Lady and The Tramp: The Series
Episode 2: Scamp's Special Day Part 1
Starring: Scamp, Danielle, Annette
Featuring: Colette, Sam, Dexter
Word Count: 6578 words
It's Scamp and Angel's one-month anniversary today, Scamp had been planning what to do for Angel on this very special day for a while in advance. But after the whole time traveling adventure, Scamp had totally forgotten about it and is scrambling to get everything prepared, while getting help from his sisters and Dexter. Will Scamp succeed? Or will it be a bust?
Ready? Sego!
It was a calm sunny day, with patches of clouds in the sky. Annette, Colette and Danielle were sitting at the bottom of the stairwell, chatting. Sam and Darling had left with Dexter an hour ago to take him to the vet and get him checked up.
Danielle had been taking occasional glances at the front door, waiting for them to return. "Danielle, they'll be back soon, calm yourself." Said Colette. Danielle looked back at her. "I'm calm, I just want to keep checking to see if they're back yet." Said Danielle. "You'll know when you hear the front door opening." Said Annette.
"You can stop looking at the door, it's not like they'll show up after I finish this sentence." Colette said as she brushed her ear aside with her paw. Then, as if on cue, the front door opened right after she said that, and in walked Dexter, with Sam and Darling walking in after him.
"Hey, hey, look who's wrong." Danielle said as she smugly nudged Colette with her paw. "Okay, I was wrong." Grumbled Colette, she was not amused.
Danielle then stopped nudging her and ran over to Dexter as Darling closed the front door. "Hi Dexter!" Danielle greeted him warmly. "So, how was your first trip to the vet?" Asked Danielle. Dexter thought for a moment. "It was… fine, I guess? Not much happened while I was there." Said Dexter.
Sam's eyes lit up as he remembered something. "Oh! I wanted to show you what Mom and I got for Dexter." Sam said before he reached into Darling's purse. Sam then pulled out something a few seconds later.
What Danielle saw, made her smile. Sam pulled out a collar and gently put it around Dexter's neck. It was a bright orange collar with that same gold diamond shaped licence, address, and name imprinted on it, just like everyone else.
"So, how does it feel Dexter? Do you like your brand-new collar?" Asked Darling as she kneeled in front of him, Dexter barked happily in response. Sam then turned to Darling. "He likes it Mom." Sam said with a smirk. "I can see that." Darling said with a smile as she got up and walked off.
"So, Danielle, what do you think?" Asked Dexter. "I love it Dex, you look great with it!" Danielle said happily. Dexter smiled at her positive response. Sam then kneeled beside them and gave them some pets. "Yeah, I think it looks nice too. However, we were originally going to get one that matched his eye colour, but we couldn't find one. So, we decided to get him an orange one instead." Said Sam.
"Well, a matching one would be nice, but I think it should stay orange." Danielle said as she and Dexter locked eyes. As they began to lean in closer to kiss, Sam interrupted them. "Uh, guys, don't you think you should do it more privately?"
They both leaned out and looked at him. Danielle then placed a paw on her muzzle and thought for a moment. "Hm… Yeah, we probably should." Said Danielle. She then turned to Dexter, "Come on Dexter, let's go!" Danielle said before running off to the stairs. She stopped and waited for Dexter to catch up.
Dexter started to run after her when Scamp walked in from the living room and they collided. They were both knocked to the floor, stunned slightly from the impact. Danielle gasped and she and her sisters ran over to them. "Are you guys okay?" Annette asked with concern.
The two of them shook their heads as they came to their senses. "Ugh… What did I get hit with?" Scamp said as he placed a paw on his head. "Dexter was running by and he crashed into you." Sam said as he walked over to them and kneeled.
"Oh, and he got a new collar too!" Danielle said happily as she helped Dexter up. "Huh, nice collar Dexter." Scamp said getting as he tried to smile. "Thanks, Scamp." Dexter said as he brushed himself off. Sam then noticed something off with Scamp. "Hey, Scamp? It looks like something is bothering you, what's wrong?" Asked Sam.
