fh_trips | Endor [Tuesday, December 30]

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Endor [Tuesday, December 30]

Luke, sadly for those who were not, was totally a morning person. As soon as the sun rose above the horizon, he was up, trying to get everyone ready for another day of hut building and bridge hanging.

There was breakfast and really ~~awful~~ strong coffee, and then the hike back to where they'd been working all of yesterday.

Luke would understand if people took breaks to explore today. Three solid days of manual labor is no vacation.

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Gavin steered the bike higher, whacking a tree with his arm as he passed in an attempt to further catch John off guard as he blew by and towards the finish.

John cursed, ducking down low to try to increase his speed, hoping to god Gavin didn't make him wash his underpants.

If he did, John was going to booby trap his clean clothes.

Determined not to give up the lead now, Gavin found a line and followed it, zipping past trees and under low hanging branches. He maneuvered side to side, never really giving John a clear line to go by him.

Frustrated, John kept as close to Gavin's tail as he dared, not wanting to crash, but very tempted by the option.

Gavin pushed the throttle as hard as he dared, lurching forward and seeing the finish in sight. He dodged a low hanging branch and very nearly hit a log but managed to avoid it.

John tried again to slingshot around Gavin, but the trees were too dense to allow him to pass effectively.

And Gavin hit the finish with a whoop of triumph. He slid the bike to a stop and grinned at John.

"Damn, that was fun!"

John pulled up next to him, finding the grinning infectious after that invigorating ride. "Dude, I could do that again!"

"You and me both," he said, hopping off the bike. "Just imagine if there weren't so many trees and we could hit full speed."

"That would be freaking amazing," John enthused, getting over the whole losing thing. "I think we need to smuggle these babies back home."

"Think Luke and the Ewoks would notice?" Gavin asked.

"Nah, they're too busy," John decided.

"Hmm." It was sad that Gavin was thinking about this. "You don't think us lugging bikes back might be obvious?"

"We might need a really good distraction," John said thoughtfully. "If only Ben was here to help."

"Know any other Jedi that might help us?" Gavin asked.

"Hmm. We don't really need Jedi so much as people to cause a scene," John reasoned. "Did any other KKG guys come along?"

"Hm." Gavin tried to remember who he'd seen. "I think that kid Adam's here. There's a lot of girls."

"Yeah, you'd think more single guys would've noticed the massive number of girls signing up." John would have been all over those odds a year or so ago.

"Maybe we can shave one of the Ewoks," Gavin said. "Shave...Brooke's name into and blame her?"

"We could cover it with her clothes," John suggested. "She wouldn't miss them."

"Wasn't she naked on the internet just a few days ago or something?"

Not that he'd looked...really.

"Oh god, don't tell me you looked," John ewwed.

"Well, it was right there!" Gavin said. "Shut up!"

"Dude! She looks like Jaina!" John was beyond horrified.

"Look, it was right there and I was surfing!" Gavin said. "I couldn't avoid it!"

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