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[i][color=00aeef]"At least I got ol' Neon here to talk to!"[/color][/i] [/center]
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So far, so OK. She hadn't fallen off her horse, gotten shot at, gotten dust in her eyes, or anything like that. The worst so far was that one of her buttons came undone. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad. Neon was probably just as good as she was when it came to riding, so she had little worry. With any luck, it'd be over soon. Although... they're going to New York, aren't they? There's no way they'd make it in one go. They had to sleep, their horses had to sleep, what about when it gets dark out? [i][color=00aeef]"So uh... Neon. How uh... how are we supposed to do all this? Are there multiple stop and start lines? Surely they don't expect us to make it all the way in one trip, do they?"[/color][/i]

[i][color=f26522]"From what I can remember, there are multiple stopping and starting points. Our first stop is Santa Maria, California. I have no idea how long it's going to take us, but expect the worst."[/color][/i] Annie looked off to the horizon. [i][color=00aeef]"That's... that's gotta be... what, nine miles? Shoot, we can make that in half an hour!"[/color][/i] Annie slapped her thigh as she gave a hearty laugh. [color=00aeef][i]"Well, let's hop to it Neon! We ain't got all day, maybe this'll be fun after all![/i][/color] Annie gripped the reigns with renewed vigor, giving a loud, hearty laugh. [i][color=00aeef]"Come on, horsey, you ain't gonna be a Slow Ride much longer! HI-YAH!"[/color][/i] Annie slapped down the reins, giving the signal to Slow Ride to pick up the pace. Dust kicked up and flew everywhere as Annie passed several more riders, leaving her competition literally and figuratively in the dust.

Neon let go of the reins, giving full control to Annie, now taking the role of lookout.[i][color=f26522]"Fine, you ride, I'll keep a lookout. But remember to pace Slow Ride. Going this fast for too long will cost us down the line."[/color][/i] [i][color=00aeef]"Yeah, yeah, I hear ya."[/color][/i] As much as Annie didn't want to admit it, Neon Knight was right. After a couple moments of running at top speed, Annie pulled back on the reins ever so slightly, telling Slow Ride to slow down. She didn't quite know where all the other racers were, and didn't exactly trust herself not to take her eyes off the theoretical road, but she had a feeling things were going swimmingly.