Johnny was riding his skateboard to the theater at top speed. It was the first practice day for their new play and he was late.
He rounded the corner of the street and rode down, the theater in sight. But he was so focused on the theater that he didn't notice Buster riding in on his bike.
The koala was also failing to look for he was too busy stuffing some papers into his sack.
BAM!
Johnny ran in to Buster who went crashing onto the street.
The gorilla groaned as he shook his head.
"Buster, Johnny!"
Trust Rosita to always be where the injuries were.
The mother of 25 raced to their sides and helped them up.
"Are you guys okay?" She asked.
"Yeah, I guess so. Mr. Moon? I really sorry! I wasn't paying attention."
Buster grunted as he lifted his bike off of him before turning to the teen.
"No problem, Johnny. My fault too." He said, rubbing his arm.
"What was the rush?" Ash asked as she raced up.
"I was late." Johnny said, bluntly.
"Well, we're here now. Let's get started, shall we?" Buster said, smiling.
SING
After their practice, Buster and Johnny walked to take a look at the damage to their transportations. Luckily all was well.
Buster grunted as he lifted his bike.
"Good thing about riding a bike is you never have to pay for gas." He said.
"Same with a skateboard." Johnny replied.
"How long you been doing that, Johnny?"
The teen gorilla lifted his board to look at it. It was the one Buster had given him at his birthday. His old one was safely at home.
"All my life. I was first interested when I saw the Skateboard Championships on tv. It was first and probably the last time my dad bought anything. I was horrible at first, but soon I mastered it. How long have you been riding?" Johnny asked.
"When I was seven, I got a job as a paper boy. My dad had secretly bought the bike for me and taught me how to ride." Buster sighed sadly as he placed his hand on his bike.
Johnny frowned as he rubbed his neck awkwardly. Then he smiled.
"Say, could you...teach me how to ride a bike?" He asked.
Buster raised an eyebrow. "Only of you teach me how to ride a skateboard."
Johnny held out his hand and shook Buster's paw.
SING
"Ten bucks say one of 'em ends up in the emergency room." Mike said.
"No betting on who is going to hurt the worst." Rosita said as she sat by a first aid kit.
"You're on." Ash whispered to the jazz mouse.
It was Tuesday morning and the gang had decided to meet and skate park. Rosita had brought medical supplies just in case.
Buster smiled as he crossed his arms while Johnny attempted to get onto the bike.
"Alright, Johnny, just relax." Buster said as Johnny got onto the bike.
"Keep a tight grip on the handle bars. Now, the little bars things under them are the brakes, grip those and you'll come to stop, but don't grip them immediately or-"
But before Buster could finish, Johnny yelped as he went down into the concrete pit. Panicked, he gripped the bars and flipped over.
"...That will happen." Buster finished.
Johnny was glad that they came on a school day when no one was out.
Rosita was about to go help when he raised his hand.
Then it was Buster's turn.
"Alright, to brake, push down with your back foot and it will stop." Johnny said as he rubbed his neck.
Buster took a deep breath before pushing himself over. He was doing okay before his wheel hit a rock and he flipped over.
"Smooth, boss!" Mike laughed.
Buster gave one of his rarely used death glares and grabbed the board as he headed back up.
Johnny and Buster practiced all morning, most of their attempts ended in disaster.
The only one who seemed to be enjoying himself was Mike who started to record Johnny and Buster's...attempts.
Finally, Johnny began to master the bike and soon he was peddling away.
"Way to go, Johnny!" Ash cried to her friend.
The gorilla then proceeded to do some tricks. Thanks to his long arms, he was able to balance without hands.
Buster also mastered his ride.
He began jumping into the air and flipping his board, landing impressively back to his normal position.
By evening, both Johnny and Buster were semi pros.
Gunter clapped as the two rode towards them.
"Já, that was spicy!" He said.
"Yeah, yeah, now do something stupid so I can film it." Mike said, waving his paw.
"Well, I am proud of you both. Great job!" Rosita said hugging them.
"Couldn't have done it without Mr. Moon's help." Johnny said.
"Nor I without Johnny."
Rosita smiled. "Now that you guys are both 'trainers', think you could...teach my kids?"
Buster and Johnny looked at each other before escaping on their new wheels.
"Oh, and Mike? You owe me ten dollars." Ash said, smirking.
Suddenly they heard a crash.
"OW!" Buster's voice rang.
"Oh no, my dear, I believe you owe me."