Chapter Three

The next morning, Apple, Blueberry, Plum and Raspberry were all coming downstairs.

"What a night that was" Apple said.

"I'll say" Blueberry commented. "I'm glad we got to spend time together."

Plum then replied "me too. How about we go get some breakfast before we head off to see Cherry Jam and her manager?" The others agreed.

"Wait" Raspberry said. "I made these new sneakers for us to wear. I heard they're the go-to type of footwear in big cities these days."

"Thanks" the others said.

Each of them had the following colors:

Apple: Yellow

Blueberry: Blue

Plum: Purple

Raspberry: Pink

They were able to fit perfectly on them.

Apple suggested, "before we go get breakfast, how about we warm up our bodies with some music?"

"I'm in" Blueberry said.

"Me too" Raspberry commented.

"I got the music" Plum told them. "Let's get this groove-tastic day stared girls!"

The 4 girls made up a new song about their new sneakers and a dance to go along with it. After about 2.1 minutes, they commented about how much fun it was to make a new song and dance. The girls then decided to go get some breakfast.

"Don't forget your computer, Apple" Raspberry said.

"Right" Apple said.

The other girls: Strawberry Shortcake, Orange Blossom and Lemon Meringue, were already serving breakfast. They were all at Strawberry's house. The 3 girls heard a knock at the door.

"I got it" Lemon said.

When she opened the door, she saw Apple, Blueberry, Plum and Raspberry standing there making cool poses.

"Morning ladies" they said.

"Morning girls" Lemon said. "Nice sneakers."

"Thanks" Apple said.

Lemon told them breakfast was ready so they can enter. As they walked in, Apple gave Strawberry a welcome hug to remember.

"Hey Apple" Strawberry said. "I really missed you."

Apple told her she felt the same way. For breakfast, they were enjoying pancakes, scrambled eggs and fruit juice.

"This is a lovely breakfast" Plum said. Strawberry thanked her.

"So" Orange started. "What you girls want to do today?"

Blueberry told them "me, Apple, Plum and Raspberry are going to see Cherry Jam."

A video chat was then requested on Apple's computer. "I bet that's Cherry Jam now" Apple said.

"Well hurry up and answer it" Plum told her.

Apple turned the chat on.

"Hey girls" Cherry said.

"Hey Cherry" Strawberry said. Cherry asked if they were enjoying their breakfast.

"We sure are" Lemon said.

Cherry then said, "it's been a while since I got to do this. Is it okay if I come over to visit you?"

"Actually" Plum started to reply. "4 of us were gonna come see you today."

Cherry wanted to know why. One by one, they told her:

Apple: It's your manager. She said my stories stink so much, it's why my friends don't want me around.

Raspberry: I got the same feeling when she made fun of my keyboard, even though I still think it's a fake saying.

Plum: And she said my dancing is trash that should be taken somewhere else

Blueberry: And it gave Apple a nightmare that nearly made her quit being the adventurous girl we know.

Cherry then commented "I ain't surprised. She said I can't play with who she called Skunk cake until I get a pitch perfect recording of my new song. I go over and tell her 'that's shortcake' and she goes 'whatever potty mouth'.

The other girls gasped in shock and fear.

"I know" Cherry said. "I have to go before she finds out, get worked up and start making fun of us again. See you girls when you get here."

The others waved goodbye before ending the video chat.

"Can you believe she said all that?" Blueberry asked.

"I don't think any of us can" Apple replied. "Now I really want to get going. There's no way I'm going to let that manager get away with it again." An idea got into Blueberry's head. "I know. Let's make a poster that can help us get the word out about our fight against bullying."

Plum commented "let's all make one we can use when we see Cherry."

Raspberry replied "totally. No bullying's ever going to stop this band of girl power!"

What follows is a brief anti-bullying poster making montage.