8 Magic Nights
Night 3: Well, Fiddlesticks to that!
Previous ChapterNext ChapterIt was the end of another long day at the Walt Disney World Resort, and the trio of friends that currently constituted Suri Polomare, Rumble, and Supernova Zap (or 'Creepy McCreepface', as some people had taken to calling her) settled down for dinner at the Backlot Cafe. Rumble ordered a burger, to nobodies surprise, though Suri went with fish, and Supernova went with a salad, which caught the others off guard somewhat, but nontheless they went to a table, grabbed some fountain drinks (Powerade for Rumble, Ice Tea for the other two), and set about eating their meals.
"Sho," Rumble started, his speech distorted by the fact his mouth was full of food, "apart from the obvioush, how was everybody's day?"
"Seriously, don't talk with your mouth full, OK?" Suri asked him, her eyes looking annoyed.
"It does make it hard to tell what you're saying," Supernova added, though she still had that grin plastered across her face, which was mildly disconcerting. "So do tell us what you went to say- once your mouth is empty!"
Rumble chewed a bit longer, and this was followed by a quick swallowing noise. "Sorry. Yeah, it does make you kinda hard to understand. Anyways, on to what I meant to say apart from the fact my mouth was full of food. Apart from the obvious that has been happening today, how was everybody's day?"
"I didn't get to see much of the Indiana Jones Stunt Show, I'll admit," Supernova answered, taking a short sip of her drink, which, per American cousin, was full to the gunwhales with ice. "I was an extra in the second stunt scene, where Indy and Marion are running from the German goons."
"Yeah, that scene's weird," Rumble admitted. "Especially at the end. The bit with the sword fighter dressed in black? That never ceases to make me crack up."
"What about you, Suri?" asked Supernova. "We saw you yelling at somebody."
Suri nodded, before looking around to ensure that the queue jumpers weren't around. "Yeah. We had a mom and her two kids jump ahead in the queue, on the grounds that they deserved to go on first as she had children and they were tired." She paused. "That, and they insulted somebody else in the queue and called them brain damaged. I came to her aid, and the mom was scared off, as all Karens usually are."
"Karen?" Rumble enquired. "I'm not familiar with the term."
"Slang term for an entitled mother," Supernova explained, shovelling another few leaves into her mouth whilst Rumble polished off his burger and commenced to eat the fries. "Imagine if her name actually was Karen, though!"
"I then offered to go on the ride with the girl they had spoken to so rudely, Coco Pommel," Suri continued. "It cheered her up, I think, as did that ice cream. How about you and Scootaloo, Rumble?"
"What about it?" Rumble replied, not sure where this was going.
"Seems like you're in love again, just it's the other way around this time," Suri teased.
"Shut up, OK?" Rumble replied. "I'm not in love with her. OK, I'm friends with her, but not in love. I've known her for less than 24 hours! Speaking of which, anybody seen Sky anywhere?"
"That raises another question of mine," Supernova admitted, finally getting close to finishing her salad, whilst glancing about her. "Apart from us, we've been seeing other characters turning up around the park. At first I wondered if one of our friends had stealth visited, but now I'm not so sure."
"It is odd," Suri answered, as she finished her plate and drink, before sitting back with a sigh. "Ya know, for mass catered food, they do it very well here."
"Yep!" smiled Rumble, his face rivalling Supernova in sheer creepiness. "Who's up for watching Star Wars: a Galactic Spectacular at 9:30?"
"Sounds good!" Supernova added. "It's one of those fireworks and projector shows, isn't it?"
"Yep!" Rumble replied. "All projected onto the front of the Chinese Theatre." He hopped out of his seat. "Let's go!"
Supernova sat there for a few more moments, until she saw Suri looking at her. "What?"
"Come on," Suri said impatiently. "The west wasn't won on salad."
The day after that began as the previous two had, with things back to normal. Unlike yesterday, the trio would not be in the same park again. Instead, two of them were headed for Animal Kingdom, namely Jimmy and Tom, and Katrina was off to Epcot, marking her first visit to that particular park.
Whilst she headed for the monorail station, Jimmy and Tom stood by the bus stop. "Enjoy MISSION: SPACE!" Tom called to Katrina as she walked away.
