Hey, everyone! King Goody Two-Shoes here to bring you another update from the story. An early update that is. I'd usually bring it up somewhere in the evening or afternoon my time (I'm in the Mountain Time Zone), but I'm at home... sick which stinks a lot since I'll have to catch up on school work when I get back on Monday.
But that's good news for you readers since you get read this chapter a little earlier than expected.
Here's an update on the polls.
TDA: 8
TDI: 7
TDWT: 5
TDAS: 1
Now that I think about it, I probably should've put up Revenge of the Island instead and I just might do that.
And thank you Johnny Pickles for that review on the chapter before this. The reason Zane's powerful and clever in the first place is because he's a "Karmic Trickster" (if you don't know what that is, Google it) like Bugs Bunny, The Warner Brothers and Sister (Animaniacs), and even Wander (though in a more unaware and innocent sense).
I think you might find this chapter more surprising... but still humorous.
Enjoy.
You know what they say: 'another day, another dollar'; or in this case, another day, another win for the Acrobats and Sisters. All this time I thought I had the skills and smarts to keep me, my cousin, and the Sisters safe from the Ice Dancers and Cadets (but let's be honest, we're looking more at the Ice Dancers in this case)as if I was some kinda guardian. Because Jacques and Josee have tried every means to sabotage us this far, and nothing, repeat NOTHING has worked out for them. For example, the tripping back in Transylvania (it was more for the Cadets), alligator trying to eat our catfish, light punch-out, and the turn away from our friends and stab in the back. You'd think this would make you the best and most invincible player(s) in the competition right?
Well... heh, not always. That just makes you look like the bigger guy. I found that out when the Ice Dancers finally struck back at us (mostly me) for ruining their sabotages.
It started when we were the first ones to grab our tips from the Don Box...
"We're going to Argentina." Emma said from reading her tip.
"Autophoto!" Kitty exclaimed with a closed-eye smile, holding up her phone while she grabbed me.
"Uh, Kitty?" I raised an eyebrow and when she heard my voice, turned her head to me with instead with a surprised expression. "Why are we doing an auto-photo?"
"Oh! U-um... I-I thought I took Emma's sh-shoulder and was... planning to take a... selfie with her..." She stammered with a blush, embarrassed smile, and scratch of the back of her head, the last part of her statement growing more quiet.
"Hey, I don't mind if we both take a selfie together. I mean, I was hoping we could do that soon." I shrugged, feeling my face heat up a little. To be honest, I was hoping for a selfie with Kitty when she... you know... gave me... that... gift at Dubai.
We both looked at each other seeing stars in our eyes. For what seemed like a hours, we both started to lean toward each other and nothing could stop us.
(Irony: Challenge Accepted)
Until-
"Zane! Kitty!" Sky's voice broke our moment... and let's be honest, we were about to kiss each other. "C'mon! We gotta get to the airport." She gestured for me and Kitty to get into the taxi.
(Confessional: Outside the Station)
Zane: *Angry* Of course the moment where we almost kiss gets ruined by the pressure of the competition. *Shouts up to the sky* CURSE YOU IRONY!
(Irony: *Troll Smiley*)
Fortunately, it was a short and quick ride to the airport... in somewhat awkward silence. We were all able to get to the desk clerk. Not to mention a short while later, a line was formed right behind us much to the Cadets' and Ice Dancers' dismay.
"Ugh, a line! Great!"
"Hurry up! Get us to the sky!"
If I didn't say any better or before, I'd say these guys are desperate to beat us.
I smiled and tauntingly called back to them whilst gesturing to my cousin. "She's right here, but you can't touch her." I laughed at my joke while (the real) Sky rolled her eyes.
"He was waiting a LONG time just to say that joke." Sky said dryly to the camera.
"Oh, don't mind them way in the back. They're just worried they won't get their usual seats at the very back of the plane." Kitty chuckled at the last part of her sentence. The desk clerk gave her thumbs up.
And by 'back of the plane' we're talking the seats right next to the bathroom.
(Confessional: Plane)
Zane: *Grins* You are so vengeful and devious.
Kitty: *Smiling* Yes, yes I am.
