Episode 18 #Retreat/Terror Groves.
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(Metropolis)
(Cruz home)
We see Jess packing her bag for the trip after wiping away the sweat she picks up her phone scrolling her through her contacts before stopping at one.
Hesitating bit before swallowing her nerves she press the call icon [ring..ring..clack] [Hello?] "Babs? It's Jess I want to say sorry for what happened yesterday.." [Oh. Hey Jess, yeah that was a disaster but I manage to fix...half of it. But I feel a bit better now.] Jess sighed "I'm glad your not sad anymore. Oh I was going to a camping trip with Karen and I was thinking if you want to come with." [Me?] "Yes I thought maybe roughing it in nature would be a nice change of pace."
After a pause Jess thought maybe Babs wasn't going to come [Sqeeeeaaaa!] Jess pulled the phone back from the high pitch cry [I'll go! I'll go! I can't wait to cook some marshmallows over a fire or telling spooooky ghost stories I've even got some for tonight oh maybe there could be a lake so I should get my swimsuit and can we invite more people I think it will be much more fun if we have more friends to-] "Babs."[Yeah?] "I think it's a good idea to invite more people, but only one person okay my mom's van might have room for a large family but it's not that big."[Oh, yeah that's a good idea I'm going to see who want's to come.[click]] Jess just smiled as she see how Babs is back to herself 'I'm happy for you Babs maybe I should invite someone but who?'
(Out in the woods)
[Sqeeeeaaaalll!] Babs screamed in excitement as she bounce in place "Holy potatoes, Jess! Your parents' cabin is so awesome." Babs said as she ran up to the cabin while Shotaro who was next to her was trying to shake out the ringing from the scream.
"Forget the cabin, how 'bout that lake? Huh? Huh?" Garth who was invited by Karen gestures to the nearby lake "Look at all that water!" he shouts out excitedly before he was blindsided by Babs.
"And no worries about tonight's entertainment, 'cause I got it covered." Babs said as she dug into her pockets "Nothing goes better with nature and fresh air than..." she puled out some gadget before throwing it out as it unfolds itself expanding into a portable entertainment center "The Cabin Massacre weekend trilogy." she said ominously before talking normally "On a retractable 3D theater screen with ultra 4K resolution display and 10.2 surround sound that runs on... this!" pulling out a small purple ball with bat wings "A nanotech pocket generator that will run our electronics the entire time we're roughing!" Babs said as she sat on her chair until someone snatched the generator.
"I'm sorry, Babs, but "roughing it" means no tech." Jess said as she put the gadget in a sack.
"What?" Babs cried out as she watch Jess clean up her portable entertainment system while Karen just groan.
Hal who tagged along just smirks "You heard her. No tech." as he create a football to spin on his hand.
"That also means no powers, Hal." Jess says getting Hal to lose control causing his ball to pop.
"What?" Hal said.
"What!?" Garth cried out as he looks longingly at the lake "But... lake."
Jess just opens up the bag causing the teens to dump some gadgets in the bag while Hal just drop his ring in, Jess noticed their expression she huffed "Don't give me that look. We couldn't use our powers even if we wanted to."
she said with he hands on her hips before whispering "Did you forget about..." she motion to Pam who was less thrilled being here.
The others look to her confused on why she tagged along "Um, why is she here?" Hal asked.
"Um, why am I here?" Pam asked spooking Hal as she appeared behind him.
Jess just smiled "Because it's a weekend surrounded by the glory of nature. And who would enjoy it more than ultimate nature lover, Pam Isley?" she said while Pam just looked at her in contempt as she remembers what happened.
(Flash)
Pam was having her daily stroll through the park until she felt a hand grab hers "Pam I'm so happy to find you. Me and my friends are going to the woods to rough it up and I know you'll love to come." Pam couldn't say anything as she was dragged to a van with her friends looking at her strangely except Philip who waved at her, she unconsciously waved back "Okay gang lets rough it up!"
