After having gotten some sleep last night, the gang got up in the morning to have an early headstart on heading back to Royal Woods. They were already heading out the lobby and out to find their cars.

Ashe:"Man, after all these years, am I finally heading back to Royal Woods."

Diane:"From all the time you spent talking about it, you sure made it sounds interesting."

Zella:"Let's see if it's all that you say it is."

Francine:"This is gonna be exciting."

Ashe:"Just remember that we're only going for a little while."

Leni:"Wait. You mean, you're still not staying?"

Ashe:"Afraid not, Leni. We now that it's still not safe for me to return just yet. Plus, we do know that my sister's expecting soon."

Lincoln:"What do you mean?"

Lori:"Her sister, Triss, is having a baby, Lincoln."

Lincoln:"She is?!"

Luna:"Wow. Did not see that coming!"

Luan:"Yeah! And we haven't even seen Triss in a while either!"

Francine:"I think it's great that Beatrice is having a baby soon."

Diane:"So...when is she having the baby?"

Ashe:"...This week."

All:"This WEEK?!"

Zella:"Has it been nine months already?!"

Ashe:"It sure has, and my sister says that's gonna be worth it bringing the child into this world."

Leni:"Aw!"

Lori:"Well, we're all happy for her. But for now, we gotta a long road ahead of us... literally!"

Ashe:"Agreed. Let's get the cars."

They went over to where they parked Vanzilla, but upon see Ashe's car, which was a Brown Convertible, they saw that the tires had been slashed and the words "Marie was here" was written on the side in yellow spray paint.

Diane:"Gee...I wonder who could've done this."

Zella:"We so need this vacation from that woman."

Ashe:"Next time I see her, I'm throwing a rock at her face."

Lori:"Looks, like we're all gonna be riding Vanzilla."

Ashe:"Is your dad's van still hanging in there?"

Lori:"As much as she'll ever be."

Francine:"Let me just call a toe truck for our car."

?:"Just where do you losers think you're going?"

All their heads turn to see Marie walking towards them, flipping hair back as she then puts her hands on her hips.

Marie:"Like the new paint job I gave your ride?"

Ashe:"What are you? Five years old?"

Marie:"It's what you get for parking in my spot."

Zella:"Why do you have spot?! You don't even have a car!"

Marie:"No. But I do have a building and what do you have? A piece tin for a car."

Francine:"Hey, just be happy we'll be getting out of your hair for a while."

Marie:"Good. Maybe while you're gone, I'll be able to have that apartment of yours all to myself. So you so-called ladies can just-"

Before she could finish, a rock was thrown at her forehead and Marie was knocked unconscious. They turned to see it was Lincoln who threw the rock, then acted like nothing happened.

Lori:"Lincoln!"

Luan:"What the heck?"

Lincoln:"I couldn't help it! I didn't like how she was talking!"

Leni:"Well, we're very disappointed in you!"

Luna:"Yeah!"

Lincoln:"😞"

Luna:"You should've thrown harder so that the rock should've stayed in her skull!"

That made Lincoln raise his head to see his sister's smile and Lori wink at him. Then he smiled, while Ashe then came behind them, looking a bit concerned.

Ashe:"I think we should get out of here. Like...now."

Lincoln:"Good call."

And with that, they all got in Vanzilla. Little did they know that Lincoln's little act of mischief was caught on a security camera. Not that it mattered now, ad Lori and Leni were up front with Lori behind the wheel, Francine, Diane and Zella are in the middle with Diane sitting in between the two and her hips taking up some of the space and Ashe, Lincoln, Luna and Luan were in the back. As Lori began to drive, Zella and Francine began to feel uncomfortable with Diane sitting in between them.

Zella:"Hey, Diane! Can you please move aside a little?"

Francine:"What? She can't do that! She would be squeezing me!"

Zella:"Well, she's squeezing me already!"

Diane:"Guys, come on. You know I'm on a diet and I can't help it if my hips take up some space."

Zella:"Yeah, well I'm surprised that this van isn't having a hard time dealing with a the extra weight."

Diane:"(twitches)...ARE YOU CALLING NE FAT?!"

Lincoln:"Well, this is escalating."

Ashe:"Happens all the time. Despite how big it is, there's not that much leg room in our apartment."

