"Attaboy! Good job, Xoray!" Sion bellowed with a booming voice, his words of encouragement ringing out. "Keep this up! You'll need to learn how to keep yourself steady while riding the bike if you want me to take you to my special place."

"Your special place, uncle?" Xoray asked, his eyes sparkling with excitement as he fought to maintain his balance on the new bike his uncle had bought him.

"Yeah! There's a giant lake right behind the hills." Sion exclaimed, sweeping his arm in the direction of the hills. "That's where my special place is! One day, we will ride our bikes all the way there. We'll camp out near the giant lake, and from there, I'll teach you a lot of fun things—like how to set up a tent, how to start a fire, and I'll even teach you how to swim!"

"Wow! That sounds like so much fun. Will you really take me there, uncle? I want to learn lots of things from you." Xoray beamed, his excitement palpable.

"Hahaha. I promise, but that can only happen if you're able to learn how to ride your bike. Now onward, XP!" Sion commanded with a boisterous laugh.

"Yessir!" Xoray responded with unwavering determination.

A smile of absolute pride had appeared on Sion's face as he watched the young Xoray riding the bicycle on his own, without any assistance.

At that moment, Xoray was happy, overjoyed even, for in his innocent kid mind, he always believed that his cool uncle would always be there for him. Forever.

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