"Okay, tea set, glitter spray, and backup hair clips," Lola remarked. "As it says in the brochure, Bluebell Scouts have to be prepared for anything."
"Yep," Lana agreed. "That's why I packed my toolbox, bug spray, and backup roll of TP."
"I can't believe we're going to be Bluebells!" Lola exclaimed.
"Together! EEEEE!" squealed Lola and Lana.
"I'm so happy for you two," Varie added.
"Thanks, Varie," Lana replied.
"Did you girls know the Scoutmaster at Camp Bluebell is my mother?" Varie asked.
"She's your mom!?" Lola blurted out, shocked.
"Not by blood," Varie answered. "She adopted me 7 years ago, and I've been very close to her." She brought out a photo of herself and the Bluebell Scoutmaster when she was 8 years old, cuddling and smiling. "She's a wonderful parent."
"I believe it, Varie," Lola replied. "But we can't get ahead of ourselves. First, we have to pass the tryouts, which is why I'm giving you my lucky princess wand," she says, holding up the wand.
"Aww, thanks sis," Lana replied. She accepts the wand. "And I'm giving you my lucky plunger." As a foghorn blows, she holds up the plunger and hands it to Lola. "Oh, don't worry, I only use this one for sinks."
Just then, Laney and Carol, both wearing official Bluebell Scout uniforms, walked into Lola's room. Carol is a Master Bluebell and Laney is an Intermediate Bluebell, and they were excited to see two of their sisters become scouts too.
"Are you girls ready to join the Bluebell Scouts?" Laney inquired.
"Yes, Ma'am!" answered Lola and Lana.
"I'm very happy for both of you," Carol added.
"Yeah," Laney answered. "Me too. It's going to be so great having you guys join the ranks of us Bluebells. When I was younger, I went to camp and earned every badge they had." She showed Lola and Lana her badge-filled sash. "The Mountain Climbing Badge, the Bird Calling Badge, the Arts and Crafts Badge..."
Lana cried, "Ooh!" as she pointed to a red badge with spots on it. "Is that your bug-catching badge?"
"No," Laney clarified, "that's just a ladybug."
"Allow me," Varie said, taking the ladybug, and Carol opened the window and released it. "There you have it, little fellow."
"You're so gentle, Varie," Carol said.
Varie responded, "I have to be."
"Oh, that sash is going to look so good on me!" remarked Lola.
"Well ladies, let's hop to it!" Carol urged.
Carol, Varie, Laney, Lola, and Lana leave the room, but J.D., Vince, Lincoln, and Clyde stop them.
"Are we doing this, ladies?" Lincoln asked.
"We?" Lola and Lana questioned.
"Um, Bluebell Scouts are for girls only," Laney explained.
"Good luck, Lola and Lana," J.D. replied.
"Thanks, J.D.," Lola and Lana said.
"My grandfather on my dad's side of the family was in the scouts," J.D. explained. "He was one step away from becoming an Eagle Scout."
"That's really cool, J.D.," Vince commented.
"That's for sure," Laney added.
"This is going to be so cool for them," Carol remarked.
"I know," Lincoln answered. "But can't a guy just want to support his sisters and cheer them on at tryouts?"
"I thought we were going for the cookies," Clyde replied in confusion.
Lincoln covers Clyde's mouth. "What Clyde means to say is support, and number one. But if we do happen to come across some of those world-famous Bluebell Scout cookies..."
"The ones with crisp vanilla wafers, chocolate drizzle, and toasted coconut crunchies," Clyde added.
The boys began drooling like waterfalls.
"They really like those Bluebell Scout Cookies," J.D. added.
"I can tell," Varie remarked.
"A Bluebell is always prepared!" Lola and Lana declared. They took their umbrellas and ducked under the drool-falls, Carol and Laney put on galoshes to keep their feet dry, and Varie floated above them.
Camp Bluebell
When Varie, Carol, Laney, Lola, and Lana arrived, they were ready.
"Well, look who's here," the Scout Leader remarked. "Varie."
"Hey mom," Varie replied.
They hugged and were reunited for the first time in 7 years.
"It's great to see you," the Scout Leader added.
"Me too, mom," Varie replied. "These are my friends Carol, Laney, Lola, and Lana Loud. Lana and Lola want to become Bluebells too."
"It's a pleasure to meet you all," the Scout Leader added.
"Same here," Lana replied.
