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I do not own SSX Tricky or any of the characters, tracks, etc. They
remain the property of EA Sports and anyone else officially involved in
them. Please don't sue me!
Snow fell heavily on the mountains of the Alps. The sky was almost as white as the ground, and icy wind roared past the frozen trees. Kaori sat on her board, watching the other boarders prepare for the next race. She often felt like she would fail in these races, since she was the smallest and weakest of the group, but she had ridden the Elysium Alps course thousands of times, and she would not get knocked over by anyone, because she got on with everyone.
Well, almost everyone.
"COMING THROUGH!!" a voice screamed out, and Seeiah and Marisol had to dive out of the way to avoid being run over, as Psymon crashed onto the ground after performing a huge jump. Kaori froze in fear as the maniac skidded to a stop, covering JP in snow, and started laughing hysterically. He released his feet from the bindings, and, to her horror, started heading towards her. She wanted to run, but her legs were paralysed in sheer terror. She was always scared of Psymon, as he was unpredictable and could easily lose his temper. He was always on edge, and Kaori constantly had the feeling he would hurt her one day. As he came closer however, she noticed that he was not focused on her, but on Zoe, who was talking to Moby and Eddie. She let out a sigh of relief, and carried on preparing for the big race.
"HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE THIRD RACE OF THE ANNUAL SSX WORLD CIRCUIT," a loud voice announced through the speakers. The crowds were going wild as their favourite boarders slid proudly into the starting gates. In this course, JP was always the most popular, being native to France, but Kaori got a decent amount of praise. She looked down at the slope ahead of her, trying to ignore the fact the Psymon was in the gate next to her.
"Good luck, you're gonna need it!" Psymon cackled, with an evil glint in his eyes as he grinned maniacally at Kaori. Kaori gulped and looked quickly at Marty, who was on her other side.
"Don't worry," Marty whispered reassuringly to her. "I got your back." Kaori smiled at him, and they all pushed off. Kaori instantly raced ahead of Psymon, glad to get away from him, and started relaxing. She loved the thrill of boarding, and being with her friends made it even more fun.
"Hey everyone, watch this!" Eddie and JP called out, and Kaori and Elise turned round just in time to see the boys try to do a Rodeo 900 Flying Squirrel, which went horribly wrong, and they both crashed straight into each other and landed flat on Luther. Elise and Kaori looked and each other and burst into uncontrollable fits of laughter as they raced on. Kaori was really starting to get the feel of it, until she felt something large and heavy crash into her, knocking her to the ground. She turned around to see Psymon tumble into a tree in front of her, covered in bruises. She chose to ignore him, and raced on, unaware that her life was about to be changed forever.
"Hey, what's that noise?" Brodi asked everyone, looking around curiously. Kaori listened for a moment, then she heard it. A rumbling noise echoed throughout the track, and seemed to be getting louder. By now, everyone had stopped, and was whispering to each other nervously, when suddenly Seeiah broke the silence.
"LOOK!" She cried, and Kaori let out a tiny gasp as she saw what was happening. An avalanche had formed, and was tumbling towards them. Some of the boarders were already racing away, while others were watching in horror as trees were being uprooted and dragged along by the snow. Chips of stone were falling down the mountainside, and the crowd was being evacuated. Kaori kicked her board into action, and headed to the finish line, but the avalanche was moving faster, and branches were being thrown to the ground behind her. She attempted to swerve out of the way, but a log hit her on the back, flinging her light frame onto the snow. She barely had time to scream before the thick ice surrounded her, trapping her like quicksand. She struggled for about 30 minutes, before she couldn't struggle any longer, and collapsed from a mixture of exhaustion and pain.
Snow fell heavily on the mountains of the Alps. The sky was almost as white as the ground, and icy wind roared past the frozen trees. Kaori sat on her board, watching the other boarders prepare for the next race. She often felt like she would fail in these races, since she was the smallest and weakest of the group, but she had ridden the Elysium Alps course thousands of times, and she would not get knocked over by anyone, because she got on with everyone.
Well, almost everyone.
"COMING THROUGH!!" a voice screamed out, and Seeiah and Marisol had to dive out of the way to avoid being run over, as Psymon crashed onto the ground after performing a huge jump. Kaori froze in fear as the maniac skidded to a stop, covering JP in snow, and started laughing hysterically. He released his feet from the bindings, and, to her horror, started heading towards her. She wanted to run, but her legs were paralysed in sheer terror. She was always scared of Psymon, as he was unpredictable and could easily lose his temper. He was always on edge, and Kaori constantly had the feeling he would hurt her one day. As he came closer however, she noticed that he was not focused on her, but on Zoe, who was talking to Moby and Eddie. She let out a sigh of relief, and carried on preparing for the big race.
"HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE THIRD RACE OF THE ANNUAL SSX WORLD CIRCUIT," a loud voice announced through the speakers. The crowds were going wild as their favourite boarders slid proudly into the starting gates. In this course, JP was always the most popular, being native to France, but Kaori got a decent amount of praise. She looked down at the slope ahead of her, trying to ignore the fact the Psymon was in the gate next to her.
"Good luck, you're gonna need it!" Psymon cackled, with an evil glint in his eyes as he grinned maniacally at Kaori. Kaori gulped and looked quickly at Marty, who was on her other side.
"Don't worry," Marty whispered reassuringly to her. "I got your back." Kaori smiled at him, and they all pushed off. Kaori instantly raced ahead of Psymon, glad to get away from him, and started relaxing. She loved the thrill of boarding, and being with her friends made it even more fun.
"Hey everyone, watch this!" Eddie and JP called out, and Kaori and Elise turned round just in time to see the boys try to do a Rodeo 900 Flying Squirrel, which went horribly wrong, and they both crashed straight into each other and landed flat on Luther. Elise and Kaori looked and each other and burst into uncontrollable fits of laughter as they raced on. Kaori was really starting to get the feel of it, until she felt something large and heavy crash into her, knocking her to the ground. She turned around to see Psymon tumble into a tree in front of her, covered in bruises. She chose to ignore him, and raced on, unaware that her life was about to be changed forever.
"Hey, what's that noise?" Brodi asked everyone, looking around curiously. Kaori listened for a moment, then she heard it. A rumbling noise echoed throughout the track, and seemed to be getting louder. By now, everyone had stopped, and was whispering to each other nervously, when suddenly Seeiah broke the silence.
"LOOK!" She cried, and Kaori let out a tiny gasp as she saw what was happening. An avalanche had formed, and was tumbling towards them. Some of the boarders were already racing away, while others were watching in horror as trees were being uprooted and dragged along by the snow. Chips of stone were falling down the mountainside, and the crowd was being evacuated. Kaori kicked her board into action, and headed to the finish line, but the avalanche was moving faster, and branches were being thrown to the ground behind her. She attempted to swerve out of the way, but a log hit her on the back, flinging her light frame onto the snow. She barely had time to scream before the thick ice surrounded her, trapping her like quicksand. She struggled for about 30 minutes, before she couldn't struggle any longer, and collapsed from a mixture of exhaustion and pain.