The Ludicrous Escapade

Polnareff Land!

Polnareff seemed on the verge of happy tears as he ran through the now open gates with his arms spread as if he were an airplane. Iggy jumped onto him, wanting to take the excitement down a notch, but the French man just lifted the dog above his head, "You won't make me angry, Iggy! Not tonight!" He laughed and set the dog back on the light blue stone path.

Iggy looked back at Polnareff as if to say, "Are you sure about that?" You shook your head at the dog disapprovingly and he just shrugged but seemed to liven up a little bit.

You all crowded around the the large map of the amusement park plastered on a sign with a big 'you are here' dot plastered at the entrance. You grabbed one of the pamphlet maps to carry along with you.

"Okay," Started Polnareff. "I understand most of these such as Terror Tower of Judgement, Soaring over Egypt, and Emerald Splash Mountain. But what the hell is 'It's a Dream World After All' supposed to be referencing?" He noticed the look you and Kakyoin exchanged, "Wait, did you include some sort of inside joke in my amusement park?"

"Sort of." You gestured to the list of rides, "But where do you want to go first?"

He grabbed your hand and started dragging you behind him, "Let's just go in order. Hermit Purple: Flying Swings should be just over there."

You all leaped over the railings meant to keep the lines organized to get a seat on the ride. Before you got your own spot, you helped Santana with the safety bar and Iggy plopped himself on the Pillar Man's lap. When everyone was ready, the employee in the control booth pushed a button and then leaned back in their seat.

You gripped the purple jagged ropes meant to mimic Hermit Purple. The swings slowly rose into the air before it began to turn around in a circle as funky music started playing.

"Oh my God!" Shouted Joseph. As the ride started to gain speed, the hermit purple imitations began to light up with yellow and everyone was forced to become almost parallel to the ground. You heard a deep laugh from behind you. It being the first time you had heard Santana do that, Iggy held on for dear life. Almost as soon as it began, the ride slowed back down to a stop. Everyone got out of the seats, some a bit more wobbly legged than others.

You took the map from out of your pockets and Kakyoin leaned over your shoulder, "Looks like if we go just up that path around the corner we'll reach Emperor's Shooting Gallery." He linked his arm with yours, "Let's go check it out!"

"Wait, but is it actually ride? Or is it some sort of carnival game?" Questioned Joseph.

Polnareff just shrugged, "Kind of both, I guess."

You entered through into the building with the ride's name plaster on in bold letters. Set up on the tracks were roller coaster cars with the appearance vaguely resembling horses connected together in three rows of two. When you all mounted your desired horse, Iggy still sticking with his buddy Santana, you noticed a gun similar to Hol Horse's Stand within a holster attached near the fake animal's neck. Although, it did seem to be attached with a spiral chord.

The employee briefly explained the game. "You use the gun to shoot the targets as they pop up along the ride. With every hit you'l get another point added to the scoreboard located at the top of each horse's mane. Enemies, outlined in red, give you points. Comrades, outlined in green, give minus points. The purple ones are special and multiply your score by two. However, the goal is to get the second most points out of anyone in the group. Anything below that or above it and you lose. Does that make sense?" You all nodded and got in your fighting positions.

"You're all going to regret going against me." Claimed Polnareff.

Kakyoin pushed up his sunglasses, "Oh yeah? We'll see about that."