Author's Note
So last Friday I asked Katie to upload that chapter and she apparently forgot the authors note. so she's never trying that again. Sorry there wasn't an authors note.
Chapter 14
They met up with the each other, all keeping each experience a secret until everyone had ridden either the Mark Twain or on the Haunted Mansion. So they made their way to a really cool looking temple. A huge line poured out from it, which was discouraging a group. It looked like a couples' anniversary, judging from the buttons two members wore. Their tween kids, a girl and a boy, looked disappointed as the father tried to explain to them that the line was too long.
Katie noticed this and gave a slight frown. The line wait time was about twenty minutes at the moment, which patrons didn't believe because the line LOOKED super long. She murmured quick "Wait up a sec," to Kyoya, who quietly passed the message on. Katie's frown was quickly schooled into a pleasant smile. The hosts barely heard what she said.
She introduced herself as a Cast Member and congratulated the parents on an anniversary. Then she worked her gift of helpful hints on the parents. She told them that if they peeked in the ride interior and if it was very empty, then they should stand in the line to wait. They were actually lucky the line was that short. She left, wishing them luck.
"Lets go," Katie motioned to her group. As they entered the Fastpass line, they saw the now happy family get into line. The tween girl saw Katie and waved her thanks. Katie did a slight wave back. Haruhi noticed how she generally liked helping people.
"If only Kyoya-senpai would learn some things from her. He did say this trip would be a good learning experience…" Haruhi grinned, ready for this adventure.
"Now, how many of you have seen the Indiana Jones Movies?" Steph asked as the Hosts walked down a thin passage way. Everyone raised their hands, but Honey's and Mori's shot in the air so fast.
"We absolutely LOVE those Movies!" Honey gushed, Mori nodding vigorously, with a beaming smile on his face.
"What exactly is this ride?" Tamaki asked, looking excited.
"Indiana Jones Adventure," Steph said, after a pause for effect.
Honey jumped into Mori's arms so fast, no one saw the eighteen year old even move. Mori swung him around in excitement and put little Mitsukuni on his back while the blond said "Well, what are we waiting for?! Lets go!" as Mori started to skip off.
"Hold up guys!" Hikaru laughed along with the rest of the group at the cousins' antics.
"Don't you want to hear the story first?" Kaoru smirked.
So they came back as Steph started the story, walking along slowly. "So, archeologists has found an ancient temple of a goddess called Mara in 1936. Legends tell them that the goddess would offer one of three gifts if they made it to her temple, called the Hall of Promise. The gifts are earthly riches, eternal youth, and Visions of the future." Here is when both sisters noticed certain hosts salivating over the gifts. Kyoya would want the first, Tamaki the second, and Haruhi, by her reaction, the third. Steph continued.
"Several tourists went inside the Temple, nicknamed by the media the temple of the Forbidden Eye. Apply named, for there is one condition to get your wish. You must not look into the eyes of the goddess Mara. Indiana Jones' discovery was mind-blowing, however, funding has run out. So, his friend Sallah conducts guided tours, which gives some guests good fortune. Others are missing. Jones went to find them. Its been a week and he still hasn't returned. So, our tour is going to find him!"
Everyone was excited. And the line was filled to the brim with references, interactive features, and fun facts. Such as when the group came across a room with spikes everywhere. Katie pretended to be frightened and leaned against Mori.
"Oh, Mori, I am so scared of spikes! Look, these poles are the only things between us and certain death! Look! That one is loose. Push it back into place please?" Mori, confused, pushed the pole she was pointing at and was startled when loud noises started to go off. Everyone looked up and it seemed as if the spikes on the roof were going to impale the foreigners! But it stopped and everyone laughed at Katie's trick.
After that adventure, they came to a room that looked like it would cave in at any moment. Steph halted suddenly at the front of it and said "See those diamond shaped stones on the floor? They're booby traps! If you step on one, the whole room will collapse on us!" So everyone tread along carefully. They were doing well when the clumsy Tamaki accidentally stepped on a diamond.
"OH NO!" He yelled, panicking.
"Boss, you idiot." The twins sighed. The whole cavern began to shake and threatened a cave in while the hosts ran to the end of the hall in a rush. When they looked behind them, they saw Steph on the floor howling with laughter. There was no cave in and everyone laughed at Steph, who was wiping her eyes because she was laughing so hard.
Soon they came to a wonderful area, a dome shaped room. Beautiful murals of the goddess were all around and she had her eyes shut in every single one. At the center of a room looked like a well. But it was a rope that an archeologist was using to get further in the dig. A sign near the rope said "CAUTION DO NOT PULL ROPE." Steph noticed the twins were itching to tug the rope, so she whispered to them "Do it!" They needed no further invitation.
They grasped the rope firmly and, ignoring the noises of surprise from the host club members, they pulled the rope towards them.
