((Gleams happily at reviewers- thank you all soooooooo much for
reviewing!! You all help and motivate me so much!!! I give you all
virtual muffins!!! passes muffins around Oh yeah, and if you don't like
muffins, I'm too happy to care, so here's a parfait instead! Everybody
loves parfaits!! Ok, here's the next chapter which this one has
happened to me- and if you have never gotten the chance to go to
Disney's California Adventure theme park- I suggest you go! NOW!! I
used to go there all the time when I lived in CA- it is THE BEST!!
Hopefully this chapter is at least SOMEWHAT funny- 'cause it's long...
Why is it that whenever my focus is Katie I'm thinking in a British
accent?!?!?! sighsOh well, you have to love British accents... Okay,
I'll shut up and let you read in peace...))
Chapter Nine: Hitting the Coaster
"Woot-woot!!!" exclaimed Katie as she did a little dance as they walked through the gates of California Adventure.
"Please, Katie... You're embarrassing us!!" Freddy grumbled.
"So sue me!! I am HYPER and HAPPY and we are in LA!!! I don't care if I'm embarrassing you! Woot-woot!!" She grinned. Muffins were good- especially the ones coated and coated in sugar!! Sugar is good- yes, very good... She smirked at the memory of eating all six of them for breakfast this morning!! Mmm...
"All right, troops! Before you head in your separate ways to enjoy the pleasures of rides... remember, meet up at that food court at five so we can eat!! Alrighty- hands in and BREAK!!!!" Dewey shouted, running off with the roadies and Billy and Lawrence somewhere...
They broke off into groups- as agreed earlier- to get to different rides quicker. Security was with the backup singers, and Katie was stuck with Freddy and Zack- nobody else had wanted the responsibility of making sure they stayed out of trouble...
"I say we hit The Coaster!!!! California Screamin', here we come!" Zack exclaimed as the walked through the incoming crowds of people- it was only 10:30 and the park had just opened, but it was still packed!!
"Hit the coaster?" Freddy asked absentmindedly as, with park maps as their indubitable guides, they made their way to the large, looping, Mickey- Mouse eared roller coaster! "Why would we want to hit it? It's metal, wouldn't it hurt?"
Katie rolled her eyes. There were times when he was pure genius- like with Oswald- and then he would be as thick as walls most of the time!!
"Maybe he means hit #on# it, Freddy. Didn't you think of that?" Katie shot sarcastically.
"Eugh!!" Both boys said on the first time.
"Katie- why would Zack want to flirt with an inanimate object?" Freddy asked with horror.
Katie sighed in sheer pity and disbelief. They had better not be toying with her again!!!
"Wait- a roller coaster isn't exactly inanimate. I mean, it moves..." Zack pointed out.
"But that still doesn't help why you want to flirt with a piece of metal!!" Freddy argued. Katie just moaned and decided to ignore them- maybe they'd forget all about annoying her...
"Not just metal, man!! It's like, plastic, that cushiony stuff on your head, paint, and more!!!"
"Oh yeah!! You forgot to mention the fabricky stuff on the belt buckle!!"
"Well... what if it has one of the pull-down plastic things so you don't fall out instead? Those are a lot more popular..."
"They still have the buckle thing coming up onto them so they don't come undone!"
"Hmmm... nice point there, Freddy. I say we ask one of the people about that later- I mean, who would want to just a buckle to keep the plastic thing from popping up which is supposed to be secure but really isn't to keep yourself from falling down through oblivion to your doom?"
"I dunno... But then why to they do that little tappy check thing to make sure it's secure?"
"To make sure it's secure #before# it comes undone and you fall down through oblivion to your doom! That way you can't sue them or anything for it!"
"You know what, Zack; I don't think I trust these theme park people anymore. What if they're really just trying to lower the population in a freakishly, evil way?"
"Oh my God, you're right!! I never thought about that before! What about you, Katie!"
She was too busy looking up at the sky thinking "WHY ME?!?!" to give them a look of disapproval as they finally walked in front of the ride. It had two huge hills- one tunneled in- and a lot of little ones, as well as twists, turns, and bumps. Not to mention the giant Mickey-Mouse eared loop!
"Oy..." All three said at once, staring up at the screaming roller coaster train as it made its way around the loops. They looked each other, and with Katie in the middle, they linked arms and bravely confronted the medium length line of #ringorfirevoice# California Screamin'...