"I can't wait to be a Bluebell," Lola said excitedly.
"Shall we get started, Mom?" Varie asked.
"We shall," the Scout Leader answered. "Who's ready to become a Bluebell?! Now, if you want to even wear the periwinkle sash, you'll need to earn five different patches today."
"Only five?" Lola asked. "Oh, we've got this!"
Lola and Lana exchange fist bumps.
"Now, before we begin, we have an expert and a master in our midst," announced the Scout Leader. "From North Hazeltucky Bluebell Camp, say hello to Laney Loud. And we have a master too. Say hello to Carol Pingrey."
"Mom, Carol had a situation happen to her a while ago," Varie tried to explain. "She's now Carol Loud. She doesn't like to talk about it."
"Oh no," the Scout Leader gasped. "I'm so sorry Carol."
"It's okay," Carol assured her. "I've moved on and forgiven my real parents."
"That's wonderful," the Scout Leader responded. "Now Varie, Carol, and Laney are going to help me in getting your badges."
"Thank you. Our first badge is Wilderness Protection," Laney said, holding up the badge.
"To earn it, we're going to go up the friendship trail and pick up all the icky sticky litter we find," the Scout Leader explained.
Lola and Lana both gasped. Lana, excited, and Lola, horrified.
"We have/get to pick up trash?" Lola and Lana both asked at the same time.
"This was my first badge that I earned when I first started," Varie explained.
Lana is collecting garbage when she comes across an old sandwich.
"Mmm, spicy Italian," Lana sniffed.
While collecting her trash, Lola is staggering. "Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew, ew, ew!" She screams, then runs away.
"All right, rubbish wranglers," the Scout Leader began. "Let's see how we did." She noticed Lana's pile. "That's trash-tastic, Lana!" She gave Lana her first patch. "Now, how about your sister?"
Enter Lola, still staggering, holding a coke can on a stick and wearing a hazmat suit.
"Oh Lola..." murmured Laney.
"Ooh," the Scout Leader sighed sympathetically. "I don't think you got this one, honey."
Lola gets sad.
"Don't worry," Lana assured her. "You'll get the next patch."
"We still have all day," Varie added.
The trainees walk off and it cuts to a pair of binoculars.
"You see anything?" Clyde asked.
"Nope," J.D. responded.
"Negative," Vince said.
"Not a crumb," Lincoln said after looking around.
"I don't get it," Clyde stated. "This is the Bluebells. They have to have cookies."
"Maybe we need to get closer," Lincoln suggested.
Clyde moves closer to Lincoln, much to Lincoln's confusion.
"To earn the Car Care patch," the Scout Leader continued as she held up the badge, "you must change a tire on the Bluebell bus."
Lana is holding a power ratchet. "Oh, oh! Me first!" She changes all of the tires, tunes up the engine, and starts the bus. "Might want to get that fan belt checked."
The Scout Leader gave Lana the patch. "Now aren't you just the cutest little grease monkey!
Varie returned carrying an old junkyard car. "Here Lana. Try restoring this old car."
"It's a piece of cake," Lana remarked.
37 Minutes Later.
"Done," Lana announced.
Lana had fully restored a 1937 Model J Duesenberg to brand new, mint condition.
"This car is very beautiful!" Laney exclaimed.
"That's a 1937 Model J Duesenberg," Varie explained. "These cars are worth millions."
"That's amazing," exclaimed the Scout Leader. "Okay, Lola, let's see how you change a tire."
Lola held out a business card. "My auto club. Ask for Darcy, she is terrific."
"Hmm, sorry dear, that's not the Bluebell way," the Scout Leader apologized.
"Come on, Lols," Lana urged. "You've got to step up your game if we're going to be Bluebells together, you got this girl." She slapped her.
"OW!" cried out Lola in pain.
"To earn the Rod and Reel patch," Laney continued, holding up the badge, "you must catch a fish."
"Everybody grab a squiggly wiggly worm!" yelled the Scout Leader as she pulled out a bucket full of worms.
On the verge of throwing up, Lola runs off the dock and repeatedly pukes into a tote bag.
"That's a real whooper there!" yelled the Scout Leader.
Lana comes back carrying a fish and another patch. "Three down, two to go. Caught him with my bare hands so I could keep this guy for myself."
"Well done Lana," Varie congratulated her.
"You're quite the little fisher-girl," Carol noted.
