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Super Mario Sunshine Adventure
Episode 5: The Runaway Ferris Wheel
"Whoa! Do you see that?" Silver questioned his tired teammates as he pointed at the Ferris Wheel, which was moving abnormally fast. Everyone looked, but were too tired to even care. They were all pretty much ready to go to sleep because it was now nighttime in Pinna Park and they hadn't gotten any sleep in a long while. The lights in Pinna Park were on and glittered brightly in the darkness. There were characters still enjoying the park's magnificence too!
"Silver, can we please take care of that tomorrow?" Sonic asked through a heavy yawn, scratching his cheek with dazed eyes. "I'm pretty sleepy…"
Silver glanced at him. "I'm not!"
"That's because you haven't been adventuring as long as we have, Silver," Pauline sleepily drawled out, blinking several times to keep her eyes open.
"I agree," said Mario as he held the sleeping babies in his arms, trying to stay standing. He was seriously fighting off his sleepiness at the moment!
Silver brought his attention to all of them wonderingly. He was worried about the Ferris Wheel spinning out of control like that and wanted to make sure it was fixed so nobody would get hurt. Apparently, his friends were too tired to care. Ruminating about it for a long moment, Silver came to a decision and then gave his friends a smile, understanding that they were tired and that they didn't want to deal with this at the moment. "Okay, guys. I'll take care of this. You all can go sleep. I'll join you when I'm done figuring out this whole mess!"
"Hmmm? Are you sure, Silver?" Sonic questioned the other hedgehog, frowning.
Silver nodded his head. "Sure I'm sure!"
"Well, if you say so, Silver. Be careful, okay?" Pauline caterwauled as she turned around and exited the large amusement park filled with amazing attractions.
"Yeah, don't get yourself hurt, pal," Sonic waved at him before following Pauline.
"Join us as soon as you can. We'll be sleeping on the sandy beach out there," Mario informed the hedgehog from the future and then trekked away from him with the babies still sleeping soundlessly in his arms.
Silver watched the trio disappear before whirling around and tilting his head back up to gaze at the Ferris Wheel that was spinning uncontrollably fast! When he lowered his vision, he could see Nokis and Piantas running about in a panic because of it. There were Noki and Pianta children too that were terrified. They probably thought that the Ferris Wheel will keep spinning faster and faster until it flew off and smashed all of them into the ground. That was a very horrible thought, so Silver started sauntering towards the Ferris Wheel, passing by the Clam Cups on his way there. As the hedgehog started making his journey to the fast spinning Ferris Wheel, he noticed a Pianta boy who was just gazing up at it in complete awe and excitement.
"Whoa! That is so awesome!" the Pianta boy exclaimed, thrilled.
Silver thought that was weird, but shrugged it off and continued on his way, contemplating on what he would do to find the problem and fix it. He'd have to get to the water-operated mechanics somehow and find what the problem was. The hedgehog didn't know where that was located, but assumed that it was behind the out of control attraction.
Moving on, Silver's thoughts roamed back to the time when he and Blaze first arrived on Pinna Island and decided to pay Pinna Park a visit. Silver had been so elated to be spending time with his best friend at Pinna Park during their vacation. Heck, he was even more jubilant that the female cat even agreed to go on vacation with him to Isle Delfino! Silver was having a great time with Blaze in Pinna Park. Well, until they somehow got into their argument that separated them…
[Flashback]
Stepping through the entrance for the very first time in Pinna Park, Silver allowed his eyes to venture and scan everything in sight. The happy hedgehog had never been to an amusement park before and was absolutely thrilled to be doing so for the very first time with his very best friend, Blaze the Cat. His features lit up in a merry jolliness and everything was serene and joyful. A large smile spread across the hedgehog's face as he eyed all of the fun-looking attractions. The Roller Coaster, the Yoshi-Go-Round, the Clam Cups, and the Ferris Wheel! There were even concession stands where they could buy refreshments and other goodies with their coins…or rings, if they'd accept them, that is.
Blaze, noticing how vivacious Silver seemed at the moment, allowed herself to put on a small smile. "Silver, you look really happy. Is it true that you've never been to an amusement park before?" she questioned her friend as she gazed around the park. There were Nokis and Piantas everywhere, enjoying everything that the park had to offer.
"Nope!" Silver replied while spinning around to face the feline. "I've never been to an amusement park before! This is so awesome, Blaze! I'm glad I'm experiencing my first time with you though!"
Blaze really didn't know how to think of it, what Silver had just commented. Did he mean something else when he said that or was he just saying that? Blaze couldn't help but detect some kind of underlying secret that Silver wished not to convey to her at the moment. Anyway, she pushed that aside and nodded her head while grinning a little in his direction.
"Thanks, Silver," she told him. "Why don't we go get something to eat? I'm hungry!"