(Flash)
Pam just groaned at her bad luck but before she could go off on Jess she heard a snap looking behind her she saw Babs and Shotaro gathering branches not hearing the trees scream.
She then hears screams behind her as Pam looks back to see Karen plucking flowers from there stems as she made a crown from her victims.
Another scream got her to turn to the lake to see Garth carving into a log into a form of a boat who sighed from the exercise.
Pam turns away from the act before seeing Hal who lit a match before throwing into a fire place as Pam watched horrified as she hears the burning cries as she looked at the act.
Pam steps back as she kept hearing the plants cries of pain grows dull "Monsters." She said under her breath until a hand grabbed her shoulder causing her breath to hitch.
"Pam are you alright?" Philip asked in concern as he saw how uncomfortable Pam was.
Pam was breathing heavily but she just stayed silent as she walked to a corner to stay away from everyone.
As the group are having a good time telling each other things that happened Pam just tucked in herself.
Philip looked concern at the shaking Pam but before he could check on her again Jess walked up oblivious to the girls plight.
"Isn't this great? The stars, the campfire, the camaraderie." Jess says as she got into Pam's bubble "I thought you might be hungry, so I made us... veggie-kabobs!" Jess said as she offers said kabob.
Pam looks ill "I gotta go." she said before running into the woods.
Jess thinking Pam wants some privacy "Don't get lost, all right?" Jess called.
Hal just walked up chuckling a bit "That chick is weird." he said as he kept chuckling only to be smacked by a book, He turns to Jess who glared as she held Philip's book while Philip also gave him a disappointed look "What?"
Philip just shook his head as he was handed back his book.
"You could try to make her feel more welcome, you know?" Jess said with her hands on her hips.
"Hey, I built a super-welcoming fire, what do you want from me?" Hal gestures to the fire that the others sitting around.
Philip just sighed "You should learn some tact Hal." Hal just shrugs.
"She shouldn't have gone out there." Babs said ominously as she finished her kabob "She could fall victim to..." she says as her hood covers her eyes before shouting "The Witch of the Wood!" getting Garth and Karen to scream.
"The Witch of the Wood?" Garth and Karen asked as they held each other.
"Ooh, The Witch of the Wood." Hal said teasingly at the younger teens "Ooh, ooh, I'm so scared."
Babs behind them "Oh, it's no story." she slowly stood over the teens who shrank from her growing shadow "The only reason no one knows about her is because no one's lived to tell her tale!" Getting the young teens to gasp.
Jess just rolled her eyes before noticing Shotaro sitting stoically with his arms crossed 'At least someone isn't buying this.'
"A tale of tragedy and horror!" Babs says before she starts to weave her tale "You see..."
(With Pam)
"The Witch of the Wood was once a beautiful woman who lived long ago. She was mother to 13 little children." As Babs tells her tale Pam was marching through the woods wanting to exact revenge on those who killing the woods for their needs as her clothes start to unravel until revealing herself as Poison Ivy.
"But a deadly plague swept through the village, taking all her darlings with it. Driven mad with grief and despair, she vowed to bring them back to life!" Poison marched on until a strong wind blew through still hearing the echoes of the branches burning away she snarls as she release some pollen into the wind as it spread across the woods.
"But to do so, she knew she must find them amongst the graves of the plague's victims." Poisons pollen flew through the wind until finally landing on the ground and sinking in... a moment passed until a hand shape root erupt out of the ground as more flora abominations pulled themselves from the ground all groaning out
"Hang on, hang on." Jess interject.
(With the group)
Babs looked to Jess who looked susceptible "There's no such thing as witches or zombies, Babs. Stop trying to scare everyone." Jess said as she shows Garth, Karen and Hal holding each other in fear.
"It's totally not..." Hal said before clearing his throat to get rid of his cracking voice "...working." he said trying to save face getting Jess to look at him unimpressed with his bravado.
