(In Dairyville, South Carolina, some kids, accompanied by a farm boy, who was covered in mud and wore only overalls and carried a piglet, snuck into the pasture, a stick under the barbed wire fence.)
farm boy: "Maybe we shouldn't be here."
(the farm boy said.)
???: "I knew we shouldn't have brought him. He's nothing but a big baby."
(one said.)
???: "Come on, Todd, don't wimp out now. It's just a little fun."
(the other said.)
???: "Just push down the cow and it can't get back up."
Todd: "We'll even let you tip the first one. Unless, the little baby wants to go home so mommy can change his diaper!"
(He then stuck his thumb in his mouth and started sucking in a mocking gesture.)
(Todd and the pig then walked up with a determined expression upon his face as he pushed a cow with all of his might.)
(Unfortunately, it was satanding in a mud puddle and he suddenly slipped in the mud, getting the pig soaked in mud.)
(The bullies behind him laughed in hysterics... just before a shocked expression came on their face and they ran away screaming along with the pig.)
Todd: "Huh?"
(Todd asked.)
Todd: "Where's everybody going?"
(He then stood up and saw the bull behind him looking rather pissed off.)
(It snorted out and Todd got a nervous look on his face before getting his game face on.)
Todd: "Back off, cow chip!"
(That was when the cow got a nervous expression on its face and then ran away from him.)
Todd: "Yeah, that's right! No one messes with Todd Maplewood!"
(he said.)
(He didn't notice until he looked behind him that a purple glowing silhouette resembling a mummy walked up and growled at him.)
(Todd ran away screaming as purple lightning flashed behind him.)
(The Rust Bucket was parked near a lake and Gwen read her spellbook as Ben and Jen played on their gaming system and Becky sharpened her weapons with a smile.)
Ben: "You gotta love summer vacation."
(Ben said.)
Jen: "I know right. Nothing to do except sit around all day and-"
(Jen began before she was shocked when she felt a hand behind her.)
(She looked up to see Max with suds in his hair and wearing a bathrobe as she gasped.)
Jen: "Grandpa."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "What gives?"
Max: "What gives, Jennifer, is that I ran out of water in the shower... again! It's your job to keep the tank full, Ben!"
Jen: "I will, just later."
(Jen said.)
Gwen: "Oh, sure. The same way that Ben is 'going' to make his bed or take out the trash?"
Allison: "You're one to talk, Gwen."
(Allison said, walking in from the door outside.)
Allison: "You think those dirty dishes are going to wash themselves? We agreed that you would clean up after me when I'm done in the kitchen to do your part!"
Gwen: "But it's summer vacation, Allison!"
Ben: "Yeah."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "If we wanted to do chores, we may as well have stayed at home."
Becky: "But then you never would've found me again."
(Becky said as she stood next to Allison.)
Becky: "The two of us know the meaning and value of hard work because we had to survive on our own for so long. I wish I could say the same for you three."
(Max growled as the radio suddenly broadcast an advertisement.)
advertisement: "Y'all ready for a little fresh air? Want a chance to commune with the animals? You want to teach someone the value of some good old-fashioned hard work? Well sign your whole clan up for a week at Dairyville Family Fun Farm Camp and experience life on a real working farm!"
(Max then smirked at them as Ben, Jen and Gwen got a nervous look on their faces.)
Jen: "I do not like that look in his eye."
(Jen said.)
Gwen: "Me either."
(Gwen said.)
(The Rust Bucket drove down the road to the farm camp with Ben, Jen and Gwen groaning in misery.)
Max: "Trust me."
(Max said.)
Max: "You kids are going to love it. When I was a kid, I spent every summer on my Uncle Jedediah's farm."
Allison: "I spent 4 years living on the streets and working 3 jobs at a time."
(Allison said.)
Allison: "I'm used to it."
Becky: "And I had to hunt down wild aliens every day for five years just so I could survive."
