Ah, yes. I remember that day. That wild adventure I put my friends and myself in. How does one change a father's heart through a memory of the past?

It has been a month since I was transferred to Camp Kidney, everyone treated me like equals for a while as I treated them like my little brothers, but I remember one time Lazlo and Patsy would be together. And believe me, it was worth it as my mother always said, "A journey of a thousand miles began with the first step." And believe me when I said, this love connection between Lazlo and Patsy was the first step.

It was only 1 in the morning when I was asleep on my bed in the Jellybean cabin. Then, I heard groaning as I sat up and around for the source of that groaning. I turned to see my best friend Lazlo moaning. I said to myself, "I wonder…" as I reached out and placed my hand at his body to wake him.

As soon as he woke up, he looked up at me and I said, "Hey, little buddy. What's wrong?" Lazlo explained that he felt hot and sweating. I told him as I touched his forehead, "Why don't you go out and take a dip outside to cool off? It gets hot here during the summer. Come on. I'll go with you." So Lazlo and I went outside, to the lake. The summer moon shined as its glow basked over the lake.

Lazlo went to the lake as I went to the docks to sit, I squinted my eyes on the other side of the lake to see Patsy. It has been awhile since I left Acorn Flats and the Squirrel Scouts, so I waved hello. Patsy waved hello, and I waved back as Patsy jumped in.

I looked at the sky as I closed my eyes. I smiled happily as I also visualized Patsy and Lazlo together at last. When I opened from my trance, I saw Lazlo and Patsy swimming together, face to face. I looked up at the bright moon and imagined my older Lazlo and me in the lake back at home and having fun. I sighed, when I looked down, my eyes and my jaw was opened wide! What I saw was Lazlo and Patsy kiss. What I saw is Lazlo and Patsy taking a moonlight swim. I smiled happily as I whispered, "Well it's about time!"

I noticed that it was late, so I swam to Lazlo and Patsy. As I reached them, I said, "We better go. I'm glad to see you again Patsy." Lazlo and I went ashore as I turned back to see Patsy smiling. I gave her a thumb up, telling her good job. I said, "Good night, lover boy." As I laughed quietly Lazlo gave me a playful punch in the arm and went to bed. My pillow was soaking wet. My eyes looked up as I went back to sleep.

The next day, I woke up to see Raj and Clam next to my bed, looking cross. I sleepily said, "Morning." But they didn't look convinced, so I said, "What? What? What?" They finally said, "You two left your beds, and we were wondering of where you two went?" I told them, "Lazlo and me felt hot so we went out for a swim at the lake to cool off and to escape the heat. Was that all you needed to know?"

Raj said, "Yes." I smiled and said, "Good. Hey, where's Lazlo?" Clam said, "Bathroom!" Raj said, "Lazlo went to the bathroom to shower, but he was acting very strange." I smiled and said, "Yeah. They did it." Raj raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did what?" Then the door opened and I said, "Here's Lazlo! He'll tell you." I crossed my arms in satisfaction as my eyes looked up and my face up.

I got up and I went to the bathroom. When I came back, I saw a car pull up. I realized that it was Commander Hoo Ha. I felt icy. Oh, my god! He must have learned that Lazlo and Patsy kissed! I have to warn Lazlo and Patsy fast! I took out my cell phone from my pocket and called my sister Carmella. On the other line, my sister responded, "Leslie?" It has been awhile since I spoke to her, when she and I made up and settled our differences.

I told her franticly, "Listen! Hoo Haw is here and maybe it has to do last night, is Patsy there with you?" She responded, "Yeah! Why?" I said, "Pass me to her! Hurry!" Patsy responded, "Leslie?" I shouted, "Patsy, your dad's here and I think he is pretty mad!" Patsy responded, "Define mad."

I said, "Mad as Carmella nearly destroying Lazlo days ago!" Then I said, "Listen! You need to get out of there! Your dad must have found out about the other night! And I think he's heading toward Lazlo! We have to get out of camp!" Patsy said, "How?" I thought about for a moment and said, "Okay, meet me in Leaky Lake on my side, while I help Lazlo and the jellies escape."

As I hung up, I ran to the Jelly Cabin to see Hoo Ha behind me running toward me like an angry bull. I opened the door to see Raj and Clam shocked as Lazlo sat calmly like nothing was happening. I had a thought, He must have told them. I rolled my eyes as I opened the floor to reveal a trapdoor as I told them that Commander Hoo-Ha is coming. I beckoned, Lazlo, Raj, and Clam to get out and hide all over camp.

