"You know, I still smell like flame retardant!" Boris yelled from the bus's
cramped bathroom. "Don't yell! My ears still heart from all that scolding
Rick did last night!" Fisher replied. "Yeah- What's with that? I mean all
that happened was that fire extinguisher exploded!" Inferno said as he and
Gage stepped into the bus. "What's up, guys?" Fisher asked. "We ran out of
Cocoa Puffs. Can we bum a bowl or two?" Gage asked. "Cocoa Puffs? If you
ask me, Fruit Loops are the way to go!" Boris said. "Fruit Loops?! They
don't even taste like fruit!" Inferno yelled. "That's the point. Besides,
Toucan Sam could kick Sonny's ass!" Fisher yelled. "Alright. I go with
that. But at least tell me Tony the Tiger could whoop Count Chocula," Gage
said. "Nah. Chocula's a vampire, so he can do freaky magic stuff," Boris
said, walking out of his room fully dressed.
"Yeah. But why eat cold cereal? They got breakfast in the lodge," Fisher said. "Oh yeah! Kaori did mention something about some type of breakfast mouse. I was hoping to try some," Inferno said as he licked his chops. Boris and Fisher raised an eyebrow at each other. They stepped out the bus, and slowly made their way to the lodge.
* * *
Lorelei's hand shook violently as she picked up the coffee mug. "You made it strong, I see," Oni noted. "Yeah, well those guys kept me up all night," Lorelei replied. "My butt's still sore from the fall from Fisher's window," Lilo said. "But it's only 6 feet from the ground," Lorelei said. "Yeah, well, I fell on Mac's boot," Lilo said. "Ouch. So what happened, exactly? I heard Rick was PISSED," Oni said. "Well, Fisher took Gage, Mac and I to dinner, than we went back to Fisher's bus to watch some movie. Then Mac and I looked inside Fisher's room, which is full of stuff from Ava Jelon or something." Lilo started. "You mean Evangelion?" Oni asked. "What's that?" Lorelei asked. "An anime show. Didn't take Fisher to be an anime fan boy, though." Oni mumbled.
"Anyway, I fell asleep on Mac, and Mac fell asleep on me." Lilo said as she trailed off. "You slept on Mac?" Lorelei asked, raising her eyebrows. "Yeah. why?" Lilo asked, starting to blush. "Aww! You like him!" Lorelei said. "Do not!" Lilo said. "Then why do you blush?" Oni inquired. "Well. uh. I." Lilo said, drawing a blank. "Don't worry, Lilo. We aren't going to try and ruin your relationship or anything," Lorelei said. "Yeah. You'd have to HAVE a relationship for us to do that," Oni said. "Well.uh. gotta go!" Lilo said as she ran off. "Funny. I'd expect that from Fisher," Oni said. "Yeah. I hope he's not rubbing off on her. Dealing with one Fisher is hard enough," Oni said through her coffee.
* * *
"I forgot! We have to race today!" Fisher yelled. "Yeah. you got called yesterday, remember? And since I qualified last race, I'm in it too," Boris explained. "But.but.my cartoons! I'll miss them!" Fisher whined. "What cartoon could be possibly more important than your career?" Elise asked. "I'll have you know I find my cartoons very important! You're lucky I have one blank tape left!" Fisher yelled. "But Fisher- the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Documentary is on tonight! I need that tape!" Boris said. "Tough. I got dibs!" Fisher said. "WHAT?! Since when?" Boris yelled. "Sine now. DIBS!" Fisher yelled. "Not fair, man! I'm taping that documentary!" Boris said. "And I'm taping my cartoons!" Fisher yelled back. "The Hell you are!" Boris said as he stormed out the door.. "Yeah!" Fisher bellowed, storming out the other door.
