Museum Exploration

Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, Connecticut

"This… Is… AWESOME~!" Kouga, Naruto, Natsu, Happy, Ruby, Shoyo Hinata, Luffy, Izuku and Rin shouted in unison, overwhelmed by the futuristic outlook of the Connecticut Science Center.

They were also accompanied by Goku, Ichigo, Izuku, Percy, Kuroko, Yuna, Hinata Hyuga, Gohan, Raki, Selene, the present Trunks, Goten, Aika and Kumi, Eri, Romeo, Wendy, Carla, Evan, Tsuyu and Tokoyami as the kids wanted to see the Science Center for the first time.

Pets like Happy, Carla and Kumi aren't allowed in the science center, but pretending to be stuffed toy animals is the best way they can come in as long as they don't blow their cover despite being part of the heroes who saved the multiverse multiple times.

"So… cool…" Evan, Trunks and Goten said, being blown away by not just the first floor, but also the floors above.

"Let's try and remember to behave ourselves everyone." Yuna explained.

"We did promise the others that." Gohan said.

"Afraid everyone's gone already." Tokoyami said.

Yuna and Gohan realized the only ones around aside from them were Tsuyu, Tokoyami and Hinata.

"HOW DID WE LOSE'EM ALREADY?!" Yuna and Gohan thought in unison, freaking out in their minds.

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On the fourth floor, the entire gang were surveying the "Dinosaurs Around the World" exhibit on the fourth floor, with Ruby taking pictures on her scroll with Natsu, Percy, Romeo and Evan making funny faces next to a Iguanodon; Goku looking at a Tyrannosaurs Rex with Ichigo, Izuku and Eri (riding on top of Izuku's shoulders); Wendy, Luffy, Aika, Trunks, Goten, Raki and Selene were inside the "Butterfly Encounter", being as quite as possible while looking at all the butterflies flying around in the small room, joined by Yuna, Gohan, Tsuyu and Tokoyami (who managed to catch up to everyone); and Naruto is waiting outside with everyone else, testing out self-propelled rockets and air balloon displays on the balconies.

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The gang now went to the other side, which contains the "Engineering Lab", "Forces in Motion" and "Sight and Sound". Evan was by the most enthusiastic and overjoyed since engineering was "right up his alley".

He was first in the "Engineering Lab", looking through the all kinds of engineering like structural (structures that can withstand earthquakes), mechanical engineering like the tools to lift himself from the floor (which Romeo and Shoyo Hinata joined in for the fun), electrical engineering to test lights, fans and alarms, aerospace engineering to design his own helicopter for rescue scenarios, and software engineering to design a vehicle and practice coding in a Mars mission exercise.

Evan then went into the "Forces of Motion" to design his own car and test it's speed down a Test Track slope with Izuku and Trunks, while Kuroko tested his shooting basketball skills with a beach ball into the air and let the wind do the rest. At the "Sight and Sound", Yuna and Hinata Hyuga wanted to get in on the fun and posed dancing angels from the "Freeze Frame 360" while Evan, Izuku, Trunks, and even Eri and Ichigo went to a high-speed digital video camera to record images and play theme at slow motion, then a frequency sound machine to test the high and low of it's sounds.

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The gang now reached the fifth floor where the next exhibits consist of the "Exploring Space", "Invention Dimension", "Genome in Me", "Pictures of Health", and "Sports Lab".

Some of the more athletic members wanted to do the "Sports Lab" first, but Yuna, Gohan, and even Izuku and Percy wanted to look at all the invention and space parts first.

First on the list was "Invention Dimension" when they first entered, which got Evan all excited again. But not just him - Goku, Kouga, Naruto, Luffy, Izuku and Yuna. Trunks, Goten, Aika, Eri, Raki and Selene were making LEGO designs like cars and people.

Natsu, Happy and Rin were struggling to wait as a few 6 year olds were playing "Ring the Bell". Their patience was waining, but promised Yuna and Gohan to be on their best behavior before the kids got called by their adult supervisors as the trio finally got their chance and played, but really struggled on how the game works.

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The gang went into the "Exploring Space" exhibit, which is filled with so many wonders about space itself and had their breaths taken away in awe.

"Dibs on the space pods!" Kouga hollered, taking Yuna's hand as the two went to the space pod attraction.

"Wait for me!" Trunks hollered, following behind.

"Let's look at the astronaut suit!" Goten hollered, dragging both Naruto and Hinata Hyuga.

"Watch me, Papa!" Eri hollered, playing Lunar Lander with Aika and Kumi, Izuku and Luffy.

"You got this, Eri-chan!" Aika hollered.

Ichigo, Goku and Gohan were learning how moon craters work by using the circular button to slow down the speed of the rock hitting a moon-like surface design, seeing how the crater works.

"I always wonder how these craters are done in slow-mo." Ichigo said.

"Yeah, they happen to fast in our space battles." Goku explained, which Gohan nodded in agreement.

Evan, Romeo, Wendy and Carla, Ruby, Shoyo Hinata and Percy were looking at the space metal with a few other kids, and were very excited at the ore.

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The gang made their next stop at the "Genome in Me", "Pictures of Health", and "Sports Lab" exhibits, splitting up to save time.

Kouga, Yuna, Natsu, Happy, Shoyo Hinata, Kuroko and Rin were at the "Sports Lab", answering questions on the CSC Sports machine to determine their sports match based on the questions answered, not only getting their respective sport but other sports that best fit the description.

Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Naruto, Evan, Hinata Hyuga, Percy, Tsuyu, Tokoyami and Raki were in the "Gnome in Me" to see the genetic engineering, forensics, DNA exhibits, and GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) to see the building blocks of science.

Izuku, Luffy, Aika and Kumi, Eri, Wendy and Carla, Romeo, Kuroko, Ichigo, Selene and Goku were looking at the "Picture of Health" exhibits with the kids in the Junior Paramedic ambulance for pictures, and the teens and adults looking over all the aspects of the human body health like testing the good meal on Feed Esther the Digester to determine her body weight, or moving their muscles to test their flexibility in bending their joints.

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Now finally on the sixth floor, the last exhibits to visit were "Energy City", "Our Changing Earth", "River of Life" and the outside "Rooftop Garden".

Tsuyu suggested the "Rooftop Garden" first, which is very hot outside, but very enjoyable with various plants, with some taking turns seeing the city of Hartford from above.

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Once they finished with "Rooftop Garden", they all went inside to do the last few exhibits, starting with "Energy City". Some of the guys were fascinated by most of the man-made most recognizable buildings in Hartford while Raki, Selene, Akia and Eri were doing search-and-find activities with the Tour the Energy Conversion.

At the "Our Changing Earth" exhibit, Yuna, Hinata, Ruby and Tsuyu were looking through everything from the weather to the very Earth involving tectonic plating and global temperatures. The kids went on a makeshift raft to pretend they're in a life-threatening situation.

The last exhibit "River of Life", the entire gang looked to see how the water connects all of Connecticut River while also looking at the Critter Corner with their youngest among them being intrigued by all the tiny little critters (i.e., snakes, turtles).

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By the time their time was over, everyone gathered outside from the garage as they started walking down the streets.

"You know… it really was a fun day." Kouga said.

"And thank god no one destroyed anything." Yuna explained.

"Which is… really weird." Natsu said, feeling strange.

"As least you won't have to hear complaints from the others." Happy explained.

"Good point." Natsu said.

Only one more chapter of these Summer Tales to go! Also, the Connecticut Science Center is a really fun place to visit during school trips or with the family in the summer.