Skyline Gang One Shots and Short Stories

Parkour

It just happened that the Skyline was quiet that day. It was during the term time, so families were more concerned about sending their kids off to school and work. With it being more quiet, subtle things started to be more noticeable to the Skyline Gang. Like how often Sprout would go for a nap or how much mischief Misty would get up to in one day. Not to mention how much spending Mimi would spend with online shopping a day. After finding out that small detail, Dude gave her a strict limit. She protested it a little but gave up. With it being quiet, it left Bud with more time to work on his machines and apps. The little peace that he had was nice and was less overwhelming for him. At the end of the day, it would make him feel more accomplished. Rainbow's walks with Candi were longer, which was good for them to take advantage of the (for now) decent weather while it lasted. For Pip it allowed her more time to be creative. However, the notorious block came back. It wasn't as bad as last time, but it was still a pain.

Pip was about to grab her guitar for a walk in the woods again, when something else caught her attention. Dude was leaving the house. Now this wasn't that unusual, as Dude would often be called out for emergencies. What was unusual however, were the clothes he wore. He wasn't wearing his usual dungarees. Instead he was wearing what looked to be gym attire. Pip wouldn't be blamed for her first thought of him going for a quick run somewhere. Then she noticed that Dude was carrying a small duffle bag.

Where was he going?

"Hey, Dude!" Pip called out as she practically leaped out of the door. Upon hearing his name, Dude gave a quick spin on his heels to the source.

"What's up?" He asked as Pip skidded to a stop in front of him. What's going on? Emergency? Misty causing trouble? Sprout being roped into said trouble?

"Where are you sneaking off to?" Pip asked, panting a little.

"I don't sneak off. I'm not Misty." Dude shrugged. At least it wasn't an emergency, but he was still feeling antsy, shifting from one foot to the other. Pip folded her arms and pursed her lips a little. She's not letting him go that easily, Dude could tell. "Okay maybe I do sneak. A little!"

"So where are you going?" Pip basically repeated her question.

"Better yet, I'll show you." Dude flashed a smile as he readjusted the bag strap over his shoulder. He then started to run. "Come on or we'll miss the bus!"

"Wait up!" Pip shouted after him. The bus? What would Dude need to take the bus for?

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Pip pulled a page from Misty's book for a short time on the bus; she pestered Dude. She asked for where they were going, but Dude just flashed a stupid grin and told her that she'd just have to wait. She begged for hints, but Dude was sealed up tighter than a drum. Didn't stop her from trying to guess though. Even after getting off the bus and they both walked for a little bit, Pip tried to come up with ideas. She even pulled out the most ridiculous ideas that she could come up with, much to Dude's amusement. At least they were near a busy road, so this mystery place wasn't fully remote.

Finally, they arrived at...a warehouse? At least on the outside it looked like one. It housed a car park that was half full, showing that something was going on here. Pip was about to ask the question of the day again, but Dude gently dragged her to the glass automatic doors. They led into a reception. It was warm inside compared to the chill outside. The walls were adorned with murals of silhouettes running and what seemed to be doing acrobatics. Beside the water bottle station was a staff pinboard and some photographs of people doing similar tricks as the murals depicted. A door was on each side of the reception desk, one with a set of stairs behind it.