Disclaimer: I own nothing, except myself. I don't own the title; J.K.
Rowling owns the title. It's from Book 4. You know, "The Parting of the
Ways"? I don't own Busch Gardens either. That would be cool... getting to
ride on coasters all the time!!!! WHEEEEEEEEE!!! Um, right.
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Dragonia: I knew there would be some Link - lovers that would complain. I must warn you, he gets a change of clothes here (GASP!), so if you don't want him to look different, you might want to stop reading. Which would completely ruin my life, as I would lose a reviewer. But still, THANK YOU!!!!!
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Mewtwo's Maid: Okay, Humor it is. And yes, Megan really does hate SSBM. I'm talking to her on the phone right now, and she says she does hate them. And, finally... yes, the other Smashers will * DUN DUN DUN! * appear in my fic. THANKS, MM!!! Strawberry jam is yummy...
Now, on with the ficcy!!!!
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"Marth? Roy!" Zelda yelled as she ran up to the group.
"Zelda?" Marth asked.
"Peach?" Roy said.
"Link?" Annie questioned.
"We've been looking for you all over!" exclaimed Mary.
"Um..." Zelda stared at the four girls closely. "Do we know you?"
"No, you don't," answered Katie.
"But we know you," added Annie.
"Zelda!" Peach and Link ran up, breathing deeply. "Why did you have to run so fast?"
"Hi Peach, hi Link!" Mary smiled at them.
The two exchanged bewildered glances. "Um, we hope you won't mind us saying this," Peach said, "But we don't really know you."
"We know," Mary said. "We found Marth and Roy and we're helping them, since they aren't really used to this." She gestured around the park.
"Oh," said Link. "So they're with you?" he questioned Marth and Roy.
"Yes," answered Marth. "And they're going to stay with us until we find a way out of here."
"That's IF you find a way out of here," Megan muttered under her breath.
Annie shot a look at Megan. "I'm sure you'll find a way to get back to Corneria, or at least the SSBM mansion."
"I sure hope so," Zelda sighed. "I don't want to stay here forever."
Megan noticed the less-than-happy looks on Annie's and Mary's faces. She grinned. "I don't think Annie and Mary would have any problem with that."
Mary and Annie both threw venomous looks at her (AHHHH!!!! THE EVIL VENOMOUS LOOKS!!!), but everyone else (except Katie) looked surprised. "Why?" Marth asked curiously.
"Well," Megan laughed. "Katie and I have no problem with you five staying, but I'm sure Mary and Annie are dying for you to stay. Since they're obsessed with you and all."
Her two obsessed-with-Melee friends glared at her, but everyone else laughed.
"Well," said Annie, after shooting yet another deadly glance (DEADLY GLANCES!!!) at Megan, "Since we're all here, how about we enjoy the park? You know, go on rides and all that?"
"Oh, sure!!" said Marth happily. "I actually like this place!"
"It's rated the best in the world for scenery," Mary informed the five smashers. (It's true.)
"Really? Wow!" they exclaimed.
"It sure is pretty," Peach added, looking around the park. "Are there any turnips around?"
"Um, no."
"I suggest that we split up into two groups," Megan said, taking charge. "A group that is willing to ride roller coasters and a group that is not."
"Well, I suppose me and Marth will ride," Roy said. "If the roller coasters are less scary than Alpengeist," he added.
"Oh, they are," Annie quickly said. "Alpengeist was the worst, in your terms."
"Fine," Katie said. "Anyone else want to ride roller coasters?" she looked pointedly at Link.
"Don't look at me," said Link. "I get green about the gills easily."
"WHAT?!?" everyone else asked, looking at Link like he was crazy.
"Relax!!" he said, raising his hands. "It just means that I get sick easily!"
"Oh, fine," Megan sighed. She looked at Peach and Zelda. "What about you two?"
"We just hate roller coasters. period," said Peach.
"Okay," Annie said, "So the groups are Me, Mary, Roy, and Marth, and Megan, Katie, Peach, Zelda, and Link."
