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SPOILERS to the official movie from here on out.
Chapter 11: Reunion
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T FOUND MY DAUGHTER YET!?" Shouted Big Bob Pataki at a counter with his wife as he harass a nervous Hispanic man dressed in a uniform.
"I-I'm sorry, senor. The Jungle's a vast place and-"
Suddenly the man found himself being lifted up in the air by Bob. "My daughter and her friends are in that forsaken jungle being chased by some blood thirsty pirate! If your good for nothing forest rangers don't find them this instant, I am grabbing a chainsaw and I'm cutting down each and every tree until I find my baby girl and strangle that low life crook!"
It's been a day since the class escaped the fortress of La Sombra, with a surprise rescue from both Helga's parents and Arnold's grandparents, and are now back safe in a cabin near the edge of the rainforest.
But all was still not well for the class. Three children are still missing in the jungles of San Lorenzo and are at risk of a notorious river pirate named La Sombra who's tracking them down.
"I miss Arnold!" Harold cried along with Sid and Stinky who were hugging a statue of Arnold they made out of brooms, chairs, and what else they could find in the building they wait at. "I didn't even say sorry yet!"
"Me too!" Sid started to cry along with Stinky.
"Oh no, oh no." Nadine paced around as she looks through a book on insects. "Not just that pirate, but there are thousands of venomous insects in that jungle. I hope they know enough to stay clear of bright colors."
Rhonda was trying to make a call on a phone, but was unable to call the person she wanted. "What do you mean your lines don't connect to the U.S. like that?! I am a Lloyd and my friends are missing! I need my daddy now!
"H-Hey, cheer up, guys." Eugene spoke up. "I'm sure they're …. They're ….. I don't know either."
"Just give me a chance to sniff them out!" Curly shouted. "Just one good smell and I'll track them down myself!"
Phoebe was sitting up on a wall next to Olga who was balling her eyes out. "My precious baby sister! I-I'll never see her again!"
Phoebe tried to comfort her, but she too was unable to hold onto her hopes for long.
The only ones who remained quiet were Phil and Gertie. They just sat together on a sofa, hands joined, just staring at the floor with nothing but their thoughts.
"I can't do this again." Phil looked into his wife's soaked eyes and gently rested his head on hers. "She can't do this again … we can't ….. we just can't."
Phil then noticed something in Gertie's hands. It was photo of them, of the time they met Arnold for the very first time.
"What's that?" Phil opened his eyes to see Phoebe who brought over Olga to sit down on a more comfortable seat.
"It's a photo of when my son brought home Arnold." Phil showed the girl the photo as the others slowly gathered together to see.
"And those must be …. Uhhh." Mr. Simmons rubbed his head. "Arnold's…"
"Their names were Miles and Stella." Gertie spoke up a she held up the photo and pointed at baby Arnold. "He was so cute with my third eye. I just knew those two will have a wonderful baby."
Phil looked closely at his son and wife standing with them. "They got lost in those jungles a year after this photo."
They all stare at Phil, unknowing what to say.
"I just hope the same thing doesn't happen to him." That's when Gertie held onto her husband's chest and lost it.
Everyone started to cry along with them, but not Bob. Instead, he has had enough of all this waiting around. "Forget this! I'm going back into that jungle and find her and those other kids myself!"
"Me too!" Miriam said, with more energy than she usually has.
"M-Me three!" Olga stood straight up and wiped her mascara off. "I'm done crying! I want to find Helga!"
"I … I want to find Helga, Gerald, and Arnold too." Phoebe put on a smile, fighting back the tears. "I planned their escape as well as ours, you need me."
"And you need more muscles!" Harold said with Stinky and Sid.
"Arnold's our pal too; we can't just leave him out there." Stinky said as Sid nodded.
"I can help, a bit." Eugene said, before tripping. "I'm O.K."
"You'll be clueless without my knowledge of insects and their natural environment." Nadine spoke up. "I have the perfect spider for the job too."
