Daphne's Visit

Daphne's Visit is the third episode of the first season of Tulip's Garage.

Summary
Tulip's cousin, Daphne Blake, comes to town for the day.

Story
One day, the machines were outside enjoying the sunshine. Scoop was reading an Iron Man comic he had bought at Totally 60's, Roley was listening to Paul McCartney & Wings on Tulip's stereo, Lofty was watching My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic on his I-Pad, and Dizzy, Muck, and Skip were playing I Spy.

"I spy with my little eye something that is blue," said Dizzy.

"Is it the sky," asked Muck.

"Nope," said Dizzy.

"Is it that bird over there in that tree," asked Skip.

"Uh-uh," said Dizzy.

"Is it Thomas," asked Muck as she saw Thomas The Tank Engine go by.

"You're getting closer," said Dizzy, "it does have wheels, but it's not an engine."

Skip then figured it out.

"I know," said Skip, "it's Lofty!"

"You're red-hot," exclaimed Dizzy.

"Hey," said Scoop, "can you keep it down, please?"

"Oops," said Dizzy, "sorry, Scoop."

Just then, Tulip came out of her cabin with an excited expression on her face.

"Hey, guys," said Tulip, "I've got some exciting news!"

"What is it," asked Roley.

"My cousin Daphne's coming to town for a visit," said Tulip.

"I didn't know you had a cousin," said Dizzy.

"Yeah," said Scoop, "you must not talk about her much."

"You're right about that," said Tulip.

"But still," said Muck, "it'd be nice to meet her in person."

"When's she gonna be here," asked Lofty.

"See for yourself," said a voice.

The machines turned and saw a redheaded female youth wearing a purple top, dress, pink pantyhose, purple shoes, a plastic purple headband, and a green scarf standing there with a pink travel bag. Tulip walked over to the girl and embraced her.

"Daphne," said Tulip, "it's been such a long time!"

"It sure has," said Daphne.

Daphne then noticed the machines.

"And I'm assuming these are Scoop, Muck, Roley, Dizzy, Lofty, and Skip," said Daphne, "am I correct?"

"Yup," said Tulip.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Daphne," said Dizzy.

"Nice to meet you, too," said Daphne.

"Anyways," said Tulip, "are you hungry after your trip, Daphne?"

"Am I ever," said Daphne, "The only thing I had for breakfast was a granola bar. I haven't even had lunch yet. Do you guys know of any good restaurants?"

"Oh, yeah," said Scoop, "there's this place my pal Thomas likes called Totally 60's. They've got really good food there."

"Yeah," said Roley, "but what really rakes in them greenbacks is their milkshakes. They've got the best ones in town!"

"And the stuff they sell in their store's pretty neat too," said Lofty.

"Sounds like one heck of a joint," said Daphne.

"Sure is," said Tulip, "wanna go there?"

"Sure," said Daphne.

"We'll be back later," said Daphne.

"See ya," said Skip.

With that, Tulip and Daphne got into Tulip's 1971 Chevrolet Silverado and drove to Totally 60's, where they seated themselves. Soon, Tulip's good friend Wally Pickles came to their table.

"Hey, Tulip," said Wally, "who's this with you?"

"Wally," said Tulip, "this is my cousin, Tulip. She's visiting me for the day."

"Nice to meet you, Daphne," said Wally.

"Nice to meet you, too," said Daphne as she and Wally shook hands.

"Now then," said Wally, "might I start you off with something to drink?"

"Oh, yes," said Tulip, "I'd like some Grape Fanta, please."

"Okay," said Wally, "what about you, Daphne?"

"Do you guys have iced tea," asked Daphne.

"Yes," said Wally, "we have lemon, raspberry, lime, passion fruit, peach, orange, strawberry, or cherry flavor."

"Then I'd like some peach iced tea, please," said Daphne.

"You got it," said Wally, "have you decided on what you wanna eat yet?"

"Nope," said Tulip, "still thinking."

"Okay," said Wally, "I'll get your drinks ready."

With that, Wally left, and soon returned with their drinks.

"All set to order yet," asked Wally.

"Yes," said Tulip, "I'd like a steak with curly fries, please."

"Alright," said Wally, "how'd you like it cooked?"

"Medium-well," said Tulip.

"Okay," said Wally, "what about you, Daphne?"

"I'd like a grilled chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries, please," said Daphne.

"Okie-doke," said Wally, "what toppings would you like on your sandwich?"

"I'd like tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumbers, please," said Daphne.

"Alrighty then," said Wally, "and what kind of bread?"

"Can I have it on pumpernickel," asked Daphne.

"You sure can," said Wally, "anything else?"

"Nope," said Tulip.

"Okay," said Wally, "you're food will be ready soon."

Wally then left, and Tulip talked to Daphne.

"So," asked Tulip, "how're things back in Colorado?"

"Pretty well," said Daphne, "Steve and Joe's grandma paid a visit recently."

"Nice," said Tulip.

Eventually, Wally came with their meals and they began eating. After they ate, Daphne went into the store part of the joint so she can look for souvenirs to buy and take with her back to Colorado. The first thing she laid eyes on was what looked like a Rubik's Cube, only it was shaped like the letter "X" rather than the traditional cube.

"This'll be an interesting gift for Lisa," Daphne thought.

Daphne picked up a shopping basket and put the toy inside.

"What else is here," Daphne asked herself.

Daphne then saw a box for a game called Trapdoor Checkers.

"That'd be a fun game to play," said Daphne.

Daphne put the game in the basket, then saw another game. This time it was a 3-player version of chess.

"Interesting," said Daphne.

Daphne then put the game in the basket, then grabbed a few more items, which where a Magnatab drawing tablet, a tub of blue Crazy Aaron Thinking Putty, and a Bay City Rollers CD, then went to the register, where another one of Tulip's friends, Scott Tracy, who owned the store/restaurant, rang up the price.

"That'll be $116.02, please," said Scott.

Daphne paid Scott with a Hamilton and a Jackson and he gave her her change.

"Have a good one," said Scott.

"You too," said Daphne.

While Daphne had done her shopping, Tulip had bought two milkshakes to go. She got herself a vanilla milkshake and a tutti frutti milkshake for Daphne. The two drank their shakes while they went back to the yard. When they arrived, they found the machines watching All That on Scoop's MacBook and laughing their faces off.

"This is such a funny show," said Skip.

"What're you guys watching," asked Tulip.

"All That," said Scoop.

"Nice," said Daphne, "Steve and Joe love that show. Oh, that reminds me. I have something to show you."

Daphne then reached into her bag, pulled out a photo album, and opened it up. The first page showed her with a blond male youth wearing a white long-sleeved polo shirt with a blue collar and stripe, jeans, and brown boots. Dizzy recognized him.

"Hey," said Dizzy, "that looks like Fred from The Sensations!"

"That's because it is him," said Daphne, "he's my boyfriend."

"Cool," said Dizzy.

Daphne then turned the page, which showed The Sensations' lead singer, Steve Burns, and his younger brother, Joe, who played bass in the band. She also showed them a photo of a girl named Karen, whom Fred had adopted as his younger sister. The next page showed the band's keyboardist, Frank Hardy, and his younger brother, Joey Hardy, who was the lead guitarist. These two photos caused Muck and Dizzy to do fangirl screams. This in turn caused Daphne to cover her ears.

"Sorry," said Tulip, "it's just that the Hardy brothers are their favorite members. Frank's Muck's favorite member-"

"And Joey is Dizzy's," said Daphne.

"Precisely," said Tulip.

Daphne then turned the page to show a blond-haired teenage girl wearing a light blue tank top, tan shorts, blue slip-on shoes.

"Who's that," asked Dizzy.

"This is Lori Loud," said Tulip, "she's Joey's girlfriend."

"Cool," said Lofty.

Daphne then turned the page to show another blond-haired teenage girl wearing a pair of white sunglasses, red hoop earrings, a turquoise frilled dress, and white sandals with turquoise bows.

"This is Leni Loud," said Daphne, "Lori's first younger sister. She may be a little dim-witted at times, but she does mean well."

"Nice," said Lofty.

