Autumn leaves littering the edges of the street were dashed up into the air as the bus full of children rumbled down the street. Traffic was sparse but it was still relatively early, and most were either at work or school. As they made their way through the city and into more residential areas, early halloween decorations could be seen scattered about on every other home. Brilliant rays of sunlight beamed down from the late morning sun, fading every so often as the clouds occasionally roamed in the way. It hadn't been more than an hour or so since they had departed but the bus was ripe once again with the sounds of children as they talked amongst each other. 

   [color=hotpink]"Do you always climb on top of tall things like a crazy person?"[/color] Spoke one of a pair of older girls sitting across from the young trouble maker Mimi. One was wearing a plaid skirt and a white collar t-shirt with a ponytail while the other had on glasses, a sweater and tights. [color=f7976a]"Why did you do that? What if you fell off? Are you dumb?"[/color] Nagged the one sitting furthest as she push up her slightly oversized glasses. The one closest smiled down at Mimi and continued, ignoring her friend. [color=hotpink]"Naw...I think you're kinda funny. Mimi right?"[/color] She extended her hand toward the little girl. [color=hotpink]"I like your style Mimi. I'm Naomi. Wanna be friends?"[/color] Her expression seemed genuine, even though her friend didn't seem to agree with the idea.

   Meanwhile, a couple seats ahead, four boys all joked and jostled, playfully kicking at each others ankles. One couldn't help but notice the drawing in the hands of the young boy William was speaking to. [color=a2d39c]"Can I see?!"[/color] Proclaimed one of the rowdy older boys, taking the picture away from the kid before he could respond. "H-hey! Give that back!" Cried the young student as he feebly reached for his papers. [color=fff79a]"What is that?"[/color] [color=aba000]"Looks stupid."[/color] [color=fff79a]"Is that a dinosaur?"[/color] [color=aba000]"Let me see."[/color] They passed the doodle between each other, laughing and poking fun at it. The young boy sunk back into his seat, defeated, deciding to wait and see if they would eventually give back his picture.

    Suddenly, the bus slowed to a stop in front of a subtly decorated house, pulling to the side of the road as it's engine sputtered and growled. The halt of motion rose Mrs.Cassidy's attention from her clipboard of paperwork and scheduled events. She looked ahead through the window to see no manner of traffic or obstructions in the street. Only the bus driver next to her at the front of the bus as he fiddled with the ignition and the gas pedal, in a desperate attempt to get the bus going again. [color=f6989d]"What's going on? Why aren't we moving? I know we aren't there yet."[/color] The divers eyes met with hers as he gave a very decisive shrug. She pinched the bridge of her nose and let out an annoyed sigh before the driver got the hint and stood up, opening the doors and stepping down the small stairwell. After a moment, Mrs.Cassidy, having a need to be in control of the situation, followed behind.

    Mrs.Cassidy and the driver walked along to the front of the bus to check out the issue. Meanwhile inside the immobile bus, the children took the opportunity to start standing and playing around. Mr.Connors seemed like he was too invested in his volcanology book to pay any mind to the kids or the fact the bus had stopped. Instead he sat contented by himself, mumbling geological facts under his breath. "What's going on?" Asked a female student, tugging at the oblivious teacher's sleeve. He didn't even lift his eyes from the pages as he responded. [color=7bcdc8]"We're going to lake Ebott...Take a seat...we'll be there soon."[/color] Unsatisfied with the less than informative answer, she walked to the front of the bus and peered out the open doors.

    [color=f6989d]"So what's the issue here? We're already behind schedule!"[/color] Asked the ever impatient Mrs.Cassidy to the bus driver as he hunched over into the engine. She tried not to let the sight of his exposed lower backside meet her vision. But before she could manage any further complaints, the engine roared back to life, taking her slightly by surprise. The hood cover slammed and the slightly oily driver dusted his hands together, giving miss Cassidy a brief thumbs up before shuffling back onto the bus and into his seat. Looking down at her watch, Mrs.Cassidy once again followed close behind. [color=f6989d]"I can't believe I'm the trip coordinator and I'm going to be the last one there. Isn't there anyway you can make this thing go faster?"[/color]  The divers looked up at her and after a moment shrugged conclusively. But then he thought of something. After some rummaging around in the bag next to his seat, he procured a rather wrinkled and slightly worn topographical map. Searching around for a moment, he found and pointed a specific spot.[color=f6989d] "A shortcut?"[/color] Asked miss Cassidy, somewhat skeptical. She was answered with a decisive nod. Sighing once again, she reluctantly grabbed the map from his still slightly oily hands and looked closer at the shortcut he was referring to. [color=f6989d]"This seems kind of off the beat and path...are you sure it'll make up the time?"[/color] .....he shrugged. [color=f6989d]"Wow! you are the most helpful person I have ever met!"[/color] Concluded Mrs.Cassidy in a satirical tone as she shook her head and returned to her seat.

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    As they approached the city limits, the road began to curve and narrow, winding through patches of forests and farms. Before long, civilization was in the distance behind them and the bus was on an incline as the road carried it up into the foothills around the base of the mountains. Through the window, the could see the massive mountain peaking into the sky just to the side of them, and for the first time the entire trip, Mr.Connors looked up from the book, his eyes gazing out over his glasses in awe at the massive geological beast. [color=7bcdc8]"Do you see that guys? That, my friends, is the legendary Mount Ebott! The place I THOUGHT we were going."[/color] The tail of his sentence seemed aimed at the field trip coordinator but his comment went otherwise unnoticed by her. He went on, his enthusiasm for the sight outweighing his disappointment that they weren't going. [color=7bcdc8]"Did you guys know that Mount Ebott is actually a dormant volcano? Volcanoes are classified as active, dormant or extinct depending on the amount of volcanic activity happening. 'Active' means there's regular activity, 'dormant' means there's been recent activity but that it's currently quiet and 'extinct', meaning it's been so long since the last eruption that it's unlikely to ever erupt again. Scientist don't yet know if th..."[/color] Mr.Connors went on, bolstering on about volcano facts and geological nonsense. 

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