Scamp then sighed as he looked down towards the carpet. "It's Angel, I planned that I would do something special for her, on the day where it's the one-month anniversary since we first met." Said Scamp as he looked back up. "And when is your one-month anniversary?" Asked Dexter.
Scamp was quick to respond. "TODAY!" Scamp said loudly as he looked up towards the ceiling with a paw on his face. "I've been thinking long and hard about what special thing I should do for tonight. But after I went on that whole journey through time with Danielle and Sam, I completely forgot about it! Now I don't have anything planned!" Scamp said in panic.
"That surely is a pickle." Said Sam. Scamp glared at him. "Angel is NOT a pickle!" Scamp said angrily. Sam groaned and looked up with irritation. "Scamp, that was only an expression! What I meant was that you're facing a dilemma right now, and you don't know how to resolve it." Sam said as he looked back down at him.
"O- oh… I'm sorry." Scamp said as his ears drooped slightly. Sam quickly reassured him. "It's okay Scamp." Sam then changed the subject, "But anyway, since you want to do something special for Angel, you should probably start off by getting some advice." Said Sam.
"Is that it? Isn't there anything else? Don't you have any advice on like… dating?" Asked Scamp. Sam sighed. "Unfortunately, no. I've never been in a relationship like yours before, so I can't really help you out that much." Sam said as he shrugged. "I'd probably go to Danielle and Dexter for advice since they're in a relationship like you. You can also try asking your parents too. I'm sure you'll find something useful." Sam then got up and went off into the living room.
Scamp turned to Danielle and Dexter. "So, how am I going to do this?" Asked Scamp. Danielle and Dexter sat there, thinking. Eventually, Dexter came out with an answer. "Well… I think one thing you can do is… whatever the special thing you're planning is, should be related to something she likes. Think, what is something that Angel likes?"
Scamp thought for a moment. "Well… she did like that bit on our first night together where we walked through the park. Maybe I could try something like that." Said Scamp. "Yeah! Maybe that can be the place where you have your date!" Danielle said happily.
"Okay, the park is where we're going to go… but I still need to think of a gift for her, something special." Scamp trailed off, thinking of what he can do. "Ooh, a gift would be a great idea! Dexter gave me a gift while in 1892. That flower, plus the place we went to go stargazing, it led to him and I having our first kiss…" Danielle said before she sighed dreamfully.
Annette looked at her. Colette stopped brushing her ears with her paw and turned to her as well. "You and Dexter kissed?" Annette said in a surprised tone. Danielle grinned. "You bet we did! Right boyfriend?" Danielle said as she turned to Dexter.
"Yeah…" Dexter said with a smile as they locked eyes again. They were about to kiss when Danielle suddenly remembered and pulled away. "Oh, wait, I forgot, we need to be a little more private about it." Danielle said as she chuckled awkwardly, blushing slightly. "O- oh… right…" Dexter said as he slowly looked down.
Colette stepped forward. "Look guys, you can save the kissing for later. Right now, you need to help Scamp get his first kiss with more advice." Colette said politely. Scamp's ears perked up and he quickly looked at Colette and corrected her. "My SECOND kiss, Colette, SECOND."
"Yeah, whatever." Colette said in her prissy tone. Scamp leered at her slightly before Colette changed her tone. "Anyway, Scamp, if you want my advice, I suggest you get yourself groomed up. Take a bath and brush your fur, you'll fair a lot better when you look good."
Scamp groaned in annoyance as he looked down. "Baths… why did it have to be baths…?" Scamp grumbled quietly. Annette then stepped in. "Look Scamp, we know how much you hate baths, but we also know you can make an exception. Come on Scamp, do it for your anniversary, do it for Angel." Begged Annette. Scamp grumbled again. "Fine… I'll do it… for Angel's sake…"
"Anyway, is there anything else I need to know?" Asked Scamp. "Hm… well, if you're going to have your date with Angel in the park, then you should find a good place within that area, and when you do, you can set up something, like decorations, or food." Said Annette.
"Well, I think we can scratch off that idea. I don't have any decorations, or food." Scamp said after sighing. "Well, we can get some!" Danielle said as she smiled. "Well, how? How and where are we going to get what I need?" Asked Scamp.
