Note: So, I finished the last chapter pretty quickly, that's because I had motivation. This chapter won't be long like the others. I would like to think of them first two chapters as introduction chapters, it helped explained the past 10 years without giving too much information. I want to keep some things secret because they are major to the plot of this story. I hope you all enjoy this chapter, it will focus on the children and their time at the amusement park. The adult poll is closed, now pick your favorite child, you can pick two.

Chapter One: The Locals Part One

Atlantis City. June 2rd, 2028.

The Jiggly Fun time amusement park is the hugest park located on the outskirts of Atlantis City, it was a huge indoor and outdoor amusement park filled with water rides and normal rides. It was surrounded by a huge forest, but there was a fence to keep the children in and stop them from wandering outside the park. The park had hired security guards four on each fence to patrol and bring back children that tried to explore the forest that surrounded the park. The park had so many rides and the most popular one was called the 'Dragon's Dungeon' it was the tallest ride in the entire park.

The group of children that include Mason, Derek, Megan, Logan, Kevin, Janiya, Sophia, Joshua, and Benjamin walked towards the entrance of the amusement park after leaving the parking lot. It was there first time to the park without their parents and they all planned on having an amazing time before they were shipped off to summer camp.

Mason, Joshua, Derek, and Benjamin were standing behind the others a few feet away from them.

"So, who is going to ride the Dragon's Dungeon with me?" Joshua asked.

Benjamin shook his head, "count me out, I heard that ride gives you whiplash".

Joshua couldn't believe his little brother, anybody who was anybody was going to be on that ride. He didn't believe any of them stories that they've been told, this was the year he was going to get on that ride. He couldn't last year or the year before that because of his mother, she was scared he would hurt himself.

Sophia turned around and started walking backward, "I'm so going on that ride, it's going to be awesome".

"If you guys want to end your life's at a young age I can't stop you," Benjamin shrugged his shoulders,

Derek laughed slapping his cousin's shoulder blade, he was taller than him by an inch or two. "How can you believe that garbage people are saying? Next thing you know they'll be talking about how that ride makes people go blind".

Joshua covered his eyes with his hand, "oh no I'm blind".

Derek faked a gasp, "how did it happen, dude?".

"It was…the…the Dragon's Dungeon…," he laughed removing his hand.

They all walked around the amusement park until they stopped at the Dragon's Dungeon, it was so huge they all had to break their necks to look up at it. At the very top, the cart filled with people was leaning over, they all held their breath as the cart went racing down the tracks quickly and the sounds of people's screams filled the air.

Janiya held onto Kevin's arm standing behind him, "that looks really scary, I don't want to get on that ride".

"We don't have to," Kevin said trying to comfort her. "Guys, we are just going to play some of the games for awhile".

"Someone's whipped," Joshua whispered to Derek making a whipping noise and the two started to laugh.

Whenever they were all together Josh and Derek were both the jokers of the group, they always had to make a comment about something. More Joshua than Derek though. With them two together everyone was sure to have a fun time and that was promised.

"I'm not getting on the either," Megan said with her arms crossed. "I got on it last year and it wasn't all that".

Unlike Joshua's parents, Megan's parents didn't stop her from doing fun things, it was last year a week before school had gotten out. Her family had come to the amusement park without Derek since he was with Mason. She was so excited to get on the ride but was a bit disappointed when the ride was over, the only fun thing about that ride was the very high drop other than that it felt like any other roller coaster ride to her at least.

She turned away from the ride and walked away with Logan and Sophia following behind her, she wanted to do something different. "Do you guys want to explore the forest?".

"How can we do that? They have guards?" Sophia asked.

Megan had done some many things last year like hopped the face with some of the locals. She didn't live near the amusement park none of them did, it was a long drive and an even longer walk. She only managed to hop the fence because some of the locals that lived around the amusement park. It was easy for them to slip past the guards.

"I know a few people," she said to them as she walked over towards the bathroom, the locals always hung out back there tagging things. She had learned so much last year and almost got into so much trouble.

