Author: Pirate Turner
Dedicated To: My beloved husband, Jack, and our very own Lightning and Mater, Jackeesy and Spike Zorro
Rating: G
Summary: Lightning and Mater are destined for each other.
Warnings: Slash, Drabblish
Word Count: 233
Date Written: 12 September, 2011
Challenge: This is the full version fo the story I wrote and then chopped down for the 100wordstories LJ comm's biweekly challenge
Disclaimer: Lightning, Mater, all other characters mentioned within, Radiator Springs, and Cars are & TM Disney, not the author. Everything else is & TM the author. The author makes absolutely no profit off of this work of fan fiction, and no copyright infringement is intended.
He sped onwards through the hot, desert sun baring down on him. He was thirsty for new gas and had been aching to park for some time, but he kept speeding onward to his goal. He never should have gone back to the city, but now that he'd realized his mistake, he'd let nothing keep him from returning home.
He could see the turn for Radiator Springs just up ahead when his engine sputtered. He grimaced both in embarrassment and painful fatigue. "No. Oh, no! Not now!" He slowed, but he kept going, determined to reach home. All the while, he hoped he wasn't too late and that Mater didn't already have a new hero.
Though almost empty, he kept going until he could go no further, and it was just as the last bit of his gas slipped out that Lightning heard humming. He looked to see Mater chugging toward him. "Mater!" he cried eagerly.
"Lightning," he was greeted with a huge smile, "I knew you'd come back!"
Lightning looked at his love in surprise. "How'd you know?" he asked.
"Simple," Mater answered, swinging his tow and promptly hooking Lightning. "Because we're meant to be together."
The sun sparkled on Lightning's hood, but he didn't speak his usual catch phrase of "Kachow!" as he awarded Mater with his best smile. Instead, he just agreed, "You're right," and let Mater pull him home.
The End