[Okay, just what the hell happened to Goldenrod?! One minute, it was a nice, perfectly normal town! ...by Johto standards, at least. Then, next thing she knows, there's explosions! Airships! And giant reptilian monsters, oh my!
...well, she knows this much: she's not going to let these overgrown turtles get away with this! She dashes towards the center of the hostile takeover, expertly dodging goombas and bobombs that cross her path. Just ahead, though, a wall of koopas block her path, with no escape in sight. She's going too fast too stop, though, and she takes a running leap...
-and lands with an odd KLONK beneath her feet. Did she hit solid ground? No! She landed right on the koopa's shell! And...it's sliding. Sliding very fast oh god oh god oh god. Utena chokes back a yelp and swerves wildly, waving her arms about her as she arches her back, trying desperately to keep her balance on the shell. Fortunately, her reflexes and agility don't fail her, and soon she's surfing down the streets, balanced precariously on the belly of a green koopa.
...she's had worse travel experiences. And hey, things are going well! She's not turtle food, she's got her balance, and she hasn't crashed into anything or anyone, especially not that blond blur ...oh shit CHANGE COURSE, CHANGE COURSE, BEND THOSE KNEES, SWITCH YOUR BALANCE, WHATEVER YOU DO KID, DON'T FUCKING CRASH]
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...well, she knows this much: she's not going to let these overgrown turtles get away with this! She dashes towards the center of the hostile takeover, expertly dodging goombas and bobombs that cross her path. Just ahead, though, a wall of koopas block her path, with no escape in sight. She's going too fast too stop, though, and she takes a running leap...
-and lands with an odd KLONK beneath her feet. Did she hit solid ground? No! She landed right on the koopa's shell! And...it's sliding. Sliding very fast oh god oh god oh god. Utena chokes back a yelp and swerves wildly, waving her arms about her as she arches her back, trying desperately to keep her balance on the shell. Fortunately, her reflexes and agility don't fail her, and soon she's surfing down the streets, balanced precariously on the belly of a green koopa.
...she's had worse travel experiences. And hey, things are going well! She's not turtle food, she's got her balance, and she hasn't crashed into anything or anyone, especially not that blond blur ...oh shit CHANGE COURSE, CHANGE COURSE, BEND THOSE KNEES, SWITCH YOUR BALANCE, WHATEVER YOU DO KID, DON'T FUCKING CRASH]