by bria and angel
Bria and Angel were in chat one dark and dismal evening when they came across a disturbing revelation.....
Bria: I don't own any pets... other than Jason, that is... But I've always had a special place in my heart for wild dogs! It's very odd!
Angel: Oh WEIRD! You know, ME TOO!! I've tried to discuss it with my mom, but for some reason, she gets really nervous about it when I bring it up....
Bria: Mine too! Wonder what's up with that?
Later on that week, Angel is surfing the web when she comes upon a strange story about a family in Australia who swore that their baby had been stolen by dingos. Suddenly a lightbulb switched on over her head. She immediately called Bria.
Angel: I think I figured it out! I think if we go to Australia, we may find the key to this strange feeling we have!
Bria: Cool! Let's go!
Bria and Angel arrive in Australia the next day, armed only with an outdated map and their silverchair cds... They walk out of the airport and the first thing they see is a make-shift lean-to with a sign outside that says "Bush Guides for Hire Here!"
Angel: Oh COOL! Bush RULZ! (she proceeds to start singing "Greedy Fly")
Bria: Uh, I don't think that's the Bush they're talking about. Down here, the bush is like, you know... the outback?
Angel: Oh... DARN! Well I guess I won't be needing THIS then! (she pouts and tosses her "i LOVE Gavin" t-shirt to the ground...)
Bria: Come on, lets go talk to them anyway. They may be able to help us find what we're looking for!
They walk over to the lean-to where 2 men are sitting in lawn chairs, eating sunflower seeds and having a contest to see who can spit the shells the furthest...
Bria: Ummmm... hi! We're looking for a guide?
Man #1 (a dead ringer for Crocodile Dundee, conicidently): Sorry sweethaht, we don't geev tours to Newcastle. Call Teenie Tours Ltd and they may be able to help you...
Bria: EXCUSE ME? Are you calling me a TEENIE? (sticks her fists up in front of her face and begins to dance around somewhat like Chris on stage...)
Angel: No wait, Bria... let me try! (pulls out her trusty English/Australian dictionary and furiously flips thru the pages....) Ummmm... yeah, ok.. here we go. (In a loud and obnoxious Aussie accent) G'DAY MATE. ummm... WEEYA LOOKING FOR A BLOKE TO LEAD US THROUGH THA BUSH... (turns and smiles proudly to Bria) The two men look at each other and fall to the ground laughing.
Bria: Way to go ace... now they're gonna die laughing.
They walk away from the lean-to, their heads hung low... They walk for a while until they get tired, and then deicde to take a quick rest on the curb...
Bria: Well THIS is a fine mess you've gotten us into!
Angel: ME? YOU were the one that brought it up in the first place!
Bria: Well YOU were the one who dragged me all the way to AUSTRALIA! I can't believe I missed the season premiere of FRIENDS for this....
Suddenly a voice startles them from behind...
Voice: Ooooo FRIENDS! I LOVE that show!
Bria turns to Angel and chuckles...
Bria: See? You've got me so upset I could have sworn that I just heard Chris say he loved Friends... hehe
Angel: Well then I've got some bad news - we're starting to have the same halucinations cuz I just heard it TOO!
The two turn around to see Chris standing behind them, drinking a 32oz blueberry slurpee.
Chris: G'Day! Wanna share my slurpee?
Angel and Bria: Ummmm... sure!
Chris sqeezes in between them, sits down on the curb and hands the cup to Bria.
Bria: Chris, it's EMPTY! Did u drink the WHOLE thing?
Chris: oops... hehe.. guess so. Uh oh... my mum is gonna be pissed! I always forget not to spoil my din din...
Suddenly, another voice startles them from behind.
Voice: THERE you are! Damn it Chris, how many times do I have to tell you not to run off like that! If I lose you your mum won't give me my babysitting money!
Bria and Angel turn around to see Daniel standing behind them, leash in hand.
Daniel: I dunno WHAT I'm gonna do now that you've learned how to get out of this thing! (he grabs Chris by the back of the shirt and pulls him up off the curb) Now it's back home for you, young man. Sorry if he bothered you, ladies.
Angel: Oh, he was no bother. But I might be careful if I were you... he's due for a MAJOR sugar rush at any moment!
Daniel: WHAT? Oh NO! Did he get a slurpee? DAMN! Now I'll have to take him to the park and let him run around in circles till he gets it out of his system. *sigh* Mrs. Joannou is gonna have to start paying me a LOT more for doing this!
