.......She begged his forgiveness, but he had not the understanding or patience for her. Though she could not see his face in the darkness of the shadows, she knew she cared for him deeply. She could feel the passion radiating from every pore in her body, and when he suddenly disappeared, Rosaria's heart shattered into a million pieces.......
She woke with a shiver at the overwhelming feeling of loss. Looking at the clock, Rosaria saw that it was seven o' clock. After getting up and dressing herself and she packed her racing clothes in a duffle bag. Rosaria then rushed down the grand staircase in the Emerald Palace, placing her bag up against the wall outside of the dining hall. Kissing each of her guardians on the cheek before sitting down in her chair, Rosaria had a huge smile on her face. The young princess had just turned ten years old a few days prior, and the summer was slowly approaching, along with the championship races, which began in exactly twelve hours.
Rosaria's aunt Alyssa was there, and she gave her status report of the Rose Kingdom to the future queen. As Rosaria took the first bites of her sizzling scrambled eggs, Scarecrow said, "Do you have any plans for the day Rosaria?"
Rosaria gently put her fork down on her plate and said, "Well, I was going to go to the outskirts of the city to practice my racing in preparation for the first race of the championships tonight." "And what about tomorrow? We need to know what you're doing. We won't see you until the second race tomorrow night, because we have that meeting in Gillikin." "Tomorrow I thought, after practicing of course, that I might.....take a trip to Kansas before the race." Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion all looked up from their breakfasts with looks of surprise on their faces. "Why? asked Lion.
Rosaria stuttered at first, but then said, "I made quite a few friends upon my last visit. I just thought I should use some of my spare to be kind and say hello." Alyssa cocked an eyebrow as a grin appeared on her face. "All right Rosaria, what's his name?" Rosaria nearly spit out her food. "I beg your pardon?" she said, politely dabbing her lips with her napkin. Alyssa knew Rosaria was not comfortable talking about it at the table, and so said, "Excuse us for a moment. Rosaria and I need to talk."
Alyssa and Rosaria walked silently through the gardens of the Emerald City, taking in the delicious scents of the flowers surrounding them. After walking through every inch of the garden in complete silence, Alyssa brought Rosaria to sit with her on a bench she saw nearby. Alyssa and her niece sat for a few moments simply listening to the splendor of nature all around them, but soon after, Alyssa began the conversation.
"I believe you grew!" Alyssa said. "An inch auntie Alyssa, but I do not believe that's why you pulled me aside to talk." "No, it surely is not. Rosaria darling, tell me, what is his name?" Rosaria smiled. "In Kansas, while I was visiting my mother's family, I met a boy named Jeremy." "I knew it! I knew you liked someone, now, is he a nice boy?"
"I'm not sure yet, which is why I wanted to get to know him better and visit him again." "That sounds like a good idea Rosaria, I hope you do visit him again. After all, love can be anywhere at any time, and you will never be able to see it coming. That's the beauty of it." Ten more minutes were spent in silence in the garden.
"Well," Alyssa said. "I think it's time you practiced, don't you?" "Yes auntie Alyssa, thank you so much for talking to me. You will be at the race tonight, won't you?" "Of course Rosaria! As will all the rest of the girls. I'll see you later darling." Alyssa kissed her niece on the forehead and walked away as Rosaria dashed back to the Emerald Palace to retrieve her things.
Rosaria quickly changing into the clothes she'd brought with her to the outskirts, Rosaria was ready to race for practice. First, it was Emily against Jason, who now had a new flyer. They both tried their hardest, and it came to a photo finish! After reviewing the photograph that Darien had taken, it turned out that Emily had won by an inch or two at the most. The two friends shook hands, and then stood to the side as Rosaria and Darien prepared to race.
They both got off to a great start, but just as they came into the fifth lap around the makeshift track, Darien was slowed down when a rock flew up and hit the visor on his helmet and Rosaria used that to her advantage. She hit the gas, standing up on her footrests, something she had never been able to do until this day, and she found that she gained an immense amount of speed. Emily and Jason stood watching, timing their friends, their mouths hanging open in shock at how fast Rosaria was flying. A normal rider would not have been able to the flyer steady in such a position, but Rosaria's body deceived her not, she depended completely on her instincts, and nothing could throw her off of the path to victory.
Rosaria won the race, leaving Darien a whole three minutes behind her. When they shook hands, Darien did not let go of her, but he pulled her close to him so that he could hug her. "You raced amazingly! Congratulations Rosaria, you have a natural gift." Darien said. When they seperated, she thanked Darien for his kind words. Jason's mouth was still hanging open in shock at Rosaria's speed.
