Fan Fiction ❯ Chao Music ❯ BICYCLE RACE! ( Chapter 14 )

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A/N: Well, hello everyone! Is it time to update? Yes, I think it is!

To Ria the Shiekah: I'm so glad you Reviewed all my crap! And the fic has to end somewhere… This is the only thing I can think of. I'm sorry. I want a magical Samurai! But I've got Raven! (hugs Raven, who waves)

To Prince Izzy X: I see you changed your penname! That's cool! The health class part made me laugh a lot when I was writing… something that normally doesn't happen that much!

Anyway, enjoy the show!

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Chapter 14: BICYCLE RACE!: Part Nine of the Pointless Adventures!

“I'm bored,” said Neil as he fell to the ground.

“We just got here…” said Raven, eyeing Neil with a bit of concern.

“Oh yeah…”

It had been five days, seven hours, forty minutes, and twelve seconds since the schooling incident, and the Chao were now enjoying a nice picnic at the local park.

“Please pass the potato salad,” said Raven, motioning to a blue bowl.

“My pleasure!” said Julia, making a disgusted face as she handed the bowl to the Dark Chao sitting across from her.

“My compliments to the chef that made these wonderful biscuits,” said Skippy, reaching for another biscuit.

“That would be the Phillsbury Doughboy,” said Neil, taking a bite of fried chicken.

“Oh…”

“What are you going to eat, Julia?” asked Raven, noticing the Hero Chao digging into the picnic basket.

Julia smiled with glee as she revealed a foot-long sub.

“It's my specialty!” shouted Julia. “The Julia Sub!”

“What's it go?” asked Skippy, stuffing two more biscuits into his mouth.

“Pepperoni, lettuce, chicken breast, olives, and a small dab of mayonnaise!”

“Sounds like the spawn of Hell,” said Raven, a little disgusted.

“No way! It's awesome!”

Julia licked her lips and slowly brought the sandwich to her mouth.

It was then that a Frisbee flew in from nowhere, and smacked Julia's hands. A little startled, Julia threw the sandwich into the air, which hit the grass behind her.

“NO!” she shouted, noticing ants already crawling around on the bread. “MY SANDWICH!”

“Sorry!” called out the voice of a young boy. Julia, however, did not accept.

“YOU RUINED MY SANDWICH!” she shouted, getting up and running towards the boy. The boy shrieked and ran away.

The other three Chao watched in amusement.

“Lunch and a show!” said Neil.

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“I'LL KILL YOU, YOU ROTTEN PIECE OF TRASH!”

Julia had now gotten exceptionally close to the panicking boy, who was running for his life.

“GOOD GRIEF!” he shouted. “I SAID I WAS SORRY!”

“YOU RUINED MY SANDWICH!”

The boy noticed a bulletin board approaching him, and he quickly ducked under it and continued to run.

Julia, however, did not notice this road hazard.

BAM!

Julia twirled around, dazed, and fell on her butt.

“Ow,” she said, clutching her face.

“WOAH!” shouted a voice from not too far off. “Are you OK?”

Julia looked up to see her good friend, Kryptic, looking towards the Chao in concern.

“Yeah,” said Julia, standing up, “but I think I broke my face.”

“Let's see,” said Kryptic, now standing face-to-face with the bass guitarist.

Julia slowly removed her hand, revealing her face.

“It looks fine to me,” said Kryptic.

“Are you sure?”

“Hmm…”

Kryptic took her index finger and lightly flicked the area between Julia's eyes.

“Did that hurt?”

“No.”

“You're fine.”

Julia smiled, and Kryptic returned it.

“What was it that you ran into, anyway?”

Julia stopped smiling. “I don't know. I guess I should check it out, huh?”

“It might be a good idea.”

Julia looked behind Kryptic and noticed that she had run into the park's notice board.

“We should check this thing out,” said Julia walking up to it. “You never know what you can find. One time, this guy lost his cucumber.”

“ARE YOU SERIOUS?” asked Kryptic, shocked beyond belief.

“Yeah… He never found it, though.”