Philip looks to Jess "You do know Zee can use magic right?"
Jess just waved it away "Zee is a sorcerer she isn't a witch."
"If sorcerers exist who to say witches and zombies don't exist as well" Philip counters getting Jess to huff.
"Ugh, whatever. I'm going to get more marshmallows." Jess said as she walked into the cabin "Hopefully this nonsense will be over when I get back."
Babs looked to the group "Oh, it will..." the group seem to relax a bit "[Ominously] ...or will it?" she said getting the group to jump slightly.
(With Ivy)
"Falling deeper into madness, she pulled more and more mangled corpses from the earth... sending them forth to find her children." Poison Ivy just smiled as she imagine how her little children would handle those monsters but their was one person who didn't do anything so she hesitated a bit "And should they, destroy those who would do them further harm." until she saw one of the trees mid chopped but was also branded by the axe next to it saying [Hal rulz] all hesitation gone she got so angry she screamed.
(Back at the campsite)
Hearing Pam's scream Philip got up looking alarmed "That was Pam!" getting the others to huddle up to Shotaro who never moved this whole time.
"The Witch of the Wood got her!" Hal said in alarm as they screamed.
Philip ran into the woods leaving the others surprised "No come back Philip or else the Witch will get you!" Garth cried out.
Babs wanting to calm the teens down "Come on, you guys. It's just a scary story none of it is real I just made it up." she said chuckling a bit "I mean it's not a campfire without scary stories but I never thought you will be this scared."
"[squeak]I'm- [ahem] I'm not scared I knew it's just a made up." Hal said trying to look brave as the others not buying it.
Babs just looked to Shotaro who didn't move an inch "Wow Shotaro you weren't scared at all maybe I should maybe get even scarier stories to tell." she said but Shotaro didn't say anything getting her to look concern "Shotaro? Shotaro are you okay talk to me Shotaro! Shotaro!" she shook him until his hat fell off showing the group that Shotaro "...He fainted." Babs said at seeing Shotaro's blank look.
This got Hal and Garth to laugh while Karen giggled while Babs sighed in relief.
(In the woods)
Philip ran in the woods looking for Pam calling all the time "Pam! Say something! Pam!" he shouts out looking around until a rustling got his attention as he walked tentatively toward the bush "Pam?" Philip asked until his eyes glowed.
A wooden arm suddenly reach out to grab him only to grab air as Philip jump back as a plant monster lumbered out groaning along with more appearing from the treeline slowly surrounding him.
Philip getting in a stance as he looks around for an opening for him to run through until a voice caught his attention "Your not suppose to be here." he turns to see Poison Ivy sitting crossed legged on a giant venus flytraps.
"Poison Ivy? Where is Pamela!" Philip said still keeping his guard up.
Poison Ivy smiled whether because he cared or because he called her name she doesn't know but she still feel a little happy about the concern "You don't have to worry about that in fact." she says before commanding them to grab him.
Philip did his best but even if he knew they were coming their is just too many of them he struggled as one giant trunk like zombie held Philip up to Poison Ivy who smiled "You won't have to worry anymore. " Ivy said sensually as she sprouts a flower from her hand before blowing it to Philip who kept struggling until he slow then fell asleep, Poison kept her smile as her zombie placed him down gently.
"Just sleep tight." Ivy said before commanding her plant monsters to march toward the camp to end the plant killing monsters.
(Back to the Camp)
Splash "AAAAHH I'm not your little boy!" Shotaro shouted before realizing the amused looks from the others causing him to blush "[cough] Um right, uh what happened?"
"Dude you passed out from a ghost story." Hal said holding back a chuckle.
"Yeah Babs was worried if you were dead." Karen said giggling a bit.
"Yeah she almost gave mouth to-" Garth said laughing a bit until Babs covered his mouth with a blush.