Luna:"How do you guys deal with it?"

Ashe:"We're just used to it as all."

Lincoln:"So they won't be stopping, I'm guessing?"

Luan:"Fat chance of that happening. Get it?"

The three girls were swatting their hands at each other, which made Lori feel a little irritated.

Lori:"Would you guys knock it off?! I will turn this car around!"

One of Francine's hands go off target and nails Lori in the face. At first, the elder siblings was a expression, at least until she snorts like a horse and then joins in on the fight.

Lori:"ARRRGH!"

This forces Leni to take the wheel as the four girls fighting was making the van rock side to side. Ashe holds Lincoln back, not wanting him to get involved as Luna and Luan were pulled in.

Lincoln:"So...I'm, uh, pretty excited for your sister! I'm hoping to meet her soon."

Ashe:"We'll have to wait on that for right now, Lincoln."

Lincoln:"Totally get it. But, do you at least have a picture of her I can see?"

Ashe:"Sure. Hold on."

Pulling out a phone, Ashe shows a picture of Triss to Lincoln. She was about the same age as Ashe, having a light brown, shiny, wavy, shoulder length hair, was wearing a fuzzy peach colored sweater, light blue jeans and light brown cow girl boots. She was holding her big belly, showing that it was a maternity picture.

Lincoln:"Wow. She's beautiful."

Ashe:"I've talked her ear off about your family. She's hoping to meet you one day."

Lincoln:"I would like that."

Ashe:"Me too."

Lori:"Diane! Get your butt out of my face!"

They looked to the fight continue as the van drove down the highway. About an hour later, they pull over at the side of the road in Royal Woods. The door opens to have a dogpile of Francine, Diane, Zella and Lori come falling out. Diane landed on her face first into the pavement and with her butt sticking up. Zella had a soft landing because of it.

Diane/Zella:"Mmmm..."

Lincoln:"(steps out) Well, this has been fun. But I need to stretch."

Ashe:"Same here."

Luna:"(cracks her back) Ugh...you win this round, Luan."

Luan:"And I didn't even need to back you into a corner. (Laughs)"

Francine:"(gets up) So...now that we're here, what are we gonna do?"

Lori:"Anything! We have a lot of places to explore."

Lincoln:"And you wanna go to the mall, I presume?"

Lori:"Are you against it?"

Lincoln:"No. I'm just thinking we can someplace else first, since I'm guessing Ashe hasn't been around Royal Woods for a while."

Lori:"And let me guess, you want to go to Flip'"

Lincoln:"...Maybe."

Ashe:"That cheapskate is still open? I didn't think he'd make it this far in life."

Luna:"Oh, he is. But that's not the only thing that's changed."

Leni:"Yeah, didn't we tell you about our Dad's restaurant? You wanna head there too?"

Ashe:"Sure! I'd like to see your Ol' Man again."

Lori:"Um, Leni? Did you put the car in park?"

Leni:"Uh..."

Then they turned to see Vanzilla rolling down the road and chase after it. Soon after that, they begin exploring Royal Woods. After a quick run to the supermarket, they got themselves some food and supplies for a picnic. At the park, Ashe, Francine, Diane, Lori, Leni and Lincoln were eating the food they got whirl Luna and Luan were throwing around a frisbee they bought.

Aside from Apples, Oranges and Bananas, they also had some watermelon slices that Lincoln and Diane were enjoying. Well, only Lincoln was, Diane, not so much, since she wanted a piece of the small chocolate cake and cupcakes they brought along with. Lori, Leni and Francine were partaking of the dessert while Ashe and Zella were sipping down some soda. Little did they notice someone's hand sneaking a slice of cake for itself. Lincoln saw this and realized the hand was attached to the person he was sitting too, Diane.

Lincoln:"Did you just-?"

Diane:"(holds up cake slice) Yep. (Takes a bite)"

Lincoln:"But aren't you on a diet?"

Diane:"Don't care. I seriously need cake in me."

Lincoln:"If you say so?"

Lori:"So...nice day, we're having, huh?"

Ashe:"Yeah. It's always a nice day at Royal Woods."

Lori:"Heh. That's right. You haven't been around to see all the chaos that's happened."

Zella:"Oh, come on. What could possibly happen in a town like this?"