"Rosaria, do you realize how fast you just went?" he said. "That must have been at least 130 mph. Did you happen to look at your speedometer?" "Yes, it was actually 210 mph. Amazing isn't it? All I had to do was lean forward a little bit and all that speed came out of it." "How much of a rush was it?" asked Emily with a large smile residing on her face. "It was amazing!" Rosaria replied. Emily looked over at the race track they'd made, and said, "I'm going to try it." "Be careful Emily." said Darien.
Emily got to the fastest speed possible sitting down, and then attempted to stand, but the brute force of the wind forced her down on the brake, and the flyer came to a screeching halt, it's rider flying off of it the moment it stopped. Emily sat up as her friends ran to her side. "Well," she said. "That hurt!"
Rosaria giggled, and then offered her hand to help Emily stand. They practiced until time ran out, and all four of them went to the stadium at five o' clock so that they could get good starting spots. Rosaria and Emily both got spots in the front row center, while Darien and Jason got spots in the third row. The championship races were a little bit different then the normal ones.
There are three competitions in the entire game, each one a little harder than the first. The top one-hundred teams of the season start off in the first set of races. Each set contains three races. After the first race, the top 60 teams (each team consisting of four people) that finish in that race go on to the second. In the second race, the top 50 teams continue on to the third race, where only the top 30 teams continue on to the second set, which takes place the following week.
The second set is made more difficult with some added obstacles such as ducks and jumps so that you must be completely aware of your surroundings to avoid crashing. After the first race of the second set is complete, the top 20 teams continue to the second race, then the top 10 continue to the third, and then the top 5 teams continue to the last set of the championship races.
In the last set, the teams are forced to instead of racing a track, race a complete obstacle course made in a caged atmosphere so that no one can leave the obstacle course to go around and cheat. The obstacle course changes with each race. The first race leaves the top 4 teams to continue on to the second race, and then the top 3 teams go to the final, most complicated and difficult race of the game. The team that wins this race is the official Ozian Championship Racing Team.
Along with receiving a trophy and the official title, the winning team also receives a prize of 100 Ozian shernz (Ozian currency) which is the equivalent of one million dollars in parallel currency. Rosaria, who had everything and needed nothing more, promised herself and her teammates that if they should win this prize, Emily, Darien, and Jason would get their share of the money to do what they pleased with it, but Rosaria's share would go to the Ozian people.
Rosaria put her flyer into place, the race was to start in one hour, and she felt ready. Her blood boiled and raced within her. The first race of the set would be simple. It wouldn't be until the third race that the competition would become more difficult because no matter what, in order to continue, three out of the four members of her team had to be in the top 30 teams. The strongest 30 teams of the game would be your competition for the second set, and it was sure to be fierce, especially since Rosaria's team was the youngest competing, the other teams were probably not going to let them win without a fight.
None of the other teams, with the exception of a few, were really anything Rosaria, Darien, Emily, and Jason would have to worry about. However, there was a new team that they were slightly concerned about. This team called themselves The Autumn Leaves, and they never showed their faces, their faces were always covered. Also, they were new to the game, and to get into the top 100 teams in your first season was unheard of.
So, Rosaria determined this team had done one of two things: either they raced excellently and just made it on their own, or had paid one of the judges a generous sum. Rosaria was not clear which one it was, because it very well could be either one and it was not her place to judge anyone. The leader of the team was the only one that looked even slightly different from the others, who were all the same height and from what they showed of their faces, which was only their eyes, were all the same.
The leader of The Autumn leaves positioned her flyer right next to Rosaria's. The young girl was so curious about this mysterious woman, and decided to confront her. Rosaria outstretched her hand towards her, "Hello!" she said. "I'm Rosaria. I'm the leader of my team as well. What's your name?" Rosaria saw the woman squint her eyes, and then she pulled off her helmet to reveal that she was smiling.
At the sight of the woman's face, a shiver coursed through Rosaria's body. The woman took her hand and said, "I'm Autumn." "How clever!" Rosaria said. "The Autumn Leaves is a wonderful name for your team." "What's the name of your team Rosaria?" Autumn asked kindly. "My team is called the Thunderboltz." Autumn nodded with a smile.
Suddenly, they heard a shout from the audience calling out to Rosaria. She and Autumn looked up at the stands to see Alyssa, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion taking their seats and waving at her. Rosaria waved back, but Autumn looked worried. "Who are they?" she asked with a frantic tone. "That's my auntie Alyssa, and that's..." but before Rosaria could even finish, Autumn quickly put her helmet back on and went over to her flyer.
Rosaria shrugged it off and smiled as her aunts Toni, Amber, Ariel, Kristen, Sarah, Alisha, Alexandria, and of course Alyssa filed into their seats. After an hour of waiting, Rosaria and her teammates, as well as the other competitors all boarded their flyers. A man walked onto a platform. Rosaria's breath quickened as her heart began to pound from within her body. The man raised a gun into the air.
The gun fired........
