Reminder: All of the characters in this story and scenery if all part of the Disney and Pixar's movie, Cars. The only characters I own are Halie and Laura. Just a heads up.

The Night Time Air

p The night-time sky was a beautiful sight, its stars shinning brightly so there was not complete darkness. The moon shone the most out of them all, its face smiling down on the earth. The very small town of Radiator Springs, in Carburetor County, lay right in the warm Arizona desert, a small dot on the face of the state. There, it was peaceful and quite during the night, despite the soft glimmer of lights shinning off some of the shops.

p A dark shape slowly drove out of one of the buildings and drove right to the edge of the street, right by what looked like an impound. The color of the car was so dark; she blended in with the night sky. The only thing that could be seen clearly was a pair of sparkling, crystal-clear blue eyes. The car gazed up at the night sky, peace and tranquility resting in her eyes. Letting out a sigh, she closed her eyes and felt a gentle breeze sweep past her fenders. She opened them again and turned around, puzzled, to see another car drive up towards her. Recognition flowing into her eyes, she muttered in a soft voice the name of the car and turned back to the sky.

p "Hello Halie, what are you doing out here to late?" the car asked, slowly driving up to her.

p The newcomer was a very dark color too, but you could just make out the faint trace of a dark red on the car. The car was a racecar, just like her father, but had her mother's eyes.

p "Oh you know, watching the sky speak." Halie muttered softly, not facing her friend. She suddenly looked at her friend. "Laura, what are you doing out here?"

p Laura chuckled and nuzzled her friend. "Watching you."

p Halie laughed quietly and pretended to have accusation in her eyes. "You were spying on the Hudson Hornet's daughter?" she smiled.

p Laura shrugged. "Hey, don't think some car is going to come and kidnap you on my watch."

p Halie narrowed her eyes and nudged her friend affectionately. They were so close, practically like sisters, besides the fact they had different parents.

p Laura slowly nudged Halie and nodded back towards her father's clinic. Halie just shook her head and went back off, out of the night air.

p "Be sure you don't catch a cold! Jeez, the way you come out of a carwash, soaking wet makes me shiver." Laura called after her.

p Halie spun around and rolled her eyes playfully. "Don't worry mom, I will…" she trailed off. Mentioning her mom made her heart ache. Laura nodded with sympathy. She understood how her friend felt every time she mentioned her mother. Nodding goodbye, she went back inside her Cozy Cone.

p Halie shook herself, but couldn't get the thought out of her head. What had happened to her mother? Whenever she had asked her father, he would always say she passed away in an accident but Halie knew that there was more to the story that that.

p Driving into the clinic, she sat beside her father, gently coaxing him to wake up. When a pair of blue eyes, just like Halie's finally opened Halie relaxed.

p "Dad, can I ask you something?" she finally got the courage to ask him.

p Lifting himself slightly, The Hudson Hornet, otherwise known as Doc, he gave her his full attention. "Of course, what's wrong?"

p Halie took a long sigh and closed her eyes for a moment. When she opened them she finally spoke.

p "What happened to my mom?"