"Boris? And Fisher? Are. fighting?" Lorelei asked. "To think something so trivial as a tape can spark an argument like that." Brodi said. "Yeah. It's kind of sad to see two friends fight like that," Lorelei said. "Yeah." Brodi said as he started to stare into space. Lorelei looked at the calm on his face, then to where he was looking, and tried to see what he saw in a desperate attempt to find out what was going on. Finally, Brodi snapped out of it, and said, "Well, it was nice talking to you." Lorelei waited a bit as he strolled off, until she said, "Brodi! Hold up!" Brodi stopped walking and turned around. "Yes Lorelei?" he asked calmly. "Uh.. Would you like to come over some time. for tea or something?" Lorelei stammered. "Ok," Brodi replied, and strolled off.
"Damn, Cupid must have had a field day in our bus," Oni said from behind her. Lorelei jumped, and turned around. "Oni! Were you there the whole time?" Lorelei asked. "Only for the sadly pathetic parts," Oni replied sweetly. "Huh?" Lorelei asked, turning bright red. "Relax. It's a good start. But doubt he thinks it's anything serious," Oni said rolling her eyes. "So what do I do?" Lorelei asked. "Come with me. We got some training to do," Oni said, leading Lorelei off.
* * *
Fisher and Boris's bus was oddly silent as the two prepared themselves for the race. "Who is he, thinking he can snatch my last tape from under me? I oughta.." Fisher mumbled under his breath. Meanwhile, in his own room, Boris was mumbling as well. "What the hell is wrong with him? A grown man doesn't spend time watching cartoons! I'll show him." The two racers exited their rooms, and looked each other in the eye. "Boris." Fisher said coldly. "Yeah, Fisher?" Boris replied, his voice as cold as a winter night in his homeland. "I found another tape!" Fisher said brightly. "Really?!" Boris said with a smile. "Yup! Now I can tape my cartoons, and you can tape the documentary!" Fisher said. "Righteous! Now that I think about it, all that fighting was pretty stupid," Boris said. "Yeah. I can't stay mad at you!" Fisher said, hugging Boris. "Ok. let's not hug, ok?" Boris said, peeling Fisher off him. "Right. We got a race to win!" Fisher replied.
By the time they reached the summit, Fisher was freaking out. "Aww, man! This is way too high for me! I'm screwed! I'm screwed, right?" Fisher asked Boris, looking for some negative support. "Relax. Just think of something else," Boris suggested. "Ok. think of something else." Fisher said, looking around. His eyes finally fell on Moby, who was in the gate next to him. "Hey Moby- good luck!" Fisher said. "Luck? I don't need luck," Moby said. "Well.ok." Fisher said. "I don't like that hat, mate," Moby said. "Excuse me?" Fisher asked. "Your hat. I don't like it," Moby said. "Well, then don't look at it." Fisher said. "I'd rather rip it off your head!" Moby said. Fisher was about to reply, when the light flashed red. The racers prepared themselves, and Fisher cast a worried glance at Boris, who gave him the thumbs up. Suddenly, the light flashed green, and the six of them shoved off.
They hadn't even gone off the jump and JP and Zoe were going at it like wolves. Moby cut across to help his friend out, and Demi took the early lead. Boris was in third, behind Zoe, as Fisher made up the rear. Working up a bit of courage, Fisher took pf his board, and pretended to play it like a guitar. "GO FISHER! What do you call that?!" Boris yelled. "It's a little something I like to call the Air Guitar Air!" Fisher yelled back. The racers exited the icy chute, hitting the second jump, as Demi wowed the crowd with a leap frog air. Not to be outdone, Boris pulled a frontside 720 Nosebleed. Fisher hit the jump too, not noticing the boarder behind him.
WHAM! Moby hit Fisher with both fists in mid-air, sending Fisher on an express trip down to earth. He bounced off the snow, over the barricade, and out of sight. "Ha! That's one down!" Moby chortled. Boris gasped as he saw Fisher disappear into the surrounding forest. "You're in trouble now, Moby!" Boris yelled. "Trouble? You're only in trouble if you get caught!" Moby said as he sped off. Suddenly Demi came up from behind and shoved him. "I'm in trouble!" He yelled as he fell down the mountain. Zoe went to help her friend up, as JP was competing with Demi for the lead. "Au Revoir!" JP yelled as he put on a burst of speed, hitting the helix. He soared off the jump, performing a back flip tail grab. Unfortunately for him, Demi was going off the opposite jump, and the pair collided with a sickening crunch, allowing Zoe and Moby to take the lead.
