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Fic: Joyride
Title: Joyride
Fandom: Exo
Focus: Xiumin-centric
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Length: Oneshot, 1182 words
Summary: It doesn't count as cheating if everyone uses their superpowers during a round of go-karting.
Original Post: Here.
Author's Note: AU where Exo have superpowers and are being trained. And end up bored out of their minds and escaping on a road trip together. In retrospect, there should be more back-story, but in the end the important point was that Xiumin was relishing in the feeling of freedom and having fun, both in his past and his present.
This was the piece I wanted to draw fanart for, in the Sugar Rush style. That didn't work out, unfortunately. This was actually a really quick job. But I'm not dissatisfied. I had a message and I said it. I probably shouldn't have written Xiumin as losing though, since he ended up being eliminated in the round this was written for lol.
Unrelated, but as of this, I've written 10.9k for the EM Hunger Games. It's quite a feat for me, I'm very proud of myself. Good job, me, lol. I look forward to a new competition, but not for a while. I'm so tired, and I haven't been able to keep up since Xiumin was eliminated lol. Even before that actually?
Fandom: Exo
Focus: Xiumin-centric
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Length: Oneshot, 1182 words
Summary: It doesn't count as cheating if everyone uses their superpowers during a round of go-karting.
There aren't many go-kart tracks in Korea, but there's one near Minseok's hometown that he used to take his sister to a lot. They'd spend hours racing each other in circles, and on the few occasions when it rained, attempting to drift on the wet track and only really splattering mud all over themselves. He could have won every race, to be honest, but the look on his sister's face whenever he let her win had always been enough, and in the end it was all about having fun with each other.
That laidback joyride was nothing compared to this.
Even three laps into the race, Minseok's not sure what they're doing at an out-of-the-way theme park. He sees Lu Han moving crates and bushes and even Kyungsoo and his tiny go-kart onto the track with a wiggle of his fingers, but before Yifan manages to collide with any of them, his kart floats ascends into the air and flies past Kyungsoo's head by a mere meter before touching down on the track on the other side. Junmyeon has one hand on the wheel, and the other hand stretched out as he hoses most of the obstacles out of the way, while Chanyeol simply burns any foliage Lu Han attempts to block him with.
"That's cheating!" he hears someone yell in the distance, although the sound is so muffled by the roaring of their engines, he can't be sure who it actually is.
"It's not if we all use our powers," Lu Han yells happily as he lifts Yixing's go-kart out of his way and only sets him down facing the opposite direction so his friend goes racing off the wrong way. It's only because Zitao has full control over his time manipulation that they avoid yet another collision, with Zitao freezing Yixing's kart in its place and easily steering past him.
Somewhere in the back, there's the crackling sound of lightning and Minseok wonders who Jongdae is smiting this time in a sorry attempt to improve his ranking from tenth place. His own go-kart, a light blue rental that runs quite smoothly, already has a charred paint job from when Jongdae had targeted him, so he already feels sorry for Jongdae's next victim.
That was one difference from how he used to race with his sister -- he had never been free to use his powers. Not that he would want to. Freezing a patch of the track just to beat her would have been in terrible form and she could have gotten hurt, after all.
He feels a lot less guilty about sending someone like Jongin off-track when Jongin can simply just teleport his kart back into a proper position, looking no worse for wear aside from a few ruffled feathers and a grumpy expression.
Still, years of habit keep him from using his powers too often. Lu Han has been using his telekinesis mercilessly since the twelve of them set off from the starting line and even Sehun has been active enough to send a few tiny tornadoes after whoever bumped into his kart in a misguided attempt to speed past him. Minseok knows he could be capable of more if not just as much -- he could literally encase the others in ice, leaving them frozen on the track until someone like Chanyeol came along and melted them down with his flame-throwing and fire-breathing.
But the freedom of knowing he's allowed to use his powers so recklessly is enough.
It's rare that the twelve of them get to play like this -- usually they're cooped up in a training facility, attempting to find new ways to use their powers for the Greater Good. Minseok gets to read reports on the polar ice caps and how imperative it is that he and other ice manipulators train to the point where they can keep them from melting too rapidly while he listens to Junmyeon receive lessons on flooding control in the training room besides his.
