8 Magic Nights

by The Blue EM2

Night 4: Fluttering in the Wind

Fluttershy stood outside the exit of Expedition Everest, glancing around at the scenery of Serka Zong (for those who need to brush up on their Nepalese a little bit, that translates as 'Fortress of the Chasm', which was entirely apt as there was a) a fortress and b) a chasm. Exotic music and delightful smells surrounded her, whilst cheerful chatter and screams from riders and kids echoed through the land of Asia. It was every bit as nice as Wallflower had said it was a few hours ago, though apparently she had a very different focus on what sort of rides she liked.

As she sat down, pondering whether to eat or to go to Africa, Fluttershy quickly thought back to earlier that day, when talking with her friends...

---

"Expedition Everest is not scary, OK?" Tom informed Jimmy yet again, as they had their lively morning discussion. Having briefly had the chance to chat to one another whilst fictional characters, they had gone to bed, feeling pretty exhausted after their long days (and in Wallflower's case, dealing with silly, illogical parents who seemed to have a screw or two loose). Now, here they were, chatting over breakfast as to what they were up to next.

"I've heard it's the fastest roller coaster in the park!" Jimmy exclaimed, as he looked down into his bowl of cereals, consisting of utterly tasteless circular things officially called 'cheerios'. Tom didn't understand how Americans were so good at getting meat tasting good, and yet they could make cereals so bland and lifeless. It beggared belief, in his opinion.

"It does a maximum of 55 miles an hour, for about 5 seconds," Tom retorted. "And the yeti's nothing to be scared of! It's a figure that stands there and appears to move at you whilst lights flash at you, hence 'disco yeti'."

"Did you say, Disco Yeti?" Katrina asked, a mischevious smirk on her face as she hit the play button on her phone.

"Oh dear," Tom sighed, as they were assailed by disco hits.

"A little bit of timber and a saw!
A little bit of fixing thats for sure!
A little bit of digging up the roads!
A little bit of moving heavy loads!
A little bit of tiling on the roof!
A little bit of making waterproof!
A little bit of concrete mixed with sand!
A little bit of Bob the builder man!"

"Thank heavens you chose to play the Bob the Builder version," Jimmy noted, his eyes glancing about and his face like a cherry, such was his embarrassment. "The original probably wasn't the best choice to play in a hotel in a family theme park."

"Erm, agreed," Katrina sighed. "So, where are you guys going today? I wanted to ask about Expedition Everest because that's where I'm going today and, well, I wanted to know what I was in for."

"Well," Tom replied authoritatively, "if you could handle Mission: SPACE Green Team with no difficulties at all, I imagine you will have absolutely no problem with Expedition Everest. True, it is a little wilder than most of the roller coasters in the resort, but then again this is Disney. The roller coasters, as a rule, are much tamer than in places such as Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags."

"Knott's Berry Farm is good," Jimmy added helpfully. "I liked it there when I went. They've got some of the original Rio Grande Southern Consolidations there in working order."

Katrina looked at him blankly. "Can somebody please translate?" she asked. "Because I don't speak rail buff."

"Gladly," Tom replied. "The Rio Grande Southern was a railroad in Colorado that ran from Durango to Ridgeway. A Consolidation is a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels under the cab." Tom showed a picture to demonstrate his point. "That's a British loco of that wheel arrangement, called an 8F."

Jimmy suddenly interrupted. "I'll be in Animal Kingdom too," he said, with a smile. "I'll be back in Pandora, this time to ride Avatar: Rite of Passage!"

"Enjoy queueing, mate," Tom said to his friend. "Queues are typically two hours in length at their shortest."

"What about you, Tom?" Katrina asked. "Where are you going today?"

"It's funny you should ask, really," Tom smiled. "This day is similar to yesterday, just backwards! You two are in Animal Kingdom, and I'm in Epcot. We're even in the same relative areas of the park at first. Katrina, you're in Asia, Jimmy, you're in Pandora, and I'm in Futureworld on Mission: SPACE (Orange Team)."

Katrina glanced at her watch, and cleared her plate. "Oh well," she said. "I suppose I'd best be on my way. See you guys later!"

Tom waved, and glanced over to Jimmy. "Assuming we're still recognisable!" he laughed.

"Well, look for the people with the oddly coloured skin, and you're sorted!" Jimmy replied.

"That didn't help for Coco, Scootaloo, or Sky though," Tom said. "I honestly wonder what that was all about. Is the curse spreading worse than we thought?"

"Err, maybe?" Jimmy sighed. "Anyways, let's finish up. I'd rather not be late for my ride."

---

Katrina could certainly understand now why people preferred the monorail, as well as the many petitions to extend the monorail line to Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. It was a lot smoother and gentler, not to mention cooler than the bus! It was absolutely boiling on the complementary bus as the air conditioning had failed and they didn't have enough time to put a replacement into service. So, off they went down the road, and at long last arrived at Animal Kingdom. The journey was similar to the one she had taken the first night (though a lot hotter) and, understandably, Katrina was a bit cranky when she got to the park. After clearing bag check and scanning her Magic Band on the entrance terminal (then needing to give her fingerprint (a first)), Katrina made her way up the path she had trodden a few times before, and headed round to the right of the Tree of Life, and across the chasm that had once contained the course of the Discovery River Boats, closed due to a lack of interest, although if you looked carefully you could still see the skewered knight and smoke effects that were projected from the dragon's den (meant to promote the Beastly Kingdom expansion that never happened). As Katrina came to a stop in the first section of Asia, an odd gust of wind blew her way, giving her an electric shock.

