Chapter Eleven
Roxanne woke up early the next morning and went out to see if her father showed up with the epoies that was going to pull her speeder to the arena down by the airstrip.
Roxanne went back inside to change into her blue jumpsuit her father bought for her. After everyone was dressed they went to the airstrip.
She sighed and walked over to her speeder and polished it. Then she went to grab her helmet and noticed it was gone. She looked up and saw her father standing beside her speeder and said, "Be safe, Roxie."
"I will," Roxie promised.
Orlando wrapped his arms around her and hugged her and kissed her on the cheek. He placed her helmet on her head and she adjusted it. She put on her goggles and strapped herself in. Siri came beside her and asked, "You ready to tear this place apart?"
"Yeah!" Roxie said excitedly.
Siri smiled and said, "Concentrate on the moment. Don't think. Just trust your instincts."
"I will," Roxie replied.
"May the Force be with you," Siri said and left Roxanne alone.
Siri went back to Orlando and he asked, "How is she?"
"She is fine, Orlando," Siri answered.
The racers started their engines and Roxie could hear nothing but the sound of engine roaring in her ears.
Before the race started two figures appeared wearing black cloaks and weapons strapped across their chest. They lowered their hoods and Siri noticed that one of them was a man and the other was a woman.
The man with dark brown curly hair stood before a mike and said, "Good afternoon. We would like to wish our racers good luck and now let the games begin!"
The starting light turned to green and Roxanne gunned the motor and ZOOM! The racers were on their way.
Three speeders exploded in front of Roxie and sent her swerving off course. She had to fight to grab the controls and then she remembered Siri's advice: Feel. Don't think. Trust your instincts.
Meanwhile back at the stands, Sage Tex and Sam Tex were watching and noticed that Roxie was catching up.
"Do you remember the plan?" Sam asked as he looked at his sister.
"Of course," Sage replied. "Kill the girl by whatever means necessary, but don't kill the Senator."
"Very good," Sam said as he looked around. "Everything is going according to plan. The only thing that stands in my way to power is the Senator's daughter and the Senator himself. Just remember do not get caught otherwise we are both dead."
One of the speeder's caught up with her because a racer named Salem tried to pass her up.
Roxanne pulled a fake move on him and it worked. Salem slammed his speeder into hers, trying to make her go off course.
BANG!
He did it again!
BANG!
Okay Salem was really getting on her nerves and she did something she never did before. All she had to do was wait for the right moment.
Roxie moved her hand to left side of her speeder and pulled the controller and Salem pushed into her speeder, but then something amazing happened. When his racer was suck on her side, she pushed him off course by using the Force. He went flying off the track. She won the third annual Nacoruscant Downhill Speeder Showdown.
Roxanne's speeder slowed down to a stop and just sat there. She spotted her father in the stands and presented her with the prize.
Just as she was about to receive her prize, a figure appeared wearing a black jumpsuit and said, "The child does not deserve the prize."
Orlando and the others turned around and asked, "Why do you think that?"
"She cheated," the woman said.
"She did not cheat," Orlando said as Brando and Blando Miles stood beside him.
Roxanne caught a glimpse of a poster hanging on a wall and noticed it was a picture of the same person who was claiming that she cheated.
Orlando handed the prize to Roxie and the woman pulled out her blaster and pointed it at Roxie's head.
"Do you know who I am?" the woman asked.
Orlando looked at her like she was crazy and said, "Sage Tex."
Brando and Blando pulled out their blasters and sent an emergency code to security telling them to send backup at once.
Sage pulled the trigger and Roxie's eyes widened and she shoved Sage out of the way.
Sage fell and aimed a shot at Roxie, but Orlando looked at Roxie and said, "Run!" Then Sage aimed another shot at her, but this time Orlando dodged in front of it and it hit him instead.
"No!" Roxie screamed as she felt the tears rising in her eyes because the only thing she could feel was pain.
Orlando looked at Roxie and said, "I am so proud of you. I love you. Now run."
Orlando closed his eyes and died.
Roxie felt nothing but anger and hate and she took off running like a wild wind.