When they reached the back of the bathrooms, three kids were back there tagging the bathroom wall like she predicted. The group included two boys and one girl. The first boy to turn around was an average looking kid with dyed purple and green hair in a spiked Mohawk, he had a nose ring and was dressed in a sleeveless black sweater with random bracelets going up his arms, tan jean shorts with black vans.

The girl looked like she walked straight out of a punk rock movie, long shoulder length dyed hot pink hair with black streaks. Three earrings on each ear with a spider tattoo on the side of her face, she was dressed in a dark blue dress that reached her knees with goth boots and fishnets on. She tossed the spray can on the ground with a grin.

The last boy didn't look like he belonged to the group, it was two punk rock kids and a kid who looked like he belonged in a private school. His jet black hair was slicked back with gel, his gray colored covered by thick framed glasses. He was dressed in a black shirt with black sweatpants and black shoes. He had rings on all of his fingers and one cross earring dangling from his left ear. He was leaning against the bathroom wall as the other two tagged it.

He didn't seem like he belonged but he was the mastermind, he was the reason they all were able to jump the fence without getting caught. He was the brains and that's what Megan like most about him. He saw the first boy look away and turned towards Megan and the others.

"Megan!" he pushed away from the wall and walked over towards them. "Haven't seen you since last summer, who are your friends?".

Megan blushed lightly when he called her name, "it's been awhile". She grabbed Sophia and Logan pushing them forward. "This is my cousin Sophia and my best friend Logan".

"Nice to meet you, Logan and Sophia," he said holding out his hand to them shaking it. "I'm Miro, and them two back there are Ray and Raven," he pointed to the girl and boy finishing up the tagging.

The girl named Raven tossed the can on the floor and walked over towards Megan pulling her into a tight hug. "I missed having a girl around".

"I thought you weren't the type to hug," Megan laughed hugging her back. She had so much fun hanging around them last summer, she would ride the bus to the amusement park every day after meeting them, it ended when she had to go to summer camp, though.

"So what brings you back here?" Miro asked with a huge grin.

"Oh right," Megan said almost forgetting the reason she came back here. "I was hoping that you guys will be able to get us over the fence".

Miro crossed his arms, "I don't know, that's going to have to cost ya".

Megan knew this thing didn't come free, they had to do a lot of sneaking around to get over that fence and plus they didn't know their way around the forest so Miro and the others would have to be their guide.

"Name your price," Megan shrugged with her arms crossed standing in front of Milo.

Milo uncrossed his arm and pulled Megan closer to him, a playful smirk on his lips, "how about a kiss?".

Megan's cheeks turned even more red at their closeness, she did have a crush on him last year, but she knew they couldn't be together. He lived on the outskirts of the city and she lived in the middle of the city. They both came from two different worlds.

"How about something else?" Logan's voice breaks them from their moment. He couldn't stand seeing his lady wrapped up in someone else's arms.

Megan cleared her throat and pushed away from him. "Fine, but you only get it if we make it over the fence".

Miro glances over at Logan with a frown before turning his attention back to Megan, he stared into her beautiful blue eyes. "What do you mean if? We are definitely making it over the fence and I'll have that kiss".

He glared at Logan and turned around to get his black bag filled with spray paint, he zipped up his bag and tossed it over his shoulder. He signals them to follow him and he leaves from out of behind the bathroom.

"Can we trust these people?" Logan whispered to Megan.

Megan glances at him and grins, "yes, we can trust these people Logan, they are harmless and really good friends of mine".

Sophia watched them walked before whispering to Megan, "but they're locals and the locals around here have a bad reputation".

Miro was leading them to the back of the haunted house, he stopped at the door and knocked three times before it opened up for them. The person that opened the door was a taller African American child with a short afro, he was dressed in a football jersey that was red and black with dark blue jeans and black vans.

"Their hideout is a freaking haunted house for crying out loud," Logan whispered yelled at Megan as they walked into the back of the haunted house.

