The Creator
The next day arrived and everyone met in the food court for breakfast. Bit, Harry, and the rest of the Zoids crew were seated eating quietly except for the occasional moans from Harry who, after attempting to sneak into Lena's room one night, had two black eyes, a swollen cheek, a busted lip, and a broken nose. Despite her cruelty towards him, Harry still insisted on sitting next to Lena and trying to apologize to his love.
Vash and Wolfwood made their way for the bakery counter and spotted Meryl making Mickey Mouse shaped waffles. She was dressed in black shorts with a red shirt on that showed a picture of Donald Duck. On her head was a headband that had two large black mouse ears and a red bow with white polka-dots. They stopped to say hi and then grabbed a box and pulled out a baker's dozen of donuts.
At the checkout line sat Milly who looked to be in higher spirits than Meryl by far. She rang up the donuts then the two met up with the rest of the group.
After a hearty breakfast the group was off to MGM studios. Everyone was praying that this last part would go smoothly. They started by going to "The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror". The group filled one cart and the ride began.
"So exactly what does this ride do again?" Ayeka asked. She glanced around nervously.
"I guess we just fall. Nothing to worry about." Gene shrugged and laid back.
"Gene. It says here that we plummet thirteen stories in this cart, reaching speeds up to seventy miles per hour." Jim corrected him.
"We what?!" The princess yelled suddenly.
"Oh…is the little princess scared?" Ryoko taunted.
Suddenly a ghostly figure of a young girl appeared and the cart moved forward. The hologram beckoned them forward. Ayeka's teeth chattered. Suddenly the darkness was no more as the doors of the elevator cart doors were flung open and sunlight poured through. Everyone had two seconds to look out and realize they were thirteen stories above ground and looking down and ant sized people. Ayeka let out a blood-curdling scream while Ryoko laughed menacingly. The elevator cart plummeted.
Everyone emerged from the ride in one piece, laughing and considering a second run. Ayeka tumbled out and nearly lost her breakfast all over. She finally regained her composure and pointed a shaking finger at Ryoko.
"You…you demon! You hideous, cruel, mocking beast!"
"You flatter me princess, really. I didn't think anyone but you could reach that level." Ryoko continued to tease.
"You tried to kill me!" Ayeka roared.
"No I didn't. It was Vash's idea to ride that anyway."
For once Ryoko spoke the truth. Vash had been the one to suggest something thrilling and exciting to get the morning started. Remembering this Ayeka glared at him.
"I can't believe you would side with such a hideous creature!" She boomed at him. "You can have her! I'm going back to Lord Tenchi in Okayama!" Ayeka pulled out a little communicator Washu had given her before she had left on the trip.
Mihoshi's face appeared on the screen. "Masaki residence. Oh hello there, Princess." She smiled.
"Mihoshi?! What are you doing with this communicator?" Ayeka demanded "Let me talk to Washu this instant!"
"Oh wow, gosh Princess. Washu, Sasami, Mr. Masaki, Tenchi, and Grandfather all went out on a pick-nick a little while ago."
"No matter! Mihoshi, I want you to hit the button on this thing that will teleport me back to Okayama." Ayeka commanded.
"Hm…now which button is it…?" Mihoshi wondered aloud.
"You don't know?" Ayeka's voice had a hint of worry in it.
"Eeny…meeny…miney…moe…"
"No! Wait, Mihoshi, wait!" Ayeka vanished in a blinding white light. Two seconds later she reappeared in the middle of the Sahara Desert. "MIHOSHI!!!"
Ryoko bent down and picked up the communicator that had fallen out of the princess's hands when she vanished. Her first thought was to crush it, but it was finally decided they should try to bring her back somehow. Jim played around with it for a moment and happened to bring random people from random countries at random the first few times. (One was Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the Legend of Zelda series plus other popular titles. Ganondorf and Link bowed and worshipped him until Jim sent him back to Nintendo HQ in Japan. IF YOU SHOULD EVER MEET THIS MAN, BOW TO HIM! BOW BEFORE HIS GREATNESS!!!)
When Jim finally managed to bring Ayeka back she was dressed a little differently than before. Sitting upon a camel she was dressed in sand stained robes with a turban on her head. Ryoko howled with laughter at the sight and Ayeka had to be restrained.
After everything was sorted out the group went to the Aerosmith Rockin' Roller Coaster. Ayeka refused to ride this and waited outside in the blistering Orlando sun with nothing more than a turban for sun protection four nearly two hours. After words they all went to the Indiana Jones live action performance. (For some reason Jim decided to mimic Jones the rest of the day and bought a jacket, hat, and bullwhip from the little gift shop outside.)
Now of course it was already getting late in the day because of all the waiting in lines and watching parades. The group did go on Star Wars Star Tours. (That was a whole other trip speaking that Ryoko tried to take control of the ship and truly fly off into a galaxy far, far away with it.)
Everyone also agreed to go on The Great Movie Ride. Ayeka nearly destroyed it when they came to the part featuring the movie Alien. (Some of the gooey snotty alien slime whatever dripped on her and messed up her turban.)
There was one final show playing. It was Disney's Beauty and the Beast back towards the rear of MGM. The cast sang a couple songs including the love theme, "Beauty and the Beast". This song got stuck in everyone's head however no one could quite remember the lyrics. It happens to be that the DBZ gang, Fushigi Yuugi people, and Zoids crew also saw the show but couldn't remember the words. More on that later.
As the group prepared to leave the park they heard a high pitched voice once again. Link spun around to see Navi charging them and screamed again.
"I thought I shot that thing!" Wolfwood cried.
"I thought I sealed it away!" Gene yelped.
Link pulled out a bottle of Lon Lon milk and chugged.
"What are you doing?! Now is no time to drink milk!" Ganondorf screamed.
Link wiped his mouth with the side of his arm after he finished it about halfway and stood ready with his shield out. Navi charged. In a flash he held up his shield and stuck out the bottle. Navi rammed headfirst into the shield and bounced into the half-empty milk bottle. Link threw down his shield and stuck the cork into the bottle top then shook the bottle, soaking Navi's wings so she could not fly around in the bottle.
"Go figure. He can think." Ganondorf muttered as Link bent down to pick up his shield and store the bottle.
Link turned and stuck his tongue out. "I saved the day once again."
"Let's get out of here before we attract any more attention." Gene suggested.
That night everyone returned to their hotel rooms and began to pack their stuff away. Tomorrow was the plane trip home. Everyone tried to get a good night's rest. Link and Ganondorf were eager to return as well as Ryoko and Ayeka. Jim was afraid of what might have happened to his car. Gene had meant to call Melfina but the long distance fee was too much. Vash didn't mind going back but hoped he could get away without letting the insurance girls know. This was ruined when Wolfwood informed him that Milly had already been notified.
After breakfast was finished the next morning the group headed to a bus that took them to the airport where they all got ready to part. Link and Ganondorf headed for the "Three Sacred Triangles Airlines" gate. Vash and Wolfwood had they're flight booked on "Donuts United Air". Ryoko and Ayeka were flying "Okayama International", and Gene and Jim had had Melfina and Suzuka meet them at Kennedy Space Center with the Outlaw Star. (Haha, you thought it couldn't get worse.)
The End? I think not! We have a lot more lined up. What is in everyone's future as they arrive back home? What will Hyrule's current weather forecast be? Are there free donuts on Vash and Wolfwood's flight? Which lady will be the first in Tenchi's arms upon they're return? And what condition will Jim's car be in? This and more (including a special bonus musical feature) in the next exciting chapter of "It's a Small, Small World"!