AN: Drum: Hey hey, this is the first chapter with a Snow God challenge. I
hope you enjoy the outcome of
it..and I know some of you might want to kill me after this. Yeah yeah,
Yuri and Drum are the OC's of the story, but it dosent mean all of the
focus has to be on them every chapter. Most of you are going to stab me,
but its all good!
Oh, and a little reminder for anyone that hasnt seen my comment in the reviews. This story is Drum -and- Parry's. Emphasis on -and-. You see, Ive been seeing alot of people refer to this story as soley Parry's or like asking her not to do certain things. So far, Parry has only written Chapter 4 in the story, other than that she serves as my idea helper and proofreader...but pretty much the base idea(s) are come up by me. This isnt taking anything away from Parry, she is great. But I would really appreciate it if you all refer to it as Drum -and- Parry's story. Thank you.
parry: I'm making a new story. A new OC. Look for it.
Chapter 7: Breakdown
Drum had just woken up, stumbling down the lodge hallway to his rest room. Mac and Drum's room had to be the only one that didn't have a functional rest room, so they had to use the main one in the hallway. As he walked by Kaori, Zoe, and Yuri's room he noticed that the door was slightly cracked...and someone was crying inside. Drum knew whatever was going on probably wasn't his business, but he couldn't help to find out who exactly was crying. Drum peeked in the crack of the door, from there he could see that Kaori's bed and Yuri's bed were both empty...but a curtain was still drawn around Zoe's bed.
Drum could make out the shadow of Zoe sitting on the edge of it, and he knew then where the crying was coming from. As Drum moved away, he accidentally bumped into the door, making a loud creak. At this, Zoe shot up like a rocket demanding to know who was there.
"Who's there!? Who is the sick bitch who wants to watch!?" she screamed, her voice hoarse. She pulled back the curtain to see that no one was there; Drum had already walked down the hallway, not wanting to anger her.
Zoe calmly peeked her head out of the door, she had a Big Air competition today...she had to perform for her fans...and let the other riders know that she was still the same Zoe.
Drum splashed some water on his face. He was afraid, not of the riders, not of the races, but of himself. He honestly believed that he might of been the single cause of Zoe and Moby's horrific break up. Moby had finally come back to the lodge, but he only let the world know he was still alive when he came out to get something to eat. What made it worse was that today he had a competition...Moby and Zoe both at the same place at the same time since their break up, it wasn't going to be pretty at all.
~~~
Up atop Blizzard Pass, a new run created by the SSX Council, JP awaited. He stood next to his board, and a make shift starting line he drew in the snow. He had his usual cocky smile on his face...he was near 100% sure that Allegra was going to accept...and he was right on the money.
Allegra slid down the peak, heading for JP...behind her was a very worried looking Viggo. JP jumped as he saw Viggo, his smug face quickly turned to anger.
"What is he doing here!?" JP demanded.
Allegra coasted to a stop in front of him.
"You didn't say anything about coming alone, Jean." she stated calmly, her hair was tied back and she was actually wearing racing goggles, she was ready for whatever JP was going to throw at her. Viggo on the other hand looked like a one mad cheer squad; he had an Allegra sign under his arm and was riding on one of her boards.
"Can't a guy come for moral support?" Viggo said as he tried desperately to appear to be angry and yet very satisfied at the same time. Despite this being the sweetest payback for him, he didn't want Allegra being so close with JP without his supervision...
JP hadn't planned for Allegra to bring anyone...he silently cursed at himself.
"So, what's the challenge?" Allegra spat impatiently. JP managed a smile and looked over Blizzard Pass. Viggo decided this was the time to back off and let them have their room.
"Zes....is Blizzard Pass...more jumps than any of ze courses this year." JP said. Allegra looked at all of the small hills and ramps, she did notice one particularly long gap, her mouthed watered just thinking about jumping that.
"So what, we're going to race down that?" Viggo said quickly, cutting JP off.
JP glared at him. "WE" -he motioned to himself and Allegra- "are going to do an event from my days of the SSX Tricky tour..."
Viggo and Allegra gave each other odd looks.
JP just smirked and winked. "Show off."
Allegra and Viggo exchanged glances.
"Who's a showoff?" Allegra asked.
"Me?" Viggo said, pointing at him self.
