Alice was getting slower, or maybe she was getting faster because she was finding it hard to go too slow now and catching up even more. Every part of her wanted to move. The sugar rush was getting worse...granted, this meant she'd crash soon but before she did she would see how much of this race she could finish.

Second and Third laps gone through and on to the fourth, still on Alice's heal mind you. This was kinda like all those times Alice said 'STAY HERE!' and she bolted after her anyway.

"Hey Cap'n 'least now you know I can keep up with you!!" She grinned despite the growing exhaustion but she wasn't about to slow down. "Does this mean I can follow you around more often? It's obvious I won't get left behind!" So in the next dangerous she soooooooo totally should have been allowed to tag along.

Besides, you were more likely to get yourself killed if you were left behind to 'watch the fort' or whatever excuse Alice could come up with in the short time.

Pfffft, Lex knew.