Disneyworld Vacation
Part Two, Chapter Two
DISCLAIMER: If I owned them, Batman Returns and Batman & Robin never would have happened. Probably Batman Forever as well, but I've never seen that, so I don't know how bad it was. Well, okay, I've never seen & Robin, either, but I've read quotes from the film and it doesn't take a genius to figure out that it stunk.
NOTE: Filler again... (sigh) I have to figure out a way to get rid of this stuff...
Roy sighed a little to himself as he hopped off the bus at the Magic Kingdom. Why couldn't he have gone to the Disney-MGM Studios? He hadn't been there yet, and it had that Tower of Terror thing, which looked cool. What looked cooler was the roller coaster that was set to the music of Aerosmith, one of Roy's favorite bands. Dick—geek that he was—had nixed the idea as soon as he heard it, saying that their music just gave him a headache. But if Roy had been able to go alone, he might have been able to sneak a ride on it…
That was when he remembered.
Darn it, Wally's there! I'll just bet that crook is gonna get to ride it while I rot here! That low-down rat… DARN IT!
Then he remembered something else.
We haven't done Splash Mountain yet… and here I am, all alone, without Dickie to nag me about working on the case… ALRIGHT!
So he happily headed for the security gates, where about a hundred other people were standing around, waiting to get in. That was one line which just didn't move very fast. Roy hated waiting, but at least it gave him time to check his pocket and make sure he had brought his ID card along—or 'Key to the World', as it said in the upper right-hand corner. Without it, there was no way you'd be let in anywhere, period. Of course, Roy wasn't allowed to make purchases using the card; only Ollie's could do that, much to the boys' chagrin.
Oh, well. It wasn't like he was here to shop. At least he'd be able to get a Fast Pass to Splash Mountain with the thing.
Ah, yes, the Fast Pass—the most wonderful thing to hit Disneyworld since Soarin'. Most of the popular rides had kiosks near the entrance, and if you stuck your Key into one, you'd get a ticket for the ride. If you came back about an hour later with your Fast Pass, you'd be let onto the ride almost immediately with little to no waiting. They had tried it yesterday on a couple of rides, and it worked like a charm.
And Roy's plan worked wonderfully at first. He entered the park, went straight to Splash Mountain and—after laughing at the suckers waiting in the regular line—purchased a Fast Pass. He spent the next hour or so wandering around the park, redoing the things he had liked and eating ice cream. Probably not the smartest thing to be doing right before going on a roller coaster, but whatever. He had a strong stomach. He'd live.
Then the red-head returned to Splash Mountain, ready and raring to go.
That was where things began to go wrong.
He paused at the picture spot to get one last good look at the ride before climbing onboard and enjoying it himself. Unfortunately for him, he happened to spot a very familiar Indiana Jones hat across the way. The owner was standing right next to Pecos Bill's Café, moving his head around as if looking for somebody.
Then he noticed that Roy was not-so-subtly staring at him, turned around, and headed towards Adventureland.
"Arrrgh!" Roy growled. Here he was, right in front of Splash Mountain, and this creep had to show his ugly face (well, sort of)! What lousy timing!
Roy looked at the ride, then at the hat, then back at the ride in rapid succession. What should he do? He'd been dying to do this ride since he had first heard about it, but if Dick found out that Roy had lost their man, he'd probably strangle him.
Well he doesn't HAVE to know… Roy thought.
But then the crime-fighter side came out. This was a case, darn it! Maybe it had started out as a vacation, but now it was a case. And not just any case. Just think—if Roy could catch this crook without any help from Ollie or anybody else, that would prove he was just as good a sidekick as Robin or Kid Flash was!
Growling in resignation, Roy tore his Fast Pass in half, threw on the ground, and raced after the man.
It wasn't long before Roy lost him.
"I can't believe I gave up Splash Mountain for that!" Roy yelled, exasperated. He checked his watch and noticed that it was already one-thirty. He couldn't believe it. He had just wasted the past half-hour of his time at Disneyworld! Thirty whole minutes that he'd never get—
Wait.
