AN: Here it is. The moment you have all been waiting for. The final chapter of Second Heat. What will be the punishments? What will happen in this Chapter Finale? Only one way to find out.

I hope you enjoy this OBSCENELY LONG chapter.

I can't take all the credit for this one. C0llision helped me out A TON with this one. Even writing the opening for this chapter. My girlfriend(GASP!) Jis helped me a ton with my grammar and spelling, personally proofreading this BEAST of a chapter.

And finally, you all for nagging me NON-STOP to hurry up and finish.

Well, no use dragging this out any longer. Here it is!

Chapter 13: Crime and Punishment

"Mac Fraser will be dropped five ranks for throwing the alleged plate. Jordan 'Drum' Williams is officially suspended from five future events for the assault of Moby Jones. Moby Jones will have a Snow God challenge against a rider of my choice. Moby is a repeat offender and has instigated it.

"The rider to race against Mr. Jones will be chosen later in the day. These punishments will take effect immediately. This is Rahzel signing out."

Zoe sat on the couch and closed her M-comm, holding it against her forehead, elbows on her knees. Why was Drum always getting into trouble? It was beyond her. She was supposed to compete against him in an upcoming event. She was really looking forward to it, too. She didn't even care about the other two males that were involved.

All Psymon heard was the Snow God challenge. If there was anything he wanted the most right now, it was this. To beat Moby AND have his Snow God badge? It was too good to be true. The madman would surely be doing a lot of praying during the next couple hours.

As for the others, they were surprised with some punishments and not others. There were many differing opinions over the fairness of each punishment, but as for the three boys themselves, of course it was all unfair.

Mac wanted to remain the best. That's what he was known for; that's why people loved him and looked up to him. Being number one made him feel like he was invincible, the strongest, basically the alpha male. Now to have it all taken away and to have Yuri laugh in his face yet again delivered a crushing to Mac's ego.

Drum wasn't too shaken by the punishment as much as he will be by Zoe. She'll be so pissed. He hated disappointing people like that. He just wanted to live through her "onslaught" and board another day.

Moby was completely pissed off. He was given the chance to lose his Snow God pass to anybody! So what if this has happened before? He didn't even start the damn fight! If he lost his precious golden pass, it would be the end of the world to him. All his pride would be choked by the hands of another rider, not to mention the ridicule he would receive from that fat disgrace of a human. From that minute forward, he vowed to himself not to lose.

Mac was in his room having a positive fit, throwing his CDs around and kicking his stereo. Kaori was sitting outside; she was afraid to go in and face him. Allegra finally returned to the lodge, snow falling from her hair. She saw Kaori sitting outside of Mac's room.

"What are you doing out here?" she started to say. She looked down to see that Kaori was crying a bit.

"...Kaori...you...alright?" Allegra sat her board against the wall, looking down at her. Kaori looked up with red puffy eyes. Mac could be heard cursing from the other side of the door.

"He is going to be so mad..." Kaori sniffled. "I...I got him in trouble. It's my fault he isn't..." Kaori suddenly fell back. The door opened from right behind her, and Mac came out, positively fuming. Mac looked down at Kaori and, for the first time ever, had a look of utter disgust on his face. He simply walked past the two girls.

"I might as well go do a challenge, seeing as now I have to get my rank back up. I WONDER why that might be," Mac said out loud; of course he was talking to Kaori.

Allegra looked at the two. Kaori closed her eyes, even more tears gushed down her face as she took off down the hall. Allegra looked back at Mac, walked down the hallway behind him, and grabbed his shoulder.

"Hey, she didn't deserve that!" Allegra yelled at him. Mac turned around, throwing her arm off of his shoulder.

"Why don't you just stay the fuck out of our business?" Mac snapped. Allegra could see that his voice was shaky. He had been crying as well.

Allegra raised her voice a little more. "Hey! She did what she thought was right! Would you rather want her to cheat to keep you at the top of the mountain or follow her heart to do what's right?"

Mac looked up at Allegra. She was still taller than him by a bit. "Oh? Like YOU have any room to talk to ME about relationships! You sat there and let a CHEATER get up on you while your best friend tried to set shit straight. Did YOU follow you heart? HUH? That's what I thought." Allegra opened her mouth to say something, but Mac cut her off. "Now, get the FUCK out of my face and mind your own business!" Mac yelled, turning around, heading out, and grabbing his board off of the rack.