"Let's meet by Big Ben by 12:30 so we can go to lunch." Megan put in.
"Okay," said everyone, and the group separated.
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"So." Annie said, "Where do you guys want to go first?"
"You're the ones that know your way around the place," Roy said. "Wherever you take us is fine by us."
"Let's go to Italy," Mary suggested. "It has the most rides, and we can get wet on Escape from Pompeii and Roman Rapids while we're at it!"
"I'm glad Mario and Luigi aren't with us," Marth muttered as they started to Italy.
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"So... where to?" Megan asked as she looked around at her group.
"Bumper cars? Swings? Water rides?" Katie threw out a bunch of choices at them.
"How about bumper cars and swings and then water rides?" Zelda suggested.
"Yeah," Link agreed. "We just got wet on the Log Flume."
"Fine by us," Megan and Katie said together. "That means we go to Germany,"
"Okay!" said Link, Peach, and Zelda. They went off to the opposite direction as the other group, which led to Germany.
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Mary, Annie, Marth, and Roy were walking to Italy, which was on the other side of the park.
"So, which ride do you want to do first?" asked Mary.
"Um... I think a water ride," Marth said. "I'm really hot."
"Okay," said Annie. "We're going to Escape from Pompeii!"
"Explain to me what that ride is about," Roy said.
"Well, it has to do with World History," Mary tried to explain it in the simplest way possible. "A really long time ago, a bunch of people from a city died from an erupting volcano in Italy. That volcano was called Mt. Vesuvius, and the city was called Pompeii."
"Oh, I see," said Roy, even though he really didn't.
"It's okay if you don't get it," Annie said. "It's a bit confusing,"
"Okay," Roy said, smiling at her.
Mary looked between the two redheads with a quizzical look. She shot the look at Marth, who nodded in understanding. They both grinned. All of this silent communication was not seen by either Roy or Annie. Mary and Marth started cracking up and the same time.
"What?" asked Roy. "Is there something on my face?"
The two laughed, without answering Roy. There was a look of utter delight on their faces. Roy looked around at Annie, expecting her to be laughing along with them. He was surprised to find that she had the same unknowing look on her face. Annie looked between Mary and Marth.
"Come on now, spill the chickens," she said sternly. "You're gonna have to tell me and Roy sometime!"
Her remark only made Mary and Marth laugh harder. "The CHICKENS!?!?!"
"Yeah!!! What's wrong with spilling the chickens?" (She did want to say that...)
They were laughing so hard, people were beginning to look strangely at them. They finally subsided into chuckles.
"Man, that was funny," Mary said, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Dang, my throat hurts from laughing so hard," Marth said, still chuckling a little.
"Oh my God," Roy shook his head.
"What?" Marth said curiously, looking into his best friend's eyes.
"You two are standing there, laughing your heads off, while me and Annie haven't a clue about it!!" Roy exclaimed. "You two are hopeless!"
"Oh," Mary said, looking as if she was about to burst into laughter again. "You wouldn't understand, Roy." She looked at Marth, and worked hard to keep her face straight.
"You two are hopeless," Annie said. "Why wouldn't Roy understand? Would I?"
Marth replied, "No, Annie. You wouldn't understand, either. Neither of you would." He let out a chuckle.
Annie and Roy just stood there looking perplexed, while Mary and Marth were both biting their lips, trying their best not to laugh. Eager to divert attention to another matter so that she would not burst into laughter again, Mary said, "Hey! We're here!"
The four looked up at the massive structure. Right next to them was a sign: two small columns and a small slab of stone on top. On the stone, it said, "Escape from Pompeii". They walked to the entrance and to the line that was surprisingly small. They would only have to wait one turn to get on the ride. They chose to go on the front row, because Mary and Annie said, "You get the most wet there." Marth, Roy, Annie, and Mary climbed into the front, which was already wet.
"Looks like we're going to get soaked," Roy commented as the boat slowly went up the ramp.
