"Hey, guys, wait up!" Mike called out as she came to catch up with The Weekenders.

"Huh? Oh, hey, Mike," Lor smiled. "We're going to our pizza hang-out spot, you wanna come?"

"Sure! I love pizza, though probably not as much as hot dogs." Mike smiled back.

"I'll race you." Lor smirked.

"You're on!" Mike smirked back.

Mike and Lor soon began to run off together while Tino, Tish, and Carver stood by.

"Come on, we better catch up or else we'll be left behind." Tish told the boys.

Tino, Carver, and Tish then tried to catch up with the two tomboys.

They ran for a while and they both touched the door. "I won!" they then said before seeing they tied and shared a laugh.

"Nice run, I heard you got to play baseball and beat Lawson, I wish I could've been there." Lor said to Mike.

"What can I say? Baseball is my favorite sport." Mike replied.

"I think I'd probably put football on my favorite." Lor said as they went inside.

"This pizza place changes all the time, so don't get too used to the décor." Tino said to Mike.

"Okay." Mike said.

"You don't think Todd and Riley are responsible for that, do you?" Carver asked, a bit mysteriously.

"Carver, we've been over this; Todd and Riley Daring have nothing to do with this." Tino said.

"Do I wanna know?" Mike asked.

"Oh, I guess you haven't met them yet, but Todd and Riley are these kids who have these special phones that can basically give them whatever they want." Carver told her.

"Carver, you're imagining things." Tino replied.

"But I saw them do it one time!" Carver defended.

Mike shrugged since she didn't know anything about Todd and Riley and soon sat down with the group so that they could have some pizza.

"Mike, I'm sure there's a meat lover's pizza if you want.." Tish suggested to Mike.

"Cool, meat pizza is my favorite." Mike approved.

"We'll all have our very own special pizza." Tino suggested.

"Okay, sounds good." Tish sounded relieved about not eating meat.

"You don't like meat?" Mike asked out of concern.

"I'm a vegetarian." Tish clarified.

"Understood, I know some vegetarians, I couldn't be one though." Mike said.

"I can see that." Tish smirked playfully.

The kids then ordered their pizza and soon waited for their food to arrive.

"So, you liking Disneyville?" Tino asked Mike.

"It's pretty cool," Mike said. "Feels good to get out of the city once in a while and visit other places like here or Nicktropolis."

"You got friends in Nicktropolis?" Carver asked.

"Yeah, that's where my girlfriend lives too." Mike replied.

"So... You're gay?" Lor asked since Mike was a girl.

"That's not a problem, is it?" Mike asked.

"No, it's just... I don't think I've ever met someone gay before." Lor said.

"It doesn't matter to us; as long as you're happy, then we're happy." Tino added.

Carver looked bashful.

"Uh, is there something you wanna share?" Mike asked him.

"Oh, uh, it's nothing, really," Carver said, feeling embarrassed. "Though, it's brave of you to come out like you do. I'm sure the LGBT community wishes they had the courage you do."

"Well, as long as my family and friends support me and like me for who I am, I don't care." Mike replied.

"That's the spirit." Lor supported.

"Hm... That's nice." Carver smiled.

"Thanks, Carver, it means a lot to me." Mike smiled back.

Eventually, their pizza came and so, Mike and the Weekenders sat down, eating their pizza.

"Great pizza." Mike smiled.

"The international sign of happiness." Lor added.


Three kids soon came in next to have some of their own pizza. Two girls and a boy. The first girl had a purple short-sleeved shirt that shows part of her midriff, blue leggings, a yellow skirt, glasses, and black sneakers with curly auburn hair that she wore in a ponytail with a blue scrunchie. The other girl had blonde hair, with one side of the bangs always covering one of her eyes. She wears a mint green sweater and a red skirt with a blue sweater tied around her waist. She also wears white socks and brown shoes. And the boy had blue/black hair which he wears a fuzzy, purple hat on. The said hat contains three colors on the rings, which are repeated several times: green, orange, and yellow. He wears a t-shirt that is colored orange on one side, and yellow on the other, with the collar of the shirt being the opposite color on the side of the shirt (i.e., yellow collar on orange side). Additionally, he wears turquoise shorts, white socks, and lime green sneakers.

"Ah, pizza is my favorite food and it's great to enjoy with your friends." The first girl smiled.

"Yes... It is..." The second girl added softly. "Don't eat too much carbs though, you should eat a variety of foods."

Mike soon looked over and saw more kids. "I think I saw that blonde girl in Third's class," she then told her Weekender friends. "She's really smart."

"Yeah, that's Nicky Little, she's almost as smart as Tish." Tino said.

"Wow, really?!" Mike asked.

"Yes, and she can be pretty nice once you hang around her." Lor nodded.

"I guess so, so who are those guys?" Mike asked, now that she knew Nicky.

"Pepper Ann Pearson and Milo Kamalani," Lor said. "Pepper Ann's mom works at the Mall."

