Chapter One
Who's the Newbie?
Rey opened the lodge door quietly. All of the boarders were likely to know each other from the previous SSX tournaments. This would be the fourth tournament, and Rey was a new member. She knew that there were five new members, and the rest were old, but that was it.
When she stepped inside, everyone was clamoring together. Unexpectedly, the door Slammed behind her. All eyes turned towards her.
There was a girl around the age of twenty seven, with auburn hair, who she recognized as Kaori, the Japanese girl. There was a guy, around the same age with ruffled bed head hair, and sunglasses on. She guessed that he was Mac, though with the sunglasses, it was hard to tell. There was a girl who was unmistakably the supermodel, Elise. There was a man with a buzz cut, who seemed to be a country boy. He could only be Nate. Then there was a 'crazie' staring at her. His eyes were wide and menacing, and his chin was decorated with a piercing and a goatee. Then there was the twenty five year old that she recognized and the poster poser, Allegra. There was also the unmistakable Swede, Viggo, who's blonde hair sparkled by the fire light. Then there was the Brit, Moby, his dreadlocks reaching his shoulders. Zoe stood next to him, her hair was black with pink streaks. Then there was the youngster, though he was older than she was. Griff grew very tall over the off-season, reaching the height of Moby easily. Then there were three boys, and a girl that she didn't remember seeing on the roster, they had to be the other newbies.
Rey stiffened as Mac lifted his sunglasses and walked over to her, "Hey, newbie! Welcome to the SSX tournament. Hey, don't worry, we don't bite, except maybe Psymon Stark, over there." The insane twitched his eyes and made a low hissing cackle.
"So you've got to be.Rey Leonheart. Come on in, warm your narrow bones by the fire!" Viggo yanked her inside and Mac closed the door.
"Let me introduce you to the other rookies, ok?" Griff stood up, and pointed to a girl on Rey's left, "This is Kristin Rhodes."
Kristin had shoulder length blonde hair curling out from under a black MATRIX beanie. She was about the same size as Rey, and she wore a shy smile on her face. "Hi, I'm Kristin!" She reached out to shake her hand.
"I'm Brink. It's a pleasure to meat you." The guy had a scissor cut, and it made his dark hair wavy. He had gray eyes, and was as tall as Psymon.
"I'm Gram! I'm a freshman in college, and I've only been snowboarding for four years. Maybe you could teach me a few things out there." He had strawberry blonde curls and green eyes. His accent seemed to be mixed, as though he traveled a lot.
"And I'm Cayce. (A/N: this name is pronounced Kay-si) I live up here, some of the judges here went to my school." He was really different than the rest. He had black hair that he spiked, except for two strands that fell in his face. He had blue eyes that shined in the firelight. He was tall, but not too tall.
Again everyone stared at Rey. She pulled on her honey brown hair back tightly in two braids. She wasn't exceptionally tall, around five foot six inches. But she was really slender, just like the other girl, Kristin. She had deep blue eyes, like the sea after a storm. She was fifteen years old, and about to turn sixteen.
"Well, hi. Um, my name is Rey, and I'm from Colorado."
"Hey, me too!" Kristin Shouted.
Finally, Girth, the manager of this tournament, interrupted, "I'm sorry to break up the party, but now that you're all here I need to go over some rules."
"Oh no!" Elise cried, "Must we go over these every year?! They're pretty obvious!"
Girth gave Elise a dirty look before continuing, "I've also got your assigned rooms. But first, the rules!" Girth reached in his pocket and snatched a folded piece of notebook paper, "Some of the rules have changed.
1. Rule one: You must be in your dorms by one AM, or you will be
suspended from riding the next day."
"If you're caught!" Viggo whispered in Kristin's ear.
"Viggo! This is important!
1. Rule two: Out side of the courses, or in training you are not
allowed to harm another contestant.
2. Rule three: Showers are to be no longer than thirty minutes."
"Uh! Of all the stupid rules." Moby began, but Zoe elbowed him in the
ribs.
"Ahem! As I was saying.
1. Rule four: While boarding, you must follow the rules of the
judges.
2. Rule five: No attacking the judges." He gave Psymon a look.
Psymon cackled again.
"Those are all the rules. If they are broken, there will be
consequences. Now, for the rooming:
Mac/Cayce/Griff, you should all get along pretty well!
Elise/Zoe/Allegra...BEHAVE! I won't have any cat fights in the middle
of the night!
Nate/Brink/Gram
Kaori/Rey/Kristin
Psymon/Viggo/Moby.Psymon, I tried to isolate you from all the others,
but the lodge wouldn't let me. You all better keep it quiet in there,
or there'll be Hell to pay! Is that clear?" Girth looked around the
room and smiled. "Now, how about a hand for our returning members,
eh?"
Everyone clapped, Kristin clapped the loudest, however.
"And how about another round of applause for our new members?" Griff
shouted. Again, everyone clapped.
"Well!" Kristin linked Rey's arm, "Shall we get unpacked?"
