Cross Over

Summary

Once Finn found Charlene and agree to meet in the park, that night Finn went very early to sleep. He once again was in the park and found Wayne. Wayne start to tell Finn new things such as why is so important for the hosts to be together and for Finn to be the leader, they were all chosen. Wayne explain Finn about how strong dreams can be and Walt Disney knew that. Walt was strong enough to dream so big and so deep that it made them come true that is how the park was build, how the characters were build and most importantly how the magic was build. But like there is good magic there is also black magic, that black magic is the Overtakers. The Overtakers are trying to destroy everything. Machines at the park are doing things that they were not program to do, a dragon set Mickey Mouse on fire, that is not how it is suppose to happen. Walt knew about this black magic. Then they finally saw Charlene but she wasn't the only one, Philby was also there.
Suddenly Finn and Wayne saw some pirates like Pirates from the Caribbean but they were different, they were machines who took orders that came near Finn and Wayne, they start to talk to Finn giving him orders, Finn went with them, Charlene and Philby, the other hosts hide behind a tree. These pirates start comanding Finn but he would not follow any order then they attack him, he fought against these pirates and Philby and Charlene run to help him but Finn got harm.
Charlene, Philby and Finn run to Wayne for explanations, they were only machines, why they attack them?
Wayne explain the difference between reality and imagination, the creation of dreams of Walt Disney. And about "Crossing Over" that is how was call traveling to the world of the characters, traveling to Magic Kingdom, that was what Finn, Charlene and Philby did, they were not dreaming, they Cross Over. He explained how characters come alive when the gates are closed and how trouble of the Overtakers emerged.
Most importantly he explained to them why they needed the five hosts. The characters inside the park can't stop the Overtakers because the Overtakers don't belong to the park.
That is how all the DHI program started, they created this audition for selected people from the outside world also could belong to the park and are able to interact with the Overtakers and stop them. They don't travel to the park being an hologram or a person they travel being both, they are the eyes and ears of the park in the outside world, they are their hope.
Now they knew the truth. Finn would keep looking for the rest of the hosts but Amanda already found Willa and Maybeck. There was no more searching, they found the 5 hosts.
Finn told Amanda everything, he trust her.
In a virtual video game that was addicting for kids the five hosts unite to chat and agree to go sleep at the same time so they can see each other at the park with Wayne. They all appeared at different places and then with Wayne they found each other. Wayne told them a story of how Walt Disney wished and was able to become the elements of sun, cloud, wind and stone and those elements the five hosts needed to be focus in. Wayne explain them that they need to solve a fable known as Stonecutters Quill that was build by Walt but no one was able to solve it, not even Wayne, they needed to find out why its name was Stonecutters Quill and its meaning, they all had special abilities that they were chosen for. Wayne explain them how they needed to be careful so the Overtakers will not discover them and stop the hosts before they are able to stop them. The research started, they divided work according to their abilities, forming strategies and discussing details. Once again they met at the park, but something happen, they felt an extreme coldness and then is when Maleficent appeared, an Overtaker and then was gone.

Text Responses

"Theres a fine line between imagination and reality. An inventor dreams something up, and pretty soon, its there on the table before him. A science-fiction writer envisions another world, and then some space probe finds it. If you believe in something strongly enough, I think you can make it happen."
pg 70

This quote really caught my attention because no matter if is in a book or in real life we all know Walt Disney was a dreamer and that is what the quote is saying, is talking about his dreams. He did made them come true in a way and in this book any dream came true for him. How the book describes his dreams its actually pretty amazing everything he was able to achieve and most incredible the magic and technology combined, its absolutely incredible.





"As I said, Walt knew such a time would come. He left us a treasure map, for a scavenger hunt, something the Overtakers could not easily figure out, even if they obtain it, which they never have. Most of them are machines, you see--audio-animatronics and figures from attractions. Only a handful can think, can communicate. But they control the others."
"The Stonecutters Quill," Finn mumbled."
pg 72

My main question now is; what is this fable all about? Exactly what was Walt Disney propose on creating this? He knew this would come, how?
I do have a lot of questions, the problem now is starting to develop a lot and is getting pretty confusing and excited at the same time.

Final Thoughts

The book so far is being really interesting and very entreating. A lot of suspense has been going on and is getting pretty exciting. A lot of my questions had been answer such as why holograms? Now I understand why they build all this program and the auditions to select the five hosts and make them be part of the park and the outside world, half hologram, half human, in other words half technology and half normal world. Now the park has the 5 hosts together and the hope of stoping the Overtakers grows even more and more. I predict that love is going to rise between Amanda and Finn but I think Amanda is hiding something. Also I predict that the next time they meet at the park, again they will find Maleficent and this time she will stay.