They were brought to the supply room, where they fixed the broken dolls, it was dark with the only light source coming from the ceiling light. It was like a scene in a scary movie where the killer comes out and murders them all on the spot. They had chair lined up against the walls and soda cans crash up on the floor around them.

Miro took the bag off his shoulder and placed it on the ground, he turned towards the three of them and pointed to the kid that opened the door for them. "This is Trevor he's new already here, moved here six months ago and now is a part of this crew".

The three of them waved to him, he simply nodded back at them. They were told to take a seat which they did and Miro grabbed a pick of chalk and drew a map of the amusement park and where the guards were located.

"They changed up their routine from the last time you was here," he said drawing a circle around the guard located on the east side of the park near the water rides. "This guy is the most tricky one to get by, he has a freaking guard dog with him, but he is the closest one to the path that leads down to the field".

He drew a circle around the guards on the North, West, and South side of the park explaining that they were good tries but they had added a security camera to the West and South. That just left them the North, which leads to where they had to climb the side of a mountain before they reached the forest and they would be taking a chance with that.

"So, it's either a dog or a mountain?" Logan asked.

Miro nodded his head, "we have a better chance with the dog, but if you're feeling adventures we can take the mountain". He stood up from his spot on the floor from drawing and zips open his bag. "I got a rope, I could tie it around myself and we could climb the mountain and I could go first since I'm more experienced".

It was either a dog or a mountain, Logan and Sophia didn't sign up for this, it just made them wonder what kind of stuff did Megan get into last year. This was both dangerous and stupid and they were all sure to get in trouble with the law. Logan wanted out, but he knew he could leave if he did Megan and Miro will only get closer and he'll be knocked out of the picture. Sophia wanted in, her mother barely lets her do anything fun and she was sick and tired of being called the stick in the mud.

"Rock climbing it is," Sophia and Logan agreed.

Miro smirked at them, "that's the right choice, Ray passes out the helmets".

"Safety first dudes and dudettes," Ray chuckles passing out the helmets to them. "This wouldn't be the first time we helped a few nonlocals over the fence this way, it's the most popular way".

"Umm, how many have been hurt?" Logan asked putting the helmet on.

Miro shrugged his shoulder putting his helmet on, "maybe two or three, but they were fine".

"After being carried out to the hospital," Raven chuckles behind her hand. She walked across the room towards Logan and Sophia. "Don't chicken out now and make sure to hold onto the rope tight".

Sophia shivered at the thought of falling off the side of a mountain, it was bad enough she was scared of height and was doing this. She stood up from the chair and held her arms tightly around herself. She just wouldn't look down or she'd definitely panic.

"I'm lucky I didn't fall off the side of the mountain," Megan said stepping up beside her cousin, the helmet on her head, still her orange hair rested on her shoulders.

Miro walked over towards her with a sweet and gentle smile. "That's because you're a pro," he said tightening her helmet.

Ray walked over towards Sophia with a huge smile as he tightened her helmet and Raven did the same to Logan. She winked at him and patted harshly on the top of his.

"Umm, how many times have your guys climbed this mountain?" Sophia asked Ray staring into his amber color eyes. "Aren't you scared to fall?".

Ray thought about it for a few seconds before shrugging, "I just don't think about it, and we grew up around here so we climb the mountains million of times". He pats her shoulder gently with a wink, "I won't let you fall".

Sophia stared at him the heat rushing to her cheeks. She never had a boy wink at her before, boys didn't really find her attractive like they did Megan. She turns away and stares at Megan.

She has always been jealous of her looks, she was just the prettiest female in the family. She was always picked first by a boy and it wasn't hard for her to find a boy that thought she was pretty. Even Miro was falling to her beauty, he couldn't even take his eyes away from her.

"Alright," Miro said finally looking away from Megan. "We are ready, but he have to be sneaky, we don't want people to grow suspicious of us, a bunch of kids running around with helmets seems weird".

He went towards the door but stopped and glanced back at Trevor. "Are you coming?" He asked.

Trevor shook his head and sat down on the chair pulling out his phone.

