I'm back! Sorry for not updating! I suddenly got tired and crashed at home and played Minecraft. Then my aunt came to visit for a few days and I spent a bunch of energy on that. Then I was tired and stayed home again. Then it rained and for a little while the power went out. But now I'm back! Yay! :)
"Get in Karkat!" Roxy called. "Amusement park! Amusement park!"
"I'm coming! Jesus, have some fucking patience!" Karkat yelled. He stuffed his shirt on and checked to make sure he hadn't fucked up and put it on backwards. Then he put his shoes on and ran out the door. Roxy was there in her car with Calliope, Gamzee, Tavros and Sollux. Karkat got inside and Roxy drove off.
"This is gonna be so awesome!" Roxy said.
"Everyone's got their tickets, right?" Calliope asked. Karkat and everyone else held up their tickets.
"Great. I sure as hell ain't turning around." Roxy said. The drive there took longer than they had anticipated. That was because none of them had counted on there being a whole bunch of traffic from other people going to the amusement park. "We're such idiots." Roxy said.
"Yeah, but we're motherfucking cool idiots." Gamzee said, grinning. Roxy grinned at him through the mirror.
"And you know what idiots do?" she asked. "Sing!"
"Wait, what?" Karkat asked.
"One hundred bottles of beer on the wall, one hundred bottles of beer!"
"Roxy stop singing!" Karkat yelled.
"Take one down, pass it around! Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall!" Sollux and Gamzee started signing with her and eventually Calliope joined in. Karkat was stubborn and refused to and Tavros just stayed quiet and listened to them sing with a small smile on his face.
Eventually they arrived at the amusement park. Roxy, Sollux and Gamzee were still singing at the top of their lungs when Roxy parked the car. They shut up after Karkat yelled at them a lot. Roxy led them over to the entrance and handed over their entry tickets. Then they all ran over to the ticket booth and each bought a bracelet to go on all the rides.
"Let's go on the Tilt-a-whirl first!" Roxy said, dragging them all over to the ride. They all got on, with Calliope and Roxy in one cart-thingy, Gamzee and Tavros in another and then Karkat with Sollux. Karkat gripped the bar as the ride started and hoped he wouldn't throw up. He'd done that once when he was little and hadn't gone on the Tilt-awhirl since. Not that he would admit that.
The ride was certainly faster than Karkat remembered. He could hear Roxy and Gamzee laughing and he was pretty sure Sollux was too. He was just yelling. Eventually Sollux covered his mouth with his hand so instead he was being mostly quiet. Mostly. When the ride stopped Karkat wobbled off and wound up puking in a garbage can. Roxy did too but she was grinning at the same time so she clearly enjoyed the ride.
"Don't you ever make me go on that fucking hellhole again." Karkat said. Sollux laughed and ruffled his hair.
"It'th jutht a ride KK."
"Fuck you. Let's go on something calmer next."
"How about the motherfucking merry-go-round?" Gamzee suggested.
"What? That's for kids!" Karkat said.
"That sounds great to me!" Roxy said. "C'mon!" She dragged Calliope off and Gamzee pushed Tavros on his wheelchair after her. Sollux grabbed Karkat's arm and dragged him after them while he loudly protested.
Karkat got forced onto the merry-go-round and found it boring as shit. Roxy, Calliope, Gamzee and Tavros definitely enjoyed it. Karkat couldn't tell what Sollux thought though. When the ride was over they all decided Sollux could pick the next ride.
"How about that?" He pointed to…a haunted house.
"Why the fuck is there a haunted house at a fucking amusement park?!" Karkat exclaimed.
"Miracles Karbro." Gamzee said.
"C'mon, let'th go." Sollux grabbed Karkat and dragged him over.
"Fuck, no! I don't want to!" Karkat yelled.
"Why? You thcared?"
"No!" That was a lie. Karkat was scared of haunted houses.
"Then c'mon." They all got to the haunted house and stood in line. There was a sign saying the haunted house was rated PG13. Since when did haunted houses have ratings?
"Are there any snakes in there?" Calliope asked the woman at the desk. "Um, because if there are I can't go in."
"Calli's afraid of the motherfuckers." Gamzee explained.
"Well, yes there is a room with some snakes." the woman said.
"Okay, I'm staying out here. You guys go have fun."
