Yay, and thanks reviewers! I promised this chapter earlier, but life caught up and I didn't have time to type it. Here you go!
Heero: She had a band competition if you can believe it.
Shut up, we won and that's what counts. Here it is, enjoy the insanity.
HellBus Ch. 24: Islands of Adventure IV: Hell of the Adventure Island!
Quatre, WuFei and Trowa somehow managed to drag both Heero and Duo through Jurassic Park Island to Adventure Island. Granted, the received a lot of stared by the other guests, but no one said anything. When the three of them crossed the bridge leading to Adventure Island, they decided they had had enough. Trowa grabbed Duo and flung him into the water. Heero followed soon after, but got more distance because of a swinging motion by both Quatre and WuFei.
"He's going, he's still going!" WuFei screamed until Duo struck the water with a loud sploosh.
"That must've been at least forty feet," Trowa commented. "You threw him into the lake the Islands seal in."
"Should we wait for them?" Quatre asked, looking over the bridge at the bubbles that were obviously Heero and Duo.
"They'll come up eventually," Trowa said confidently. "Give them time. Now, who wants a snack while we wait?"
"Only if you buy," Wufei responded. Quatre nodded enthusiastically behind the Chinese man's shoulder.
"Trowa sighed. "Fine. But keep it cheap, because I don't have a lot of cash left, you know?"
"That's alright!" Quatre said brightly. He pointed to an area behind Trowa. "There's a fruit and beverage stand right over there, and I want an apple."
"Fine. Here, get something." Trowa gave Quatre a dollar and the blonde skipped to the stand. Trowa gave another dollar to WuFei, but asked him in an undertone, "And why is there an actual healthy food stand in the middle of a theme park famed for its junk food?"
"I don't know, but do you want to split a fruit salad with me? I'm not that hungry right now."
"Sure. As long as there is watermelon in it," Trowa said, walking with WuFei to the stand.
Quatre was already munching on an extra-large Red Delicious apple by the time Trowa and WuFei sat next to him on a bench with their fruit salad and forks. They munched on the food and struck up a conversation about the difference between Goths and punks while waiting for Dup and Heero to swim to shore. After almost half an hour, the two finally got out of the water. Dripping wet and attracting numerous stares and comments, Duo and Heero marched to Trowa, WuFei and Quatre and tried to strangle them.
"What-was-that-for?" Heero growled, each word emphasized with a violent shake. Trowa and Quatre's eyes began to bulge out of their heads from the lack of air. WuFei, who was being throttled by Duo, was stabbing at the air with his plastic fork.
"You passed out and we got sick of carrying you, so we decided to wake you up!" Quatre somehow gasped out. Heero's hand clamped a little tighter on the blonde's throat and Quatre coughed and abruptly smiled. "You're scared of cartoon characters, aren't you?! That's why you passed out!" He gave a forced laugh and Heero let go of him in surprise.
"H-hey! Who said?" Heero stammered, releasing Trowa as well. Heero waved his hands in front of his face in a defensive manner. "I'm not scared of them!"
"Yeah, yeah. That's why I got Woody Woodpecker to give you a hug earlier!" Quatre leapt off the ground where he had fallen when Heero dropped him. "He did it for 40 bucks!" And with that he ran deep into Adventure Island. Heero gave chase, Trowa followed and Duo, still strangling WuFei, brought up the rear.
"Get back here, Quatre!" Heero bellowed, running past several merchant stalls and knocking over a great many people.
"You'll only catch me in your dreams!" Quatre stuck out his tongue and sprinted into a conveniently-placed castle off the main street. The others followed him in. As they wove through the dark dungeon filled with skulls, Duo finally let go of WuFei so he could run faster. Eventually, after what seemed like about ten minutes, they reached the end of the twisting path and saw Quatre in line for a roller coaster. Upon seeing them he waved. "Only way I could think of getting you on this ride!"
"What is it?" Trowa asked, jumping over the turnstiles and walking up to Quatre.
"Why, it's the Dueling Dragons!" Quatre smiled and pointed in front of him. "This is the ice dragon. Fire is right over there. This ride is sort of like a racing coaster...So, who wants to be on my team?"
"I will," Trowa said, standing in line behind Quatre. "Besides, I'm already here."
"I think I'll join Quatre as well." WuFei also jumped over the turnstile and positioned himself behind Trowa.
"Heero and I will race you!" Duo screamed, grabbing Heero's arm and rushing over to the fire dragon line. "You're going down!" he cried over his shoulder.
Trowa opened his mouth to say something back but he didn't have time to shout anything. Why? Because at that moment the ice dragon train rolled into the station and loading began.
The evil ride operators, dressed in their mid-evil finest, were ushering people on board and even fastening the person's safety belt if that person was too slow. The operator they (Quatre, Trowa and Wufei) got was actually fairly decent compared to what they were used to. The guy waved them in and allowed them to sit together in the same row. No yelling, no screaming. Now, as for Heero and Duo...
"What they hell are you doing, kid? MOVE IT!!"
