(Note: "Disneyland" changed to "galand" for Lore purposes)
"Man... that was the coolest shit ever! A whole jet—like, for real!? Sis, you good!?"
"Ugh... I feel like... I ain’t even got nothin’ left to puke. Why we couldn’t just take a normal plane like them regular folks!?"
"Uhmm... thanks for the ride on your private jet. But... are you sure it’s okay to just leave it here?"
"Heh. Don’t mind it, don’t mind it. It’s invisible. See?"
A few hours later, after Hannah borrowed her father’s credit card, Benjamin, Bella, Pauline, her, and Riley had touched down in the middle of a random forest aboard a private fighter jet.
The jet was small, comparable to the size of a small bus—if a small bus looked like a stealth bomber and was capable of 6DoF of movent.
And of course, speaking of stealth—
Hannah tapped a button on the key fob, and the entire craft faded out of view, vanishing into the trees like a mirage.
"You hold the keys," she said, tossing them toward Riley. "I’ll just lose ’em if I keep ’em."
"Okay, Sister." Riley didn’t bother catching them. Instead, he gave a subtle flick of his finger. The keys froze mid-air, suspended. He opened his jacket, trying to guide them into his inner pocket with telekinesis.
It didn’t work.
The keys bounced clumsily against the inside of his jacket, repeatedly missing the pocket. But finally, after a few more awkward collisions and small adjustnts, they finally slid into place.
"Huh..." Hannah raised her hands, brows arched in mild surprise. "Not bad. You’re getting good at that."
"Thank you, Sister," Riley nodded seriously. "I’ve been practicing while on the jet. Pauline can confirm—she was watching the entire ti."
"I..." Pauline blinked, clearly caught off guard. She glanced away. "I’m sorry."
"Do not apologize, Ms. Pauline," Riley said with a sigh and a solemn shake of his head. "If I were soone else, I too would stare. My mother told I am the epito of all that is beautiful in this world."
"Ugh..." Hannah groaned and pulled her hoodie over her head, walking faster through the thick forest trail. "Mom is seriously the worst influence on you. And now that Dad’s barely been ho—what, a year since he got that part-ti job at the Academy?—it’s just her feeding your ego 24/7."
"Yo, hold up..." Bella huffed, pushin’ through so bushes. "Your pops work at ga Academy? Who he be?"
"That’s a secret, duh." Hannah rolled her eyes, brushing past so vines.
"You know who our big bro is. That ain’t fair!"
"Facts," Benjamin added, raising a hand.
"Okay, wait—" Bella said, catching her breath. "Our brother out here strugglin’ to pay off his used-ass car, and your dad got a whole-ass jet!? Hold up... your dad—he ain’t—"
"And here we are!"
Before Bella could finish connecting the dots, Hannah shoved aside the final curtain of bushes, revealing the dazzling wonderland that sprawled before them.
Massive buildings in the shape of a sphere, rockets, and oversized cartoon props of nurous heroes spiraled into the sky, glowing.
There were several roller coasters twisting through the air, so looping around giant holograms of superheroes and monsters in the midst of battle.
There were floating platforms, bubble machines shooting cotton candy-scented clouds, and giant parade floats drifting as if weightless through the air
And in the center of it all: a giant hologram of gawoman, waving at everyone.
"Everyone..." Hannah turned dramatically and extended her arm, grinning ear to ear. "...Welco to galand!"
And as if on cue, a firework exploded high above in broad daylight—raining sparks of gold and blue across the sky.
And judging from the smug look in her face, she truly did deliberately ti it.
"W...woah..."
Bella wiped the nausea and exhaustion from her face as she stepped into the light, her wide brown eyes reflecting the explosion of dancing colors before her.
"We’re... we’re really here, Sis. We made it," Benjamin said, wrapping an arm over his sister’s shoulder. "We made it as people."
Even Pauline, usually quiet and composed, couldn’t help but widen her eyes at the sight. But her shoulders subtly hunched as she glanced uncertainly at Hannah.
"Is... is it really okay to park here? And... don’t we need to pay for a day pass?"
She looked back at the forest behind them, then again at the stunning chaos of galand in front of her.
Yes—Hannah had parked the jet smack in the middle of one of galand’s smaller forest zones. Not just any forest either—this one was located right in the center of the park.
"Relax..." Hannah stepped out from the bushes, gesturing for the rest to follow. "...See? No one’s even paying attention. You’re forgetting where we are, people—this is The Happiest Place in the Universe!"
"This place payin’ you to sponsor ’em or sothin’?" Bella squinted at Hannah. "Wait... your dad reppin’ galand now? But... you right tho—ain’t nobody even lookin’ at us."
"Pauline," Benjamin leaned over and whispered, "You be readin’ minds, right? Can you check if anybody saw us pull up?"
"N-No!" Pauline stiffened, her voice rising a pitch. "That’s... that’s not ethical."
"Sis, please. We just snuck into galand."
"Ugh, will you guys stop overthinking it?" Hannah waved them off. "This is the happiest place in the universe—no one’s gonna waste their ti on us!"