"Ew, but I want to help too." Rhonda spoke up. "I will have daddy pay to send that sombra freak to the worst dungeon on the planet. I swear it."
"Yes, we'll put him into a ZOO!" Curly laughed; ready to join.
Phil and Gertie could feel it, the hope and courage these kids feel. He remembers time he had felt that when he was younger; but for him and his wife, they knew too well from experience.
Before Phil could utter a word, Mr. Simmons spoke up in a rather harsh tone. "Class!" The kids froze as their teacher spoke with much concern and obedience. "We all care for our fellow classmates and pray for their safety …. But." He turned to Phil with sorrow eyes. "That jungle is too difficult to navigate through. Remember our hike too and back from that horrible fortress?"
He looked over to Bob. "Mr. Pataki, do you think you can-"
"I have no time for all this!" Bob shoved the teacher and headed right to the door. "I don't care what emotional speech you got, I have a gun and I'm giving it a shot." As he walked out the door, he noticed someone running right to the cabin. "And don't give me any back talk young lady! I'm going to find you out in that jungle even if it kills me!" Bob march along as Miriam follows.
"And don't talk to strangers." Miriam said to the person as she follows along.
"Oh baby sister!" Olga leeched onto the person, giving them plenty of kisses. "Now baby sister, you wait here while we try and find you in that stinky old jungle!" Olga walks along the other Patakis as the person felt disgusted.
"Well geese, I wonder how long they'll realize I'm right flipping here!" Helga said as she went to the door entrance. "Did ya miss me?"
"Helga!" Everyone shouted as Phoebe dashed right to her best friend.
"Oh Helga, I'm so glad you're safe!" She held onto her tightly as the others asked multiple questions.
"Did you miss me too?" Gerald was next to walk in, but to his surprise, Phoebe ran to him and kissed him right on the lips.
"Gerald!" Phoebe said with tears of joy as she hugs the now shocked and motionless Gerald.
"Well that was something." Phil and Gertie stood up to see their son's friend Eduardo, along with Arnold.
"Arnold!" The two shouted at the sight of their grandson, who also looked just as surprised.
"Grandpa, Grandma!?" Before he could ask any questions. The two hugged him as everyone else became silent.
"We thought we lost you!" Phil shouted. "Just …. Just like …." He closed his eyes as Gertie held onto his shoulders.
"Grandpa, Grandma." Arnold looked down, concerning the class. "I …. I found out what happened ….. to my parents."
The class gasped as they listen carefully.
"They …. They caught the sleeping sickness."
"Oh no." Phil softly spoke as Gertie looked towards the door. "Arnold, I'm so sorry you had to learn that." He held onto him gently as the other kids turned their attention to the door. "Life is difficult to handle at times." He slowly patted the boy's head as Mr. Simmons's jaw dropped. "And sometimes we don't get answers to everything." Gertie looked at her husband, giving him a confused look as she turned back to the door. "But no matter what, you're never alone."
"You're right." said a masculine voice.
"Yes." Phil answered. "You have me and Pookie here to look after you like always."
"With help of course." Said a feminine woman as nearly everyone's jaw dropped.
"Of course, you got Gerald there and the girl with the one eyebrow."
"I wonder how long it will take him to realize what we're all seeing here." Helga asked out loud with a smile. "Much shorter than my own parents will."
"Heh, you know I always like that girl's spirit. Maybe you two should hook up." Phil laughed to himself, causing both Arnold and Helga to blush.
"I would love to comment on that, but you should really look at the door there, Phil." Gerald spoke up.
"Yes, out there. Into the world." Phil stood up and pointed to the door. "You're parents maybe gone, but there's still a bright ….. Hey Miles and Stella, mind moving out of the way?"
Miles and Stella stepped aside, waiting patiently for the old man to see the elephant in the room.
