War: The FoDs are Afoot.
By: Kathy,Cindy,Senara, Spifff, Ron and Leah
Time: July 5, 2001

Cindy Brewer arrived home from her internship one afternoon and turned on her
computer to check her email.
After AOL finally connected Cindy began to sift through the mail. One subject
line made her smile.

"A War? Already?"Cindy exclaimed outloud as she excitedly called up a travel
website. "I so need an excuse to get out of town and have some fun."

The travel site came up and Cindy plugged in Toronto as her destination and
cringed slightly at the ticket prices. Her credit card didn't have much space
left on it so it was a good thing she didn't have to pay for hotel as well.

With the schedule of this war she'd have to do some overtime to make up her
hours at the internship but it was worth it.

*******

Kathy dragged the overfilled scuba bag through the Milwaukee airport.  She
was still upset she couldn't actually scuba to Toronto again but time was not
her best friend lately.  Anyway, she was sure she would get a few dives in
during the Toronto visit.  Cindy always enjoyed a good adventure and Kathy
absentmindedly tapped the new fins and mask for Cindy she had bought as a
gift tucked in her carryon with a bag of Camel Chow for Spifff.  Well,
actually it wasn't for Spiff directly but her pets, at least Kathy hoped
Spiff wasn't eating Camel Chow.

She kissed her new, but very confused hubby, good-bye with the promise of
going to Toronto again in September, together.  The FODs needed her.  Several
hours later she was crawling into a cab at the Toronto airport, only to a see
a confused but happy Cindy already inside.  Confusion seem to be the FODs
battle cry during War.  Oh the fun of it all!

*********
The gathered FODs looked outside as a loud,dark-pink-and-chrome PT Cruiser
(with stuffed bunny heads in the back) pulled up.  A man came out, looked
around, and nodded his head, then bent to speak to someone whose identity
remained hidden behind thedarkened windows.

"What's this?  An attack this early in the war?"

"Wasn't he a Dark Perk in the last war or two?"someone said as he walked
around the car and opened the door to help someone out.

"Yep," said Cindy, noticing who else was in the car,"But she's not."

Eric helped Leah get her walker together, and opened the door.  "Hi guys!"

"Leah! What happened?"

"Well, it turns out that some of the problems I was having earlier were the
beginnings of M.S."  She pulled out her backup cane and shook it at the
FODs."But don't you even start to think I'm slowing down,or going to miss
this war!"

"Dear, I've got to check in at the mansion," Eric said. "You going to be OK
here?"

She smiled and gave him a quick kiss. "Go ahead and check in with them, hon.
After all, I'm here with the FODs. What could go wrong?"

*******
After Eric pulled away Cindy turned to the small group. "Now that we're all
here we can get this show on the road."

Kathy turned and looked at the slightly desolate area and then back at Cindy.
"Why did you have us meet here instead of the Deli?"

Cindy grinned as she motioned to a small stable several yards away. "Because
we had to pick something up."

"What could we possible have to pick up *here*?"Senara asked.

"We have to take the camels back to the Moose lodge."Cindy replied as she
looked at Leah with concern, "Leah, I didn't know about your MS when I
arranged this. Are you going to be okay with riding one or we can call a cab
to take you back?"

Leah nodded. "You should problably call me a cab."

The group of FoDs started laughing, and said in unison "You're a cab!"

"I think I started something."

Cindy pulled out her cell phone to call a cab.

As she was doing so one of the camels emerged from the stable and moved into
the small coral.

Kathy's eyes grew wide. "They're still pink! Cindy, you want us to ride pink
camels into Toronto?"

Cindy finished her conversation with the cab company and turned to Kathy with
a grin. "We have to get them back to the moose lodge and try to get them back
to their normal color. It's the least we can do."

********

The Moose Lodge, Toronto

A blurry shape swam before her eyes before gradually resolving into a large
and very close pink head. The camel batted its big brown eyes. "Please let
this be a dream and why are you in the living room ... ?", moaned Spifff as
she began wiping camel drool out of her hair.  The camel ignored her and
began chewing on the nearest houseplant.

Spifff tossed a cushion in the camel's direction and sat up. A wrinkled
envelope was sitting on the coffee table.

Spifff,

Didn't want to wake you but there's another war starting soon. We picked up
the camels and dropped them off. I have a feeling we may need them.

Cindy

Spifff sprinted for the door.
Once again, it was time to open the FoD Deli. War was afoot.



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