"Come on! Come on! Come on!"
Cole ran as he was practically dragged by Zack. Dash was close behind, giggling. After Ali returned, she managed to heal Zack leg, but he was still suppose to take it easy. Apparently, taking it easy involved going to a Resort with a waterpark and riding every single waterslide. That, and a bunch of roller coasters.
"The Twister is the last ride I haven't been on that I can go on," Zack cried. "We have to do it!"
"We are here all week, Zack," Cole tried to argue. "We can simply go on it tomorrow."
"No!" Zack replied. "We have to do it today!"
Cole looked to Dash for help and she simply smirked at the black ninja.
"I have to side with Zack here," Dash shrugged. "I sure love me some water slides."
Cole sighed, rolling his eyes. He walked up the staircase to the top of the slide with Zack and Dash, which was about five stories up.
"Climb in," the lifeguard at the top told them.
The three friends climbed into a raft like tube, which could hold all of them together. The Twister was a water slide with a quick drop, leading into a large bowl before dumping into a pool. Zack was jumping for joy at going down it. The light signaling the raft before safely made it turned green. The lifeguard pushed the raft and they started down the large slide.
"Here we go!" Dash cheered, a large grin spreading across her face.
Cole couldn't help but laugh with Zack and Dash as they went down. They went around the bowl several times, before going back into the tunnel and coming out into the water.
"That was awesome!" Zack cheered.
"It was, right?" Dash asked Cole, a large grin on her face.
"Alright, it was fun," Cole admitted.
Cole climbed out of the raft, falling into water. He popped out, the water sitting at his chest. He glanced over to his right to see Zack swimming with Dash towards the stairs out of the pool.
"Lighten up, Cole," Dash chuckled.
She shook her hair to get a little water out, sending droplets everywhere. They were a soaked from spending the day going down slides and playing in the pool.
"Great, so now you can go do the dropper," Zack grinned widely.
"No way I am doing that," Cole replied.
The dropped was a tall, eight story slide, with a large, nearly 50ft drop and a 10ft drop off the slide into the pool.
"There is no way I am doing that," Cole told them.
"Come on, Cole," Zack pleaded.
"No way," Cole refused.
"Please," Dash asked, giving him puppy dog eyes. "For me?"
That, was the one thing Cole could not say no to. Dash's puppy dog eyes. He let out a long sigh, knowing he would regret saying yes.
"Fine, but you both owe me later," Cole moaned.
Dash and Zack celebrated, jumping up and down the high fiving. Cole shivered as they all walked over towards the way up the slide. He looked up almost let out a sigh of relief. The lifeguard was placing a closed sign over the staircase.
"Awe," Zack moaned in disappointment.
"Sorry, buddy," the lifeguard said, his back to them. "Slide is just closing."
"Sorry, Zack," Cole shrugged, trying to sound disappointed. "Looks like it's going to have to wait."
"Hey, you're the black ninja!"
Cole spun around, the lideguard looking at him now.
"Hey, do you think I could get an autograph, my kid is a huge fan?" he asked.
"He will if he can go down the slide," Dash said.
"Deal!" the lifeguard smiled.
Cole turned, casting Dash a glare. She wore a mischievous grin on her face.
"If am so getting you for this," Cole muttered through gritted teeth.
Dash just kept smirking. Cole sighed and followed the lifeguard up the stairs. After they were a little ways from the others, he spoke.
"You being made to do this?" the lifeguard asked.
"How did you know?" Cole asked, taken back.
He laughed, "No one in my time working here has ever wanted to do this. It's a crazy scary slide."
"No kidding," Cole mumbling.
"Surprised you are still scared, though," the lifeguard shrugged. "You ninja are said to be fearless."
"Everyone is scared of something," Cole said. "Some things are stupid, some are more reasonable."
"This one being?"
"Reasonable," Cole said.
"Clearly."
"I take there is no backing out," Cole sighed.
"Except for the walk of shame back down to tell you pals you can't do it," the lifeguard said as they reached the top.
Cole looked down, seeing two mini people who were Zack and Dash at the bottom. Waiting.
"No one has had any injuries yet from this so you should be fine," the lifeguard patted Cole's back. "Just keep your ankles crossed, arms crossed across your chest and try not to flail while airborne."
"Ok, here goes nothing," Cole sighed.
He took a deep breath before launching himself down the large slide. He felt himself plummeting down the drop, and second later, it curved up and he flew into the air. Dash and Zack watched as he arched and slammed feet first into the water. They cheered, happy he did it after all. Then the worry struck Dash after he didn't resurface.
"Why isn't he coming back up?" Dash asked, nervous.
She looked to her left and saw a lifeguard at the side of the pool, looking around frantic for him. Then, in seconds, the lifeguard had dove deep into the pool. She resurfaced about ten seconds later, Cole limp in her arms.
"Cole!" Dash and Zack cried.
The lifeguard was met by two others who pulled Cole from the water. Cole then stated coughing and spitting water up. Dash sighed with relief as Cole rolled onto his side, coughing.
"Stretcher!" a lifeguard called.
The lifeguard who took Cole up rushed over to Dash and Zack.
"Will Cole be alright?" Zack asked him.
Dash watched as a Stretcher was rolled in, the lifeguards preparing to move Cole onto it.
"He'll recover," the lifeguard sighed. "Give him a couple hours."
"I feel horrible," Dash said. "I made him do it. It's all my fault."
"Don't say that," the lifeguard told them.
"But it is," Dash insisted.
"It's not," a voice replied, weak and exhausted.
Dash rushed to Cole, seeing him awake. Not only that but speaking.
"It's could have said no, but I wanted you to be happy," Cole muttered. "I put your happiness before my own safety and health. That is why this happened."
"Cole," Dash looked sorrowful at him.
"Take Zack to the room and get some rest," Cole told her. "I'll be fine in the morning."
Dash bit her lip, nodding. She stopped walking beside Cole, watching him be wheeled off. Zack moved to her side and lead her towards the to walk so they could dry off, have dinner and get some well needed rest.