Her question was answered with a frisbee to the head. She got knocked down and Luna and Luan looked at each other with regret and concern.

Luan:"My bad."

Zella:"(gets back up, smoking) Oh, it's on."

The two ran as Zella took the frisbee and chased after them.

Later, they headed over to Flip's, who was more than happy to see Ashe...sort of.

Flip:"Well, I'll be a cheapskate!"

Lincoln:"You sure are."

Flip:"Ashley! It's been years!"

Ashe:"I see you're still in business, Flippy. Health Inspector still hasn't gotten to you?"

Flip:"They've tried, but they'll never catch me."

Ashe:"Nothing's stopping me from calling them though."

Flip:"Heh, heh. Same smart-alec as you've always been. So, how about something special from your all pal, Flip?"

Lincoln:"Something you want or something you're giving us?"

Flip:"Hey, you know what I mean, kid. I got a special deal for old friends of mine."

Ashe:"Sorry, Flip. But I'm not buying into any of the tricks you got up your sleeve."

Flip:"Hey, come on. It'll be worth your while."

Ashe:"Not a chance."

And with that, Lincoln pushed Flip off screen as they started to look around the store. In pairs, it was Lincoln with Ashe, Lori with Diane, Luan with Francine and Luna with Zella. Leni was left by herself, but she didn't mind. Lori, on the other hands, wasn't all too thrilled with who she's shopping with.

Lori:"Why do I get to be with Diane?"

Ashe:"Because you lost a coin toss."

Lori:"What coin toss?"

Then Ashe flips a quarter in the air, and it lands heads. Lori groaned, as she wasn't ready for that.

Diane:"So, you have a problem with shopping with me?"

Lori:"Uh...it's not that. It's just that sometimes, your, uh..."

Diane:"My hips?"

Lori:"Yeah, uh...they tend to...get in the way."

Diane:"Mhmm."

Meanwhile, Lincoln was looking around the counter, when Flip came and dragged him over.

Flip:"Hey, kid. I know it's a big favor to ask, but I'm need of protection money."

Lincoln:"Protection money? For what?"

Flip:"Just, uh...a few bad deals."

Lincoln:"I told you not to go anywhere near the bad guys."

Flip:"Yeah, yeah, yeah...Just give me a few dollars."

Lincoln:"No way."

Flip:"It's just a few dollars! It's all I'm asking!"

Lincoln:"That's your problem. Not mine."

With that, Lincoln kicked Flip in the shin and walked away. They all soon headed out of the store, but little did Lincoln know that his little assault on Flip was caught of the video surveillance system. Later, they headed over to their dad's restaurant, Lynn's, where they decided to get themselves a bite to eat.

Ashe:"Huh. When you told me your dad's opened a restaurant, you were kidding."

Lori:"Well yeah. And trust me, you are gonna love the food here. Now, let's just get our seats."

They all got a table for three, with Ashe, Zella and Francine, Lori, Leni and Diane and Luna, Luan and Lincoln. Lori still didn't feel good, being seated next to Diane.

Lori:"Ugh. Again we're stuck with her?"

Diane merely glared at Lori as she the swayed her hips to knock Lori out of here. Lori felt like she had that coming as she picked herself back up and then they ordered. A few minutes later, they got their food, and they took notice to the new food items their father added. Lori had lasagna, Leni got herself a stake and Diane had goulash.

Leni:"Huh. The steaks are new."

Lori:"I guess dad's trying to be more classic"

As for Ashe's table, Zella got herself some meatballs, Francine had some mac n' cheese with some broccoli in it and Ashe had herself a bacon cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, mustard and ketchup.

Ashe:"Aw yeah."

Lincoln:"When did dad start selling hamburgers?"

Lori:"He tell me once that he wanted to save money on ingredients for all the others he sold here."

Lincoln:"Maybe next time, I'll order something like that."

Luna:"What did you order this time?"

Lincoln:"Well..."

Then the waiter came with a whole turkey for Lincoln, which surprised the heck out of his sisters.

Luan:"So that's where last year's Thanksgiving turkey went."

Luna:"Seriously, bro?"

Lincoln:"I thought it said turkey salad! Not turkey!"

Luna:"Speaking of which, where's my salad?"

The Luna got herself a classic tossed salad while Luan got fish sticks. As they dug in, Luna and Luan asked Lincoln a question.

