Emi giggled a bit. "We were engaged before we were suddenly sent away to a place called Neopia."
"...Neopets, right?" asked LJ. "Figured."
"Besides, we'll be staying at the Britannia International Hotel while we're here." explained Chrissy.
"Alright, that sounds nice," Emi smiled. "We'll be sure to drop by every now and then to see you."
"It's very nice to see you, Emi," Zofia smiled back. "You're very pretty, but then again, you are a princess."
"Aw! Thank you~" Emi blushed a bit. "I try my best. Mom usually loves doing my hair though even if the maids insist on doing it for her since we all live in a castle now."
"Well, catch you two lovebirds later," LJ replied as he and the group climbed into the car. "We'll letcha know our room number once we get checked in!"
"Alright, have fun," Akito smiled. "We look forward to seein' ya!"
"See ya!" LJ and Zofia beamed as they went to get going.
"What a nice family." Emi smiled at Akito.
And so the group was driven to the hotel, unaware that they were being followed by the disguised Maleficent and Despara, who had used their powers to hypnotize another taxi driver into following the taxi the group was being driven in. They heard the tolling of a rather big clock.
"Look, kids, it's Big Ben!" Stu smiled as he looked out the window. "You don't get that back in old America."
"And yet they still have clock towers..." Dib replied. "Looks more like the outside of a supervillain lair. Am I right, Giffany?"
"Heh, yeah, it looks more cool this way than creepy though, thankfully." Giffany smiled at her boyfriend.
Dib chuckled at that as they kept on driving.
"I sure hope Pop and Lulu will be alright back home." Didi said.
"Ah, relax, Deed," Stu smiled to his wife. "Those two keep each other out of trouble these days. Plus Taffy said she'd look out for them since they're a lot older now."
"Well, I suppose that's alright." Didi said.
"Ah, Didi, you should know that worrying causes wrinkles." Charlotte told her sister-in-law.
"She makes a good point." Chrissy nodded as she jotted that down.
Soon, they arrived at the hotel. The driver got the door for them and they all soon stepped out to check out the hotel.
"Alright, now the contest should have reservations for us already," Dil smiled. "We just gotta ask the front desk. Luckily, I speak British, so I can take it from here, Mom and Dad."
"Oh, boy." Tommy groaned slightly.
"This oughta be good for a laugh." David shrugged as Dil approached the counter.
"'Ello, Goven'or!" Dil greeted the man at the front desk who looked over a bit. "Fancy a bit of fish and chips and all that? Me family be knackered and all that and we'd bloody love to check-in and all that? Pip Pip Cheerio!"
The man at the front desk's face paled a bit. "Erm... You must be Dil Pickles from America..." he then said.
"That I am, luv!" Dil grinned. "And these blokes ere are my chums I brought!"
"Please stop talking." Tommy face-palmed.
"Right... You all had the suite..." The front desk man said, typing into his computer. "And you won a special contest... Not bad for a Yankee."
"Thank you very much!" replied Dil. "Naturally, we're gonna need somebody to take our bags upstairs, but hopefully before tea time!"
The front desk man then hit the bell to summon over a worker.
"Si, Senor Fawlty?" A man replied, coming over.
"Manuel, take their bags up to their room." The man demanded.
"Que?" The other man asked.
"Take. Bags. Up to. Room." The man enunciated, but his worker still didn't understand.
"Ugh, let me handle this," Cherry groaned before speaking to the man. "¿Puedes llevar nuestras maletas a nuestra habitación, por favor?"
"Oh! Ohh, Si Senora... Right away..." The man smiled to her, going to help out.
"Nice job, hon," Lionel winked. "Really cut through the bullcrap."
"I do what I can." Cherry replied.
"And I love it!" Lionel smirked as Manuel put their bags on the dolly and wheeled them to the elevator.
"At least the elevator's big." Cherry said.
"Why couldn't it had been this big when we were in college?" Lionel chuckled weakly.
As they were going, they had company, but they wouldn't notice it until later on as a certain mother and daughter also checked into that very hotel by "sheer coincidence".
Soon after, the group was placed in Room 460, and their stuff was set out. Most of the others collapsed onto beds or couches as it was a bit of a long way to London from back home. Raul sighed a bit as he thought about being away from Malina and it seemed to be all he could think about.
"Well... I dunno about you guys, but I think I'll go check out this place," LJ replied. "Maybe see what I can do for fun around here. Anyone else wanna come with?"
Raul continued to sulk.
"Come on, cous, let's go explore," Martin said. "Some fresh air will do ya some good. Look, I'm away from Sara, but I'm not crying about it, am I?"
"You don't understand," Raul complained. "Malina was everything I could have ever wanted in a girl and more."
"I get what he's going on about," replied Junior. "Malina was the first time he actually found a girl who likes him back, so he's all torn up over being away from her."
"Hmm... I guess that is a bit rough..." Martin said. "But come on, Raul, fresh air might be good for you."