Who's the Newbie?
Rey opened the lodge door quietly. All of the boarders were likely to know each other from the previous SSX tournaments. This would be the fourth tournament, and Rey was a new member. She knew that there were five new members, and the rest were old, but that was it.
When she stepped inside, everyone was clamoring together. Unexpectedly, the door Slammed behind her. All eyes turned towards her.
There was a girl around the age of twenty seven, with auburn hair, who she recognized as Kaori, the Japanese girl. There was a guy, around the same age with ruffled bed head hair, and sunglasses on. She guessed that he was Mac, though with the sunglasses, it was hard to tell. There was a girl who was unmistakably the supermodel, Elise. There was a man with a buzz cut, who seemed to be a country boy. He could only be Nate. Then there was a 'crazie' staring at her. His eyes were wide and menacing, and his chin was decorated with a piercing and a goatee. Then there was the twenty five year old that she recognized and the poster poser, Allegra. There was also the unmistakable Swede, Viggo, who's blonde hair sparkled by the fire light. Then there was the Brit, Moby, his dreadlocks reaching his shoulders. Zoe stood next to him, her hair was black with pink streaks. Then there was the youngster, though he was older than she was. Griff grew very tall over the off-season, reaching the height of Moby easily. Then there were three boys, and a girl that she didn't remember seeing on the roster, they had to be the other newbies.
Rey stiffened as Mac lifted his sunglasses and walked over to her, "Hey, newbie! Welcome to the SSX tournament. Hey, don't worry, we don't bite, except maybe Psymon Stark, over there." The insane twitched his eyes and made a low hissing cackle.
"So you've got to be.Rey Leonheart. Come on in, warm your narrow bones by the fire!" Viggo yanked her inside and Mac closed the door.
"Let me introduce you to the other rookies, ok?" Griff stood up, and pointed to a girl on Rey's left, "This is Kristin Rhodes."
Kristin had shoulder length blonde hair curling out from under a black MATRIX beanie. She was about the same size as Rey, and she wore a shy smile on her face. "Hi, I'm Kristin!" She reached out to shake her hand.
"I'm Brink. It's a pleasure to meat you." The guy had a scissor cut, and it made his dark hair wavy. He had gray eyes, and was as tall as Psymon.
"I'm Gram! I'm a freshman in college, and I've only been snowboarding for four years. Maybe you could teach me a few things out there." He had strawberry blonde curls and green eyes. His accent seemed to be mixed, as though he traveled a lot.
"And I'm Cayce. (A/N: this name is pronounced Kay-si) I live up here, some of the judges here went to my school." He was really different than the rest. He had black hair that he spiked, except for two strands that fell in his face. He had blue eyes that shined in the firelight. He was tall, but not too tall.
Again everyone stared at Rey. She pulled on her honey brown hair back tightly in two braids. She wasn't exceptionally tall, around five foot six inches. But she was really slender, just like the other girl, Kristin. She had deep blue eyes, like the sea after a storm. She was fifteen years old, and about to turn sixteen.
"Well, hi. Um, my name is Rey, and I'm from Colorado."
"Hey, me too!" Kristin Shouted.
Finally, Girth, the manager of this tournament, interrupted, "I'm sorry to break up the party, but now that you're all here I need to go over some rules."
"Oh no!" Elise cried, "Must we go over these every year?! They're pretty obvious!"
Girth gave Elise a dirty look before continuing, "I've also got your assigned rooms. But first, the rules!" Girth reached in his pocket and snatched a folded piece of notebook paper, "Some of the rules have changed.
1. Rule one: You must be in your dorms by one AM, or you will be
suspended from riding the next day."
"If you're caught!" Viggo whispered in Kristin's ear.
"Viggo! This is important!
1. Rule two: Out side of the courses, or in training you are not
allowed to harm another contestant.
2. Rule three: Showers are to be no longer than thirty minutes."
"Uh! Of all the stupid rules." Moby began, but Zoe elbowed him in the
ribs.
"Ahem! As I was saying.
1. Rule four: While boarding, you must follow the rules of the
judges.
2. Rule five: No attacking the judges." He gave Psymon a look.
Psymon cackled again.
"Those are all the rules. If they are broken, there will be
consequences. Now, for the rooming:
Mac/Cayce/Griff, you should all get along pretty well!
Elise/Zoe/Allegra...BEHAVE! I won't have any cat fights in the middle
of the night!
Nate/Brink/Gram
Kaori/Rey/Kristin
Psymon/Viggo/Moby.Psymon, I tried to isolate you from all the others,
but the lodge wouldn't let me. You all better keep it quiet in there,
or there'll be Hell to pay! Is that clear?" Girth looked around the
room and smiled. "Now, how about a hand for our returning members,
eh?"
Everyone clapped, Kristin clapped the loudest, however.
"And how about another round of applause for our new members?" Griff
shouted. Again, everyone clapped.
"Well!" Kristin linked Rey's arm, "Shall we get unpacked?"