"Thank you!" she replied, as she vanished into the distance. Tom turned his attention back to Jimmy.
"You know," he said, "this is the reverse of the situation we had back on Monday!" It was Wednesday now.
"Oh?" Jimmy asked. "And what's that?"
"Katrina had to catch the bus to Animal Kingdom for her first ride, whilst we both took the monorail there," Tom explained. "But today we are going to catch the bus to Animal Kingdom for our rides, whilst she takes the monorail to Epcot!"
"I sometimes wonder if Twilight will be your next one!" Jimmy laughed. "Anyways, she's effectively doing your journey today, and you are doing hers!"
"Heh, funny that," Tom sighed. "Now where is that bus?"
The bus ride through the resort to Animal Kingdom was pretty dull, to be honest. It was roads, and roads, and roads, and the odd tree here and there, as well as a lake in which an alligator looked out at them.
"I hope he doesn't have a clock stuck in him!" the driver joked, trying to liven the mood inside the bus.
Tom continued to look at the floor. He was deep in thought. He had been in this sort of situation before, but now things seemed to be changing. If yesterday he had changed into a male character, did this mean the 'gift', 'curse', whatever you call it, was somehow evolving? It was magic, he was sure of it, but it made no sense at all! Maybe magic doesn't make sense, as it doesn't appear to conform to any law of physics or science. He enjoyed going places with Jimmy, and truth be told it had been too long since he and Katrina had done anything together, but was this always going to happen no matter where they went? And if that was indeed the case, why was Jimmy so blase about it?
He stopped himself. Those questions, and more, would have to wait.
Jimmy and Tom parted ways at the Tree of Life on Discovery Island. Tom headed off toward Asia, and Jimmy turned towards Pandora: the World of Avatar. His first Fastpass for the day was Na'vi River Voyage, and it was one he was quite looking forward to, if he was going to be honest (which he usually was).
Jimmy wandered toward the start of the Pandora section of the park, and suddenly became aware of the sun being less of a nuisance than it was previously, as it had been constantly shining in his eyes as he walked along. Reaching up, he suddenly felt a grey, old, tatty stetson hat up there.
"What?" he asked. "That wasn't there a moment ago!" That wasn't all though, as two red bands suddenly appeared around his upper left arm, followed by the sleeves of his shirt shrinking back until they were little more than straps over his shoulders. His shirt suddenly attached itself to his jeans, as if they had never been a separation between them, which looked like a very odd pair of dungarees. The legs of his jeans shrank back up his legs, stopping just below his knees. The legs merged into a single piece, creating a skirt, which suddenly flared outwards as if it was supported by a frame of some kind. It looked very 1950s, and the entire garment, which was now a dress, turned white, with the bottom being apple green with dots. Another of those red bands appeared around his waist, as his shoes transformed into a pair of high heeled cowboy boots with a treble cleff set into them on the front.
"Well," he said quietly, his face the colour of a beetroot, as people began to look on and take pictures. Then, the changes resumed, as his body began to shrink, shaving off at least a foot of height. His clothes shrank at the same pace, as suddenly two other garments appeared on his body; one around his chest, and the other 'down there'. Jimmy was too embarrased to comment on them. They were needed, though, as his chest suddenly expanded, gaining a pair of breasts that pushed out from under his 'dress'. Not long after that, he became a she, as certain organs vanished to a place where the sun doesn't shine. Following that, her skin turned yellow, her eyes a bright blue, and her hair a dark blue. The fringe grew forward, and then it grew down her back, stopping partway down it.
Fiddlesticks glanced around, figuring it was just best to try and continue as normal. She went onwards into the section of the park she was in, quite unaware of the media phenomenon she was about to become. She walked past the entrance board, and repeated back the words before her; "Ohe see ngenga", or "I see you."
The Na'vi River Voyage was a fun, if not particularly exhilerating, ride. The ambience was beautiful, and the Shaman was one of the most impressive animatronics that Fiddlesticks had ever seen. When she climbed off, she reached for her phone, only to realise an obvious problem. She had no pockets, meaning the transformation of her clothes into a dress had swallowed it up.
Suddenly, she saw a girl with green hair running toward her.
Author's Note

Yeah. I have no idea who she is either.
