The bus drove out of the city, going into the country. They managed to get as far away from the police as possible without bringing anymore attention to themselves. Almost everyone was quiet as they rode. Tennessee didn't have the heart to play his one-string thang, and no one was about to force him. It wasn't till it started to get dark did they reach the next town.
"Hey, guys!" Roadie called from up front. "What do you think about stopping for tonight? I don't have the energy to drive all night."
"Stopping?" Beary asked. "But the show's tomorrow! We have to find Ted!"
"Son, the show's not till 8 tomorrow night", Henry said. "I'm sure we'll get Ted in time."
Truth be told, he was a little worried. Knowing how stubborn Ted was, it was going to take a lot of begging to get him to come back. Hopefully, they'd be able to make it back to Country Bear Hall in time for the benefit concert. Vivian sighed and rubbed her belly as she looked at everyone on the bus. All the beds on the bus were taken by either Fred or Zeb. There was not going to be enough room for all of them to sleep.
"Do we have enough money for a motel room?" she asked.
"I could chip in", Tennessee said pulling a credit card from his pocket.
"I'll take the bus", Roadie said. "You guys can get a better bed in a motel."
Beary looked out the window, looking at the town. He had never been so far from his home before. Vivian looked at him and put her paw on his shoulder.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
"I guess…" he said. "Just feeling… confused."
"Confused?"
She felt a little bit of sympathy for the young cub. He did run away from home after all. Obviously, there had to be something going on in his family. Vivian gently patted his shoulder, and put her paw on her belly feeling the baby moving around.
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.
"No", Beary said looking away. "But, I do need to make a phone call."
"it's not going to cause any more trouble for us, will it?" Henry asked. "We already have the police after us, we don't need the FBI or CIA."
"Henry, relax", Roadie said. "I was able to lose the last bozos they sent. I can get anyone else off our trail."
The bears said nothing more as Roadie pulled into a motel parking lot. Tennessee went to the lobby to pay for a room for the night while everyone picked up the boxes of food from the restaurant to eat.
"Alright, we'll be out of here first thing in the morning", Henry said. "Let's try and get some rest."
The bears walked off the bus, seeing Tennessee waving by a door. Luckily, he managed to get them a room. Vivian looked at Beary who watched them take their stuff to the room before making his way to the phonebooth nearby.
"Think he's okay?" she asked looking at Henry.
"Yeah, as long as he doesn't come up with any bright ideas that could get us into trouble", he sighed.
He turned on the light, taking a look at the room. It was quite small for bears. Only 2 beds, one cot, a table, a TV, and a bathroom. There was obviously going to be very little comfort tonight.
"Well, it could be worse", Zeb shrugged.
Everyone settled down to eat and relax. Vivian picked up the remote control and turned on the TV, trying to keep entertained for the time being.
"Hey, look!" Fred pointed. "Bears cartoon!"
Everyone stopped what they were doing and took a look at the cartoon. They had no idea any of this was still being played. From what they could remember, they weren't even approached to help make the it. The cartoon looked like it was from the late 70s. A little alien flew across the sky in a spaceship before speaking.
"So long, Country Bears!" he laughed evilly.
The bears were speechless at what they were looking at. The characters looked nothing at all like them. Zeb in the cartoon wore a hat that covered his eyes, and nothing else.
"Whoa!" Zeb said. "What the…?"
The alien fired a laser at the bears.
"Look! He's shooting a ray gun at us!" Zeb said. "Come on! Let's run!"
Henry couldn't help but sigh at the stupidity of the cartoon as the characters ran. None of the bears sounded like themselves. They would never really act like this.
"Fred, your harmonica might disrupt the alien's brainwaves", Tennessee said. "Blow! Blow, Fred! Blow!"
Vivian turned to see Fred getting excited as he watched. He was almost like a little kid pretending to be a part of the cartoon. She turned back to the TV to see the harmonica being played, hurting the alien somehow.
"Aah, that noise!" the alien screamed.
The spaceship crashed into the mountain, meaning defeat for the alien. The bears gathered together, raising their fists in the sky in victory.
"BEAR POWER!"
Henry picked up the remote, turning off the TV. He didn't think he could handle anymore stupidity. Vivian smiled when she saw Fred smiling, having enjoyed the cartoon. Tennessee looked like he was trying to forget what he saw. Zeb started at the TV with his jaw wide open.
"That was bad…"
The door suddenly opened as Beary came running in.
"Whoa, kid", Vivian chuckled. "Where's the fire?"
"Tennessee!" Beary panted. "Remember when you said you'd do anything to find Trixie to get her back?"
Tennessee looked at him confused. What did that have to do with anything. Beary gave a smile and shrugged.
"Well, guess what?"
Everyone watched as Tennessee's eyes widened. He knew where Trixie was?
