Hi!! On Monday I got back from Florida it was absolutely amazing! I rode the Hulk at least 15 times. Anyway, last night I went on a writing spree and popped out chapters 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 of this fanfic! (I’m working on chapter seven right now) So here’s chapter 5, and after at least 10 good reviews I’ll post the next chap. Enjoy!

We arrived in Universal Studios fairly quickly. The cab had dropped us off at the corner, so we just walked right in without paying any parking fines. Sam had fun using the moving walkways, and once we were at the gate we just had to decide which park to go to. Islands of Adventure or Universal Studios.

“I vote Islands!” Sam said, gazing up at the big green roller coaster in the distance. “I wanna ride the Hulk!”

“Islands.”I said. “They have more water rides.”

“Universal Studios!” Freddie held up his hand in voting. “Based on actual movies. Very cool!”

“Uuuuuniverssssal!” Spencer sang. “I like that spinning globe.”

I laughed at Spencer’s reasoning. “Ok, so let’s spend the 1st half of the day at Islands, and then the second half at Universal, alright? To the baggage checkers!”

We entered the park, and automatically Sam ran towards the Hulk. We got in line and waited the long 45 minutes.

“Hey! It’s Sam! From iCarly! OMG I LOVE your webshow!!” A little girl tugged on Sam’s arm. “Hey! Sam! Can I have your autograph? Carly! Woah you’re here too? I need a pen! Echo!” The little girl turned to the boy standing next to her. “Echo I need a pen! Where’s that thing that Spiderman signed?”

I giggled. Its always a shock when some random person recognizes you from the internet. I forgot that we broadcasted to the entire world, not just out own living room computer.

“Echo! I need a pen please! Ohmigah Freddie’s here too! And Spencer! Ahhh!!” The strange nine year old grabbed Spencer around the waist. “I LOVE YOU!” She shouted. “Thank you sooooo much for saving The Plain White T’s lead singer- I can’t remember his name right now-but they’re my fave fave fave FAVORITE band ever! Your so awesome!”

Spencer laughed nervously. “Thanks...I think.” Then he looked over at the boy behind her. “Is she ok?” He mouthed, tugging her off.

The boy nodded. “This is her normal stage. You should see her when she’s excited.”

“Oh?” Spencer said quizzically, quickly signing the girl’s pad of paper.

The boy turned to me. “Sorry about that. My sister is a little...hyperactive sometimes. I’m Echo.”

I looked over Echo. He was a bit taller than me, and had pale skin and jet black hair. His eyes were a piercing shade of blueish-purple, and were perfectly clear. His features were softer than expected, but his face was unusually exotic for someone living in Florida.

“Carly.” I held out my hand, and he shook it. His grip was firm, and his skin was warm and soft.

“I know. Linnet never misses your webshow. Actually, your kind of like a legend in our household.” He gazed down at me and smiled.

“Wow. I never thought we were that big. People in Orlando actually watch us.” I watched as Echo laughed. His laugh was soft and sturdy, and seemed to just roll out of his mouth.

“Well, I don’t know about that. We live in Seattle, actually. You go to Ridgeway, right?”

“Yeah,” I breathed. Echo lived in Seattle! This wasn’t real.

“I go to Brohmbacker Academy. You know, the school a couple miles down the street from yours?”

“Ah yes. The snooty rich boy school.” I said, and then mentally hit myself for saying that out loud.

“Ouch.” Echo laughed again. My spine tingled a bit. We talked until we reached the beginning of the line, and I figured out that he plays the base guitar, has one little sister, is single, his parents are divorced so he was there visiting his mom, he lives in Seattle with his dad most of the time, he wants to start his own band, and he has a dog named Forrest.

“So what’s with the name Echo? I mean, it’s really cool and I love it, but it’s not that common.” I asked, boarding the roller coaster and pulling my harness down.

“Most people ask that. It’s Greek. My parents went to Greece for their honeymoon, and so when I was born they decided to name me something Greek, hence the uncommon ‘Echo’.” Echo pointed to himself proudly. “You really like it? Most people think it’s weird.”

“Well most people are weird. I love it. It suits you perfectly.” I buckled myself in, and watched as Freddie and Sam took the seats next to us. Since there was only four to a row, Spencer was forced to is behind us with Linnet. After the ride ended Sam and Freddie came up to me.

“Who’s the dude?” Sam asked, rubbing her head. “That roller coaster hurt my face.”

“Guys, this is Echo. He lives in Seattle like us! But he goes to Brohmbacker.” I beamed.

“Echo. I’m Freddie.” Freddie held out his hand. Echo shook it politely.

“Sam.” Sam said in monotone. “Sup.”

Echo nodded in her direction. “Hey I’m gonna go get a drink. I’ll be right back.” He turned and headed for the drink cart a few feet away.

“Can I have your autograph now, Carly?” Linnet held out a piece of paper.

“Sure, hun.” I signed the notepad with a squiggly ‘Carly Shay’ and handed back to her.

“Freddie! I need yours now!” Linnet grinned.

“Hey how come he’s next? Shouldn’t the co-star be 2nd?” Sam crossed her arms over her chest.

“Face it, Sam. I’m much more important. People like me better because I’m not mean.” Freddie said playfully. I guess Sam didn’t hear the joke in his tone.

“What’s that mean, dorkward?” She said, her voice filled with venom.

“You heard me.” He joked again.

“What are you doing?” Sam’s tone was getting sharper by the second.

“I’m just being myself.”

“Well you suck.” Sam stared stonily at him, not moving an inch.

Freddie looked taken back by this. He moved backwards, his mouth hanging halfway open. “I’ve...I’ve gotta go.” He managed to get out, before running towards Spencer who was heading for the guy’s bathroom. Linnet gave the pen to Sam, who signed the paper with ‘SAM’ in bold, capital letters. Echo came back and handed me a peppy cola.

“What’s wrong?” He asked, confused.

“Nothing. You know, maybe I’ll catch you later, ok? We need to get outta here for a while.” I smiled at him, not wanting to leave, but knowing Sam needed me.

“Sure. Hey, call me.” He scrawled his number on the autograph pad and ripped out the sheet, causing Linnet to cry out in protest. He handed it to me and kissed my hand, tipping an imaginary hat at Sam. I watched him go until he disappeared into the crowd, and then had to jog to catch up with my blonde headed best friend.

“What happened?” I asked, breathing hard. She had managed to get at least half a mile away.

“Nothing. Can we please just ride something?” She looked annoyed.

“Yeah. Dueling Dragons sounds fun. I’ll be ice, you be fire?”

“Perfect.” She ran ahead in the direction of the two roller coasters. We spent the rest of the day barley talking, and then met up with the guys for lunch in Suess Land, and then headed for Universal Studios. Spencer and I tried to start conversations, but they all ended with Sam muttering something nasty and Freddie shrinking lower into his seat.

Universal Studios was fun. I met up with Echo again, and he bought me a cookie at the Candy Shop. All 6 of us (including Linnet) rode various rides including the Mummy, Simpsons, Shrek 4-D, and Disaster until around 4pm, when Spencer said we had to go. The ride home was silent, but that was fine with me because my mind was off in some dream land with Echo.