And if you look here, you can see SuperYoshiFan googling tourist locations and scientific facts.
And if you look even closer, you'll see him writing a vacation chapter which mostly contains stuff about the past instead of making new memories.
July 21, 2047
Hilo, Hawaii, Earth
"Alright kids! Who's ready for a week of fun?" asked Anne as she and her family disembarked the plane.
Anne, Sasha, and Marcy had been saving up money for over a year, and they finally did it. They pooled enough funds to take the twins on a nice vacation to Hawaii.
"Me!" exclaimed Polly. "I hated that plane ride but it was worth it!"
"Me too!" said Sprig. "I've always wanted to visit here. I wanna see a volcano up close!"
"Me three!" said Marcy. "This'll be so much fun!"
"But Mama, she asked us kids," Polly pointed out.
"Oh no, guess I'm a kid now." Marcy crouched down a little to make herself shorter. "I can't help you with your homework anymore because I'll be too busy with mine." Marcy and Polly both giggled.
"Mæ̀, are you gonna look for Hawaiian frogs?" asked Sprig. He recalled how on the family's visit to Thailand, Anne searched for native amphibians.
Anne shook her head. "It would be nice to see some, but all the amphibians in Hawaii were introduced from elsewhere, so it's not like there's any unique Hawaiian species for me to find. This trip is purely a vacation: no research, just fun and relaxation." She looked over to her blonde wife. "Isn't that right, Sash?"
"Damn straight," said Sasha. "I will be drinking piña coladas from as many places as possible and I will judge which one tastes best." Anne gave Sasha a look, one that showed disapproval and slight disappointment. Sasha wasn't deterred. "What? I'm gonna have to have pineapple at some point on this trip. I might as well have some fun with it."
"I'll try one too at some point," said Marcy as they approached the baggage claim.
"Marcy, you know how you act when you get drunk," warned Anne.
"We'll survive if it's just one," Sasha whispered in Anne's ear.
July 23
Hapuna State Beach
It's been a long time since the Boonchuy-Waybright-Wu family had a proper beach day, so it was nice to spend a day just relaxing by the sunny seashore. Sprig enjoyed feeling the ocean waves and so stood where they would cascade in, Marcy and Polly were building an intricate sandcastle, and Anne and Sasha were lounging next to them with their sunglasses on. Everything was nice and peaceful.
Of course, peace never lasts, as eventually the mood is interrupted by Anne. "Oh my frog! Look who's here!"
Sasha and Marcy and looked over to where Anne was pointing.
"Anne, there's got to be over a hundred people in the direction you're pointing," said Sasha. "You're gonna have to be more specific."
"Do you mean the partially sunburned man that looks like that one guy from Lilo & Stitch?" asked Marcy. "'Cause I didn't know he was real either."
"Oh yeah, the guy who kept losing his ice cream." Anne smiled fondly for a few seconds, before she remembered who she was actually pointing to. "But no, not him. Yellow umbrella, pink dress, green shades. I think she's drinking a cocktail."
Now Anne's wives knew who she was referring to. It took a moment or two, but Marcy was the first to recognize the woman. "Is that Jamie Krieger!?" she said loudly.
"Oh shit, I think that is Kreiger," said Sasha. "It sure looks like her. Haven't seen her since she moved after middle school." She took a sip from her latest piña colada.
Normally Anne and Marcy would've admonished Sasha for using bad language while the twins are in earshot, but this time they were too surprised to do so.
"Who's that?" asked Polly.
"She was one of our classmates back in the day," said Marcy. "For whatever reason, Jamie didn't like your Mæ̀ and she got really weird about it."
Polly took offense to that. How could someone not like Anne? "How dare she!"
"It wasn't that bad, Pols," Anne reassured her daughter. "It's not like she was a bully. She just didn't like me." Anne then gave Marcy an accusing glance. "And I didn't get weird about it."
Sasha scoffed. "Anne, you tried way too hard to get her to like you. If anything, constantly offering her pudding like there was no tomorrow probably made her dislike you even more."
Anne frowned but didn't say anything. Sasha was probably right.
"I think she's coming this way," said Polly. The Calamity Moms looked over and saw that yes, she was.
"Sorry," said Marcy sheepishly. "She must've heard me."
"Eh, let's just get this over with," said Anne.
By this point Sprig had noticed something was going on and joined the rest of his family. "What's going on?"
"Someone we used to know is approaching," said Sasha, pointing at Jamie.
"Hey," Jamie said as she reached them. "Sasha, Marcy, … Anne…"
"So, you still don't like me," noted Anne.
"No, I got over that," said Jamie. "It's just awkward talking to you now."
"Wait, you didn't like Mæ̀!?," Sprig had the same reaction as his sister.
Jamie sighed. "Yeah, like twenty years ago. Anne, I was just indifferent toward you at first. It wasn't anything personal, more like our vibes just didn't fit. And then I started actually disliking you when you kept being overly nice to me."
"Told ya," said Sasha, glancing at Anne.
Jamie continued. "And then I got jealous of all the attention you were getting after you saved the city (thanks for that, by the way). I got over it by the time I moved away but I thought it would be too awkward to try and start over right before I left, so I just didn't say anything. So, basically I want to say I'm sorry."
"I'm the one who should be saying sorry," said Anne, taking off her sunglasses. "I should've just accepted that you didn't like me." She reached her hand out. "We probably won't see each other again, so how about we end things on a positive note."
