[She's suddenly struck by how mature he's become. He's not a real adult like Alex is, but getting so close. He's not being reckless or impatient here. He's slowly coaching them both through this, and he's doing his best to keep her motivated and strong. He believes they'll get this done on this try, and so she does too.

Her head nods as she focuses on getting ready for the bike. He works it up inch by slow inch, and she makes sure her footing is solid. Both hands grab at the handlebars as soon as she's able, and she digs in and starts working her way back. With him solid and steady behind the bike, they're able to actually make some progress upward.

It feels like it takes forever, and her hold nearly slips a few times. But she always resolves her efforts and grabs the bike again, and ignores the fact she's sore as fuck in favor of getting the job done.

As soon as they've got the bike up, she cheers, and waits until she sees Johnnie there too before she collapses back to lay down with a gasp. She's out of breath, drenched in sweat, and thinks she's going to die of thirst any second.]

Oh. My. Gosh. We did it! We're the strongest people in the whole world. I'm just gonna lay here for a minute though, okay?