(A/N: I decided to change the direction of this story, starting with a different approach to Chapter 6. And also, the twist I told everyone about will not be in this chapter, it will be in the next. I'll let everyone know what my original plan was when I post the last chapter. Anyway, here's chapter 6.)

Chapter 6: Adventures In Florida

"Game set, we win"! shouted Mike. "Hey, that was out of bounds," said Phil. "Phil, that was in by a mile"! said Chelsea. Phil and Keely were back at the beach with Mike and Chelsea and had been playing volleyball and swimming for most of the afternoon. "Okay, so you guys have won two, and we've won two. Tiebreaker"? Keely asked. "Duh"! said Chelsea. "Serve it up"! A few minutes later, they noticed that Barb, Lloyd, Mike and Chelsea's parents, and Pim were watching. The parents came over ready to retire for the evening, but they let the kids finish the game regardless. Their parents started cheering them on. It was coming up on eight o'clock, and they were some of the few people left at the beach. Twenty minutes later, Pim was extremely bored watching a volleyball going back and forth, and listening to the parents cheering. She spoke up, "Is there no end to this eternal game! If I have to watch this volleyball go back and forth and listen to this cheering any longer, I'll be hypnotized AND deaf"! They finally finished five minutes later. "We won"! shouted Keely. "It's now three to two." "Oh, it's not over yet," said Mike. "There's still a whole week of time to kill, and we'll be sure to be the top in the end." "Oh, dream on," said Phil. "Come on, guys, we better go," said Barb. "It's getting late and we have to get up early tomorrow." Barb and Lloyd had planned to take the kids to a water park in Miami the next day. Mike, Chelsea, and their parents were also going to meet them there. Barb and Lloyd had become fairly well acquainted with their parents over the past week.

When they got back to the hotel, Phil signed on to AIM and was checking his e-mail. Apparently, Seth happened to be online, and he instant messaged Phil.

Algebrabrain07: hey Phil, how's Florida?

Pdiffy07: gr8, just got back from the beach. So how's Pickford?

Algebrabrain07: boring. So I tagged along with Tia to the mall today.

Pdiffy07: Wait, you went to the mall? To shop? You must be bored.

Algebrabrain07: It's a small town. There's nothing to do.

Pdiffy07: There's a lot to do here. Keely and I've been hanging out with these people that are staying in our hotel, and we're all going to a water park tomorrow.

Algebrabrain07: Sounds like fun. I really wished I'd come with you in your suitcase or something.

Pdiffy07: lol

Suddenly, Pim came up to Phil and started shaking the chair. "Move it," she said. "I need to use the computer." "No, you NEED to stop shaking this chair," Phil replied and continued his conversation online.

Pdiffy07: So, are you still having those dreams about improper fractions?

Algebrabrain07: no, but I probably will with our final in a month and a half.

Pim continued to shake the chair. Phil finally gave up and decided he was tired anyway.

Pdiffy07: I better go before Pim physically removes me from this chair. I'm getting tired anyway.

Algebrabrain07: ok, cya l8r then

Pdiffy07: yeah, cya

Pdiffy07 signed off at 9:35 PM

"There, you can have it," Phil said to Pim. "Just don't make noise, and go to bed soon."

-Later the next day-

"Indiana," said Keely, and pointed to a car. "Hey, that one's from California," said Phil, and pointed to another car. "He sure had a long drive." They were all in the car headed to the water park. It was a two-hour drive, so it was rather boring. Phil, Keely, and Pim started playing the license plate game to occupy themselves. "Tractor-trailer from South Carolina," said Pim. "Maybe I can get it to honk." She started moving her arm up and down to signal the driver to honk. The guy happened to see her out of his mirrors, and honked his horn. That's basically how it went for two hours. They continued playing the license plate game, and Pim signaled every truck driver that she saw. After what seemed like an eternity, they arrived at the Miami Water Park, with Mike and Chelsea right behind them in their car. "Hey, Pim," said Chelsea when she got out. "I saw you signal every single trucker that I saw since we left." "She does that all the time," said Phil. "When we drove to L.A. once, she didn't miss a single one the whole way there." "Come on guys, come grab some of this stuff," said Barb. They got their bags, and saw a picnic table to keep their things for the day. Once they set their things down, Keely said, "We're all going to walk around and check this place out." "Okay, have fun," replied Barb. "Meet back here in a few hours for lunch." "Okay," said Phil "Later." Then Phil, Keely, Mike, and Chelsea left. "I'm going to go and find a way to con- I mean find something to do," said Pim. "Be back in two hours," Barb said to her, looking at her suspiciously. "And I better not hear of any revolutions being staged by you." Pim rolled her eyes and went off, leaving the parents at the picnic table.

