A moment's pause settled over the racers, they all looked at each
other as the enormous pit yawned below them. The Mysterious Boarder looked
at them all, as if he were trying to size them up, he then spoke, in a
strange voice, "May the best racer win, for it is not me." It said, and
then, all of the sudden, the Mysterious Boarder turned his board sideways,
to propel himself off the side of the edge, and into the pit! A roar
followed the boarder's fall, and his incorporeal body dispersed into the
ether, completely gone from view...
The other racers focused themselves forward, each of them giving each other a harsh glare, they all wanted the Viper Board, but questions also ran through their minds, "If the person who had the board just vanished, how would they get the board?", "If I win, and my best friend loses, how will they respond to me later?" "Will I really win...?" After they asked their questions, they each performed a trick of their own...
They leapt forth into the finish line, all what seemed at once, after a brief five seconds, a light shined into the dim light the kids stood in, it spun around, looking for the victor...
And it stopped on...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nancy Neil...
A voice boomed, "NANCY NEIL!!!" the voice rumbled, "You have overcome many obstacles, and have boarded down this drastic course with ease and grace, you are worthy of the title, Champion, and are worthy enough to hold that which has been sealed from hands for so long, the Viper Board, is yours..."
Nancy's eyes widened, she looked up, the light still shining upon her, she couldn't believe it, after all the work and pain she went through throughout the journey here, instead of being only the underdog that she usually was, she, was the winner...
Slash, Linda, Tommy, Jam, and Wendy ran over to Nancy, they all looked among each other, nodded, then picked Nancy up and threw her up into the air, cheering for her! "You deserved this win Nancy!" Linda said, a couple of tears of joy coming from her eyes. "You raced well, and you went through a lot to win!" Jam said, giving Nancy his signature 'Thumbs-up'. "You bested me, Nancy; you're ok in my book." Slash said, Nancy could tell a twitch of frustration was present in Slash's brow, but she just smiled, and accepted his words. Tommy handed Nancy a hamburger, Nancy raised an eyebrow as Tommy spoke, "Victory burger for you!" Tommy said grinning; Nancy smiled, then took the burger.
"Come forth, Nancy Neil, and accept your prize!" the voice spoke, another light shining upon a strange-looking altar that stood out of the side of the cliff they currently stood on. The kids put Nancy down, and she walked over slowly, not sure of what was to happen next. She quietly walked atop the altar, and looked about, a thick beam of white light shot down into the center of the altar, light shined out of an inscription that was engraved into the floor of the altar, in the shape of a cobra...
The altar began to open slowly, she jumped back onto the altar steps, the only part of the altar not moving, and looked down into the opened altar. Another floor began to rise from the altar, and in it...
Stood the Mysterious Boarder! He looked to Nancy, his two eyes glimmered as he looked, in his right arm he carried the board...
"Winner of the course, bester of the ancient, you are worthy of my heritage, and as such, I present you with this board..." the boarder replied, putting the board in both his hands, and then falling to a knee. Nancy looked down, she looked rather sad, she did not want this man to be 'submitting' to her, she felt that she was only in this for fun. "I don't want the board..." Nancy replied, the boarder quickly cut her off, "I know of you, Nancy Neil, I know you wish for everyone to have fun and enjoy themselves, but if you do not accept this board, I will not enjoy myself, and I will have to live with my failure, I beg of you, take this token, and accept your place..."
Nancy, not having any other objection to the argument, slowly took the board in her hands, it felt scaly and warm to the touch, as if the board itself was alive. The Mysterious Boarder stood up, bowing gracefully to Nancy, the altar then began to sink in, Nancy stood upon the stairs, as the altar closed...
"And now, contestants..." the voice spoke, "Your purpose here has come to an end, you've survived the terror and the suspense of our challenge, may you all leave here, with the knowledge and feelings gained here, you are all, true champions..."
As he finished his sentence, a flash of light appeared on the chest of every kid, they looked down as soon as the light cleared, to behold upon each of their chests, a pin with an engraving of Silver Mountain, and a tunnel inside of it. "May this Mark of Champions, remind you of your time here..." the voice spoke, and after such, another flash of light ensued, as soon as the light cleared, they found themselves in...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Snow Town...
It seemed so odd, they all noticed they were in Snow Town, they knew it, they were all right behind Mr. Dog's Paint Shop, they were all confused how they got there, but did not find it very different.
"I think we all learned a lot today..." Slash said, looking to all of the kids, showing them all a determined fist. "I say from here on out, we dedicate this day, every year, a race on Silver Mountain, so that we can all remember what we did there." The kids nodded, and also, Linda stood up. "I also say on that day, we wear these marks, so we know what we race for, and we will never forget this day, this 'Race of Champions'..."
With that, they all nodded to each other, and all headed to their homes...
The End...
Note from the Author: If you are wondering whether I am going to make another volume of the Snowboard Kids, I am actually unsure, if anyone has any ideas on what I can do for a third volume, I would like to hear them, I also would appreciate any reviews you all have for me, it took me a long time to finish this volume, and it took me a while to break my Writer's Block.
On a side note, I do not story-write about the Snowboard Kids because people ask me to, I write because I am a large fan of the Snowboard Kids, and I do hope that some day these stories will actually be looked at with high regard, I know they may seem like the ravings of a game fan, but I take a lot of time and effort to actually write them, please let me know of your comments and such on this volume, and if you have comments on my previous volume, please place reviews, comments, and questions on volume 1 on the volume 1 review.