When we were on the plane, I taunted back to the Cadets and Ice Dancers who were gagging at the smell coming out the bathroom. "Hey Cadets, Ice Dancers, it stinks to be you guys. Ahahahaha- OOF!" I stopped laughing when one of them (a.k.a Josee) threw a cup of hot tea on my face... with the hot tea pouring on my face "OW! The tea! It burns!" As soon as the pain went away, I glared back at them with slight hate. I'll make a note to myself to never taunt competitive teams armed with cups of hot tea.
No, no, no. This wasn't the reality-check moment. Having hot tea thrown at a person is... actually kinda comical if you think about it.
But moving on, we all had an early lead and Sky received the first tip from the Don Box. "It's an All-In: Tango Takedown. Go to the National Academy of Tango to learn and perform the Argentinian dance. Do it wrong and you'll have to start all over again. Do it perfectly and the instructor will give your next tip where you must take a cab to a ranch where you'll find the next Don Box."
Hm, the tango. Sounds like a romantic date setting for me and Kitty.
"Was what that about a romantic date with the sister?" Emma said with a smug smile on her face, while Kitty had a flushed appearance on her cheeks. Wait?! I said that out loud?! I told myself never to say stuff like out loud since the first challenge, and there I go recklessly blurting out stuff.
I nervously stammered. "W-well, you see I-I was joking around and-er I meant was being serious-uh I mean what I actually saying was-" I stopped mid-sentence at seeing our ride arrive. I pointed out it quickly and sheepishly smile. "Oh look, our ride's here! Let's get the academy, 'kay?"
We all piled into the cab and arrived quickly toward the academy where the instructor and his partner were performing the tango. The four of us presented wide-eyes at the scene just as the other teams from behind us arrived.
"Whoa, dude. He's good." I heard Geoff comment. No kidding.
(Dual Confessional: Tango Academy)
Zane: Of course we know how to do the tango... *slightly nervous* uh... sort of. We aren't called the Acrobats for nothing.
Sky: *Unamused* We're called the Acrobats because of our athletic skills, not because of dancing.
Zane: Either way, we've taken classes on how to do the tango and that there's a dip at the end of it.
Sky: At least that's what we got of out of the few we attended to. We weren't able to go to all of them because of *points to Zane* his reckless stunts that put him into the hospital.
Zane: *Waves his hand carelessly* Pfft, don't worry we got this in the bag. I have a feeling today's gonna be an easy day.
Sky: No, Zane! *facepalms and groans* Ugh, great. *Frightened* Now something bad's sure gonna happen.
Zane: Oh c'mon. What could possibly go wrong? *gets sat on by an elephant... that got inside somehow* AGH! *strains* Where and how did this elephant even get in here?
The Sister went first for the tango challenge (and yes, I did want to tango with Kitty for all you giddy readers). It was going well as first, until Kitty accidentally stepped on Emma's foot prompting an 'OW!' from her and the instructor to disapprove. Also, I think my foot broke just from seeing that.
And unfortunately, yet disgustingly, the Ice Dancers were able to pull off a flawless routine and even impressed the instructor who clapped and gave them next tip much to nearly everyone's dismay (because the Surfers complemented and cheered for them).
"So long losers... and Zane!" Josee taunted as she and Jacques ran back outside to go to the next part of the race, whilst directing their evil smiles and dark laughs toward me. Not to mention, she said my name with so much poison it would put a snake to shame. I returned wide-eyes at them, before I shook it off and glared at them.
(Dual Confessional)
Sky: *Raising an eyebrow* Weird. Usually you return a taunt or comeback toward the Ice Dancers.
Zane: I know. But for some reason I felt... *shrudders* scared... *looks to the camera with a frightened look along with Sky*
Moving along, the Cadets were up for their routine and... uh... I'm... not even sure if they were even trying to do the tango... it looked like they were ruining dancing for the rest of us. All of us looked on in disbelief. The instructor looked like he was gonna puke.
Everyone except Brody. "Woo! Go MacArthur!" Not that I'm judging but I have no idea what he sees in her.
"Annnd... DYAP!" MacArthur spun causing her to crash on top of Sanders and the instructor.
"Ow!" Sander groaned in pain.
"Crud!" That was probably the best word to go with as well as how good it was gonna get from there anyway.
(Confessional: Outside Tango Academy)
Zane: *Using his phone* Hello, 911? Yeah, I just saw a couple of your trainees murder hip-hop right in front of me and five other witnesses.
