It's time for the next race.
This Survival Race takes place in the Ice Factory.
Ready? Let's race.
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Chapter 15: Ice Factory: Riders and Ice.
After the Egg Factory race, a cold front in the weather kicked in and hit the factory big time, freezing it over. The track's layout had to be changed to accommodate the temperature change.
The current standings looked like this: Galeon (50), Jet (49), Rector (49), Armand (47), Raine (47), Wave (45), Sonic (45), Howl (44), Basil (41), Rampage (39), Axel (38), Tails (38), Knuckles (36), Nightscream (35), and Storm (30).
The racers had changed into a cold-resistant suit and their boards were equipped with an antifreeze mechanism to prevent stalling. The stands now had hot-air blasters to keep spectators warm while they watched. Gerald came out in his own special suit and began the announcements.
"Welcome to the cold Ice Factory track, so named because…well, I think you know why. The Egg Factory track has been changed. Roughly one-half of the track is simply a reverse of the original. There are a couple of new areas, and a couple of areas have not been changed. You'll notice as you go around. Remember, this will be a Survival Race, so be sure to score 5 points in 5 minutes. But, seeing how the other Survival Races went, I'm sure that's no problem. Well, I don't need to go over the rules, because you already know them. With that, good luck, and stay warm."
Gerald finished the announcements, then headed to the announcer's booth.
"Alright, will the team leaders please take their positions?" Gerald requested.
Sonic, Rector, Armand, Galeon, and Jet took their positions.
3…2…1…
GO!
The race started. Armand was the first one out, followed by Galeon, Jet, Sonic, and then Rector.
The track began with the slope that headed downwards, leading to a ramp. The beginning part was one of the few areas that hadn't changed. The first gate was before the ramp, and the emerald started right past it. Armand picked up the emerald and launched off of the ramp. Below it was another part that remained the same. Armand landed and started heading towards the drop-off. Up ahead, he saw a couple of robots cleaning up the factory. But these robots wouldn't hesitate to attack if they could. Armand dodged both of them, and hit the drop-off. If this were a normal race, there would have been a speed rail that would shave time off. But there wasn't one, since it was considered a shortcut.
There was a 90-degree turn, a short straightaway, and then a hairpin turn that led to a ramp. In front of the ramp was the first gate. Although he was being chased, Armand managed to score his first point.
"That's one point. Only four more to go." Armand told himself.
After the ramp were two paths. The upper path was a faster one to the transfer pulleys, but it was blocked off. The lower path had some robots, a 90-degree turn, and a long turn that led to the pulleys. At the far left was a quarter-pipe that led to a flight shortcut in a normal race. It led to the next area without having to take the pulleys. As Armand rounded the turn, he saw the gate up in the distance, in the long turn. Here, the track split in two paths. One was shorter than the other. There would have been a speed rail that would have shot the speeders around the turn. Also, there would have been propeller blades that could be bashed through.
Armand boosted towards the gate, but was attacked by Sonic, who got the point instead. As they rounded the turn, they could see the entrance to the pulleys. Sonic headed in first. The pulley lifted him up, then took him through a small portion of the factory. The others followed behind. As they emerged, they could see the next gate up ahead. Sonic boosted towards, but Armand attacked, took back the emerald, and got the next point.
"That's two for me." Armand said.
"Damn you, Armand. That was my point." Sonic cursed.
Sonic tried to attack Armand, but he was already around the corner. However, Sonic did an air slide while boosting, and managed to hit Armand. Sonic took the emerald as they were bypassing the frozen capsules. When the track wasn't frozen, the capsules were spinning around. They headed down the slope. Sonic had the emerald, but Rector passed Armand and attacked Sonic. They rounded the sharp turn. There was a blocked off ice wall that, in a normal race, led to a max-air power up. Max-air power ups were quite rare. Only a handful of tracks contained them, and even fewer were easily accessible. Around the corner, there were two quarter-pipes on the sides. The left one would lead to some flight accelerator rings, and the right would lead to a speed rail.
Rector could see the next gate up ahead. The next area was kind of a slalom that led to a ramp, then a hairpin turn to the start/finish. Rector passed through the gate, then hit the ramp up ahead. He landed, rounded the turn, and sped across the start/finish to begin lap two. Time elapsed was 1:04. More than a minute had passed for one lap.
Rector passed through the next gate, thus tying his score with Armand's. Jet, who had yet to score, finally had enough. He hit the ramp after Rector, and stole the emerald when he landed.
"This race will be mine." Jet said.
"I'll get that emerald back." Rector vowed.
Jet had already hit the drop-off, sped around the corner, then the turn, and passed through the gate. He hit the ramp, and landed. He was determined to win, and he wasn't about to let anyone take that chance away. He sped around the corner, and saw the next gate up ahead. He boosted towards it, passed through it, and sped through the turn. He went through the transport pulleys, and landed in the area with the frozen capsules. He was ahead, and he was determined to keep it that way. He passed through the next gate, putting him in the lead. He sped through the turn, making sure not to bump into the capsules.
"Looks like I've lost them. Now to finish this."
Jet rounded the sharp turn, and boosted through the next gate. He was about to win. He launched off of the ramp, landed, sped around the turn, passed the start/finish line, and passed through the final gate. Time elapsed was 2:16.
"Jet pulls off an amazing victory!" Gerald announced.
"Oh yeah. I'm the best!" Jet taunted.
