Arnold tears open the letter. It reads, "Congratulations Arnold-" You can't really see what it read after that, it was all jumbled up. "You have won the contest. Come by to be guided further on. We will be expecting you." Arnold barges in the boarding house. "Grandpa, I won the contest!" "Oh, let me see this letter. Grandpa puts on his reading glasses and reads the letter. "Congratulations... won contest... come by... expecting!" mumbles Grandpa. "Pookie, get the luggage ready, we are going on an adventure! Grandma slides down the stairs with the suitcases and bags. "Way ahead of you." says Grandma.
Arnold leaves and goes to school. Gerald is at the stoop of the school, waiting for Arnold. "Gerald, Gerald!" "What is it man, you're sweating more than my Aunt Denise." "I won the contest, and it says I can invite up to 5 people to come along." "Am I coming?" "Of course, Gerald, but who else are we going to take?" "Can we take Phoebe?", replies Gerald. "Sure." "Aight, lets get to class." "And thats how to Divide, Multiply, and Subtract in a division problem.", says Mr. Simmons. The bell rings, and it is time for recess.
"Hey Arnaldo, what's with the barging in class randomly?", says Helga. Arnold ignores it, and turns to talk to Gerald. "One thing is, how will we know where they are exactly?" "HEY football head, I was talking to you!" "Arnold turns around in anger and says "Listen Helga, I'm on the verge of finding my long-lost parents. I do not want to hear what you say, because you always treat me like-", A bus roars by the school and you can't hear what he said. "So, that is why I am barging in late." "Jeez, sorry." Arnold had never heard Helga G. Pataki say "sorry" in his entire life. Helga turns and walks away.
Arnold runs up to her, and says "Sorry Helga, its just that my parents mean alot to me, and I just can't handle you treating me like you have." "Okay, just stay out of my way, Football head." Helga goes behind the trash can. "Hmph. Arnold. How I despise your little ignorant guts. And yet, I love you. Oh Arnold, if only there was someway to express my true feelings for you, if only it wasn't my mean trait." "Umm, Helga?" say's Phoebe. "Uh-uh uh, yeah what is it Pheobe?" "Gerald invited me to go on some trip to a jungle in the amazon." "Yeah, so?" replies Helga. "He says that I could invite one of my friends, so I said okay." "And...?" "Do you want to go save Arnold's parents?"
Why would I want to go find his parents?" "Well, since you DO treat him very bad, and this might get him to like you." "EWW! Why would I want that thing to like me?" "Helga, I know you like Arnold. I've seen one of your moments with that locket you keep in your shirt. And, Gerald saw you kiss Arnold on the rooftop of the FutureTech industries headquarters." "Uh.. Uh" "Helga, don't keep your love in the shadows, you need to express the way you deeply feel inside." "Alright, I'll go on this trip." "When is it?" Tomorrow, since it is Christmas Break."