(Becky said.)
Becky: "This is going to be nothing for me."
Ben: "Yeah, but not for us."
(Ben said.)
Max: "Learning the value of hard work is exactly what you kids need."
(Max said.)
Max: "We're going."
(Once they were at the farm, a young woman spread a bag of feed out over the yard and the chickens by them immediately started pecking at it.)
(Todd was standing next to her holding his pig.)
???: "Welcome."
(she said.)
Joan: "I'm Joan Maplewood, this is my son Todd. You must be the Tennysons."
Max: "Yes."
(Max said.)
Max: "Call me Max. And these tenderfoots are my grandkids. Ben, Jen, Gwen and Becky. And also their good friend Allison."
(Ben, Jen and Gwen looked either bored, irritated or both while Allison and Becky looked prepared.)
Ben, Jen and Gwen: "Hey."
(Ben, Jen and Gwen chorused.)
Joan: "Well, enough chit-chat. You're here to work."
(Joan said.)
Joan: "You can start by unloading that truck full of feed over there."
Max: "Righty-o."
(Max said as he walked over as Becky and Allison followed him as Becky cracked her knuckles.)
Becky: "Let's get'er done."
(Becky said as Allison looked at her funny.)
Becky: "Sorry, I couldn't resist."
(Max then passed a bag to Ben, who groaned from its weight.)
Ben: "Aw, man. There's got to be like a thousand of these things."
(he said.)
Ben: "Looks like a job for-"
(He was about to press his Omnitrix down when Max stopped him.)
Max: "Ben 'I'm-Too-Lazy-To-Fill-A-Water-Tank' Tennyson. And only him if you know what I mean. And that goes for you too, Jen."
twins: "Yes, Grandpa."
(the twins chorused.)
Gwen: "Why do I get the feeling that the fun part of our summer vacation is suddenly over?"
(Gwen asked as she hefted a bag over her shoulder.)
Allison: "We'll get back to fun after the week is over."
(Allison said as she hefted two bags over her shoulders.)
Allison: "Let's go, guys."
(About 2 hours later, all of the bags of feed were stacked into a high pile in the barn.)
Max: "Well, that's the last of it."
(Max said.)
Max: "Nothing like building up a good sweat, right kids?"
(He looked down to see his grandchildren laying against the feed bags and panting heavily, every muscle in their body aching.)
(Even Becky and Allison were looking tired due to the amount of stress that task put on their bodies.)
(Suddenly, they heard a metal clanging from the house as Joan rang a triangle from the porch.)
Joan: "Come and get it! Supper time!"
Jen: "Finally, I'm starving."
(Jen said as she stood up.)
Becky: "Maybe since we're on a farm, the food is probably amazing."
(Becky said.)
Allison: "That's a safe bet."
(Allison said.)
Allison: "I'm the one who has to provide food for you guys since you refuse to taste Max's cooking. And for good reason. I need a break."
(The dinner table was set with turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, beef brisket, pretty much everything that you would expect for a seasonal dinner.)
(It was like heaven to the kids as they indulged in the goodies before them.)
Max: "Good grub, Joan."
(Max said as Gwen sighed.)
Gwen: "Yeah, with no actual grubs in it for a change."
(she said, giving Max the stink eye.)
Ben: "So."
(Ben said to Todd.)
Ben: "No TV, no video games, no malls. What do you guys do for excitement around here?"
Todd: "Well, you guys won't believe what I saw last night."
(Todd said.)
Joan: "Now, none of that."
(Joan interrupted.)
Joan: "No one's interested in your tall tales."
(She then stood up and took her plate away.)
Joan: "Let's get these dishes washed and then hit the hay."
kids: "What!?"
(the kids all shouted in a chorus.)
Jen: "But it's still light out!"
(Jen shouted.)
Max: "Trust me."
(Max said.)
Max: "You'll be glad you got the sleep come morning."
[To Be Continued...]