.:Frontierland:.

Rapunzel: "Something brought you here, Flynn Rider. Call it what you will... Fate... Destiny..."

Flynn: "A horse." -_-

~ Tangled

"Uh oh, I don't think we're in Fantasyland anymore," Bella warned the others.

They weren't aware of how it happened, of where the transition took place exactly, but the Cullen family was suddenly no longer surrounded by sparkling buildings, colorful creatures, or bubbly music. To the left of them was a giant rock mountain, a train whistling loudly as it weaved through its canyons; and to the right, there were people resting in the shadows of trees by a murky lake, a lake that seemed to have its own sense of beauty that was different from the blue waters of Fantasyland. The further they walked, the more they saw that they were now in an American Southwest frontier of the late 1800s.

The first thing they came across was a ride called Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. The line for it wasn't long. The Cullens wound through it quickly, observing the small town of Thunder Mountain as they went, until they reached the mine cars and hopped onboard. Bella pointed out that the front of the train looked like an upside down Mickey, as well as that each train that pulled into the station had its own unique name (like most rides at Disneyland so far did). The Cullens ended up with the train I. M. Fearless.

Once they were strapped in, the ride started.

"Hang on to them hats and glasses folks, 'cause this here's the wildest ride in the wilderness!"

"How exciting," Esme smiled. This wasn't around in 1955, and it really did look fun, and wild.

The train pulled away from the deck and made its way into a tunnel, where it began to ascend a large hill. The tunnel transformed into a glittering cavern, where crystal rock formations sprouted and water trickled from them. Nessie stared in wonderment as each drop of water that landed in the puddles below created rainbow ripples.

"Uncle Jazz, look." She pointed to the colorful puddles. "How does it do that?"

"It's magic, Ness," Jasper replied with a shrug. "That's all there is to it."

Nessie's heart fluttered with happiness.

The train squeezed past two waterfalls as it exited into the daylight. Everyone tried to avoid getting sprayed. Emmett, of course, took advantage of the proximity. He slapped his hand at the falling water so it shot out at everyone in front of him.

"EMMETT!" they all yelled. Their only response was thundering laughter.

But then the train reached the top of the hill and, as it began to ease into its drop, Emmett noticed something.

"Wait. We're on a train... So where's our conductor?"

They had none, they realized. And that only left one conclusion:

"Runaway mine train!" Emmett shouted, throwing his hands up. Nessie put hers up, too, and forced Jasper to follow suit.

Then they were off, diving into the untamed wilderness of the old southwestern canyons. They turned and dipped through caverns and mountains, sliding in their seats and squishing the person next to them. They passed creatures like bats, opossums, turtles, rattlesnakes, vultures, and, as they dropped down into a cave, coyotes howled. It brought them to another lift hill. At the top, a goat eating a stick of dynamite bleated at them, and suddenly they were descending at top speed down an avalanche. They flew around the track until they reached another passageway. This one seemed to be collapsing due to an earthquake. Rocks were shaking, appearing ready to crush the riders at any moment as they made their way up the chain lift.

At the top, an explosion of smoky mist appeared and the train eased into a right turn drop and sped up. They flew quickly into a dark tunnel where everyone screamed as loud as they could so it echoed off the walls. When they came out, they crossed a bridge close to the watching guests in the park — Jacob waved goofily at them, making Nessie laugh.

They took one last sharp dip, splashing through water and through the fossils of a T-Rex, before finally making it back into the station.

It had indeed been one wild, exciting ride. Nessie didn't know how, but the rides just kept getting better and better. She was eager for whatever fun Disneyland brought them next.

Once off Thunder Mountain, the Cullens scanned their surroundings. Immediately they spotted a gentle river (the Rivers of America) and the line for the ships that traveled across it.

"Hmmm, it looks like the cruise ship Mark Twain is away from the dock, as well as the ship Columbia," Edward said.

"There are shooting ranges and the Golden Horseshoe Stage in this direction. And Tom Sawyer's Island is that direction," Alice said, pointing first to the left, then in front of them. Renesmee was staring across the river at a group of children playing tag on the island when Alice mentioned Tom Sawyer's Island. She quickly grabbed the opportunity to go.