Allegra just stood there. As much as she wanted to smash Mac's face in, she knew she couldn't. Mac was right: Allegra had no room to try and tell another couple how to work out their disputes. On top of all of that, she was pretty sure another fight was the last thing Rahzel wanted to hear about tonight.

Brodi walked into Viggo's room. He held a long package behind his back. Viggo was looking out of the window, drinking out of a flask.

Brodi dropped the package, "Viggo? What are you drinking?"

Viggo grinned and turned, he tossed Brodi the flask. Brodi caught it and took a wiff of it.

"Carrot Juice?" Brodi turned his nose up a bit.

Viggo nodded, "I like the taste. Sort of bitter, kind of like alcohol." Viggo walked to the bed, his face was looking a lot better. "Did you hear about what just happened at SSX?"

Brodi nodded as he layed the package on the bed, "Yep, Rahzel wants me to go back to the Lodge and mediate. I'm going to be leaving soon."

Viggo sighed, looking a bit dejected. "So, when will you be back?" he sat on the edge of the bed. Brodi grinned, "It dosen't matter. I just checked you out of here. You have been cleared to return to The Lodge, and you will take place in the race down The Summit."

Viggo did a double-take. "Wait, I have a race? The Summit is like, the bunny hill of SSX!" Viggo was getting a bit red in the face.

Brodi tore a long chunk of wrapping out of the package, revealing Viggo's new snowboard. "Well, after this rehab, did you think The Council was going to put you on The Throne vs Psymon?"

Viggo let out a small chuckle, "Nah, even though vs JP would've been nice…."

Brodi slapped Viggo on the back, "Come on, pack your bags. Let's get out of here. I have a funny feeling we are missing a lot at The Lodge."

A ski boot smashed into the wall, Drum barely ducking under it.

"You. Fucking. MORON!" Zoe lugged another boot, tossing it at his head. This one hit Drum square in the shoulder. Drum flopped onto the bed, "OW!"

"You just HAD to go FUCK up everything, huh? I mean. Really! You were JUST starting to get on the good side of the circuit, hell, you weren't BOTTOM RANK anymore, and what happens? You get SUSPENDED, which is going to drop you just above Viggo!" Zoe fumed, hobbling around the room looking for something else to throw at the big lug.

"Will you just CALM. THE FUCK. DOWN—OW!" Drum yelled, before a book collided with his leg.

"Geez, can't you just NOT get in a fight, or NOT be the center of attention just ONCE?" Zoe looked around for something new to throw, but gave up after all she found was a bed.

"Hey, it's not like I TRY this. Moby started it. I didn't throw a punch until he hit Mac." Drum sighed, rubbing his leg.

"Mac hit HIM." Zoe blurted, sitting across from him.

"Either way, for once I didn't start this. And, I can get my rank back up. I just need to win some harder races. It's not that big of a deal."

Zoe sighed, putting her leg up. "I just wished for once we didn't have to have some giant Earth shattering problem appear."

"Like I said, it's not like it was my fault. Besides, I got off a lot easier than Mac and Moby." Drum looked over, Mac still hadn't come back yet, and Kaori was still a wreck.

"So what? It could've easily gotten worse. Just…stop fuckin' up so much." Zoe sighed, "If you want to bring your rank up, you need to do some serious shit. Why don't you go for someone's status?"

Drum blinked, "…Like?"

Zoe grinned a bit, "How about…Moby?"

"No. No. No. Absoulutely out of the question. The last thing I need is to listen to him talk even MORE shit. I'm going to stay as far away from HIM as I possibly can, end of story," Drum laid back on the bed, putting his hands behind his head. "Plus, I am sure he is already worried enough, considering he dosen't know who his Snow God challenger is going to be."

Eddie slid into the Lodge, holding a nice medal around his neck. "That's right. EAT IT UP! Who just got Gold on Style Mile? Who? EDDIE, that's who!"

Griff shouldered past Eddie, who was hamming up his victory. "Yeah, yeah, whatever. If my binding didn't break, I would've eaten your ass." Griff plopped on the couch with JP stalking in after him, not even wanting to wear his measily bronze medal. Before JP could sit down, however, he noticed that Allegra's board was missing from the rack. He shook it off.

