The Girl Scout Chronicles
Chapter Four: The Terror at The Lodge
Even in Louisiana it gets cold during winter, as Purse and Quick soon discovered as they hiked to the Lodge. Even under their coats, the two could feel the biting wind, and Purse whined, "It's cold!"
Quick sighed, "Oh come on! I know you're a Money Truck, but you're BOUND to have more stamina against the cold than that!"
"I never have to go out in the cold without my blankie, and my personal heater, and my thermal underwear!" Purse sniffed, wondering what kind of person did.
"Well, whenever we get to the Lodge you can complain to Electra, or Chibi, or Aqua, or C.B., or anyone else who might actually CARE!" Quick snapped, tired of listening to Purse's complaints.
They walked in silence the rest of the way, and when they made it to the Lodge, Purse immediately ran over to Electra and cried, "MASTER ELECTRA! THE HUMAN WAS BEING MEAN!"
"Oh really," Electra asked, turning his yellow eyes to Quick.
Purse nodded, "Uh-huh. She yelled at me and called me names and said I could die for all she cared!"
"I did not; you're Money Truck is over-reacting," Quick muttered, going to find her bag.
"Quick, you weren't REALLY mean to Purse, were you?" Chibi demanded, glaring at her friend.
"He's only a little Money Truck! He can't help it if he's a little spoiled!" Aqua added, C.B. nodding at her side.
"Oh fine!" Quick sighed, reaching in her bag and taking out her gummies. "Here's a peace offering."
Purse caught the bag she tossed to him, and a huge smile quickly flooded his features.
"Now that everybody's happy; may I suggest we get this place ready? We can't sleep on the floor," C.B. suggested, pointing to the stack of mattresses that was stacked in the corner.
"Good idea." Aqua said, grabbing a mattress and laying it on the floor.
Electra looked at the mattress, and his eyebrow rose, "I can't sleep on that! Look how thin it is!"
"It's the only kind of mattress we have," Chibi apologized, putting hers by the picnic table.
Electra felt a slight tug on his tail, and he turned to find Purse offering him a mattress, "You can use mine Master."
"Then what are you going to sleep on?" Quick asked.
Purse shrugged, "Oh, I can handle the floor. I'm not really used to sleeping on a mattress."
"Then what do you sleep on when you're at home? Don't you have your own bed?" Aqua asked, her curiosity peaked.
"No. Master Electra bought himself a bed, and it's so big that it takes up most of the bedroom. I share a basket with Krupp, Volta has the T.V., Joule has the window sill, and I think Wrench sleeps in the closet."
Everyone, except Electra, stared at the Money Truck, and the girls all erupted into giggles. C.B. smiled to cover his mirth, and Purse didn't see what was so funny.
"No, thank you Purse, but if everyone else can sleep on only one mattress, then I can too," Electra answered stiffly, his tail flicking.
It didn't take long to fix up the Lodge, considering that the three girls had to sleep on one side of the room, and the three men on the other.
"Now, I don't know about YOU guys, but I am going to take a shower," Chibi announced, grabbing her toiletry bag.
"Yeah, all of us girls might as well go at once," Quick agreed, reaching for her stuff.
"Well, I showered before I came, so I'll just stay out here with C.B._sama," Aqua replied, hugging onto the Caboose.
"Only one shower has hot water, or at least that's what I've heard," C.B. said with a smile. "So, we'll have to go one at a time."
"Chibi can go first," Quick said, setting her stuff down and going to sit on her mattress.
Soon the sound of running water was heard, and Quick leaned against the wall to watch her companions. Aqua and C.B. seemed perfectly content, as did Electra and Purse, and Quick suddenly realized how alone she was. "Who do you REALLY work for C.B.?" Aqua asked, brushing the Caboose's hair with her hand.
"Either for the person I like the most, or the one that gives me the most chocolate," C.B. replied, happy that he had such a loyal fan.
"And do you really have 97 wrecks," Quick asked sarcastically.
"98," C.B. chimed.
"Wrecks are bad," Purse said simply, poking his tongue out in distaste and snuggling against his master.
Just as the Money Truck was getting comfortable, he leapt to his feet and uttered a shrill shriek, "A MONSTER!"
"Wha-?" Electra managed to choke out, before Purse leapt into his arms, crying and wailing.
Purse's screams immediately made Quick and Aqua scream, and C.B. looked in the same direction as Purse, seeing the end of a tail retreat into the wall. "It's only a mouse."
"It was awful! It was so big! IT WAS PROBABLY AFTER MY GUMMIES!" Purse sobbed, crying onto Electra's shoulder, who did his best to comfort the Money Truck.
"WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?!" A dripping Chibi asked from the doorway.
"Oh. little Pursey_chan saw a mouse," Aqua giggled.
"Yes. A tiny mouse. The Terror of the Lodge," Quick spoke dryly, causing everyone, even Electra, to laugh.