"Oh, you'll be so hot you'll want to get soaked," Mary said with a little smile.
The boat reached the top, and the doors were thrown open. The boat sluggishly entered the room. Fire burned inside. Men were chopping up wood. Columns fell.
"It's too hot in here," Marth panted, waving his hand next to his face.
"Don't worry, it'll be over soon enough," Mary said with a smile.
"Pretty fire. ooh." Roy looked around at the fire. "I love fire."
"Oh, so do I," exclaimed Annie. "It's awesome!!"
They had reached the end of the building, where another set of doors lay. They were thrown open, and before the four could look at their surroundings, the ride tipped over.
"AHHHHHHH!!!!" They screamed as they were hurtled down the drop. Then, a huge thump came, and the group was drenched in water.
"And I love water!" Mary said, grinning from ear to ear. "Wasn't that great?"
"Why'd the fire have to go away?" pouted Roy.
"Ahhh... that feels much better," Marth said. "I am so much cooler now."
"Really, I didn't know that," said Annie sarcastically. "I haven't ridden this ride before. I didn't know I was going to get so - wet."
"Well, I liked it," declared Mary. "And I have ridden it before."
"Where are we going next?" questioned Roy as they climbed out of the ride.
"Probably to DaVinci's Cradle and the Battering Ram," Annie answered. "They're right over there." She said, pointing.
"That's not far at all," Marth said. They headed to the ride.
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"Bumper cars?" Megan questioned.
"Sure, fine," answered Zelda and Peach.
Link looked excited. "Oh, I love the little kiddies bumper cars ride!!! I can smash into them and make them cry so hard." he trailed off when he saw the looks on the others' faces. "What?"
Zelda sighed. "You are so immature, Link."
"Wait a minute," Megan interrupted. "Aren't you two supposed to be, like, going out or something? I kind of remember Annie telling me something about it."
"Well, yes, we did go out once," answered Zelda, blushing a little. "But we decided that we weren't really right for each other, so..."
"Oh," Megan said quietly for once. "I see."
"On a happier note," Katie said, trying to lighten the mood, "Link, you definitely need some new clothes."
"But, but." Link stammered. "What's wrong with my tunic right now?"
"Oh, nothing really," Megan said airily. "It's just that you look like a cross-dresser."
"WHAT!!!" yelped Link. "I am NOT a cross dresser!!!!!!!"
"Are you sure about that?" Katie asked. "Just look at the people staring at you."
Link looked. Indeed, many were giving him a queer look, thinking he was in drag. He screamed at them, "I AM NOT IN DRAG!!!" The visitors around him stepped a few yards away from him.
(A/N: Okay, just for reinforcement, I don't think Link is a cross-dresser. I think he looks perfectly fine in his tunic. However, Katie and Megan do, because they don't play SSBM at all. Except maybe twice a year...)
"Link, don't yell, unless you want us kicked out of here!!" hissed Katie forcefully.
"Fine," grumbled Link. "Where can we find clothes?"
"Right in there," Megan pointed to a shop. "Hurry up, unless you want more people to stare at you!"
"Fine, I'm going!!" Link said loudly. With a sigh, he walked slowly to the store. Zelda and Peach grabbed him to make him walk faster.
The group quickly walked over to some t-shirts. "This will work," muttered Megan. She pulled out a shirt that said, "Budweiser: King of Beer".
"Heck, no!!" yelled Link. "I don't want the name of a beer company on me!!"
"Fine, fine," sighed Megan. Then she giggled. "How about this one?" she held up a shirt with some Clydesdale horses on it. Link made a face. "What?" she said innocently. "I'm sure Paul would wear it!!"
"Who's Paul?" Peach asked curiously.
"Oh, a singer for the Beatles," Megan said.
Link looked nervous. "Katie, why don't you choose?"