There was a huge crash from inside the hole and a man yelled up "NO WHO DID THAT?" The twins and Steph doubled over laughing hard while everyone else looked so confused. So a giggling Katie had to explain.
"You are actually meant to pull the rope. It's a joke. Sometimes, an oddly named Archeologist yells at you for it after his operations is messed up. Leave it to Steph to tempt the two troublemakers!" Katie said, trying to hold herself from laughing.
"Whats the archeologist's name?" Haruhi asked, expecting a joke.
"Dr. Dunfor Pullit." Katie said, really laughing now.
Everyone soon joined in on the laughter, except Honey, who had it explained to him by Mori. Everyone thought it clever.
They then came into a room filled with projections, like an old newsreel. It was the same story Steph told, with less details, along with safety instructions. Everyone noticed how much it was emphasized to not look into the eyes of Mara, and everyone had the same thought: "I will not look into her eyes!"
They got to the front of the room and were about to leave it when Katie told them to stop and look towards the projector. "Do you see a sad donkey up there?"
"Eeyore!" Honey cried out in glee. Everyone saw it. Katie told them to keep going out of the room, explaining how the Hidden Mickey was there as a tribute to the old Eeyore parking lot that the ride was built on. Everyone thought it to be a nice nod to the past.
They finally got to the vehicles after going up and down stairs. Katie, noticing Kyoya's interest in what they were, explained what they were.
"They are specially designed carts called EMVs, or Enhanced Motion Vehicle. It is pre-programed to the adventure and is specially designed for this ride. They are very sensitive." She said. He gave her a smile of thanks and wrote it down in his notebook. "He is going to need a new notebook by the time we get to California Adventure!" Katie thought with a grin.
They finally got on the ride. In the front was Katie at the far left, at the steering wheel, followed by Kyoya, Honey, and Mori. The second row had two empty seats to the left with Haruhi and Tamaki to the right. In the third row was Steph between the twins. Everyone was ready to go once their seatbelts were buckled and Sallah came on the radio, saying the brakes needed adjustment, wishing them luck and a final warning to not look into the eyes of Mara.
They came to three doors. One glowed more than the others, one on the right. A voice was heard. "You have chosen wisely. This path leads to eternal youth!" Haruhi and Kyoya sighed as Tamaki spazzed. He was leaning forward, awaiting his gift.
The doors opened, and everyone knew Mara was in front of them. The twins covered each other's eyes across of Steph, Mori and Honey did the same. Tamaki covered his own eyes while Kyoya and Haruhi focused their eyes on the walls of the chamber. Steph buried her face in the arms of the twins as Katie pulled her hat down over her eyes. Everyone was determined to not look into the eyes of the goddess.
But their resolve was immediately lost. The first to cave was Honey and Mori, because they knew Indi would save them. The next was Kyoya, was tempted to look into the eyes of a powerful goddess. Next came the twins, peeking out simply because they were told to not. Next came Tamaki, who was tempted to see the full beauty of the goddess. Haruhi accidentally looked at the goddess, because she was interested in the cavern. It was blue and green, perfect for a fountain. But her eyes wandered too far. Katie and Steph did not look.
Suddenly, as they came closer to the statue, the chamber turned red. The face of the goddess became distorted and she said "You have looked into my eyes. Your path now leads to the Gates of Doom!"
Kyoya heard Katie sigh as she yelled out to everyone "Hold on, we're in trouble now!" Their path, which was leading to what looked like an exit, but they were instead headed through a hallway with electricity running through it. They turned the corner and saw him! Indiana Jones, holding the Gates of Doom closed for them. Honey and Mori cheered loudly as Indi said "Go to the Left! To the Left! Why did you have to look in her eyes?! Tourists…" So Katie pretended to jerk the steering wheel to the left as the theme song was playing loudly.
"DA-DA-DA-DUM" Honey sang with the music. Mori finished with a not as loud voice with "Da-Da-Da!" Everyone was singing along, some more terrified then others.
They went left and came across a corner where they nearly fell off the edge into lava! Haruhi screamed as everyone gasped. Their vehicle was watching another car cross a rickety bridge as a huge, evil looking Mara statue shot beams of green light at the swinging bridge. They we not shocked for long, however, as their car turned left again and entered a catacomb lined with skeletons. Occasionally, a skeleton jumped out at them and startled the hosts. Four club members could have sworn they saw a mouse hat on one of the skeletons.
Their car made it out of the catacomb and it was complete darkness. Kyoya felt Katie tremble a bit and she stiffened beside him. He found her shoulder and put his hand there, giving her support. She relaxed a fraction as their vehicle's headlights flickered on to reveal thousands of beetles scurrying on the wall ahead. Honey and Tamaki shrieked in unison as blasts of air was directed to the passengers. The vehicle managed to get away without bugs, but now they were facing the old bridge.