She is about to eat a worm she saved. When Lola sees this, she becomes queasy and throws up again into the tote bag. Lincoln and Clyde are resuming their cookie search. In the distance, they see the tote bag.
"Target sighted, Clyde," Lincoln declared. "I'm going in!" He hands the binoculars to Clyde before slinking away to the tote bag. "Let me wallow in your tasty morsels..." When he opens the bag, he sees something that isn't very tasty. "GUUUUHHHH!" He returns to Clyde and gasps deeply.
"What happened?" Clyde asked. "No cookies?"
"Oh, there were cookies," Lincoln answered. "But not the kind you eat but the kind you toss."
"Oh, sick!" cried J.D.
"Took the words right out of my mouth," Vince agreed.
The boy's cheeks puffed up, knowing that they were disgusted.
"Now for the Primitive Survival patch," the Scout Leader continued, holding up the badge. "To earn it, you must dig a latrine."
"That sounds French," Lola observed. "What is this, a latrine?"
"It's a hole you poop in!" Lana answered, grinning wildly.
Laney said, "Here we go," and put on noise-cancelling headphones.
"Oh no," Carol moaned.
Then Carol and Varie put on their headphones.
Lola screamed at the top of her lungs in utter horror at hearing that. Her scream was so loud that it echoed and scared the birds away. Now, in the picnic area, all the girls are having lunch. Lola was trembling in fear.
"Lola, the day is half over and you don't have any patches yet," Lana pointed out. "If you don't start trying harder, we're not going to be Bluebells together."
"I am trying!" said Lola, a little irritated. "I just didn't know we'd have to do all this gross...poop and worm stuff!"
"Trust me, Lola," Varie answered. "When I first started out, I had to learn how to survive too. It's not easy."
"I know how you feel, Varie," Carol added. "But I didn't let that disturb me."
Lana starts eating the spicy Italian she collected.
"Aww, come on," Lana adds with her mouth full. "It's not so bad."
"Yeah, for you, the girl who eats trash hoagies," Lola retorted.
Lana belches. "You know sometimes you just have to step out of your comfort zone."
"I'm already out of my comfort zone!" cried Lola. "I am eating without a tablecloth!"
"Don't worry, Lola," Laney assured her. "I'm sure you'll get your chance at these patches. You just need to find something you're good at."
"Do you really think so?" Lola asked.
"I know so," Laney assured her.
"Our next Bluebell Challenge will be the Fashion Forecast patch," the Scout Leader announced, holding out the patch.
When fashion is mentioned, Lola gasps and Lana sulks.
"Bluebell scouts are prepared for any kind of weather," explained the Scout Leader. "So I'll give you a forecast, and you'll have to put on the proper attire." She opens up a trunk of different outfits and Lola is excited. "Varie is going to help me with this one. First, there is snow and ice."
As soon as Varie activates her weather control powers, snow begins to blow. Lola proudly showed off her outfit, which consisted of an ushanka, a scarf, a snow robe, and sunglasses. She pulls her shades down. Lana emerges from the snow dressed as normal.
"Sunny and hot," the Scout Leader says, turning on a heat lamp.
Lola is wearing sunglasses, a dress, and a sunhat. However, Lana only wears sunglasses while lounging on a rock with a lizard.
"Rainy and wet," the Scout Leader said.
Varie makes a rain cloud. Lola is dressed for the weather and has an umbrella. Lana, on the other hand, rolls in the mud.
"Well, aren't you the prepared fashionista!" commented the Scout Leader. "Great work, Lola!" She spotted Lana in her original clothes. "Oopsie daisy. Those don't look like the proper rainy day clothes."
"These are "all-weather" clothes," Lana explained. "I don't need to change into any silly outfits!"
"Oh, sorry, sweetie," the Scout Leader apologized. "That's not the Bluebell way."
"Don't worry, Lans," Lola assured her. "You'll get the next one. You've got this, girl!" She gave her a slap.
"OW!" cried Lana in pain.
As soon as they leave, Lincoln and Clyde emerge from the trunk dressed in fashionable clothes.
"There are no cookies in here either," Lincoln added.
"I'm starting to lose it, Lincoln," Clyde replied. "The crunchy vanilla wafers..."
"The chocolate drizzles..." Lincoln continued.
"Toasted coconut crunchies..." Clyde finished.
They both moaned in ecstasy.
