BRANDON
One hour later
"Two races left, let's make 'em count." I said as the other racers and I went out to the starting line and got ready.
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"This is the second semi-final race in this tournament. In lane 1 a former WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam, in lane 2 is Michael Hartman, the runner-up last year and the husband of Christina Sheridan-Hartman, in lane 3 a former two time winner of this tournament Melissa Sheridan, in lane 4 the surfing minister himself Rev. Ari "Bishop" Anderson, in lane 5 a former two time WWF champion and four time winner of this tournament Brandon "Ice" Mars, in lane 6 a former WWF Women's Champion Amy "Lita" Dumas, in lane 7 a former WWF Hardcore Champion Scott "Raven" Levy, in lane 8 the second member of Dream, Diana Ortiz." The announcer said.
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The starting gun went off and we all went down the course. I cleared the first jump, but as I did there was a shadow over me, it was RVD, he jumped completely over me. I looked back and saw Diana, Mike Hartman and Bishop in a heap, they were out.
I sped up to catch the pack, Sheridan was in the lead with Amy close behind. Scott Levy and I were jockeying to get ahead of RVD. We crossed the finish line with Sheridan in first, Amy in second, RVD in third and me in fourth.
15 Minutes later...
All eight of us arrived back at the lodge and I headed for the stage and grabbed a mic. 'Ok everyone, we have finally arrived at the final eight of the tournament. As we speak the course is being made into the final three mile course, it will be tougher and have more obstacles. The final eight people in the race are Beyonce Knowles, Michelle Williams, Sky Warrior, Frank Black ,Rob Van Dam, Melissa Sheridan, Amy "Lita" Dumas and...ME. Everyone in this race is guaranteed something ranging from $100 to $25,000 and the race starts in 45 minutes." I said as I got off the stage.
I laid down on the couch and Melissa came up to me, she kissed me and said "I love you." "I love you too girl." I said. We just laid there in peaceful slumber for the next 45 minutes. I got up, woke up Melissa and grabbed my board and went to the starting line.
I approached the starting line and waited. I was in lane 8, Amy in lane 7, Sheridan in lane 6, RVD in lane 5, Frank Black in lane 4, Sky Warrior in lane 3, and Beyonce and Michelle had lanes 1 and 2 respectively.
I looked down at the course and sighed. "Here goes nothing." I said as the starting gun sounded.
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NICOLE
I watched as all eight racers took off from the starting line. "This should be interesting." Andrew said as everyone started to gather around the stage and the big screen.
Beyonce and Michelle immediately took the lead, they sped out in front with Amy not far behind. Everyone passed the area with the tiny bumps and no one fell. Beyonce was still in the lead.
"I think Beyonce might win." I said. "Amy's not far behind though." Matt said. "He's right, don't count out Amy." Andrew agreed. I leaned on his shoulder and continued watching.
RVD was caught between Sky Warrior and Frank Black and none of them were budging. RVD sped up and so did Sky Warrior, it was like a high speed game of chicken. Brandon and Sheridan were right behind them.
Up in front it was still Beyonce, Michelle and Amy leading the pack as they crossed what was normally the finish line.
"Here is where is gets interesting." Jason said "Why?" I asked. "This is Unbelievablerritory to the new people, this is where the veterans will make their move to the front." Jason replied.
Michelle Williams was making a break for the lead when the pack arrived in a patch of trees. Beyonce was still in the lead and maneuvered through the trees like a pro.
When they made it out of the trees, Beyonce was still in first place, however Michelle had dropped to third. Brandon and Sheridan were still bringing up the rear and RVD had pulled ahead of Sky.
"So much for that theory." Andrew replied. "You'd think so huh?" Jason said laughing. "It's usually the next obstacle that decides a winner." Eric said. "What's the next obstacle?" I asked. "The big air jump." Jason said.
At this point in the race Beyonce was first, Amy was second, Michelle was third, RVD fourth, Sky Warrior was fifth, Frank Black was sixth, Sheridan was seventh and Brandon was dead last. After boarding across a frozen creek, the pack came upon the big air jump. All of them hit the jump perfectly and when they came down there was a whole new order.
"Now, it's the last half mile, the home stretch." Eric said as Holly got close to him. "It all comes down to this huh?' I asked Jason "Yep" Jason replied.
The pack came down from the jump and saw the finish line, now was the time for a fast break. Brandon made his fast break, but it wasn't enough. Everyone had crossed the finish line.
Sheridan was in 8th place, Brandon was in 7th place, Frank Black was in 6th place, RVD was in 5th place, Sky Warrior was in 4th place, Amy Dumas came in at 3rd place, Michelle Williams was the runner-up, and Beyonce Knowles finished 1st.
"Unbelievable." Jason said. "This is the first time a rookie has ever won the tournament." Eric replied. A few minutes later all the riders came in to a thundering applause, especially for Beyonce, she was the 2001 King of the Mountain.
The End