"Yeah, you know what our mom and dad always say," Jenny added. "Sometimes you just gotta go with it."
Raul soon sat up, looking to his cousins and sighed as he gave up and decided to go out with them.
"GREAT!" LJ replied. "I'll head out first and meet you downstairs!" And, grabbing one of the room keys, headed out the door and towards the elevator.
Everyone else then went to get ready to go explore London while the adults looked zonked out. When LJ was in the elevator, the doors were about to close.
"Hold the lift!" A girl's voice called out.
"Huh?" LJ asked as he pressed a button to open the doors. "Who's there?"
A girl soon came in to join him.
"Oh, hello, there," LJ smiled. "You on vacation too?"
"Yes," The girl replied. "My name is Genevieve."
"Nice to meet'cha, Gen," LJ replied. "Name's LJ."
"You're not from around here, are ya?" Genevieve asked mysteriously.
"No," LJ replied. "Like I said, I'm on vacation... Though I could ask you the same thing."
At that point, the elevator doors closed and the elevator went down to the main floor.
"I'm on a vacation too," Genevieve replied. "I was hoping to make some friends since I don't really have anyone back home and I'm frightfully shy."
"Well... That's rough," said LJ. "But consider me your first-ever pal from across the pond, Gen!"
"Aw, thank you," Genevieve beamed from that. "You seem so helpful and charming."
LJ gave a sheepish chuckle. "No problem... It's what I do."
"Maybe you'd like some company to wait for your friends here?" Genevieve offered.
"That would be nice." LJ replied as the elevator continued its descent.
"Oh, goody!~" Genevieve beamed.
LJ smiled to her before looking around. Genevieve smiled back until he turned his head which made her eyes glow green.
"We should be down shortly..." LJ said as he looked out the windows of the elevator. "Whaddya wanna do to pass the time?"
"I guess we could get to know each other a little better..." Genevieve smirked a bit as her eyes glowed into his.
LJ did a bit of a double-take at that. "Huh... Sure, sounds good to me." he replied, curious.
"Yes..." Genevieve replied. "I'm here with my mother. We just had to get out of the house for a while."
"Huh... Cool," LJ replied, the green glow reflecting into his eyes. "I came with my friends and parents."
"That sounds like fun..." Genevieve smirked a bit. "I bet your whole family is interesting like you..."
"Yeah..." LJ replied, beginning to get entranced. "They're... Quite a bunch..."
"Mm-hmm?" Genevieve replied.
"Yeah..." LJ said as his voice seemed to fade at first.
The others were soon beginning to catch up in the elevator once they were all set and Chrissy had her hair wrapped up so it wouldn't frizz up while in the fog.
"Wonder if LJ made it down without us?" said Zofia. "He has been the impatient type..."
"He should be okay," said Phil. "Besides, I'm dyin' to try these fish and chips they're talking up so much..."
"Just know that the chips are like Lays." Lil replied.
"Then why are they called 'Fish & Chips', Lillian?" Phil glared.
"Because they call fries 'chips', Philip!" Lil glared back.
"Well, ex-cuuse me, princess!" Phil retorted. "How was I supposed to know that?!"
"...They'll be going on like this for a while..." David rolled his eyes. "Let's just hope it's done by the time we get to the main floor."
"Tell me about it," Zofia replied. "Why don't you tell us about your little friend I believe you called Francine?"
"I was a year old at the time," David replied. "I barely remember that situation!"
"Ah, well, I tried," Zofia shrugged. "Just thought I'd change the subject from the DeVille twins having their colorful debate."
"Hey, at least they're not werewolves or something." Kimberly commented.
"That's just nuts," replied Dil. "But what would be even more nuts would be if all our cool adventures were just... I dunno, Angelica's hallucinations or something."
"We've had some adventures, and I'm not just countin' the time we met that wild Thornberry family before that big-nosed guy retired from his nature show." Angelica replied.
"Oh, yeah, for sure," Dil replied. "But it just feels like somebody retconning everything we've all been through as a figment of someone's imagination feels unnecessary and depressing."
"Hmm... I guess that's a good point," Angelica replied. "Some people just can't leave fun ideas alone when they're seeking deep into your mind and imagination, even if someone who wasn't there finds it impossible or ridiculous."
Everyone murmured in agreement on that as the elevator reached the bottom.
"Finally." Tommy said as they reached the bottom.
Chuckie looked a little dizzy.
"You okay, Chuck?" Tommy asked.
"I think so... Guess I still have a bit of jet lag." Chuckie replied.
Meanwhile, in the other elevator, LJ was still in a trance thanks to "Genevieve".
"Hey, LJ made a new friend." Chuckie commented.
"Who is that girl?" Zofia wondered.
"GIRL?!" Chrissy glared. "Stand back!" She stepped forward... And pulled Kimberly along as she stepped forward to confront Genevieve.
"Whoa! Okay, hello." Kimberly blinked from the sudden pulling.
"We're going to redefine the word 'fun'." Genevieve smirked a bit to LJ.
