Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or Rat Race.

Jenashu: Hi again, everyone! More humor and mushy stuff lies ahead in this chapter of Digi Race!Hey, the polls have really changed! So far it's as follows: Ken's team has 3 votes, TK's team has 3 votes, my team has 1 vote (from me...), Mimi's team has 1 vote, and Davis' team has 1 vote.
Davis: I demand a recount!
Indy: SHUT UP! Not that again...
Jenashu: I think I've used almost all of the scenes from Rat Race that I can (considering the rating has to stay at G). So I guess the rest will be crazy stuff that I dream up.
Indy: Oh, this should be REAL interesting! Let's just get the blankets out.
Lily: ... ... ... ... ...Ummm, ANYway...Jen, I belive this is your line.
Jenashu: Yeah, Davis can't take it this time...Onto the fanfic! Enjoy!
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Digi Race

Indy cleared her throat loudly. Naomi turned around and glared at her. "I need to use the bathroom." Indy said weakly. Ken nodded by her side.

"FINE! FINE!" she shouted, stopping at a gas station. "GET OUT!" Ken and Indigo were more than happy to oblige. The squeel of tires told them that Naomi was long gone.

"Whew...I'm glad it's just us again..." Ken said softly. "Although I have to admit...I have no clue what we're going to do now..."

"Well, even after all that mess, we should still be pretty far ahead. So we'll just put our heads together and see what we can come up with." Indigo replied. Ken nodded slowly, but he didn't seem too sure.

Matt's car squeled to a stop on the freeway. He cursed and hit the dashboard. Sora frowned and crossed her arms.

"What do you think is wrong with it?" she asked. Matt scowled at her.

"It's a peice of crap, that's what's wrong with it. We'll have to find a mechanic." he said. He opened the car door and started to push the vechicle down the deserted road.

"We've run out of river!" Ryn exclaimed as the boat neared the shore. TK frowned.

"What now?" he asked. Ryn looked thoughtful. "What are you planning?"

"I'm trying to get an idea. Just give me a few minutes. I need some inspiration..." she replied. TK looked around and swallowed.

"There's no point in staying in this boat. Let's get off of it. I think I may be getting just a little sea sick." he said.

"Well, you can always throw up in your hat if worse comes to worse." Ryn joked.

"Will you lay off the hat?" TK asked as he stepped carefully off the boat. "Come on."

Ryn nodded and gripped the boat's ledge. It was pretty high up; they didn't have the ramp to get off safely. TK had just jumped off, but it looked like a bad idea to Ryn.

"Go ahead, I'll catch you." TK said, sensing her doubts.

"Okay..." Ryn said unsurely. "I trust you, TK..." she added. She said it more to herself than to TK. With a sudden surge of courage, she jumped down.

She landed in TK's outstretched arms a moment later. TK's knees buckled under the sudden weight. "You're heavier than you look!" he said.

"That's all muscle." she declaired. TK gave her a yeah, right look. Ryn stuck her tounge out at him. "It's true!"

"Okay." TK said offhandedly. He started to let Ryn go, but his body froze.

"Umm, you can let me down now." Ryn told him. She was blushing a little and avoiding TK's eyes.

"R-right." he said. He put Ryn on her feet again. She turned to face him.

"That was a good catch, you know. I kinda thought you would drop me or miss." she told him.

"Guess I showed you, then." TK joked. Ryn turned around.

"Yeah, I guess you did." she said. Suddenly, her eyes caught something moving in the distance. "HORSES!" she squeled. TK's eyes bulged out.

"We need a ride. What should we do?" Indy asked as she stared at the road. Ken looked around.

"It seems that our only choice is to hitch-hike." Ken said.

"No way! Do you know how dangerous that is?" Indy asked.

"Well, there are no other options, are there?" Ken replied. Suddenly a bus pulled up. A voice from inside said something as the doors opened.

"Now kids, get snacks and releive yourselves in fifteen minutes. Don't be any later, or we'll forget you!" as the woman spoke, dozens of kids around Ken and Indy's age came out of the bus. A sly smile spread slowly across Indy's face.

"Yes, Ken. There are other options." she said.

"One hundred dollars! It's a twenty dollar job!" Matt shouted as a mechanic gave him an estimate.

"Well, the only way is to change yer tire. That's worth one hun' right there!" the mechanic growled.