Now it was Dexter's turn to come out with an answer. "Well, I think Sam has got you covered, he can just buy the decorations, or even better, we might have some extra ribbons or bows lying around the house. As for the food, Sam can probably get it from a restaurant. Chances are, you're definitely going to need Sam's help here."
"Well, yeah. After we get all of the decorations, all four of you are going to help me set up. I need everything to be perfect!" Scamp declared. Colette quickly objected. "Woah, woah, woah! Who said we're going to help you?" Asked Colette. Annette then added onto her point. "Yeah Scamp, what if maybe, just maybe, we have other things to do?"
Scamp looked at them. "Guys, this date is really important to me! And because I want it to go perfectly, I'm going to need all the help I can get! Please guys… I want you to help, do it for me." Begged Scamp, he was starting to get desperate.
Colette thought for a moment before turning to Annette with a smirk. She then turned back to Scamp. "Okay Scamp, we'll help you." Said Colette. But before Scamp could sigh with relief, Colette continued, "But ONLY, if you wear this ribbon." Colette said as she pulled out a ribbon.
It was one of those ribbons that are sometimes tied around the necks of Scamp's sisters, corresponding to their collar colours. However, the colour of the ribbon matched Scamp's collar.
It took a second for Scamp to process what he was asked to do. "What!? No way! I'm not going to wear that ugly thing!" Scamp said in protest. "Scamp… do you want our help, or not?" Annette said in a fake unamused tone.
Scamp stuttered, trying to look for a way out, then he stopped as he realized he didn't really have a choice. Scamp growled with anger before he snatched the ribbon from Colette and walked out of the room, fuming.
Scamp returned around a minute later with the ribbon tied around his neck, he looked visibly annoyed and embarrassed. His sisters were trying their hardest not to laugh. Dexter took a good look at him. "You know Scamp, it actually doesn't look that bad on you, I'd even say you look nice with it!" Dexter said as he smiled.
Scamp didn't really know how to react. "Uh… thanks…" Scamp said slowly. He then turned to his sisters. "Alright, I've put on the ribbon, now can you help me?" Scamp said with irritation. However, Annette and Colette seemed to ignore his question at first.
"Wow, you actually did it? Oho man… I guess you're really that desperate." Said Annette as she calmed down. "Yeah, that took guts Scamp! Just for that, we're totally going to help you out now." Colette said as she stopped laughing.
"THANK YOU…" Scamp said as he sighed with relief. Danielle snickered. "I- I'm sorry, I just can't take you seriously with that ribbon on you!" Danielle couldn't hold it in any longer, she burst out laughing and was now rolling on the floor.
Scamp groaned with irritation. "Okay guys, I've put on the stupid ribbon! You've agreed to help me. Now, can I take it off!" Scamp said loudly with annoyance. Annette put on a smug look. "Nope, you have to keep wearing it." Said Annette. Scamp's ears perked up high in alarm. "WHAT!?" Scamp said as he quickly turned to her.
Annette burst out laughing. "I was only kidding! Go ahead, Scamp." Annette said as she slowly. stopped laughing. Scamp grumbled with irritation after being fooled. He then removed the ribbon and dropped it onto the carpet next to him.
Scamp took a deep breath and changed the subject. "Okay, now, let's get down to business. Bath time is coming up in a few minutes, and as much as I don't want to take a bath, I'm going to do it willingly. After that, all of us, except for one, will get some decorations. The one who isn't doing that will be talking to Sam about getting the food and maybe some extra decorations, if he can do that."
He then turned to Colette. "Later tonight, I need to get my fur brushed and make myself look irresistible. Colette, you'll be helping me out with that, since you know fashion the best."
"So, wait, I'm going to be grooming you?" Asked Colette. Scamp sighed. "Yes, you are… ugh… and yes, this means I'm going to play dress up with you… but just this one time!" Said Scamp. He then turned to everyone else. "Anyway, after bath time, we'll decide who will get the decorations, and who will talk to Sam."
Annette then had a thought. "Wait, Scamp, what about Angel? She tends to hang around you a lot, and no doubt she'll notice something is up."
Scamp froze for a moment before he placed a paw under his muzzle. "Huh… I didn't think about that… We have to keep Angel busy… But how do we do that though?" Scamp sat there thinking in silence.
