My bike was orange, of course. I pulled the orange goggles over my eyes and began revving up the bike. It roared to life beneath me. Kaneda and his super ass-kicking red bike were on one side of me, while Kei and his smaller bike were on the other side. After Kei was Yamagata, then Tetsuo. Tetsuo had abandoned his red cape for the race, and had on his normal bike gang outfit. I unbuttoned my orange plaid jacket to reveal the orange "evil face" shirt beneath. Kaneda looked over at me.
"Your lucky shirt, right Erin?" He asked over the roar of the bikes. I nodded vigorously. Yuske walked out onto the track in front of us. In his hand was the leg of his unfinished cow, and he munched on it wistfully. He glanced up at us and threw the leg aside.
"Keep it dirty, gentlemen and lady. No proper passing allowed, no 'thank you' or 'excuse me' permitted, and ABSOLUTELY no 'I'm sorry' at ALL! All ramps are fair game and as many bikes as possible on one ramp, please. And yes, weapons are fair play as well. With that said…" Yuske raised his arm. I revved my bike up again; the tires ready to be off. Kaneda leaned back, his face determined. He winked over at me, and I blushed visibly. Leah growled loudly from the table in the middle of the room. Tetsuo grinned widely and fitted his goggles over his eyes.
Yuske's hand dropped to his side, and I brought the front of my bike up in a wheelie and whooped. Kaneda's front wheel sparked with green electricity and Tetsuo yelled out. We were off! It was horribly clear that Kaneda had the best bike of the bunch. His bike could corner like a dream and I almost forgot what I was doing while I watched that magnificent red machine barrel ahead of all the others… and the bike wasn't that bad either. But as soon as my front wheel touched the dirt, I skidded off, leaning down so my head was below the shield to make me more aerodynamic. Our engines growled and screamed at each other, and I grabbed something out of my belt loop. I flicked my wrist and my lightsaber opened up. I closed in on Kei just as a ramp toward the first turn was coming up. Kei missed the ramp as Yamagata ran his bike into Kei's. Kei wobbled, but was undaunted. My tires leaped up onto the ramp, and I went up and up.
The thrill of flying through the air on a machine like mine is unchallenged by most anything else. I soared over both Kei and Yamagata, both looking up at me, yelling my head off. My bike and I hit the dirt, sending a cloud of it up after us. I accelerated quickly; Yamagata burst through the dust could first, followed closely by Kei. I could see Tetsuo, and I knew he could see me. He glanced over his shoulder and whipped out his long metal pipe. I pushed my bike to the limit as I sped by the second turn flawlessly. Behind the light trail left by my bike, Yamagata accelerated and his front tire was soon chewing at my back one. "You're goin' down, chick!" He laughed, as he was about to rev up the engine to overtake me. My lightsaber buzzed like a flash of lightning and bit through his front tire. With a quick yelp, he spun out of control. He dove off his bike, rolling in the dirt, as it flew sideways up the ramp and smashed into the dinner table in the middle. Kei flew up the ramp after it and hit the ground with a thud close behind me. My front tire nudged Tetsuo's foot as I closed in on him. He looked over at me and grabbed the pipe in his good hand. He swung at my head once, but he missed as I swerved the bike away quickly.
He swung again, and hit my left hand. I cried out and let go of the handlebars. Tetsuo smirked and sped up. I grabbed back on with my right hand, the knuckles on my left one bleeding. With the left hand, I went to take Renech out of its sheath, but I had given it to Yuske! Damn! I could see Kaneda speeding through the third turn effortlessly, followed incredibly close by Tetsuo. Tetsuo brought the pipe above his head and whirled it. It flew from his hand and crashed onto Kaneda's back, making Kaneda fall forward onto the control panel of his bike. The bike fell into the dust as Tetsuo passed him up. I gasped as I saw the unconscious Kaneda tumble off his bike. I glared at my older brother, who was now in the lead. I looked at the buzzing lightsaber in my hand and I knew I only had one shot, and I had to make it good. I held the lightsaber like a javelin in my hand, steering my roaring bike with my injured left hand, and threw it toward Tetsuo's raging motorcycle. The lightsaber tip pierced through the gas tank of his bike and ignited the gas inside. Tetsuo, with his special powers, leapt off of the bike and floated in the air as he saw the bike swerve out of control and burst into flames. He glared at me, but then smiled. He had taught me well!
