Before I begin the next chapter, there was probably some confusion over the character of Gloria. Gloria is actually a character in the Hey Arnold universe, that appeared in a couple of episodes in the early seasons, but was never mentioned again. I done those episodes in early arcs already, so the character of Gloria wasn't mentioned in those arcs then. I only mentioned her now just to have Helga utter that line of disbelief. So, for those of you who are wondering if Gloria's going to be a major character, unfortunately, she isn't. I hope I cleared that up.

Okay, after a while of figuring out a good episode order, I think this episode, "Fighting Families", deserved to be the next in line... for the reason why, you'll have to read and find out! Anyway, enjoy!

On Friday, over at the school auditorium, once again, we were sitting down as we looked up to the people on the stage, wondering what this was all about.

I saw Principal Wartz coming up to the microphone as he coughed. "Now, students, as you may recall, earlier this week, I invited one of the main producers of a game show on television who is currently looking for a student to compete! I like to turn this over to the producer, if you don't mind."

"Thank you." The woman producer said as she came up to the podium and coughed. "Now, this game show is called 'Fighting Families', the incredibly popular family game show, the show that asks you to perform crazy physical competitions while answering challenging trivia questions!"

The screen then showed clips of the show as... hmmm... looks like something combined with Family Feud and Double Dare. We all looked interested. "All right! Now, I'm here today to choose one family member of PS 118 to compete against the family of a student from PS 119 for big, BIG prizes! Now, Principal Wartz had kindly put all of your names of everyone from fourth to sixth grade in this barrel. Once I roll it around, I will draw the name and announce the competitor!"

As we watched the producer roll the barrel around as we all looked eager... well, all but me. What I wouldn't give to get on that show... but...

I sighed heavily as I looked down. Arnold noticed and put a hand on my shoulder to comfort me as he whispered, "It's okay, Principal Wartz wouldn't be THAT insensitive."

"And now, the moment you've all been waiting for!" The woman said as we all looked up, most of us excited. "The winner is... Arnold... hmmm, there seems to be a smudge in the last name... oh, there we go... Arnold Shortman!"

Everybody applauded as Arnold groaned.

A little later, on the bus, me and Arnold were sitting next to each other as Gerald was looking between us.

"I'm still not used to the fact that you two are together now." Gerald sighed.

"Aw, dry up, Gerald." I chuckled a bit as I noticed Arnold looking down. "Hey bud, what's wrong? I thought you'd be excited to get on this show?"

"Trust me, I'm elated, but at the same time..." Arnold sighed. "I don't know if my family will be able to participate..."

"So you have a non-traditional family. It's not that bad..." I said.

"Yeah, Arnold." Gerald said, listening into our conversation. "I heard non-traditional families make for the best television..."

"I don't even know if they'll be interested to participate, though..." Arnold said.

"Come on, Arnold, if I know your family, and I do... they'd be more than excited to come!" I smiled.

"You think so?" Arnold asked.

"I don't just think so... I know so." I nodded. "I mean, come on, it would be a good chance for family bonding..."

Arnold paused. "I suppose that's a fair point."

"So, Arnold, according to the paper you have, you have to bring two parents and two siblings... or if parents or siblings are unavailable, at least your grandparents and a close aunt or uncle." Gerald said as he was looking through the paper.

Arnold nodded. "It seems to be that way, yes."

"Okay, let's narrow down your choices. Now, we already know that your grandfather and grandmother will be obligated to compete." I said.

"You and Olga." Arnold said nonchalantly.

"That only leaves Mr. Potts, Mr. Hyunh, and Mr. and Mrs. Kokashka." I said, trying to add the things to my head.

"You and Olga." Arnold frowned.

"Pros and cons... let's see... Mr. Hyunh is pretty smart, Mr. Potts can easily do challenges..." I said, listing the possible things.

"You and Olga." Arnold shook me a bit.

"I'm sure Mr. Kokashka would be willing to compete, but I don't know... maybe leave him for an alternative. I heard from Olga that Mrs. Kokashka was going to some meet-" I started before Arnold put his hand on my mouth.

"Rhonda. Please listen to me. I already made my decision. I'm going with you and Olga Pataki, along with my grandmother and grandfather. I hope I cleared that up." Arnold said as he uncovered my mouth.

"M-me?" I said in shock. "Why me, Arnold? I'm your girlfriend, not your family..."

Arnold looked at me and smiled. "You may be my girlfriend, Rhonda, but I also consider you family. My grandmother and grandfather think so too. Besides, we don't have to say you're my girlfriend, just my adopted sister."

"Really?" I asked as Arnold nodded. I hugged him. "You're the sweetest guy, Arnold... but what about Olga? What makes you think she'll agree with the terms?"

"I'm sure once she hears you want to compete with me, I'm sure Olga would be able to cooperate." Arnold said. "Plus, I feel more of a teamwork vibe between you two... and all of us..."

"...and nothing personal, everyone." Arnold said as we were gathered around dinner, as Arnold was explaining it to every boarder. "But the way you guys do teamwork... well, let's just say you need to work on it."

"Oh, don't worry, Arnold. We understand." Mr. Potts nodded.

"We are disappointed, but we understand." Mr. Hyunh said.

"But what if one of your teammates gets hurt?" Mr. Kokoshka asked.

