(This chapter was inspired by the AGU episode "Blind Man's Bluff", and the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Enjoy!)


We Meet Again

Ch. 12


"You're suggesting we do what?" Shenzi's eyes widened at Frankie.

"We go to Slosh Mountain Wednesday morning," She repeated, "I heard there'll be a heat wave that day. It's the perfect day to be in a water park."

"Tomorrow? But we have school then," Freshly-turned-12 Chuckie pointed out. He had celebrated his birthday on the 15th of April, only three days ago. They had a party at the arcade, where Shenzi went out of her way to win tons of prizes for him, since it was his special day.

"So we'll ditch," Frankie shrugged, like it was no big deal. But to Shenzi and Chuckie, who vied for a clean record, it was more than a big deal. "No one will catch us. We'll just hide our swimsuits in our backpacks, head to Slosh Mountain after we arrive at the school, have a little fun, then come back before the day's over. No one'll know a thing. We'll say that we were sick."

"For half a school day?" Roxy raised an eyebrow skeptically.

"Um... we can say that we thought we were sick, but realized that we're fine," Frankie decided.

"What if we pretend we're sick, and then sneak out of the nurse's office?" Lil suggested.

"Yeah! I like that better!" The blonde exclaimed.

"Me too," Kimi agreed, "Let's do it."

"I'm in," Roxy decided. Bobby wasn't at the table, so they decided to keep it a secret from him. Same with Maxie and Matt. Besides, too many "sick" kids would've made the nurse suspicious. Tommy and Dil didn't want to be a part of the scheme, so Dil offered to help Tommy fib about where they were, since he was a terrible liar.

"Well..." Shenzi drew out, "As long as we don't get caught, I'm in."

"M-me too," Chuckie reluctantly agreed.

"Awesome!" Frankie exclaimed, "I'm so stoked!"

"Yeah, it'll be a jam," Shenzi said sarcastically, but with a bit of worry in her tone.

"We'll be fine, Shen," Chuckie assured her.


Shenzi woke up on Wednesday morning with a nervous feeling. She never played hooky before, not in her whole life. What if somebody caught them? Her record would be doomed with a black mark for ditching. After brushing her teeth, she pulled on a black Killstar Addams dress over her swimsuit, slid her feet in pastel pink flip-flops, put in black bow earrings, and clipped a light pink extension in her bangs. After hiding a t-shirt and some simple necessities for the water park in her backpack, she headed downstairs, trying to look casual.

Frankie was already at the table in dark denim shorts, a white Mickey Mouse ice cream tank top, black Converse dance lace sneakers, pastel pink ice cream dangle earrings, a plain black ponytail band, and a mint ice cream necklace. Shenzi didn't know how her sister could be so calm; Wasn't she worried about tarnishing her record? And worse of all, getting in trouble with their parents? They would flip!

The day went like normal; The two girls ate their breakfast, then boarded the bus. Felicia had noticed that Shenzi looked nervous, but she lied about a science test.

They met up with their friends in the bus. Chuckie was wearing a light blue t-shirt, a dark orange button-up t-shirt, denim jeans, and green sneakers. Lil was in a pink tank top, ripped-legged denim shorts, a yellow extension, and red Mary Janes. Kimi had her hair down, and wore a light purple halter tank top, denim jeans, and black sneakers. Phil was in a blue t-shirt with "03" in white on the front, dark green jeans, and black Vans. Roxy was in a light denim sundress, a blue and grey striped Replay t-shirt, blue laceless sneakers, a royal blue extension, and cobalt blue rose earrings.

"You guys ready to slosh it up?" Frankie whispered to them.

"Yep," Lil nodded.

"You sure we won't get caught?" Chuckie whispered cautiously.

"100%," Frankie assured him, "We'll be alright."

"If this screws up my record, it's on you," Shenzi whispered angrily, and Frankie raised her palms in defense. As they talked, they occasionally let fake coughs out.

After they arrived at the school, their plan went into action. While coughing harder, they stumbled out of the bus and into the hallways. "I, I thought we were fine!" Shenzi exclaimed, trying to make other students believe their hoax.

"Me too!" Chuckie coughed.

"L-let's go see the nurse," Lil suggested, "She'll take care of us."

"Good idea," Phil agreed.

"Let's do it," Roxy added. The group arrived at their destination, picking up the "sick" story.

"Oh!" The nurse exclaimed upon seeing all the "ill" kids. "Are you children okay?"

"N-no," Frankie shook her head.

"We thought we... were alright, but we were wrong," Kimi added.

"Well, you all can stay here until you're all better," The nurse offered to them.

"Thanks," Chuckie smiled weakly.

Soon, the kids were put in beds, but since there was a limited quantity, there had to be two in a couple of them. Shenzi and Chuckie were on one bed, while Lil and Phil were on another. Frankie and Roxy were on separate beds. When the nurse was out of earshot, and the door was closed, Frankie quickly quit the act. "Okay guys, we're good to go." They slid out of the bed, and after Lil replaced her Mary Janes with purple sandals and put a purple visor on her head, she was on the lookout for the nurse while the others were getting ready. Phil replaced his jeans with orange floral swim trunks, and his Vans with blue flip-flops. Kimi put pink sunglasses on her head, tied a pink and blue floral swim towel around her waist, and replaced her sneakers with blue sandals. Frankie put blue ice cream print sunglasses on her head. Roxy pulled off her dress and put on turquoise board shorts with a zebra-print waistband, and blue floral wayferer sunglasses with purple lenses in her hair.