After a few moments, Annette spoke up again and sorted everything out. "Look, let's just have Danielle, Dexter and Colette look for the decorations, and I will go and talk to Sam. As for Angel, you said that Colette will groom you tonight, so this leaves you to keep Angel busy for the next few hours until it's time for you to get ready."
Scamp thought about it for a moment. "… Yeah… Yeah that sounds good to me." After clearing his throat, he then began to explain the plan they have so far. "So, to recap, we'll have our baths, which I'm reluctantly agreeing to. Then, I'll keep Angel occupied while Danielle, Dexter and Colette will search for the decorations, and Annette will go and talk to Sam about the food and MAYBE some extra decorations. Later, while Sam is getting the food, and the decorations are being set up in the park, Colette and I will be at home, where she will groom me up, and make me look good with her sense of fashion. While I'm being groomed, someone else will keep Angel busy so I can sneak out. When it's time, one of you will lead her to the place and we'll celebrate our anniversary."
Everyone sat there for a moment, processing everything. "Okay, that's a lot to take in… But I think I got it…" Said Colette. "I hope you guys did." Said Scamp.
"Did what?"
Scamp jumped when he heard Angel's voice. Everyone quickly turned towards the entrance into the living room to see Angel walking into the room. "Oh, hi Angel!" Danielle said as she waved in a goofy way. "Check out Dexter's new collar!" Danielle said as she placed a paw on Dexter's collar. "Nice collar Dexter." Angel said as she grinned. "Thanks Angel." Dexter said as he tugged on his collar a little.
Jim Dear then called the puppies for a bath. "Oh! It's bath time guys! Me first!" Danielle said as she darted off. "Oh no you don't Danielle!" Colette said playfully as she and Annette ran into the kitchen after her. Dexter then casually walked off after them, with Angel and begrudgingly, Scamp, following closely behind.
Danielle, being the first to arrive, was placed in the tub first. Scamp grumbled quietly; he really didn't want to do this. But he knew he had to if he wanted to have his night go perfectly. Annette, Colette and Dexter had their baths one by one.
After Darling dried off Dexter and placed him back on the floor, Jim Dear turned to Scamp. He looked like he was ready to catch a Scamp that's trying to run away. But much to everyone's surprise, Scamp looked down to the floor and slowly walked over to him, growling quietly, but it was barely audible. "Ugh… let's get this over with…" Scamp muttered under his breath.
Jim Dear was not expecting that, but a moment later, he shrugged it off and placed Scamp in the bathtub. Scamp didn't even bother squirming, because he knew it was useless. Eventually, Scamp was picked up out of the bath and placed next to the tub. Scamp was clearly not amused; which Darling had caught on to.
"Someone's a little grumpy today. Well, I know what will make you feel better. We're going out for a walk in the park today, you'll love it!" Darling said soothingly. Scamp's eyes lit up; this walk would help him find the perfect place in the park to have his date.
Scamp wagged his tail happily as Darling dried him off. Scamp jumped off the table after he was finished and walked over to the everyone else as Angel was being taken to the bathtub. Annette, Colette, Danielle and Dexter had all realized the same thing Scamp had.
"A walk in the park! This is just too good!" Scamp whispered excitedly. His tone then changed to slight disappointment, "Unfortunately, the search for the decorations will have to wait till later." Dexter then cheered him up a little. "Hey, at least we'll get a jump on searching for a good place in the park. Plus, I'll get to explore the place, this is my first time going there!" Dexter said in an optimistic whisper. Scamp grinned as he realized that what he said was true.
"Oh, Dexter, you're going to love the park!" Danielle said as she happily nuzzled him. Dexter then returned the gesture to her, and the two of them held that position until Angel was set back down onto the floor.
Jim Dear dried off his hands with another towel and turned to Darling. "Alright Darling, get Junior ready. I'm going to go and spend the next few minutes finding a hat that hasn't already been destroyed by Scamp." All the puppies looked at Scamp, who chuckled awkwardly.