"Booyah, this week is PERFECT! We get good entertainment, we get good races, I gold, we get-"

"Elise?" Griff butted in, smirking. He knew he had struck a still-sensitive nerve.

Eddie snapped right out of his blissful celebration and snapped his gaze at Griff. "Watch your mouth, twerp."

Griff shrugged and whippEd out his M-Comm, no doubt to text message Yuri, who had just left for a race qualifier.

Eddie didn't want to let Griff ruin his moment, so he decided to go get changed and head into Metro City for a nice REAL celebration. He walked down the hallway to his room, but when he passed Elise's, he heard a loud thud. Eddie knew what was going on, but he couldn't let himself walk further down the hall. He approached the door, and cracked it open to see exactly what he had expected.

Elise and Atomika had made up.

In fact, they were deep IN the process of making up.

Eddie didn't even bother to make his presence known. He silently shut the door and walked down the hall, bypassing his room completely. He was headed straight to Rahzel's office.

Eddie laid his board outside the door and knocked three times.

"Come in!" Rahzel yelled. Eddie walked in and calmly took off his goggles.

"Eddie, what's up? Need clearance to head to Metro?"

"No, actually…" Eddie tried to speak, but his throat was dry.

"Hm?" Rahzel said, looking over a couple of contracts.

Eddie swallowed. "I quit."

Moby was sitting in his rented car that was parked in front of a bar in Metro. He didn't dare go into the bar; he didn't feel like seeing his fans. Instead, he sat in the front seat, taking a drag off his cigarette and flicking the ashes out the window. He had his M-Comm sitting square in front of him. Any minute now, he knew he would receive word on who exactly his big mystery Snow God Challenger was. Knowing the Council, they would throw a curve ball and pit him against someone he'd never think of, like Kaori or JP. But he knew what they were going to do. He knew he was going to get Zoe.

"Hurry up," Moby seemed to talk to himself, almost willing the M-Comm to ring. It didn't. Moby still couldn't believe he was being forced to put his gold on the line because of that little shit Mac and that whale-of-a-human Drum.

Before Moby could get another thought out, his M-Comm began to ring off the hook.

Moby chucked his cig as far as he could, scrambling to snatch his M-Comm.

"'Ello?"

"Moby? Hey, it's me, Yuri."

Moby sighed, not out of relief, but out of frustration. "What do you want?"

Yuri paused on the other line. She was a little taken aback by his tone. "Just seeing if you were okay, that's all. We all heard the news-"

"I know, everyone and thea bloody mother heard the news. What's ya point?" Moby cut her off.

"I was just going to let you know…that…well, I'll be there rooting for you, no matter who you face. I know it might not seem like you have a lot of friends left here, but you were one of the few people who took me in when I was new. I want to be there for you, too."

Moby could almost gag at the sickenly sweet mush that was coming from this girl.

"Look, I've got a lot on my mind. I appreciate ya concern, but right now, I just need to concentrate on what rider I'll be facin', alright?"

Yuri began to talk again. "But-"

"No buts. Don't call back until I come back to the Lodge, alright? I am sure Griff has something he needs you for," Moby spat at the girl.

"…Fine, I'll see you later, then. Bye." Yuri replied, a bit hurt.

Moby didn't even say bye; he just hung up the phone. As soon as it sunk in, he instantly regretted his decision to blow her off. He know that deep down, if he couldn't get Zoe back, Yuri really was his only friend.

He put his head in his hands and leaned against the steering wheel. He gave one last futile look up at his M-Comm.

"Hurry up."

Yuri stood at the starting gate for her qualifying race. Normally SSX races include 6 or 7 competitors, but this one was different. This was part of a tournament the Council wanted. The winner would get an obligatory shot at a Snow God of their choice. This race was only between Yuri and Nate.

Nate stood three slots down from her, strapping himself in. "Everything okay?"

Yuri didn't answer. She instead slid up to the starting gate and pulled down her goggles, which weren't hers. They were a pair of black- and purple-tinted goggles that Griff normally wore.

Red.

Yellow.

Green.

They both took off, Yuri digging out in front first. The track was nothing more than the Peak 2 Backcountry, a place that Nate was very familiar with. But Yuri had a few tricks up her sleeve. She kept her lead, making sure to spray snow back at Nate whenever she could. She knew most of the shortcuts, and taking a grind on a hollowed-out log saved her a few precious minutes and helped to extend her lead. Or so she thought.