"Tell you what. If for whatever reason one of my teammates decides to drop out, I'll hold you guys as alternatives... first, Mr. Hyunh. Then, Mr. Potts. And then, Mr. Kokoshka."

"Fair enough." Mr. Hyunh and Mr. Potts nodded as Mr. Kokoshka gave a quick nod.

"I'm kind of honored you selected me, Arnold, even though I've only been living with you guys for at least a month now." Olga put a hand behind her neck as she gave a warm smile.

"Well, what can I say? You contributed a lot of calmness and you're pretty easy to get along with." Arnold said. "Er, no offense, guys."

"None taken." The boarders shook their heads.

"Anyway, I look at you and well... I see a 'big sister' vibe in you." Arnold said. "Plus, I've seen you with Rhonda, Phoebe, all the other girls. You know how to treat us right."

Olga gave a sniffle as she hugged Arnold. "Oh, thank you! Thank you!"

Arnold gave a warm smile. "You're welcome!"

"Well, well, Shortman, looks like we're all gonna work together!" Arnold's grandfather laughed.

"Bring on the calvery!" Arnold's grandmother hollered as she laughed.

A little later the next day, Olga and I were relaxing in our apartment as we were eating Chinese food as Olga said, "You know, sweetheart, Arnold is really a nice boy."

"He really is." I said as I ate.

"I know I don't say it quite a lot, but I really think you and Arnold are pretty sweet together." Olga said. "And with all of us being on a game show together, I think working with Arnold and his grandparents will be quite a breeze!"

"Maybe they'll be questions on how much we all know each other! Man, I hope I don't screw up that one..." I muttered.

"Don't worry, sweetheart. How about I shoot some questions your way and you can try guessing the answers?" Olga asked.

I paused. "That sounds like a great idea! Shoot!"

"Okay... what's my favorite color?" Olga asked.

I paused. "Uh... pass."

"What time do I go to bed at night?" Olga asked.

"Pass. Give me an easy one!" I said.

"Okay, okay. When is my birthday? And you can't say pass on this." Olga said.

"Uh... Dece-" I started as Olga shook her head. "Nov-" Olga shook her head. "Jul-" Olga shook her head. "Mar-" Olga, again, shook her head. "Feb-" Olga shook her head. "Janu-" Olga nodded as I smiled. "January! Okay, January 31st! January 30th! 29th? 28th? 27th? Twen-"

"Thirteenth." Olga sighed.

"Right, January 13th!" I smiled.

Olga sighed. "You know, Rhonda, you may be impossible to work with."

"To be fair, Olga, I don't know a whole lot about you." I said as I then thought to myself, "Mostly because a certain PERSON IN MY HEAD won't tell me what Olga was like!"

"Hey, it's not my fault I don't look at Olga's life all that much!" I heard Helga say in my mind.

Olga sighed. "Well, fortunately, I know a lot about you. Your birthday's on December 8th, your favorite color is orange-ish red, and you go to bed at eight-thirty, except for weekends when you go to bed at nine because you always have a board game night!"

"We did..." I sighed, looking down.

Olga frowned in sadness as she kneeled down to me. "I'm sorry, honey. I know you don't want to be reminded of your parents..."

"No, it's okay, Olga." I said as I sat down. "Why don't you tell me more about your life a bit? That way, I'll know what I need to do."

Olga nodded. "Okay, Rhonda. Let's do this."

A little later, me and Olga joined Arnold's grandparents on the couch as Arnold came over.

"Okay, so the game show is going to be tomorrow, so here's the deal! We need to put our heads into the game and work together as a family." Arnold said.

"Right!" I nodded.

"Now, I chose each of you guys because I have become close to each and every one of you. Now, it took a while to talk with the producers on the phone about it, but Olga, Rhonda, they are going to allow you girls to compete on the show, but I have to tell them you're my older and younger sisters respectively.." Arnold sighed.

"Arnold, it's all right." Olga smiled.

"I'm pretty sure we can work around it..." I nodded.

"Grandma, Grandpa, I've seen you two do crazy things, but I know you guys can manage to pull off some amazing feats!" Arnold said.

Arnold's grandmother laughed as she said, "Don't worry, Arnold, we'll be sure to win that beauty pageant!" Arnold's grandmother smiled.

We gave a slight chuckle as Arnold said, "It's a game show, Grandma."

"Oh, I know that!" Arnold's grandmother chuckled as she looked up at the ceiling.

"You don't need to worry about a thing, Shortman! We're right behind you all the way!" Arnold's grandfather smiled.

"I regret I'll have to miss that arm wrestling competition, but I'm sure they'll understand." Arnold said.

"Ah yes, of course, the arm wrestling thing." I said. "I understand Harold's competing, with Big Patty?"

"Yeah, pretty much." Arnold said. "Shame we'll miss it, but what can you do, huh?"

"You said it." I said. "Still, I think a game show would be more fun!"

"Yeah... well, okay, guys. Before we start bonding as a family, I was given tapes of a couple episodes of 'Fighting Families' to get a sample of what's to come. So, let's pay attention to those, shall we?" Arnold said.

We all nodded as we started to watch a couple episodes. I was getting hyped for this already!

And there's episode one hundred and forty-three! How was it? Now, I know I didn't have the game show part done... I'm saving it for next chapter! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!