"So, what do y'all want to do"? Mike asked. "Let's go on that water ride over there," Keely said. They all ran over and got in line. The lines were long, so over the course of two hours, they were only able to go on about six or seven rides. Pim, on the other hand, wasn't about to stand around in lines for two hours. She distracted the others in line by saying things like, "Hey, is that President Bush over there", then, when the people looked the other way, she was able to push through and make cuts in line. Her plan worked easily on most people, because she knew that people of the 21st century were pretty darn gullible sometimes. Everyone met up for lunch, and then they went back to the rides. Pim started to stage a revolution against the ice cream man due to his outrageous prices, until she saw security standing nearby, watching. For the rest of the afternoon, everyone went on every water ride they could, with Pim still making cuts. Phil, Keely, Mike, and Chelsea were diving in the large pool in the center of the park, when they felt drops. "Either there's a plane up there leaking oil, or it's raining," said Chelsea. "We better head back and find our parents." When they walked back over to the parents, Lloyd said, "We'd better head on home, because a storm's about to break. It's already almost six o'clock anyway." Just then they saw Barb coming over with Pim. "What are we, made of sugar"! Pim was saying when Barb told her they had to leave because of the rain. "Besides, this is a lot more fun than that boring hotel." "See you guys tomorrow," said Mike. "We're leaving, too." "See you tomorrow," Phil replied. Mike and Chelsea left, and then everyone else packed up and left.

Phil, Keely, and Pim played the license plate game on the way home again, and Pim signaled the truck drivers. They stopped off at a McDonalds on the way back to the hotel for dinner, but the people there got their order completely messed up. "Okay, so this is like the umpteenth time since we came to this century that McDonalds has messed up our order," Lloyd said as they drove away. "Do you guys even have McDonalds in the future"? asked Keely. "Yeah, we do, and it's actually one of the few places to get real cooked food. Most everything else comes from spray cans," Phil replied. "But the only real people who work there are the chefs," said Barb. "The front desk is run by robots that are sure to get your order right." They continued the license plate game, and eventually arrived back at the hotel. Keely went online to find an e-mail from her mother.

E-MAIL

Date: April 17, 6:35 PM EST

To: Keely

Hi, honey, how's Florida? I hope that you're having a great time down there. Your friends Tia and Seth are bored out of their minds here. I saw them at the mall the other day. I stayed at your aunt's house the other night because a storm knocked out our power. I hope your weather's better than ours! I've mostly been working all week. My phone's ringing now, so I'll have to close. Call or e-mail anytime. See you in a few days :-) Love, Mom.

Keely decided to send her a reply.

E-MAIL

Date: April 18, 8:47 PM EST

To: Mom.

Florida's great and the weather is good. Phil and I've been hanging out with these people our age who stay at our hotel. Today, we all went to a water park. It was a lot of fun! We've also been going to the beach, and one day we went shopping. This really is the best spring break ever! I better go for now, because Phil wants me to watch this movie on pay-per-view that looks pretty cool. I'll send some good weather your way! See you in a few days. :-) Love, Keely.

Keely signed off and they watched the movie until eleven o'clock, then decided it was time to turn in for the night. But Keely was realizing something, something that had crossed her mind before, but quite some time ago…

Cliffhanger! Stay tuned for next chapter and please leave a review :-)

Next Chapter: 'Love and Matchmaking': Mike and Chelsea work together to do something for their new friends. Find out what it is next chapter!

(A/N: I had to update this chapter due to some formatting errors in thee-mail messageswhich did not show up when I typed it, so I don't know where they came from.)