Personal Narrative On A Bobsled Race

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The show faded back in to reveal all 4 teams dressed in their new stark white shirts. They were all standing at the top of Mount McLean, and were subsequently all shivering in their inadequate short sleeves. Chris drove onto the scene in his snowmobile, dressed in a fluffy blue parka.
“Hello again, and welcome to Mount McLean!” Chris exclaimed with greater enthusiasm than the situation probably called for. “Now, if you look around, you’ll see-”
“Chris, we can’t focus on anything because we’re freezing to death up here.” Ashley remarked, shooting the host a death glare through her shivers. Gaile, Jillian, Dakota all looked anxiously at one another, their faces revealing their worry over her outburst.
Thankfully for the red team, Chris simply
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“Ahem. As I was saying, if you look around, you’ll see a large collection of spare parts.” The teams glanced around as he spoke. The mountain top was coated in random junk, including everything from pieces of wood to broken toasters and dead batteries. “Your challenge for today is… a bobsled race!” Chris exclaimed dramatically, almost as though he was expecting praise for this brilliant challenge idea. Only Derby and Selene reacted, Derby clapping his hands together excitedly and Selene pelting over towards the bushes because she just saw a rabbit hop by, which technically didn't count. Chris cleared his throat again, staring down the contestants. "I said, today, you're doing a bobsled race! Aren't you excited?" At this point, everyone realized how they were supposed to react and let out a half hearted cheer. "That's better. To build your bobsled, you will need to assemble it from the junk- I mean, from the supplies that are spread around the top of Mount McLean. The first team to the bottom wins! Oh, and watch out for some obstacles that have been …show more content…
"Feel around for as many as we can, and then I'll come find you in a few minutes." With that, Matt raced off to follow the others, leaving Arizona behind to start poking around on the ground with her cane.

Meanwhile, the red team was finding their organization in a much less friendly manner.
"Get over here now!" Ashley demanded, pointing to the ground next to her. Gaile and Jillian immediately complied, Dakota took a picture of the angry girl before coming to stand near the group, and Todd took his sweet time sauntering over, trying to look cool but unfortunately stumbled over his feet in the process. Ashley smirked in satisfaction, evidentially pleased that everyone was following her orders already.
"Yo guys, I was thinking we could make a wicked cool '90s sled, with big plane-style wings and lots of bright colors and maybe some inflatable seating and a disco ball or something!!" Gaile exclaimed excitedly, glancing around for approval. Jillian and Dakota nodded excitedly, though it seemed like they would agree to any idea presented with so much