The Missing Pages of Time

Chapter 6

Miss Bubbly was still holding the page from Hong Kong as herself and Mitch were whisked away once again into the portal. As the light faded once again, she saw throngs of people moving about her. The screaming and sounds of chattering were overwhelming. Looking up, they both saw a winding, snaking rollercoaster and adjacent to that, a sign that read ³Disneyland´. The loud colours and lights were shining on her as she, Mitch and Hans leading the way walked through the crowds. They had been travelling for so long that Miss Bubbly realised something; she was very hungry . The smell of theme park food all around her was irresistible.

³Can I quickly grab something to eat?´ she asked Hans and Mitch.

³If you¶re quick!´ replied Hans.

She dashed off to a vendor selling pretzels and searched around in her pockets for some change. µYes!¶ she said to herself upon finding a $5 note. No sooner had she found the note than she had a pretzel stuffed in her mouth. She returned to Hans and Mitch, who were looking at a map of the park. ³Mmm mmmm mmmm mm´, Miss Bubbly said, a mouthful of pretzel impairing her speech. ³Don¶t speak with a mouthful of food!´ Mitch exclaimed. ³Sorry. I was saying, where is the next page?´ Miss Bubbly said, more coherently this time. ³I think we need to go to the Time Machine ride´ replied Hans.

They walked through the park until they got to the Ride, which unfortunately had a long line of people snaking out the entrance. With a collective groan the trio waited in line for what felt like the longest hour of their life. When they finally got to the front of the line, they started to look around for the page. They boarded the ride and continued their search. ³There it is!´ Hans shouted, pointing to a page suspended from the ceiling. ³I think I can grab it!´ Hans removed the safety restraints and stood up to grab it, precariously