Chapter 3

Beginning of the Vacation

Today was the day that Unikitty and Puppycorn would begin their vacation. Everyone got up early that morning, and got ready for the day. Unikitty and Puppycorn ate their breakfast as quickly as possible, feeling excited for their road trip. Once everyone was ready, Richard took his friends to the bus stop where they could say goodbye to the siblings.

As the group of friends were waiting for the bus, Richard checked Unikitty and Puppycorn's backpacks to make sure that they had everything that they needed. "So, are you sure that you have everything that you need?" he asked the royal siblings.

Giving an annoyed sigh, Unikitty replied, "Yes, Richard! Puppycorn and I are going to be fine! You don't have to worry about us!"

"Unikitty is right, Richard." Dr. Fox agreed. "We should just let Unikitty and Puppycorn enjoy their vacation in peace."

As everyone was waiting for the bus, Hawkodile couldn't help but notice that Puppycorn was strangely quiet. This surprised the action hero because Puppycorn was excited just a few hours ago. It was at that moment when Hawkodile decided to talk to the young prince.

"Hey, are you doing alright, champ? I thought you would be more excited that you are going to Doki Diamond Fun Land."

"Of course I'm excited, Hawkodile." Puppycorn replied. "It's just that this the first trip that Unikitty and I are going to spend as a couple, and I'm feeling kind of nervous."

Hawkodile soon nodded as he understood how Puppycorn felt. If he went on a romantic vacation with Dr. Fox, he would have felt nervous as well. "Listen, champ! You don't have to feel nervous. If you want my advice, take Unikitty on the Tunnel of Love! I'm sure that she will love it."

"Do you really think so Hawkodile?" Puppycorn asked as he started to relax.

"Yeah! I know that you can give Unikitty the perfect vacation!" Hawkodile encouraged.

"Thanks, Hawkodile!" Puppycorn smiled before giving his friend a fist bump.

After a few moments of waiting, the group of friends eventually found the bus driving up towards them. As it got closer, Unikitty and Puppycorn got more and more excited. Soon, the bus stopped in from of the bus stop, and the royal siblings turned to say goodbye to their friends.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye! Have fun on your vacation!" Dr. Fox waved goodbye.

"Keep an eye out for bad guys too!" said Hawkodile.

"And make sure to write back to us!" Richard reminded the siblings.

Soon, Unikitty smiled at her friends in appreciation. "Thanks, for everything guys!" She soon pulled all of her friends in for a group hug.

Once Unikitty let go of her friends, Puppycorn took one glance at the bus and said, "I guess we'd better get on the bus, sis!"

Unikitty soon nodded in agreement and she followed her brother up the bus steps. Little did they know that they weren't the only ones who were taking the trip. In the midst of the citizens boarding the bus, Brock got on the bus as well. With every step he took, he started to miss Master Frown more and more. He started to think back to all the fun times he had with Master Frown. Deep down, Brock didn't want to leave his best friend. Brock really wanted to head back to Frown Town and make up with his friend, but he knew that it was too late. Instead, Brock just took his seat and waited for the bus to leave.

It wasn't long before the bus started to move. Unikitty and Puppycorn looked out the window and waved goodbye to their friends. As the bus drove further away, the two siblings saw their kingdom disappear in the distance. At that moment, Unikitty and Puppycorn, sat down in their seat as they began to relax.

"This is so exciting, sis! I can't wait until we reach Doki Diamond Fun Land!" Puppycorn exclaimed.

"Me neither, little bro! This is going to be the best vacation ever!" After a couple of moments, Unikitty thought of an idea. "Hey, Puppycorn. Let's take a picture to commemorate our first vacation as a couple." she suggested before taking a camera outside of her backpack.

"Good idea, sis!"

At that moment, Unikitty and Puppycorn placed their paws around each other's backs as Unikitty took the first photo of the vacation. Satisfied with her picture, Unikitty placed her camera back in her backpack.

"This is a perfect start to our vacation! I'm so happy that we get to spend it together!" Unikitty said.

"Me too, sis!" Puppycorn gave a smile before he and Unikitty shared a kiss with each other.

After a couple of moments of kissing, Unikitty suddenly realized something as she and Puppycorn pulled back from the kiss.

"Little bro, we might want to keep our relationship low key for now."

Soon, Puppycorn looked at his sister with a puzzled expression. "Why, sis? The citizens already know about our relationship, anyway." he explained.

Unikitty nodded. "I know, but more people have been visiting the kingdom ever since we made our tourism video. Some of these people might not even know about our relationship. Let's just keep our relationship a secret for now!"