"I feel like that statent is inaccurate, Sister," Riley said, shaking his head. "Their other tagline would be more appropriate in explaining the lack of attention—The Most Expensive Place on Earth."
"Pft!" Benjamin burst into laughter.
"Ha!" Bella pointed at Riley. "Yo, I’m likin’ your brother more and more."
Even Pauline cracked a faint smile at Riley’s comnt. Riley, of course, just tilted his head, genuinely confused as to why everyone was laughing.
The laughter didn’t last long, though. Their first ride of the day—intended to shake off the last of their "jet lag"—was the Galactic Guardian Coaster.
An interstellar roller coaster, it simulated soaring through deep space at the speed of light, complete with vivid recreations of alien worlds inspired by gawoman’s firsthand accounts. But this wasn’t your average coaster—there were no wheels, no tracks. The ride hovered and zipped through the air like an erratic mosquito, guided by advanced magnetic propulsion and surrounded by jaw-droppingly imrsive holograms of alien planets, nebulas, and cosmic creatures.
And Bella absolutely did not appreciate it.
"Aaah! My ass’ so clenched up tight right now!" she scread as the coaster whipped through a spiral of stars.
Benjamin and Hannah howled with laughter, their arms flinging wildly through the air.
anwhile, Pauline clung tightly to the safety rail, her head down—partly out of fear, partly from embarrassnt over Bella’s words.
Riley, on the other hand, was letting his head snap and sway freely with the ride’s motion.
Pauline risked a glance at him—he was sitting right beside her—and quickly realized sothing:
Riley was asleep.
The ride continued for a few more minutes before it finally ca to an end, rcifully releasing Bella from her suffering.
"Lawd... Jesus take the wheel," she wheezed, barely able to walk. She clung to her brother, letting him drag her along the glowing pavent of galand. "Where... where should we ride next?"
"Bitch, you can barely stand. You—" Benjamin muttered, but Bella suddenly shoved him away, newfound energy surging through her.
"That’s... That’s gawoman!"
Instantly, all eyes followed where her finger was pointing.
And there she was—hovering above the crowd, a living icon.
Her long golden cape rippled in the wind. Her platinum blonde hair caught the sunlight, gleaming like polished silver, though not nearly as bright as her piercing blue eyes. And her thighs—
"G... Gyatt!" Bella blurted, eyes wide. "Thick thighs save lives!"
"Damn..." Benjamin muttered under his breath. "That mascot lookin’ fine as hell."
They all made to approach, but the crowd sward in around the actress before they could get close. Within seconds, people were pushing and shoving to get nearer, practically trampling their small group.
"Hey! Fuck! Watch it!" Hannah snarled, ready to shove back. But Bella and Pauline quickly pulled her away before she could throw hands.
"Who was that!? Fuck you! I’ll fuck you up, coward! You’re a grown-ass adult pushing minors!?" Hannah’s voice trailed off in fury as they retreated.
Suffice it to say, the group made a tactical decision to steer far, far away from the performance zone before Hannah declared war on the entire crowd.
After that, they hit every ride they could:
Tempo Run, Hope Guild’s Cruise, The Flight of gawoman, Oceanknight’s Rapid Rapids—and lastly before they rest—Nitrowind Cyclone Rush.
Well... everyone except Riley had actually tapped out. He was still inside.
"How... how he even doin’ that?" Bella asked, watching in awe as Riley floated inside the giant sphere.
He was curled into a ball, wildly spinning in their while a violent gust kept him suspended in the air—twisting, flipping, twirling at unnatural speeds.
"So kinda sensory thing," Hannah shrugged. "Last ti we ca here, he stayed in there for three hours."
"Three hours!?"
"Yup," Hannah nodded. "Which is why we should probably call him now. Riley!"
Riley went for one more spin before finally exiting. Afterward, the group wandered the park a bit, soaking in the atmosphere before settling down at gaBurgers HQ as the sun began to dip behind the massive infrastructures of galand.
They devoured their als in no ti—even Pauline’s tray was spotless. Only Riley remained calmly slicing into his burger steak like he had all the ti in the world.
"So..." Benjamin leaned in over the table, eyes shifting between everyone as he whispered ominously. "...Are we really doing it?"
Bella gulped. "Are we really doing it?"
Even Pauline froze, holding her breath as her eyes flicked at everyone.
As for Riley? Still focused on his al.
"I think it’s ti, children..." Hannah folded her hands together solemnly.
The group stared at one another, the suspense building up before Hannah finally muttered,.
"...for Nightwalker’s House of Horrors."
***
[ERGENCY NEWS ALERT]
We’ve just received multiple reports confirming that Ryan "Butt Ender" Roman—yes, the supervillain ntal asylum escapee—has been spotted entering galand.
Authorities have reached out to the the park requesting a temporary closure, but galand officials have declined to shut down operations at this ti.
Families, please remain vigilant and keep a close eye on your children.
Once again, I’m Lorraine, and this is ABC-ZBN News. Stay safe out there.
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