Road Trip! The Final Frontier.

I'm going to 1000 posts. Although, I'm thinking it might be a good idea to stop just shy of that so you guys can get the final reviews/words in.

Thanks so much for the reviews, and I should have another chapter up either tonight or tomorrow!

ETA: I've decided tonight! (I miss not having a blue background *cries*)

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Plane

Katie: *sits* Hey.

Anni: *smiles* Hi. Looks like we're plane buddies!

Katie: Yeah.

Anni: You should have seen security chasing me. It was awesome. But when I showed them Horatio's badge, they left me alone.

Katie: You showed them Horatio's badge?

Anni: Um...well he wasn't using it.

Katie: That's against the law.

Anni: Oh pooha. He'll never know. I slipped it back in his pocket.

Katie: He's going to end you.

Anni: *waves hand* Yeah we'll see. So are you ready for Greece?

Katie: Definitely.

Anni: LET'S GO SHOPPING WHEN WE GET THERE!

Katie: Sure. *smiles*

Anni: I'm going to buy you something designer. How about some shades?

Katie: You don't need to buy me anything.

Anni: You're my best friend.

Katie: Mhm.

Anni: Something wrong?

Katie: No.

Anni: *tilts heads* Come on, I'm not that stupid. Something's got you all twitterpated.

Katie: *sigh*

Anni: Tell me.

Katie: Speed paid for my ticket.

Anni: *lifts brow* Why?

Katie: Because my credit card was declined.

Anni: I see.

Katie: You look angry.

Anni: I'm not angry.

Katie: Your left eye is twitching.

Anni: It does that all the time.

Katie: Seriously, are you mad?

Anni: Not at you.

Katie: Look, I didn't know he was going to do that and if I'd known, I would have stopped him. Plus he said he didn't love me.

Anni: You ASKED him?

Katie: ....No.

Anni: You know what? I'm not going to let it ruin my vacation. It was just a friend helping out a friend.

Katie: Exactly.

Anni: *nods*

Katie: *nods*

Anni: I'll be right back. *leaves*

Katie: Anni! Ugh.

Front of coach

Anni: *sits*

Speed: *reading magazine*

Anni: Anyone sitting here?

Speed: An old lady. She might want her seat back when she gets back from the John.

Anni: You paid for Katie's flight.

Speed: *flips page*

Anni: Tim.

Speed: Yes.

Anni: I thought I told you to stop supporting her.

Speed: Mhm.

Anni: *frowns*

Speed: *flips page*

Anni: *grabs magazine* Hey, are you listening? I said stop supporting her. Even if it's just a friendly gesture, I don't care. She usually takes it the wrong way and then THIS happens.

Speed: You mean you getting angry over nothing?

Anni: Exactly.

Speed: *grabs magazine back* If I was going to screw around on you with Katie, I'm sure you'd know it by now.

Anni: She didn't know you were screwing around on her when you two were married.

Speed: *opens magazine* I was involved with a lot more than random women back then, besides, she found out and ultimately due to other forseen circumstances, we were separated happily ever after.

Anni: *crosses arms* You know, I think it's unfortunate that you both fell in love and then you had to go get involved with drugs and alcohol. 'Cause now I'm married to the guy she initially fell in love with and she's all alone. I can understand why there's still some residual resent on her part to me. I mean, you're sorry for all that you put her through, right?

Speed: *stares at magazine*

Anni: Tim?

Speed: *flips page*

Anni: Look, I know you said you wanted to make things right but you can't still be kicking yourself about all of that.

Speed: I don't want to go over this again.

Anni: Maybe you need to.

Speed: No. I don't. *closes magazine* For once, can our conversation not be about Katie?

Anni: ...I don't think so. *stands, leaves*

Speed: *angry sigh*

Back of plane

Anni: *sits*

Katie: You're back.

Anni: Sometimes I want to strangle him.

Katie: Who?

Anni: HIM.

Katie: I see. So you spoke to him about the credit card thing.