"They're both pretty cool," Tino smiled. "Especially Pepper Ann. What a woman!"

This made the others look to him.

"Uh, did you guys hear something?" Pepper Ann asked Nicky and Milo.

"Oh, hey, it's that transfer kid hanging out with Tino, Carver, Lor, and Tish." Nicky pointed out.

"Gee, I don't know about that Tino kid," Pepper Ann commented. "He's been acting weird around me for a while."

"You're not scared, are ya, PA?" Milo asked.

"Me? No way! Have I ever been scared before?" Pepper Ann replied before deadpanning. "Neither of you answer that."

"Salutations," Nicky smiled to Mike and The Weekenders. "Mind if we join you for some pizza?"

"Sure, the more the merrier." Tish smiled back.

"Hi, Pepper Ann~" Tino smiled to the redheaded girl.

"Uh... Hi?" Pepper Ann blinked.

"What? I can't say hi to you?" Tino replied.

"Yeah, it's just... You've been acting weird for a while," Pepper Ann clarified. "Are you okay?"

Pepper Ann just looked at him before shrugging. "Uh, so, you're that kid from Cartoon Network City?"

"Yeah, I know, my name is Mike and I'm a girl, but that's a story for another time." Mike said.

"No, no, it's cool, you actually remind me of Moose." Pepper Ann told her.

"Moose?" Mike asked.

"My little sister." Pepper Ann said.

"No offense, but what kind of name is Moose?" Mike asked.

"Well, her name's actually Margaret Rose, but you shouldn't call her that," Pepper Ann replied, and soon took out a picture of her little sister which was a young kid with a short-sleeved teal shirt, red shorts, white sneakers, and short brown hair. "She just turned seven."

"She's adorable," Mike smiled. "Kinda reminds me of me when I was her age."

"She can be a handful sometimes." Pepper Ann smiled back.

"I'm sure any little sibling can be, I've sometimes wanted a little brother or sister, I guess my friend Og kind of covers that for me." Mike smiled.

"Now that's a weird name." Pepper Ann commented.

"Pepper Ann." Nicky said.

"What? It is! I mean, who names their kid 'Og'?" Pepper Ann defended.

"Someone who lives on an island tribe." Mike defended.

"You went to an island?" Pepper Ann asked.

"As part of a foreign exchange program." Mike explained.

"Never would've thought a student exchange program would go that far." Pepper Ann said.

"Your guess is as good as mine, but I loved going there, especially when I was having some personal conflicts back home." Mike said.

"I guess you liked it, huh?" Nicky smiled.

"Yeah, that's when I made two good friends: Lu and Og." Mike smiled back.

"Weren't you scared going on an island all by yourself?" Milo asked.

"Well, maybe a little bit, but I was willing to go through with it," Mike replied. "My friends at the time Max and Melissa said they would miss me a lot, I promised to write them every day, but there was a problem. The island didn't have letters delivered yet like a post office, I didn't mean to leave them hanging, but once we finally got mail back after Lu thought that Floyd Nickels and his dog were island invaders, they sent me a postcard saying that they were gonna hang out with that Janine girl who plays Squash."

"Bummer. You ever see them again?" Milo asked.

"Well, I saw them when I visited Camp Little Moose and we had to go to Camp Big Moose for something," Mike said. "It took a while, but Max forgave me right away and Melissa said she wasn't too sure when I explained to them why I hadn't written them letters in a while."

"Do you ever miss the island?" Nicky asked.

"Yeah, I do," Mike nodded. "It was quite the adventure."

"You ever go back?" Milo asked.

"Eh, here and there at times... I see Lu and Og a lot more though since I helped them find a way to come into the city," Mike said. "Something I really miss though more than anything might be Cartoon Cartoon Fridays."

"Cartoon Cartoon Fridays?" Pepper Ann replied. "I think that Moose used to always watch that."

"R-Really?" Mike asked.

"I feel like it's the only thing she'll watch that doesn't have skateboards in it." Pepper Ann chuckled about her tomboy little sister.

Mike smiled as Pepper Ann and her friends seemed cool.


Eventually, they all left the place as it was quite late and they decided to go home for the night to get some sleep, though Mike looked over to Tino as he was watching Pepper Ann before looking away as it was just Mike and Tino now.

"You like her, don't you?" Mike asked.

"Who?" Tino asked.

"Pepper Ann." Mike replied.

"She's just so amazing, cool, and really cute!" Tino said.

"So that's a yes?" Mike replied.

Tino looked to her and nodded a bit shyly.

"Before you ask me for help, why don't you talk to your parents?" Mike suggested. "We're on our way there anyway."

"I guess I could try... If you can stomach my mom's weird recipes..." Tino shrugged before leading her to his house before everyone would go home to sleep.

"What kept you guys?" Lor asked.

"Nothing, uh, I just had to tie my shoe." Tino said.