To her disbelief, she saw Nate in front of her, casually sailing along the snow like this was something he did daily.

Nate looked back at Yuri and grinned; she was good, but he just knew the course better. Coming up was one of Peak 2's biggest problems: the waterfall. Most riders make it easy on their own and just take the grind around it, but Yuri knew that if she was indeed going to win this race, she had to do something a bit more risky.

Yuri leaned into the mountain for speed. She could see Nate readying to grind the first log. Instead of sticking to the course, she took a hard right, and began to travel up the side of one of the ridge walls, turning it into a makeshift ramp. Yuri closed her eyes, said a silent prayer, and jumped. She was attempting to jump over the waterfall.

She could feel the spray of the waterfall against her face, but she was afraid to open them. The last thing she wanted to see was the missed edge and the ensuing plummet to her doom.

Nate saw Yuri in the air. The sheer shock and awe of the spectacle caused him to coast to a stop.

"No…fuckin'…way."

Yuri finally gathered the nerve to open her eyes...she was going to make it! She didn't know what came over her, but she instinctively snatched her board out from under her, proceed to lay on it, and spun herself in a hard series of flips; The Lounge-About Spinster.

Nate saw her coming, and despite how incredible it was to watch, he HAD to win this race, no question about it. Before he could see her land, he took off again, but his momentum was killed due to him stopping.

Yuri landed the trick, a bit wobbily, but landed nonetheless. Coming off of such a high jump, her momentum was through the roof. It was all a matter of time, and gravity, before Yuri overtook Nate. She not only overtook him, however, but she completely blew him away. She finished the race a full thirty seconds before him.

Yuri slid to an uncomfortable stop, landing on her knees. She pulled Griff's goggles off and panted hard. For the first time, she had a chance to feel exactly how fast her heart was beating. Nate coasted behind her and gave her a pat on the back.

"Welp, looks like you move on, kiddo," Nate tipped his hat. "You earned it." Nate stepped out of his board and headed to the trolley. "…You coming?"

Yuri gulped hard and nodded her head. "Yeah, I'm coming…" Yuri stood up, still a bit wobbly. She was holding onto Griff's goggles tightly. She wasn't afraid…she…she was happy.

"You QUIT?" Razhel said, taken waaay aback. "What do you mean, you quit?"

Eddie was in his room now, packing his bags. "Exactly that. I quit, man. I can't take this crap anymore. Not good for my soul." Eddie didn't look up; he was packing his fourth suitcase full of Hawaiian shirts.

"But after Atomika went out of his way to get you back into SSX? The Council was going to hand your shot over to Nate's little brother, Tyson."

Eddie looked up and simply said, "Fuck Atomika."

Rahzel had never heard Eddie cuss before, let alone say 'fuck.'

"...I see what this is about," Rahzel leaned against the wall. "Look, I wish you all would learn that you are here to snowboard and entertain, not be friends or to hook up. I have too many problems on my plate stemming from inter-roster relations. You are all adults here…well, most of you. In any regard, ACT LIKE IT." Rahzel was visibly losing his temper.

"Look, I told you, this just isn't good for my soul, man. I can't be around this kind of stuff and still be the same old Eddie they know and loved back from Tricky. Just not gonna happen," Eddie sighed, zipping up his suitcase. "I made a mistake coming back. This isn't like it was on Tricky."

Rahzel had enough of this. He turned to walk out the door, but before he left, he stopped and turned around. "You quit, and all you will be doing is proving to Elise that you don't deserve her. Think about that." Rahzel turned and left Eddie in his room.

Rahzel barely got down the hall before his M-Comm rang. "Hello?"

"Rahzel, it's me."

Rahzel stopped. It was a member of the Council.

"…Yeah?"

"We have decided who Moby will face."

"Who?"

"Eddie."

"…Well, you see, there is a problem with that. Eddie just resigned from SSX."

"He what?"

"He quit. I tried to make him stay, but he just doesn't want to be here."

"I see. Well, we have no choice but to go with our back-up."

"And who is that?" Rahzel said, waiting.

Psymon looked at his M-Comm. He had quite possibly the biggest grin on his face ever.

"Goddamn, I love the Council."