When they finally made it up to the front of the line for the #ringoffirevoice# first seat- they anxiously crawled aboard. Zack's eyes were growing wide- like when learning the 'E-chord Power Stance' back in fifth grade- and Freddy clenched his fists in excitement.
Katie was the only one who showed the slightest bit of hesitation as she pulled down the pull-down plasticky thing over her head and buckled up the frabricky buckle- both which she prayed would not come undone no mater how many times the people did the tap check.
Then.... Whoosh... they headed down a mini hill and... ((building up some anticipation here))... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ((Oy, I'm getting tired of pressing that same key over and over...)) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... . .. ... ((panting, out of breath...)) ....... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .. .. ............... ........... ........ ...... .... .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . stopped peacefully by the beach of a man-made lake- where misting water sprayed over a nearby rock. Calm music played through the speakers. Katie sighed a sigh of relief- her attention on the lake instead of the hill before her.
"This is boring!" Freddy yelled.
"We thought this was an actual coaster-guess not cause it sucks!!!!" Zack seconded. Katie smiled. Maybe this wasn't gonna be as bad as she thought...
Then... BOOOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!! The train exploded up the tracks, straight up the enormous hill as loud, heavy rock music took place of that calm stuff that Lawrence would listen to!
"Ye-heah!!!!!!" Freddy screamed, putting into the air the 'rock/I love you' sign' into the air as they climbed upward.
"WOOHOO!!!!!!" cried Zack, doing the same. Katie was too busy clenching her eyes shut, and digging her nails into Zack and Freddy's shoulder to do anything.
Then they were falling! Katie's stomach was up in her throat as she tried to release it with a scream that would have made Dewey proud! Then they were twisting, bobbing, going up again in a light blue cage!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" They were tumbling down again- going up into the loop- time seemed to stand still as Katie looked at the world from a bats-eye view. Then they were spiraling some more downward, twisting some more, bouncing some more, sideway-ing some more, and then- goooooooosh... they stopped and Katie found herself back at the station.
Zack's hair was strewn across his face as they unbuckled and the plastic went up. Freddy's hair- which had already been sticking up, was almost Alfalfa-straight!
They stepped off, walking like dizzied drunks down the ramp...
"I'm getting our picture!" Zack stated. Katie laughed as they each bought a key chain with a picture of them- Zack and Freddy doing the rock sign, screaming- and Katie's eyes welded shut, clutching their shoulders from in between- her brown, hair straight up with the wind!
"That..." Katie stated as they searched for another ride, "Rocked!"
((I decided not to squish this into one chappie- then it would be endlessly long, but don't worry- I'm getting on the new chap right away! This wasn't all that funny, but the next part will be, I promise!! Review!!))
Chapter Nine: Hitting the Coaster
"Woot-woot!!!" exclaimed Katie as she did a little dance as they walked through the gates of California Adventure.
"Please, Katie... You're embarrassing us!!" Freddy grumbled.
"So sue me!! I am HYPER and HAPPY and we are in LA!!! I don't care if I'm embarrassing you! Woot-woot!!" She grinned. Muffins were good- especially the ones coated and coated in sugar!! Sugar is good- yes, very good... She smirked at the memory of eating all six of them for breakfast this morning!! Mmm...
"All right, troops! Before you head in your separate ways to enjoy the pleasures of rides... remember, meet up at that food court at five so we can eat!! Alrighty- hands in and BREAK!!!!" Dewey shouted, running off with the roadies and Billy and Lawrence somewhere...
They broke off into groups- as agreed earlier- to get to different rides quicker. Security was with the backup singers, and Katie was stuck with Freddy and Zack- nobody else had wanted the responsibility of making sure they stayed out of trouble...
"I say we hit The Coaster!!!! California Screamin', here we come!" Zack exclaimed as the walked through the incoming crowds of people- it was only 10:30 and the park had just opened, but it was still packed!!
"Hit the coaster?" Freddy asked absentmindedly as, with park maps as their indubitable guides, they made their way to the large, looping, Mickey- Mouse eared roller coaster! "Why would we want to hit it? It's metal, wouldn't it hurt?"
Katie rolled her eyes. There were times when he was pure genius- like with Oswald- and then he would be as thick as walls most of the time!!
"Maybe he means hit #on# it, Freddy. Didn't you think of that?" Katie shot sarcastically.
"Eugh!!" Both boys said on the first time.
"Katie- why would Zack want to flirt with an inanimate object?" Freddy asked with horror.
Katie sighed in sheer pity and disbelief. They had better not be toying with her again!!!
