Jet pulled ahead at the start of the race. "Ha ha ha!"
"No!" Shouted Shadow. He came up from behind Jet. They were side by side.
"Come on guys!" Sonic called to Tails and Knuckles who were behind him.
"This is kind of nerve racking!" Said Tails who had caught up to Sonic.
Wave was riding next to Tails now. "See you at the finish line." She rammed Tails into Sonic. They stumbled on their boards, but caught their balance. By this time Wave had already passed them.
Storm was now catching up to Knuckles. "Heh heh heh, don't get in my way!"
Knuckles glanced at Storm but tried to keep his eyes on the track. "Oh, yeah?" He flew in front of Storm. "H... hey!" Shouted Storm. "I can't see! Move!"
"Okay." Agreed Knuckles. He dodged a pole in front of him and Storm ended up hitting it, knocking him off his board. Knuckles laughed. "See ya!"
Rouge was flying next to Knuckles now. "Hey, nice job." She said.
Knuckles was weaving in between oncoming cars. "Uh... thanks, I guess."
Rouge chuckled and flew past Knuckles. "Hey! There's no way you're beating me!"
Back in sixth and seventh place Sonic and Tails were trying to catch up with the rest of the racers.
"Just wait until I see Wave again!" Tails said. He jumped over a car as Sonic jumped down from a rail which landed himself next to Tails. "Let's just try to catch up first, Tails."
"Ergh!" Storm was in last because of Knuckles. "This isn't over yet!"
"This is getting intense!" Said Omochao. "Jet is in first, Shadow is in second, Wave is in third, Rouge is in fourth, Knuckles is in fifth, Sonic and Tails are in sixth and seventh, and Storm is in last."
Shadow had now caught up to Jet and slightly passed him.
"What!" Jet demanded. He turned to Wave who was behind him. "What is Storm doing in last?"
Wave shrugged. "Who cares?" She zoomed past Jet and next to Shadow.
"Everybody is now in the middle of their second lap!" shouted Omochao. "Keep it up!"
Rouge and Knuckles were now trailing behind Jet.
"I've got this!" Said Knuckles as he passed Rouge. Him and Jet were close now.
Sonic and Tails were riding on Rouge's turbulence, which drastically boosted their speed. They both jumped over Rouge and sped in to the crowd of racers. Tails was dodging and weaving obstacles. "Go Tails, go!" Sonic cheered on his friend.
"What the?" Shadow was surprised to see Tails pass him. He was now trailing behind Wave.
Wave turned her head and saw Tails gaining speed. "He's not half bad..." Wave said to herself. She was also gaining speed.
"There's no way that fox kid will beat Wave!" Jet shouted.
"Don't be so sure, Jet!" Sonic was next to him.
Storm was now behind everybody. "Where is that red guy?" He demanded.
Rouge was now in seventh and was trying to keep up. She turned and saw Storm behind her. "You mean Knuckles?"
Storm tried to ram Rouge but she dodged right before he did.
"I don't care what his name is! I'm smoking him on the next track!" Storm zoomed passed Rouge.
Rouge sighed. "How did I get in last?" She asked herself.
Back in first Tails and Wave were battling it out. They were almost finished with their final lap.
Jet was trying to pass Sonic and Shadow. "Give up!" Said Shadow. "I'm the ultimate!"
Sonic laughed. "You wish!" He sped up next to Shadow. Jet did the same.
"Wave and Tails are almost across the finish line!" Said Omochao.
Tails flew into the air passed Wave and landed smootly. He could see the finish line. "No!" Shouted Wave.
"You can't beat me!" She crouched down on her board and tried to gain as much speed as she could. Her and tails were
neck and neck.
Come on... Tails said to himself. He crossed into Wave's path, throwing her off guard. Tails passed the finish line. In first place.
"Tails has finished in first place!" Announced Omochao. "Wave has finished in second!"
Shadow, Sonic, and Jet were all ramming each other.
"Ugh!" Shouted Jet as Shadow rammed into him. "Ouch!" Said Sonic as Jet hit him. "Ergh!" Shouted Shadow as Sonic accidentally hit him. "Watch it!"
"Uh... sorry Shadow."
Jet crossed the finish line in third place, Shadow in fourth, and Sonic in fifth.
Knuckles finished in sixth. "Hmph... I'll do better next race..."
Rouge and Storm were about to finish for seventh and eighth.
"You better not get last!" Shouted Jet to Storm.
Storm was a little nervous. "Uh... okay boss!"
Rouge cut off Storm right before the finish line, which knocked Storm off his board.
"Rouge has just finished in seventh!" Said Omochao. "Storm might have won if he hadn't made that crucial mistake."
Sonic stepped off his board and gave Tails a high five. "Alright, Tails! You rock!"
Tails was happy with his performance. "Thanks, Sonic."
Wave was walking past Tails. He put his arm on her shoulder. "Hey, Wave... nice race."
Wave detached his hand from her shoulder. "You won't be so lucky, next time." She walked away and watched as Jet was argueing with Storm.
Knuckles and Shadow joined Sonic and Tails. Knuckles congratulated Tails. Shadow did as well, but it was only a nod.
"The scores are... Tails with ten points, Wave with eight points, Jet with six, Shadow with four, Sonic with three, Knuckles with two, Rouge with one, and Storm with zero. Take a little break everyone." Announced Omochao. "And then the next race will begin at Red Canyon."
Rouge had walked up to the four. "Nice race everyone. I need to do better."
She winked and then walked away.
"Let's head out to Red Canyon right now." Said Sonic. Everyone agreed and they walked off to Red Canyon. When they got there, Shadow looked at Sonic. "Don't mess me up this time."
"I didn't try to mess you up Shadow." Said Sonic. "I tried to mess Jet up."
Shadow stood on his board. "Whatever, just try to let me handle this. There's no way I'm letting those freaks get ahold of my emerald."
Sonic sighed and agreed. Only to get Shadow to leave him alone about the situation.
All the riders had now arrived, talking and discussing amongst themselves.
"I've got an idea," Jet whispered to his partners. He pulled out a pocket sized bomb, and handed it to Wave.
"Go put this on Shadow's board. Then, if he's about to beat me, I'll detinate it." He showed them his little detonator.
Wave didn't hesitate to take the bomb. She grabbed it and walked over to Shadow. "Hey, nice job." She stuck her hand out for him to shake it. Shadow turned around.
He is so stubborn! Wave thought. "Um... nice board you have. Can I see it?"
Shadow turned around and looked Wave in the eye. "... whatever."
Wave grabbed it and placed the bomb on the bottom of the board. Now that she accomplished what had to be done, she could stop pretending to be nice to him. She scoffed. "Good luck with this board. You know, I actually feel kind of bad for you."
"I'll show you who's boss!" Shadow stood up.
Wave didn't seem to be afraid. She turned around and walked back to Jet and Storm.
"Well?" Storm asked.
Wave turned to Jet not paying attention to Storm's question. "It's done."
"Will the racers please line up? the race is about to start!" Omochao boomed.
Everybody lined up.
"3!"
"This time..." Said Shadow. "I'll get first. You can count on that."
"2!"
Jet overheard what Shadow had said and rolled his eyes.
"1!"
"Go!"
Omochao watched the racers begin down the track. "The second race of the Extreme Gear Tournament has now begun!"