SORRY this took so long. School sucks. HAPPY EASTER! I know....these little notes are pretty much pointless, but they're fun. E-mails and reviews are appreciated. ^_~ Thanks!
~*Tori*~
She woke with a shiver at the overwhelming feeling of loss. Looking at the clock, Rosaria saw that it was seven o' clock. After getting up and dressing herself and she packed her racing clothes in a duffle bag. Rosaria then rushed down the grand staircase in the Emerald Palace, placing her bag up against the wall outside of the dining hall. Kissing each of her guardians on the cheek before sitting down in her chair, Rosaria had a huge smile on her face. The young princess had just turned ten years old a few days prior, and the summer was slowly approaching, along with the championship races, which began in exactly twelve hours.
Rosaria's aunt Alyssa was there, and she gave her status report of the Rose Kingdom to the future queen. As Rosaria took the first bites of her sizzling scrambled eggs, Scarecrow said, "Do you have any plans for the day Rosaria?"
Rosaria gently put her fork down on her plate and said, "Well, I was going to go to the outskirts of the city to practice my racing in preparation for the first race of the championships tonight." "And what about tomorrow? We need to know what you're doing. We won't see you until the second race tomorrow night, because we have that meeting in Gillikin." "Tomorrow I thought, after practicing of course, that I might.....take a trip to Kansas before the race." Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion all looked up from their breakfasts with looks of surprise on their faces. "Why? asked Lion.
Rosaria stuttered at first, but then said, "I made quite a few friends upon my last visit. I just thought I should use some of my spare to be kind and say hello." Alyssa cocked an eyebrow as a grin appeared on her face. "All right Rosaria, what's his name?" Rosaria nearly spit out her food. "I beg your pardon?" she said, politely dabbing her lips with her napkin. Alyssa knew Rosaria was not comfortable talking about it at the table, and so said, "Excuse us for a moment. Rosaria and I need to talk."
Alyssa and Rosaria walked silently through the gardens of the Emerald City, taking in the delicious scents of the flowers surrounding them. After walking through every inch of the garden in complete silence, Alyssa brought Rosaria to sit with her on a bench she saw nearby. Alyssa and her niece sat for a few moments simply listening to the splendor of nature all around them, but soon after, Alyssa began the conversation.
"I believe you grew!" Alyssa said. "An inch auntie Alyssa, but I do not believe that's why you pulled me aside to talk." "No, it surely is not. Rosaria darling, tell me, what is his name?" Rosaria smiled. "In Kansas, while I was visiting my mother's family, I met a boy named Jeremy." "I knew it! I knew you liked someone, now, is he a nice boy?"
"I'm not sure yet, which is why I wanted to get to know him better and visit him again." "That sounds like a good idea Rosaria, I hope you do visit him again. After all, love can be anywhere at any time, and you will never be able to see it coming. That's the beauty of it." Ten more minutes were spent in silence in the garden.
"Well," Alyssa said. "I think it's time you practiced, don't you?" "Yes auntie Alyssa, thank you so much for talking to me. You will be at the race tonight, won't you?" "Of course Rosaria! As will all the rest of the girls. I'll see you later darling." Alyssa kissed her niece on the forehead and walked away as Rosaria dashed back to the Emerald Palace to retrieve her things.
Rosaria quickly changing into the clothes she'd brought with her to the outskirts, Rosaria was ready to race for practice. First, it was Emily against Jason, who now had a new flyer. They both tried their hardest, and it came to a photo finish! After reviewing the photograph that Darien had taken, it turned out that Emily had won by an inch or two at the most. The two friends shook hands, and then stood to the side as Rosaria and Darien prepared to race.
They both got off to a great start, but just as they came into the fifth lap around the makeshift track, Darien was slowed down when a rock flew up and hit the visor on his helmet and Rosaria used that to her advantage. She hit the gas, standing up on her footrests, something she had never been able to do until this day, and she found that she gained an immense amount of speed. Emily and Jason stood watching, timing their friends, their mouths hanging open in shock at how fast Rosaria was flying. A normal rider would not have been able to the flyer steady in such a position, but Rosaria's body deceived her not, she depended completely on her instincts, and nothing could throw her off of the path to victory.
Rosaria won the race, leaving Darien a whole three minutes behind her. When they shook hands, Darien did not let go of her, but he pulled her close to him so that he could hug her. "You raced amazingly! Congratulations Rosaria, you have a natural gift." Darien said. When they seperated, she thanked Darien for his kind words. Jason's mouth was still hanging open in shock at Rosaria's speed.
"Rosaria, do you realize how fast you just went?" he said. "That must have been at least 130 mph. Did you happen to look at your speedometer?" "Yes, it was actually 210 mph. Amazing isn't it? All I had to do was lean forward a little bit and all that speed came out of it." "How much of a rush was it?" asked Emily with a large smile residing on her face. "It was amazing!" Rosaria replied. Emily looked over at the race track they'd made, and said, "I'm going to try it." "Be careful Emily." said Darien.
