Author's Note: Again, I just want to apologize for the long wait for the 5th chapter. As you guys remember, Joy put an Idea Bulb in Jordan's head. We don't know what it is but we're gonna find out in this chapter! I do not own Inside Out. I just own the story.
Jordan's eyes perked up at the idea that suddenly popped into his head.
Was it that normal for him to be thinking of crazy ideas like this?
Jordan looked over his shoulder at his friends, contemplating whether to tell them about his crazy idea or keep it to himself.
" Uh...H-Hey...Guys? " he said nervously.
Damon, Stevie, and Elijah all turned to him " What's up? Bout' time you've said something too. You were being too quiet " Elijah commented.
" Heh...Yeah...Anyway...I was wondering if...You guys wanna go to that old abandoned skateboarding rink? " he asked, fiddling around with his fingers.
" WHAT?! "
" ARE YOU NUTS?! "
" That is a highly regrettable suggestion, my friend! "
Jordan stood up in defiance, his nervousness vanishing completely " Oh, c'mon! You guys are such wimpy suckers! Don't you wanna feel a little...a little thrill in your life? To make your life more interesting-"
Elijah knocked on Jordan's head " Uh, hello? I'm trying to see if Mr. Pink Squishy Blobby Thing is in there! "
Stevie held up his index finger " That would be your brain, Elijah. "
Elijah rolled his eyes " Yeah, yeah, whatev- Jordan, are you out of your mind?! You wanna take us to that haunted place!? " he yelled, shaking Jordan's shoulders.
Damon nodded in agreement " Yeah, Elijah's right. That place is messed up! No one has ever gone in there ever since the...the...accident..."
Jordan rolled his eyes and without another word, picked up his skateboard and walked towards the door.
" NO, DUDE! You're gonna die! " Elijah ran forward and blocked Jordan's way " I've got an excellent idea! Let's all settle this by talking about hot celebrity babes! Emma Watson's quite a catch! "
" Out of my way, Elijah-"
" No, wait wait! Emma Watson's not good enough for you? How bout' Selena Gomez? "
Jordan glared at Elijah before pushing him out the way " Look, I don't know about you guys but I'm gonna get some real fun in my life. " he said.
Stevie quickly ran to him and put a hand on his shoulder " Look, Jordan... If you're gonna go...Then we're going as well "
" SAY WHAT?! " Damon and Elijah cried in unison.
Jordan looked at Stevie, a smile spreading on his face " R-Really? "
Stevie nodded before Elijah ran to them " Are you guys thick in the head?! Stevie, you're supposed to be the smart one here! There's a reason why that place was closed down! " Thrill in your life " Oh, please! " he spat out in disgust.
Jordan's smile faded as he glared and bolted out the door, ignoring Damon's yells.
Anger threw his hands off the console and glared at Joy, who was looking down at him smirking.
" I can't believe you made me do that! Elijah's right! We are thick in the head! And it's because of you! " he yelled, jabbing his finger in Joy's chest.
Joy slapped his hand away " Look! you don't know what your talking about! I'm helping Jordan! Dad doesn't want anything to do with him! His friends don't understand him-"
" What would Mom say about this?! HUH?! If you even care- " Anger furiously cut him off.
" Hey, don't you bring Mom into this! " Joy pointed a finger at Anger's face, giving him his best glare an emotion like him could give.
Sadness, on the verge of tears, broke in between of them " You guys! Cut it out! We're not supposed to be fighting with each other, it's bad for Jordan! "
Joy angrily pushed past him and stomped over to the monitor. Sadness stared after him before walking up to him. Fear and Disgust looked on while Anger stomped upstairs, grumbling under his breath.
" J-Joy...? Are you ok? " he asked, reaching up to put a hand on Joy's shoulder.