Jim Dear then turned to the door to the foyer and called out Sam's name. The door opened a few moments later and Sam walked in. "What is it Dad?" Asked Sam. "Can you go grab the leashes? We're going for a walk in the park." Asked Jim Dear.
Sam took a moment to respond. "Wait, was that today? I thought we were going to do it tomorrow." Sam said in surprise. "Well we're doing it today, so can you get the leashes?" Said Jim Dear. Sam smirked. "I don't know, CAN I?" Asked Sam. "Sam…" Said Jim Dear, who was unamused. Sam laughed. "Okay, yeah, I'll go get them." Sam said as he walked out of the room.
Soon after, everyone had gathered in the foyer where Sam walked in with the leashes. Scamp then looked over to his parents and decided to get some advice from them. Scamp walked over to them. "Mom, Dad? Can I…" Scamp glanced over at Angel, she was talking to the other girls. Scamp then turned back to them, "Can I talk to you guys in private?" Asked Scamp quietly. "Of course, you can, Scamp." Said Lady.
Together, the three of them walked into the living room, away from everyone else. Once they were out of hearing range, Tramp then asked. "So, what did you want to talk to us about, Whirlwind?"
Scamp hesitated for a moment. "Well… Today is the day where its been one month since I first met Angel, I've been doing some last-minute planning this afternoon, and decided to give Angel a gift for our anniversary."
"Well, that's so sweet of you Scamp. If you want to give her a gift, she must be very special to you then." Lady said as she smiled warmly. "Well, yeah, about that… What I wanted to talk to you about is that, I need help with coming up with the perfect gift for her, and I was wondering if you have any ideas." Said Scamp.
Lady and Tramp thought for a moment. "Well, perhaps if we tell you what we did on our first night together, it could give you an idea." Said Lady. Scamp pondered for a moment before deciding to try it. "What did you guys do?" Asked Scamp.
Tramp was the one to answer first. "Well, one thing we did was that, after we left the school dance, the one where Danielle was at, we walked in the park, and there was a patch of wet cement with a heart drawn into it. We placed our paws into it and permanently engraved our paw prints into it. Maybe you can try something like that." Said Tramp.
Scamp thought about it for a moment and smiled. "Yeah… that would be perfect!" Scamp said happily. His tone changed as he realized something. "Wait… If that's going to be my gift, there has to be wet cement for this to work." Said Scamp.
"Well, in case there is no wet cement, you can always try thinking of a backup, something similar to the original idea, or something new." Said Lady. Scamp once again went into thinking for a moment before responding. "Okay… I'll keep that in mind…" Said Scamp. He then smiled a moment later. "Well, thanks guys!" Scamp said before he turned around and walked a back to the front door.
Upon his arrival, Sam crouched next to him. "There you are, Scamp. Now, hold still for a second..." Sam said as he gently grabbed him. After he attached the leash to his collar, he gave him some pets for cooperating.
Sam took a quick glance towards Angel; she was still talking with the rest of the girls. He looked back and Scamp and leaned in closer. The two of them began to speak in whispers. "Have you got anything planned yet?" Sam said in a whisper. Scamp responded quietly. "Yeah, we'll be getting some decorations and food, and we'll be setting up everything in the park for tonight. We still need to get some decorations, food, and a place to set up. I already have a possible idea for a gift."
"Okay, I can help with the decorations if you like. I think I MIGHT have you covered with the food. The question is, what would you like, and what place do you want me to get it from?" Asked Sam. "Well, on the first night I spent with Angel, we went to Tony's and got a plate of spaghetti. That would be the perfect choice for the food." Said Scamp.
Sam grinned. "Alright, I definitely have you covered with the food then. I'm good friends with Tony and Joe, and they know me pretty well. I can easily get you some spaghetti in a jiffy!" Scamp quietly sighed with relief. "Phew… This is great! Thanks Sam, I really appreciate it." Scamp said happily.
"So, when should I get it?" Asked Sam. "When we're almost done setting up the place. That way, it'll be nice and hot." Said Scamp. "Alright, got it." Sam said as he nodded.
Sam then got up and went over to Lady and Tramp who just walked back into the room, to put their leashes on. Darling arrived at the bottom of the stairs carrying Junior in her arm, while Jim Dear followed behind her, wearing a brown hat and carrying the baby carriage down the stairs.