"There's still a bright future ahead of you. And I know your parents want nothing more than for you to live out your life. Even if they're not besides you, like right now just standing over there and not next to us, they'll still give a good eye on you all the way up in heaven. Where there are dinosaurs, ice creams, and no raspberries in sight.
"Great, he lost it too." Miles whispered to his wife.
"Speaking of raspberries, you must be hungry." Phil looked down to his unamused grandson. "No, you're probably starving and cold. We should go find the biggest restaurant this country have to offer and eat till we explode."
"And can we bring my …. Parents, along too?" Arnold asked as he motioned his arms to his parents, who are standing right there.
"Why of course." Phil said as he looked to his son. "Hey Miles, mind finding one of those glass thingys and a letter board so we can give you a call and …. Hmmmm, something's not right here."
"Oh for pete's sake!" Gertie threw her arms up, marched to Phil, and slapped him across the face.
"Hey, what was that …. Wait a gosh darn flippin second!" Phil looked directly into Miles eyes and finally realizes who was standing right in front of him.
"Hi mom, hi dad." Miles slowly waved as Stella wraps her arm around his waist.
"…..S-Stella ….. Miles?!"
They looked at each other for a few quite moments, and then finally embraced one another after so so many years … but then everyone in that room besides Phil suddenly turned into raspberries. "What the heck!?" Phil shouted as everything in that world began turning into raspberries. "No, Noo, Noooooo!"
"Never eat raspberries!" Phil shouted as he wakes up. "Where am I!?" He found himself back in the living room of his Boarding house. "Miles, please tell me that reunion was not some horrible dream prank!?"
"Yep, here." Miles walked in to check up on his father. "The raspberry dream again?" he asked with his eyebrow raised.
"Never. Eat. Raspberries." Phil strictly told his son. "Never!"
Miles started to laugh, and so did Phil.
"It's so great to have you back ….. heh …. Heh…." Suddenly Phil's laughter started to get louder. "Aaaaaaah ha ha! I-I still can't believe it took the Patakis three hours! Three! Hours!"
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SPOILERS to the official movie from here on out.
Chapter 11: Reunion
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T FOUND MY DAUGHTER YET!?" Shouted Big Bob Pataki at a counter with his wife as he harass a nervous Hispanic man dressed in a uniform.
"I-I'm sorry, senor. The Jungle's a vast place and-"
Suddenly the man found himself being lifted up in the air by Bob. "My daughter and her friends are in that forsaken jungle being chased by some blood thirsty pirate! If your good for nothing forest rangers don't find them this instant, I am grabbing a chainsaw and I'm cutting down each and every tree until I find my baby girl and strangle that low life crook!"
It's been a day since the class escaped the fortress of La Sombra, with a surprise rescue from both Helga's parents and Arnold's grandparents, and are now back safe in a cabin near the edge of the rainforest.
But all was still not well for the class. Three children are still missing in the jungles of San Lorenzo and are at risk of a notorious river pirate named La Sombra who's tracking them down.
"I miss Arnold!" Harold cried along with Sid and Stinky who were hugging a statue of Arnold they made out of brooms, chairs, and what else they could find in the building they wait at. "I didn't even say sorry yet!"
"Me too!" Sid started to cry along with Stinky.
"Oh no, oh no." Nadine paced around as she looks through a book on insects. "Not just that pirate, but there are thousands of venomous insects in that jungle. I hope they know enough to stay clear of bright colors."
Rhonda was trying to make a call on a phone, but was unable to call the person she wanted. "What do you mean your lines don't connect to the U.S. like that?! I am a Lloyd and my friends are missing! I need my daddy now!
"H-Hey, cheer up, guys." Eugene spoke up. "I'm sure they're …. They're ….. I don't know either."
"Just give me a chance to sniff them out!" Curly shouted. "Just one good smell and I'll track them down myself!"
Phoebe was sitting up on a wall next to Olga who was balling her eyes out. "My precious baby sister! I-I'll never see her again!"