“Aw…” said Kryptic. “That sucks.”

The two Chao stared at the notice board for a while, until Kryptic let out a shriek in delight.

“What is it?” asked Julia, a bit interested to see what the other was excited about.

“Read!” Kryptic pointed to a small flier on the board.

TERRAIN RACE 500!

THE BICYCLE RACE FOR ALL WHO WANT TO HAVE FUN!

The TERRAIN RACE 500 is a fun-filled bicycle race that spans from The City Park to the top of Mt. Cyanide, a distance that covers over one-hundred miles! The race is too be held on March 5 at 2:30. All people that wish to compete should sign up at the City Hall.

FIRST PRIZE IS $1000 DOLLARS IN COLD, HARD CASH!

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

“OOOOOH!” shouted Julia, now just as excited as Kryptic. “THAT SOUNDS LIKE UBER-FUN!”

“I WANNA SIGN UP!” shouted Kryptic, bouncing up and down. “I WANNA SIGN UP!”

“Should we get the others to compete?” asked Julia. “I mean, it might be a nice way to burn off a whole lot of weight. And it says that it's for all who want to have fun.”

“That's a good idea,” said Kryptic, loosing a bit of her excitement. “After all, we all need something to do.”

“LET'S GO TELL THEM!”

“YAY!”

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“A bicycle race?” asked Skippy.

Julia nodded. “Yeah! And the first-prized winner wins a thousand dollars!”

“Sounds like fun,” said Neil, looking at Raven. Raven nodded.

“Just where does this thing take place?” asked Raven, interested in where the race might take them.

“It starts from here and ends at the summit of Mt. Cyanide,” said Kryptic, nodding her head.

“Mt. Cyanide?” asked Raven. “Isn't that an active volcano?”

The five Chao looked to the south towards the mountain of Cyanide. It was a steep looking mountain, with a jagged summit that seemed to be saying “I AM YOUR DOOM!” As if by coincidence, a bucket-full of lava spewed from the top. Eerie and dramatic music seemed to be playing in the background.

The Chao gulped.

“No problem!” said Julia, waving it off. “They wouldn't hold a race on something that could pose a threat!”

“She's got a point,” said Neil, looking at Raven. Raven shrugged.

“Let's sign up.”

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“Welcome to City Hall, kiddos!” shouted the mayor of Falcon Point. “What can I do ya for?”

(A/N: Falcon Point, Minnesota, is a city that I have made up! It does not exist! I don't think…)

“We're here to sing up for the bicycle race!” shouted Julia, bouncing up and down.

“Ah yes!” The mayor reached into his desk. “The race to the top of Mt. Cyanide!”

The Chao nodded.

“Well, that shouldn't be any problem. There's an admittance fee of…”

“Wait…” began Skippy. “The sign didn't say anything about an admittance fee.”

“That's because it doesn't matter!” shouted the mayor. “Now, if you will please pay two pennies.”

The Chao shrugged and handed over two pennies each.

“WOOHOO! A WHOLE DIME!” The mayor did a dance in victory.

“Now just sign these forms,” said the mayor after calming down.

“Forms?” asked Raven, taking one and examining it. Upside down.

“Just to saying that we're not responsible for the unlikely event of your death.”

The Chao made an “Oh, I see,” face and signed the forms.

“Now, every participant gets a complimentary cyanide pill, seeing that we're going to the top of Mt. Cyanide!” The mayor did a laugh and handed each of the Chao a small pill.

“Gee… Uh… thanks…” said Kryptic, examining the pill from top and bottom.

“Don't mention it, kiddies! Now, go have fun and wait for the event!”

The Chao left the room, trying their hardest not to freak out about the weirdo mayor.

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“Looks like there's a lot of people participating,” began Raven as she wheeled her black bicycle up to the center of the City Park.

“Actually, that's just part of the audience,” said Skippy. “About half of the other contestants couldn't make it.”

“What happened?” asked Neil.

“They took their complimentary cyanide pills.”

The Chao sighed and shook their heads sadly.

