And I'm back with another chapter. I want to thank Cre8ivelybankrupt87 for reviewing last chapter especially since it was a very trying time. So as thanks this chapter will be the Arnold Visits Arnie episode only with Wolfgang, so I guess I should call it Arnold and Wolfgang Visits Arnie!
This chapter is also dedicated to Cre8ivelybankrupt87 who requested me to write this episode!
I still own nothing but the plot
Normal pov
It was a sunny afternoon the sunshine from the kitchen window filled up the room as Grandpa Phil and Anna Fitzgerald were sitting at a table in the boarding house drinking tea and having a serious discussion. "I don't know Phil? This is very last minute and from what I remember the two only really…tolerated him."
"Trust me Anna, this will be good for the boys a couple of days away from the pressures of a fast-paced city will do wonders for them." Phil insisted.
"I still don't know it's a bit of a burden to put on his family, especially with the arguments that have been taking place with the two lately." Anna states shaking her head sadly. "It just feels like we're just moving their issues from here to somewhere else?"
"All the more reason for them to go it might be for the best since the boys aren't working out their issues here." Phil states in a somber tone. "The boys need a place where they can work out their problems, a place that's away from their friends. A place were neither of them can escape from each other for very long."
"Well you did say that Arnie's family lives in a small town up in New Hampshire, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone." Anna pondered out loud. "Still are you sure that-" The rest of her sentence was cut off by the sound of the two cousins arguing again.
"You don't know what you're talking about!" Arnold's loud voice is heard all the way from the kitchen. "It is not a bad thing that I help my friends!"
"Please! 'Helping your friends' is just another way of saying I'm a stupid pushover!" Wolfgang counters back. "Even when you try not to be a pushover, you only end up becoming an even bigger pushover!"
"Well at least I'm not a brute!" Arnold yelled back.
"I'd rather be a brute then an enabler!" Wolfgang shouts back.
"That's enough!" Anna proclaims firmly catching the two cousins by surprise.
"Mom? Aunt Anna? What are you doing here?" The two cousins asked at the same time.
"You were right Phil, I guess we really have no other choice but to send them." Anna says with a sigh shaking her head.
"What are you talking about?" Wolfgang asked as his Uncle walked out of the kitchen.
"It will be fine the boys will only be gone a couple of days." Phil proclaims in a serious tone. "And who knows they might enjoy themselves."
"Who's going to be gone for a couple of days?" Arnold asked.
"I'll go call up Arnie's parents and get everything arranged for Arnold and Wolfgang's trip." Phil states much to the cousins shared horror.
"WHAT?!" The boys shouted at the same time.
"Mom, please tell me you guys are joking?" Wolfgang asked in a pleading tone.
"Grandpa you can't possibly be thinking what I think you're thinking?!" Arnold adds in disbelief.
"Now boys for the past few weeks you two have been at each other's throats." Phil begins to explain.
"It's getting so bad that the teachers are taking notice of your arguments on the playground." Anna adds in. "Not to mention around the neighborhood."
"Anna and I agree that maybe some time away from the city will help bring things into perceptive for you two. Help you get along again." Phil stated. "So this coming weekend you two will be going up to New Hampshire where Arnie lives on his family farm."
"A whole weekend?" Wolfgang questions in dismay.
"In New Hampshire with Arnie on a farm?" Arnold states in disbelief.
"But…but that cruel and unusual punishment!" Wolfgang whines. "How can you make us go to that town that's probably bizarre and full of Arnie people?!"
"Wolfgang that's not a nice thing to say about your cousin." Anna scolds her son.
"He's not a regular real cousin though?!" Wolfgang counters back.
"That's still no way to talk about him though." Anna continues to scold. "Now I have to get going. Phil please let me how much the bus ticket will be for Wolfgang." Anna asked as she grabbed her purse and began to walk towards the door. "Wolfgang tonight we'll pack for your trip."
"But Mom?!" Wolfgang tried to protest again but his mother was already out the door.
Cut to later that same afternoon at Gerald's Field
It was now four o clock and the fourth graders were all gathered together at Gerald's field getting ready for baseball practice.
"Alright people, I'm only gonna say this once so listen up." Helga proclaims forcefully while mindlessly tossing around a baseball in her hands. "Rhonda, I want you on second base. Harold you're gonna play catcher."
"Awww, I hate that stupid catcher's uniform." Harold shouts in dismay. "It makes me all sweaty."
"Harold, how many times do I have to tell you it's better to look good than to feel good." Rhonda states in a snobbish tone while brushing her hair.
"That's right lard boy, so shut up and quit complaining." Helga says forcefully. "Now where was I? Phoebe, you play left field. Stinko take the hot corner."
"Hot corner?" Stinky questions in confusion. "What in the heck is that?"
"What Helga is referring to is the third base position. The hot corner is simply a slang term which attempts to elucidate the high volume of balls hit in the general direction-" Phoebe begins to explain.
