Before we begin, I'd just like to say that I've been busy at school and
that's why I've been holding off with my updates. I'm going to try to get
two of my stories up now, so without further ado... Oh! And try to read
my Street Fighter fics! They are just as good in quality as this story!
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Chapter 4: Small Talk
"Welcome, everyone, to the final heat in today's Ruthless Ridge race event. Today's event is sponsored by Jacked Up. Racers... please take your positions.
It was early in the morning the next day and already the Peak 2 Ruthless Ridge race was under way. As Seeiah, Eddie, and Marty warmed up in the startup area, Mac and Allegra had just rode up to the gates side-by-side. Marty, for one, stopped his warm-up and stared at his younger cousin with interest.
"Hey, Mac," he called, "What's with you being with Allegra, huh?"
"Nothing, Marty," Mac replied dispiritedly, indicating sarcasm. "Just about to grab this gold medal that's waiting for me at the bottom of this track." His voice then went down in volume and he continued with, "Hiro's no where in sight this time... Perfect."
"Yeah, yeah," Marty replied, not hearing the last comment Mac mumbled. "I've heard that before. Besides, that doesn't explain why Allegra's tagging with you."
Mac looked over his shoulder to Allegra, who was looking back at him, then quickly turned away and focused on getting herself prepared to race. Mac then looked to his cousin.
"It's nothing, really. She just wanted to hang out with me, that's all."
"Really? From what I heard from Moby, you've been acting really tense lately, especially about Kaori and Hiro..."
"Moby's going on and flapping his gums? Besides, Kaori's got nothing to do with my..." He stopped abruptly for two reasons. First, Allegra put a hand over his mouth so that he couldn't finish his sentence and second, Marty's on-the-contrary look on his face.
"Actually," Marty began, "Moby's... sorta concerned about you."
"WHAT!?!?" Mac blurted so suddenly that Allegra actually jumped back in surprise, removing her hand. That was probably the biggest shock Mac had since... yesterday when Hiro beat him out in R&B. Nevertheless, Moby's been acting rather... differently this year...
"Yeah... Wonder what he's been doing in the off-season," Marty wondered while looking over his shoulder... then let out a groan.
"What?" Mac asked. Instantly, someone rode up to the gate all the way to the left, his sudden stop sending the snow below him to shower on Eddie... Both Mac and Marty sweatdropped.
"Nate's here..." Marty ended his thought.
"Yeah... I see..." Mac replied.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Eddie yelped while getting the snow out his fro. "Geez, Nate, you think that you'd stop riding that board like some of your cattle by now?"
"Hey! Don't be so sore," Nate replied coolly, using a hand for emphasis. "You shouldn't be mad that I'm going to win this race with noooo problem."
Mac could resist... He just had to bust a dis-rhyme here...
"Forget that smack!" he bolted while getting in his starting gate and eyeing Nate. "You call yourself a peak boss? You're about to be criss- crossed all the way down this track by the one and only Mac, and that's a fact, jack!"
"YEAH! Now that's a phat rhyme to ride to!" Allegra respected while motioning herself back and forth to the rhythm of Mac's rap beat in her gate. Mac looked at her for a while and felt himself blush. No one EVER in the SSX competitions gave him props for his rhymes before, let alone used the beat for their own... not even Kaori. Marty started to laugh at his younger cousin for his surprised reaction.
"Yeah, Mac. Nice rhyme. You got Allegra riled up for sure."
As Mac's blush deepened, Nate smirked while getting ready.
"Whatever you say, Mac. Let's see what you're made of!"
3...
2...
1...
GO!!!!
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"So Elise, how do you feel?"
"How do I feel? I feel great! That preparation stuff actually works!"
"I told you a little meditation won't kill you."
Elise met up with Brodi at the Red Station near the bottom of Peak 2 where most of the riders were at. The lodge itself was pretty crowded with tourists and some riders, including Griff, Jurgen, JP, and a tired Luther from trying to kill Viggo... only to no avail (at Snow Jam the previous day. Viggo won the event; Luther didn't stand a chance of catching him...) The two, however, manager to get a quiet place in the lodge near the back to chat.
"So then, where's your next ride being held?" Brodi asked while sipping a hot beverage.
"I thought that I'd try out the Style Mile in a freeride to do some more of this training stuff," Elise responded, her snow boots on the table.
"That's good. Maybe I'll give you some tips. I'm not busy right now, so let's go now."
"Sure... You can tag along. Who knows? Maybe you'll learn something from me as well."
Brodi let out a laugh. "I bet I would..."
Both got up at the same time and made their way to the gear rack. Brodi got there first and Elise patiently waited next to him, eyeing the surfer down, mainly his fine-toned body. After a while, she noticed that she was staring and looked away, just as Brodi handed over her stuff.
"Here..." he offered. Elise turned around, grabbed her gear, and smirked.
"Thanks..."
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Kaori wasn't too ecstatic going up on a Backcountry trial run. She didn't care that it was on Peak 1's Happiness. She still was a bit uncomfortable going out on uncharted snow in the wilderness. However, Hiro and Viggo was going up there and she found herself tagging along. It was roughly 5 minutes since they started from the top and the three were keeping close, Hiro leading the way, Kaori in the middle, and Viggo in the back.