Boris pulled JP and Demi up as he passed them. He put everything he had into his speed, determined to show Moby what happened when you mess with Boris's friends. The icy straightaway led into a large field, with three jumps in the middle. Boris saw Moby up ahead, and shoved off. Demi and JP managed to gain lost ground, and were neck and neck with Boris. Boris bypassed the jump altogether, and was trailing just behind Moby. He spread his arms, preparing to nab Moby, but Moby saw him coming. "Cheerio, mate!" he yelled, soaring off the edge of the bank turn. By the time Boris and Zoe had come out of the turn, Moby had a HUGE lead. "Even if I bypass the jumps, I'll never catch him." Boris thought. Moby was feeling pretty sure of himself as he entered the final turn. With his lead, there was no way he could lose. He was about five feet from the finish line, when a funny sound grew form the right.
Fisher erupted from the forest in an explosion of twigs, bark, and snow. He flew through the air, and crashed right into Moby, knocking him senseless, before he could cross the finish line. Zoe zipped past the pair, not even realizing she grabbed the gold. Boris followed, nabbing the silver, and Demi finished third, taking the bronze. JP managed the fourth spot, and a half conscious Fisher crawled across the line, grabbing the fifth spot. Boris helped his friend up, noting he was covered in dirt and his clothes were ripped in several places. "You ok, Fisher?" Boris asked. "Did I come in last?" Fisher asked. "Nope. Moby did," Boris answered. "THEN I'M GREAT!" Fisher yelled, jumping up on the stage did a jig and repeated the phrase "Happy Dance" over and over again.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" Moby screamed, tackling Fisher off the stage. Fisher desperately tried to get away as Moby beat the stuffing off of him. Two officials ripped them off each other, but Moby broke loose and continued beating on Fisher. Boris was on him like a hawk, picking him up in one hand and throwing him into the wall. The two officials carried Fisher off to the medics, but Moby yelled, "You cost me the gold! You made a bad enemy today, mate!"
Uh oh! Looks like Moby has a bad distaste for Fisher! What crazy adventures will our racers get into in the land of the rising sun?! Well, that's a tale for another day.
"Yeah. But why eat cold cereal? They got breakfast in the lodge," Fisher said. "Oh yeah! Kaori did mention something about some type of breakfast mouse. I was hoping to try some," Inferno said as he licked his chops. Boris and Fisher raised an eyebrow at each other. They stepped out the bus, and slowly made their way to the lodge.
* * *
Lorelei's hand shook violently as she picked up the coffee mug. "You made it strong, I see," Oni noted. "Yeah, well those guys kept me up all night," Lorelei replied. "My butt's still sore from the fall from Fisher's window," Lilo said. "But it's only 6 feet from the ground," Lorelei said. "Yeah, well, I fell on Mac's boot," Lilo said. "Ouch. So what happened, exactly? I heard Rick was PISSED," Oni said. "Well, Fisher took Gage, Mac and I to dinner, than we went back to Fisher's bus to watch some movie. Then Mac and I looked inside Fisher's room, which is full of stuff from Ava Jelon or something." Lilo started. "You mean Evangelion?" Oni asked. "What's that?" Lorelei asked. "An anime show. Didn't take Fisher to be an anime fan boy, though." Oni mumbled.
