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Interacting with: Neon Knight. But he ain't here so I can't ping him.[/center]
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The sun sat high in the sky as Annie looked onwards towards the horizon. It was fun traveling abroad, but it was time to go home.

This is also about the time Annie noticed the army of people on the beach. She looked back.[i][color=00aeef]"Uhh... Neon, You seein' this? Is this some sort of big party?"[/color][/i] she chuckled. [color=00aeef][i]"What, is the president coming to town?"[/i][/color] [i][color=f26522]"They're here for the Steel Ball Run. You need to get in position."[/color][/i] [color=00aeef][i]"What's a Steel Ball Run? Some sorta race? It's what they look like they're about to do."[/i] [/color] [i][color=f26522]"Yes. Look over there."[/color][/i] Neon Knight's silvery metal finger pointed to the distance. A large platform with a flowing banner bearing the words "STEEL BALL RUN" could be seen. [i][color=00aeef]"Huh. Well I'll be. Hope they all have fun. Maybe I'll join in next time."[/color][/i] [i][color=f26522]"There is no 'next time'. This is a once in a lifetime event organized by the president himself. The winner is supposed to receive fifty million dollars. They're headed to New York, same as us. They're following a specific path though. We have a map in one of our satchels. You need to get into your spot. Hurry!"[/color][/i]

Neon Knight grabbed hold of the reigns and directed Slow Ride to their position. Spot 0690.[i][color=00aeef]"N-Now hold on there, Neon. This is all a lot to take in. And for that matter, how do you know all of this anyways?"[/color][/i] [color=f26522][i]"Have... have you not been paying attention to all of this? They've been talking about this for weeks."[/i][/color] Annie blinked slowly, thinking. [i][color=00aeef]"Uhh..."[/color][/i] [color=f26522][i]"Oh my God."[/i][/color] Neon Knight gripped the reigns in barely contained frustration. [i][color=f26522]"Just... just pretend to hold the reigns.[/color][/i]

The people around them started chanting. San Diego, New York. Over and over. The beginning and the end. Then, all at once, everyone took off. A cloud of dust enveloped them, and the horses ran as fast as they could. They rapidly passed several riders, likely those with slow reactions or horses who weren't up to snuff. Neon Knight had great confidence in Slow Ride, however, and Neon Knight let out a [i][color=f26522]"HI-YAH!"[/color][/i] as he whipped down the reigns.