"I am quite famished myself, really," Silver confessed, bringing his gloved hands down to his complaining belly. He brought his eyes over to one of the concession stands and then took Blaze's hand in his own, running over there and pulling her along. There was a line, so they had to wait for a little bit. "I wonder what kind of stuff they have here!"
Blaze shrugged, gently tugging her hand out of Silver's grasp. She desperately tried to fight the blush away that was currently touching her cheeks. The purple cat wasn't used to holding hands with someone, especially not Silver. "I don't know what they have here. They REALLY should put signs up about what they are selling. Seriously."
"Seriously," Silver totally agreed with the female. "Uh…do you think they have fish? I know you probably might like that, right?" he suggested.
Blaze felt offended all of a sudden and sent a frown his way. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Silver was taken aback by her sudden aggressiveness and put up his hands in surrender as if he had been caught by the cops for committing a malicious crime. "U-Uh, ummm…" he didn't know what to say and was fumbling with his words. "…I just, you know, you're a cat and all, so I assumed-"
"You assumed that, because I'm a cat, that I'd take a liking to fish?" Blaze demanded to know, her frown deepening as she became more vexed with each passing second.
"Y-Yeah…is that a problem?" Apparently, it WAS a problem because Blaze was now giving him an irate expression, her features morphing into a look of pure annoyance, irritation, and bitterness.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, it IS a problem, Silver," Blaze replied crossly. "You can't just assume silly things like that all because I'm a cat!"
Silver gawked at her. "Are you…really getting mad about something like this? I was only suggesting something, you know! I didn't mean to hurt your feelings!"
"My feelings are not hurt!" Blaze yowled, aggravated. "You've made a blind assumption about me and I dislike that about someone. Someone that makes assumptions based on what they see!"
"WHAT?!" the hedgehog didn't know what to say or do. "Blaze, I'm SORRY!"
"Sorry doesn't cut it, Silver!" Blaze was surprised at herself for losing her composure so quickly. "Until you fix your error, I'm leaving to Gelato Beach!" she finished, incensed.
Completely shocked about how this all turned out, Silver sullenly watched the feline trek away from him and Pinna Park, incredibly displeased. "B-Blaze…" he whispered sadly, a little miffed himself. Why in the world was Blaze acting that way?! It was only a suggestion!
Still, it made him think that it was all his fault. He ruined their vacation by making a blind assumption like Blaze had said. Silver knew that the argument was rather silly and that Blaze was uncharacteristically overreacting, but Silver couldn't help but blame himself for the whole ordeal.
Now he was alone…
[Flashback over]
Sighing heavily, Silver scratched his cheek, frowning. When he saw Blaze again, he'd get down on his knees and beg for forgiveness. He couldn't stand having his best friend angry with him for something so stupid. Also, he couldn't help but wonder if Blaze really did dislike fish. Shaking his head, the hedgehog made his way behind the malfunctioning attraction, finding a Noki standing there.
"Those Electro-Koopas are up to no good!" the Noki exclaimed with a shake of his head.
"So…Electro-Koopas have something to do with the Ferris Wheel moving so fast like that?" Silver questioned the Pinna Park inhabitant.
The Noki nodded. "Could you flush them out from back there? Thanks!"
"Sure thing!" Silver responded instantly with a simper. He whirled around to face the grids up above and could see Electro-Koopas swarming about them. "Alright, here it goes!" he announced before climbing up into the Electro-Koopa infested grids.
Okay, so, for Silver, it was so extremely difficult to climb up the grids and whatnot while avoiding the Electro-Koopas and whatnot. He managed to get rid of them all though, the little ones. When he reached the very top, he found the source of the problem, which was a giant sleeping Electro-Koopa that was causing the Ferris Wheel to go haywire.
"Can't you sleep somewhere else?" Silver wanted to know as he used his psychokinesis to grab the thing and fling it elsewhere. The thing squealed as it fell down into oblivion.
When that was through, a Shine Sprite appeared at the top of the Ferris Wheel and the Ferris Wheel started moving at a normal speed again! Things were back to normal! Using his powers, the hedgehog levitated over to one of the Ferris Wheel's cabins. He sat himself down into it and happily waited as he reached the top of the Ferris Wheel.
Once the Shine Sprite was in reach, Silver reached out and snagged it, holding it close to him and wearing a big smile. He was happy with his minor accomplishment!
Later, the hedgehog got off of the ride and then left Pinna Park, going out into the dark beach. He found his friends sleeping together on the sand, all huddled close to one another and not making any sounds. Well, except for Mario! Mario was snoring like a malfunctioning motorboat!
Chuckling softly, Silver sauntered to them and then got comfortable on the sand next to Sonic's sleeping form. He curled up right there on the sand and then shut his eyes, letting sleep take him away.
He dreamt of Blaze…