RIDE AT THE WATER PARK

BY SIMBALLOON



	Jim was totally naked, well except for the swimming trunks he had on as he sat on a bench wondering how the hell he had let Princess Leona talk him into this one. He was about to enter a competition that seemed to be special made for inflatophiles like him taking place at the indoor portion of the Water Park and resort. The object of the competition was to ride your inflatable toy down the winding water channel, using mounted water guns to fire at various targets for the high score. Or course, this sounded simple enough. The water in the channel flowed fairly gently, with only a few places where it went over light 'rapids' and the toys usually had small propellers mounted on back that would allow some control and steering.
	The big problem for Jim was the fact that these weren't just ordinary, cheap pool toys, but big inflatable animals and characters. Of course, Leona had entered them into the lion competition, meaning all the inflatable would be lions. This made things even harder for Jim as there was a period in his past where he would have loved to play with either a big Simba or a big Jungle Emperor Leo inflatable. Yes, he loved the ladies, especially the squeaky, anthro ones, but Jim still got a bit hot about the right type of inflatable lion!
	"Um, are you sure we should be doing this?" Jim asked, his eyes going wide as he watched one team carrying over an inflatable Simba that had to be every bit of fifteen foot long. "You know how I am with inflatable toys." He was beginning to get very nervous pondering what Leona might have brought for a lion inflatable.
	Leona squeaked some as she just made a dismissive wave. The lovely, white lioness princess was dressed in her usual attire, a skimpy white bikini. "Oh come on now, Jim. I'm sure you can suppress your urges for the three minutes it takes to complete the course! That's all part of the challenge!" She set about opening the case they had carried in, motioning for Princess Nala to join them as she first pulled out the air pump and then the rest of the case's contents, which included a special harness, two Super Drencher water guns, a propeller and its mount, and finally, a large mass of white vinyl.
	"Oh crap!" Jim muttered to himself, not being able to do much but stay in his seat. The was part of the whole contest, the rider had to watch the big toy being inflated and set up before him and Jim had a hunch just what lion this inflate was. Jim found himself shifting about a bit on the bench as the bikini clad Princess Nala joined Leona, both setting to work on inflating the big lion. First the started with the leg chambers, the big ride-ons were all designed with separate chambers to help with stability on the water. Upon getting all four legs filled to the desired pressure, both balloon girls pressed the valves in flush and began on the main body of the white lion inflate. Jim watched as the lion filled up before him, slowly rising up and taking on its form as the white vinyl rustled and creaked softly along the joints.  They big toy was almost facing him and Jim groaned a bit as the bemaned head rose up to face him, the big lion shifting a bit as he began to firm up from the air being pumped in. Before Jim now, still growing and firming into his operating pressure, was a Jungle Emperor Leo ride-on that spanned fifteen foot long from the paws of his outstretched front legs to the black tufted tip of his tail.
	Now that Leo or 'Kimba' was totally inflated, both girls set about outfitting the big toy with his gear. The whole while, the big toy seemed to stare at Jim with his brown eyes, that little smile upon his muzzle almost seeming like a smirk to the poor human sitting there. This wasn't the first time Jim had experienced the big inflatable, as he had helped out to test the big toy out for Leona. Leo was built of a wonderfully smooth, rubbery feeling vinyl that was almost seductive in nature. He was also built to last, with lapped seams and internal reinforcements to ensure longevity like the other big inflates being used at the park. Still, as Jim watched Leona and Nala installing the main harness, he couldn't help but shudder. On that test ride, he hadn't lasted long against the big lion and now it almost seemed the big inflate was taunting him with every little squeak and jiggle. Jim could swear he could hear the toy whispering, "I got you the first time, can you resist me this time? I doubt it!"
	"Um Jim? Jim!" Nala shook Jim gently to snap him out of the trance he seemed to be in. "Come on, we need to tote Leo over to the starting pool and load up his water guns!" She giggled a bit, having a good idea what was going through the human's mind.
	"Oh yeah, gotta move him.." Jim said, a bit startled as he got up and helped to tote the big lion over to where the final adjustments would be made before the run. Just touching the big pool toy made Jim blush a bit and he knew he would be climbing upon Leo's back quite soon. They gently lowered the lion into the small starting pool along side the main water channel, then Leona and Nala helped hold Leo in place as Jim gripped onto the grab handles right behind the big lion's head and hauled himself on, letting out a bit of a moan as he felt the big inflatable lion's vinyl rub against his legs and feet. "Yep, he feels pretty bouncy..." Jim said and then tried to concentrate on loading water into the rifles and then pumping up the air tanks on them as Leona used a hand pump to inflate Leo a bit more, the feel of the mighty white lion firming up more under Jim causing his pants to tent a bit. After that, Nala made a few more adjustments to the black harness that the guns and remote control for the propeller motor hooked to and Leona checked to make sure the motor was working and steering properly. Jim had three controls to operated when he was finally floating down the channel, the two water guns that fired to either side of Leo's head and the little remote control mounted on the harness between the grab handles. The idea would be to let the water flow carry the big lion ahead while using the small propeller for course corrections and aiming at targets on the sides that popped up. Since the ammo in each water gun was limited, Jim would have to make his shots count and also would have to make quick decisions about certain targets to get the best score. Of course, all the while that big inflatable lion would be bobbing on the water under him, trying to distract him the whole way!