"And I dropped my wallet," Mike added. "I had to find it."

Tish, Lor, and Carver looked as though they didn't believe that, but shrugged as they went to Tino's house until they would go home for the night.

"That Tino kid is weird..." Pepper Ann muttered as she walked off with Nicky and Milo.

"Perhaps he harbors secret affection for you." Nicky said to her.

"...What?" Pepper Ann asked, not understanding that.

"He has a crush on you." Nicky explained.

"Tino likes me? No way!" Pepper Ann replied.

"That could be a possibility, PA." Milo said.

"Don't be ridiculous..." Pepper Ann told them. "Someone like him couldn't like someone like me."

"Well, why not, PA?" Milo replied.

"Eh, he probably got some dust in his eye or something." Pepper Ann shrugged.

Nicky and Milo simply looked to each other as they didn't believe that.

They soon continued to walk off.

"Oh, you guys already ate?" The brown-haired woman asked. "Oh, well, more tofu casserole for me."

"Sorry about that, Ms. Tonitini..." Mike replied. "By the way, I'm a new transfer student: Mike Mazinsky."

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Mike," Ms. Tonitini replied. "That's an interesting name for a girl."

"It's complicated." Mike said, not wanting to say her birth name.

"All right, Tino, your friends can stay for a little bit, but then they have to go home before 9:00, it's getting late." Ms. Tonitini told her son.

"Yes, Mom," Tino replied. "Come on, guys, let's play some video games." he then told his friends.

The others nodded as that sounded like fun.

"Don't mind me, I'm just a boring mom." Ms. Tonitini smirked jokingly.

"You're funny." Mike chuckled to that.

"Oh, you're too kind." Ms. Tonitini smirked.


The kids then went upstairs into Tino's room to play some video games.

"Ah, classic Mario Bros., who doesn't love Mario and Luigi?" Mike smiled as she picked up one video game case. "And then there's Donkey Kong."

"You gotta respect the classics." Tino smiled to Mike as he set up his video game console so that they could all play.

"I call being Donkey Kong!" Lor called out.

"Aw, man, no fair!" Carver pouted.

"Ya snooze, ya lose." Lor smirked.

"Hmph..." Carver pouted.

They soon started the game which was Mario Kart.

"I suppose I'll be Rosalina," Tish suggested. "I find her far superior than Princess Peach or Princess Daisy."

"I call Luigi," Mike said. "He's my favorite."

"That's something you don't hear every day." Tino smirked as he picked Mario.

"Hmm... I guess I could be Yoshi this round." Carver said.

They then started the game and had a race with each other.

"You guys are going down." Lor smirked.

"As if!" Tish retorted.

"Now, now, let's try to be adults." Mike chuckled as she played with them.

"Ha! I got you!" Carver laughed.

"Not for long!" Lor retorted.

"Sorry, guys." Mike said.

"What for?" They asked her.

Mike then smirked as she used the squid to ink them.

"WAAAH!" The others yelped as they were hit.

"Like I said, sorry." Mike replied as she crossed the finish line.

"Aw, man, that's no fair!" Tino complained. "I want a rematch!"

"You shouldn't be a sore loser, you know, it's only a game." Mike said.

"Only a game? Only a game?!" Tino replied. "Mario Kart isn't only a game! Mario Kart is THE game!"

"Hm... That sounds familiar..." Mike said to herself.

"Whoa, there, Tino, just take it easy." Tish told the blonde boy.

"Besides, no one likes a sore loser." Carver said.

Tino pouted before sitting back down and crossing his arms. Mike then played again with them to start a new game and they would play until it was time for them to turn in for the night since it was a school night.


"See you guys tomorrow." Mike said on the way.

"Bye, Mike." The Weekenders replied.

"What a nice place, I should've visited here ages ago." Mike said to herself as she walked off back to the Long household.

"Hi, Mike, how was your first day?" Susan smiled.

"It went as good as I thought it would." Mike smiled back.

"You didn't mind my father, did you?" Susan asked since they were alone.

"Kinda surprised me at first as an old guy." Mike chuckled.

"Well, you know he's much older and more advanced than you are," Susan reminded. "I'm sure he would've been the same way if I had inherited the dragon gene."

"I even made some new friends." Mike said.

"That's good, it's always nice to make new friends." Susan replied.

"Yeah... I feel bad for those kids Trixie and Spud though, they seem to miss Jake a lot, I think I should have lunch with them." Mike said.

"I'm sure they would love that, Mike, that's very thoughtful of you." Susan smiled.

Mike soon yawned. "I best be getting ready for bed."

"Good night, dear." Susan told her.

"Thanks, Susan." Mike smiled as she really like this woman so far.

Susan smiled back as she then went to finish doing the dishes. Mike then went upstairs to her temporary bedroom and got ready for bed. Susan smiled and soon went to sleep as well to join her husband and Haley was already fast asleep.