POV Narrator:
The day that Chelsea visited Laura in Luna Nova was extremely fun, even though at the beginning the older McLaren was totally against this "visit", she ended up enjoying it after a while, they played real estate for a while, they even had a good time, but one thing that changed was Bernadette's relationship with the Irish girl, that ended up giving a change for the worse, since after seeing a very incestuous kiss between the two girls, the Cavendish was a little devastated, since she was beginning to really have feelings well marked in relation to the redhead, she was already starting to like, even though she gave a kiss by impulse that same day the Scottish started to give a slight ignore.
The week was going by in Luna Nova, it was close to another event at the academy, that would be the broom relay on Friday, in this week Laura's suspension had already passed and she could leave the academy again, so she could walk freely around the city, since she was finding it a little bit monotonous to stay only in her room playing videogames and she felt like going for a walk with the girls to do something. Another thing that was getting stranger was that Beatrice was stopping with all the implication around McLaren, in fact she remained very neutral, which was very strange since in the previous weeks she had even planned a fight between Laura and 10 other witches, But this was only with the Irish girl, since with Bernadette she was always giving the girl a slight implication, always complaining when she left to go see her friend in the red team's room, or when she said that she was doing Cavendish's head, it was always the same complaints coming from England.
Friday, September 25, 1987
The day of the Luna Nova broom relay finally arrived at the witch academy, it was the long awaited day when Laura would simply win, so much so that she didn't even have a class there, it was just a day dedicated for the students to get ready for the big event, which was really quite whimsical, they had balloons all over the course, cameras, even the LNN (Luna Nova News) team that was covering all the transmission of the event, with commentaries coming from Kerubo Maina, Beatriz Senna and Morgan Franklin from the pink team which was selected to be responsible for all the transmission and commentaries of the big event.
The rules were very simple, the teams of students separated into three sectors, each one was waiting for the other, they received a wristband and had to pass it to the friend in the next sector who would continue flying to the next sector and then pass the wristband to the last one who would fly to the finish line. The first to arrive wins. The brooms could be any one, as well as there was no very clear rule about cheating, and they could even try to get in the way of others along the way. There were three separate sectors with more technical and skill sessions. The first course had 7.5 km, it was the easiest with some sessions of straights and few curves, the second course had more curves and was extremely technical, besides being a little longer with 10 km and finally the third and last course that mixed both technique and speed, was the longest and most difficult, the witches were able to take their brooms to the limit in this part, it contained 22.5 km long separated in all kinds of difficulty that a witch would go through. Totaling in a race of 40 km of pure adrenaline for the students.
It was already 11 o'clock in the morning that day, the girls were all in the courtyard of the academy, they kept stretching, they were from all the years that participated in that event, from the students who were in their first year without being focused on magic as guests, with only 13 years old, to the 17/18 year old students who were in their last year.
POV Laura:
Broomstick racing, like I'm not used to it... Today I still have to go out... I'm going to have a race there in Inverness, later today, well at least it is on the course where the 24 hours of Ness passes, it will be fun to run there, but first we will warm up with this race. But it is strange... Bern has been very strange and colder this week, I wonder why she has been ignoring me so much, is it because of that kiss? Really? I don't like my sister that way, we just had that habit... Oh... Why am I feeling bad about this? She is not my girlfriend, I don't owe Bernadette any satisfaction, but at the same time I feel like I do... What the hell... Well let's focus on the race, soon Bernadette and April come to me.
- So Laura, where are we staying? Have you decided yet? - asks Rose.
- Rose you are in the first sector, you are the slowest of us three, I don't care how far behind you are in reality, it's 22 km to the finish line in my sector, I will be able to open a large advantage and that I am sure, so April is in the middle sector and I'm in the last sector - I tell them and they just nod their heads until Beatrice England comes to us.
- You're going to lose, you can even make sure of punching like you did that day, but I can make sure of flying, I'm one of the fastest in the class and I still have Bernadette on my team, she's the fastest, she's so fast that Professor Nelson even lets her stay out of class because she has nothing to teach. Honestly, I'd like to bet on it, but I know you're going to lose - said the smoker, thinking she was the fucker.
- What sector are you going to be in? Because in the last sector I'm going to pass everyone and win this event, it's not like I think I'm a bigot or anything, but you have to be pretty blind not to notice that it's not just Bern that Professor Nelson has nothing to teach - I say in great detail to the spoiled girl who gets a little foamy.