"Ha ha ha Yeah I thought you would never wake up but now you are so yay!" Babs said laughing a bit stiffly before playing it off "And if it makes you feel better I totally made the whole thing up their is no such thing as the witch of the woods." Babs said before noticing the paling faces of her friends "What?" a groan got her to slowly to turn around to see a zombie like plant monster leering down at her.
Babs stared for a second before turning to her friends "[nervously] There's a zombie behind me right?" she asked nervously as her friends nods a bit "Oh, alright then...RUN!" Babs shouts as she and the group ran from the plant zombie barley missing being swiped.
Though they didn't ran far as group of zombies lumbered out of the forest towards them "They're everywhere!" Karen cried out as the group ran from the zombies until stopping by the lake.
Knowing they can't cross the lake they turn around to find another way out but before they could a root like hand grabs Garth's ankle and with a gasp he was dragged closer to the lake.
The others gasp "Garth!" Karen scream as she tries to grab his hand but she was held back by Hal as the teens watch Garth digging his hands in the ground hoping to pull himself away but he was pulled under leaving nothing but a few bubbles.
"Oh, no, Garth!" Karen cried as she fell to her knees "What do we do? We can't save him, Jess took all our power thingies." she says as she held her head trying to think up a plan but her thoughts were cut off by some bubbling sound behind them.
The teens turn to see a pillar of water rose out of the lake "Fear not, young Karen." they see Garth now in his Aqualad alter ego standing on this water pillar "For unlike you mere mortals, I need no power thingy to become the mighty master of the deep. Aqua-" Glomp he was eaten by a plant monsters.
The teen just looked stunned before screaming "Garth!" Karen cried before she was grabbed by Shotaro.
"Come on we're sitting ducks out here!" Shotaro said as he and the group ran away from the lake.
[groan!] More Zombies started to shamble closer to the teens terrified screams getting them to panic more as they try to find any way through.
"The cabin. It's our only hope. Run!" Babs said as she points to the cabin being the only clear way out from the hord.
Now the teens ran toward the cabin dodging, ducking and shoving any zombies in their way, they were making distance until a yelp got the teens attention seeing Hal caught by one.
"Hal!" Girls shout out as they run to help the jock but the zombie kept a strong grip on Hal's ankle, Babs was about to run up to kick the zombie before someone ran passed her "Shotaro!" she shouts out fearing he might sacrifice himself.
"Get away from my friends!" Shotaro shouted as he ran over to the zombies as one of them tried to swipe at him he jumped over it using it as a spring board before launching himself into the zombie holding Hal, as the zombie teetered from the sudden force Shotaro kicked off the plant monster causing the zombie to fall back and due to the teens pulling Hal and the zombie falling back caused the limb to stretch, until Shotaro came stomping hard as he lands on the arm causing it to snap freeing Hal from the zombies "Now our chance! Move!" not needing to be told twice they ran towards the cabin.
The first to reach the cabin is Babs opening it as she urges the teens to run in, once they are all in Babs slammed the door as the teens tried to catch their breath "We [huff] need to [huff] secure the parameters." Babs said as the teen nods as they locked the windows, locking the doors and barricading any way the zombies could get in.
"Hey, guys?" they turn to Jess walking out of the pantry holding a bag of marshmallows and a chocolate bar "Do you know where are the gluten-free graham crackers are? I found the..." Jess asked before noticing the teens trying to hold the door closed "Um...What's going on?" Jess asked.
"We're under zombie attack!" Karen shout out looking really scared "They took Pam! They took Garth! And they might've taken Philip!"
"They're here for our immortal souls!" Babs finished looking just as freaked out.
Jess looked unimpressed "Oh, please. You think I'm falling for that?" she said as she walks passed the two terrified girls as she moved the chairs out of the way "There's no such things as witches, and there's no such thing as-" Jess said as she opens the door seeing hundreds of lumbering plant like zombies moving closer to the door Slam [click] Jess look to the two before screaming in a panic as the two followed.
