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So the final passengers to board now approach the bus. First up the steps is Borje.
Reg: Hello there!
Borje: Hello Reg! I am Borje. From Sweden.
Reg: Borje! Great to see you. Up on the right there. You see that lad near the back?
Borje: Yes. Am I sitting next to him?
Reg: That's right. He's BS ... from an undisclosed Scandinavian nation. I think you two will be good together.
And so Borje heads for his seat, and looks forward to meeting his new best friend.
Reg: And the next one please!
Graeme: Aye Reg. I'm here at last. It's Graeme. From Edinburgh.
Reg calls into the bus.
Reg: Alan - I have your travelling companion here.
Graeme: Och! Have ye got another Scotsman on board? So I widnae be feeling ethnically isolated?
Reg: Correct. And you'll be sitting right beside him.
Graeme's face brightens.
Reg: And you'll both be sitting behind Les and Tony. They're Brits as well. From England!
Graeme's face darkens. Considerably. (Things could get awkward.)
Reg welcomes a lady on board.
Lynn: Hi Reg! I'm Lynn. Can I sit with the US ladies, please?
Reg: You certainly can, Lynn. At the front on the left. You're next to Robin. From Hawaii.
Lynn: How will I know it's her?
Reg: Don't worry - you will.
Dennis: Me next, please!
Reg: Step aboard, sir. American males down there on the left. Where that Stars and Stripes is.
Dennis: Ah! I see it. Old Glory. I feel at home already. Thanks Reg.
And then the last female comes up the steps. She is wearing large glasses and has an impressive headful of tight, curly hair. Reg is so glad to see his old friend.
Toni: Hi Reg. I think you know who I am!
Reg: Er ... Paul D. Kaczor?
Toni: Ha, ha. Don't you mean ... PAUL D. KACZOR?
Reg: That's right! PAUL D. KACZOR!
Toni: HA, HA! BUT STOP SHOUTING!
Reg: BUT YOU STARTED IT!
Toni: High five ...
Reg: High five ...
Slap!
Both: Ha, ha, ha!
And the old friends embrace and hug.
Reg: Welcome aboard the coach.
Toni: Oh, please keep calling it a bus. Not a 'coach'.
Reg. Why's that?
Toni: Well ... 'coach' sounds a bit like 'Gooch'!
Reg: You still having problems with that?
Toni: Yes. But I'm on the program, and making progress. But it's going to take a long time.
Reg gives a reassuring pat on her shoulder.
Reg: You'll find you're among friends here. And now I've got to give you a proper introduction. Everybody! Can I have your attention?
The passengers have been milling around, chatting, and haven't yet noticed the new arrival. Now they all face the front of the bus.
Reg: Guys ... this is the person we owe this all to. Ladies and gentlemen ... say hello to ...
DLM: Paul D. Kaczor ...?
Reg: We've just done that one. No. This is ... Toni!
All: OMG! ... I'm gonna faint ... I don't believe it ... What a hudge honour ... Way to go ....
Aloha Toni ... Blimey! ... Ziss is amazing ... (Etc.)
A big round of applause breaks out, with cheers and whoops of appreciation.
Glenn: We owe everything to you, Toni.
Stan: Without you this trip wouldn't even be taking place!
And as she goes to find her seat in the 'American Girls' section, Toni mutters under her breath:
Toni: I just hope you'll still be thanking me for that when it's all over ...
So everyone is finally now on board. Reg motions to the driver to close the bus doors ...
Victor: Wait Reg! There's another man and woman running towards us!
Dennis: I think they want to come with us.
The driver opens the doors. Reg looks down at the new arrivals.
Reg: Would you believe it? It's Freddy. And Sue. You made it! Come on up guys!
Freddy: Thanks for waiting, Reg.
Sue: Do you like what I'm wearing?
Reg: Leave it out, love. I'm not going down that road again. Now let me find seats for you two. And then we'll be off.
The bus doors are closed for good. No-one else can get on.
And no-one can get off.
Let's rock, Reg!!!
well I'm gonna get off, I brought supplies..............