All very important stuff, he's sure. Just not particularly interesting after the first few years of it.
But then that morning, Baekhyun had bent light away from them and kept them invisible from the facility's security cameras for as long as it took to get to Yifan's getaway van.
"We're in need of a much needed vacation, don't you think?" he had asked from his triumphant place in the passenger seat, the others having been too excited at the thought of their little excursion to bother calling shotgun.
Between Baekhyun's light manipulation, Yifan's flight, and Lu Han's telekinesis, they had easily slipped away from the high-wire gates and security guards. Although at least Junmyeon had left a kindly worded note implying they'd be back soon, with Chanyeol adding a passive-aggressive smiley emoticon with far too many teeth.
Neither had specified what soon meant though. Having a time manipulator as a friend made one's own perception of time a little flimsy, after all.
"Minseok! Watch out!"
Minseok blinks, and finally notices the giant crater on the track in front of him -- one of the remnants of Kyungsoo's counterattack against Baekhyun after his friend had blinded them all for an excruciatingly long second and jumped ahead five places. He fills it up with ice and glides smoothly over it, laughing as he does so and watching as Zitao, who had somehow ended up behind him, goes crashing into the side-railing of the track instead while trying to swerve away from the slippery patch-job.
Somewhere in front of them, Lu Han is crowing loudly -- as he should, seeing as he's the first to cross the finish line after five laps. First place in superpowered go-kart racing is no simple feat when you had someone like Junmyeon shooting water in everyone's faces as they attempted to drive.
The last lap for Minseok is a lot more hectic than he expects. The fourth lap had been spent cruising relatively peacefully as he watched others battle it out in front of him, only icing up the others' wheels when he felt like it. It's probably that attitude that lands him so far behind the others; Yifan ends up flying the rest of the way to the finish line while Yixing finally pulls up a bubble of invulnerability around himself so he can chase after Yifan without having to worry about being attacked by the others.
But even though Minseok finishes in last place -- Jongdae had managed yet another lightning strike on him at the same time that Sehun had sent a whirlwind, the combination of which had sent his kart spiraling out of control, while Jongin had ended up teleporting to the end so he'd finish just ahead of Minseok without abusing his powers -- he feels exactly the same as if he had been years younger, racing his sister again in the little race-track near their neighborhood.
Racing with her, racing with the others -- it's not so different after all, he thinks as he rides past the checkered finish line with a smile on his face.
That laidback joyride was nothing compared to this.
Even three laps into the race, Minseok's not sure what they're doing at an out-of-the-way theme park. He sees Lu Han moving crates and bushes and even Kyungsoo and his tiny go-kart onto the track with a wiggle of his fingers, but before Yifan manages to collide with any of them, his kart floats ascends into the air and flies past Kyungsoo's head by a mere meter before touching down on the track on the other side. Junmyeon has one hand on the wheel, and the other hand stretched out as he hoses most of the obstacles out of the way, while Chanyeol simply burns any foliage Lu Han attempts to block him with.
"That's cheating!" he hears someone yell in the distance, although the sound is so muffled by the roaring of their engines, he can't be sure who it actually is.
"It's not if we all use our powers," Lu Han yells happily as he lifts Yixing's go-kart out of his way and only sets him down facing the opposite direction so his friend goes racing off the wrong way. It's only because Zitao has full control over his time manipulation that they avoid yet another collision, with Zitao freezing Yixing's kart in its place and easily steering past him.
Somewhere in the back, there's the crackling sound of lightning and Minseok wonders who Jongdae is smiting this time in a sorry attempt to improve his ranking from tenth place. His own go-kart, a light blue rental that runs quite smoothly, already has a charred paint job from when Jongdae had targeted him, so he already feels sorry for Jongdae's next victim.
That was one difference from how he used to race with his sister -- he had never been free to use his powers. Not that he would want to. Freezing a patch of the track just to beat her would have been in terrible form and she could have gotten hurt, after all.
He feels a lot less guilty about sending someone like Jongin off-track when Jongin can simply just teleport his kart back into a proper position, looking no worse for wear aside from a few ruffled feathers and a grumpy expression.
