"Let's go on the teacups!" Kuki squealed.
"Let's get ta California Adventures. Abby is dyin' ta get on Screamin'," Abby said.
"I say we go to Tomorrowland!" Hoagie offered.
"Big Thunder Mountain Railroad!" Wally howled happily.
"The Dumbo ride," Rachel said. "It's a classic!"
"I want to go on Space Ranger Spin," Harvey decided.
Mr. Uno's vote overruled all (because he was the responsible adult, of course). "It's a Small World," he said simply. "It's a family tradition to go there on the first day."
Everyone whined, but in the end, they all agreed to go. Even Nigel said, "That's even more of a classic than Dumbo."
So they all walked together to It's a Small World, where, after they got off, Harvey complained, "That African mask really freaks me out."
They then heard a familiar voice coming out of the attraction, staying, "So…dark. So dark, Lee."
They turned and saw Sonya and Lee, walking with Fanny and Paddy in tow.
"Not cool," Lee agreed.
Shauny was running towards Paddy. "Wait for me!" he yelped.
Rachel walked up to Fanny and said, "I see you've brought the whole family."
Fanny sneered. "And their stupid little friends," she added. Fanny had been accepted into the TND, also, so she knew where Sonya and Lee came into the picture. "The whole of Sector W—and my other little brother. But Patton's going ta be comin' soon. He needs to finish that stupid project his Social Studies teacher assigned."
"Hi, Harvey!" Sonya said. Lee gave him a small smile, playing with his yo-yo.
The leader of Sector W didn't even smile. "Sonya," he nodded at her. "Lee. Paddy. Shauny. Fanny," he said, nodding at each person in turn. It wasn't even really a greeting.
"Wanna tag along with us?" Sonya asked, always the peppy one.
"Better staying with these teenagers," Harvey said with a sneer, accepting.
Rachel took to immediate big-sister mode. "You have your cell phone, right?"
The small boy pulled the electronic device out of his pocket. "Duh."
Rachel ignored her brother's attitude and continued. "I'll call you when it's time for us to meet up again, okay?"
Harvey ran along to catch up with Fanny and the other kids. "Yeah!" he shouted back at her.
Wally watched him scamper off. "Well, at least that little buck-toothed jerk is gone."
"I feel sorry for Sector W," Hoagie said, looking at Harvey's retreating figure.
"It's like we're torturing them," Nigel agreed. "Who made him leader of Sector W?"
All heads swiveled toward Rachel.
Just then, Mr. and Mrs. Uno walked up to the teenagers from the exit of It's a Small World.
"Wonderful attraction," Mr. Uno said. "I love the artwork on that thing."
"It's very well-done," Mrs. Uno agreed. "Did you kids enjoy it?" she asked.
"No," Wally snapped rudely.
"What he means is," Nigel said, before his parents could realize how rude that had been, "That he would rather be on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad than here."
"Well by all means old chaps, let's go!" Mr. Uno said happily.
Wally let out a cheerful "Whoop!" and ran towards Frontierland.
The others quickly ran behind.
--
"That was awesome!" Wally walked out of the attraction, whooping with joy.
"It was too fast," Kuki said. Her head was spinning. She leaned on Wally. He didn't object.
"Abby always liked dat ride," Abby said. She was holding onto Hoagie's hand.
Hoagie grinned madly. "Man, I love that ride! Whoo-hoo!" He threw his arms up into the air, bringing Abby's hand with them. "Did you see that goat eating dynamite?" He replaced his arms to his sides, and Abby's hand came down. "I love that goat!"
Nigel had his arm flung over Rachel's shoulder. "I like it," he said, "Because it has adventure and thrills." He grinned.
Rachel said, happily, "It was a good ride. You can't get more Western here than Big Thunder Mountain Railroad."
"How about Splash Mountain?" Mr. Uno called, walking towards the popular attraction.
Wally let out another one of his legendary "Whoop!"s, and they all ran at breakneck speed toward Splash Mountain.
The line wasn't long, since it was late and everyone was trying to get to a good stop to watch the fireworks.
That was the last ride they would be able to go on; the park was closing soon.
Splash Mountain was dark, which made the ride a bit spooky, because it was nighttime, but of course, the girls had their own individual guys to lean on and to hang on to.
They bought the pictures after they rode. They were really good. In the front of the log, Nigel and Rachel were going nuts, arms up, laughing and screaming their heads off. Behind them, Abby was relaxed and calm, leaning against Hoagie and smiling. Hoagie had his arms up, yelling happily. Behind them, Mr. and Mrs. Uno seemed to be enjoying it, but not as much as the teens.
"That was cool," Nigel said, walking out with his arm around Rachel's shoulder.