After Jim Dear set the carriage down on the carpet, Darling placed Junior inside and she started pushing him towards the door. "Alright Dad, they're all leashed up. Is there anything else we're missing?" Asked Sam. "I believe that's everything, we're ready to go." Said Jim Dear.
After everyone was outside, Jim Dear closed and locked the front door. Soon after, everyone was out the gate and, on the sidewalk, heading for the park.
Scamp thought hard about what he learned from everyone. 'Okay… I have a place… and I have the gift… the decorations and food are next. Hopefully we have some good enough ribbons or something like that. As for the food… Maybe Annette can make Sam swing by Tony's and get something from there…'
Scamp was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't notice they had entered the park. Annette had taken notice of Scamp staring off into space and nudged him, whispering his name quietly so that only he could hear.
Scamp shook his head and snapped out of it, he then turned to her. "What?" Asked Scamp. "We're in the park." Annette quietly pointed out. Scamp looked around and saw that they were indeed in the park.
They were passing by the fountain and small bridge, and Scamp saw the imprints of paws inside a heart in the cement sidewalk. Lady and Tramp stopped and stared at it in awe, reminiscing the first night they spent together.
"Oh, Tramp… I can't believe it's still there… this is wonderful!" Lady said as she nuzzled her husband. "And it still looks new, as if we were there last night…" Tramp said softly.
Sam heard them talking and turned to them after he stopped walking. "What is it gu-…?" Sam gasped quietly when he saw the marking in the cement. "Oh, wow…" Sam said in awe.
At this point, everyone else noticed they stopped and turned to them. Then they noticed the cement markings. "Is that the cement imprints you were talking about? The same ones from last year? When you guys spent, you're first night together?" Asked Sam. Lady and Tramp nodded at him.
Darling walked over to them. "What is it Sam?" Asked Darling. Sam looked at her with a grin. "You see those pawprints over there?" Sam said as he pointed at the imprints on the cement, "Those belong to Lady and Tramp. It was from when they had they're first night together! I can't believe it's still there!"
"Aw, how sweet… how long has it been there?" asked Darling. "From what Lady and tramp told me, it's been there since spring of last year. I'm pretty sure it was on the same night of the famous lightning storm, you know, the clocktower? I was pretty SHOCKED when I found out about it." Sam said jokingly, even though he knew it was almost true in a more literal way. "Get it…? Shocked?" Sam said as he looked around at everyone.
Everyone just looked at him silently. After a moment, Danielle broke the silence. "Sam… that wasn't funny…" Danielle said in an unamused tone. Sam turned to her. "You didn't need to tell me Danielle, I can tell my pun wasn't funny." Snapped Sam.
"What did she say?" Asked Darling. Sam turned to her. "… I'm pretty sure you can guess what she said…" Sam said flatly before everyone continued to walk down the path.
Scamp began staring into space once again, deep in his thoughts. 'Okay, place? Check! Gift… Hopefully check… Food? Soon to be check… I should look for a good spot while here…'
Scamp turned to Dexter, who was to his right, and gently nudged him. Dexter turned his head to look at him and Scamp whispered to him. "Do you see any good spots for the set up?" Asked Scamp. "No, I haven't. I'll tell Danielle to help me look around though." Said Dexter. Scamp nodded at him before Dexter turned to Danielle and whispered to her.
Scamp looked around while trying to not look suspicious to Angel, but to his dismay, he didn't have any luck with finding a good spot. Then Dexter nudged him and snapped him out of it, Scamp turned to him as Dexter leaned in closer to him. "How about over there, is that spot good enough?" Dexter whispered as he pointed in a direction.
Scamp looked over and saw what Dexter was pointing at. It was the gazebo where you had to cross the small red bridge. "I think so… we can check it out later." Whispered Scamp.
Scamp then noticed saw the same fountain from earlier and realized they were going back towards it. Everyone got to take a closer look at the imprints as they walked by. Scamp slowed down when he saw that nearby, laid a square of wet cement in the sidewalk. Scamp beamed as he realized that he can in fact use it as a gift.
