AN: Beware of my horribly horrible writing skills and inability to write characters that stay in character!

Disclaimer: If I owned Trauma Center, then Derek and Angie would get married already along with Tyler and Leslie. Well, at least DxA is cannon now. Oh, and I don't own Boot to the Head either.

Chapter Two

Road Trip!

It was official.

Derek would provide the transportation, Tyler the lodging. They would stay for five days at Angles Resort Beach Hotel next to the beach, which was world-famous for its boardwalk, nightlife, gambling, and "Hot chics!" as Tyler put it, which made Angie roll her eyes. So far Derek, Angie, Tyler, and Leslie were coming, Greg and Cybil were seeing if their schedule was free for the week, and they were all trying to convince Sidney and Victor to come along.

It was going to be one heck of a vacation…

"How was I convinced to join you idiots?" Victor grumbled for the umpteenth time, clad in both a black shirt and a black pair of pants and currently squished between Leslie and Tyler.

"Because if you didn't agree, your working hours would be halved and limited to Monday through Saturday," Sidney replied without glancing at the researcher. The director of Caduceus was wearing his suit and tie, much to the surprise of everyone.

"Director Kasal sure knows how to get Victor to do what he wants," Derek, who was driving the SUV, commented to Angie, watching Victor mumble a long string of curses under his breath.

The nurse chuckled, dressed in a white tank top and a blue skirt. "Yeah…one would think they were dating or something!"

Tyler piped up from the backseat. "Hey Greggy, how did you convince Sid to come along?"

The head surgeon of Hope Hospital grinned, sitting just behind Derek and Angie but in front of his brother and clothed in a white polo and jean shorts. "Easy. I just told him that if he didn't come, I would tell everyone about the li-"

Sidney's glare phased through the chair and bore into his twin's head like surgical lasers. "Gregory Kasal…"

"Um…never mind…"

After that, silence until…

"Derek, don't you have anything besides heavy metal CDs?" Angie asked, glancing towards the car speakers that were blaring out something that should not be called music but rather a planned hissy fit.

Sighing, he reached into a compartment that held all of his CDs. "Well, I have something from Puerto Rico," he said, taking out a disk.

Putting it in, they waited for a second but no music came out. Confused, Derek reached for the volume knob and turned it up all the way, seeing if there was any sound. Immediately afterwards…

"AHOLA AMIGOOOOOSSSS!!!!!!"

The volume busted all of their ear drums and sent them all withering in pain. The decibel level was so high that the windshield started to gain cracks. Scrambling for the knob, Derek turned the volume down until it wasn't rock-concert volume.

A few seconds were spent recovering.

"Alright…no more of that then…"

"Are we there yet?" Tyler whined, earning him an annoyed glare from everyone in the car.

"For the seventh time, no," Derek growled, looking at the mirror to glare at his friend. "When you see a beach, we're there, so stop asking!"

The blond surgeon reached into his bag and took out a postcard of the beach. Looking at the photo, he said, "I see a beach, so we're there, right?"

Derek facepalmed.

Angie sighed.

Greg snickered.

Cybil headchaired.

Sidney was unamused.

Leslie giggled.

Victor mumbled something unprintable.

And a bug flew in through a convenient open window and bit Tyler.

"Ack! Stupid mosquito!"

"I know! We can pass the time with a puzzle!" Greg exclaimed, looking backwards towards the four there. "It's a good one too; it took Sid a week before he figured it out!" Sidney continued being unamused.

Continuing, Greg explained. "It's a game called Mary and Ned. You all have to figure out the rules of the game by asking me yes or no questions. And remember…" Here he made box gestures. "Think outside the box!"

Derek started off. "Does it involve running?"

"No," Greg answered, looking a tad bit smug.

"How about jogging?" Angie asked.

"Yes."

"Is it like tag?"

"No."

"Does it have something to do with video games?"

"Yes."

"Does it involve Mario?"

"Yes."

"Luigi?"

"Yes."

"Peach?"

"No."

"Koopas?"

"Yes."

"Yoshi?"

"No."

"Stars?"

"No."

"Mushrooms?"

"Yes."

"Castles?"

"Yes."

"Is the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom involved?"

"Yes."

"Wait, you just said that she wasn't it in the game!"

"Well, you're not thinking outside the box!"

"Hm…is the sky green?"

"Yes."

"The car blue?"

"Yes."

"Is up down?"

"Yes."

"Right left?"

"Yes!"

"I've got it!" Tyler shouted. "You say the opposite of what you're supposed to say!" He finished with the Fingerpoint of Justice ™.

"Nope!" Greg cheerily replied. "And that's the game answer and the real answer."

"'Game answer'? What's that supposed to mean?"

"I can't answer that."

"Back to square one…is there a table in the game?"

"Yeah."

"Do you play with cards?"

"Yes."

"Jacks?"

"Yup."

"Aces?"

"Yup!"

"So it's a card game, right?"

"Nope!"

"But doesn't it have something to do with cards, jacks, and aces?"

"Yeah."

"ARGH!" Tyler yelled, messing his hair up in frustration. "This makes no sense! It's a humongous contradiction!!"

Greg continued to look very pleased with himself. "You may see contradictions, but I see none." Recognizing the confused look the doctor gave him, he then suggested, "How about we continue playing this at a later time?"

Derek glanced back at his mentor. "No objections here."

"Greg?"

The Kasal twin turned around to get a smelly boot to his face, which slowly slid down his face. "What the hell was that!?" he snapped, glaring at a certain prankster.

All Tyler did was point at him and declare, "I decree a boot to the head!"

Derek sighed, hearing the conversation behind him. "Someone's been on Youtube way too long."

"Finally!" Cybil chirped, looking out the window. "We're at the beach!"

Tyler automatically plastered his face to the window. "Really!? My god, we are!"

Derek, who was more than pleased to have almost reached their destination after more than an hour of driving, hummed along with the Spanish song playing and relaxed. They were going to chill out on the beach after a year of no vacation, and hopefully no operations to worry about. After all, what danger could a person possibly get into on the shore?

"Derek, TURN!" Angie shouted, snapping the driver out of his thoughts just in time to see the turn towards their hotel right next to them.

"Crud! Everyone, hold tight!" Derek yelled, then hit the brakes and spun the steering wheel rapidly to the right, drifting like in the video games and then hitting the gas, shooting forward with a loud screech of the tires.

"Well, that wasn't too bad, right guys? Guys?" He looked behind him when no one answered and saw that everyone was sitting there dazed, not to mention Tyler and Cybil's faces were planted against the window. "Yikes," Derek muttered, taking his eyes off the road in front of him.

That's when a speed bump decided to make itself known and sent the car (which was going at around 35 mph) flying off the pavement like it had hit a ramp, causing a fair bit of panic it the vehicle and not to mention bruised heads, and landed with a thud, shaking the vehicle and causing a bit of water to spill on some nearby legs.

So remember readers, keep your eyes on the road at all times!

Fail ending is fail.

Speed bumps are really scary, especially when the driver isn't a person known for being slow and there are three of them in a row. My sister and I yelled at her for awhile.

Mary and Ned is a really fun game. We played it during summer camp once, and it took my class around an hour to finally get it! Feel free to send in your own answers anytime. And remember, think OUTSIDE the box!

Oh, and I decree a boot to the head to whoever reads this sentence.