As the girls fortified the door Jess noticed someone not helping "Hey, Hal. How about some help here?" she shouts out.
Back with the boys who were barricaded the kitchen though really it was Shotaro who was mostly doing that "Hal can you get me more tape...Hal?" Shotaro looks up and noticed Hal in the pantry "Seriously?"
Hal looks back with his mouth full of marshmallows "What I eat when I'm stressed and I'm really stressed right now." he said nervously not seeing the vine that was still on his leg starts to grow until it started to crawl up his body "Uh dude..."
Shotaro saw what's happening looked cautiously as he backed up to the lobby "Girls something's wrong with Hal."
The group looked back and notice Hal stumbling out of the kitchen holding his head feeling dizzy "Hey, uh... I don't feel so good. Can one of you girls, like, make me a sandwich or something?" Hal said as he stumbles about.
"Hal... Are you okay?" Jess asked looking concern for her fellow Lantern as she watched Hal's skin turned a pale green as vines start to cover him more and more.
Hal still in a stupor just fumbled about "[groaning] Oh, yeah. Totally fine." Hal said before he was completely covered in vines and moss turning him into one of the zombies "[voice distorting] Put me in, Coach, I'm ready to..." Hal said before lumbering closer to them.
"Hal?" Jess steps back from the zombified jock before he was tackled away by Shotaro.
Shotaro manage to jump away before Hal could swipe at him "Oi over here!" Shotaro taunted Hal as Hal stretched his viney arms at him.
Managing to get away he heard a cry "Shotaro catch!" he heard Babs cried out as she threw something to him.
Shotaro looked at what he caught "A broom seriously!?" he shouted out before he defended himself from Hals mindless attack before Shotaro smacked Hals head ...which did nothing as he swipes him towards the girls who held their own weapons a broom for Babs and a mop for Jess.
"Our strikes have no effect on him. He must be completely brain-dead!" Babs deduced as she watch how little Hal reacted to being hit as he lumbered over to them mindlessly asking for a sandwich.
"How can you tell?" Jess deadpanned honestly she can't tell the difference between zombie Hal or normal Hal.
Hal looked to the girls before he stretched his arms catching Babs and Jess by surprise before pulling them to him "'Sup, ladies?" Hal said as he looked to the two girls.
Karen seeing her chance jumps and dunks a bucket on Hals head who let the girls go now stumbling blind as he cant see where he's going as he stumbles about, he was kicked in the back as he fell into the broom closet, while Babs ran up to shut the door as Jess barred it with her broom.
The teens sighed in relief while it lasted "Um, guys?" Karen said as she points to the vine ridden door as vines and roots were snaking pass the barricade.
"The door isn't gonna last long." Jess said a bit scared.
"We're trapped!" Karen panicked
Babs grabs Jess shaking her "We need our power thingies. Where are our thingies!?" Babs demanded.
Jess just sheepishly said "It's in the sack... hanging from the tree outside behind my mom's minivan." as she points to one window where they see the car.
"What?" Babs said not believing that Jess just left their superhero gears outside instead of in the cabin.
Shotaro just facepalms "Majika Jessica." Shotaro groaned.
"We're doomed." Karen said summing up their situation.
"No. No, we're not." Jess said not willing to give up as she held her friends shoulder "We don't need powers. We're four intelligent, capable people who can handle any obstacles. We'll just have to... improvise!"
As the teens rummage through the kitchen creating improvised weapons and armor with Babs armed with twin spatulas, Jess with a frying pan, Karen with a crank egg beater and Shotaro holding a shovel, the others looked to him wondering where he got a shovel "I found this in the broom closet before Hal was shoved in there." he shrugged.
Deciding to let it go the teens got in a ready pose "Are you guys ready?" Jess asked.
"Wait a minute, Jess." Karen piped up "Are you sure about this? I-I mean, aren't you a pacifist?"
