Rain pattered down onto the streets, like an army of marching soldiers

A bright pink go-cart raced along the track, picking up speed as it traveled along. Behind it, a herd of unfortunate others trying there hardest to catch up. The pink go-cart sped around the track, and entered into the final lap. "This is the final lap boys and girls." Said a voice over a PA system, and the small crowd of on lookers cheered. In that crowd, was Christina Adams. Christina was a rather pretty girl, with long, flowing brown hair, and glistening hazel eyes. At a bright young age of 18, Christina had the mindset of a woman going through a mid-life crisis. She was quite mature for her age, but also very haggard. Next to her, was the love of her life, her long time boyfriend Danny Hitchcock. Danny was half a year older than Christina. He had short, spiked black hair and devilish blue eyes. He stood next to her with Christina's head promptly resting on his shoulder.

"Aww, what a Kodak moment," said someone from behind them. The couple looked over their shoulders, only to be blinded by a bright light. The light had come from a camera that was under the care of Christina's twin sister, Samantha. Samantha giggled, her long brown hair bouncing along with her, as she lowered her digital camera. Christina rolled her eyes. "Yeah, why don't you delete that one? You know how I hate candid shots!" Christina protested, reaching for the camera. Samantha smiled and pulled away. "Oh come on, as if one picture is going to kill you" she replied.

"No but about a hundred can be tiresome," said a boy from behind Samantha. She turned around, and grinned. Standing behind her was her boyfriend David Dayer. David was well built and had blonde hair that was pushed up into a faux hawk. He also had the most stunning crystal lake blue eyes. "I swear, about half that cameras memory is filled with pictures you took of you and me today," he continued. Sam laughed.

"Well, one more won't hurt," she replied. She moved next to David and snapped a picture, the flash illuminating their faces. Suddenly, an annoyed voice came from within the crowd. "Why don't you quit it with that crap? Its really annoying!" The four teens looked to their left, and saw Chris James strutting through the crowd. Chris is 17 years old, and had short spiky brown hair with blonde tips. His eyes were a mix of blue and gray. He was wearing his football jersey, with the number 81 on it, and his last name stitched onto the back. As usual, Chris had his girlfriend Natalie Patery attached to his arm. Natalie was also 17. She was a hot punky Asian girl. She was wearing a short plaid skirt and a really skimpy tank top. She had an iPod headphone in one ear, and the song "Us Against the World" by the Used was blasting through it.

"You people need to cut that crap out, cause that flash is really starting to bug me." Chris said. They all rolled their eyes. "It's not like she's taking pictures of you jack-ass," Danny replied. "And there's no signs saying she can't take flash photography."

"Whatever, lets out Tawny," Chris said, and he began to walk away, Natalie still attached to his arm. "What a jerk," said someone from the left of Christina. She looked next to her and saw her classmate Victoria Jayson. Victoria was your basic 17-year-old tomboy. She was a star player on their schools female basketball team. She was tall and really athletic. Next to her, was hers really close friend Joey Salinas. Joey was also 17, and was the star player of their schools soccer team. He too was very athletic. "Yeah that loser's a real piece of work," said Joey.

"Eh, we don't let him bother us," replied Christina. Danny nodded. The two classmates shrugged their shoulders and walked away. "Danny! Christina! Over here!" shouted a young girl. Christina and Danny looked for the source of the yell, and saw Danny's best friend Mickey Cole and his girlfriend Erin Mc Hale. Mickey was only 16, and one grade lower than Christina. He was sort of nerdy, but worked really hard in school. Erin was a year older than Mickey. She was wearing tight jeans and a tee shirt that said "I RODE THE DEVIL'S FLIGHT AND SURVIVED". Christina recognized the shirt from an amusement park up in McKinley. It was from an old Roller Coaster called 'Devil's Flight,' that was taken down a few year back after it derailed and killed a bunch of high school seniors. A sudden chill ran up her spine. Before she could take any notice to a sudden feeling of helplessness, Danny was dragging her through the crowd. As they walked through the crowd, the song "Don't Fear The Reaper" by The Blue Oyster Cult came on over the parks PA system. She didn't know why, but the song gave Christina a bad feeling. As they reached Mickey and Erin, they accidentally bumped into another girl. The girl quickly turned to them.

