The Magical World Of No Return Remake

Chapter 50


Home Again At Last

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OojYr_LnvC4

With the injectors running, crosshead feed water pump pumping, and throttle wide open, Glennbrooke thunders along the line at a cruising 44 miles an hour.
Everyone on board the train is peacefully fast asleep, but Big Joe and Cam are enjoying themselves enormously as they keep busy in Glennbrooke’s cab.

Big Joe: Alright, this baby got her dancing shoes on!!!!

Cam: Water level’s good, boiler pressure’s good, and I’ve still got plenty of fuel!!!!

Big Joe: And we won’t need water until we get to Elbe thanks to these air-rated low-flow injectors!!!!  Also construction work connecting the Elbe & Tocoma Railroad line to the Grand Bay Lake Railroad line has finally been completed, so I can drop you off at Paradise Bay Station.

Cam: AWESOME!!!!

The Glennbrooke steams through tunnels, over viaducts, passes through the town of Eatonville, and soon steams her way up through the Frozen Tundra.

Big Joe: WOAH-UH-OH!!!!!!  HERE IT COMES!!!!!

Cam: THE FROZEN TUNDRA!!!!!!

Glennbrooke’s wheels slipped on the icy rails as she struggled to haul the train on the grade.

Big Joe: DOG GONE IT!!!!!  

Cam: IF IT WEREN’T FOR THE STORM IT WOULD BE SMOOTH SAILING!!!!!

Big Joe: DAMN RIGHT!!!!  STINKIN PECKERHEAD!!!!!!

Cam: THE FREAKIN OOGWAY!!!!!!

Big Joe: OOMFUFU HEAD!!!!!

Glennbrooke keeps slipping as she struggles to haul the heavy train up the 2% percent grade on the icy rails, when Big Joe notices something.

Big Joe: DOG GONE IT!!!!

Cam: WHAT IS IT JOE????!!!!!

Big Joe: MY SANDER HANDLE IS FROZEN SHUT!!!!!

Cam: THAT MAKES SENSE!!!!!  WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO OUT AND TRY TO FIX IT???!!!!

Big Joe: BE CAREFUL!!!!

Cam goes to the tender, opens up one of the tool boxes, grabs a hammer, climbs out through the cab’s front door on the fireman’s side, walks his way up to the sand dome via the fireman’s side running board, leans over the hot boiler, and starts hammering away at the sanding linkage.
Big Joe then pulls on his sanding handle, and gets something.

Big Joe: GREAT!!!!  I’M GETTING SOME TRACTION!!!!!  KEEP HAMMERING!!!!!

Cam keeps hammering away at the sanding linkage outside the sand dome, and with a VERY LOUD…………………….

BANG………………

And a VERY LOUD…………….

CLUNK!!!!!!!!!

The sanding linkage is no longer frozen, and Big Joe is able to open and close the mechanical sanding linkage via the handle inside the cab.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exN7A19a1k

Big Joe: ALRIGHT, YOU DID IT!!!!!  COME ON BACK IN CAMARO!!!!!

Cam scrambles back inside the cab, closes the fireman’s side front door, and gets nice and warm by the fire ASAP!!!!!

Cam: THAT WAS NOT FUN!!!!

Big Joe: I BET IT WASN’T!!!!!
At least I got some grip now, and we can keep on going!!!!

With the Glennbrooke now having gained traction, the train crests the 2% percent grade and steams her way through the Frozen Tundra even further.
It isn’t long until the train makes it to the former southern terminal in Elbe, and stops for a quick water break.

Big Joe: Okay Cam, do you mind topping her off?

Cam: Not at all!!!!

Cam climbs out of the cab, gets on a step ladder next to the water tank, gets out a long hook off the tender, opens up the water hatch using the long hook before lowering the tower’s water spout using a drawbridge wheel on the side of the tower, and opens the large water valve on the side of the spout.
Big Joe on the other hand, climbs out of the cab, and oils up the locomotive’s valve gear and connecting rods, while Mike wakes up, climbs out of the combine, climbs back into the locomotive cab, and services the hydrostatic lubricator by topping off the steam oil level.

Cam: ALRIGHT, WE’RE FULL!!!!!

Mike: HYDROSTAT IS TOPPED OFF!!!!

Big Joe: BEARINGS HAVE BEEN OILED!!!!!

Cam shuts off the water valve, raises the water tower’s spout back up, shuts the water filler hatch, climbs back in the cab, and hops back into the fireman’s seat while Mike sits on a small sand box on the tender just in front of the oil tank looking straight at the firebox door, and Big Joe climbs back into the cab and sits back in the engineer seat.

Big Joe: ALRIGHT, LET’S GO!!!!

With a ring of the bell, and 2 blasts on the whistle, the Glennbrooke steams out of Elbe, and steams onto the new railroad line connecting the town of Elbe to the Big City of Grand Bay Lake.
It is 5:30 a.m. when Glennbrooke steams back onto the Grand Bay Lake Railroad’s main line, and backs up around the bend into Paradise Bay Station.
Quietly with no blasts on the whistle or ring of the bell, Glennbrooke comes to a slow and gentle stop in the depot as the rest of our friends remain fast asleep.

Cam: Well, time for me to get off and change.

Cam climbs out of the cab, opens his item storage, and changes back into his regular clothes before he climbs into the baggage car to get Herbie out.

Cam: Alright Herbie, time to wake up!

Cam opens Herbie’s driver door before he depresses the clutch and turns Herbie’s engine over, and in turn gently waking him up.

Mike: Alright, Joe and I have the ramp in position, so drive on out!!!

Cam: Alrighty Herbie, let’s go!!!

Herbie gently rolls out of the baggage car, and is soon on solid ground when Poe, Finn, Ramsley, Helmsley, Jim West, and Artemus Gordon arrive.

Cam: Hey Guys!!!!

Poe: Glad to see you 2 are still in one piece Cam and Herbie.

Cam: Hey, it wasn’t easy, but we made it!!!!
Everyone else is still fast asleep on the train, however.

Big Joe: Unfortunately Mike and I need to get going because soon we head back to the real world.

Cam: No problem, I have a spare engine that can be used to bring this train back home to Elbe.

Big Joe: REALLY???!!!

Cam: Yes I have the Raton locomotive in my item storage, and that’s this train’s actual assigned engine anyways.

Big Joe: AWESOME!!!!

Mike: Anyone here know how to operate a train besides Cam?

Artemus Gordon: Jim West and I have watched him…………….

Jim West: Gordon and I need to go back to Elbe anyways, since that’s where we are based, so this is perfect.  I always wanted to play Choo-choo anyways!!!!

Big Joe: On second thought, best that you stay behind Mike, and run the engine on it’s on automated firing system because that’s what I’ll do!!!!

Mike: No problem!!!!

Big Joe switches Glennbrooke’s automated firing system to auto, and the computer takes over the fireman’s job.

Big Joe: Alright, I’ll move up a little bit!!!!  Uncouple me!!!!

Mike uncouples Glennbrooke off the front of the passenger train, and Big Joe soon opens Glennbrooke’s throttle, and moves her forward a few feet.

After Big Joe moves Glennbrooke forward a few feet, Cam opens up his item storage, selects the Raton locomotive, and the Raton locomotive is back on the tracks just in front of the beautiful passenger train.

Cam: Alright, let’s fire her up Mike!!!!!

Mike: YES!!!!

Cam climbs into Raton’s cab, places his handprint on Raton’s computer, the automated firing system activates, and gets to work on firing up the engine.

Cam: Alright Mike, she’s all yours!!!!

Mike Sounds Good!!!

Big Joe: So, would you 2 like a lift back to Elbe right now???!!!!!

Artemus Gordon: YES!!!!

Jim West: The sooner the better!!!!!

Artemus Gordon and Jim West climb into Glennbrooke’s cab before Big Joe opens the throttle and heads on his way back to Elbe.

Big Joe: See you back in the real world Camaro!!!!!

Cam: Yep, see you there!!!!

Jim West: Mr. Von Ludwig, you stay out of trouble now!!!!

Artemus Gordon: And just to keep you updated, Ren has been locked up and will not be coming out!!!!

Cam: Awesome!!!!  Queen Xayide’s master control console has been destroyed, so I wouldn’t worry too much about those on the wrong side digging into our personal information.

Finn: Good to know!!!

Cam: And by Royal Decree as the Magic Kingdom’s new King, both you Jim West and Artemus Gordon will be relocated to Grand Bay Lake in 2 weeks.  Your pay will be quadrupled, and you’ll be on the head of the Royal Police Force.
You have earned it, and I know you won’t let me down.

Jim West: WOAH, WOAH, WOAH, WOAH, WOAH!!!!!!

Artemus Gordon: WAIT, YOU ARE THE ROYAL KING????!!!!!!

Cam: Yep!!!!  Ever since the moment I removed the Legendary Sword Lancelot out of its pedestal in the Town Of Beginnings, I’ve been the Magic Kingdom’s rightful ruler, and I didn’t even know it.

Jim West: THAT’S INCREDIBLE MAN, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Artemus Gordon: THANK YOU FOR THE PROMOTION!!!!

Jim West: WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOMEDAY!!!!

Cam: I’M SURE YOU WILL!!!!

And like that, the Glennbrooke Locomotive, Big Joe, Jim West, and Artemus Gordon steam off into the distance.

Poe: WOAH, SAY THAT AGAIN!!!!  YOU ARE THE ROYAL KING OF THE MAGIC KINGDOM???!!!!

Cam: Yep!!!!  By removing the sword from the pedestal in King Arthur’s Tomb in the basement of Nantes Abbey, I formed a contract with King Arthur, and accepted all terms and conditions that came with it.  That means I accepted his magic powers for combat, and his Kingdom as well as the right to wield his sacred sword, Lancelot.
It also turns out that Wendy Marvell is the rightful Royal Princess and is next in line to the throne after me because she was granted the sky magic power from the Great Sky Goddess Grandeeney.
Also Chelia Blendi was supposed to be a decoy for Wendy long ago, and so a Sky and Healing Magic lacrima was implanted in her at a VERY young age.  Unfortunately that backfired because it also automatically made her a Royal Princess, and put her next in line to the throne after Wendy.
Princesses Chloe and Mackenzie come from the world Troy, Erika, and I come from, and were given the roles as Princesses to be Wendy and Chelia’s decoys.  However, they are third and fourth in line to the throne after Wendy and Chelia.

Finn: WOAH, ARE YOU SHITTING ME????!!!!!!

Cam: Nope, but it’s a VERY LONG story.
Also from here on the Princesses Wendy, and Chelia along with their guardian Carla, and their new hand maidens Ayumi and Nina will be free to roam about the Magic Kingdom as long as they stay out of dangerous areas.
The same applies to Princess Erika, Manaka, Miuna, and Sayu.
However, you guards will be on speed dial at all times in case of emergencies.

Ramsley: I’m glad to see some changes around here!!!!!

Cam: Rami and Toby may not be members of the Royal Family, but they will be on the Royal Counsel after all they’ve done for us.  Although they’ll be living their lives as racers, they too will be on speed dial whenever we need their help.  The same applies for Dorion and Haji, who will be our weapons forgers, and will be based here in Grand Bay Lake.

Helmsley: WOW, it seems you are thinking things through, and getting them all worked out.

Cam: I don’t have much time before I return home to my world, so I need to relay all this information to you guys.  I know it’s a lot to take in, but again I don’t have much time.
Once Troy and I get home, and get my uncle’s gaming corporation out of bankruptcy, we’ll make it a top priority to get long distance phone calls to work between this world and the world Troy, Erika, and I come from.
This way we can ALWAYS stay in contact, and you can keep us updated with what goes on until Troy, Erika, and I return to visit.

Johnny 5 soon wakes up, rolls his way off the train, and regroups with Cam and the rest of the guys.

Johnny 5: Good morning!!!!  I see it’s still dark out!!!!  There’s a wonderful place I know of to view both the sunrise and sunset, and if you’d like I can give you directions, so you can watch the sun rise before you go.

Cam: Thanks Johnny 5, I just might do that!!!!

Poe: What’s gonna happen to Herbie and Johnny 5?

Cam: No idea since they’re not from this world.  They hail from the world, Troy, Erika, and I come from, and will most likely return with us.

Johnny 5: It was fun while it lasted, but our job here is done, and we’ll soon be going home.

Herbie: Beep, Beep!!!!

Cam: But we will come back to visit!!!!  We don’t know when, but we will return..................I promise!

Finn: So the ones leaving are you, Troy, Princess Erika, Princess Chloe, Princess Mackenzie, Herbie, and Johnny 5?

Cam: Correct.

Poe: We’re really gonna miss you guys!!!!

Helmsley: Yeah, even though our time together was short……………..

Finn: It was still sweet…………………

Cam: I know.  I’ll miss all of you guys too!!!!

Johnny 5: Cam, it’s almost 6 a.m. and the sun is about to rise, so you and Herbie may wanna get going…………

Cam: Oh yes, where is your favorite spot to watch it again?

Johnny 5: It’s called Sir Lancelot’s Lookout and it’s on top of a hill not too far away from Mount Royal.  With no traffic, you and Herbie should make it there in no time.

Cam: Awesome!!!!
Well, let’s go Herbie!!!!

Herbie: BEEEEEP, BEEEEEP!!!!!

Cam hops into Herbie’s driver’s seat, and says good bye to his friends as Herbie play's Cam's favorite song on his radio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0RS0To4vJ4

Cam: Well, it’s real, but now it’s time for Herbie and I to go!!!!

Poe: We hope to see you again your highness!!!!

Finn: Don’t ever be a stranger now!!!!!

Ramsley: Sadly it looks like the others are still fast asleep.

Helmsley: But we’ll tell them you said goodbye.

Cam: Thank you very much; I really appreciate it!!!!

Poe: Take Care Your Highness!!!!!

Finn: Hope you come back soon!!!!

Ramsley: Safe Travels home my friend!!!!

Helmsley: We’re always here if and when you need us!!!!

Cam waves his final last goodbye as he and Herbie zoom off for the lookout point to watch the sunrise.

Cam: Well Herbie this is it!!!!  We’ve gone as far as we can go, and now our time here is almost out.  All we can do is hope things work out in the end with my uncle’s gaming corporation.

Herbie: Beep, Beep!!!!

Cam: But this isn’t goodbye forever, it’s a see you later.

Herbie: Beep!!!

Cam: I only wish we could have said goodbye to the others, but I didn’t wanna wake em.
But we'll promise to always remember our special friends that we made here.

Herbie soon wooshes through Downtown Grand Bay Lake, and gets on the road leading to the top of the hill near Mount Royal.

Cam: AHHHH, There it is!!!!  Sir Lancelot’s Lookout road!!!!
That must have been Sir Lancelot’s favorite spot since the view must be AMAZING!!!!

And it is!!!  When Cam and Herbie arrive at the lookout, they cannot believe what they see.

Cam: WOOOOAAAAAH!!!!!  THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!  You can literally see the ENTIRE CITY from here as well as beautiful Sapphire Bay, and both Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna!!!!!

Cam gets out of Herbie and stands just in front of a glass ledge separating him from a long drop down.

Cam: Remind me to Thank Johnny 5 for this Herbie!!!!

Herbie: Beep Beep!!!!

Meanwhile, Wendy wakes up, brushes her teeth and hair, fixes her make up, and puts on her favorite outfit.  She soon hears Poe, Finn, Ramsley, and Helmsley talking to Johnny 5, and is soon shocked to hear that Cam had left.
She then rushes out of the train car, and goes up to Poe and Finn to ask for Cam’s whereabouts.

Wendy: Hey, did I hear correctly that Cam took off????!!!!!

Johnny 5: Yep!!!!

Poe: He didn’t wanna wake you, so he asked us to tell you goodbye on his behalf since his time is almost out.

Wendy: Where did he go???!!!!  I have to see him before he leaves!!!!!

Johnny 5: He and Herbie took off about 10 minutes ago to watch the sunrise from a lookout known as Sir Lancelot’s Lookout!!!!  It’s on top of a hill not too far away from Mount Royale.

Wendy: Thanks Johnny 5!!!!

Johnny 5: Anytime your highness!!!

Wendy: What was that???!!!!

Finn: Cam just gave us the low down and told us everything!!!!

Ramsley: He told us that you are the rightful princess, and are next in line to the throne after him.

Wendy: *Blushes bright pink* Well, he’s not lying………………and it is true………..

Carla: She is the rightful Princess of the Magic Kingdom given that she was blessed by the Sky Goddess Grandeeney, and granted her magic powers when she was born.  Chelia is next in line for the throne after Wendy given that a lacrimal containing Sky and Healing Magic was implanted in her body when she was just a little girl.

Helmsley: I guess because Cam's the rightful ruler, he had the obligation to inform us the truth about Wendy and Chelia.

Wendy: It’s understandable, but I’m still trying to wrap my head around it.

Carla: Cam made a contract with King Arthur the moment he drew the Legendary Sword Lancelot out of its pedestal, and accepted all the terms and conditions that came with the contract.  This automatically makes him the rightful ruler of the Magic Kingdom.

Poe: He told us that, and has given us instructions on what to do.

Finn: He will find a way for us to make long distance phone calls between this world and his world as soon as he's able to get his Uncle's Corporation out of bankruptcy, whatever that means.

Ramsley: A lot of obligations ride on his shoulders, and to be honest I wouldn't really wanna be in his shoes right now.

Carla: We can talk about this later, but right now Wendy and I have to go say goodbye to Cam before he leaves.  You want to see him before he returns to his world Earthland, don’t you Wendy?

Wendy: Of course, I wouldn’t have it any other way!!!!

Carla: Then we shouldn’t stall any longer Child; let’s go!!!!

Wendy: Right!!!!

Back a top of the lookout Cam and Herbie see some daylight appear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaLq4tkAFXQ

Cam: Alrighty Herbie, the sun’s just about to rise.  
It sure is peaceful, but kind of a subdued finale to what almost seemed like a never-ending story. LOL!!!!

Carla gently lowers Wendy down onto the ground once they reach Sir Lancelot's Lookout.  Wendy runs over to Cam and Herbie the moment she finds them, and Carla follows right behind her.

Wendy: There you are!!!!

Carla: You guys didn’t think we’d let you leave without saying goodbye, did you?

Cam: I should have figured!!! LOL!!!!

Wendy: We understand that you don’t have much time left, but I still wanted to see you one last time before you go.

Cam: I feel the same way Wendy.  However I figured that since you and the rest of the girls were still fast asleep after the long day we had yesterday, it’d be best for me not to wake you.

Wendy: I wouldn’t mind you waking me up to say goodbye.  In fact I’d be very sad if we never got to say goodbye before you go because you’ve become my best friend, you mean so much to me.  
But I’m glad I woke up just in time because I can’t bare the thought of you leaving without being able to say goodbye.

Carla: I don’t know how you did it, but you’ve been a very good influence, and an even better friend to Wendy during these passed few days.  When you first arrived she was such a shy, timid, and frail little girl.  But now she’s gotten so much braver, stronger, and more confident thanks to you.

Wendy: And it’s because you kept faith in me, and believed in me you taught me that just because I’m small doesn’t mean that I’m powerless.
Also watching you take on a challenge with no fear inspired me to stop being so scared all the time.  Sure you did stupid things, but we all do stupid things, and never once did you ever give up.

Cam: Courage doesn’t happen because of lack of fear.  It happens in spite of fear.  By facing the things you fear head on is when you gain courage.

Wendy: Exactly!!!!  But I didn’t know that until you showed me, and now I know that it’s okay to be scared, but it doesn’t mean I should run because I’m scared.  It means I should face fears, and not give up because that’s how confidence is gained right?

Cam: Exactly!!!!

Carla: And I’ve tried teaching her that for YEARS, but it never worked.  However I wasn't as patient with Wendy as I should have, and I'm no where near as patient as you. I'm actually kinda of you jealous for that.

Wendy: How is you’re able to do it Cam?

Cam: I guess because it’s nowhere near as scary as what I face in the real world…………where I come from the world is nothing but corporate greed.  Everyone is only out for themselves, much like how it is in the Town Of Beginnings, but on a MUCH LARGER scale.
We also have a president who is racist, and is literally running our nation into the ground as we speak.  So if you think fighting monsters, cut throat pirates, giant spiders, demon birds, and fire breathing dragons is scary……………………….Believe me, all of that is nothing compared to what I have faced in the real world……………bullying, verbal and physical abuse at school………………..depression…………….a near fatal car crash………………………..being moved away from my home because of my parents work…………………….moving to a new city……………………..watching my parents endure multiple failed attempts at conceiving a third child………………falling asleep in the boiler room of an ocean liner big enough to fit the Titanic in its hull during a paranormal investigation at 3 a.m. in the morning….…………suffering a nasty gouge on my back from an H-130’s failed Fenstron tail rotor…………dealing with a mean and evil aunt……….…having a racist and hateful president run our nation……..………..and the thought of my uncle’s gaming corporation possibly facing chapter 11 bankruptcy......................................It all makes facing off against Monsters look like a walk in the park.

Carla: I see.  That probably explains why you’re so strong.  You’ve endured so many hardships in your life, and have faced your fears many times in the passed in the world you come from that you’re able to help protect our Magic Kingdom as the rightful ruler.

Cam: I guess.

Wendy: Cam, Carla’s right!!!!  It’s because you faced so many hardships, that you were able to save the Magic Kingdom from the clutches of evil.  Don’t sell yourself short because you’re a lot stronger than you say you are.  Also if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t be where I am now.
You have faced your fears so many times in the world you come from, and it’s because of that, we were able to complete our quest!!!

Wendy takes Cam’s hand and holds it close to her heart.

Wendy: I know I’ve said this before, and even though you’ve told me how scary it is, it still doesn’t change my mind at all.  If you find a way to get me to visit your world, I wanna go, and you know what?  I won’t be scared to go because I’ll have you there by my side to protect me.
And I mean this with all my heart.  I’ve never been a very brave person, nor have I been much of a fighter, but when I’m with you, I don’t know fear, and I’m not afraid anymore.
You’re the bravest person I know, you have helped me so much, and I can’t thank you enough for being the amazing friend that you are.
Please don't change who you are because I really like you a lot, and I'd be very heart broken if I lost you.

Wendy gives Cam a gentle kiss on the cheek as the sun begins to rise.

Wendy: OH WOW, LOOK AT THE SUNRISE!!!!

Carla: This sure is a beautiful spot!!!!!

Wendy: I KNOW RIGHT?  YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE CITY FROM UP HERE!!!!

Carla: And a beautiful view of Sapphire Bay as well as the Islands too!!!!

Wendy: You sure picked a good spot Cam!!!!

Cam: It was Johnny 5 who told me about this; Herbie and I just came up to see this before we go.

Wendy: I hope you come back Cam because it won’t be the same without you.

Cam: I’ll come back……………………..I don’t know when however, but I do promise that I will come back………………..

Wendy: Pinky swear?

Cam hooks his Pinky with Wendy’s as tears pour down her cheeks.

Cam: Yes!!!!

Wendy: Then I will look forward to when you return!!!!  I will not stop thinking about the day you come back!!!!

Cam: I promise to come back as soon as I can.

Wendy: Before you go, let’s state our vow………..

Cam: No problem!!!!

Wendy: Cross my heart, hope to die, eat 1000 needles if I lie, Pinky Promise!!!!

Cam & Wendy: We solemnly promise to always be best friends. No matter how far apart we are, no matter how bad we fight, no matter how bad things get, no matter who we marry, no matter where we go, and no matter what time we are in. We solemnly promise to always be best friends, to have and to hold, for rich or for poor, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.  We will always be best friends until the very end forever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjbJS1k5Adw

The game’s title theme music begins playing on the game’s P/A system as Cam and Wendy then wrap their arms around each other for a final time before Cam’s body slowly begins to fade.

Cam: Well, I guess this is it………….it’s my time to go……………now that my time is up.

Wendy: Goodbye Cam, I really am gonna miss you………….

Cam: This is not goodbye forever; only goodbye for now!!!!  I promise to return as soon as I can!!!!

Wendy: AND IT’S A DAY I’LL ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TOO AND I WILL ALWAYS TREASURE OUR TIME TOGETHER!!!!!

Wendy gives Cam one last gentle kiss on the cheek as Cam’s body disappears along with Herbie’s.

Herbie: BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!

Wendy: GOODBYE HERBIE!!!!  PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF CAM, WHILE YOU’RE BOTH AWAY!!!!!

Herbie: BEEEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!

Wendy: GOODBYE!!!!!!!!

Carla: Goodbye you 2!!!!  I hope you’re not gone for too long.

Wendy runs up to Carla and wraps her arms around her as she cries her eyes out after saying goodbye to her 2 new best friends.

Carla: It’ll be okay Child; they’ll be back before you know it!!!!

Wendy: I know they will, but still……………I MISS THEM ALREADY!!!!!

Carla: Oh Child……………some things just never change…………..

A few tears pour down Carla’s cheeks as she continues to hug Wendy, for she also already misses Cam and Herbie too.
Johnny 5 also disappears as he waves goodbye too his friends.

Johnny 5: Well, so long………..I was glad to be of service!!!!

Poe: Take care our good friend!!!!

Ramsley: You stay out of trouble!!!!

Helmsley: And don’t be a stranger when you come back!!!!!

Johnny 5: THANK YOU, GOODBYE!!!!

Finn: SEE YOU JOHNNY 5!!!!!!

One by one, Troy, Princesses Erika, Chloe, and Mackenzie soon disappear while still fast asleep.
Further up the railroad line enroute back to Elbe, Big Joe disappears as does the Glennbrooke locomotive, leaving Jim West and Artemus Gordon stranded.

Jim West: HEY, HEY??????!!!!!!  -_-

Artemus Gordon: THIS IS NOT GOOD, WE’RE STUCK OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION!!!!!!

Back at Paradise Bay Station, Mike also disappears as does the Raton locomotive, and the entire beautiful passenger train.
This causes the alicorns, Rami, Toby, Dorion, Haji, Princess Chelia, Ayumi, Nina, Manaka, Miuna, and Sayu to all hit the ground really hard, and wake up on impact.

Rami: GUESS I’M AWAKE!!!!!

Toby: WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT???!!!!

Poe: *BURSTS OUT LAUGHING*  Sorry, but your transportation disappeared!!!!

Dorin: NOT A GOOD WAY TO WAKE UP!!!!

Haji: AFIRMATIVE!!!!!

Chelia: AWWWWWWWWWWW MAN!!!!  I WOKE UP ON HARD GROUND!!!!!

Manaka: ME TOO!!!!  THAT WAS NO FUN!!!!!

Sayu: SERIOUSLY, I’M GONNA FEEL THAT INTO NEXT WEEK!!!!

Miuna: I WANT MY BED!!!!

Ayumi: *SCREAMS* AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!  YOU PERVERTS LOOK AWAY!!!!!!

Nina: YEAH YOU PEEPING TOMS!!!!!!

Ayumi wraps her sleeping bag around her before she throws her pillow at Poe, as do Nina and the rest of the girls.

Finn: I GUESS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR TRANSPORTATION IS NOT FROM ANOTHER WORLD AND ITS TIME RUNS OUT!!!!

Helmsley: Well, it seems our friends from their world Earthland are well on their way home.

And they are.
During the teleportation home, Cam reminisces the memories of his time during the passed few days.  From when he and Troy first arrive in the Town Of Beginnings, to when they got chased by the angry mob for saying the names of the royal princesses, to when they he and Troy first met Wendy, Chelia, and Carla, to when he ran off to find a short cut, but wound up getting in more trouble when dealing thousands of dollars worth of property damage.
It continues to when he finds Dorion and Haji’s weapons shop, and when he finds out about King Arthur’s Legendary Sword, to his arrival in Nantes Abbey, and where he and Wendy Marvell begin to form their bond.  It all leads up to Cam removing the sword from the pedestal, and all the events unfold from all the first fight with Kamaji, the first boss fight, finding Herbie, and racing in the Grand Prix, the beautiful Grand Floridian Resort, meeting up with Johnny 5, the fun and awesome night he and Troy had with the princesses, reuniting with his sister Erika the next morning, the invasion, the daring helicopter chase, walking the plank, sinking Blue Beard’s Ship, getting bombarded with Boxcars while running the Raton locomotive in reverse, and bonding with his little sister Princess Erika.  It continues with driving Herbie to get from A to B, going through all the castles, fighting along side with his new best friend Wendy, rescuing all of his friends who had been captured, fighting all the Koopalings, the awesome Battle with King Helmaroc, lighting the beacon, fighting in the battle against the enemy army, going up against Ren, storming King Drago and Queen Xayide’s Castle, to the final boss fight against King Drago and Queen Xayide.
It soon all concludes with destroying the master control console, Herbie driving out of the collapsing castle, meeting Sir Lancelot in the Chamber Of Sages, finding out that he’s the rightful ruler of the Magic Kingdom, the last train ride home to Grand Bay Lake, all leading up to his last goodbye with his new best friend Princess Wendy Marvell.
The game had at long last been cleared, the 100 hour time limit had finally expired, and it was now time to return to reality in the real world.