"Oh, can we please go to the island?" She looked up at her aunt with puppy-dog eyes. It wasn't an intentional look, it just happened.

Alice laughed. "How can anyone say 'no' to that face?"

"If anything is impossible, it's that," Bella said, smiling fondly.

They walked through the rest of Frontierland, passing many restaurants, cowboys, and even a spooky house that didn't look like it belonged in a frontier. Nessie realized it wasn't in Frontierland, but New Orleans Square. It was quite creepy looking...

She didn't have time to dwell on it, however, as her parents were herding her into another line.

"Pirate's Lair," Jacob read. The words were printed on a flag just above the dock.

"Technically it's Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island."

Jacob rolled his eyes. "Who the heck cares?"

Edward smirked. "I was just pointing it out."

A motorized raft pulled up to the dock and the guests climbed aboard. They had to stand during the trip to the island, but it only took a minute to arrive.

"What's on the island?" Nessie asked her family as they sailed away from the mainland. Naturally, the others looked to Edward for an answer.

Edward glanced at the island, separating all the thoughts so he could get a clear picture from different angles.

"A lot of caves, shipwrecks, and forts..."

The guide of the raft, who was standing next to the Cullen family, decided to throw in his two cents.

"There is also a great treasure hidden somewhere on the island," he said. He didn't look at the family when he spoke. He kept his distant gaze on the island, a strange light in his eyes, a daring, mysterious gleam. "Who knows where it is? But it's there. Only the most valiant can find it."

When he didn't go on, Nessie looked back at her family.

"I bet I can find it," she said, determined and filled with a newfound excitement. Behind her, the cast member smiled.

"I think you're absolutely right," Bella said.

"Who do you think can find it the fastest, though?" Emmett grinned.

The raft pulled up to the island. The Cullens were the lucky first few to step off.

"Must everything be a competition?" Esme sighed.

"You can lose if you want to," Emmett said. "Ready, set, go!" He immediately grabbed Rosalie's hand and raced away.

Without hesitation—though, certainly with a fit of giggles—Nessie dashed in the opposite direction as her aunt and uncle. Edward quickly ran off after her.

"Oh, now it's on," Alice growled challengingly.

"Hey, let's go this way," Jacob said, grabbing her and Bella toward an opening in the rock wall where two teenage boys just ran out of. Jasper automatically followed.

Esme watched her children disperse without saying a word. She stood there for a moment in thought, and then Carlisle took her hand, smiling softly. With a mutual, unspoken understanding, they headed down the main path, contentedly confident.

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Jacob, Bella, Jasper, and Alice arrived in front of a dark entranceway that read: Dead Man's Grotto. There was a scream from inside.

"Perfect," Jacob said, grinning. "I hope it's scary."

"It will be once you're inside," Bella joked.

The narrow passage was dark and spooky. Alice kept saying "It's fun being short!" every time Jacob bumped his head on low-hanging rocks (well, low-hanging for a boy who was 6'7"). It was an interesting cave, though. They passed a bottomless pit with a pirate skeleton, and the chest holding Davy Jones' beating heart, and a hoard of pirate treasure deep in the caves. There was a cage of glistening gold; some pieces hung out and were in reach of the guests.

"Yes! We found treasure!" Jacob exclaimed.

The moment he touched it, a tiny skeleton dropped from the ceiling. Everyone jumped in shock as it growled, "WHO DARES TOUCH MY TREASURE!"

"Not me," Jacob muttered pathetically, shuffling away. He started laughing with the others once they escaped.

"Memo to me: don't touch anything that looks tempting," Jasper said.

"Seriously," Jacob agreed.

At the exit, there were two paths to take. Bella wanted to go left, but Jacob wanted to go right. So, of course, they thought of the easiest solution; they split up, dragging either poor Jasper or Alice with them.

Far off to the right, beyond a layer of trees, another couple of Cullens had made a different discovery.