JP sighed and put his palm on his forehead. "No, no, no! Showoff is an event from ze Tricky Tour. It is where riders race down a race track and attempt to do as many tricks as possible". JP got onto his board. "You have to score more trick points than me AND beat me in ze race..."
Allegra looked at the course, it had seemed easy enough for her to handle.
JP looked back at her and smiled. "Rahzel has this challenge linked to our M-Comms, we will be able to check the scores afterwards" JP nodded, and took a ready position.
Since Viggo was already there, he found it fitting to count them off. "READY...SET....GO!" Viggo yelled at them as they took of, he hung back a bit...the only way he could actually watch the race was to follow them, but he didn't want to be too close to them, he didn't want to interfere. JP sped in front of Allegra, he already knew this course like the back of his hand, and he had been practicing it since he got to the mountain. JP took a small jump over a little hill performing a backside 360. Allegra took the same jump, only doing a small front flip.
Allegra kneeled farther, trying to pass JP up. She and JP both know in order for her to win, she had to get a good lead -then- try to do her tricks. However, this plan wasn't working well, JP knew her tactics and was already head of her. Allegra shifted to the side and jumped onto a fallen tree, she tried her best to keep her balance as she slid along it, quickly catching up to JP....then passing him completely. She smiled to herself as she slid off of her log. She lowered her body, trying to make herself as flat as she can with her board for optimum speed. JP didn't attempt to catch up; instead he took another jump, flinging his board in front of him as he grabbed it by the nose, executing a perfect "Superman". Allegra didn't even bother looking back, she knew she had the lead and now she needed to do some tricks. Viggo looked down at his M-Comm, JP was ahead by over 5000 points. Allegra looked to side to see the long jump she saw from earlier, she knew this jump would easily put her over the top score wise, so she went for it. JP, however, didn't go for the jump...he knew something she didn't, instead he veered off of the line he was on to take a smaller jump, doing a little back flip to keep his score ahead. Allegra soared off of the edge of the gap, which was deeper than she expected. She quickly kicked off her board, and stood on it with her hand, then holding her leg with the other she held the grab for as long as she can, doing her perfect trick, the Capo. She fell like a rock down the gap, pulling out of the trick just in time to land it, she knew that probably but her well over JP...then she saw a horrific site.
Ahead of her, Viggo coasted passed, not even noticing her and seemingly looking for her.. "Oh no...no, no, no, no..." she slid forward only to see that JP was -way- ahead of her, her detour to take the jump allowed him to pass her, not by a little...a lot, even Viggo had passed her up...and he wasn't even in the race!
Allegra skipped forward, pouring all of her body into her speed, she quickly glanced her M-Comm seeing she was still ahead in points put her heart at ease a bit...but she had to work hard if she were to catch JP before he crossed the finish line.
~~~
"Zoe!" Kaori yelled, Zoe had finally emerged from her room.
Zoe's hair was tied in little knots on the top of her head, and she had shades on to hide her puffy eyes. "What's up, Kaori?" she yelled, smiling as Kaori gave her a small hug. Zoe had her board slung over her shoulder as she waiting for the next lift to come. Griff was sitting on the bench, Yuri resting her head on his shoulder. Zoe looked at this and a snorted. "The two little brats falling in love?" she mumbled to Kaori, who just nodded.
"I think it's cute...Panda and Chibi Psymon make a good couple."
Zoe shrugged and looked around, Drum was waiting with them, but he wasn't starting in today's event, he still had the second heat of the Metro race to practice for. Zoe didn't even give him a second glance as their eyes met, she just looked away. Drum shrugged it off and resumed his conversation with Mac.
"So...how do you do that...720 back flip? I can't land it" Drum asked.
"Balance, it's all about balance" Mac nodded sagely. He and Drum had been talking about how Drum could get better at tricks. "You just gotta know when to align your board with the snow...its easy really. I wanna know something though..." Mac looked over at Drum. "How the hell do you stay on your board when someone attempts to knock your head off?"
"You mean that's not balance? Drum asked, looking at him oddly.
"Nah, that's probably stability or something...you gotta teach me how to do that." Mac said.
Drum shrugged. "Well, if you teach me how to balance my tricks".
Mac thought about it for a second. "Cool with me."
Zoe was sitting next to Kaori on the lift over; on the other side of the Heli-plane was a very grim looking Moby, she and Moby didn't even look at each other the whole way over. When she stepped onto the plane he suddenly got very interested with his M-Comm. He kept on dozing off most of the time...Yuri could tell that he didn't get much sleep.