	"TEAM LEONA, PREPARE FOR LAUNCH!" Came the announcement over the speakers. Nala and Leona took their positions to either side of Leo, ready to push the big inflatable and Jim out once the gate opened. Jim gripped both grab handles as he watched the count down on the small monitor above the gates, his hear pounding and, unfortunately for him, a raging hard-on forming for the inflatable lion as he braced for launch. As soon as the countdown hit zero, a buzzer rang out and the gates slid open, then with a coordinated push, Nala and Leona pushed Leo smoothly out into the flowing water and then waved to Jim as he began to float towards the first corner and tunnel!
	"Good luck, Jim! Don't let Leo turn you on too much!" Leona said with an obvious smirk on her face and Jim felt his face turn dark red as everyone had to hear that!
	Jim concentrated on getting comfortable on Leo now, the big inflatable squeaking each time he shifted his weight on him to get the best position to operated the guns and motor controls. Right the moment, Leo was floating a bit sideways down the water channel, but that wasn't a major issues as there was a slight left turn before they entered the yellow and blue tunnel. It seemed to be common practice to just go with the flow through the first corner, only using the propeller to make the final corrections. Jim gripped one of the grab handles as he took a final look behind him, gulping a bit as that just served to remind him of just how big Leo was, that black tuft seeming to be a mile behind him. Turning back to look around Leo's head, Jim finally brought the prop motor into play as they rounded the first corner, a slight vibration felt through the toy as the little motor worked to shove both rider and inflatable onto a straight course through the tunnel. Right as he got that done, the first two targets suddenly swung down and Jim quickly aimed each water gun in turn, using the bit of flex in the harness to angle each shot up. These were two fairly easy, low points targets, but they allowed the riders to get a bit of a feel and range for their shots. With a couple short bursts each, Jim managed to score a hit on each target, causing a buzzer to sound and each one to swing back up into position!
	This went on for a few seconds and Jim was actually starting to forget about the fact that he was on the best looking and feeling inflatable lion he had ever seen. That was until he realized he was about to go over the small rapids and had to quickly grip both handles as Leo dove down them, causing the white lion inflatable to flex and seemingly grind against  Jim as he held on for the ride. In fact, Leo seemed to get stuck and that undulation continued as Jim tried to work him free. "Oh no! No, no, stop!" Jim let out a moan as the water splashing only served to make Leo's vinyl slick an even more inviting as he found himself suddenly unable to resist the ride. "Please, stop...."
	"What? Don't you like the ride?" Leo suddenly said and then tossed his head back, eyes closing as he let out an wicked laugh in reaction to Jim suddenly blowing his load. With a few snaps, he shook off the harness and water guns. "Poor human, thought he could resist his big inflatable toy!"
	Jim let out a moan and then a sudden scream as he realized the big toy was talking, a scream that continued as he woke up and sat upright in his bed! "What the hell?" Jim sat there, sweating as he slowly realized he was at home.  "Holy shit..." he said as he staggered out of bed. 
	Realizing it was morning, Jim just decided to get up and get himself cleaned and dressed. It was his birthday and day off, so he might as well get an early start and enjoy it. "What a crazy dream. That's what I get for thinking about inflatable lions!" He was glad the girls were out or they would be laughing their inflatable heads off at him right now. Shaking his head, Jim walked out into the living room to find the furniture had been moved and that there was a large, red package sitting in the middle with a pink bow on top and a tag attached to it. "What do we have here?" Jim wondered aloud as he red the tag. "Happy birthday from all of us! Undo the bow and step back!" Shrugging, Jim undid the bow and actually jumped back as the package began to hiss furiously! The box bulged and soon burst as the white vinyl poured out, rustling, hissing, and squeaking as it soon firmed up into the fifteen foot Jungle Emperor Leo pool toy Jim had just been dreaming about! The well-built inflatable creaked a bit as he finished firming up and almost seemed to bob before Jim as he gently picked up and read the note left in the box. "Hello! I'm Leo! Want to play"? is what it read. Jim looked at the note, then at the huge inflatable seemingly staring back at him, then he leapt for the big toy, nothing but squeaks and groans being heard from the room as Jim did just that, giving in to the allure of such a wonderful toy as Leo seemed to grin even more and wink!


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