"Yes, it was," Rachel agreed.
"It was sca-a-a-a-ry," Kuki said. She gripped Wally's hand tightly. "The drop…"
"Abby had fun," Abby said. Hoagie's arm was around her waist. "A pretty tame ride."
"I'll say," Hoagie said cheerfully. "It's like the time I was piloting a plane once. I did a few tricks, and—man, it's so cool!"
"Wet, too," Wally said, looking at his clothes. "Ah, well."
"Yes, very wet!" Mrs. Uno agreed.
"But quite fun!" Mr. Uno smiled.
As the gang and Nigel's parents watched the last of the fireworks, they smiled. It had been a great night.
None of them ever wanted it to end.
--
Rachel called up Harvey, and they headed back to the hotel.
They could tell Harvey had had fun. "We went on Space Ranger Spin a million times," he bragged. "I beat Paddy bad."
In the lobby of the hotel, Mr. Boss was doing a quick headcount of Fanny's group, and Paddy ran up to Harvey, quickly objecting. "You did not…"
"Stay still, Paddy, ye stupid boy!" Fanny demanded in her broad Irish brogue.
After that, receptionist at the desk shot them a fierce look, and the kids and teens quickly rushed into the elevator to their respective rooms.
--
Wally was awakened by the feeling of someone quietly shaking his arm. "What the crud…"
"Wake up!" Kuki said cheerfully.
"Oy!" Wally sat bolt upright in his bed. "How did you git in 'ere?" He looked around. He saw that Nigel was being gently shoved around by Rachel.
Hoagie wasn't so lucky. Abby was shaking him—hard.
Wally laughed. It looked skull-shattering.
--
Hoagie awoke to Abby's voice. "Wake up!" she said. Abby shook Hoagie so hard it felt like all his teeth would vibrate out of his gums.
Abby planted a kiss on his forehead and said, "Finally awake, sleepyhead." She slapped him gently with her hat.
Hoagie chuckled. "Good morning to you, too, Abby."
--
"Rachel…" Nigel looked up at Rachel's face, looking down at him. "It's only five in the morning, you know. How did you—"
"Get in?" Rachel interrupted. Rachel dangled the room card from the tips of her fingers. "Your parents gave me this key so we could wake you guys up."
"Give me that!" Nigel sat up and grabbed at the card key.
Rachel laughed and dangled it higher.
--
Harvey woke up to the sound of the teenage boys screaming. "Teenagers," he mumbled, rolling over in his fold-out sofa.
Rachel knocked him in the head with a pillow. "Wake up, Harvey!"
"Aw, Rachel…" he moaned, rolling over in his bed.
"Don't make me give you a direct order."
"Shut up," Harvey snapped. But he got up anyways.
The girls were all dressed and up, and Wally was in the bathroom getting ready. Hoagie and Nigel were pounding on the bathroom door.
Harvey rolled out of bed, fully clothed. "And that's why I sleep with my clothes on," he said with a sneer.
He waited to get into the bathroom, taking care not to touch anybody.
--
"Anyone hungry?" Mrs. Uno knocked on the door of the boys' room.
Rachel opened the door. "The boys are. They look starving."
Hoagie looked around. "We do?"
Abby smacked him with her hat.
"Ow!" Hoagie exclaimed. "My grandma already hits me; I don't need you to do that, too!" That earned him another smack.
Kuki was cradling her favorite Rainbow Monkey, a plain orange one, giggling.
Wally was watching the movie he had started the day before, and Harvey was back to his DS. Nigel was playing around with his watch; it seemed Hoagie had added on a few confusing extra functions that Nigel had no idea how to work.
Rachel turned back to Mrs. Uno. "Okay, then again, maybe not."
"Well," Mrs. Uno said cheerfully, "When you are hungry, there's breakfast down in the lobby."
Rachel grinned and turned back to her friends. "Hey, guys. Did you hear that? We can knock ourselves out making waffles."
"Don't forget breakfast doesn't start until six," Mrs. Uno reminded.
"Aw, man!" Wally said, looking truly disappointed. "We 'afta wait like a whole hour? What'd these cruddy girls wake us up for anyways?" He scowled.
By this time, Mrs. Uno had left.
Kuki turned to talk to Wally. "Girls aren't cruddy, silly!" she said, giggling happily.
"Well then, wot are they?" Wally asked.
"Mmmm…" Kuki began, thinking. Then she giggled and said, "I don't know!" She cuddled her orange Rainbow Monkey.
Abby rolled her eyes. She really didn't like it when Kuki acted all girly—which was pretty much 24/7.
"Hey!" Hoagie said to Abby. "How come you don't whack her with your hat?"
Abby happily whacked Hoagie with her hat.