Chapter 4: Some Beach

Phil and Keely were still asleep when Pim woke up bright and early at seven the next morning. When she got out of bed and saw them asleep, she said to herself, "I'll wake them up in a way that's sure to make it on America's Funniest Home Videos. But first, I might as well get a shower." That would give her time to think of a torture method. She remembered that there was a function on the Wizrd that made different sounds. After she took a shower, she found a trumpet sound on the Wizrd, pressed a few buttons, then a loud 'DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT, DOOT DOOT' came out. Phil and Keely jolted out of bed faster than the speed of light. "Whatinthenameofallthat'sholywasthat"! Phil shouted after being jarred awake. "Oh, you guys are up," said Pim, trying to look innocent. "Yeah, after being blasted out of the state of Florida by a band of trumpets"! Keely shouted, getting out of bed. "I found it on the Wizrd," said Pim. "I couldn't resist it." "If we weren't in a hotel, you'd be running by now," said Phil. There was a knock at the door, and Phil went to get it. "Why did I just hear a loud trumpet sound coming from over here"? asked Barb, who was at the door. "Oh, that was Pim trying to wake us up," said Phil. "No more loud sounds out of you unless you want to be grounded for the rest of the trip"! Barb said to Pim. "There are other guests here, you know." "Fine," Pim said not caring. Barb gave her a Look then said to everybody, "Why don't we go to Denny's for breakfast, then come back and get ready to go to the beach"? "Sounds like a plan," they all agreed. "Come over in about 10 minutes," Barb said. "We're almost ready." She went back to her room.

-Later that day-

They were all at the beach, and it was a hot eighty degrees out. "Don't forget to put on sunscreen," said Barb. "We don't want to go back to Pickford like sunburned tomatoes." They all put on sunscreen, and Pim headed for the water, while Barb and Lloyd laid down on towels in the sun. Phil and Keely saw some kids that looked about their age playing volleyball. "Hey, want to go play"? Keely asked Phil, pointing to the volleyball net. "Sure, why not," Phil replied and they went over. "Hey, wanna play a game"? asked the boy, holding a volleyball. "Sure," agreed Phil and Keely. "I'm Mike, by the way, and this is my sister, Chelsea. We're twins," said the boy. "Hi, nice to meet you guys, I'm Keely, and this is my best friend, Phil." "Nice to meet you," said Chelsea. "Are you guys from around here"? "No, we're just on spring vacation," said Phil. "Cool, so are we," said Chelsea. "Let's play"! Mike said, and served the ball. They played volleyball for over an hour, and then decided that it was time to cool off. "I'll race y'all to the water"! Mike shouted, and all four of them were off and running. They splashed around in the water for an hour and got to know each other better. Phil and Keely found out that Mike and Chelsea lived only six hours away from them, in Northern California. They were also in 11th grade in school.

"I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hungry," said Mike. Phil, Keely, and Chelsea agreed. "I'll go get some money from my parents, and we can all get something," said Phil. They bought a round of hot dogs and sodas, and found a spot to sit. "So, do you guys have any interesting hobbies"? asked Chelsea. "I like to play the guitar and I write my own songs," said Keely. "I like to play the drums," said Phil. "And Keely and I help on our school's video morning announcements, and that's pretty cool." "Do you play any sports"? asked Mike. "I'm on the baseball team, and Chelsea's a cheerleader." "Well, I tried gymnastics once, but that didn't go too well, said Phil, remembering the night where he humiliated himself in front of the whole school with the twirling and screaming." "I tried out for cheerleading once," said Keely. "I didn't make it, but had to convince my mom that I did, so I teamed with Phil and another friend and we cheered for billiards." "That sounds like an interesting gig," said Chelsea.

"Mike, Chelsea"! they heard someone call. "Oh, that's our mom," said Chelsea. "We've gotta go." "Yeah, but we'll be here on every sunny day for the next two weeks, so we'll see you around," said Mike. "Yeah, we'll be around, too. Today was a lot of fun," said Keely. "Definitely," said Phil. "See ya later" Mike and Chelsea left, and Phil and Keely went back and saw that Barb, Lloyd, and Pim were packing up to go. "We might as well get out of here for today," said Lloyd. "Looks like it might rain soon, anyway." Phil and Keely packed up, and then they all left. "So, did you guys have fun today"? asked Barb as they were walking to the car. "Yeah, it was the best," said Phil. "We played volleyball and swam with Mike and Chelsea." "Who are Mike and Chelsea"? asked Lloyd curiously. "Oh, they're some kids our age we got to talking to. They live in Northern California," said Keely. "That's cool you met some new friends, just be careful about talking to strangers," said Barb. "We will," said Phil. They all got in the car and drove back to the hotel.

Back at the hotel, they'd all decided on getting pizza at the pizza shop next door. Keely was going to be in the shower, so Barb made Pim tag along with Phil to get the pizza, so she wouldn't tear the room down or blast music. When they were coming back, Phil saw a girl who looked familiar. "Chelsea"? Phil asked. The girl turned around. "Phil? Hi there. I didn't know you were staying here," "Yeah, we're in 123," Phil replied. "Cool, I'm right down the hall from you, in 130," said Chelsea. "Who are you, and how do you know Phil"? Pim asked her curiously. "I'm Chelsea. I saw him and Keely at the beach today. Who are you? Sister, cousin, stalker"? "This is Pim, my sister," said Phil. "Hi, nice to meet you," Chelsea said to her. "Yeah, yeah, yeah," said Pim. "Come on Phil, let's go before we're eating this pizza FROZEN"! "So, I'll see you tomorrow then," Phil said to Chelsea. "Hey, why don't you come down to the rec room with us in the morning? That is, if you've got nothing else to do." said Chelsea. "Sure, I've got nothing, and I'm sure Keely doesn't either. We'll be there," said Phil. "Cool, see you tomorrow," Chelsea replied. Chelsea went back to her room, and Phil and Pim went back to theirs to find Barb, Lloyd, and Keely waiting for pizza "I saw Chelsea in the hall." Phil said to Keely. "She and Mike are staying here, down in 126. They're going to the rec room in the morning, and wanted us to come. I told her we'll be there." "Ok, cool," said Keely. "Then your mom and dad said we're going to walk around the neighborhood later on."

After they ate pizza, everyone was tired, so they all decided to go to bed early. Phil made sure to hide the Wizrd when Pim wasn't looking, so they wouldn't get another loud wake-up call in the morning.

Next Chapter: 'Pim's Moneymaking Scheme'- Pim gets bored and finds a way to con some of the hotel guests out of large amounts of money.

(A/N: So, how do you like it so far? Mike and Chelsea are characters I added to give Phil and Keely people to hang out with. They'll be important later on in the story. Be sure to stay tuned in!)