Brice Donovan

> *"It's Nitrox 3 and a half, how is this gonna help me?!"* ~ Brice Donovan
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Brice Donovan is a rookie racer of the Metal Maniacs.

He's quick to race, always wanting to get in before anyone else. With an energetic attitude, he races through the realms, slowly getting used to the rather dangerous nature of them.

## Appearance

Brice Donovan is a semi-tall early adult with a rectangular face shape. He has a messy, auburn haircut with red eyes.

He wears a red jacket with black pockets, and a black Metal Maniac logo print on each sleeve.

He wears rugged, black jeans with a chain in his pocket.

His shoes are dark red sneakers.

## Personality

He's speedy and rambunctious, and quick to the point.

He's also easily frustrated; often breaking down.

He has a passion for racing.

## Backstory

Brice grew up with racers and mechanics in his family, most notably his father. He always looked up to him, and eventually found himself building Super Gnat with the help of his father at the young age of 16. His mother was apart of the air-force, so he spent some time in hangars. He loved watching Metal Maniac racing in the streets of California, learning everything there is to drifting and street racing through them. Eventually, he got invited to the team after they recognized his skill, and has stuck with them ever since.

## Aftermath

Brice gets called into a reunion party by his fellow Maniacs, not really knowing anyone there. He reluctantly accepts, and meets at a run-down building with Adam "Accel" Carter, Thomas "Tri" Schmitt, and many others.

There, he's informed of the Wheel of Power and it's Realms. Of course, as luck would have it, Dr. Tezla calls the racers yet again to race in them.

### Plasma Realm to Sound Realm

Brice's first realm was the Plasma Realm, finding himself racing in his Super Gnat through a bright and blinding factory. After a many dips and turns, he rams into a fellow racer, spinning both of them into the portal, damaging Super Gnat. He cleans it up, with the help of a Teku member, Daniel "Danny" Walker.

He also raced through the Haze Realm, making it through a long and often-splitting track, with thick fog and dark trees, mostly following the leader Tri. He makes it through, still behind most of the racers.

Afterwards, he decides to build HW40, spending a day and a half working on it, and missing out on the Forest Realm. He gets called into the Sound Realm, giving it a test drive. There, he races through a winding music-based city with speakers everywhere, hurting his ears and his focus. He crashes into a guard rail, teetering off the edge, and quickly sets himself back on the track. He gets flung in the air by a pressured plate, knocking his head in the process. Eventually, he speeds up to Adam Carter, who is trying to catch a falling Thomas. In the end, with one minute left, he spins his car around; facing the portal backwards, he activates Nitrox 31⁄2, barely making it.

### Summit Realm

With some fears of losing, he gets called yet again into the Summit Realm, full of snowy mountain tops and thin air. He hops into his HW40, barely with-standing the cold. Getting used to the environment fairly quickly, he drifts through hairpin turns successfully, getting more confident all the while. An avalanche starts, with Brice having to out-drive it onto a ramp, falling into the last leg of the race. He speeds ahead, noticing Adam crashing into the side thanks to a Silencerz. He swerves, avoiding most of the racers. However, Patrick Smith drafts right behind him, eventually getting EMPed. Brice turns around and stops, looking at him. "Go and win this," Patrick says, pushing Brice ever nearer to the portal. Brice makes it through the portal, winning the Summit Realm Accelecharger.

### Hive Realm to River Realm

Brice raced in the Hive Realm, yet again taking his HW40. He raced through the giant hive, to the 6-way. He took the far left path, being mostly disconnected from the rest of the drivers. He went through tight tunnels, and activated the Summit Realm Accelecharger. However, the cyan glow of the car agitated the bees. Not wanting to cause trouble, he quickly disabled it. Brice dodged the giant wasp's stingers, making it to the straight end of the track. He noticed Adam's Power Surge bolting past, and EMP'ing a driver. The car turned out to be a Silencerz, and won the Realm.

Brice then raced his HW40 in the River Realm, speeding past the waterfalls and racers. He then went into the tunnels, barely missing some Silencerz vehicles, and arrived in the deep slope towards the portal. The back wheels of HW40 lost grip of the track, throwing his car into freefall. Luckily, Patrick Smith grappled him just in time and exited the portal. During the Realm, Banjee Castillo was rescued by the drivers and brought into the Acceledrome. He grew a disliking for him, thinking he got in to the Metal Maniacs too easily compared to himself.

### Midnight Realm and Electronic Realm

Brice didn't get called into the Midnight Realm, as he was already working on a new paint job for Super Gnat.

However, he does get called into the Electronic Realm. He takes his trusty HW40, and enters the realm. Barely balancing on the wire at the start, he makes it to the track, which has a 90-degree drop. He doesn't brake in time, falling over it and smashing into the lower part of the track. He accelerates again, speeding across the cyberspace. He decides to activate Wheel Shields, allowing for better aero-dynamics and faster speed. But when the lightning hazards kick in, he is unable to steer in time and HW40 gets fried along with Brice. Brice wakes up fine a few moments later, but his car is unable to move. He sits there for the rest of the realm, not wanting to press the EDR and lose HW40. Thomas makes it back to him and tries to push him back to the portal, but there isn't enough time. Ballistik, driven by Banjee, pulls up and actives the Rear Grapple Hook, bringing him into the Acceledrome.

Brice left the 2.0Drome shortly after, to collect his thoughts and take a break from the madness.

### Mountain Realm to Sky Realm

> "I left because I was a coward. I thought I couldn't do it. But I'm here today to prove that I am not a quitter." Brice Donovan, in the Mountain Realm.
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Brice finally came back to the 2.0Drome after missing out on a few realms, having a talk with Dr. Tezla about why he left.

The alarm for the portal rang, and Tezla finished talking to use the headset. "The following racers will enter the realm.

Rythian Dallas, Darrel Storm, Kyle Jackson, Adam Carter, Nyx Dawn, Zyra Sebastians, Nathan Darby, Arial Storm, Brian Kadeem, Miles McCutcheon, Thomas Schmitt." Tezla takes off his headset. "...and **Brice Donovan.**"

W.I.P

## Trivia

* Brice has made friends with a Teku team member, Daniel "Danny" Walker.
* Seen as the rookie of the team, Justin "Razor" Yu often teases him.
* He appears to not like Banjee Castillo.
* At the start of the River Realm, Linkocomic stated Brice was using Super Gnat. This was retconned when HW40's back wheels fell off the downward slope.