Now it was just me and Kai, and he was closing in. I flew up the ramp with him right beside me. I pushed my engine to its limit and accelerated past him. But he had a card up his sleeve as well. As we both hit the ground, he reached into his belt and pulled out a knife. He aimed at my back tire, and threw with accuracy. It popped loudly as the sharp knife pierced it through. My bike and I tumbled across the "stadium" and landed five feet from where Mr. Harrison stood. Kai pummeled through the final turn and won the race. I stood up shakily, my legs aching. I felt my head. Kuwabara ran up to me and helped me stand up. Nicholas set down his cross and helped to prop me up. There was a large cut across my forehead and I blinked blood from my eyes. I smiled crazily.
"That was the most damn fun I've ever had in my life!" I hugged both of my brothers as Tetsuo landed on the ground, pushing dust into the air with his powers. I suddenly remembered Kaneda. I shook Kuwabara's hand quickly.
"Hold on, big brother, I'll be right back!" I told him as I dashed back out onto the track. Kaneda's bike was fine, just covered in a thin layer of dirt it had shot into the air upon crashing. Tetsuo's pipe had hit him hard, but not hard enough, it seemed. Kaneda sat up as I knelt by him. He rubbed the back of his head and gritted his teeth. I smiled at him and helped him stand up. Tetsuo ran over to us and slung one of Kaneda's arms over his shoulder.
"Sorry I had to do it, Kaneda, but Erin got her revenge on me anyway." He motioned with his head toward his bike, where Link, Shadow, and Lafarga were now trying to extinguish the flames. Kaneda whistled. "But Kei beat me to the finish line." I told them, pointing to the cut on my forehead. "Jesus, but that was a great race!" Yamagata said from where he leaned against his crashed bike at the table.
"You kicked major ass out there, kid!" He said to me. I smiled evilly and showed him my "evil face" shirt.
"Good luck to be evil, isn't it?" I asked. We all moved toward Kai to congratulate him on the win. After all, we were evil but not mean!
"You kids are completely insane!!"
"Get off it, Harrison. At least none of us died." Kaneda said casually. I had a bandage wrapped around my head where I had sustained the cut. Kai now had a wreath with Madrangora around his neck, and I could hear Yuske and Ed laughing behind us. Ed had a jar of Magical Nitro in her hands. Nicholas had his arm around my shoulder, and I patted his hand. He smiled at me. Kuwabara walked up to Harrison and poked him hard on the shoulder.
"Hey Harrison, you gonna tell everyone why you're here?" Leah levitated above Harrison's head as she was upside-down. She showed her vampire fangs evilly.
"Yeah, Mr. Tasty Blood Man," Leah laughed, "why are you here?" At the name of "tasty blood man", Saya and Malus glared at Harrison, licking their lips. He started to back away.
"I think that we should all head back to the mansion before we discuss that, Leah. Please, would you all just come back with us?" He asked, motioning to Kuwabara, Yuske, Link and me. Tetsuo glanced at the truancy officer.
"It does seem weird that these guys would just come here to bring you if you just want us to come back to the Villa for no reason… Why are you here, old man?" Tetsuo asked, his anger beginning to show. Everyone slowly began to back away except for Harrison. Bad move once again, Mr. Truancy Man.
"I'm here to bring everybody to school. None of you have ever gone to school, according to these records…" He began to dig in the pockets of his trench coat. He didn't see the red aura beginning to form around Tetsuo.
"Oh I've been to school," Tetsuo muttered, "Ooh yes. And if you think you are gonna make us go back there, you are so wrong, old man. Nothing is gonna make me go back!" The aura became larger and Tetsuo grew angrier. My eyes widened in fear.
"Hit the deck everyone!" Auron yelled. We all dove for the floor as Tetsuo yelled in anger, his aura creating a wave of energy that blasted toward Harrison. Something big and blue dropped in front of Harrison just in time to deflect the attack. Tetsuo glared at it angrily.
"Tails! Get out of the way!" He yelled in a rage. Tails, in his PD80006429 Tornado, harumphed.
"Tetsuo, don't make me sic Akira on you! I know where he's living now, don't think I don't!" The yellow fox stared down at his brother. Tetsuo's aura slowly shrunk and his fists unclenched. I brushed myself off as I stood.