Katie took out a shirt from the rack. It read: "Fear the Four". It had each of the mascots for each of the four roller coasters in the park: Apollo for Apollo's Chariot, the Ghost of the Alps for Alpengeist, a werewolf for Big Bad Wolf, and a dragon-like creature for Loch Ness Monster. "How about this one?" she asked.
Link surveyed it cautiously. "Well, it looks okay," he said.
"That's settled," said Katie. "Now, we need some shorts."
Megan found a pair of blue surf shorts. "Not too great," she said, "But it will have to do." She went up to the cashier desk. "Hello," she said. "We'd like to buy these, please."
The cashier turned away as he rang them up. Link took out some rupees from his pocket. "Will this do?" he asked Megan and Katie.
"Wow, rupees!" they said together. "Are you guys from India?"
"India?" Zelda looked puzzled. "What's that?"
"Obviously not," muttered Katie. She took out a ten-dollar bill and handed it to the clerk. The clerk gave her a shopping bag. "Thank you for shopping at Busch Gardens," he said almost automatically.
"You're welcome!" Link said cheerfully.
The clerk looked at him enquiringly. "Excuse us," said Megan. She grabbed Link's hand and pulled him out. The others followed.
"Now," Peach said, "Go put them on!!!" She pushed Link into the Men's bathroom.
He came out a few minutes later, dressed in his new inconspicuous attire. "How do I look?" he said anxiously.
The girls stared at him. "Okay, I'd say," Megan said. "Wait a minute... Link?"
"Huh?"
"Lose the sockish - like hat." (A/N: Nothing wrong with his hat either.)
"NOOOOO!!!" Link cried. "Not my hat!!!"
Zelda firmly pulled off his hat. "Do as they say, or you're going to get into trouble!!" she said sharply.
"That's better," sighed Katie. "Thanks, Zelda."
"He was being stupid, that's all," Zelda shrugged.
"Okay, come on," Megan said. "To Germany!!" They started walking, Link still whining nonsense under his breath.
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"Yes... the Battering Ram." All four looked up at the ship - looking ride that swayed its occupants from side to side. "Let's go!"
They rushed to the ride, but had to wait a few turns, since everyone loved this ride - it was a classic.
"Please pull down the bars. Do not put your hands, arms, legs, or any other part of your body out of the ride at any time. Please give all articles to the checker. Thank you, and have a nice ride on the Battering Ram!" a voice said.
"I don't think you really have to give them your swords this time," Mary whispered to the two swordsmen.
"We're going to have a screaming contest, I just know it!" Annie exclaimed.
"What?" Roy asked, looking puzzled.
"There are two sides of the Battering Ram, it's halved by those bars, see?" Annie pointed at the bars.
"Yeah, I see them," Roy nodded.
"Well," Mary continued, "We have a screaming contest. When we are above them, we scream as loud as we can. When they are above us, they scream as loud as they can. This goes on until the ride slows down and stops."
"Oh, ok," Marth said. "So we just... scream, right?"
"Right," Annie said, nodding.
The ride slowly started to rock back and forth. It gradually picked up speed. The four's side was on top first. "AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" they all shrieked as loudly as they could.
Then it was the other side's turn. "AHHHHHH!!!!!" they screamed.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!"
The battle raged on. Then the ride began to slow down, until it came to a complete stop. "Ouch," groaned Annie. "I'm going to lose my voice soon, I know it."
"Please lift your hands above your head as the bars are released. We hope you enjoyed your ride and have a great day at Busch Gardens!"
They climbed out of the ride. "Oh, look!" Roy exclaimed, pointing to the ride next to the Battering Ram. It was a bunch of seat sections that spun. "Can we go on that?"
"The Flying Machine?" Mary stared at him. "That is so lame!"
"If Roy wants to ride it, then we'll ride it!" Annie said sharply. "Come on, then!"
They reluctantly stood in line.
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* breathing heavily * TEN PAGES!!!!! IT MUST BE A RECORD!!! * dances around * How'd you like it? I've been listening to the Fire Emblem theme song the whole time I've been writing this chappie, so I'm in a good mood right now. Please don't shatter the mood. SO REVIEW!!! If you happen to be reading this fic, then review!!!!!!! I BEG OF YOU!!!!!!!!
