CHAPTER 4: PREACHER FEATURE
The next day, Molayne woke up to another sunny day. He puit on the usual revealing running garb and went outside. The first thing he did was use his iPhone to call his friends. He decided to call Hau first.
"Hello, Hau," he said. "It's me, Molayne. Ready to help me train?"
"I can't come today," said Hau. "Aunt Kina is dragging me to an anti-gay marriage protest. I so don't want to be there."
"That's pretty bad," said Molayne.
"I wish I could be helping you," said Hau, "but I don't want to upset my aunt."
In the meantime, Sun and Moon were sitting on the steps at Moon's house.
"It's not the same without Hau," said Sun. "His stupid aunt always gets what she wants."
"Somehow I'd love to rip Kina's tongue out and wrap it around her fucking neck," said Moon.
"We need Hau to help Molayne train," said Sun. He sighed. "Oh well. Maybe one of us could do the work for two. Like...you."
"No, you!" said Moon.
"Let's flip a coin," said Sun. "Heads or tails?"
"Heads," said Moon.
Sun flipped a coin. It landed on tails.
"Tails!" said Sun. "I win!"
Moon growled.
A few minutes later, Molayne walked over.
"Hello there, Molayne," said Sun. "Ready for another day of training?"
"Mos def," said Molayne.
"Just make sure to avoid Hau'oli City," said Moon. "There's an anti-gay marriage protest going on there right now."
"I know," said Molayne, frowning. "Hau told me."
Meanwhile, at the protest, we see an angry-looking blonde woman with a maroon jacket, a purple dress, and a pearl necklace holding a megaphone. This is Jill Dobson, a fundamentalist Christian activist and a friend of Hau's aunt Kina.
"Tell it to all the commies," she yelled through her megaphone, "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!"
Everyone in the crowd except for Hau cheered.
"WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?" cried Hau.
"Be quiet and protest!" snapped Kina.
While the protest was going on, Sun decided to help Molayne swim. This time, they practiced on Route 7 on Akala Island - far away from the protest.
"You're doing great, Molayne!" said Sun.
"Thanks, Sun!" said Molayne.
"You're gonna win this race," said Sun.
"I don't know about that," said Molayne.
"What are you talking about?" said Sun. "I know that you're the best."
"But I'm not a professional," said Molayne. "I'm an amateur. My real passion lies in gaming."
"Well," said Sun, "gaming isn't going to help you in the triathlon."
"You're right, Sun," said Molayne.
When Sun was done helping Molayne, Moon decided to help Molayne. She tied herself to a sling and attached it to Molayne's bike. She didn't mind the fact that Molayne was so much bigger than her and thus making the ride a little dangerous. While Molayne rode the bike, Moon would follow on her skateboard.
"This is great!" said Moon. "Now you're the one who will have to do all the work." Moon laughed. "Oh, and I love that little Magnemite key chain tied to your bike. It looks so...chic." Of course, Moon was being sarcastic.
"Don't rub it in, Moon," said Molayne, "or I'll detach that sling."
"Just make sure to keep your eyes on the road," said Moon. "We're going down Route 8. Mallow's going to be gathering her usual toxic plants to mix into her lethal cooking, so remember to be careful."
"Whatever you say, Moon," said Molayne.
"And don't forget to watch out for the water," said Moon. "You could fall in, break your neck, and die."
Molayne groaned. He rode the bike along the path, making sure to watch out for obstacles.
"Faster! FASTER!" said Moon. "You're never going to win first place if you're going as slow as you are now."
"I don't want to win, Moon," said Molayne. "I just want to complete the triathlon."
"Second place is for losers, Big Mo," said Moon.
"All of the top three places are overrated if you ask me," said Molayne.
Unfortunately, Molayne was starting to lose his sense of direction, and he was facing Mallow, who was gathering plants outside the Lush Jungle.
"Molayne, look out!" said Moon.
"Huh?" said Molayne.
Molayne scooted over to the left, barely avoiding Mallow. Moon flew several feet into the air and crash landed in a pool of mud.
"Hello, Molayne," said Mallow. "I almost didn't see you coming."
"Sorry," said Molayne.
"That's okay," said Mallow. "I'm just glad you weren't hurt."
"Moon's helping me train for the triathlon," said Molayne.
"I see," said Mallow. "Where is Moon?"
Molayne looked behind him and saw Moon lying down face-flat into the mud. She got up and wiped the mud off her face.
"That was awesome!" said Moon.
"No more practicing for today," said Molayne. "I think you need your rest...and a shower."
Moon looked at Molayne and growled.
Meanwhile, the protest had died down.
"You are so embarrassing!" Kina told Hau. "You didn't eat protest at all. That's it! No lunch for you."
"Fine," said Hau. "I'll just go home. You and Jill Dobson can discuss your personal problems while I'm gone."
Hau walked away. Kina growled.