As the Japanese male led the group through some random caves and trees. Kaori kept her eyes open. She didn't want to fall behind, although she knew that if that happened, her M-Comm would help. Speaking of M-Comms, Kaori, while riding, reached into her pocket and pulled out the small device and a pair of headphones. She plugged it in and put the phones on, listening to DJ Atomika...
"Okay, that was one barbecue what wouldn't be forgotten for some time... Anyway, now for some mountain conditions.... Well, ah, Peak 1, as usual is perfect for riding. However, there was some reports for caution in the backcountry because of random level 2 avalanches, but other than that, there's nothing to worry about there. Peak 2, is also very clear in weather, but Peak 3 is being a beast, as usual. Strong wind, white flashes, crevasses, the typical... You think that the SSX riders would show fear in this mountain, but they don't. Hey, whatcha gonna do? They're the best out there. Ah... Makes you wish you could do what they do, huh? Now... how about some tunes? Here's some N.E.R.D. Rockstar, coming you way. Enjoy."
As the rock music started, Kaori thought about that song. It reminded her of Mac. Not surprising. It sounded like his style of music.
"Hey, Kaori!" Hiro yelled from her front. "Tell Viggo that I'm taking the left at this next jump. I heard the right is dangerous!"
Kaori didn't hear... At the next jump, the three jumped off and tricked out. Hiro landed about 2 seconds later with a FS Rodeo 1440 Tail Wag to Stalefish, Kaori with an Ambulance Trip 1080 Hand & Hand to Smithereen, and Viggo got flashy and nailed his signature move, the Acrobat, accompanied with a BS 1800 spin. Upon landing, Hiro turned sharp left, taking the path away from another small cliff. Unfortunately... Kaori went over, listening to N.E.R.D, Viggo following her. Somehow, Viggo knew something was wrong. Although this path had fewer trees on it, he couldn't see Hiro...
"Kaori!" he yelled forward to get his riding partner's attention. "Hold on, girl! Here's Hiro?"
Once again, due to the headphones, Kaori didn't hear. Viggo tried again.
"KAORI!!!" he yelled again, covering his mouth with his hands to make sure she heard. This one did, and Kaori turned her head to Viggo... and widened her eyes.
(Oh, God...)
"What's wrong, dude?" the Swede asked. Kaori just stared behind him... her mouth open... then finally Viggo got the message. The suddenly rumbling was enough evidence...
"VIGGO!!!" Kaori screeched. "AVALANCHE!!!"
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End of Chapter 4. Please read & review. Chapter 5 will definitely end the cliffhanger...
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Chapter 4: Small Talk
"Welcome, everyone, to the final heat in today's Ruthless Ridge race event. Today's event is sponsored by Jacked Up. Racers... please take your positions.
It was early in the morning the next day and already the Peak 2 Ruthless Ridge race was under way. As Seeiah, Eddie, and Marty warmed up in the startup area, Mac and Allegra had just rode up to the gates side-by-side. Marty, for one, stopped his warm-up and stared at his younger cousin with interest.
"Hey, Mac," he called, "What's with you being with Allegra, huh?"
"Nothing, Marty," Mac replied dispiritedly, indicating sarcasm. "Just about to grab this gold medal that's waiting for me at the bottom of this track." His voice then went down in volume and he continued with, "Hiro's no where in sight this time... Perfect."
"Yeah, yeah," Marty replied, not hearing the last comment Mac mumbled. "I've heard that before. Besides, that doesn't explain why Allegra's tagging with you."
Mac looked over his shoulder to Allegra, who was looking back at him, then quickly turned away and focused on getting herself prepared to race. Mac then looked to his cousin.
"It's nothing, really. She just wanted to hang out with me, that's all."
"Really? From what I heard from Moby, you've been acting really tense lately, especially about Kaori and Hiro..."
"Moby's going on and flapping his gums? Besides, Kaori's got nothing to do with my..." He stopped abruptly for two reasons. First, Allegra put a hand over his mouth so that he couldn't finish his sentence and second, Marty's on-the-contrary look on his face.
"Actually," Marty began, "Moby's... sorta concerned about you."
"WHAT!?!?" Mac blurted so suddenly that Allegra actually jumped back in surprise, removing her hand. That was probably the biggest shock Mac had since... yesterday when Hiro beat him out in R&B. Nevertheless, Moby's been acting rather... differently this year...
"Yeah... Wonder what he's been doing in the off-season," Marty wondered while looking over his shoulder... then let out a groan.
"What?" Mac asked. Instantly, someone rode up to the gate all the way to the left, his sudden stop sending the snow below him to shower on Eddie... Both Mac and Marty sweatdropped.
"Nate's here..." Marty ended his thought.
"Yeah... I see..." Mac replied.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Eddie yelped while getting the snow out his fro. "Geez, Nate, you think that you'd stop riding that board like some of your cattle by now?"
"Hey! Don't be so sore," Nate replied coolly, using a hand for emphasis. "You shouldn't be mad that I'm going to win this race with noooo problem."