"You can't just wait here by yourself, that's dangerous!" Roxy said. "I'll stay here with you!"
"What? Are you sure?"
"Yeah! Don't worry Calliope! I'm your knight in shiny armour!"
"You're thcared of haunted houtheth aren't you Roxy?" Sollux said.
"Am not!" Roxy protested. But she took a step away from the haunted house as she said that.
"You totally are." Sollux said, smirking.
"C'mon, are we going in or not?" Gamzee said. They had to leave Tavros's wheelchair outside because there were some narrow hallways that it wouldn't be able to fit through. Luckily Karkat didn't have claustrophobia. Gamzee carried Tavros into the haunted house.
"I'm gonna fucking regret this." Karkat mumbled as he followed his friends inside.
The first room wasn't too bad. It was just decorated to look a bit creepy. But the farther they went in, the creepier it got. People in costumes kept jumping out at Karkat and he'd scream. Tavros would sometimes scream too and Gamzee would just pat him on the head and calm him down.
"Thith ith tho fake." Sollux complained.
"No it's not! It's creepy as shit!" Karkat argued. A person dressed as a zombie jumped out at him and he screamed.
"Jeez, calm down KK. It'th really not thcary."
"F-fuck you!"
Eventually they got into the narrow hallway. Gamzee had to walk sideways since he was carrying Tavros. As they walked through a mist curled around their feet and creepy lights flashed from above them. Karkat shivered but Sollux seemed to find it boring. Gamzee seemed to be having a great time.
After the narrow hallway were some more rooms with people jumping out of them and banging on the wall or floor from underneath them. It all scared the crap out of Karkat. When they finally got out Calliope and Roxy were waiting for them. Karkat hoped he didn't look terrified.
"So how was it?" Roxy asked.
"Lame." Sollux said.
"Miracles." Gamzee said.
"Scary as fuck." Karkat said. Tavros mumbled something and Gamzee put him back in his wheelchair.
"What now?" Calliope asked.
"Something relaxing." Karkat suggested.
"We're at an amusement park! There's no time to relax Karkat!" Roxy said. "C'mon, let's all go on the bumper cars!"
"What?!"
"Yeah!" Gamzee said. Karkat was dragged with them onto the bumper cars. He was in one with Sollux and somehow he was the one driving. Roxy was driving with Calliope and Gamzee was driving with Tavros. When the ride started Roxy immediately began ramming into everyone near her. Karkat did his best to manoeuvre the shitty car.
"Fuck! This is a piece of shit!" Karkat yelled. The car just wouldn't cooperate and just kept jamming up.
"Man, you thuck at thith KK." Sollux said.
"Shut the fuck up!"
"Karkat! There are kids on this ride!" Roxy yelled. She rammed into him and his car skidded and hit the wall.
"Damn it!" Karkat turned the car around and rammed it into Roxy's. "Ha! Gotcha!"
"Gamzee, what are you doing?" Calliope asked. Karkat looked over and saw that Gamzee was just spinning the car in a circle.
"Uh, Gamzee? I'm getting dizzy." Tavros said. Gamzee stopped spinning his car and instead rammed it into Karkat's.
"Yeah! Gang up on Karkat and Sollux!" Roxy yelled, driving at them.
"Fuck!" Karkat tried to get out of the way but the shitty car was too slow. Roxy and Gamzee rammed into their car, pushing it towards a corner. "God damn it! This is such a stupid car!" Sollux leaned over and grabbed the steering from Karkat. He manoeuvred the car and managed to knock Roxy and Calliope back so eventually they were stuck in a corner.
"It'th jutht that eathy KK." Sollux said.
"Fuck you." Karkat grumbled. Then the ride ended and they all got off. Karkat got some glares from some parents, probably because of his swearing. He flipped them off and followed his friends to another ride.
It was Roxy's brilliant idea to go on a rollercoaster. She dragged everyone on and got them to sit down. Karkat was (of course) sitting with Sollux while Roxy was with Calliope and Gamzee was with Tavros. You know, the usual.
Karkat soon found out rollercoasters scared the crap out of him.
"Aah! Fuck, fuck, fuck!" he yelled.
"Chill KK." Sollux said.
"Fuck you!"
"This is awesome!" Roxy yelled. She had her arms up in the air and was laughing. Calliope was doing the same and Sollux and Gamzee lifted their arms up too.
