A/N: You know already… Sorry that this took so long, my life is crazy, even though school is out. On a side note, I reread the story so far, and decided that the whole Joanne has a horse thing was really really stupid, pointless, and unnecessary. We are now pretending that it belongs to her cousin. On with the story…
"How the heck to you wake up so early every morning?" groaned Mimi as the light in the RV was turned on.
"I'm a lawyer. I work. Didn't I already say that?"
"Oh, yah."
"You guys need to get up! If we don't go soon, I'm not sure that we can get in!"
"W-What? Did somebody say something?" asked Mark as he awoke.
"We're headed to Discovery Cove."
"Where?" asked a sleepy Roger.
"It's a resort owned by Sea World that lets us swim with dolphins and stuff! They only let 1,000 people in a day, so we need to hurry."
"Ok, ok. We're up, so let's go!" said Collins as he and Angel finished getting ready for the day.
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"We only have 8 spots left. You are sure lucky. Often times, days fill up weeks in advance," said the receptionist as they went to the front desk.
"Wow, I can't believe that were going to swim with dolphins!" squealed Maureen as she hugged Joanne's arm.
"If you would please head down the hall, they will set you up with your ids so that you can get in." The gang followed the orders of the lady at the desk, and found a room where they took their pictures and made them each personalized ids.
"This is so cool!" exclaimed Angel as they headed out into the resort area, which looked just like a tropical island. They headed into the changing areas, where they put on their swimsuits, and covered themselves with the complementary sunscreen. They then went to go get their snorkels and wetsuits, which were more like vests, and than they found a group of chairs.
"When do we get to swim with the dolphins?" pestered Maureen.
"In an hour, we're supposed to meet them at the first hut to get instructed for our dolphin swim. Until then, let's head to the lazy river to practice snorkeling!" said Joanne as she grabbed her snorkel and darted of to the entrance of the lazy river.
"This is fun!" exclaimed Mimi before darting back under the water. She and Maureen had mastered the art of snorkeling quickly, and were making a game of picking up the rocks off the bottom of the man made river. The others, however, were more cautious, though Collins, Roger, Joanne, and Angel were improving. Mark had tried, but had breathed in some water, so he refused to do it again.
"Guys, we should get to that hut soon so that we don't miss the dolphin swim," said Mark, noticing that they were getting closer to the time that they were supposed to be at the hut.
"Ok," groaned the others, who were having fun, as they stopped their game and headed to the exit near the first hut. They got there just in time, and sat patiently through the instruction before they were allowed into the water. Finally, it was time to get in. The people in the hut divided them into groups of 6-8, so the bohos were in a group by themselves.
"This water is cold," exclaimed Maureen as they stepped into the pool.
"Hi, I'm Roxanne, and today, we'll be working with Maddie," said the trainer who was with them. She referred to the dolphin that was following her, looking for the fish in the bucket that she was holding.
"Aw, she's so cute!" exclaimed Angel as she came up to the group and waved with her tail, splashing the entire group. Roxanne taught them all about the dolphins and answered all of their questions. Ever Roger softened up and was willing to give the dolphin a kiss on the snout for the camera that was taking pictures. They all loved it when they got to ride Maddie back to the shore, and were amazed when they watched all of the dolphins do tricks that they had commanded them to do.
"That was so cool!" said Joanne, and all of the others agreed with her.
"Hey, what's that?" asked Mark as he pointed to a large pool full of people snorkeling.
"That's the reef, which is full of tropical fish." Said Collins as he looked at the map they had been given.
"Cool, let's go in!" said Mimi as she pulled Roger behind her. They climbed into the water and put on their snorkels.
"AAAAAH!" screeched Maureen as she grabbed Joanne's arm.
"Ow, Maureen! What the heck?" said Collins, grabbing his ears.
"STINGRAY!" screamed Maureen as she climbed out of the water as fast as she could.
"Honeybear, it's ok, I promise!" said Joanne as they got to the chair that Maureen had sat down on.
"Pookie, it must have been bigger than me! They can kill people with that huge stinger!"
"They removed it. It's perfectly safe, I promise."
"You sure?"
"I'm sure."
STINGRAYSTINGRAYSTINGRAYSTINGRAYSTINGRAYMimi and Roger, unaware of Maureen's incident, were under the water, observing all of the tropical fish. Mimi was going picture crazy with the underwater camera that Roger had bought when they showed up.
"This is so amazing!" said Mimi as they pulled their heads out of the water for a moment.
"I'm so glad that we came." They than dipped their heads under the water and observed all of the fish. They communicated through their own sign language for the next 10 minutes, and they marveled at all of the colors. Mimi got brave and swam away from the surface of the water, and got really close to some of the fish.
She went back up for a quick breather and dove back down again, having gotten a better breath. She continued along the surface of the algae covered rocks until she came to a sight that had her panicked. She swam back to Roger as fast as she could.
"OHMYGODROGERISAWASHARK!" shouted Mimi as she came to the surface.
"Whoa, slow down and breathe," said Roger, trying to calm her down.
"There's a shark in the water," said Mimi, trying to pull him to the exit.
"Whoa, let me go see this." With that, Roger dipped beneath the surface, leaving Mimi to watch. He dove down to the area where Mimi had been, and swam to the shark. Mimi dove after him, panicked. She swam to Roger, who looked as though he had run into something.
