Chapter Six
"You fool!" Kate Barlow muttered under her breath.
"What's wrong Ms. Barlow?"
"You, Jesse! And I thought Clem was the idiot."
"You told me to bury it and that's what I'm doin'."
"Well you're doin' it all wrong, and ifn' you don't get outa my way and let me bury it I'll shoot ya too."
"Yes, Ms. Barlow."
"Now get along with the rest of the boys, Jesse. Tell them I'll be a couple of hours, I'm buryin' this here chest in a special spot. No one will find it where I'm goin'."
"Yes, Ms. Barlow. But may I ask where you might be takin' it?"
"Somewhere's special to me, it has to do with my past. Now no more questions, get back to camp."
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"Why not, I mean the curse is broken now."
"So that means you'll come, Grandpa."
"Sure I'll go with you boys, I haven't been camping since I was 'bout your age. But that was still when the curse was upon this family and I was in a predicament so bad that I......"
"We get the picture, Grandpa."
"Sorry, when do y'all want to leave?"
"As soon as we can, Mr. Yelnats."
"Well then how 'bout tomorrow morning?"
"That sounds good to me, Grandpa."
"Well you boys get your stuff ready, I'm gonna get packin'. Oh and Stanley?"
"Yeah."
"We're takin' the RV, Okay."
"Um....... That's fine with me."
And with that Stanley Yelants II left the room to go pack for what he thought was a camping trip.
"Oh, yeah! We scored! Go D-Tent, Go D-Tent!" Shouted X-Ray while doing a sort of victory dance.
"Uh..... Guys? Don't get your hopes up, I mean I don't know if we'll even find the treasure. We're not even sure it's there."
"Yeah Stanley's right." Agreed Zero.
"But you're forgettin' one thing, Caveman."
"And what's that, Zig?"
"We're the D-Tent boys!"
"Yeah, we may be the D-Tent Boys but she was Kate Barlow. I'm sure she buried the treasure in a place only where she knew."
"Hey, Caveman is this real?" Magnet said picking up a crystal punch bowl.
"Yes! Magnet, don't touch....." Stanley's voice trailed off as Magnet dropped the bowl.
"Whoops, sorry Caveman. My fingers are like little magnets."
"Well, duh, why else would your name be Magnet?"
"Thank you Captain Obvious! Now would ya shut up, Squid! Hey and why do we call ya Squid anyway?"
"I don't know, Mag? Hey come to think of it, why do you guys call me Squid?"
"Would you both shut up! Hey Caveman, what are we goin' campin' with anyway? I hope it's not a Tent, just sayin' that word gives me shivers."
"Oh didn't I tell ya, X? We're taking the RV, it's not brand new, but it'll work."
"Uh guys, I hate to break up this family chat, but where's Twitch?"
"I thought you had 'em Pit!"
"Nope. I thought Squid had 'em."
"No I thought...."
"Oh no! My mom's car! It's a '68 red Mustang convertible, he's probably hotwiring it as we speak! What are you guys waitin' for, help me catch him?!"
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"On the road again, I just can't wait to get on the road again, I....."
"Grandpa, no offense or anything but can you stop singing!"
"Well how 'bout, if I sing this song."
'If only If only the woodpecker sighs
the bark on the trees was as soft as the skies
The wolf waits below hungry and lonely
He cries to the moo-oon If only If only'
By the middle of the song Zero and Stanley joined in, towards the end all of D-Tent was singing the beloved song.
"One more time! All together now, If only, If only....."
"Mr. Yelnats? I think one time is enough."
"Oh.... Sure thing Zig Zag."
Finally the D-Tent boys fell asleep and all became quiet except for the timid sound of Zero's voice.
"Hey Caveman?" he whispered.
"What Zero?"
"Do you really think there's somethin' out there?"
"Yeah, hey look what happened last time."
"But Stanley, that was luck. We were lucky we found that chest, or else we'd still be under the Warden's watchful gaze."
"That was poetic. Anyway, No Zero, It wasn't luck that helped us; it was destiny. My great-grandfather was destined to give up his treasure to Kate Barlow. And I was destined to get hit in the head with those sneakers," He said giving Zero a big grin, "I was also destined to dig a hole and find the treasure. And make a best friend."
"Aw... Thanks man. I was really glad it turned out this way too. I mean if I hadn't come here I wouldn't 've met you and found my mother."
"Well, I'm ready to hit the sack. It's 'bout six more hours 'till we get to Green Lake. And I want to be ready for anything."
"Sure thing, Caveman." Zero said giving him the 'thumbs up' sign.
"Everything is going to be great," Stanley thought while he was trying to go to sleep "It'll be like old times again, except we'll be digging holes to find something, not build character." But little did he know what was about to happen.