Anni: Ugh, it's not just about the credit card. He's still kicking himself for being a cruddy husband to you which is making him a cruddy husband to ME.

Katie: I'm sorry.

Anni: I wish I had married Eric.

Katie: *lifts brow* Why?

Anni: He's simple.

 

Holy, there's only like 300 and some posts in this thread. In the words of 'Def Leppard', we've got a long, long way to go. :lol: I was actually worried for a second that it was at 800 posts, I was so about to panic.

Thanks for the reviews everyone! And Anni! Love the new avatar. And heh, I'm no screamin' hell at this new board either so you're not alone, lol.

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Plane, first class

Heather: *sipping champagne*

Colton: *walks in* ...What are you doing in here?

Heather: There was an empty seat.

Colton: You're supposed to be in coach with everyone else.

Heather: No one's noticed. Man, you should see the kind of crap they do for you up here. Watch this. *presses button*

Flight Attendant: *walks over* Yes ma'am?

Heather: Could I get a bigger pillow and maybe some chocolate-covered strawberries?

Flight Attendant: Yes ma'am. And would you like a complimentary pedicure as well?

Heather: Nah, maybe later.

Flight Attendant: *walks away*

Colton: You're sucking this company's money.

Heather: Yep. *sips champagne* Right out its corrupt little ass.

Colton: If Horatio knew, he'd be very angry.

Heather: You're not going to tell him, right?

Colton: I am SO going to tell him.

Heather: NO! *grabs Colton* Sit.

Colton: Oh...ooohh...this seat is comfortable.

Heather: Aha.

Colton: *grabs earphones* Cool, a complimentary iPod.

Heather: It gets even better than this.

Chair reclines

Heather: Ahhhhh.

Colton: That is so cool.

Back of plane

Anni: *throwing peanuts*

Katie: Will you stop it?

Anni: I want to see if I can hit that bald guy in the front row.

Katie: Why? You're not going to win a prize.

Anni: Oh crap, duck. *grabs Katie's head*

Katie: Ah!

Anni: Is he looking?

Katie: I can't tell, you've got my head burried between your legs.

Lora: *walks by, stops* ...

Katie: *looks up*

Anni: *looks up*

Lora: Some scary shit happens on planes. *walks away*

Katie: *lifts head* Stop throwing peanuts.

Anni: Make me.

Katie: *grabs bag*

Anni: *takes bag out of pocket*

Katie: *grabs bag*

Anni: *takes bag out of other pocket*

Katie: *grabs bag*

Anni: *takes bag out from inside shoe*

Katie: How many bags of peanuts do you have?

Anni: They're full of protein.

Katie: They spend most of their lives 30 000 feet above the earth. They're probably full of re-circulated air and disease.

Anni: Nope, hermetically sealed.

Katie: Okay, so we're probably full of re-circulated air and disease.

Anni: Which is why we need peanuts. *throws bag at Katie*

Katie: *throws bag onto floor*

Flight Attendant: DON'T LITTER! GOSH! *runs, picks up bag, runs off*

Katie: ...I don't like this flight.

Front of coach

Lora: We're over the ocean, what if we crash?

Horatio: We're not going to crash.

Lora: Okay but I don't trust air planes.

Horatio: You'll be fine as long as the team's on board.

Lora: Our team being stupid, immature, b-

Horatio: Oh they're fine.

Lora: *shrugs* At least Eric's not here to drag us all down.

Horatio: He's actually proved to be very mature.

Lora: The world's going to implode.

Near front of coach

Carly: *sits, slaps Speed*

Speed: Um, ow.

Carly: Exactly.

Speed: I suspect there's a problem?

Carly: I just got a call from Josh.

Speed: You're supposed to have your cellphone off in here.

Carly: He's taking the kids to Six Flags.

Speed: That bastard.

Carly: *rolls eyes* Now I'm going to look like the mean parent when I get back. He always does this. He has to be the good gay guy and make everyone love him to death, well I don't buy it. It stops, once and for all! *runs off*

Speed: *lifts brow*

TBC...............................