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I got three reviews, so I'm happy. For now. I have also decided to REPLY to my reviews!! * DUM DUM DUM!!! *
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Dragonia: I knew there would be some Link - lovers that would complain. I must warn you, he gets a change of clothes here (GASP!), so if you don't want him to look different, you might want to stop reading. Which would completely ruin my life, as I would lose a reviewer. But still, THANK YOU!!!!!
Argentium Silverwing: Wow, a Link - lover that LOVES to see Link panic!! How interesting... someone actually likes this fic wholeheartedly - I think. I'M SO HAPPY!!!!! * hugs Argentium Silverwing * By the way, I love your fic!!
Mewtwo's Maid: Okay, Humor it is. And yes, Megan really does hate SSBM. I'm talking to her on the phone right now, and she says she does hate them. And, finally... yes, the other Smashers will * DUN DUN DUN! * appear in my fic. THANKS, MM!!! Strawberry jam is yummy...
Now, on with the ficcy!!!!
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"Marth? Roy!" Zelda yelled as she ran up to the group.
"Zelda?" Marth asked.
"Peach?" Roy said.
"Link?" Annie questioned.
"We've been looking for you all over!" exclaimed Mary.
"Um..." Zelda stared at the four girls closely. "Do we know you?"
"No, you don't," answered Katie.
"But we know you," added Annie.
"Zelda!" Peach and Link ran up, breathing deeply. "Why did you have to run so fast?"
"Hi Peach, hi Link!" Mary smiled at them.
The two exchanged bewildered glances. "Um, we hope you won't mind us saying this," Peach said, "But we don't really know you."
"We know," Mary said. "We found Marth and Roy and we're helping them, since they aren't really used to this." She gestured around the park.
"Oh," said Link. "So they're with you?" he questioned Marth and Roy.
"Yes," answered Marth. "And they're going to stay with us until we find a way out of here."
"That's IF you find a way out of here," Megan muttered under her breath.
Annie shot a look at Megan. "I'm sure you'll find a way to get back to Corneria, or at least the SSBM mansion."
"I sure hope so," Zelda sighed. "I don't want to stay here forever."
Megan noticed the less-than-happy looks on Annie's and Mary's faces. She grinned. "I don't think Annie and Mary would have any problem with that."
Mary and Annie both threw venomous looks at her (AHHHH!!!! THE EVIL VENOMOUS LOOKS!!!), but everyone else (except Katie) looked surprised. "Why?" Marth asked curiously.
"Well," Megan laughed. "Katie and I have no problem with you five staying, but I'm sure Mary and Annie are dying for you to stay. Since they're obsessed with you and all."
Her two obsessed-with-Melee friends glared at her, but everyone else laughed.
"Well," said Annie, after shooting yet another deadly glance (DEADLY GLANCES!!!) at Megan, "Since we're all here, how about we enjoy the park? You know, go on rides and all that?"
"Oh, sure!!" said Marth happily. "I actually like this place!"
"It's rated the best in the world for scenery," Mary informed the five smashers. (It's true.)
"Really? Wow!" they exclaimed.
"It sure is pretty," Peach added, looking around the park. "Are there any turnips around?"
"Um, no."
"I suggest that we split up into two groups," Megan said, taking charge. "A group that is willing to ride roller coasters and a group that is not."
"Well, I suppose me and Marth will ride," Roy said. "If the roller coasters are less scary than Alpengeist," he added.
"Oh, they are," Annie quickly said. "Alpengeist was the worst, in your terms."
"Fine," Katie said. "Anyone else want to ride roller coasters?" she looked pointedly at Link.
"Don't look at me," said Link. "I get green about the gills easily."
"WHAT?!?" everyone else asked, looking at Link like he was crazy.
"Relax!!" he said, raising his hands. "It just means that I get sick easily!"
