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It's Tricky

Alaska, the last frontier.

It was the forty-ninth addition to the United States of America, purchased in 1867. It was called the most expensive popsicle in history. It is the largest state in the United States, with over six hundred and sixty thousand square miles of land to its name. Despite the massive size, there were only almost eight hundred thousand people in Alaska and two were currently on their way to the Alaska Range via helicopter, Mount Foraker to be precise.

The roar of the wind being cut by the helicopter's blades had the pilot look up at a meter above him and then hit the switch. "Just hit the PNR! I'm going to have to refuel at the bottom of the mountain! You sure you don't just want to head up on one of their rides with the others on the tour?"

"I'll be fine, Mac." The passenger in the back said from where he was seated behind the pilot.

The passenger was a young man that was at his physical peak, seen by his toned arms. He had a small black backpack with a red spiral on the outermost pouch. He wore a light black vest, red band with a black spiral on his left arm, slightly shorter than average orange snow pants, and dark boots on his feet. Around his head was a steel grey bandana that kept cropped blond hair out of his face. He pulled orange tinted snow goggles over his eyes and stood up. He moved to the middle of the helicopter and grabbed a handle that was on the door.

The passenger then grabbed an icy white board that rested to the side of the door and set it at his feet. His boots clicked into place and the passenger tested the emergency release, also known as the Supercross Button (or the SX Button as most users called it) in the current tour he was on.

"Be at the peak in a bit!" Mac called over his shoulder. He reached up and flipped the switch above him. The interior of the helicopter lights turned red.

The passenger nodded and reached up to his ear. He tapped a bud and nodded his head to the remixed Run-DMC classic as it filled his ear.

"I-I-It's Tricky."

Eyes hidden by the orange goggles closed. Sound was drowned out as he focused on his breathing. Fifty meters left. Thirty. Ten. The passenger turned the handle and opened the door. Cold air rushed into the somewhat warm helicopter as the passenger opened his eyes to look at the white mountaintop. The passenger reached out with his fingerless gloves and grabbed the sides of the door. He rocked back before he launched himself forward with a yell.

Mac watched his passenger dive into a spin like a reverse top and shook his head. "Kids are crazy these days, but you take the cake."

The thrill seeker flipped forward and landed board first on the side of the mountain. Gravity already had him in its grip, but he planned to use it to his advantage.

With a wide grin on his face, and a classic remix in his ear, the passenger hit a relatively small portion of snow that he jumped off of. For a second and a half, the thrill seeker had a prime view of his descent, and with elation in his voice, he cried out: "Mount Foraker meet the Maelstrom of Swirling Whirlpools!"

The bottom of his board slammed back down into the mountainside and white powder exploded upwards as Newton's law said it would. Naruto Uzumaki continued to grin as Run-DMC's remixed track played in his ear. He crouched down and turned to the left.

"Let's put a spin on things," Naruto said to himself as he came to another edge. Once more than half his board was off, Naruto pushed and pulled his legs up to jump. The coiled position he put himself in was released, which resulted in a perfect three hundred and sixty spin that done simultaneously with his backflip. Naruto grinned as powder shot up at his landing once again.

"Nailed it!"

A fallen tree got Naruto's attention and he shifted in that direction. From where he was – ten seconds away from running into the tree – he could see that too many branches remained, but it would otherwise make for a perfect rail/jump. Naruto looked around – eight seconds – and determined he was clear of being watched. Five seconds until he hit the tree – Naruto held his right hand out as he coasted down the side of the mountain.

A stream of frozen wind shot from his palm and rushed at the tree. Branches that previously obscured him were knocked out of the way. Naruto smirked for a moment until he remembered something – he was two seconds away from the tree.

Mount Foraker didn't have trees this far up.

A second to impact and Naruto turned his hips to make his board horizontal in an effort to brake. Something didn't add up, and when something didn't add up, usually it spelt trouble for the thrill seeker.

The tree exploded upwards thanks in part to a hairy arm that was nearly as long as Naruto was tall, six feet and bulging with muscle. Naruto was grabbed by another arm, a hand equally twice the size of his head grabbed him by the torso.