"I found a treehouse!" Nessie announced. Without waiting for the rest of her party, which only consisted of Edward, she entered it, climbing the ladder and some steps to the top. There were pirate and Native Indian faces painted on the walls — the eyes were cut out, making them "masks". There was a steering wheel and telescopes, too, but no sign of treasure.

"What a disappointment," she stated, placing her hands on her hips.

Edward chuckled as he ducked inside the house. "But you must admit this looks like a pretty fun place to hang out."

"I guess so..." Nessie stared out through the eyes of an indian. After a moment, her head perked up. "Daddy, I want a treehouse. Please. Do you think we can build one? We have lots and lots of trees."

"I am ninety-nine point nine percent certain it's possible," Edward said, thoughtful. He made a note to run the idea by his brothers when they got home. It would definitely be a fun project, and a learning experience for Renesmee.

"I want flowers in mine," Nessie continued. "And no ugly man faces."

"Good choice." Edward smiled. He leaned down to peek out a telescope. Nessie wanted to do it, too, so she went to the other one.

"I see a duck in the water... He was almost run over by a ship, but he was smart and got away," she laughed.

"What I see is a bridge right down those stairs. Maybe it leads to someplace special."

"Probably. C'mon!"

Edward was yanked away from the telescope.

The high suspension bridge was right there next to the treehouse. Nobody was on it, so Nessie took the liberty of running back and forth, back and forth, until she stopped right in the middle, peered over the edge, and saw there was a second bridge down below. That one, however, was laid across the water on floating barrels; it was hard to stay balanced while crossing it, even for a half-vampire and her full-vampire father. They struggled and laughed the whole way across. On the other side, they found a shipwreck where Emmett and Alice were turning a capstan wheel; as they turned it, it hoisted a treasure chest out of the watery wreckage, and the skeletal remains of a pirate was still holding onto his beloved treasure.

"That is one persistent little guy," Emmett commented. "I can't steal his chest now, either, because I have to respect a man who doesn't give up even in death."

Alice rolled her eyes, thinking, Yes, like you were going to steal it anyway.

"Where's Aunt Rose?" Nessie asked when she skipped over to them, looking around and wondering why her uncle wasn't with her anymore.

"It's terrible what happened...," Emmett answered solemnly.

"What happened?"

"I left her."

Nessie's mouth fell open. Before she could scold her uncle Emmett (and probably be laughed at for her cuteness), Jacob's voice sounded.

"Hi, Ness!"

Nessie turned to see Jacob in a bone cage. She recognized that the cage was a replica of the ones featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean film. She ran to join him, climbing all over it and hanging upside down, saying that now she was a real vampire. Edward and Emmett joined them inside, while Alice took the opportunity to snap a picture of them all trapped. For the picture, they pretended to be terrified and fighting to escape their prison.

"So, did anyone find any hint of where the treasure was located?" Emmett asked nonchalantly.

Edward wasn't fooled by his calm exterior, but he answered. "No. There's no sign of it on this part of the island."

"Just a treehouse," Nessie added.

"We could try this way," Alice suggested. She tried to look ahead, of course, but Jacob was involved. She inwardly sighed at that.

"No, I think we should go this way," Nessie said. She and Edward came from the direction Alice was indicating.

"But, honey, there was another path—" Edward started to say.

"Quick, let's ditch 'em!" Emmett said, yanking Nessie away. She managed to grab Jacob in their retreat, and the three ran off together.

"Hey!" Edward and Alice cried in unison. They frowned, upset at being purposely left behind.

That's when Bella appeared. She spotted the duo, hopped off the bridge, and trotted over to them.

"Have either of you seen Jasper? I lost him somewhere."

"You lost my husband?" Alice glared at her.

"Well, we were climbing up this really narrow passage that led up to the Rock Castle, and it was a tight squeeze. I don't think Jasper could make it past the children who were blocking the way. He told me he'd meet me on the other side. He wasn't there. So if you'd just look for him, Alice..."

"Hmph. Give me a second... OK, I see him. But why is he there?"