"Oh, fine," Megan sighed. She looked at Peach and Zelda. "What about you two?"
"We just hate roller coasters. period," said Peach.
"Okay," Annie said, "So the groups are Me, Mary, Roy, and Marth, and Megan, Katie, Peach, Zelda, and Link."
"Let's meet by Big Ben by 12:30 so we can go to lunch." Megan put in.
"Okay," said everyone, and the group separated.
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"So." Annie said, "Where do you guys want to go first?"
"You're the ones that know your way around the place," Roy said. "Wherever you take us is fine by us."
"Let's go to Italy," Mary suggested. "It has the most rides, and we can get wet on Escape from Pompeii and Roman Rapids while we're at it!"
"I'm glad Mario and Luigi aren't with us," Marth muttered as they started to Italy.
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"So... where to?" Megan asked as she looked around at her group.
"Bumper cars? Swings? Water rides?" Katie threw out a bunch of choices at them.
"How about bumper cars and swings and then water rides?" Zelda suggested.
"Yeah," Link agreed. "We just got wet on the Log Flume."
"Fine by us," Megan and Katie said together. "That means we go to Germany,"
"Okay!" said Link, Peach, and Zelda. They went off to the opposite direction as the other group, which led to Germany.
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Mary, Annie, Marth, and Roy were walking to Italy, which was on the other side of the park.
"So, which ride do you want to do first?" asked Mary.
"Um... I think a water ride," Marth said. "I'm really hot."
"Okay," said Annie. "We're going to Escape from Pompeii!"
"Explain to me what that ride is about," Roy said.
"Well, it has to do with World History," Mary tried to explain it in the simplest way possible. "A really long time ago, a bunch of people from a city died from an erupting volcano in Italy. That volcano was called Mt. Vesuvius, and the city was called Pompeii."
"Oh, I see," said Roy, even though he really didn't.
"It's okay if you don't get it," Annie said. "It's a bit confusing,"
"Okay," Roy said, smiling at her.
Mary looked between the two redheads with a quizzical look. She shot the look at Marth, who nodded in understanding. They both grinned. All of this silent communication was not seen by either Roy or Annie. Mary and Marth started cracking up and the same time.
"What?" asked Roy. "Is there something on my face?"
The two laughed, without answering Roy. There was a look of utter delight on their faces. Roy looked around at Annie, expecting her to be laughing along with them. He was surprised to find that she had the same unknowing look on her face. Annie looked between Mary and Marth.
"Come on now, spill the chickens," she said sternly. "You're gonna have to tell me and Roy sometime!"
Her remark only made Mary and Marth laugh harder. "The CHICKENS!?!?!"
"Yeah!!! What's wrong with spilling the chickens?" (She did want to say that...)
They were laughing so hard, people were beginning to look strangely at them. They finally subsided into chuckles.
"Man, that was funny," Mary said, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Dang, my throat hurts from laughing so hard," Marth said, still chuckling a little.
"Oh my God," Roy shook his head.
"What?" Marth said curiously, looking into his best friend's eyes.
"You two are standing there, laughing your heads off, while me and Annie haven't a clue about it!!" Roy exclaimed. "You two are hopeless!"
"Oh," Mary said, looking as if she was about to burst into laughter again. "You wouldn't understand, Roy." She looked at Marth, and worked hard to keep her face straight.
"You two are hopeless," Annie said. "Why wouldn't Roy understand? Would I?"
Marth replied, "No, Annie. You wouldn't understand, either. Neither of you would." He let out a chuckle.
Annie and Roy just stood there looking perplexed, while Mary and Marth were both biting their lips, trying their best not to laugh. Eager to divert attention to another matter so that she would not burst into laughter again, Mary said, "Hey! We're here!"
The four looked up at the massive structure. Right next to them was a sign: two small columns and a small slab of stone on top. On the stone, it said, "Escape from Pompeii". They walked to the entrance and to the line that was surprisingly small. They would only have to wait one turn to get on the ride. They chose to go on the front row, because Mary and Annie said, "You get the most wet there." Marth, Roy, Annie, and Mary climbed into the front, which was already wet.
