i found out recently that i forgot the disclaimer well anything you recognize belongs to whoever owns Speed Racer

SPEED

hope Maria can handle things until we reveal ourselves being alive

REX

she's a Racer Speed she'll be fine

they then sit down

SPEED

I can't believe you left us your car you spelled its doom

REX

I'm not so sure

back with Maria a few weeks later

POPS

are you sure about this Maria?, you know every car handles differently and you haven't tested how the Shooting Star handles under these conditions

MARIA

I'm racing in the Shooting Star and that's final Pops besides this is a tribute race for all the lives lost to the races in the past year it wouldn't seem right if the Shooting Star and Mach 5 weren't out there with the other replicas of those lost

POPS

you're right again

while Maria was making final preparations Speed and Rex went into a sports bar and grill for a rest

WAITER

what do you fellas want

BOTH

water

WAITER

coming right up

TV

in the Mach 5 Trixie is racing in honor of Speed Racer and in # 9 Maria Racer is racing in honor of the Masked Racer as you know Speed and the Masked Racer were lost just a few short weeks ago so we don't know how this will affect Speed's former navigator Trixie and his sister Maria as all four of them were pretty close friends and family even though the Masked Racer has an eventful career in racing

SPEED

(low voice) I hope Trixie can handle the Mach 5

REX

(same voice) and I hope Maria can handle the Shooting Star

a minute later the race begins and so did the cheering

SPEED

come on guys you can win this race

REX

give her the gas

ANNOUNCER

# 9 is ahead but the Mach 5 isn't far behind

a minute later both Speed and Rex could sense something was wrong as the Shooting Star suddenly slowed down allowing Trixie to pull in the lead racetrack

TRIXIE

I wonder what Maria's going slowing down like that

MARIA

not good I have creeps to take care of and the Shooting Star is giving me problems what would Rex or Speed do?

She thinks about it and gets her answer and with a jerk of the wheel pulls over and grabs a tool kit

REX

what's she doing pulling over like that?

SPEED

i don't know but some thing's been off since the beginning

meanwhile Maria finds what she's looking for and comes from under the car

MARIA

it's gonna blow gotta protect the others

she throws the device into the air and it detonates at the bar everyone holds their breath

ANNOUNCER

the smoke has yet to clear

REX

please be alright

the smoke clears with no sign of Maria but suddenly the comes out from underneath the car, hops in and continues the race to the cheering fans

MARIA

now this is more like it time to catch those creeps

well she doesn't catch them but she does win the race