The Surfers went up. They actually were able to do good so far... and for some reason Geoff decided to throw Brody up into the air, much to his enjoyment. Sadly, he wasn't able to catch him, but instead Brody crashed right on top of him. They groaned in pain as the instructor disapproved their routine.
Not even sure you're allowed to even throw a person up into the air in tango.
"Ooh! Right in the sniffer!" Still, MacArthur gave sympathy for them. At least she cares for them. I hope.
Right after them, Sky and I were up and positioned to get ready to tango. Pun not intended.
"Ready?" I whispered.
"As I'll ever be." Sky responded quietly. We started our routine. Step-by-step, swiftly turning around, clap, step-by-step once again, twirling Sky around, dipping low. It was the perfect routine...
...if you didn't count the part where Sky accidentally kicked me right in the cheez-its right at the end.
"GAH!" I let out a high-pitched scream with wide-eyes, leaving Sky in shock and everyone cringing at my misfortune, even the instructor who disapproved us.
(Dual Confessional: Tango Academy)
Sky: *Concerned* My goodness! Are you okay?!
Zane: *Glares back, holding his cheez-its, with a high-pitched voice* What do you think?! I sound like Elmo!
(Author: *Sighs* Not even the male oc's are immune to the cheez-it attack. Sad, really.)
So to add injury to insult on restarts, the Sisters tripped up, the Cadets literally crashed through a door, the Surfers spun out, and we...
Well, at least I did a dance...
Author: It's basically the 'Who Put You on the Planet?' Dance from Spongebob. I don't own it, needless to say. Just google it up and watch.
It's hilarious.
"Who put YOU on the planet? EUGH." I finished the routine and smiled... until I saw the Cadets, Sisters, and Surfers stared at me with faces ranging from disbelief, to looks as if I grew three heads, confusion, while Sky was facepalming at my attempt, and the instructor glared daggers at me.
I sulked down. "We're not getting that tip are we?" He only gave a thumbs down. "Figures."
(Dual Confessional)
Sky: *Annoyed* Really? Just really?
Zane: *Shrugs* Well, I don't wanna take the chance of *crosses his arms* getting kicked in the cheez-its again!
Welp, I would say it could've been worse than it was, but there couldn't be anything worse than that. The Sisters went up, and were able to do their routine perfectly.
"YES!" Kitty cheered. "I'm gonna dip her again! Can you take a pic?" She offered the instructor her phone to take one.
"No time! Let's go!" Emma took her sister's hand and they ran off to their cab.
"Hey, what about us?!" Sky called back to them.
"I'm sure you'll catch up!" She kept going without turning back. Probably afraid of what the Ice Dancers are doing up ahead.
"I can tango with Kitty after the challenge right?" I yelled back to them, causing everyone else to stare back at me. I laughed sheepishly. "A-heheheheh... I-I mean so much for the alliance...?" It came out more of a question than statement.
Sky and I tried the dance routine again. Step-by-step, swift turn-around, clap step-by-step, spin Sky around... she fell and hit the ground.
"Whoops. Sorry." I apologized.
"Ow." She groaned in pain.
MacArthur chuckled and taunted. "Way to hurt your partner." I sent her a deadpan expression pointed to Sanders who had the same expression and held up her still-injured arm. "I mean... it happens." She shrugged sheepishly. Yeah, real smooth mall-cop.
The Cadets went up for their routine. Step, clap, MacArthur grabbed Sanders' injured arm, she spun around very fast, broke the rose vase, and crashed into the other wall. Everyone cringed at the impact.
"You, uh, have more roses right?" MacArthur said sheepishly to the instructor.
The Surfers tried their routine for a third time, step-by-step, swift turn around, clap, twirl, catch, dip, bring partner back up perfectly. The instructor approved their routine and brought up their next tip.
"Woo-hoo! Onto the next challenge bro!" Geoff gestured for his friend to follow outside to catch their ride.
"Right behind you dude!" Brody ran after him. Okay, now I'm starting to feel sad. Now all we have left are our respected/disliked enemies against us.
Sky and I tried our routine again: step-to-step, swift turn around, clap, except for the fact I somehow twirled the both of us at the same time.
"AAH!" We both screamed and crashed into the wall, both of us covered in scratches and our hair messed up.
"How did you even spin you?" Sky groaned in pain.
"I have no idea..." I answered back.