- You're fucked Laura McLaren, Bernadette is going to trounce you in the last sector, she herself told me she can fly over 400 km/h, I don't know about you, but that's enough to destroy your shoulders if you don't know how to control it, good luck trying to reach that speed, I'll love to see my team winning that trophy - she said thinking she's the fucker, I just shrugged and soon saw her leaving there with her team.
We kept warming up a little more until me and the girls said goodbye and each one went to the relay station, I went to the last one where when I positioned myself, I found Cabbage sitting on one of the chairs waiting, she sees me and I take the opportunity to wave to her and Bern waves back, but it's strange, she is colder ... Damn old man... I really screwed up.
- Bern... I... - I say to Bern, but without being able to complete it properly.
- You? - she said, completing me and leaving me a little embarrassed.
- Me, I messed up Bern... Can you forgive me for what happened on Saturday? I can't go without talking to you... I think I really... - I would even say that she completes me and acts in a very intimidating way towards me.
- I've already forgiven you Laura, but you still demand explanations, after all what you did is not normal and April told me that this was common between you and Chelsea, but let's not talk today, only after your race, when we are here in Luna Nova - She said seriously while I swallowed some saliva, she leaves me with a very low guard indeed - And another thing, now I just want to focus on winning this event, I know it's much higher, but I will hope that my team delivers results. So are we clear? - I just agree with the head... Fuck you old man... I can't do it! She seems to use some magic on me to make me intimidated, she is worse than my mother... How do I feel this way? She's not even my girlfriend... Fuck...
POV Rosemary:
I'll finish this race soon... Laura told me that she would buy a box with several packs of Mariomo for me, I think it's a golden opportunity, especially since they are the tastiest, well from what I see Molly will be the one to start, I'll take the opportunity to talk to her a little.
- Hey Molly, how are you? - I ask Molly who was a little nervous.
- Oh Rose, I'm fine... A little nervous about this race... Bea told me that she would reward me if I won... I'm just trying to concentrate, and I haven't smoked or anything for a day now. I end up getting a little nervous without my "differentiated" cigarettes if you know what I mean. But how is my brother doing? I heard that you visited him last weekend - Molly said and asked about her brother.
- Ah Harry is fine as always, we are still very good together... Honestly Molly, I think it's better to get rid of Bea, she may be pretty and all, I know they even lie together, but have you stopped to find someone who really deserves you, I see how she uses you in a way you have no idea, just for the hint anyway - I tell Molly who gives a snort.
- I think I fell in love with Bea... That's the tricky thing... I want to make her change, to stop all this... You know, it's just me doing... better and today is my chance... You know, I have been training a lot and I can give Beatrice a pleasure that she will never forget to the point of only wanting me and who knows with the love she feels for me... She won't change either, you know I think the whole way she is acting with Laura McLaren is unnecessary, not to mention the tension with Bernadette that I have no doubt will become more and more important - Molly said, "Really I think she is overreacting a bit, she is not going to be the transforming pussy like that, I don't want to hurt her so I will just leave it alone. But she has to realize that Beatrice must have slept with so many people who are much better in bed than she is, and not because of that have fallen in love with her.
POV April:
Oh really, in the same sector as the spoiled brat... Well at least there's Eleanora around here who... Oh please girl, you found this pussy in the fucking garbage! I can't believe you're hitting on Beatrice, by the nine lesbian witches Maria White, go take it up your ass, if I were this girl's mother I would slap this girl so she would get a grip... Oh please... I wanted to have sex with you today... I already know that Eleanora Maria White is out of the question if I want to get someone to forget Laura.
- Hey April, enough more faggoty - said the blonde slut calling out to me until I walked over to her who was standing next to fucking Beatrice.
- Which one was it now? - I say with no desire to, especially since I had Beatrice England around.
- No hard feelings about you being friends with the infamous Laura McLaren, but hey Jordan, I hear you suck pretty good girl, what do you think about having a threesome with us, so far we already have Maria White and my colleague Molly and Bianca Matarazzo and her colleagues. We're going to have a victory party in the white team's room. Hey, will it stick? - Fuck you, I don't know what Eleanora Maria White has been spreading about me, but fuck you! Even more so with Beatrice England... And Bianca Matarazzo, I regret to this day that I lost my virginity with her sticking that rubber dick in my pussy like a sword.
- Sorry it's too expensive, I didn't find my pussy in the trash,- I say very clearly which leaves the spoiled brat foaming with rage.