"Moby...Moby" she shook him gently.
"Eh...wot...what?" Moby looked down at Yuri.
Yuri frowned at him. "Are you okay?"
Moby shrugged and managed a smile. "Just a lil stung love, nothing a good days worth of mountain air can't cure", He took his helmet off and ran a finger through his dreads. He looked at Yuri again and laughed. "What's that, kid?" he pointed at her neck. Yuri was wearing Griff's spiked choker around her neck, she also had on one of his wrist bands. Yuri blushed at little.
"Its Griff's...he told me to wear it for good luck...I sorta like it" she smiled, looking away.
Moby took the choker and slid it down her neck, and saw a dark purple mark.
"And that is..?" Moby asked, looking a little worried.
Yuri blushed deeper than before, quickly pulling up the necklace to hide it from him. "What do you think?" she stifled a laugh when Moby blinked in horror.
"The little grommet already given ya a hickey? He sure has changed from last yea....You...just don't let him hurt you. Okay?" Moby shifted from joking from a serious tone. "Don't let anyone hurt you, okay love?" Moby looked over to Zoe, who was carrying on with her conversation.
As the plane landed, the riders got off as Rahzel introduced them.
"Mac Fraser, Atomika, Moby Jones, Zoe Payne, Nate Logan, Eddie Wachoski, and Yuri!" The crowd cheered as they all waved. Zoe tried her best to look her usual mood. Rahzel boomed over the intercom.
"The first rider to take the jumps will be Nate Logan!", the crowd cheered in response. Nate tipped his hat and slid forward to the gate. Waiting for the count....3.....2.....1, Nate took off, taking a brief moment to jump in the air to gain a little momentum. He soared over the first jump, doing a small Fillet o' Stalefish to a late Indy, he pumped his fist in the air, his adrenaline rising as he took the second jump. He decided to show off this time, he took his board and flung it out in front of him, spinning it on his fingers.
"THE SLINGER!" Rahzel yelled as Nate landed the trick near perfectly, on the third and final jump. Nate took a deep breath as he slid up the incline, at the edge of the ramp he took off, soaring over a tree and a snow light. He knew he didn't have enough air to pull off the Banger, so instead he took his board behind his back and spun sideways, Torpedoing down...too fast. The crowed gasped at Nate slammed into the powder, his board flying over the finish line.
Nate slid along the snow, and looked up, his score had just plummeted, he didn't even make the qualifying score. He sunk his head and stuff up, giving the crowd and gave a thumbs up to the crowd. The crowd applauded in response, seeing that he was okay.
"Its just a game...a...game..." Nate chanted to himself, fighting back his frustration as he walked off the run.
"It's sad, but with Nates fall he dosent qualify for the final heat, Next up is your #1SSX rated rider, MAC FRASER!"
The crowd went nuts as Mac too his position.
3...
2...
1...
Mac flew off the starting ramp, and leapt into the air....
---
Allegra slammed down with a thud, JP was still far ahead of her, but at least she had passed Viggo who gave her a quick tip.
"Your score is higher, just win the race!" Viggo yelled at her as she streamed by, dodging every jump possible. JP knew he had this one, just one more gap and the finish line was all his, it would take a miracle for Allegra to catch up to him, or so he thought as Allegra tipped his board from behind.
"HOW DID YOU!? NO!" JP yelled at her, spraying snow at her. Allegra stayed silent and came up along side him.
The gap come up slowly, they had both tensed their muscles...ready for the jump.
"You wont make eet!, I shall STAY a Snow God!" JP screamed at her.
Allegra yelled back, "ITS OVER JEAN! ITS OVER", they both jumped, the jump was long, and high. Viggo skidded to a halt, watching them with clinched fists.
"Come on, Ally...come on..." he watched her, unblinking.
Allegra knew the airtime was just too much to waste, she went for a second Capo, holding it perfectly. JP had the same thought, he pulled out his best trick, the Proper Poseur 2. The scene was unreal, Viggo didn't know who to watch as they both plummeted, then JP finished his trick, before Allegra...and Viggo saw the unthinkable. JP, looked over at Allegra, his board on tight, in a perfect position to knock her out of the race...JP leaned forward...too forward...on purpose...and fell. Viggo's eyes widened as Allegra landed, passing up JP's tumbling body. Allegra soared over the finish line and fell to her knees.