Chuckie changed from his jeans into green swim trunks, and replaced his sneakers with green flip-flops. He tried not to stare when Shenzi pulled off her dress, and replaced it with black board shorts, and a black cropped t-shirt with "Daddy's Girl" in pastel pink letters on the front that stopped half an inch above her belly button. She then pulled a pastel pink visor on her head."Chuck? You okay?" She giggled.

"Y-yeah," He snapped out of his trance, "I'm fine."

"Let's get to it," Frankie whispered to all of them.

The group sneaked out the window, and started walking to their destination. Frankie had a plan for if they were ever stopped by any patrol officers questioning them on why they weren't in school.

"Can we take a bus there?" Kimi requested, "My feet are starting to ache."

"If we ride on a bus, then someone would see us for sure," Shenzi pointed out.

"Don't worry, guys; I've got a plan for that," Frankie told them. "There's a bus coming!" They waited at the bus stop until they were granted access to enter the vehicle.

"Shouldn't you kids be in school?" The driver asked them when they entered.

"There was a gas leak," Frankie explained, "And they let everyone out early. So, we're going to Slosh Mountain!"

"Okay..." He drew out. When the group took their seats and buckled in, he closed the bus door and headed for the water park.

"This is going to be great!" Kimi exclaimed.

"Yeah!" Shenzi agreed, "I've never been to Slosh Mountain before."

"You haven't?" Chuckie asked her, feeling a little surprised, "Well then, I'll make your first time the best time you've ever had there."

"Aww, you don't have to..."

"I'm going to, Tuck," Chuckie playfully scolded her, "I was a wreck during our fight, and I don't want us to go through that again. So, I'm making it up to you, a'ight?" He smirked.

"Okay," She giggled, "I still don't think you have to fuss over me, but I know I can't stop you. I just hope we won't get in trouble," She whispered.

"We'll be alright," Chuckie assured her, "I'm very sure that Frankie knows what she's doing."

"I hope so."

After a few minutes of conversing, and a bit more assuring, they arrived. "We're here!" Kimi cheered.

"Slosh Mountain, baby!" Phil chimed in.

"Wh-whoo!" Shenzi cheered nervously. When they stepped out and to the entrance, she was gazing at their surroundings suspiciously. A kiss on her cheek effectively stopped her.

"Can you relax, Shen?" Chuckie asked her gently, taking her hand in his as she looked at him, "We'll be alright. We're just going to have a little fun. No one's going to catch us."

"Well, o-okay; I'll try to let loose," Shenzi decided, while pushing her glasses up. "Come on, let's block up and get in there." After applying sunscreen to themselves, they presented their tickets to the taker. When he asked them why they weren't in school, Frankie used the gas leak story again, and like the bus driver, he believed them. The group left their backpacks at a booth where any kinds of bags were stored by the guests in the park. "What'll we do first?"

"I'm not sure, but I say we save the best for last," Kimi suggested, "Whiplash Gorge!"

Shenzi's eyes widened at the name. "What Gorge?"

"Ah, don't worry Shen, it's safe," Lil assured her, "Phil and I rode it once, and whoa! What a rush!"

"If it's safe, then why does it have its own hospital?" Shenzi gestured to the small building with a sign reading "Whiplash Gorge Emergency." "I'm not going on that deathtrap."

"Me neither," Chuckie agreed.

"Hey, they're having a kart race!" Frankie pointed out, "Let's do that first, you guys!" The group headed for the Slosh Mountain Speedway, where they watched an exciting race and relished the shade in the bleachers. When Shenzi and Chuckie watched their voted car, they held each other's hands in anticipation. But the car that Phil and Lil bet on together reached the finish line first. "What's next?" Frankie asked them after the cheering ceased.

Throughout the day, the group had a blast at Slosh Mountain, the cool water being salvation to them because of the heat. Shenzi and Chuckie had forgotten their worries about getting caught as they had fun with their friends. But soon enough, the only activity left to do was Whiplash Gorge. Phil pulled off his shirt while Frankie and Lil stripped out of their tanks and shorts, Kimi's from her tank and towel and Roxy from her t-shirt. Frankie had a hot pink eyelet flower bikini with a triangle top and side-tie bottoms, Kimi had a simple orange bikini, and Roxy was wearing a blue one-piece, one-strap swimsuit with flowers on the top hem. Lil was in a green one-piece with pink flowers. "Come on, guys! Let's get in line before it's too long!" Phil exclaimed, before they did just that. However, Shenzi and Chuckie stayed behind, side-by-side.

"You guys coming?" Lil asked them.

"Nah," Shenzi shook her head nervously.

"We'll be over there if you need us," Chuckie gestured to Drippy Hill, the kiddie area, where there was a fake waterfall that barely reached the emo girl's knees.