Scamp realized he must've stopped after he felt a tug on his leash and was pulled into walking again. He then ran to catch up with everyone else. Eventually, the Darling residence came into view.
Scamp then remembered that he had to keep Angel busy while everyone else was getting the things he needed. He turned to Dexter and nudged him again. After Dexter turned his head to look at him, Scamp leaned in closer to him. "Okay Dexter, after we get inside, tell Sam and my sisters that it's time to help get the decorations I need. I'll keep Angel busy while you guys do that, Got it?" Asked Scamp. "Right, I got it. I'll go and rally them up when Angel is outside of hearing range." Dexter said as he nodded with a grin.
Scamp smiled and sighed quietly. "Okay, so far, so good…" Scamp said before he turned his attention back to the house. Everyone had reached the porch as Jim Dear opened the front door. Sam hauled the baby carriage up the stairs and inside the house after everyone else.
After everyone was inside, Jim Dear closed the front door. While Darling took Junior upstairs, Sam was knelt next to the dogs, removing the leashes attached to them. After Scamp's leash was removed, he went off to find Angel, he knew he couldn't keep away from Angel for too long, or else it would be suspicious.
Once Angel was out of hearing range, Dexter went over to the three sisters. "Okay, Scamp told me that we should start searching for those decorations now." Said Dexter. "Oh, we can get Sam to help us too!" Said Danielle. "I'll go and get him." Said Annette before she stood up and started walking towards the front door.
As Sam finished hanging up the leashes, Annette had reached him. "Uh, Sam? You know about Scamp's anniversary he planned today; I was wondering if you can-" Sam cut her off. "Get the food for his date tonight?" Asked Sam.
Annette was stunned for a moment. "Ho-… How did you know I was going to say that?" Asked Annette in surprise. Sam casually smiled and answered her question. "Scamp spoke to me about it just before we left on our walk. I can help you guys find some decorations lying around the house. As for what happens next, we can figure it out when we get to that point." Sam said as Colette, Danielle and Dexter walked up to them.
"Okay, where do you think we should look?" Asked Danielle. "Well, how about we look in the backroom over there." Sam said as he pointed to a door on the other side of the room.
Annette then added on another place. "We can also look in that closet under the stairs. We mainly use those places for storage, I'm pretty sure we'll find something of use in at least one of them." Annette said as she pointed her paw at a small door on the side of the stairs.
"So, how are we going to do this?" Asked Dexter. "How about we split up into groups and search in both rooms?" Suggested Colette. "Okay, but who will the groups be?" Asked Danielle. "I would say Danielle, Dexter, and I will search in the back room, and Annette and Colette will search in the closet under the stairs." Said Sam.
Annette grinned. "Alright, that sounds good!" She then pitched in another idea, "Now, any good decorations that we find, like ribbons and bow ties, can be placed in a single pile nearby the two rooms. We'll stop when we have enough, or when we couldn't find anymore." Suggested Annette.
Everyone smiled and nodded in approval. "Alright, let's go everyone!" Danielle said happily. Sam walked over to the closet under the stairs and opened the door before heading to the back room. Annette and Colette peered inside of the closet and saw a few boxes in there. They then looked at each other. "Well, guess it's time to start looking in boxes." Said Colette.
Danielle, Dexter and Sam walked up to the door of the back room. They looked at it for a moment before Sam placed his hand on the doorknob. "Hm, I haven't stepped into this room for quite some time." Said Sam. "How much time?" Asked Danielle.
Sam froze for a moment, trying to recall the last time he went in there. "Uhh…" He looked at Danielle and Dexter and just shrugged before opening the door.
They peered inside the back room and saw that it was about the size of the kitchen, and there was a pile of boxes that filled around a third of the whole room. "Wow, that's a lot of boxes." Dexter said as he stared at all the boxes. "Well, last I checked, most of the boxes are empty. We can just simply move them out of the way." Said Sam. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's start searching these boxes!" Danielle said with enthusiasm.
