Chapter 2:
Now That We're Here...
Our gang plodded through the crowd on their way to the baggage terminal, eagerly clamoring about the past events and the things that were to
await them. (Which just happens to be whatever I have in store. Heh heh.) The gang trotted down to the escalater to the luggage claim. When
they finally arrived...
Merle was in heaven. Hundreds of bags and duffels to rummage through and steal stuff! Our cat-person couldn't run fast enough from bag to bag.
Needless to say, she caused quite a commotion, but was able to take quite a stash.
Van sweatdropped and grabbed her by her tail. "Uh, Merle? OUR stuff is over there."
"Huh?" Merle looked over to where Van was pointing to see Hitomi standing next to a pile of luggage. "Oh, yeah, I know. But I already know what's
in OUR bads. I wanna know what's in THESE bags!" She ran off again.
Van put his head in his hands and sighed. "We don't have time for this. Our bus will leave without us...MERLE!!!!!!!"
"Oh, FINE." Merle dropped the guy she was mugging and scampered along behind the group to the bus terminal.
Folken walked slowly outside and checked the names of the buses going to Disney. "Let's see here...Bug Lovers...Cheetah Express...The Mickey
Worshippers...(Oh, God...) AHA! Here it is! The Fire Lovers!" Pause. "Wait a minute..." Folken turned around. "Dilly..."
Dilly smiled sheepishly.
"Would you care to explain?"
"Well, as the vice president, we got a discount."
"It's an all-expense-paid trip!!!"
"................................................oops."
Folken fell over again while everyone else got their bags loaded. Hitomi grunted as she slowly hoisted her bag over the edge of the bus's cargo
hold. Allen ran to assist her. "Here, Hitomi."
Hitomi smiled gratefully. "Thanks, Allen."
Allen exaled. "Whoo! That sure was heavy. What did you pack in that thing?"
"Uhh..." HItomi sweatdropped as she recalled the contents of her bag. "Oh...nothing much. Just...some essential supplies," she said, casting a
sidelong look at Dilandau.
Milerna glared at them through her hair that was falling in her eyes. She picked up her bag and grunted with much exaggeration. "Oh, my," she
said fakely, "My bag is much too heavy. Can I get *someone* to help me with this?" Millerna put stress on the word someone and looked squarly
at Allen.
Dilandau walked over to Millerna and helped her lift the bag. "They're ya' go!"
"Why thanks, Al--- Wha---? You're not Allen!!" Millerna pointed an accusing finger at Dilly.
Dilly rolled his eyes. "No DUH!"
Millerna's face began to turn bright red. "Why...you-you-you...AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" As Millerna screamed
at Dilly, her face was so red, flames came out of her mouth, burning Dilly's face to a crisp.
Dilandau blinked a few times in surprise. At first it looked like he was gonna blow up at her, but then he leaned down next to her, put his face about
2 inches from his own, and said, "Do that again."
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"ALRIGHT, ALREADY!!!!!!!!!" cried Merle. "Sheesh. We're coming, we're coming..."
Our lovable (and slightly fried) Esca group climbed onto the bus and got settled, eagerly awaiting for what lay ahead at Disney World (once again,
which happens to be what my crazy lil' mind can cook up. Tee-hee-hee. ^-^)
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"Boingy-thunk-boingy-thunk-boingy-thunk-boingy-thunk-..."
Merle and Millerna had decided to occupy themselves on the bus by having a bouncing contest on the bus seats to see who would go through the
roof first. No winners yet, but their heads were getting sore. Actually, it was a bet by Allen to Merle, who would give Merle twenty bucks worth of her
fave cat food if she won.
Hitomi shyly walked over to where Dilly was and sat down in the seat next to him. "Hi."
"Firebuddy!! HI!!" Dilly gave Hitomi a big squeeze. Then Dilly felt Hitomi go weak in his arms. "Huh? Hello-o-o-o?"
Hitomi snapped to attention. "OH! Uh, hello." She cleared her throat. "So........what are you doing?"
Dilly turned around to face the window and continued to study the landscape. "There are clouds out there. Storm clouds." Dilly pointed out west.
Hitomi nodded. "Lightning storms aroung these parts can be REALLY dangerous," he explained. "Sometimes they even...start...f...f...gurgle"
Dilly started to drool.
Hitomi waved a hand in front of his face and snapped her fingers a few times. "Dilly? Dillyyyyyy... what do they start?"
Dilly sat up in a shot, knocking Hitomi backwards. "FIRE!!!!!!" he shouted. This sent everyone into a panic.
"What?! WHERE?!?!?!"
"Run for it!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
Ignoring the clamoring, Dilly started to pant excitedly at the thought of fire. Then he pouted. "But so far no fire. Just clouds..." He sighed wistfully.
Hitomi gave in to his sad little look. "Well..." she leaned close to Dillly's ear, "if you're interested, I packed some whisper, whisper, whisper"
Dilly's smile returned in an instant." Really? Well, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?!?!?" He grabbed Hitomi by the wrist and stood up, punching the
air in victory. "TO THE CARGO HOLD!!!!!"
The crowd stopped clamoring long enough for Folken to ask, "Dilly, you are NOT going to the cargo hold!!!"
"But..." [puppy face] "...but..." [teary-eyes] "...but, she..." [point to Hitomi] "she's got matches and oil and gas and dried wood and charcoal and
a grill and some marshmallows and---"
"She WHAT?!?!?!!?" Van glared at Hitomi. " 'Nothing much', huh? We'll see..." he began to approach Hitomi.
"Boingy-thunk-boingy-thunk-boingy-thunk-boingy-CRASH!!!!!
Millerna had finally crashed her head through the roof, her body dangling lifelessly as she muttered cursed from up above.
Merle squeeled with glee. "Yay!! Allen," she shouted, "I won the bet!!!!"
"BET?!?! WHAT BET?!?!?!? Why I outta---HEY!!" Millerna grinned wildly. "Look! Out there...I see it!!! We're almost there...It's DISNEY WORLD!!"
"Yay!!" came a response.
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Several minutes later, the bus arrived at the custom house of the resort where they would check in. Dilly whined as they got off. "Heyyyyyy. This
isn't the parrrrrrrrk..."
Folken explained to him. "We need to check into our hotel first. THEN we can go to the parks."
"Ohhhhhhhh. Okay!" Dilly grinned, then he stopped. "Wait a minute. 'Parks', as in there are more than one?"
"Yeah, in fact there are four of them."
Millerna didn't bother to check who said that; she just naturally assumed that it was Allen, returning with another genius answer. She ran over and
grabbed Folkie's arm. "Of COURSE, Dilly. I'm surprised that YOU didn't know that. ALLEN knew, cuz he's---Allen, honey, your arm is very cold.
What did---" She looked at Folken and gasped. "Wha---? You're not Allen!!"
Folken rolled his eyes. "No DUH!"
Milerna's face turned red again. "Why...you-you-you...AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" She fried Folken's face.
Dilly clapped with glee. "Yay, you did it!"
Van came out of the custom house just then. "Okay, guys! I got the keys---woah. Folken, didn't I tell you that someday you were gonna fart out of
the wrong end if you kept eating all that chili?"
Folken twitched an eye at Van. "Shut up, and let's just go to our rooms already?!"
(Don't worry people, there will be more. PLENTY more! I'm guessing that this fic will be at LEAST seven chapters long - maybe longer! ^-^ So...don't
get mad if it takes a while, 'kay? I started school today (cries) and I'm very tired. But I'll add chapter three a.s.a.p. Bye 4 now! - Ztarlight
