~AUTHOR'S NOTE~

So here we are! Chapter 20 with a lot more to go! Thanks for supporting the story and keep reading.

Chapter 20

"Critter Country." Mori said as they were looking at Splash Mountain.

"It looks so…" Haruhi started, with a hint of trepidation in her voice.

"…Big." Honey finished for her. He too sounded a little apprehensive of this ride.

"It looks bigger than it is. It is really fun!" Steph reassured them. They walked alongside the mountain to the front of the fastpass line.

"Where did you get the fastpass?" Kyoya asked. They hadn't gone to the machines.

"I just showed them my tour guide badge," Katie said with a wave of her hand. "I don't like to do it often, so I do it once a day, if that. We didn't have time to go to the actual machines, so we used this." Kyoya nodded and they climbed the stairs to the entrance.

They were walking fairly slowly, taking in the tunnels and Katie took the time to pull three ponchos from the backpack. She handed one to Kyoya, one to Haruhi, and kept one for herself.

"To stay really dry, get your feet off the floor and under the poncho as well. Try balancing them on the seat on front of you, at the bottom of it and keep them there. There is also more than one drop, so be aware." Katie offered her tips to them and they nodded their thanks. They put their ponchos on and adjusted them as they got to the front of the line.

There were six seats in each log, so they split into two logs. The first log had Honey in front, followed by Kaoru, Hikaru, Tamaki, Steph, and Mori in the back. The second log had Haruhi in front, followed by Katie then Kyoya. They launched from the dock and into a beautiful setting, mimicking the rivers of Georgia. They saw the homes of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and Brer Bear along the way.

"Listen to that." Katie said as they passed Brer Bear's house. There was a snoring sound coming from the house. "That's a tribute to Rufus the bear. It was used as the entrance to Bear Country, which was Critter Country in the past." Her log-mates thought it was very interesting.

They then went through a barn and came to a place called 'Slippin' Falls', and dropped down to get sprayed by water. They were dropped in the middle of a bunch of AA animals, who were singing "How Do You Do?" It was cheerful and catchy. They saw the clever Rabbit long for adventure and leave his home. Brer Fox and Brer Bear follow him and catch Brer Rabbit. They then entered a funny place called "The Laughing Place." Everyone laughed as the two antagonists were trapped by bees and their hero was laughing hysterically. But things came to a darker point as Brer Fox had Brer Rabbit trapped in honey.

The scene changed into two mother Rabbits lamenting the loss of Brer Rabbit and warning their children to not follow him into the laughing place. Two vultures start taunting the guests and telling of danger. Suddenly, the log started to make an upwards climb and the guests saw Brer Rabbit about to be eaten by Brer Fox. Brer Rabbit says that he accepts his fate, but begs his captor to not throw him into the Brier Patch. Determined to torment the Rabbit, Brer Fox throws the Rabbit into the thicket…

… And the guests fall too.

Screaming with laughter or adrenaline, the hosts were thrust down the fall as a flash occurred. They were thrust under the thorns and got soaked. At least, those without ponchos on. As the water settled, everyone in the logs found themselves floating in the sun and laughing with delight at the fun fall. The twins and Mori shook their hair like dogs. Tamaki said that he was, once again, dripping with good looks. Honey laughed as he messed up his blond hair. Steph was comically wringing her blond hair out, laughing at the fun. Katie put the hood of her poncho down and fluffed her red hair out. She handed Kyoya a small piece of cloth to wipe his glasses with. Haruhi shook her poncho off and smiled at the rush of it all.

The hosts floated into a room they recognized from their train ride earlier. A huge showboat was rocking back and forth with a lot of characters singing "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah". They saw Brer Rabbit reclining in his home in the Brier Patch, singing about he was home to stay. They laughed at Brer Fox and Brier Bear's encounter with a hungry gator. And then they saw what the flash of light was as they had gone down the fall. A camera had taken their picture and they were quite amusing. It was displayed to the whole boat.

Honey's mouth was open in a shocked scream as the twins had their hands up in delight. Steph had both fists in the air as Mori had huge, wide eyes. Tamaki looked very amusing as he was screaming down the slope. Kyoya was holding on to his glasses and Haruhi was screaming with a huge smile on her face. Katie expertly had flashed a smile at the camera and was laughing. Everyone loved their pictures.

They made their way back to the loading docks and exited. The group was having some fun with their soaked state. The twins were chasing Haruhi around, threatening to get her wet and everyone laughed. Haruhi found a penny presser and got one of the mountain. They exited the ride area and listened to what was going to happen next. It was 4:15.

THATS ALL!