Chapter 8: Fishing
adventures
WARNING: Super long
chapter!!!
Grandpa Max is
currently is going 65 on the highway since 70 is the speeding limit.
Where were going?
Ben asks
Youll see. Max
answers with a smile on his face.
Wonder why hes
smiling. Ben thought
Almost forgot, we
will be heading back to Bellwood tomorrow afternoon. Max tells Ben
and Gwen.
Ben goes pale like he
had heard a ghosts voice in his ear.
Why? Ben demands
Two reasons Max
says One is for new clothes.
Oh man. Ben
groans
Yes! Gwen happily
exclaims
Second reason is
that school is starting soon.
Ben groans in
frustration.
Just another year
for me to pass. Gwen boasts
Its not that,
another miserable year with Cash and J.T. Ben says miserably
Gwen walks over from
the table and smacks Ben in the head.
What was that for?!
Ben asks while rubbing his head
Simple. Gwen says
Stop being a chicken and stand up for yourself.
You make it sound so
simple.
You make it sound
hard.
Your birthdays are
coming up. Max tells I think I got a present for you guys.
It was the first time
that Ben or Gwen ever had been happy about their birthdays normally
because before they fell in love that was the rivalry.
I hope its not of
his food. Gwen whispers to Ben.
I can agree to
that. Ben whispers.
The group passes a
billboard sign that says Sunset Lake up ahead.
Whats Sunset
Lake? Gwen asks
Its where were
going to catch some salmon. Max answers
Why? Ben asks
Youll see. Max
replies in a mysterious way.
Both Ben and Gwen
exchange confused looks at each other but they stop after a few
seconds.
By the time the group
gets to the lake it was alread dy 6:40 in the evening, Max is seen with
the group taking out some fishing rods in good condition while Ben
and Gwen were already waiting at the lake.
The
conversation with the couple
The lake looks
beautiful. Gwen marks
I know. Ben says
I just wish
something romantic would happen.
Well wait for
that.
Back with the group
Got the rods! Max
says as he walks up to the lake with Ben and Gwen.
Well have to rent
a boat if we want to fish. Ben says
Theres a shack
right across from where we parked. Gwen explains
The group walks up to
this log shack thats surprising in good condition that looked like
its been there for years.
This is where we are
to get a boat? Ben asks
Read the sign,
doofus. Gwen insults Ben for his lack of intelligence.
The group goes inside
into the shack without their knowledge that it was a shop for boats
There were fishing
rods, bait and a lot of other knickknacks in the store.
Looks like no one is
here. Gwen comments
In the back. A
sudden voice says
The group goes to the
back of the shop and finds a man in his mid 30s, black long hair
to this shoulders, medium skinned, and is currently unloading boxes
at the moment.
Who are you? Max
asks
Im Eddie. The
man says Nice to meet err
Max. Max finishes
and these are my grandkids Ben and Gwen.
Hello. Gwen says
Hi. Ben greeted
Nice to meet both of
you. Eddie says
We need a boat.
Max says
Got one in mint
condition. Eddie adds Cost you guys $5.00.
Deal. Max
commented
5
minutes later
Lets go! Max
exclaims as he pushes the boat to the tip of the water, Ben and Gwen
get the rods and bait as Max completely pushes the boat onto the
lake.
So Grandpa, what
fish are we trying to catch? Gwen asks
Some salmon come up
here twice a year to migrate. Max answers
Sounds good. Ben
replies
Max leans closer to Ben
to whisper something in Bens ear; however Gwen doesnt hear them
at all. (Talk about ignoring some things.)
Theres a really
good sunset that Gwen has to check out. Max whispers
Im listening, at
what time? Ben whispers back
8:30, take my watch
to keep track. Max advises as he gives Ben his watch
Thanks. Ben
whispers back to Max as he leans back to his side of the boat and
casts his reel.
Gwen and Max do the
same with their reels, Max from the back and Gwen from the front.
Are we supposed to
wait? Ben asks
If you want to catch
fish, be patient. Max quoted
10
minutes later
Ben suddenly feels a
tug on his reel on his fishing rod.
Grandpa Max looks at
Bens fishing rod and says to Ben Got something? Max asks
I think so. Ben
answers
Suddenly another tug
from Bens rod but it was stronger than the last one.
You might want to
reel it in quickly. Max suggests
Ben, you got
something? Gwen asks
I think so. Ben
says while trying to reel in whats on the other side of the reel.
The reel thats Ben
reeling is getting closer, however the fish that is underwater is
fighting back.
Tough fish you got
there. Max says then a slight chuckle of laughter
Ha-ha very funny
grandpa. Ben replies in sarcasm Focus even though Im
terrible at it.
Gwen decides to put her
rod and turns around to cheer for Ben You can do it.
This fish really
wants to win. Ben grins between his teeth.
Reel it in before it
gets away. Max suggests
I will. Ben
answers
After of what it looks
like to be a tug of war match between Ben and the fish Ben however
pulls it out of the water but the fish hits him in the face.
Grandpa Max and Gwen
laugh pretty hard at what they just saw
Grandpa Max stops
laughing completely.
You all right?