The Cadets tried their routine again with Sanders leading this time. After twirling and catching MacArthur, they both nervously looked back to the instructor judging their performance. He approved and gave them their tip, which made MacArthur cheer.
And the sad, demoralized Acrobats (us)? They (we) groaned in disappointment.
(Dual Confessional: Tango Academy)
Zane: *Puts arm up in frustration* How did we go from zeroes to heroes and back to zeroes? We're the most experienced this game.
Sky: *Sighs* Experience doesn't have anything to do with this and you doomed us. Remember?
Zane: *Frowns at her* Tempting fate has NOTHING to do with this. I'm sure we'll get it the next try.
Step-by-step, swift turn-around, clap, hit each other in the face by accident...
(Dual Confessional: Tango Academy)
Zane: *Crosses arms and frowns as Sky glares at him* That doesn't prove anything...
I wasn't wrong about what I said. It just meant we were out of practice. In other words, Sky stepped on my foot, we bumped our heads into each other by accident, and I spun her out.
And needless to say, the instructor still disapproved us.
I gripped my hair in frustration. "Aw, come on! How can we not get this right?!"
Sky groaned in pain as she went laying on the floor. "I don't know, but can we just go one attempt without hurting each other?"
"At this point, bumping heads, doing a stupid dance, spinning both of us out, AND getting kicked in the cheez-its is the highlight of our day so far." I sighed in demoralization. "Maybe we should just qui-"
"DON'T. EVEN. SAY THE Q-WORD." Sky cut me off right then and there pointing her finger on my chest. Fire and determination (mostly fire) burned in her eyes. "We're gonna finish this! Even if it's the last thing we do!"
She had no idea how true those words could have been.
Nevertheless, she took lead this time. Step-by-step, swift turn around, clap, me spinning her around, and dipping her without any cheez-it attacks. I looked back with a slightly nervous look on my face as the instructor judged us. He shrugged and gave us a thumbs up.
"YES!" I cheered, putting my hands up into the air... and accidentally dropping Sky in the process.
"Ow!" Sky moaned.
I had wide-eyes for a brief second and sheepishly smiled. "Whoops. Sorry. Got excited." I picked her up, took the tip, and we both ran outside.
We ran out to the yellow cab which was waiting for us. "Quick, to the ranch!" Sky commanded. The cab driver double-timed to the next location for the challenge.
Right now, we were now discussing our new game plan. "Okay, so we lost an insurmountable amount of time back there and we need to make that up. So this time, we win this next part of the challenge by any means necessary."
I smiled brightly. "So does that mean-"
"NO." Sky cut me off swiftly with a glare. "You cannot sabotage the Ice Dancers."
I sighed in disappointment. "Oh, c'mon. Knowing them, they've probably sabotaged us and the Sisters. I'm just leveling the playing field. Besides, it's what I'm labeled for." I crossed my arms.
"Don't worry, Zane." She placed a hand on my shoulder for reassurance, which didn't really help or have any effect at all. We stepped out of the cab and ran to the next Don Box. "We'll be able to pull ahead."
I pressed the button on the Don Box. "It's a Botch or Watch: Ride 'em, Catch 'em. I'm up. I have to use boleadoras to tie around one of the emus while riding a horse. Then we ride it up by taxi to Mount Aconcagua to the chill zone." I crossed unamused and annoyed expression crossed my face. "I'd say this would be a cakewalk, but we're junked over already."
Sky formed a confused face. "Why would you say that?" I pointed blankly to our emu that had a picture of us on it which was covered in oil. She had a surprised expression and ran over, whereas I casually walked over. "What the? Who did this?" A pair of evil laughs came right after her question. No surprise those two would pull a fast one on us.
"You get three answers, and they're ALL Ice Dancers." I glared at them as they approached with evil, satisfied smiles on their faces. I'm surprised they waited that long for us and weren't going ahead in the competition.
"Look, Jacq. It looks like the Acrobats are in a slippery situation." Josee taunted, then laughed with her partner.
"Oh, no. How will they ever get out of this one?" Jacques put a hand on his face in fake distress, while a holding a bottle of oil in the other. "They're all greased up." He chuckled.
I smiled sarcastically back at them. "A-hmhmhm. Yeah, the Acrobats won't be so happy when they find that the closed-minded, yet open-mouthed Ice Dancers oiled their emu. How will they solve this conundrum?"
