CHAPTER 2:
The next day, all of the Bellas and their families met at JFK where they were scheduled to board their plane to Copenhagen.
"All right, are we all accounted for?" Aubrey asked before she took a head count and saw that everyone was present.
"Perfect. So, this is going to be an exciting ten days. In fact, thanks to Aubrey's online research, we managed to map out an itinerary for all of us," Chad said.
"Aside from our anniversary performance on the exact same stage we won Worlds at, this ten day trip will be one awesome time," Aubrey assured them all.
"So, are we going over this itinerary now?" Beca asked.
"Not until we get to the hotel," Aubrey said.
Just then, the group heard the boarding call for their plane and began to board.
As they were boarding, Jesse saw a nervous look on Donald's face.
"You okay, man?" Jesse asked.
"Yeah, don't tell Esther, but I'm planning to propose to her during this trip and I don't want to go back home disappointed," Donald quietly explained.
"Hey, just think positive. I'm sure she'll say yes," Jesse thought.
"You know just what to say," Donald said, smiling.
Meanwhile…
"Are you sure we shouldn't have gotten a sitter for Russell?" Benji asked.
"Of course. He might like it in Copenhagen. And besides, my mom assured me last Christmas that Russell would be okay on this trip," Emily said.
"Okay. Let's just hope nothing goes wrong on the plane," Benji said.
"Like I said, he should be fine," Emily said.
A few months ago, Benji thought Russell was too young to fly on a plane, but Emily thought a lot about what her mother said and eventually decided to take Russell along.
By the next morning, their plane landed at the Copenhagen Airport.
"Wow, what a long flight that was," Amy said.
"You said it. But right now, let's get to our hotel," Chloe said as the group began to exit the plane.
They all took multiple cabs to the hotel and waited for everyone to be present and accounted for before checking into their rooms. Aubrey, Chad, and Finn took the first cab and by the time they arrived at the hotel, they noticed two familiar people the Bellas were hoping to never see again.
"Oh, no...not them again." Aubrey said, groaning.
"Who are they?" Chad asked.
"Trust me, babe...you don't want to know," Aubrey said.
"Well, it's about time you Bellas got here," Gail said.
"How did you know we'd be here?" Aubrey asked.
"We had a hunch that since it's now been ten years since the Bellas were World Champions that you'd be here," John said.
"But that still doesn't add up to how you knew about our trip," Chad said.
"Okay, I admit it, a little birdie told us," John admitted.
"Well, it had to be one of the other Bellas. I guess we should ask them when their cabs arrive," Aubrey said.
30 minutes later, all of the other Bellas and their families arrived. After they all checked into their rooms, they each met up in one of them.
"All right, so first things first: Who told the commentators about our trip? It had to have been somebody here," Aubrey asked.
Each of the Bellas stood silent for a few seconds until one spoke.
"All right, it was me. But I thought it was just a friendly conversation, I didn't know they would actually come here," Alice confessed.
"Well, let's try not to interact with them while we're here. Seeing them here in person is bad enough in my opinion," Aubrey said.
"Babe, let's not worry about them and just focus on our planned itinerary," Chad suggested.
"Couldn't agree more," Aubrey said.
"So, where are we going today?" Emily asked.
"Well, today we are headed for a place called Tivoli Gardens. According to my research, it was founded in 1843 and has become a national treasure and international attraction. And get this, even Walt Disney visited there," Chad explained.
"No way. Did he really?!" Chloe asked.
"Yes he did. And it's not just a theme park, but it also has some beautiful scenery with some lush gardens," Chad added.
"So, we'll head over to Tivoli Gardens in about an hour," Aubrey said.
While everyone headed back to their rooms to unpack, Alice went down to the front desk to find the number to a local bakery so she could order Grace's birthday cake. The front desk clerk mentioned a place called La Glace. After she was given a brief description of said bakery, Alice went ahead and placed the order for her daughter's birthday cake. She was grateful that the cake would be ready in time for her daughter's birthday.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: The bit at the end of this chapter's first scene about Benji having his doubts about Russell coming along on the trip refers to this one bit in Mistaken Phobias where he thought at 2 years old, Russell would be too young to fly on a plane.