- But you don't have to pay anything,- Eleanora said, "but I'm not a cheap tramp.
- So fuck you and I hope you lose to me in this broomstick relay, I doubt very much that your friend Laura will ever hold Bernadette! - All right, I just shrugged and walked out of there while Eleanora just said that I was too lame and I heard it from afar and got a little bit of a crush on that little bitch's face, until someone touches my shoulder...
- Don't pay any attention to them... You know Beatrice England is all about that sex stuff... She treated me very badly when... It's unfortunate that I've come to... you know... But hey, I've seen you around here a lot - Oh fuck... She's got great fucking hair, green eyes... By the nine lesbian witches I think I'll give this girl an idea, I don't care, let's see which one she is... Who she really is...
- Oh I can't stand this Beatrice and this time Elenora also crossed the line, but hey, who are you anyway? I've seen you here and never noticed how you're so hot - I say immediately giving the idea on the redheaded girl, look she's taller than me, I've already found an advantage.
- I'm Scarlet Taylor, I don't think you've seen me around here much... But I thought it was interesting, the outing you gave Beatrice England. Wouldn't you like to go out for a walk later? I'm free - Scarlet... What a beautiful fucking name.
- Just come on girl, I'm just going to finish this race and then we'll go out,- I tell her and she gives me a little wink. Wow, I love it, she already knows how to get there, if I can't with Eleanora then at least with this Scarlet I can.
POV Narrator:
Time goes by, the girls were all in the relay sectors just waiting to be released, until the time came that the race would start, more precisely at noon the start is given and who comes out ahead at that time is Molly Lancaster who shows how well motivated she was to go with everything, the race was narrated by Kerubo who counted with a huge animation, as if it were a big event, broadcasted by all the crystal balls and even televisions throughout the UK and on the crystal ball witches channel.
POV Rosemary:
As I imagined, Molly is going all out, this way she's going to end up with her magic used up very quickly, well I'm comfortable here in fourth position, I don't need to go out passing anyone or force it, just take it to the other side, manage this magic well before I run out of it and get in trouble, well let's just keep going, it looks like Kerubo is all excited narrating this race.
- And Molly Lancaster is shooting ahead! That's over 300km/h on a broomstick! How impressive! This is going to be quite a race! But the girls behind don't get too slow either, and soon they are going at a similar speed! Come on girls! Cheer up! This race can't just be between one girl! - Said Kerubo trying to cheer us up, we could hear everything as the track went by, it was interesting.
I'm following at I don't know how fast, but I knew it was fast because I was going at the same level as Leslie Woodland and Valentina Marin, they were the only ones in front of me, I just had to keep following them at this level and getting the vacuum so the wind wouldn't be too bad on my shoulder and I would make it to the end, it's kind of easy, these girls are not that great, compared to Laura they are not. But I am pushing a little, I admit.
The time goes by and I keep these positions for a while, I even take the third place and Molly never gets tired, so as soon as I get there and pass the wristband to April who leaves at the time I notice that she was passed out on the floor, so I go to her to see what was going on.
- Molly? - I say a little worried and putting my hand up to check her vital signs, which for a relief were fine... It was too much magic, she forced herself too much, I bet Bea must be gone by now, at least Eleanora was taking care of her no matter how much she was a rival, but that was until a few seconds later Velma Bernhardt arrives and passes the bracelet to Maria White who just goes away from there... Soon Molly wakes up, she was fine.
- I think I pushed it a little bit, but at least I got a good lead on Bea, I hope our team can win.
- Take this, it will make you feel better, you pushed it a little too hard Molly, it amazes me how you Lancasters can stand it so much - I tell her.
- My mother owns Lancaster Broom Racing, she's on the British Broom Racing Tour and is thinking of one day starting a team in the World Broom Racing Championship, but she needs to get more money, she just... I did well? she told me.
- You've opened up at least a good lead, because when we arrived Beatrice was a good few seconds ahead and... - I said until I looked into the crystal ball projecting on the screen and quickly I see how April started to speed up, she was getting closer and closer to Beatrice.
- Ah crap! Your friend is going to make all my progress go down the drain - Molly said frustrated.
- It's not April's fault for being faster, it's your friend's fault for not being fast enough, if she wants to exclude you because of this, she has to do her duty, you're not Beatrice England's subordinate, you're you Molly Lancaster, value yourself.