Angel: Hey, mind if we join you? We're new in town...
Daniel: No, not at all... A couple of extra pairs of eyes to help watch him would be great! I'll need to stop on the way and give Ben a call... tell him I'll be late for our weekly makeover! *sigh* Nothing EVER goes right for me!
He re-attaches the leash to Chris and the four begin to walk down the street towards the park...
So the group finially got into the park.. it was a quiet and serene place.. with little ducks and birds and small animals running freely all over the place.. Chris has taken notice in this.. and is intensly watching the little annimals scurry about with his tongue hanging out (chris is the one with his tounge hanging out..). We finally reach a pay phone..
Daniel: here hold this
Daniel tosses Bria the leash and reaches for the phone.. Bria missed the leash.. and bends down to the ground to pick it up.. but right as she does... chris spies a bird that has just landed about 10 feet away..
Chris: PRETTY BIRD!!!!!!! OHHHHHHHHHHH
Chris takes off running just as Bria grabs hold of the leash.. and drags Bria along with him
Bria: OH SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIITTTTTTTTT..
Chris runs over at least half of the park chasing the bird... as Bria was running after Chris (not that she had a choice here).. she saw a tree they were approaching that had many low hanging branches on it.. so.. right as she was about to run under it.. she reached up and stuck the leash on one of the big branches that were hanging low... It jurked Chris back.. the force was so hard.. it made him fall on the ground..
Chris: OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW ME BUM!!!!!!!!!!! I fell on me bum..
Chris looks around with a totally dazed look on his face..
Chris: uh..MOM??
Bria: no..
just then Angel and Daniel come running up to Bria and Chris.
Daniel: God! What happend??
Bria: darned if I know.. I picked up the leash.. and BAM!! he was off and running and draggin me with him!
Chris (lookin at daniel and angel) Mom??
Daniel and Angel: No
Chris' eyes start to tear up, and he gets ready to cry..
Bria: (giving chris a hug..) it's okay.. we'll go home soon
Daniel: yeah.. I think he's settled down enough...
So the four of them make their way back to chris' house..daniel knocks on the door..
Mrs Joannou: Oh hi Daniel! Listen i really hate to do this to u.. But- (daniel closes his eyes and nods his head)
Daniel: I know.. take care of him till tomorrow.. sure.. whatever
Mrs Joannou: okay.. thanks a million Daniel.. I owe ya one..
Daniel: how many do you owe me now?? 30?
Mrs Joannou: I have no clue anymore.. I'm really sorry I had to do this.. but the girls from the bridge club are going camping.. and they asked me to show them the ropes.. etc...
Daniel: Wait a sec.. how long are u gonna be gone for??
Mrs Joannou: (sheepishly) 3 days
Daniel: (bangs his head repeatedly on the door) god..
Mrs joannou: You don't have to do this if u don't want to.. I can take him with me.. I'm sure the girls wouldn't mind
Chris: (begins to violently shake his head from side to side) no no no no no no no I don't wanna go.. please don't make me go.. I don't wanna go.. no no no no no no no
Mrs Joannou: Chris...
Daniel: It's okay.. we can take care of him for a while.. don't worry
Mrs. Joannou: We?
Daniel: oh these are my new friends Angel and Bria.. they are from Ameereeca (america)..
Mrs. Joannou: They aren't staying with u are they?? I don't want my chrisy poo being around a bunch of horny girls.. who knows what will happen...
Angel and Bria and Daniel: HEY!
Daniel: for your information.. if it wasn't for Angel.. I probably wouldn't have been ready for his sugar rush.. and if it wasn't for Bria.. we probably woulda lost 'im...
Mrs joannou: What's this??
Daniel: I'll explain when ya get back from the trip... we better go.. Ben is gonna go mental on me if I'm any more late than i already am..
Mrs Joannou: alright.. bye bye,... bye my widdle crissy wissy... (kisses his forehead)
Chris: eeeeeeewwwwwww mom... yuck...
The group of 4 then headed towards Ben's house.. Chris was wearing down off of his sugar rush.. quite quickly.. so it was more like they had to drag him along.. they finally reach Ben's house... Daniel rings the doorbell.. but instead of being greeted by a friendly hello.. they were greeted by Ben in a VERY bad mood..
Ben crosses his arms and stares at Daniel, tapping his foot impatiently as he waits for him to start explaining....
Daniel: ummmmm... i ummm...