"We'll ask him that when we get there," Edward said, taking Bella's hand and leading them to the location Alice envisioned.

They found Jasper by the rock that spun like a merry-go-round. There were a bunch of laughing kids on it and Jasper was spinning it so fast the watching parents looked like they were about to have a heart attack.

Alice jogged over to him.

"Jazz! I think you should slow that down before a child goes flying into the river."

Edward and Bella nodded in urgent agreement.

"Oh... Really? Sorry."

Jasper began slowing it down.

The parents relaxed.

"I was wondering why they were so anxious," Jasper muttered to his family. "I thought it was because of my appearance — not my spinning."

They stared at him a moment before bursting out laughing. Jasper frowned — he had been trying so hard to achieve a proper human speed.

"Why are you over here anyway?" Bella questioned him.

Jasper lifted his shoulders. "Just... Well..."

The merry-go-round rock came to a stop and all the kids, dizzy, scrambled off in different directions, their parents chasing after them with exasperated sighs.

Well, all the kids ran off except for one. A 6-year-old girl with blonde pigtails and bright blue eyes hopped off the rock and immediately clung to Jasper's leg, smiling up at him.

"This is Madison," Jasper explained to his wife and siblings, who were staring at the girl in confusion. "She was lost in one of the caves, so I helped her find her way out. Now she won't let me go."

Glancing at the three friends of Jasper, Madison grinned and told them, "He's pretty."

The watching Cullens tried very hard not to laugh.

"And look," Madison stuck out her leg and pointed to a blood-stained band-aid that clung to her skin, "he fixed me all up when I fell."

The Cullens' amusement was instantly gone. For a moment, they were stunned silent. Alice was the first to break it.

"Jasper...you...?"

Her husband stared at her, a little embarrassed, but very, very pleased with himself, too. He tried, but he couldn't stop that proud smile from stretching across his face.

"Jasper!" Alice swung her arms around him, whispering happily, "You see? I told you that you had it in you."

He whispered back, "I didn't think I could resist once I saw the blood, let alone smelled it. But the look on her face... I saw Nessie, and I couldn't harm her." He laughed once, still amazed at himself. "It's unbelievable, that feeling of overriding my instincts. I never thought it was possible, for me. Now I know it is."

Alice could only squeeze him tighter, and Edward and Bella smiled at their brother.

Madison misinterpreted the reason behind all the excitement.

"See, bestest friend? Now you are a prince because you rescued me — because I'm a princess — so everybody loves you!"

The Cullens laughed.

"He truly is a Knight in Shining Armor, isn't he?" Alice asked the little girl. Madison nodded vigorously. "How would you like to join us on our quest for treasure?"

"Is Jazzy going too?"

"He's the leader," Bella said.

"Yay!"

Together, the new team explored some more caves, investigated some more caverns, found some more dead ends. In one, Alice and Edward grabbed Bella's arm just before she stepped through an opening; a child hopped down from somewhere on the other side, right where she was about to step. When she went to continue moving, another child hopped down.

"Jeez," she grumbled, poking her head through the opening and asking if any more children were going to drop from the sky.

Madison laughed (only because Jasper did).

Finally entering the next room, they encountered a giant trunk.

"A treasure chest!"

Alice jumped on it. Jasper knelt down to see if it opened. It didn't.

"This doesn't seem to be the treasure we're looking for," he said.

"Aww, drat!" Madison sulked, attempting to snap her fingers.

"My sentiment exactly," Jasper said.

"There you guys are."

They all turned to see Rosalie.

"I've been looking all over this place for somebody since my darling husband left me when I got stuck behind a group of children and was slowing him down. What was I supposed to do? Shove them out of the way?"

"Yeah. He told us about that," Alice said cheerfully. "Don't feel bad. He left us, too."

"We figure the way to get him back is to find the gold before he does," Edward told her.

"So he hasn't found it yet? Good." Rosalie smirked. "Because I know where it is."

"You do?" the others asked simultaneously.

"Of course."