Luna:"So, bro...what do you think of Ashe so far?"

Lincoln:"It's like meeting a whole new person. She's really cool."

Luan:"You don't know the least of it. (Sniffs) Hey, do you guys smell that?"

Lincoln:"(sniffs) Yeah, I do."

Luna:"It's coming from...the turkey?"

Lincoln looked at his meal and was pretty sure he saw something move in it. He began to feel nauseous as his stomach gargled.

Lincoln:"Oh gosh."

Luna:"Lincoln, you okay? You need to go to the doctor?"

Lincoln:"Now, I gotta go to the bathroom! Now get out of my way!"

Then the boy made a break for it while the rest of the restaurant watched him run to the restroom. The sounds of vomiting echoed through the building.

Lori:"We're gonna have to ask dad about the turkey later."

Ashe:"So anyway...this place seems really different than how it was before."

Zella:"What do you mean?"

Ashe:"Well, I'm just saying Uncle Lynn really went all out with redecorating."

Leni:"Was there a restaurant here beforehand?"

Ashe:"Yeah, a diner. But it for shut down due to a ton of health violation. One of them being an infestation of rats."

Then the rest of the customers got their feet off the floor.

Lori:"We have a lot to ask dad about."

Leni:"Should we go ask him now?"

Luna:"Maybe after Lincoln's finished puking his guts out."

The cringed at hearing their little brother continue to vomit. A little while later, they left the restaurant as the walked over to the van on the other side of the street.

Lori:"I'm thinking now, we should go look at some apartments so that you guys can be able to stay in Royal Woods."

Diane:"That would be a nice change of pace than in Great Lake City."

Ashe:"Yeah. I definitely don't wanna see that Marie and her friend Jocelyn again."

Zella:"Then just be glad we're out of the city then."

Luna:"But first, shouldn't we see go see a doctor for Lincoln first?"

Her little was passed out and slumped over her shoulder.

Lori:"Yeah. That might be a good idea."

Little did they know that they were being watched from a distance by the same person who had been spying on them back in Great Lake City. He was in a Black Toyota, and had a radio in his hands.

?:"This is Reginald. Do you have eyes on them?"

Somewhere at the edge of the side walk were five people, 2 guys and three girls, with one of the boys holding a radio in his hands. He was mostly wearing all black, black coat, black pants, black shoes, even black hair and brown skin, with a single bang covering his left eye. Only his shirt was a different color, and he was not looking happy. His name was Trace. The next boy was wearing a dark brown T-shirt with white sleeves, and red shorts with a white stripe on each side. He had short dirty blonde hair, as well as red converse and had white skin. His name was Hal.

As for the girls, one of them had shiny, slicked back, light blue hair that reached her back, pale skin and was wearing a dark purple leather jacket that only covered his upper body and left her stomach exposed, as well as matching leather chaps over black tights and yellow shoes. Her name was Vince. The next girl was tan with messy black hair that went down to her butt, wearing a green jacket over a plain white t-shirt, having black pants and green high heel slippers. Her name was Kasey. And the last girl looked like a cowgirl, with a red and white flannel shirt tied to her upper body, light blue shirt shorts and light brown knee length boots. She even had a black cowboy hat with a white stripe going around the middle, and had her light brown hair in a braid that ended just above her butt. Her name was Lyla.

They all were behind some bushes as they listened on the radio.

Trace:"We see them from where we're at."

Reginald:"Good."

Kasey:"Why can't we just go in now and get it over with"

Reginald:"We're waiting for the best moment to do so. But then again, I'm sure our client wouldn't mind if we captured a few extra targets."

Hal:"If we're going to go for the other's she's with, will we be getting paid more for it?"

Reginald:"Depends on how a good job you do. Now keep watch. Reginald out."

The radio went silent and the all looked to where Vanzilla was driving to, soon chasing after with Reginald doing the same in his own car.

Later, they arrived at a Hotel, an a pretty fancy one at that. It was the color of golden yellow, had a plaza being 10 stories up with a water fountain, plants and flowers around the sides, and even a valet, who was in his early 30s, was a redhead and had a short beard. The group were astonished by the sight of the place.

Zella:"Now this is what I'm talking about."

Francine:"Way better than our apartment complex back home."