"Pull yourselves together, guys," J.D. commanded over the radio.
"Whoopsie doodle almost left all those goodies!" the Scout Leader said as she retrieved her backpack.
"Of course!" Lincoln gasped. "She's been wearing them the whole time."
"Follow that backpack!" ordered Clyde.
They jump out of the trunk while Clyde is still wearing the dress he was stuck in.
"Uh...Clyde?" Lincoln asked.
"Oh, right," Clyde realized, "what was I thinking?"
Clyde puts on a tiara, lifts his dress, and charges off. Lincoln looks at the viewers, confused, and follows.
"To earn the Music Makers patch," the Scout Leader continued as she held up the badge, "you must perform the Bluebell song. Ready, Lola?"
Laney is testing the microphone. "Testing... Okay, Lola. Ready when you are."
"You can do it, Lola," Varie assured her.
"Ahem," Lola said, clearing her throat. "We are the Bluebells / Loyal, kind, and true-bells / A better friend you'll never know! "
The Scout Leader applauds Lola. "Next up, Lana!"
Lana sings poorly and off-key into a microphone. " We are the Bluebells, uh, uh... Loyal glue and shoebells E-I-E-I-O! " She makes noises with her armpit and drops the microphone.
At Lana's performance, the Scoutmaster is in disbelief.
"Lana, what was that?" Lola wanted to know.
"You know I'm not good at this prissy sing-y dress-y junk!" Lana replied.
"Well, maybe you just need to...step outside your comfort zone!" Lola suggested.
She then walks away. Lana is shocked by what she has said and blows a raspberry at her.
"To earn the Sewing Smarts patch," the Scout Leader explained, holding out the badge, "you must sew a comfy-womfy sit-upon." She shows a sit-upon. "Bluebells take these on camping trips so we don't have to sit upon the wet ground."
Later, Lola shows her sit-upon.
"Very good, Lola!" praised the Scout Master. "Excellent usage of pom-pom fringe!" She gives the patch to Lola.
"Lana, where's your sit-upon?" questioned Lola. Lana is covered in tears, scratches, and sewing equipment from failing to make a proper sit-upon.
"This is dumb!" Lana shouted. "I already have a sit-upon! It's called my butt!" She sits down.
"It's time for the Fitness Fun patch!" announced the Scout Leader. She puts on an aerobics outfit, turns on music, and sets her backpack aside.
Clyde and Lincoln take a peek from behind the curtain.
"Goodies in range!" Lincoln exclaimed.
"To earn this patch, get your buns in gear and boogey oogey woogey!" urged the Scout Leader.
She and the trainees are doing aerobics. While the others are doing fine, Lana keeps tripping and falling on Lola.
Lana lost her balance. "Whoa!"
A push broom pulls in the backpack, courtesy of the boys.
"Yes!" Lincoln shouted, "We finally got the" He opened the bag to see the sashes. "What? It's just a bunch of blue sashes!"
"Actually, they're more of a periwinkle," Clyde clarified.
Lana trips one more time, knocking all the trainees and the scout leader about. The Scout Leader grabs hold of the curtain, which tears down and reveals Lincoln and Clyde.
"Ahem!" Laney interrupted. Laney is not pleased with Lincoln and Clyde for destroying the stage.
"Hey Laney," Lincoln began. "How are the twins doing?" Laney continued to glare at them as she grabbed back the sashes.
"Uh, we weren't looking for cookies or anything," Clyde tried to explain. Lincoln nudged him.
"Laney dear," the Scout Leader began. "I'll handle them."
The Camp Gate
"AND STAY OUT!" yelled the Scout Leader. She kicks Lincoln and Clyde out.
"OOF!" shouted Lincoln and Clyde after landing in a bush.
"They found you two, huh?" J.D. asked.
"Yeah," Lincoln groaned.
"Well, girls, there's only one patch to go," the Scout Leader explained. "And this one's a mystery challenge." She holds up five envelopes. "You must choose an envelope and complete the task inside."
The girls all get their envelopes.
"We each have four patches, so we both have to get this last one," Lana explained.
"I know," Lola responded, "so please don't blow it."
"Me?" Lana asked. "You don't blow it."
"I'm just saying, you better hope the challenge doesn't require you to act like a proper lady, otherwise we'll never be Bluebells together," Lola explained.
