We all followed Asha excitedly inside the garage where she pulled out a map of the area "okay so this is the route do not under any circumstances deviate from the paths marked in blue, if you do you had better hope that Derek or I can reach you quickly enough" she warned us solemnly and we nodded quickly. She smiled brightly and we drove to the starting line "THREE...TWO...ONE" Asha yelled and I hit the accelerator.

I flew past Pam and Nathan easily and left them in the dust with a cheerful wave, I pushed my foot down and started to gain on Eric, Asha and Derek where nowhere to be seen and I was determined to win. I pushed the pedal down and shot under the truck. I could only hear the loud engine noises and could not really see in front of e but it was exhilarating all the same.

I overtook Eric and laughed at his surprised expression, he looked annoyed after a second and hit the gas making me swerve violently to the left in a desperate attempt to out maneuver him. I flew down a dirt track and let loose a victorious whoop as I noticed he had fallen out of sight. I drove down the dirt track feeling really happy until I noticed a red mark on a tree nearby, my heart dropped and I realized I had gone off track.

"ASHA" I yelled out with my mind "what?" she replied sounding terrified "I did what you said not to" I wailed and I heard a cry of fear from her "keep driving, do not stop" she mentally yelled at me and I refocused on driving, I hit some bumps and the car shuddered violently before the engine started to cough "no no" I felt horrified as the car ground to a halt "shit Asha the car broke down!" I could hear her mental swearing "no it didn't, they stopped it. Hold tight I'm on my way" I clutched my seat feeling terrified.

I heard bushes rustling around me and I shrank down as far as I could, I screamed as a hulking monster eased into view followed by several more. They where misshapen and oozed a putrid smelling pus. I felt fear strike into my heart as they moved towards me, suddenly the car rocked as something landed on the roof, I let out a bloodcurdling shriek before Asha launched off the roof and onto the monsters. I watched as a bloody battle ensued, Asha ripped into the creatures using her considerable strength and seemed to be winning until one of them got her in a choke hold and forced her to drink its blood. Asha ripped out of its grip and tore it to pieces before falling to her knees with a moan "GO SOOKIE" she howled and I tried to restart the car which to my relief worked.

I tore out of the forest and back to the garage where the others anxiously awaited my return, I fell out of the car and sobbed uncontrollably until Eric picked me up and held me close to his chest "what happened?" he demanded and I clutched his shirt "I went down the red path and Asha had to save me" Pam rolled her eyes "you are a trouble magnet" she sighed and Derek moved closer looking anxious "she didn't consume any blood right?" he demanded and I felt worried "she did why?" he looked horrified "it tastes vile!" he exclaimed looking nauseated.

Asha stumbled into the clearing looking like she was going to be sick, she clutched at her stomach and vomited up black blood "uhhh" she moaned and Derek rushed to her side "eew" he muttered before offering his wrist "thanks" she latched onto his wrist and groaned as she recovered from the blood "by fuck that was disgusting" I laughed at what she said and she glared at me "shut up Sookie its your fault, your such a trouble magnet!" she pouted and I grinned broadly "yeah but would you love me if I where any different?" I sassed and she shook her head "shes a monster" she muttered.

Asha tossed her keys to Derek "you drive" she sauntered onto the back of the truck and stood in the trailer, holding on to the metal bar attached to the roof. We took the same seats as before with the exception of Asha and Derek. I discovered that Derek was way more reckless than Asha when he drove which was a large feat and very terrifying. Asha laughed the whole way back and enjoyed being swung around like a rag doll in the back, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief when we finally stopped at the palace.