"If you say so," Frankie giggled at his choice, "Have fun with each other." She, Kimi, and the twins then joined the long line.

The two friends walked hand-in-hand to Drippy Hill, where Chuckie shyly took off his shirts and Shenzi stripped out of hers. She had a simple black triangle bikini top with side-tie bottoms under her board shorts. They then sat in the small pool to the left of the fake waterfall, where toddlers were gently pushed down by their parents. It was also where they could see Whiplash Gorge. Taking Chuckie's hand in hers, she absentmindedly laid on his left shoulder. "You know something, Chuck?" She took her visor off and set it in her lap.

"Yeah?" He smiled down at her.

"I'm glad we came here today," She replied, "I was scared of getting caught, but now I know that we'll be alright. And it's a perfect day to be at Slosh Mountain."

"I couldn't agree more," Chuckie gently laid his head on hers. They then closed their eyes and stayed silent, enjoying each other's company. No words needed to be said between them. But that didn't mean that no words were said about them.

"Are they in love, Mommy?" They opened their eyes again, and saw a little girl with dark red hair and a pink and purple one-piece swimsuit pointing at them, and looking up at who looked like her mother.

"I don't know, honey," She responded, "They seem to be a little young for that." She raised an eyebrow at them for a second, before going back to playing with her child.

Shenzi and Chuckie smiled at each other. "Parents," They said simultaneously, before laughing.

After they stopped, their gaze went to Whiplash Gorge; From their spot, they saw their friends in the line with a few kids behind them. It made Chuckie think; It was the opportunity of a lifetime. Did he really want to miss out on it? It then seemed like Shenzi read his mind, and had the same thoughts as him. "I'll go if you will." Chuckie stayed silent, before they both made their decisions.


In the Whiplash Gorge pool, Phil and the girls were lounging after sliding down. Phil had proclaimed himself as "Slosh Mountain King" after his turn. "Man, that was a rush!" Frankie exclaimed.

"I told you!" Lil smiled excitedly, "It just gets better and better!"

"I wonder where Shenzi and Chuckie are," Kimi remarked after glancing at Drippy Hill, "They aren't at the kiddie area."

"Maybe they..." Roxy was cut off by a familiar scream, before Chuckie slid down in the pool! "Oh, Chuckie! There you are!"

"That was wicked awesome!" He cheered.

"Glad you manned up, Chuck," Kimi smiled at him.

"But where's...?" Frankie was about to ask, but she stopped when another familiar scream was heard from the slide.

Shenzi came sliding in, and fell in the pool after Chuckie hastily moved out of her way. "Wow-ee! What a rush!" She exclaimed, "That was awesome!"

Since the line for Whiplash Gorge was still insanely long, they spent the rest of their day in the pool, splashing each other, moving out of riders' way, and overall having a blast together. Shenzi and Chuckie sat in the pool together and playfully splashed each other, and even pushed one another in the water. While leaning on his shoulder again, Shenzi said something that the kids had been thinking about all day. "I wonder if anyone knows we're gone."


Back at Jim Jr. High, the nurse noticed how tranquil it was in the checkup room. "My, those kids have been quiet for hours now. I hope they're alright." She went to check on them. "Kids, you've been quiet all day. Are you o-KAY!" She screamed and dropped her clipboard on the floor when she saw that the beds were empty! And the window was left open! "Mr. Pangborn! Mr. Pangborn!" She ran in the vice-principal's office. "They're gone!"

"Whoa, slow down! Who are gone?" He asked her.

"Phil and Lil DeVille, Roxy Zimmeruski, Frankie and Shenzi Tuck, and Chuckie and Kimi Finster! They were all sick, so I left them in the checkup room, so they could rest. B-but it was quiet for hours, so I looked and they were gone! And the window was open!"

"What'll we do?!" Mr. Pangborn freaked out; He and stress didn't go good together. "What'll we do?!"

"I'll call the police!" The nurse snatched his phone away, and hastily dialed 9-1-1.


After several more minutes of splashing playful pushing, and overall playing, the kids decided to wrap up their day and head back to the school. They dried off with rental towels, put their school clothes back on, grabbed their backpacks, and headed for their destination. After a bus ride, they walked the rest of the way, but were scared to see police cars and officers at the school. "Uh oh," Frankie muttered.

"We're dead," Shenzi held Chuckie's arm in fear.


Back at home, Shenzi was sitting on her bed solemnly. She and Frankie were busted by their parents about ditching school, so they were grounded for a week; They weren't allowed to go anywhere other than school for the week. Not to mention their records were tarnished; Shenzi's, Frankie's, and their friends'. But there was one thing that coul never be ruined: The memories they all shared at Slosh Mountain. Nobody could take them away.

Shenzi thought back about what that little girl asked about her and Chuckie: "Are they in love, Mommy?" That made her wonder that herself. Were they really in love this early? Only time would tell.


(A/N: Well, there you go. Chapter 12! You know the disclaimer. The scene with Shenzi and Chuckie in Drippy Hill was written while I was listening to "Meant For Me" by Chrissy Chase.)


Random Fact About BxB

When I was little, I believe that Phil and Lil were my favorite Rugrats characters.