"Jesus, you almost knocked me over! Why don't you try looking while you walk?" she asked in a snobby tone. The girl was Mianna Wilson. She was the typical popular black- mexican mix chick, with the exception that she was an A student in Samantha's class, and a really spoiled girl. She was wearing black short shorts and a black striped tee. She rolled her eyes and walked away. Tagging quietly behind her was her "for now" boy friend Blake Martyrs. There was a minor problem with their relationship, and it was the fact that Mianna was 17, and Blake was 22. He was obviously only a temporary thing to Mianna, because at the end of the summer, he would be heading back up to McKinley University, where he went to college.

"What a freak!" said Erin, Mickey chuckled. "Hey guys, what's up?" He asked Christina and Danny. "Oh, nothing. We're actually going to go wait on line for that new ride 'The Reaper' soon," replied Danny. "Oh cool. Me and Erin will tag along. But before we do, I have to get something to drink. Want to go to the concession stand?" Mickey asked.
Erin shook her head. "Its not worth it. Here, have a sip of my drink, because a bottle of water costs a dollar eighty over there." Mickey nodded as Erin handed him a bottle of water. The brand of water was "Northern Hope", but it was torn in one spot, making the label read, "No Hope". Mickey took a big gulp of the water, and gave it back to Erin.

"Ok, I'll go to the haunted house thing, but only if we take the mono-rail. That ride is a long way away. I'll die of heat exhaustion before I can be scared to death" Erin said. "Yeah that's cool, a nice air conditioned ride would be nice," Christina said. Danny nodded.

"Yeah, and besides, I've been dying to try that thing. Supposedly, it's the most high tech transportation available. I heard that the airports are even considering using the same company for transportation to and from terminals," Christina continued. "Oh I don't know. I can walk it." Erin said, "I'll survive". "Come on now, ride it with us. It'll be a lot quicker. If we walk it, the line for The Reaper can get massively long." Christina replied. Erin wrinkled her nose, and nodded. "Fine. I guess its for the best, it is hot as hell out here." "Alright, I just have to get my sister before we go. She'd kill me if we went without her." Christina said.

After getting Samantha and David, the group of teens headed for the monorail terminal. They were so excited that they didn't seem to notice the gray clouds rolling in above, and that the wind was silently picking up speed. "Oh I can't wait to go on 'The Reaper'! It's going to be the craziest ride ever!" said Sam. But, little did she know, that the most chilling ride of her life, was going to occur in a matter of minutes.

As the kids reached the terminal, a slight wind blew through the park. The breeze rustled Christina's hair, and sent shivers down her spine. She looked towards the terminal and saw a flashing sign right near the entrance. It was like a timer, a timer that counted down to when the next train would leave the terminal. She looked at the countdown, and raised her eyebrow. The numbers on it read 01:80, but only for a split second, and it went to 01:00. Suddenly, Christina felt as if her stomach was filled with dozens of butterflies. She felt a sense of doom, but she quickly put it in the back of her mind. She caught sight of another electronic sign, and this one read "Terminal 2". As she glanced passed the sign, she could have sworn that the sign had just flickered and read "Terminal 23" for a fraction of a second. She rubbed her eyes. She must have been seeing things.

Suddenly, a voice came over the parks PA system. "Would the owner of a black Honda Civic please report to the parking lot? The license plate number is O81-FD04, with a McKinley University bumper sticker on the bumper. You're blocking Entrance Gate 23. Thank you." The PA clicked off, and the song "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Ozbourne came on. Christina saw an older kid walking out of the terminal, an angry look on his face. She remembered seeing him in the parking lot, and realized that it was his car that needed to be moved. As he walked passed Christina, his cell phone went off, and "The Hell Song" by Sum 41 was the ring tone. Christina was really starting to get uncomfortable. Danny looked up at his, as they slowly walked towards the terminal.

"Are you ok?" he asked. Christina looked up at him. "Uh...yeah...Yeah I'm ok. Just have a lot on my mind." she replied. Danny took her by the hand, and gave it a little squeeze.
"Listen, don't freak out on me, you were doing so well. I... you I know don't like when I ask you but, have you been taking your meds?" he asked. "Yes, I have. I need to or I'd be a total wreck," she said. Danny nodded. "Good, because I don't want any wreckage today. I just want you to have a good time with me. Ok?" Christina smiles. "Yeah, I know." She said. They leaned in and gave each other a quick kiss.

Then, they locked arms, and followed the others into the bright and busy monorail terminal.