Was that him over there?
This time, Roy was subtle and pretended not to notice the man. So when he saw the man disappear behind a large wooden gate, Roy was able to follow him without being noticed. So what if there was a sign on the gate that said 'employees only'? He was on a case! Besides, the gate was so high that he couldn't just peek over the top to see where the man had gone.
The only way to find out where the man had gone was to physically follow him.
Glancing from left to right, Roy picked the lock, removed the chain, and carefully slipped into the unknown.
Behind the gate was a huge amount of people. They were talking loudly amongst themselves while stretching out or getting into costumes. Roy vaguely wondered what they were up to… and where that man had gone. He was nowhere to be seen.
Darn it…
Roy turned around to leave when he felt someone grab his arm.
"It's about time you got here!" a woman's voice cried out. "C'mon, the parade is gonna start in a few minutes!"
Parade? Roy wondered. Uh-oh…
Before he knew it, Roy had been stuck into a pair of green tights. And by the time he put the hat on, he realized he was supposed to be Peter Pan. Of all people, they thought he was supposed to play a girl's role!
If Wally ever finds out about this, I'm dead.
By the time he returned to the crowd, Roy knew he was in deep trouble. All of these people apparently thought he was the guy who was supposed to be Peter Pan. And now he was going to be in the parade, which wasn't too bad in itself, but he was supposed to be looking for the dude with the hat. Besides… Peter Pan was a girl's part! Even back in the silent film era, Peter was a girl: Betty Bronson. Dick had told him so, and if anybody would know, it would be a geek like him.
Come on, Dick's your friend. Quit calling him a geek, Roy's conscience scolded.
Well he IS! the real Roy replied.
It was a nice float, he had to admit. There was a giant 'snow globe' on top where a certain Disney character would get in and wave to the people. Peter Pan wasn't the character, however, and that woman instructed Roy to just sit cross-legged on the edge of the float.
Suddenly, the float jerked to life. Roy practically fell off at the powerful movement, and it was all he could do to just stay on, let alone wave to the people on the sidelines.
Roy glanced from left to right, looking for the man he had been searching for, the man who had inadvertently got him into this mess, and then sighed.
This could be a long afternoon.
Me: I just thought of something.
Dick: A miracle!
Me (glares): Haha, very funny, Mr. Comedian. Anyway, my sister recently informed me that Star City (where Ollie and Roy live) is actually in northern California. So they'd most likely be going to DisneyLAND instead of DisneyWORLD had this scenario ever actually occurred.
Dick (sarcastic):A stunning revelation on your part, Panamint.
Me (still glaring): BUT since I've never been to Disneyland... tough. Besides, since when do I ever show a shred of common sense?
Dick: Um... absolutely never?
Me: Exactly.
Reviewer Replies
Yourperfectdisaster-Really? Thanks! And thanks for being one of the numerous loyal reviewers we have around here!
Robin Knight-Chocolate cake? Sounds good! The stalker is-- (Panamint grabs a clipboard and cracks it over his head) Sorry, Dickie, but you are NOT gonna tell who the stalker is! The answer is revealed in either the next chapter or the one after, depending on how I edit the story. And as for those tortures you mentioned... bring it on!
Sunshine Silverjojo-Yeah, it was kind of literal, wasn't it? Okay, this chapter wasn't as suspenseful as the last one, but hopefully things will be picking up speed pretty soon.
caltha-Thank you so much for reviewing... and for worrying about me! TAP says she likes me, but I'm beginning to have my doubts, what with this stalker stuff...
lil' Kanny-Yay, thank you! We had a lot of fun at Disneyworld, in spite of this little... incident... anyway, we're glad to hear that you're enjoying this!
Skoellya-Aqua? I don't think I've heard of them. Sorry 'bout that, though. And as for what Wally's up to... we'll find out next Saturday, I hope!
CrazyInsomaniac-I did not appreciate being called an idiot. Anyone can make a mistake! (cough) Anyway, one thing we DID appreciate was getting your review. Yeah, poor Mr. Queen! Roy can be so nasty sometimes...