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"Hurry up, Sally!" Charlie Brown called to his sister who was still getting dressed. "Frieda and Michael will be here any minute, and you're still getting ready."
"I'm almost done, big brother!" Sally called back.
"That's what you said 15 minutes ago!" Charlie Brown retorted.
The Brown siblings were getting ready for the reopening of Ace's Ice Cream Shop. Everyone in town was going to be there. Snoopy and Marbles had already went ahead to get their brothers Andy and Olaf, along with Woodstock. Charlie Brown was pacing back and forth waiting for Sally, who had went through 20 different clothing changes. She had finally came down dressed in a baby blue gown with her hair done up nice. She also had some makeup on.
"Good grief, Sally, aren't you overdoing it a bit?" asked Charlie Brown. "It's only the reopening of Ace's; not a movie premiere!"
"Exactly!" said Sally. "It has been almost a year since Ace's was last open since the fire, and I want it to be a special occasion."
"Well, to each his own, I guess," sighed Charlie Brown. At that moment, the doorbell rang. Charlie Brown went to answer it, to see Frieda and Michael standing there.
"Come on in, you two," said Charlie Brown. And they went in.
"How are you, sweetie?" asked Frieda, kissing Charlie Brown.
"I'm okay. Sally FINALLY got ready before you both showed up."
"Wow, babe!" said Michael, seeing his girlfriend. "You look nice and all, but this is a casual affair."
"That's what I told her, Michael," said Charlie Brown.
"You mean I have to get out of this dress and put on some casual clothes?!" whined Sally.
"Oh no, you dressed up like that, so you get to go out like that!" retorted Charlie Brown. "We're not waiting another 15 minutes for you to try clothes on!" And at that moment, Snoopy and Marbles pulled up in the limo. Andy, Olaf, and Woodstock was in there, along with Ox and Patty (Swanson), and Rattler and Thibault.
"Hey, CB!" said Rattler. "I always wondered how your dog got a driver's license!"
"Trust me, Rattler, we ALL wondered that!" Charlie Brown responded back. "Well we better get going." And the kids all hopped into the limo and took off for Ace's.
At the ice cream shop, all of the kids were there. They were anticipating what they had to offer and how the place was going to look like since the reconstruction. An excited Peppermint Patty, along with Franco, met up with Charlie Brown, Frieda, Sally, and Michael. Marcie would be joining them later.
"Heya, gang!" she greeted. "How about this, eh? Ace's is finally reopening! I can hardly wait!"
"I know the feeling, Patty," said Charlie Brown. "This is where Frieda and I had our first date."
"I was especially anticipating this reopening," added a happy Frieda. "This is one of my favorite places. ESPECIALLY with it being one of the first places I went with Charlie Brown on our first date."
"Yah, when Hans and I come to America, Patricia and Marcie brought us here," said Franco.
"I think we all are looking forward to Ace's finally opening back up," said Linus, walking up to the group, along with Eudora.
"Oh, hey, Linus," greeted Charlie Brown. "You two just getting here?"
"Yep, we just arrived," said Linus.
"Where's your dog, Charles?" asked Eudora.
"I have no idea, Eudora," said Charlie Brown. "He and his brothers disappeared after we arrived."
"No telling what those dogs are up to," said Frieda. Pretty soon, it was time for the reopening to commence. The owner of Ace's, Rudy Ace, cut the ribbon, and everyone went in to the newly-renovated Ace's. Everyone was impressed. Things looked the same, yet some stuff looked updated, as well. During the event, everyone got some ice cream, sundaes, and banana splits. Snoopy and his brothers were dressed as soda jerks and was helping out with serving ice cream. Charlie Brown and the other kids couldn't believe the dogs actually made it in and even serving the people.
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