"Yeah. What she said." Helga interrupts while still tossing around the ball. "Anyway Geraldo, you're on first and Sid you take the right field."
"Right Field?!" Sid exclaims in dismay. "Boy howdy, that's the worst position on the whole field! I'm completely insulted."
"Stop overreacting Sid, and cool out." Gerald says in a calm tone.
"Lila, you're center field." Helga barks out to the other girl.
"I'm ever so certain that I adore center field, Helga." Lila said sweetly. "In fact it's my all-time favorite position."
"A huh, that just leaves Arnold. Looks like you're shortstop, Short Man." Helga proclaims finishing up only to finally notice that Arnold wasn't on the field. "Hey, where is the football head? I told him practice was at 4:00pm sharp."
"Hey guys." Arnold says as he finally makes his way to the vacant lot.
"Nice of you to show up, hair boy." Helga says in an annoyed tone. "Now get your scrawny butt to shortstop, pronto!"
"Actually Helga, I just came to say that I can't play baseball after all. Apparently my grandpa and Aunt Anna have decided that Wolfgang and I are going to visit Arnie this weekend." Arnold explains to the group.
"Arnie? You mean, your oh-so-interesting and likable country cousin. That looks almost exactly like you only much more attractive?" Lila asked with a dreamy sigh.
"That's one twisted version of the story." Helga states in a dry tone finally throwing the baseball to Gerald.
"No kidding. I mean no offense buddy, but have you forgotten how weird things get when Arnie's around? It's like a nightmare." Gerald reminds his friend.
"Oh come on Gerald, he's not that bad." Arnold tries to defend.
"Not that bad!" Rhonda exclaims in shock. "Arnold, the boy collects lent."
"And he's always counting food instead of eating it." Harold adds in.
"And he talks about gum." Sid points out.
"And let's not forget that phlegmy snort." Helga finishes while snorting herself.
"Face the music Arnold, your cousin is just dull as dirt." Stinky states.
"I'm afraid I have to concur." Phoebe says in agreement.
"Okay so maybe Arnie isn't perfect. At least he's better than Wolfgang right?" Arnold tries to reason.
"Not really." Gerald proclaims. "I mean sure Wolfgang is a bully but at least he has a personality, not a very nice one but he does have one.
"Okay so maybe his last visit wasn't great, it doesn't mean that things won't be better this time." Arnold suggests. "Anyway, good luck with the game. I'll see you guys in a few days."
"I think you're the one that's going to need the luck, my friend." Gerald states as Arnold walked away from the field.
The group doesn't take notice as Helga runs to hide behind the score board. "Oh Arnold, my most lovesome beloved. Whatever will I do without seeing your yummy oblong face for two whole days?" Helga says to her Arnold locket before rushing back to the field. "Alright, batter up!"
Cut to the pond at City Park
"I'm telling you its wrong! It's unfair! It's…it's the cruelest thing ever!" Wolfgang explains in a huff.
"A huh." Nadine said mindlessly as Wolfgang ranted about having to visit Arnie. Currently Nadine was walking through the pond searching for sink beetles as Wolfgang paced and ranted near the edge of the water.
"It's just not fair! Now my weekend is ruined!" Wolfgang continued to rant. "I had a baseball game to play and now my team is going to lose for sure without me there to win it for them!"
"Yeah that's too bad." Nadine continues on in her mindless tone as she used her net to swift through the water.
"Nad-ine? Are you even listening to me?" Wolfgang asked in a whiny tone. "Could you stop chasing stupid bugs for five minutes and listen to me?!"
"I heard you the first time Wolfgang." Nadine states managing to not roll her eyes at him. "You and Arnold have to visit Arnie over the weekend at his farm, you don't think it's fair. It sounds like your mom and your uncle are just trying to figure out a way to get you two to get along again."
"Way to take my side Bug Girl." Wolfgang said in a sarcastic tone.
"Hey if you want a girlfriend that will just blindly agree with everything you say, then maybe you should go out with a country girl while you're visiting Arnie." Nadine suggests playfully. "Someone who will hang on your every word and is too dainty to even go near a bug."
"Yeah right, who could stand being with someone so boring?" Wolfgang said rolling his eyes. "Now I have to go home and pack so that I can 'shudders' visit Arnie."
Cut to that night in Arnold's bedroom
Arnold and Wolfgang were going to bed early as their bus would be set to leave for New Hampshire bright and early. And unlike the last time the two cousin had to share the same space neither were thrill to be around each other at the moment.
"I can't believe I'm gonna have to give up a whole weekend at your cousin's family farm." Wolfgang states glaring at Arnold.
"Hey it's not my fault that we're being forced to visit Arnie." Arnold agrees back. "The only reason that it was even suggested is because of you being such a brute for the past few weeks!"
