Twisted Wonderland 2

A Race to Remember

You and the boys walk along the track on your way back to the town. The snow crunches under your feet as you walk.

"I'm starvin'!" Grim complains.

"Just hold on a little longer, Grim." Epel assures. "The townsfolk are actually having a welcome party in our honor."

Grim immediately perks up. "Really? And there's gonna be lots of food there, right?"

Epel shrugs. "Well, sure. My grandma and the others should be setting everything up at the assembly hall."

"Sweet!" Grim cheers. "Let's get a move on, then!"

Sebek nods. "Good idea. I'm getting hungry myself."

"I'm also rather peckish." Jade adds. "A meal sounds delightful."

Your stomach grumbles at the thought. "Food definitely sounds nice right about now."

Grim cackles as he rubs his paws together. "Your granny might be scary, but she's got her good side!"

Epel chuckles. "Yeah, she can get kinda scary when it comes to the sledathon..." His eyes widen. "OH CRUD. I forgot to do the thing she told me to!"

"What's that?" Jade asks.

"We need a team name!" Epel exclaims. "We need to submit one by the end of the day, or we can't enter the race."

Idia holds his arm. "Uh, that sounds extremely important."

Grim's snickers. "Your granny's gonna have some words for you."

"No kidding..." Epel runs a hand over his face. "We'd better pick something before we go back to the hall."

Sebek hums in thought. "What would be a fitting name...?"

"Could we use the team name from Sled Over Heels?" Idia suggests.

"What was it?" You ask.

Idia grins. "The girls called themselves Beauties Sleeping."

"I veto that!" Sebek shouts. "It doesn't jibe with my image at all!"

Idia rolls his eyes with a groan. "Seriously? Well, personally I'd veto any name that DID jibe with your image."

Jade tilts his head thoughtfully. "How about the Mountain Lovers Sled Team?"

Sebek glowers. "That's just YOUR brand!"

"I got this, guys." Grim smirks. "Grim and the Minions. Bam, done!"

Jade acts as if he hasn't heard him. "Nothing good's coming to mind."

"Mrah? Now you're ignorin' me!"

Epel sighs. "It's not gonna be easy for us to reach an agreement, huh. What to do..."

As you reach the top of the hill, you can see the village below. The lights from the festival sparkle and glimmer in the night. Almost as if the stars have fallen to the earth.

"Wow... this place is just fantastic." You say in wonder.

Epel pauses and looks to you. "Wait... Y/N, What did you say?"

You shrug your shoulders. "It looks fantastic."

Epel brings a hand to his chin and gums in thought.

Grim sniffs at the air. "Ooo, somehin' smells YUMMY over there! I gotta check it out!"

Grim dashes off towards the village.