Chapter 8 – Emmet's Do-over -or- This Could Go Faster -or- Say Cheese!

"This is getting ridiculous." Bella complained, throwing glances back towards The Drop.

"It was your fault too, Bella." Emmet threw back. Bella shrugged.

"We all know who's fault really is, though." Emmet continued. His eyes narrowed as he said, "That little kid…"

"Riiiiight…" Rosalie said. "Uh, anyway, so now what? Emmet picks a new roller coaster?"

Bella lost some of the recently regained color in her face, but everyone else nodded, except for Emmet, who began hopping up and chanting, "My turn, my turn, my TURN! And this time Bella won't ruin it." Emmet added cheerfully.

"Which one, Emmet?" Edward asked hopefully.

"The Longest Lasting U.S. Roller Coaster." Emmet announced in a horror movie narrator's voice, while in the background someone knocked over a garbage can, resulting in a noise that could be taken as thunder.

"NOOOOOOOO!" Bella cried dramatically.

"MWHAHAHAHA!" Emmet laughed over the noise of a roller coaster thundering past.

Bella blinked. "Mwhahaha?"

Emmet nodded solomely. "Mwhahaha."

Bella shrugged, "Mwhaha."

"Ahhh! Enough already!" Edward yelled, "They're speaking a code I can't even decode by reading Emmet's mind!"

"Hey!" Emmet protested and started clutching his head, as though to keep Edward out. "Stay out!"

"Bite me." Edward said.

"If you insist!" Emmet started, stepping forward, teeth bared, but just then a shrill voice interrupted.

"MOMMY! That kid is doing it again!"

"Eww, how vulgar." The mom replied.

"Uh, let's go. Now." Suggest Rosalie. And so they made their way quickly to the roller coaster Emmet had picked.

Soon later

When they were near the front of the line, Emmet did a quick scan at the line behind them, checking for anyone familiar (example: out-to-get-them conductors and scary stalker kids).

Seeing no one, he returned his attention back to the ride.

Someone directly behind Emmet poked him in his arm. He whirled.

It was an older lady. "Huzzah!" She said. "Wonderful performance, I do hope you'll be performing again soon?"

Emmet blinked.

"I didn't quite get the straw thing, though… not very Elizabethan." The lady muttered and walked away, leaving a very puzzled Emmet behind.

"What was that all about?" He asked Alice, who was too busy giggling to answer.

"Next." The conductor ordered.

Edward convinced Bella to sit in the front of the roller coaster. How? I don't even know.

Behind them sat Jasper and Alice. And last but most certainly not least, behind Alice and Jasper was Rosalie and Emmet.

The roller coaster started. Bella whimper and resumed chanting as the roller coaster clinked up the first hill.

"This is rather slow, isn't it?" Jasper asked jovially. Bella gave him a look.

Then, the roller coaster reached the top of the hill. It paused, building suspense. Bella screamed and Edward looked questioningly at her. The coaster had not yet moved.

But then, it did.

Edward clamped his hands over his ears to block out the scream. They plummeted down to the earth only to swoop up again.

Rosalie yawned, "Can't this go faster? I bet it could go faster if it were separated into two parts." Emmet looked at her questioningly, but she ignored him and took out her purse. From her purse, she took out a screwdriver and wrench and leaned behind the ride.

She pulled up a minute later.

The people behind Emmet and Rosalie looked very shocked to suddenly find themselves the front.

The vampire section pulled away to the front.

They went upside down as they approached a camera. It flashed.

Bella screaming never ceased. Edward shrugged, uncovered his ears, and joined her screaming. (A/N: Edward screaming. Lol! Funny mental image.)

As the ride began to slow, the second half of the roller coaster caught up. Rosalie grinned and reattached the two parts.

The people would have trouble getting anyone to believe them.

Then, the ride stopped. Bella's eyes were wide and she staggered as she stood on the ground.

"That wasn't so bad, was it Bella?" Edward asked.

"Bad?" Bella repeated hoarsely.

"You ok, Bella?" He asked.

She blinked at him.

"Uh, guys, when was the last time we fed the human?" Edward asked.

"Uh, never?" Rosalie ventured.

"Now might be a good time." Jasper said quickly, pointing to where a crowd had gathered around the conductor booth and were all talking quickly. The conductor looked at them, than focused on Emmet. "You," he mouthed.

Emmet looked flabbergasted. "Me? Me! It was her!" He pointed at a proud looking Rosalie.

The conductor continued to stare at Emmet.

"Come on," Emmet sighed, "let's go feed the human."

At the food court

"Do we have enough money?" Edward asked as everyone started checking their purses.

"I'll go get some!" Emmet cheered and disappeared suspiciously.

Five minutes later, they had found the right amount of money and where waiting for Emmet's return. Emmet appeared.

"Hi guys, I have money so we can feed Bella now!"

"Emmet, we have enough." Alice told him.

"Oh." He sounded disappointed. He handed over some money.

"How much is this?" Rosalie asked.

"Twenty one dollars and forty two cents," He said glumly, still disappointed they didn't need it.

"How are earth did you get that?" Alice asked.

A thought occurred to Bella. "Did you steal that?" She blurted.

Emmet looked affronted. "Of course not. I tap-danced." He said very dignified.

"You… what!" Rosalie asked. "Since when do you tap dance?"

"Since today." Emmet said nonchalantly. "Now let's feed Bella."

The others shrugged, already over Emmet's newfound talent. Except Bella. She continued to wonder why vampires could do absolutely everything.

A hotdog and two cotton candies later

"I'm full." Bella moaned.

"Sure you don't want another hot dog?" Emmet pleaded.

"No!" Bella snapped. "I don't think I'll be able to ride any thrill rides for a while." She said hopefully.

"Somehow, I don't think that will be a problem." Alice said, stifling a giggle.

"Huh?" Bella asked.

Alice pointed. Stapled to a telephone pole was a sheet of paper. A sheet of paper that showed a cropped picture of Emmet's face, with his hair sticking straight up.

"Not a good picture of me." Emmet said carelessly. "They took it when I was upside down."

"Look what it says." Rosalie whispered. They gathered around, reading the print under the picture.

Wanted: Alive or Unconscious

Causes havoc, turmoil, mayhem, chaos, disorder, confusion and pandemonium on rides

Do not approach

Please contact a conductor if seen

Reward – Five Free Cotton Candies

Author's Note: I'm not sure if I'll be able to get the next chapter out for a while, but I'll get it up as soon as is possible. Sorry. Want a hint for the next chapter? I don't know if that's allowed. :glances around quickly:cough: starts with H :cough: