Skateboarding!

As they were out for a walk they found a skateboard and decided to try it out.  Al isn't much into the group activities, UpYours didn't want anything to do with it, but everyone else was excited.  All the hedgehogs, Gustave and Freddy climbed onto the skateboard.  Then Raoul jumped onto the back and they all went flying like a catapult.  Poor Freddy went *splat* into a tree.  It was unanimously decided that Raoul would have to sit this one out.

So they got back on the skateboard and it just sat there.  It was on a flat sidewalk and didn't move a bit.  Emilio decided they would have to all take turns pushing to get to the skate park, then the real fun would begin.  So a few at a time would push, while the others rode on top (except Lola, she was just a rider, she wouldn't push).  Luigi was huffing and puffing and said (in his Italian accent) "it'sa not-a so easy!!"

Finally they arrived at the skate park.  They climbed up onto the skateboard together, Raoul gave them a little nudge and down they went.  They swooped down, then up the other side, back down, back up .... whoooooosh ... whoooosh ...
Gustave had to stay surrounded by the hedgehogs so he wouldn't lose his grip and go flying off.  The hedgehogs' quills were all flattened back from the g-force and the wind from going so fast.  They were having a great time!  Al watched from a tree overhead.  Emilio cried out "duuuuude!!!" and Alphonso said "Radical man!!!" ... so much fun.  Gustave agreed and said "fo-shizzle!"

Once the momentum slowed down and they stopped swooping, Freddy staggered off the skateboard and ran for the bushes and lost his crumpets.  He doesn't have the stomach for these things.  Then they got the skateboard back up to the top and let Raoul go by himself so he could enjoy the ride without sending everyone else flying.