Disclaimer: Not mine, never been to Hawaii…ouch that certainly shows…

BTW: I updated, eventually I'll actually finish this story….eventually. Thank you for all the wonderful reviews!!!

"Did you two have a good nights sleep out here on the sand?" laughed Will while standing over his two friends that were struggling to become awake.

Will had just flown back from Maxville on his parents' whim. He was greatly amused to find his friends sleeping on the beach. Naturally, the first thing he insisted on doing when he got back was waking up Warren and Layla who were both sprawled out on the beach fast asleep. Will was just disappointed in his lack of a camera…Pictures of Warren Peace with sand tousled hair would have made great blackmail. Should he ever need it of course. Anyway…

Warren and Layla for their part just sat there groggily glaring up at their friend who had the nerve to come and wake them up.

"Well, Stronghold now that you mention it…I had a wicked nights sleep here on the beach, next to your girlfriend…I'm sure she like here sleep too…oh, nice sunset you missed too, man Look at everything you missed, man." deadpanned Warren. Will could see a hint of humor hiding in Warren's face after the mention of 'sleeping' with Layla.

"Yah, Will I slept very well. You missed the most stunning sunset here last night…oh well, I'm sure there will be an equally stunning sunset every night…your not going to fly off on more errands are you?" asked Layla.

But Will was already walking back up to the beach house having successfully woken his two friends up. Mission accomplished!

Layla and Warren just glanced at each other and shrugged. Layla looking slightly dejected at her boyfriend's retreating back. But they both got up stiffly and headed up the beach too.

It was as simple a job as picking an activity that all five of them could enjoy in Hawaii. Well, with Warren along maybe not so simple. But still Layla thought exasperatedly 'was it so hard just to pick a tour of the island or decide to go swimming at one of the endless beaches?'

Josie and Steve had been standing on the side porch in the visitors 'Welcome Center' for over a half an hour arguing about what they wanted to do first. For some odd reason Will, Warren and Layla had to wait there instead of going off on their own.

From Layla's vantage point on the park bench if the Strongholds didn't hurry up, it looked like Warren would heat up the decision for them. It amazed people, but, Peace really wasn't known for his patience and this was getting a little ridiculous. After all no one wanted to spend the whole vacation arguing, or to be more specific watching Will's parents argue.

"Take a hike."

"What?" asked Steve frowning at Warren.

"I meant, let's take a hike. We'll see the island, actually move out of this visitor center, and Layla will be sure to see some ultra fascinating plant that will make her day." answered Warren sounding slightly ticked.

And so the Strongholds, Layla, and Warren finally left the "Welcome Center."

"Is everything ready?"

"Well…."

"Well…as in yes Pele everything is completely ready to go or is it well…no Pele such and such happened and we didn't finish?" asked Pele in a sort of sickly sweet voice.

"Well…as in no Pele such and such happened and we didn't finish?" the man speaking although several years older than the girl didn't look to happy at not telling her the news she wanted to hear.

"At least tell me none of the islanders have noticed anything yet."

"Of course not, we are some of the best in the business after all. How do you think we've stayed out of jail all of these years?"

Pele just glared.

"So you're saying that only the best don't get themselves arrested. I'd like to see how all of you would fare against the Commander and Jetstream. Face to face with two of the worlds most famous superheroes. Anyway, what can I expect from the likes of you. This is the last time we hire people to help. They are simple just unreliable. Some of the stories of the old days when peoples well laid out plots actually were actually carried out by their loyal…." Pele had simply gone off into a tangent. It didn't look like the girl would stop anytime soon either.

So naturally, the henchmen around ignored her and continued driving the speed boat to their destination.

"And when he finds out don't expect me to put in a good word. Oh! I can't wait for him to arrive. Someone, who actually knows how to make one of these plots work…."

She was still talking….still complaining too.

At least their destination was in sight. Soon all the henchmen would be able to breathe easy. Not to mention enjoy some peace and quiet, which no one had enjoyed since picking up the young surfer chick. Hours ago. They had picked her up hours ago….

Anyway Luke (who was the head henchman and did most of the um, 'talking' with Pele) was able to keep his sanity long enough to maneuver the boat to the very well built dock they had arrived at. The crew members quickly got everything squared away and everyone started to head up to the exotic looking bungalow house that was nestled into the palms just up a small path from the dock.

From the outside, the bungalow looked like any normal beach home. It was decently sized and well protected from beachcombers by the surrounding palms. Basically, it looked normal.

But anyone who had been inside of this bungalow could see that it was a far cry from normal. Everything from the high powered security system to the secret underwater lair with all new computer networking that even the government would be lucky to have, definitely did not scream normal. Not to mention the numerous amounts of surfboards lying about the place. Well the owners of the bungalow did like to surf and Hawwaii was superb for surfing!

Pele liked to call this bungalow home.

Now that she was home and calming down, at least in noise wise, Luke thought it was decent time to break the news to her.

"Pele?"

"Yes?"

"Um,I.."

"Hurry up!"

"You do know that the Commander and Jetstream are here for summer vacation right?" asked Luke.

"WHAT?" screamed Pele. That was not good. Not good at all. Her dad was not going to like that at all. Oh, no King Kamayamayhem would not be pleased when he arrived.