User blog:Arthur Read fan/The Thanksgiving Incident: An ARTHUR Thanksgiving Fanfiction



Hi, everyone! This is Arthur Read fan. And Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating!

For the festive spirit, I've created, written, and extensively worked on an Arthur Fanfiction story that will hopefully be the first of several new Arthur Fanfictions to come from me! I hope you enjoy reading this story, and I also hope you have a wonderful kind of day! Once again, Happy Thanksgiving!

-Arthur Read fan

Chapter 1: The Intro
The story starts on Thanksgiving morning. Arthur's alarm clock goes off, and he soon wakes up after that. After getting changed into his normal daytime clothes (a white short-sleeve polo with a yellow v-neck sweater over it, along with a pair of light-blue jeans and his white-and-red sneakers), Arthur cleans his glasses, says "Good morning!" to Pal (who is sleeping on Arthur's bed), and then he opens his window to find that it's a nice, cool, sunny day, with only a few clouds in the sky. Happily, Arthur takes a deep breath of fresh, crisp fall air, and says, "It's going to be a great Thanksgiving. I just know it will. I can already smell Dad making Thanksgiving Dinner, and it's only Breakfast!" Arthur then takes another deep breath of fresh air, and then says contently, "I can't wait to have Dad's famous turkey later." Arthur then closes his bedroom window and goes downstairs to have Breakfast in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Pal wakes up at the thought of turkey. Pal then looks excited, and he licks his lips.

Chapter 2: Thanksgiving Morning
By the time Arthur got to the kitchen, everyone else (aside from Pal) was already there. "Good morning, Arthur. Happy Thanksgiving!", says Arthur's mom, Mrs. Read. "Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Mom!", Arthur says to his mom happily, giving her a hug. Arthur then turns over to DW and Kate, who are sitting at the table in the kitchen, waiting to have Breakfast. "Hey, DW. Hey, Kate," Arthur says to them. "Happy Thanksgiving!" "Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Arthur!", DW says to Arthur. Kate giggles. Arthur then says to his dad, Mr. Read, "Happy Thanksgiving, Dad!", but his dad was too busy to hear his son wishing him a Happy Thanksgiving. He was thinking hard about how to perfectly set the table for Thanksgiving Dinner. Arthur then says to his dad a second time, "Happy Thanksgiving!", hoping that his dad actually heard him this time. Mr. Read finally hears what Arthur had said to him, and he wishes Arthur a Happy Thanksgiving too.

Arthur then asks Mr. Read, "What are we having for Breakfast?" He then tells Arthur that they'll be having pancakes and cereal, and that he will get cooking right away. After having Breakfast, Arthur asks his dad when they'll be having Thanksgiving Dinner. Mr. Read tells him, "I know you're looking forward to having my famous Thanksgiving turkey, but you'll have to wait for it. Dinner isn't until 6pm, and it's only 8:30am right now." DW then tells Arthur, "Yeah, Arthur. We have a full day ahead. I know ALL about waiting, because I'll be watching the 'Mary Moo Cow' Thanksgiving Special later. And I've been waiting for that since last WEEK!" Arthur then rolls his eyes and sighs. "Oh well," Arthur says, feeling slightly disappointed. "I guess I'll go for a walk with Pal." Arthur then goes upstairs to his room to get Pal.

Chapter 3: Arthur and Pal Go for a Walk
Speaking of Pal, he was very excited. Just like Arthur, he also had been waiting for Thanksgiving Dinner, especially the turkey. In fact, he couldn't get his mind off the turkey ever since Arthur mentioned it earlier that morning. But we'll get more into THAT later.

Right now, though, Arthur was going to go get Pal so that they could go for a walk together. "Come on, boy. Let's go for a walk. It's a beautiful day!", Arthur says to Pal. After putting Pal's leash on, Arthur goes downstairs with Pal, and says to his mom, "I'm going to go for a walk with Pal." Mrs. Read then says to him, "Okay. Just be back here in time for lunch." "Alright. See you later, Mom!", Arthur says after putting on his fall jacket.