Cam: WOW!!!!!  I honestly thought the adventure would never end……………………….however it’s made me wiser for the wear, and I think it’s just what Troy and I need to save our uncle’s gaming corporation!!!!

Cam is soon warped back to his world, and arrives back in the basement of his home safe and sound.
Big Joe, and Mike along with their trains Glennbrooke and Emma Nevada soon arrive safely back in Cam’s basement too.

Big Joe: WOAH, THAT WAS QUITE THE TRIP!!!!

Mike: YEAH, NO KIDDING!!!!  At least we got our trains!!!!!

Raton and her entire train are soon back on Cam’s large work bench along with Reveille, the 2 C-19s, the 45-ton center cab Diesel, 1:18 Hot Wheels Model of Herbie, and model of Johnny 5.

Cam: Well, looks like everything is a counted for!!!!
I’m sorry about the inconveniences Troy, Eureka, and I may have caused.

Big Joe: Hey, don’t worry about it!!!!  I’m just glad we’re all safe, and we got our beautiful steam trains!!!!

Mike: Yeah, speaking of which, where are the others.

Cam: Probably upstairs fast asleep.

And that’s exactly where they were put.  Troy and Chloe were returned to the master suite, Erika was safely placed back in her bedroom, and Mackenzie arrived safely in the guest room.
It’s like everything returned to normal until Cam looked at the clock.

Cam: HOLY SHIT, IT’S 9:00 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY!!!!!

Big Joe: OH BOY!!!!!  My wife is probably wondering where the heck I am!!!!!

Mike: YIKES!!!!!  I should have been at work hours ago!!!!

Cam: The meeting with the Board Of Directors is at NOON TODAY!!!!!  Erika’s already missed 2 days at school, and will most likely miss a third!!!!!

Big Joe: Well, I gotta pack up my trains right now and head to the university to teach.

Mike: And I must pack up and head to the trash company!!!!

Cam: Be safe you guys!!!!  I gotta go get ready for the meeting in 3 hours.


To Be Continued………………

Chapter 51

Meeting With The Board Of Directors

2 Hours after returning Home, Cam, Troy, and Erika are back in Cam’s car enroute back to Von Ludwig Headquarters with the small micro-chip game in hand.
Troy is still in shock and awe with the fact that they were in the game away from home for a full 100 hours, and cleared the game in 95.
Erika is still in shock about her memory loss during the entire duration of the game, and how Cam had to tell her that she was his and Troy’s little sister.

Cam: UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

Troy: UNBELIEVABLE IS RIGHT!!!!

Erika: OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!!!!!

Cam: The fact that we were literally beta testing the game until…………..well the day of the meeting with the board!!!!!!!

Troy: Can’t believe it’s already Wednesday!!!!

Erika: OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!!!!! *BLUSHES BRIGHTER PINK*

Cam: What’s wrong Erika????!!!!!

Erika: *BLUSHES EVEN BRIGHTER PINK* It’s that I………………………..I FEEL SO AWFUL FOR FORGETTING THAT YOU’RE MY BROTHERS!!!!!!!!

Cam: Hey, our relationship in the game was practically no different from the relationship we have here!!!!

Troy: To you 2 yeah, but not for us!!!! She and I were FIGHTING A LOT MORE in the gaming world than we do here in the world of reality.

Erika: I FEEL SO AWFUL FOR FORGETTING YOUR BOTH MY BROTHERS AND…………………..*BLUSHES BRIGHTER PINK*
AND CAM I AM SO, SO, SO, SO, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY THAT I STOLE YOUR FIRST KISS!!!!!!!!!

Troy: It was just as big of a shocker to me as it was to Cam!!!!!

Cam: *BLUSHES DARK RED* Can we please NOT bring that up again????!!!!! I know Erika and I are best friends, and almost inseparable, but…………………….

Troy: Losing your first kiss to your little sister is BEYOND downright embarrassing………………………..

Erika: I KNOW, I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!! I FEEL SO AWFUL THAT IT HAPPENED!!!!!! CAM, YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER WANNA DO SOMETHING TO YOU LIKE THAT!!!!!! I LOVE YOU, AND YES I LOVE THAT WE CUDDLE AND PLAY TOGETHER A LOT, AND GET AS IMTIMATE AS SIBLINGS CAN GET, BUT YOU KNOW THAT I KNOW BETTER THAN TO CROSS THE LINE LIKE THAT!!!!! I MEAN…………………………..I KNOW YOU WERE SAVING YOUR FIRST KISS FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL, AND I RUINED IT!!!!!!

Cam: On the other hand you saved my life by nearly risking yours……………………so I guess I can let it slide as a token of gratitude.

Erika: HEY, YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER LET YOU DIE!!!!! I WOULD FIGHT LIKE CRAZY TO PROTECT YOU, EVEN IF IT COSTS ME MY LIFE!!!!! I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING, AND WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, SO OF COURSE I WOULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!!!! IT’S A LITTLE SISTER’S JOB TO PROTECT HER BIG BROTHER!!!!!

Cam: I thought it was a big brother’s job to protect his little sister?

Erika: It can happen both ways right?

Cam: I guess you’re right!!!!

Erika: On the other hand, I LOVED that all I wore were my 2 favorite swimsuits!!!! I wish THAT COULD ALWAYS be the case!!!!! *Giggles*
I also LOVED that I practically lived in the water, could breathe easily through the water, and that my 2 favorite swimsuits were temperature adapting, and allowed me to swim in many different water temperatures which normal people can’t swim in. I ONLY WISH THAT I DIDN'T LOSE MEMORY OF YOU 2 BEING MY BROTHERS WHILE IN THE GAME!!!!! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNN!!!!!! -_-

Troy: On the bright side, you’re skipping school for a 3rd day straight.

Erika: Only 2 days thankfully since Monday was a teacher work day, and both tomorrow and Friday are half days, so I guess I lucked out!!!! *Giggles*

Cam: And since you were part of the game’s development, it’s only right that you come along to this meeting because your input may prove vital.

Erika: Hey, anything to save our uncle’s company!!!!

Troy: I’ve got all of our notes and ideas that built the proto-type both written down in our folders, and typed up in files on our lap-top.

Cam: AWESOME!!!! All that will be needed to get the games developed is the data collected from the proto-type.

Troy: Won’t even take me 5 minutes to do on a laptop!!!!

Cam, Troy, and Erika soon park their car in their garage of headquarters before they get in the elevator, and take it to the top floor.
Meanwhile Walter Von Ludwig along with the rest of the board of directors all sit down at a large table in the main conference room.

Walter: Alright, everyone, we’ll begin our meeting in a few minutes; we’re just waiting for some more people of the board to arrive……………AH-HA!!!!! Here come our important board members now……………

Cam, Troy, and Erika then enter the main conference room.

Cam: We just finished beta testing the game early this morning.

Troy: Took us literally a little over 4 full days to complete.

Erika: But the experience was AMAZING!!!!

Cam: If you don’t mind, our little sister Erika will be in on this meeting because she was part of the game’s development, and was involved in beta testing the game as well.

Troy: Also a good number of gamers range from ages 8-45, so we need to see this from a pretty broad range. However, it’s important to get the inputs and opinions from a child, since children play a key role in customer satisfaction.

Cam: That is true, and she can give you guys the view point of someone from a generation we’re trying to sell games too.

Erika: And if you have anything to ask me in what kids my age expect from games, just ask away.

Shelley: And why would we want the opinion of a child who should really be in school right about now?

Cam: Again, Erika was involved in the game’s development and beta testing, so she has a say. Plus a large number of our customers are children, so it helps having the input and opinions from a child!!!!

Troy: Bodie, you did say that if anyone knew what’s missing from games, it’s us right?

Bodie: Not gonna lie, I did say that.

Cam: I’d say that this meeting is now in session!

Shelley: HEY, THAT IS NOT YOUR CALL MR.!!!!!!

Troy: Excuse me, but there’s no need to shout and be so disrespectful……………

Walter: We have everyone here, so I’d say we’re good to start, and if anyone objects, please state why.

No one answers because no one objects to the start of the meeting.

Walter: Okay, it looks like it’s what my nephew just said, our meeting is now in session.

Troy: Okay, as the famous King Of Games, whose literally played almost EVERY SINGLE game there is out there, and trounced everyone of them, this was a far different experience from anything else, and is literally just what this company needs to get back on the map!!!!

Cam: The thing is, no one wants just 2, 3, or 4 D games. They want to be part of the gaming experience itself!!!!!

Troy: And BOY, were we part of the gaming experience alright????!!!!!

Erika: I’ll say!!!! LOL!!!

Cam: The experience in this game was and is 100% percent real!!!!!!

Troy: The characters are real, the setting is real, the attacks are real, the pain from the attacks of villains is real, the feelings from the characters you work with are real, the relationships you make with the characters you work with are real, and everything you touch inside the game……………..

Cam: It’s all real!!!!!

Troy: And that’s what gamers of today are looking for!!!!

Erika: It also helps when the game has something in it that gamers like!!!!

Cam: This proto type game was partially tailored to us because the main city of the game is heavily based off of both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts mixed with Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Beverly Hills.

Troy: Why? Because the 3 of us LOVE Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Beverly Hills.

Erika: The game’s main characters are also characters that we all like……………

Cam: Wendy Marvell, Chelia Blendi, and Carla from the popular anime known as Fairy Tail, Herbie from The Love Bug movie saga, Johnny 5 from Short Circuit, Poe and Finn from Star Wars, Jim West and Artemus Gordon from Wild Wild West, Ayumi Otosaka from the anime Charlotte, Nina Yamada from the anime Save Me Lollipop, Manaka Mukaido, Miuna Shiodome, and Sayu Hisanuma from the anime A Lull In The Sea, the alicorn horses Celestia, Luna, Twilight, and Cadance from My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, Ramsley the guard from Dreams Do Come True: A Cinderella Story, Artax the Horse from The Neverending story, and Toby from Need For Speed, are the main and supporting characters in this game. The reason being is, they’re our favorite characters from t.v. shows, animes, and movies that we wanted to interact with during the entire duration of the gaming experience.

Troy: While the villains were heavily based off of Queen Gohma from The Legend Of Zelda The Ocarina Of Time, Dino Brewster from Need For Speed, Ren from Star Wars, Captain Black Beard the pirate, the Koopalings Morton, Wendy, Lemmy, Iggy, Larry, Roy O, and Ludwig Von Koopa from Super Mario World, King Helmaroc The Demon Bird from the Legend Of Zelda Windwaker, Bowser from the Super Mario World Franchise, Xayide from The Neverending Story 2, and Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty.
The reason being is most of em are dominant alpha wannabes.

Cam: And nothing makes us angrier than people who are dominant alpha wannabes such as our no good president Donald Trump, though we apologize to those who support him, no hard feelings, but it’s people like that who make us angry, we felt would make good villains.

Troy: We felt that a game’s villain should make you angry enough to make your blood boil, and feel that if they do make you super angry, then they won’t be boring to face off against, and makes defeating them all the more thrilling.

Cam: However we did have Mr. Prindle from Herbie Goes Bananas, and Burt from Chattanooga Choo Choo because those 2 villains are funny. You always need to have a villain who makes you laugh too.

Erika: Also some us were given AMAZING roles in the game!!! I was a princess of an underwater kingdom known as Castaway Sapphire Bay!!! And it was always a dream of mine to be a princess of an underwater kingdom!!!!

Cam: Troy and I were supposedly knights chosen by fate to fulfill a prophecy.

Troy: But we got WAY more than what we bargained for.

Cam: Which comes down to our next point. Gamers want games custom tailored to them. This game was mainly custom tailored to us because it was full of things that we liked. And that’s what made this gaming experience so incredible.

Rayray: Okay, you’ve got me curious. You’ve got this game you custom made just for you guys, and you 3 were part of this game where you say was all real?
I don’t get it. How was it real, and if this game was custom tailored to you guys what makes you think other gamers will like it.

Troy: Hmmmmmmm, let Cam, Erika, and I take you back to the beginning in where this all started.

Cam: Ya see, this all started once after we booted the game up in the basement of our home……………

Erika: And shortly after the game started up, I was physically sucked into the game…………

Troy: As were our friends Chloe and Mackenzie.

Cam: Then Troy and I go in after them…………………

Troy: But unfortunately the game sucked in our friends model trains, our 1:18 model of Herbie The Love Bug, and our action figure of Johnny 5, and needless to say our friends Mike and Big Joe entered the game as well…………….

Cam: And this is where our story begins…………………

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Cam and Troy then go onto telling the board of directors what happened to them, how using the names of their friends put in them in big trouble, how they ended up teaming up with Carla, Wendy, Chelia, Twilight, and Cadence, and how they had to find the legendary sword of King Arthur, get it restored, fight Kamaji The Fighting Master, Storm the dungeon, and defeat the evil monsters in the dungeon in order to escape the Town Of Beginnings.

Troy: And then we wind up in the Town Of Roughville, and to my nightmare, we run in of all things………………..Herbie The Love Bug..............

Cam and Troy then go on telling the board on how he, Cam, Wendy, Carla, Chelia, and the rest of the gang end up bumping into Herbie who was causing a racket, and how Cam ends up making a bet against Dino in order to advance even further into the game, and how the bet turns into a race known as The Magic Kingdom Grand Prix.

Cam: A good number of guys LOVE cars, and it’s even better when you’re up against fast cars, but to be driving a car that’s an innocent underdog such as Herbie really makes you think. You’re driving Herbie who’s this weak, innocent, loving gentle soul, and you’re up against cars MUCH BIGGER and faster than him, and up against these confident and experienced racing drivers. It may not be ideal, but when you end up beating all of the other drivers and cars at their own game, ESPECIALLY Dino, the reward and satisfaction of defeating them is beyond amazing, and it’s even better that the experience is real.
But the experience only gets better.

Cam and Troy then go on and on with how after the race they stay in Grand Bay Lake’s top hotel, the Grand Floridian, reunite with Wendy and Chelia, attend a royal meeting with Carla and the princesses Chloe and Mackenzie who happened to be their real life love interests, and the amazingly fun night they had with their friends.

Troy: The Nighttime Show Fantasmic’s World Of Color & Earth Illuminations On The Rivers Of Light is highly inspired by both Disneyland’s and Walt Disney World’s Fantasmic Shows, Disneyland’s World Of Color, Illuminations Of Earth from Epcot, and Rivers Of Light from Animal Kingdom. Also all the Las Vegas shows were available to view inside this city of Grand Bay Lake.

Cam: This way you get the chance to relax in the game for a little bit before the storm hits.

Troy: Yep. The next morning, thanks to Cam, we board a helicopter flight, and we all have a meeting with our sister Erika, who played the role of a princess in the underwater kingdom.

Erika: Unfortunately my memories of Cam and Troy being my brothers got erased, and I had no idea that I was there sister, which made me kinda sad. However, the rest of the gaming experience in being a princess was amazing. I was granted powerful water magic, wore really cute temperature adapting swimsuits, and commanded a powerful army, while having maidens attend to my needs.

Cam: Again, that role was tailored to Erika, like the role of the main hero got tailored to me for some reason, while Troy got……………..

Troy: Got more of a supporting role, which I had no idea, but I feel Cam was given the role of the main protagonist to boost his confidence given that he’s a very shy introvert.

Cam: And by tailoring these games to our customers, it can help them gain more confidence for when they have to go out and face the real world as they take on challenges in the game.

Troy: Exactly!!!!!

Cam and Troy then go about when their shopping on Rodeo Drive got interrupted by in an invasion of the enemy army commanded by General Ren who was partially after Wendy, but mostly attempting take over the magical city on behalf of the main antagonist, and how there was a daring escape from the enemy army.

Troy: Once we all reunite on our sister’s yacht…………….

Cam: Captain Blue Beard and his pirates come in and imprison EVERYBODY, and make me walk the plank…………….

Erika: Luckily I was able to help Cam out of the icy cold water and save his life. Don’t ask, but for some reason I was granted magic healing powers that allowed me to save my brother’s life.

Troy goes on with how he and the rest of the gang were imprisoned on the boat, while Cam and Erika go on with how they had to commandeer a steam train, bumped into Jim West and Artemus Gordon from the police force, make their way through a frozen tundra, and manage to sink Blue Beard’s ship.

Troy: Unfortunately while Cam and Erika manage to sink Blue Beard’s ship from their train with the help of Jim and Artemus, Herbie gets away, gets our friends Rami and Toby to safety, but Wendy, Chelia, Carla, Chloe, Mackenzie, Miuna, Manaka, Sayu, Nina, Ayumi, the alicornis, Johnny 5, and I stay captured and are forced into boxcars on this train bound for an enemy army’s camp.

Cam: Luckily because Artemus shoots Blue Beard’s ship, we’re able to free the guards Ramsley, Helmsley, Poe, and Finn, but we have to chase after the enemy train.

After the chase ensues, Johnny 5 is red lighted and thrown off the enemy train, only for Cam and his friends to rescue him, but are unable to rescue Troy and the rest of their friends in time.

Troy: All of us are individually sent to different prisons in different koopaling castles.
Let me tell you spending time in a prison cell overnight is NOT fun!!!! In fact it SUCKS!!!!!
That is something we should tweek if a gamer gets caught, their character avatar should deactivate, and the player should be able to return to his/her home here in the real world until the game’s main player protagonist comes to help the player that’s been imprisoned.

Erika: Also, if a female player wants to become a princess of either the Magic Kingdom or under water Kingdom, they should have that option, but they shouldn’t lose their memories from the real world. I understand that temporarily losing memories of the real world is supposed to enhance the gaming experience, but when you forget about your family and friends it’s sad, so the temporary memory loss should be removed from the game, I will give it that.

Cam: While Troy and the rest of our captured friends are imprisoned in the castles of the Koopalings, Erika and I regroup with the friends that managed to escape, and we all strategize a plan.
So this game makes you think. It is not for the faint of heart, but we can make beginner, intermediate, advanced, and super advanced modes.

Troy: Beginner modes, there won’t be a 100 hour time limit to clear the game; instead you will have all the time you need. And if it’s game over, you can save your progress, and continue where you left off.
Same in intermediate mode when it comes to not having the time limit.
In advanced and super advanced mode you will have the time limit, but it will be bumped up to a 120 hour time limit, and if you’re unable to clear the game within that time limit, you will be sent back to the start just like in the proto type, and have to start ALL OVER AGAIN!!!!

Cam: You should also have the option to log out of the game when doing the in-game mode experience, save your progress, and come and go to and from the game as you please. And this is for all modes.
In beginner mode, Herbie will do all the driving through the Grand Prix, so you just sit back and let him do all the work.
For the train chase, you will have a crew operate the steam engine, and they will do the chasing for you. For the helicopter chase, you won’t be the pilot you will be a passenger.
In the advanced mode, Herbie, the helicopter, and steam train will be much like a simulators similar in pilot training programs.
Super advanced, it’ll be REAL!!!! And unfortunately only those 18 or over can play in super advanced due to the need of driving experience. But not to worry, you will be given instructions on how to operate the vehicles, and you will have the option of having Herbie be an automatic or stickshift.
Also in beginner and intermediate modes if you take damage, you will only see an HP meter tell you how much damage you’ve taken, and it won’t hurt.
In advanced, and super advanced modes, you will feel the pain from the damage, but it won’t be too severe. It will at least be at a tolerable level. Same thing when you die and/or reach game over.

Troy: Also the super advanced mode should only be available separately from the normal game copies on the shelves, and the only way to acquire it is to ask for it at the check out counter, and provide the clerk whose selling it to you with a valid ID and Driver’s license. By making these precautions, lawsuits should hopefully not be a problem when it comes to liability.
As for copyright issues, that’s another can of worms that we can work out later on down the line.
Nintendo, Funimation, and Hiro Mashima I’m not too worried about along the anime networks, but the biggest hurtle is The Walt Disney Company.

Walter: We can work out the copyright issues no problem if we make a contract with the Walt Disney Company, and everyone else who we're using characters and settings from.

Troy: In turn they will get profits from selling the game, as will we.

Walter: EXACTLY!!!!!
Now carry on with the game.

Cam: Okay, so part of the gaming experience is bonding with the characters, and in this game, the character I bounded the most with, would be Herbie.

Troy: However, Herbie’s a car, and there’s only so much a car can do whether in this world or in the gaming world.

Cam: However, when it comes to human characters, it’s a no brainer on who I bonded the most with. That would be Wendy Marvell.
Now here’s the thing, when it came to clearing the 7 Koopaling Castles, Morton Koopa Jr. was the first castle that I had to clear, and it’s EXACTLY identical to the castle from Super Mario World off the SNES, but it’s a real experience.
After defeating Morton’s Castle, I uncover a treasure known as the Megaton Hammer, just like the one from the Legend Of Zelda The Ocarina Of time.
BUT, from castle Number #2 onwards, defeating the castles became a rescue operation, and the first character I rescued was Wendy.
She and I bonded from moment 1 in the game, and really took the experience to the next level.
The gaming experience should not only be about the boss fights, the challenges and the mini games thrown at you, but the bonds you form with the characters you work with. My bond with Wendy was real. The friendship was real, holding her hand, talking to her, fighting alongside with her, and the amazing teamwork we pulled off together was ALL real. That is what gamers are REALLY looking for, and it’s what made the game so amazing!!!!!

Troy: Honestly, I had a good laugh when Cam and Wendy had to take on Lemmy Koopa because he made a big fool of both of them by turning them both into kids.

Cam: THAT EXPERIENCE WAS REAL!!!!!! However it adds to the gaming experience, so removing it from the game would only make the boss fight boring, and it at least makes the boss fight a challenge, so we need to keep it in the game.
Well, after I defeat Wendy Koopa, the first person I rescue is Wendy Marvell, and the first castle Wendy and I take on together is Lemmy’s Castle.
Both Wendy and Lemmy Koopa’s Castle are EXACTLY identical to the castles from Super Mario World: Return To Dinosaur Land, and while Wendy Koopa’s Castle is easy, Lemmy Koopa’s Castle is TOUGH!!!!! Both Wendy and I are thrown for loops, and when we reach Lemmy Koopa, he zaps us with his magic scepter, and transforms us into kids. He de-aged me down to age 10 and de-aged Wendy down to age 5. This in turn also weakened our fighting abilities leaving us vulnerable to Lemmy’s attack.

Troy: Herbie then comes in, smashes the magic scepter, and both Cam and Wendy are restored back to their real ages.

Cam: How players will be transformed into kids will be a challenge to pull off, but should give gamers quite the run for their money.
But after Herbie comes to our rescue, Wendy and I take him down, and we’re able to rescue Troy.

Troy: We then go to a horse ranch, and that’s when we find Artax the horse. I then ride back to meet up with the group who managed to escape back in the small town in Tocoma while Cam and Wendy continued on with Herbie.

Cam: Unfortunately Herbie breaks down with a bad alternator, and we wind up in the haunted house of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
I’m able to swap out Herbie’s alternator, however this does present a problem for those not mechanically inclined.
So, Herbie’s break down will just be turned into the basic need of getting out of the thunder storm for the night, and spare gamers the hassle of having to swap out an alternator.

Troy: That sounds reasonable.

Cam: Anyways, this part of the game is a game all in itself, so we can say it's much like the Magic Kingdom Grand Prix, given that it is a mini-game.
Anyways, Wendy, Herbie, and I get separated because both Wendy and Herbie are scared off by a ghost, and get lost in the mansion, which is a giant maze much like the Winchester Mansion.
Because of this, we all wander aimlessly around the house until Wendy and I bump into each other on the second floor, I fall through wood rot, and crash into the basement where Herbie wandered off to.
Wendy then groups with mr and Herbie. Wendy and I then leave Herbie in the basement before we go through a large door leading to a forbidden lab located underneath the basement.
We then bump into the ghost of Dr. Henry Jekyll who then drinks an elixir and turns into the evil Mr. Edward Hyde. He then digs his sharp nails into me, and let me tell you, those nails HURT and felt REAL!!!!!
Wendy and I barely escape the lab before Herbie drives us to an elevator that takes us back up to the second floor, and eventually we make our way to the mansion’s library.
That is when we have to dig through papers, old news articles, and find one of the deeds to the house, which belonged to famous Disney Animator Ward Kimball. I am A HUGE fan of Ward Kimball and his work from the Walt Disney Company, so I felt the house once belonging to him made this challenge all the more interesting, which brings me to the haunted mansion section itself.
Now the haunted mansion section requires actual thinking, research, and problem solving. For those that love a good puzzle, this is MOST DEFINITELY something that must be duplicated into all the games.

Eric: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an all time classic, and it sounds like this had a lot of twists and turns to it!!!

Cam: OH, IT DID!!!!! It was actually one of my most favorite parts of the game because it required Wendy and I to use our brains, and actually think.
So, games shouldn’t only be about fighting, or interacting, but about solving mysteries and puzzles too because it’s what makes the game more fun and challenging.

Walter: You make a valid point.

Troy: Gamers are looking for challenging puzzles too, and our games were lacking them.

Cam: Upon searching through all the articles, I should also inform you that Wendy Marvell is a VERY vital character in this game because MUCH LIKE her Fairy Tail counterpart, she’s a powerful Sky Magic wizard, and is therefor a powerful ally to have on your side. She also specializes in healing magic, so any damage you take, she can reverse it. She’s also very smart for her age, and although weak and timid at first, if you form a partnership with her, she will learn a lot from the main gamer protagonist, and in turn will never let you down.
If it wasn’t for her, I would have been screwed that night, so I can’t stretch it enough on how important it is for players to bond with the characters inside the game because it could be the difference between being able to progress or having to go back to the starting point.

Troy: You’ve made your point very clear on this, and honestly the character bonding and interacting really would bring our games to a whole new level.
And this game could potentially be a prototype of what games this company can really make.

Alexander: What I like about this story of your experience is that it’s not just black and white, but there’s a lot of gray area that can be worked with.

Vicki: Absolutely, although it starts off slow, it sounds like it gets more and more exciting the more you advance.

Troy: That’s pretty much how it is, but it’s mainly the main gamer protagonist that gets the whole experience, while those in supporting roles don’t exactly get the complete pleasure of playing the game, but you know what, gamers can take turns in taking the main roles and supporting roles.

Cam: Wendy, Herbie, and I search the whole mansion for what’s called The Heart Of The House, which is exactly the same as the séance room in the Winchester Mansion. You find doors opening into walls, doors for cartoons like Wile E. Coyote that lead 50 foot drops straight down into the kitchen, out into the garden, and straight down in the briar patch. LOL!!!
So you’re in quite the maze of a house, but eventually Wendy and I find the Heart Of The Home and meet up with Dr. Jekyll’s late fiancé Eleanor. We’re granted a treasure that will take out the ghost of Mr. Hyde, and after a fierce boss fight in the lab of the home, Wendy and I are able to take down the ghost of Mr. Hyde.
By defeating the ghost of Mr. Hyde, the ghost of Dr. Jekyll gives you his deed to the house, and the entire property is restored to the way Ward Kimball restored it.
Afterwards Wendy and I bond some more, and Troy calls us from his Ipad………

Troy: That is another thing. You can acquire modern items of communication in the game such as cell phones and Ipads, and it’s best that you do in order to keep in contact with your fellow players and the characters you’re fighting along side with.

Troy then gets out his computer, places the prototype game into the small micro-chip adapter, scans the data, duplicates the data, and uploads it onto his laptop.

Troy: Okay, so we can go on and on about telling the game experience. However, here is some of the data that we’ve duplicated, and through the data I’m able to show you a layout of the game play.

Troy then shows everyone a layout of the game play and experience from his laptop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGspdC7i4WQ&list=PLLWRXsuyZvS70nfB1HnNYjpMMdd7YNOUi&index=3

Cam: Of course players will have the option to play via console if they wanted to, and this adapter can work with an gaming console out there as far back as the SNES from 1991 to the newly planned state of the art PS5 that is coming out.