Still, years of habit keep him from using his powers too often. Lu Han has been using his telekinesis mercilessly since the twelve of them set off from the starting line and even Sehun has been active enough to send a few tiny tornadoes after whoever bumped into his kart in a misguided attempt to speed past him. Minseok knows he could be capable of more if not just as much -- he could literally encase the others in ice, leaving them frozen on the track until someone like Chanyeol came along and melted them down with his flame-throwing and fire-breathing.
But the freedom of knowing he's allowed to use his powers so recklessly is enough.
It's rare that the twelve of them get to play like this -- usually they're cooped up in a training facility, attempting to find new ways to use their powers for the Greater Good. Minseok gets to read reports on the polar ice caps and how imperative it is that he and other ice manipulators train to the point where they can keep them from melting too rapidly while he listens to Junmyeon receive lessons on flooding control in the training room besides his.
All very important stuff, he's sure. Just not particularly interesting after the first few years of it.
But then that morning, Baekhyun had bent light away from them and kept them invisible from the facility's security cameras for as long as it took to get to Yifan's getaway van.
"We're in need of a much needed vacation, don't you think?" he had asked from his triumphant place in the passenger seat, the others having been too excited at the thought of their little excursion to bother calling shotgun.
Between Baekhyun's light manipulation, Yifan's flight, and Lu Han's telekinesis, they had easily slipped away from the high-wire gates and security guards. Although at least Junmyeon had left a kindly worded note implying they'd be back soon, with Chanyeol adding a passive-aggressive smiley emoticon with far too many teeth.
Neither had specified what soon meant though. Having a time manipulator as a friend made one's own perception of time a little flimsy, after all.
"Minseok! Watch out!"
Minseok blinks, and finally notices the giant crater on the track in front of him -- one of the remnants of Kyungsoo's counterattack against Baekhyun after his friend had blinded them all for an excruciatingly long second and jumped ahead five places. He fills it up with ice and glides smoothly over it, laughing as he does so and watching as Zitao, who had somehow ended up behind him, goes crashing into the side-railing of the track instead while trying to swerve away from the slippery patch-job.
Somewhere in front of them, Lu Han is crowing loudly -- as he should, seeing as he's the first to cross the finish line after five laps. First place in superpowered go-kart racing is no simple feat when you had someone like Junmyeon shooting water in everyone's faces as they attempted to drive.
The last lap for Minseok is a lot more hectic than he expects. The fourth lap had been spent cruising relatively peacefully as he watched others battle it out in front of him, only icing up the others' wheels when he felt like it. It's probably that attitude that lands him so far behind the others; Yifan ends up flying the rest of the way to the finish line while Yixing finally pulls up a bubble of invulnerability around himself so he can chase after Yifan without having to worry about being attacked by the others.
But even though Minseok finishes in last place -- Jongdae had managed yet another lightning strike on him at the same time that Sehun had sent a whirlwind, the combination of which had sent his kart spiraling out of control, while Jongin had ended up teleporting to the end so he'd finish just ahead of Minseok without abusing his powers -- he feels exactly the same as if he had been years younger, racing his sister again in the little race-track near their neighborhood.
Racing with her, racing with the others -- it's not so different after all, he thinks as he rides past the checkered finish line with a smile on his face.
Original Post: Here.
Author's Note: AU where Exo have superpowers and are being trained. And end up bored out of their minds and escaping on a road trip together. In retrospect, there should be more back-story, but in the end the important point was that Xiumin was relishing in the feeling of freedom and having fun, both in his past and his present.
This was the piece I wanted to draw fanart for, in the Sugar Rush style. That didn't work out, unfortunately. This was actually a really quick job. But I'm not dissatisfied. I had a message and I said it. I probably shouldn't have written Xiumin as losing though, since he ended up being eliminated in the round this was written for lol.
Unrelated, but as of this, I've written 10.9k for the EM Hunger Games. It's quite a feat for me, I'm very proud of myself. Good job, me, lol. I look forward to a new competition, but not for a while. I'm so tired, and I haven't been able to keep up since Xiumin was eliminated lol. Even before that actually?