Chapter 8

Frontierland

They walked through Fantasyland to get to Big Thunder Mountain, stopping to take a few pictures along the way.

They got pictures together in front of Alice In Wonderland and Casey Jr. Jordan to a picture of Woody trying to pull out The Sword in the Stone in front of King Arthur's Carousel, and he took her picture in one of the cars from Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, which was sitting outside of the ride for such picture perfect occasions.

They were quickly back on track, rounding the corner into Frontierland to find the end of the line for Big Thunder. While they were waiting in line, Woody shared some more stories from his past trips to the park.

"We were having lunch in Tomorrowland and Baloo came by to visit with all the kids. He thought it would be funny to sit in one of those strollers that you can rent; the only problem was…he got stuck in it. When he stood up, the stroller was stuck to his butt and wouldn't come off."

Jordan had been laughing at the story to begin with but then started laughing even harder as Woody began to act it out. "He started shaking his butt like this to try and get it off but it was stuck."

She might have been laughing hysterically but she didn't give up the chance of having a good excuse to stare at Woody's butt. "So what happened?"

"The parent's that rented the stroller had to pull it off of him. Everyone in the entire place was laughing at him. It was great."

It was soon their turn to get onto the train. Before it left the station, they were warned to, "Hang on to them hats and glasses folks 'cause this here's the wildest ride in the wilderness."

The train pulled away from the deck, made its way around the mountain, through a tunnel, and finally began to ascend the large hill in front of them. Woody and Jordan both put their hands up when they began to drop back down.

The train finally slowed to a stop and arrived back at the loading deck where they exited to their right. Jordan already had the map in her hand by the time they were back into the park.

"We have the Mark Twain Riverboat and the Sailing Ship Columbia up there at the dock. It looks like they are both out sailing at the moment. The Billy Hill and the Hill Billies show starts in about an hour, we can go and wander around on Tom Sawyer Island, or you can test your shooting skills at the Frontierland Shootin' Exposition. What do you want to do?"

He mulled over his choices before coming to a decision, "Let's hit the shooting range first. From there, we can go on the Riverboat or the Columbia if they are back in port, or we can see the stage show."

Woody went first when at the Exposition. He hit every mark.

"You're just as good with that rifle as you are with your standard issue," Jordan commented as he shouldered the rifle for another round.

He answered as he continued shooting, "I used to go hunting with my uncle as a kid." When he was done with that round, once again hitting every mark, he handed her the gun, "Here. Your turn."

Jordan felt awkward with the rifle in her hand, "I don't mean to sound like such a girl, but I have never shot something like this before. There's not much to hunt in Boston."

"That's alright." He placed her hands on the correct positions of the gun, covering them with him own. His arms were wrapped around her as he taught her how to hold it. "Hold it against your shoulder for support, and you're going to aim right along here. You ready?"

She nodded, "I think so."

She lined up her first shot, with a little help from him, and pulled the trigger. "Close. Try the next one." She lined it up again and took the shot. "Perfect! Great job! Now try it completely on your own." He let go of her and stood back to watch.

She had to slightly readjust her grip on things now that he wasn't there to help her. She actually missed having him there. She had never fired a rifle before, but she did have the basic idea of how to do it. She probably could've done fairly well on her own but she knew that he would encircle her, like he had, if she asked for help.

She did really well, hitting more then half of the targets. "Wow! Are you sure you never used a rifle before?"

She pretended to think for a moment, "Yep. I think I would remember that. I don't know how I would do with a real rifle though. These don't kick back like I am sure the real ones do."

Woody smiled, "I don't know…I think you could take it. So what do you want to do now?"

She looked around for a moment, "It looks like the Riverboat is back, so let's go do that."

When they got on the boat, Jordan went straight to the bow to look over the edge. Woody paused for a moment to look at her. She looked so beautiful with the breeze in her hair. He pulled out the camera and took a picture of her profile.

She turned to him, "What was that for?" He only shrugged before he came up behind her and put one hand on the railing on either side of her.

He pointed out all of the attractions that were yet to come as they sailed the river. They saw the Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain and the Columbia, which looked as if it was not going to be sailing that day.

When they returned from their voyage, they were too late to see the showing of Billy Hill and the Hill Billies so they wandered around Tow Sawyer Island.

As they wandered, Jordan ran ahead and told Woody that he would have to find her. She hid in a corner of one of the multiple caves. She could see the entrance to the cave from where she was sitting so she would know when he was getting close. She got a better idea once he finally came in. He slowly approached her, trying to see her in the dim light. When he turned his back to her, she jumped out from her hiding spot and grabbed him. He jumped so high that he almost hit the ceiling, which made her laugh hysterically.

"Holy crap! You scared me to death!"

She laughed, "Well, that was the idea."

"I thought the idea was for me to find you?" He asked, trying to be mad at her but not being successful.

"Well, as I was sitting there, I got a better idea."

"Ok Miss Bright Idea, we need to find our way out of this place so we don't miss the show."

He grabbed her hand and they made there way back to the raft that would take them to the mainland.

They had just enough time to grab a snack before the show opened up for the guests to be seated. As they were waiting for the show to start they discussed what rides to go on next.

"We can go over the Critter Country, then make our way through New Orleans Square, and then hit Adventureland; or we could do Adventureland first and go through everything to Critter Country. Your choice."

Jordan looked at the map and considered what Woody had just suggested. "Let's do Critter Country first so we can go the corner and make our way back over. From there we will hit Tomorrowland."

Woody nodded in agreement, "Ok then, Critter Country it is."