Code Red

Chapter 5

"I'm good, seriously." Savannah answered back. 

The big hearted ranger shrugged and gave it to her red counterpart. He took it and instantaneously claimed his character.

"Dude, why do you always pick Mario?" Jake inquired.

"I like Mario the most." Troy retorted, "Besides he wears red, it's kind of in my favor."

"Huh, makes sense." Noah jabbed.

He made sure that the only one that heard it was the person he was referring to. His reaction was him rolling his eyes and looking over at the girl next to him. She glanced at the young leader. A small smile reached her lips. The red ranger caught it as he shared the same look. The race began once Gia got off the home screen. There were twenty two players going at it. And as fun as it was to play the game, some people got competitive. How ironic that it was the two Rangers who suggested the game in the first place despite knowing how they act towards a loss.

"Aha! Third place baby!" Jake cheered.

An oncoming shell had one of the teens angry.

"What the heck Luigi!" Orion shouted.

Deciding that it was better to do it now then forget it later, the male brains of the group began the mini questionnaire the team put together. Well, it really was not a questionnaire, but it was like a questioning session.

"So Savannah..." Noah started the conversation, "I know you travel a lot because of your family's business, what's that like?"

The new girl shrugged a little and grabbed a chip, "I don't really think much of it, I do it like every few years or so. This one happened about three weeks ago."

"That explains why I only just met you at the mall that day." Troy brought up.

Savannah nodded.

"And uh, is it like coast to coast? Country to country?" Jake went in a bit further.

"Something like that." Savannah told him, "One time it was state to state. That one sucked since the flight out of there was delayed for forty eight hours and everyone stole all the nuts."

"What kind?" Jake asked.

"Honey roasted." Savannah replied.

The green ranger gasped as he slipped Toad up with a banana. His childhood friend glared at him.

"The jerks, honey roasted peanuts are the best." Jake replied.

"No kidding." Savannah agreed.

Yoshi came charging through as Peach knocked him to the side.

"Orion!" Gia yelled.

The silver ranger smiled with glee.

"So do you take anything like gymnastics, boxing, karate. Anything sports like?" Emma catechized.

The red ranger looked at her with cautious eyes.

"I used to." Savannah answered, "I did cheerleading in middle all three years. Highschool I did track, swimming, kickboxing, and baseball."

"You played baseball?" Gia asked.

"Yep, some of the boys were intimidated by me. Others tried to get me to help them with their pitching." Savannah responded to that.

"That explains her aim." Jake whispered to the Andresian pupil.

He nodded. Waluigi began lagging as Yoshi was passing through. That is when Toad made a surprise triumph and hit the dinosaur with a shell.