"You fool!" Kate Barlow muttered under her breath.
"What's wrong Ms. Barlow?"
"You, Jesse! And I thought Clem was the idiot."
"You told me to bury it and that's what I'm doin'."
"Well you're doin' it all wrong, and ifn' you don't get outa my way and let me bury it I'll shoot ya too."
"Yes, Ms. Barlow."
"Now get along with the rest of the boys, Jesse. Tell them I'll be a couple of hours, I'm buryin' this here chest in a special spot. No one will find it where I'm goin'."
"Yes, Ms. Barlow. But may I ask where you might be takin' it?"
"Somewhere's special to me, it has to do with my past. Now no more questions, get back to camp."
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"Why not, I mean the curse is broken now."
"So that means you'll come, Grandpa."
"Sure I'll go with you boys, I haven't been camping since I was 'bout your age. But that was still when the curse was upon this family and I was in a predicament so bad that I......"
"We get the picture, Grandpa."
"Sorry, when do y'all want to leave?"
"As soon as we can, Mr. Yelnats."
"Well then how 'bout tomorrow morning?"
"That sounds good to me, Grandpa."
"Well you boys get your stuff ready, I'm gonna get packin'. Oh and Stanley?"
"Yeah."
"We're takin' the RV, Okay."
"Um....... That's fine with me."
And with that Stanley Yelants II left the room to go pack for what he thought was a camping trip.
"Oh, yeah! We scored! Go D-Tent, Go D-Tent!" Shouted X-Ray while doing a sort of victory dance.
"Uh..... Guys? Don't get your hopes up, I mean I don't know if we'll even find the treasure. We're not even sure it's there."
"Yeah Stanley's right." Agreed Zero.
"But you're forgettin' one thing, Caveman."
"And what's that, Zig?"
"We're the D-Tent boys!"
"Yeah, we may be the D-Tent Boys but she was Kate Barlow. I'm sure she buried the treasure in a place only where she knew."
"Hey, Caveman is this real?" Magnet said picking up a crystal punch bowl.
"Yes! Magnet, don't touch....." Stanley's voice trailed off as Magnet dropped the bowl.
"Whoops, sorry Caveman. My fingers are like little magnets."
"Well, duh, why else would your name be Magnet?"
"Thank you Captain Obvious! Now would ya shut up, Squid! Hey and why do we call ya Squid anyway?"
"I don't know, Mag? Hey come to think of it, why do you guys call me Squid?"
"Would you both shut up! Hey Caveman, what are we goin' campin' with anyway? I hope it's not a Tent, just sayin' that word gives me shivers."
"Oh didn't I tell ya, X? We're taking the RV, it's not brand new, but it'll work."
"Uh guys, I hate to break up this family chat, but where's Twitch?"
"I thought you had 'em Pit!"
"Nope. I thought Squid had 'em."
"No I thought...."
"Oh no! My mom's car! It's a '68 red Mustang convertible, he's probably hotwiring it as we speak! What are you guys waitin' for, help me catch him?!"
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"On the road again, I just can't wait to get on the road again, I....."
"Grandpa, no offense or anything but can you stop singing!"
"Well how 'bout, if I sing this song."
'If only If only the woodpecker sighs
the bark on the trees was as soft as the skies
The wolf waits below hungry and lonely
He cries to the moo-oon If only If only'
By the middle of the song Zero and Stanley joined in, towards the end all of D-Tent was singing the beloved song.
"One more time! All together now, If only, If only....."
"Mr. Yelnats? I think one time is enough."
"Oh.... Sure thing Zig Zag."
Finally the D-Tent boys fell asleep and all became quiet except for the timid sound of Zero's voice.
"Hey Caveman?" he whispered.
"What Zero?"
"Do you really think there's somethin' out there?"
"Yeah, hey look what happened last time."
"But Stanley, that was luck. We were lucky we found that chest, or else we'd still be under the Warden's watchful gaze."
"That was poetic. Anyway, No Zero, It wasn't luck that helped us; it was destiny. My great-grandfather was destined to give up his treasure to Kate Barlow. And I was destined to get hit in the head with those sneakers," He said giving Zero a big grin, "I was also destined to dig a hole and find the treasure. And make a best friend."
"Aw... Thanks man. I was really glad it turned out this way too. I mean if I hadn't come here I wouldn't 've met you and found my mother."
"Well, I'm ready to hit the sack. It's 'bout six more hours 'till we get to Green Lake. And I want to be ready for anything."
"Sure thing, Caveman." Zero said giving him the 'thumbs up' sign.
"Everything is going to be great," Stanley thought while he was trying to go to sleep "It'll be like old times again, except we'll be digging holes to find something, not build character." But little did he know what was about to happen.