The results: Jet (+5), Rector (+4), Armand (+4), Sonic (+3), and Galeon didn't score, so he got 1 point. Rector and Armand tied for second, and Sonic technically got third place. The standings for them were: Jet (54), Rector (53), Armand (51), Galeon (51), and Sonic (48).
It was time for the flight Survival Race.
"Will the flying types please report to the start line?" Gerald requested.
Tails, Wave, Nightscream, Raine, and Basil went to the starting line.
3…2…1…
GO!
Wave was the first one out of the starting line, followed by Raine, Basil, Nightscream, and finally Tails. Being the first one out, Wave was the first to pick up the emerald. She launched off of the ramp, landed on the next area, sped past the robots, and hit the drop-off. She sped around the corner, through the hairpin turn, and through the gate, giving her a point.
"That's the first one." Wave said to herself.
She launched off of the ramp and landed on the next part of the track. The others were catching up to her, but she wasn't about to let them steal the emerald. She boosted around the corner, and sped towards the gate. She passed through it, getting her second point, before having the emerald get stolen by her rival, Tails.
"See ya, Wave."
"Get back here, Shorty!" Wave yelled.
Wave jumped to regain her boost, then attacked Tails and immediately took back the emerald. She grabbed onto one of the mechanical pulleys and allowed herself to be carried to the next area, where she boosted towards the next gate. She passed through it, getting her third point. The others were again catching up.
"Hmph. These racers don't know when to give up." Wave commented to herself.
She laid a tornado, which the other four hit, and boosted afterwards. She was running low on air, and hoped she had enough to last her. As she rounded the hairpin turn, her air went into the danger zone. Luckily for her, there were item capsules nearby. She hit one and gained 50 air. It was enough to keep her going. She passed through the next gate in the sub-slalom. Only one more point to go. She hit the ramp ahead, landed, and rounded the corner. After passing the start/finish line, she passed through the final gate, giving her the win.
"Amazing! Wave wins with a shutout. That's 5 bonus points. Congratulations Wave." Gerald announced.
The results: Wave earned 5 points, plus 5 bonus points for a shutout, giving her 10 points. The others, who hadn't scored, gained 1 point each. Their standings were: Wave (55), Raine (48), Basil (42), Tails (39), and Nightscream (36).
It was time for Howl and the power types to come out.
"Will the remaining racers please get to the starting line?" Gerald requested.
Howl, Knuckles, Storm, Rampage, and Axel walked up to the starting line.
3…2…1…
GO!
Axel was the first one out, followed by Storm, Rampage, Knuckles, and then Howl. Axel got the emerald, and launched off of the ramp, landing on the track below. He hit the drop-off, made the turn, and was going through the hairpin turn when he was attacked by Storm, who stole the emerald in the process. So Storm got the first point of the race.
"Victory will be mine." Storm said.
"Not if I can help it." A voice said from behind him.
The next thing Storm knew, Knuckles attacked and took the emerald. Unfortunately, he took a longer time landing on the next stretch of track. The others got ahead, then stopped, waiting for Knuckles to pass by. Knuckles stopped, hoping he could wait out the clock. Unfortunately, he forgot that in a Survival Race, stopping while in possession of the emerald saps air faster than a large trail of turbulence could make you go. So…
BZZZZT!
Knuckles got zapped, and the emerald was reset…right before the next gate. Storm boosted ahead, picked it up, and scored his second point. Would Storm dominate like Wave did?
Storm rounded the turn, sped through the transport pulleys, and landed in the next area. He boosted, and shot through the next gate, earning him his third point. He passed the large frozen capsules, headed down the slope, made the sharp turn, and sped towards the next gate. He passed through it, earning him his fourth point. Just one more, and the Babylon Rogues will have dominated this Survival Race. He sped through the sub-slalom, jumped off of the ramp, rounded the corner, and sped across the start/finish. He then passed through the final gate, giving him the win.
"Storm wins with a shutout. It's amazing. The Babylon Rogues have dominated this Survival Race!" Gerald announced.
"Victory is mine." Storm said.
The results: Storm gained 5 points for the win, and 5 bonus points for a shutout. Everyone else got one point. Their standings: Storm (40), Axel (39), Knuckles (37), Howl (45), and Rampage (40).
The Ice Factory Survival Race was over.
"That concludes this Survival Race. Meet us in Green Cave, located deep in Soleanna Forest, for the next race. See you all there."
Gerald concluded the announcements, then left.
In the locker room, Jet and Wave shared a kiss for winning.
"You raced so well, Jet." Wave said.
"You did too, Wave." Jet replied.
They hugged each other. The others were too busy to notice. Storm ran up to Jet and broke them apart. This ticked Jet off.
"Boss, the ship is ready to go."
"Storm, remember what I said I'd do if you did that again?" Jet asked.
"Uh oh."
Jet chased Storm down, intending to make him pay for the interruption.
"Well, Jet's chasing Storm, as usual." Sonic said.
"I wonder what will happen." Armand said.
"We'll find out." Knuckles said.
They headed to the airship to take off for the next area.
End of Chapter 15.
Well, that was kind of short. Oh well. It suits me fine.
Here are the standings:
Wave: 55
Jet: 54
Rector: 53
Armand: 51
Galeon: 51
Sonic:48
Raine: 48
Howl: 45
Basil: 42
Storm: 40
Rampage: 40
Tails: 39
Axel: 39
Knuckles: 37
Nightscream: 36
Wave has shot into the lead. Rampage, Tails, Axel, Knuckles, and Nightscream need to catch up. There are only three more events before the five racers in the last five places are out.
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