Joy moved away from his hand, not taking his glaring eyes from the monitor " I'm fine. " Sadness looked at him then at the monitor " Joy, are you sure this is a good idea? I mean, that place is dangerous and Jordan could get seriously hurt! I think we'd better get this idea out of his head and- "
Joy turned to Sadness so fast that Sadness nearly tripped over his own feet " Dude! So now, you're going against me?! "
" Joy, I didn't say that-"
" Jordan needs to feel the wind in his face! The excitement rushing through him! The feeling of freedom! You just don't understand that! None of you do! "
" Joy...This isn't you- "
" Oh, yeah? Then, you don't know me at all..." Joy coldly spat.
Sadness stared up at him with tears gleaming in his eyes. This wasn't the Joy he knew, the Joy who treated him like a brother, the Joy who apologized immediately after realizing he'd gone too far with his pranks...
Sadness backed away from him until he bumped into Disgust and Fear, who were watching the whole thing. Disgust sneered at Joy while Fear shook his head in disbelief, despite his legs quivering with nervousness.
Joy glared back at them before turning back to the monitor. Jordan was almost to their destination.
They'll see... They'll see how much I helped Jordan...They'll all see...
Jordan stood at the peak of the ramp looking down at the 10 foot drop, his eyes widening in surprise.
No wonder the kid cracked his head open... That's a long drop...
With shaky hands, Jordan put down his skateboard and placed his foot on top of it. But he didn't take off...
That place is messed up!
No one has ever gone there since the...the accident...
That is a highly regrettable suggestion, my friend!
" Thrill in your life" Oh, please! "
Jordan shook his head, trying to clear the taunting thoughts inside his head. Was he really about to do this?
Come on, Olivero... Pull yourself together...
With a determined look on his face, Jordan prepared to push of the ramp when suddenly-
" JORDAN! "
Jordan whirled around to see Damon, Stevie and Elijah running up to him. He cursed under his breath before sighing.
" Dudes, what're you doing here? "
" We're...* gasp! * * gasp! *... Here to save your gluteus maximus... * cough! *...Excuse me... " Stevie breathed heavily. Jordan suggested they practically sprinted here to reach him.
Damon walked towards him " Come on, Jordan! Don't do anything stupid, now! That's Elijah's job... " he said.
" Hey! He's about to do something stupid right now! " Elijah yelled.
Jordan glared before turning around and preparing to take off when someone grabbed his arm.
" JORDAN, NO! It's too dangerous! You don't even have a helmet on! Just like that kid who got killed years ago! "
" Let go, Damon! " Jordan tried to wrench his arm from Damon's grip.
" No, I won't let go! You're making a mistake! Can't you see that?! " Damon reached for his other arm.
" I can see just FINE! " Jordan gave a fierce tug and was released from Damon's grip, causing him to stumble backwards and trip over his skateboard.
The last thing Jordan heard before falling through the air were his friends screaming his name in terror.
" JORDAN! "
Author's Note: Whoa! That was intense! So there are a few things I'd like to clear up with you, mainly about Jordan's emotions.
So in the movie Inside Out, we see the internal conflict between Riley's emotions, which concerns mainly Joy and Sadness. Their internal conflict being Sadness struggling to find out where her place belong inside Riley's head, thus causing her to touch the happy memories because she hasn't have a clue what's meant for her.
But in Jordan's head, we see an external conflict between his emotions, which concerns Joy being slightly selfish ( Ok, alot selfish! ) only wanting what he wants for Jordan, not caring how he makes his co-workers feel. I'm starting to think I made him too similar to Riley's Joy...whoopsie! -^v^-
So basically, what caused the emotions to be at fault in Riley's head was isolating Sadness when she was needed.
What caused the emotions to be at fault in Jordan's head was that they constantly were at differences with each other and not cooperating to meet their one and only mission: To lead and care for Jordan ( which they failed miserably at... even though it's mostly Joy's fault... )
Is Jordan ok?! Stay tuned for the next chapter! ( Typing it right this moment as we speak! )