Jess just smiled "Ah, but you forget, Karen, I'm a vegetarian. And I eat plants for breakfast." Jess said as she blows on her pan "Ready?" She asked the teens who nods "Okay three." She counted down as the barricades are starting to be pushed aside by the vines "Two." the teens tensed up as the door starts to break off it's hinges "Now!" She shouted as the teens rush the door forcing it open knocking any zombies in the way while one unlucky one was crushed between the door and the wall.
As the teens roar they charged into the horde of the living plants as Jess bashed her way through with her frying pan, while Karen shreds the inside with her beater, Babs manage to slice through with her spatulas and Shotaro chops his way with a shovel.
Jess bashed any zombies in her way as she manage to group one up and with a well timed smack she launched them into the group breaking them apart, smirking at her handy work she saw a shadow over her turning around she gasp at a giant plant monster leering hungrily at her.
As the beast roars Karen who climbed on the monsters back cries out as she plunge her beater into the beast tearing its insides "You're coleslaw, sucker!" She shouted out before jumping off as the monster fell "That's for Garth." she glared at the monster.
Jess nods before looking back seeing the bag she says "Almost there." Before another shadow appeared came over them as she sees more zombies lumbering towards them, as one of the big ones raised their arms to crush them, a pair of spatulas flew by and cutting the trees arms and a shovel piercing the monsters forehead causing it to fall.
Landing in front of is Babs who looked back before she felt her body entangled in vines Babs dropped her spatulas as she was dragged into the horde only to be saved by Shotaro who grabbed the spatulas to cut her free "Mada da!" he shouted as he stood in front of her giving her a spatula "I'll cover your back, you cover mine. Got it!" Shotaro said as he got in a stance.
Babs blushed a bit at seeing him saved her before smiling as she grabs her spatula and put her back to his "Got it!"
Jess was about to go help them before hearing "I always hated vegetables!" she turned to see Karen shredding as much zombies as she could but was overwhelmed by their numbers.
Jess was about to run back "Don't worry about her! Get the sack!" she heard Shotaro shouts out "We'll save her just focus on the sack!" Jess looked hesitant before looking determined as she ran through the horde of zombies smacking away as many in her way, loosing her frying pan in the process she manage to jump on the van before jumping up to the sack.
With her arms outreach she grabbed onto the sack "Yes!" she said before she felt a tug looking down she see a zombie holding onto her legs "Oh, no." was the last thing she said before she was pulled down as she watched her ring fly out of the sack she reached out to the ring before she was swallowed by the horde.
By the treeline Poison Ivy looked pleased as she watch nature retake the campsite "Now, this is the glory of nature." She said before walking back into the woods passing by the trees she reverts back into Pamela Isely as she walks up to a sleeping form resting on a bed of moss "And now their is no more monsters to harm the woods." she said as she laid besides him feeling tired from the ordeal.
While back at the Campsite a pillar of green light cut through the horde as Green Lantern sliced through the horde saving what's left of her family cabin as well as her friends who all panting from the whole ordeal "Is [pant] Is everyone okay?[pant]" Jess called out.
Shotaro also panting held onto Babs who fell asleep from both exhaustion and relief "Next time [pant] make sure the next camping trip [pant] is curse proof!" Shotaro panted as he adjust himself so Babs more comfortable.
Karen crawled out also panting "When [pant]did this place get cursed!?" Karen asked having never gone through this the last time she was here.
A grunt got Karen attention as she sees Garth's but trying to pull the rest of himself out of the monster "Garth!" Karen cried out as she helps.
Pulled free Garth stumbles about with his eyes spinning "I am Aqualad, king of the oceans." he said before dropping down as Karen manage to catch him.
Jess looked at the disaster for what was suppose to be a relaxing day sighing tiredly she look to the others "Let's get them inside they earned some rest." she said getting Shotaro and Karen to nod as they carry of in Karen's case drag their friend inside to recuperate and and getting some rest themselves.