"Look. We can patch it up with a mixture of tar, water, and sand." Sora said as she examined the tire. The mechanic frowned.

"We don't have any sand." he said. Sora laughed aloud.

"Take a look around." she told him. "We're in the middle of the desert! IT'S MADE OF SAND!!!!!"

A few mintes later, the mechanic and made the patch and applied to the tire. He turned to Matt. "That'll be one hun' dollars." he said.

"He already said that it was a twenty dollar job!" Sora said as she dug into her wallet. "Look, here's forty. That's double what it's worth. Let's go, Matt."

As Sora turned away, she heard a clicking sound. She whirled around. The mechanic was pointing a gun at her head.

"Here's a tool no mechanic should be without." he said with an evil smile.

"Fine." Matt said. "Fine. Just don't hurt her. Take the money. But what you're doing is really wrong."

"Hah! Hah!" the mechanic laughed. "If God thinks what I'm doing is wrong, then let Him show me a sign!"

Suddenly, something flew across the mechanic's shop. It had to be moving as fast as the speed of sound, because the incredible gust it caused made everyone fall onto the ground. Matt shielded Sora as best as he could to protect her from harm, but nothing else happened to them. But a loud crash sound told them that something had indeed happened.

The wind had made the mechanic's store collaspe to the sand in ruins. He cursed and shot his gun into the air.

Mimi looked out the window in the jet car. She thought that she had heard some kind of crashing sound, but it had passed too quickly for her to really tell. That's when she noticed a bullet flying by her window. The car outraced it a second later, so she just told herself that it was only her imagination.

"There's your sign, fatso!" Matt called before racing away in the repaired car.

Ryn ran towards the stable as fast as her legs could carry her. Was it her imagination, or was TK acting strangely? Oh well, time would provide all the answers she needed.

Fifteen minutes later, Ken and Indy were sitting in the very back seats of the bus. They were trying to look inconspicuous, but guys kept eyeing Indigo, and girls were blowing Ken kisses. After about an hour of putting up with this, the bus stopped again.

"Let's get out of here." Ken said at once. Indigo nodded in reply. When they walked away and were safely out of range of the teacher's sight, Ken and Indigo started to run. Suddenly, someone grabbed Ken's arm. It was a girl, and a very pretty one at that.

"Where are you going?" she asked in a suductive tone. Ken glared at her and put his arm around Indigo's shoulder.

"None of your buisness. Excuse us." he said, pulling his arm out of her hands. The girl frowned. She was not used to getting dissed like that, and she didn't like it at all.

"My name is Nariako. Who're you?" she presisted. Ken ignored her and turned away. He pressed Indy against his side. Her face turned dark red.

"Come back here! You're choosing her over me?" Nariako asked. She forced tears to appear in her eyes.

"Yup." Ken said simply. Nariako exploded.

"FINE! IF YOU WANT A FLEE-BITTEN MOUNGREL OVER ME, TAKE HER! YOU'LL REGRET IT!" she screamed. Indigo whirled around and raised her fist, but Ken was quicker.

SMACK! Ken punched Nariako in her pretty face. She started to cry. "That will teach you. Don't ever say things like that about Indy!" Ken said. He turned and walked away.Indigo gave him an ashtonished look. She ran after him.

"What was that?" she asked. Ken started to blush.

"Nothing, nothing. I'm sorry I had to use you like that. Thanks for playing along." he said.

"It was no problem, but you really weren't acting, were you?" Indy asked innocently. Ken started to walk quicker and didn't answer. Indy huffed and ran in front of him, blocking his path. "Answer me." she said.

"Well...I...I don't know!" Ken said in an offhand way. Indy frowned.

"You will give me a yes or no answer!" she demanded. Ken's lips moved soundlessly. "Sorry, I didn't quite catch that."

"No, I...wasn't." he said after a long pause. Indigo blushed.

"Why didn't you tell me before?" she sputtered. Ken looked hurt.

"I couldn't! I was afraid you'd tell me to buzz off or something!" he said.

"I wouldn't have." Indy said gently. She stepped closer to Ken and looked into his dark eyes. Ken's hands began to sweat. He knew it was proper for boys to make the first move, but gese...He didn't have too much courage.

Indy seemed to sense his feelings of uneasiness, and even fright. She smiled to herself and pressed her lips against Ken's. She hoped he wouldn't totally freak out or something.

