Still practicing, Epel's team and Briar's team are on the tracks and working on their movement and team work.

Epel calls out, "Gimme 10 full speed dashes!"

Idia, Sebek & Jade shout, "MUSH!"

And Team Epel picks up speed.

Briar calls out, "alright guys, time to pick up some speed!"

"MUSH!" Jasper, Tanzanite, and Sereia shout.

Briar's team also picks speed.

Epel calls out, "Hairpin turn! Right!"

Idia, Sebek & Jade shout, "GEE!"

And they turn right.

"Sharp turn up ahead! Right!" Briar calls out

"GEE!" Jasper, Tanzanite, and Sereia shout.

They turn right and catch up to Epel's team.

"Everyone turn to the left!" Briar calls out as Epel shouts, "And now turn left!"

Everyone shouts, "HAW!"

Then they turn to the left.

Epel shouts, "Louder! Your magic's never gonna reach the plushies like that! Do you wanna beat Royal Sword Academy or not?!"

Sebek screams, "WE SHALL PREVAIL!"

"We're in it to win it!" Jade says.

"Uh, yeeeaaah..." Idia says.

Briar calls out, "Come on Idia, you can do better than that!"

"Use that diaphragm!" Epel shouts.

Idia yelps, "Eep!"

And groans, "Ugh, I miss you Ortho... Hope you're doing okay. Your brother's in a hot mess over here..."

Time has gone by and it's already night time.

"Lastly, 10 more full-speed dashes!" Epel calls out.

"Let's pick up more speed!" Briar calls out.

Everyone shouts, "MUSH!"

Everyone continues racing until they reach the end.

"All right!" Epel cheers.

Everyone is showing signs of exhaustion.

Jade notices, "I hardly ever noticed the sun setting. It's completely dark out now."

"You're right. We must have been sledding for hours," Tanzanite says.

And Sebek says, "We were so absorbed in sledding, we must have missed it."

Idia remains silent.

Sebek turns to Idia, Speak, man! Quit flapping your lips like a fish!"

Idia takes a deep breath and says, "Was that a training regimen or did we wrong you in some way? My HP's dropped so low it's in the negative... Good thing plush sledding uses magic. That's the only reason I'm standing right now, and I can barely do that... This is NOT my thing. I can't do this anymore!"

"Grousing already? Pathetic," Sebek says with a frown.

"Well, your plush sledding's definitely improved leaps and bounds. The special training's already paying off!" Epel says.

"Epel, don't you think you were going a LITTLE hard there?" Idia asks.

Epel asks, confused, "Was I?"

"You were truly passionate in your guidance," Jade says.

And Idia says, "I wasn't expecting you to be the hot-blooded archetype."

Epel sheepishly laughs, "Ahaha... I guess the idea of losing to Royal Sword Academy was so galling, I kicked into high gear."

"I can empathize with that," Jade says.

"Oh yeah. Upbeat, sparkly, insanely popular... It's like they were tailor-made to get under my skin," Idia replies.

And Sebek says, "I lose to no one, period. Tomorrow I shall emerge victorious! Which means more training is in order. Let's pick this back up, Epel!"

"I agree in spirit, but we should really make sure we're well-rested for tomorrow. Besides, the temperature drops like a rock when it gets dark," Epel says.

"It gets even colder?!" Sebek says, shocked.

And Idia says, "I vote for sleeping in a nice, soft bed..."

"I'm kind of tired as well," Sereia says.

"Me too," Jasper says.

"That certainly has an appeal. It seems prudent to go to bed early tonight," Jade says.

"He must be HIGHLY peeved if he's speaking without his tablet," Sebek replies.

"Great work out there, guys," Epel says.

Soon, Grim says, "I'm starvin'!"

Epel says to Grim, "Just hold on a little longer, townsfolk are actually having a welcome party in our honor."

"Really?! And there's gonna be lots of food there, right?!" Grim asks, excited.

"Well, sure. My grandma and the others should be setting everything up at the assembly hall," Epel says.

This has Grim even more excited, "Sweet! Let's get a move on, then!"

"Good idea. I'm getting hungry myself," Sebek says.

"I'm also rather peckish. A meal sounds delightful," Jade says.

"I'm kind of thirsty too to be honest," Tanzanite says.

Grim laughs, "Gah hah hah! Your granny might be scary, but she's got her good side!"

Epel smiles and giggles, "Ahaha, yeah, she can get kinda scary when it comes to the sledathon..." But soon realizes, "...OH CRUD. I forgot to do the thing she told me to!"

"What's that?" Jade asks.

"We need a team name! We need to submit one by the end of the day, or we can't enter the race," Epel says.

"Uh, that sounds extremely important," Jade says.

"Your granny's gonna have some words for you..." Grim says.

"No kidding... We'd better pick something before we go back to the hall," Epel says.

"So we'll need a name too," Briar says.

Sebek thinks, "Hm, what would be a fitting name...?"

Idia suggests, "Could we use the team name from Sled Over Heels?"

"What was it?" Epel asks.

"The girls called themselves Beauties Sleeping. Dyeh heh heh..." Idia says.

"I veto that! It doesn't jibe with my image at all!" Sebek says.

Idia says annoyed, " Ugh, seriously? Well, personally I'd veto any name that DID jibe with your image..."

Jade suggests, "How about the Mountain Lovers Sled Team?"

"That's just YOUR brand!" Sebek says, annoyed.

Then Grim suggests, "I got this, and the Minions. Bam, done!"

"No!" Briar and the others respond.

Jade thinks, "Hmm. Nothing good's coming to mind..."

Grim cries out, "Mrah?! Now you're ignorin' me!"

"It's not gonna be easy for us to reach an agreement, huh. What to do..." Epel says.

"This is going to be a hard decision," Briar says.