"Ok Kameo, you be good you hear me?" Wendy kneeled down and patted her pet turtle's head. "My friend Laura is going to take good care of you while we are away. She will bring you special treats from the restaurant if you are a good boy." Wendy informed him with a sad smile. "I'm going to miss you." She kissed Kameo on his cheek for the last time and elevated back up from the ground.

"Waaa!" Kameo cried distressed, knowing his owner was departing him. The turtle gazed up at Van. He was leaning on the door post, waiting for Wendy so they could head out. That morning he had summoned Dann and cleaned the roof with him, repairing most of it. It was enough so there wouldn't be any collapsing ceilings while they were gone.

Kameo suddenly waddled up to Van, nudging him with his head.

"Agg!" Van shouted, falling over on the floor. "Damnit Kameo! Don't do that" he yelled, scooting away from the ginormous turtle.

Wendy giggled, watching Van carefully get up while he eyed Kameo cautiously. "Well, here we go again." she sighed, slightly enthused.

"Humph…. As long as I get some more alone time with you, with out being disturbed… then I will manage through with this." he grumbled tipping down his hat.

"Van!" she laughed embarrassed, punching him on the shoulder. "Don't be saying these things while Joshua is still here."

"What?" he asked lifting up his eyes. " Wendy, he is grown up now. I think he can handle hearing more adult contented subjects."

She nodded in agreement. He was right. Joshua was as tall as Van now and his face had gotten a lot older, and his hair a lot longer. But he still had those young, innocent, blue eyes that brought some of the child back in him.

He was sitting down on a tree stump outside, scoping out a map to try to see where they would be heading. Noticing the two walking out of the house, he stood up cheerfully. "Great you guys are here! I think we should retrieve Carmen 99 first, and then the old guys. Hopefully with them, we can track down Pricilla!" he jeered happily.

"Uh.." Wendy choked out. She had forgotten about Pricilla. Pricilla had asked Van out right before they all departed…and Van never gave her an answer. Wendy was terribly jealous of her, but what would Pricilla do when she would see Van together with Wendy? Or the matter of fact what how would Van react when he saw Pricilla?

"Is Pricilla that pink haired girl?" Van questioned, trying to remember the names that Joshua had just recently mentioned.

"Van! Don't tell me you forgot everyone?" Wendy cried out dismayingly. Secretly though, she was happy. He had remembered her and hadn't remembered Pricilla.

"No… my memory is just a little blurry that's all." he stated, fidgeting with is hat.

She looked around trying to make sure they had everything. "O, I forgot something!" she suddenly remembered, dashing back into the house. The two guys looked at each other in confusion as they heard rumbling, crashes, and a few irritated yells coming from the house, such as; "Ouch!", "Sorry Kameo!", "O where is the darn thing?" Finally, she skipped back out, clutching her brothers old gun safely to her chest.

Van stared at her with a scrunched face, "You still held onto that…. well as long as it protects you…I guess…"

Joshua cut him off crying with excitement, "Wendy! Your old gun! That's terrific! Wait what about your old suit case you used to drag along?"

"O thank you Joshua!" she exclaimed, hurriedly running back into the house.

Van shot him a look from under his hat, grumbling under his breath.

Joshua looked at him in abashment "Whats wrong Van?"

He growled, "Every time Wendy is hurt or something, I have to lug that damn thing around. It is a pain in the ass."

"O, well I don't think it is." he grinned enthusiastically, "It helped us a lot last time; with medical equipment, food, money, and a place to carry our things. Don't be so lazy Van."

Van's eyes widened angrily "LAZY! Your calling me lazy? I'm gonna show you.."

"Back!"

Wendy came out buoyantly, lugging the suitcase behind her. She looked at the two in confusion on what just had happened. Glaring questioningly at Van, who seemed like he was about to pounce on Joshua, she shrugged it off. It was a normal reaction between those two, but they always got along in the end.

"So where are we going to now?" she asked eagerly.

Joshua looked back down to his map,"Well, if my calculations are correct, we are heading back to Carmen's old home in Trinolia. Apparently she is spending her days there now, head of the town." he proposed.

"Alright, we better get going then." Van said, taking Wendy's arm gently and pulling her forward, keeping her close to his side. Joshua trailed behind like a puppy dog, parading out of Wendy's town Evergreen, as they headed to the nearest train station to go to Trinolia.