Phoebe tried to comfort her, but she too was unable to hold onto her hopes for long.
The only ones who remained quiet were Phil and Gertie. They just sat together on a sofa, hands joined, just staring at the floor with nothing but their thoughts.
"I can't do this again." Phil looked into his wife's soaked eyes and gently rested his head on hers. "She can't do this again … we can't ….. we just can't."
Phil then noticed something in Gertie's hands. It was photo of them, of the time they met Arnold for the very first time.
"What's that?" Phil opened his eyes to see Phoebe who brought over Olga to sit down on a more comfortable seat.
"It's a photo of when my son brought home Arnold." Phil showed the girl the photo as the others slowly gathered together to see.
"And those must be …. Uhhh." Mr. Simmons rubbed his head. "Arnold's…"
"Their names were Miles and Stella." Gertie spoke up a she held up the photo and pointed at baby Arnold. "He was so cute with my third eye. I just knew those two will have a wonderful baby."
Phil looked closely at his son and wife standing with them. "They got lost in those jungles a year after this photo."
They all stare at Phil, unknowing what to say.
"I just hope the same thing doesn't happen to him." That's when Gertie held onto her husband's chest and lost it.
Everyone started to cry along with them, but not Bob. Instead, he has had enough of all this waiting around. "Forget this! I'm going back into that jungle and find her and those other kids myself!"
"Me too!" Miriam said, with more energy than she usually has.
"M-Me three!" Olga stood straight up and wiped her mascara off. "I'm done crying! I want to find Helga!"
"I … I want to find Helga, Gerald, and Arnold too." Phoebe put on a smile, fighting back the tears. "I planned their escape as well as ours, you need me."
"And you need more muscles!" Harold said with Stinky and Sid.
"Arnold's our pal too; we can't just leave him out there." Stinky said as Sid nodded.
"I can help, a bit." Eugene said, before tripping. "I'm O.K."
"You'll be clueless without my knowledge of insects and their natural environment." Nadine spoke up. "I have the perfect spider for the job too."
"Ew, but I want to help too." Rhonda spoke up. "I will have daddy pay to send that sombra freak to the worst dungeon on the planet. I swear it."
"Yes, we'll put him into a ZOO!" Curly laughed; ready to join.
Phil and Gertie could feel it, the hope and courage these kids feel. He remembers time he had felt that when he was younger; but for him and his wife, they knew too well from experience.
Before Phil could utter a word, Mr. Simmons spoke up in a rather harsh tone. "Class!" The kids froze as their teacher spoke with much concern and obedience. "We all care for our fellow classmates and pray for their safety …. But." He turned to Phil with sorrow eyes. "That jungle is too difficult to navigate through. Remember our hike too and back from that horrible fortress?"
He looked over to Bob. "Mr. Pataki, do you think you can-"
"I have no time for all this!" Bob shoved the teacher and headed right to the door. "I don't care what emotional speech you got, I have a gun and I'm giving it a shot." As he walked out the door, he noticed someone running right to the cabin. "And don't give me any back talk young lady! I'm going to find you out in that jungle even if it kills me!" Bob march along as Miriam follows.
"And don't talk to strangers." Miriam said to the person as she follows along.
"Oh baby sister!" Olga leeched onto the person, giving them plenty of kisses. "Now baby sister, you wait here while we try and find you in that stinky old jungle!" Olga walks along the other Patakis as the person felt disgusted.
"Well geese, I wonder how long they'll realize I'm right flipping here!" Helga said as she went to the door entrance. "Did ya miss me?"
"Helga!" Everyone shouted as Phoebe dashed right to her best friend.
"Oh Helga, I'm so glad you're safe!" She held onto her tightly as the others asked multiple questions.
"Did you miss me too?" Gerald was next to walk in, but to his surprise, Phoebe ran to him and kissed him right on the lips.
"Gerald!" Phoebe said with tears of joy as she hugs the now shocked and motionless Gerald.