"I DID IT! I DID IT!!!" Allegra shouted at the top of her lungs. JP sat up, and looked back at Viggo. The Swedish phenom knew something was wrong, and then JP mouthed something to him, something that made Viggo's heart stop cold.
"Its all part of ze plan...all part of ze plan" JP mouthed, then stood up and walked towards Allegra.
Viggo had to tell Allegra it was a fluke, he HAD TO. Viggo couldn't take the jump, not on Allegra's board, so instead he took the long way around. Meanwhile, Allegra looked back at JP, giving him a long stare.
Somehow, JP's mood went from happy to almost self loathing. JP flung his board into the snow and cursed in French. Allegra stared at him almost scared.
"...Jean?" she walked over to him slowly, he turned to look at her. "Are you okay?...Its...only a title." she whispered to him, trying to calm him. JP didn't budge; he shot a glance at her and flung his glasses off.
"JUST A TITLE!? This was one of ze best things to happen to me since I return! Snow God status shows that you are worth something! It shows that you are on ze top!" JP flailed his arms. "What am I now, Allegra? Can you answer that for me?" he pulled his Snow God pass off of his neck and threw it into her chest. Allegra looked down at it, frowning.
"...You are a veteran...three years running." She murmured. She looked up at him, he was trying to mask his anger in the tears of defeat. "You are a winner, Jean...you can get anyone else's title...I believe in you, don't let this stop you." She looked at him harder, his expression starting to soften.
JP looked back at her. "...I...I...don't know if I can..." he mumbled.
She grabbed him by the shoulders and gazed at him. "I KNOW you can, Jean...I know you can.."
A panting and tired Viggo finally came within sight of two shadows, he knew who they were...and he just HAD to let Allegra know the truth...but something caused him to stop dead in his tracks...something horrific...something that made his whole world crumble...
JP held Allegra by the waists, kissing her deeply, Allegra deepened the kiss as the snow fell around them, then broke it to kiss his nose softly. "I told you, you're a winner..." she whispered, not letting him go.
Viggo opened his mouth, but no words came out...he couldn't speak...he couldn't move...his mind was a blur and he only heard the words of JP repeating in his head...
"Its all part of ze plan....all part of ze plan..."
Oh, and a little reminder for anyone that hasnt seen my comment in the reviews. This story is Drum -and- Parry's. Emphasis on -and-. You see, Ive been seeing alot of people refer to this story as soley Parry's or like asking her not to do certain things. So far, Parry has only written Chapter 4 in the story, other than that she serves as my idea helper and proofreader...but pretty much the base idea(s) are come up by me. This isnt taking anything away from Parry, she is great. But I would really appreciate it if you all refer to it as Drum -and- Parry's story. Thank you.
parry: I'm making a new story. A new OC. Look for it.
Chapter 7: Breakdown
Drum had just woken up, stumbling down the lodge hallway to his rest room. Mac and Drum's room had to be the only one that didn't have a functional rest room, so they had to use the main one in the hallway. As he walked by Kaori, Zoe, and Yuri's room he noticed that the door was slightly cracked...and someone was crying inside. Drum knew whatever was going on probably wasn't his business, but he couldn't help to find out who exactly was crying. Drum peeked in the crack of the door, from there he could see that Kaori's bed and Yuri's bed were both empty...but a curtain was still drawn around Zoe's bed.
Drum could make out the shadow of Zoe sitting on the edge of it, and he knew then where the crying was coming from. As Drum moved away, he accidentally bumped into the door, making a loud creak. At this, Zoe shot up like a rocket demanding to know who was there.
"Who's there!? Who is the sick bitch who wants to watch!?" she screamed, her voice hoarse. She pulled back the curtain to see that no one was there; Drum had already walked down the hallway, not wanting to anger her.
Zoe calmly peeked her head out of the door, she had a Big Air competition today...she had to perform for her fans...and let the other riders know that she was still the same Zoe.
Drum splashed some water on his face. He was afraid, not of the riders, not of the races, but of himself. He honestly believed that he might of been the single cause of Zoe and Moby's horrific break up. Moby had finally come back to the lodge, but he only let the world know he was still alive when he came out to get something to eat. What made it worse was that today he had a competition...Moby and Zoe both at the same place at the same time since their break up, it wasn't going to be pretty at all.