Gwen asks while stopping to laugh
Its not funny.
Ben replies
Youre right.
Gwen says in a low tone but picks up her tone in time for Its
hilarious!
Gwen laughs again but a
little harder than her first laugh.
Ben groans in
frustration after Gwens little teasing section.
The fish however, is
flopping on the hook of the rod trying to get the worms of the hook
and looks like its slowing down in terms of life until it stops
shortly after.
Caught one. Ben
says
Gwens rod suddenly
starts to move on its own towards the water.
Gwen, your rod.
Ben warns
My rod? Gwen asks
sheepishly
Turn around.
Gwen turns around in
time to see her rod at the end of the boat almost going in the lake.
Gwen panics and reaches
it in time but yells in panic of almost falling in the water.
Whoa! Gwen panics
in a frightened tone of voice
Help me before I
lose my balance! Gwen yells to Ben
Ben gets off his seat
quickly to grab Gwen by the waist to prevent her from falling from
the boat.
Ben thank goodness,
now can you-
Gwen was cut off by Ben
pulling her back in the boat.
Thanks. Gwen
commented
Anytime. Ben
replies
Suddenly a fish that
was tugging on Gwens end of the rod jumps up out of the water.
I caught one!
Gwen exclaims
Good job. Ben
congratulates
What time is it
Grandpa? Gwen asks
Grandpa Max nods to Ben
and Ben says its 6:55.
Really? Gwen asks
Yep. Ben replies
Grandpa Max suddenly
gets a tug from his line.
Got a bite. Max
commented
You know what to
do.
After 30 seconds Max
reels in this medium-sized salmon.
Nice. Ben
commented
Thanks. Max
accepts
After everyone had
caught their own fish Grandpa Max decided its time to row the boat
back to the campsite with their heads held high.
Ben, may I speak to
you privately? Max asks
Sure, Gwen hang on
to my fish for a moment. Ben says as hes gives Gwen the fish
that he caught.
Okay. Gwen
answers
Ben walks to Grandpa
Max at the pine tree near the lake.
Check your bandage.
Max says
Okay. Ben answers
in a low voice
Ben starts to tear off
the bandage, and it is reveals a completely healed left arm.
My arm is healed.
Ben softly exclaims
I thought that it
would be healed by now, so I decided to pick today to have you check
it. Max tells
Yeah, thanks. Ben
offers
Dont let Gwen
know. Max says
Why not? Ben asks
Just dont. Max
says
Gwen is going to be
mad at the both of us. Ben thought, Ben leaves Grandpa Max trying
to start a campfire.
Ben sees Gwen cutting
the scales off the fish with a hunters knife and Gwen says to Ben
without looking at him What did Grandpa tell you?
Nothing actually.
Ben lied
Somethings up
with you. Gwen says
No, Im not.
Ben says Nothings wrong.
Ben runs over to the
Rustbucket, goes behind it and activates his Omnitrix.
Time to go XLR8.
Ben says
A sudden flash of green
light and standing in Bens place is XLR8.
Time to leave.
XLR8 says time to get Gwen a present. XLR8 thought and leaves
toward the town.
Gwen hears the green
light of the Omnitrix, goes to Grandpa Max and asks Did Ben just
leave?
Yeah, lets just
say that he accelerated somewhere. Max answers
He what?! Gwen
yells in shock
He did. Max
simply says, walks over to the campfire and checks on the fish
Another 10 minutes. He commented
Do you know where he
went? Gwen asks in a high tone
No, but he did
mention something about you.
He did?
Yep.
Ill wait for
him. Gwen comments in a bitter manner
Two
blocks away from the Flower Shop near the hotel
XLR8 is seen speeding
down the road towards the flower shop across from the hotel they were
staying in until A sudden beeping sound that meant only one thing.
The Omnitrix was going
out and Ben was going to taste the pavement when it timed out.
However, Ben finds an
alleyway and a red light glows as Ben walks onto the sidewalk and
eventually reaching the flower shop.
May I help you?
the cashier asks
Ben turns to the
cashiers desk where the cashier currently was standing at and Ben
replies Yeah, do you have roses here?
Sure. The cashier
replies In the back of aisle five.
Ok. Ben replies
as he looks at the cashiers name tag and Ben read Hello, my
name is Fred.
Ben goes to the back of
aisle five as told and gets a bouquet of roses (about six) and some
white lilies with the roses and returns to the cashiers desk.
Thatll be $7.50.
Fred marks
7.50? Ben says in
shock Fine, Ill pay it.
Ben hands Fred the 7.50
that Ben had saved before the summer had actually started.
Ben walks out of the
Flower Shop and goes back to the same alleyway where he had timed out
earlier.
Ben chooses XLR8 and
speeds off back toward the campsite, by the time XLR8 gets back he
only sees Grandpa Max taking the cooked fish away from the campfire
and on the wooden table.
XLR8 runs behind the
RustBucket to time out before Max can even see him.
Whew. Ben says in
a calming tone.
Ben walks away from the
RustBucket only to find Grandpa Max in a lounge chair.
Hey, Grandpa. Ben
greets
Grandpa Max looks up
and looks at Ben, Youre back already? Ive should have
expected that.