Kyoya had his hand off of Katie's shoulder by now as everyone was watching her act out driving. She took a breath and slowly made her way across the bridge. Then, Mara's beam of light tried to hit them, missing and causing flames to appear at the edge of the lava below. Everyone urged Katie to go faster, which it did. They made it off the bridge to the sound of cheers.
They then heard Indi's voice from somewhere, saying "Snakes. Why is it always snakes?" as they found themselves surrounded by snakes. The car tried to escape, but found itself with a huge, moving snake to its right. It leaped out at the car, seeming to aim for Tamaki. The king of the host club screamed loudly, which caused Haruhi to dissolve into laughter. He regained his composure and laughed with her.
After that, the car seems to stall under a tree root, where a bunch of rats are scurrying across it, almost falling in the car. The car accelerates seemingly through the tree root, which turned to mist. In the back row, Steph and the twins "duck" to avoid the branch.
They then came to a dimly lit chamber with skeletons in battle gear throwing spears at them! Bursts of air passed by the hosts, as if spears were going over their heads and missing them by an inch. The twins and Steph were practically dancing to "avoid" the spears. Honey and Mori had fists out to bat away the spears should they come. Tamaki was holding on to Haruhi, "protecting" her as she was laughing in wonder at how well Disney does things. Kyoya was laughing as well, but it was because the ride itself was just good fun.
They exited into a dark chamber with Indiana Jones hanging from a vine above them. Mori and Honey look starstruck once more as they both eagerly wave to him. He welcomes them and tells them to turn their headlights on. Suddenly, a huge boulder appears in front of them, rolling towards them. Everyone shrieked as the vehicle seemed to back up, then Katie yelled "Hands down and hold on!" as the car charged the boulder.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Everyone screamed at once, questioning her sanity. Everyone braced for impact. Steph was hysterically laughing as they were almost touching the rock. Suddenly, the ground seemed to collapse under them into a chamber below, avoiding the rock. There was a huge BANG as the rock crashed down, nearly hitting them. Everyone was silent for a moment. They then burst out in applause, cheers, and the theme song which was playing overhead.
They turned a corner and saw a tired Indi, wiping his forehead and saying "Don't tell me that wasn't big fun!" Everyone agreed that it was good fun and waved goodbye to their hero. They were then back at the loading station as their radio was working. Sallah greeted them again, telling them to stay seated until instructed to leave.
After everyone had departed the EMV, Katie directed the group towards the exit. Once they were out of sight from the boarding area, she turned to face the group. She had her hands on her hips, with a teasing smile on her face.
"Okay, who looked into her eyes when we explicitly said to not?" She mock scolded.
No one confessed to sneaking a peek that day. Tamaki did a dramatic gasp, saying that he would never have put his beloved family at risk with such a careless mistake. Honey said that he and his cousin didn't but were glad for the adventure. Haruhi blushed, but no one noticed since each member was trying to hide his or her guilt. The twins laughed at the idea of looking into her eyes. Kyoya just sketched in his book a wonderful picture of the cavern and the goddess.
Steph glanced at Katie and they knew that each host member had looked into the eyes of the forbidden Mara. They knew that they didn't look. Katie just laughed and walked on.
Everyone was super excited as they exited the building. Everyone was talking and saying their favorite parts. Haruhi loved the snake bit, Tamaki loved the bridge, the twins loved the spears, Kyoya loved the skeletons in the catacombs, and Mori and Honey loved the classic boulder section. This ride had to be one of the best in the park.
"Was there a mouse hat?" Mori asked Katie. Haruhi, Kyoya, and Kaoru jumped when they heard that. They thought that they saw a hat on a skeleton.
Katie nodded, laughing. "His name is Bones. Cool Hidden Mickey, right?" Everyone nodded, glad they weren't just imagining the hat.
Katie told them, mainly Kyoya was interested, about how the finer technology and effects of the ride works, such as the "three" doors when there was really one. Or how they managed to escape the boulder.
"May I just say, you are quite the driver, Katie!" Haruhi said. Steph burst out laughing at that while Katie blushed a bright red.
"That's surprising, she hates driving and doesn't have a license!" Steph burst out. Everyone looked at the older sister in shock.
"I don't like driving…" Katie muttered.
"How do you get to work, then?" Tamaki asked.
"I either take the bus or Steph drives me. We share an apartment only a little ways away." Katie said.
They moved on, talking about the ride and then they re-entered the Bazaar, appreciating it anew. They were then ready to split up again to the Mark Twain and the Haunted Mansion.
Authors note
I thought this one was truly creative, I love the thought that Honey and Mori and Indiana fans. Please R&R and tell us what you thought!
Indiana Jones walkthrough link:Indie Link
~That's All!~