~~~
Up atop Blizzard Pass, a new run created by the SSX Council, JP awaited. He stood next to his board, and a make shift starting line he drew in the snow. He had his usual cocky smile on his face...he was near 100% sure that Allegra was going to accept...and he was right on the money.
Allegra slid down the peak, heading for JP...behind her was a very worried looking Viggo. JP jumped as he saw Viggo, his smug face quickly turned to anger.
"What is he doing here!?" JP demanded.
Allegra coasted to a stop in front of him.
"You didn't say anything about coming alone, Jean." she stated calmly, her hair was tied back and she was actually wearing racing goggles, she was ready for whatever JP was going to throw at her. Viggo on the other hand looked like a one mad cheer squad; he had an Allegra sign under his arm and was riding on one of her boards.
"Can't a guy come for moral support?" Viggo said as he tried desperately to appear to be angry and yet very satisfied at the same time. Despite this being the sweetest payback for him, he didn't want Allegra being so close with JP without his supervision...
JP hadn't planned for Allegra to bring anyone...he silently cursed at himself.
"So, what's the challenge?" Allegra spat impatiently. JP managed a smile and looked over Blizzard Pass. Viggo decided this was the time to back off and let them have their room.
"Zes....is Blizzard Pass...more jumps than any of ze courses this year." JP said. Allegra looked at all of the small hills and ramps, she did notice one particularly long gap, her mouthed watered just thinking about jumping that.
"So what, we're going to race down that?" Viggo said quickly, cutting JP off.
JP glared at him. "WE" -he motioned to himself and Allegra- "are going to do an event from my days of the SSX Tricky tour..."
Viggo and Allegra gave each other odd looks.
JP just smirked and winked. "Show off."
Allegra and Viggo exchanged glances.
"Who's a showoff?" Allegra asked.
"Me?" Viggo said, pointing at him self.
JP sighed and put his palm on his forehead. "No, no, no! Showoff is an event from ze Tricky Tour. It is where riders race down a race track and attempt to do as many tricks as possible". JP got onto his board. "You have to score more trick points than me AND beat me in ze race..."
Allegra looked at the course, it had seemed easy enough for her to handle.
JP looked back at her and smiled. "Rahzel has this challenge linked to our M-Comms, we will be able to check the scores afterwards" JP nodded, and took a ready position.
Since Viggo was already there, he found it fitting to count them off. "READY...SET....GO!" Viggo yelled at them as they took of, he hung back a bit...the only way he could actually watch the race was to follow them, but he didn't want to be too close to them, he didn't want to interfere. JP sped in front of Allegra, he already knew this course like the back of his hand, and he had been practicing it since he got to the mountain. JP took a small jump over a little hill performing a backside 360. Allegra took the same jump, only doing a small front flip.
Allegra kneeled farther, trying to pass JP up. She and JP both know in order for her to win, she had to get a good lead -then- try to do her tricks. However, this plan wasn't working well, JP knew her tactics and was already head of her. Allegra shifted to the side and jumped onto a fallen tree, she tried her best to keep her balance as she slid along it, quickly catching up to JP....then passing him completely. She smiled to herself as she slid off of her log. She lowered her body, trying to make herself as flat as she can with her board for optimum speed. JP didn't attempt to catch up; instead he took another jump, flinging his board in front of him as he grabbed it by the nose, executing a perfect "Superman". Allegra didn't even bother looking back, she knew she had the lead and now she needed to do some tricks. Viggo looked down at his M-Comm, JP was ahead by over 5000 points. Allegra looked to side to see the long jump she saw from earlier, she knew this jump would easily put her over the top score wise, so she went for it. JP, however, didn't go for the jump...he knew something she didn't, instead he veered off of the line he was on to take a smaller jump, doing a little back flip to keep his score ahead. Allegra soared off of the edge of the gap, which was deeper than she expected. She quickly kicked off her board, and stood on it with her hand, then holding her leg with the other she held the grab for as long as she can, doing her perfect trick, the Capo. She fell like a rock down the gap, pulling out of the trick just in time to land it, she knew that probably but her well over JP...then she saw a horrific site.
