Disclaimer: I do not own any of the TP characters…Disney does!!

Notes: This takes place on Earth! Oh…I know nothing whatsoever about astrophysicists, so I have made Delbert a medical doctor!! Please not this!

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"WHAT?!?!" screeched Jim, staring with shocked eyes at Sarah.

"Oh, Jim. Amelia is not that bad," cooed Sarah, her eyes fixed firmly at the road. Up ahead, the Doppler's red Jeep Cherokee lead the way. Jim's mind reeled back to the time when he dyed Delbert's clothes pink. The young captain hadn't been thrilled; as a result, she had forced him to watch the video, Arthur and D.W. Have A Picnic.

"Mom," cried the teen, his voice rising to a shriller note, "Captain Doppler will kill me!"

"Jim. It's already too late."

Jim swore under his breath and stared out the window. The area was quickly becoming more mountainous. He knew that they were nearing the cabins. Hmm…if he quickly opened the van's door…. Jim sneakily tried to open the minivan's door. It wouldn't budge.

"Nice try, Mr. Hawkins, but I'm afraid that escape is impossible," cackled Sarah like a James Bond villain.

"Oh yeah?" retorted Jim, trying to smash the van's tinted window. THUNK. His fist hit the window and bounced off.

"OOOWW! Son of a---" hissed the teen, rubbing his red knuckles.

"James Pleiades Hawkins! If I catch you swearing…"

"You'll send me home?" cut in Jim eagerly. He quickly began a mental list of all of the possible swear words that existed.

"No. Now sit down. We'll be there in ten minutes!"

Jim sulked and pressed his sore knuckles against the cool window. His classmates would be having a much better vacation than this one. Jeez.

"Here we are!" announced Sarah as they passed a rustic wooden sign that read, "Lost Creek State Park" in crisp white letters.

"Wow, whoop dee do…I'm so thrilled," mumbled Jim. Sarah ignored him and parked the white minivan along the Doppler's jeep. He decided to stay inside the van as long as possible. Sarah got out of the van and joined the Dopplers. The three adults talked for a bit; their voices sounded faint from outside the van.

"---is Jim?" asked Delbert, curious as usual. Jim rushed up to the driver's seat and flicked off the locking mechanism.

Opening up the driver's side door, Jim yelled, "I have a disease!" and slammed it shut. Amelia and Sarah exchanged what-an-idiot glances. Delbert, however, approached the minivan.

"Oh, really? May I…er…see what's wrong with you?"

"Noooo!" shouted Jim, shying away from the approaching doctor. He quickly grabbed his bulging suitcase and opened up the minivan's side door.

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Jim dragged his feet and followed Amelia. Their cabin looked tidy; it was about a two minute walk away from the park's swimming poor and archery range. The cabin, like the other guest cabins, was a charming one-story house. It had a stone chimney as well.

"Come, James. Stop shuffling your feet like an Egyptian mummy and come inside," ordered Amelia, opening the door.

"Okay, okay," mumbled the teen, picking up his pace. The screen door creaked open, and they walked in. A wood table with four chairs filled the main part of the cabin. There was a tiny bathroom with a shower and two bedrooms. Modern necessities were there as well; a new-looking oven, refrigerator, and microwave lined the far wall of the cabin.

"Quaint," remarked the Captain, placing grocery bags on the counter.

"Whatever," said Jim, dumping his suitcase in his room. His bedroom had a single-sized bed, a small end table with a gas lamp on top of it, and a picturesque view of the mossy woods. Curious, Jim eyed the rest of the cabin. Something was missing.

"Uh, where's the TV?" asked the teenager.

Captain Doppler gave him an amused glance. "There isn't one!"

Jim stared at her in shock. Alone. In the woods. With a strict, sometimes sarcastic Navy captain. And no TV.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" he yelled, running into his bedroom.

***Ok…I hope this chapter was funny…I have some funny things in mind…BUT do NOT be afraid to suggest goofy things. Go ahead! I know you readers must have something funny in mind for Jim/Sarah/Delbert/Amelia to do! ***