Sorry for the long wait and small chapter. Been busy.


"Finally…Now, where was I?"

Lux, being annoyed with Rex's constant flirting, continued talking to Junior after Rex saw "THE CUTEST" mechanic and followed him.

"You were saying that his name was Leo…" said Junior, curious about what's going on.

"That's right. He's a very good friend of ours, Leo. You probably noticed that he doesn't talk much…rarely even. And even when he does it's never more then one or two words. Most I've ever heard him say was 'Shut the hell up!' to Rex over there, and that was about five years ago."

"Why not?"

"Dunno. He's never told us." Junior looked a bit disappointed when he heard that. Since he meet Vector a couple days ago he's been trying to find a way to get him to open up a little. If he really hasn't talked all these years, then Junior kinda lost a little hope, even as he looked in the room and saw Vector sharing a silent laugh with the woman inside.

"The woman he's with is Alexandra." Lux continued. "She's been with Leo longer then we have. A couple months ago, she got extremely sick, near death. The mechanics here managed to keep her alive for a while longer, but apparently, She's caught some sort of virus in her engine. If she wants to live she has to get a new one…But we can't afford it…We've been trying to raise money to get the transplant, but it's costing way too much just to keep her here…"

"…And that's why he became a racer." Junior instantly understood. He thought it was strange. Vector seemed to be very easily frightened and clumsy, not traits racers usually have.

"Exactly" Said Rex, as he drove up behind, with a black wheel print on his cheek. "But things took a turn for the worst a couple days ago. We were all here, watching the big race. Things were going fine…until the crash happened."

"When she saw Leo disappear into that big cloud of smoke, she kind of fainted" Lux continued. "The doctors say that she actually had an engine attack. Probably from the shock she got from seeing Leo in that crash. She's been in terrible condition ever since. She can barely move. I had to type up an e-mail for her yesterday because she was so weak."

"Well, she'll get better, right?" asked Junior

"We thought that to, but…"


"…The doctors say I only have two weeks…"

Alexandra looked at the floor; she didn't want to see Vectors horrified expression. After a silence that seemed to last forever, Vector suddenly turned around and sped out of the room.

"Leo, wait!" she yelled, followed by a bunch of coughs and hacks, as he pushed back Lux and ran straight out of the hospital, Rex quickly driving after. Lux, not that surprised, closed his eyes and shook his head.

"You better get going." He said to Junior. "I'll take care of her."

Junior, shocked by what just happened, nodded his head and left without saying a word.