Yeah about that,
wheres-
Gwen? Max cuts
Ben off In the RV waiting for you.
Thanks. Ben says
and begins to walk into the RV.
When Ben opens the door
he notices two things: the RV is in pitch black, and the second thing
he notices is no sign of Gwen at all in the RV.
Ben takes full
advantage to this as an opportunity to hide Gwens present of
flowers until she showed herself.
Perfect. Ben says
hiding the flowers in mint condition; Ben checks Grandpas watch
and says 8:00, not much time.
You jerk! a
girlish voice yells to Ben.
Ben jumps up in panic
of the voice and turns around to see an angry Gwen with her emerald
green eyes showing anger and worry, her fists clutched together.
Hey, Gwen. Ben
says in a nervous tone in his voice.
Why did you leave?!
Gwen replies in an angry tone in her voice.
Ben realizes that he
has a choice between these two choices: Be honest or lie his way out.
(Guess which one he
chose)
I went for a walk.
Ben lied
Liar! Gwen yells
as she walks up to Ben and punches him in the chest.
Ben stumbles back from
the punch right to the wall of the bedroom of where they first slept,
Gwen calm down, Im not lying. Ben pleaded he had never seen
this side of Gwen before.
You are Ben, youre
lying! She remarks as she starts pounding Bens chest with her
fists.
Gwen, calm down!
Ben shouted out, he hadnt realized that he had almost snapped at
Gwen.
Gwen had stopped
punching immediately, her emerald green eyes looked like on the verge
of tears.
Why not? I was so
worried about you! Gwen replies
I know, but Im
here now. Ben assures
Ill believe you,
when you show me. Gwen marks
Youll see, at
8:30. Ben says in a mysterious tone in his voice, he laughs for
some reason just like Seymour (ffx)
Ben grabs the roses
from his hiding spot, gives Gwen a peck on the cheek and leaves the
RV.
Gwen goes after him but
stops when she sees Ben hand Grandpa Max something and then Ben runs
off.
Whats with Ben?
Gwen asks
I think that he has
something planned for you. Max answers Sounds like you two had
a fight.
Were you
eavesdropping?! Gwen yells
Didnt need to.
Max replies You two were so loud that I couldnt help to
listen.
Didnt need to do
that.
I know. Max says
flatly
I feel bad for what
happened. Gwen says in an upset tone of voice
Go make it up to
him.
How?
Meet him at the top
of the hill, you only have five minutes.
Gwen hearing this, she
moves hastily to catch up to Ben.
By the time she catches
up, she sees Ben staring at the sunset at the horizon.
Ben. Gwen says
Ben just turns around
and sees Gwen with her emerald green eyes filled with compassion
instead of anger.
Come, watch the
sunset with me. Ben offered
Gwen walks to Bens
left side and now they were standing side by side.
Its beautiful.
Gwen commented
Not as beautiful as
you. Ben remarks
The sunset colors
however, are keeping Ben from seeing Gwens cheeks turn to a rosy
red color.
Gwens color turns
back to their normal color.
I have something for
you. Ben says
What is it? Gwen
asks
A few seconds of
silence between the couple until Gwen repeats what she just said
What is it? Gwen
repeats
Ben currently has his
hands behind his back holding the bouquet of flowers for Gwen.
Youre hiding
something. Gwen teased
No, Im not!
Ben says in a defensive tone
Cant fool me,
Ben.
Youre right,
here. Ben hands Gwen the flowers that he had brought for her
Gwen stands there in
shock and amazement Oh, Ben. Gwen says sweetly as she starts to
hold back tears.
You dont have to
thank me. Ben obliged
Yes, I do. Gwen
says
No you-Ben was
cut off by Gwen passionately pressing her lips against his.
Ben breaks off the kiss
wondering what had just happened.
Did you just-Ben
had attempted to say but Gwen cuts him off.
This is my present
to you. Gwen says and then she reunites the kiss
The couple just
continues the make-out session for about a half an hour until they
stop to catch their breath.
That was-Ben
started
Fun and yet
passionate. Gwen finished
Suddenly a person that
was trying to get their attention of clearing his throat is heard.
Both Ben and Gwen turn
to see who it was, it was their own Grandpa.
Hey, you two. Max
says to the couple
Hey. Both Ben and
Gwen says
Come on, lets
go. Max tells
Now? They both
ask
Yes.
Ok.
The group decides to
get into the RV and leave the campsite.
Max continues to drive
the RV until they reach a pit stop fast food diner.
Well rest here
tonight. Max tells the grandkids Its 9:50.
Ok, see ya tomorrow
Gwen. Ben said as he climbs toward his top of the bunk bed.
Sure, see ya.
Gwen says as he hits the hay to sleep
Once the couple is
sleep, Max says softly so they cant hear him Maybe Im
getting too old for this.
End
of chapter 8
A/N: Sorry if I too
long, my original plan was to have this up by spring break.
(Didnt happen.)
I think I wrote myself
into a few binds and somehow I got out of it.
Ill be working on
chapter 9, I think thatll be the shortest
Anyways, Read and
Review!