By ValerieRichards

Disclaimers: I don't own Speed Racer or any of his friends and family except for Andy and her best friend Rax Anders.

Author's note: I know that Speed has two brothers and no sisters, but in this story he only has a little sister and an older brother. The story is going to be somewhat movie verse and although the original series has him at age 18, I'm boosting his age up to 25.

Chapter 1: Normal Girl?

My name's Andrea Racer, Andy for short. I have two older brothers. Yeah, have, I believe that Rex is still out there….alive. My other older brother is the famous Speed Racer, owner of the famous Mach 5. Racing is BIG in our family; my dad is part of the racing crew, my mom help cooks and just plain helps out the crew when needed, Rex was a racer if he still is, Speed is a champion, and me……well, I'm a rookie, but I have my own car.

"HEY! WATCH THE CAR" I yelled as Speed made a sharp turn in the mud near the race track. I was also practicing, but I wasn't going to be in the race. My dad had us taking turns and before the race, I was going to race him. Me, a 18 year old, was going to race a 25 year old experienced racer!

"I'll go easy on you Andy" Speed said. I rolled my eyes and shoved the helmet on my head. I absolutely hated it when anyone went 'easy' on me. I wanted to be pushed, to be able to do my best.

"Shut up Speed. I want you to treat me like any other racer" I told him. He looked at me weirdly as he put his helmet back on. We both got in our cars and started them up. My dad gave us the signal and we took off. I was beating Speed pretty badly.

"Hey! No fair! I was going easy on you" he yelled through his microphone. I sighed and he sped up.

"I told you not to. I like a good challenge" I said. I made a tight turn and pulled ahead of him. That was, until another tight turn. Speed laughed and raced ahead. There was a fork in the road and we each chose a different path.

"Speed, tight turn" Trixie told him. Trixie was guiding Speed from a helicopter in the sky. Meanwhile, my dad was looking out for me in his helicopter.

"Andy! Cliff ahead be careful" he warned. I nodded and sent my thanks. I got past the cliff and soon the two paths joined again. Speed was a good yard away from me; I'd taken the short cut. I laughed and went faster.

"Speed, there's two mysterious cars headed your way, slow down. Both of you slow down, the two cars are heading towards you fast" Trixie told both of us. Dad, Trixie, and the team members all have communication devices that are linked together (AN: This is probably not true in the series or the movie, but it is in the story). Speed hit brakes and slowed down, but when I hit my brakes nothing happened. I cursed.

"Andy, slow down! The two cars are close to you! You could get seriously hurt" my dad shouted at me. I tried the brakes again, but they still wouldn't work. Speed had stopped completely.

"Andy! Hit the brakes! Hit the damn brakes" Speed yelled at me. I tried and tried again. Suddenly, a black car came out of nowhere and somehow slowed my vehicle. Then, another car jumped over the front of mine and shot missiles at it. The missiles exploded and my car rocked. I hit my head on the windshield since the steering wheel is low. Blood seeped from cuts on my head.

"Idiot driver" the familiar voice of Racer X grumbled. Speed was running to my car faster than I've ever seen him run. Dad and Trixie were landing their helicopters nearby.

"ANDY! ANDY, CAN YOU HEAR ME" Speed yelled to me through the door. I was a little dizzy, but otherwise, I was fine. I looked for Racer X, but he'd disappeared as usual. Speed began tugging at the door handle and managed to get it open.

"'M fine Speed" I said. Speed yanked me out of my seat and opened the collar of my racing suit. He inspected the cuts on my forehead.

"Dad, bring the first aid kit, she's bleeding from a couple of wounds on her forehead" Speed told Dad through his microphone. Dad sent word that he got the message.

"Water please Daddy" I asked. Dad gave an okay and I could hear concern in his voice. A couple of minutes later, Dad came by with water and the first aid kit. Speed and Dad helped patch up the cuts and clean up the water. I drank a couple of sips of water and leaned my head against Speed's chest.

"What happened" Speed asked me. Everyone looked at me curiously and explained everything to them. It's very hard to keep secrets from them. My dad rubbed his chin and went over to my car.

"I'm fine guys, I really am" I said looking at each of them. Speed wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into a tight hug.

"Sure, you could've just killed yourself and I would've lost another sibling" he said. I sighed. Rex didn't die; can't anyone get it through their thick skulls? I sighed; I didn't want to start that argument again. Dad still blamed himself for Rex's 'death'.

"Yeah, whatever" I said getting up. Speed caught my arm and we stared at each other for a while. Rex was Speed's role model and his 'death' was the final straw in the decision to race cars.

"The race is going to start soon" Trixie said. I jumped into Speed's car and we somehow got my car off the track before the race started. As the racers were starting to line up, I went up to the announcer's box and sat down in a seat. My best friend, Rax, and I pounded fists and put on our head sets.

"Start your engines everybody! Get ready! GO" I yelled. All the cars sped forwards and I kept my eye on Speed. The car right behind his was Racer X, the man that always managed to save me and Speed.

"It looks like it's going to be a good race here. The leader, of course is Speed Racer in Mach 5" Rax announced. The crowd went wild and I cheered inside my head.

"Uh oh Rax, there's another car pulling besides Speed! And look! They're ejecting some kind of weapon" I said. I was hanging off the edge of my seat; my brother could die in one of these races. I hoped we wouldn't. I saw Racer X's car ram the rear end of the car beside Speed's.

"It looks as though Racer X is helping Speed by ramming the car right off the road Andy" Rax told me. We talked about the other cars and how they were doing. Then, the final lap of the race came.

"And the Shooting Star and the Mach 5 are in the lead as usual. The Shooting Star pulls ahead, but the Mach 5 pushes past it to win the race! Congratulations Speed Racer" I screamed. The crowd went wild and Rax patted me on the back. A job well done. I went to my brother and congratulated him. There was one thing I had to do before we left; talk to Racer X.

Done with chapter 1! Please R&R!