Emily got to the fastest speed possible sitting down, and then attempted to stand, but the brute force of the wind forced her down on the brake, and the flyer came to a screeching halt, it's rider flying off of it the moment it stopped. Emily sat up as her friends ran to her side. "Well," she said. "That hurt!"
Rosaria giggled, and then offered her hand to help Emily stand. They practiced until time ran out, and all four of them went to the stadium at five o' clock so that they could get good starting spots. Rosaria and Emily both got spots in the front row center, while Darien and Jason got spots in the third row. The championship races were a little bit different then the normal ones.
There are three competitions in the entire game, each one a little harder than the first. The top one-hundred teams of the season start off in the first set of races. Each set contains three races. After the first race, the top 60 teams (each team consisting of four people) that finish in that race go on to the second. In the second race, the top 50 teams continue on to the third race, where only the top 30 teams continue on to the second set, which takes place the following week.
The second set is made more difficult with some added obstacles such as ducks and jumps so that you must be completely aware of your surroundings to avoid crashing. After the first race of the second set is complete, the top 20 teams continue to the second race, then the top 10 continue to the third, and then the top 5 teams continue to the last set of the championship races.
In the last set, the teams are forced to instead of racing a track, race a complete obstacle course made in a caged atmosphere so that no one can leave the obstacle course to go around and cheat. The obstacle course changes with each race. The first race leaves the top 4 teams to continue on to the second race, and then the top 3 teams go to the final, most complicated and difficult race of the game. The team that wins this race is the official Ozian Championship Racing Team.
Along with receiving a trophy and the official title, the winning team also receives a prize of 100 Ozian shernz (Ozian currency) which is the equivalent of one million dollars in parallel currency. Rosaria, who had everything and needed nothing more, promised herself and her teammates that if they should win this prize, Emily, Darien, and Jason would get their share of the money to do what they pleased with it, but Rosaria's share would go to the Ozian people.
Rosaria put her flyer into place, the race was to start in one hour, and she felt ready. Her blood boiled and raced within her. The first race of the set would be simple. It wouldn't be until the third race that the competition would become more difficult because no matter what, in order to continue, three out of the four members of her team had to be in the top 30 teams. The strongest 30 teams of the game would be your competition for the second set, and it was sure to be fierce, especially since Rosaria's team was the youngest competing, the other teams were probably not going to let them win without a fight.
None of the other teams, with the exception of a few, were really anything Rosaria, Darien, Emily, and Jason would have to worry about. However, there was a new team that they were slightly concerned about. This team called themselves The Autumn Leaves, and they never showed their faces, their faces were always covered. Also, they were new to the game, and to get into the top 100 teams in your first season was unheard of.
So, Rosaria determined this team had done one of two things: either they raced excellently and just made it on their own, or had paid one of the judges a generous sum. Rosaria was not clear which one it was, because it very well could be either one and it was not her place to judge anyone. The leader of the team was the only one that looked even slightly different from the others, who were all the same height and from what they showed of their faces, which was only their eyes, were all the same.
The leader of The Autumn leaves positioned her flyer right next to Rosaria's. The young girl was so curious about this mysterious woman, and decided to confront her. Rosaria outstretched her hand towards her, "Hello!" she said. "I'm Rosaria. I'm the leader of my team as well. What's your name?" Rosaria saw the woman squint her eyes, and then she pulled off her helmet to reveal that she was smiling.
At the sight of the woman's face, a shiver coursed through Rosaria's body. The woman took her hand and said, "I'm Autumn." "How clever!" Rosaria said. "The Autumn Leaves is a wonderful name for your team." "What's the name of your team Rosaria?" Autumn asked kindly. "My team is called the Thunderboltz." Autumn nodded with a smile.
Suddenly, they heard a shout from the audience calling out to Rosaria. She and Autumn looked up at the stands to see Alyssa, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion taking their seats and waving at her. Rosaria waved back, but Autumn looked worried. "Who are they?" she asked with a frantic tone. "That's my auntie Alyssa, and that's..." but before Rosaria could even finish, Autumn quickly put her helmet back on and went over to her flyer.
Rosaria shrugged it off and smiled as her aunts Toni, Amber, Ariel, Kristen, Sarah, Alisha, Alexandria, and of course Alyssa filed into their seats. After an hour of waiting, Rosaria and her teammates, as well as the other competitors all boarded their flyers. A man walked onto a platform. Rosaria's breath quickened as her heart began to pound from within her body. The man raised a gun into the air.
The gun fired........
SORRY this took so long. School sucks. HAPPY EASTER! I know....these little notes are pretty much pointless, but they're fun. E-mails and reviews are appreciated. ^_~ Thanks!
~*Tori*~