Dialogue Color Code: #cf0000
"Lets see, we got a guy who is like a brother to me, and who I'm always in competition with. The girl of my dreams who most likely has no feelings for me, and has no idea how I feel about her. Then there was everyone else. In one of the emergency scenarios that father always talked about, I would focus on my brother and/or my girl, pending on the situation, then Tessa and/or Nikki then Jasper. You know I don't really know anyone but them, maybe this race..." He thought but was violently shaken from his head as Tessa tagged his pack and said go. Instantly his mind and body synced and switch to race mode. He raced to catch up to her and once he did he stayed behind her to show off like he did with his car. As they ran he couldn't help but watch her form, clearly she was a runner, a little rusty now but definitely a runner. Half way through he was getting ready to sling past her when she dropped her pack catching him off guard. He stumbled over it barely catching himself from falling though it did slow him down. When he was able to regain his balance, he just missed hitting a tree head on. Having been slowed down by her pack and the tree Zack gets just short of arms reach as Tessa crosses the line. He slowed to a jog as he finally passed her and came about to stand next to her as he dropped his pack, watching Jasper grabbing Tessa's pack. Walking in front of her he bows and slightly winded, "Good run."
Zack walked beck to his pack taking a water bottle out and sipping it as he started to walk it off. After a little while he noticed that the others were still not in sight and he couldn't hear them. He looked down the path they just ran up, maybe it hasn't been long enough or maybe something happened, then again maybe he was just being overly protective. Looking back at Tessa who was resting and Jasper who was starting to make camp. With a sigh, "Wait here, I'll be right back. Jasper I'll give you a hand when I get back and Tessa again good run, maybe we can do it again sometime." He grabbed his pack, just in case some thing happened, and started off down the path to see what's up, hopping it was just that he didn't wait long enough. Once he made it to the point were Tessa dropped her pack he looked around. Seeing Ben up ahead, Sera and Nikki off to the side, way off the path, he took off after Sera. Even though he was tired and starting to hurt, he wasn't use to running with a pack on, he ran as hard as he could, the whole time thinking, "What is she doing? Is she ok? Why isn't Ben checking on her? Did he do something to her?" He nearly ran into Nikki as she started towards camp distracted by his thoughts. By the time he reached her he was completely out of breath and hurting all over. His lungs felt like they were on fire and his leg felt like they could give out at any moment, but he was able to get a few words out. "Are... you... ok...? what's...." As he tries to talk, he looks were her attention is and sees an old carnival. Seeing that suddenly his second wind rushes through him, "Lets do it. Now, me and you right now. The others can catch up." he said as his curiosity getting the better of him, and getting rapped up in the excitement, adrenaline rush he gives Sera a big hug.