Chapter 2: Getting to know the Cousins
As they started talking, Big Z came around, looking for Cody and when the cousins looked at Big Z, they looked in shock. Rookie asked, "Dude, is that...?"
Cody looks at Z and said, "Yeah, man. That's him. That's the dude who changed my life and has become like a father to me."
"What's up, guys?" said Z, as he came up towards them.
"These are my distant cousins, Megan, Bubba, Mickey, Rookie, Dakota and Claire. They're from Malibu." said Cody.
Mickey and Bubba came up to him close and said, "Dude... you are, like, the ultimate! Everyone I know thought you were dead. Guess they were wrong."
"I just faked it." said Z.
"I knew you weren't dead. Claire and Megan thought you died, but they were so wrong, man." said Bubba.
"Like always." said Mickey.
Claire scoffs and said, "Like you would know."
"Oh, shut up." said Mickey.
Z chuckles and said, "Want me to play a little music for ya?"
"No, no, no, no, no, no way, man. We've already heard your songs, like 300 times. No more, please." said Cody.
"Whatever. You know, someday you'll be asking for more." scoffed Z.
Cody sarcastically said, "Yeah, that'll be the day when you sing, it'll be a little tone-deaf concert and people would be bored by it. Totally freaky, DUDE!"
Z gave him a sneer look and said, "You'll ask me someday." Then he looks up at the cousins and said, "Nice meeting you guys."
"You, too." the cousins said in unison as Z walked back to his shack.
"How old are you guys?" asked Joe.
"I'm 17. Dakota's 16. Megan's 15, Claire's 14, Bubba's 13 and Mickey just turned 13 yesterday." said Rookie.
"How are you liking Pen Gu?" asked Lani.
"I LOVE this place!" exclaimed Mickey.
Later on the afternoon, Cody, Lani, Gizmo, Joe and his cousins walked towards the forest and went to North Beach to see the sights of Pen Gu. When they got there, the cousin's reactions were in awe.
"Dude, I had no idea you lived in this place." said Rookie.
"It's where I see my friends, catch a few waves, whatever comes up, you know?" said Cody.
"That looks so awesome, man." said Mickey.
Later on, Mike Abromowitz came up to see Cody and sees his Californian cousins, in an unexpected look. After the cousins said hello to Mike and said hi back, he came up of one of them and said, "H-how do you guys know Cody?"
"We're cousins. We're family, man. How do you know realize it?" asked Mickey.
"This is Mickey, Megan, Claire, Rookie, Dakota and Bubba. They're from Mailbu." said Cody.
"Okay. Cody, I just came up to say hello and asking how's it going." said Mike.
"Doing okay." said Cody.
"All right, then. I got to pick up some seeds, then I have a little game to play with Z." said Mike.
"What game?" asked Lani.
"Go fish. He beats me everytime, but hopefully, tonight, I will take him down." said Mike.
"I think you should do it for fun." said Rookie.
"I'll remember that later Gotta go." said Mike.
"He's kinda short, ain't he?" asked Mickey.
"Don't let his size fool you." said Cody. "I learned that one the hard way."
"By what?" asked Claire, curiously.
"Dude, you don't want to know." said Cody.
Later on, Rory Nubbins and Tatushi Kobayashi came up to Cody and greets them as they got passed them. Rory came up to them and said, "What's up, mate?"
Cody looked at Rory and said, "Not much, man."
"So who are they?" asked Tatushi.
"They're my distant cousins. This is Mickey, Rookie, Megan, Claire and Dakota. Guys, this is Tatushi and Rory. Tatushi's from Japan and Rory's from Australia. It's about 300-something miles away from Antarctica." said Cody.
"Nice to meet you guys." said Rookie.
"You, too." said Rory, as he gives them a handshake. Tatushi came up to them and bowed them down. The cousin's looked at Tatushi very nervous and asked Cody, "Why is that dude bowing us?"
Cody looked at Tatushi and said, "That's how they do it in Japan. He says it's been passed down for centuries."
"Seriously?" asked Bubba.
"Yes. That is how we do it in Kugenuma." said Tatushi.
"Kuge-what?" asked Rookie.
"Kugenuma. It's about 3 1/2 hours away from Tokyo. It's very cool." said Tatushi.
"Alrighty then." said Megan.
"So, where are you guys from?" asked Rory.
"We're from Malibu Beach, which is about an hour or 2 from Los Angeles." said Mickey.
"Nice. Hope we get to see more of you guys." said Rory.
"Of course." said Rookie.
"We might be heading back, it's kinda late. So I'll see you guys later." said Cody.
"All right. See you 'round, okay?" said Rory.
"Okay, bye, guys." said Cody.
"Bye. Nice to meet ya." said Tatushi, as they walked off.
"So what do you guys like to do in Malibu?" asked Lani.
"We surf, skateboard, hang out, stuff like that." said Rookie.
"We always like to hang out together because we're California celebs in another world." said Megan.
"What are your hobbies?" Lani asks.
"We surf, skateboard, play guitar, drums and ride bikes, different stuff we do together." said Claire.
"That's cool. Hope you like Pen Gu. It's a very cool place to live." said Cody.
"You know, I think we'll like it here." said Megan.