Thank you...
Michael Anthony Melendez
The other racers focused themselves forward, each of them giving each other a harsh glare, they all wanted the Viper Board, but questions also ran through their minds, "If the person who had the board just vanished, how would they get the board?", "If I win, and my best friend loses, how will they respond to me later?" "Will I really win...?" After they asked their questions, they each performed a trick of their own...
They leapt forth into the finish line, all what seemed at once, after a brief five seconds, a light shined into the dim light the kids stood in, it spun around, looking for the victor...
And it stopped on...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nancy Neil...
A voice boomed, "NANCY NEIL!!!" the voice rumbled, "You have overcome many obstacles, and have boarded down this drastic course with ease and grace, you are worthy of the title, Champion, and are worthy enough to hold that which has been sealed from hands for so long, the Viper Board, is yours..."
Nancy's eyes widened, she looked up, the light still shining upon her, she couldn't believe it, after all the work and pain she went through throughout the journey here, instead of being only the underdog that she usually was, she, was the winner...
Slash, Linda, Tommy, Jam, and Wendy ran over to Nancy, they all looked among each other, nodded, then picked Nancy up and threw her up into the air, cheering for her! "You deserved this win Nancy!" Linda said, a couple of tears of joy coming from her eyes. "You raced well, and you went through a lot to win!" Jam said, giving Nancy his signature 'Thumbs-up'. "You bested me, Nancy; you're ok in my book." Slash said, Nancy could tell a twitch of frustration was present in Slash's brow, but she just smiled, and accepted his words. Tommy handed Nancy a hamburger, Nancy raised an eyebrow as Tommy spoke, "Victory burger for you!" Tommy said grinning; Nancy smiled, then took the burger.
"Come forth, Nancy Neil, and accept your prize!" the voice spoke, another light shining upon a strange-looking altar that stood out of the side of the cliff they currently stood on. The kids put Nancy down, and she walked over slowly, not sure of what was to happen next. She quietly walked atop the altar, and looked about, a thick beam of white light shot down into the center of the altar, light shined out of an inscription that was engraved into the floor of the altar, in the shape of a cobra...
The altar began to open slowly, she jumped back onto the altar steps, the only part of the altar not moving, and looked down into the opened altar. Another floor began to rise from the altar, and in it...
Stood the Mysterious Boarder! He looked to Nancy, his two eyes glimmered as he looked, in his right arm he carried the board...
"Winner of the course, bester of the ancient, you are worthy of my heritage, and as such, I present you with this board..." the boarder replied, putting the board in both his hands, and then falling to a knee. Nancy looked down, she looked rather sad, she did not want this man to be 'submitting' to her, she felt that she was only in this for fun. "I don't want the board..." Nancy replied, the boarder quickly cut her off, "I know of you, Nancy Neil, I know you wish for everyone to have fun and enjoy themselves, but if you do not accept this board, I will not enjoy myself, and I will have to live with my failure, I beg of you, take this token, and accept your place..."
Nancy, not having any other objection to the argument, slowly took the board in her hands, it felt scaly and warm to the touch, as if the board itself was alive. The Mysterious Boarder stood up, bowing gracefully to Nancy, the altar then began to sink in, Nancy stood upon the stairs, as the altar closed...
"And now, contestants..." the voice spoke, "Your purpose here has come to an end, you've survived the terror and the suspense of our challenge, may you all leave here, with the knowledge and feelings gained here, you are all, true champions..."
As he finished his sentence, a flash of light appeared on the chest of every kid, they looked down as soon as the light cleared, to behold upon each of their chests, a pin with an engraving of Silver Mountain, and a tunnel inside of it. "May this Mark of Champions, remind you of your time here..." the voice spoke, and after such, another flash of light ensued, as soon as the light cleared, they found themselves in...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Snow Town...
It seemed so odd, they all noticed they were in Snow Town, they knew it, they were all right behind Mr. Dog's Paint Shop, they were all confused how they got there, but did not find it very different.
"I think we all learned a lot today..." Slash said, looking to all of the kids, showing them all a determined fist. "I say from here on out, we dedicate this day, every year, a race on Silver Mountain, so that we can all remember what we did there." The kids nodded, and also, Linda stood up. "I also say on that day, we wear these marks, so we know what we race for, and we will never forget this day, this 'Race of Champions'..."
With that, they all nodded to each other, and all headed to their homes...
The End...
Note from the Author: If you are wondering whether I am going to make another volume of the Snowboard Kids, I am actually unsure, if anyone has any ideas on what I can do for a third volume, I would like to hear them, I also would appreciate any reviews you all have for me, it took me a long time to finish this volume, and it took me a while to break my Writer's Block.
On a side note, I do not story-write about the Snowboard Kids because people ask me to, I write because I am a large fan of the Snowboard Kids, and I do hope that some day these stories will actually be looked at with high regard, I know they may seem like the ravings of a game fan, but I take a lot of time and effort to actually write them, please let me know of your comments and such on this volume, and if you have comments on my previous volume, please place reviews, comments, and questions on volume 1 on the volume 1 review.
Thank you...
Michael Anthony Melendez