A Trip to Disney:

Chapter 6,

Animal Kingdom.

I know I haven't written on this one for quite a while, so I'm trying to do it again. I'll leave Magic Kingdom as the piece de resistance. So here it goes.

"All our lives, we've been waiting... for someone to call our leader/ All your lies... I'm not believing/ Heaven shine a light on me!"

- Evanescence "The Only One"

The animal Kingdom park... not one of the most exciting ones there, but hey, we're getting our money's worth on this little vacation.

First stop the safari.

We waited in the ridiculously long line despite Nny's offer to make the wait go by faster. Finally, we got in our car and watched the wildlife zip by.

"Beautiful, aren't they?" Roxas said next to me.

I smiled, "Yea, it's nice."

"It's boring." Nny said with a fake yawn.

I turned to him, "And what would you find interesting today?" I asked in an aggravated tone.

"I'd just like to see something get eaten." He said simply, ooooooookie dokey, this is getting weird.

But a little way further, Johnny got his wish. When we got to where the giraffes were, this came over the speakers, "Number 12, a lion has wandered out of his enclosure and is headed your way." I was about to start panicking, when I saw the lion creeping up behind the giraffes that were clearly not aware of the fact that a predator had snuck into their home until it bit one of the giraffes in the legs.

The creature cried out in unadulterated agony as most of us scrambled to cover Squee's eyes. "What's going on?" He asked in a shrill little voice filled with fear.

"Nothing!" I lied.

"Mister Nny, what's going on?" He asked, pulling Johnny's shirt to get his attention.

I looked at the maniac fiercely, as if to say 'don't you DARE tell him the truth!' He looked in Squee's direction, "Oh, don't worry, Squee," he said calmly, "The lion is just playing tag with the giraffes." Another sound of wounded animals filled the air.

"With their teeth." I added quickly.

After the terrible incident at the safari, it was time we all stopped for ice cream. Jordan and Zuko got the strawberry fruit pop, Squee and Erik got the Mickey Mouse bars, Nny got just a plain vanilla, Laura got cotton candy explosion, and Roxas and I got Sea-Salt. As we sat there eating, my cell phone ringed, it was my mom. "Herrow?" I said, my tongue still occupied with the sweet-n'-salty treat.

"Hi, how are you all?"

We continued talking until everyone else had finished. "Ok, love you, bye!" I said, as I hung up.

We continued on to the "Dino country" part of the park where we let Squee play in the fossil yard with some accompaniment from myself, Erik, Roxas, and Nny. The last one was the sweetest for us to see.

Anyway, Erik waited outside with Squee as we headed to the Dinosaur ride (or what my family calls the "Bumpy Jeep Ride in the Dark".)

When we were all in, we went on to the danger filled ride. At the end when we headed down the steep hill, I screamed as I heard only one person laughing gleefully.

When we stepped off, I noticed Nny was smiling really wide, "Having a good time?" I asked.

"Heck yea!" He yelled, jumping a little, "with this much adrenaline, I'll be up for a week!"

"Glad to know this isn't boring you." I muttered.

"Not like that time Erik forced us to go to the opera." Zuko said.

"That was an interesting show!" Roxas said defensively.

"Thank you!" Erik exclaimed.

"Yea, the story was pretty good too." Laura said thoughtfully.

"I enjoyed it." I said.

"It was boring, and you know it!" came a voice from behind us.

David walked up, wearing a fedora and a long trench coat that was far too big for him. "Since when did I give you permission to wear my clothes?" Nny asked angrily, advancing toward him.

"Dude, chill." David said in a bored tone, "You can have them back when the sun goes down."

Nny growled at him and started to reach toward my backpack. I intervened and started to pull his ear, "NO! BAD, NNY! DOWN!" I said as he continued to yell "OW!" over and over.

Finally, as the sun went down, it was the moment of truth, Expedition Everest. If you know me, this is my favorite rollercoaster, and one of the few that I get on. As we approached I yelled "Wait a minute!"

Everyone turned, "What?" they asked. I grabbed Squee by the hand and put him up to the Yetis foot. I smiled, "The boy is tall enough!" I said, Shouts of happiness following the statement

As the coaster climbed the Tibetan village, Squee whimpered. "It'll be ok," I whispered, "The safety bar has you."

And then the wild ride. This time I was the one laughing out loud while others screamed, until the ride ended. "Forget one week," Johnny said excitedly, more like a month!"

As we headed back to the hotel, I thought this had been one of the best trips ever. And I'll keep it in my memory always.