AN: Hey everyone, here's another chapter our favourite pair have finally made it to Dreamworld let's see what happens. To everyone who's reviewed thanks. It's been awhile since i was at Dreamworld but i've done this as best as i can remember. And for ParisNeverEnded i can definitely promise that it will happen, i don't think i could stop it if i wanted to :) Well keep reading and reviewing...
Chapter 8
"Booth, according to the map it should be right over there. That's not where we're going is it?" Brennan asked warily pointing to where a number of huge and colourful metal structures stood high above the ground.
"Yep, it is" Booth replied happily unaware of his partner's nervousness. Booth pulled their rental car into the car park and took the closest spot her could find to the park which was not at all close to the entrance.
"So Bones, shall we go right and work anti clockwise or go left and work clockwise?" Booth asked as they entered the park, Brennan suddenly overwhelmed by both the sheer number of people present and the spectacular scenery surrounding her.
"Bones?" Booth prompted a few minutes later when his partner was still staring, eyes wide into the huge park.
"Yeah?" She asked distractedly, making booth suddenly very sure that his partner would enjoy the huge park.
"Clockwise or anti clockwise? We need a plan of attack" Booth reminded.
"Right" She said suddenly snapping out of her daze and unfolding the map she'd grabbed at the entrance. After examining the piece of paper for a few minutes she pointed to her right, "Let's go that way first."
She didn't wait for his agreement but set off in the direction she had pointed and he was left to follow like a drooling puppy. They skipped past the shops on the main street deciding to go back before they left.
"Ooh, Booth, can we go on that?" Brennan asked pointing to a huge contraption on their left, that seemed to be a giant pendulum swinging backwards and forwards, sometimes flipping completely over. Those rides always freaked him out.
"Why don't we work our way up to that" he begged leading his partner towards the much tamer Reef Diver, and then to the Vortex which he realised was a mistake as soon as he'd done it. The chamber spun quickly pinning them to the walls like Velcro, while Brennan explained in great detail just how the ride worked Booth twisted himself upside down with great difficulty and looked up at her.
"Booth" she'd groaned "Turn back up the right way of you'll fall on your head" she had told him. When the ride had finished with Booth right way up Brennan had dragged him back to the Claw excitedly.
As the pair were strapped into the Claw Brennan's excitement seemed to drain away replaced by her usual scientific nature "Are you sure this is safe, I mean look at those joints they don't look very secure" she began muttering as the attendant moved away to the next people on the huge circular platform.
"Yes Bones, it's safe" Booth reassured her, though he wasn't sure of that himself, they'd watched the ride several times while they were lining up and it seemed to go very high and they was nothing stopping people falling out and landing on their head except the harness that had just been drawn down over their shoulders.
"Give me your hand" he muttered a few seconds later having pondered their situation. She looked at him curiously but placed her hand snugly within his slightly larger one and their fingers curled together as the ride creaked into motion. They swung backwards and forwards getting higher with each swing, all the while the platform rotated so that sometimes they were looking up at the other riders and the almost clear blue sky and other times they were looking down at the other riders and the ground far below. Brennan wasn't sure who was gripping who harder at first, but she did know that his hand against hers had the desired effect calming her immensely as she swung backwards and forwards again the wind whipping her face harshly. The first time the ride swung up to vertical with them hanging upside down like ragdolls she screamed, sure that she would fall to her death at any moment every bone in her body shattering. The second time she screamed but it wasn't because she was scared and the third time she squeezed her partner's hand reassuringly, for his face seemed to have lost all of its usual colour and gained a faint green tinge.
"Wow Booth, you're right, this is great fun" Brennan grinned happily as they stepped off of the ride Booth trailing a few steps behind his partner trying to regain his balance and dignity before Brennan noticed the adverse affect the Claw had on him "Can we do that again?" Brennan pleaded and Booth was reminded of the previous summer when he had taken Parker to Disneyworld and the child had wanted to everything so many times that they'd missed much of the amazing place.
Booth groaned "C'mon Bones, don't you want to see the rest of the park?" he said gesturing towards the still unexplored areas of the park that they had just had a very unique view of.
"Oh yeah, right" she agreed turning towards her partner "Hey what about that one?" she said pointing over her shoulder and dragging him towards the Cyclone.
"You know Booth, I've never been on a rollercoaster" Brennan admitted while they waited in the line for the Cyclone.
"Never?" Booth asked unconvinced.
"Nope, but I know all about them" Booth tried not to groan, sensing that there was no way to stop her explaining in detail how a rollercoaster worked "Did you know that the Russians invented the rollercoaster? But the first steel rollercoaster was in America, it's still running apparently at a place called Disneyland" Brennan told him, causing him to laugh.
"You've never heard of Disneyland?" Booth asked surprised.
"No, what is it?"