"Ha! Told Marrow that I catch Halfling on mountaintop!" The giant exclaimed in broken English. Naruto grimaced as the smell of the giant's breath hit his nose.

"Damn, man, you need a Tic-Tac or something! Because your breath stinks!"

The giant glared at him, two ugly whitish brown eyes filled with loathing. "Halfling shut up! I eat you, Halfling, no care if breath stink!"

"Apparently you also don't care if your grammar is goodly," Naruto grumbled. He glared behind his orange tinted goggles at the giant. "If you're going to do something, do it fast. I'm on a schedule. I've got to train for the race tomorrow!"

"Race? No race for Halfling! Slug eat you!" the giant, Slug, said as he shook Naruto in his grip. Slug smirked as Naruto let out a mild groan, then sniffed the blond. "Hm. Minty. Who parent you, Halfling?"

Naruto smirked at the giant. "Come closer and I'll whisper it to you."

Slug frowned and brought Naruto up to his ear. "Tell Slug who parent you, Halfling!"

"My godly parent's name is..." Naruto took in a deep breath and then blew sharply into Slug's ear. Several sharp shards of ice traveled at wicked speeds through one ear and didn't go out. Slug's eyes rolled into his head and his grip went slack.

Naruto pressed the SX Button in his glove and his snowboard detached as he dropped to the ground. Naruto grabbed the edge of his board and landed feet first on the mountainside in a spin. As he completed his turn, Naruto caught sight of Slug's now frozen from the inside out head and his smirk widened.

"Nonya Bizness!" Naruto finished his earlier statement as he released his board, which flew at the giant's head and shattered it on impact. Naruto jumped back and caught the board in his hand before he dropped it to his side. He watched the giant dissolve in satisfaction before he stepped back onto his board and resumed his trip down the mountain.

Man, Ogres just continue to get dumber with each mountain I visit. Naruto thought to himself. He jumped another ledge and again pressed the SX Button at the same time that he leaned down to put his hand on the insides of his feet. Naruto brought his legs up and around in a b-boy's flare several times. On the fifth flare, Naruto pushed himself up and slammed his boots back into their slots just as the board touched the mountainside. He wobbled for a second before he continued his trek down the mountain.

"Sloppy." Naruto frowned as he lost some speed with that move. He'd have to figure a way to keep his momentum. As he descended past his landing point, Naruto turned around and held his left hand up in the direction. A layer of ice later and Naruto grinned. "I'll just have to focus on not landing too hard."

Naruto crouched down to gain more speed and let his left hand dip into the snow. The result was a hard bank to the left, which put him back on the original track prior to his decision to grind the giant. Naruto leaned right to straighten himself out and considered the approaching cliff.

Hm, should I hit a held Bar Hop or go for the Hand in Hand? Naruto mused without a care in the world while he raced down. He jumped onto a thick beam placed by the tour and gained a bit more speed with a grind. Four seconds to make a choice. Eh, bucket. Let's go over the edge Hand in Hand!

"It's tr-tr-tricky!" The remix in Naruto's ears finished as he went over the edge of the cliff. Naruto leaned left and grabbed the edge of his board with his hand. His other hand activated the SX Button in his glove and detached the board from his feet. Naruto jumped off his board so that it would spin in front of him as he turned his body to face the incoming mountainside. Once he was facing the mountain, Naruto's hands shot out and grabbed onto the board while his feet planted themselves on the snow-covered bottom, the boot clips facing the mountain. Naruto kicked his feet up and down and his board spun like a DJ's record. Before he hit the ground, Naruto flipped his board and slipped his feet back into position.

Snow shot up as Naruto landed near flawlessly, as close as anyone could get with physics working against you, and he grinned. That would net him a bronze medal alone in the Trick scoring. Now all he had to do was make it down the slope without issue, simple enough. All he had to do was offer one of his old trophies to his mom.

He loved being a demigod.

AN: Yeah, it's short, but not every one-shot in this series was going to be ten thousand words. I honestly thought this was a fun scene and scenario, and frankly it stands alone very well. But I'm biased, so I'll have to wait to hear from you guys.

Tell me what you thought and maybe I'll continue the adventures of Khione's son.

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