As Raj and Clam ran away terrified out the door and running off like crazy, I whispered to Lazlo as he and I got out, "Patsy will meet us at the lake. I know one place Hoo Ha will never find any of us." As soon as Patsy swam to Lazlo and me, I told them the only place Hoo ha will never find any of us is in the heart of the woods. So, without warning I took them by the hands and led them into the forest. I ran with them for miles without stopping.

My heart soared like an eagle and a mustang/stallion. Lazlo, Patsy, and I encountered snakes attacks, some quicksand, and maybe a bear attack. But no harm was done to me or my friends.

The race was over, and Hoo Ha couldn't find any trace of me or my friends. Lazlo and Patsy asked, "Where are we?" But I wasn't listening and looked beyond and said, "Over there! Look!"

I pointed straight, and everyone, including me saw the Wampum Springs Resort and Spa. Lazlo gasped and said, "I've been here before. My friends and I were looking for a rock that was ready to be extinct, but we lost the map and we found this place."

I looked at him and said, "So I heard. My mother and father own this resort and my boyfriend Lazlo works here. You think they'll remember you?" Lazlo shrugged as Patsy asked, "Rock? Extinct? Rocks can't go extinct."

I said, "Some rocks are endangered. Mother said many rare rocks have been destroyed. You know, Lazlo? Samson told me that Edward told you and your friends to go find that rock, but he and the other campers went out to find all three of you since you're the only one that can start fire, but they ended up lost."

Lazlo raised his brow and asked, "Really?" So that's why my friends and I saw them on the other side of the river. Then a rustling sound came behind us and I said, "If we all want to live, I suggest we get to the resort and ask for help." So Lazlo, Patsy, and I ran down the ravine, over the river, up the road, and ran up to the door. Patsy pushed the door to smell a Zen-like cherry blossom perfume.

Lazlo held the door, while Patsy and I went through. Japanese meditation music was playing as everyone and I gave a good looking around the place, I saw my mother on the reception desk. She was just finishing her reservation call, I yelled, "Mommy, mommy!"

My mother looked up to see me and my friends and she said in a Zen-like voice as she embraced me, "Leslie! Hello!" My mother and father are hippies that love peace and Zen. Carmella loved the Zen, while I like the Peace and Zen. Mother looked behind me and asked, "Who are these two lovely children?"

Both Lazlo and Patsy blushed, as Mom laughed. I said, "Sorry mum. These are my scout friends. This is Lazlo from the Bean scouts and this is Patsy from the Squirrel Scouts." Mom smiled and said, "My Leslie has told me all about both of you in her letters. She says you are true friends to her. My husband must meet you. Hold on!" She looked behind her and shouted, "Carlos! Leslie's home! And she's brought two of her scout friends!"

My father was the CEO of Wampum Springs and Mother was the manager. My father was called "The Sparkling One", but his real name is Carlos; he came out of the office next to the reception desk and yelled as he hugged me, "Leslie! Good to see you! My sweet angel!" I hugged him and said, "Hey, Papa." Dad looked behind me and at Lazlo and Patsy and asked, "Are these two your friends?" I nodded and he smiled as he recognized Lazlo from the start, "Aren't you that scout with that elephant and rhino?" Lazlo nodded as I explained, "It's a long story, papa."

Then he said to me, "You know that Hoo Ha is trying to find you and these two, honey." Patsy responded, "That's why we're here Mr. and Mrs. Morin. We need to get to the heart of the woods." Mother asked, "You mean Heaven Woods?"

I nodded and Dad said, "But you're not going out there in stress and tense. Why don't you and your friends stay for a while, and soon me and Annabelle send you three on your way?" My friends and I talked at once and I asked, "Really? You'd do that, mommy?" Mother nodded and said, "Any friends of yours or my Carmella are free of charge here. I'll be back with robes and your passes. I'll bring the towel boy for towels. Oh, Lazlo! Towels, please!"

The older Lazlo appeared with a cart of towels and said, "Anyone said towels-Leslie? Lazlo? Patsy?" Lazlo, Patsy, and I stood in shock at him. The older Lazlo looked even more shocked. He walked up to me and lifted me off my feet as he and I kissed. Patsy and Lazlo smiled; it has been a while since they last saw him. The older Lazlo said, "My Leslie and I have been true lovers since preschool." Lazlo and Patsy smiled at me and the other Lazlo.

Then the younger Lazlo then said, "Well, why are we standing here for? Let's relax!" I took three towels from the older Lazlo's arms, picked up my friends and ran to the Spa room.

