"Phoebus needs to stop for gas," Aladdin told Jasmine as he hung up his phone.
Jasmine glanced down at her gas gage. "Yeah, I do, too."
Jasmine followed Phoebus off the next exit. They pulled into a gas station that also had a Subway in it.
"Oh, thank God! I'm starving!" Flynn said as Jasmine pulled up to the pump.
Aladdin pulled the gas envelope out of the glove compartment. Jasmine had paid for both rental cars, so everyone else had to pitch in for gas. They calculated the total cost and split it up. Aladdin took out enough to fill both cars, then went inside to pay.
"Since I didn't pitch in for gas, I'll buy food for everybody at our stops," Rapunzel said.
Jasmine and Esmeralda told Rapunzel what they wanted, then pumped the gas while everyone else got the food.
"How's your ride been?" Jasmine asked Esmeralda.
"Not bad. Phoebus and Mulan have been doing most of the talking. Kayley hasn't said anything since we left," Esmeralda said.
"Well, I'm sure she just feels a little uncomfortable. She doesn't really know anyone, except you, me and Rapunzel and we're kind of her rivals. And it sounds like Mulan is spending more time talking to Phoebus," Jasmine said.
Esmeralda nodded. "Good point."
Kayley happened to be the first out with her food.
"Hi, Kayley," Jasmine said.
Kayley looked up at her and smiled. "Hi."
Kayley climbed back into the car. Esmeralda's pump clicked off and she got into the car with Kayley.
"I hope you're not feeling too awkward around us," Esmeralda said to Kayley.
"Well, it is a little weird to be spending Spring Break with people from Andalasia," Kayley said.
"Then, why did you come?" Esmeralda hoped her question didn't sound mean.
"Mulan really wanted me to come," Kayley said.
Esmeralda nodded. "Well, we want you to know that we're not going to treat you as our rival. This week you're just as much a part of this group as any of us. Okay?"
Kayley smiled and nodded. "Thank you, Esmeralda."
Rapunzel was the only one left at Subway. She paid for everybody's orders, then went outside. Esmeralda, Kayley and Mulan were back in their SUV. Phoebus and Flynn were sitting on the hood of the other SUV, eating their sandwiches. Aladdin was standing in front of them, but he hadn't started eating yet. Rapunzel brought Esmeralda her sandwich.
"Where's Jasmine?" Rapunzel asked her.
Esmeralda pointed in front of her as she started to open her sandwich. Jasmine was a few feet away, talking on her phone and pacing back and forth. Rapunzel walked over to Jasmine.
"I just wanted to make sure everything's good," Jasmine was saying. "Okay, thank you. Buh-bye." Jasmine hung up her phone.
"Here's your sandwich," Rapunzel said handing Jasmine her food.
"Thanks." Jasmine took her sandwich.
"So, what was that all about?" Rapunzel asked motioning towards Jasmine's phone.
"Oh, I was just letting my bank know that I was traveling. Otherwise if they saw charges coming up on my account from different cities, they'd freeze my account," Jasmine explained.
Rapunzel nodded and the girls walked over to join their men. Flynn slid off the hood of the car and stood next to Rapunzel. Aladdin took his spot and Jasmine stood in between his legs. Aladdin had been waiting for Jasmine to get her sandwich before he started eating and the two of them ate together.
When everyone was done eating, they piled back into their cars and got back on the road.
"I love road trips." Esmeralda kicked off her shoes and curled up in her seat. "I wish we were going further, though."
"This is my first road trip," Kayley said.
"This is my first road trip with friends," Mulan said. "Usually it's just my parents and me going from one base to another."
"Are you guys having fun so far?" Esmeralda asked them.
"Yes," Mulan said. Kayley nodded in agreement.
Esmeralda smiled at them. "Good."
"Where would you like to go?" Phoebus asked Esmeralda. "You said you wish we were going further."
"I don't know. Chicago, I think. I've never been there," Esmeralda said.
"Chicago is beautiful," Kayley said. "My mom and I went there for Christmas a few years ago."
Esmeralda made a face. "I don't like the cold. I'd rather go in the summer."
Esmeralda's phone suddenly started ringing. When she saw it was Aladdin, she answered it. "What's up, Aladdin?"
"Rapunzel thinks she left her debit card at Subway, we need to turn around," Aladdin said.
"Oh, wow, okay. I'll tell Phoebus," Esmeralda said. "Rapunzel left her debit card at Subway."
"Tell them there's another exit in a couple miles and we'll turn around there," Phoebus said.
"Aladdin? We're gonna turn around at the next exit."
When they got back to Subway, Rapunzel jumped out of the car and ran back inside.
"Excuse me? My name is Rapunzel. Did I leave my debit card here?" Rapunzel pulled out her I.D. and showed it to the girl behind the counter.
The girl looked at the I.D. then nodded. She reached under the register and handed Rapunzel her debit card.
"Oh, thank you, so much!" Rapunzel put her card and her I.D. back in her wallet and hurried out to the car. "They had it!" she announced.
"Oh, good," Jasmine said.
They made the rest of the way to the cabin without anymore problems. Jasmine followed Phoebus up the driveway and parked behind him. Rapunzel looked at the huge cabin as she got out of the car.
"This isn't exactly what I pictured when you said we'd be camping in a cabin," Rapunzel said.
Phoebus opened the back of his SUV. "My mom likes to live in luxury once in a while."
Everyone grabbed their bags and followed Phoebus inside. The cabin looked bigger inside, but still felt cozy.
"There's two rooms downstairs and three upstairs," Phoebus said. "Esmeralda and I will get the master bedroom downstairs. The other rooms are fair game."
Jasmine and Aladdin made their way upstairs. The stairs ended in front of one of the bedrooms. There was a bedroom to the right of the stairs and another one down the hall to the left. Next to the stairs was a small balcony that looked down over the living room and the front door. Jasmine led Aladdin to the room on the left. Jasmine was just finishing up unpacking when someone knocked on their door. Aladdin crossed the room and answered the door.
"Hey, Flynn, come on in," Aladdin said.
"Rapunzel and I took the room at the other end of the hall," Flynn said. "But, check it out!" He held up two walkie-talkies and handed one to Aladdin.
"Awesome!" Aladdin said. "Let's test them out."
Flynn nodded, then went back to his room. Aladdin closed the door behind him.
"Aladdin, do you copy?"
"Ten-four!"
"Oh, man, this is so cool!"
"Hell yeah!" Aladdin paused. "Over."
Jasmine laughed. She took the walkie-talkie from Aladdin. "Rapunzel, I think we have some long nights ahead of us."
Rapunzel's voice came over the walkie-talkie. "Roger that!"