AN: KKandPercy (my cuz) helped me with this story. She gave me some good ideas. ***KINGDOM KEEPERS ORIGINAL MATERIAL DOES NOT BELONG TO ME***
Finn woke up in the California Adventure right in front of the World of Color Ferris Wheel. Oh, cool, I can just fix the ferris wheel right now, Finn thought. Then, suddenly, the ferris wheel started to make a creaking noise. Out of nowhere, the ferris wheel began to come toward Finn. OH NO, Finn thought. He decided it would be a good idea to try and run away. As he was running, Finn turned his head and noticed the wheel was gaining up on him. UGH! Before he knew it, the ferris wheel was a second away from rolling over him. As Finn's body was going under, he quickly woke up in the real California Adventure next to the Ferris Wheel.
"AHHHHH!" Finn screamed.
Amanda stared at him. "Are you okay?"
"Oh! It was just a dream. So, are we really crossed-over now?"
"Uh, yeah…where else would we be?" Amanda wondered.
"Sorry. I had this crazy, real-feeling dream, that the ferris wheel was trying to kill me. Actually, I did die, but I woke up here when I died."
"Um, okay." Amanda began to step away from Finn.
"I'm not crazy! It was just a dream."
"Riiiiight!" Amanda laughed nervously. She began to question her feelings for Finn. Then, when Finn kept rambling on about his dream, Amanda got lost in his green eyes. This was when she remembered why she liked him.
"Uh, Amanda?" Finn tried to break Amanda out of her trance. Amanda snapped out of her usual daydreams where Finn would walk over and kiss her. Then she blurted out, "What did I kiss...I mean MISS!"
Finn stared at her strangely. "Um, I was just asking where everyone else was."
"Oh! They are at the dream suite in Finnland…I mean DISNEYLAND!"
"Um, you okay?" Finn asked concerned.
"Yeah, you've never been hotter. I mean I've never been better."
They just stared at each other for a moment.
"I think, we should go meet up with the others." Amanda suggested.
"Right!" Finn blurted.
Back at Escher's Keep, the others were waiting patiently for Finn and Amanda, well everyone except for Maybeck.
"Where the heck are they?" Maybeck whined.
"Take a chill pill." Jess said. Maybeck began to walk over to his bag. He pulled out a small bottle and began to open it.
"I was just KIDDING!" Jess shouted.
"What?" Maybeck asked. "These are just Tic Tac's."
"Oh." Jess felt stupid.
Five seconds later, Finn and Amanda walked in. They were still feeling awkward over Amanda's daydream references.
"What have you two been up to?" Maybeck asked.
"We weren't doing anything…" Finn tried to push off the conversation.
"Yeah, it's not like we were kissing or anything." Amanda blurted out.
Finn face palmed.
"Let me guess, Amanda was daydreaming again." Jess accused.
"I, honestly, do not know." Finn shook his head.
"Well, whatever." Maybeck brushed off, which was unusual of him to not make some snide remark on "Famanda".
"What's wrong with him?" Finn asked Charlene. She just shrugged her shoulders.
"I think he overdosed himself with Tic Tac's." Jess snickered. Everyone started laughing, except for Finn and Amanda, who didn't get their inside joke.
"Okay…um, guys, I have some bad news." Finn said.
"Way to kill the light mood." Charlene snickered.
"Anyway! Do any of you realize one thing we forgot to do while in California Adventure?" Finn asked. Everyone started thinking, but no one said a word.
"We forgot to turn off the ferris wheel…" Philby cut off Finn, "Which means, it can still hypnotize people!"
"Thank you, finally someone gets it." Finn exclaimed.
"Isn't Philby smart?" Willa smiled. Everyone stared at her thinking, what is wrong with her?
"Okay, so how do we approach this problem?" Maybeck asked.
"Head-on." Philby said. Everyone looked at him like he was crazy.
"What exactly do you mean?" Finn asked.
"I mean let's just head straight to the ferris wheel control room and shut it off. Chernabog would never suspect us trying to come straight for it. He'll be busy thinking of potential plans that we could use to get rid of him. So, if we just go straight to the control room with no plan, we should be in and out in no time." Philby explained.
"It's so crazy, it might actually work." Maybeck said.
"Let's go!" Finn led the way.
Philby's plan was working perfectly. They got into the control room with no problems and no sign of Chernabog.
"Okay, that was too easy." Maybeck boasted.
"Don't celebrate quite yet, you might jinx us." Charlene said.
"Hey! Where's Wilby (Philby+Willa)?" Maybeck asked after noticing their absence.
"They were right behind us." Jess explained.
While the others were wondering where Philby and Willa were, Philby was asking himself the same exact question. Willa had led Philby into the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail (a very long hiking trail).
"I thought you said this was a short cut to the World of Color Ferris Wheel." Philby said.
"Uh? It is! I go this way all the time." Willa was trying to make up an excuse to be alone with Philby.
"Um, Willa? You hardly ever come here unless we are here on a mission to save the world."
"Right! I meant that I know people who come here all the time and take this way as a short cut." Willa was trying to wing it.
"And what people are you talking about?" Philby continued to investigate.
"I just know people! Stop interrogating me!" Willa whined. Philby just laughed. He was finally getting why they came this way. So, he decided to tease her.
"You know, tonight sure is a beautiful night." Philby said.
"Yeah, it is." Willa was starting to get giggly. Philby grabbed Willa's arm and pulled her close to him.
"You have such beautiful eyes." Philby complimented. Willa couldn't speak. She was about to start hyperventilating. Then, Philby kept putting his face closer to Willa's. Willa began to pucker up. Then, out of nowhere, Philby said "Well, we should get to the others!" Willa stood there shocked. She couldn't believe what just happened. They were so close to kissing and Philby just walked off to the ferris wheel. "You're mean!" Willa teased. Philby just laughed.
Philby and Willa finally got to the ferris wheel control room.
"Where have you been?" Finn asked.
"Willa got us lost." Philby laughed.
"Come on. Shut this thing down." Maybeck complained. Philby flipped one switch and the wheel lights were now off. "Well, that was easy!"
They left accomplished. As they went back to the dream suite, they heard some chanting. "Um, does anyone hear that?" Amanda asked.
"Don't worry about it! It's just the Tower of Terror making noises." Maybeck explained. Only, that wasn't the case.