"Anyway, I fell asleep on Mac, and Mac fell asleep on me." Lilo said as she trailed off. "You slept on Mac?" Lorelei asked, raising her eyebrows. "Yeah. why?" Lilo asked, starting to blush. "Aww! You like him!" Lorelei said. "Do not!" Lilo said. "Then why do you blush?" Oni inquired. "Well. uh. I." Lilo said, drawing a blank. "Don't worry, Lilo. We aren't going to try and ruin your relationship or anything," Lorelei said. "Yeah. You'd have to HAVE a relationship for us to do that," Oni said. "Well.uh. gotta go!" Lilo said as she ran off. "Funny. I'd expect that from Fisher," Oni said. "Yeah. I hope he's not rubbing off on her. Dealing with one Fisher is hard enough," Oni said through her coffee.
* * *
"I forgot! We have to race today!" Fisher yelled. "Yeah. you got called yesterday, remember? And since I qualified last race, I'm in it too," Boris explained. "But.but.my cartoons! I'll miss them!" Fisher whined. "What cartoon could be possibly more important than your career?" Elise asked. "I'll have you know I find my cartoons very important! You're lucky I have one blank tape left!" Fisher yelled. "But Fisher- the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Documentary is on tonight! I need that tape!" Boris said. "Tough. I got dibs!" Fisher said. "WHAT?! Since when?" Boris yelled. "Sine now. DIBS!" Fisher yelled. "Not fair, man! I'm taping that documentary!" Boris said. "And I'm taping my cartoons!" Fisher yelled back. "The Hell you are!" Boris said as he stormed out the door.. "Yeah!" Fisher bellowed, storming out the other door.
"Boris? And Fisher? Are. fighting?" Lorelei asked. "To think something so trivial as a tape can spark an argument like that." Brodi said. "Yeah. It's kind of sad to see two friends fight like that," Lorelei said. "Yeah." Brodi said as he started to stare into space. Lorelei looked at the calm on his face, then to where he was looking, and tried to see what he saw in a desperate attempt to find out what was going on. Finally, Brodi snapped out of it, and said, "Well, it was nice talking to you." Lorelei waited a bit as he strolled off, until she said, "Brodi! Hold up!" Brodi stopped walking and turned around. "Yes Lorelei?" he asked calmly. "Uh.. Would you like to come over some time. for tea or something?" Lorelei stammered. "Ok," Brodi replied, and strolled off.
"Damn, Cupid must have had a field day in our bus," Oni said from behind her. Lorelei jumped, and turned around. "Oni! Were you there the whole time?" Lorelei asked. "Only for the sadly pathetic parts," Oni replied sweetly. "Huh?" Lorelei asked, turning bright red. "Relax. It's a good start. But doubt he thinks it's anything serious," Oni said rolling her eyes. "So what do I do?" Lorelei asked. "Come with me. We got some training to do," Oni said, leading Lorelei off.
* * *
Fisher and Boris's bus was oddly silent as the two prepared themselves for the race. "Who is he, thinking he can snatch my last tape from under me? I oughta.." Fisher mumbled under his breath. Meanwhile, in his own room, Boris was mumbling as well. "What the hell is wrong with him? A grown man doesn't spend time watching cartoons! I'll show him." The two racers exited their rooms, and looked each other in the eye. "Boris." Fisher said coldly. "Yeah, Fisher?" Boris replied, his voice as cold as a winter night in his homeland. "I found another tape!" Fisher said brightly. "Really?!" Boris said with a smile. "Yup! Now I can tape my cartoons, and you can tape the documentary!" Fisher said. "Righteous! Now that I think about it, all that fighting was pretty stupid," Boris said. "Yeah. I can't stay mad at you!" Fisher said, hugging Boris. "Ok. let's not hug, ok?" Boris said, peeling Fisher off him. "Right. We got a race to win!" Fisher replied.
By the time they reached the summit, Fisher was freaking out. "Aww, man! This is way too high for me! I'm screwed! I'm screwed, right?" Fisher asked Boris, looking for some negative support. "Relax. Just think of something else," Boris suggested. "Ok. think of something else." Fisher said, looking around. His eyes finally fell on Moby, who was in the gate next to him. "Hey Moby- good luck!" Fisher said. "Luck? I don't need luck," Moby said. "Well.ok." Fisher said. "I don't like that hat, mate," Moby said. "Excuse me?" Fisher asked. "Your hat. I don't like it," Moby said. "Well, then don't look at it." Fisher said. "I'd rather rip it off your head!" Moby said. Fisher was about to reply, when the light flashed red. The racers prepared themselves, and Fisher cast a worried glance at Boris, who gave him the thumbs up. Suddenly, the light flashed green, and the six of them shoved off.