Mac could resist... He just had to bust a dis-rhyme here...
"Forget that smack!" he bolted while getting in his starting gate and eyeing Nate. "You call yourself a peak boss? You're about to be criss- crossed all the way down this track by the one and only Mac, and that's a fact, jack!"
"YEAH! Now that's a phat rhyme to ride to!" Allegra respected while motioning herself back and forth to the rhythm of Mac's rap beat in her gate. Mac looked at her for a while and felt himself blush. No one EVER in the SSX competitions gave him props for his rhymes before, let alone used the beat for their own... not even Kaori. Marty started to laugh at his younger cousin for his surprised reaction.
"Yeah, Mac. Nice rhyme. You got Allegra riled up for sure."
As Mac's blush deepened, Nate smirked while getting ready.
"Whatever you say, Mac. Let's see what you're made of!"
3...
2...
1...
GO!!!!
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"So Elise, how do you feel?"
"How do I feel? I feel great! That preparation stuff actually works!"
"I told you a little meditation won't kill you."
Elise met up with Brodi at the Red Station near the bottom of Peak 2 where most of the riders were at. The lodge itself was pretty crowded with tourists and some riders, including Griff, Jurgen, JP, and a tired Luther from trying to kill Viggo... only to no avail (at Snow Jam the previous day. Viggo won the event; Luther didn't stand a chance of catching him...) The two, however, manager to get a quiet place in the lodge near the back to chat.
"So then, where's your next ride being held?" Brodi asked while sipping a hot beverage.
"I thought that I'd try out the Style Mile in a freeride to do some more of this training stuff," Elise responded, her snow boots on the table.
"That's good. Maybe I'll give you some tips. I'm not busy right now, so let's go now."
"Sure... You can tag along. Who knows? Maybe you'll learn something from me as well."
Brodi let out a laugh. "I bet I would..."
Both got up at the same time and made their way to the gear rack. Brodi got there first and Elise patiently waited next to him, eyeing the surfer down, mainly his fine-toned body. After a while, she noticed that she was staring and looked away, just as Brodi handed over her stuff.
"Here..." he offered. Elise turned around, grabbed her gear, and smirked.
"Thanks..."
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Kaori wasn't too ecstatic going up on a Backcountry trial run. She didn't care that it was on Peak 1's Happiness. She still was a bit uncomfortable going out on uncharted snow in the wilderness. However, Hiro and Viggo was going up there and she found herself tagging along. It was roughly 5 minutes since they started from the top and the three were keeping close, Hiro leading the way, Kaori in the middle, and Viggo in the back.
As the Japanese male led the group through some random caves and trees. Kaori kept her eyes open. She didn't want to fall behind, although she knew that if that happened, her M-Comm would help. Speaking of M-Comms, Kaori, while riding, reached into her pocket and pulled out the small device and a pair of headphones. She plugged it in and put the phones on, listening to DJ Atomika...
"Okay, that was one barbecue what wouldn't be forgotten for some time... Anyway, now for some mountain conditions.... Well, ah, Peak 1, as usual is perfect for riding. However, there was some reports for caution in the backcountry because of random level 2 avalanches, but other than that, there's nothing to worry about there. Peak 2, is also very clear in weather, but Peak 3 is being a beast, as usual. Strong wind, white flashes, crevasses, the typical... You think that the SSX riders would show fear in this mountain, but they don't. Hey, whatcha gonna do? They're the best out there. Ah... Makes you wish you could do what they do, huh? Now... how about some tunes? Here's some N.E.R.D. Rockstar, coming you way. Enjoy."
As the rock music started, Kaori thought about that song. It reminded her of Mac. Not surprising. It sounded like his style of music.
"Hey, Kaori!" Hiro yelled from her front. "Tell Viggo that I'm taking the left at this next jump. I heard the right is dangerous!"
Kaori didn't hear... At the next jump, the three jumped off and tricked out. Hiro landed about 2 seconds later with a FS Rodeo 1440 Tail Wag to Stalefish, Kaori with an Ambulance Trip 1080 Hand & Hand to Smithereen, and Viggo got flashy and nailed his signature move, the Acrobat, accompanied with a BS 1800 spin. Upon landing, Hiro turned sharp left, taking the path away from another small cliff. Unfortunately... Kaori went over, listening to N.E.R.D, Viggo following her. Somehow, Viggo knew something was wrong. Although this path had fewer trees on it, he couldn't see Hiro...
"Kaori!" he yelled forward to get his riding partner's attention. "Hold on, girl! Here's Hiro?"
Once again, due to the headphones, Kaori didn't hear. Viggo tried again.
"KAORI!!!" he yelled again, covering his mouth with his hands to make sure she heard. This one did, and Kaori turned her head to Viggo... and widened her eyes.
(Oh, God...)
"What's wrong, dude?" the Swede asked. Kaori just stared behind him... her mouth open... then finally Viggo got the message. The suddenly rumbling was enough evidence...
"VIGGO!!!" Kaori screeched. "AVALANCHE!!!"
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End of Chapter 4. Please read & review. Chapter 5 will definitely end the cliffhanger...