The group presently arrive at a fair-sized restaurant in the middle of town and quickly traipse inside and take their seats. Presently, a young woman in an apron approaches them. "Good afternoon, friends. My name is Nora, and I will be your waitress for today. May I start you all out with something to drink?"
Rebecca and Mojo pause for a moment. Hmm, she looks very familiar. the two think. Rebecca and Mojo then turn to Nora and give their order. Rebecca said, "Sure, some Diet Coke, please."
Mojo said, "I'll some raspberry iced tea, Nora. May I ask you something?"
Nora said, "Sure, what is it?"
Mojo said, "You seem very familiar to me. Are you by any chance related to a woman named Tiana? She was a waitress, but became a princess by marrying a prince by the name of Naveen.(1)" An amazed look crosses the young woman's face. "Why...yes. She was my great grandmother; this is our family restaurant, which has been passed down from several generations."
Nora removes a bejeweled locket from her neck and opens it up, revealing a picture of Tiana and Naveen. Mojo looked at the picture and at Nora saying, "You look so much like your great grandmother, except you have your great grandfather's eyes." Nora beams happily. "Oh, you're sweet!"
Getting her attention back to everyone else, she asks, "Anybody else want something to drink?"
Ace said, "Two Sprites for me and my girl."
April said, "Two orange sodas for me and my boyfriend, please."
Nora quickly jots the orders down, in addition to a strawberry iced tea for the professor, some root beers for the Powerpuffs, some cherry cokes for Arturo, Billy, and Grubber, a blueberry iced tea for Mr. Wilson, and a chocolate milk for Penny. She then leaves for a bit, then returns presently with everyone's drinks. "And what would you like for the main course, please?"
"We'd like catfish 'n cookies, please." the Powerpuffs reply cheerily. Nora laughs kindly at their spunk.
Rebecca said, "How about some of the ham and shrimp jambalaya?"
Nora said, "Okay, good choice."
Mojo said, "I'll have some of the crawfish with remoulade sauce, please.""Good choice, sir." Nora replies.
Ace says, "I'll have the country fried steak with the mashed potatoes, please."
Deanna says, "And I'd like the lobster bisque, please."
Snake says, "I'd like the gumbo, pleasssse."
April says, "And I'd like the same, please."
Nora then jots down everyone's orders, as well as some potato crusted catfish for the professor, some gumbo for Arturo, Billy, Grubber, and Mr. Wilson, and some scrambled eggs with French fries for Penny. She then leaves for a bit, and returns with everyone's food, which they happily eat.
"Mmm," Blossom says happily as she takes a bite of catfish. "This is so good!"
"Ahh, delicious," Mojo says. "The spices truly compliment the flavor of the sauce."
"Mmm, thissss is dee-lissssh!" Snake says happily as he eats his soup. The puppies give happy barks as they eat spicy seafood flavored kibble from their dishes, and the cats meow contentedly as they munch on spicy tuna.
After eating, the friends travel through town and presently come to the bayou. Rebecca looked around the trees and said, "They don't look so scary in the day." Mojo takes a big deep breath of the fresh air. "Indeed."
Noticing a small green frog sitting on a lily pad nearby, Arturo scooches down for a closer look. As soon as he gets close, the frog shoots out its tongue and pokes him in the nose. "Hey!" Arturo exclaims with annoyance. As the frog gives a small ribbiting laugh, Arturo's emotion soon dissolves. "Well, that was kind of cute."
As a small firefly flutters by, it lands on Bubbles' nose, causing her to giggle. "Ooh, pretty!"
Everyone began to hear some trumpeting, which made them all look around curiously. The puppies barked and the cats meowed excitedly to see an alligator playing a trumpet. Mojo points to the gator from afar, "Hey, look!" Upon seeing the gator, Rebecca look on with amazement. "Goodness, could he be...?"
At this moment, the alligator sees the group and puts his trumpet down. "Well, hello, all of you fine folks!" he says jovially while giving a polite wave.
Bubbles said, "You played very nicely, Mr. Gator!"
Blossom asked, "You kinda played just like an alligator we know. His name was Louis."
The gator asked, "Louis? You mean my great grandpappy? Yeah, he was a pretty good player. Oops, forgot about introductions. I'm Fitz."
"Well, we're very pleased to meet you, Fitz," Rebecca says politely. "My name is Rebecca Utonium, and this is my Uncle John, my cousins Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, and our friends Deanna, April, Ace, Snake, Little Arturo, Big Billy, Grubber, Mr. Wilson, and Penny, and our little friends, Foxy, Roxi, Rufus, and Lily."
The little dogs and cats bark and meow happily as they scramble up into Fitz' arms and give him welcoming licks. "Aww, what darlin' litte sugar dumplin's y'all are!" he laughs kindly.
Deanna asked, "Since your great granddad was named after Louis Armstrong, were you named after somebody involved in jazz like Ella Fitzgerald?" Fitz chuckled, "Sure am, Deanna, except I was only given the last name. So, uh, what you brings you folks around here in the bayou?"
Rebecca replies, "Well, we've come here on vacation."
The big alligator smiles merrily. "Well, please enjoy your time here, my fine friends! Mi bayou es su bayou." The group smile and laugh kindly. "Thank you, friend."
The group are having such a good time that they don't notice the shifty eyes watching them from the rushes nearby. A tall woman with red hair and green eyes with pale skin said, "The little girl would be perfect in getting our hands on the diamond in the darker part of the bayou."
"Ooh, splendid idea," her associate, a short round man with curly brown hair, thick black glasses, and a small mustache replies, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. "It only begs the question of how we'll capture her without all of those people knowing."
"Don't worry, my friend," the woman says with a sly smile and a nasty gleam in her eye. "I have a foolproof plan."