For the next minutes, Lazlo, Patsy, and I were living the sweet life. I was having my fingernails and toenails painted from my mother's colleague Willow Tree, while Lazlo was having an organic chocolate shake as he was having a massage from my friend Sunstone. Patsy was in the corner having her hair done by one of the beauticians named Lotus Petal. I thought about Hoo-Ha and how he's going to find me and my friends. As soon it was afternoon, Mom called Lazlo, Patsy, and I to come to the reception desk. Mom began to whimper and look worried, until someone cleared a throat.

It was my dad, he also looked worried as he said, "Hoo-Ha found our location. He's coming!" Lazlo, Patsy, and I got worried. Mom and the older Lazlo came and Mom said, "Go through the window and you three will find a backpack with everything you need." Lazlo said, "Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Morin and you too, Lazlo for this.

I embraced my parents and the older Lazlo and said, "I'll come home soon." Patsy took my and Lazlo's hand as Patsy, Lazlo, and I jumped the window, found the pack, and ran off, just when the tyrant commander arrived.

Throughout that afternoon, with Patsy leading the way, Lazlo holding the map, and I carrying the items, the search was over. In front of me and my friends was Heaven Woods, a sanctuary in an ominous and evil world with a waterfall, a lagoon, and a kids-bar.

Lazlo and Patsy found two cabins next to Cascara Cascades and Blue Lagoon. I decided, "Since you and Lazlo are officially lovers, I think you two should share Cabin 2, because Cabin 1 is also called Security Cabins. Someone has to keep an eye out for Commander Strict."

I opened Cabin 2 to reveal to be like the Spa room in Wampum Springs. Lazlo and Patsy went inside as I said, "Why don't you two explore while I keep an eye out for Hoo-Ha?" As Lazlo and Patsy went inside, I used my wood telepathy to warn the woods to stop Hoo-Ha from finding me or Lazlo or Patsy. The winds of the trees gave me a response of yes. I walked into Cabin 1 to see my room back in Wampum Springs. I set down the pack and sat on the windowsill and looked out the path we walked on.

Back in the resort, Hoo-Ha searched recklessly for his pumpkin and her escapees. Mom was hiding behind Dad as Lazlo hid behind the towel cart. Mom whimpered as Dad called security. As soon as security booted out him out, Hoo-Ha ran off back to Camp Kidney. Hoo-Ha ravaged the camp as all the other campers were hiding; as Hoo-Ha found a map of the forest, he growled and found Raj and Clam shivering and shaking.

Hoo-Ha grabbed Raj and Clam with his two fists and screamed, "WHERE ARE THOSE CAMPERS? TELL ME BEFORE I MAKE YOU TWO WISH YOU WERE NEVER BORN!" Raj responded, "T-T-They ran off to the forest to run from you!" Hoo-Ha let go of Raj and Clam, roared, and rushed to the forest. Meanwhile I was swinging on a vine and landing in the lagoon as Patsy came out wearing a swimsuit, the one she wore last night and diving in the water, while Lazlo was lying on the ground looking at the sky.

I started to feel strange as the wind started to pick up. I heard distant roaring and then I screamed, "He's COMING!" Patsy got out of the water as she warned Lazlo. I dragged Patsy and Lazlo next to me as I used my wood telepathy to buy time while Lazlo, Patsy, and I escape. As soon as Hoo-Ha found me, a tree fell on top of him, knocking him out cold.

I pulled out the map as I found a tower next to Rapid River. Lazlo, Patsy, and I ran away, just as Hoo-Ha woke up and roaring. I got worried and thought How long will this never end? With my friends next to me, and the map in my hand nothing is impossible, except if there is a cliff in front. On the other far side it was the tower. Patsy thought about it and looked around. Just then Hoo-Ha showed up. The three hearts pumped up the shock.

He was snarling, panting, and even red as an apple. He lunged toward me and Lazlo, but Patsy found a vine and she said, "Grab the vine, now!" Lazlo and I grabbed hold of the vine and began to jump. The three of us swung for a while, just as the three felt a tug from below. It was Hoo-Ha!

He must have grabbed a hold of the vine as he started to climb up. I let go of the vine to be below Lazlo and I pulled out my mother's pocketknife and began to slice the vine below me. As I finished, Hoo-Ha fell all the way down to the bottom.

Finally my friends and I landed on the other side and began to run off again. We found the tower and the Saga Lagoon. Instead of entering the tower, I dipped my foot in the water as Lazlo and Patsy sat down next to me. All was quiet, Lazlo said to Patsy, "Your Dad will find us in there; we need to go to a place he can never find us. I just don't understand why he can let you have what you want."