Ben: Oh NO! no need to explain! It's obvious what you've been out doing. For SHAME! And you don't even LIKE girls!
Daniel: Hey WAIT! These aren't girls! (Angel and Bria look at him like he's stupid) I mean, they ARE girls but I wans't DOING anything with them! Gawd Ben, they were helping me keep an eye on Chris! You KNOW how he can get!
(at this point Chris spots Mrs. Gillies' pet cat on the living room floor and he makes a mad dash for the poor feline)
Chris: Kittttttyyyyyyyyyy! Here kitty kitty!!!! Niiiiiiiiice kitty.....
Ben looks at Chris, then at Daniel, then at Angel and Bria.
Ben: Hmmph. OK. But I'm letting you off easy this time. And you OWE me.
Daniel: hehe... Not in front of the guests! (he pinches Ben on the bum)
Angel and Bria: uuuugh!
Ben: Well you all made it in time for dinner. Mum fixed her famous rutabega on the barbie...
Daniel: Yummy! And low cal to boot! (bats his eylashes) Have to watch...
Ben, Chris, Bria and Angel: YOUR GIRLISH FIGURE... we KNOW!
Daniel: Geez!
The group heads to the dinner table where Mrs. Gillies has layed out an interesting array of multi-colored foods.
Ben: You'll have to excuse me mum, she's taking a cooking course at the local community college.
Mrs. Gillies walks out wearing a hot pink chefs hat and matching frilly apron.
Ben slowly sinks underneath the table...
Chris: Oh cool! We're eating under the table again! (he disappears underneath the table too, followed by Daniel - but not before he checks his eyeliner in his compact mirror)
Angel and Bria: When in Rome, er... Newcastle!! (they too slide down under the table)
Ben: So ladies, how bout a little under-the-table dinner chat? What brings you to our little corner of the world?
Angel: We came for an expedition into the bush... we think we may find something there from our past. But we can't find a guide to take us exploring...
Ben: A GUIDE, you say?
Daniel: Oh NOOOOOOO!
Ben proceeds to excitedly jump up but, forgetting that he is under the dining room table, whacks his head really hard. Dishes crash above...
Mrs. Gillies: My best CHINA! Benjamin David!!!!!!!!!!
Ben: Sorry mum. (rubbing his noggin) But did you ladies just say you needed a guide into the bush?
Bria and Angel (slightly scared at this point) ummmmm.... yeah, i guess we did.
Ben: Well then you found your man! Long ago, before Daniel and Chris forced me to be in their band...
Daniel and Chris: HEY dillweed it was YOUR idea - remember?
Ben: (clears his throat) ANYWAY - as I was saying... it was always my biggest dream to be a famous explorer... I spent many hours in the outback, mapping my way into the great unknown, battling fierce creatures...
Mrs. Gillies: (sticks her head underneath the tablecloth) Actually, he ran around the backyard in his skivies scaring the hell out of the neighbors chihuaua...
Ben: Mmmmmmoooooommmmm!
Chris: Chiuaua... hehe... (begins to bark like a dog till Daniel smacks him on the back of the head)
Angel: Welllllllll.... I suppose if you're our ONLY option....
Ben: Yesssss... so it's settled then! Tomorrow we'll pack our gear and head out into the wild and dangerous outback... who knows what we will find... what dangers await us... what wild creatures will cross our path... (he continues his speech as the others crawl out from underneath the table and go into the living room...)
Daniel: You chicks are braver than i thought!
Chris: Chicks! hehe... (begins to peep like a chick until Daniel smacks him on the back of the head)
Angel: Yeah... well.... um... I guess ....
Bria: So it's been a long day and we're pretty tired... Where can we stay tonight?
Daniel: Hmmmm.... well I promised Mrs. Joannou that you wouldn't be staying with ME... but I never said anything about Ben...
Daniel walks into the dining room where Mrs. Gillies is still trying to clean up the mess from Ben's headbanging incident.
Ben (still under the table): who KNOWS what incredible adventure awaits us... what discoveries we may make... what.....
Daniel: *sigh* Mrs. Gillies... Our new friends from America aren't familiar with our fair city and were wondering if they could stay here for the evening.
Mrs. Gillies: Sure! Anything to help international relations! They can have Benny's room... You all can sleep in the garage!
Daniel, Ben, and Chris: BUT.....
