Chapter 5

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Liv arrives at Wally's Wonderland. She looks up at the marquee. It's glowing with neon beauty. But she knows underneath is an evil dark side. Which is why she is here with the gasoline cans. She's going to burn this park down to the ground.

She walks over to the gates. She notices the chain and padlock keeping them closed. She tries to take it down, but it won't do anything.

"Shit." She mutters.

Liv looks to the right side of the wall. An idea pops in her head: She'll go to that direction, walk around the park, and see if she could find a way in via the back.

Knowing this will be a good idea, she goes along with it, and heads off.

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The janitor is walking about, eating cotton candy he got from the snack bar. He stops to look up at the roller coaster next to him. It's by far the largest attraction of this park besides the Ferris wheel. A tall, warm-colored, zig-zaggy railroad that's missing a few tracks in certain places.

The janitor is somewhat astonished by the colossal line of tracks. Some sort of feeling hits him again. Probably déjà vu again. He continues on when he comes across another animatronic standing at the entrance to the roller coaster.

Ozzie Ostrich.

Ozzie is about 7 ½ feet tall. He has an orange beak with a big smile, blue eyes, a roundish black feathery body, gigantic wings, and long toes. Wearing a brown Stetson hat and a brick-colored bandana, this ostrich is a rootin' tootin' cowboy, despite being a bird from Africa.

From what he's been through with Toby and Selina, the janitor is not very delighted to come across another animatronic. He flips Ozzie off and walks away, throwing his now finished cotton candy stick in a nearby trash bin.

He gets his spray cleaner and towel, and goes to Wally's Circus Show. As he enters, he stares at Wally Weasel and his cronies onstage, making sure they don't move an inch.

He gets started cleaning the seats, wiping all the dust and webs off of them.

A feeling inside is telling him to be cautious. At any moment the animatronics could come up behind and attack him.

For a while that never happens. The animals are still the whole time.

It isn't until bouncy music starts to play from the speakers. The janitor turns. The critters are doing their usual dancing routine, with Wally singing to the beat:

If you're happy and ya know it clap your hands!

If you're happy and ya know it clap your hands!

If you're happy and ya know it, and ya really want ta show it,

If you're happy and ya know it clap your hands!

"Hey Eddie!" He calls out.

"What?" Eddie responds in a gruff voice.

"You and d'others like ta show da folks what a wonderful world they're in right now?" Wally asks.

"If it means getting the show done quicker, than sure, whatever." Eddie says, disinterested.

The other machines then sing alongside Wally:

If you're happy and ya know it stomp your feet!

If you're happy and ya know it stomp your feet!

If you're happy and ya know it, and ya really want ta show it,

If you're happy and ya know it stomp your feet!

The janitor is not too keen with these ass-holes being turned on. While he has no idea why and how, he knows that they are most certainly alive, and dangerous. But then there's also his job he has to worry about, so he continues cleaning, letting the machines sing to him.

Unbeknownst to him, Wally's eyes squint, suspiciously staring right at the janitor.

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Liv climbs up the back wall, reaching the roller coaster. She stops once she gets onto the tracks. She takes a moment to breathe from all the long climbing, before getting up.

She looks down the tracks. She's way up high from the ground of the park. She could see the merry-go-round, the Ferris wheel, the funhouse, etc.

She feels a little bit of acrophobia from all of this, but tries to remain brave and stick to why she came here: Burning this damn place.

She looks to the right. The railroad is higher. Bad idea to use that path.

She then looks to the left. A lower part of the railroad. This would give her the opportunity to safely head down to the ground.

She starts walking down the lower path very slowly, trying not to lose her balance, and to not look down. She's doing well for a while.

That is until a part of the track breaks, and she trips. She's anxious and breathing heavily right now. She rolls onto her back and stares at the hole she made. A big chunk of the track has fallen off.

She's gotta be more careful. Don't want that situation happening again.

All of the sudden, popping his head out of the hole is Ozzie Ostrich, squawking monstrously at Liv, who gets scared to death and backs away.

Liv gets up and starts running down the railroad. Ozzie pulls himself out of the hole and chases after her, snapping his beak. Liv runs quicker, not caring if she heads to a broken track. She just needs to get away from the crazy fowl. But she ends up breaking a worn out track and falls, grabbing onto the beams, saving her from falling.

Ozzie finally reaches up to Liv and grabs her with his beak. He lifts her up, tosses her to the side of the track, and then scratches her stomach with his ugly talons. Liv's in great pain but remains alive. Ozzie then throws her to the edge of the railroad, but she grabs onto the tracks again. She's now dangling onto the high roller coaster. She looks up. Ozzie's staring her down with that creepy smile.

"Don't worry sweet-face, you'll make a wonderful meal when you're as flat as a flapjack!" The ostrich says in a nasally voice.

He lifts his foot again, about to stomp on Liv's hands to make her fall. But before it reaches her hands, she grabs onto the ankle and starts shaking it. Ozzie loses his balance, until Liv yanks his foot to make him fall off the tracks. The bird plummets to the ground and lands with a hard thud.

Liv looks down at Ozzie's body. He appears to be dead, though strangely not by breaking his long neck. She's relieved, and starts to climb back up onto the tracks, but then one of them breaks, and she falls down screaming, landing into the roof of the funhouse.

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Wally and his buds are still singing, annoying the janitor who is also still cleaning the seats:

If you're happy and ya know it shout hooray!

If you're happy and ya know it shout hooray!

If you're happy and ya know it, and ya really want ta show it,

If you're happy and ya know it shout hooray!

The janitor hears the crash outside. He turns, with a face that says "what now?". He lays his tools down and goes to investigate. Before exiting the tent, he takes one last look at the animatronics.

Wally takes over singing, like how he did from the beginning of the song:

If you're happy and ya know it do all six!

If you're happy and ya know it do all six!

If you're happy and ya know it, and ya really want ta show it,

He tilts his head and stares bullets at the janitor. His eyes suddenly open wide and become bloodshot, and his voice changes to a deep, demonic one:

IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YA KNOW IT FUCKING DIE!!!

The janitor, not at all frightened, slams the door shut.

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