"Looks like we're going to get soaked," Roy commented as the boat slowly went up the ramp.
"Oh, you'll be so hot you'll want to get soaked," Mary said with a little smile.
The boat reached the top, and the doors were thrown open. The boat sluggishly entered the room. Fire burned inside. Men were chopping up wood. Columns fell.
"It's too hot in here," Marth panted, waving his hand next to his face.
"Don't worry, it'll be over soon enough," Mary said with a smile.
"Pretty fire. ooh." Roy looked around at the fire. "I love fire."
"Oh, so do I," exclaimed Annie. "It's awesome!!"
They had reached the end of the building, where another set of doors lay. They were thrown open, and before the four could look at their surroundings, the ride tipped over.
"AHHHHHHH!!!!" They screamed as they were hurtled down the drop. Then, a huge thump came, and the group was drenched in water.
"And I love water!" Mary said, grinning from ear to ear. "Wasn't that great?"
"Why'd the fire have to go away?" pouted Roy.
"Ahhh... that feels much better," Marth said. "I am so much cooler now."
"Really, I didn't know that," said Annie sarcastically. "I haven't ridden this ride before. I didn't know I was going to get so - wet."
"Well, I liked it," declared Mary. "And I have ridden it before."
"Where are we going next?" questioned Roy as they climbed out of the ride.
"Probably to DaVinci's Cradle and the Battering Ram," Annie answered. "They're right over there." She said, pointing.
"That's not far at all," Marth said. They headed to the ride.
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"Bumper cars?" Megan questioned.
"Sure, fine," answered Zelda and Peach.
Link looked excited. "Oh, I love the little kiddies bumper cars ride!!! I can smash into them and make them cry so hard." he trailed off when he saw the looks on the others' faces. "What?"
Zelda sighed. "You are so immature, Link."
"Wait a minute," Megan interrupted. "Aren't you two supposed to be, like, going out or something? I kind of remember Annie telling me something about it."
"Well, yes, we did go out once," answered Zelda, blushing a little. "But we decided that we weren't really right for each other, so..."
"Oh," Megan said quietly for once. "I see."
"On a happier note," Katie said, trying to lighten the mood, "Link, you definitely need some new clothes."
"But, but." Link stammered. "What's wrong with my tunic right now?"
"Oh, nothing really," Megan said airily. "It's just that you look like a cross-dresser."
"WHAT!!!" yelped Link. "I am NOT a cross dresser!!!!!!!"
"Are you sure about that?" Katie asked. "Just look at the people staring at you."
Link looked. Indeed, many were giving him a queer look, thinking he was in drag. He screamed at them, "I AM NOT IN DRAG!!!" The visitors around him stepped a few yards away from him.
(A/N: Okay, just for reinforcement, I don't think Link is a cross-dresser. I think he looks perfectly fine in his tunic. However, Katie and Megan do, because they don't play SSBM at all. Except maybe twice a year...)
"Link, don't yell, unless you want us kicked out of here!!" hissed Katie forcefully.
"Fine," grumbled Link. "Where can we find clothes?"
"Right in there," Megan pointed to a shop. "Hurry up, unless you want more people to stare at you!"
"Fine, I'm going!!" Link said loudly. With a sigh, he walked slowly to the store. Zelda and Peach grabbed him to make him walk faster.
The group quickly walked over to some t-shirts. "This will work," muttered Megan. She pulled out a shirt that said, "Budweiser: King of Beer".
"Heck, no!!" yelled Link. "I don't want the name of a beer company on me!!"
"Fine, fine," sighed Megan. Then she giggled. "How about this one?" she held up a shirt with some Clydesdale horses on it. Link made a face. "What?" she said innocently. "I'm sure Paul would wear it!!"
"Who's Paul?" Peach asked curiously.
"Oh, a singer for the Beatles," Megan said.