The valet waited for another car to come by. When the group came by, Lori tossed him the keys and allowed him to park Vanzilla.

Luna:"You think it's a good idea letting that dude park the van?"

Lori:"What's the worse that could happen?"

The sound of what sounded like crashing and exploding tipped her off...

Lori:"How about we go check in?"

A little while later, after signing in and getting all things settled, the group headed up to Ashe's new hotel room.

Lori:"Welcome to your brand new home away from home."

The walls were green, having a window at the wall opposite of the door, with a red coach on the left wall and a TV by the window. Other adjacent rooms included one bedroom with two white cover beds and a dark brown dresser, and a white waller and tiled bed room with a glass shower and she'll shaped sink. The girls liked the things were seeing.

Francine:"All of this seems to good to be true."

Diane:"How can we afford all this?"

Ashe:"At least we don't have to pay as much as we did back in the city."

Luna:"Yeah. Consider it your lucky break."

Lori:"Now, of you don't mind, I heard this place had a spa. I'm gonna go check it out."

And with that, Lori headed out of the room, but she had failed to notice that Diane followed her out. By the time she did, they were already at the lobby.

Lori:"Man, how to do find your way to anywhere in this place?"

Diane:"I know, right?"

Lori:"DAH! Diane?! What are you doing here? You scared like how my sister Lucy usually does!"

Diane:"What? I wanted to check out this spa too."

Lori:"You could've just asked instead of being creepy. Now, come on. Let's find the spa."

?:"I think I can help you out with that."

They turn their heads to see a woman in her twenties, wearing a red uniform, black pants and shoes, having a white shirt and black tie, tan skin, black hair with white streaks and a name tag that said Erica.

Erica:"I'm the manager of this hotel. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Lori:"Uh, we were just looking for the spa. Can you point us to it?"

Erica:"Of course. It's just right down the hall that way. (points right) you can't miss it."

Diane:"Thanks."

Erica;"You're welcome. And feel free to let me know what I can do to make your stay here more welcoming."

With that, they both headed down the corridor...

Lori:"I bet when I'm done with my treatment, I'll be looking way better than you."

After hearing that remark, Diane bumps Lori off screen with her hips

Diane:"Hmph. You wish you'd look this good."

Back at the hotel room, Luna was in the living room, trying to fit her head out the window. She did manage to do so, popping it right through and got her self a nice look of Royal Woods from where she was.

Luna:"What a view."

She tried pulling her head back out, but it wouldn't budge as she now struggled to do so. Meanwhile, Leni came by and saw Luna having her hands at the way and her legs spread out as she was trying to pull her head out of the window.

Leni:"Hey Luna! Having fun?"

Luna:"Not really, Leni."

Leni:"Well, when you're done, can I have a turn? I wanna have a look outside the window."

Luna:"I would. But my head is stuck."

Leni:"Ooh! I know how to fix that!"

Suddenly, Leni grabbed both of Luna's legs...

Luna:"Wait, Leni. What are you-? Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!"

Then Leni started pulling Luna's legs to try and get her out. Luna's face was getting squished by the sides of the window as the popped out and landed on top of Leni.

Luna:"Ugh... Thanks Leni."

Leni:"No problem! That was fun!"

Luna:"Maybe we should get a room with bigger windows.

Luan:"(walks by) No window can fit your big head, Luna."

Luna:"(groans)"

In the bedroom, Francine and Zella were on the beds, enjoying how comfy they were. Although, Francine looked at Zella and could see that she was not as comfortable as she could be.

Francine:"You know, we really should get you a new shirt. That one's getting to look too tight on you."

Zella:"Agreed. Ugh, I'm sick of how look at me because of my clothes. I mean, tight pants, tight shirts...tights!"

Francine:"Yeah. Remember when you broke that guy's nose after he tried to make a dirty move on you?"

Zella:"Ah, good times."

To where Luan was, she was knocking on the bathroom door, to where Lincoln was in.

Luan:"Linc? You almost finished in there?"

Lincoln:"Just about done."

Impatient, Luan opens the door to her little brother washing his face, like he had just woken up.

Luan:"What's that all about?"

Lincoln:"Don't you knock? Anyway? I was just thinking..."

Luan:"About?"

Lincoln:"About Ashe. What exactly is it that she do to become wanted?"