They hadn't even gone off the jump and JP and Zoe were going at it like wolves. Moby cut across to help his friend out, and Demi took the early lead. Boris was in third, behind Zoe, as Fisher made up the rear. Working up a bit of courage, Fisher took pf his board, and pretended to play it like a guitar. "GO FISHER! What do you call that?!" Boris yelled. "It's a little something I like to call the Air Guitar Air!" Fisher yelled back. The racers exited the icy chute, hitting the second jump, as Demi wowed the crowd with a leap frog air. Not to be outdone, Boris pulled a frontside 720 Nosebleed. Fisher hit the jump too, not noticing the boarder behind him.
WHAM! Moby hit Fisher with both fists in mid-air, sending Fisher on an express trip down to earth. He bounced off the snow, over the barricade, and out of sight. "Ha! That's one down!" Moby chortled. Boris gasped as he saw Fisher disappear into the surrounding forest. "You're in trouble now, Moby!" Boris yelled. "Trouble? You're only in trouble if you get caught!" Moby said as he sped off. Suddenly Demi came up from behind and shoved him. "I'm in trouble!" He yelled as he fell down the mountain. Zoe went to help her friend up, as JP was competing with Demi for the lead. "Au Revoir!" JP yelled as he put on a burst of speed, hitting the helix. He soared off the jump, performing a back flip tail grab. Unfortunately for him, Demi was going off the opposite jump, and the pair collided with a sickening crunch, allowing Zoe and Moby to take the lead.
Boris pulled JP and Demi up as he passed them. He put everything he had into his speed, determined to show Moby what happened when you mess with Boris's friends. The icy straightaway led into a large field, with three jumps in the middle. Boris saw Moby up ahead, and shoved off. Demi and JP managed to gain lost ground, and were neck and neck with Boris. Boris bypassed the jump altogether, and was trailing just behind Moby. He spread his arms, preparing to nab Moby, but Moby saw him coming. "Cheerio, mate!" he yelled, soaring off the edge of the bank turn. By the time Boris and Zoe had come out of the turn, Moby had a HUGE lead. "Even if I bypass the jumps, I'll never catch him." Boris thought. Moby was feeling pretty sure of himself as he entered the final turn. With his lead, there was no way he could lose. He was about five feet from the finish line, when a funny sound grew form the right.
Fisher erupted from the forest in an explosion of twigs, bark, and snow. He flew through the air, and crashed right into Moby, knocking him senseless, before he could cross the finish line. Zoe zipped past the pair, not even realizing she grabbed the gold. Boris followed, nabbing the silver, and Demi finished third, taking the bronze. JP managed the fourth spot, and a half conscious Fisher crawled across the line, grabbing the fifth spot. Boris helped his friend up, noting he was covered in dirt and his clothes were ripped in several places. "You ok, Fisher?" Boris asked. "Did I come in last?" Fisher asked. "Nope. Moby did," Boris answered. "THEN I'M GREAT!" Fisher yelled, jumping up on the stage did a jig and repeated the phrase "Happy Dance" over and over again.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" Moby screamed, tackling Fisher off the stage. Fisher desperately tried to get away as Moby beat the stuffing off of him. Two officials ripped them off each other, but Moby broke loose and continued beating on Fisher. Boris was on him like a hawk, picking him up in one hand and throwing him into the wall. The two officials carried Fisher off to the medics, but Moby yelled, "You cost me the gold! You made a bad enemy today, mate!"
Uh oh! Looks like Moby has a bad distaste for Fisher! What crazy adventures will our racers get into in the land of the rising sun?! Well, that's a tale for another day.