Chapter 13 – Back On Oban
When Eva woke up, she felt a familiar stone wall. She looked around. They had arrived! Eva smiled.
She went outside to enjoy the view from above. She saw fields of green, what she had seen before she left last time. So many memories appeared in her head. She had missed Oban a lot.
She decided to make her way with Jordan to the centre of the circle of Avatar ships to meet who she was racing. When they arrived at the centre, she saw Aikka, Chaos, Muir, Ning and Skun. But then she saw Mulla.
Mulla grinned at them.
'You're the replacement for Sul?' Eva asked.
'Yep and I get to race on Oban! It's a beautiful place, isn't it?' Mulla smiled.
Eva nodded. She needed to ask Mulla something.
'Do you believe the prophecy?'
'I do. I guess it's because I want to bring Sul back but I guess you feel the same way. I suppose you'll have your own person to bring back though.'
'Yeah, I suppose I do. Everyone secretly does. Or they want the wish for something important,' Eva sighed.
Mulla knew how she felt. Poor Eva had lost someone close to her. She remembered how she felt when she was told about Sul.
Mulla shook her head. This was no time to think of those kinds of thoughts. She had to concentrate on the race.
Everything went black. Swirls of gold were seen and the grand Avatar appeared before their eyes. Eva noticed it was too dark to see that Jordan had disappeared from next to her.
'Proud pilots. Welcome back to Oban. For our replacements, let me explain how the races work around here. First…' the Avatar said.
Eva decided not to concentrate. She already knew this and she decided to look around the place. It was dark but she could see vague shapes.
Something darted from one of the bushes. Eva couldn't tell if it was just her or someone else. But then she remembered, no known race was allowed on Oban unless the Avatar let them in. No one could be there.
She let the matter rest and went back to the Avatar.
'There will be seven races. At the end of the first four races, the leader will choose to sacrifice all his points for a small wish. This will only be effective until the end of the final race. After the final race, the winner will make any wish they desire,' the Avatar finished.
Everyone started muttering. Would they risk the final wish for their mini wish halfway through? Does he really mean any wish? The Avatar disappeared before anyone could ask.
Eva looked around again. It was light again. She definitely saw something move. She was about to look at it when Jordan grabbed her arm.
'The first race will begin soon. We have to prepare,' he said.
Eva was about to object, but she realised the sooner she left, the more chance she had of winning the race. She left with Jordan.
In the bushes, peeking out, seen by only one person, the hider sighed with relief. The hider scolded themselves for nearly being caught. She had done this before, why couldn't the hider do it again?
The Avatar symbol glowed and signalled the race was about to begin. Eva sat in her rocket seat. Jordan got in his turret. Eva's screen flashed on. Jordan smiled at her excited face.
'You ready Molly?' he asked.
'More than ever,' Eva grinned.
The door beneath them opened and out they went. The first race had begun and a great surprise awaited them when they would reach the ground.