Miro shrugged and left the haunted house out the back with the other following after him, he made sure to walk around in the shadow. He knew this place like the back of his hand, growing up on the outskirts of the city they didn't have many things to do and explore the forest was the only fun thing to do. He pressed his back against the wall of the control building as the reach the north of the amusement park.

To Sophia and Logan, it felt like they have been walking forever, the park was huge, plus from the haunted house to the control room was really far.

"Alright Ray, you know what to do," Miro said pushing him towards where the guard was. "We should stand back".

"Why?" Logan asked confused but listened.

Ray walked towards the bushes and crouched down behind it, he took the gas mask from the bushes and placed it on his head. He had a special skill for making any type of gas especially tear and sleeping gas. It was a good thing he paid attention in science class. He held up an object and pulled the ring before tossing it towards the guard and smoke filled the air.

"Sleeping gas," Miro answered without looking at him. "That should keep him out for fifteen minutes, Raven set your watch".

"Yes sir," Raven answered setting her watch for fifteen minutes.

They waited until the gas cleared the air before running towards the fence climbing, Miro sat on the top of the fence holding his hand out to help the girls over the fence. Ray rolled out from behind the bush leaving the mask before climbing up and over the fence along with the others, they all ran towards the mountain.

Miro tied the rope around his waist and past it down to the others. "I want Ray to be at the end of the rope," he said moving over towards the mountain. They had to climb to the very top before the guard woke up.

Raven got behind Miro, Logan got behind her than Megan, and then Sophia and lastly Ray. Ray grabbed onto the rope and tied it to a tree nearby, it was so they could use it to climb back down.

"Okay, don't let go of the rope," Miro said sternly as he grabs a rock, he started to climb up first, he made sure to test the rock sturdiness before using them to lift himself up. He had always loved to rock climb with his father before he died, or better yet was killed.

Sophia decided to talk to Ray to distract herself, she didn't want to look down. "How did you learn to climb rocks?" she asked Ray.

Ray followed every place she stepped, he was trying his hardest not to stare at her. He listened to her talk, "his father uses to take us rock climbing, it was something we all enjoyed".

"Use to? Why did he stop?".

Miro listening to the conversation the entire time grabbed a rock. "Because he died," he answered reaching the top of the mountain. He held out his hand towards Raven. She pulls a knife out of her boot and hands it to him. He takes it and jammed it deeply into a tree, he untied the rope from around him and loops it in the hole at the end of the knife and tied it. He pulled tightly on the rope to make sure it was secured.

"I'm sorry," Sophia mumbled shifting uncomfortable.

Miro turns towards her with a small smile, "don't worry about it".

Sophia nodded her head but she couldn't help but worry. She didn't know how it felt to lose her father, but it must be a horrible feeling.

Ray was the last person to reach the top, he stretches his arms over his head. His sweater lifting up a bit to show a weird symbol on his stomach. Sophia couldn't help but notice it.

"Now, the forest is so freaking dangerous don't split up or walk off on your own," Miro said walked down the path that leads to the forest the others following close behind him.

Megan was standing beside Miro, she had heard about what happened to his father last year. She grabs his hand and gives it a little squeeze.

Miro looked down at their hands before smiling up at her.

"What is going on between Miro and Meg?" Sophia whispered to Ray.

Ray shrugged with his hands shoved in his pockets. "They both probably like each other, but it's impossible for someone from the outskirts and someone from the middle of the city to date".

"Why?" Sophia asked confused.

"I don't know, people from the outskirts really hate the people from the middle of the city for some reason," Ray answered looking over at Sophia.

She had to be the prettiest girl he has ever seen, Meg was beautiful sure be she wasn't his type. He watches her remove the helmet from her head and shake and run her fingers through her caramel color hair. A girl like her wouldn't be interested in a guy like him.

Sophia looked over towards Ray and gives him a bright smile.

He couldn't help but think she has the prettiest smile. He quickly turned away and looked ahead of himself.

Raven moved away from the other towards a tree climbing to the top, she needed to get a view. When she reached the top she could see trees for miles, but what caught her attention was a building she's never seen before. She climbed down the tree and sat on the branch. "Miro!".