"Redefine... Fun..." LJ mumbled, mesmerized.
"Ahem!" Chrissy glared.
Genevieve soon turned to see Chrissy and Kimberly.
"Tell her what's up, Kim!" Chrissy said.
"I think they're just talking, Chrissy." Kimberly replied.
"Yes, we were just talking," Genevieve replied. "Isn't that right, LJ?"
LJ nodded, a glassy look in his eyes. "...Just talking..." he replied.
Chrissy narrowed her eyes a bit.
"LJ seems a little different though... Uh... Who are you?" Kimberly asked.
"I'm Genevieve, and I'm hoping to make some new friends while I'm visiting this wonderful place with my mother." Genevieve smiled innocently.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Genevieve," said Kimberly. "I hope this incident didn't sour your opinion of us as people, and hopefully we can be good friends."
"Yes, I hope so too," Genevieve replied. "No need to feel so jealous... Christine, is it?"
"Um, yeah, but everybody calls me Chrissy." Chrissy said to the new girl.
"I'll be glad to remember that." Genevieve replied as she tapped LJ on the shoulder, awakening him from his trance.
"Hm? Huh? Gen? What happened?" LJ asked, a bit disoriented. "Oh, hey. Kimberly, Chrissy. When did you two get down here?"
Kimberly looked curious and concerned.
"We just saw you with another girl." Chrissy said to LJ.
"Which you don't have to be jealous of," Zofia told Chrissy. "LJ would never look at another girl the way he looks at you except for maybe Kimberly since he loves you both so much."
"Yeah, what she said!" LJ nodded. "Cuz I got two perfect girls for me! And two is just enough!"
"Hmm... All right then... But I'm watching you, Genevieve..." Chrissy told the new girl.
Genevieve let out an innocent smile, though smirked a bit as she seemed to be able to manipulate LJ.
"Come on, guys, let's go explore already," Angelica said. "The cute boys-I mean, London awaits!"
The group walked off as LJ seemed to wince slightly, while Genevieve chuckled to herself. They soon came along the streets as people greeted each other along the way.
"So... This is where the BBC happens on TV..." Dil commented.
"Also mine and Phil's cousins... But what're the odds we'll run into them?" Lil added.
"Well, Mom did say we were gonna go visit them today," replied Phil. "So I'd say pretty good."
"Oh... Yeah..." Lil said. "I guess just wander around a bit to look for something."
"I just know that I'm hungry." Jenny commented.
"Same here," Martin nodded.
"Maybe Giffany could look up any restaurants for us to find around here..." Dib suggested as he began typing on his phone.
"Please hold while I find some places coming our way." Giffany replied.
"You sounded like Siri then." LJ chuckled.
"WHO IS SIRI?!" Chrissy glared then.
"Uh, that automated voice assistant thing on the phone?" LJ reminded.
"...Oh." Chrissy said before backing off then.
"Jeez, you okay?" asked LJ. "You seem WAY more on edge than usual. And frankly, I'm worried."
"Hmph... I'm sorry, LJ... I guess it's just that your new friend was looking at you funny." Chrissy sighed a bit.
"Aw, you don't gotta worry," LJ replied. "She and I are just amigos, nothing's going on between us."
"Hmm... All right... I'll try to tone it down a bit." Chrissy replied.
"That's all we ask." Gaz nodded from that.
And so they went to a restaurant near a wharf to have lunch.
"I could eat just about anything." Jenny said.
"Coconuts?" Martin smirked.
"Don't start." Jenny groaned from their family's diet of coconut.
"Welcome to Seaside Snacks, what'll ye be having?" asked a British boy with a notepad.
"I'll have a cheeseburger if you got one," said LJ. "And... Fish and chips for my pals. Heavy on the tartar sauce."
The boy nodded as he jotted that down.
"Is that a yes on the burger by the way?" LJ asked.
"You got it, mate." The boy smiled.
"Way cool!" LJ exclaimed.
The boy soon walked off to take carry out their orders.
"Finally, some food," Jenny said. "That food on the plane was pretty stale."
"No kidding," replied Junior. "Only the big shots in first-class got actual meals..."
And everyone either talked or ate their lunches. While they ate, two preteens soon walked in who appeared to be twins like Phil and Lil, though a bit different. Very different indeed. In fact, they believed that they were the perfect twins and anyone who wasn't like them, was not perfect in the very least.
"I say, sister, this... Wharf is quite smelly, is it not?" asked the boy.
"Indeed, brother," replied the girl. "And the fact it reeks of fish and grease doesn't exactly help matters..."
Phil and Lil soon glanced at each other before looking back.
"It could really use some help." The boy then said.
"All the help it could possibly get." The girl replied.
"Oh, great..." Phil groaned, recognizing the other twins.
"Them..." Lil added with a face-palm.
"Who are these windbags?" asked Dib through a mouthful of fish and fries.
"Windbags? Hardly!" The boy replied. "I am Smedley."
"And I am Hedley." The girl added.