Patsy looked down and said, "I don't know." I said, "He's married right? So if he's married then why can't he let you love Lazlo?" Patsy shrugged and started to crying, saying, "We need help. I wish we could turn back my Daddy's clock."

All was quiet for some time now, and then I said, "Maybe she can!" Lazlo and Patsy raised their brows and asked, "Who?" I began to get out of the water, just as Hoo-Ha came. He toward Lazlo and Patsy, as I punched him in the stomach as he gave me a swat in the face which I dodged as I shouted behind me, "Lazlo! Patsy! Run!" Instead of running Lazlo and Patsy stayed where they were. They were tired of running, so they decided to help me. Patsy pulled out a rod from her back as she ran to Hoo-Ha giving him a punch on the neck knocking him out cold.

It has been awhile since I taught Patsy and Lazlo my fighting skills, but that's another story. I nodded and said, "Nice move. Oh, he's fine; it'll be hours before he wakes up. I think I know someone who can change your father's ways. Ever heard of future, past, or present?" Lazlo and Patsy nodded and I continued, "She's the goddess of Time and Silence. Her name is Cronus or Saturn. She can help change time."

I remembered the Greek shrines were back in Heaven Forest. Lazlo, Patsy, and I found the vine and began to swing across. Once again Hoo-Ha came out like a madman. But as my friends and I made it across and I cut the vine, as he roared loudly. I ran with Lazlo and Patsy in my arms back to Heaven Woods, I found the shrines next to the cabins. There was a warning in Ancient Greek to the humans the gods calls "Mortals" It said, Beware Mortals, You are about to enter to your doom. Here lies the passage to Olympus. I opened the door to see the Mount Olympus shrines. Lazlo looked at the shrine of Athena with a shield with Medusa's face in the front next to the candles, while Patsy got interested in Aphrodite's shrine as she found an apple next to the pink candles.

I found Cronus' shrine that had the sickle Cronus overthrew Uranus and an hourglass next to it as I placed a pocket watch next to the candles I prayed, Saturn, Planet of Time, Bring my friends and me back into Hoo-Ha's past and find a way to change a heart…

Just then the door opened, I turned to only to see Raj and Gretchen at the door. I had thought, They must have followed us throughout the journey! They looked like they want to get in. Lazlo and Patsy looked at them and tried to warn them. Gretchen ignored them as lifted her foot and began to get in, in order to save her; I got out my bow and arrow, and replaced the arrow head with a suction cup and shot it at Raj and Gretchen, sticking them to a tree.

There was a light in the lagoon, Patsy, Lazlo, and I got out of the shrine as Hoo-Ha came from the ferns, but Lazlo nor I or Patsy noticed him, I stared at the light as a young blonde girl dressed in a silver robe and holding a clock-type rod.

She held out her hand as Lazlo, Patsy, and I took her hand, as a warmth feeling was entering. Then she said, Good luck, daughter of the woods and friends of the sprite. Her clock hands from her wand began to go reverse as aura surrounded me and my friends. Hoo-Ha shouted, "PUMPKIN!" He charged for her, but then Lazlo, Patsy, and I disappeared.

My friends and I fell for 12 minutes and landed the beach near the lake. Lazlo looked around to see one full campers of female and male. Lazlo asked, "Where are we?" I said whispering, "This must our camps from the past." Over yonder was young Hoo-Ha and Lady Urea when they were kids. I said, "This must be when Camps Kidney and Acorn Flats split up in two and there's Urea and Hoo-Ha." Hoo-Ha and Urea were laughing as Lazlo and I crept close to Urea and Patsy to her "Dad".

Just then the commander Hoo-we grabbed Hoo-Ha and roared, "NO LIKING IN THIS CAMP!" He let go of Hoo-Ha as Urea helped him up. Just then police came to the camp and said, "Nobody move!" I pulled Lazlo and Patsy to the bushes and whispered, "No one say a word." Just then both Patsy and I peered through the bushes to see Commander Hoo-we being taken away by the police. Turns out he was a criminal for stealing the degrees for Commander by the Camp Districts.

Patsy saw the tears of her soon-to-be father. Urea said, "I'm sorry." He growled, "They will pay!" Urea shouted, "Listen, Hoo-Ha! Just because they took your father, doesn't mean you can swear vengeance on the authorities." Hoo-Ha punched Urea on the face; when she had the swat, her expression was horrified and anger. She yelled, "Fine! Be that way! I'll see to it that the battle of the genders begin!" and with that she walked away.