"Honk!" Gamzee yelled. Tavros shyly raised his arms while Karkat stubbornly kept his down.
When the ride ended Karkat had to puke again. He then requested they take a different ride.
"Let's go on the Himalaya!" Roxy decided. Karkat complained because that was pretty much a rollercoaster that stayed on the ground and just went in a circle while music blasted loudly from speakers. "That's why it's so much fun!" Roxy argued. And so Karkat was dragged onto the ride. They all sat in their usual groups and the ride started up.
First it went forward for awhile. Then after that it went backwards. Then it went forwards again. And then backwards again. Karkat was really dizzy when he got off. Roxy was laughing and shouting about how fun that was while Calliope kept her from falling over. Gamzee was talking about miracles as he helped Tavros back into his wheelchair.
"Can we please take a fucking break now?" Karkat said.
"Sure." Roxy said. "Let's go get something to eat."
There were lots of food stands with a variety of options. Calliope got some Ukrainian food while Roxy got spaghetti with meatballs. Gamzee and Tavros got pizza and Karkat got a cheeseburger. Sollux got ice-cream. They all sat at a table and ate their food. Karkat was really surprised at how much time they blew just sitting around and talking. By the time they got up to go on another ride it was almost time for the park to close.
"Last of all, we have to go on the Ferris wheel!" Roxy said. "I've never been on it and I'm totally looking forward to it!"
"Cool." Sollux said. "Let'th go." Karkat didn't want to because he had a fear of heights, but Sollux dragged him over and got him into a compartment with him. The Ferris wheel lifted their compartment up and Karkat clutched the seat and wondered why he couldn't stop looking out the window.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! Get me off this thing!" he said.
"Calm down KK." Sollux said. Karkat ignored him and kept talking. "At leatht you're not the only one freaking out." Sollux pointed at Roxy and Calliope's compartment.
"This was a terrible idea! Oh shit, shit, shit!" Roxy yelled. Karkat smirked and watched Calliope try to calm her down. He was glad he wasn't the only person scared shitless.
Gamzee was having a great time! He really enjoyed the view from the Ferris wheel. He could see the whole park. And since it was getting dark it was all lit up. It looked like a motherfucking miracle.
"This is so cool." Gamzee said. Tavros nodded and stared out the window. Gamzee grinned and patted his head. "You having a motherfucking good time Tavbro?"
"Yeah." Tavros said, nodding. Gamzee grinned and stared back out at the park. "Uh…Gamzee?"
"Yeah?" Gamzee looked down at Tavros and noticed he was blushing. "What's up Tavbro?"
"Um…I—uh…" Gamzee grinned. He could totally tell what Tavros was trying to say. So he leaned down and kissed him. Tavros gasped and jumped and Gamzee grinned. Man, he was so cute. Gamzee pulled Tavros into a hug.
"Love ya too Tavbro." he said. Tavros stuttered a bit before he hugged Gamzee back and buried his face in his chest.
"…Thanks Gamzee."
When Karkat finally got off the ride he sighed with relief. Sollux just mumbled something that was probably annoying so Karkat flipped him off. Sollux laughed and patted Karkat's shoulder. When Roxy got off she sighed loudly and hugged a nearby pole.
"It's so great to be on the ground again!" she said. Calliope smiled and patted her head. Then Gamzee and Tavros got off. Gamzee carried Tavros over to his wheelchair. "Why's Tavros blushing?" Roxy asked with a grin. Tavros blushed harder and Gamzee patted his head. Roxy's grin got wider. "Oooh! Yes, yes, yes! Finally! It took you two forever!"
"Miracles aren't rushed." Gamzee said, grinning.
"Now we just have to wait for Karkat and Sollux!" Roxy said. Karkat groaned and rolled his eyes.
"Cut it out." he muttered.
The park was just about to close so Roxy drove everyone home. They were all too tired to sing so the ride was rather quiet. Karkat was so tired he leaned back and closed his eyes. He fell asleep at some point and was vaguely aware of Porrim carrying him inside his room and tucking him in bed. That was probably one of the craziest days of my life, he thought to himself before falling completely asleep.
And yes I have found a haunted house that was rated PG13 among a bunch of rides and games, just like they did. Unlike them, I didn't go in. Don't judge, I just don't like getting scared.