Both of them didn't seem to be affected by my insult. "Doesn't matter. With you sabotaged, you two don't have a chance of staying in the race."
"That's what you think." Sky glowered at them. "Oil won't stop us."
"But it will slow you down." Josee continued. "Seeing you two eliminated will be all the more satisfying when we take first place at the finale."
"If you can even make that far, you penguin." She glared. Ooh, it's getting real here.
"Look who's talking heartbreaker." That was enough to make Sky sulk in shame. I placed my hands on her comfort.
"Hey, watch your bounds, ice witch." I glowered at Josee. "We're all not perfect." Besides, if it weren't for Chris, she wouldn't still have this guilt to deal with. "I'd rather have someone who breaks someone's heart by accident, than a cold-hearted snake who cheats for gold on purpose!"
"Would a cold-hearted snake give payback toward a conniving trickster who's sabotaged our attempts at winning throughout the race?" Josee glared a hole at me.
I only crossed my arms. "It's called revenge and justice. Something I give to trash-holes like you two."
"Hm, well whatever satisfies you." She turned to walk away, but swiftly turned around. "Oh, and by the way, you might wanna send the Sisters a goodbye letter while you're at it if they finish last."
I glared and replied darkly. "What are you talking about?"
"Oh, did we not tell you?" Jacques innocently placed a hand on his chin. "They too also seem to be a greasy situation." His eyes moved to where Kitty was riding her horse and trying to get her boleadora around the emu, but slipped through. Okay normally, this would be the part where I give my enemies a slap-on-the-wrist (an undermined way of saying it) and let them walk away with something to think about.
But that was the old me, and right there was the new me who wanted nothing more but to eliminate the Ice Dancers from the competition by ANY means necessary.
The look I gave them, would've been enough to kill a puppy. "You just crossed the line, ice witches. I warned you about these mishaps against my friends! You're gonna wish you hadn't been born."
Josee smiled sickeningly. "Oh, and what are you gonna do about it?"
I shrugged nonchalantly. "Eh, I don't know. Can I borrow some of that oil?"
"Nice try. I wasn't born yesterday." Jacques refused.
I fake sighed and started to walk over to my horse. "Well, I guess you're right. You can't be fooled. I guess I'll just be on my way and-HAHAHAHAHAHA." A mischievous smile grew across my face the moment I said that and as I placed a large amount of oil on the Ice Dancers' emu, making them gasp.
Don't ask where I got the bottle of oil, just accept the fact I oiled them back.
Jacques gestured to me in frustration. "Seriously? When does he not any tricks up his sleeve?"
Josee ignored the question and stomped to me in anger. "That's it. Now YOU'VE crossed the line acrobat! I want to see that last look on your face when you've had an unfortunate accident."
"Too late. Already happened when you came along." I came back with a smile, making her growl and glower at me.
"Well, now it's personal between you, us, and the Cadets! We'll see to it personally you don't even get to the chill zone if we have to!" She got in my face with angry expression which I gladly returned back with my own.
"Oh, bring it! 'Cause you ice pigs and us are nemesises, now!" I put a finger on my chin. "Or is it nemesi? Nemesoses? Neme-people?" I shook it off. "Whatever! Point is we're gonna crush you!"
"Well, then break a leg... literally!" Josee said deviously and all of us walked away with glares on our faces.
(Dual Confessional)
Zane: *Crossing his arms* Just so we're clear, we're gonna to get rid of them, right?"
Sky: *Serious glare* Definitely.
"Okay, horse. Giddyup." I commanded the horse. It didn't move at all. I tapped my heels against it. "Giddyup." Still didn't move. "Get along lil' horsey!" I frowned when it looked back at me then back again forward. "Come on, please so we can finish the race?" Still nothing.
Sky walked over from the back of us. "Maybe you need to give it head start." She slapped the horse's behind, then it kicked her in the face.
"Aah!" I didn't have time to react since the horse took off in an instant. And might I say it dangerously fast to the point it would rival Speedy Gonzales in a race plus I was barely hanging on. "Slowdownslowdownslowdown!" It went faster than before. "Slow down, pretty please with hay on top?" I asked nicely in its face.
The horse slowed down... but the force of deceleration launched me into a tree... face-first. "Ow."
Attempt number 2...
