Orlando, Florida
July 2nd, 2019
Roughly 9:00pm
Vladdy, Ville, Brendan, Jo, Ben Thomas, Brett, Brayden, TT, Colby, Yanni, Timo, Boris, Alex, Ross, Otto, Roope and Jonne all stand together before the queue of the Serpentine ride. The lights suddenly flicker off for the ride, leaving the broken thrill attraction eerily quiet and shrouded in darkness.
"Look, I know Brendan's trying to lead and be nice, but Habs ARE the enemies of the Maple Leafs, so how do we know Mitch and Taylor weren't decoys...after all the theme of this park does seem to be all about the facade..." Otto suggests, running a hand through his hair. "Maybe deep down, he's leading us all to our different death locations and when the moment is right...he's gonna KILL us!"
"Good point, Somppikins," Jonne agrees with a nod.
"What did I just say about pointing fingers at others here right now, Mr. Somppi?" Brendan snaps.
"Look, let's just explore the countries here, maybe pick on how stupid and unrealistic they are," Ben Thomas suggests.
"That's better than blaming everyone here!" Brendan remarks, glaring at Otto and then at Jonne. "Besides, I bet they don't factor in a sauna for Finland..." He bares his teeth threateningly at them as he walks past.
"Yeah, and they don't have snobbish little girls running around with baguettes in France," Jonne barks back.
Brendan shakes his head. "I'm Canadian, not French, Tammela. Now, WALK."
"No one's gonna talk about the little paper messages, huh?" Ross suddenly pipes up. "Just gonna act like those spooky things don't exist? What if we could somehow figure them out and find the next location and therefore stop the killer?"
Brendan looks over his shoulder as they head past a giant building shaped like a mountain with a giant water drop. The water gushes out of the mouth of the ride's drop, but nothing emerges and the sound of the water is rather spooky. "How do you propose we do that, Colton?"
Ross narrows his eyes. "Good point...maybe the next location we stop at will give us a nice clue, eh?"
The continue on, heading into the World Show'scapade, coming across the first country: Russia. Instantly they can recognize familiar russian architecture like the onion domed tops of model Byzantine and Slavic Pagan-styled buildings.
Vladdy skips up to a sign that is written in Russian letters. "It looks so real..." He gazes beyond the sign and at the buildings behind it.
"Just be careful that doesn't become your grave soon," Jo snickers into his ear.
Yanni bounds forward and snaps at Jo to get back, growling and snarling. "Butterflies!!" He swats at Jo with an unsheathed paw.
Jo glares down at the ferocious tiger.
Vladdy whirls around to him, his blue eyes shimmering a bright and brilliant shade as he growls out, "You best do nothing to me! Yanni's not super friendly with people who are a serious threat to my life." He tosses his head and stomps past Jo, heading away from the sign and the buildings.
Jo glares at him and then looks at the snarling tiger, flashing a smirk. "Easy, kitty cat. How long can you protect him for?"
"Get off it Jo and don't threaten my tiger!" Vladdy snaps, rejoining the group as they continue onto the next country.
"Finland!!" Otto and Jonne exclaim in unison.
"Prepare to eat your own poop, Gally! There's a sauna!!" Jonne chuckles and rushes toward a rectangular wooden hut with steam filtering out the roof.
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And Then There Was One (2019)
Mystery / Thriller21 ice hockey players for the NHL, AHL and ECHL are either kidnapped by force or tricked into coming to the mysteriously abandoned "Masquerade Island" theme park. When they arrive, they learn that the host is nonexistent and that they've been abando...