Troy: Now it’s only showing a replay of our progress, and what we did, but you can see that it’s nothing like anything Von Ludwig has EVER done before.

Princess Erika: However if gamers are not willing to take the role as the princess of the underwater kingdom, I am more than happy to have my data from the game duplicated to be a default character if no one’s willing to take the role.

Cam: I had a feeling you’d say that since being a princess of an under water kingdom has always been something you’ve wanted to do since the dawn of time.

Adam: Not gonna lie, you’re little sister is a cutie, and a lot of male gamers would drool all over her, and a lot of female gamers would want her as a sister, so if we have your sister’s consent to use as a default character if no one will take her role as the princess of the underwater kingdom, then it looks like we’re good to go.

Troy: Princess Erika was Erika’s role in the game, and with that role came with the ability to use powerful water magic spells and attacks, swimsuits that allow her to swim in water of varying temperatures ranging from sub zero to boiling, as well as a protective membrane layer of skin known as Ena, which allows her to breathe while swimming under water.

Cam: Like Wendy she can specialize in healing and support magic too.

Troy: And you can see here are the boss fights. They’re much like the boss fights in Super Mario World and The Legend Of Zelda, and are identical if you play via console, but if you do the in-game experience where you get sucked into the game, and become a part of it, then it’s on a much larger and grander scale because the experience is all real.

Cam: My favorite bosses to fight of all time are Volvagia from The Legend Of Zelda The Ocarina Of Time, and King Helmaroc The Demon Bird from The Legend Of Zelda The Windwaker. They are fun and challenging boss fights that make you use all the weapons you have in order to take em down.
But in this game, MY GOD!!!!!!! BEST BOSS FIGHT EVER!!!!!!!
Not only is the music you hear playing on the game’s P/A system identical, and amazing, but the fight is real. You feel the strong gusts of wind from King Helmaroc’s giant wings, you painfully feel his sharp talons dig into your back when he scrapes, you hear the deafening screech, and you get that same adrenaline rush while fighting him in person as you do via console. You’re really on your toes when you fight him, and best of all you are not alone. Wendy helps you out, and it’s your teamwork that is the only way to successfully bring down the beast.

Troy: Before this game, Cam was NOT a team player AT ALL because of his shy and reserved introverted personality. But all of that changed when he bonded with Wendy. He became a team player, and their teamwork was nothing shy of immaculate.

Cam: Exactly, and this game can possibly help other people with problems when it comes to being a team player. If you’re not a team player, you have to learn to be one in order to defeat the game. Otherwise you’re NOT going anywhere.

Oscar: You make very valid points, but I also can’t help but notice how amazing the graphics are. It literally looks like it IS REAL!!!!

Cam: That’s literally what we’re going for. Making this as real as we can.
And if gamer’s nit-pick they will notice what appearances which character is in and from what arch in their life they come from. Herbie for example starts off in his 1974 appearance from Herbie Rides Again being all stock Volkswagen when you first meet him, but over time changes to his 1980 appearance from Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo as the game progresses. His wheels and tires are upgraded to GT Radial, his stock seats are swapped for racing seats, he receives an external fuel filler cap, his hood mounted fog lamp receives the Carello cover, but most gamers won’t notice unless they try to nit-pick. But some of those finer details that don’t go unnoticed and make a difference.

Maurice: The characters and story are very broad, which could be both good and bad. You’ve got characters from here, there, and everywhere. You’ve got boss fights from here, there, and everywhere, and after day 1, your journey is pretty much non-stop and fairly fast paced.

Cam: That’s the thing.
When it came to the last boss fight against King Drago, and Queen Xayide we hear the reasons why the main protagonist player has magic powers, because the moment you withdraw King Arthur’s Sword Lancelot, you’re not only hand chosen by God and King Arthur, but you make a contract with King Arthur. You accept all the terms and conditions of the contract.
This means you are granted not only the right to wield his sacred sword, but you are granted his powers as a combat magic user or sorcerer, and you agree to be the rightful ruler of the kingdom you are trying to protect. That means you are the Magic Kingdom’s rightful king and you don’t even know it until the final boss fight.

Troy: That is a good twist that we MUST keep.

Cam: EXACTLY!!!!!
However it also turns out that your main companion who’s helped you advance, Wendy Marvell is the Magic Kingdom’s rightful princess, and next in line to the royal throne after you. The reason being is because a powerful sky goddess named Grandeeney, much like her Fairy Tail counterpart who was raised by a Sky Dragon named Grandeeney, granted Wendy her powerful sky magic when she was just a baby. This in turn makes her the most powerful character you fight along side with. And she's only 12-years-old, just a year older than our sister Erika, and that is pretty amazing.
Her best friend Chelia Blendi was supposed to be her decoy, so a sky magic lacrima was implanted in her when she was just a little girl, but it back fired because apparently magic users with high levels of magic in the Magic Kingdom are granted direct lines to the throne, so by implanting a sky magic lacrima in Chelia’s body, it automatically put her in line to the royal throne after Wendy and put her life in danger from the clutches of evil as well.
This is where more supporting players come in when playing in multi-player mode. 2 decoy princesses are needed to help hide Wendy and Chelia’s identities, and for our case, Troy’s girlfriend Chloe, and my crush Mackenzie filled the bill in that department.

Troy: Unfortunately their roles were lack luster, and they literally were just helpless victims in the game. So when playing their roles, the players would only have significance on the first night, which is the fun night, and that is it. Afterwards they are captured and imprisoned. They are then released only when the final bosses King Drago and Queen Xayide are taken down.

Cam: However we can’t rule out the roles of the decoy princesses because they can be good starting point for girls who just want a little bit of the interaction, but don’t want to go too deep in the gaming experience.

Troy: And as for the decoy princesses, girls can have fun creating their own princess character avatars, by creating the way they look, their hair color, skin color, body type, and even their names. So if they can’t be heavily involved in the gaming experience, we can at least give them the chance to have fun by creating their own princess identities.

Cam: And it’s from then on, that Wendy and Chelia’s exceed cat companion, 15-year-old Carla, who can also transform into a human girl at any time, who helps keep the illusion that the decoy princesses are really the actual princesses of the magic kingdom the game’s players are trying to protect.

Troy: The thing is, it was Carla who erased Wendy and Chelia’s memories of them being princesses to help protect their identities.
However, even though the decoy princesses are not the real princesses, they keep their lines to the royal throne at the end out of fairness, but they are bumped to 3rd and 4th line given that Wendy and Chelia are 1st and 2nd in line after the main player protagonist.

Princess Erika: As for my role of the underwater Kingdom, I was supposedly granted water magic from the Water Goddess Regina, and a powerful water magic lacrima was implanted in my body when I was little because it was too great for anyone else at the underwater kingdom to contain. This made me both a powerful water magic wizard, and the rightful ruler of the underwater kingdom, which is A LOT of responsibility for a little 11-year-old like me, but it goes to show how broad the age range we are trying to go for with this game.

Cam: Princess Erika was the second most powerful player in the game, and as a character, she would be the second most power after Wendy, so it goes to show you how far young underdogs can go.

Erika: Girl power!!!! *Giggles*

Troy: After the game is successfully cleared, we all wind up in the chamber of sages, and that sage is none other than King Arthur’s most loyal knight, Sir Lancelot himself.

Cam: He then explains EVERYTHING from start to finish in how and why the main player protagonist was chosen, and the thing is, it’s usually the underdog that gets chosen due to having a pure heart and open mind.
It was the same for this game. I was supposedly the underdog due to my shy and introverted personality, strong faith in God, pure intentions of wanting to meet up with Mackenzie and my sister Erika, and open mind.
It’s for these reasons that King Arthur chose me to wield his sacred sword, and made me the most powerful player and character in the entire group.
However, when it comes to gamers, they should have the right to choose who gets to be the main protagonist, and who gets to be the secondary supporting team players. The main player has the most responsibility, so not everyone will want that right off the bat. Some of the supporting roles are good places to start, and so some players might like starting off with supporting roles, and work their way to becoming the game’s main protagonist later on down the line. However for single players who are taking the games on by themselves.............

Troy: Like with Erika, you can use me as a default character when it comes to taking the role of the main protagonist's loyal knight.

Cam: You're smart and resourceful, so you as a character would be beneficial to single players in the game. As for the decoy princesses, we'll ask Chloe and Mackenzie if it's okay if we can have them be default characters as well, but knowing them it shouldn't be a problem.

Matt: Wow!!!! You guys have really thought everything through, haven’t you?

Troy: We don’t want any layoffs to happen, we don’t want this company to have to file for chapter 11, or worse have to face the possibilities of filing for chapter 7, so the 3 of us were up late at night talking and thinking back and forth long and hard about this game.
It just so happens that the prototype game that we got was already pre-set to the layout we got, but we’re making tweaks to the duplicate copies to make sure that the copies being sold will give our players options, and the gaming experience that they’re all looking for.

Walter: When can we start getting the games produced?

Troy: Hold on, we have to make some more adjustments first.

Cam: The thing is, we are all teleported safely back to Tocoma because after we cleared the castle of the final bosses, Herbie, Johnny 5, and I have to destroy Queen Xayide’s master control console. It was through the control console that she was able to find out my whereabouts, my personal information, and both Wendy and Chelia’s real identities.
By taking out the master control console, that erases the possibility of it ever happening again. Herbie is literally the transportation you need to go from A to B, and to get going fast, while Johnny 5 may have more of a diminutive role, but he does have some importance. Because he has a computer for a brain, he has the coordinates to track down the master control console, and will give you and Herbie the directions you need to get there.

Troy: And while we’re at it, Wendy, Chelia, Carla, Chloe, and Mackenzie are forbidden from leaving the walls of the royal castle they reside in due to both their royal duties and obligations, as well as their own personal protection of keeping their identities hidden. They could only leave for school, and visiting their allies in the underwater kingdom. The same law was applied to Princess Erika, Manaka, Miuna, and Sayu, but in the end the law was useless because Queen Xayide was tracking them all from the start.
This deprives them from learning about the world around them, and leaves them clueless about what goes on in reality. But in the end, the rule is abolished, and they’re free to go wherever they want as long as they keep out of dangerous places.

Cam: A good storyline to have, so it should not be touched.

Troy: However the ending was lackluster……………….

Cam: I thought it was great, but again rather subdued, and it’s only the main protagonist who got the full ending………………..

Troy: Right after we arrive back in Tocoma, we are transported back to the game’s main hub, the Magical City Of Grand Bay Lake, but EVERYONE except for Cam, were all fast asleep.

Erika: Next thing I know, I’m awake back in my own bed.

Troy: Same here……………..

Cam: While I am giving our supporting characters instructions before Johnny 5 gives me directions to go to Sir Lancelot’s lookout, which is a beautiful look out looking out over the entire city. I enjoy watching a sunset with Herbie, and am soon accompanied by Wendy and Carla.
At least Wendy, Carla, Herbie, and I get to say our last goodbye, but what about everyone else?

Troy: This is something that needs to be fixed.

Cam: I think part of the problem was the 100 hour time limit not giving us enough time for a finale.

Troy: And this is where the fix comes in.

Cam: Once after everyone arrives back in Grand Bay Lake, you have the whole day to yourselves to do some last minute mingling and interacting with the characters. So you and the characters do whatever you want, but on the fifth and final night, you watch the fireworks just in front of the royal castle, and that is where all the players and game characters say their last goodbyes.

Troy: And if male players want to have anything romantic with any of the female characters, whether it be Wendy, Chelia, Carla, our sister, Princess Erika……….

Erika: HEY????!!!!!

Troy: Just saying for when you're a default character, can I finish?

Erika: Fine!!!!

Troy: My girlfriend Chloe, and Cam's crush Mackenzie when they're default characters, Manaka, Miuna, Sayu, or our new friends who we pick up, Ayumi, and Nina, then they can. Same thing if female players want to get romantic with Poe, Finn, Rami, Toby, Ramsley, Helmsley, Dorion, Haji, Jim West, Artemus Gordon, or me when I'm a default character, they can too.
Or if they all just want to remain friends and not get romantic, they can also do that. This way it works out for both male and female players. Players will be asked what gender they are, and will be asked whether they want to get romantic with the characters or not before they start. This way the game is set up and tailored to the players.

Cam: During the finale for those who choose the romance option, the main player will get to kiss the female character he chose to get romantic with, as will the supporting players. Same thing if the main player is a female, she will get to kiss the male character she chose to get romantic with.
And for non romantic, it’ll just be all heart warming hugs, and high fives.
Then the players will vanish during the fireworks finale in front of the castle, and be teleported back to their homes as an automatic log out.
And while they’re teleported back, their gaming experience will all be in replay so the players can look back at all their hardships and accomplishments.

Troy: For us there was some romance that occurred at first, but………………

Cam: It was more innocent play. The thing is Troy and Chloe are actually in a relationship, but when Chloe’s memories of this world were erased to make her more a part of the game, that just made things for Troy and Chloe awkward.
I’ve liked Mackenzie for a long time, and although it was kind of a strong start, Wendy and I bonded, and although I see our relationship as more of a brother/sister type of relationship, Mackenzie didn’t take it well, and so we really got more of a just friends ending, and that’s okay.
I’m actually glad it worked out that way.

Troy: But we figure that these ideas and tweaks should give our gamers the experience they are all looking for.

Cam: And another thing, how will the in-game experience work?

Troy: We were somehow magically teleported into the game, and we have no idea how that was even possible on our proto-type, but………………….

Cam: To be safe and make the in-game experience work reliably, we’re gonna have to make a contract with the Japanese gaming console manufactures, and sell the head gear they use along with the micro-disk chip adapter in order to make the game work.

Troy: That would be our safest option since we have no idea how our proto-type game was able to teleport us into the game from the getgo.

Walter: When can you 2 start in getting the data transferred?

Troy: After having discussed everything, and gone over all the final ideas this morning………………………………….

Troy then copies all the data from the proto type game, and then puts in all the updates and fixes onto a flash drive ready to put the game in development.

Troy: I've got all the data we will need on this flash drive. Just send it to the game developers to finalize everything, and then we can start building the duplicate game copies.

Cam: We’ll continue holding onto the proto-type since that’s our game, but we have everything we need on the flash drive.

Troy: With that being said, in order to make the game work, the micro-disk adapter will be needed, so that’s another thing we can have as a selling point.

Cam: All the gaming power of 4 Realms placed on a disk the size of half dollar.

Ray: Now that is impressive!!!!

Bodie: Say, what will be the name of this new game?

Cam: Well given that the adventure begins in the Southern Realm, then takes you to the Central Realm, and then the Northern Realm, and your final destination is in the Castle Realm……………..

Troy: And to get back to the roots of where this company first took off the answer is quite clear.

Erika: And it pays a good nod to the original game we are naming it after.

Cam, Troy, & Erika: Enchanted 2: The Four Realm Adventure.

Matt: A rather humble name, but really gives a nod to our first big successful game that made this company take off.

Adam: And if this game proves as successful as the Original game of Enchanted, then it will be a much worthy title.

Shelley: Whatever……………….

Oscar: Sounds like a good solid plan, and lets hope everything works out for the best.

Walter: I have absolute faith in you 3, and if we make it out of this, it will be thanks to you.

Cam: Hopefully it has all the answers we need.

Troy: There are times you can relax in this game, and there are times you are gonna be on your toes and need to stay alert, so let’s hope gamers will like it.

Erika: And this can be just a start of what you guys can really do.

Cam: Exactly, the sky is the limit.

Walter: With all that being said, and having gone over your experience with the whole game, I say, it’s safe to call this meeting adjourned.


To Be Continued……………………………….

Chapter 52

Little Erika’s First Crush Gone Wrong

2 Months have passed since the beta testing of the game, and it’s been a full month since the new game of Enchanted 2: The 4 Realms Adventure hit the market.
The game was slow to sell at first, but after gamers started playing it, the game became an instant smash hit. Many gamers loved the fact that the game play could be custom tailored, especially when making character avatars. They also liked that they didn’t have to play as the main protagonist, but could take secondary, and support roles when playing with more than one player.
The game became fairly popular amongst Fairy Tail Fans, Super Mario World Fans, The Legend Of Zelda Fans, but it became SUPER popular among Herbie Fans, and many people agreed that Herbie The Love Bug practically stole the show or in this case stole the game.
Wendy, Carla, and Chelia became super popular among Fairy Tail fans, but the most popular of the female character ended up becoming none other than Princess Erika.
Gamers loved all the game’s twists and turns, character interaction, mini games of the Grand Prix, train chase, solving mysteries and puzzles on Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, but everyone especially loved going through all the different castles, and taking on all the bosses.
The experience felt almost as real to gamers as it did to Cam, Troy, Erika, Chloe, and Mackenzie. This was causing the game to not last very long on the store shelves as the sales were going through the roof.
With the sales doing well, the Von Ludwig Gaming Corporation is well on its way to getting out of the woods and back on the map. The thought of filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy will soon be nothing more than a distant memory.
At headquarters over in Mission Viejo, the board of directors are beyond thrilled with the results, and cannot wait for what’s to happen in the future.

Walter: I don’t know how my niece and nephews did it, but they pulled it off!!!!

Rayray: Their wild and crazy imaginations did it!!!!!

Oscar: It could be that even though the storyline and setting are pretty good, the gaming experience is what really puts it on the map.

Eric: I can agree with you guys on that. I’ve played the game twice in both intermediate and SUPER Advanced modes, and although I’m not a big fan of the story line; the game experience you get is unrivaled.

Matt: I actually like the story line since I always enjoy a good adventure, and this well gave me a good adventure.

Amy: I had my doubts at first, but in the end I actually enjoyed the game.

Alexander: I honestly couldn’t get enough of solving the mystery behind the haunting for the segment on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I mean, way to reintroduce a classic!!!! Plus Wendy Marvell is a pretty sharp cookie for a 12-year-old.

Teresa: Although I’m not really into these sort of things, I will admit that the graphics are pretty spectacular.

Simon: We can’t forget that the music used in this game was pretty BADASS!!!!

Shelley: HEY; WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE IN THIS OFFICE!!!!

Vicky: I may not be a fan of profanity, but I will admit the music was not bad.

Bodie: At first the game is slow, but once you go to the first castle, the game pretty much takes off.

Todd: I LOVE, the tribute to Chattanooga Choo Choo where Burt soils his pants and has to wear a dress!!!!! LOL!!!!!

Adam: I’ve never been a fan of Herbie, but he stole the show!!!!

Walter’s phone rings, and to Walter’s surprise, it is the president of IGN.

Walter: Good Afternoon, this is Walter Von Ludwig Speaking.

Walter is soon shocked to hear that the new game is being nominated for best new gaming experience and graphics at the next international game showcasing.
Later on he receives various calls from Gamespot, Game Rankings, and many more game critics highly praising the game for the new in-game experience, graphics, music, and even story line.
This makes Cam and Troy busier than ever before in making sure the supply of the new games keeps up with the demand, but with it’s new found popularity, it just was not possible.

Troy: WOW!!!!!! I never thought that our game would end up like this Camaro!!!!!

Cam: I know, I mean these demands are NUTS!!!!!

Troy: We tailored the game to work for us personally, but I didn’t think that the general public would actually grow to like it too!!!!!

Cam: That’s the crazy thing, it was mainly tailored to me personally for some reason, and everything else just fell into place………………Now all of a sudden after some tweaks and modifications, the game is all of a sudden the newest and hottest thing out on the market in the gaming world.

Troy: We came up with a pretty badass story line, pretty badass twists and turns, but many say that the gaming experience is unrivaled. I mean, not even Sword Art Online has as good of an experience, and the graphics in our new game, far out perform the graphics in almost any other game available.
However there’s something special about our proto-type……………..

Cam: Got that right. There’s something that doesn’t even have a name in the proto-type, but it’s ours to keep, and it’s something we can always treasure for years to come.

Troy: For some reason I feel like that the characters in the proto-type game are not preprogrammed like they are in the customer copies………………..

Cam: I know what you mean. Do you think it’s possible that they are real people, and that there is such thing as magic?

Troy: We can’t rule it out, so maybe………………

Cam: But best we keep that a secret and not let ANYONE in the gaming corporation know about it………………..

Troy: I think you’re right.

Cam: On another note, this game has also backfired on us because poor Erika is now the most popular girl in her school.

Troy: OH BOY!!!!!

Cam: You know her, she doesn’t like that given how shy she really is, and if love notes weren’t flooding her locker already, it’s only gotten worse since our new game hit the market, and she’s one of the main support characters.

Troy: I know.

Cam and Troy are right for poor Erika was struggling to keep the love notes out of her locker, and many boys were going crazy all over her due to the fact that she was not just a character, but a princess in the new game.
During cheerleading practice before a big game on a Friday Afternoon, Erika has enough, and doesn’t hesitate to inform her closest friends about it.

Erika: OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE I CAN TAKE OF THIS????!!!!!

Brooke: You’re smart, beautiful, popular, a cheerleader, a ballerina, a figure skater, a championship diver, a synchronized swimmer, a gymnast, a tennis player, a runner in track & field, a model, and now apparently a game character, so it’s no surprise that this would happen.

Jenny: And not just a character, but a PRINCESS at that!!!

Anna: And it doesn’t help that you’re older brothers are the ones that created the game.

Lexi: At least your crush Daniel knows about you now. *Giggles*

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK* HEY, OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!! HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU NOT TO MENTION IT????!!!!!! UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Annie: Awwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! Are you still very shy about it?

Erika: Of course I am, wouldn’t you if it was your crush?
Besides, I’m really shy in general; ESPECIALLY when it comes to cute boys.

Sarah: That’s why you can’t respond to the various love letters, and why you’re too scared to go up to Daniel to talk to him…………………

Jenny: Do know that Daniel is 15, a high school Sophomore, a star football player, and I’d hate to say it, WAY OUT OF LEAGUE!!!!

Haley: We’re still only 11 and 12, so we have a ways to mature before we can think about boys like him.

Erika: Yeah, but maybe he’s more mature and not as obnoxious as the boys in our grade.

Sarah: I COMPLETELY understand where you are coming from Erika.

Lexi: Maybe it wouldn’t hurt if you actually went up to at least talk to Daniel for once rather than admire him from a distance.

Anna: And sometimes you can’t let your shyness get to you.

Annie: More girls are making the moves on guys in this day and age anyways.

Sarah: EXACTLY!!!!!

Brooke: You have nothing to lose, so if you tell him that you like him, at least he’ll know!!!!!

Lexi: And who knows, maybe he does like younger girls!!!!

Anna: It’s possible, and even though you’re 4 years younger, that’s really not a huge age gap.

Brooke: And nowhere NEAR the age gap you have with your brothers, so I don’t see any harm.

Annie: A 4 year age difference may seem big now, but in reality it is not.

Haley: And you know us girls mature faster than boys anyways, so you should at least go talk to him while you can.

Lexi: Speaking of which I see him coming now.

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK* OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!!!!! DO I LOOK OKAY????!!!! IS MY UNIFORM OKAY? IS MY BREATH AND MAKE UP OKAY???!!!!
AM I SHAKING TOO MUCH???!!!!

Sarah: ERIKA SWEETIE, RELAX!!!!! It’s not like you’re ask him out on a date.

Haley: Yeah, you’re just going up to say hi.

Brooke: And although you’re A LOT younger than he is, you shouldn’t sell yourself short.

Jenny: Yeah, you’re a VERY beautiful girl Erika!!!!

Anna: EXACTLY!!!! Besides many boys crush on you, and you’re now the most popular girl in the middle school division of the academy, so you really have nothing to worry about.

Annie: Erika, you are fine!!! Just show confidence and believe in yourself!!!! You’re just gonna introduce yourself to him, and let him know you exist.

Erika: Okay……………

Sarah: You’re also cheer captain of our square, and I mean no 6th grader has ever been cheer captain of a squad at the academy before, so that says something about you!!!!

Brooke: And if you can be our cheer captain, then you already have an edge over most other girls.

Annie: Exactly, so go up to him, and say hi.

Erika: Okay……………….

Erika takes a gulp, and then a deep breath before swallowing a breath mint, and leaves her squad.

Sarah: That’s it Erika!!!!

Brooke: You’ve got this girl!!!!

Anna: We believe in you!!!!

Erika buckles down, walks up to Daniel, and introduces herself to him.

Erika: Hey Daniel!!!

Daniel: Oh hello, I’ve never seen you around before!!!

Erika: I’m from the middle school division, so our paths don’t cross much. *Giggles*

Daniel: Hey no problem, but it makes sense.
However you are kind of a cute one, and seem kind of familiar.

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK & GIGGLES* REALLY????!!!!!

Daniel: Yeah, you’re actually a very cute girl, and I think I may have seen you somewhere!!!! So what’s your name?

Erika: My name’s Erika. Erika Von Ludwig.

Daniel: Nice to meet you……………….WAIT, VON LUDWIG AS IN VON LUDWIG GAMING CORPORATIONS????!!!!!!

Erika: YES!!!!!!!

Daniel: THEN THAT MEANS YOUR BROTHER IS TROY, THE FAMOUS KING OF GAMES RIGHT?????!!!!!!

Erika: *Giggles* Guilty as charged!!!! LOL!!!!

Daniel: AND YOUR BROTHER CAMARO CREATED THIS AWESOME NEW GAME THAT’S TOTALLY BADASS RIGHT?????!!!!!

Erika: Well, it was Cam, Troy, and I who developed the game actually since the story line and characters were our idea. But it was Cam who was the main player surprisingly. Don’t get me wrong, Troy and I also played the game, but we had more supporting roles though.

Daniel: WAIT A MINUTE, PRINCESS ERIKA SMITH FROM THE NEW GAME ENCHANTED 2 WOULDN’T HAPPEN TO BE BASED OFF OF YOU, WOULD IT????!!!!

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHTER PINK AND GIGGLES EVEN MORE* Guilty as charged!!!!!!

Daniel: WOAH, I THOUGHT YOU LOOKED FAMILIAR AND NOW THIS ALL MAKES SENSE!!!!!!! I MEAN WOW!!!!!! TALK ABOUT STRIKING A GOLD MINE!!!!!!

Erika: What do you mean?

Daniel: Princess Erika from Enchanted 2, you’ve become pretty famous to us gamers, and Troy June Von Ludwig The King Of Games is by far the most BADASS gamer there is, so I don’t think I could be anymore lucky!!!!!

Erika: Okay?

Daniel then gets out his copy of the game, and the walk through book.

Daniel: You wouldn’t mind giving me your autograph or even better, taking my game copy and walk through book and then getting your brother to sign it, would you?

Erika: Sure, I don’t mind…………..

Daniel: OH, THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME!!!!! Princess Erika and Troy June Von Ludwig will have signed MY GAME!!!!! HAAAAAA, HAAAAAA!!!!!!

Then there is trouble as Daniel’s girlfriend Emily who's captain of the Junior Varsity Cheer Squad from the high school division soon comes walking over.

Emily: Hey Babe!!!!

Daniel: Hey, perfect timing!!!!! I want you to meet a new friend of mine!!!!
This is Erika Von Ludwig, the little sister of the Famous Troy June Von Ludwig, The King Of Games!!!!! And get this, Princess Erika from the game Enchanted 2 is based off of her!!!!!!

Emily: WOAH!!!!! That is amazing!!!!

Daniel: I KNOW, AND SHE’S GONNA GET HER BROTHER TROY TO SIGN MY GAME COPY!!!!!!

Hearing this makes Erika really upset because now she is seeing Daniel’s true colors.

Daniel: By the way Erika, this is my girlfriend Emily. She’s captain of the Junior Frosph Cheerleading Squad in the High School Division.

Emily: Nice to meet you.

Erika: Nice to meet you too!!! I’m also captain of the cheer squad in the middle school division.

Emily: Good for you!!!! Maybe someday you can reach my level sweetie.

Daniel: Anyways, can you please sign my game, and have your brother sign it too? And maybe it would be better if both of your brothers signed it since your brother Cam developed the game right?

Erika: What do you take me for exactly? A messenger? And am I only a game character to you? Are you only being nice to me because I'm a princess in this game or is it because one of my brothers is famous and the other one is the supposed creator? What is the reason exactly???!!!!!

Daniel: Why, what’s the big deal. You’re Princess Erika from Enchanted, your brother Troy is the Famous King Of Games, and your brother Camaro developed this new game, so what more do you want?

Erika: I thought you were different, but I guess I was wrong……………..I guess I am no more than a stupid game character, a stupid princess out of a game, a King of Game’s little sister, and the little sister of the supposed creator……………..

