Chapter Fifteen - Free Fall

Roxy led Tyler to the bay, a now well-known tourist attraction filled with cruise ships, restaurants and shops, taking his hand every step there.

"Where are we going?" He asked curiously.

"An old spot where I used to train. I've got some friends I want you to see too! They'll be joining us!" Tyler sighed.

'At least that was more than she said before.' He thought to himself. He wondered who these 'friends' were, though. Roxy took Tyler to an old ship that looked out of use for years. It was guarded by a metal gate and fence that surrounded the area tightly like a blanket.

"Tyler, these are my friends!" She pointed to a group of people that Tyler thought he recognised. Three girls and one guy. The group jogged over and hugged Tyler and Roxy,

"Hey! There they are! Master Smith and Brown!" The blonde-hair girl called. Roxy had brought Ava, Charity, Elvie and Max to their parkour session.

"Guys! How are you?!" He asked cheerfully.

"We're great! Can't wait for some parkour with the Masters!" Charity said, a bright smile jointing her cheerful face.

"So why wait! Let's get into it!" Max told before hopping over the fence like it was nothing. Roxy walked to the gate and pushed it open. Her face showed a cocky expression.

They all walked over to the boat's main deck, looking towards the sea surrounding them. Tyler turned to Roxy;

"What do we do?" He asked.

"Try to keep up." She replied before sprinting with the others.

Each one went their way down the ship, vaulting and flipping over any obstacles in their way. Tyler joined, running in an attempt to catch up with them. He ran over to the rails on the top deck, Max shortly in front of him, and watched as Max performed a cat drop onto the deck below and then the underneath before falling to the floor, looking up and hinting at Tyler to chase him. Tyler nodded before taking a few steps back for a run-up.

'What is he doing?' Max wondered to himself before watching Tyler clear the rail in a Kong Vault and land smoothly into a safety roll right by his feet.

"Holy shit!" Max cried before running off, letting Tyler chase him. He followed Max down a set of stairs while Roxy and Ava were on the deck above, vaulting gracefully over the control room tables and hopping out of the window above, joining the two in their chase. Charity came from the left and performed a front flip over a ventilation shaft, jointing them as the one big team they once were.

The team made their way down the ship's body, quickly clearing the gaps. Each one complimented the other with their tricks: Charity flipping over Max, Ava side flipping into a cat drop, Roxy and Max clearing the largest of gaps like stepping over a puddle and Tyler's Kong Vaults into backflips.

All on the bottom floor of the ship, they raced each other to the constant opening gap of the cargo hold, trying to beat it before the others. However, the gap had become so large that it was nearly impossible to clear it safely, causing Tyler and the girls to stop before they bit off more than they could chew; Max, however, who was hungry to show off, attempted to clear the gap and rushed past the others at speed.

He jumped, praying that he would make it whilst the others stood and watched, amazed as he reached the other side, but the gap had reached the other side before he could clear it and came tumbling down, luckily catching onto a chain attached to the sliding hatch.

"He's a goner!" Ava said, her body freezing with fear.

"What do we do!" Charity asked, looking at the others for reassurance. Max's grip was getting looser by the second, and Tyler knew he needed to act fast before Max slipped. The drop alone would kill him.

Without thinking, Tyler took a run up and leapt with all the force his body would allow, barely making the gap himself. Then, holding his hand out, he pulled Max up out of danger, and they both laid on their backs, panting and sighing with relief.

"You've got a long way to go, Max!" Tyler told, both laughing at what once was imminent danger.