"WHAT!?!" Vicky yelled angrily at her parents upon hearing their news. "We're going away for the weekend!?!"
"Uh, um, well, yes dear. Yes we are. You see..."
"I have to baby-sit for the Turners on those days! I am not going to give up valuable money-making time for some stupid trip."
"You um, didn't let us finish, d-dear, her mother replied a bit anxiously. You never let us go anywhere, but we thought it would be good for you and your sister to visit your cousin over in Amity Park. It's only a few hours away by car, and your father hasn't seen his brother in years, either. When we were invited, we jumped at the chance."
"Oh boy! We're going to Amity Park! We're going to Amity Park!" Vicky's younger sister Tootie announced happily as she jumped up and down excitedly.
"Shut up, Tootie!" she snapped, and her sister froze. "Amity Park, eh?" Vicky pondered. "I haven't been there since I was really little. I barely even remember my cousin. Wasn't his name Dash, or something?"
"Why yes it is," Her father answered. "Apparently he's looking forward to seeing you again. He even offered to introduce you to his friends. He's such a nice boy."
"Well..." Vicky said slowly as she weighed her options. She liked the idea of seeing her cousin (whom she hadn't seen since she was three) and meeting some new friends (which she was desperately in need of), but she liked the idea of making money even more.
"You know," Tootie said slyly, "why don't you see if we can bring Timmy with us? You can ask his parents if it is okay."
"Why, that's a marvelous idea, Tootie." Her parents beamed.
"Who asked you, twerp?" Vicky answered angrily. "It's not like I don't know you're in love with the kid."
"Well," she stated a bit more quietly, "He'll not only have me to play with, but you'll still get paid while you hang out with Dash's friends." Tootie responded. A light seemed to turn on in her older sister's head. "Uh, Vicky?"
"Come to think of it, I'll see if I can take the other twerp too. I'll call Timmy's parents and invite him to come with us for a weekend of fun."
"That will be nice honey," her father said. He was happy that Tootie would finally have a playmate other than her big mean sister during their little trip. He and his wife also desperately needed an escape from their horrid daughter who was controlling their lives, and hoped Dash would help them with that, whether he knew it or not.
The Turners had more than welcomed the idea and a brief while later had sent Timmy over with a small suitcase of stuff he would need for the duration of the trip, which Vicky' parents loaded into the back of their van. (For some reason the boy had insisted on bringing his goldfish too). Timmy's parents had even offered to pay Vicky triple the normal fee, since she was taking on the "extra responsibility."
Timmy was extremely scared about being with Vicky's entire family at once, Tootie couldn't have been happier, for once Vicky seemed to ignore Timmy for the time being as she was lost in her own thoughts, and her parents were relieved to finally get a vacation. After they had all piled into the van, it pulled out of the driveway, and they began their long drive towards Amity Park. Timmy tightly clutched his goldfish bowl and his restraining order he had gotten to keep Tootie away from him.