Link looked nervous. "Katie, why don't you choose?"
Katie took out a shirt from the rack. It read: "Fear the Four". It had each of the mascots for each of the four roller coasters in the park: Apollo for Apollo's Chariot, the Ghost of the Alps for Alpengeist, a werewolf for Big Bad Wolf, and a dragon-like creature for Loch Ness Monster. "How about this one?" she asked.
Link surveyed it cautiously. "Well, it looks okay," he said.
"That's settled," said Katie. "Now, we need some shorts."
Megan found a pair of blue surf shorts. "Not too great," she said, "But it will have to do." She went up to the cashier desk. "Hello," she said. "We'd like to buy these, please."
The cashier turned away as he rang them up. Link took out some rupees from his pocket. "Will this do?" he asked Megan and Katie.
"Wow, rupees!" they said together. "Are you guys from India?"
"India?" Zelda looked puzzled. "What's that?"
"Obviously not," muttered Katie. She took out a ten-dollar bill and handed it to the clerk. The clerk gave her a shopping bag. "Thank you for shopping at Busch Gardens," he said almost automatically.
"You're welcome!" Link said cheerfully.
The clerk looked at him enquiringly. "Excuse us," said Megan. She grabbed Link's hand and pulled him out. The others followed.
"Now," Peach said, "Go put them on!!!" She pushed Link into the Men's bathroom.
He came out a few minutes later, dressed in his new inconspicuous attire. "How do I look?" he said anxiously.
The girls stared at him. "Okay, I'd say," Megan said. "Wait a minute... Link?"
"Huh?"
"Lose the sockish - like hat." (A/N: Nothing wrong with his hat either.)
"NOOOOO!!!" Link cried. "Not my hat!!!"
Zelda firmly pulled off his hat. "Do as they say, or you're going to get into trouble!!" she said sharply.
"That's better," sighed Katie. "Thanks, Zelda."
"He was being stupid, that's all," Zelda shrugged.
"Okay, come on," Megan said. "To Germany!!" They started walking, Link still whining nonsense under his breath.
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"Yes... the Battering Ram." All four looked up at the ship - looking ride that swayed its occupants from side to side. "Let's go!"
They rushed to the ride, but had to wait a few turns, since everyone loved this ride - it was a classic.
"Please pull down the bars. Do not put your hands, arms, legs, or any other part of your body out of the ride at any time. Please give all articles to the checker. Thank you, and have a nice ride on the Battering Ram!" a voice said.
"I don't think you really have to give them your swords this time," Mary whispered to the two swordsmen.
"We're going to have a screaming contest, I just know it!" Annie exclaimed.
"What?" Roy asked, looking puzzled.
"There are two sides of the Battering Ram, it's halved by those bars, see?" Annie pointed at the bars.
"Yeah, I see them," Roy nodded.
"Well," Mary continued, "We have a screaming contest. When we are above them, we scream as loud as we can. When they are above us, they scream as loud as they can. This goes on until the ride slows down and stops."
"Oh, ok," Marth said. "So we just... scream, right?"
"Right," Annie said, nodding.
The ride slowly started to rock back and forth. It gradually picked up speed. The four's side was on top first. "AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" they all shrieked as loudly as they could.
Then it was the other side's turn. "AHHHHHH!!!!!" they screamed.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!"
The battle raged on. Then the ride began to slow down, until it came to a complete stop. "Ouch," groaned Annie. "I'm going to lose my voice soon, I know it."
"Please lift your hands above your head as the bars are released. We hope you enjoyed your ride and have a great day at Busch Gardens!"
They climbed out of the ride. "Oh, look!" Roy exclaimed, pointing to the ride next to the Battering Ram. It was a bunch of seat sections that spun. "Can we go on that?"
"The Flying Machine?" Mary stared at him. "That is so lame!"
"If Roy wants to ride it, then we'll ride it!" Annie said sharply. "Come on, then!"
They reluctantly stood in line.
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