Chapter 15: Birthday Bash

(Special Guests: Claudia And Krissie From LivingOnLaughs,and Rattler,Cobra and Joslyin From HPDrummerman.)

It was around 7:30 in the evening and the sun had almost completely set and placed all of Sparkyville under a blanket of darkness for the night,keyword almost since there was still a little bit of light left in the sky and the snow was left with a slightly purplish tint while the clouds up above were very light pink. Rebecca and Marcie had finally made it over to Charlie Brown's neighborhood and were both walking down the sidewalk that led to his house,and the former had actually decided to tell the latter about her feelings for Ed which resulted in a very interesting conversation.

"I'm very happy that you and Ed have come together Rebecca,I guess it is true that there's someone out there for everyone. Does anyone else know?" Marcie happily congratulated Rebecca and Ed for practically coming together at this point as Rebecca smiled and cheerfully replied "Thanks Marcie,I knew there was something growing between the two of us when we were out there in those woods and when he helped me get out of that place. So far only Charlie Brown knows about it and I'm thinking of maybe telling everyone tonight at the meeting."

"Well you better start preparing your speech then,because here we are." Marcie chuckled and jokingly suggested when they had finally made it to the Brown's household as Rebecca took a deep breath and nervously told herself as they walked up to the front door "Alright,just tell them,and don't get too wishy-washy about it. This is gonna go perfectly fine." before she took another deep breath and knocked on the front door to which the voice of Charlie Brown instantly responded from behind "It's open! Come on in!"

However as Rebecca opened the front door and stepped on inside the house along with Marcie,she would be left in a slight state of confusion when she saw that all the lights were turned off and that the house was filled with nothing but a dead and lifeless silence as she politely called put "Uh,guys the lights are off,where are y'all?" before the lights suddenly turned right back on to reveal almost everyone Rebecca had known in Sparkyville with party hats on which included former Serpent Sister members Rattler and Cobra,along with three of the gang's other friends Joslyin,Claudia Grandin,and her older sister Krissie while they all shouted at the top of their lungs "SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY REBECCA!"

Rebecca was left in a state filled with nothing short of awe,shock and confusion,she had completely forgotten that it was her birthday today due to her being so focused on the rehearsals and the show tomorrow as she grew a wide smile and stammered in bewilderment "I-it was my birthday today? Good grief I knew there was something else going on over here!" before Snoopy,Amy,Woodstock and Jasper ran up to her and blew a barrage of party horns right in her face to which she laughed and showed her gratitude for the party "You guys did all this for me? Thank you all so much,you're all seriously the best."

Charlie Brown as a result of this started to get bright red in the face as he slowly walked up to Rebecca and happily tried to brush it all off while he held a small box behind his back "Hey it was the very least we could do during all….this. We wanted to make sure that your first birthday here in Sparkyville would be the best it could be. Happy birthday Rebecca." before he handed the girl the box and cheerfully requested "Open it,it's a present for you."

Once Rebecca opened the small purple box that Charlie Brown had given her,she immediately felt another huge wave of cheerful emotions overwhelm her when she saw what was inside it as she picked the item up and remarked with a tear in her eye "T-this,this is the group photo we all took on our trip to France in front of the Chateau. I-I thought I lost it at the airport. You found it and put it in a picture frame?!" to which Charlie Brown chuckled and meekly explained himself "Yeah,it turns out it just got lost in some of our luggage and I accidentally found it while setting this place up. I thought you'd like it back to put in on your wall." before Rebecca suddenly dropped the box on the ground and gave the boy a crushing hug.

"I love it. Thank you." Rebecca timidly thanked the boy for his gift to her to which he blushed even more intensely than before as he joined in on the hug and enthusiastically replied while the crowd members "awed" at the display "Hey you honestly deserve something like this after all you've been through. And I can assure you that there are a lot more surprises in store for you tonight." before he suddenly let go of Rebecca and shouted "Hit it girls!"


Immediately afterwards,Spike shined a bright spotlight on a small sound stage in the middle of the living room as Freida,Lucy,Violet,Patty Swanson,Sally,Peppermint Patty and Marcie stepped up on the stage with microphones in hand to which Rebecca gasped and asked in awe while the crowd started to cheer "What did you do THIS time?" before Charlie Brown laughed and retorted while Scheroder started playing music on the DJ system on the stage "Last night I personally asked Snoopy to write a special song for you."

"Okay girls,let's get these vocal chops going!" Lucy happily suggested to the others as the rest of the girls nodded their heads in agreement and started to perform their special song for Rebecca while some of the crowd members began to dance with each other,all the while Ed was at the top of the stairs and preparing himself for his proposal to Rebecca.

Freida: I was always searching for a reason.

Lucy: Never knew the taste of freedom.

Sally: I knew that there was something more.