"I suppose it's time for the real plot to get started anyway." I told everybody. "I am the narrator, after all. I could feed you all to Smaug if I wanted the story to have a sad ending."
And thus we came back to the Villa.
"Your lucky shirt, right Erin?" He asked over the roar of the bikes. I nodded vigorously. Yuske walked out onto the track in front of us. In his hand was the leg of his unfinished cow, and he munched on it wistfully. He glanced up at us and threw the leg aside.
"Keep it dirty, gentlemen and lady. No proper passing allowed, no 'thank you' or 'excuse me' permitted, and ABSOLUTELY no 'I'm sorry' at ALL! All ramps are fair game and as many bikes as possible on one ramp, please. And yes, weapons are fair play as well. With that said…" Yuske raised his arm. I revved my bike up again; the tires ready to be off. Kaneda leaned back, his face determined. He winked over at me, and I blushed visibly. Leah growled loudly from the table in the middle of the room. Tetsuo grinned widely and fitted his goggles over his eyes.
Yuske's hand dropped to his side, and I brought the front of my bike up in a wheelie and whooped. Kaneda's front wheel sparked with green electricity and Tetsuo yelled out. We were off! It was horribly clear that Kaneda had the best bike of the bunch. His bike could corner like a dream and I almost forgot what I was doing while I watched that magnificent red machine barrel ahead of all the others… and the bike wasn't that bad either. But as soon as my front wheel touched the dirt, I skidded off, leaning down so my head was below the shield to make me more aerodynamic. Our engines growled and screamed at each other, and I grabbed something out of my belt loop. I flicked my wrist and my lightsaber opened up. I closed in on Kei just as a ramp toward the first turn was coming up. Kei missed the ramp as Yamagata ran his bike into Kei's. Kei wobbled, but was undaunted. My tires leaped up onto the ramp, and I went up and up.
The thrill of flying through the air on a machine like mine is unchallenged by most anything else. I soared over both Kei and Yamagata, both looking up at me, yelling my head off. My bike and I hit the dirt, sending a cloud of it up after us. I accelerated quickly; Yamagata burst through the dust could first, followed closely by Kei. I could see Tetsuo, and I knew he could see me. He glanced over his shoulder and whipped out his long metal pipe. I pushed my bike to the limit as I sped by the second turn flawlessly. Behind the light trail left by my bike, Yamagata accelerated and his front tire was soon chewing at my back one. "You're goin' down, chick!" He laughed, as he was about to rev up the engine to overtake me. My lightsaber buzzed like a flash of lightning and bit through his front tire. With a quick yelp, he spun out of control. He dove off his bike, rolling in the dirt, as it flew sideways up the ramp and smashed into the dinner table in the middle. Kei flew up the ramp after it and hit the ground with a thud close behind me. My front tire nudged Tetsuo's foot as I closed in on him. He looked over at me and grabbed the pipe in his good hand. He swung at my head once, but he missed as I swerved the bike away quickly.
He swung again, and hit my left hand. I cried out and let go of the handlebars. Tetsuo smirked and sped up. I grabbed back on with my right hand, the knuckles on my left one bleeding. With the left hand, I went to take Renech out of its sheath, but I had given it to Yuske! Damn! I could see Kaneda speeding through the third turn effortlessly, followed incredibly close by Tetsuo. Tetsuo brought the pipe above his head and whirled it. It flew from his hand and crashed onto Kaneda's back, making Kaneda fall forward onto the control panel of his bike. The bike fell into the dust as Tetsuo passed him up. I gasped as I saw the unconscious Kaneda tumble off his bike. I glared at my older brother, who was now in the lead. I looked at the buzzing lightsaber in my hand and I knew I only had one shot, and I had to make it good. I held the lightsaber like a javelin in my hand, steering my roaring bike with my injured left hand, and threw it toward Tetsuo's raging motorcycle. The lightsaber tip pierced through the gas tank of his bike and ignited the gas inside. Tetsuo, with his special powers, leapt off of the bike and floated in the air as he saw the bike swerve out of control and burst into flames. He glared at me, but then smiled. He had taught me well!
