8 Magic Nights

by The Blue EM2

Night 7: Let it K-Lo

Jimmy was in Epcot once more, in the World Showcase, which he had previously visited on Night 5 for The Sea with Nemo and Friends. That one had, in and out of itself, had resulted in a transformation into a character that nobody recognised, not even in the comments for the story, and this was a matter of mild concern as it reduced the traffic on the internet that discussed the issue. Obscure TFs are really unpopular for some really odd reason.

Anyways, Jimmy stood before one of the most notable of example of thematic discord (no not that type of Discord, so please calm down Fluttershy) that currently existed in the Disney parks. But first, a quick history lesson.

When Epcot originally opened in 1982, the only pavilions in the World Showcase were, in clockwise order, the United States of America, Japan, France, the United Kingdom (but mostly England barring the odd appearance of Merida here or a token bagpiper there), Canada, Mexico, China, Germany (or, when it opened, West Germany, as the two bits hadn't been put back together yet), and Italy. Norway hadn't opened until 1988, when it appeared with detailed replicas of Stave Church, the Akershus Fortress, and even a typical Norwegian bakery that served rice cream (no, that is not a typo). The pavilion was opened by then Crown Prince Harald of Norway (now King Harald V), and had continued to fund the pavilion until 2002.

One of the most notable features of the Pavilion was the signature ride, Maelstrom. Maelstrom was a hybrid of a dark ride and log flume that took riders through Norwegian legends, such as Vikings, trolls, and even a brief appearance from Odin himself. Then, the riders were flung forward in time and found themselves in the North Sea, beneath an oil rig in the midst of a thunderstorm. Then, they docked at a Norwegian coastal town and headed through the exit (nobody ever stopped to watch the promotional film at the end anyways).

Why the problem, you may ask? Well, in 2013, Frozen happened. Many parents probably wish it didn't, but Disney executives are sure happy it did, if the films box office performance and the fact that Frozen merchandise continues to fly off the shelves worldwide is any indicator of success. Amidst all the news of success and suchlike, Disney announced in 2014 that Maelstrom would be closed and rethemed around Frozen, but would retain the exact same ride layout. Maelstrom operated for the final time on October 5th, 1988, and work to retheme the ride began soon after. The replacement, Frozen Ever After, opened in 2016, and was a godsend for lovers of the bigger thrill rides as it drew do many people out of their queues. But it was remarkable how much of Maelstrom had survived from the original ride, and Jimmy was determined that very day to spot some of it if he could.

But why the thematic discord, you may ask? Well, as many have pointed out, it seems very odd to put a ride based on a film set in a fictional country in a pavilion based on a real one. It's like putting a ride about Avalon in the UK Pavilion, or a ride about Siegfried in the German pavilion. OK, not a great example, but you get the idea.

Anyways, and before I digress further, Jimmy headed straight for the queue of the ride and scanned his band on the terminal in order to access the Fastpass+ line. He was going to need it, as the queue stretched all the way into China, and the board gave a wait time of 70 minutes! As the Fastpass+ line cut the wait time approximately in half, this meant that he had 35 minutes to wait. But as anybody who knows Jimmy will knows Jimmy will know, thirty five minutes is an EXTREMELY long time, and all sorts of weird stuff can happen. And if you thought all of the previous days put together were weird, well, to quote Al Jolson, 'You ain't seen nothin' yet.'

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Jimmy was in the line of queues, for what seemed like forever as the speakers blasted out music such as For the First Time in Forever, and the dreaded Let it Go (the curse and plague of practically any place with small kids for more than 5 years). Jimmy sighed, and glanced about. Luckily, he wasn't getting any odd looks. Due to his long hair and lack of beard or moustache, he could easily pass for a woman if viewed from behind. Though he wouldn't be simply passing as a woman for much longer.

