World of Disney

Chapter Twelve: Time Zone - 2010 (After Temporal Displacement)

            The radio frequency switched between good and bad at every turn of the knob, some stations sounding clearer than most. It drove Joie to the brink of insanity, wanting her sister – Gina – to just pick one station and stick with it. But the madness seemed to have gone on since they left the airport in their rental 2006 Dodge Charger. Driving through the downtown area of Orlando and trying to focus on looking for the very reason they were there, Joie finally reached her breaking point.

            "Would you please stop at one, before my head explodes?!" Joie yelled.

            Gina turned the knob once more before she reached a song that best suited her. Turning up the volume, she let the lyrics burst loudly through the speakers...

Every little thing she does is magic

Everything she does just turns me on

Even though my life before was magic

Now I know my love for her goes on

            Joie shook her head and rolled her eyes. "I really need you to focus right now. We have an important objective right in front of us, and you want to bust a groove."

            "You make it sound bigger than it has to be, sis." Gina remarked. "Just take it easy and enjoy the life around us. I mean this is Florida – the land of delicious oranges!"

            Reaching through the backseat, she pulled out a small bag full of the particular fruit and offered one to Joie, who rejected it with the shake of the head. "I'm not hungry," she somberly said.

            Gina could see the despair on her face; her own sense of joy and hopefulness being washed away just from seeing it. "We'll find him, Joie. You can't just lose hope like that."

            "I am not losing hope." Joie retorted. "I just think...it's pointless."

            Gina was struck hard by her words. "Finding our missing brother is pointless?!"

            "No, no...that's not what I meant."

            "I would love to see you tell that to Marissa!"

            "Oh, and what is she gonna do? You and I have both said how he deserves better than her!"

            "I'd love to see you say that to her, too."

            Joie scoffed. "I'm not scared of her."

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