"Moby must be shitting the BIGGEST brick in existence!" Zoe laughed. She thought she was going to be put against Moby, but it looks like the Council wanted to make it a real punishment. Drum was asleep. It had been one of the longest days ever, and he didn't feel like letting it drag on even more.

"Doesn't matter if he shits fish 'n chips. All that matters is that I am going to walk out tomorrow with TWO Snow God passes."

Meanwhile, Kaori was sitting on the top patio. Her eyes were still puffy and red from crying. All she did was do the right thing, and now Mac hated her because of it. She didn't know what to do. Her M-Comm rang with the message that tomorrow at noon, Psymon would face Moby in a Snow God challenge, but she didn't care.

Kaori wiped her face; the tears hurt because it was so cold outside. She shivered before she felt a blanket wrap around her shoulders. She looked up to see Mac, for once without his beanie.

"…Mac?" Kaori squeaked, sniffling.

Mac didn't talk; he just nodded and sat down next to her. She could see his eyes were a bit puffy as well.

"Look, I know...what you did was the right thing. I started the fight. I should've gotten punished," Mac started to say, but for once in his life, he actually couldn't find the words. "I…I shouldn't have blown up at you like that. I am sorry for that, but…you shouldn't have just flat-out went to Atomika. I know it was the right thing to do, but it jeopardized my chance to be number one." Mac felt a twinge of guilt as he spoke. Kaori just sat there, studying his face.

"You…want me to lie?" Kaori asked, bundled up.

"No, not lie. Just…I don't know, warn me. I am fine with you telling the truth, doing what is right, but just…make sure I know first. That way, I can prepare for it a bit better…or something," Mac shrugged. He had no idea what was coming out of his mouth, but he knew deep down that it must've made some sense on some level because Kaori wasn't crying anymore. She was giving him a bit of a smile.

Kaori leaned over and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek. Mac would've blushed, but his cheeks were already red enough from the stinging cold air. He decided to kiss her back as a final snow flurry blew across the roof.

Back inside, Allegra was pacing back and forth in her room. Her headphones were blaring, and her mind was swimming. On one hand, she did have genuine feelings for JP, but on the other, Viggo was her best friend. Could she have the same feeling she had for JP for Viggo as well?

She had no idea what she was thinking. She knew eventually she would have to face Viggo. Eventually, he would return to the Lodge, and it would be just like they left off. She got frustrated with herself and threw her headphones at the closet. Then, she saw something twinkle as the light from the room hit it.

"…What the hell is that?"

She walked closer to the object. When she got close enough, she realized exactly what it was: a bottle.

Allegra looked at it. She knew it had to be Viggo's; this was his room, after all. She grabbed the bottle and lifted it. It was a bottle of Canadian Whiskey.

Allegra looked at it, and she instantly saw that this is what made Viggo become what he had become. She knew this was her fault; he turned to the bottle because of her. She wanted to dump the liquid out and break the bottle, but she couldn't.

She unscrewed the top and took a small sip. It stung her mouth, and it didn't taste all that good. "Ugh…" Allegra went to put the bottle down, but instead she had a second thought. She put it to her lips again, this time taking a much deeper swing.

Moby was driving back to the Lodge; he could feel his blood boiling. Of course he had gotten the message of who his opponent was going to be, and he was NOT happy about it.

"What the fuck…give me a go at PSYMON for Chrissakes!" Moby swerved into the parking lot of the Lodge where all cars were to be returned. He stormed up to the door and pushed it open.

He was chest-to-chest with Psymon Stark.

Moby squinted behind his shades. "Move."

Psymon had his telltale grin on. It was 3AM, and he was the only person still awake. "Mornin', sunshine."

Moby kept his gaze cold, still staring at him. "I said, move."

Moby tried to step aside Psymon, but Psymon stepped to the side, staying in his way.

"Stark, I don't have TIME for ya shit roight now! MOVE!" Moby raised his voice, not enough to wake the others, but definitely enough to make Psymon's grin get even wider.

"Why? What are you in such a hurry to do...go to Rahzel? Try to get your opponent changed? What's wrong with going against widdle ol' Psymon?" Psymon pouted his lips.

Moby didn't answer; instead, he tried to get by Psymon again.

"Oooh, I know what it is," Psymon said, finally letting Moby pass. "I forgot…I know your little secret," Psymon smirked, his back to Moby's back.