His skin got going on the process by switching to a very light blue, almost the same shade that Rainbow Dash had for her skin. His entire body shrank in height, meaning his clothes got increasingly baggy, and he jumped when suddenly he felt pressure building up near the tops of his legs. Suddenly his hips pushed outward with an audible pop, and his butt began inflating, which stretched his pants. Two other bits retracted into his body, to be replaced with some completely different ones, now rendering Jimmy a she, yet again. Something began pushing her shirt forward, and as Jimmy glanced down it became clear what. Her breasts were growing, stopping when they were about B cups. Her eyes turned blue, and his hair promptly exploded in all directions, becoming a misshapen mess of pink and blue. Essentially, she looked like a low budget Pinkie Pie.

As two hearts appeared under her eyes, her shoes changed into a pair of old sandles that had purple heels but orange buckles and frames, as her pants strank back up her legs and attached themselves to her shirt. The legs merged, and created the shortest mini skirt ever seen in the history of humanity, which was pink and purple with yet more hearts on it. The sleeves and shoulders of the top part of the skirt vanished, and feathers appeared over her shoulders, joined by a choker around her neck, as the bodice turned varying shades of blue and purple, with even more hearts.

Kiwi Lollipop sighed. "Well, don't I look hideous," she said. She then went on with the queue, thankfully it being so dark and so loud that nobody heard what was going on.

Author's Note:

If you thought Supernova Zap was bad, well... look what we have here.

Comments

[JimmyHook19]

"Well, don't I look hideous,"

Heh, I will be the judge of that when Katrina and Tom see me though

Anywho..... 52 transformations for me!!! X3 X3 X3

[The Blue EM2]

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No, seriously. I'll refrain from saying more at the minute, but I'm not sure what Hasbro were thinking when they came up with these designs.

[JimmyHook19]

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Okie Okie ^^;

Anywho.... only 1 night left to go ^^

[The Blue EM2]

9825274
Sadly, yea. I've enjoyed writing these.

[JimmyHook19]

9825275
yep.... but hopefully you can do this again sometime ^^

In the meantime, that will mean I will keep an eye out for hopefully Devious Dazzle to come back and resume on you know what of course

[The Blue EM2]

9825276
Yep. I wonder what has happened?

And, of course, when you resume writing, I'll be there.

[JimmyHook19]

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Hopefully she will explain in PM to me of course. Although it will determine which day it will be that she will PM me again obviously ^^'

Dawww

[The Blue EM2]

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Posting without editing is bad. Period.

[JimmyHook19]

9825289
Amen to that.

[The Blue EM2]

9825291
But, alas, our travels in WDW end soon. But it's not the end for me. Yikes, I've been on this sight nearly a year.

[JimmyHook19]

9825296
Blog post for your 1 year anniversary on FIMFiction? :3

[The Blue EM2]

9825299
One better; not one, but TWO stories.

[JimmyHook19]

9825301
And blog post as well for added celebrating? X3

[The Blue EM2]

9825302
How would people know otherwise?

[JimmyHook19]

9825313
Well, like you did in.... I think it was either April or May I think, when you promoted not one but two stories of course ^^;

[The Blue EM2]

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May was the record. 4 stories in a week.

[JimmyHook19]

9825326
That too ^^

And that counts with one of my stories being promoted as well, right? :3

[The Blue EM2]

9825327
5 then.

[JimmyHook19]

9825330
Heh, Okie =3

You will make sure to start promoting them again once I start publishing stories again, right? :3

[The Blue EM2]

9825336
Of course.

[JimmyHook19]

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[The Blue EM2]

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Well, onwards to tomorrow.

[JimmyHook19]

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same :)

[The Blue EM2]

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See tou then.

[JimmyHook19]

9825357
You too :) And remember: Same pattern from Nights 1, 4, and 7 for Night 8. Because after all..... I will be preoccupied with the anniversary of 9/11 on Wednesday.

[The Blue EM2]

9825368
I see.

[Godslittleprincess]

Jimmy seems to have a thing for turning into obscure characters.

[The Blue EM2]

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"That's putting it mildly, darling."