Now it was just me and Kai, and he was closing in. I flew up the ramp with him right beside me. I pushed my engine to its limit and accelerated past him. But he had a card up his sleeve as well. As we both hit the ground, he reached into his belt and pulled out a knife. He aimed at my back tire, and threw with accuracy. It popped loudly as the sharp knife pierced it through. My bike and I tumbled across the "stadium" and landed five feet from where Mr. Harrison stood. Kai pummeled through the final turn and won the race. I stood up shakily, my legs aching. I felt my head. Kuwabara ran up to me and helped me stand up. Nicholas set down his cross and helped to prop me up. There was a large cut across my forehead and I blinked blood from my eyes. I smiled crazily.
"That was the most damn fun I've ever had in my life!" I hugged both of my brothers as Tetsuo landed on the ground, pushing dust into the air with his powers. I suddenly remembered Kaneda. I shook Kuwabara's hand quickly.
"Hold on, big brother, I'll be right back!" I told him as I dashed back out onto the track. Kaneda's bike was fine, just covered in a thin layer of dirt it had shot into the air upon crashing. Tetsuo's pipe had hit him hard, but not hard enough, it seemed. Kaneda sat up as I knelt by him. He rubbed the back of his head and gritted his teeth. I smiled at him and helped him stand up. Tetsuo ran over to us and slung one of Kaneda's arms over his shoulder.
"Sorry I had to do it, Kaneda, but Erin got her revenge on me anyway." He motioned with his head toward his bike, where Link, Shadow, and Lafarga were now trying to extinguish the flames. Kaneda whistled. "But Kei beat me to the finish line." I told them, pointing to the cut on my forehead. "Jesus, but that was a great race!" Yamagata said from where he leaned against his crashed bike at the table.
"You kicked major ass out there, kid!" He said to me. I smiled evilly and showed him my "evil face" shirt.
"Good luck to be evil, isn't it?" I asked. We all moved toward Kai to congratulate him on the win. After all, we were evil but not mean!
"You kids are completely insane!!"
"Get off it, Harrison. At least none of us died." Kaneda said casually. I had a bandage wrapped around my head where I had sustained the cut. Kai now had a wreath with Madrangora around his neck, and I could hear Yuske and Ed laughing behind us. Ed had a jar of Magical Nitro in her hands. Nicholas had his arm around my shoulder, and I patted his hand. He smiled at me. Kuwabara walked up to Harrison and poked him hard on the shoulder.
"Hey Harrison, you gonna tell everyone why you're here?" Leah levitated above Harrison's head as she was upside-down. She showed her vampire fangs evilly.
"Yeah, Mr. Tasty Blood Man," Leah laughed, "why are you here?" At the name of "tasty blood man", Saya and Malus glared at Harrison, licking their lips. He started to back away.
"I think that we should all head back to the mansion before we discuss that, Leah. Please, would you all just come back with us?" He asked, motioning to Kuwabara, Yuske, Link and me. Tetsuo glanced at the truancy officer.
"It does seem weird that these guys would just come here to bring you if you just want us to come back to the Villa for no reason… Why are you here, old man?" Tetsuo asked, his anger beginning to show. Everyone slowly began to back away except for Harrison. Bad move once again, Mr. Truancy Man.
"I'm here to bring everybody to school. None of you have ever gone to school, according to these records…" He began to dig in the pockets of his trench coat. He didn't see the red aura beginning to form around Tetsuo.
"Oh I've been to school," Tetsuo muttered, "Ooh yes. And if you think you are gonna make us go back there, you are so wrong, old man. Nothing is gonna make me go back!" The aura became larger and Tetsuo grew angrier. My eyes widened in fear.
"Hit the deck everyone!" Auron yelled. We all dove for the floor as Tetsuo yelled in anger, his aura creating a wave of energy that blasted toward Harrison. Something big and blue dropped in front of Harrison just in time to deflect the attack. Tetsuo glared at it angrily.
"Tails! Get out of the way!" He yelled in a rage. Tails, in his PD80006429 Tornado, harumphed.
"Tetsuo, don't make me sic Akira on you! I know where he's living now, don't think I don't!" The yellow fox stared down at his brother. Tetsuo's aura slowly shrunk and his fists unclenched. I brushed myself off as I stood.
"I suppose it's time for the real plot to get started anyway." I told everybody. "I am the narrator, after all. I could feed you all to Smaug if I wanted the story to have a sad ending."
And thus we came back to the Villa.