Patty Swanson: Than just what I was seeing.

Marcie: But it was so hard to believe it.

Girls: Then somehow you brought out a strength that was deep down,let it out.

Now I got my eyes opening wide. My heart burning like fire.

Feels like I'm so alive. I'm never going back.

Whatever I want now,I'm gonna chase it.

Who I am,I can't contain it. I'm not gonna hold it in.

'Cause there's more of me to give.

Oh-oh-oh,oh-oh-oh,oh-oh.

More of me to give.

Oh-oh-oh,oh-oh-oh,oh-oh-oh.

Suddenly Snoopy,Andy,Olaf,Spike,Marbles and Belle jumped up on the stage and started dancing with the rest of the girls.

Violet: I can feel the sunlight shining through me.

Peppermint Patty: There's a beautiful world under my feet.

Patty Swanson: It's all mine,it's time to soak it up.

Freida: Full speed,can't keep it bottled up.

Lucy: Feel my spirit,let it run wild.

Girls: 'Cause somehow you brought out a strength that was deep down,let it out.

Now I got my eyes opening wide. And my heart burning like fire.

Feels like I'm so alive. I'm never going back.

Whatever I want now,I'm gonna chase it.

Who I am,I can't contain it. I'm not gonna hold it in.

'Cause there's more of me to give.

Oh-oh-oh,oh-oh-oh.

Peppermint Patty: There's more of me to give.

Girls: Oh-oh-oh.

Oh yeah.

There's no limit we could be.

Everything we're meant to be.

I'm seeing it all through different eyes.

For the first time,larger than life.

Freida: Now I got my eyes opening wider.

My heart burning like fire,yeah.

Girls And Crowd: Now I got my eyes opening wider. My heart burning like fire.

Feels like I'm so alive. I'm never going back.

Whatever I want now,I'm gonna chase it.

Who I am,I can't contain it. I'm not gonna hold it in.

'Cause there's more of me to give.

Oh-oh-oh,oh-oh-oh,oh-oh-oh.

More of me to give.

Oh-oh-oh,oh-oh-oh,oh-oh-oh.

There's more of me to give.

As Freida and the rest of the girl's song came to a close,the crowd of guests burst out into a raving round of applause as the girls along with the beagles bowed down and jumped off the stage and back into the crowd,all the while Rebecca hugged Charlie Brown tightly and thanked him yet again "Wow that was amazing,thank you Charlie!" before she and the boy turned around when they heard Snoopy suddenly clear his throat right from behind.

"Oh and of course you too Snoopy,you're an A list song writer,I know it!" Rebecca chuckled and cheerfully thanked the dog for writing the song with a hug of her own which resulted in the beagle turning bright red in the face as Charlie Brown rolled his eyes and moaned with a smile "Oh good grief." before he continued much louder amidst all the music "So feel free to help yourself Rebecca,there's plenty of root beer,pizza and all that sort of stuff. Just feel feel to have fun tonight."

Rebecca let go of Snoopy and nodded her head in agreement as she happily obliged "All right,but uh,have you seen Ed around here? I want to tell Linus and the others about what's been going on with the two of us,and I thought that tonight would be the best place to do so." before the voice of Ed suddenly responded from what sounded like the top of the stairs "You don't even have to ask for that babe." to which Scheroder stopped the music,Spike shined the spotlight up at the top of the stairs and everyone redirected their attention over to there.


As it was to be expected,Ed was indeed standing at the top of the stairs in his new,fancy set of clothes with a microphone of his own in hand as he announced while he walked down into the living room and towards Rebecca "Ladies and gentlemen,boys and girls,children of all ages. I have come before all of you tonight for a very important proposition to a very special girl." before the girl in question stammered in awe of what he was wearing "Ed? W-where did you get those clothes?" to which the boy chuckled and replied when he reached her location "Only the best clothing store in Sparkyville,or at least that's what they say on the front of the building. But that's beside the point,Rebecca,I have something very important I want to ask you."

Ed then proceeded to get down on his knees as he pulled out and slowly opened the box that contained his newly bought gold ring before he lovingly proposed to the girl of his dreams "Rebecca Marie Henderson,will you do me,Edward Jonathon Fitzherbert,the honor of making me the happiest boy in the world by becoming…..my girlfriend?" to which everyone else in the house gasped in awe and shock while Rebecca slowly grew a large smile and stammered "Ed…...I….yes. Oh yes,I will be your girlfriend!"

"R-really?! Y-you will?! Ed stuttered and asked in complete shock that Rebecca actually said yes to his proposal as he jumped high up in the air and shouted "Woo-hoo! Take that Johnny,I told you I'd get one someday!" before he quickly took out the gold ring and slid it right onto Rebecca's second to last finger to which everyone in the living room gave a huge round of applause for the new couple. Snoopy and his family "awed" at the mere sight of the proposal and Woodstock and Amy gave each other a loving hug as well,while Sally on the other hand suddenly got up close to Linus and asked amidst his clapping "You know speaking of proposals,is there room for a second one tonight sweetie?" to which the boy gagged in disgust and ran off into the crowd.