"Ouch!" she cried. "What sort of wind does that?" It should have been obvious by now what this was leading into, as she glanced down at her footwear to see her laces vanish and cover over into a boot. She simply walked behind a tree, where nobody else could see her, to let this process complete itself. It seemed that this would keep happening as long as she was still here, so she just needed to grit it and bear it.

Her now covered toecaps formed a boot of some sort, which then started growing up her leg to just below her knees. Her socks also grew up her legs, turning pink with white dots scattered over it. Her jeans turned green, and then shrank up her legs until the sat about halfway up her thighs. It then gained a bit more length, as a pink underskirt grew out of the bottom, and then suddenly the entire skirt poofed outwards. Her shirt morphed into a white tank top, and a green bodied butterfly hairclip with white wings appeared in her hair. Speaking of which, her skin suddenly turned yellow, followed by her eyes turning a light blue. Not long after that, pink eyeliner appeared on her eyes, and she lost a small amount of height, though not too much as to impair her movement. Finally, her hair turned pink, and grew most of the way down her back, followed by her glasses vanishing.

"H- hello?" Fluttershy quickly tried her new voice. It sounded incredibly quiet, which made sense somewhat. "I do suppose I'm getting kinda use to this." She stepped out into the crowd, desperately doing her best to stay hidden. But when she saw Expedition Everest, she began to quiver. It looked so big, and scary, and intimidating.

She quickly joined the queue, and shook the entire time, worried about what the ride might entail. "Those kids up ahead are so brave!" she said to nobody in particular.

"I know, right?" said a woman to her. "I can barely cope with the big one at LEGOland Florida! You know, LEGO Technic Test Track? It used to be at LEGOland Windsor as the Jungle Coaster, but they removed it due to noise complaints."

Fluttershy simply gulped. She wasn't looking forward to this at all, but it was that or waste a Fastpass, and Rainbow Dash would call her chicken if she didn't go through with this.

---

Fluttershy took her seat when the train stopped. The hiss of steam and the groan of brakes did little to ease her nerves, and the train rolled off into a series of short hills and bumps. It was quite the intense ride, but to her surprise, Fluttershy found herself enjoying it. The train climbed through the fortress, past a mural of the Yeti, and round a series of tight curves. The train dived into a tunnel, and rolled up a slope. Fluttershy gasped. Up ahead was torn track! Thankfully, the driver saw it and stopped in time.

Then, as suddenly as they had stopped, the air brakes hissed, and they began rolling backwards into the tunnel, round a curve and in pitch black! The train stopped in a cavern, to see a shadowy figure tearing up track, before suddenly noticing them and roaring. The train shot forward, straight down a steep slope, and round a series of bends. Up and down, round and round, in and out, the train and the riders flew toward the Yeti, who roared at them. Lights blinked and flashed, and the train cleared the Yeti, before coming to a stop in the station.

Fluttrshy grinned, before climbing out. "Nothing to it, really," she said.

---

Fluttershy settled on getting a meal nearby (authentic Nepalese, of course) when her phone buzzed. She answered it. "Hello?" she asked.

"Hey there!" said a male American voice at the other end.

Author's Note:

Whoever would have known that finding reference art for Fluttershy would have been so difficult?

Couldn't resist using such a good image. That is what an 8F looks like, incidentally.

Comments

[Thunderous]

9797795
Wild Karens.

Also, I forgot to mention this in my explanation for my trip to Disneyland Paris, but there were three teenage boys who jumped the line and got in front of me, my brother and sister. There were 6 of us though, and the rest of my family (My little brother and my sisters) were ahead of us. So when they saw us getting cut in line, they decided to take the matters into their own hand. When 2 of the teens cut them, they blocked the whole space for the line(There were two metal fences, so they made themselves bigger), causing the last teen to get blocked off. I dont know what happened next, but when we got to the front of the line, they were pulled to the side by one of the crew members of the park, I think. I'm not really sure what EXACTLY happened, this happened 2 years ago. But, Karma's definitely a bitch for the three of them.

[The Blue EM2]

9797900
A genius move. A similar incident occurred to me, but that comes up in a later chapter.

[Thunderous]

9797908
That's what I thought too. Also, can't wait for that chapter to come out~!

[Thunderous]

Ah, I do wonder who'll be TF'd next!

[The Blue EM2]

9797920
I think you'll like it.

[The Blue EM2]

9797926
Simple: follow the pattern.

[JimmyHook19]

Here we go into Night 4 X3

[The Blue EM2]

9798366
And already we have a new character. What next?

[Snowkitsune]

Yay

[The Blue EM2]

9815146
Glad you're enjoying it. What do you think so far?

[Godslittleprincess]

"I've heard it's the fastest roller coaster in the park!" Jimmy exclaimed, as he looked down into his bowl of cereals, consisting of utterly tasteless circular things officially called 'cheerios'. Tom didn't understand how Americans were so good at getting meat tasting good, and yet they could make cereals so bland and lifeless. It beggared belief, in his opinion.

I personally think Cheerios are delicious although I will admit the honey nut variety is much more appetizing than plain.

[The Blue EM2]

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We have very different tastes in breakfast cereal, you and I.