POV April:
Now let's see if you're going to win, you fucking slut, you didn't even give a shit about your poor friend, she fainted in the middle of the race and lay there for a little while, and only came out with the fucking bracelet, no now I'm going to beat her and today I'm going to show that I'm not Laura's shadow when it comes to broomstick racing.
- Wow! April Jordan is speeding up and speeding up! How incredible! She'll catch up to Beatrice England in no time! But let's see what they are capable of on this course full of very twisty curves! - She was practically standing right next to me with the camera close to my face, or was it just one of her friends. I don't know, I will focus here.
I swear I'm going to make this Beatrice swallow dust, I've raced the McLaren, they are real monsters on that thing, I am a racer's daughter! I'm going to show that I'm not a little shit! When I get to the curves, I go all the way, without fear, scraping along some walls so much that I start to look at Beatrice right in front of me on a straight line. She looks back and casts a spell in my direction, but luckily I dodge it.
- You're crazy! You could have killed me! - I say this in a rage, but I doubt she will listen to me at 330 km/h, at least then I will pass her.
- Woah! Beatrice England is being a dirty runner! But that doesn't change April Jordan who keeps getting closer and closer! What a spectacular race - Ouch, ouch Kerubo this isn't Gran Prix Tour, how exciting girl.
I keep following her, always dodging her spells, getting closer and closer, she kept casting spells and getting slower, she was so stupid at that point, until she does her pirouettes, she brakes so abruptly that I'm in shock! She is crazy! I could have caused an accident, luckily I dodged it in time and went through those rings that were the final course. I finally arrive at the sector with a slight advantage over Beatrice.
- Woah! How incredible! April Jordan is a broom runner on another level! She pressured Beatrice to the finish and showed class in this overtaking, as well as guts for those rings! That's it girl... Now Laura McLaren is the first to leave the sector - said Kerubo commenting the race with all the animation.
- Thanks April, you're great, but I'm going to wait a little while, I want to have fun against Bern," said Laura in her own way.
- And Laura McLaren didn't come out! How strange! Is she going to wait? What kind of act is this? How could she risk it like that? - said Kerubo underestimating Laura, she has no idea what my friend is capable of.
POV Laura:
Let's have some fun I want to see what Bern is capable of, let's see how long April has opened up about the spoiled little bitch and I also want to cause a shock to her just to show that I am not in the same league, that I am the flying Irish girl... Hehe, from today they'll know that I'm not just any speedy girl on the broom... It will be kind of boring for them to know that, but okay.
- Laura, what is the need to wait? Go throw this race in the trash, I know you're fast, but don't be self-righteous - said the cabbage.
- Said the one who was in shock when I gave her a ride a few weeks ago - I tell the cabbage that she was thinking of an excuse.
- To go for a ride with someone who flies a broom as if it were a racing broom is one thing, by the way, you weren't even with a regular broom that day, it was a slightly improved broom, I'm no fool, so it's no use underestimating me - Bern said imposing herself, let's see if she's all that, I'll just wait, until the spoiled little one lands panting and tired.
- What? Are you going to throw away your victory anyway? What is the need to wait for McLaren? You want to think you are in front of me even more - said the angry spoiled girl and gave the bracelet to Bern, who waved to me to leave, I just made a sign of 3 with my hand, she left in the same instant shooting with everything.
- Woah! and Bernadette Cavendish is leading, but how strange! Laura McLaren is just waiting, as if she greatly underestimates the speed of the Scottish student who is flying incredibly fast! 350, 360, 370, 400! She's flying at an impressive four hundred! - Said Kerubo commenting on the race until I decide to jump in and get out of there, at about the same instant that Maria White arrives passing the bracelet to her classmate. I just gave a quick start.
- I went! - I say until I go out in a whirl of speed.
I go from 0 to 300 km/h in just 3 seconds, my speed has been rapidly increasing and increasing, I'm going to get everyone in shock by showing that I can go as fast as a broom in the World Broom Racing Championship. It's only 22 km anyway, if I want to pull even more.
- What? Laura McLaren is a rocket! 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, she keeps increasing the speed! More and more! Never before in history! What kind of witch is this? This is humanly impossible! And she passes Bernadette Cavendish as if she were nothing! Is that a normal broom really? The cameras are all struggling to keep up! - Said Kerubo in shock to his mother, here we are going to get heavy, I'm going to pass right through that tower and show a little bit of my potential.
I push a little harder, without destroying the broom, since I was at the point of using magic to have to hold that broom in one piece without breaking apart or catching fire because of the speed, until I pass that speed sign... 739 km/h, not bad Laura McLaren, I could go faster, but these ordinary brooms can't handle it.