"How'd you find it?" Bella asked.

"I asked a little boy who was about to leave the island. He was adorable. He pointed me in this direction..." She trailed off, noticing Madison for the first time. The little girl was clinging to Jasper's back. "And who is this?"

"Madison!" the girl answered. "I'm Jazzy's bestest friend in the whole world!"

Rosalie met eyes with her brother, and he nodded, agreeing with Madison whole-heartedly.

Edward's head perked up then. "I don't mean to interrupt... Well, yes I do. We'd better get going, I think Emmett is heading this way."

Madison gasped. She believed Edward fully, despite the fact only the Cullens knew Edward wasn't simply guessing.

"We better get going, yes, yes!" Madison said, kicking her legs.

Jasper smiled at her. "Next stop..."

"The treasure!" she cheered.

They quickly left the cave through the back exit, Rosalie leading the way. Unfortunately, as they flitted up the dirt path, glancing left and right in a very conspicuous manner, they were caught. Bella notified the others when her eyes met those of Emmett's. Emmett, Jacob, and Nessie started running after them, just knowing their opponents had discovered something.

"Hurry!" Alice cried, and her group started moving faster.

They dodged other kids and hopped over stray logs. Emmett's team was catching up, hot on their trail. Because of their competitiveness, Emmett and Jacob (carrying Nessie) were suddenly neck-in-neck with the others, full of drive. They started grabbing at Bella and Edward, who were the farthest back, and were pushing the two behind them. Edward tripped Emmett to slow him down, retaking his spot ahead of him. And then, finally, they saw it.

"The captain's treasure!" Madison yelled out enthusiastically.

The Cullens were starting to smile, each believing they had won. The piles and piles of gold doubloons and treasure chests and sparkling jewels all sitting beneath a giant pirate flag grew closer and closer...

And sitting there, patiently waiting, were two people who had already claimed it.

"Hello, kids," Carlisle greeted casually. Esme waved.

The Cullen kids came to an abrupt halt, their mouths dropping open.

"What?" Emmett said in disbelief.

"I said 'hello'."

"How long have you been here?" Bella asked.

Carlisle looked at his watch. "About fifteen minutes."

"Why didn't you text me or something?" Alice demanded, apparently thinking that if they were going to help anybody cheat it was going to be her.

"All things considered, we figured you would see us, Alice."

"I feel very overrated right now," the psychic sulked.

"Looks like we won," Esme said, smiling sweetly.

Emmett narrowed his eyes at her. "I know that look. You think you've proven some point and I'm all of a sudden going to stop competing over everything. Well, Mom, that's not going to happen." He folded his arms over his chest, holding his head high. There was only a short pause before he suddenly grinned and said, "Next time, though, you're my partner.'

"Ha! We'll see," Esme responded. "But for now we should head on back to the mainland. There's still a lot to do."

Nessie bounced lightly on her toes, agreeing.

Before leaving, they had someone take a picture of their family by the treasure, Madison included. It was bittersweet to Jasper when he had to leave Madison behind with her parents. She was sad, too, and asked him to sign her autograph book before he left; Jasper gladly obliged. Then they hugged and finally parted ways. The Cullens waved as they drifted away from her and the island, knowing she'd always be a part of Jasper's life now. After all, her open wound was sudden, unexpected, and yet it was the first Jasper was able to resist. And he didn't just run away, either; he was able to help her. Jasper's spirits had lifted tremendously.

When the family arrived back on the mainland Renesmee saw a cart selling items that resembled their adventures in Frontierland. Thinking quickly, she decided she wanted to add another accessory to her Disneyesque attire. When asked why, she simply stated that she wanted something on her outfit to represent each land they visit, so by the end of the day her entire outfit would tell the story of their time at the park. Edward took her to the cart then, where Nessie picked out a red Indian feather to put in her hair. Alice wasn't fond of the addition, really, but she refrained from acting displeased (for just this one day). Instead, she hurried everyone along to Critter Country.

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"Hakuna Matata! It means 'no worries' for the rest of your days."

~ The Lion King