Julia wheeled her pink bicycle up to the starting line, then mounted it. “Good luck, you guys!”

“Good luck to you too, Julia!” said Kryptic. “Seeing that you're going to need it and all.”

“Oooh . . .” said Neil, Raven, and Skippy, noticing Kryptic's mediocre burn.

“Oh, I'm the one that needs luck?” asked Julia. “You're the one that needs luck, seeing those two small legs of yours.”

“Oooh . . .”

“Now both of you stop it,” said Neil. “We all need luck… You guys more than me, because I'm the one that's going to win.”

“Ha!” shouted Skippy. “We'll see about that! You're forgetting that I won the 50 yard dash at Chao High.”

“That was 50 yards!” shouted Raven. “This is 50 miles! Besides, I'm the one that's going to win, because I'm the one that whooped you at winning the Most Athletic Award last year!”

The five Chao gnashed their teeth together and growled.

Iyou wheeled up on a green tricycle. “Hi guys!” he shouted, waving.

The five Chao didn't do a thing. Julia glared daggers with Kryptic. Raven glared daggers with Skippy. Neil leaned forward on his bicycle and pretended to be revving up his engine.

“ON YOUR MARKS!” shouted a person with the starting flag. “GET SET!”

The six Chao turned their attention to the track in front of him.

“GO!”

Five Chao took off, leaving a trail of dust behind them.

Iyou slowly pedaled his tricycle at a mile per hour.

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Neil panted swiftly as he continued at the pace he was going.

“You look a little tired, Neil!” shouted Kryptic as she passed him. “Why don't you just give up right now?”

Neil gritted his teeth and tried his hardest to speed up.

Up ahead a little ways, Raven and Julia was pedaling at twenty miles an hour, not even panting.

“You ain't going to win!” shouted Julia as she sped up a little. “You have to remember I lived in Tennessee, and there were plenty of places to get exercise!”

“Shut your trap, bumpkin!” shouted Raven as she also sped up. “You need not forget that I was one of the people that passed the torch at the Olympics in Athens!”

Julia glanced at Raven. “You've never been to Athens!”

“But I know one place I'm going!”

“And where is that?”

“MT. CYANIDE!”

Raven let out a girlish giggle as she suddenly sped up ten miles, as if she had just gotten a sudden energy boost. Julia gasped at how much energy the Chao had.

Meanwhile in the back, Kryptic was giving Neil a run for his money.

“COME ON!” she shouted. “I'M GETTING BORED! I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND GET IN FIRST NOW!”

Kryptic pedaled up to Julia and gave a wave.

“HI!” she shouted. Julia just glared at her.

“Not now! I'm trying to think of a way to pass up Raven!”

Kryptic looked ahead and saw that Raven was indeed pretty far up.

“No problem!” Kryptic then gained an energy boost much like Raven's. Julia just couldn't believe what was going on.

Julia continued to pedal, trying her hardest not to let Kryptic and Raven get to her. She smiled as she saw the Falcon Point River approaching, its slow flowing water giving her a nice peaceful air. She saw the bridge coming up, as well, and knew that it was going to be a bumpy ride across the wood.

She then heard someone closing in from behind.

Turning her head around, she noticed Neil gaining speed. He seemed to be struggling quite a bit, as bike riding had never come easy to him. Julia smiled as she turned her head back around.

Only to notice that she was about to fly into the Falcon Point River!

“EEK!” she shouted as the thick mud stopped the bicycle, sending Julia off of it and into the river. Silently, she cursed the force of inertia.

She then silently cursed again as she noticed Neil take her position.

“No matter…” she said, quietly. “I'll just get my bike and continue on with the race.”

She got herself out of the cold water and headed over to her bike. She began to push on the handlebars…

…Only to notice that her bike had gotten stuck in the mud.

“CRAP!” she shouted.

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Iyou smiled as he noticed Falcon Point River approaching slowly. Just a couple of more yards and he'll be on the bridge!