Ken didn't freak out, though. After a few moments, he stepped away from Indy. She frowned.

"You're not very good at that. I had to do everything!" she said. Ken gave her a look.

"Sorry, but I lost my nerve when I felt your toungue. That was just a little gross, you know." he said. Indy blushed.

"Umm, what do you we do now? We have no way to get going again." Indy said, hastilly changing the subject. Ken scratched his head.

"Well, we could..." he started to say as he looked around. Ken and Indy were very close to a town. It was harbored by a lake, and on that lake was...

"Take the boat!" Indy said. There was a motor boat with a sign that said 'For Rent' on it. Indy jumped in, and was shortly followed by Ken.

"Hey, Matt..." Sora said suddenly as they drived along. "You tried to protect me back there, didn't you?"

Matt's hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, and his knuckles turned white. "Well, yeah." he said after a long silence.

"What was it all about?"

"Well, you're my partner, right? I mean, I've got to keep an eye out for you." Matt replied quickly.

"Oh." Sora said softly. She leaned back into her seat and closed her eyes.

"Sora, listen..." Matt said. He pulled off of the road and turned to face her. "I don't...want you to get hurt. I just met you this morning, but I somehow feel drawn to protect you. So, just...be careful."

Sora opened her eyes and looked at Matt. She seemed to be trying to tell if he was being truthful. Finally, she seemed to be convinced that Matt was indeed being sincere.

"I'll try, but I might need some help." she said slowly. Matt leaned over and kissed Sora. Her face blazed like the setting sun.

"What's wrong, TK?" Ryn asked as she mounted a horse. TK gulped.

"Uhh, nothing! Nothing!" he practically squeked. Ryn raised an eyebrow. Then she noticed that TK was slowly edging away from his horse.

"TK! Are you afraid of horses?" Ryn asked in disbelief. TK nodded sheepishly. "Oh, that's okay. Come here."

TK took a step forward, then stopped. Ryn sighed and brought her horse close to him. TK took a sudden step back. "Honestly! Stand still!" Ryn said sternly.
She extended her arm to TK and helped him mount her horse.

"Okay, just hold on to me and don't let go." she said as she lifted the reins. TK looked down. The space from his bottom to where the ground was seemed like miles. He tightened his grip around Ryn's waist.

"TK! I c-can't breath!" Ryn choked.

"Umm, sorry." TK said, loosening up just a little bit. Ryn started to make the horse trot, then canter. TK closed his eyes and tried not to think about how hard the ground was. Or how quickly a horse could trample him to death. Or-

"TK! You're doing it again! Please, I need air!" Ryn shouted suddenly. TK jumped and practically fell off of the horse. Ryn caught him just in time.

For a moment they just looked at each other. The scene was like a fairy tale's; the sky was blue and cloudless, the horse was white, and a girl and a boy sat on top of it, staring into each other's eyes. Finally, Ryn pulled TK back onto the horse.

"Be careful!" she said reproachfully. TK smiled and blushed.

"Yeah, I'll try. That was a good catch." he said.

"Well, I owed you, remember? That makes us even steven." Ryn told him.

"Nah, you didn't owe me anything. I'm always glad to help you out." TK replied. Ryn blushed.

"Is that because you're a gentleman or because you're a ladies' man?" Ryn asked.

"I'm not a 'ladies' man'! Honestly, you try to tell a girl you like her, and she gets all oblivious!" TK said. Suddenly he realized what he had told Ryn. His hand flew to his mouth. Oops, did I just say that out loud? he asked himself.

Ryn gave TK a blank stare. "Was that meant to be said aloud?" she asked.

"Uh, no." TK replied. Ryn was still staring at him. She quickly kissed his cheek and turned around to make the horse walk forward again. TK frowned.

"I just embarrassed the heck out of myself, and for what? A peck on the cheek? Don't I deserve more than that?" TK asked indignitly.

"Be lucky you got even that! You've been choking me all day!" Ryn reminded him. TK frowned again.

"Oh well, I'll just have to take what's justly mine." TK said, qouting someone or another. He gently gripped Ryn's shoulder to lean her towards him and kissed her gently. He was feeling very proud of how he was handeling it, too, until he fell off of the horse and into some mud.
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Jenashu: I dunno if that one was as funny as the other chapters, but, like I said, I'm running out of movie scenes, and ideas. Oh well. Keep the votes coming, everyone!