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The Book of Zen
Chapter 54: A Ride into the Future
Having heard the announcement over the loudspeakers Zenzeroni isn’t sure whether he is supposed to meet Fro Yo for a final challenge in the Iceland section or if he is supposed to go there to hide. Either way, Zenzeroni decides he needs to get the icky feeling of you know, almost being killed by someone at an amusement park, and he knows just the ride to do the trick.
Zenzeroni hops on “Gaucho’s Hunt” one of if not the most intense coasters in the park. Sitting front row, Zenzeroni braces as the coaster compresses back a second before launching forward going from 0-60 in mere seconds as the ride flies around the Argentina section of the park quickly coming to an end in what feels like only a few seconds.
Rejuvenated, Zenzeroni marches his way through the entrance to Iceland and around the scare actors who are all dressed in elemental-eque clothing, and stands directly in the middle of the Iceland section of the park.
“My good friend so happy you made it!” Fro Yo says waddling over to Zenzeroni in his Fro Yo cup costume.
“I heard you had quite the SCARE earlier!” Fro Yo says laughing.
“Yeah. Almost getting shot in the head is reallllll funny” Zenzeroni says not joking in the slightest.
Fro Yo senses the shift in emotions and raises a brow “I was talking about you getting scared by the scare actors. Did one of them do that to you?”
“Let’s just finish this already,” Zenzeroni says.
“Well first we must wait for— ah there he is!” Fro Yo says looking around before finding Zeus walking up with a determined look on his face.
“Zeus good to see you again,” Zenzeroni says.
“If I don’t win I’m smashing your face in,” Zeus says staring Zenzeroni down.
“Okaaaaayyyyy. And with that, you have 5 minutes to hide somewhere in the Iceland section of the park startinggggggggggg… Startingggggggg……now!” as soon as he finishes speaking Zeus shoves Zenzeroni to the ground and takes off running (as quickly as an offensive lineman can run) leaving Zenzeroni to begrudgingly lick his wounds and walk off the injury looking around this new section of the park. Zenzeroni found it odd that Fro Yo just so happened to pick the one section of the park that Zenzeroni hadn’t been in but he had no time to dwell on such trivial matters because he needed to find a hiding spot. Now.
His fear of coasters seemingly gone Zenzeroni had a new confidence about him. Maybe it was the near death experience that made him feel invincible but either way, he figured using the line method to keep Fro Yo at a distance was the way to go so he quickly found the nearest ride which happened to be the newest ride in the park, one that was the newest generation of coasters and excitedly named “Inferno”. Taking its place up and around a giant Volcano with lava pools and magma flows and themed on the fire giant Surtr, the ride was quite possibly the most exciting ride in the park. The only complaint from many riders was the whiplash the ride caused. Not deterred by this Zenzeroni waited patiently in line feeling pretty safe from being caught. Then it was his turn to ride.
He had waited in the front row line a little extra longer compared to the other rows because he wanted the real experience and was hoping it would live up to the hype. A few turns in, Zenzeorni realized what people meant when they said whiplash. Ups and downs lefts and rights Zenzeroni was barely holding on when; “Zenzeroni!” Zenzeroni hears his name from the sidewalks below and looks to his right to see Fro Yo waving his arms frantically. It is at this moment that Inferno takes a sharp left turn into the volcano itself jolting Zenzeroni’s head the opposite direction it was looking and causing Zenzeroni…… To black out.
Zenzeroni opens his eyes to see himself staring back. Thinking it is a mirror Zenzeroni moves to take a better look at himself but the “mirror” doesn’t move with him.
“What the hell?” Zenzeroni says.
“Rough day huh?” The other Zenzeroni replies causing the “real” Zenzeroni to jump back in surprise.
“Your–”
“Me? You? You are me. And I WAS you. You know what happened to me? I ended up playing for a team that didn’t win anything. Then I got to the big leagues and we sucked even more. And don’t get me started on how our kicking has been the last couple of years. Needless to say, don’t end up like me. You still have time, not a lot of time but time enough to escape before it’s too late. Take the million and run. Never look back. Retire to an island somewhere in Pirate’s Cove. Don’t accept the deal.”
“What deal?”
“You don’t know the pain and suffering you will be in if you accept it. I thought it was perfect. I thought the world was at my feet. It was the complete opposite. I had nothing. The world will do that to you. Make you think you’ve got it made. I took a bite of that apple too bad it was rotten.”
“Where am I? How did I get here?”
“Does this world feel real to you? Does your other world feel real to you? You don’t have to answer that. Just think about it. I should have when I was in your shoes. But I was naive. And stupid. Thor Dangerson would agree with me on that one.” The other Zenzeroni chuckles to himself.
“You mean Zeus?”
“Zeus is little league. Just wait until you have to deal with what’s ahead. I’ve rambled long enough (like I always do) I’ve said my piece and done my job. It’s up to you to act on it.” The fake Zenzeroni says.
“Times up pal!” A voice says from somewhere behind the fake Zenzeroni concealed in the fog that surrounds the two of them.
“It’s been an honor. Hold onto this for me” The fake Zenzeroni says placing something in Zenzeroni’s hand “-- and I really hope I got to you before they did.”
“What?” Zenzeroni says before the world goes black around him.
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