(Next day in the woods)
Philip groan as he woke up seeing he was in an unfamiliar place he also noticed something on his body looking down he sees "Pam? Your okay." he sighed in relief before looking around him needing to get back to his friends he gently nudge Pam getting her to groan.
Pam doesn't know why but she felt safe so much so when she felt a nudge she moved closer to the safe feeling, but the nudging never stopped so with a groan she manage to crack open an eye "Good morning." her eyes snap open she found herself cuddling with Philip so with a heavy blush she pushed herself off him much to his surprise.
Philip also stood up as he watched Pam trying to hide her red face "Pam I'm glad your okay." he said getting her to stop and look at him "I was scared after hearing your scream I thought maybe Poison Ivy might've hurt you."
Pam looked down trying to hide a smile as she blush from the boy's concern for her "I'm fine she didn't really hurt me." she said before she felt a firm hold on her hand, looking down she blushed as Philip held her hand gently but firmly 'His hand is really big.' she thought.
Philip looked around trying to navigate the woods "We should head back to the group they must be worried." he says as he walked in the direction he at least recognize.
Pam was about to tell him it will be useless but she held back not wanting to explain what she means so she kept going with him.
As they made their way to the campsite Pam can't help but feel a bit happy as they walked hand in hand as they stroll through the woods 'This isn't so bad.' she thought.
"We're here." Philip said while Pam ready herself to seeing what she thought would be a terrible sight.
"Oi! Philip where have you been!" Pam looked surprised as she saw Philips friend and the others looking tired but fine while her plant monsters littered the campsite, Shotaro walked up before seeing Pam "Ah I see you were looking for her." Shotaro mumbled before he got in her face "What do you have to say for yourself running into the woods alone." Shotaro asked sternly at her.
Pam shuffled behind Philip who didn't mind "It's fine Shotaro she's fine but we should leave right now."
Shotaro looked up confused.
Philip elaborated "I don't know why but we ran into Poison Ivy here she might be trying to make some army or something."
Shotaro just facepalmed "That explain the zombies." getting both Pam and Philip to look confused.
"Pam! Philip! your alive!" They turned to Jess who ran up and hugged Pam much to her annoyance.
"Yeah...you too..." Pam grunted trying to pry herself from Jess not believing they survived.
Jess let go of Pam as she looked relieved "I'm happy your all okay, come on I got the van ready." Jess said then looks to Shotaro "Could you get the others?"
Shotaro nodded before he gestures to Philip to follow him who nodded.
As the two walked off Pam looked down to her hand remembering the gentle and firm feeling, until she felt a hand on her shoulder "Come on Pam you can help put our bags into the van." Jess urges her as she drag the disgruntled teen.
(a while later)
"I'm really sorry guys I never thought a relaxing camping trip would go this way." Jess said as she sat in the drivers seat.
Shotaro shakes his head "Don't worry about it, none of us expected it to happen anyways." he said as Babs who was still tired sat in his lap mumbling in her sleep he was sure she said something about pumpkins.
Philip looked around from his seat as he saw Karen leaning on Garth's shoulder with his head on hers making a cute image, he looked to Shotaro trying to divert his attention to the windows as Babs in her sleepy stupor turned to cuddle up to him still mumbling in her sleep, Philip then turn to Pam looking annoyed as she sat next to Jess who decided to focus on driving then did he realize something missing "Where's Hal?"[Screech!].
Jess stomps down on the break stopping the car as the momentum caused Karen and Garth to jolt awake falling out of their seats, Babs jolts up but was held by Shotaro from falling off getting her to blush, Pam was almost thrown off if not for the seat belt Jess fastened for her and Philip just braced from the sudden momentum shift.
"We forgot Hal!?" Jess shouts out having forgetting the jock.
(Back at the cabin)
"Um, hello?" Hal called out from the closet not knowing how he got there "Not funny, guys. It's cold in here,[gurgle]and I'm hungry. Can someone make me a sandwich?" he called out not receiving a reply "Hello?"