Author's Note: Okay, we're gonna jump back in time in this chapter.
Chapter 4: Road Trip, Hospital Visit
It was summertime, and the Beilschmidts decided one day to take a road trip to Florida for a couple of weeks.
"Can I bring my piano?" asked Roderich.
"No, Roderich, you can't bring your piano," said Germania.
"D'oh!" said Roderich, and stomped away to pack some other things.
Just then, Gilbert and Ludwig came into the living room and started fighting over a Nintendo DS.
"I wanna play with it!" Ludwig shouted at his older brother.
"No, West, it's mine!" yelled Gilbert. "You'll break it."
"Mommyyyyyy!" Ludwig yelled.
Elise came into the room, her hands full with two coolers filled with drinks and other food.
"What is it, Lui?" she asked.
"Gilbo won't let me play his game," Ludwig whined, and gave his mother the big, sad puppy eyes.
"Gilbert Wilhelm Beilschmidt," Elise said in a stern and tired voice, "let your brother play with your game for a bit."
"Oh, okay, here," Gilbert said. He pouted went back to his and Ludwig's room, and came back out with a teddy bear.
"Here, shrimpy, you forgot this," he said, handing his younger brother the bear.
"Thanks, GilGil," said Ludwig.
"Don't call me that, LuLu!" said Gilbert.
Both boys stuck their tongues out at each other.
Just as Gilbert and Ludwig were about to fight again, Claus came out of a room.
"Come on, everyone," he said. "It's time to go."
The Beilschmidts all went to the silver van in their driveway, got in, and were headed to Florida.
When the Beilschmidts were out of New York and just outside of Virginia, Gilbert became bored with playing with his Nintendo DS and gave it to Ludwig for awhile. He chose to poke fun at his cousin instead.
"Hey, Roddykins," he said.
"Will you stop calling me that?" asked Roderich. "Only Elizabeta's allowed to call me Roddykins."
"Whatever," said Gilbert. "When are you and Lizzie gonna tie the knot?"
"None of your business, nimrod!" said Roderich, giving Gilbert a swat on the head.
"Well, if you're not gonna tie the knot, can I have her?" Gilbert asked innocently.
"No way, moron," said Roderich in an annoyed voice, rolling his eyes.
"Oh, by the way," said Gilbert, now poking Roderich in the back. "Rammstein's better than your music, Roooooodykiiiiiins."
"GilGil," Roderich said through gritted teeth. "Don't call me Roddykins, you imbecile. And classical music doesn't suck. Rammstein does."
"No they don't," said Gilbert.
"Yes, they do," said Roderich. "Rammstein's music sounds so vulgar."
"No, they don't!" said Gilbert. "How dare you diss the music of Grandpa's country?"
After a minute of silence, Gilbert leaned forward in his seat and started to sing, just to annoy Roderich.
"Wer zu lebseit gut auf erden
Wird nach dem tod ein engel werden
Den blick 'gen himmel fragst du dann
Warum man sie nicht sehen kann-"
Gilbert was interrupted by Roderich swatting him on the head.
"Hey!" he yelled. Gilbert then swiped Roderich's glasses from his cousin, and leaned back in his seat, holding the glasses out of Roderich's reach.
"Give those back!" said Roderich, trying to get to Gilbert.
"No way, dummy!" said Gilbert. "You don't need 'em."
"Gilbo, just give Roddy back the glasses," Ludwig said, not wanting to be squished by his brother and cousin.
"Give them back, you twit!" said Roderich. "I look plain without them!"
"Oi!" said Germania, trying to get the kids' attention. But it didn't work.
"Boys, cut it out right now," Elise said in a stern voice.
"I'll turn this car around if you don't stop," said Claus in the same tone as his wife.
"We're sorry," Roderich and Gilbert said, and went back to their seats at the same time. Gilbert gave Roderich back his fake glasses, and Ludwig gave Gilbert back his Nintendo DS to prevent another fight between him and Roderich.
"That's better," said Claus as he drove the family to a hotel for the night.
One day later, just as they were passing through North Carolina, Gilbert's stomach rumbled.
"I'm hungry, Mommy," he said.
"Gilbert, you moron, you just ate," Roderich said in an annoyed tone.
"But I'm still hungry," said Gilbert.
"You're like a bottomless pit," said Roderich, face palming.
"We still have some stuff in the cooler, hon," said Elise.
Claus stopped the van so Gilbert could get something to eat. Gilbert fished around and pulled out a can of Dr. Pepper and a package.