When she got to Roger, he grabbed her hand, and led it to the shark, despite her silent protests. Suddenly, she felt something hard and smooth. There was a layer of glass between her and the sharks. She and Roger then headed to the surface of the water to get some much-needed air.
"Why didn't you just say there was glass there?" asked Mimi when she got her breath back.
"You wouldn't have believed me," said Roger frankly. "Besides, this was more fun."
"Any other surprises?"
"No, besides the fact that there are some barracuda behind another sheet of glass on the other side of the reef." They headed off to that part of the area, and the smiled as they watched the barracuda dart at them and run into the layer of glass.
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Mark, Angel and Collins had decided to head to the area where they had the stingray that you could touch and feed. They spent a while trying to touch the sharks with no success, until they all headed strait at Mark.
"AAAA!" shouted Mark as he started out of the pool. The stingrays were startled by his actions, and darted away in all directions.
"Markie, they won't hurt you," said Angel, trying to calm him down. Collins was laughing too hard to be of any help at all.
"I don't care. I'm outta here!"
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"I'm exausted," said Mimi as she and Roger got out of the reef. She was still tired from the day before.
"Why don't you rest for a while," said Roger, laying one of their beach towels over one of the chairs that they had saved.
"You're so sweet," said Mimi as she took of her wet suit vest and lied down on the chair. She soon fell asleep, and the others met back up at their chairs. They decided to go to the aviary, and left Mimi alone, sleeping on the chair.
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"Oh! Oh! Look at that one!" squealed Maureen as she pointed at one of the many colorful birds in the trees. They all looked around and absorbed all sights and sounds surrounding them.
"Hey, lets get some of that bird feed stuff!" said Angel as she pointed at a cart in the center of the aviary. They all purchased some of the food, and got some pictures of various birds on various people.
"Wow, look at Joanne," said Collins as Mark took a picture. She had a total of 7 birds of various breeds and sizes resting on her arms, and 2 more on her head. The gang hung out for a while longer, until Roger noticed that they had been there for over an hour.
"Oh man, I hope Mimi didn't freak out when she saw us gone!" he said as he looked at the clock. "I'd better head back." With that, Roger hopped into the lazy river and used it as a path back to their chairs.
BIRDYBIRDYBIRDYBIRDYBIRDYBIRDYBIRDYBIRDYBIRDYBIRDYBIRDY"Mimi, wake up!" Roger was trying to get Mimi awake so that they could get some lunch. They hadn't eaten anything besides half a muffin for breakfast.
"Huh, what?" asked Mimi, still half asleep.
"Mimi, we should get some lunch." Mimi sat up and Roger had to bite his lip to keep from laughing. Mimi hadn't moved at all while she slept, and had thus gotten her entire back burnt, though her front was still pretty white. He was laughing more at her face, however, for only half of it had been exposed, so half of it was burnt, while the other half was relatively white.
"Roger Davis, what is so funny?" At that, Roger stopped grinning and began laughing so hard that he was crying.
"Mi-snort-mi, it's-" Roger couldn't continue for he was laughing too hard.
"What is something wrong with my hair? Oh, I hope-AUGH!" said Mimi as she got out a mirror from her bag and saw her reflection. "ROGER DAVIS, STOP LAUGHING THIS INSTANT!"
"Whoa Mimi, calm down," said Collins as he and the rest of the group arrived at their set of chairs. "What happened to your face?"
"I fell asleep on one side of my face, so only one part got burnt," said Mimi through her clenched teeth.
"Aw, lets go find something for that burn," said Joanne sympathetically as she walked Mimi over to the first aid hut while Mimi vowed that she was going to spend the rest of her day in the shade and away from Roger.
OUCHOUCHOUCHOUCHOUCHOUCHOUCHOUCHOUCHOUCHOUCHFor the rest of the day, the gang explored the remainder of the resort and revisited their favorite sights. The only people who didn't do anything else were Mimi, because of her sunburn, and Mark, because he was too chicken.
"Wow, that was fun!" said a sleepy Maureen as they headed back to the RV. She was resting against Joanne, who had to continually poke her to keep her moving.
"It was. I just wish that my wetsuit vest hadn't rubbed against my skin so much. Now I have some uncomfortable sores from that," said Roger.
"It serves you right for laughing at me," said Mimi, still sulking, carrying a bottle of aloe in the hand that wasn't wrapped around Roger's waist.
"Mimi, I'm sure that that burn won't hurt in a few days," said Angel, trying to make her feel better.
"Let's just go to sleep. I'm wiped out," said Mark.
"You? You didn't do half as much as we did!" said Roger.
""Hey, nearly drowning and nearly getting eaten by a band of crazy stingray can take a lot out of you."
"You didn't nearly drown, all that happened was you got a little water in your snorkel. And those stingray were just going after the food that was behind you," said Joanne as she continued to goad Maureen along.
"Whatever, let's just get to sleep and figure out what to do next after we are fully rested."
"Agreed!" said the rest of the Bohemians as they entered the RV. After a few short moments, everyone was fast asleep.
Please tell me what you think. I hope that makes up for the lack of updates! This is normally longer that what I write, so this should hold you over. According to the word count device, this chapter is about 2,185 words long. Mine usually are around 1,000 words. So there.