I was shocked, Lazlo was more shocked than me, but Patsy was most shocked than me or Lazlo. Patsy whispered, "So that's why Grandpa was never came home and that's why Father is like this." I said, "No wonder Urea hates Hoo-Ha." Lazlo said, "We should go home." I nodded as the girl appeared with a door behind her. I opened the door to see the present campers surrounding my friends and me, but we were too shocked to notice. I looked up to see Hoo-Ha breathing on me. He asked furiously, "What do you do?" A voice called out, "To fix a wrong, Hoo-Ha!"

Everyone turned to see Lady Urea in her dress. She smiled sweetly and said, "Hello, Leslie." I waved to her and said, "Hi, Lady Urea." Lazlo asked, "You know her?" I nodded and said, "I met her when I ran off from Acorn Flats and she was the one who also helped change my life. You remember, that was last month." He said, "Oh, yeah." Hoo-Ha growled to Urea, "Stay out of this Urea. You ruin everything." She snarled, "Stop it! You leave these kids alone. They ran off because of you and your anger. Can't you see all this is putting you against your sweet daughter? You never cared for her or even the scouts. It's just like you never loved your wife. Why did you think she even left you and Patsy?"

Patsy's life flashed before her eyes, her mom left her when she was three and Hoo-Ha roared for her mother to come back. Patsy looked down and said, "Daddy, she's right. You and mom divorced because you always placed your anger at her, now you're putting your anger on me." I shouted, "Yeah, look at what your anger did to the bean scouts. You humiliated them with those tasks you made them do, you made Patsy punch and harm them, and you always favored the Squirrel Scouts! I'm sure your father favored the girls when you were in the Bean scouts." Hoo-Ha walked up to Urea and was about to give her a smack in the face, but Patsy took out her rod, Lazlo took out his bow and arrow, and I took out my wand to protect her.

The expressions on me and my friends' faces were anger and rage. I growled, "Change your ways, before Patsy, Lazlo, and the rest of us go against you." A siren blared to see my parents, the older Lazlo, Carmella, and the other scouts with the local authorities. Hoo-Ha snorted as Lazlo, Patsy, and I dropped our weapons and ran to my mother and father. The older Lazlo gave me a quick kiss on the cheek; as the chief announce that Hoo-Ha must be go back to the Camp administrations to finish his work, for he had been missing for two days, looking for me and my friends. Hoo-Ha said, "I won't come back until my pumpkin comes with me so I can punish her cupid!" Everyone gasped, including me. I grew accustomed to Lazlo; I was determined to keep him and his fellow campers safe from harm.

I picked up my wand and said, "Leave him alone! Lazlo's has done nothing to you. He loves your Patsy, yet he respects you like a master or a teacher. Why can't you accept that? Surely you still have a heart." At my words Hoo-Ha face turned white, no one not even the Camp administers ever respected him before. I respected him since he changed my Camp. Hoo-Ha then said, "Since you put it that way, bean scout; maybe I had favored the girls." Gretchen called out, "Don't listen to her! Destroy her! Destroy those little, stinky, worthless boys!" Carmella walked up to Gretchen shouted in a voice that scares Gretchen, "Stay out of this or I'll beat you up!" The Squirrel Scouts were shocked; Carmella and Patsy was loyal to them, so why they were against them?

Hoo-Ha started to laugh and said, "That's why I like you, girl bean scout! You got discipline and loyalty! I will allow my daughter choose her man, if he promises to be loyal to me and my pumpkin!" The cheers of everyone including me roared around the forest. Then there was a shine on the water, revealing an attractive brunette girl with a long white dress and gold sandals. She was revealed as Aphrodite or Venus. She had an apple in her hand and said, "I was given a prayer of loyal love. I wish to give the boy a taste of apple to prove he can be loyal to his true lover." I thought, she must be referring to the younger Lazlo.

Aphrodite gave Patsy the apple and stood there. Patsy gave it to Lazlo; before he ate it Aphrodite warned him, "If you eat it, you must be honest and loyal to her. You must tell her the truth, be at her side for all eternity and there is no backing up from the promise you made." Lazlo crossed his heart and Aphrodite knew he was willing to keep his promise. Lazlo ate the apple whole and ran up to Patsy. Aphrodite disappeared as everyone including me cheered. Lazlo and Patsy kissed as my Lazlo and I kissed passionately. Everyone including me walked back to camp, holding hands and walking toward the sunset. Lazlo and Patsy walked side by side just like me and my Lazlo. Urea looked at Hoo-Ha as he smiled at her as her scowl turned into a smile as Urea left.

The feud of Hoo-Ha and Urea was finally over, they made peace with each other and Urea disappeared. I smiled happily as a rainbow covered the camps. Hoo-Ha had finally become cool with Patsy dating a Bean!