Ahead of her, Viggo coasted passed, not even noticing her and seemingly looking for her.. "Oh no...no, no, no, no..." she slid forward only to see that JP was -way- ahead of her, her detour to take the jump allowed him to pass her, not by a little...a lot, even Viggo had passed her up...and he wasn't even in the race!
Allegra skipped forward, pouring all of her body into her speed, she quickly glanced her M-Comm seeing she was still ahead in points put her heart at ease a bit...but she had to work hard if she were to catch JP before he crossed the finish line.
~~~
"Zoe!" Kaori yelled, Zoe had finally emerged from her room.
Zoe's hair was tied in little knots on the top of her head, and she had shades on to hide her puffy eyes. "What's up, Kaori?" she yelled, smiling as Kaori gave her a small hug. Zoe had her board slung over her shoulder as she waiting for the next lift to come. Griff was sitting on the bench, Yuri resting her head on his shoulder. Zoe looked at this and a snorted. "The two little brats falling in love?" she mumbled to Kaori, who just nodded.
"I think it's cute...Panda and Chibi Psymon make a good couple."
Zoe shrugged and looked around, Drum was waiting with them, but he wasn't starting in today's event, he still had the second heat of the Metro race to practice for. Zoe didn't even give him a second glance as their eyes met, she just looked away. Drum shrugged it off and resumed his conversation with Mac.
"So...how do you do that...720 back flip? I can't land it" Drum asked.
"Balance, it's all about balance" Mac nodded sagely. He and Drum had been talking about how Drum could get better at tricks. "You just gotta know when to align your board with the snow...its easy really. I wanna know something though..." Mac looked over at Drum. "How the hell do you stay on your board when someone attempts to knock your head off?"
"You mean that's not balance? Drum asked, looking at him oddly.
"Nah, that's probably stability or something...you gotta teach me how to do that." Mac said.
Drum shrugged. "Well, if you teach me how to balance my tricks".
Mac thought about it for a second. "Cool with me."
Zoe was sitting next to Kaori on the lift over; on the other side of the Heli-plane was a very grim looking Moby, she and Moby didn't even look at each other the whole way over. When she stepped onto the plane he suddenly got very interested with his M-Comm. He kept on dozing off most of the time...Yuri could tell that he didn't get much sleep.
"Moby...Moby" she shook him gently.
"Eh...wot...what?" Moby looked down at Yuri.
Yuri frowned at him. "Are you okay?"
Moby shrugged and managed a smile. "Just a lil stung love, nothing a good days worth of mountain air can't cure", He took his helmet off and ran a finger through his dreads. He looked at Yuri again and laughed. "What's that, kid?" he pointed at her neck. Yuri was wearing Griff's spiked choker around her neck, she also had on one of his wrist bands. Yuri blushed at little.
"Its Griff's...he told me to wear it for good luck...I sorta like it" she smiled, looking away.
Moby took the choker and slid it down her neck, and saw a dark purple mark.
"And that is..?" Moby asked, looking a little worried.
Yuri blushed deeper than before, quickly pulling up the necklace to hide it from him. "What do you think?" she stifled a laugh when Moby blinked in horror.
"The little grommet already given ya a hickey? He sure has changed from last yea....You...just don't let him hurt you. Okay?" Moby shifted from joking from a serious tone. "Don't let anyone hurt you, okay love?" Moby looked over to Zoe, who was carrying on with her conversation.
As the plane landed, the riders got off as Rahzel introduced them.
"Mac Fraser, Atomika, Moby Jones, Zoe Payne, Nate Logan, Eddie Wachoski, and Yuri!" The crowd cheered as they all waved. Zoe tried her best to look her usual mood. Rahzel boomed over the intercom.
"The first rider to take the jumps will be Nate Logan!", the crowd cheered in response. Nate tipped his hat and slid forward to the gate. Waiting for the count....3.....2.....1, Nate took off, taking a brief moment to jump in the air to gain a little momentum. He soared over the first jump, doing a small Fillet o' Stalefish to a late Indy, he pumped his fist in the air, his adrenaline rising as he took the second jump. He decided to show off this time, he took his board and flung it out in front of him, spinning it on his fingers.
"THE SLINGER!" Rahzel yelled as Nate landed the trick near perfectly, on the third and final jump. Nate took a deep breath as he slid up the incline, at the edge of the ramp he took off, soaring over a tree and a snow light. He knew he didn't have enough air to pull off the Banger, so instead he took his board behind his back and spun sideways, Torpedoing down...too fast. The crowed gasped at Nate slammed into the powder, his board flying over the finish line.