After closing the front door, Arthur takes Pal for a walk. Arthur decides to go see what Buster is up to, when suddenly, he sees the Molinas next door. He decides to wish them a Happy Thanksgiving. Alberto notices Arthur first, and says to him, "Happy Thanksgiving, Arthur. How are you doing?" Arthur then replies, "I'm doing great, Alberto! And Happy Thanksgiving to you as well. What are you guys up to?" Alberto then explains to him, "We're very busy getting everything ready for Thanksgiving Dinner. I just can't wait!" Arthur understands, saying, "I know how you feel. We're getting ready for Thanksgiving Dinner as well, and I just can't wait to have Dad's famous turkey later!" After Arthur wishes the Molinas a Happy Thanksgiving once more, he and Pal continue on their walk. When Arthur and Pal came back home from their walk, it was 12:30pm. Arthur still couldn't wait for Thanksgiving Dinner, and Pal still couldn't stop thinking about turkey...

Chapter 4: Arthur Continues to Pass the Time
After lunch, it was about 1:00pm. Arthur, still eagerly awaiting Thanksgiving Dinner, says to himself, "I guess I'll pass the time waiting for Thanksgiving Dinner by playing some Dark Bunny VI: Curse of the Moomies. That'll pass the time for sure."

Unfortunately for Arthur, however, just as he was about to power on his video game console in the den to play his video game, DW shows up, looking slightly perturbed. She asks him, "What do you think you're doing?" "What does it look like?", Arthur replied. "I'm about to turn on my video game console to play Curse of the Moomies." "But don't you know what time it is, Arthur Read?", DW asks. "Yes," Arthur says. "It's almost 1:00pm." DW then says to Arthur, "Remember how I said I was going to watch the hour-long 'Mary Moo Cow' Thanksgiving Special? It's on at 1:00pm." Arthur then remembers how DW has been waiting to see this Special since last week, and even though he wanted to play his video game, he decides to let her watch the Special on the TV in the den. "Okay, DW. You can watch your Special. I'll just find something else to do in the meantime," Arthur says to DW positively. DW, on the other hand, is slightly confused by what Arthur had said to her, as she was expecting Arthur to react differently. "Wow! Thanks, Arthur!", says DW.

While DW turns on the TV in the den to watch her 'Mary Moo Cow' Special, Arthur goes back upstairs to his room, still feeling a little discouraged about having to wait. However, he remembers that he actually does have something to do to pass the time: Read 'City of Droids', the book that he had borrowed from Buster a while back. After reading for a while (and quite enjoying the story), it was after 5:00pm, 5:15pm to be exact. That meant that it was soon going to be Thanksgiving Dinner, and once again, Arthur couldn't wait.

Chapter 5: The Fiasco Happens
(Author's note: This is where the drama starts.)

Arthur came downstairs to the delicious smell of Thanksgiving Dinner. Pal, who was in the living room, also smelled it, especially the turkey. Coming into the kitchen, Arthur asks his dad, "Is it time for Thanksgiving Dinner yet?" "Not yet," says Mr. Read. "But don't worry. It'll be ready very soon. In about a half an hour."

Sure enough, a half an hour goes by. Grandma Thora, Grandpa Dave, and Uncle Fred soon show up at the front door for Thanksgiving Dinner, and Arthur and DW are excited. While Arthur and DW are letting them inside, Mr. Read is just finishing setting the table in the dining room for Thanksgiving Dinner. He thought it looked wonderful, and so did Mrs. Read. However, it wasn't going to look that way for very long.

