Chapter 2: Trouble Invades Paradise
Quick Disclaimer: I do not own anything Disney, characters, attractions or otherwise. I only own my 10 OC's and the unfolding plot of this story, so no flames please!
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Third Person P.O.V.
The past few months, a little less than a year and a half really, in the real world had been wonderful, and it all focused around the Coronado Resort in Florida. After the day that everyone left Disney World, Ashley Jackson and Ivy Roberts had gone to the resort, where Ashley's father was now manager. Being manager, the job gave him certain luxuries, like allowing his family to stay in one of the special suites of the resort. This gave her ultimate pool hours, unlimited access in the food court, and free passes to all four theme parks, water parks and Downtown Disney. Over the rest of the summer, Ivy and Ashley had grown really close, and had spent a lot of their time at the Coronado, the water parks, and Downtown Disney.
Yet neither of them could bring themselves to go to any of the theme parks. It just didn't seem right to go without the rest of the girls. Though she never said it out loud, the one person Ashley missed most was Carmen Kendall. The two had really bonded in their short time together, so when the older girl had left to go to Narnia, Ashley had felt an extreme sense of sadness for a long time. She was thinking about this as she and Ivy were in the food court, subconsciously poking at her spaghetti, when gentle hands covered her eyes, snapping her out of her trance.
"Jeremy, you know I really hate it when you do that!" she laughed, playfully pushing her boyfriends hands away, smirking as he kissed her. She and Ivy had started dating Jeremy Walker and Sam King, Ivy's boyfriend, over the summer, and the four had been a tight team ever since, hanging at the pool, going to the beach, and everything in between. The guys also went to Disney World a lot, but whenever they invited the girls to go, they made up some excuse as to why they could not. It had worked so far, but for how long was the real question.
"If I didn't know better, I'd think it was the free food that kept you coming back," teased Ivy as Sam kissed her.
"Well the dessert bar is pretty cool, but you're the sweeter one by far," he said, and she blushed, punching him in the arm just the same.
"Does that mean you want some of my pumpkin pie?" she said, and his eyes grew bigger when he saw it.
"Just a bite," he said, cutting a good-sized bite and popping it in his mouth.
"Yum! Delicious," he said, and put an arm around Ivy, who smiled.
"So what's on the agenda today girls? A day at the pool? A trip to the beach? The world's our oyster!" said Jeremy, and Ashley rolled her eyes.
"Ok, first of all, it's December 11, and the ocean is freezing. Second, while open, the pool is still cooler this time of year, so unless you want to figure out a way to heat it, we're kinda out of luck in that department," she said, her boyfriend laughing at her tone.
"Then how about we go see a fireworks show at Epcot tonight?' asked Sam, and Ashley watched as her friends face cloud over.
"Guys, we'd love too, but," she began, before Sam put his hand over her mouth.
"Come on girls, you can't possibly be doing anything school related! It's the first day of winter break, let's celebrate by going to see the fireworks!" said Sam, smiling brightly at the two girls.
The two girls looked at each other, and couldn't see how to get out of this one. Besides, it wasn't the magic kingdom, so they really wouldn't be betraying their promise.
"Ok, you got us. We'd be thrilled if you'd escort us to the park tonight," said Ashley, smiling as her Jeremy hugged her tightly.
"Great! Then we'll pick you up around 7 ok?" they said, before slapping each other high fives before leaving, kissing their girls on the cheek before they did.
"Well, it would be a great kick-off to the break, now wouldn't it?" said Ashley, sipping her hot chocolate. Ivy had a funny look on her face, refusing to meet Ashley's eyes.
"Come on Ivy, it's just a couple of fireworks. What could happen?" she asked, punching her in the shoulder lightly.
"Ash, not to sound weird or anything, but I have a feeling that we might go back soon. I think the park needs us," she said, her purple highlighted hair swinging as she turned to look at her.
Ashley took a deep breath. "Iv, it's been more then a year. I don't think we're going back," she said, the words feeling heavy as the came out of her mouth, like lead chains dragging her heart down with them. Ivy, She missed her girls, and wondered if she would ever see them again. Both girls were feeling the familiar pangs of loneliness set in, when a waiter came by their tables.
"Are you Ashley Jackson and Ivy Roberts?" he asked, looking at each girl curiously.
"That depends. Who wants to know?" said Ashley, suspicion creeping up into her green eyes. This waiter must have just started working here, so Ashley didn't recognize him.
"Ashley!" chided Ivy, smiling apologetically at the young waiter.
"Don't mind her. Can we help you with something?" she asked, the guy looking a little nervous, which only increased Ashley's distrust of him.
"I'm not really sure. This letter came for you, all the way from the Magic Kingdom. That had never happened before," he said, pulling out a golden envelope with the blue Disney insignia on the front.
"Well thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to give it to us!" said Ashley, snatching it from his hand quickly. Ivy rolled her eyes.
"Thank you so much for getting this to us. Here's something for your trouble." Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out ten bucks and thrust it in his hand.
"Thank you, miss!" he said, grinning at Ivy before hurrying away again.
"What the hell did you pay him for?" asked Ashley, not understanding why her friend did that.
"Well, if I hadn't done it, then he probably would have stuck around to see what the letter said!" she said, and Ashley had to agree that it was smart.
"You open the letter, Ash, my hands are shaking," said Ivy, looking at the envelope with a mixture of fear and excitement. Ashley slowly broke the seal, and slid a piece of blue paper out.