Emily: What do you mean, sweetie? You don’t mean you actually have a crush on my boyfriend do you?

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHTER PINK* I thought I did……………….

Daniel: SERIOUSLY????!!!!!! Yeah, you maybe a cute one, but COME ON!!!!! WE’RE TOO MANY YEARS APART!!!!!

Emily: EXACTLY!!!!! YOU HAVE A LOT OF GROWING UP TO DO!!!!! DANIEL IS WAY TOO HOT AND MATURE FOR YOU!!!!! NO HIGH SCHOOLER IS GONNA WANNA DATE A LITTLE GIRL WHO IS UNDEVELOPED WITH NO BOOBS AND A TINY BUTT; I MEAN GET REAL HERE SISTER!!!!! DANIEL IS WAY OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE GIRLFRIEND!!!!
SO BEST YOU GO BACK TO YOUR LITTLE SQUAD, CHEER WITH THEM, AND MAYBE SETTLE FOR BOYS WHO ARE MORE IN YOUR LEAGUE!!!!!

Erika: YOU’RE NOT GETTING MINE, OR EITHER OF MY BROTHERS’ AUTOGRAPHS FOR YOUR STUPID GAME!!!!!

Erika runs off, and grabs her cheer bag, however the rest of her friends worry about her.

Sarah: Hey Erika, what’s wrong?????!!!!!

Brooke: Yeah, what happened????!!!!!!

Erika: I'm sorry girls, but I gotta go!!!!!

Erika then runs away crying as she gets out her phone and calls Cam.

Cam: It’s a little early for Erika to be calling since she’s cheerleading for a game tonight.

Troy: Something must be up!!!!

Cam: Best I answer it!!!!

Erika: Hey Cam……………..

Cam: Hey Erika, what’s up?

Erika: Cam, can you please come pick me up?

Cam: Sure, but aren’t you cheering for a game tonight?

Erika: NOT ANYMORE, I WANNA GET OUT OF HERE, SO CAN YOU PLEASE PICK ME UP????!!!!!

Cam: Uh-oh!!!! Something is not right, because she sounds really upset. She wants me to pick her up!!!

Troy: No problem!!!! We don’t have much left to do, so you can head on out, while I take care of the rest of the workload.

Cam: Thanks Troy!!!!!

Troy: Hey, our sister’s needs are always a priority.

Cam: MOST DEFINITELY!!!!
Hey, no problem sweetie, I’m leaving the office right now, and will be on my way to pick you up.

Erika: Thank you!!!!!

Erika then sits down at the curb as she continues crying while Cam gets in his car and drives off to pick her up.
It’s not long until Cam arrives and pulls up to the curb.

Cam: Hey Erika, what’s up?

Erika says nothing as she hands Cam her cheer bag and hops in the passenger seat.

Cam: Oh Boy, something is up………………

Cam stays respectfully quiet during the drive home, and once they arrive home, Erika runs up to her room, and bawls her eyes out on the bed, but she forgets to close the door.
Cam soon goes to her side to try to help.

Cam: Hey princess, what’s going on?

Erika: Cam……………I……………

Erika continues crying her eyes out on Cam as he wraps her arms around her.

Cam: Erika, sweetie, what happened.

Erika: DANIEL IS SUCH A JERK!!!!! HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID?????!!!!!!

Cam: Wait, Daniel as in your crush Daniel?

Erika: I can’t believe I WAS SO STUPID!!!!!

Cam: Hey, you’re not stupid. I mean, yes we do stupid things, but it doesn’t mean we are stupid.

Cam gently sits Erika on his lap, gently dries her tears, strokes her beautiful long blonde hair, and gives her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

Cam: You know you can always tell me anything sweetie. Now please tell me everything that happened……………..

Erika: Okay…………………..Well here’s the thing…………………

Erika then tells Cam everything that happened from start to finish, and Cam soon understands why she’s really upset.

Erika: Then I realized that he didn’t really give a darn about me…………….he was only nice because I’m Princess Erika from the game, and that I’m Troy , “THE FAMOUS KING OF GAMES,” younger sister.

Cam: Hey, at least now you know.

Erika: Yeah, and his girlfriend IS SUCH A BITCH!!!!!!!

Cam: WOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! You tell Troy and I not to use profanity, but MY GOD, you just used it right then and there!!!!!

Erika: SHE JUST MADE ME SO ANGRY AND FEEL REALLY HURT!!!!!

Cam: I’ve dealt with A LOT of girls like that when I was in high school, and it sucked. But it helped me realize that girls like that are not worth my time, and you’ve learned that boys like Daniel are not worth your time.

Erika: I guess so!!!!

Cam: You can’t take what Emily said to you to heart. I mean, yes you may not be fully developed yet, but you are still growing and are becoming more beautiful everyday. And it’s also possible that she said that because she was jealous of you.

Erika: How can you be so sure?

Cam: Anyone who is emotionally secure and happy with where they are at in life would not put someone else down to make themselves feel better.
Emily maybe really hot, but she’s most likely very emotionally insecure and unhappy with herself. She’s most likely dating Daniel, and is cheer captain of her squad for status to make herself look good, and not so much because of her choice.
She most likely said hurtful things about you because she was jealous of the fact you’re captain of your cheer squad because it’s something you love, and because you are a VERY beautiful girl. You do get a lot of love letters in your locker because of many guys crushing on you after all, but hey who can blame em, they all got good taste.

Erika: I know, but I just want someone to like me for me, and not because I’m a cheerleader, or Troy, “THE FAMOUS KING OF GAMES,” younger sister.

Cam: You have plenty of time to find the right person sweetie. You’re only 11, still yet to receive your first period, and really shouldn’t be worrying about impressing boys.

Erika: I know............................

Cam: Unfortunately boys your age until they reach age 21 think with the wrong head and it’s not the head on their shoulders.

Erika: EWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

Cam: My point exactly, so you don’t need to worry about impressing anybody, or worrying about what boys think of you if they’re constantly thinking with the wrong head. Just give it time, and keep focus on being you.
You’re a very beautiful girl, in fact you’re the most beautiful girl on the planet!!!!! That girl Emily knew it, and was jealous of you because of it.

Erika: Still, what if that bitch Emily is right? What if no one ever wants to go out with me because of not having any boobs and a tiny butt?

Cam: Don’t let her words get to you. You are still growing, and everything will develop when they’re supposed to.
As for those guys sending you love letters; they are not worthy of you because they don’t reach your standards. As for Daniel, he is just a Son Of A Bitch who’s lucky that I wasn’t there to give him a piece of my mind.
And besides…………

Cam lifts up Erika’s cheerleading skirt and gently gropes her on the butt.

Cam: I’m more of a butt guy anyways, and you do have a very cute butt.

Erika: *Blushes Bright Pink & Giggles* Cam, you really are a pervert ya know? But it’s okay because you’re my pervert, and I love you.

Erika then gives Cam a gentle kiss on the cheek, and Cam gives her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

Cam: I’m always here for you no matter what happens.

Erika: Thank you Cam.

Cam: Anytime.

Erika then wraps her arms around Cam and hugs him, and Cam hugs her back.

Erika: I Love you so much Cam………………..I love you with all my heart.

Cam: I love you very much too Erika.

Cam then gives Erika another gentle kiss on the forehead and Erika gives Cam another gentle kiss on the cheek.

Erika: I hope I’ll always be the only girl in your life Cam. No other girl can have you………..no they just can’t……………….because if you think I was sad now, I’d be even more sad if I were to lose you. I would be the most broken hearted little girl if I lost you……………………………

Cam: You’re not gonna lose me; I promise you that.

Erika: Pinky swear?

Cam: Pinky Swear.

Cam and Erika then hook their pinkies together.

Erika: Is it okay if I keep borrowing your lap?

Cam: You can use it as long as you like sweetie.

Erika: Why can’t all boys be like you and Troy, Cam?

Cam: Because Troy and I are passed age 21, and are done playing games. We’re not after sex or status, but we want real love. Unfortunately boys ranging from your age until 21 don’t always feel that way, and neither do most girls either.

Erika: Some girls are stupid……………

Cam: But you’re not one of em sweetie.

Erika: We’ll always be best friends forever, won’t we?

Cam: Wouldn’t have it any other way.

Soon Troy returns home the same time Chloe stops by.

Troy: Hey guys I’m home!!!!

Chloe: Hey!!!!

Cam: We’re up in Erika’s room.

Chloe: Mind if we come up?

Erika: Not at all!!!

Troy and Chloe make their way up to Erika’s room.

Chloe: Hey, guys what’s up? How was cheerleading?

Cam: Poor thing had a rough day at cheerleading.

Chloe: OH NO, What happened?

Cam: Boy trouble!!!!

Troy: I knew this day would come……………..

Cam: You don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to sweetie.

Erika: It’s okay………..

Erika then takes a gulp and then a deep breath before she speaks.

Erika: Okay, so here’s what really happened. This guy Daniel, he’s 15, a highschool Sophomore, and a star football player.
I’ve had a crush on him for a long time, and while the girls on the cheer squad and I talk, he comes by and I go up to talk to him…………………..

Erika then tells Troy and Chole EVERYTHING that happened from start to finish, and it makes them both VERY upset.

Troy: Well, one thing’s for sure, that jerk is NEVER getting my autograph!!!!
NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE HURTS OUR LITTLE SISTER AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!!!

Cam: Poor thing was crying for the passed hour.

Erika: I’m doing okay now though.

Chloe: THAT BITCH IS SOOOOOOOOOO LUCKY THAT I WASN’T THERE TO GIVE HER A PIECE OF MY MIND!!!!!!

Cam: Would you girls like some alone time to talk?

Troy: Yeah, Chloe can give VERY GOOD advice when it comes to this kind of stuff, and who can understand this better than her?

Cam: Exactly!!!!

Erika: Okay.
Thanks for letting me borrow your lap Cam.

Cam: Anytime sweetie.

Troy: If you’d like, within the hour, we can all go hang out at Disneyland, or Knotts Berry Farm for the night.

Chloe: THAT SOUNDS PERFECT!!!!!

Erika: Disneyland is closer, and I love it better, so let’s go there!!!!

Cam: We figured you’d make that choice!!!! LOL!!!!

Troy: And we’re on board!!!!

Chloe: AWESOME!!!!!

Cam: We’ll head on out when you girls are ready.

Chloe: Alright!!!!

Cam and Troy leave Erika and Chloe alone to talk.

Chloe: Don’t feel too bad sweetie because I’ll tell you; EVERY GIRL goes through this, and it’s no fun. I would know because I too have been rejected and had my heart broken A LOT.

Erika: REALLY????!!!!!

Chloe: YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!!! And it SUCKED!!!!!

Erika: I just feel that the boys who send me love letters are only after me because I’m cheer captain along with all my other talents.

Chloe: Then they are not worth your time. They are immature if they only want you for status. I’ve been there too!!!!!

Erika: Daniel was only nice to me because I’m Troy's “The Famous King Of Games,” little sister, and for the fact I’m Princess Erika in our new game.
I FEEL LIKE SUCH AN IDIOT FOR HAVING A CRUSH ON SUCH A JERK!!!!

Chloe: Don’t feel that way sweetie. We all go through this, and we all learn the hard way. It bites!!!! But listen, just because this happened, doesn’t mean it was really a bad thing?

Erika: How was it not bad?

Chloe: EXPERIENCE SWEETIE!!!! You’re a VERY SHY little girl, and yet you showed courage by walking up to your crush, and introducing yourself to him!!!! THAT TAKES CONFIDENCE AND YOU SHOWED IT!!!!!
You also learned right away that Daniel was only nice to you because he wanted something, and not many girls learn that quickly right off the bat. BUT YOU DID!!!!
You’re a VERY smart girl Erika, and you learned what it is you want, and what it is you don’t want!!!!

Erika: I just wish there were more boys out there like Cam and Troy!!!!!

Chloe: You’d be surprised because they are out there. Sometimes it takes A LOT of patience, and unfortunately you may need to kiss A LOT of frogs before you find your handsome prince.
Believe it or not, I had 6 boyfriends before I found Troy, and what made me fall for him wasn’t because he was a star football player. Not because of his VERY high IQ, not because he’s multi-talented, and ESPECIALLY NOT because he is “THE FAMOUS KING OF GAMES!” I love him for the person he is on the inside. He was the only one who actually considered my feelings, and actually gave a darn about what I wanted in a relationship. All the other boys were SELFISH, and only wanted me because of the fact I was a hot cheerleader, and only had one thing on the mind.

Erika: Cam just told me that most boys my age up to 21 think with the wrong head and it’s not the one on their shoulders, and that is so gross.

Chloe: HE IS RIGHT!!!! And there are times Troy thinks with the wrong head too, but that’s okay, he’s only like that with me, and no one else. That is good!!!! Because it means I make him happy, and he loves me enough to be that way with me and only me.

Erika: I see.................

Chloe: I waited long and hard for Troy to come around, and I was scared to go out with him. But once I really got to know him shortly after we started dating, I realized he was different from all the other boys, and any doubts and fears I had just vanished.
However, it’s such a shame that Cam and Mackenzie haven’t gotten together.

Erika: Hey, I am glad they haven’t because I don’t want any other girls to have him but me.

Chloe: I understand how much you love and adore Cam, but sweetie, you can’t always be the only girl in his life.
Cam is a real sweetheart, and it’s only a matter of time before a lucky girl finds him, and goes out with him. You can’t hog him to yourself forever sweetie.

Erika: But I don’t wanna lose him to someone else.

Chloe: You never will. No other girl wants to take him from you, and no other girl can. But understand that like Troy, he’s a full grown adult, and although he hasn’t had a girlfriend, it’s only a matter of time until he does.
And someday you will find a sweet and wonderful boyfriend who will love and care about you for you.

Erika: But after what’s happened, I don’t want any other boys. Just want Cam.

Chloe: You say that now, but give it a couple years, and you WILL be wanting a boyfriend, but my advice to you is, keep your expectations low, but your standards HIGH. Be picky!!!! Don’t pick someone who’s a star athlete, don’t pick one for being super smart, don’t pick one because he’s famous, don’t pick him because he’s hot, but pick him for who he is on the inside.

Erika: Okay.

Chloe: However I do worry about Cam because he is so shy, so timid, and just too nice of a person that he might lower his standards, and take anyone who asks him out, out of desperation. He could EASILY wind up in an awful relationship where he could be taken advantage of and possibly abused.
And although maybe you can’t always be the only girl in his life, you can make sure that the girl he goes out with loves him for him, and doesn’t want him just to take advantage of him.

Erika: Hmmmmm, okay!!! I might just do that. If anyone’s gonna date my brother, they will have to go through me first!!!! *Giggles*

Chloe: But don’t be too hard on em, okay?
And if he doesn’t ask Mackenzie out, or if Mackenzie doesn’t tell him how she feels, I’m gonna have to set up a blind date for those 2!!!!

Erika: Where is she by the way?

Chloe: She and her family left early today to spend the weekend up in San Luis Obispo.

Erika: Okay!!!!

Chloe: Erika, do you mind standing up for just a second?

Erika: Sure!!!!

Chloe: Erika, you have a beautiful figure, and although you are still growing, you are filling out in the right areas perfectly.
You are a very beautiful girl Erika!!!!!
That mean bitch Emily said what she said most likely because she was jealous of how beautiful you are!!!!

Erika: But she said no high-schooler would want to go out with me because I’m undeveloped, have no boobs, and a tiny butt.

Chloe: NOT TRUE ERIKA!!!!! They are starting to form, and mind if I look under your skirt for a sec? We’re both girls, so no need to be embarrassed!!!!

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK* Okay.

Chloe: Yeah, you are forming very nicely sweetie!!!! You can’t let what Emily said get to you. You are developing beautifully sweetie. And boys are flooding your locker with love letters right? And even though they’re not your type, and are very obnoxious, it’s still a compliment.
Anyways, you have plenty of time to wait for the right boy to come around, and when he does, he will be worth the wait.

Erika: I know he will. But for now, I’m perfectly happy with the bond I have with Cam.

Chloe: You are a very lucky girl Erika!!!! You have 2 wonderful big brothers who love and care about you so much, and you know they’d do anything for you right?

Erika: I know, and I love em both so very much, and would do anything for them!!!!
But they can be pervertive when they want to be. *Giggles*

Chloe: ALL Boys are like that!!!!!

Erika: At least Cam is gentle when it comes to the butt gropes, where as Troy’s HURTS!!!!!

Chloe: YOU’VE GOT THAT RIGHT!!!!! I mean OUCH!!!!

Erika: It’s even worse we he knocks your underwear out of place and you get a nasty wedgie out of it!!!!

Chloe: UGH, TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who deals with it, but hey, you can’t help but love him anyways, right?

Erika: I know!!!! And I understand that they do it out of love the same way how I like to sit on top of em when they lay down!!!

Chloe: EXACTLY!!!!
So, know that you always have your 2 wonderful big brothers, and you’ll always have me to protect you if ever anyone tries to hurt you or break your heart.

Erika: Thanks Chloe!!!!

Chloe: Of course; anytime sweetie!!!

Chloe and Erika wrap their arms around each other in an intimate hug.

Chloe: Okay, shall we go tell Cam and Troy that we’re ready?

Erika: Sounds good to me!!!

Chloe: Okay, let’s go!!!!


To Be Continued……………………

Chapter 53

A Company Banquet At The California Science Center Part 1


It’s mid May now, and the sales of the new game are only increasing. The Von Ludwig Gaming Corporation struggles to keep enough hard copies of their new game on the store shelves.
With the company back on track to success, and the possibilities of filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy now being a thing of the passed, the board of directors decides to schedule a company banquet in celebration of the company’s newfound success at the California Science Center in Downtown Los Angeles.

Walter: And because of our amazing sales, our game’s newfound popularity, and the thought of filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy now being a distant memory, it is time we celebrate our success and have a company banquet!!!!!
And for this banquet I would like you to invite your whole family because it will be at the California Science Center in Downtown Los Angeles!!!!!

Vicky: Sounds like a great plan!!!!

Rayray: THE CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER? ALRIGHT!!!!!

Matt: That sounds great!!!!!

Walter: The banquet will be held on Saturday May 20th in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion Hangar where Space Shuttle Endeavour is, and will start at 6:30 and go until 11:00!!!! Dinner will begin at 7:30, so you'll have a full hour to look around.

Cam: Forgive me for interrupting, but it turns out that my model train club, the Del Oro Pacific, has a train layout set up in that very pavilion on that weekend. If you’d like I can contact the club’s president Denis, and ask him if the club is willing to keep the trains running for our private event if we pay the club members that are willing to stay late.

Walter: That sounds like a wonderful idea!!!!! Please get in contact with your club at once because we’d love to see everything the Science Center has to offer, and I’m sure the kids would love to see the trains.

Cam: No problem!!!!!

Walter: Also, so you guys won’t have to deal with the hassle of commuter traffic, the corporation is willing to put you up in The Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza for the night, and it’s one of the finest hotels in LA that’s only a 10 minute drive away.

Eric: That’s great!!!!!

Walter: Again, that’s Saturday May 20th in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion from 6:30-11:00 of the California Science Center. Dinner starts at 7:30.
Good work everyone; I look forward to seeing you all there!!!!

Cam: Well, I plan on heading over there on Friday at 11:00 a.m. to help Del Oro set up the train layout.

Troy: Not a bad idea, Erika and I will join you after I get off work and she gets off from Track & Field Practice.

Cam: I will be with the model train club from 10:00 a.m. on Saturday to 4:30 p.m. and then help em out again on and off during the banquet.

Troy: Hey sounds like a good plan!!!

Soon Cam receives a phone call from no one other than Mackenzie.

Cam: WOAH!!!!!

Troy: What is it?

Cam: It’s Mackenzie!!!!!

Troy: Go on and answer it!!!! You can’t leave a girl hanging on the line!!!

Cam: Right!!!!

Cam then answers the phone and Mackenzie is happy to hear Cam’s response.

Mackenzie: Hey Cam!!!!

Cam: Hey Mackenzie, what’s up?

Mackenzie: I was wondering, what time do you get off work?

Cam: It's almost 4:30 and Troy and I are about to wrap things up right about now.

Mackenzie: Perfect!!!! Would you mind meeting me at Starbucks for a little?

Cam: Sure, I don’t mind!!!!

Mackenzie: GREAT!!!!! I’ll see you soon, okay!!!!

Cam: Okay!!!!

Cam then gets off the phone and Troy knows what’s up.

Troy: Well, well, well!!!! It sounds like you 2 are meeting up!!!

Cam: At Starbucks to be exact. But why?

Troy: She wants alone time with, and when she wants alone time, it could be serious.

Cam: Okay?

Troy: Now would be a good time to ask her out.

Cam: But do I really want to go out with her though?

Troy: You 2 have been close friends for a long time, so why not take a chance and tell her how you feel?

Cam thinks about it, and then remembers Wendy all of a sudden which causes him to think twice.

Cam: I don’t know if this is really what I want though.

Troy: Camaro, you can’t wait around forever. Pretty soon another guy will come around, swoop in on her when you least expect it, and then it’ll piss you off if you don’t make your move.

Cam: Okay. I get what you’re saying, so why not? I mean, the worst she can do is just “Friend zone” me, and I’m okay with that!!!!

Troy: You’re very brave for saying that, but at the same time that’s good because it means you’re willing to move on if things don’t work out.

Cam: Hey, no need to hurry, and I have nothing to lose.

Troy: Very well said Camaro. I wish you the best of luck.

Cam soon leaves the office, gets in his car, and meets up with Mackenzie at a Starbucks in Irvine.

Mackenzie: Hey Cam!!!!

Cam: Hey Mackenzie.

Mackenzie: How was work?

Cam: Well, the company is doing MUCH better because of our new game.

Mackenzie: REALLY? THAT’S GREAT!!!!!

Cam: Got that right!!! We’re struggling to keep our new game on the shelves, but it’s a good thing. Sales have been going through the roof, we are out of debt, we’ve paid for the copyright licensing for the game, and filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy is all but a distant memory now.

Mackenzie: That is just great!!!! I am so happy for you!!!!

Cam: Thanks!!! Anyways, how was college?

Mackenzie: It was okay. It’s kinda boring now that cheerleading is over for the season, but there’s track & field, which was awesome, but tiring.

Cam: I bet.

Mackenzie: Anyways, I’m getting kinda thirsty, so let’s go in and get something okay?

Cam: Sounds good. What is it you’d like?

Mackenzie: Definitely a Venti Mocha Frap. What about you?

Cam: Going with the Venti Dragon Drink?

Mackenzie: How is that?

Cam: It’s pretty good actually, and I do recommend it.

Mackenzie: Okay!!! I’ll most definitely try it sometimes!!!!

Cam: Also don’t worry, I’ll take care of the bill.

Mackenzie: Cam, you don’t have to do that!!!

Cam: No, it’s okay!!!! I don’t mind.

Mackenzie: Are you sure?

Cam: Affirmative!!!

Mackenzie: Cam, you are just so sweet!!!!

Cam: Hey, what are best friends for anyways?
I’ll take care of the orders; you just sit down and relax.

Mackenzie: Okay.

Mackenzie finds a place to sit as Cam puts in the drink orders and pays the bill. He then comes back with the drinks and sits down with Mackenzie.

Mackenzie: Again, thank you so much Cam!!!! I really appreciate it!!!!

Cam: Hey, don’t worry about it!!! It’s no problem!!!!
Anyways, it’s not like you to call me out of nowhere, so what’s up?

Mackenzie: There’s something I wanna get off of my mind…………..

Cam: What would that be?

Mackenzie: The thing is, I owe you an apology………….

Cam: For what?

Mackenzie: I can’t remember a thing that happened to me in the game, and my mind is all a blur. It even hurts me to think that I forgot you while I was in the game, and I made a complete idiot of myself.

Cam: Hey don’t worry about it!!!! It’s all in the passed.

Mackenzie: How can I not worry? We could have been stuck in the game had one of us died!!!! You literally came close to dying and almost got us all sent back to the start had it not been for your sister. Then you had to team up with a living car, and a little 12-year-old girl to save Chloe and me…………….

Cam: Hey, Troy was involved in the rescue as well, and so was Erika.

Mackenzie: I know, but even Erika’s memories were wiped out. But at least she was powerful, and a big help. I was useless, and I forgot about you. And what’s worse, when we return home, I didn’t even bother to thank you. When I woke up, Chloe and I just took off and left while you, Troy, and Erika were getting things ready for your big meeting.

Cam: Hey, we could not have predicted that the game would have turned out the way it did.

Mackenzie: Still, I feel so bad for forgetting about you. And I feel even worse for losing the feelings I have for you………………

Cam: What?

Mackenzie: The thing is Cam………….

Mackenzie takes a gulp before she takes a deep breath, and then confesses her true feelings.

Mackenzie: CAM, I LIKE YOU!!!!!

This causes Cam’s jaw literally to hit the ground because not long ago, he also had the same feelings for her.

Mackenzie: I REALLY like you Cam……………………A LOT!!!!! And I didn’t have the courage to tell you until Chloe threatened to post my crush on you all over Facebook and Instagram.

Cam: Oh geeze!!!!

Mackenzie: I know. I’ve wanted to tell you, but I didn’t have the courage.

Cam: I also really liked you too.

Mackenzie: REALLY???!!!!!

Cam: Yes!!!!! Before the whole ordeal with the game, I also really liked you, and wanted to ask you out, but I didn’t have the courage either.

Mackenzie: Cam, I’ve wanted you to ask me out for the longest time, and have been hoping you’d ask me out, but was sad that you never came around to it.

Cam: Because I didn’t have the courage to do so. I’ve also been way too busy with work, and have been very caught up with things that I never had the time to stop and think things over.
However it’s time I change that, and properly ask you out.

Mackenzie: REALLY???!!!!

Cam: Yes. How is your schedule this week?

Mackenzie: Studying for finals, but I can always make time for our first date!!!!

Cam: Does Thursday night work?

Mackenzie: Of course!!!! Any night works as long as I get alone time with you!!!!

Cam: Thursday night it is then!!!!!

Mackenzie: Pick me up at 7:45?

Cam: Sounds good to me!!!!
Also, there’s another thing. The Von Ludwig Gaming Corporation is having a huge banquet at the California Science Center in downtown LA in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion Hangar with Space Shuttle Endeavour. I was wondering if you’d like to be my date for the banquet as well.

Mackenzie: OH MY GOSH; I WOULD LOVE TO!!!!!

Cam: It’s on Saturday May 20th and goes from 6:30-11:00. Dinner starts at 7:30.
And if you don’t wanna worry about a long drive home that night, you and Chloe can share a hotel room at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza where everyone attending will be staying at. The company will be paying for the block of rooms, and they just want a head count to see who will be going.

Mackenzie: OH MY GOSH, THAT SOUNDS PERFECT!!!!!
Though Chloe and I have Track & Field in the morning, but right afterwards, we can carpool and give ourselves plenty of time to get ready.

Cam: Awesome!!!!! My model train club, the Del Oro Pacific, is also doing a set up in the Samuel Oschin Hangar a few yards away from the orbiter, and so I’ll be there all weekend. You’ll know where to find me.

Mackenzie: WOW!!!!! THAT IS SO GREAT!!!!!! I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!

Mackenzie then wraps her arms around Cam in a big hug, before giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Mackenzie: I am SO GLAD that we are FINALLY going out!!!!!

Cam: So am I!!!!

Mackenzie: LET’S MAKE IT OFFICIAL OKAY???!!!!

Cam: But we haven’t really had our first date yet!!!

Mackenzie: I know, but we will on Thursday, so might as well make it official, right?

Cam: Okay, whatever you say!!!!

Mackenzie: GREAT!!!!

Mackenzie then gets out her phone, opens up her Facebook, and changes her status from single to being in a relationship with Camaro Von Ludwig.

Mackenzie: AND THERE!!!! We are officially in a relationship!!!!

Cam: Awesome!!!!

Mackenzie: By the way Cam?

Cam: Yes?

Mackenzie: I like your hair SO MUCH BETTER without the red highlights, if I can be honest. It looked a little obnoxious!!!!

Cam: Oh, okay. And if we’re being honest, you actually look really cute in those notorious Nike Gym Shorts.

Mackenzie: *Giggles* They’re Lululemon Hotty Hot Gym Shorts actually, but they serve the same purpose, and they can actually hold a phone.

Cam: They actually really cute on you!!!!

Mackenzie: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK & GIGGLES* Well thank you Cam!!!! It means a lot because I think they’re really cute too, and go with almost anything. They’re also perfect for Track N Field, or basic lounging around, which is why I wear them.