After everyone is seated, they say grace. But suddenly, just as they're about to start eating Thanksgiving Dinner, Pal shows up and jumps onto Arthur's lap. "Oh, hey boy," says Arthur. "Want some turkey?" That was exactly what Pal wanted. But instead of waiting for Arthur to give him some, he jumps up onto the table!! Pal starts trampling through and knocking over just about everyone else's food so that he could get straight to the turkey in the middle of the table. Everyone starts freaking out, except for Kate, who is seen giggling instead. "Pal, no!", Arthur exclaims. "Yikes!", Uncle Fred says. "Oh, dear!", exclaims Grandma Thora. "Figures, I was actually looking forward to these vegetables," DW says. "But now that Arthur's dopey dog walked through them, that went out the window!" Mr. Read is very mad and upset with Pal. "BAD DOG, PAL!", he scolds Pal angrily. "You know better than this. You were trained to not do this a long time ago!" Mrs. Read then takes Pal, who has now eaten some of the turkey, off the table and proceeds to start cleaning up the mess. Uncle Fred also helps. Arthur then starts to feel like it's his fault for the mess, because he was the one who asked Pal if he wanted some turkey in the first place. He feels very discouraged, and asks, "May I be excused?" "Of course you can," Mrs. Read says to him.

So, while Kate was watching Mrs. Read, Uncle Fred, Grandpa Dave, and DW clean up the mess that Pal made, and Grandma Thora was consoling an upset Mr. Read, Arthur goes upstairs to his room, shuts the door, goes to his bed, and starts to cry. He felt very sad, and didn't want to be around anyone else right now, not even his Grandma Thora.

Chapter 6: Arthur Talks to Buster
A few hours later, a little after 9:00pm, Arthur was changed into his blue pajamas, and was still feeling bad. He felt like it was all his fault for ruining Thanksgiving. He was about to go to bed, but he decided to talk to Buster about how everything went.

Getting his Bionic Bunny walkie-talkie, Arthur proceeds to talk to Buster. "Hey, Buster. Are you there?", Arthur asks, sounding like he's about to cry once again. "Yeah, I'm here," Buster replies. "Why do you sound so sad?" "It's a long story," Arthur says. Arthur then proceeds to tell Buster about everything that had happened earlier that evening, and how he feels like it's all his fault. He then starts to cry. Buster tells Arthur, "I can understand how sad you must feel. While that is devastating, with what happened to the turkey and everything else that happened, I don't think it's all your fault." Arthur says to him, "I do. I was the one who asked Pal if he wanted some turkey, but I wasn't thinking that that was going to happen! Therefore, it's my fault. All my fault!" Arthur then continues to cry. Buster, doing his best to find a way to console his best friend, says to him, "Well, maybe there's a way to make it better." "How?", Arthur asks. "Well," Buster says, "I don't know yet. But maybe you'll think of an idea over the weekend." "Yeah, maybe," Arthur says, feeling slightly better. He then yawns, and says to Buster, "Well, for tonight, I think I'm going to turn in early. Good night, Buster." "Good night, Arthur," says Buster. After talking with Buster, Arthur puts the walkie-talkie on his nightstand, takes off his glasses, and goes to sleep. While sleeping, he continues to dream and wonder if maybe there is a way to make up for Thanksgiving Dinner...

Chapter 7: Arthur Finds a Solution
(Author's note: This is the end of the drama.)

The next Monday at school, Arthur still can't stop thinking about what had happened on Thanksgiving, even through Mr. Ratburn's pop quizzes.

In the Cafeteria at Lunchtime, Arthur sits at the table where Buster and Brain are sitting. Buster asks Arthur, "So, have you come up with an idea yet?" Arthur sighs, and tells Buster, "No." Brain then asks them, "An idea for what?" Arthur then explains his whole problem to Brain, and in response, Brain says to Arthur, "You know, there wasn't always Thanksgiving." Arthur, feeling a little perturbed, says to Brain, "I already know that!" "But," Brain says to Arthur and Buster, "Did you know that in many countries, Thanksgiving isn't celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November? For example, in Canada, they celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October." "Wow!", Buster says. "That's even before Halloween!" "I didn't know that either," Arthur says. "That's pretty cool, Brain."

Just then, Arthur gets an idea, and says excitedly, "Hey! You know what? You just gave me an idea, Brain!" "I did!?", Brain asks, sounding shocked. "Yes, with how you said that in many countries, Thanksgiving isn't celebrated on the same day we Americans celebrate it. So, maybe I can fix Thanksgiving after all! But I'll need you two to help me after school!" "Okay!", Buster says happily. "Alright. It's a deal," Brain says.