Luan:"...Is that what said to you? That she was wanted?"

Lincoln:"Yeah...isn't she?"

Luan:"Well...it's complicated."

Lincoln:"Where is she right now?"

Luan:"She headed out like a while ago."

Ashe was walking down one of the hallways on the second floor, when she found herself a crossroad. Deciding to go right, sh continued to walk down when a chill ran up her spine and she came to a stop.

Ashe:"(turns to the audience) Do you ever have the funny feeling that you're being watched?"

It was then that she turned her head to look at the opposite hall and saw Vince there, staring at her. Recognizing her right away, Ashe decided to make a break for it. Vince gave chase and the two ran through the hall. Wondering how she would get away, Ashe jumped over a house keeping cart and knocked it over, then made a sharp turn around the corner. Thankfully, Vince didn't spot her and kept heading down the hall.

Ashe:"(sighs, then hears her phone ring) Yello?"

Zella:"Yo, Ashley. Where you at?"

Ashe:"This is not the best time, Zella. I'll call you from...wherever."

Kasey:"Don't think you've gotten away so easily."

She quickly turned around to see the messy looking tomboy right behind her.

Kasey:"I see you've picked up a few pounds."

Ashe:"And I see you still don't know how to accessorize, Kasey."

Huffing, Kasey started throwing punches that Ashe easily dodged, before the latter of the two did a roundhouse kick and landed one on Kasey's head. It was enough to make her smash through a door into a hotel room.

Woman:"AAAHH! VANDALS! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT!"

The woman inside the room started hitting Kasey with a purse, who tries to block it with her arms.

Kasey:"Ow! Stop!"

Ashe took this as her chance to leave as ran happily down the hall. But, not before running into Lyla.

Lyla:"And just where do you think you're going?!"

Ashe was unprepared as Lyla ended whipping her with her braid. After two shots, Ashe quickly grabbed it and angrily tied to a pip sticking out of the wall, leaving Lyla in a painful position. Realizing that more goons could show up was enough for Ashe to realize she needed to get away as soon as possible. And it was then that she noticed an open window leading outside.

Ashe:"Welp, time for drastic measures."

Running for it, she tires to leap through the window, but wounds up getting stuck due to her potbelly.

Ashe:"Oh crud."

She starts to kick her legs while looking for a way out when she hears footsteps behind her.

Vince:"Thought you could escape us? You made a serious mistake."

Now wanting to get out even more, Ashe pushes the wall with both hands as tries to pull herself out as the three girls run towards her. With enough strength and a little bit of luck, Ashe pops out and the girls take her place of being stuck in the window, as they're squished together and Ashe lands on the floor of the plaza.

Ashe:"(looks back up at them) Not this time or any time, ladies."

Kasey:"Aw man! I can't believe you let us into this, Vince!"

Vince:"Me?!"

Lyla:"You're the one who thought it best to have us all run at the same time?"

Vince:"I was running by myself!"

The three struggled and screamed as Ashe headed back into the lobby. She stopped for a second as she took a look at her potbelly, poking it a little.

Ashe:"Not gonna get too far if this keeps getting in the way. But if I keep running into those clowns, I'll be fit in no time. Not the best exercise method, but it'll do for now."

Back at the hotel room, Lori and Diane showed up coming back from the spa, wearing white robes. Although, Lori wasn't looking too amused.

Lori:"I still can't believed you bumped me with your hips, again."

Diane:"It just goes to show that there's nothing wrong with being big."

Lori:"(groans)"

Diane:"You know...this robe tends to feel a little tight."

Looking at Diane made Lincoln blush a little, but he did his best to hide it. Then Ashe came running in, immediately shutting the door behind her and locking it. As she braced her back against the door, everyone looked at her as if she saw a ghost.

Zella:"Where have you been, Ashe?"

Ashe:"Oh, you know. Just taking a little stroll, checking out the second floor. Not much out there, and no need for follow up questions."

Lori:"Okay..."

Vince, Kasey and Lyla were walking down the hall, covered in dust and concrete when suddenly, Reginald stood in front of them.

Reginald:"So...how'd it go?"

Vince:"(sighs) We had her...but then, she got away."

Kasey:"All because of V here."

Vince:"Oh, shut it!"

Reginald:"Enough. Next time, for sure..."