I got back on the horse as it ran to the emu again which was running away again. I threw my boleadora at the emu and I nailed it. "HA!" But it slipped off and the bird blew a raspberry at me. I sent an annoyed look to the camera in response.
Attempt number 3...
The emu was looking around its environment and was completely unaware I had it right where I wanted it. I had a devious smile on my face and took aim at the bird. I threw my boleadora at it...
...just as the emu ducked his head down for some grass and for the boleadora to pass it. I looked on in disbelief at the scene. Unfortunately, I wasn't paying attention and somehow the boleadora wrap itself around me.
"Oh, come on!" I yelled in frustration.
Attempt number 4...
This time, I was sneaking up on the emu as it moved to another location for grass. Suddenly, I outright ran toward it and lunged myself at it and wrapped my arms around it...
But it stepped out of way and I tumbled down the hill grunting in pain as I went down. "Ow! Ooh! Ugh! Aah!"
Attempt number 5...
I rode on the horse this time and was chasing the emu that was running away. This time, I had it in my line of sight. "Okay, I get this bird on the count of five." I put my boleadora up to throw it. "1... 2... 3... 4..."
*BAM*
I took a power pole to the face, not knowing was it in my way. The horse seemed to have a concerned expression as I glared back at it with a black eye now evident on my right side. "You could've warned me, ya know."
Attempt number 6...
I got back on the horse and both of us caught to the emu. "Okay, this time I'm countin' to three." I took aim once again. "1... 2..."
*THWACK*
That time, I took a tree to the face, slid off it downward and groaned in pain. Needless to say, I failed once again.
Attempt number 7...
I clenched my teeth in annoyance as I was back on the horse chasing it once again. "That's it. I'm only countin' to one!" Once again, I lined my sights up toward the bird. "*Inhale*"
"AAAH!" The horse and I were falling down from a cliff and hit the ground below.
Attempt number 8...
Yet another crazy plan. The emu was walking across the field as I stood far up from a tree with my boleadora in hand on a rope in the another.
"Yoinks and away!" I yelled as I swung down from the top of the branch.
*POW*
But I hit another tree that was in the way.
"Yoinks and away." I said once again, this time more dizzily. I once again swung down from the branch.
*POW*
And hit another tree.
"Yoinks... and away..." Swung down...
*POW*
"Yoinks... and a...way-"
*POW*
"Yoiks... and awoo...
*POW*
"Yoinks..."
*POW*
"Yolks..."
*POW*
"Yaff..."
*POW*
"Jagermanjensen..."
*POW*
I slid down a few feet down the tree and immediately stood up in irritation. "OOH..." I sped off and came back with an axe and cut down ALL the trees that were in my way. I stood up top from the original tree and smiled in satisfaction as I thought there was nothing in the way now.
"Yoinks and away!" I swung down this time avoiding all the tree since they were cut down.
*POW*
And instead hit the rock as I was getting closer to the emu which I'm pretty sure was passing by.
(A/N: Looney Tunes reference scene here folks. I couldn't resist putting on here. Oh and 'Jagermanjensen' from Spongebob.)
Attempt number 9...
I glared at the bird who was yet again eating more grass and said quietly. "Okay, emu. First you you somehow tie me around with my own boleadora, next send me tumbling down a mountain side, give me a black eye by smashing me into various objects, make me fall down a cliff, AND make a complete fool out of myself..." I smiled deviously. "But this time, you're gonna know the wrath of Zane J. Blackwood!"
I turned my gaze to the camera. "The j stands for Jax." I charged toward the emu, screamed, annnnd... basically missed the tackle prompting it to run away.
"Seriously? How is catching an emu THIS hard?!" I complained while I ran toward from behind my horse. "Giddyup!" I kicked the horse's backside...
...but it turned its face with an angry expression. I made an 'uh-oh' smile and kicked around to show my innocence. Still, it neighed loudly and I ran off in the other direction, screaming in terror.
"So... how's it-"
"RUN AWAY!" I cut Sky off running past her. Behind, I heard her scream in terror and catch up to me. We both high-tailed it up toward a tree and sat in it. We sat in silence as the horse glared up at us and neighed angrily.
"Uh... you wouldn't happen to have some hay right?" I asked Sky sheepishly.
"No." She answered back, unamused.
I groaned in frustration. "This stinks."
"Care to tell me how this happened?" She asked me.