"Well that was something." Phil and Gertie stood up to see their son's friend Eduardo, along with Arnold.
"Arnold!" The two shouted at the sight of their grandson, who also looked just as surprised.
"Grandpa, Grandma!?" Before he could ask any questions. The two hugged him as everyone else became silent.
"We thought we lost you!" Phil shouted. "Just …. Just like …." He closed his eyes as Gertie held onto his shoulders.
"Grandpa, Grandma." Arnold looked down, concerning the class. "I …. I found out what happened ….. to my parents."
The class gasped as they listen carefully.
"They …. They caught the sleeping sickness."
"Oh no." Phil softly spoke as Gertie looked towards the door. "Arnold, I'm so sorry you had to learn that." He held onto him gently as the other kids turned their attention to the door. "Life is difficult to handle at times." He slowly patted the boy's head as Mr. Simmons's jaw dropped. "And sometimes we don't get answers to everything." Gertie looked at her husband, giving him a confused look as she turned back to the door. "But no matter what, you're never alone."
"You're right." said a masculine voice.
"Yes." Phil answered. "You have me and Pookie here to look after you like always."
"With help of course." Said a feminine woman as nearly everyone's jaw dropped.
"Of course, you got Gerald there and the girl with the one eyebrow."
"I wonder how long it will take him to realize what we're all seeing here." Helga asked out loud with a smile. "Much shorter than my own parents will."
"Heh, you know I always like that girl's spirit. Maybe you two should hook up." Phil laughed to himself, causing both Arnold and Helga to blush.
"I would love to comment on that, but you should really look at the door there, Phil." Gerald spoke up.
"Yes, out there. Into the world." Phil stood up and pointed to the door. "You're parents maybe gone, but there's still a bright ….. Hey Miles and Stella, mind moving out of the way?"
Miles and Stella stepped aside, waiting patiently for the old man to see the elephant in the room.
"There's still a bright future ahead of you. And I know your parents want nothing more than for you to live out your life. Even if they're not besides you, like right now just standing over there and not next to us, they'll still give a good eye on you all the way up in heaven. Where there are dinosaurs, ice creams, and no raspberries in sight.
"Great, he lost it too." Miles whispered to his wife.
"Speaking of raspberries, you must be hungry." Phil looked down to his unamused grandson. "No, you're probably starving and cold. We should go find the biggest restaurant this country have to offer and eat till we explode."
"And can we bring my …. Parents, along too?" Arnold asked as he motioned his arms to his parents, who are standing right there.
"Why of course." Phil said as he looked to his son. "Hey Miles, mind finding one of those glass thingys and a letter board so we can give you a call and …. Hmmmm, something's not right here."
"Oh for pete's sake!" Gertie threw her arms up, marched to Phil, and slapped him across the face.
"Hey, what was that …. Wait a gosh darn flippin second!" Phil looked directly into Miles eyes and finally realizes who was standing right in front of him.
"Hi mom, hi dad." Miles slowly waved as Stella wraps her arm around his waist.
"…..S-Stella ….. Miles?!"
They looked at each other for a few quite moments, and then finally embraced one another after so so many years … but then everyone in that room besides Phil suddenly turned into raspberries. "What the heck!?" Phil shouted as everything in that world began turning into raspberries. "No, Noo, Noooooo!"
"Never eat raspberries!" Phil shouted as he wakes up. "Where am I!?" He found himself back in the living room of his Boarding house. "Miles, please tell me that reunion was not some horrible dream prank!?"
"Yep, here." Miles walked in to check up on his father. "The raspberry dream again?" he asked with his eyebrow raised.
"Never. Eat. Raspberries." Phil strictly told his son. "Never!"
Miles started to laugh, and so did Phil.
"It's so great to have you back ….. heh …. Heh…." Suddenly Phil's laughter started to get louder. "Aaaaaaah ha ha! I-I still can't believe it took the Patakis three hours! Three! Hours!"
End of Chapter