A few people at the front of the line had already started to head towards the cruise ship. Shiller and Nick were still exchanging pleasantries; however, they heard a commotion coming from up ahead. Shiller caught snippets of Steve's voice.
Waving at Nick, who promptly told him to go up ahead, Shiller and Loki hurriedly rushed towards the cruise ship.
Upon arriving, they found out that Bucky had been stopped.
A female staff member, dressed in a pink uniform and adorned with Minnie Mouse-themed gloves, was smiling at Bucky while giving him a troubled look, particularly towards his arm.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't allow large metal engineering equipment, as it might interfere with some of our electronic systems," she explained.
Shiller could tell that she was trying to be tactful and delicate with her wording. He realized that she recognized Bucky's arm as a heavy weapon but couldn't quite bring herself to say it outright.
Bucky seemed unfazed. While disassembling his arm, he asked, "Do you have a cloakroom where I could store this?"
The staff member stood flabbergasted as Bucky attempted to remove his arm outright.
"Oh my Lord." Seeing the horrified expressions on the surrounding children's faces, the female staff member let out a gasp and promptly blocked their view of Bucky.
Two more senior staff members quickly rushed over to lead Bucky to the side of the cruise ship, with Steve following close behind.
"We deeply apologize, sir. We were unaware that this was your prosthetic limb. We thought it was armor attached to your arm. We must apologize for our language and behavior. Again, we are truly sorry!"
Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Bucky held out his hands and said, "It's no problem. This is indeed a sort of... engineering equipment. I can leave it here."
"No no no, you can bring it with you. However, during rides, please try not to use it to transmit signals."
"Don't worry, it doesn't have any network chips installed, so it's completely offline."
"Thank you so much." The staff member leading the conversation offered Bucky an apologetic smile before waving towards other staff members.
Quickly, two staff members, each carrying a stuffed toy, trotted towards Bucky and Steve and handed them a toy each. The original female staff member handed Bucky a handful of badges before explaining, "We have a badge exchange event happening right now. You can take your badges to any stall or moving staff members to exchange for badges you don't have. Collecting all the badges will earn you a surprise."
So, Steve and Bucky walked off each carrying a stuffed toy. Steve had a Donald Duck in a sailor's outfit while Bucky held a Mickey Mouse in light blue pajamas.
Standing at the entrance of the passenger cabin, a sudden wave of cheers came from the entrance. Turning around, Steve saw a golden-red figure descending from the sky through the glass doors of the ship.
Iron Man lifted his arm, and the crowd burst into wild cheers. The staff members cranked up the music and started clapping and dancing along to the beat.
"All kids aboard as fast as you can! We're heading to the Land of Magic under Iron Man's guidance. Let's begin our magical journey filled with dreams and joy!"
Everyone filed into the cruise ship and flocked around the glass windows, snapping pictures. Iron Man, suited up in his classic gold and red armor, circled the ship once and performed an acrobatic loop above it.
Then, just as the staff members said, he led the ship to its destination, flying ahead of it all the way.
When the ship docked, Iron Man landed on the deck amidst a fresh round of applause. The departing passengers were waving him goodbye, repeatedly looking back as they reluctantly left.
Although Iron Man was mostly active around New York, his fame certainly exceeded its borders. Even those who didn't know who Iron Man was assumed it was part of a super cool robot show arranged by the park, and most were highly supportive of it.
The Magic Kingdom was the first park to be established at Orlando Disney World, and it's also home to the iconic Cinderella Castle. Its classic appeal attracted the most family visitors.
No child could resist the gleaming, flying mecha. Before long, Stark found himself surrounded by a group of enthusiastic kids.
Walking out of the cabin with Shiller, Lucifer quipped, "What do you think would happen if I spread out my wings now?"
"You'd probably get kicked out. Grown-ups aren't allowed to wear wings or any other large decorative items."
Shiller looked up ahead and saw Bruce, Clark, and Diana walking briskly forward, with Bruce holding a huge map in his hands.
Shiller suddenly remembered that maps were provided back at the cruise ship's exit, but he was so engrossed in the conversation with Lucifer that he'd forgotten to pick one up.
At that moment, Lucifer magically whipped out a large map from behind his back. Shiller shook his head and said, "You must have conjured this map with magic just now, right?"
"Not at all. I used magic to get it before we even entered the park."
Shiller pulled out his phone. Prior to their trip, Nick had reminded them to download the Disney World app. Because all their expenses were covered by the park, they had access to the premium Fastpass privilege.
This wasn't just an adjective. Orlando Disney World offered two levels of Fastpass: the regular one and the premium one, which required additional fees for access to popular attractions.
Shiller clicked his tongue and had a sudden stroke of inspiration. "I think we should also add a Fastpass feature to our Battleworld's match-making system. The standard Fastpass could give you random matches, while the premium Fastpass could allow for more precise selection criteria."
"For example, it could allow you to choose the type of environment like city or wilderness, choose your teammates based on tags, or blacklist those teammates you don't get along with and ensure you don't get matched with them."
Lucifer looked at Shiller helplessly and replied, "And here I thought you brought me here to enjoy the amusement park. Turns out you're just trying to source some inspiration."
With glittering eyes, Shiller looked at the distant castle. "Creating a self-operating cash machine is a genius idea. I really need to meet Walt Disney one day!"