"Wow,I never thought that Ed of all people would find himself a girl who likes him the way he is. I'd tell him to ditch the hillbilly look at the very first sight of him." Violet remarked in awe that Ed had finally gotten himself a girlfriend despite his odd and peculiar nature as Patty Swanson nodded her head and added equally as dumbfounded "Yeah me too Violet,but it is true that everyone is deserving of some kind of love,even Charlie Brown does too."

"Well I just hope that Rebecca is okay with long distance relationships if Ed's traveling habits are any indication." Shermy chuckled and jokingly remarked when he overheard Violet and Patty's conversation before Lucy suddenly joined in as well and agreed "Yeah me too,I don't want most of my earnings from my therapy booth to come from someone in a relationship drama,I don't think even I'm qualified enough for that kind of work yet."

Meanwhile Rebecca and Ed were locked in a seemingly permanent hug together on the dance floor while everyone else merely continued to party and dance around them as the former raised an eyebrow and asked out of curiosity "So Ed,how did you manage to afford all this? The suit,the hat,the ring? It must have cost you a fortune." to which the latter nodded his head and confirmed that it did with a smile "Oh it sure did sweetie,but let's just say that Pappa Duffy came through for me."

Instantly that was a dead giveaway to Rebecca about how Ed paid for his clothes and the ring as she gasped and exclaimed while she let go of the boy "Wait y-you sold your gold tooth to pay for all this?! Haven't you had that for most of your life?" to which Ed regretfully sighed and confirmed that he did "Yeah but,I found out at the store that the gold around the tooth is worth a lot of money,so I sold it to them and used the money to get all this. Are you upset with me?" before Rebecca smiled once again and cooed "Oh Ed,you sold your most prized possession in the world for me? That was really sweet of you babe,you were really brave to do something like that."

Afterwards Ed's confused and nervous frown quickly morphed back into a smile as he chuckled and replied "Yeah,I just wanted to spice myself up for the party and for the proposal. Besides,I still got some money left over from selling the tooth,you maybe wanna go out somewhere when we're done here?" to which Rebecca nodded her head and happily agreed "You know,I would actually like that very much sweetie. Thank you." while Ed laughed and cheerfully suggested with an evil grin "Alrighty then it's settled,but in the meantime,let's say we have ourselves a birthday party?" to which Rebecca frantically nodded her head with a serious game face and then proceeded to truly celebrate her birthday with all the others. Soon she finally managed to open up all her gifts and absolutely loved every one of them,helped Snoopy and Marbles cut the birthday cake just right,partook in a root beer drinking contest that Olaf ended up winning and cleaned house at,and all and all just had a wonderful night out with her closest friends in celebration of the day that she was born.

For once in my life,I have someone who needs me.

Someone I needed so long.

For once unafraid,I can go where life leads me.

Somehow I know I'll be strong.

For once I can touch,what my heart used to dream of,long before I knew.

Ohhhhhh someone warm like you,would make my dream come true.

Yeah,yeah,yeah.

For once in my life,I won't let sorrow hurt me.

Not like it's hurt me before.

(Not like it's hurt before.)

For once,I have something I know won't desert me.

I'm not alone anymore.

(I'm not alone anymore.)

For once I can say,this is mine,you can't take it.

Long as I know I have love,I can make it.

For once in my life,I have someone who needs me.

(Someone who needs me.)

Aye-hey-hey-hey-yeah.

(Someone who needs me.)

Oh baby,love,baby.

Sometime later,Snoopy and his family decided to bring out their instruments and start playing some music themselves when the DJ system accidentally shorted out,only for Ed to end up joining them and playing the harmonica while everyone continued to dance and party around.

(For once in my life.)

For once in my life,(for once in my life),I won't let sorrow hurt me.

Not like it's hurt me before.

(Not like it's hurt before.)

For once I have something,I know won't desert me.

I'm not alone anymore.

(I'm not alone anymore.)

For once I can say,this is mine,you can't take it.

Long as I know I have love,I can make it.

For once in my life,I have someone who needs me.

(Someone who needs me.)

Oh,for once in my life.

(Someone who needs me.)

Yeah,somebody that needs me.

(Someone who needs me.)

Oh baby,for once in my life.

"More Of Me." Copyright Of Walt Disney Records. Written By Andy Dodd and Dewain Whitmore JR.

"For Once In My Life." Copyright Of UMG Recordings. Written By Orlando Murden and Ron Miller. Performed By Stevie Wonder.