"Me?! If anything the reason why we're going is because of you being such a pushover!" Wolfgang argues back. "You'd let every kid in the city take all your things, if they told you they needed them because they had a bad headache!"
"It's better than being mean to almost everyone and pushing people around!" Arnold counters back. "Caring more about how other people see you than trying to be a decent person."
"Yeah well-" Wolfgang starts to argue.
"Enough boys!" Phil yells interrupting the two cousins' argument. "Time to go to bed you have a long day ahead of you in the morning." With that said Phil turned off the lights and the two boys went to sleep.
Arnold's and Wolfgang's dream(s)
Arnold and Wolfgang had just gotten off of their bus, and the two city cousins found themselves in a country bus stop surrounded by cornfields on both sides of the road.
"Wow it sure is…big and quiet." Arnold comments as he looks around. "I wonder where Arnie is? He's supposed to pick us up?"
"Maybe he got lost in the field and was-" Wolfgang stopped talking when he suddenly heard rustling coming from the cornfield. "You don't think this is the kind of place that has blood thirsty kid eating scarecrows do you?" He asked in a nervous tone.
"I don't think so." Arnold says just as nervously. "I mean sure I've never been here and there's doesn't seem to be a single person around for miles but that doesn't mean we should be worried." The rustling though continued on until finally Arnie walks out of the cornfield.
"This might be worse than an evil scarecrow." Wolfgang whispers to Arnold who ignored his older cousin so that he could walk over and greet Arnie.
"Hey Arnie." Arnold says.
"Hey. "Arnie says in a deadpanned tone.
"So what have you been up to lately?" Arnold asked.
"Waiting for you two." Arnie answers with a snort.
"Sorry…Our bus was a little late." Arnold apologizes.
"Twenty-three minutes 'snort' I counted." Arnie replies.
"Not late enough." Wolfgang comments under his breathe.
"Anyway I brought you some of these little packets of peanuts from the bus station vending machine." Arnold explains as he handed his cousin the bags of peanuts. "I know how much you like to read the ingredients."
"Peanuts, cottonseed oil, salt." Arnie read out loud as he snorted. "Let's go." Arnie than walks back into the cornfield presuming that Arnold and Wolfgang would follow after him.
"They walked into the cornfield and were never heard from again." Wolfgang says in a gloomy tone much to Arnold's annoyance.
"That's not funny Wolfgang." Arnold says as he follows after Arnie.
"This is a horror movie." Wolfgang states evenly. "We are now in a horror movie."
Much to the city cousins' surprise when they walked through the corn maze they found Arnie standing nearby with a tractor. Ready to drive his two city cousins over to his house. As Arnie drove towards his house he explained in detail about the various things that the two cousins were seeing no matter how unnecessary it was. "That's my mailbox, and that's my lucky pile of dirt. And this, this is Abigail." Arnie explained stopping in front of a large dark grey slobby pig that snorted the same way that Arnie did.
"So I take it that this must be your house." Arnold states while looking up at the house.
"I was hoping that was the barn." Wolfgang says ignoring Arnold's glare as they followed after Arnie whom seemed to be unfazed by Wolfgang's comment.
"Yeah, come on." Arnie just says as he continued to walk up the stairs. "I'll show you two my lent ball collection."
"Great." Arnold says in a dry tone, he and Wolfgang follow Arnie up the steps to the front door where they are shocked to see a group of country kids that looked very familiar.
"Hi." The red headed girl says in a much too friendly tone while staring straight at Arnold.
"Hi." Arnold says in a shocked tone this girl looked an awful lot like Lila.
"I suppose you must be Arnie's oh-so interesting, likable and attractive city cousin. I've heard oh-so much about." The red headed girl says.
"Yeah…I mean, yes I'm Arnold and this is Wolfgang." Arnold answers while gesturing towards Wolfgang.
"Yes I see." The girl says giving a disinterested glanced towards Wolfgang before looking back at Arnold. "I'm Lulu."
"She's my girlfriend." Arnie states with a snort much to Arnold surprise. "And this is my cousin Lionel and his girlfriend Nadia."
"I do prefer to just be called Lion though." Lionel states to the two city cousins, both of whom are shocked at how similar he looked to Wolfgang. And yet at the same time like Arnie there was just something off about him.
"Welcome to our small little town." Nadia says cheerfully and again the two city cousins are caught off guard to how much Nadia looks like Nadine.
"Like I said before horror movie." Wolfgang whispers to Arnold.
And that is the end of that chapter. Originally I considered doing the whole thing in this chapter but I think spitting it is a better idea so I can separate Arnold and Wolfgang's POV for this 'VISIT' Canon wise I've always thought the show took place in New York and what a lot of people don't often know is that there are some parts of the Northern States that are very well…country! Trust me when I say that it isn't out of place for a farm to be in New Hampshire. Anyway please read and review!