Even in Louisiana it gets cold during winter, as Purse and Quick soon discovered as they hiked to the Lodge. Even under their coats, the two could feel the biting wind, and Purse whined, "It's cold!"
Quick sighed, "Oh come on! I know you're a Money Truck, but you're BOUND to have more stamina against the cold than that!"
"I never have to go out in the cold without my blankie, and my personal heater, and my thermal underwear!" Purse sniffed, wondering what kind of person did.
"Well, whenever we get to the Lodge you can complain to Electra, or Chibi, or Aqua, or C.B., or anyone else who might actually CARE!" Quick snapped, tired of listening to Purse's complaints.
They walked in silence the rest of the way, and when they made it to the Lodge, Purse immediately ran over to Electra and cried, "MASTER ELECTRA! THE HUMAN WAS BEING MEAN!"
"Oh really," Electra asked, turning his yellow eyes to Quick.
Purse nodded, "Uh-huh. She yelled at me and called me names and said I could die for all she cared!"
"I did not; you're Money Truck is over-reacting," Quick muttered, going to find her bag.
"Quick, you weren't REALLY mean to Purse, were you?" Chibi demanded, glaring at her friend.
"He's only a little Money Truck! He can't help it if he's a little spoiled!" Aqua added, C.B. nodding at her side.
"Oh fine!" Quick sighed, reaching in her bag and taking out her gummies. "Here's a peace offering."
Purse caught the bag she tossed to him, and a huge smile quickly flooded his features.
"Now that everybody's happy; may I suggest we get this place ready? We can't sleep on the floor," C.B. suggested, pointing to the stack of mattresses that was stacked in the corner.
"Good idea." Aqua said, grabbing a mattress and laying it on the floor.
Electra looked at the mattress, and his eyebrow rose, "I can't sleep on that! Look how thin it is!"
"It's the only kind of mattress we have," Chibi apologized, putting hers by the picnic table.
Electra felt a slight tug on his tail, and he turned to find Purse offering him a mattress, "You can use mine Master."
"Then what are you going to sleep on?" Quick asked.
Purse shrugged, "Oh, I can handle the floor. I'm not really used to sleeping on a mattress."
"Then what do you sleep on when you're at home? Don't you have your own bed?" Aqua asked, her curiosity peaked.
"No. Master Electra bought himself a bed, and it's so big that it takes up most of the bedroom. I share a basket with Krupp, Volta has the T.V., Joule has the window sill, and I think Wrench sleeps in the closet."
Everyone, except Electra, stared at the Money Truck, and the girls all erupted into giggles. C.B. smiled to cover his mirth, and Purse didn't see what was so funny.
"No, thank you Purse, but if everyone else can sleep on only one mattress, then I can too," Electra answered stiffly, his tail flicking.
It didn't take long to fix up the Lodge, considering that the three girls had to sleep on one side of the room, and the three men on the other.
"Now, I don't know about YOU guys, but I am going to take a shower," Chibi announced, grabbing her toiletry bag.
"Yeah, all of us girls might as well go at once," Quick agreed, reaching for her stuff.
"Well, I showered before I came, so I'll just stay out here with C.B._sama," Aqua replied, hugging onto the Caboose.
"Only one shower has hot water, or at least that's what I've heard," C.B. said with a smile. "So, we'll have to go one at a time."
"Chibi can go first," Quick said, setting her stuff down and going to sit on her mattress.
Soon the sound of running water was heard, and Quick leaned against the wall to watch her companions. Aqua and C.B. seemed perfectly content, as did Electra and Purse, and Quick suddenly realized how alone she was. "Who do you REALLY work for C.B.?" Aqua asked, brushing the Caboose's hair with her hand.
"Either for the person I like the most, or the one that gives me the most chocolate," C.B. replied, happy that he had such a loyal fan.
"And do you really have 97 wrecks," Quick asked sarcastically.
"98," C.B. chimed.
"Wrecks are bad," Purse said simply, poking his tongue out in distaste and snuggling against his master.
Just as the Money Truck was getting comfortable, he leapt to his feet and uttered a shrill shriek, "A MONSTER!"
"Wha-?" Electra managed to choke out, before Purse leapt into his arms, crying and wailing.
Purse's screams immediately made Quick and Aqua scream, and C.B. looked in the same direction as Purse, seeing the end of a tail retreat into the wall. "It's only a mouse."
"It was awful! It was so big! IT WAS PROBABLY AFTER MY GUMMIES!" Purse sobbed, crying onto Electra's shoulder, who did his best to comfort the Money Truck.
"WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?!" A dripping Chibi asked from the doorway.
"Oh. little Pursey_chan saw a mouse," Aqua giggled.
"Yes. A tiny mouse. The Terror of the Lodge," Quick spoke dryly, causing everyone, even Electra, to laugh.