Cam: Makes sense!!!!

Mackenzie then goes over to Cam, sits on his lap, and gently lays her head on his shoulder.

Mackenzie: I am so glad we are an official couple now, and I hope we can always be like this.

Cam was sort of taking things back because he was feeling rushed, but he didn’t want to hurt Mackenzie’s feelings or break her heart, so he respectfully agreed and just gently stroked her beautiful face.

Mackenzie: Mind if we hang out at your place for a while?

Cam: Sure, I don’t see why not.

Mackenzie: YAY!!!!

Cam: (GOOD THING ERIKA IS BACK AT MOM & DAD’S HOUSE IN HUNTINGTON BEACH FOR THE WEEK OR THIS WOULD BE A PROBLEM!!!!)

The day of the company banquet approaches faster than anyone expects, and sure enough the time reaches 4:30 p.m.
Cam was busy helping out with the train operations with the train club while running his beloved Denver & Grande Raton Locomotive Number #15 in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion when he looked at the time.

Cam: UH-OH!!!! It’s time for me to get going!!!!
Do we know who’s gonna be helping out for tonight?

Mike: I’ll be here, and so will Emma Nevada.

Big Joe: I’m also here until around 9, maybe 10.

Tom: I’ll also be here, and I believe so will Ron.

Cam: I’ll also be here to help out when not eating with the company, and my sister Erika will be joining me. So if you can get Reveille Number #6 in position ready to head out onto the main inside track, that would be great.

Mike: You got it man!!!!

Big Joe: Mike and I will have Glennbrooke and Emma Nevada on the outside while you and your sister have Raton and Reveille run on the inside.

Cam: That would be awesome, and will be a good showing of all 4 sister engines in action.

Mike: That’s how we feel.

Big Joe: Anyways, you need to get going man!!!! You’ve got your company’s banquet to prepare for in 2 hours man, so GET AWAY!!!!

Ron: I see the staff getting all the tables, chairs, dance floor, and flowers out and ready for tonight.

Mike: I also see a DJ coming in and setting up his stuff.

Tom: I’ll keep running my LGB Denver & South Park & Pacific Anniversary Train and Napa Valley Wine Train until you get back!!!

Cam: Sounds good, I’ll be on my way, and I’ll see you guys in a couple hours.

Cam then gets in his car and heads off for the hotel. Meanwhile Troy and Erika have made their way back to the hotel after a fun day in Beverly Hills when they bump into Chloe and Mackenzie as they check in.

Chloe: HEY TROY, HEY ERIKA!!!!

Mackenzie: It’s great to see you!!!!

Troy: Hey, I was wondering when you 2 would arrive!!!!

Mackenzie: Where’s Cam?

Troy: He was with the train club at the Science Center, and should be on his way back right about now.

Chloe: OH MY GOSH ERIKA, I LOVE YOUR HAIR!!!!

Erika: THANKS CHLOE!!!! I just got it done!!!!

Troy: Got it styled in a salon on Rodeo Drive, while I on the other hand went to Super Cuts.

Mackenzie: I was gonna say I love your new haircut Troy!!!!

Troy: Thanks!!!! Cam got his done yesterday knowing that he’d be busy today.

Chloe: Makes sense!!!!

Mackenzie: Anyways, what floor are you guys on?

Troy: We’re club level on floor 17 in an Executive Suite with an attached Premier King Bedroom, So Cam and I get our separate rooms while we all share the living room parlor, but Cam and Erika share a King Bedroom and bathroom.
Our parents got the California Suite, and of Course Uncle Walter and Aunt Leslie got the Presidential Suite.

Erika: No surprise!!! LOL!!!! What floor are you girls on?

Chloe: We’re in a Deluxe Room on Floor Number #10.

Troy: That’s cool!!!!

Cam soon drives his car up to the hotel’s entrance and drops it off with valley parking before walking into the hotel’s massive grand atrium.

Troy: And here he is.

Erika: HEY CAM!!!!!

Erika runs up to Cam and instantly wraps her arms around him, but this instantly ticks off Mackenzie.

Cam: Oh Hey Erika.

Erika: How was your day with the train club?

Cam: It was great, but I’m way more excited about tonight!!!!
I LOVE what you’ve done with your hair!!!!

Erika: *Blushes Bright Pink & Giggles* THANKS!!!! I went to a saloon on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. It’s A LOT more wavy now, and PERFECT for tonight!!!! I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!

Mackenzie runs up to Cam and grabs a hold of one of his hands. This however REALLY makes Erika VERY upset.

Mackenzie: Hey Babe!!!!

Cam: Oh hi!!!! I’m glad you and Chloe made it!!!!

Erika: WHAT, BABE????!!!!!!

Mackenzie: Chloe and I were sure to give ourselves plenty of time to get ready since we left right after track & field practice.

Chloe: We’re very hot and sweat, so we’re sorry if we’re disgusting.

Cam: Hey no problem!!!! We’ve got plenty of time to get ready, so onwards and upwards.

Troy: Right with ya!!!!

Erika grabs Cam’s other hand and lays her head on his shoulder when Mackenzie notices, and lays her head on Cam’s other shoulder.
All Troy can do is laugh.

Troy: *Snickers* Oh boy!!!! I knew Erika wouldn’t take Cam and Mackenzie going out very well.

Chloe: Mackenzie never liked how Cam and Erika were always so close, and was always jealous of their bond. However given that she and Cam are now officially dating, it’s caused sparks between her and Erika.

Troy: Tonight is gonna possibly be a VERY LONG night!!!!

Needless to say that the elevator ride up to the 10th floor was full of awkward silence as both Erika and Mackenzie glared at each other for Cam’s attention, while Cam looked as pale as a ghost while sitting on the fence.
Once Cam, Troy and Erika return to their suite, Erika gets really upset at Cam, and demands answers.

Erika: OKAY CAM; SPILL IT!!!! WHEN DID YOU AND MACKENZIE START GOING OUT????!!!!!

Cam: Quite recently actually…………….

Erika: HOW RECENTLY WOULD THAT BE????!!!!!

Cam: Last Thursday to be exact……………

Erika: AND YOU DIDN’T THINK TO TELL ME ABOUT IT????!!!!!!

Cam: You were living back at Mom and Dad’s after they came back from Europe…………

Erika: YOU STILL COULD HAVE CALLED, TEXTED, OR MESSAGED ME ON FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM!!!!! AND YOU PROMISED I’D BE THE ONLY GIRL IN YOUR LIFE!!!!!

Cam: I don’t remember making that promise.

Troy: I don’t remember you making that promise either Camaro, but let’s be fair, you did leave Erika in the dark about this, so I can understand why she’s upset.

Erika: YOU’RE NOT ONLY MY BIG BROTHER, BUT YOU’RE ALSO MY BEST FRIEND, AND WE TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING!!!!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT YOU AND MACKENZIE STARTED DATING!!!!!!!

Cam: I wanted to, but I was afraid how you were gonna react, and well you’re reacting the way I would expect………………….

Erika: I LOVE YOU CAM…………….I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH; YOU’RE MY WHOLE WORLD, AND IT HURTS ME TO KNOW THAT YOU’VE BEEN HIDING THE FACT THAT YOU AND MACKENZIE HAVE BEEN DATING!!!!!

A few tears pour down Erika’s face because the thought of her losing her big brother to a girlfriend was unbearable.

Erika: I thought we’d always be best friends forever.

Cam: Sweetie we will………….and I promise you that I’m not going anywhere…………

Erika: LIAR!!!!

Erika lifts up her pleated mini skirt, and rips a nasty fart right on Cam before making her way into the bathroom to take a bath.

Cam: Oh, very mature Erika!!!!

Erika: AND THERE IS PLENTY MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM!!!!!! I HATE YOU!!!!!

And like that Erika slams the bathroom door shut.

Troy: We both knew this day would come Camaro. And although you should have told her about you and Mackenzie becoming an item, you can’t blame yourself for anything. I understand and respect that you and Erika are really close, but she’s just gonna have to accept the reality pill of you dating.

Cam: She took it well when you got into relationships, and didn’t fret about it at all……............her seeing you with Chloe doesn't bother her in the slightest, but this...............

Troy: I know, and although Erika and I love each other very much; we don’t have that same bond that you 2 have. You are very special to her because you’ve always been there for her while I was busy with sports, and Mom & Dad were busy with Von Ludwig Technology Corporation.
You were the one she played with almost all the time. You were the first to hold her when she was just a baby, you changed her diapers on both numbers while I only changed em on only one number, you fed her, you bathed her, you put her to bed, you spoiled her, you cuddled her, you kept her company when she was lonely, you dressed her, you gave her advice when she needed it, you helped her with her homework, when she was out of the crib you shared your bed with her, you always protected her from our abusive Aunt Corolado, you were there to dry her tears whenever she was sad, you always drove her to see her friends whether it came to a play date or birthday party, and whenever she got tired, you always gave her your lap or shoulder and let her sleep on you. Heck you even still carry her on your back when she gets tired, and you still share your bed with her when she doesn't want to sleep alone.
You’ve done A LOT for her, and have been nothing but kind to her. It’s because of this, she has grown VERY attached to you, and LOVES you with all of her little heart.

Cam: I know that all too well, which is why I didn’t have the courage to tell her about Mackenzie.

Troy: I understand. Though to be honest, there are times I’m jealous of you to because I wish that she and I shared that same bond that you 2 share. You and I bicker A LOT, she and I bicker more times than we’d care to count, but you 2 almost NEVER fight. This has got to be the first time I’ve seen her get really upset at you in a VERY LONG time. And to think that this is one of VERY few times that she’s actually gotten upset at you is pretty damn good because most siblings would KILL to have the relationship you 2 have. It’s wonderful that you 2 are as close as you are, and my only regret is the fact that I wasn’t there for her the way you were.

Cam: Hey, you had your sports and gaming events, while I had model train events, but they weren’t as time consuming…………….

Troy: EXACTLY!!!! So you were there for her when Mom, Dad, and I were not, which is why she’s grown to love you very much, and feels really hurt right now.
But don’t worry about it. Just give her time and space, and she’ll come around.

Cam: Okay, I guess you’re right.

Troy: She’ll get over it. She knows that she can’t always be the only girl in your life, but will have a hard time accepting it. However, she’ll eventually understand, and someday she’ll get a boyfriend of her own and want her own space and privacy too.

Cam: Very true. In just a few years, it’ll most likely be the other way around, and I’ll be the one throwing a fit on her dating, but only because I don’t want her going out with any sleezeballs who want her for the wrong reason.

Troy: I have a feeling that’s what will happen!!!! LOL!!! And I think we will both be VERY strict when it comes to her dating because we only want to protect her.
And I think that’s another thing, she worries about you because she knows you’re very sensitive, and wants to make sure you’re with a girl who will love you and take good care of you. She doesn’t want you to get hurt, and in a few years, we’ll be the same way about her.

Cam: Hey, when it comes to siblings, we all wanna protect each other from bad things, but sometimes we have to learn the hard way in order to realize what it is we want and what it is we don’t want.

Troy: EXACTLY!!!!

Cam: Speaking of which, if I maybe honest with you, Mackenzie kinda rushed me into the relationship in the first place.

Troy: OH?

Erika overhears the conversation while in the bath, and soon feels more at ease.

Erika: What was that? She rushed him?

Cam: Yes. When we met up at Starbucks, she told me she liked me, and I told her that I liked her, and asked her out. Though I only asked her out on a date, it was her idea to make the relationship official right off the bat. I was kinda taken it back and thinking that maybe I got myself into something I’m not even ready for.

Troy: You’re new to dating, and let me tell you, relationships are scary, ESPECIALLY when you’re new to them.

Cam: I will go with the flow for now given that it’s possibly the first time jitters of nervousness going on due to lack of dating experience, but if I feel that she’s pressuring me into stuff I’m not ready for, then I won’t hesitate to let you and Erika know right away.

Troy: Understandable. And just give it sometime. This is all new to you, so just give it time. And if you feel unhappy that things aren’t working out, then call it off.

Cam: That’s what I’ll do, but for now I’ll just go with it, and try to make things work out. Still, it’s like Mackenzie has transformed into a different person. The sweet, shy, and innocent girl that I fell in love with has kinda disappeared right after I asked her out, and all she seemed to care about was making the relationship status official ASAP. And the date on Thursday night all she wanted to talk about was us hanging out with all of her girlfriends, and making our weekend schedules, and they are ALL about us just hanging out with her friends from cheerleading!!!!

Troy: It could be that she was so happy that she got confessing to you off of her chest, and you both returning her feelings and asking her out, that she was just excited, and want everyone to know about it. And maybe she's scheduling your weekends because she's just so happy to be with you that she can't wait to show you off to her girlfriends on the squad.

Cam: I think you’re right.
Anyways, do you mind if I use your shower after you since Erika’s pretty upset at me?

Troy: Not a problem!!!! You also make a good point, it’s time for us to get showered and ready.

Troy gets out his suit, tie, dress shirt, and dress shoes before he goes into the bathroom, brushes his teeth, shaves, takes a shower, and fixes his hair. He’s sure not to take up too much time in order to allow Cam enough time to get ready.
As Cam takes his shower, Erika comes out of her bathroom in a beautiful black frilled micro mini skirt, red ruffled tank top, white silk cardigan, knee high socks, and white platform shoes with her make up, eye brow mascara, face glitter, fake eyelashes, face blush, and lip gloss beautifully applied. She also has her hair done in a beautiful ponytail with large strands hanging down on the sides of her face and a beautiful silver ribbon sitting on top of her ponytail.
She sits down in the living room as Troy joins her all dressed up in his nice new suit with his hair nicely spiked.

Erika: Hey!!!! You look nice Troy.

Troy: Thanks, and so do you Erika!!!!

Erika: Thank you!!!!

Troy: Is everything alright?

Erika: I guess so…………….I overheard you and Cam talking while I was taking a bath………..

Troy: Oh?

Erika: I heard that getting into a relationship was actually Mackenzie’s idea and not Cam’s.

Troy: That’s what Cam told me, and Cam felt a little rushed, but this is his first relationship, so it’s all new to him.

Erika: I see…………

Troy: You can’t be mad at him forever. We all knew the day he’d get a girlfriend would come.

Erika: I know, but I just wish he would have told me that he and Mackenzie were dating.

Troy: I know, but he was worried with how you’d react.

Erika: It just hurts so much…………..

Troy: I understand. You and Cam have a special bond that most siblings would kill for. This is one of VERY FEW times where I’ve actually seen you get upset at him. The other time being was when you heard the news of him leaving for Colorado to pursue his career in becoming an FRA Certified steam locomotive engineer. Another was when he and I both left for England for a year as part of our college program, but then again you were mad at both of us.

Erika: I know…………………it’s just that I’m scared of losing him………………

Troy: I know you are sweetie.

Erika: I just love him so much that I just can’t help but worry. What if Mackenzie doesn’t treat him right, what if he’s too busy with her and doesn’t have time for me anymore, and what if she makes him cry?

Troy: When hard times come, then that is when you must be there for him when he needs you, and I know you always will. And don’t worry, he will always have time for you?

Erika: Really?

Troy: Of course!!! Even though you’re no longer the only girl in his life, you are still the most important girl in his life, and that will never change.
I understand that you don’t want to lose him, but that will never happen. No matter what happens, you’re never gonna lose him. He loves you way too much to not make time for you, and will always be there for you when you need him. You 2 are best friends as well as siblings after all.

Erika: Thanks Troy. I really needed to hear that.

Troy: What are big brothers for?

Erika: To be there for their little sisters.

Troy: And know I’ll always be there for you when you need me too.

Troy wraps his arms around Erika in a big hug, and Erika hugs him back. Troy then gives Erika a gentle kiss on the forehead, and strokes her beautiful blonde hair.

Troy: All will be fine sweetie. Just be there for Cam when he needs you.

Erika: I always will!!!!

Troy: That’s a good girl!!!!

Erika: I love you Troy!!

Troy: I love you too Erika!!

Troy then lifts up Erika’s mini skirt and gropes her on the butt causing her to blush and freak out.

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK AND SCREAMS* AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! TROY YOU PERVERT!!!!!! STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!

Troy: *BURSTS OUT LAUGHING* SORRY, I CAN’T HELP IT!!!!! YOU’RE JUST TOO CUTE WHEN YOU’RE EMBARASSED!!!!!

Erika: OOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! THAT HURT!!!!! AND YOU KNOCKED MY UNDERWEAR OUT OF PLACE AND GAVE ME ANOTHER NASTY WEDGIE!!!! A GIRL’S SENSITIVE THERE YOU KNOW!!!!!!!

Troy: *CONTINUES LAUGHING* SORRY, IT’S JUST TOO FUNNY!!!!!! LOL!!!!!

Erika: IT IS NOT!!!!!

Troy: WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL, YOU DON’T MIND WHEN CAM GROPES YOUR BUTT!!!!!

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHTER PINK* BECAUSE CAM IS GENTLE AND MORE DISCRETE ABOUT IT!!!! GEEZE!!!!!! IT’S SO EMBARRASSING!!!!!!!

Troy: What are big brothers for????!!!!!! LOL!!!!!

Erika: UUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I really wish you would stop embarrassing the hell out of me because it’s getting old!!!!

Soon Cam walks out of the bathroom all dressed in his nice new suit, tie, dress shoes, and his hair fixed up in spikes ready to go.

Cam: Alrighty, are you 2 ready to go?

Troy: Yep!!!!!

Erika: Ready when you are, and you look amazing Cam.

Cam: And you look very beautiful Erika.

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK* AWWWWWW, THANK YOU CAM!!!!

Erika runs up to Cam and wraps her arms around him in a big hug.

Erika: I’m sorry I got upset at you, it’s that I really love you and I don't want to lose you. I really worry about you, ya know?

Cam: I should have told you much sooner about Mackenzie, so I understand.

Erika: But no matter what happens, we’ll still be best friends forever, won’t we?

Cam: That will never change.

Erika: I love you Cam.

Cam: I love you too Erika.

Cam and Erika wrap their arms around each other in another hug before Erika gives Cam a gentle kiss on the cheek, and Cam gives her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

Cam: Let’s get going.

Troy: Sounds good!!!!

Erika: I SOOOOOOOOO CAN’T WAIT!!!!!

Cam, Troy, and Erika soon leave their room, make their way over to the elevator, back down to the lobby, and out to the hotel’s entrance by valet parking.

Valet Parking Attendant: Good evening Master Von Ludwig, would you like me to get your car sir?

Cam: Yes please, that would be great!!!!

Valet Parking Attendant: And which car would you like me to bring, the Red Volvo or the Silver one?

Cam: It would be the silver one..........OH WAIT, it’s actually parked right over there, so if we could just have the valet key, then that would be perfect.

Valet Parking Attendant: No problem Sir, here you go!!!!

Cam: Thank you very much!!!!

Valet Parking Attendant: Our pleasure Sir.

Cam, Troy, and Erika then head over to Cam’s car, and hop in. Cam then depresses the clutch, turns over the engine, shifts the car into gear, and drives off.

Erika: I hope Mom and Dad are on their way.

Troy: They’re still up in their suite and should be on their way shortly. Chloe and Mackenzie are taking their sweet time, so we won’t rush them.

Cam: Sounds like a good plan. Besides it’s just a short 10-15 minute drive away anyways, so no need to worry.

Cam, Troy, and Erika soon arrive at the main entrance to the California Science Center where valet parking attendants are waiting for them.

Cam: And here we are!!!!!

Troy: I still can’t believe that we are in the same hanger as the famous Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Erika: I know, that is just SOOOOO COOL!!!!!

Valet Parking Attendant: Good Evening Mr. Von Ludwig, and Welcome to The California Science Center.

Cam: Thank you very much!!!!

Valet Parking helps open the car doors for Cam, Troy, and Erika as they get out.

Cam: The Valet Key is in the ignition for you guys.

Valet Parking Attendant: Thank you very much!!!! You have a wonderful night Masters and Miss Von Ludwig.

Cam, Troy, & Erika: Thank you very much!!!!

Cam, Troy, and Erika then make their way into the California Science Center’s main entrance excited for the fun and awesome night that lies ahead.


To Be Continued………………..

Chapter 54

A Company Banquet At The California Science Center Part 2

As Cam, Troy, and Erika step inside the California Science Center, they don’t know where to start.

Erika: OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH!!!!!

Troy: Of all of our years living here, none of us have ever thought of visiting here.

Cam: The Samuel Oschin Hangar is AWESOME, but I will admit, I am still yet to check out all the other exhibits.

Erika: Have to check out the aquarium in the Eco-System Exhibit!!!!

Cam: There’s Air & Space, which I’d like to see!!!!

Troy: I’d like to see that too!!!!!

Soon, the parents arrive.

Mr. & Mrs. Von Ludwig: Hey kids!!!!

Cam, Troy, & Erika: Hey Mom; Hey Dad!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: You guys REALLY lucked out on the venue!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: The California Science Center is a VERY neat place!!!!

Soon Chloe and Mackenzie show up!!!!

Chloe: Hey Guys!!!!

Mackenzie: HEY CAM!!!!!

Mackenzie runs up to Cam and grabs ahold of one of his hands while Erika grabs ahold of his other hand.

Cam: (UGH OH BOY!!!!! DEJA VOU ALL OVER AGAIN!!!!!)

Troy: (Why does this look all too familiar???!!!! LOL!!!!)

Cam and Troy then remember their fun night in Grand Bay Lake and remember how Wendy, Mackenzie, Chelia, and Chloe would fight over them for attention.

Troy: (Now I remember!!!! LOL!!!!)

Cam: Anyways, where should we start?

Soon Uncle Walter and his wife Aunt Leslie arrive.

Walter: So much to choose from that it’s hard to pick where to start!!!!

Cam, Troy, & Erika: Oh hi Uncle!!!!

Leslie: Why don’t we go check out the Air & Space Exhibit?

Cam, Troy, & Erika: AUNT LESLIE!!!!! It’s wonderful to see you!!!!!

Leslie: And it’s wonderful to see you too!!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: You will have to forgive us, but because this is such a big event, we had to invite Aunt Corolado.

Cam, Troy, & Erika: WHAT?????!!!!!!!

Chloe: Is that the abusive Aunt I’ve heard so much about???!!!!!

Walter & Leslie: Oh Dear!!!!! With her around it will be a LONG NIGHT!!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: I know, but she’s family, and has to be included……………

Aunt Corolado’s Rolls Royce limo driver soon drops her off at the curb outside the museum’s entrance before she walks up to the glass doors and stops.

Aunt Corolado: WELL? ISN’T SOMEONE GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME????!!!!!

Museum Staff: RIGHT AWAY MADAM!!!!!

The museum’s staff open the large glass doors and let Aunt Corolado in.

Aunt Corolado: FINALLY!!!! AT LEAST THE STAFF HAD THE DECENTCY TO HELP ME IN, BUT NO ONE FROM MY FAMILY DOES!!!! HOW RUDE AND INCONSIDERATE!!!!!

Little Erika hides behind Cam shaking.

Chloe: Hey, Erika Sweetie, are you okay?

Cam: She’s terrified of Aunt Corolado given how mean and abusive she can be. She’s VERY hard on Erika, and probably even more so than she is on me and Troy.

Troy: When she saw that Erika had climbed into Cam’s bed, and shared his bed, Aunt Corolado LITERALLY blew a gasket!!!!

Aunt Corolado: DID SOMEBODY JUST SAY MY NAME?????!!!!!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: Why Corolado, how wonderful to see you???!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: We are so glad you could come!!!!

Walter: Welcome!!!! We are so honored to have you here with us tonight!!!!!

Leslie: We hope your time here with us is pleasant!!!!

Cam: It’s wonderful to see you again Aunt Corolado!!!!!

Mackenzie: We’ve heard so much about you!!!! I’m Cam’s girlfriend Mackenzie!!!!

Chloe: We are so glad we can FINALLY meet you!!!! I’m Troy’s girlfriend Chloe!!!!

Troy: It’s been how long, a year????!!!!! My Gosh, time sure flies, doesn’t it????!!!! LOL!!!!

Erika: Hello, Aunt Corolado……………..

Aunt Corolado: YES, YES!!!! It’s grand to see all of you too………….INDEED!!!!
Walter? You were sure to put me at the V.I.P. Table?

Walter: Well, uhhhhhhhh????!!!!!

Leslie: YES, OF COURSE!!!!! You will be at the head of course!!!!!

Aunt Corolado: I should expect no less Leslie!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: Demand Much, does she?

Aunt Corolado: WHAT WAS THAT?????!!!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: Just company related stuff…………..

Aunt Corolado: Thought so!!!!!

Troy: Let’s get a head start before Aunt Cruella De Vil tries forces one of us to escort her!!!

Aunt Corolado: EXCUSE ME, WHAT WAS THAT YOU JUST CALLED ME MR. TROY?????!!!!!!

Troy: YIKES!!!!!

Cam: Or even worse, try to yell at Erika. It’s gonna be okay sweetie, I won’t let her do anything to you.

Chloe: No of us will, right Mackenzie?

Mackenzie: Yeah, right!!!!

Cam: Now let’s get going!!!!

Cam, Troy, Erika, Chloe, and Mackenzie soon take off.

Aunt Colorado: Aunt Corolado: WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING????!!!!! AND MS. ERIKA THAT ENSEMBLE IS MOST DEFINITELY NOT LADY LIKE!!!!! YOUR SKIRT IS FAR TOO SHORT, AND THOSE SOCKS ARE FAR TOO HIGH!!!! ALSO WHAT KIND OF A TOP IS THAT???!!!! IT'S DISGUSTING!!!!!

Troy: WHERE ARE WE GOING????!!!!!

Cam: ANYWHERE TO GET AWAY FROM MS. AUNT MALEFICENT!!!!!

Aunt Colorado: WHAT WAS THAT YOU JUST CALLED ME YOUNG MAN CAMARO????!!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: Now, now!!! They’re only kids!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: We must let them explore!!!!

Walter: Besides they are not your responsibility!!!!

Leslie: Yes, so don’t worry about them and just relax.

Aunt Corolado: YOU DARE TELL ME WHAT TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO THE WELL BEING OF MY GREAT NIECE AND NEPHEWS????!!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: Let’s just relax and go enjoy the exhibits they have to offer here.

Walter: Yes!!!! Staff will be passing out horderves, whine, champagne, and Sparkling Cider, so enjoy!!!!

Aunt Corolado: I hope it’s nothing but the highest quality!!!!

Leslie: OF COURSE!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: Anyways, let’s go enjoy the exhibits here!!!!

Walter: We’ll meet up in the Samuel Oschin Hangar for dinner at 7:30 on the dot!!!

Everyone soon explores all the exhibits the California Science Center has to offer.
Cam, Troy, and Erika are BEYOND happy to get away from their nasty Aunt Corolado.

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Cam: It is SO MUCH better now that we’re away from Aunt Corolado!!!!

Troy: You got that right!!!!

Chloe: It’s no wonder you guys HATE her!!!!

Mackenzie: Yeah, that woman is a crazy bitch!!!!

Erika: The biggest meanie I’ve ever dealt with!!!!

Cam, Troy, Erika, Chloe, and Mackenzie soon make their ways through the aquarium section of the eco system exhibit to help Erika feel better, and it helps.

Erika: WOW!!!!! THIS IS JUST SO AMAZING!!!!!

Cam: There is something to be said for aquariums!!!!!

Troy: However, we have to go back to the one in Long Beach!!!!

Erika: I know!!!!!

Chloe: That aquarium is AMAZING!!!!!

Mackenzie: I can be there for HOURS!!!!!

Our friends then make their way to the Air & Space Exhibit, the transportation exhibit, the art of the brick exhibit, and discovery centers.
Soon Cam and Troy look at the time, and see that they need to get going to the Samuel Oschin Hangar.

Cam: WOAH!!!! Is it 7:25 already???!!!!

Troy: WOAH!!!! We must get going!!!!

Cam: Well, we’re off to see the main attraction, Space Shuttle Endeavour, so let’s go!!!!!

Everyone soon rendezvous in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion Hangar, and all are in shock and awe when they see the famous orbiter, Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Cam, Troy, & Erika: WOW!!!!!!!

Cam: Troy and I have been to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and we’ve seen So many awesome rockets, and Space Shuttle Atlantis, but this is a TOTALLY different angle looking up at Space Shuttle Endeavour from ground level.