Scamp looked around for his girlfriend, and eventually found her sitting by the fireplace, with he and Danielle's photo album of their recent adventure across time. "Angel?" Scamp said quietly. Angel looked up from it and smiled when she saw Scamp. "Oh, hey Tenderfoot. What's up?" Said Angel. "Uh, nothing really, but what are you doing?" Asked Scamp. "Oh nothing, just looking through the photo album." Replied Angel casually, then she pointed out something to him. "I just found this extra bit on the last page."
"What extra bit?" Asked Scamp as he walked over to Angel and sat next to her. "I mean like, on the page after the one with the pictures of after returning home, there's more of them, and…" Angel trailed off before she smiled warmly, "I think you should take a look at them."
Scamp looked down at the photo album and saw four pictures on the left side. The one at the top was bigger than the rest, and it was the picture of him, Danielle, and Sam standing next to the new clock tower, taken during the festival in 1892.
Scamp remembered sitting next to his little sister with Sam on the other side of the clock when the photographer took their picture in a bright flash of light. He also recalled how much Sam complained about his eyes hurting afterwards for the next few minutes. It was how he learned that Sam hates camera flashes.
The rest of the pictures on that page were pictures of him and Angel's future pups, taken in the year 1914. "It's Champ and Angela!" Scamp said with surprise.
He noticed that to the right, there was a piece of paper taped to the inside of the hard cover. Scamp realized that it was a letter and began to read it.
'Dear Mom and Dad
There was an extra page after we filled in all the pictures, so we decided to add some of our own pictures in there. Sure, they may not be related to time travel, but we chose to put them in there anyway. If we're not born yet, you can look at pictures of your kids while you wait, and we're pretty sure you'll like them. Of course, we had more pictures, but unfortunately, we couldn't include them, since they have other members of your family as adults, and recalling what happened when Dad came face to face with other Dad, I can safely say that none of you wants to have a repeat of that. But I digress.
Yeah, what Champ said, anyway, we hope you liked the photo album we gave you guys, and we bid you farewell, for now. We'll see you in July 1913, love you guys!
Love, Angela & Champ.
PS: If you're reading this Dad, Auntie Danielle wanted us to tell you that she said hi!'
Scamp smiled as he finished reading, he could tell they took turns writing, the writing style and handwriting changed every time they switched, and he found it amusing. After a few seconds of silence, Scamp finally spoke. "So, Angel, how about we look at the pictures together?" Asked Scamp. Angel smirked. "Yeah, let's do that." The two of them looked back down at the photo album and began looking through the pictures.
The first one showed Champ on a desk in the place he recognized as Sam's lab, which was really the garage that only Sam goes into. Champ was holding a narrow-neck beaker filled with a light blue liquid and was looking at it proudly.
The second one showed Angela in the garden, she looked like she is jumping around joyfully and was sniffing the flowers. She was clearly having a lot fun on a nice sunny day.
The third one showed both in the foyer. They were happily sitting close together, leaning on each other. Champ had his paw tightly around Angela's back while Angela was waving at the camera with a wink.
Scamp felt like he was an actual father as he looked at how happy his kids were. He then turned to Angel. "Man, this makes me wish they were here right now. They're not even born yet, and I love them so much already." Scamp said as he and Angel locked eyes. "Yeah, me too." Said Angel before sighing dream fully, "I still can't believe we're going to be parents some day." Said Angel. "Yeah, same…" Said Scamp with a grin.
After a few seconds of silence, Scamp realized something and decided to point it out. "When they said in the letter, they'll see us in July 1913, that's probably when they'll be born." Said Scamp. "Could be, and that's in less than a year from now." Said Angel as she smiled back at him. The two of them looked at each other for several seconds before they gently nuzzled each other lovingly.
That's the end of Part 1. I was going to release the whole episode when I finished it, but because it's taking a while to make, and because the whole thing is most likely going to be around 13000 words total, I decided to split the episode into two parts. Part 2 is currently at the 2100 word mark. As for when part 2 will be released, I can't give you guys an accurate release date because I've been very busy with school lately, especially in January. Production has also slowed down even further due to me getting a fever a few days ago. If I had to guess, part 2 would probably come out in late February or early March, but then again, I could be wrong.
Now, I'm going to head out, and try and get rid of this annoying illness. I hope you guys enjoyed the episode!