Fun in the Florida Sun

Chapter Six: Daytona Space Center and Bungee Jumping!

(Screams)

Ack! I'm SO sorry for not updating in a while. It's been my birthday (6/7/07) my dad's (7/7/07) and my best friend's (8/7/07). My dad got me and my sister a car. Whoop-de-freakin'-doo. So, again, sorry.

Also, I'm still working on Cursed, so that'll be back up soon. Sorry I had to discontinue both. But I'm back! Again, sorry!

Here's the next chapter! Whoo!

Now, remember, I've never been to the Space Center at Daytona Beach. So I'm not sure how accurate this is.

Anybody have any ideas for the next chapter? I'm all out. :(

The team finally managed to fight off the shark before it could take a bite out of Otto (everyone seems to want to mess with him today, huh?). They got in the boat and drove off from the killer reef and the shark (good thing it didn't chase them). Once they got back to the docks at which they rented the boat, Sparx then decided to sue the whole state of Florida, to which Nova decided to knock him out and throw him off the boat.

Before they reached the hotel (they were walking) Gibson asked, "I hear there's a space center here. I would like to see what kinds of things this planet has discovered in terms of space. I doubt it is much, but would anyone like to join me?"

The other mumbled amongst themselves, and Otto raised his hand. "I guess I'll go."

Jinmay also nodded and said, "Me too."

"We're going back to the hotel," Chiro said, pointing. He and the others ran off.

Gibson watched them. "What's wrong with them?"

"I think they said something about bungee-jumping," Otto answered.

Gibson laughed. "They are not going bungee-jumping. If I knew Antauri better, the parasailing thing was enough for him."

(Back at the hotel...)

"Okay, Antauri, all you have to do is jump," Chiro said, tightening the bungee strap around Antauri (also, I've never been bungee jumping either, so...). They were, indeed, bungee jumping...off the roof of the hotel.

"And I am doing this... why?" Antauri asked, looking at Chiro.

"Because we're on vacation, DUH!" Sparx answered for him. Antauri glared at him.

"Okay, I am not going to jump off the top of a twenty-three (random number) story hotel," Antauri said as he crossed his arms.

"That's okay, you don't have to," Sparx said, sounding sympathetic. He then stepped forward and pushed the silver monkey off the side of the building, Antauri screaming all the way down.

Sparx gave a triumphant grin as the others looked at him, all laughing. Then, there was a long pause.

"I'm hungry," Chiro said.

"Me too," Nova agreed. The two monkeys and one human went inside the hotel as Antauri launched back upwards, then fell down again.

"Otto, get off the planet model," Gibson scolded. Otto groaned in annoyance and climbed down from the model of the planet we know as Jupiter.

"I'm bored though," the green monkey wailed.

"Well, then why did you volunteer to come with me?" Gibson demanded.

Otto opened his mouth to say something, then closed it. "I don't know," he finally said.

Gibson shook his head and turned around, crossing his arms. "It seems like humans haven't gotten far in the interplanetary studies I am so profound in. They can barely live past their moon with their current technology."

A woman and a man had passed by and overheard what Gibson had said. "Well, you're a robot monkey for Pete's sake!" the woman said.

The man gave her a look. "How'd we get Pete into this?"

The woman just sighed in exasperation and they walked off. Otto shouted after them. "Tell Pete I said hi!" He then turned around and said, "Who were those people?"

Gibson shook his head. He was getting a headache from Otto.

Jinmay had a digital camera, and was taking pictures of any and everything she could. She took pictures of all the planets, people, and Otto sitting on top of Pluto. She even took pictures of her taking pictures (do not ask how)!

They were about to leave when Otto came rolling towards them on the model of the planet Earth; he was standing on it, using his feet to roll it. He was laughing like a moron having fun with something he shouldn't, which was exactly the case.

Jinmay switched her camera so it would videotape stuff, and followed Otto all around the lobby of the building.

No one was crushed, except for pretty much most of the exhibit. But Otto got off with a warning, since the model was easy to replace (I think...). So they decided to run back to the hotel as fast as they could.

They finally got back to the hotel, greeted by an odd sight. Yes indeed, Antauri was still being flung up and down against his own will, still screaming for it to stop. Gibson, Otto and Jinmay just shrugged and went inside.

Later—more like three hours later—the members of the team present were eating dinner in their room. Otto, though, wasn't there. He was on the very top of the roof, trying to pull Antauri up by the string. Since they were on the top of the roof, and their suite was on the very top floor, they could hear everything that happened in the suite. Otto could hear the rest of the team laughing amongst themselves.

Finally, Otto succeeded, and Antauri stood in front of him.

"Thank you Otto," he said. "I cannot believe the others would just push me off like that!"

"They were just trying to get you to lighten up," Otto said, putting his hands on Antauri's shoulders. "Not everything is a mission. We need to have some fun every once in a while."

Then, Chiro's voice drifted to them. "Otto, we've got cupcakes in here! Nova bought them!"

Otto grinned. "Cupcakes!" he screamed. "Get outta my way!" With that, he pushed Antauri off the roof once more and ran inside through the small door.

Good thing Antauri was still attached to the bungee-cord.

Thank you for being so patient. I didn't mean to take so long. Any ideas for the next chapter?