"Well, you'd better hope it doesn't require you to get your precious princess paws dirty, or we won't be Bluebells together," Lana replied.
"Maybe I don't want to be Bluebells together!" screamed Lola.
Lana said in a furious tone, "Maybe I don't either!"
"FINE!" yelled Lola.
"FINE!" yelled Lana.
The two then part ways to do their challenges.
"Your challenge is to host a fancy schmancy tea party!" Lola said, reading the card aloud. "YES! Now, where'd I pack that sugar bowl?" She rummages through her backpack.
Meanwhile
"Your challenge is to set up a cozy wozy campsite!"Lana said, reading the card aloud. "YES! Now, where'd I pack that bug spray?" She rummages through her backpack.
"I am totally in!" Lola declared. "I don't care if Lana makes it or not."
"Oh, I'm totally in!" Lana exclaimed. "I don't care if Lola makes it or not."
Just then, to their surprise, they pulled out from their packs the lucky charms they gave each other.
Later, the Scout Leader checks on Lola's tea party."Oh! Well, this looks yummy yummy in my tummy!"
"Wow, Lola," Laney commented. "Very elegant."
"Cop a squat," Lola remarked. Tea's getting cold." She chugs the whole kettle and belches. "And now, the entertainment!" She pulls the tablecloth and spills the dining ware and makes noises with her armpit.
The Scout Leader looks disappointed with Lola's performance and moves on to Lana.
"Hey, sunshine, where's your campsite?" asked the Scout Leader.
Lana holds out a business card for a motel. "Uh, right down the road. Super 9 Motor Inn. Ask for a clean ice bucket."
The Scout Leader looks perplexed.
"Lola, you failed the tea party challenge," the Scout Leader stated. "And Lana, you failed the campsite challenge. So I'm afraid neither of you gets a patch."
"WHAT?!" yelled Lola and Lana in shock.
"You had a tea party?" Lana asked. "How did you mess that up?"
"And you had a campsite?" Lola replied. "How could that go wrong?"
The two of them pick up each other's lucky charms.
Lola and Lana said at the same time, "I thought you might have the same challenge as me and you'd never be able to do it and I didn't wanna be a Bluebell without you!" "Really? Aw!" They hugged each other.
"Sorry for being so hard on you today," Lola apologized.
"Me too," Lana agreed. "We're just good at different stuff."
"Bluebells or no Bluebells, I don't care," Lola added. "As long as we're together."
They hugged again.
"Actually, you two earned your Bluebell Petals after all," Laney clarified.
"We did?" Lola and Lana questioned.
"You touched mom's heart," Varie explained.
Touched and in tears, the Scout leader said, "You two cutie patooties just earned your fifth patch after all..." She holds up a special patch. "...for your Faithful Friendship." She puts sashes on them. "Oh, congratulations. You are both Bluebells. Now if you'll excuse me... I HAVE TO GO CALL MY SISTER WISTER!" she bawls, running off to do so.
The twins started celebrating.
"Woo-hoo!" shouted Lola.
"We did it!" Lana yelled.
"Bluebells!" cried Lola.
"We rock!" Lana shouted. "Yes!"
The twins are carrying boxes.
"Congratulations, you two," Carol said.
"We're all now Bluebells," Varie added.
Laney praised the girls, saying, "I'm really proud of you today. Now we can all be Bluebells together."
"Thanks, Laney," Lola replied. "If we sell both of these boxes..."
"We get the sixth Bluebell patch!" Lana finished.
The boys leap out of the bushes and land with a thud.
"You got the cookies?" Lincoln asked. "How much are they?"
He and Clyde took out their money.
"What you have in your hands will do," Lola answered.
"Take our money!" shouted Lincoln and Clyde, as they paid and took the boxes.
Inside the boxes are not cookies, but some kind of different treat.
"Reduced Sodium Kale Puffs?" Lincoln wondered aloud. "Where are the cookies?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you," Laney confessed. "It's our new Bluebell healthy eating initiative."
The twins start walking away with their money.
"All sales are final," Lola said.
"No refunds," Lana added.
"Now don't despair, boys," Varie replied. "I asked mom, and she let me have these for you."
Varie pulls out a big box and in it were boxes of cookies.
"Enjoy boys," Carol added.
"YYEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!" shouted J.D., Vince, Lincoln, and Clyde with joy.
The sound echoes so loudly that it scares the birds away.
THE END