"Oh, okay." Puppycorn sighed, feeling disappointed. "How long is this bus ride, anyway?"

Truthfully, Unikitty had no idea how long the ride will last. The pink cat then stood up from her seat and called towards the bus driver. "Excuse me, sir! How long will it be until we reach Doki Diamond Fun Land?"

"It could be a while." the bus driver replied, keeping his eyes on the road. "With this vehicle, it might take us about 10 hours."

"10 hours!" Unikitty and Puppycorn repeated in unison before they slumped back in their seat defeated.

"Aw man, sis! This ride is going to be so boring!" Puppycorn complained.

"Let's just stay positive, little bro! We can still make the most of our vacation!" Unikitty replied, feeling optimistic.

Despite how positive Unikitty was, it still didn't make the ride any less boring. Unikitty tried to lighten the mood by playing, 'I spy' with Puppycorn. It didn't do any good as they were in the middle of the desert at that time. The royal siblings started to get bored decided to go to sleep. A couple of hours had passed when Puppycorn woke up. He tried to stretch, but quickly realized that he couldn't. That was when Puppycorn found out that Unikitty was leaning on him, still asleep. This caused Puppycorn to give a slight blush. He couldn't help but think that Unikitty looked pretty cute when she was asleep. Soon, Unikitty started to wake up as well, causing Puppycorn to look away in embarrassment.

"Are we there yet, little bro?" Unikitty let out a yawn.

"I don't think so, sis. This doesn't look like Doki Diamond Fun Land." Puppycorn observed as he realized that they were still in the desert.

It wasn't long before the bus suddenly parked in front of a gas station. The bus driver soon cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "Attention, passengers! We will take a quick pitstop as I get some more fuel for the bus. Feel free to go outside and stretch your legs in the meantime!"

Knowing that they could be here for awhile, Unikitty and Puppycorn decided to get off the bus. They soon entered the gas station, unaware of the fact that the doom lords were spying on them from a distance. As the royal siblings left their sight, the doom lords brought their attention to Master Frown, each of them angry with him.

"Alright, Frown! Why did you just drive us in the middle of nowhere?" Master Doom growled.

"Yeah! This desert is too hot, even by my standards!" complained Master Hazard.

"Okay, I know this seems bad, but I promise that I have the perfect plan to prove myself to you guys." Master Frown explained, not wanting to get on the doom lords' bad side. "I'm going to break up Unikitty and Puppycorn."

The doom lords liked the sound of that. If Master Frown is able to split up the royal siblings then they would gladly take Master Frown back.

"How unnecessarily cruel! Destroying true love is so evil! How are you going to do it, anyway?" asked Master Malice.

"Uh!" Master Frown was so busy trying to impress the doom lords that he really didn't think his plan all the way through. "I got it! Master Papercuts, hand me a piece of paper!"

"Do you want plain white or loose-leaf?" Master Papercuts asked as he took out his sheets of paper.

With a roll of his eyes, Master Frown snatched a white sheet of paper before he began to draw on it. This left the rest of the doom lords wondering what Master Frown had planned. Once he was done, Master Frown finally revealed his drawing, which was a picture of Puppycorn kissing another girl. leaving the doom lords confused by what they saw.

"Okay, I don't get it! What is the point of this?" Master Misery asked, confused by what she was looking at.

"Don't you see? Thanks to my awesome drawing skills, Unikitty would think that this is a photograph and assume her brother is cheating on her! This is the perfect plan!" Master Frown explained.

That was when the doom lords sighed as they realized how weak and pathetic Master Frown's plan really was.

"We always knew that you were a pathetic doom lord, Frown, but this is sad even for you!" Master Doom commented.

"Please, Master Doom! I swear that my plan will work!" assured Master Frown.

"Oh, sure! This plan is foolproof!" retorted Master Pain. "We'll just be out here, waiting for your plan to backfire!"

It was at that point when Master Frown decided to ignore Master Pain and enter the gas station. He hid himself behind a nearby counter and slid his "photograph" right next to Unikitty. Soon, the pink cat noticed it and picked it up.

"Hey, sis! What are you looking at?" Puppycorn asked as he approached his sister.

"I honestly have no idea what I'm looking at, little bro. Whoever drew this really needs to take some art lessons." Unikitty observed, much to Master Frown's annoyance.

"Yeah! This doesn't really look so good." Puppycorn agreed with his sister. "Anyway, I'm going to get some more snacks for us to eat on the bus." Puppycorn then waved goodbye to his sister before he made his way to the vending machine to find something to eat.

