Chapter 2

Kat was sitting in her room playing her grand piano. She was playing a piece of her own invention, since she plays piano by ear. In this song she was trying to relay her confusion. At the same time she was thinking. Kat was trying to think back to everyday she had every been at Disney. She was trying to think of the magic it gives her. For some reason this morning Kat couldn’t do it, she just couldn’t figure out what was “actually” going on in WDW.. she knew something was up. She really didn’t want to go to Disney today. When ever she would go she normally liked to be alone, Disney was that magical place that helped her think, and going today she was going to have to think with others. She wasn’t sure how it was going to go, and being unsure made her anxious. She was also excited but anxiety was clouding her mind. At 10:30am Kat decided that she might as well head out. Standing up from her piano she walked downstairs and out the front door and started walking to the nearest bus station.

On Sunday morning, Brian woke up around 12 o’clock. He took a quick shower, got dressed, brushed his teeth, and then hopped onto his bike. Luckily, there was minimal traffic and he arrived at the frozen yogurt stand about ten minutes before one. He took a seat and waited. This time allowed him to think. He had no idea of what he was getting into. Did he really want to go through with it? He wasn’t sure. He sighed and began listening to his iPod.

Alice walked towards the bus stop to get to the frozen yogurt place. Now that she wasn’t going to the park, she wasn’t covered in Disney parks clothes; she wore a grey shirt with “Drink me” across the top, with a black pleated skirt, black tights, and her black Mary Janes. She adjusted the black bow in her hair and stepped onto the bus. It was crowded and all the seat’s were taken, so she had to hold on to one of the material loops hanging from an overhead bar. As the bus drifted off into the street, she drifted off as well.
Thoughts of the other DHI’s she had met the other day ran through her mind like a play by play. She felt as if whatever it was that they wanted to know had slipped right by her, and she hated it. The scene replayed itself over and over in her mind as she tried to retrace whatever it was she had missed, but she just couldn’t grasp it, so she focused on the other DHI’s.
There was Kat: she seemed like a very friendly girl, and she seemed to get exactly what she wanted when she wanted it. She also remembered something about her reading in the parks, and Alice liked that. She was a big reader herself, so she admired her for reading like that in the parks. It gave her some confidence to know she wasn’t the only one who did it.
There was also Brian: he seemed like a cool guy. He seemed to like Disney, or else why would Wayne have picked him? She couldn’t tell too much about him yet, but she hoped their meeting would fix that.
And then there was Jet: her best friend. Nothing about Jet she needed to review. She knew him like the back of her hand. But, his attitude at the beginning of the whole confrontation was a bit weird. Jet wasn’t like that; she sensed a change in him.
Her mind snapped back from the meeting when the bus jerked to a stop and she spilled forward towards the dashboard. She clung to a support bar and caught herself before running face-first into the windshield, regained herself, and stepped calmly out of the bus as if nothing had happened. The frozen yogurt place was just across the street.

Jet was laying on his bed trying to work things out in his mind. Who were these other kids, and why were they chosen. Surely it wasn’t just because they were Disney Fanatics. There were plenty of other people as well just like them. He looked down at his watch. It was time to meet them, but he still had more to decipher. Wayne, the DHI program. And how did his mom know before he got home? He didn’t have time to find all the answers, not right away. He got up and started towards the meeting place. They had a lot to talk about.”

Alice stepped into the yogurt place and the bell hanging at the top jingled. Her eyes scanned the room for any familiar faces– There! It was Brian, he had gotten there a bit early as well. She smiled at Brian and pulled out the seat across him, sitting down and crossing her legs casually. “Glad to see you made it.”

“Same here. I was starting to get lonely.” Brian said jokingly.

Alice laughed lightly. “Well, then I’m glad I got here in time,” she played along. “Has anyone else showed up yet?”

“Nope.” Brian replied. He checked his watch. “It’s still a little early though. They should be here soon.”

Jet was next to walk in and with and apprehensive face he sat down next to Alice, his best friend.
“So I was thinking, who do you think is the best with computers, and knowledge? I think we should research this thing before we jump into this blindfolded, I still don’t understand why he said we need to work together the only information i got was that we were hosts leading guests on tours, but I think there is more to this” he finished.

“This is Disney we’re talking about. There’s always more to it.” Brian said.

Alice chuckled. “Well hello to you too, Jet.” she grinned at him to let him know she was just teasing him. “I’m not bad with computers, but maybe not the best either. And, I know loads about the parks.” After Brian spoke she smiled and nodded. “There’s always something behind whatever Disney’s up to,” she agreed.

“I’m rather computer savvy, if I do say so myself.” Brian said, leaning back in his chair, arms behind his head.