 

Why have I not responded to this? :wtf:

It's not too late at all!


Thanks for the reviews guys, I should have another chapter up tonight.

 

Thanks Heather!

And yes, we so need that contemplative emoticon. :lol:

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Miami, Coconut Grove, 11:32 pm

Lori: *sitting on couch*

Knock is heard

Lori: *looks at door*

Knock is heard

Lori: *walks over to door, opens it*

Natalia: *smiles* Hey, a few of us were going to a nice bar downtown, did you want to j...*smile fades* What's wrong?

Lori: *wipes eyes* Um, this isn't really a very good time.

Natalia: Why? *walks in, looks down at table* ...

Lori: *closes door*

Natalia: Are these drugs?

Lori: *leans against door*

Natalia: *picks up baggie* This is meth. Are you doing drugs?

Lori: *walks over, sits on couch*

Natalia: *sits* Talk to me.

Lori: *runs hand through hair* No, I uh, I'm not doing drugs. I've been thinkin' about it though.

Natalia: Why?

Lori: I don't know, maybe it's just easier to face than everything out there.

Natalia: You had to grow up someday.

Lori: *laughs* Yeah. I just never found life this overwhelming before.

Natalia: I'd say you have a pretty cushy life.

Lori: What am I supposed to do with it? What the hell kind of purpose do I have? To contribute to some convoluted idea that I'm part of the greater whole? What's the point in having a good job, a home, plenty of money in the bank when it doesn't change anything? I don't have any more respect for myself than I did when I was shooting up in the dirty bathroom of a gas station. I just...this whole year, I feel like I've been shoved into this huge ocean after swimming in the creek for so long.

Natalia: Don't sell yourself so short. Most people would have given up before they were even given the chance to be part of that 'greater whole'.

Lori: Yeah, well I don't believe in that crap anyway.

Natalia: *gestures to wall* You have one of those crosses. So you do have some sort of belief system, right?

Lori: I want to.

Natalia: So...if I hadn't come here, would you have used?

Lori: *stares at table*

Natalia: *lifts brow*

Lori: *throws bags into fireplace*

TBC...............................

 

There wasn't a fire in the fireplace if that makes any difference. :lol:

Hehe, thanks for the reviews everyone!

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Greece, large hotel

Anni: *faceplants to window* OMG. You can see the ocean. OMG. You can see men with their shirts off. OMG. You can see women with their shirts off.

Horatio: *closes shades* Get away from the window.

Delko: *walks in* Hey, you guys are here?

Horatio: We just arrived. How as your flight?

Delko: Boring without you guys.

Jess: Did you just say that outloud?

Anni: *peering through crack of shades* Look at the arms on that beautiful Adonis.

Speed: *grabs Anni*

Anni: AH!

Speed: Why don't you go find our room.

Anni: Okay. Come on Katie.

Katie: What do you need me for?

Anni: *grabs Katie*

Downstairs, lobby

Anni: *runs to counter* I want my keycard.

Teller: And I want to quit.

Anni: Oh. Can you quit after you give me my keycard?

Katie: I think he was just being smart.

Anni: Oh.

Teller: *hands over keycard* Room 666.

Anni: Excuse me?

Teller: What?

Anni: Um, what the hell are you doing giving me an evil room?

Teller: It's just a room.

Anni: Did anyone die in it?

Teller: Not that I know of.

Anni: Well I'm not going to die in it. Gimme a different room.

Teller: *sigh* How about 667.

Anni: No.

Teller: 665.

Anni: No.

Teller: 999.

Anni: That's just an upside down version of 666!

Katie: Just take the room.

Anni: Fine. *grabs keycard*

Katie: *turns around*

SLAM

Katie: AH! *falls over* Geez, look where you're going!

Girl: Oh, I'm sorry!

Katie: *stands* You wearing your contacts inside out or something?

Girl: No. I'm really s...hey, are part of those people?

Katie: ...What people. Mormons? Hell no.

Girl: No no, *points to Anni* You too, you're part of that group.

Anni: If it was anything illegal, I don't belong to anything and you can't prove it.