Giving a frustrated sigh, Master Frown was about to leave the gas station when he took notice of Brock. He didn't think that Brock was serious when he stated that he would take the trip too. Since he didn't want his friend to notice him, Master Frown stayed hidden as he noticed Brock and Unikitty greeting each other.

"Hi, Brock! I didn't know that you were coming on this vacation too!" Unikitty exclaimed, surprised by Brock's presence.

"Of course! I wouldn't miss Doki Diamond Fun Land for the world!" Brock smiled. "So, how long are you and Puppycorn going to be at the amusement park for?"

"Only a few days! By the way, is Master Frown coming with you?"

As he heard the mention of his friend's name Brock's smile started to fade.

"Master Frown isn't coming with me." Brock sadly replied. "We kind of had an argument, and I just wanted to get away from him for now."

"Oh." Unikitty started to feel bad for her friend. "I'm so sorry to hear that, Brock!"

"It's not your fault, Unikitty. Sometimes I wish that Master Frown and I can do something together without him attempting to ruin everyone's day! I guess Master Frown and I are drifting apart." Brock sadly replied

Hearing this made Master Frown look down in shame. The doom lord still wanted to save his job, but he was starting to feel bad for the way he upset Brock.

After a couple moments of silence, Unikitty decided to speak up. "I know how you feel, Brock. Puppycorn and I once got into an argument too." Unikitty said, much to Brock's surprise.

He was aware that no relationship was perfect, but it was hard for Brock to imagine that Unikitty and Puppycorn would get into a fight with each other.

"When you and Master Frown took over the Unikingdom, Puppycorn and I were upset about losing our home." the princess continued. "We eventually had an argument and I ended up saying something that I still regret to this day." Unikitty started to frown from the awful memories, but her frown was soon replaced with a smile before she said, "But everything is fine now! Puppycorn and I eventually worked it out, and now our relationship is stronger than ever!"

"Wow! You guys are so lucky!" Brock was impressed by how quickly the siblings resolved their issues. "I'm really happy that you two are still together!"

"Me too Brock! Puppycorn is the most important person in the world to me, and I don't know what I would to without him!" Unikitty smiled at her brother, who was still deciding on what snacks to buy for the trip.

"Thanks for the talk! I feel so much better now! Guess I'll get back to the bus now! Later!" Brock waved goodbye before walking out the gas station.

"Bye, Brock!"

With Unikitty and Brock gone, Master Frown took the opportunity to sneak back outside. Reluctantly, he walked over to the doom lords as he would have to tell them about his latest failure.

"Okay, guys! I had a minor setback with my plan, but I promise that my next plan is guaranteed to work!" Master Frown tried to explain only to be interrupted by Master Fear.

"Don't bother! We knew that your plan would fail, so we came up with a new one while you were gone!"

"We sent in Master Papercuts to distract those two long enough for the bus to leave without them, stranding them in the middle of the desert!" said Master Plague.

Master Frown's eyes widened in shock as he heard the plan. It's true that he hated Unikitty, but he felt that not even she deserved that kind of fate.

"Uh, don't you think that's a little dark?" Master Frown asked, feeling uneasy with the plan.

It was at that moment when Master Fear looked at Master Frown as if he asked the most ridiculous question ever. "Well, duh! And you wonder why you are not a very good doom lord!"

Back in the gas station, Master Papercuts approached Unikitty disguised as a nerdy fanboy.

"Oh my gosh! Princess Unikitty, is that you! I am a big fan! Can I have your autograph?" Master Papercuts asked with fake enthusiasm before taking out a sheet of paper.

Oblivious to Master Papercuts' disguise, Unikitty gave a smile and replied, "Of course! If this makes your day happy then I would love to!" The princess then grabbed the piece of paper before she started to write on it. "So, are you new to the Unikingdom?"

"Uh, yes. This is the first time I've ever visited the Unikingdom!" Master Papercuts lied as he tried to keep Unikitty distracted as long as he could.

Once Unikitty was done writing, Master Papercuts snatched his sheet of paper back and rushed back outside where he and the rest of the doom lords drove away in Master Frown's car. Unikitty soon took a look outside, and something seemed wrong to her. The princess took a few steps outside and her eyes widened in shock as she realized something. The bus took off without her and Puppycorn, and she could only watch as the bus drove further away.

"Wait! Please come back!" Unikitty yelled as loud as she could.

Her pleas fell on deaf ears as the bus eventually left her sight. As Unikitty was left in shock, Puppycorn walked out the gas station as he was carrying dozens of snacks with a smile on his face.

"Good news, sis! The snacks I just bought should last us the whole trip!"

Soon, Puppycorn noticed Unikitty's shocked expression and he looked around as he realized something.

"Uh, sis? Where did the bus go?"