Chapter 8: A Happy Ending
(Author's note: The first part of this chapter is sort of narrative, and not really a lot of dialogue. But the second part of this chapter does have more dialogue.)

After school, at his house in the den, Arthur explains to Buster and Brain his plan, which is to make a surprise replacement Thanksgiving Dinner for his dad, because Arthur feels that it will be a way to make it up to his dad, Mr. Read, who had worked so hard on the Thanksgiving Dinner the other day before Pal ruined it. DW also wants to help out, because she was there when the incident happened. Surprisingly, instead of saying "No" like he usually does, Arthur agrees to let DW help him, Buster, and Brain.

After the four tell Mrs. Read about their surprise plan, she agrees to keep it a secret, and she helps them out as well. After Arthur realizes that they don't have another turkey in the freezer to cook, Brain suggests that they do something a little unconventional... make pizza! Arthur likes this idea, and so does everyone else. Buster says that he also has some leftover vegetables from the Community Garden in his fridge back at his home, so he and Arthur go to Buster's to get them. When the two return to Arthur's, everyone helps make the pizza, using some of Buster's vegetables for toppings. While Mrs. Read cooks the pizza, Arthur remembers that they still have a boysenberry pie in the fridge (which is Buster's favorite kind of pie) to replace the pumpkin pie that got ruined by Pal earlier. After they get everything ready and set the table, Arthur, DW, Buster, and Brain hide in the kitchen. "I hope Dad will like our surprise!", Arthur says, feeling really happy. "I hope so, too!", DW says in response to what Arthur had said.

And just then, Mr. Read comes home with Grandma Thora and Baby Kate. After that, Uncle Fred also arrives with Grandpa Dave. When all five of them get to the kitchen, Arthur, DW, Buster, Brain, and Mrs. Read shout out, "Surprise! Happy Thanksgiving!" Kate giggles. Mr. Read IS surprised, and so is everyone else. "What's this all about?", Mr. Read asks. Arthur explains, "Since Thanksgiving Dinner was ruined the other day, and it was kind of my fault, Me and DW, with the help of Mom, as well as Buster and Brain, made a replacement Thanksgiving Dinner, even though it's belated." Mr. Read then says to Arthur, "It's not your fault that Thanksgiving Dinner got ruined. Really. It was Pal's fault." Arthur then says to his dad, "I know, Dad. But I still feel bad about what happened the other day, so that's why I, along with DW, Buster, and Brain, as well as Mom, made you this 'Replacement Thanksgiving Dinner' to make it up to you." Mr. Read, seeing the hard work that they did, says, "It looks wonderful. Perhaps even more so than what I did the other day." "Really!?", Arthur says, surprised. "Yes, really," says Mr. Read, "Because it came from your hearts." "Wow. Thanks, Dad!", Arthur says happily.

So, once again, just like earlier, everyone is sitting at the table in the dining room, even Brain and Buster this time. After saying grace, everyone enjoys the belated Thanksgiving Dinner, even Pal, because Arthur gave him some of his pizza. It was definitely a wonderful Thanksgiving, and one that would always be remembered fondly.

The End.

Final notes from the author
...So, what do you think of my Fanfiction? I thought it was pretty great. I set this story during Season 16, hence the cover image. Also, if you notice in the Season 17 episode Dog's Best Friend, there's a part in there where Pal says to Kate (after Pal chews Arthur's shoe and gets scolded by Arthur), "It was the worst scolding I've had since 'The Thanksgiving Incident'. Oh, and sneaker doesn't taste half as good as turkey." That part in that episode ("Dog's Best Friend") was sort of the inspiration for the title of this Arthur Fanfiction, and it made me realize that Arthur (the show) hasn't really done a real Thanksgiving episode (yes, there was "Francine's Pilfered Paper", but that wasn't what I was looking for in an Arthur Thanksgiving episode). Seeing the lack of that, I decided to write my own. I hope you liked it, and I also hope that you have a wonderful kind of day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

-Arthur Read fan