Girl: *laughs* No, here. *grabs news paper clipping from pocket, hands it over*

Anni: *looks down* This is us.

Katie: You're following us?

Girl: Well, no, not exactly. My name's Jenna. I left home a few years ago and I've been living in my car. It seems everytime I picked up a newspaper, you guys were on the second or third page.

Anni: *reading article* Man, we aren't even front page material.

Jenna: It's so strange running into you guys in Greece. I won a trip from the radio and I just got here.

Katie: So you're like...one of our groupies?

Jenna: *laughs* Um, well no. It seems strange but...I mean you guys seem like a real family--at least from what I've read in the papers. It would be cool if I found a group of people like you guys.

Anni: *wraps arm around Jenna* You just did!

Katie: Anni, no.

Anni: What? You add people to our team all the time.

Katie: I don't think Horatio wants more people clogging up his bank account.

Anni: Look at her! She's so cute and she doesn't have a family.

Jenna: Really? You mean I can come along with you guys?

Anni: Sure! The more the merrier.

Katie: *covers eyes*

Speed: *walks over* Anni, Horatio wants you to grab everyone else's keycards while you're down here.

Jenna: OMG! *hides behind Anni*

Anni: *looks back* What?

Speed: *lifts brow*

Jenna: IT'S HIM!

Speed: Him who?

Anni: You mean Tim?

Jenna: Wow I can't believe he's standing here in person.

Horatio: *walks over* Teller! Could I possibly request that the mini-bars be removed from our rooms please?

Jenna: OMG! HORATIO CAINE! OMG!

Anni: Why didn't she go all "OMG" when she first saw us?

Katie: *sigh*

Speed: Who's this?

Anni: She's Jenna. She's going to join us on our trip.

Horatio: What? Why?

Anni: Because she's homeless.

Horatio: Anni, I thought we went over this. You can't just pick up every homeless person on the street.

Anni: She's from Miami if that helps. And look! She's pretty.

Horatio: *narrows eyes*

Anni: Please? Can I keep her? Please?

Horatio: I suppose so. And that's only if you find her a room. I'm not paying.

Anni: Come on H, you're not hearless.

Jenna: *makes puppy-dog eyes*

Anni: *lip quivers*

Horatio: *sigh* Fine.

Anni: YES!

Jenna/Anni high-five

Upstairs, hotel room

Carly: *opens closet*

Lora: You think if you open that enough times, Josh'll jump out?

Carly: It's creaky. I don't like creaky closets.

Lora: Why don't you just sit down and watch tv.

Carly: We didn't come to Greece to watch tv.

Lora: *flips channel* Hey look, a Greek version of Sesame Street.

Carly: ...Lora, that's the American one.

Lora: Huh. Well Grover does not look good in a toga.

Carly: *turns off tv* Let's go do something insane.

Lora: Why.

Carly: Because it's US!

Lora: And that gives us a lisence to be nuts?

Carly: No, but we used to be so crazy.

Lora: I wouldn't know. I joined during the dry period when everyone was on drugs, alcoholics, working in the lab but not really working in the lab because it had turned into Sweet Valley High whenever I walked in but hey, I'm sure you guys were a riot.

Carly: Heather!

Heather: *walks out from bathroom wearing curlers* Yeah?

Carly: Let's go do something fun.

Heather: I'm game. Are we going to take the rest of the guys.

Carly: Hm. Let's have a girl's day out. Go get Katie and Anni.

Heather: I hear they found a new person.

Carly: Oh good way to break 'er in.

Heather: No one broke me in.

Carly: Let's go.

Acropolis & Parthenon

Carly: BEHOLD!

Lora: Old rocks!

Carly: *slaps Lora*

Katie: So what are we doing here?

Anni: Carly wanted to have a girls day out.

Katie: Couldn't we have gone to a club or something?

Carly: You know what? When it's your turn to find a destination, you can pick a club. But this is what I picked so we're going to stick with it. Now everyone LEARN SOMETHING.

