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So much had been leading up to this day, and everyone was beyond excited. It had taken months to plan this, and it was finally happening.
So, after months of planning, money spent and late-night calls, it was finally the day the Dream SMP was going to all meet up.
Everyone was very excited. They had planned to meet up a month before VidCon, and just hang out and get to know each other. Most people would be there, but some people had too many complications with what they were planning. This wasn’t a normal meet up. They all decided to meet in California, then they had already rented a few houses and they were basically going to live there for a while.
True, they had been streaming less and putting out fewer videos on YouTube, but they were also planning to put out several Vlogs on most of their channels. They weren’t going to alert everyone until VidCon, so they could keep their privacy and just chill for a while.
It wasn’t too difficult to get the Minors involved, as their parents trusted the others with them. Phil and Kristen were also going to be there, so everyone felt better that they had their local parental figures on standby. Also, contrary to popular belief, most of them were actually very responsible.
The people that would be going is Dream, George, Sapnap, Karl, Quackity, Schlatt, Charlie, Connor, Puffy, Sam, Jack, Eret, Fundy, Niki, Foolish, Phil, Kristen, Techno, Wilbur, Tommy, Tubbo and Ranboo. 22 in total. They had rented 6 houses, to as not be too cramped. They had also installed soundproofing in all the rooms where they would stream, so as to not bother anyone.
Mr. Beast had also helped a ton. He basically arranged the whole thing, and he was going to be close to them, so they could film a whole bunch of videos like challenges and vlogs.
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Wilbur had had the task of picking up a few people to get on the plane to America. He would be meeting George, Tommy, Tubbo, Jack, Phil and Kristen and Niki. They were all going to get on the same plane to get there, so they knew where each other was at all times.
They were going to meet up and then immediately get on a plane.
Wilbur was standing outside of the airport, waiting for his friends.
“Wilbur!” Someone shouted from the crowd. The looked over to the source of the voice and spotted Niki and Jack, who apparently had run in to each other on the way. He smiled and motioned them over to him, hugging them when they got close enough.
“You guys excited?” He asked the youngers. “Totally.” Jack said in response, facial features looking determined otherwise that shit eating grin plastered right in the middle of his face.
“Now were just waiting for Gogy, the child, Tubbo and Phil?” Jack asked after a bit of awkward silence. Wilbur chuckled at the nicknames before checking the time, seeing as they had a bit of time before the plane boards.
As if one cue, he saw the rest of the group, obviously having done the same thing as Jack and Niki. He made sure they knew where he was by waving them over.
They all greeted each other like any normal humans would, going into the airport and starting the long and tedious process of security and customs. Phil and Kristen in the lead because they knew the most about these kinds of things. Or as most of the others would say, because their ‘old’.
“Alright, everyone has their things? The plane should be boarding fairly soon.” Phil asked the group of very excited people. They all made sure they had everything. Carry-ons, phones, headphones, a few snacks, and a drink.
“Were all good.” Said Wilbur, after checking everyone else.
“Alright, well, it’s a long flight, so we should probably head to the restrooms.” Phil said, more reluctantly as he saw some of the younger ones faces at that statement.
“Why? I’m not a child.” Tommy said, earning several amused looks from the others before letting out a huff and walking off into the direction of the boarding area.
Eventually, everyone had gone to the bathroom and they started boarding the plane. It wasn’t a very big plane, so they sat two in a seat, no middle isle. Tubbo and Tommy were together, as was Wilbur and Niki and Phil and Kristen. Jack and George were together. They were all seated close to each other to make sure they didn’t lose anyone.
The plane left off and there began the long tedious flight to America.
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Dream and Sapnap had been packing, because they had totally forgotten their flight was in a few hours. They were packing their suitcases like crazy, making sure they don’t forget anything, because all the other stuff is already being moved to the other place.
Patches would also be going there, to make sure everything was okay. Plus, the fact everyone and I mean everyone loved Patches.
They finally finished packing and got into a car to go to the airport. They went through all that security stuff and boarded the plane. It would be about a 5-hour flight give or take. Sapnap immediately fell asleep, and Dream started listening to music as the plane went in the sky. Not much was happening that day, but soon it would be total chaos.
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Techno would be getting on a plane by himself, like some of the others who didn’t really live close to each other. He would get off the plane and meet Eret, who would bring him to the new houses they had rented and get settled in.
Eret had moved in the rented place a little before everyone else because he already lived fairly close to where they were.
The plane flight was only about an hour, so Techno would get there pretty early. He sat down in his seat after boarding the plane and fell asleep to the sound of the buzzing engine.
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Sam, Schlatt and Connor lived pretty close to each other, so they would be flying together on the same plane.
Schlatt, of course, was bringing his cat, and he and Connor drove to the airport to meet Sam.
Once they met Sam at the airport, which was fairly crowded, they went through security like every other person and boarded their plane, getting ready for the 3-hour flight. Sam didn’t like the length, but he knew some of the others had it a lot worse than he did.
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Puffy got on the plane by herself and began flying across the country to get to her friends. She lived in New York, so the plane flight was fairly long, but short compared to some. She, like everyone else, was antsy and excited, could barely stay in her seat.