Miro stopped walking and glances at Raven.

"You gotta see this, there a freaking building".

"What do you mean? How could there be a building here today and not one yesterday?".

"I don't freaking know but check this out".

Miro sighs heavily and walks over towards the tree that Raven was in, he started to climb the tree. He used the branches to pull himself up to the very top. He stood close to the tree and looked out at the view and sure enough, there was a huge building in the distant.

"Should we check it out?" Raven asked her voice loud enough for him to hear her.

"I don't know, it could be dangerous," he mumbled climbing back down the tree.

Megan rushed over to the tree and waited until he was on the ground. "So, what does the building look like huh?"

"Umm, it looks like an old hospital building, we should stay away from it, it could be dangerous," Miro said as his feet touched the ground. He smiles and glances at Megan, "I got us over the fence time for that kiss huh?".

Megan's cheeks and ears started to heat up, "a deal's a deal huh?".

"Yup," Miro said walking closer to her, he slowly slides puts his arm around her and pulls her closer to him. His gray eyes staring into her beautiful dark blue ones. He leaned forward and pressed his lips against her in a gentle kiss.

This wasn't Megan's first kiss, but it felt like it should've been. Her first kiss was with some jerk at a party who thought it was fine to shove his tongue down her throat it was the worst. This kiss was nice, his lips were soft and weren't chapped.

He pulled away from the kiss with a huge grin, "I wanted to do that since last year". He turns away and moves down the path again everyone following,

As they walked deeper into the forest the sky was growing darker, they didn't know how long they've been walking. Since it was spring they knew it must be really late, since it only got dark when it was late. Miro showed them so many things around the forest, he showed them where the foxes lived, he showed them the rabbits and all the animals that lived in the forest. It was dark out and they were all surrounded by fireflies, it was a beautiful sight.

They were all walking back to the tree where Miro put the knife in the tree when they reached it the knife was gone along with the rope.

"What the hell happened to the knife and rope?" Miro asked.

They were all trapped on the mountain, Miro knew another way around but it took hours and the park would be closed by then. He cussed under his breath, their best bet was going to the hospital hoping they had anything to help the climb down this mountain.

"Are you trapped here?" Logan asked in a panic.

"No, follow me," Miro said walking down the path, he had to get to this hospital.

They all followed him again, the closer they got to the hospital the colder they got. It was strange, they were towards the end of spring going into summer the nights were never this cold.

Mason and Derek were alone since they ditched Joshua and the others. Derek was standing in front of a game, it was a game where they had to throw the darts at the balloons and pop them to win a prize. He had his eyes on a prize that he really wanted to get for his boyfriend, it was a large teddy bear. He even rolled up the sleeves on his shirt he was determined. Derek is the QB on the football team so this wouldn't be hard to do. The game started and he started to throw the darts. He popped all the balloons without even trying and got the teddy bear for his boyfriend.

He walked over towards the food stand where Mason was waiting in line to get a corn dog. He couldn't help but stare at his beautiful boyfriend. His brown hair pushed back with a black headband, he was dressed in a blue and white short sleeve shirt with the sleeve rolled up once, he had on black skinny jeans with rips at the knees and some tan vans. He was the definition of adorable.

He was next in line, Derek held the bear tight watching him at the stand ordering two corn dogs, he had no idea that he just won him this teddy bear. Mason was obsessed with teddy bears, he had a huge collection thanks to his boyfriend buying him them all the time.

Mason got his order and paid for it before turning around spotting his boyfriend standing there with a huge teddy bear in his hands. His green eyes widen when he spotted the teddy bear, he ran over towards him.

Derek couldn't keep from grinning, his boyfriend was just too cute for his own good.

"Is that teddy bear mine?" Mason asked shyly.

Derek nodded his head, he grabbed his corn dog and bit into it. "I won it for you while you were getting these," he said walking over towards a bench.

Mason's eyes didn't move away from the huge teddy bear, it was a black teddy bear with a red heart-shaped nose and a white bow tied around its neck with small pink and red hearts on it. Its eyes caught his attention instead of being the normal brown they were blue.