Troy: I know!!!!! And it’s crazy to think that these things are the latest and most state of the art forms of transportation here during this time.

Cam: I know!!!!

Erika: This is just SOOOO COOL!!!!

Cam soon makes his way over to the Del Oro Pacific Layout to meet up with his train friends.

Erika: HEY CAM, WAIT UP!!!!!

Mackenzie: YEAH, DON’T LEAVE ME BEHIND!!!!!

Cam: Hey Joe, Hey Mike, Hey Tom, Hey Ron!!!! I’m back!!!!!

Big Joe: HEY, Good to see you back again so soon Camaro!!!!

Mike: We moved your sister’s train out onto the main inside line and parked her behind yours on the siding by the control tower.

Big Joe: Mike’s Emma Nevada, and my Glennbrooke are parked on the siding for the main outside by the control tower.

Tom: So far, we’ve been running my LGB Disneyland Paris Railroad C.K. Holliday train set with Mike’s LGB Disneyland Railroad Fred Gurley train set, and Joe’s LGB Southern Pacific Daylight 2-8-2 Mikado with matching SP Daylight Passenger Cars on the outside main line.

Mike: And my Hartland Lilly Belle with the Carolwood Pacific Train, Jim’s Santa Fe Super Chief, and Tom’s Napa Valley Wine Train on the inside main line.

Big Joe: Martin’s Piko TEE Train has been running ALL DAY on the inside yard loop.

Ron: Martin and I have been guarding the outside.

Martin: Yep, and we’re ready to answer questions.

Cam: Awesome!!!! Just to let you guys know, that as a token of the company’s gratitude, we’ve provided you guys with a table because you’ll be eating dinner with the rest of us.

At last, Erika, Mackenzie, Troy, and Chloe catch up to Cam.

Erika: There you are Cam!!!!

Big Joe: Why Good Evening Miss Erika!!!! And my goodness, you sure look beautiful tonight.

Erika: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK & GIGGLES* Thanks Joe, it’s so good to see you!!!!

Big Joe: And my my Mackenzie and Chloe you ladies also look stunning this evening.

Chloe: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK & GIGGLES* Please stop!!!!

Mackenzie: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK & GIGGLES* That’s very sweet of you Joe!!!!

Troy: We’re so glad you could make it!!!!

Mike: Hey, we would never pass up an opportunity like this!!!!

Tom: And we rarely get to run the trains at night, so why not?

Martin: And we’re always happy to answer questions!!!!

Soon, Walter, Leslie, along with Mr. and Mrs. Von Ludwig soon make their way over to the massive Del Oro Pacific Train Layout.

Walter: WOW!!!!! So this is the train club you’re part of Camaro? This is UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!

Leslie: There’s so much detail in all the buildings EVERWHERE!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: I forgot how real these model trains look!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: It’s so fun to watch them all go around!!!!

Big Joe: We’ve been running the wheels off these trains for the passed few hours, so after dinner, we’ll finish the night running the 4 pretty trains!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: Speaking of which, where are your trains sweetie?

Mackenzie: I was wondering that myself!!!

Cam: Oh, mine is the beautiful Denver & Rio Grande Raton coupled to a passenger Train that is parked on the siding by the control tower on the inside main line, and parked behind it is Erika’s beautiful Eureka & Palisade Reveille that’s coupled to an old fashioned tank car, 2 large boxcars, a stock car, and Long Rio Grande Southern Caboose.

Chloe: WOW!!!! THOSE 2 ARE JUST SO PRETTY!!!!!

Cam: Mike’s is the Emma Nevada that’s coupled to a large boxcar, 2 Grizzly Flats Railroad Passenger Cars, and a long red caboose. Parked behind it is Big Joe’s beautiful Glennbrooke locomotive which is coupled to a string of 5 log cars and a 4 axle bobber caboose.

Leslie: AMAZING!!!!!

Walter: Again, we can’t thank you enough for being here tonight!!!!

Big Joe: Hey, it's our pleasure man!!!

Soon more and more Von Ludwig corporation officials show up, and are all blown away by both Space Shuttle Endeavour and the Del Oro Pacific Train layout.
Aunt Corolado however wasn’t having any of it.

Aunt Corolado: WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS???!!!!
WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL WITH THE SPACE SHUTTLE, AND WHY IS THERE A RIDICULOUS TOY TRAIN SET UP HERE????!!!!!
ALSO SHOULDN’T WE BE HAVING DINNER, AND WHERE AM I SITTING????!!!!!

Big Joe: Now who the heck is miss crabby pants over there!!!!

Cam: That is our notorious and abusive Aunt Corolado!!!!!

Mike: OH, so she’s the witch I’ve heard so much about???!!!!!

Tom: That matches her description!!!!

Aunt Corolado: WHAT WAS THAT?????!!!!!!

Big Joe, Tom, & Mike: UUUUUUUHHHHH, NOTHING!!!!!!!

Martin: I wonder what’s got her granny panties in a twist???!!!!

Leslie: VERY LONG story!!!!

Erika: And she REALLY scares me!!!!

Cam: Poor Erika can never catch a break with her whenever we stay over at her house.

Troy: Camaro and I still get it pretty bad though!!!!!

Erika: THANK GOD, MOM & DAD, AND YOU GUYS ARE ALL HERE!!!!

Chloe: Don’t worry sweetie, you’ll be safe with us.

Walter: Well, I suppose it’s time for us to all sit down to dinner since everyone seems to be accounted for.

Big Joe: Alright!!!! I’ll go park the trains in the yard since no one will be watching the trains while we’re all eating.

One by one, Mike and Big Joe park all the running trains in the layout’s railroad yard, and shut them down for the night before they set the switches to run Raton, Emma Nevada, Glennbrooke, and Reveille on the main line for when after dinner is finished.

Big Joe: Alright you guys, time to sit down and eat!!!!

Soon everyone is seated at their assigned table.

Cam sits between Erika and Mackenzie, while Troy sits between Erika and Chloe at their assigned table while Mr. & Mrs. Von Ludwig sit with Walter and Leslie at their assigned table, as Mike, Big Joe, Tom, Ron, and Martin of the Del Oro Pacific sit at their assigned table, and Aunt Corolado sits with the CFO, Secretary, and everyone else high on the company’s corporate food chain at the V.I.P. table, and so on.
As the waiters hand out everyone their menus, and pour the glasses of whine, champagne, and Sparkling Cider, Walter gets up, walks over to a podium on the side of the dance floor, and welcomes everyone.

Walter: Attention Everyone!!!
Good evening and welcome!
For those who have been able to make it, we are so glad to have you here. Also thank you for inviting your closest friends, family, and even your children to this event.
We rarely have any large banquets like this, so this is a real treat for all of us.
Never would I have thought that one game would help save this company, and put us back on the map, so give yourselves a round of applause, this would not have been possible without all of you.
Before we enjoy our meals, I would like to personally take this opportunity to thank my 2 nephews, Camaro, and Troy, and my niece Erika, for their ideas and imaginations in creating a new game that would save our company.
They said that gamers wanted a new gaming experience that feels real, and my goodness this new game delivers, but it would not have been possible without the ideas of Camaro, Troy, and Erika Von Ludwig. So I would like to raise a glass and purpose a toast to my niece and nephews for their amazing imaginations in creating a whole new gaming experience that will make The Von Ludwig Corporation’s brand on the map for years to come!!!
I would also like to thank this opportunity to thank the Del Oro Pacific Modular Railroad for staying late for after hours tonight to give us the chance to enjoy something unique and special, which we would not normally see. And what are the odds that they would be here on the same weekend we have our banquet? I’d say we really lucked out, so I’d also like us to raise our glasses to thank the Del Oro Pacific in staying late tonight, and giving us more to see in this amazing place.
Lastly I would like to thank the California Science Center’s Staff and Management Team for being so accommodating to us, and providing us this space for our event. I mean, it’s not every night that you get to have a banquet in the same hangar as the famous Space Shuttle Endeavour. I mean, My goodness!!!!
And lastly I’d like for us to raise a glass to all of you at Von Ludwig Gaming Corporation. You all deserve this night, and this night would not have been possible without all of you.
So Cheers to my 2 nephews, my niece, the Del Oro Pacific Modular Railroad, The California Science Center’s Staff and Management Team, and all of you for making this possible.
So CHEERS!!!!

Everyone: CHEERS!!!!!!

Walter: Alright, now let’s all sit down and enjoy our meal everyone.

Everyone then sits down, and enjoys an amazing round of an Amuse Bouche, salad, soup, and a main course consisting of Surf & Turf, Colorado Rack Of Lamb, Halibut, Pork Tenderloin, Coq Au Vin, Hot Jambalaya, Maine Lobster, King Crab, Quail, or Roasted Duck.

Big Joe: BOY, I SURE HAVEN’T EATEN ANYTHING THAT GOOD IN A VERY LONG TIME!!!!!

Mike: HOLY SHIT, THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!

Tom: I DON’T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I HAD KING CRAB!!!!

Martin: OR LOBSTER!!!!

Ron: THAT WAS THE BEST CHICKEN I’VE HAD IN A LONG TIME!!!!

Cam: WOAH; THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!

Erika: OH MY GOSH!!!!!

Mackenzie: THAT WAS SOOOO GOOD!!!!

Chloe: REMIND YOUR UNCLE TO HAVE MORE OF THESE EVENTS!!!!

Troy: I JUST MIGHT DO THAT!!!!!

Mr. & Mrs. Von Ludwig: THAT MEAL WAS WONDERFUL!!!!

Walter: THAT WAS EXCELLENT!!!!

Leslie: GREAT FOOD, AND EVEN BETTER SERVICE!!!!

Aunt Corolado: I suppose that wasn’t the worst, but eh…….I’ve had better.

Everyone soon frowns at Aunt Corolado for she becomes a thorn in EVERYONE’S sides.
As everyone takes a look at the dessert menu, Walter gets back up, and makes his way back up to the podium to make another announcement.

Walter: Again, I would like to personally thank my nephews Camaro & Troy, and my niece Erika for their amazing ideas.
If it wasn’t for them and their incredible imaginations, I don’t think any of us would be here, so I would like to invite them up to speak if they’d like.
Camaro, Troy, and Erika, please come on up if you may?

Cam, Troy, and Erika make their way up to the podium to say a few words.

Cam: Well, where do we begin?

Troy: We just wanted to create a game that would be custom tailored to us…………

Cam: Yeah, it was full of things we liked. Grand Bay Lake is practically our vision of paradise. It's a city that is inspired by Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Las Vegas, some of San Francisco, some of Beverly Hills, and a little flare of Montreal with Mount Royal……………..

Troy: The characters are based off some of our favorite characters from Japanese Animes, movies, and t.v. shows…………..

Erika: And my role was custom tailored to me, a princess who loves the water, but I never thought that I’d become a popular character!!!!

Cam: We just put ideas of things we liked, things we’re passionate about, characters we admire and love, and an adventure game play of what we thought we’d enjoy.

Troy: But we never thought that millions of other people would end up liking much of the same things!!!!

Cam: And we thought it was worth a shot, but in the end we got WAY MORE than what we bargained for!!!!

Troy: Yeah, being separated from your girlfriend and little sister was not really ideal, and then counting on female characters from a popular Japanese Anime along with a car from a nearly 50-year-old movie franchise, and a robot from the 1980s as your teammates, really makes you think twice.

Cam: There were times we were able to relax and have fun, and there were times where we were constantly needing to be on our toes, and be completely ready for anything.

Erika: But in the end we all had a blast.

Troy: And the experience is truly unlike anything else we’ve ever dealt with in a game.

Cam: And we are beyond thrilled that it worked out in our favor, and to see that millions of people around the globe enjoy it as much as we do.

Troy: Goes to show how much fun you can have while using your imagination, and how far your imagination can take you when you put your heart and soul into your career.

Erika: And we wish we could go back and relive it all over again!!!!

Cam: But we’d be wiser for the wear.

Troy: And we’d like to thank all of you for giving us the chance and believing in us because you all could have easily shot us down…………..

Cam: And had that happened, then it’s something I don’t even want to think about where this company would be.
But in the end, you believed in us, and gave us the chance to make something of what this company can be.

Troy: And give gamers of this new generation the experience they are looking for.

Erika: So once again, thank you so very much for putting so much faith in us.

As Cam, Troy, and Erika make their way back to their seats, the whole pavilion bursts out into an uproar round of applause, but it’s unfortunately interrupted as Walter makes one final announcement.

Walter: WOW!!!!! That was very well said, and it’s refreshing to know that there are young people out there who still care about this company. And also do know that it will be up to the next generation to keep this company going, which brings me to this announcement.

Everyone is then silent.

Walter: I hear by proudly appoint my nephews Camaro and Troy as my successors as this corporation’s CEO and CFO when it’s time for me and my CFO to retire.
And when she becomes of a rightful age, my niece Erika Von Ludwig will join them if she wants to. I know they are gonna do great, and I can’t wait for new ideas they have for the new games that are yet to come, and more importantly our future.
So please, once again give it up for our future corporate executives, Camaro, Troy, and Erika Von Ludwig!!!!!!!

The entire pavilion bursts out into a much bigger and louder round of applause after hearing about Cam’s, Troy’s, and Erika’s promotion as the company’s corporate executive successors.

Mr. Von Ludwig: WOW!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS YOU GUYS!!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: THIS IS SO WONDERFUL!!!!!

Chloe: I AM SO VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS!!!!!!!

Leslie: YOU ARE ALL GONNA BE AMAZING!!!!!

Mackenzie: THIS IS GREAT!!!!!! I AM SO VERY HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS!!!!!!

However Aunt Corolado doesn’t have any of it.

Aunt Corolado: WHAT UTTER NONSENSE AND ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!!!!! I’VE WASTED MY TIME HERE AND I WILL BE ON MY WAY!!!!!

Aunt Corolado then gets out of her seat, and walks out of the pavilion all pissed off, but once after she’s gone and out of site, EVERYONE then claps in an uproar round of applause!!!!

Walter: WELL NOW THAT THE WICKED WITCH IS GONE, LET’S DANCE!!!!!!!

The DJ then dims the lights and starts the music as waiters serve the desserts, and one by one everyone gets up, and moves out onto the dance floor.
Troy and Chloe dance their hearts out, while Cam is stuck in the middle between Erika and Mackenzie until………….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4JUMX4VjFA

Big Joe: ALRIGHT, LET’S GO RUN SOME TRAINS!!!!!!!

Having just finished their dessert, the Del Oro Pacific Train club gets out up from their table, return to the train layout, and fire up the trains, Raton, Emma Nevada, Glennbrooke, Reveille, and get them running.
Once Cam sees the trains running, Cam makes his way over to the layout and Erika follows.
One by one, Cam, Big Joe, Mike, and Erika switch their trains from track power, Open their Airwire Apps, run their trains via their cell phones, and follow them around the layout as many of the executives’ kids make their way over to watch the trains in action.
Soon lots of people make their way over to the train layout and ask Cam, Erika, Big Joe, Mike, Tom, Ron, and Martin all sorts of questions about the trains and the layout, and all are more than happy to oblige and answer.
However Mackenzie sees Cam and Erika bonding while running the trains and gets VERY jealous.

Mackenzie: UUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! NO FAIR!!!!!! CHLOE HAS TROY TO DANCE WITH, AND CAM WOULD RATHER PLAY TRAIN WITH HIS CLUB AND LITTLE SISTER THAN DANCE WITH ME!!!!! AND HE PROMISED HE'D BE MY DATE TO THIS THING!!!!! I WILL MOST DEFINITELY CHANGE THAT NEXT TIME!!!!!

All 4 sister 2-6-0 Mogul locomotives steam around the layout with clouds of smoke and steam pouring out of their stacks, their headlamps shining, fireboxes and ash-pans glowing, sound units huffing and puffing, whistles blowing, and bells ringing, beautiful brass and gorgeous colors gleaming, and the lights from their train cars shining brightly. Together, all 4 mogul sisters steam over bridges, through tunnels, pass multiple beautiful buildings and houses, behind waterfalls inside of mountains, through deserts, through forests, and by harbor loading docks along the spectacular layout.
11:00 O-Clock soon rolls around and it’s time for the last song to play.

DJ: ALRIGHT EVERYONE, THIS IS THE LAST SONG FOR TONIGHT!!!! WE SURE HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT TIME, AND ENJOY THIS LAST SONG!!!!

Sure enough the song is Starship’s We Built This City.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ

Cam: AWESOME!!!!!

Troy: WE ARE MAKING THIS GRAND BAY LAKE’S NATIONAL ANTHEM WHEN WE RETURN THERE!!!!!

Cam: MOST DEFINITELY BECAUSE WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROLL!!!!!

Erika: YEAH!!!!!

Cam, Troy, and Erika run up and all high five one another in a symbol of their bond, their love, their friendship, and their success in a job well done.
Raton, Emma Nevada, Glennbrooke, and Reveille continue steaming on and on into the night putting on a good show with the lights of the buildings shining brightly behind them throughout the layout.


To Be Continued………………

Chapter 55

Return To Grand Bay Lake Part 1

The day is Friday May 26, almost a full week after the amazing banquet at the California Science Center in Downtown LA, and the Von Ludwig Gaming Corporation continues thriving like never before as the demand for copies of the new game keep sky rocketing. However Cam and Troy do begin to miss their friends in Grand Bay Lake, and are in the process of finding a way of staying in contact with them.

Cam: Alrighty Troy, I think I may have found a way for us to stay in contact with our friends in Grand Bay Lake.

Troy: How???!!!!

Cam: I’ve managed to download and process some of the data from the proto-type game, and onto my cell phone.

Troy: SERIOUSLY????!!!!!!

Cam: Don’t believe me, check this out……………

Cam opens up his contacts and low and behold Wendy’s number shows up.

Troy: WOAH!!!!!! THAT’S WENDY’S CELL PHONE NUMBER!!!!!

Cam: It gets better.

Cam opens up his call history on his phone, scrolls back by almost 2 months, and it shows the number of times Wendy has called Cam on his cell while he and Troy were in the Magic Kingdom.

Troy: HOLY CRAP!!!!! YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS???!!!!

Cam: That we can talk to game characters out here in the real world?

Troy: JUST HOW ON EARTH IS THAT POSSIBLE???!!!!!

Cam: I can’t really confirm it, but only one way to find out……………

Cam speed dial’s Wendy’s number, and although Wendy doesn’t answer, he surprisingly gets her voice mail.

Wendy's Voice Recording: Hi there!!!! You’ve reached Princess Wendy Marvell!!!! I’m so sorry I wasn’t able answer, but please leave me a message and I’ll call you back, I promise!!!!

Cam & Troy: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Troy: THIS IS A MAJOR BREAK THROUGH!!!!!!!!

Cam: The thing is, Wendy is not just a game character, she’s our friend, and I do kinda miss her. So I figured why not find a way to make long distance calls between our world and her world possible?

Troy: Now that I think about it, the graphics and experience I see in the game copies are AMAZINGLY GOOD, but nowhere near as good as they are in the proto-type game…………….

Cam: There is something real about the proto type game……………….it’s something that doesn’t even have a name……………..

Troy: I get what you’re saying because as real as the experience feels in the game copies, they just don’t feel nearly as real as the proto-type game.

Cam: It’s like when it comes to Herbie where they make 10,000 cars, and they make em exactly the same way………………and 1 or 2 of em turn out to be something special………………..And it looks like we have the same thing here with the proto-type game..........................Nobody knows why................

Troy: Is it really a game, or is it actually a totally different world we just know really know about?

Cam: I kinda get where you’re coming from, otherwise how would my phone call to Wendy even be remotely possible?

Troy: I think it’s best that we keep our breakthrough in being able to talk to Wendy and the rest of our friends in Grand Bay Lake a secret from everyone in the company, or they will think we’re nuts.

Cam: I agree. Erika can know, Mom, Dad, Chloe, and Mackenzie can know eventually, but for now it’s best we keep it a secret from everyone in the company.

Back in Grand Bay Lake Wendy is in the process of getting ready to perform a concert outside of the royal castle. She along with Chelia were scheduled to perform as The Sky Sisters in concert having just written a new song, and Wendy had just finished taking her bath, fixing her hair, and putting on her costume and make up when she sees her phone along with the notification.

Wendy: A missed call, that’s weird!!! Almost nobody calls me on my cell given that I don’t have many friends besides Chelia, Carla, Ayumi, and Nina, or those in Castaway Sapphire Bay Kingdom. I wonder who it’s from?

Wendy then sees that the missed call is from Cam, and this literally brings her to tears.

Wendy: OH MY GOSH!!!!! He called me……………

Chelia soon finishes getting ready and sees Wendy crying.

Chelia: Alright Wendy……………..OH MY GOSH!!! ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT’S WRONG???!!!!!

Wendy: He called me……………..

Chelia: What?

Wendy: Cam actually called me from his world!!!!!

Chelia: WHAT??????!!!!!!!! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?????!!!!!!!

Wendy then shows Chelia the missed call notification and Chelia is just stunned.

Chelia: WHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!

Back in the real world, Cam and Troy wrap things up at the office.

Cam: You know what Troy, why don’t we go pick up Erika, teleport to Grand Bay Lake, and pay our friends a surprise visit???!!!!!

Troy: You know what, I think I’m on board!!!!!

Cam: We built the city on rock n roll after all!!!!

Troy: That gives me an idea!!!!

Cam: UH-OH!!!!! I DON’T LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING!!!!!!!

Troy shares his crazy idea with Cam, and Cam is against it!!!!

Cam: WHA????!!!!!!!! TROY, ARE YOU NUTS???????!!!!!!!!! YOU KNOW I HAVE MAJOR STAGE FRIGHT!!!!!!

Troy: COME ON, IT’LL BE FUN!!!!!! LIVE A LITTLE WILL YA????!!!!! Besides, they won’t even see it coming!!!!!
Grand Bay Lake needs to hear its new national anthem anyways.

Cam: I LOVE the idea of the national anthem, but I’m not on board with the rest of the crazy idea.

Troy: COME ON!!!!! You know Wendy & Chelia are the Sky Sisters, so why don’t we show em what The Von Ludwig Twins can do????!!!!

Cam: UUUUUGGGGGHHH!!!!! I am gonna regret this!!!!

Cam and Troy shut everything down on their computers at the office before they make their way down to the garage, and get in their cars.

Troy: Alright Cam, you go pick up Erika from Track & Field while I go get the guys!!!!

Cam: I STILL THINK THIS IS A BAD IDEA!!!!!

Troy: C-ya back at the house!!!!

At Track & Field Erika packs up her bag and gets ready to go.

Erika: Alright Girls, I’ll be off!!!!

Sarah: Okay Erika!!! We’ll see you next week, okay??!!!!

Erika: Sounds good!!!!

Cam soon pulls his car up to the curb and opens the trunk.

Erika: Okay, there’s my ride, C-YA girls!!!!

Cam: Hey Erika!!!!

Erika: HEY CAM!!!!

Cam: How was Track & Field?

Erika: It was great!!!! Now I’m ready to go for a relaxing swim in the pool!!!!

Cam: Sounds like a good plan, however Troy and I were thinking………………..

Erika: Thinking what?

Cam: How would you like to go back to Grand Bay Lake and visit our friends?

Erika: OH MY GOSH!!!! I AM SO DOWN FOR THAT!!!!! Can I invite some of the girls over????!!!!!

Cam: Of course!!!!!

Erika runs back over to Sarah, Brooke, Anna, and Lexi, along with the rest of her friends, and tells them about the plan she of having a sleep over and invites them. Sure enough they all say yes.

Erika: ALRIGHT!!!! All the girls wanna have a sleep over, so we’re on!!!!

Cam: AWESOME!!!!

Erika throws her bag in the trunk before she hops in the front right passenger’s seat. Cam then puts the car in gear and drives off.

Erika: They’ll all be over within the hour, which should give me enough time to go for a swim in the pool.

Cam: Well, take your time because Troy’s got this crazy idea that I am against, but you know him. LOL!!!!

Cam and Erika soon arrive back at their house, as Cam backs the car into the garage and shuts off the engine. Erike then grabs her bag, and scrambles up to her room to change, while Cam makes his way over to his office area and gets ahold of the prototype game. He then heads down to the basement, sets up the Game Cube, and SNES Game consoles, along with the micro-disk console adapter, and places the game inside the micro disk adapter.

Cam: Alright!!! I think we are just about good to go!!!! Maybe I’ll just give Raton here a quick run around the garden.

Cam then opens up his Airwire App, and fires up his Denver & Rio Grande Raton Number #15 2-6-0 Mogul and passenger train as Erika makes her way down to the basement wearing her second favorite dark green 3 piece skirted swimsuit with red and yellow flowers.

Erika: Okay!!!! I’ll be going for a quick swim since it’s pretty hot.
However I do have my shoes, and blue cardigan for when it’s time to game jump!!!

Cam: Sounds good!!!!

Erika cannonballs into the backyard swimming pool as Cam brings Raton and her passenger train out onto the back yard garden railroad.

Erika: OH MY GOSH, THIS FEELS SO GOOD!!!!!

Cam: It was BLAZING HOT earlier today, but it’s much more comfortable out now!!!

Erika enjoys a nice swim around the pool as Cam enjoys giving Raton a nice chance to stretch her drive wheels. Soon it’s not long until Erika’s friends show up, and Troy and the rest of his guy friends show up.

Sarah: HEY ERIKA!!!!

Brooke: WE’RE HERE!!!!

Troy: ALRIGHT, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU’RE READY TO TELEPORT!!!!

Cam: OKAY, WE’RE OUTSIDE IN THE BACK YARD!!!! WE’LL BE READY IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES!!!!

Erika: JUST LET ME RUN TO THE SHOWER FOR A MINUTE!!!!

Erika gets out of the pool and makes a mad dash for the outdoor shower while Cam sets to work on getting Raton off the line and back inside the basement of the home.
Soon Raton and her train are safely parked back in the basement, while Erika is showered, has her swimsuit accessorized with her light blue cardigan, lip gloss, face glitter, fake eye lashes, and red hair bow, and is ready to teleport into the game.

Cam: Alrighty, I’m ready to go when you are!!!!

Erika: Me too!!!!

Troy: Chloe and Mackenzie are busy studying for finals next week, and may not be coming unfortunately.

Cam: Yeah, Mackenzie told me in a text just now, and she feels kinda bummed.

Troy: Same with Chloe, but it is what it is.

Sarah: We’re still excited to go!!!!

Brooke: Any reason why you’re still in your swimsuit Erika?

Lexi: Though I love how you accessorized it!!!!

Erika: You’ll find out soon enough, and thank you!!!! This is my second favorite one too!!!! *Giggles*

Troy: Anyways, you guys remember my old friends DJ, Dante, David, Greg, and Andrew.

Erika: OH MY GOSH, IT’S BEEN SO LONG YOU GUYS!!!!

Cam: Never thought we’d see you guys here again so soon!!!!

Dj: Hey, we can’t pass up an opportunity like this!!!!

Dante: Yeah, the new game is bomb man!!!! But if yours is as badass as you say it is, how can we say no???!!!!

Greg: Besides GX15R needs to get back on the map!!!!

David: Took the words out of my mouth!!!!

Andrew: Not to mention that Wendy, Chelia, and Carla are REALLY CUTE!!!!

Cam: UGH, OH BOY!!!!

Troy then fires up the game, and soon the title screen reappears on the T.V. Screen, and the game’s theme song, beings playing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjbJS1k5Adw

Cam: Hmmmmm, I wonder if we’ll be needing……………….

Cam grabs his 1:18 Hot Wheels Model of Herbie, and action figure of Johnny 5……….

Cam: These guys or not, but it’s worth a shot!!!!

Game’s Narrator: Welcome back your royal highnesses!!! Please select a gaming mode!!!

Cam: Alrighty, here it goes!!!

Cam selects the in-game experience just like last time, and the portal to Grand Bay Lake shows up on the T.V. Screen.

Cam: Well let’s give this a try!!!!

Cam then throws his 1:18 Hot Wheels model of Herbie at the T.V. Screen followed by the Johnny 5 action figure, and both disappear.

Troy: Alright!!!! Looks like it’s safe to proceed!!!!

Cam: This is MUCH BETTER than us getting sucked in like last time!!!!

Troy: WELL, LET’S GO!!!!

Troy then jumps into the T.V. screen and disappears through the portal.

Cam: Okay Erika, are you ready?

Erika: I guess so!!!! I’m still kinda unsure.

Cam then gently picks up Erika and holds her like the princess she really is!!!!

Cam: I’ll be right behind you sweetie!!!

