"HE'S ON OUR ASSES!" You squeezed your thighs around Thunder for a moment as the monstrosity followed close behind you all, pushing you to go faster than you already were. "Dammit! Speedwagon, this is all your fault!" screeched Gyro as you tried to get away from the monster that was the man's cart. "Wha-" "Oh, shut it, Gyro! You broke all the figures!" Johnny had come to your defense, leaving Gyro to scoff and chuck his ball over at the grotesquely shaped wood behind you all.
You grimaced and leaned forward, shifting your hips how Johnny had told you to - minutes earlier, you three had come across a man and a wooden cart, filled to the brim with religious wooden carvings. You had been observing one that reminded you of home when Gyro had appeared from nowhere and tried grabbing your hat like he had been trying to all of that morning. Sadly, as you had tried to get away from him, the figure had fallen from your hands and broken apart.
Brother Love, as he introduced himself, had gone from giving you a kind smile to cursing you for "being born" despite your offers to pay for it. Gyro had made matters worse by making fun of the carvings in his cart and then smashing them to bits. Of course, this made things go from bad to worse. In an instant, the cart had grown into a large wooden person with seven faces. You all were back onto their horses and off through the canyon within seconds.
"Get back here! You must pay for your sins, scum!"
"Nyoho~ No way in hell, baldie!" yelled Gyro as he chucked another steel ball at the monster's leg once more. For a moment, the monster had fallen to one knee, the wood it was made up of splintering where it had been hit. The two balls had returned to Gyro shortly after, who had been grinning at his masterpiece. His smile had fallen when the monster had gotten back on its feet and changed its face from a bright red one to one that was light blue.
"That can't be good!" you cried, shoulders growing tense as you leaned into Thunder's mane, forgetting any and everything Johnny had taught you earlier. A sudden beam of light blue hit Gyro, but instead of doing any damage, his expression changed. "This is too much work." Both you and Johnny's eyes widened as Gyro let Valkyrie start to slow down, inciting a curse to leave Johnny's lips.
"Speedwagon! Grab Gyro!" Despite your bubbling hatred for Gyro, you followed Johnny's orders and brought Thunderstruck right up next to Valkyrie before forcefully pulling Gyro to sit behind you. "Ugh, Speedwagon. You had to interrupt my break?" grumbled Gyro, not even attempting to help you out and keep himself steady on the saddle. "Complain later, Zeppeli," you spat back as he groaned and slumped against your back.
You held back the urge to push Gyro off and instead pulled away from Valkyrie's side who had started galloping at a fast pace once more. A sharp whistle brought the horse over by Johnny, where it remained near Slow Dancer's side. "Johnny, what now?" You called out as Gyro placed a limp hand on your shoulder. "The monster's face is different." You shot a glance over your shoulder to see the monster's face was now green.
Once more, a beam had shot out of its face before you and Johnny could react, hitting Johnny and covering his body in a green mist. "Johnny!" Your heart pounded in your ears as the green mist disappeared, allowing you to see Johnny again, this time with a twisted expression on his face. "Hey, why the hell does Gyro get to do jack shit while I take care of his horse?!" Slow Dancer was soon slowing down and by your side followed by Valkyrie on your other side.
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