Slowly pedaling his tricycle, he noticed that one of the racers had fallen behind in the race. She appeared to have fallen into the river, and now she couldn't get her bike out of the mud banks! Que lastima…

(A/N: That means “What a shame” in Spanish!)

“Hey Julia!” he shouted as he slowly pedaled onto the bridge.

Julia scowled at him as she watched him continue his slow trekking.

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Raven smiled lightly as she noticed that she had already pedaled onto Mt. Cyanide soil. All she had to do was bike up the winding path and she would be fine!

Pedaling a few miles up, she noticed that Skippy was off of his bike and sitting next to it, looking at the ground below.

Wait a minute… Skippy?

Raven realized that she had enough time to chat with him for awhile. After all, she needed to know how the hell she got in front of her so fast!

“Hey Skippy,” she said as she slowed her bike to a stop. “How did you get in front of me?”

“I pedaled…” he said, not taking his eyes off of the ground.

“Well… yeah… I kinda figured that out… Why aren't you still pedaling, then?”

“I'm afraid of heights!” he shouted, rocking back and forth.

Of course. If he was afraid of airplanes, he should've been afraid of heights.

“Well…” began Raven, “see ya.”

“DON'T LEAVE ME!” he shouted, lunging at the back wheel of Raven's bike.

“LET GO!” she shouted, trying to pedal away. Skippy had somehow gotten the bike to keep from moving!

“DON'T LEAVE ME!” he shouted again.

Raven kicked his hand, forcing him to let go of the wheel.

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Kryptic hummed a little jingle as she rode up the trail, waiting to pass up Raven. It was then that she saw the competing Dark Chao, and… Skippy on the ground?

Raven had just kicked Skippy's hand off of something and was continuing her way up the mountain. Kryptic, feeling a little sorry for Skippy, stopped next to him.

“Are you OK?” she asked, noticing that Skippy looked a little paranoid.

“DON'T LEAVE ME!” he shouted,

“What?” she asked in bewilderment.

“DON'T LEAVE ME!”

“Uh…” Kryptic looked a little frantic as she watched Raven turn a corner. “Skippy, I kinda need to go now, so…”

“DON'T LEAVE ME!” he shouted.

Kryptic sighed. She was going to regret this.

And she knew it when she saw Neil pass her up.

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Iyou happily rocked his head side to side, moving to the rhythm of his small trike. He then noticed that Kryptic and Skippy were approaching him. He waved.

“HI GUYS!”

Kryptic growled.

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“Almost… there…” said Raven, faintly. The finish line was a few yards away!

“Almost…”

She crossed it.

“YES!” she shouted as Neil crossed. “I DID IT! I WON! I WON! I WON! I WON!”

Neil smiled. “Good job, Rae.”

“I TOLD YOU I WOULD WIN! I PWNED YOU! YEAH!”

Raven did a victory dance.

A few moments later, Iyou came peddling across the finish line.

“I DID IT!” he shouted. “I DID IT!”

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“Uh… Guys?”

Neil, Julia, Skippy, and Kryptic looked up at Raven.

“Listen… I'm sorry for all the things I did when I won, and I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry…”

“That's OK, Rae,” said Julia. “We know that your competitive side gets over you sometimes.”

Neil looked at Julia. “Actually, I didn't even know Raven had a competitive side.”

“Well,” began Raven, “I just thought I'd tell you guys that I got the trophy engraved with all our names on it. To me, we're all winners!”

“Aw…” said Kryptic as she took Raven's first prize trophy. “That's so sweet!”

“It certainly is…” said Skippy. “Raven, could I ask you a question?”

“Sure!”

“Why is your name three times larger than the rest of ours?”

Raven took the trophy back. “Because I'm the one that actually won it! If you ever want to look at it, it'll be in my house.”

The four Chao sweatdropped as Raven walked away.

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That's the chapter, everyone! I hope you guys liked it!

I just thought I would tell you that the next chapter is the last part of the pointless adventures! I hope that doesn't upset you guys or anything. The next three chapters are devoted to the end of the fic, and the second genre of the fic will be Tragedy.

I know… it scares me too…

Anyway, see you next time!