"Follow the route, got it," Pepper confirmed with a nod.

The repulsors and jet boots powered on with a slight whine, glowing brightly as Naesala counted down. He launched forward, but Pepper launched upward. This really was unfair of her.

She let Naesala get a bit of a lead on her, bringing up the map display on her HUD. Hopefully, he wouldn't be so miffed as to give up entirely. "Time to have some fun," she said to herself, and dove back to Naesala's altitude.

"Eat my dust!" Pepper whooped, darting past him-- but not far enough that he couldn't try to overtake her, for now.