childofrebellion | The Race

Gabriel lets out a few more shrill whistles as Yamato takes the 16th position. Makes sense if he was the last to sign up but it certainly ups the challenge for him.

"That's awesome, dude. What else you been out for?"

"Why's he gonna start in the back?" Cisco demands, then shouts, "HEY! MOVE UP!"

"Dude relax," Barry chides Cisco, "I'm sure there's some way they determined starting order."

Or Yamato has some kind of plan, either way it should be fine.

Answering Gabriel, he says, "Swoop races on Corsin. Those were pretty exciting, too."

Gabriel laughs. "Guess I shouldn't be surprised at you guys being into the fast stuff."

Speaking of, the loudspeakers blast their "Go!" and there's a roar of engines as they all hit their accelerators at once.

"GO ILO!"

"Yeah! Look at my boy go!" Cisco cheers, watching as Yamato improves his position up through the field.

"Wait until he gets some room to really run," Cisco says, nudging Gabriel. "With the mods I gave him he'll smoke the rest of these ships."

Barry shoots a grin at Gabriel, then cheers as the race begins.

He roots Yamato on as the race kicks off, but as it goes on Barry's definitely feeling some anxiety watching the close calls with other ships and obstacles.

"This is so crazy dangerous," Barry says under his breath as sparks fly from another close call, then finds himself cheering loudly when Yamato moves up another spot.

Gabriel whoops as they clear the first set of obstacles and Yamato passes yet another ship.

"He's got this," he tells Barry confidently, keeping any worry out of his own voice. "Cisco saw to that, right?" He gives the engineer a grin, then boos at the field as a shaky ship slips past Yamato somehow.

"Oh yeah, if he doesn't die he's totally going to win," Cisco says confidently.

"How 'bout you, Gabe? Would you get in one of those and race?"

Used to ignoring Cisco's brand of unassuring reassurance, Barry tries to ignore him and nods to Gabriel.

"Yeah, no. I know. He's totally got this."

No sooner does Barry say that then Yamato starts his steep dive towards the ground, getting closer and closer without any sign he's going to pull out of it.

"Oh, man... "

Gabe's grin turns a little dubious. "It's a little more intense than BMX but I could give it a shot."

Then he's holding his breath as Yamato dives, knowing the kid has to pull up and fearing he won't in time. "Yeah!" He shouts as the craft levels out, shooting forward past two other ships just before they enter the caves. "Fucking daredevil, Jesus."

"Sweet, dibs on being your mechanic," Cisco calls. "But hey, give me a little more than last minute's notice, alright?"

Cisco is literally on the edge of his seat watching the dive, then hollers, and loudly, when Yamato pulls off the stunt.

"YEAH, MAN! Fearless!"

"Holy cow," Barry breaths, but he can't help laughing as well because that was nuts.

He raises his voice with Cisco and Gabriel and pumps an arm in the air to cheer Yamato on.

The lighting in the caves is almost a strobe effect with the random flashes going off. Gabriel sucks in a breath through his teeth as sparks fly off Yamato's plating.

"That's a ruined paint job."

"OH!" Cisco gasps when he sees the sparks fly. "My ship!"

"Not really yours, dude," Barry notes, watching the screens over the race course.

When Yamato gets out of the cave and starts to pull away from the race Barry nods.

"Think he's taking a pit stop."

"I hope he doesn't lose too much time."

He taps a finger on rail, slow and steady, as Yamato drifts off the track.

"How much work you put into that?" He asks Cisco.

"I should be down there," Cisco grumbles. Although Cassian and Yamato both know their stuff pretty good, so he can't begrudge the situation too much.

"I did as much as I could in the time that they gave me," Cisco replies to Gabriel.

"I think him and Yamato have got this," Barry says, watching as other ships pull in as well.

Listening to Cisco, Barry shakes his head and says to Gabriel, "He made some tweaks, but Cassian and Yamato definitely put that ship together."

"You guys got some talent."

It's pretty impressive to put a ship together, more so on a time limit.

He keeps tapping out his slow beat, watching, and suddenly sits up sharply. "Here he comes."

"You know it," Cisco brags.

He hops up and climbs onto his chair, waving and cheering like a madman as Yamato approaches.

"YEAAAAAAH! GET IT!!!"

Barry's on his feet, cheering loudly over the crowd, but also on watch in case Cisco falls off his chair.

"GO MASTER ILO!!!" Barry shouts.

Gabriel ducks a flailing arm as he cheers, ending on a laugh.

"Those things can fucking move."

But they're in more of the drawn out part of the race now where passing other ships is a bit more of a challenge. Gabe grins, watching as Yamato steadily gains on the ship in front of him.

"Go baby, go baby, go baby!"

"Yeah they can!" Cisco enthuses. "And our dude can really fly 'em. Damn."

Cisco is totally impressed by Yamato's skills.

"He's totally got this," Barry says with confidence, watching as Yamato moves up yet again.

Gabriel's cheers turn into a groan as another ship pops afterburners in the outer space portion of the course, sending Yamato back into fifth.

"Cisco, you know the specs, tell me he's got tricks left."

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