It's from Mickey!" said Ashley, her voice shaky as she read it.
"At least turn it so I can see it," said Ivy, and silently they both read the letter. It said:
Dear Ashley and Ivy,
I know it's been more then a year since you've last been here, and I'm sure your upset that we've made you wait so long, but strange things have started happening in the park. But what I tell you now is something you must listen to very closely. The attraction One Man's Dream was recently put to the torch, and it's nothing but charred wood and ashes now. In the wreckage, a threat made itself known, a message saying that the time has come, and ten will pay the price, and I'm afraid that means you girls. We need to get you some place safe, so I'm sending a portal for you tonight, to get you back inside the park after closing time. You and Ivy need to be on top of the stone structure at the pool at exactly 7 tonight. You may be hero's girls, but we need you safe to help us. See you tonight,
M.M.
"But what about our parents? My folks won't be to glad about me just disappearing into thin air!" said Ivy, playing with her hair nervously. The girls then gasped as a blue light shown across the paper. When it disappeared, a new line of print had appeared.
P.S. I'm sending a letter to your parents, telling them you've been invited back to spend a few weeks in Disney as a holiday treat. I'm sorry that I had to lie, but it was the only way to get you here without raising suspicion. I am truly sorry, but I hope you forgive me.
The girls smiled. Mickey seemed to think of everything. "Well, I better go grab a bag. There's some stuff I need to get if we really are leaving so soon," said Ivy, getting up from the table and grabbing her purple sweater.
"Stuff? Like what?" asked Ashley, wondering what she could possibly need?
"Just a few things, like my pajama's, my knife, and that framed photo of you guys," she, smiling as she left, hurrying to the bus station. Ashley smirked, but then felt sad, but this time for a different reason. Once again, she would be disappointing Jeremy, and Ivy would be disappointing Sam. But, if the park needed them, if their friends needed them, then they had to go. The boys would understand, she thought as she pulled out her phone. At least, she hopped they would.
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About 2 hours away from the brightly lit hotel, three girls walked with the last rays of light of Clearwater Beach. Emily Daniels, April Dover and Carly Garner had spent most of the previous summer at this beach, tanning, swimming, and just having a wonderful time hanging out. But now that it was December, the water was gray and cold, the last place anyone would want to be. Which was a little odd, seeing as Florida got cool at best during the winter months. April and Emily had actually been staying with Carly over the holidays, hanging out at her place until Christmas eve, when they would go back to their families. So when Carly had gotten the letter from Mickey, it had seemed so easy just to tell her parents that the girls were spending the days until Christmas at Carly's apartment.
Still, before they were due to drive back to the parks, they decided to go to Clearwater, just to see it before they went. They three had been walking along the pier, taking in the last rays of sun, their hair getting whipped around by the increasing wind. Emily was leaning out over railing, smelling the salt air.
"Guys, I don't really like the way this weather is looking. Let's go back to the car," said April, shivering hard.
Carly nodded, and was about to look at Emily when she saw the younger girl squinting at something.
"Em what is it?" she asked, having to raise her voice so she could be heard. Emily didn't answer, until it was too late. Two huge black shapes soared out of the sky, coming at the three girls at a fast clip. Carly and April managed to duck, but poor Emily was knocked both off her feet, and off of the pier, screaming as she feel screaming down into the dark black waters below.
"EMILY!" screamed April, her eyes searching desperately for her friend. Carly, on the other hand, was searching for the sky for the black shapes, but when she spotted them, they were no longer black. Instead, they were pink and blue, with one of them very skinny and one of them small and fat. They kinda looked like….. Pain and Panic, minions of the Lord of the Dead Hades! Carly then snapped out of it, and looked desperately for her friend. She finally spotted her friends hands, struggling to keep her afloat.
"We have to do something! I'll go for help!" said April, about to run off when Carly grabbed her coat.
"We don't have time! If we leave her now, she'll drown!" said Carly, taking her coat off to free her arms.
"Are you with me?" she asked, holding out her hand to April, who looked at her in shock. But then realization hit her, and she yanked off her jacket too. "Let's go!" she cried, and the two of them leaped off the pier, plunging into the cold waters below.
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From up above the angry waves, Pain and Panic watched happily as April and Carly leaped off the pier, diving in after their struggling friend.
"Oh, Hades will be so pleased with us!" said Pain, rubbing his hands together in malice as the girls swam hard to get to her friend.
"But Pain, Hades told us specifically to kill them," said Panic, nervously pulling at his antenna.
"But they be dead soon enough anyway. If neither of us say anything, Hades doesn't need to find out," said Pain, looking down at the grey waves.
"Of course he gonna find…." Panic began, but then started smiling.
"If, if is good!" he said, the two of them flying away quickly.
Action in the second chapter! I'm already excited! Now onto the locations. When I went to Disney a few years ago, we stayed at the Coronado Resort, one of the Disney World Hotels, and the three words I would use to describe it are beautiful, amazing and awesome! If you don't know what it looks like, I urge you to look it up online. Trust me, you'll be glad you did.
The second location is Clearwater Beach, a gorgeous stretch of white sand and surf in the Gulf of Mexico. The first beach I ever went to in my life, and it was amazing. Yet, I wanted to see what these locations were like in the winter never having been there, and I hope this chapter at least made a good guess as to what it's like. Hope you liked this chapter, and please review!
Oh, and tell me what you think of two of my latest O.C.'s , Jeremy Walker and Sam King? Tell me, because most of the girls will get boyfriends finally!