Erika: Okay!!!!

Cam then gently places Erika inside the portal, and she soon disappears.

Cam: ALRIGHT Everyone, get in!!!!!

Sarah: Not sure how this will go, but okay???!!!!

DJ: WOAH!!!! DUDE THIS IS CRAZY!!!!!

David: WHERE’S THE HEAD GEAR MAN????!!!!!

Cam: That’s the thing, the head gear we put on the game copies was a modification from this because we didn’t wanna face lawsuits if players of the copies got sucked into the game like we did.

Greg: I see where you’re coming from!!!!

Dante: SO COOL MAN!!!!!

One by one, all of Troy’s guy friends jump right into the T.V. screen and disappear into the portal followed by all of Erika’s friends.

Lexi: OKAY GIRLS; LET’S GO!!!!

Brooke: RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!!

After the last of Erika’s friends gets teleported, Cam is the last to leave.

Cam: Well, here goes nothing!!!!

Cam then jumps into the T.V. Screen and teleports off to Grand Bay Lake to meet up with everybody else.
Upon arrival in Grand Bay Lake, Troy along with his friends DJ, Dante, David, Greg, and Andrew find themselves right in front of a stage located directly outside the entrance to the Magic Kingdom’s Royal Castle on Main Street’s Hub.

Troy: PERFECT!!!!! (I didn’t know there was gonna be a concert planned, but it’s possible the game was expecting us, so time to get set up!!!)
ALRIGHT BOYS!!!! TIME TO SET UP OUR EQUIPMENT BEHIND THE STAGE BUT DON’T LET ANYONE SEE YOU!!!!

DJ & Dante: GOT IT!!!!

Johnny 5 finds himself back in the main casino at the Mirage on the Resort Strip.

Johnny 5: WOAH, AM I BACK ALREADY???!!!!! ALRIGHT!!!!! TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN GAMBLING!!!!

Erika, once again back under the title name of Princess Erika finds herself back on the back of her favorite pink dolphin Sammy out in the middle of beautiful Sapphire Bay enroute to Main Street USA’s boat loading dock. Sure enough her memories of the passed events are restored, but this time her memories from the real world are not erased.

Princess Erika: WOW!!!! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT; I’M BACK!!!!! OH HEY SAMMY!!!!! IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!!!!!

All of Princess Erika’s friends from the real world soon find themselves teleported to Grand Bay Lake’s boat loading dock just in front of Main Street Train Station.

Sarah: WOAH THAT WAS CRAZY!!!!!

Lexi: WHERE ARE WE????!!!!

Brooke: THAT TRAIN STATION LOOKS A LOT LIKE MAIN STREET TRAIN STATION AT WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!!!

Annie: SO DOES THE MONORAIL STATION!!!!!

Haley: WHERE’S ERIKA???!!!!!

Princess Erika: HEY GIRLS!!!!!

Anna: WOAH, IS SHE RIDING ON THE BACK OF A DOLPHIN????!!!!!

Jenny: THAT’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!!!!

Lexi: AND IT'S PINK TOO!!!!!!

Sarah: WOW THAT IS JUST CRAZY!!!!

Brooke: THIS PLACE IS JUST SO COOL!!!!!

Cam on the other hand finds himself back in Herbie’s driver seat as he roars down the main road leading straight to the beautiful city of Grand Bay Lake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrRB8lcBlqc

Cam: WOAH!!!! AWESOME, WE ARE BACK HERBIE!!!!!

Herbie: BEEEEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!

Cam: Alright Herbie, Troy wants us to rendezvous right outside the entrance to the royal castle and here’s why………………..

Cam then tells Herbie Troy’s plan, and tells Herbie just what to do.

Cam: I know it’s a crazy plan, and that my twin brother is absolutely INSANE, but it is what it is, and a few new laws still need to be made.
However, speaking of which…………….let’s stop by the Grand Bay Lake Railroad’s roundhouse and talk to the crews to get me put in their training program!!! That way I can run the trains whenever I want since that will be a new law given that I'm the Magic Kingdom's Royal King.
LET'S GO HERBIE!!!!!

Herbie: BEEEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEP!!!!!!

Herbie then diverts onto a road that takes him straight to the Grand Bay Lake Railroad’s roundhouse facility.
At the roundhouse facility, Engineer Eric Heffernan and Fireman Jason clock in along with Engineer Jonathan Bromudez, Big Joe, Robert, John Goss, Old Man Phil, Remmy, Mark Lainer, Mark Thomas, Ryan Briggs, Rudy, and Mike clock in and get ready to go to work for their night shifts as Cam and Herbie arrive.

Herbie: BEEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!

Eric Heffernan: Hey, that horn sounds familiar!!!!

Mike: WOAH, IS THAT HERBIE?????!!!!!!!

Big Joe: IT SURE IS!!!!!

Robert: WE HAVEN’T SEEN THAT LITTLE CAR IN MONTHS!!!!!

Rudy: AND LOOK AT WHO’S DRIVING HIM????!!!!!

Jonathan Bromudez: IT IS HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, KING CAMARO VON LUDWIG!!!!

Cam: UUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! Again, I just wanna be called Cam, and treated no differently!!!!!

Herbie then parks just outside the roundhouse as Cam gets out and is greeted warmly by the night engine crews.

Robert: Why Hi there, Your Royal Highness King Camaro!!!! It’s Sure Good to see you again!!!!

Cam: Thanks Robert; it’s good to be back!!!! Though please just call me Cam like you always have. I don’t want to be treated any differently than anyone else with just one exception.

Eric Heffernan: How can we help you with that Cam?

Cam: Well since steam trains are my passion, and given that I am an FRA certified locomotive engineer back in the world I come from, I have decided to make a new law.

Big Joe: Okay, let’s here it!!!!

Cam: This is the only exception for me being treated differently from everyone else, but as the Royal King of the Magic Kingdom, the new law that I am proposing is that I can come in and operate the trains whenever I’d like, and stop operating whenever I’d like as long as I pass the railroad’s training program that the show and attraction managers here in the city take. Their training program is a total of 6 days, and that's the program I'd like to take given my tight schedule back in the real world. The normal 6 week training program, which almost every new hire locomotive engineer and fireman have to go through in order to get certified, and would unfortunately take too much time out of my busy schedule back at home.
Also I do not have to be paid because I am not doing this for money; I am only doing it because it’s my passion, and I love steam trains.

The railroad’s OE mechanics overhear the proposition, and they don’t oppose.

Rob: Well since you’re the Royal King of the Magic Kingdom, this is what you love to do, and you have a busy schedule where you come from, I don’t see a reason why not.

Danny: Yeah, and since you’re willing to go through the 6 day training program that attractions managers go through, all we can ask is when can you start?

Cam: Can I start on my birthday, which is on Wednesday of May 31?

Bruno: Sure, that sounds good!!!!

Jim: Most show and attraction managers take our 6 day training program because they're required, 6 weeks would take too much time out of their busy schedule, and they are needed back in their areas. For you it's sort of the same ordeal, but you're taking the program because you love the trains, and not so much because it's an obligation, but you have a busy schedule, and are needed back where you come from most of the time, and that we can understand. However it's wonderful that you're taking the 6 day training program because you love the trains!!!

Rob: Yep, and training starts bright and early at 6:00 a.m. Day 1 is class room and book work, Day 2 is firing one of the locomotives early in the morning for a full 8 hours, and Day 3 is firing one of the locomotives at night for a full 8 hours. Day 4 is running one of the locomotives early in the morning for a full 8 hours, and Day 5 is running one of the locomotives late at night. Day 6 is the day of your assessment, and for the first 4 hours you will be evaluated on firing one of the locomotives, and for the second 4 hours you will be evaluated on operating one of the locomotives. If the trainer doing your assessment thinks you're doing a good job in both firing and engineering then you pass. However, if he doesn't and you flunk, then you will need a 7th day, which is okay because LOTS of people taking the 6 day training program have needed 7 days, and some have even needed an 8th. But you're pretty knowledgable given that you have steam experience, so I think you'll be just fine.

Eric Heffernan: And I’ll be your trainer!!!!

Cam: AWESOME!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Also as the Royal King, your managers don’t need to worry about budget shortages because the royal funds will take care of it. Whatever the locomotives, train cars, right of way, roundhouse facility, and train stations need, all expenses will be covered no matter how high the price tag.

Jim: THAT’S WONDERFUL!!!!!

Robert: IT’S GREAT TO SEE THAT OUR KING REALLY LOVES AND CARES ABOUT OUR TRAINS!!!!!

Cam: Do whatever it takes, and spend whatever you need to keep these steam trains running!!!! They are an important part of Grand Bay Lake’s History and Heritage, and need to be kept alive for years to come.

Rob: WOW!!!!! THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR!!!!!

Cam: I will sign a contract in writing that will make sure that these steam locomotives are grandfathered into staying in operating service unless they require maintenance or extensive overhauls.
No matter what happens, no engine can ever be retired, or phased out in favor of a steam outline diesel, like what almost happened in Dreams Do Come True: A Cinderella Story, and they cannot be scrapped. They are an important part of the city, and need to be kept alive.

Big Joe: WONDERFUL TO HEAR!!!!!

Cam: I will put the contract in effect on my 23rd birthday which is on Wednesday, and I’ll arrive first thing in the morning for training.

Eric Heffernan: Alright, sounds good!!!!!

Back at the Main Street hub in front of the Royal Castle, Wendy and Chelia soon exit the castle’s entrance and make their way over to the stage as crowds gather cheering and shouting.
Troy starts to get anxious.

Troy: WHERE IS THAT IDIOT BROTHER OF MINE, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE RIGHT WHEN WE ALL GOT TELEPORTED!!!!!

An announcement is soon made as Wendy and Chelia walk out onto the stage with their microphones in their hands while waving at everyone in the crowds around them.

Announcement: ALRIGHT EVERYONE, IT’S THE EVENT YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR AND HERE THEY ARE!!!!!! GIVE IT UP FOR OUR ROYAL PRINCESSES AND OUR FAVORITE LITTLE ANGELS, PRINCESS CHELIA AND PRINCESS WENDY, THE SKY SISTERS!!!!!!!!

All of Main Street USA Turns into a huge uproar as Wendy and Chelia continue to wave at all the crowds all over Main Street’s hub. Troy however only gets more annoyed.

Troy: COME ON CAM, YOU GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE, OR THIS PLAN OF OURS WILL NOT WORK!!!!


To Be Continued………………………

Chapter 56

Return To Grand Bay Lake Part 2

Announcement: ALRIGHT EVERYONE, IT’S THE  MOMENT YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR AND HERE THEY ARE!!!!!!  MAKE SOME NOISE FOR OUR ROYAL PRINCESSES AND OUR FAVORITE LITTLE ANGELS, THE SKY SISTERS, PRINCESSES CHELIA AND WENDY!!!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxZrTIOGBdw

The crowds only get louder and louder as Wendy and Chelia continue waving at the crowds all over Main Street’s hub.
In no time Cam and Herbie arrive just as the music starts to play, and both Wendy and Chelia begin to sing.

Announcement: THEY’VE GOT A NEW SONG THEY WROTE JUST FOR THIS OCCASION, SO PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR METS LOVE ANGELICAN!!!!!

Chelia: I’ve got a passion burning deep inside my heart……….
I Wonder if you’ll ever know

Wendy: I am no angel, though I look sweet,
I’ve still got a fire in my soul!!!!

Wendy & Chelia: I’ve never cared about fancy wings!!!!
My hand in yours is all I need!!!!
Happy, just you and me!!!!
LET’S LOVE!!!!
LET’S LOVE, FOREVER!!!!

Chelia: Wanna hold onto these feelings…………

Crowd: FOREVER!!!!!!

Wendy: In your eyes I’ll keep on gazing…………

Crowd: FOREVER!!!!!!

Backstage………….

Troy: THERE YOU ARE, FINALLY!!!!!

Cam: Sorry, I had to stop by the roundhouse for a few things!!!!  Thankfully Herbie was able to make it just in time.

Troy: AND YOU ARE DAMN LUCKY FOR THAT!!!!!  
I will admit both Wendy and Chelia are cute singing and dancing up there, but they don’t know what the Von Ludwig Twins can do………….

Cam: Oh Flyin Fucken Shit!!!!  I still think this is a bad idea, and you’ve gone nuts!!!!

Unbeknownst to Cam, Troy, and their band, Carla spots them back stage, and makes her way back there.

Carla: I thought I’d see some familiar faces back here.

Troy: CARLA???!!!!!

Carla: If it isn’t Cam, and Troy Von Ludwig!!!!
Oh my apologies.  Hello there you guys!!!!

Cam: UH-OH!!!!  TROY, YOU IDIOT, I KNEW THIS WAS A BAD IDEA!!!!!

Troy: Hey, it’s still worth a shot!!!!

Carla: I’m not sure what you’re up to, but it’s bound to be entertaining.

Cam: Well a lot has happened during these passed 2 months.

Troy: Yeah, Cam has made it possible for long distance phone calls between this world and ours.

Carla: WHAT????!!!!!  HOW IS THAT IMPOSSIBLE?????!!!!!!

Cam: Just a simple computer transfer was done……………

Troy: It’s complicated, and I have no idea how Cam pulled it off, but he did.

Carla: No wonder Wendy seems so happy!!!!!  She told Chelia, Ayumi, Nina, and I that you actually tried to call her.  I didn’t believe it at first, but after hearing what you said proves that she was right.
Anyways, I’ll be back out in the crowd, and I look forward to seeing what kind of performance you 2 pull off.

Troy: Great seeing her again!!!!!

Cam: And the pressure is on no thanks to you!!!!

Wendy and Chelia soon bring their song to an end as puffs of smoke and steam coming jetting out from underneath the floor boards of the stage, and a familiar horn is heard.

Herbie: BEEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEP!!!!!

Wendy: THAT COULDN’T BE COULD IT????!!!!!!

Cam, Troy, and Herbie soon drive out on stage, before Cam pulls off a hand break stop, and both he and Troy jump out of Herbie’s rag-top moon roof and cause the crowds to riot even louder before they both open up their item storage units, put on their head mounted microphones, and get out their electric guitars.

Troy: WHAT’S UP GRAND BAY LAKE?????!!!!!!

Announcement: I DON’T BELIVE THIS!!!!!  AN UNEXPECTED APPEARANCE OF BOTH THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES KING CAMARO MAY, AND ROYAL KNIGHT AND DUKE TROY JUNE VON LUDWIG!!!!!!  LET’S GIVE IT UP FOR THE VON LUDWIG TWINS!!!!!

Both Wendy and Chelia are stunned at first, but Wendy then instantly beams the moment she sees Cam.

Wendy: OH MY GOSH, IT IS THEM!!!!!

Chelia: I KNOW!!!!!  I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!!!

Troy: ARE YOU GUYS READY TO ROCK OUT TO OUR NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM?????!!!!!!!

Crowd: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Troy: HIT IT DANTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ

Cam & Troy: WE BUILT THIS CITY………….
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROLL
BUILT THIS CITY………………..
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And like that the music to Star Ship’s We Built This City kicks off and the crowds go even crazier as Herbie revs up his engine and Troy begins to sing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjXn0HbHOmo

Troy: You Say you don't know me or recognize my face
You Say you don't care who goes to that time or place
My knee’s deep in the hoopla…………….
Sinking in your fight…………………..

Cam & Troy: Too many runaways eating up the night
Marcoli Plays Labamba……….
Listen to the radio……………..
Don't you remember?
We built this city………………..
We built this city on rock and roll……………

WE BUILT THIS CITY
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROLL
BUILT THIS CITY
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROOOOOOOLLLLLL!!!!!

The roar of the crowds get even louder as a project screen drops down behind Cam, Troy, Herbie, and the band as Cam & Troy’s music video of the song from long ago is played on the projection……………….

Troy: Someone’s always playing
Corporation games……….
Who cares they’re always changing………
Corporation names!!!!
We just wanna dance here……….
Someone stole the stage!!!!
They call me an irresponsible son of a bitch……..
AND LAUGHED ME OFF THE STAGE!!!!!

Cam & Troy: Marcoli Plays Labamba……….
Listen to the radio……………..
Don't you remember?
We built this city………………..
We built this city on rock and roll……………

WE BUILT THIS CITY

Crowd: YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Cam & Troy:
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROLL
BUILT THIS CITY
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROOOOOOOLLLLLL!!!!!

Cam all of a sudden comes to life as he slides down the stage on his knees playing his guitar solo before he jumps back on his feet using his Karate Skills, and sings his part as the crowd roars even louder.

Crowd: YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Cam: It’s just another Sunday……….
And we’re tired on the street!!!!
Police have got the chokehold, OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!
And we’ve just lost the beat!!!!!

Crowd: YYYYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

Cam: Who counts the money…………..
Underneath the bars?????!!!!!
Who rides a wrecking ball…………….
Into our brand new cars?????!!!!!!
DON’T TELL ME YA NEED ME……….
CAUSE I’M NO FUCKEN FOOL!!!!!!!

Cam & Troy: LOOKIN FOR GRAND BAY LAKE………….
CHARGIN THROUGH YOUR SCHOOLS!!!!!!!!

DJ: I'm looking out over that Golden Gate Bridge
On another gorgeous sunny Saturday
And I'm seeing that bumper to bumper traffic

Cam & Troy: DON’T YOU REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!

Troy: REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!!

Cam: REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!

Cam & Troy: Marcoli Plays Labamba……….
Listen to the radio……………..
Don't you remember?
We built this city………………..
We built this city on rock and roll……………

WE BUILT THIS CITY
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROLL
BUILT THIS CITY
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROLL
BUILT THIS CITY……….

Cam: WOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAH-HOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

Crowd: YYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cam & Troy:
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROLL
BUILT THIS CITY
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!

Cam begins jumping up and down hard and fast on the stage as he plays another guitar solo, and sings notes higher than anyone thought possible.

Cam: WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY, YEAH!!!

Band: BUILT THIS CITY

Cam: WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY!!!!
WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY YEAH!!!!

Band: BUILT THIS CITY

Cam: YEAH, WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY
WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY, YEAH

Band: BUILT THIS CITY

Cam: WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY!!!!!

Band: BUILT THIS CITY!!!!!

Cam: WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY, YEAH
WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY
WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY, YEAH
WE BUILT
WE BUILT THIS CITY!!!!!

Band: BUILT THIS CITY

Cam & Troy: WE BUILT THIS CITY………….
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROLL
BUILT THIS CITY………………..
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N ROOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crowds: YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As the song comes to close ALL Of Main Street USA is a HUGE uproar of cheers and shouts, but no one cheers louder or harder than Wendy and Chelia.

Chelia: YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!

Wendy: MY GOSH, THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!

Troy: THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!!!!!!!

Announcement: GIVE IT UP FOR THE VON LUDWIG TWINS!!!!!!!

Crowd: YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Teenage Girls: CAM, TROY; WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Troy: THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH MAIN STREET USA AND GRAND BAY LAKE!!!!!

As Troy basks in his fame, Cam opens up his item storage, puts his guitar away, walks backstage and passes out face down from both stage fright and major embarrassment.  Needless to say this makes everyone worry.
A while later after the concert has ended, Cam opens his eyes with his head laying in Wendy’s lap with her arms draping over his chest and shoulders while gently stroking his face.  At the same time while cradling Cam in her lap, she too is blushing from major stage fright and embarrassment, but is also very worried about Cam’s wellbeing.  However she is beyond thrilled to see Cam back with her again.

Wendy: OH MY GOSH, CAM ARE YOU OKAY????!!!!!!

Cam: What was that?  I blacked out out of nowhere!!!!

Wendy: OH MY GOSH, THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE FINE!!!!!

Troy: You passed out from stage fright after we sang Grand Bay Lake’s New National Anthem.  You took quite a nasty hit to the head after hitting the ground pretty hard.  We all found you lying face down after we all heard a loud crash coming from back here.

Carla: Wendy was very worried about you when she found you unconscious!!!!!

Nina: We all were!!!!

Chelia: Wendy’s been looking forward to your return for a long time, and when she found you passed out, it made her really sad…………..she even shed a few tears when she found you.

Carla: She was the first one who came rushing back here after we all heard the noise.

Cam: I’m sorry that I worried you.

Troy: You may have a REALLY nasty case of stage fright, yet you always spring to life whenever it comes to the guitar solo!!!!! LOL!!!!

Cam: TROY YOU PECKERHEAD, I AM GONNA KICK YOUR ASS FOR THAT STUNT YOU MADE US PULL!!!!!  DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW EMBARASSING THAT IS IN FRONT OF THAT MANY PEOPLE???????!!!!!!!!

Troy: HEY, THE CROWDS LOVED IT!!!!!

Wendy: I know just how you feel Cam………..I felt the same way when I was out there…………….
*BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK* OH MY GOSH, I’VE NEVER BEEN SO EMBARRASSED IN MY LIFE!!!!

Chelia: There’s nothing to be embarrassed about!
You were super cute up there, and everyone loved you!

Troy: Camaro, you literally had EVERBODY kissing your feet out there!!!

Cam: BUT I ALWAYS MAKE A BIG FOOL OF MYSELF WHENEVER IT COMES TO THE GUITAR SOLO!!!!!

Troy: But you’re always good at it!!!!  Heck, I can’t play a guitar solo like that to save my life, yet you do it while sliding on your knees and jumping up and down no problem.  However, when it comes to the guitar solo at the end of Lindsey Buckingham’s, Go Your Own Way, no one can do a better replication than you.

Cam: DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT HAVING ME PERFORM THAT OUT THERE IN FRONT OF THAT MANY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!

Troy: On second thought good point because you’d just blow everyone’s ears off and cause glass to shatter with the high-pitched sound decibels from that solo.

Cam: AND BEST LEAVE IT AT THAT!!!!!

Troy: BUT CAM, YOU’RE ALWAYS THE STAR OF THE SHOW WHEN THE TIME CALLS FOR IT!!!!!

Chelia: Yeah, I didn’t know you could be such a livewire Cam!!!!!

Carla: And I never would have thought you could sing that high either!!!!

Wendy: That was amazing!!!!!

Troy: When it comes to singing, Cam's voice is higher pitched, therefor he can reach some of the higher notes with ease, where as I wouldn't even have a prayer.

Cam: AGAIN THAT IS IN A RECORDING STUDIO WHERE NO ONE IS AROUND, AND THAT IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT!!!!!!  IT’S NEVER IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE JUST NOW!!!!!!!  I MEAN MY GOD, YOU KNOW I HAVE SUCH A NASTY CASE OF STAGE FRIGHT TROY!!!!!!

Wendy: WOAH, I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s got stage fright!!!!

Cam: I’ve had it since the dawn of time, and I hate it.

Wendy: Me too; I’m the same way!!!!

Chelia: I can’t help but notice that you play with a right handed guitar Troy, and Cam plays with a left handed guitar!!!!  

Carla: I had no idea that Cam was left handed!!!!

Wendy: I didn't know that either!!!!

Troy: He’s not actually.  Like me he’s right handed, but when he first learned to play guitar, he had a hard time trying to keep up with the notes on the frets using the left hand on a right handed guitar.  However all of that change once he switched to using a left handed guitar given that his right hand was able to hit the notes good and fast, and his left hand was able to catch over time using Lindsey Buckingham’s finger picking techniques when it came to the strumming of the strings.  Once he started playing on a left handed guitar, Cam became a Pro in less than 2 years.

Cam: And with my sword fighting, my left hand is the dominant hand when it comes to wielding a sword.  Yet when using Karate, or when it comes to using wrenches when working on machinery, it’s my right hand that’s dominant, so both hands get a fair amount of use when it comes to different tasks.

Chelia: That is so cool!!!

Wendy: By the way, did you try to call me earlier?

Cam: Yes, I was trying to experiment long distance phone calls between this world and my world, and see if I could get it to work.  After a simple data transfer from this game’s micro-disk and onto my phone, your number came up as did the record of the amount of times you called me during our battle against King Drago and Queen Xayide months ago.
Needless to say we actually hit a major break through right after I reached your voice mail.

Wendy: Does this mean we can call each other at anytime???!!!!

Cam: Yes it does!!!  This is our first major break through in connecting both worlds in one way shape or form, and increases your chances of being able to come visit our world someday.  However that’s a very long ways off, but making long distance phone calls between both worlds is a start.

Wendy: YAY!!!!

Carla: That is incredible!!!

Cam: The phone call was only an experiment to see if long distance calls between our worlds was possible, and it turns out they are.  This means Wendy that you can call me at anytime you wish, whether it be in this world or in mine.  Whether I’m at home, or overseas, you can always call me whenever you just wanna talk.

Hearing this causes tears to pour down Wendy’s face as she gives Cam a gentle kiss on the cheek.

Wendy: CAM, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Cam: I missed you too Wendy!!!!

Troy: We all missed you guys, which is why Cam, Princess Erika, and I all decided to come and surprise you.

Ayumi: WAIT, PRINCESS ERIKA’S HERE????!!!!

Troy: Yes she is along with her friends!!!!

Troy then receives a text from Princess Erika asking where everyone is.

Troy: Well, best we rendezvous in Main Street Town Square so we don’t keep her waiting.

Cam: Sounds like a good plan!!!!

Troy: By the way, you may not know these guys, but these are my old friends and fellow band mates from high school, DJ, Dante, David, Greg, and Andrew.

Carla: A pleasure to meet all of you!!!

DJ: Likewise Carla!

Troy: Alrighty, now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s go meet up with Princess Erika!

Cam: Sounds like a plan!!

Meanwhile near Main Street Town Square, Princess Erika and her friends meet up with Manaka, Miuna, and Sayu.

Manaka: Princess Erika!!!!

Princess Erika: OH, HEY MANAKA!!!!!

Sarah: WAIT, PRINCESS ERIKA????!!!!!

Princess Erika: Yes!!!  Ya see in this world I’m a princess of an underwater Kingdom, and these are my friends Manaka, Miuna, and Sayu.

Miuna: IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN MY LADY!!!!!

Sayu: AND YOU GIRLS MUST BE FRIENDS OF PRINCESS ERIKA FROM HER WORLD!!!!

Princess Erika: They sure are!!!!

Brooke: YOU GIRLS ARE SO PRETTY!!!!

Lexi: AND SO COOL TOO!!!!

Anna: By the way, what happened to your brothers?

Princess Erika: They were supposedly putting on this concert outside the castle at the end of Main Street, and I let em know that we’re here………………AHHH, THERE THEY ARE!!!!!
FINALLY YOU’RE HERE!!!!!

Troy: Sorry for the delay!!!!  Cam passed out from stage fright again!!!!

Cam: SHUT UP YOU!!!!

Wendy: Don’t worry about it Cam, it’s okay!!!!

Chelia: Yeah these things happen!!!!

DJ: But we managed to put on a good show!!!!

Princess Erika: Hey, no worries, I’m just glad you’re finally here!!!!

Chelia: It’s great to see you again Erika!!!!

Wendy: We really missed you!!!!

Princess Erika: I really missed you too girls!!!!

Carla: It’s been way too long!!!!

Ayumi: I hope we can meet up more often!!!!

Everyone takes the time to hug one another after finally reuniting for the first time in 2 and a half long months.

Princess Erika: By the way these are my best friends from the real world, Sarah, Brooke, Lexi, Haley, Jenny, Anna, and Annie!!!!  We’re all classmates, all on the same cheerleading squad, all do track & field, and ballet together.  And girls these are my best friends from this world!!!  You’ve met Manaka, Miuna, and Sayu, but I’d also like you to meet my good friends Wendy, Chelia, Carla, Ayumi, and Nina.
Also, you probably all know Herbie from the movie Herbie Fully Loaded.  

Herbie: BEEEEP, BEEEEEP!!!!!

Princess Erika: Together we all helped each other defeat the evil King Drago and Queen Xayide, but we sadly didn’t have the chance to say good bye.  

Wendy: I know, it actually made me really sad.

Chelia: Both Wendy and I were in tears when we found out that you guys had gone back to your world when it was your time tog, and that we weren’t able to say good bye.

Carla: Luckily Wendy and I were able to catch Cam and Herbie in the nick of time before they left.

Johnny 5: HEY THERE!!!!!  I hope I didn’t miss anything!!!!

Cam: There you are Johnny 5!!!!!  We were wondering where you were.

Johnny 5: Had some fun gambling at the slot machines at the mirage!!!!  Needless to say I always hit the jackpot!!!!