"No way, you pervert!" Duo had been picked up by a middle-aged man and thrown into a seat. That man was now trying to buckle Duo in but the boy was fighting valiantly. "I can buckle myself in!"
"Then hurry up and do it!" the man screamed after getting kicked in the face by Duo's flailing feet. The man now had a nose bleed and was rushing to the bathrooms to wash up.
"Duo..." Heero muttered, rolling his eyes as the braided boy struggled to pull the harness over his head. Eventually Heero had had enough and reached over and slammed the harness over Duo's head. "Shut up and enjoy the ride. We have to beat Quatre, remember?" The train pulled out of the station and the divided group saw one another. "You're going down, Quatre!" Heero screamed.
Trowa , Quatre and WuFei grinned and all of them flipped double birds at Duo and Heero. The duo (heh! Duo! Get it?) stuck out their tongues and were about to flip the others off when the trains crested the hill and began its rapid descent.
There were several twists and drops that almost made the G-Boys pass out. Positive Gs and negative Gs came at them in rapid succession, and it was during one of these transitions that the trains nearly collided with one another.
"Oh my fucking God we are all going to DIE!!!!!" the G-Boys screamed in unison. After the trains moved away from one another, they let out a sigh of relief...but then the trains almost collided again!!! "ARRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
By the time the two trains rolled into the station, the G-Boys were shaking and white; none had seen who won. Then again, by that point, they were more concerned with their existence than a stupid squabble. They staggered off their respective trains and gathered at the exit.
"That was..." Heero began.
"Interesting," Trowa interrupted.
"Never will I go on it again!" Duo said firmly.
"I second that motion," WuFei shuddered.
"So...who wants to ride it again!?" Quatre shouted cheerfully, swinging his hands behind his back and smiling.
"Me!!" everyone chorused. And so they ran back into the entrance and went on the ride two more times, switching trains and constantly screaming at the top of their lungs.
"Ice dragon is definitely the best, no comparison!" WuFei argued after their final round of riding.
Heero responded angrily, "Fire! Fire beat your little puny ice dragon every time!!!!!"
"How would you know? You were too busy screaming!" Trowa screamed in Heero's ear, and putting the shorter boy into a headlock.
"Careful, you might make him deaf with a broken neck!" Quatre warned.
"Can we go in here?" Duo asked, pointing to a weapon's shop just off the main street. A general agreement was muttered and the quintet were ushered into the shop by Duo.
Inside the shop were numerous swords, spears and shields of various lengths and price. All along the walls tapestries were hanging, depicting battles and coronation ceremonies of officials and kings. Goblets were on the shelves alongside the statues made of marble. A cramped little shop, but very inviting.
"Wow," Quatre muttered, his attention focused on a crystal chess set in the center of the room. He moved the pieces around and promptly began to play against himself.
WuFei had found the spears and was eyeing them thoughtfully. With the consent of the sales persons, he took one off the walls and began to spin it and toss it in rapid and fluid movements. He was actually beginning to draw a crowd.
Trowa was juggling knives and throwing them at Heero who was positioned against a bare wall. Trowa's aim wasn't too good and he almost hit Heero and the salesmen at least five times. "Ugh...Sorry! I didn't mean to almost hit you there!"
Duo was parading around the store with a pewter goblet while pretending to be drunk. He had found a kingly cape and crown and put them on. The phrases he was screaming were making no sense in the slightest. "Where the hell are my muffins of golden wonder?" was one. Another was "Father, why did you die and leave me this kingdom!? You know I -hic- Can't stand the pressure!" After several of the phrases Duo pretended to pass out on the floor and remained there.
"I won! I won!" Quatre began to shout once he had finished his game of chess. "I beat me! Wooot!" He began a victory dance around the table, stepping over Duo periodically because the braided wonder had passed out near the chess sets.
"Oops....Sorry. Oops...Sorry..."
"Trowa! Stop throwing the God damn daggers!" Heero screamed in fright as another one almost hit his 'family jewels', if you will. "Just...stop," he said shakily, all color draining out of his face.
"Give me a minute, will you? I'm getting better!" And Trowa moved to grab another set of daggers. A sudden spear whipped out of nowhere stopped him, though.
"That's enough Trowa. The young store clerks look as though they might drop dead of a heart attack if you throw anymore. Let's go." WuFei replaced the spear on the wall and walked over to where Duo was lying face down. "Up. We're going."
"Why?" Duo struggled to untangle himself from the cape and only got free because Quatre decided to undo the tie.
"Pathetic," the blonde muttered, tossing the cape away.
"Yet again, let's go," WuFei repeated, him and Quatre grabbing Trowa by the arms and dragging him away from the daggers which he was still trying to throw. Heero followed them out, supporting Duo on his shoulder (Duo was still pretending to be drunk). And so they moved to the next island....and when they reached the bridge, Duo and Trowa were promptly dropped on the ground in shock....
WHAT COULD IT BE?!?!?!? Review, and I'll tell all...well, almost all....
