Hey everybody! Here's the fourth chapter! Hope ya'll liked the first three!
Don Wei sat in his room remembering his deceased wife. He was slightly aware of how chilly it was getting outside but, he didn't care. It was always cold without her there. Don glanced at a small box on the desk in his room. He noticed snowflakes beginning to enter. Suddenly a wind gust filled his whole room with snow. He walked outside to see what was going on. Stan and Koji were also outside inspecting the weather. "HOW CAN IT BE SNOWING?" he yelled over the wind gust.
"I DON'T KNOW!" Stan yelled back.
"WE'VE GOT TO GO COVER UP THE WHIZZING ARROW III!" Koji said.
Molly emerged from her room that she shared with Jordan. She shivered in the cold night air. "DO YOU NEED ANY HELP?" she asked.
"NO! YOU NEED YOU SLEEP FOR TOMORROW'S RACE!" Stan said.
"THERE ARE SOME EXTRA BLANKETS IN THE CARGO HOLD!" Koji yelled as he ran toward the hanger that held the star racer.
Jordan also came out from their room and walked behind Molly sleepily towards the cargo hold.
Don Wei walked back inside his room. I don't need a blanket. I can deal with the cold.
"It's freezing," Molly said as she finished putting up the tarp that prevented snow from entering their room. "Hurry up, Jordan. I can't feel my fingers," she said. Molly sat down.
"You'd think by the twentieth century…" The light flickered on and Jordan stopped mid-sentence.
"I can't believe how cold it is," Molly said. She put her hands up to the fire warming her numb fingers. .
Jordan glanced over at her. He held out his arm holding the blanket, "Climb in."
Molly looked over at him with a blank stare. Did he just say what I think he did?
"Maybe we should sit closer to one another," he said pointing to the spot next to him.
Molly pulled her blankets closer to her chest. She began to look at Jordan in disgust. What?! Are you crazy! I'm not going to sit by you, pervert!
Jordan took the hint that she thought he was being a pervert and said, "Haven't you heard the old saying. One Eskimo in a blanket dies; Two Eskimo in a blanket…live."
"Well, this Eskimo dies," Molly answered coldly. Sicko…
Jordan turned back to the fire. Great going, Jordan. Now she thinks you're a pervert…
Molly woke up the next morning. She was still a little cold, but her head was surprisingly warm. She smiled in content. Molly lazily reached up and tried to hug her pillow closer and realized that it very heavy and a little hard. That moment she realized, she wasn't sleeping on a pillow. Molly sat up immediately and rubbed her cheek. Eww… I feel asleep on his lap... Jordan fell over and but somehow continued to stay in a deep slumber. Molly smiled a little. A fog horn could probably sound right now, and he wouldn't wake up.
She put on her coat and walked outside. Molly looked out upon the mountains covered with snow. It was a beautiful sight. The air was cold and crisp. She breathed in. "I never been to the mountains before, but I guess this makes up for it. Nice open spaces. That's the kind of terrain we need for the Whizzing Arrow III. I'm gonna win the race!" The last sentence echoed in the silence. Molly jumped a bit then smiled. She cupped her hands around her mouth to make her voice louder. "I'm going to win the race today!" She yelled at the mountains. Molly glanced over and noticed Aikka standing all alone on his flying temple. "Prince Aikka! Watch out! Today's my day to win!" She said playfully. She walked back inside the temple.
Aikka looked over his shoulder back at the shadowy figure looming in the darkness.
"Your time of half-heartedness is over, my dear Prince," General Kross said," You're either with us or against us."
"My friendship with human teen is a personal matter," Prince Aikka replied.
General Kross backhanded Aikka throwing him against a nearby wall.
"Crog! Have you lost your mind?!" said Prince's Aikka fencing master. He rushed forward with his sword. Kross caught the sword and shattered it with his bear hands. The Nourasian fell to the floor and the Crog picked him up by his arm. The fencing master tried to wiggle free of the Crog's crushing grasp. Aikka got to his feet realizing that his fencing master was being tortured.
"Kross! Stop it!" he yelled banging his fist into the wall. The Crog released the Nourasian's arm. The fencing master kneeled down and rubbed his arm. "What must I do?" Aikka asked.
The floor opened up and the Whizzing Arrow III fell to ground just like any other race on Oban. Molly smiled. They landed softly. All the racers speeded forward. "Koji, how many rings are there?" Molly said to the communicator.
"There's only one. It looks like a sprint," Koji answered.
"Great! I'm going into hyper drive!" Molly said excitedly.
"Hold on, Molly, let Koji check the fuel," Stan answered.
Molly waited for Koji to check the fuel. "Okay, you can go into hyper drive in twenty seconds."
Jordan glanced over at Aikka. Prince Aikka loaded an arrow and glanced at the Whizzing Arrow III. "Hey, Molly, Aikka's acting weird."
"What do you think he's going to do, Jordan, shoot us?" she retorted.
"I don't know. He's loading an arrow. Although, he does owe me one."
Prince Aikka glanced at the General Kross's ship. He looked at the Whizzing Arrow III. The sides unfolded and more engines began to appear. It's now or never… Aikka lifted his bow and arrow. He muttered a spell and the arrow glowed bright blue. I'm sorry, Molly. He let go of the arrow.
Molly fell out of her seat as the Whizzing Arrow III collided with the ground. She rubbed her head and got up infuriated. Inside the control room, Don Wei looked down sadly. Another lose. "Molly report back to the flying temple immediately. The race is over for today." Molly got back in the driver's seat.
"What do you mean this race is over?" she said as she pushed the gas. The Whizzing Arrow III skidded along the ground on its side. Molly fell off the seat for the second time and landed on her back. "Why did he do that?!" she yelled angrily.
"It's the great race of Oban, Molly. It every man for himself now," Don Wei said as he watched her bang her fist on the glass.
Molly leaned her head against the glass and looked down at the ice. Suddenly, the ice caved in. It seemed to drop into a hidden cavern. Molly pressed her face against the glass. She glanced at the ring locator and noticed it was now pointing downward at the ground.
"Hey Koji, the ring locator is pointing at ground," Molly said.
"Yeah, it probably went awry with the crash," said Koji through the communicator.
"Hey, Jordan. Can you do something for me?" she asked.
"You want me to hurt Prince Aikka?" Jordan said smiling thinking of a bruised Aikka. Molly got the star racer right up.
"Just shoot the ice for now," she said pointing downward. Jordan shot the ice. It caved in and disappeared just like before. "Jordan, I think Aikka may have done us a great favor," she said and sped downward under the ice.
They were riding along smoothly and noticed that no one else was down there. "I knew this was my day to win," Molly exclaimed. All hope is not lost. I can still save her. I can still save you, Mom. The red light flashed interrupting her from her thoughts. Molly looked over her shoulder and noticed that an alien ship was gaining on the Arrow III. Molly heard a shot from behind and dodged right. The ship jolted and she realized that she had been hit anyway.
"How did he know?" She raced on.
Jordan turned his turret to shoot at Ondai. The ship avoided every bullet he shot at him. "This guy's untouchable!" Jordan yelled.
Back in Molly and Jordan's room, the heater warmed the room with its glowing flames. A wind picked up and a spark flew out. The spark hit the curtain that separated Jordan's bed from Molly's. A small flame started and soon engulfed the curtain.
Whoa! I haven't updated the story in a long long time. Sorry. I've been really busy with school and stuff. This week is term tests so I got to get back to studying. I'll try to update soon. O! And thanks for the reviews!