Daphne then showed the gang a brunette teenage girl wearing a purple t-shirt with a skull on it, earrings that looked like paper clips, a light purple skirt, a white belt, and purple boots.

"This is Luna Loud," said Daphne, "I think you'd like her, Roley. She has a taste for rock music like you do."

"Nice," said Roley, "what bands does she like?"

"Well," said Daphne, "I've heard that she loves The Rolling Stones."

"Awesome," said Roley as he spun his eyes.

Daphne then showed them another brunette teenage girl with braces in her teeth and wearing a white shirt with a gag flower on it, a yellow skirt, yellow socks, and brown shoes with gag flowers on them.

"This is Luan Loud," said Daphne, "she's an expert prankster, so beware of her should you come visit sometime."

"Oh, my," said Scoop.

Daphne then showed them yet another brunette teenage girl. This one had freckles on her face and was wearing a red and white jersey, red and white shorts, white socks, and black cleats.

"This is Lynn Loud," said Daphne, "she loves to play sports."

"Cool," said Skip.

Daphne then showed them a photo of a black-haired pale-skinned girl wearing a black and white-striped shirt, a black dress, black and white socks, and black shoes.

"This is Lucy Loud," said Daphne, "she's the goth of the family."

"I can tell," said Lofty.

Daphne them showed them a photo of two blonde elementary school-aged girls. One of them was wearing a black wire tiara, a pink princess dress, a light pink sash, a white pearl necklace, light pink gloves, and pink high heels and the other was wearing a red cap, a murky green shirt, blue overalls, and white sneakers. Both had teeth missing.

"And these two little cuties are twins Lola and Lana Loud," said Daphne.

"Which is which," asked Muck.

"Lola's the one in the dress and Lana's the one in the cap," said Daphne, "and Lana is very close to Frank. She loves both him and Joey like they were her two older brothers. Lana even owns a teddy that Frank gave her and she can't sleep without it."

"Aww," said all the machines in unison.

Daphne then showed them a photo of a brunette girl wearing black glasses, a green turtleneck sweater, red pants, and brown shoes.

"And last but not least," said Daphne, "Lisa! She's the "nerd" of the family. She's got a very high IQ level."

"Neato," said Roley.

Daphne then showed them a photo of Leni, Luna, and Lynn, but with three teenage boys. The first had dark brown hair and was wearing a purple shirt, navy blue jeans, a wristband on his left wrist, and blue sneakers, the second had light brown hair and was wearing a plaid shirt, a dark blue and salmon undershirt, blue jeans, and gray sneakers, and the third was a blond wearing a black shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers.

"Who're those boys with Leni, Luna, and Lynn," asked Scoop.

"Those," said Daphne, "are Leni, Luna, and Lynn's boyfriends, Freddie Benson, the one in the purple shirt who is Leni's boyfriend, Henry Hart, the one in the plaid shirt who is Luna's boyfriend, and Jonny Quest, and blond who is Lynn's boyfriend."

"Nice," said Roley.

"They're in a band, too," said Daphne, "called Vanilla."

"Far out," said Roley.

"Are they the only members," asked Lofty, "or is it just them?"

"Also in the band are their friends Bailey Handler and Hudson Gimble," said Tulip.

"What do they play," asked Dizzy.

"Jonny and Bailey play guitar, Henry plays bass and sings lead, Freddie plays drums, and Hudson plays keyboard," said Tulip, "and they're very talented young men."

"Nice," said Scoop.

Daphne then looked at her watch.

"Well," said Daphne, "I have to go back to the train station if I wanna catch the 6:30 train back home."

Daphne hugged Tulip and bid her and the machines goodbye, but not before having a nice tater tot casserole dinner. After dinner, Tulip drove her cousin to the train station, where Gordon The Big Engine, who was Thomas' dad, was waiting patiently.

"See you when I see you," said Daphne.

"Likewise," said Tulip.

Gordon then blew his whistle.

"All aboard," said Gordon.

Daphne then climbed onto the passenger car and Gordon pulled out, Tulip waving to her, then going back to her truck.

"That was fun," said Tulip, "and I really hope I get to meet those Loud girls in person. They seem really nice."

The End