Chapter 209 - 209. To The Stairs

"Oh yeah, and we are harvesting cheese from the moon. Do you really think that I would believe these things can hold me over for more than ten minutes?" Laura had no trust that any form of vitamin could keep her full and safe from passing out. 

"That's fine. Doubt it if you want. Just make sure that you also doubt the ones that the camp arranged to have sent to your home and the fact that your parents signed off on them." Asher just started to waltz away making Laura question her hasty remark and assumptions.

"Whatever, I will try it. But if you are tricking me I will make sure I show up to the sparring field and take your title." She opened the pouch of gummy vitamins and swallowed them whole. In seconds her face became flushed and she was standing there stunned. 

The vitamins had lost their compression and formed a full stomach of highly nutritious food. He body began to attack it instantly since she was always starved for some form of nutrient she needed. 

"Hmm, does it look like she just ate her words?" Art came out of nowhere with the spot on joke making Asher and Jane burst out in surprised laughing. Art who had thought of it on the spot couldn't help but be surprised by the reaction. 

"If you're going to laugh at me at least wait until I have beaten you three in my beautiful obstacle course!" Laura was not the fan of being a punchline of a joke, even though she had been the one to walk in to it. 

" She's right. Now that her stomach is full we will definitely beat her time since she won't be able to keep up." Jane was rising to the challenge since she thought that the idea of an obstacle course as training was incredibly fun. Asher knew that she might begin to rethink these thoughts when she came to the stairs she would need to climb. 

"Laura dashed over and grabbed three of the stopwatch bracelets and tossed them to the three before they could even react. She was sure this would show that her speed had not been affected at all and that she could still easily beat them in any battle of speed. 

"Thanks, but even if we won't beat you we are still going to do our best to get as far as possible."{ Asher went and found an open spot on the rope ladder bridge. He already had the strategy from last time and even though it looked dangerous he didn't want to try anything different.

To Jane and Art's shock, he placed a foot on top and began to run with all his might. The campers around all held the same jaw dropped shocked face as they saw how he was crossing. With every step, it looked like he would topple over and hit the muddy water below. Yet, when he would start to fall his other foot would spring out and suddenly catch his momentum. This brought him forward again in the odd sprint. 

"I would bet that is another use for his rag doll style. Every time he looks like he will fall he catches himself in a weird but unintentional way. The fact that his foot hits the knots in the rope is pure luck." Jane was analyzing the way Asher rand the course, but Laura was there to prove them a little wrong.

"If you think that is cool watch me do it. I can be faster." Before she had forgotten their reply she had already darted off after Asher. She slipped by the others waiting for their turn and drew their attention. 

There were multiple shouts about her being the one to beat and that they should let her through so they could learn the proper way to get through the course. "Don't worry, I will show you the proper way to do it. He is way too sloppy." Asher barely heard Laura as he landed at the other side and raised both hands in the air. The experience was still nerve wracking. 

He watched as Laura copied him and threw the campers watching for another heart wrenching shock. The only difference was that her speedy motions just sent small waves through the rope instead of the massive shaking that Asher had caused. She was too fast touching down and pushing off that the rope wasn't even going to shift from side to side. The only motion was the up and down motion. 

"See, I got even better than last time after I rand across for the thirtieth time," Laura said this like it was the most normal thing in the world. 

"You've run the obstacle thirty times?" Asher was having a hard time believing this since he would need a lot more practice t run so smoothly. 

"No, I ran the entire course thirty times. This is thirty one. I try to be faster or slower each time to practice my body control. I get really distracted though, the course is too much fun. I don't even realize it's over." she casually waved off Asher's amazement and instead focused on Aret who was inching his way across the rope ladder bridge upside down. He was using his gravity to stay stable. 

"He's no fun. That's how all the others that make it across do it." Laura was pouting since she expected them to take her lead and do the course the best way. She still didn't realize that this best way was too unique for many others to even try. Asher was an exemption due to his lucky steps from his lucky jinx power. 

"I'm sure they are just doing their best. If he and Jane ended up in the mud so soon then they wouldn't give us a challenge. By the way, off I go!" Asher was already running through the next obstacles without anything stopping him. His goal was to push until he got to the trees then wait. He wanted to make sure that all three of them would be able to go down the zipline together.