Mrs. Gillies: No buts about it.... that's where you spend all your time anyway! now SHOO! Daniel walks back into the living room and gives Angel and Bria a nasty look before slouching back down on the couch to watch House of Style...
Daniel: Ooooo! Sheer fabrics are in again! What a lucky girl I am!
Bria and Angel walk upstairs to Ben's room... they slowly open the door....
Bria and Angel: Oh my GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They begin to look around the room.. or what was supposed to be a room..
Angel: Uh.. where's the bed??
Bria: I don't think we need to worry about that.. I think we need to worry about finding the floor first... But I don't wanna look for it.. (kicks a sweatshirt aside)..
Bria and Angel stand there at the door to Ben's room, and look with amazament at the mess that was before them..
Bria: Now my room is messy.. but it ain't this bad... mine looks clean compared to this!
Angel: uh huh...
Angel had began to stare instensly at a pile of clothing lying on the floor..
Bria:What'cha lookin' at huh??
Angel: I bet half of the clothes in here aren't Ben's......
Bria:huh??
Angel wades thru the clothes and trash piled around.. and goes over to the pile of clothes she was looking at... and picks up a red g-string with holly leaves and a little jingle bell on it... and turns and shows it to bria...
Bria:oh my!! (laughs quite a bit).. that could be bens.. ya never know...
Angel: c'mon.. this is way to small for him..
Bria: Isn't that the way they are supposed to be in the first place??
Angel relaizes Bria had a point... but their laughter was soon broke up.. as they herd footsteps coming up the stairs..
Angel: here.. take this..
Bria: I don't want it.. you picked it up.. you deal with it..
at that moment ben walks in..and angel hides the undies behind her back..
Ben: Hey ladies.. what'cha up to??
Bria and Angel: NOTHIN'
Ben: yeah right.. like I'm gonna believe that.. what do you have behind your back, Angel??
Angel: N-n-nuthin..
Ben: uh huh...
Ben walks over towards angel to see what she has behind her back.. and at the last minute angel throws the undies over ben's head.. and they are successfully caught by Bria...
Angel: hehe.. YEA!!!!
Ben turns around... to see that Bria now has them behind her back..
Ben: C'mon.. what'cha got huh??
Ben tries to grab the undies.. but Bria throws them back over his head to angel... soon this became a game.. back and forth.. back and forth.. even Ben was having fun.. but all of a sudden.. Ben jumps up.. and grabs the undies...
Bria: I didn't do it!
Angel: thanks a lot Bria!
Ben: hehe.. don't worry about it.. hehehe... I've been looking for these actually... Thanks...
Angel: welcome...
Bria: You mean these are yours??
Ben: Well uh.. er...well yeah...
Bria: See, I told you so Angel!!
Ben just gave them a weird look.. and walked out of the room.. undies in hand.....
Angel: So... where shall we start?
Bria: I don't want to...
Just then Mrs. Gillies calls up the stairs..
Mrs. gillies: Girls.. do you want dessert??
Bria and Angel: YEAH!!!!
They both run down the stairs.. but stop as soon as they get sight of the table.. their eyes locked on this pudding pie type thing.. neither of them was sure of what it was.. but they were both afraid to ask..
Bria: (whispers to Angel) is that blue??
Angel: I don't know.. it kinda looks green to me.. WHOA!! did it just move??
Bria: I hope not...
They soon see the 3 boys gather at the table and begin scarfing the mysterious desert..
Bria: Well.. Like u said.. when in.. ro.. er.. newcastle.. do as they do.. etc..
Angel: you're gonna eat that? (watches Bria take a seat under the table)
Bria: yup.. here goes nuthin.. (takes a bite of the desert)..DUDE!! This is pretty good.. you should have some, Angel!
Angel: well alright... but if I die... I'm blaming you...
Angel tries it.. and also finds that the dessert is really quite good too...
Ben: So ladies.. where shall we start tomorrow..
Bria and Angel: I dunno.. where ever..
Daniel: Oh god.. thanks a lot..
Bria: What'd we do??
Daniel: Now we are gonna be gone forever.. if you leave this trip up to Ben.. we will never get back.. we'll be stuck in the bush forever!
Angel: wait a sec.. why do you keep saying we here, huh?? no one says you have to go with us...
Chris: YEAH!
Bria, Ben, Angel, Daniel: shut up, Chris!
so they all finish their deserts.. and go their own ways.. Angel and Bria get all fixed for bed.. and they had just fallen asleep.. when all of a sudden...
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