Jamie accepted the handshake. "Agreed." She turned to walk away but was stopped by Polly.
"Not so fast! Jamie Krieger, you stepped within the property limits of my sandcastle without permission, and now you must pay the 3 seashell fee."
All the adults chuckled at that, but not Sprig. He knew his sister was serious.
"I mean it."
July 24
Mauna Loa
A tour guide led the Boonchuy-Waybright-Wus and a couple of other families across the volcanic terrain. Anne and Marcy don't have any strong opinions one way or the other, but Sasha really doesn't like tour guides. That being said, she's not stupid enough to take her children on a tour of an active volcano without an expert present.
"There's some debate over whether or not this is truly the largest volcano on Earth, but Mauna Loa is definitely the largest active volcano," the tour guide explained.
"Cool," said Sprig. "Hope it doesn't erupt while we're here."
"We do a geological scan of the area before each tour," said the guide. "The chances of an eruption today are very unlikely."
"Good to know." Sprig was the only one of the family who was really paying attention to the guide. Everyone else was preoccupied with Polly's questions.
"You said there was a volcano in Amphibia, right?" she asked.
"Yeah, the third gem temple," said Marcy. "It was really hot in there, but surprisingly the temperatures were manageable."
"For us at least," said Anne. "The Plantars and Grime got really dried out."
Sasha chuckled. "I wish I took a picture of Grime all dried out. That was a funny sight."
Anne frowned. "At the time I thought it was funny, but now I know how dangerous it is to put amphibians in an extremely hot and dry environment.
Sasha's chuckling stopped instantly. "Oof. Now I feel bad."
"Yeah, maybe they should've waited outside," said Marcy. Nowadays she doesn't feel as guilty as she used to for her past actions, but sometimes she still does.
Polly noticed Marcy's upset face and decided to raise her spirits. "But you had fun, right?"
Her words did the trick. "Oh yeah," said Marcy, "that's where your Mæ̀ and I got reunited with your Mom! Well, Anne and Sasha met a couple of months before that, but they hadn't seen each other since then."
"Yeah, I followed them to the temple and I completed a strength challenge!" said Sasha proudly.
"So what would Mama and Mæ̀ have done if you didn't show up, Mom?" asked Polly.
Her moms all froze. That… was a really good question.
"I don't know," admitted Anne. "We barely knew anything about how the box worked then, so we didn't know we'd need Sasha to recharge the third stone." She ran a hand through her hair. "I guess we would've just… failed."
"Probably," said Marcy. "For now, let's uh… let's just admire the natural beauty for a while."
July 26
Kona Coffee Living History Farm
"I didn't know coffee beans grew on trees!" said Polly excitedly. "We should plant one in the backyard!"
It had only been about a year since the twins were permitted to drink coffee, and just like most people who have tried the brewed drink, it has become a staple of their lives.
"I don't know, sis," said Sprig, holding a pamphlet. "According to this it can take years for coffee plants to bear fruit after they're planted. It's probably not worth it".
"I'm not sure if proper coffee plants can even grow in the city," said Marcy. "But maybe we can grow a small one inside the house."
Polly smiled. "Okay!
"Too bad they didn't have any coffee in Amphibia. Going almost 9 months without the stuff wasn't fun," said Sasha. Anne and Marcy looked at her in shock. "Why are you giving me that look?"
"There was coffee in Amphibia," said Marcy.
Sasha stood there dumbfounded. "What?"
"Yeah, there was a coffee shop in Wartwood, a few in Newtopia, Hop Pop got some coffee at a truck stop-like place, there were probably some more," said Anne.
"I can't believe it!" exclaimed Sasha. "Grime said the only things to drink there were water and bog grog." She angrily crossed her arms. "I guess coffee isn't tough enough for the Toad Army."
"Did Amphibian coffee taste good?" asked Sprig.
"Amphibian coffee pretty much tasted the same as Earth coffee," said Anne. "So yeah, it was pretty good."
"Yeah, but it's not like you were missing out on something extraordinary, Sash," said Marcy. "It was just regular coffee. Nothing to get worked up over."
"I bet our coffee plant will make better-tasting stuff than whatever they had on Amphibia," said Polly. "What do you think, Mom?" She looked up at her Mom with such happiness and certainty that Sasha couldn't be upset anymore.
"I think you're right, kiddo." Sasha ruffled her daughter's blonde hair affectionately. "We're gonna have the best little coffee plant in the world."
Hilo International Airport (again)
The Boonchuy-Waybright-Wus sat at the airport gate, waiting for their flight back to Los Angeles.
"Okay kids," said Anne, "I'm debating which of these pictures is the best one I took. Either this one…" She showed them a picture of the whole family with Mauna Loa in the background. "…or this one." She showed them a picture of Polly and Marcy sitting proudly by their completed sandcastle. "What do you think?"
"The first one," said Sprig, "since we're all in it."
"I agree," agreed Polly. "As amazing as that sandcastle is, this is a family vacation, so the whole family gets to be in the best picture. The best times are when we're all together."
Happy tears came to all three Calamity Moms' eyes. How did they get so lucky to have two amazing kids?
Translation: Mæ̀ (mom)
For anyone who doesn't remember, Jamie Krieger was mentioned in "Cracking Mrs. Croaker". I definitely forgot and only remembered because of "Watching Amphibia" on Ao3.