"Wait- a roller coaster isn't exactly inanimate. I mean, it moves..." Zack pointed out.
"But that still doesn't help why you want to flirt with a piece of metal!!" Freddy argued. Katie just moaned and decided to ignore them- maybe they'd forget all about annoying her...
"Not just metal, man!! It's like, plastic, that cushiony stuff on your head, paint, and more!!!"
"Oh yeah!! You forgot to mention the fabricky stuff on the belt buckle!!"
"Well... what if it has one of the pull-down plastic things so you don't fall out instead? Those are a lot more popular..."
"They still have the buckle thing coming up onto them so they don't come undone!"
"Hmmm... nice point there, Freddy. I say we ask one of the people about that later- I mean, who would want to just a buckle to keep the plastic thing from popping up which is supposed to be secure but really isn't to keep yourself from falling down through oblivion to your doom?"
"I dunno... But then why to they do that little tappy check thing to make sure it's secure?"
"To make sure it's secure #before# it comes undone and you fall down through oblivion to your doom! That way you can't sue them or anything for it!"
"You know what, Zack; I don't think I trust these theme park people anymore. What if they're really just trying to lower the population in a freakishly, evil way?"
"Oh my God, you're right!! I never thought about that before! What about you, Katie!"
She was too busy looking up at the sky thinking "WHY ME?!?!" to give them a look of disapproval as they finally walked in front of the ride. It had two huge hills- one tunneled in- and a lot of little ones, as well as twists, turns, and bumps. Not to mention the giant Mickey-Mouse eared loop!
"Oy..." All three said at once, staring up at the screaming roller coaster train as it made its way around the loops. They looked each other, and with Katie in the middle, they linked arms and bravely confronted the medium length line of #ringorfirevoice# California Screamin'...
When they finally made it up to the front of the line for the #ringoffirevoice# first seat- they anxiously crawled aboard. Zack's eyes were growing wide- like when learning the 'E-chord Power Stance' back in fifth grade- and Freddy clenched his fists in excitement.
Katie was the only one who showed the slightest bit of hesitation as she pulled down the pull-down plasticky thing over her head and buckled up the frabricky buckle- both which she prayed would not come undone no mater how many times the people did the tap check.
Then.... Whoosh... they headed down a mini hill and... ((building up some anticipation here))... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ((Oy, I'm getting tired of pressing that same key over and over...)) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... . .. ... ((panting, out of breath...)) ....... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .. .. ............... ........... ........ ...... .... .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . stopped peacefully by the beach of a man-made lake- where misting water sprayed over a nearby rock. Calm music played through the speakers. Katie sighed a sigh of relief- her attention on the lake instead of the hill before her.
"This is boring!" Freddy yelled.
"We thought this was an actual coaster-guess not cause it sucks!!!!" Zack seconded. Katie smiled. Maybe this wasn't gonna be as bad as she thought...
Then... BOOOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!! The train exploded up the tracks, straight up the enormous hill as loud, heavy rock music took place of that calm stuff that Lawrence would listen to!
"Ye-heah!!!!!!" Freddy screamed, putting into the air the 'rock/I love you' sign' into the air as they climbed upward.
"WOOHOO!!!!!!" cried Zack, doing the same. Katie was too busy clenching her eyes shut, and digging her nails into Zack and Freddy's shoulder to do anything.
Then they were falling! Katie's stomach was up in her throat as she tried to release it with a scream that would have made Dewey proud! Then they were twisting, bobbing, going up again in a light blue cage!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" They were tumbling down again- going up into the loop- time seemed to stand still as Katie looked at the world from a bats-eye view. Then they were spiraling some more downward, twisting some more, bouncing some more, sideway-ing some more, and then- goooooooosh... they stopped and Katie found herself back at the station.
Zack's hair was strewn across his face as they unbuckled and the plastic went up. Freddy's hair- which had already been sticking up, was almost Alfalfa-straight!
They stepped off, walking like dizzied drunks down the ramp...
"I'm getting our picture!" Zack stated. Katie laughed as they each bought a key chain with a picture of them- Zack and Freddy doing the rock sign, screaming- and Katie's eyes welded shut, clutching their shoulders from in between- her brown, hair straight up with the wind!
"That..." Katie stated as they searched for another ride, "Rocked!"
((I decided not to squish this into one chappie- then it would be endlessly long, but don't worry- I'm getting on the new chap right away! This wasn't all that funny, but the next part will be, I promise!! Review!!))