"Well, I give you the highlights." I cleared my throat. "Emus can be slippery creatures, can also be troublesome trolls, always pay attention to where you're going, never swing down from trees, or kick a horse from behind and somehow boleadoras can swing back and tie you up."
Sky raised an eyebrow. "Okay... not gonna even ask."
"Overall, we're finished." I summed up.
"It's not over yet." Sky tried to reassure me.
"Sky, I haven't heard or seen anybody in the past hour. All the teams are pretty much..." I trailed off when I saw Kitty and Emma run away from their emu when it chased them right up into the tree we were in.
"Well, this stinks." Emma groaned in frustration.
"Hey, that's what I said a minute ago." I agreed to her with a smile. She and Kitty turned to us with surprised expressions.
"Zane, Sky? How did you two get up here... aaaannnd what happened to you?" Kitty mostly asked me in concern of my black eye.
"Well, let's just say emus are trolly little creatures and it's never a good idea to kick a horse." I sheepishly admitted. I didn't want to explain to her the entire story.
"...Okaaaaay." She responded. The Sisters' emu screeched up to us and our horse neighed up.
"Well, everyone else is gone, the alliance seems like it's total bust, and we're gonna tie for last." Emma summed up then sighed. "The irony of it all."
"It's not ironic. It's just coincidental!" I tried to brighten her up. Right after I said that, the horse gave up and left us. "See?" And our emu came to the tree and screeched at us angrily... for some reason.
The smile left my face that instant. "Okay, now it's ironic." I looked on for a few seconds and saw the Ice Dancers run past us with their emu. "Oh, would you look at that. The Ice Dancers have completed the challenge and-" I realized in the instant we were now gonna have a close race. "THE ICE DANCERS ARE GETTING AHEAD OF US! We have to finish this NOW." Determination burned in my eyes.
"No kidding." Kitty agreed with me. She handed her boleadora to Emma. "Be ready, Emma." She dropped down and grasped the emu.
"Gonna be close, Sky. Tie it up when I tell ya." I commanded her. I drop attacked my emu and disoriented it. "Now!" She threw the boleadora around it, and this time and it stayed on.
"Yes!" Sky cheered. "You two good?" She asked the Sisters.
"Yup!" They replied.
"Good, now let's crush those ice pigs." I smiled defiantly.
We all ran to the road and called for taxis. Quickly, we we entered into our own yellow cabs. "Mount Aconcagua, fast!" The cab driver took off and we caught up to the Ice Dancers' cab. Our and their cab were side to side. I rolled down the window, so did they and I met the Josee's face which presented a glare at me. I returned it with my own and it continued that way until we all arrived to the mountain.
In the blink of an eye, we piled out of the cabs and ran to the chill zone. I carried the emu on back, Jacq did the same, and Kitty... was tied up to hers. I didn't even have time to ask.
Sky and I glared as we were focusing on Jacques and Josee right next us on the left.
"For gold!" Josee yelled and stormed ahead with her partner.
"But this is third place." Jacques corrected her.
"Whatever!"
"For justice!" I screamed for morale and ran faster with Sky at my side. We were neck-in-neck with the Ice Dancers toward the chill zone. We pushed ourselves as much as we could, but the Ice Dancers pulled ahead of us.
"Ice Dancers, 3rd place. Acrobats, 4th." Don announced.
"Ha! Take that Acro-dummies!" Josee taunted us with an evil smile.
"Well, junk you too ya-"
"LOOK OUT!" Kitty screamed cutting off my sentence.
I didn't even have time to move out of the way, took the hit from her emu, and was sent off falling down the cliff screaming on the way down. And this wasn't your typical fall down the cliff sort of joke.
This was the one-way trip to your death kind of fall.
"ZANE!" I heard Kitty, Sky, and Emma in panic as they helplessly watched me fall.
Once I hit the ground, immense pain was all over me and groaned in pain loudly.
I couldn't go on... not like this.
I heard my heart pound loudly, slowing down every second.
I closed my eyes slowly closed on themselves as I laid on the ground in pain.
The last thing I did was helplessly and weakly lift my hand.
"S...Sky... E...Emma... K...K...Kitty..." My hand hit the ground.
I heard the last beat from my heart.
I was finished.
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Uh... well... you see... the events that caused... all of this that... maybe it's just a... well, just imagine...
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Okay... I give up. No positive spin I can put on this.
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