Moby gulped. Psymon hit the nail right on the head. "So?"

"You are afraid, say, if you win, I might decide to spill the beans, which would rightly fuck up your SSX career, wouldn't it?" Psymon chuckled.

Moby turned to look at Psymon. "What makes you think they'd believe YOU, huh? Rahzel hates you, and The Council only gave ya Snow God Status out of pity. They'd be betta off believing Elise."

Psymon's smirk got even wider, something that Moby thought wasn't possible. Psymon whipped out his M-Comm and hit play. It played back everything Moby had just said.

"That's why they'd believe me, MATE," Psymon gushed.

Moby could feel his heart pounding in his ears. He felt as if the room was spinning.

"…So, what? Ya want me ta throw the race so you can win?" Moby sighed.

Psymon's smile immediately turned into a grim frown. "No. I want you to bring everything you've got to the table. This is just a back-up in case you cheat," Psymon looked over at his board. "...Or if my board mysteriously gets fucked up overnight. Do you catch my drift?"

Moby nodded.

"Good boy. You should get some sleep. We have a race in a few hours," Psymon walked past him, up to his room.

Moby stood in the Lobby, alone. He was in quite a predicament. He could also hear a Heliplane landing just outside of the Lodge.

"What the...?" Moby walked over to see what was going on. He saw Eddie, dragging his suitcases up the the Heliplane, putting them in one by one. Before Moby knew it, the plane was lifting off, taking Eddie with it.

Eddie sat against the cold seat, looking at the lights of Metro City. His M-Comm began to give a warning that he was flying out of range of the network. The M-Comm gave one final warning beep before fizzling out completely. Eddie sighed, looking out of the window. He could see a truck driving up towards the Lodge.

"Who the hell is that?"

Viggo was leaning against the window of the truck, looking outside at the Heliplane and the snow flurries rushing up around them. He took a swig from his flask.

"Who the hell is THAT?"

Brodi looked up for a second and shrugged. "No idea. Probably just a patrol run...doesn't matter. Tomorrow you get to finally get back in the race. I hope you don't mind me dropping you off so early?"

Viggo laughed, "I just want to be back in my own bed. Those hospital beds suck something awful."

They pulled up to the door. Viggo got out; he could see everyone was asleep, so he just headed straight to his room...

...only to see Allegra passed out on his bed.

"…Okay…" Viggo looked at her. He didn't want to bother or move her, so he just decided to sleep on the Lodge couch.

Viggo closed the door, and the sound made Allegra shoot up out of the bed. She let out a hearty burp and rubbed her now red eyes.

"Huh…?" She looked around and didn't see anyone. She laid back down, feeling something pressing against her back. "Ow…" She pulled the almost empty whiskey bottle from the sheets. Without a second thought, she downed the last bit and laid back down.

Viggo made himself cozy on the couch, trying to lay in a position that didn't hurt so much. He knew he should be angry that Allegra was sleeping in his bed, but Brodi taught him just to simply let things go. When he woke up tomorrow morning, he was going to be a new man: a new man without Allegra.

Elise rolled over onto Atomika's chest. She was tired, but she felt great. She could hear the little snores Atomika gave every couple of minutes, but despite her feelings…she felt a bit guilty. Was she using Atomika, or did she really have genuine feelings for him? And what about Eddie?

Elise sighed, sitting up and putting on one of Atomika's shirts. She decided, if anything, she was at least going to smooth things out with Eddie, even if it was 4:30 AM. Elise cautiously walked down the hall, not trying to make a sound. She came to Eddie's room and gave a light knock.

No answer.

She knocked again.

No answer.

She finally gave the door a little nudge, and it swung open fully.

Eddie was gone. His room was empty.

"What…?" Elise looked around. There was nothing of Eddie's in the room. None of his shirts, none of his posters, none of anything.

"Where…?" Elise scrambled. She looked around some more, but Eddie was gone.

"He quit."

Elise turned around, only to see Rahzel with a cup of coffee.

"He what?"

"He quit." Rahzel took a sip. It seemed like he didn't care much for sleep either.

"…Why?" Elise said. She sounded like she was choking back tears.

"Why do you think?" Rahzel took another sip and walked off. "Get to bed. You have a race tomorrow."

Elise stood there, stunned. Eddie was gone.