“You sound more confident than I do, so I’m going to say you’re better than I am.” she said, smiling at Brian. “By the way, does anyone here, like, actually want a yogurt? It’s on me,” she said, trying her best to be friendly. It was actually the last of her money, but whatever.

“Don’t trouble yourself, I’ll get my own. I insist.” Brian said.

“No, no,” Alice insisted. “Please, let me.” If this was a war of manners (be it all in her head or not) she wanted to win. And not just to be nice, being nice to other people was what made her happiest. She was only happy when everyone else was happy.

“Okay. It’s your money.” Brian said.

“What do you want?” she asked as she stepped up to the yogurt line, gazing over through the glass at all the toppings. “Go ahead and order, I’ll catch up,” she said. Her mind was somewhere else, distracted by all the toppings. She almost seemed overwhelmed.

“She loves doing this kind of stuff, other wise she’d pout if you didn’t let her, trust me many years experience with her.” Jet said to Brian jokingly. “Alice, can i have Mango please?” he asked nicely. “Does everyone else know about the meeting?” He asked Brian.

“You mean by everyone else, Kat? She should. Probably just traffic. Its only a little after one.” Brian said, “I’ll have a mint one, please.”

Alice smiled at the two boys and nodded. She ordered the regular tart flavor for herself, then the mango and mint for Jet and Brian. “Here you go,” she said smiling as she sat down at the table, sliding the yogurt cups across the table at them. “So, let’s chat. Has anyone looked into this DHI stuff?”

Katt was late.. she knew she would be. She was walking through the entrance of the park. She still had to get to the yogart stand but she wasn’t worried.
Finally Kat got there.. it was a little after one. As she walked up she saw them all sitting there eating yogurt.
“hey guys, sorry i’m late.. i. i got held up.” Kat said.

Alice turned and smiled, happy to see someone else joining them. “That’s alright,” she said, her eyes gleaming at her. “You wanna yogurt? I’m buying.” With that, she notioned towards the other yogurt cups on the table.

“Thanks.” Brian said. “I looked up what it meant. Apparently its some sort of daylight hologram. Normal holograms only work in dark rooms. Disney must have figured out how to project images in daylight.” Brian said.

Kat looks at stand, “Nah I’m good thanks anyways. So what did i miss so far?”

“Nothing. We were just about to start talking about all this stuff thats going on.” Brian said.

“So,” Alice said, then swallowed her yogurt. “We’re gonna be like guides for the park that run all day and into the evening. Wayne was making such a big deal about it. Why did he have to like.. stalk us… if all we’re gonna be is guides

“My guess is,” Brian said, eating some of the yogurt, “that he has bigger plans for us.”

“Yeah” said Jet, working on subduing his brain freeze. “But us three”, Gesturing himself, as well as Alice and Brian, “Have decided that there is more to this, why would we have to work as a team if we were just Daylight Holograms?” he asked.

“I don’t know. I guess there might be more.” Kat pauses thinking of the strange guy who she had only met friday. Hey, do any of you no if we Will still be able to come in the park once were guides?”
Kat stares around looking for nothing but something at the same time. She felt like she was being watched. She didn’t know why. [There wasn't much to her. Today she had the same converse on, with tight jean shorts, and a tight tank top that had a coke can on it.] She had the feeling a few times when she would be sitting on a bench or at a cafe reading, or even by some flowers in the parks, but she never thought anything of it. Now she was sure Wayne or one of the Dapper Dans was watching. She didn’t want to creep the rest out so she keeps it to herself.. She again looks up.
“So what exactly are we going to do if we think there is something more.”

“But what would more even be? What are we gonna do as holograms?” Alice smashed the base of her palm up against her forehead in frustration. “I don’t get it.” She took a bite of the yogurt again, like maybe that would calm her down. “I don’t know. We’re just going to have to talk to Wayne about it. He’s pulling us into this. He owes us an explanation.”

‘I guess we learn as we go” Jet said. “Right now it’s the only thing we can do, we are taking shots in the dark” he finished.

“How many more days until the guides are set up?” Alice asked. “I think Wayne got a hold of my mom somehow, too. Which… kind of freaks me out.”

“Disney is scary fast at doing things, and doing things right” Jet commented. “Does anybody have the time?”

Kat pulls out her phone, “it’s a quarter to 2..”

“Alice What did your mom say?” ” Its weird, I have never met Wayne, most of the cast and crew members that wonder around I know now from… coming alot.”

Katt stares out again. She was thinking and she was thinking hard. She was trying to find him, for she was certain the old guy was out there, but she didn’t want the others to notice. Kat decided that every now and then she would fidget and then look around quickly.

“This is pretty creepy.” Brian said.