Peace,
DLM
Sugar my road - we are finally on the way! Hope the Scandinavian party in the back of the bus won't disturb too much. 
Hm, the bus driver looks a bit like young Alvin, wearing a false beard. Could it be..? 
LOL to that, B! :-) Sugar my road, indeed. Alvin in disguise, eh? I love it! Only thing is, I seem to have been left behind. I distinctly got off the bus temporarily, as many will recall, so was still standing there with Toni and Lynn in my jeans, Nancy Drew T-shirt, and blonde hair, with a characteristic twinkle in my green eyes. I hope it's understandable that I would like to take this trip in my own skin and hair color, after all. I'd like to have fun like everybody else. Sigh...my faith in the tour guide's eyesight, willingness to play along from his end, and ability to laugh at himself has once again been shaken. I HOPE I'll be allowed back on. I'm not QUITE so fast a runner as I was in my lost wild youth!!
Hm, the bus driver looks a bit like young Alvin, wearing a false beard. Could it be..?
No one puts baby in the corner. A Scandinavian party without our dear Laurie would not be the same, so we smuggled you in while the rest were busy admiring our lovely Queen Toni. Cheers! 
Very well done, Reg, and thanks for being so kind (although I'm a bit worried about what's to come). 
LOL..oho, so THAT'S how I got on board!! Mange tak & tack saa mycket, B! ;-)
Yum!!! I LOVE Swiss fondue!! :-) This must be a Magic Bus indeed to have room for all the dancing, cooking, general partying and margarita-mixing, etc., etc. Wonder what's next?? ;-)
Is the Fendant (white wine from Valais) cold enough?
About halfway through chapter 3 what??
Woohoo! Here we go!!!
We're off to a great start with the fondue, chocolate, margaritas, ice cold beer (would anyone like one from the infinitely supplied cooler I brought on board?), flasks of fun, and "lettuce", awesome people from around the world plus our fun and mysterious driver! Wonder what kind of sound system we've got on this magic bus? What's going to be our "kick off" song?
That's typical of you lot! I turn my back for a week or so and the place lights up like a Christmas tree, even AL gets in on the act by announcing another gig. Not long off the plane from Madeira and reading the board on an iPad - both eyes now meeting at the bridge of my nose.
Managed to persuade Rosie to rustle up some haggis and neep sangwidges wi' a big flask o' cock-a-leekie soup to get me fired up fur the ride -
Aye Rrrrrrrreg! Ah canny wait tae get oan the rrrroad! 
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OOOOOOOh! Just made it by the skin of my teeth, wonder what Reg has in store.
Ah dinny ken lassie, but mibby if we use wee squeaky voices we'll get oan the bus furr hawf fare. Whit de ye think? Worth a wee try?
Haggis & cock-a-leekie!? Yirrum a doo a doo a day, 'tis Burns Nicht in July!! :-)
Managed to persuade Rosie to rustle up some haggis and neep sangwidges wi' a big flask o' cock-a-leekie soup to get me fired up fur the ride -
Aye Rrrrrrrreg! Ah canny wait tae get oan the rrrroad!
Och aye, 'tis the wee squeaky voices o' Alan and Sue o'er the finnan haddie fondue pot: "Double, trouble, toil, & trouble..." :-)
Speaking as a coach, I prefer we refer to the vehicle as anything BUT a coach - only females get to board me, and only then with my consent and at least a little foreplay!
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Your attention, please! For everybody's protection, I have appointed myself official adult beverage quality control officer - all alcoholic beverages will be sampled by me to ensure your partying safety. Thank you for your cooperation.
Oh, and uh, will we be leaving soon? It seems there is a small misunderstanding involving an ongoing misdemeanor investigation by the Merced County Sheriff's Department and they may or may not be seeking to question me regarding events of which I may or may not have knowledge . . .
It would be shame to mar this festive outing over insignificant and unsubstantiated rumors of questionable behavior . . .
The song might be "Sugar the Road to Freedom", though, B...or even "Sugar Still on the Road to Freedom", who knows. ;-)
Oops, that shoulda been "Double, DOUBLE, toil and trouble", obviously, guys...and of course, "fire burn and fondue bubble!" :-)