Nate slid along the snow, and looked up, his score had just plummeted, he didn't even make the qualifying score. He sunk his head and stuff up, giving the crowd and gave a thumbs up to the crowd. The crowd applauded in response, seeing that he was okay.
"Its just a game...a...game..." Nate chanted to himself, fighting back his frustration as he walked off the run.
"It's sad, but with Nates fall he dosent qualify for the final heat, Next up is your #1SSX rated rider, MAC FRASER!"
The crowd went nuts as Mac too his position.
3...
2...
1...
Mac flew off the starting ramp, and leapt into the air....
---
Allegra slammed down with a thud, JP was still far ahead of her, but at least she had passed Viggo who gave her a quick tip.
"Your score is higher, just win the race!" Viggo yelled at her as she streamed by, dodging every jump possible. JP knew he had this one, just one more gap and the finish line was all his, it would take a miracle for Allegra to catch up to him, or so he thought as Allegra tipped his board from behind.
"HOW DID YOU!? NO!" JP yelled at her, spraying snow at her. Allegra stayed silent and came up along side him.
The gap come up slowly, they had both tensed their muscles...ready for the jump.
"You wont make eet!, I shall STAY a Snow God!" JP screamed at her.
Allegra yelled back, "ITS OVER JEAN! ITS OVER", they both jumped, the jump was long, and high. Viggo skidded to a halt, watching them with clinched fists.
"Come on, Ally...come on..." he watched her, unblinking.
Allegra knew the airtime was just too much to waste, she went for a second Capo, holding it perfectly. JP had the same thought, he pulled out his best trick, the Proper Poseur 2. The scene was unreal, Viggo didn't know who to watch as they both plummeted, then JP finished his trick, before Allegra...and Viggo saw the unthinkable. JP, looked over at Allegra, his board on tight, in a perfect position to knock her out of the race...JP leaned forward...too forward...on purpose...and fell. Viggo's eyes widened as Allegra landed, passing up JP's tumbling body. Allegra soared over the finish line and fell to her knees.
"I DID IT! I DID IT!!!" Allegra shouted at the top of her lungs. JP sat up, and looked back at Viggo. The Swedish phenom knew something was wrong, and then JP mouthed something to him, something that made Viggo's heart stop cold.
"Its all part of ze plan...all part of ze plan" JP mouthed, then stood up and walked towards Allegra.
Viggo had to tell Allegra it was a fluke, he HAD TO. Viggo couldn't take the jump, not on Allegra's board, so instead he took the long way around. Meanwhile, Allegra looked back at JP, giving him a long stare.
Somehow, JP's mood went from happy to almost self loathing. JP flung his board into the snow and cursed in French. Allegra stared at him almost scared.
"...Jean?" she walked over to him slowly, he turned to look at her. "Are you okay?...Its...only a title." she whispered to him, trying to calm him. JP didn't budge; he shot a glance at her and flung his glasses off.
"JUST A TITLE!? This was one of ze best things to happen to me since I return! Snow God status shows that you are worth something! It shows that you are on ze top!" JP flailed his arms. "What am I now, Allegra? Can you answer that for me?" he pulled his Snow God pass off of his neck and threw it into her chest. Allegra looked down at it, frowning.
"...You are a veteran...three years running." She murmured. She looked up at him, he was trying to mask his anger in the tears of defeat. "You are a winner, Jean...you can get anyone else's title...I believe in you, don't let this stop you." She looked at him harder, his expression starting to soften.
JP looked back at her. "...I...I...don't know if I can..." he mumbled.
She grabbed him by the shoulders and gazed at him. "I KNOW you can, Jean...I know you can.."
A panting and tired Viggo finally came within sight of two shadows, he knew who they were...and he just HAD to let Allegra know the truth...but something caused him to stop dead in his tracks...something horrific...something that made his whole world crumble...
JP held Allegra by the waists, kissing her deeply, Allegra deepened the kiss as the snow fell around them, then broke it to kiss his nose softly. "I told you, you're a winner..." she whispered, not letting him go.
Viggo opened his mouth, but no words came out...he couldn't speak...he couldn't move...his mind was a blur and he only heard the words of JP repeating in his head...
"Its all part of ze plan....all part of ze plan..."