After everyone congratulated me...except for Sting Beetle's gang that was trying to cheer her up but I think it’s useless. I destroyed her passion for racing after all...I think and I gave her the Agnes Taeceyon treatment.

  And then I noticed something in the corner of my eye...someone was approaching.

  “When I said I needed extra members I didn’t expect you to find gold in the search of silver” The strange man said to Auspicious Darkness and she beamed up.

  “Reeeiiiiiggghhhht! She’s a catch, I mean did you see that last spurt!” Auspicious Darkness said practically was bouncing.

  “I gotta say...I didn’t expect you to be so strong” John Average butted in giving her completely useless commentary.

  “I guess she’s adequate,” Bubbly Sunshine said, swishing her hair with the back of her hand.

  “As long as she isn’t mean and doesn’t eat 23 hot dogs right in front of me then I’m fine” Up Syndrome said shyly before somehow disappearing into a shadow.

  “This just might be what we need to break through!” Special Weekend said as if she was already part of the team.

  And at the end of it all they turned their heads towards the man which I assume is their trainer...wait, why did Special Weekend do it too? She’s taking this acting way too far.

  “Well they did say we needed 6 members and you’re kinda the only one we got...so” The trainer said and everyone waited expectably “Fine” He concluded and everyone cheered a little cheer.

  But only one thought crossed my mind at that moment. When did I consent to this?

  “Now that we got that out of the way...did y'all really think y*all could slack off?” And as if that activated some sleeper agent code they all simultaneously did a salute while saying “No, sir!” They then began running somewhere and I just followed them…this is becoming too weird.

  The trainer was behind us on some scooter with a wip and that was enough motivation for me to be at the front of the team. “What the hell?” I asked Special Weekend having to slow down to the mid pack.

  “Oh, he doesn’t actually use the whip” Special Weekend said as if she was the first member he recruited.

  “How do you know!? You have been here for as long as me!?” I nearly screamed at Special Weekend and then she put a finger to my lips to signal to me to keep quiet.

  Then with a wink she said “Dont blow my cover you fucking dumbass”

  That was when I gave up. Some eldritch being wanted to fuck with me and decided to change their memories or some shit.

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  After some time of running we arrived at another track which seemed more specialised at training.

  “Okay first of all do some stretches and warm yourself up” The trainer said and Bubbly Sunshine began doing some yoga while I started doing backflips.

  Auspicious Darkness just seemed to stare straight at the sun and Up Syndrome was somewhere

  Special Weekend and John Average were the only ones doing normal warm ups.

  After some time of doing back flips I began getting dizzy so I did front flips instead while having my arms out.

  I looked at Auspicious Darkness staring right at the son, her eyes getting visibly red. Should I do it too?

  “Don’t” Bubbly Sunshine said while still doing yoga “I did it...it’s only painful, I’m pretty sure she is a machochist” Bubbly Sunshine said referring the last part to Auspicious Darkness.

  “I’m not a machochist, staring at the sun has healing properties” Auspicious Darkness said somehow over hearing us.

  “How many fingers am I holding up?” Bubbly Sunshine said not even having a hand up.

  “Ha! I know that trick, it's ten!” Auspicious Darkness said pointing a finger in the opposite direction of Bubbly Sunshine and now I’m actually concerned because they have done this so many times she knows a trick they use.

  “It’s getting worse” Up Syndrome said sadly, appearing out of nowhere and making me yelp.

  “Oh come on, it isn't that bad!” Auspicious Darkness said not even facing us.

  “Auspicious, I once saw you fight a pole because you thought it was a vending machine that bumped into you” John Average said piping in.

  “Well if y’all are chatting then I guess you all have warmed up!” The trainer said appearing from the depths of hell. Everyone groaned except for me...I was too dizzy from front flipping to understand what he said.

  “Everyone do a lap! You know, getting that engine started!” And we all obliged, Auspicious bumping into me at least five times before racing with the railing apparently from the way she taunted it.

  I...I was doing my best...okay fine I got distracted by a butterfly and veered off course trying to catch it and got a lot of yelling from the trainer before I rejoined the pack at the last few meters.

  Up Syndrome was outside...like by a few meters. Special Weekend and Bubbly Sunshine were at the front and John Average was at the mid-pack.

  I don’t even know where Auspicious Darkness is.

  “Another lap! I saw too much tommfoolery!” The trainer said just before I got distracted by another butterfly this time it followed the pack so I was at the front trying to catch it. “Great stride Lightning Chariot but I would also like to see it when you're not chasing a…butterfly” The trainer said giving me some tips I think.

  After we all finished the lap, I came in first only because of the butterfly. Then the trainer came to me “You have great stamina and power...but I’ve noticed a problem. Your top speed is very slow, which doesn’t make sense. After both of the laps’s you don’t seem to be particularly tired, which means you aren’t doing your top speed...which means it isn’t actually your top speed, I think something is stopping you from reaching it” He finished

  “I mean I try my darndest to go fast so I’m not doing it on purpose” I responded stretching my back.

  “I know...can you stomp the ground?” He asked and I obliged then he dropped down observing the mark “Ahh I see”

  What the fuck does that mean?