A Different Point of View

This Isn't A Vacation

AN: So I had some internal debate about the "I'm giving none of this to charity!" line in the original episode. I mean, after thirty years together, Stan and Bella defiantly would have changed each other a little bit, mostly unintentionally. Part of that might have been Bella's nature to donate to every one of those little charity boxes in stores or just donating in general. Not much, but at least a little.

The Pines family sat in the living room watching Cash Wheel on TV. Waddles sat next to Mabel as she fed him crackers, and Happy slept on Bella's lap.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we now return to Cash Wheel!" The announcer announced, "Sponsored by Chipackerz, the chip flavored crackers!"

"But they taste just like chips!" Mabel said in awe and ate a cracker.

A contestant spun the wheel and it landed on 'cash shower'.

"Congratulations!" The announcer said, "You're taking a-"

"Cash shower!" Stan cheered with the announcer.

Money started falling down around the man. He laughed and started grabbing the money from the air and punched the other contestants when they tried to do the same.

"I like that guy's style," Stan smiled.

"Mr. Pines!" Soos entered the room, "We got tourists at 9 o'clock! A whole busload of 'em!"

Stan looked out the window as a bus pulled up and tourists started to flow out.

"Hot tamales, it's a jackpot!" Stan exclaimed happily, "Soos! Make some new attractions!"

"You got it, boss!" Soos glued a wolf head onto a chicken.

"Wendy! Mark up those prizes!" Stan ordered, "The higher the better!" Wendy sighed and wrote a '0' on a sign, making it '$20', "Higher! Bleed 'em dry!"

Wendy added another 0, turning the price into $200.

"How do you even expect people to afford this stuff?" Bella asked Stan.

"Easy, when people go on vacation, they bring a lot of extra money," Stan shrugged.

"Well, some families are poor," Bella said, folding her arms.

"Yeah Grunkle Stan, it's like when you see tourists, all you see are wallets with legs," Dipper agreed.

"That's not true," Stan denied. He watched out the window as a family got out of a car and a kid vomited. Stan rubbed his eyes and turned to Dipper, "Clean-up on the front lawn!"

Dipper sighed and picked up a bucket of water and a mop, walking outside to clean up the mess. Stan soon followed, inviting the tourists on a tour around the Mystery Shack.

"Alright Mabel, think you can handle the cash register?" Bella asked.

"Absolutely, Graunty Bella!" Mabel smiled, taking her place behind the counter.

After a while the tour ended, and the tourists milled about the gift shop. Bella did her job of helping tourists and convincing them to buy the expensive junk, while Mabel worked the counter.

"Behold! Mystery Shack bumper stickers!" Mabel announced, holding up the sticker, "You can stick 'em on your bumper, or over your husband's mouth." Bella snorted, holding the back of her hand over her mouth, "Am I right, ladies? She knows what I'm talking about!"