Lora: I thought you wanted to come here to be wild and free.

Carly: ...We can't be wild by learning?

Lora: Oh my God, you're as bad as Horatio. *leans against large column* Does anyone have anything fun in their pockets like a ball or something?

Jenna: I have spray paint in my backpack.

Everyone: ...

Lora: Huh. Learn, or spray paint one of the oldest modern structures. One of those has got to land us in a federal prison, right? I like the new kid.

Jenna: Well...I was thinking maybe use the spray paint on something else.

Katie: *grabs spray paint* No, I want to do something fun.

Carly: No! No, this isn't what I meant.

Katie: *sprays Carly's face*

Carly: AH! *falls over*

Katie: You look better black.

Carly: *wipes face*

Anni: *grabs spray paint* I want to paint a smiley face!

Jenna: No no no! Give it back!

Anni: You shouldn't have suggested it then. *spraying*

Katie: No, you're doing it wrong. Smiley faces don't have tongues or limbs.

Anni: I was drawing you first.

Katie: *grabs can* Shut up.

Anni: *pushes Katie* Give me the can back.

Katie: No. Get your own.

Anni: That WAS mine.

Jenna: Actually, it was mine.

Anni: Katie, seriously.

Katie: Come get it.

Anni: *grabs at Katie*

Katie: *jumps back* HA!

Anni: *walks over* Gimme the can or I'll end you.

Katie: *walks to edge of cliff, holds can out* I'll drop it. It'll probably explode on the way down.

Anni: *lunges* GIVE!

Katie: AH! *falls over cliff*

Anni: AH! *falls onto ground, near edge of cliff* Katie!

Jenna: Someone should call for help.

Lora: I'm sure she's okay.

Pieces fall off column

Lora: AH GEEZ! *covers head*

Carly: ...Did you just BREAK the Parthenon?

Lora: ...Um...in my defense, it was already broken.

Anni: *leans over cliff* Katie! Hold on, I'm coming down!

Katie: NO! Your fat ass'll break this branch!

Anni: I'm not fat! You're fat!

Katie: I'm not fat!

Anni: *slides down cliff*

Katie: Stop! YOU'RE GETTING DUST IN MY EYE!

Anni: Only the one eye?

Katie: Shut up and call someone.

Jenna: *walks to cliff* I called an ambulance.

Anni: Good. See? I knew there was a reason I wanted her added to the group.

Katie: You always do this Anni. Gawd, you're like....UGH!

Anni: You shouldn't have slipped.

Katie: Oh so this is my fault? You're the one who was stupid and pushed me over the cliff.

Anni: I didn't push you.

Jenna: They sound like an old married couple.

Carly: *nods*

Downtown

Anni: That paramedic was hot.

Katie: Shut up.

Lora: Look, I brought a piece from the Parthenon. I'm going to sell it on Ebay.

Jenna: Do you guys always do stuff like this?

Carly: Yes. I just don't know why it always has to be illegal. We can have a good time without ending up in prison.

Lora: We're not in prison right now.

Heather: Hey! Look, one of those ancient shop things. *picks up necklaces* These are neat.

Carly: They're so cheap.

Heather: Yeah but it's from Greece.

Lora: *picks up bottle* Love potion from the gods. This is a crock.

Heather: You should buy it. Use it on Horatio.

Lora: I doubt some scented water's going to make him fall madly in love with me.

Heather: You never know.

Old Lady: WOOoooOOOOoooOOOooooOOO! Love potion is good! *runs off*

Everyone: ...

Anni: Where did she come from?

Katie: The Underworld. She sure smelled like it.

Heather: I'm buying the potion for you.

Lora: No. Don't waste your money on stupid things.

Heather: You won't know that it's stupid unless you try it.

Jenna: You could always use a test subject first.

Heather: EXCELLENT IDEA! Okay, who do we pick?

Lora: That random guy over there.

Heather: No, it has to be someone we know.

Jenna: How about that Colton guy you guys know?

Heather: Good. He'll be our unsuspecting guinea pig.

TBC...............................