"It's a theme park dedicated to Disney and it's movies. You have heard of Disney haven't you?"
"No"
"It's one of the oldest movie production companies, though mostly they make kids movies" Booth tried to explain "Next time Parker's at my place come over and we can watch one, he loves them" Booth offered.
"Sure" she agreed as they were ushered onto the platform and took a seat near the front of the rollercoaster because Booth insisted that was the best place to sit.
As the ride slid into motion Booth took his partner's hand in his again, surprised when she didn't pull away, but not disappointed.
"So Booth, what do we do now?" Brennan asked when they stepped off the rollercoaster and Booth couldn't believe she still had energy, but looking down at his map he could see that if they continued anti clockwise they would reach Tiger Island and that Booth decided probably didn't have a lot of rides so maybe he could survive that before lunch.
"Tiger Island, Bones. You ready to step into the wild?"
"They're in enclosures?" Brennan asked and Booth confirmed with a nod before she agreed.
"Booth, what's that over there?" Brennan asked as he led her towards Tiger Island.
"That's all kid's rides Bones"
"Oh, why can't we go on them?" She asked looking disappointed.
"Because Bones, they are made for little children to fit in, not adults like us, and Bones as attractive as you are you're not exactly tiny" Booth tried to explain, gesturing to her five foot nine frame.
Brennan nodded in acceptance and the pair continued onto the archway that signalled the entrance of Tiger Island.
"Okay Bones, go stand over there and I'll get a photo so we can show everyone we were here" Booth instructed his partner gesturing towards a spot right in front of the tiger enclosure that would ensure the tiger's were also in the photo.
"No Booth, get that guy over there to take it and come and stand with me, we should both be in the photo" Brennan protested.
"Fine" he agreed, turning to talk to another tourist near them and heading over to where Brennan stood smiling next to the fence. Gingerly he slid his arm around her shoulder, surprised when she leant into him her own arm snaking around his waist before the tourist snapped the picture of them. Booth thanked the man and the pair wandered through the tiger area a little longer before a loud grumble from Booth's stomach alerted his partner that it must be lunch time.
"Bones" Booth whined "Trust you to find the only healthy place to eat in all of Dreamworld" Booth complained as his partner led him into the Bengal Tea House, which as far as Booth could tell sold only fruit and sandwiches. Booth finally selected a chocolate chip muffin while his partner picked up a salad wrap. One thing at a time Booth thought to himself, first fun, then pie.
While they ate Brennan examined their map again "Looks like we're going to keep the animal theme going Booth, the Australian Wildlife Experience is just down that way a bit" Bones noted.
"So koalas and kangaroos" Booth grinned "Let's go"
The Australian animals seemed strange to Booth, the koalas while appearing soft and cuddly had as it turned out when Brennan was handed one to cuddle, huge claws that looked like they could probably take an eye out. Nevertheless Booth snapped a quick photo while his partner happily held onto the creature. When Booth spotted a kangaroo he grinned and dragged Brennan over to look at it realising that it was much larger than he expected. He heard the animal handler telling a little kid not far away that the animals at Dreamworld were trained not to attack but kangaroos in the wild could be incredibly dangerous and Booth wondered just where in the wild they might find a kangaroo.
"Wow Bones, I haven't heard of half of these animals" Booth said sounding impressed as they walked through the Australian Wildlife area.
"I have" Bones informed him pointing out a Tasmanian Devil and Booth wondered what it was doing in Queensland if it was Tasmanian. They continued on through all of the animal areas, the Kakadu Wetlands, the Outback Adventure and the Oakey Creek farm show, all the while chatting about theme parks and their plans for the rest of the trip.
"Oh Bones, that looks like fun" Booth said gesturing towards a huge ride that seemed to consist entirely of water.
"Sure, let's go change into our bathing suits then" Bones agreed.
"I don't think so" Booth protested grinning "It's not that sort of ride"
"But Booth, if we stay in our clothes they'll get drenched" Booth nodded, grinning happily as he dragged her into the line.
Brennan's initial observation was correct, when they emerged from the ride they were both soaked from head to foot and Brennan was decidedly regretting having worn a white singlet that day, though Booth wasn't complaining as he could see straight through the thin material that clung tightly to her body to her pale pink bra. To dry off the pair headed over to the Giant Drop where they were dropped thirty nine stories to the ground.
When they had finally investigated every aspect of the park they returned to the main street wandering in and out of the shops picking things up and showing them to one another.
"What about this for Angela?" Brennan asked holding up a koala shaped toy.
"She's not ten Bones. Let's keep looking" Booth replied. Eventually after much discussion and little agreement they left the park with a bag full of Dreamworld memorabilia for both themselves and their friends, having eventually bought the koala toy for Sweets. Booth having reasoned that they had to get him something and the therapist would probably hate it.