"You must really like this teddy bear, do you like it more than me?" Derek asked with a childish pout.

Mason's eyes ripped away from the teddy bear and towards his boyfriend. His handsome and most wonderful boyfriend. How did he manage to land an awesome boyfriend like this? It just didn't make any sense. He always did so many sweet gestures for him.

He smiles softly and sits beside him giving him a light peck on the cheek, "of course I like you more silly".

Derek finished his corn dog and tossed the stick in the trash.

"Want to go on the Ferris wheel?" Derek asked standing up with the bear still in his hands.

"Mhm," Mason smiled throwing his stick into the trash, he stands beside him and grabs his hand walking towards the Ferris wheel.

The line wasn't long so they didn't have to wait that long to get on. Unlike the Ferris wheel where they just sit and their feet dangling, this one was different. It was a small all glass room with a seat on one side. They took a seat and the constructor shut the door and they started to move up.

They had an amazing view of the amusement park as the ride started to go up slowly to let the other people on. It was already dark so the stars were shining in the sky and it made the forest look amazing,

Mason stared up at the stars with a wide smile, "the stars are beautiful tonight".

Derek stared at his boyfriend, he just loved it when he was happy, "not as beautiful as you".

"Shut up," Mason blushed tilting his head down a bit, he always said things to make his cheeks heat up. He leaned over and put his head on his shoulder.

Derek always found it cute the way his boyfriend reacted to him. He felt so shy and embarrassed when he was called cute or adorable. To him, it seemed like Mason was the youngest but he wasn't, he was just so submissive. He didn't want anyone else to have him, he wouldn't do well in an abusive or controlling relationship. He was never going to let him go or allow anyone to treat him like trash. To him, Mason was a prince and deserved to be treated as such.

Even though Mason was soft as a teddy bear don't get on his bad side. When he was mad or angry about something he turned into an actual bear, no longer being that sweet teddy bear like before. The only time he saw him mad is when someone brought up his ungrateful mother, he hated her with a passion. He learned to not bring up his mother, he did once and Mason stopped talking to him for a month and even avoided bumping into him at school. It wasn't until he went to his house in person and apologized.

He doesn't know what he would do without Mason, it was like he had a collar around his neck and Mason had the leash in his hands. He watches as Mason stared up at the stars with big green eyes. He was hopelessly in love with him.

The cart they were sitting in stopped at the very top giving them the best view of the stars in the sky. It was super romantic.

"We stopped at the top," Derek said with a smirk.

Mason nodded his head slowly and lifted his head off his shoulders. "The very top," he whispered softly.

Derek put his finger underneath his chin and turned his head to face him. He stared at his face with dark blue eyes, he stared at everything on his face, even his freckles that were barely noticeable. "Gosh I love you so much," he whispered leaning forward and pressing his lips to his.

Mason flinched a bit at the kiss but didn't pull back, he slipped his eyes closed and kissed him back. His heart was pounding in his chest and he could hear fireworks in his mind. He was hopelessly in love with this dweeb. He felt grounded whenever he was around him, he felt like he belonged when he was around him.

He could see a future with him, he is the only person he allowed to see him at his weakest point. He pulled away from the kiss and stared into his eyes a small smile in his lips.

"I love you too," Mason whispered back.

The cart started to move again letting people out, they just stared at each other with stupid grins until they reached the ground. The door opened for them and they stepped out hand in hand, Mason was now holding the bear.

"You're still staying over my house tonight right?" Mason asked.

Derek nodded his head, "of course, I wouldn't miss a cuddle session for anything".

End Note: I won't be able to predict how long the chapters will be because when I start working on a chapter I can't stop. The locals will be split into two parts, I will be working on part two, later on, tonight. I think throughout the entire story I will have to split things into two parts. I don't know if Miro, Ray or Raven will be in any other chapters, but if you want to use them Pm me. Also, my old story Double Life, check it out, I will be making a remake of that story, it will be in the third person.