- It is what? How? Is that really possible? It is 739 km/h and she is still accelerating! What do you mean this is a human? How is that a witch? I am in shock, Laura McLaren is incredibly fast - said the excited little girl, all happy because she saw someone flying fast, big deal.
As soon as it gets to a more technical part and full of curves I pass as if it was nothing, pushing a little bit the limit of that broom, since the problem was the downforce, I mean... The lack of it, I couldn't pass so fast so I had to slow down, to only 500 km/h in some of these little corners, but nothing that I can't do, let's see if I can still handle a broom like that.
The race goes on and on in a very monotonous way for me, but I look around and everyone is open-mouthed, I don't know why, I'm just going really fast, until I cross the finish line and brake in an impressive way, putting the bristles of the broom on the ground and raising some dust, I think the maximum speed I got was 826 km/h, more than that I would have to sacrifice the protection of the broom, it took me a good few meters to brake.
- And Laura McLaren of the red team is the big winner! With a time of 1:56:193 the redhead showed how she is the fastest witch in Luna Nova! And she really is! She is the fastest in history! She smashed Louise Du Nord's records! This girl is a rocket! Laura McLaren! That's her name - said the egghead, "that's too much, but I couldn't even push it, these little brooms break after a certain speed, so you have to use magic to keep them from breaking.
After all the dust had settled they were all clapping for me, they were employees of Luna Nova, witches from other academies, even some of the parents of the students, I was just a little embarrassed by it all, until Bernadette arrived after two minutes practically, she wasn't bad at all, it was a time very close to Louise Du Nord's first record here, the witches have really taken a step forward from what they were at the beginning of the century, but still the teaching here is very easy.
- Wow! I didn't imagine it was all this Laura, I didn't imagine it would completely destroy me, but how come you didn't die? That speed is enough to kill someone, even more with a common broom - said the impressed cabbage while I just twirled my arms and walked towards the podium.
POV Narrator:
Ranking of the 1303rd Luna Nova Broom Relay:
1st: Red Team (Rosemary Morris, April Jordan, Laura McLaren) 5:35:134 (record)
2nd: Blue Team (Molly Lancaster, Beatrice England, Bernadette Cavendish) +2:11:131
3rd: Yellow Team (Velma Bernhardt, Eleanora Maria White, Naomi Ben Asher) + 0:13:009
In the year 1987 a record that stood for almost 70 years set by the 1916 Red Team between Diana Cavendish III, Hilda Von Braunchsbank and Louise Du Nord was finally broken and absolutely decimated by Laura McLaren who almost a minute and a half past the previous record set by the fastest runner who was the four-time World Broom Racing Championship champion, Frenchwoman Louise Du Nord, who won the titles in one of the most dangerous times in the race.
After a while the girls gather for the podium, where a picture is taken of Laura McLaren and her friends in the academy portrait, so much so that after that race, Beatrice even went to Irish to complain about cheating.
POV Laura:
Are you really going to complain about that? Good luck girl, let's see how it goes. She won't have any morals about it.
- No use hiding Laura McLaren, I know you cheated, it is humanly impossible for someone to fly at that speed, so I think you tampered with the broom to run! - Said the spoiled one with my broom in hand.
- I'm with Miss England, let's get this straight, nobody goes a minute and a half faster than the historical record just like that - said the boring old teacher taking my broom.
- I will look into it, it is quite possible that in case this broom is adulterated, we will disqualify the red team - said the nice teacher.
The teachers look at me and after a while they stare at me in fear and shock, they are impressed at how well I did, not bad, right? I only broke a little sweat in this race, maybe I overdid it a little, but anyway.
- It's legitimately a regular broom, you are graded, my congratulations Laura McLaren you are incredibly fast - said Professor Nelson squeezing my hand still in shock.
POV Narrator:
After that race, Laura went to Scotland to do the qualifying practice for the British Broom Racing Tour. Although she won the title in the eighth race, she still had seven more races to complete the season and so she could get even more points. McLaren's goal was this time to get as many points as possible in the season, which was 100, since the event counted only the 10 best results from 15 races. As usual, McLaren put on a show, getting the pole position.
In Luna Nova it was the talk of the moment, everyone was talking about how incredibly fast Laura was, so much so that April tells the girls it was because she was a professional broomstick racer which further grows Beatrice's envy of McLaren.
See you, Broom Racers…