Cam: UGH OH BOY!!!!  I hope you haven’t been bleeding the casinos dry!!!!

Johnny 5: Funny thing is, I’ve hit a new all time record in a consistent winning streak!!!!

Cam: UH-OH!!!!  I don’t like where this is going!!!!

Troy: To those who don’t know about Johnny 5, he’s from the 1980s Films Short Circuits 1 & 2, and is pretty much the inspiration to Pixar’s Wall-E.

Sarah: I was gonna say, he does look a bit like Wall-E.

Cam: That never crossed my mind until now.

Johnny 5: Cam proposed some new laws before he left, and they got relayed to Poe and Finn.

Princess Erika: Speaking of which, where are they?

Carla: They were needed back at the castle to guard the place unfortunately.

Manaka: Same thing with Ramsley and Helmsley.

Chelia: And I was gonna ask, where are Princesses Chloe and Mackenzie?

Cam: They both have finals next week, so they unfortunately had to stay home and study, but they send their love, and will be back as soon as they can.

Princess Erika: Cam and Mackenzie started dating, and I still don’t like it.

Wendy, Chelia, & Carla: WHAT????!!!!!

Wendy: CAM, YOU DIDN’T EVEN BOTHER TO TELL ME???!!!!

Cam: I was going to, but I was passed out on the floor backstage.  Besides, I didn’t plan for Mackenzie and I to immediately get into a relationship, it just happened.  It was her idea to make us official right after I asked her out, and I kinda felt rushed.  Needless to say that I’m still non-plussed about all this, but it could also be the first time jitters since it’s my first relationship, so I’ll just see how it goes.

Wendy: Do you like her?

Cam: I do, or at least I thought I did, but I feel she wants this relationship to happen way too fast, so again we’ll see.

Wendy: I just hope she treats you right and doesn’t hurt you.  You’re my best friend and I don’t want anything bad to happen to you Cam.

Cam: I really appreciate your concern Wendy, and if anything happens, I will let you know right away.

Wendy: And I’ll always be here for you whenever you need me.

Wendy then gives Cam a gentle kiss on the cheek, and this slowly ticks off both Carla and Princess Erika.

Carla: WENDY, YOU ARE AGAIN BEING TOO AFFECTIONATE WITH CAM!!!!!

Princess Erika: YEAH, NO ONE KISSES MY BROTHER BUT ME!!!!!

Sarah: Erika, you wouldn’t happen to be jealous, would you???!!!!

Princess Erika: Well, Cam promised we’d always be best friends forever!!!!

Brooke: But you know there’s nothing wrong with having more than one best friend right?

Lexi: I mean, we’re all practically best friends here!!!

Cam and Wendy heard nothing fortunately.  Wendy then gently grabs a hold of Cam’s hand and holds it close to her heart as a few tears of joy pour down her face.

Wendy: I really missed you Cam, and I am so happy that you have come back.

Cam: I really missed you too Wendy, but we don’t have to miss each other that much anymore now that long distance phone calls can be made between both our worlds.

Wendy: I know, and that makes me so happy!!!!
And by the way..........

Wendy then goes over to Herbie, hugs him on the right hand side fender, and gives him a gentle kiss on the bonnet.

Wendy: I missed you too Herbie!!!!

Herbie: BEEEEP, BEEEEEEEP!!!!

Troy: Oh yeah, by the way, not all of you may have heard, but Cam has found a way to make long distance phone calls between this world and the real world possible.

Manaka: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT???????!!!!!!!!

Princess Erika: HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE????!!!!!!

Cam: Just a simple data copy & transfer from the micro-disk game and onto the cell phone.  If you’d like, I can do the same procedure on both yours and Troy’s phone when we get back.

Princess Erika: YES PLEASE!!!!

Troy: Awesome!!!!

Miuna: That means we get to talk to you at anytime????!!!!

Cam: That’s right!!!!

Troy: It’s a major break, and it opens the door for many more possibilities!!!!

Wendy: Including having us coming to visit your world, right?

Cam: Again, that’s a long ways off, but eventually yes!!!!  This is only a start, and who knows how far we can go.

Soon both Mr. and Mrs. Von Ludwig arrive as do Walter and Aunt Leslie to Cam and Troy’s surprise.

Mr. & Mrs. Von Ludwig: Hey kids!!!

Cam & Troy: MOM, DAD!!!!  What brings you here???!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: We tried calling you guys, but neither of you responded, and since we were on our way to San Diego, we thought we’d stop by your house for a few minutes.

Mr. Von Ludwig: However, we saw you weren’t there, and when we entered the basement, we saw the beautiful picture of this place on the t.v. screen and were both shocked that we were able to run our hands right through the t.v. screen.

Troy: Then you guys teleported here I take it?

Mrs. Von Ludwig: That’s exactly what happened!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: We now see that you’re in the game world that you guys created.

Walter: You both took off before I was able to give you guys your own sets of keys to the office.

Leslie: So when we stopped by your house to try to give you guys your keys, we experienced the same ordeal as your parents.

Walter: Once we’ve teleported here, we just couldn’t believe how real everything feels.  I mean, this is NOTHING at all like the game copies!!!!  The game copies have amazing graphics, and the experience feels real, but this is like an actual existing reality.  This IS REALY, so WELL DONE YOU 3!!!!

Cam, Troy, and Princess Erika all look at each other and don’t know where to start.  They weren’t expecting their parents, or aunt and uncle to teleport to Grand Bay Lake inside the gaming world.
Wendy then runs up to Mr. and Mrs. Von Ludwig and politely bows as she introduces herself.

Wendy: Hello, I’m Cam’s best friend, and my name is Wendy Marvell.  It’s wonderful to finally meet you, and I'm so happy we can finally meet!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: What a very sweet and well mannered young lady!!!  YOU'RE ALSO SO ADORABLE!!!!  

Mr. Von Ludwig: And very pretty too!!!  It’s a pleasure meeting you Ms. Wendy Marvell.  

Wendy: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK & GIGGLES* Awwwwww, please stop!!!! *Giggles*

Chelia: It’s wonderful to meet you!!!!  I’m Wendy’s best friend!!!! My name’s Chelia, and this is our Guardian and Best friend Carla!!!

Carla: A pleasure to meet you!!!!

Ayumi: Nice to meet you!!!  I’m Ayumi!!!!

Nina: And my name’s Nina!!!!

Erika: And these are my friends Manaka, Miuna, and Sayu!!!!

Cam: These girls helped us while we were on our quest here.

Troy: And if it weren’t for them, we would have been screwed!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: I see!!!!  Thank you so very much for looking after these 2 and Erika.  I understand that they can all be a handful, so God bless your little hearts for putting up with them.

Mr. Von Ludwig: And given that Cam and Troy are identical twins, they can be double trouble, so kudos to you girls!!!!

Wendy: It was no prob; really!!!!

Cam & Troy: HEY, WHAT’S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN????!!!!!!

Carla: *BURSTS OUT LAUGHING* We kinda have an idea of what you 2 go through, so I can’t imagine how it must have been dealing with them when they were kids.

Mrs. Von Ludwig: OH, YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!!!!

Carla: OOOOOOOOH, DO TELL!!!!! *GIGGLES* LOL!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: Double trouble is what they were, and they can still be that way!!!!

Cam & Troy: *BLUSHING DARK RED* DAD, MOM????????!!!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: I know, I know!!!!  I shouldn’t be embarrassing you guys in front of your friends!!!! LOL!!!!

Carla: If it’s any comfort, Wendy and Chelia can be quite the handful, so I can relate!!!! LOL!!!!

Wendy & Chelia: *BLUSHING BRIGHT PINK* CARLA????????!!!!!!!!!

Carla: WHOOPS!!!!!  *GIGGLES*

Mr. Von Ludwig: Anyways, we came because we wanted to apologize to you guys about Aunt Corolado.

Cam & Troy: OH?

Mrs. Von Ludwig: During the company banquet last week, we got an idea of what you guys and Erika had to put up with for the passed 15 plus years, and we are SOOOOO SORRY!!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: We can’t imagine what headaches you had to go through when you guys had to stay at her house.

Princess Erika: YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!!  SHE ALWAYS SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: We could clearly see that sweetie, and we are so sorry!!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: We finally had it with her, and she couldn’t walk out of the banquet soon enough!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: WHAT A HORRIBLE AND UNGRATEFUL WITCH!!!!!!

Walter: I got bombarded with emails full of complaints regarding her!!!!!

Leslie: OH MY GOD!!!!!  SHE WAS JUST AWFUL!!!!!!  

Cam: To those of you who don’t know, Aunt Corolado is………….

Wendy: Is she the mean aunt you told me about?

Cam: YEP!!!!  And we had to deal with her last weekend!!!!

Troy: But this time the whole family had to deal with her, so not just Cam, me, and Erika!!!!  So they REALLY got an idea of what we had to go through!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: So from here you 3 don’t have to visit her anymore!!!!!

Cam: To tell you the truth, Troy, Erika, and I were planning a trip to Europe over this summer, and it would be during the time we’d normally go visit Aunt Corolado.  We coordinated the trip to overlap with the time we normally visit, so we wouldn’t be able to visit Aunt Corolado anyways.

Mr. Von Ludwig: Well, we don’t blame you, and if you 3 want to go to Europe this summer, all we can say is have at it!!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: And have fun while you’re there!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: When and where would you guys be going?  

Cam: We’d be making our first stop in England for a connecting flight to Gothenburg, Sweden.

Troy: Cam and I got the overseas package when it came to ordering our new cars from Volvo, so we’d be going to Sweden to go pick em up, and have em shipped back to California.

Cam: Then we’d return back to England, spend about 10 days in England, then we’d spend a week in Italy, and then we’d spend 10 days in France before we’d return home.

Princess Erika: AND I SOOOOO CAN’T WAIT!!!!!

Wendy: THAT SOUNDS AMAZING!!!!

Chelia: I WISH I COULD GO!!!!!

Cam: We promise to show you lots of pictures and videos from the trip.

Wendy: YAY!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: That sounds wonderful, but your father and I had the most wonderful time in Europe, so we don’t blame you for wanting to go too!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: Anyways, we just wanted to stop by and tell you guys that we’re sorry for having you deal with Aunt Corolado all these years, and you guys don’t ever have to deal with her ever again.

Mrs. Von Ludwig: We have all had it with her, so we are cutting all ties and disowning her from our family.

Cam, Troy, & Princess Erika: FINALLY!!!!!!!

Wendy: Was she really that bad?????!!!!!

Cam, Troy, & Princess Erika: NO, WORSE!!!!

Cam: If you think Carla is bad when she gets angry, multiply it by 100,000 and you’re getting pretty close to Aunt Corolado.

Troy: At least Carla is hard on you out of love, and NOT out of wanting everything her way.

Carla: *Giggles* OH DEAR!!!!  I’d hate to come across this awful aunt of yours!!!! LOL!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: Anyways, we were gonna be on our way to having a weekend vacation in San Diego, but I’m having second thoughts now.

Mrs. Von Ludwig: This place looks WONDERFUL!!!!

Cam: OH, THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT PLACES TO STAY AT ON THE RESORT STRIP HERE IN GRAND BAY LAKE!!!!

Troy: However, Cam and I have connections, and can hook you up with a suite in the Grand Floridian if you’d like!!!!

Cam: In fact I can hook you guys up with a villa if you’d like Uncle Walter!!!

Princess Erika: Plus there are so many AWESOME NIGHTTIME SHOWS TO WATCH THROUGHOUT THE CITY!!!!

Cam: There’s also the monorail, the steam train, helicopter flights, Grand Bay Lake Tower, the Grand Bay Lake Eye, Metreon and Epcot Centers, Rodeo Drive, Notre Dame De Royal, Paradise Bay, and all the casinos!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: Well, why not???!!!!  Let’s enjoy our weekend here!!!!  Then we'll hit the road for San Diego on Sunday evening since our meetings aren't until Monday and Tuesday.  And the big Dinner is on Wednesday.

Mrs. Von Ludwig: Besides it gives us a chance to get to know your friends!!!!

Wendy: YAY!!!!!

Chelia: THAT’S GREAT!!!!

Manaka: WE’RE SO GLAD!!!!

Walter: And unlike the game copies, this world feels VERY REAL like an actual reality, so this opens the door to new opportunities for the Von Ludwig Gaming Corporation!!!!

Cam: That’s how we feel!!!!

Leslie: By the way, here are your keys to the office for when need be.

Walter: You 2 are my successors to the company, so you’ll need your sets of keys to come and go!!!

Wendy, Chelia, Carla, & Manaka: WHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTT??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cam: That’s another thing we haven’t gotten around to telling you…………….

Troy: Cam and I are the new heirs to our uncle’s corporation, so once he retires you’re looking at the new CEO and CFO of the Von Ludwig Gaming Corporation!!!!

Cam: However that’s years away, so we thankfully still have time to grow!!!!

Chelia: THAT IS JUST SOOOOOOO COOL!!!!!

Wendy: THAT IS AMAZING CAM, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!

Carla: MY GOODNESS, THAT REALLY IS QUITE AN HONOR!!!!!

Princess Erika: And I get to join in when I become of age!!!!

Manaka: THAT’S WONDERFUL; CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Herbie: BEEEEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!

Cam: Oh, by the way, this here is our car and best friend Herbie!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: OF COURSE, HOW CAN WE FORGET????!!!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: We have worn out so many VHS Tapes and DVDs of the Herbie movies, so how can we miss this little car????!!!

Johnny 5: AND DON’T FORGET ME!!!!!

Troy: And Johnny 5 from Short Circuit!!!!!

Johnny 5: How can I be of service????!!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: WOW!!!!!  It is so wonderful to see that you 3 have made such wonderful friends here!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: And we couldn’t be anymore thrilled than to be spending our weekend here getting to know them!!!!

Then out of nowhere ALL of our friends hear a bunch of shouting and the noise of chairs wrestling coming out of Main Street Train Station’s Break Room.

John Goss: WHA HAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAA, HOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!  BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!!!!!!!!

Big Joe: WHAT THE, GET AWAY!!!!!!!

John Goss: UH-OH!!!!!!

Big Joe: DON’T YOU DARE RUN AWAY FROM ME!!!!!!

John Goss: UH-OH!!!!!

Robert: HEY, WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD GAS, THE BIG BAD GAS, THE BIG BAD GAS?????!!!!!!!!!  WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD GAS, THE BIG BAD GAS, JOE JACKSON!!!!!!

Big Joe: SHUT UP YOU, AND HELL NO YOU DID NOT JUST CALL ME THAT!!!!!!!  I’LL GIVE YOU YOUR BIG BAD GAS IN JUST A SECOND RODRIGUEZ!!!!!

Cam: *SNICKERS AND BURSTS OUT LAUGHING* That was the Grand Bay Lake Railroad’s engine crews John Goss, Joe Jackson aka Big Joe, and Robert!!!!

Troy: They’re clowns that are known for causing a fracas out of nowhere!!!! LOL!!!!

Cam: And the railroad is notorious for having both more drama than what you see on Jerry Springer, and more bathroom humor than what you see on Family Guy no thanks to those 3!!!!

Big Joe: SHUT UP YOU!!!!  THAT’S ENOUGH OUT OF YOU!!!!!

Cam: And Joe always knows when we’re talking about things going on in the cab for some reason!!!! And what happens in the cabs of the locomotives, stays in the cabs of the locomotives!!!!  Just don't ask why the paint is coming off!!!  LOL!!!!

Big Joe: ONE MORE WORD OUT OF YOU CAMARO, AND I WILL BLOW YOU OUT OF THE CAB SO BAD, THAT YOU'RE NEVER GONNA FORGET IT!!!!!!

Cam: WHOOPS!!!!! LOL!!!!

Wendy then grabs a hold of Cam’s hand as Chelia grabs a hold Troy’s.

Troy: Anyways, what would you all like to do, and how would you like to start off the weekend while we’re here?

Wendy: I’m open to anything you guys wanna do.

Chelia: Same here!!!!

Carla: What’s important to you guys is important to me, so anything’s fine!!!

Johnny 5: Well Herbie, let’s go do our thing and have some fun!!!!

Herbie: BEEEEP, BEEEEEP!!!!!

Herbie opens his glove box, throws out his item storage gun, rolls on top of it, and shrinks Johnny 5 down to human size before Johnny 5 hops in the driver’s seat.

Johnny 5: Before I go, I’d like to inform you that Paradise Bay got a new upscale restaurant called Lamp Lighter's Lounge that offers the dining package for Fantasmic’s World Of Color & Earth Illuminations On The River’s Of Light in case you’re interested!!!!

Cam: Thanks Johnny 5!!!!  We just might do that!!!!

Troy: I’ll call them up for the reservation through the Grand Floridian right now!!!!

Johnny 5: ALRIGHTY!!!!!  
WELL, LET’S GO HERBIE!!!!!

Cam: JUST STAY OUT OF TROUBLE YOU 2!!!!!!

Herbie: BEEEEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!

Herbie then takes off revving up his engine while popping a steep angled wheelie with his tires screaming as he flies down the road.

Cam: OH BOY; last time they went off on their own they were in a chicken jousting tournament, so I wonder what they’re gonna do this time???!!!!!!

Wendy: *Giggles* I wouldn’t worry about it Cam!!!!  I think they’ll be just fine!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: It looks like Cam and Ms. Wendy would make an adorable couple.

Mr. Von Ludwig: They would, but it’s a shame about the bi-laws in California who wouldn’t be too fond of the age difference.

Mrs. Von Ludwig: And last I heard he’s currently seeing Mackenzie, but he’s still young and has plenty of time.

Mr. Von Ludwig: That is true.

Mrs. Von Ludwig: Maybe they can be a couple later on in a few years.

Mr. Von Ludwig: We'll see, but you never know.

Troy: ALRIGHT, DONE & DONE!!!!  Cam and I are back in the same suite as last time, while both Mom & Dad, and Uncle Walter, and Aunt Leslie will be in your own villas at the Grand Floridian!!!!

Mr. & Mrs. Von Ludwig: That sounds great!!!!

Walter & Leslie: Works good for us!!!!

Wendy: Mind if Chelia, Carla, and I join you?

Cam: Of course!!!!

Troy: The more the merrier after all!!!

Wendy: YAY!!!!

Princess Erika: Slumber Party in the Underwater Kingdom Girls?

Sarah: THAT SOUNDS SOOOOOOO COOL!!!!!

Brooke: I AM SO DOWN FOR THAT!!!!!

Haley: ME TOO!!!!

Anna: SAME HERE!!!!

Jenny: DITTO!!!!

Annie: YEAH!!!!

Lexi: THIS IS GONNA BE SOOOOO COOL!!!!!

Troy: Unfortunately I’ve had to put DJ, Dante, Greg, David, and Andrew up in a large suite in the Bellagio since they were out of rooms at the Grand Floridian after Cam, my parents, aunt, uncle, and I took the last vacancies.

DJ: No problem man!!!!

Dante: YEAH, that’s cool!!!!!

Greg: The Bellagio’s pretty badass, so no complaints!!!!

David: It works just fine for us!!!!

Andrew: We’re all gonna have an awesome weekend, so why complain???!!!!

Troy: And I just managed to squeeze our huge party in for a reservation at the new Paradise Bay, Lamp Lighter’s Lounge for 9:00 O-Clock with the dining package for the 11:00 O-Clock Showing Of Fantasmic’s World Of Color & Earth Illuminations On The River’s Of Light!!!!

Cam: AWESOME!!!!!

Soon a familiar steam whistle is heard as Ward Kimball Number #5 comes steaming around the final bend into Main Street with the Holiday IV Green Train consist and Lilly Belle Parlor in tow.

Cam: Well, let’s hop on the train, and go for the Grand Circle Tour Of The City!!!!

Troy: Awesome, works for me!!!!

Wendy: I’m up for that!!!!

Chelia: Me too!!!!

Princess Erika: YEAH, SAME HERE!!!!!

Our friends then scramble up the stair case and into Main Street Station as Ward Kimball Number #5 comes steaming in with her whistle blowing, bell ringing, cylinder drain cocks hissing, rods knocking, fire glowing brightly, firebox roaring, air compressor huffing and puffing, beautiful brass, boiler and cylinder jackets, copper stack cap, and gorgeous red, dark blue, and gold colors gleaming off from the beautiful sunset.
After Ward Kimball Number #5 comes to a full and complete stop everyone notices the entire front car being roped off when Conductor Alan greets our friends warmly as he opens the gate to the station platform.

Conductor Alan: Welcome aboard everyone!!!!!

Engineer Eric Heffernan then opens up the front car for all of our friends.

Eric Heffernan: And here you go!!!!  As part of the new law, you guys get the best car on your favorite train!!!!

Cam: THANKS ERIC!!!!

Cam and Wendy scramble to the very front of the very front car’s upper tier behind the locomotive as Princess Erika and her friends scramble to the very front of the very front car’s lower tier behind the locomotive before everyone else follows on.

Eric Heffernan: Great to see you all back on board the railroad!!!!

Cam: Thanks Eric, it’s good to be back!!!!

Wendy: How’s our train doing?

Eric Heffernan: Oh, she’s doing great today, and you’ll be happy to know that she’s the last one out tonight!!!!

Wendy: YAY!!!!

Cam: AWESOME!!!!  Because we’ll be needing this train to take us back here after the show!!!

Eric Heffernan: Oh, so you guys are seeing the 11:00 O-Clock showing of Fantasmic’s World Of Color & Earth Illuminations On The Rivers Of Light?  Cool!!!!

Cam: Yep, that’s the plan!!!!

Soon our friends are joined by the railroad’s regular customers Nick, Scott, and a few other friends.

Nick: HEY GUYS, IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME!!!!

Scott: YEAH MAN!!!!  WHAT’S UP!!!!

Cam: Oh, hi Nick!!!!  Hey, Scott!!!!!

Will: Hi guys!!!!  Remember me from the boat???!!!!  I’m Will, and this is my girlfriend Tracie!!!!

Tracie: Hey Guys!!!!

Sam: I’m Sam!!!

Evan: I’m Evan Burt and this is my friend Josh!!!!

Greg: I’m Greg and this is my Dog Giligan!!!!

Natasha: My name’s Natasha!!!!

Cam: YES, I REMEMBER NOW WILL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!!!!

Wendy: Yeah, it’s so nice to meet all of you guys!!!!

Wendy then lifts up her skirt and sits on Cam’s lap to make more room.

Wendy: There we go, so we can make more room!!!!

Evan: Sweet, thanks miss!!!!

Wendy: I’m Princess Wendy Marvell, and once again, it's nice to meet all of you!!!!

Sam: OH MY GOSH, IT’S AN HONOR YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS!!!!!

Scott: WOAH, HOLD ON, SHUT UP!!!!!!!  

Nick: WOW, SERIOUS????!!!!!!

Evan: WOW, I HAD NO IDEA!!!!!

Wendy: *BLUSHES BRIGHT PINK* PLEASE, NO NEED TO BE SO FORMAL!!!!!  *Giggles* I prefer you treat me no differently from everyone else if that’s okay?

Then the no good pain in the ass Kavlin attempts to crash the fun, but the train nuts in the front car along with Cam, and Troy don’t have any of it as Wendy just politely giggles.

Kalvin: HEY GUYS, MIND IF I JOIN YOU????!!!!!

Everybody: GO HOME KALVIN!!!!!!!

Conductor Alan: I’m sorry Kalvin, but his Royal Highness King Camaro Von Ludwig just issued a new law that forbids you from riding in the front car of his favorite train whenever he and his friends are on board.

Kalvin: WHAT?????!!!!!!!!  THAT IS ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT!!!!!!

Cam: *BURSTS OUT LAUGHING* SORRY!!!!!!

Eric Heffernan: SORRY KALVIN, BUT THAT’S THE NEW RULE!!!!!!

Kalvin: GOD DAMN IT!!!!!

Kalvin then makes his way to the second car on the train just before Conductor Alan gives the high sign as Engineer Eric Heffernan climbs back into Number #5’s cab.

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Conductor Alan: ALL ABOARD!!!!!!

Fireman Jason rings the bell as Engineer Eric Heffernan gives 2 blasts on the whistle, opens the cylinder drain cocks, eases the throttle open, and Number #5 steams out of Main Street Station in clouds of smoke and steam.
Everyone enjoys a beautiful sunset as Number #5 thunders along the railroad line at a relaxing 20 miles an hour.

Mr. Von Ludwig: Wow, would you look at that???!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: That is such a beautiful sunset!!!!!

Walter: And just look at how clear the water is!!!!!

Leslie: It’s beautiful!!!!

Princess Erika’s favorite dolphin along with many other pink dolphins from her pod follow the train, and come jumping up out of the water.

Princess Erika: WOW, HEY SAMMY!!!!!!

Manaka: WOW THAT MUST BE SAMMY’S POD!!!!!

Miuna: AND THEY’RE ALL PINK JUST LIKE HER!!!!!

Sayu: PINK DOLPHINS ARE VERY RARE IN THIS DAY AND AGE!!!!!!

Troy: They are an endangered species back in our world too!!!!

Chelia: WOW, THAT’S CRAZY!!!!!

Walter: You don’t see beautiful pink dolphins like that everyday!!!!

Mrs. Von Ludwig: This is really such a treat!!!!!

Mr. Von Ludwig: I am glad we are spending the weekend here and not in San Diego!!!!

Leslie: This is a very nice getaway from reality!!!!

Carla: And we’re glad you’re spending the weekend here with us too!!!!

Ayumi: YEAH!!!!

Nina: This will be such a wonderful weekend!!!

Wendy: Your parents seem really nice Cam!!!!  And I am so glad I got to meet em!!!!

Cam: And I’m glad you got to meet them too!!!!

Wendy: But you know, what?  I really look forward to when I get to visit your world.

Cam: It will most definitely be worth the wait.

Whatever you imagine, will one day come to be, and if you try hard enough and follow your imagination, a virtual reality can really become an actual reality all on its own.  Or can it?
Together 2 siblings, identical twins to be exact, Camaro and Troy Von Ludwig, along with their little sister Erika, make an attempt at helping their Uncle Walter Von Ludwig, CEO of the Von Ludwig Gaming Corporation, created a virtual reality game into an something real.
Or did they?  The graphics in the game copies maybe good, but are not 100% percent real, where as the world of the supposed prototype’s game just feels all too real to be a game.  So is the world of The Magic Kingdom a virtual world created by the Von Ludwig siblings, or is it a parallel world that we don’t know about?
That will remain a mystery, and it’s okay if it does because the magic is in the mystery.
Now lets rejoin our friends and enjoy a beautiful sunset train ride as Cam and Wendy hook their pinkies and state their eternal vow of friendship.

Cam & Wendy: We solemnly promise to always be best friends. No matter how far apart we are, no matter how bad we fight, no matter how bad things get, no matter who we marry, and no matter where we go. We solemnly promise to always be best friends, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for rich or for poor until death do us part. We will always be best friends until the very end forever.

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Wendy then gives Cam a gentle kiss on the cheek.

Wendy: We’ll always be best friends forever, right?

Cam: Of course!!!  I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Friendships like that don’t happen everyday, but will Cam realize Wendy’s feelings for him, and will Wendy actually get the chance to visit the real world?  Also will we find out about the mystery about the Magic Kingdom being just a virtual world, or another parallel world we don’t know about?
Maybe, but that’s another story………………..
Ward Kimball Number #5 steams over a beautiful bridge spanning the beautiful water of Sapphire Bay before she steams into a tunnel and off into the sunset in clouds of smoke and steam with her whistle blowing and bell ringing.


The End

If you think this is the end of The Magical Game Of No Return?

Think Again!!!!!

A planned sequel is in the works, and will be available REAL soon!!!!

Do we find out about the true secret behind the Magic Kingdom being just a game or an actual world that we don't know about?
Do we get an official couple out of CamWen, and what kind of adventure lies ahead for our friends?

Find Out in the Sequel, The Magical Game Of No Return 2: 2 Worlds Collide!!!!

But before we go to the sequel, and if you'd like to see what happens in between this story and the planned sequel, check out the small cannon side story, A Happily Ever After Christmas 2: A Christmas In Grand Bay Lake.  It's the sequel to the original Happily Ever After Christmas from 2016, but focuses on the characters and setting from this story, and the events of A Happily Ever After Christmas 2, take place between this story and the planned sequel, 2 Worlds Collide.

Here's the link!!!  And once the sequel is done, the link for that will be available too.

https://myfcdowntimeforum.forumotion.net/t201-a-happily-ever-after-christmas-2#1817