Og then took the hot air balloon for a landing.
"You are one weird, brilliant kid, Og, my boy." Mike smiled to her oldest friend next to Sammy McAuley.
Og smiled bashfully and bowed.
"I say, Mike, ca'e to visit Hawaii with us?" Alfred asked.
"I'd love to, but I gotta go to New York with these guys, we'll keep in touch though." Mike replied.
"Very well, catch you on the flipside as the young people say." Marjorie smiled.
Mike hugged them and shook their hands as they then went back into the hot air balloon. Angel purred quietly and waved to Mike as they were going back on their journey to Hawaii to see the Pelekai family. Mike waved as the small family went off and she came back to her group.
"You okay, Chuckie?" Rhonda asked the boy as she helped him out of the hot air balloon, knowing he was afraid of heights.
"That wasn't so bad." Chuckie chuckled sheepishly as he then climbed out with her help.
"I found a guy who said he can take us to the next town," Tommy came over to the others. "He said we can call our moms from there, get the credit card number, and arrange a ride."
They all then went into the vehicle to go with the the kind stranger that Tommy had met.
Later that night, the others found themselves in an Amish country.
"So, let me get this straight," Rhonda said as they were in the General Merchandise Store. "You have no phones, no faxes, no WiFi, and not even electricity!"
"No." the farmer shook his head with a friendly and apologetic smile.
"What, are these people living in the 1800's?" Angelica scoffed.
"Yes, they're Amish, they don't believe in modern things, like Ezekiel." Junior replied while Susie agreed with what Angelica said.
"Even blow dryers?!" Angelica panicked then.
"No." the man shook his head as he removed his hat.
"What kind of nightmare is this?!" Angelica shrieked.
"Oh, come on, Angelica, it's like camping all the time." Courtney soothed.
There were then three kids around the age of ten coming in.
"Are you the Amish Kids Next Door?" Dil asked the three Amish kids.
"That would be us," the main boy replied. "My name's Numbuh Jebidiah, that's Numbuh Ezekiel, and this is Numbuh Rebecca."
"Do you guys know how to get to the Heart of Brunswick?" Dil then asked, seeming to talk like them in order to get by.
"Brunswick?" Ezekiel replied. "Grand Pecan?"
"Yeah, that," Dil nodded. "Mind if we stay until we get back on our feet?"
"Aye, not at all," Jebidiah replied. "After ya throw some hay on the ground for cows to eat."
"You understood all that?" Tommy asked his brother.
"Ja, don't be shushley." Dil replied with a smile.
That night, everyone was given cots, blankets, and a pillow in the barn to stay with the animals who were thankfully not being too loud. Tommy lay awake in his cot as he was feeling bad for the argument he had with Belinda and Didi.
The next morning, a rooster crowed which made everyone groan as they were not ready to wake up yet. Dil was refreshed however and ready to get moving.
"Mornin', all." Rebecca greeted their guests as she opened the barn doors for them.
"Hey, guys," Mike rushed in with a smile. "I've got us a ride for Brunswick, Missouri. Turns out the Mazinsky clan is close with the Stoltzfus clan around these parts."
"Ja, anything for someone in the Mazinsky family." the Amish farmer nodded with a smile.
They were all then in a buggy with a horse to take them to Missouri. It was rather a rough ride, but it was better than nothing.
"I guess this thing doesn't have overdrive." Rhonda complained.
"Would be plain." the farmer replied.
The Amish girl smiled back to the group. "Howdy there, Carrot Top, my name be Esther, thy are cute."
"Oh, man, do we really have to go through this?" Mike complained. "Can't I go one day without some strange girl crushing on me?"
"I was not talkin' to you, I was talkin' to him." Esther said, pointing to Chuckie.
Chuckie smiled and chuckled nervously in response.
"Back off, sister, he's mine." Rhonda warned.
"You said you'd do it and you did, Tommy," Susie smiled. "Thanks."
Tommy smiled back. There was then suddenly a bump as the buggy went over a rock and everyone flung forward slightly. Lil gasped as her soccer ball was close to touching the ground, but she caught it on her feet, not breaking her record.
"Hey, Courtney, check it out..." Phil smiled as he found a skeleton on the ground. "Genuine Amish roadkill. All right..." he then put it in his bag.
There was then a roar heard. This startled the horse while Esther and her father tried to calm it down before repairing the buggy. The others gasped as Phil and Courtney were now face-to-face with a bear.
"Phil! Courtney!" Lil gasped. "It wants the backpack!"
The bear snarled and came for Phil and Courtney.
"Phil, give him your collection!" Courtney cried out.
"Courtney, go on without me!" Phil yelped.
"I won't leave you!" Courtney cried to him.
However, a familiar dog came back.
"Pumpkin!" Kimi and Junior beamed.
Pumpkin barked and bit on the bear. The bear then growled back and came to challenge him. It was between Pumpkin and the bear. Phil then helped Courtney get up to safer ground, sacrificing himself. Pumpkin then came on top of the bear's back and bit it which made the bear growl out. Pumpkin then bit its tail which made the bear spin around in agony. Pumpkin was then swept off and the bear went back in the bushes, leaving the others alone.
"Pumpkin, you came back for us!" Junior smiled as he came up to the dog.
Pumpkin yipped and jumped into his arms and licked his face.
"Oh, Phil, I was so scared..." Courtney smiled to her boyfriend with tears in her eyes.
"Are you okay?" Tommy asked.
"I told you guys he was a great dog." Kimi smiled to Pumpkin.
"And that's why I'm keeping him," Junior officially decided. "He tracked us all the way just to save us."
Pumpkin then whined and sounded hungry.
"I'm sorry, boy, we don't have any food..." Junior frowned. "We have to keep walking since the buggy's down."
Pumpkin whined and nuzzled up against him.
"Come on, guys, let's go, hopefully someone will see us on the way." Junior suggested.