Time for some shaking up!
Chapter 5: The Race is On!
" Wow! You chao didn't do too badly with such an outdated board… Where did you get this thing?" Wave asked Ghost in her workshop.
" We sniped an Eggrobo and stole his board. It was fun until my wife showed up with her hammer." Ghost shuddered.
" You have a wife?" Storm asked.
" Yup, her name is Spic." Ghost replied.
" Same here, my wife's called Flame." Flash smiled.
" What about Scribbles?" Wave wondered.
' Single. Turns out there aren't many girls that like the silent type.' Scribbles wrote.
" You know, I never looked at chao like that." Jet said. Suddenly, Spic, Span, and Flame ran into the workshop.
" Spic, what happened?" Ghost asked.
" Abyss showed up. He said that Team Metal Chao will be waiting for you after the Grand Prix!" Spic gasped.
" So, in order to meet up with them, we need to stay in this race!" Flash grinned.
" Yes, we're ready to give you any support you need. Those overgrown toasters trashed my favorite coffee place." Flame said grimly. Ghost glanced at Jet who nodded.
" You're going to need some better boards than what you've got. Leave them here and take a walk for a few hours." Wave instructed.
In the hotel, Trez awoke from his slumber and looked over at the bed where Flora and Death slept. The gray chao swept his hand over Flora's head and stepped out on the balcony. The sun shone brightly on his face. Almost immediately, Trez's head began to ache fiercely.
" Is there something bothering you, Trez?" Flora asked as she walked out on the balcony.
" My head is killing me. Would you have something that can help?" Trez replied. Flora looked around the hotel room until she saw a plant with bright orange flowers and picked some leaves off of it. She then ground them up into a fine powder and gave it to Trez.
" Here, this should help." Flora said. Trez took it and gulped it down. Almost immediately, his headache dulled greatly.
" Thanks…" Trez said quickly. On the bed, Death woke up and stretched. His head ball became a heart when he saw Flora. The sight of her sent the little chao crawling onto the balcony where Trez hopped up on the railing.
" What are you doing?" Flora asked panicked.
" I'm going to get some breakfast. Do you want me to get you and Death anything?" Trez asked.
" Could you grab a mango for me and an orange for Death?" Flora asked. Trez nodded and jumped off the top floor of the hotel. The gray chao gripped a clothesline and swung to a palm tree. Trez then hopped onto the roof of a passing car.
" If he insists on stunts like that, he may need more medical attention than he does now." Flora sighed while Death giggled. Trez jumped onto the road and whipped out his board. Flora made him put it away after the race because it was too dangerous.
" What's this?" the gray chao said as he gazed at a big screen showing Ghost.
" A new team has entered the EX World Grand Prix! It is Team Chao, the infamous chao from the Neutral Garden!" the announcement blared. Trez grabbed the food and dashed back to the hotel. He had to use the elevator in order to reach the top floor.
" What kept you?" Flora asked.
" Sorry, but I just saw an announcement about those races. My friend Ghost is entering and I was wondering if we could enter." Trez said coyly.
" No, those races are dangerous. You could get killed along with your friend. I won't allow it!" Flora huffed.
" Look, I've already lost everything in my life. The only thing that keeps me going is memories of my other friend Erin as well as rumbles with Ghost. If you're not going to enter, I'll go by myself!" Trez vented as he grabbed his board and ran out.
" Captain Nebula, There is a hover board store!" Star pointed out.
" Techno sighting reported!" Galaxy barked causing Nebula to stop in her tracks and run at her crush.
" Techno, hi!" Nebula said cheerily.
" Nebula, what are you doing here?" Techno asked. Nebula noticed some board parts in the bag that Techno was holding.
" I'm thinking about entering this Grand Prix, but I kind of need a board. I was wondering if you could make me one, Please?" Nebula asked with a flirty tone in her voice.
" Sure, come with me to the Neutral Garden and I'll fix you one." Techno replied as the couple walked away, leaving Star and Galaxy.
" Picking up strong magnetic readings this way!" Galaxy reported as she pointed downtown. Standing there was a robotic chao with an etch-a-sketch.
'Who are you?' Scrawl sketched.
" We're Star and Galaxy! We are searching for a distress signal somewhere. Have you heard anything suspicious at all?" Star asked. Scrawl shook his head and bolted.
" Huh…That was strange…" Galaxy said then walked off.
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