Out of the Rolling: Event 13 – Life’s A Beach

Swathes of white sand extended before them, lapped by the calm early afternoon waves. Bonbon sighed and reclined back against their lounger. In weather like this they felt as if they were slowly melting.

Out of the Rolling – Event 11: Into the Thicket of It

Jump was grateful for the extra time in Kinikolu that the Jungle Jumpers had granted them. Most eliminated marbles had returned home hastily, either knowing they were due or hoping they were due their invitations to M1, but the Jungle Jumpers had many reasons to doubt their hopes of return, and that meant they couldContinue reading “Out of the Rolling – Event 11: Into the Thicket of It”

Superball: The Challenger

Any debate as to the greatest Rallyist would be remiss not to mention Superball’s name. Since their introduction in 2018, Superball has become a lynchpin of the Rally, and fans often joke that the two years prior to their debut were merely a head-start for the rest of the field. But relative to contemporaries likeContinue reading “Superball: The Challenger”

Out of the Rolling – Event 10: A Snowball’s Chance In Paradise

Every time I push the branches back, there’s more bugs, and when I try to swat the bugs, I hit more branches!  It was a good idea to talk to Snowdrift, Minty Mint thought, as whether they liked it or not, being eliminated together had tied them together. But with their luck for the week,Continue reading “Out of the Rolling – Event 10: A Snowball’s Chance In Paradise”

Out of the Rolling – Event 8: Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Just before the midpoint, too — poor me, Pinky Panther, finally drifting off to sleep after having stumbled out from the dancefloor, thought. I should’ve at least held out to be sixteenth. Oh well. Though they had fallen asleep in their room, when they awoke they were somewhere dark and formless and unfamiliar. Explosions ofContinue reading “Out of the Rolling – Event 8: Once Bitten, Twice Shy”

Out of the Rolling – Event 6: Quack Jacks

Just as quickly as it had become a triumph, it had become a tragedy. One week finished in pole position had led to a week struggling to escape the bottom two, and all the work put in to escape had not been able to save Mallard from a DNF and a redemption win from theContinue reading “Out of the Rolling – Event 6: Quack Jacks”