And it was her fault.

As the night went on, everyone had a small aura of excitement.

Griff and Yuri felt different. They felt older and in love. Yuri almost watched Griff grow up overnight, from this snotty little brat she had to share a room with, to this obnoxious teenager she might want to share her life with. Griff knew he had changed. Was his change for the better? He didn't know yet, but he knew that people were taking him seriously. He wasn't "Little Bouncy Griff" anymore.

Nate, as usual, felt indifferent. Sure, he had a small thing for Elise, but it was nothing to get his boxers in a bunch about. He was here for one thing and one thing only: he was here to race. Period. All of the drama could wait until he was King of the Mountain.

JP was confused. On one hand, he knew why Allegra was angry at him. On the other, he just couldn't figure out, for the life of him, why any girl wouldn't fall head over heels for him at first sight!

Allegra didn't feel much like anything; her mind was swimming. Was she drunk or just imagining it? Either way…she liked the feeling. She liked the feeling a lot.

Viggo was happy to be back. He would be a new man come sunrise. No more petty drama and love triangles for him. He would get his rank back. Then, he would show everyone what is what…when he took Allegra's Snow God Status.

Elise was crushed. On one hand, she did have deep feelings for Atomika…about as deep as her bed. She had pretty much given up on Nate; he wasn't interested, and she didn't like to waste her time. But, Eddie...Eddie was her friend. She might not have loved him romantically, but she loved him like a brother, and now he gave up his career over her.

Atomika was stressed. The jump from being a radio DJ to being a full-time snowboarder was definitely taking its toll. Watching everything from Radio BIG was completely different from living it. He didn't know how much more of this he could take, but he wanted to prove the skeptics wrong. And he knew the only way he could do that is if he got Snow God Status.

Mac and Kaori felt…well, they felt secure. They knew apart, they were a mess. Mac knew that he was lost for words without Kaori; Kaori knew that, without Mac, SSX just wasn't as fun as it should be. But they both knew that eventually, one of them would have to challenge the other. Could their love overcome it?

Psymon felt like he was in-between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, he was in prime position to become the top-ranked rider in the circuit, being the only person to hold TWO Snow God passes. But how much longer could he go not telling the truth? He was getting a kick out of making Moby sweat, but he knew, sooner or later, the truth would have to come out. Whether he said it, or Moby, only time would tell.

Drum was excited about getting a new start. Now that he was better, he would be able to climb up the ranks even faster this time. Moby was still a threat to him, a big one, but why sweat something like that? He was here for SSX, not for Moby. If Moby wanted a problem, he could bring it on; Drum wasn't backing down.

Zoe was excited that the Moby chapter of her life was almost coming to a close. She felt secure with Drum; she felt good around Drum. Even if he did result in her breaking her leg, she knew that there was something special.

Moby was worse off. He felt alienated, alone, lost. The only friend he had left on the circuit was Yuri, and he had even been blowing her off. And for what? A chance to get back at Drum? Yeah, the chance to get back at the person who was single-handedly making his fourth year on the circuit a living hell. After he finished with Psymon, he was going for Drum.

AN: There you have it folks. The end of SSX Snow Gods: Second Heat. I hope you enjoyed the finally chapter. Here is some stuff to look forward to in the final part of the Snow God's trilogy. Snow Gods: Final Lap.

More Snow God Challenges. Including the final confrontation of Drum and Moby.

Drama, and lots of it. Well Eddie return? Well Elise continue to play Atomika? What about Allegra and her almost new found addiction? Now that Viggo is clean and sober, it would suck for Allegra to travel his beaten path.

Romance. Drum and Zoe. Griff and Yuri. Kaori and Mac. Even some new couples might bud.

New Characters. What exactly were those contracts Rahzel had? Could there be even MORE new blood on the SSX Circuit? Maybe a replacement for Eddie? Who knows.

Will Zoe find out the truth?

Will Moby lose his SG Status?

Will Viggo stay sober?

Will Mac return to the top?

Who will be the NEW Snow God?

Will Drum and Zoe FINALLY do it?

All of these questions and more will be answered in the final chapter of the Snow God's Trilogy.

SSX Snow Gods: Final Lap.

Coming Fall/Winter of 2006.

And finally, you all know the drill.

Read n Review.

Drum Kero, signing off.