Chapter 10: We're Coming Home!
It was now the last day at camp, and everyone was clearing out their tents, ready to go home. "Well, this was an eventful camp experience." Charlie Brown smiled.
"Tell me about it, Charlie Brown." Linus nodded his head.
"Best. Camping. Trip. EVER!" BJ cheered.
"I can't wait to get back home and enjoy more of our summer vacation." Shawn smiled.
"That reminds me: we should throw a welcome home picnic tomorrow at the school." Charlie Brown suggested.
"Sounds excellent!" BJ smiled.
"I can't wait to learn some new music, too." Schroeder added.
"Not more Beethoven..." Juan teased.
"I was thinking of Bach, actually. I need SOME diversity."
"If you want diversity, try playing Hannah Montana songs on the piano." Linus joked.
"OVER MY RUINED PIANO!" Schroeder shouted.
"Here we go again..." Charlie Brown thought as he examined his rock collection. "Here's a pebble, and a quartz, oh and a geode...we found a lot of rocks."
"Well troops, we had a super dee duper time together!" Peppermint Patty smirked as she shut her suitcase.
"I guess you can say that, sir." Marcie shrugged as she slammed her book filled suitcase shut.
"I really appreciate you all making me feel welcome during my first school year and my first camping adventure with you guys." Lila smiled shyly.
"Well, as a wise woman once said, 'For good times and bad times, we'll be by your side, forevermore'." Lucy said.
"Who said that?" Lila asked.
"A wise woman, Maybe-a-Captain Blondie 2.0..." Lucy said "Just kidding."
"Very funny." Heather laughed.
"So, who said it?" Lila asked Lucy, placing Bugs Jr on the camping bed.
"The Princess of Pop herself." Lucy smiled.
"May I have your attentions?" Heather asked.
"Of course." The girls replied.
"Charlie's throwing a welcome home picnic. I called Maria and Rebecca on the payphone. They're both coming. Care to join us?" asked Heather with wide eyes.
"You bet!" Lila giggled.
"I'm game for it!" Tosha smiled.
"I wonder what else is gonna happen during our summer vacation?" Min asked with a smile. "A talent show? Playing more games? Maybe even making a video?"
"You never know with Barney around…" Marcie chuckled.
Snoopy has just finished packing his and Barney's stuff and came out the tent with Woodstock following them. "Alrighty, is everyone ready to head home?" Barney asked all his friends.
"Yeah!" the kids cheered.
"Well this has been a fun time, but we'll see you all when we get back! Bye Barney, bye everybody!" BJ waved.
"Bye Barney, bye friends!" Baby Bop waved as she and BJ walked away, disappearing in a trace of magic.
"Bye Baby Bop, bye BJ!" the kids smiled and waved before the bus finally pulled up.
"Let's just hope the bus doesn't forget us again." Lila chuckled nervously.
"Yeah." Heather mentioned.
"Hey Chuck, Heather, Lila, we saved ya three spots!" Peppermint Patty called out as they ran onto the bus.
"WAIT FOR US!" Charlie Brown, Heather and Lila said as they raced in the bus.
"Climb in, Barney! I saved a special spot for you." Lucy added.
"It's fine. Snoopy and I will be motorcycling home." Barney mentioned. "But thanks, anyway."
As the kids got in their spots, Lila gulped. "Bugs Jr! I forgot Bugs Jr, in the girls' tent!"
"I'll get it!" Heather reassured her.
"DON'T START THE BUS WITHOUT THEM!" Charlie Brown said.
Both girls raced to the girls' tent and fished out Bug Jr and made it back to the bus. "We made it!" Heather panted with a smile as they both found their seats.
"Well, this is it…" Kenneth said with a sort of a sad smile.
"We've had our biggest adventure ever, and now it's time to leave…" Peppermint Patty chuckled.
"Not quite yet, gang! There's just one thing we have left to do..." Lucy smiled.
"What's that, Lucy?" Tosha asked before they all heard Woodstock whistle 'I Love You', making the kids smile.
"Awww...Barney..." the kids smiled.
"See you when we get back, Barney." Lucy said, blowing a kiss and making Barney smile as Snoopy sent a kiss her way. "BLEAH! A DOG BLEW KISSES AT ME! DISEASE! RABIES! I'VE BEEN INFECTED!"
The kids all giggled at that before starting to sing.
Barney's friends and Peanuts Gang:
I love you
You love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
I love you
You love me
We're best friends like friends should be
With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
With that, the bus finally left, riding off into the sunset, with Barney and Snoopy following close behind them, with everyone happy about their first two weeks of summer, and looking forward to more fun adventures with all their friends, especially Barney.
The End...
...of a wonderful camping adventure, that is