"My sushi!" Gilbert said happily.
"Uh, Gilbo, maybe you shouldn't eat that," said Roderich, looking at the label. "The date says-"
"I'll take my chances," said Gilbert as he opened the package of sushi. "I'm hungry." Gilbert ate the sushi and drank his Dr. Pepper. When he was done, the family got back in the van and continued driving.
3 hours later, Gilbert started complaining about not feeling good.
"My head hurts," he said. "And my stomach hurts. And…and…stop the car!" When his father stopped the car, Gilbert jumped out and threw up.
"We're going to a hospital," Claus said urgently as he helped his son back in the van. He then drove faster until he reached a nearby hospital.
Hours later, the Beilschmidts were able to see Gilbert.
"Well, will he be okay?" asked Claus.
"He has food poisoning, and a fever, but he'll be fine," said the doctor. "But, your son will have to stay for a couple of days, just to make sure he's well enough to be discharged."
"Thanks," said Claus. He then went back to his family.
The family decided to spend the night in the hospital, due to Elise not wanting to leave Gilbert.
About four hours later, Gilbert woke up with a start.
"Where am I?" he said to himself; he had forgotten he was in the hospital. Then he looked over at the wall of the room he was in and saw a unicorn smiling and staring at him.
"You want me to follow you?" he asked the creature. The unicorn nodded and galloped out of the room.
"Wait!" Gilbert called, running out of the room. "Wait for me, Mr. Unicorn!"
"Uh…Mommy, Daddy," Ludwig said, shaking his parents. "Gilbo ran out of the room."
"What?" Claus and Elise exclaimed. They both ran out of Gilbert's hospital room after their son. Ludwig, Roderich, and Germania followed.
The Beilschmidts were outside of the hospital, searching for Gilbert.
"Gilbo!" Claus called out. "Where are you?"
"Come out, Gilbo!" said Elise.
"Where are you?" said Roderich.
"I found him!" Ludwig said, pointing to a small, platinum blond-haired figure running around across the highway.
Ludwig and the rest of the family frantically ran across the highway towards the figure.
"Wait, Mr. Unicorn!" said Gilbert, chasing after the creature. "Where are you going?"
Gilbert continued chasing after the unicorn, until be bumped into a police officer who was off duty.
"Hey, kid," he said when he saw Gilbert in his hospital gown. "What are you doing here?" But Gilbert didn't see the policeman as a policeman; instead, he saw the officer as a blue demon.
"GAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Gilbert screamed at the top of his lungs as he tried to get away from the "demon". But it was no use; the "demon" caught Gilbert before he could make it over a fence.
"Help me, Mr. Unicorn, help me!" Gilbert shouted as his "friend" galloped away and out of sight.
"Please, don't eat me!" he cried.
"Gilbo!" Claus and Elise said in relief. They ran up to Gilbert and the policeman, took Gilbert from him, and hugged him tightly.
"Mr. Unicorn abandoned me," said Gilbert as he started to cry uncontrollably. He then looked up at his parents and saw them as elves from "Lord of the Rings".
"Let me go, you elves!" Gilbert cried, struggling to get free of his parents' grip. "Where are Mommy and Daddy?"
"Gilbo, it's us!" said Elise.
"It's Mommy and Daddy, son!" said Claus as he and his wife kept a tighter hold on Gilbert.
But Gilbert didn't hear his dad. Instead, he heard the "Lord of the Rings" elf talking to him.
"We were sent by Mr. Unicorn to save you from the demon," said the "elf".
"Okay," said Gilbert. He then stopped struggling in his parents' arms.
"Thank you so much for catching our son," said Elise.
"What the heck is he doing, running around in the middle of the night in a hospital gown?" asked the officer.
"He ran out of the hospital, so we tried to catch him," said Claus. "We're really sorry about this."
"I'll give you a ride back to the hospital," said the policeman. He led the family to his cruiser and drove them back to the hospital.
Once back inside, the Beilschmidts put a now fast asleep Gilbert back in his bed.
Three days later, the Beilschmidt family was able to continue on their way to their vacation in Florida.
Author's Note: My explanation for Gilbo seeing a unicorn and the policeman as a blue demon: Due to the food poisoning, on top of having a fever, a headache, abdominal pains, and throwing up, Gilbo was also having hallucinations.
The song that Gilbo was singing during the car ride was part of Rammstein's song, "Engel".
Oh, and in this chapter, Gilbert's 9, Ludwig's 5, and Roderich's 17 ½.
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