Later…
We are home!
"Welcome back," Aelira said.
How was your day, hunny?
"It was good, how was your day Arthur?" Aelira asked.
"It was awsome!" Arthur replied.
Hey, hunny. How would you feel about me and Arthur going to an amusement park tomorrow?
"That sounds like it would be fun. Maybe you, Lio, and Arthur could go out together while me and Lyra go to a movie or something together. Sound like a plan?" Aelira said.
Sounds like a plan.
"Alright great, I'll tell Lio and Lyra," Aelira said as she pulled out her phone and began texting Lyra.
The next day…
Alright, you girls have fun and be safe.
"We will," Aelira yelled back as they walked into the movie theater.
Well, I guess it's time for us to go to Dreamland then.
Lio, Arthur come here and put your hand on my shoulder.
Then Aerin warped space to instantly transport himself, Arthur, and Lio to Dreamland…
"Wow, this place is massive and there are so many roller coasters. Hey dad, can we go on a roller coaster first?" Arthur asked.
Sure son, but first things first, we have to pay for our tickets.
"I can't wait to ride a roller coaster," Arthur said as he skipped along beside Aerin to the ticket stand.
After Aerin bought the tickets…
"Let's go, let's go, I want to go on the big one," Arthur said as he grabbed Aerin's arm and pulled him towards the relatively long line for the largest roller coaster.
You want to go on the biggest one first. You sure are brave, kiddo.
"Haha, you know it," Arthur said.
Hey Lio, do you want to go on this one too?
"No, not really. I'll go on another ride and catch up with you two later," Lio replied as he walked away to another attraction.
After Aerin and Arthur got through the line and onto the roller coaster…
"Yay, this will be fun," Arthur said with excitement as the roller coaster began to move.
But little did Arthur know that a disaster would soon happen. But of course, Aerin knew all too well what was about to happen and was already preparing…
In that moment, a bolt came loose and the tracks in front of the roller coaster began to fall…
"What? What's happening? Is that part of the ride?" Arthur asked in fear.
No son. That is not part of the ride, but don't worry I got you.
Then Aerin broke off the bar holding them in the ride, grabbed Arthur, and jumped…
Boom!
Aerin landed with a thud and set Arthur down…
You alright son?
"Yes. Just a little shaken up," Arthur replied, wiping the tears from his eyes.
Let's go get you some cotton candy.
Then Aerin and Arthur walked to the cotton candy shop as staff closed off the roller coaster they had just been on…
You feel better now?
"Yes, thank you for the cotton candy," Arthur said with gratitude as he began eating the cotton candy.
You are very welcome. Let's go find your uncle Lio.
"Alright," Arthur replied.
Then Aerin and Arthur walked to a bumper car attraction…
Look there is Lio. Do you see him?
"I see him. But why would he want to do bumper cars?" Arthur said in confusion with a mouth full of cotton candy still.
I don't know. You can ask him when he gets out.
Several minutes passed and Lio finally finished up bumper cars and headed towards Aerin and Arthur…
"Hey, Uncle Lio. Why did you do bumper cars?" Arthur asked.
"I don't know. It just looked fun so I tried it, and turns out it's really fun," Lio replied.
"How was your roller coaster experience?" Lio asked.
Then Arthur and Aerin both looked at each other…
"Yeah, I'm not doing that again," Arthur replied.
Lio then looked at them in confusion…
Either way, what do you want to do next Arthur?
"Why don't we play bumper cars together?" Arthur suggested.
That sounds fun. You alright with that, Lio?
"Yeah, why not. Let's do it!" Lio replied as all three of them got in line.
Later…
Bump!
Crash!
Bang!
Lio, Aerin, and Arthur were having so much fun bumping each other that they hadn't realized that it was time for them to pick up Aelira and Lyra…
A few minutes later…
Ring! Ring! Ring!
Hello?
"Where the hell are you guy's!" Aelira said, furious.
We are at the park.
"You were supposed to pick us up three hours ago!" Aelira replied.
Then Aerin looked at the time…
Oh, shit! We are on our way right now!
That night, the boys got a very big lecture…
To be continued…