She finally got to see all of her friends in person, and VidCon was coming up. She didn’t think this week could get any better.
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Charlie had also flown by himself, as well as Fundy. The two were on separate planes obviously, but were alone, nevertheless.
Charlie had about a 5-and-a-half-hour flight and Fundy was about 10 hours, double Charlie.
No matter how long the flights were, or how much trouble it took, these people were very determined to see each other and get everything sorted out without any trouble. They had been planning this for a long time and they weren’t going to let anything ruin it.
They also decided that once the travel ban was lifted, they would go. And that’s what they were doing.
All of them were on a flight. Quackity was flying in from Mexico on the 3-hour flight. They were all coming. Foolish was also flying in from Ohio on the 4-hour flight.
So many members of the dream SMP and other things were coming, and they were all equally excited.
They decided they would all meet at the houses, driving there form the airports.
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Techno had met up with Eret and they were currently unpacking in his new house. Eret had already settled in to his, which was very lose to Techno’s. They were talking when they heard someone knock on the door. They went down, assuming it was someone else who just got here, and opened the door.
They were met with Dream and Sapnap, looking very tired, and hugged them as a greeting.
They showed the others to their house and let them settle in, chatting a bit about nothing in particular.
The way they planned out the setting and who was going to get what house as well as who was basically going to be living together was well thought out. They decided about 3-4 people in one house, so they weren’t too cramped, and they didn’t up the risk of the fans noticing something too drastic.
First, Sapnap, Dream, George and Karl were all going to be sharing a house. Dream Team and Karl, plus the fact they were really close. Next was Schlatt, Connor, Charlie and Quackity, who had all gotten closer over time and decided it was best since Schlatt, Connor and Charlie all had experience with that kind of stuff.
Next, Eret, Fundy, Jack and Niki sharing one house. Jack and Niki were close and so were Eret and Fundy. They were all pretty close and liked the arrangement as well. Even if Niki would be the only girl. Same goes for Puffy, Sam and Foolish, who had also agreed this was a good arrangement on their behalf.
Finally, Phil, Kristen, Techno and Wilbur would be sharing one house. Of course, Phil and Kristen would share one -they are married after all. But Techno and Wilbur thought it would be fun as they were pretty close themselves. And the fact that when they do tell their fans, they can make jokes about ¾ Sleepy Bois in the same house. Tommy, Tubbo and Ranboo would be sharing the final house. The three had been close for a while, and since they were still minors, everyone thought it was good for privacy reasons as well.
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With all that stuff figured out, now all they had to do was wait for everyone to get there. It would take a while since some of the flights either got pushed back, were canceled and they needed to find a new flight, or they just lasted a lot longer than others.
Despite all those things, everyone got there on plan, and they gathered up in one house to hold somewhat of a meeting.
“Okay everyone, I’m glad were all here. But before we really get used to it here, we need to set some rules and boundaries if we want things to go smoothly.” Phil said, in his dad tone, which promptly made everyone pay attention to him.
“First, everyone has a right to privacy. If you want to go into their room or even a different house, knock first. We want to make sure everyone feels safe here since some of us are new to this environment. Second, try to keep the noise down when you’re not streaming. Its fine when you are, because of obvious reasons, but we don’t want to bother people to much when their working on editing or in meetings. Finally, do your part. There’s going to be a lot of chores around here due to the amount of us, so we need to be productive. We can create a schedule for grocery shopping, cleaning, and taking care of the few animals we have. Everyone got it?” Phil finished. There were some unamused looks at the last rule, but everyone nodded, nevertheless.
“Um, can I add something Phil?” Wilbur spoke up, wanting to say something.
“Sure mate? Did I miss something?” Phil replied, urging Wilbur to go further with his statement.
“Um, I don’t think so. I think this has already been said but I think that branching off of rule one. I think its good to know to respect people’s boundaries and beliefs. Like I don’t know much about that kind of stuff for you guys, but if someone were to go to church or something on Sundays, the least we could do was respect that, right?” Wilbur stated.
Phil gave a reassuring smile and looked around, noticing no one remotely disagreeing with anything that the two of them said.
“Now, who’s hungry?” Puffy said. Everyone basically screamed at the mere thought of food, all being exhausted and hungry due to the traveling. Before they had ordered pizza and a lot of it.
Everyone ate in the house that now belonged to Phil, Kristen, Wilbur, and Techno. They played truth or dare, monopoly. Almost anything they could think of to pass the time, since this was the first time most of them had met each other in real life.
After several hours of joking and laughing amongst them, they all decided they were too worn out and tired to continue on. They all said goodnight and headed back to their separate places and went to bed.
All of them were super excited since they had a meeting with Mr. Beast the next day to discuss content plans. There would also be weekly uploads from Tommy, to as to not be suspicious, as well as frequent streams from Ranboo, Tubbo and Phil.
They had already set up their PC’s as well as the sound proofing so as not have to worry about it.
The night went well, and hopefully so would many more.
VidCon was rapidly approaching as well, and people all around the world was looking forward to it.