Hello Everyone. Sorry for the long wait. Here is chapter 6 and I hope that you will enjoy it. :)
I had arrived at Willy's Butte with the full intention of training myself although I knew that the doctor had advised me to retire while I still can but I had already made up my mind since there was no way that I was going to give up my dream ever.
Revving my engine, I soon raced down the first straight towards the first bend which I managed to get round before I entered the far straight which lead to the very bend where Lightning had drove off and into a patch of Cactus 10 years ago.
I tried to do what Doc taught me many years ago but pain shot up inside me which forced me to come to an complete halt since it proved that my gearbox wasn't exactly updated and it wasn't working properly much to my annoyance.
"Oh man, this can't be good" I said knowing that I had been going much slower than I was during the race. "I got to serious make some modifications".
"Hey Enzo, wait up buddy" said a voice that I knew belonged to Lightning which made me happy. "I'm going to train with you too".
"Thanks Lightning" I said as Lightning drove beside me and I was eager to race against my friend. "So, are you ready?".
"Ready as always" said Lightning who had his usual trademark confident smirk on his face. "Let's see who is faster".
I smiled before we revved up our engines and we soon drove off down the straight and towards the first bend with the two of us trying to get past each other until we finally went down the far straight and towards the very bend that I would call the "Cactus Bend" since it had a pile of Cactus behind it.
Lightning and I tried to do what Doc taught us but once again the pain surged up inside me and I was forced to come to an absolute halt while Lightning lost control again to the point where he eventually drove into the Cactus which were becoming his worst enemy.
I groaned in pain as I slowly drove over to the bend where I saw that Lightning was stuck and I knew that he needed help which was something that I was going to do when he started to say the very thing that I really didn't want to hear.
"Hold on, Lightning" I said knowing that Mater could get him out of there. "I will go and get Mater to get you out of there".
"Wait, Enzo" said Lightning which caught my attention in a matter of seconds. "There is something, that I want to tell you".
"What is it?" I asked although I could feel a cold chill crawl up in my undercarriage. "Is it very important or something?".
"Yes, Enzo" said Lightning as I heard him sigh in an all-too familiar way. "I had a talk with Sally and we agreed that I should retire from racing".
I was stunned by what Lightning had said and I couldn't believe that he is actually thinking of retiring that I blocked out Lightning's attempts to regain my attention before I eventually began to drive away from Lightning since I was too stunned to help him out.
My thoughts whirled round in my head as I tried to figure out why Lightning was giving up since I knew that he wasn't the kind of car to give up without a fight but now here he was giving up without trying to fight back against Jackson Storm.
I Managed to get to Radiator Springs where I told Mater that Lightning needed help and he immediately while I drove over to my Cozy Cone in order to have some private time to figure out where I can go from here since Lightning had now made it clear that he will no longer race.
"Enzo?, are you alright?" asked a voice that I knew belonged to Sally. "Enzo?, what's wrong?".
"Lightning is retiring" I said with tears forming in my eyes. "Isn't he?".
"I don't understand" said Sally with confusion in her voice. "How do you know this?".
"Please, Sally" I said as I became very close to sobbing. "Just tell me, the truth".
"Yes, Enzo" said Sally as she sighed in sadness. "It's true, Lightning is considering retirement".
I was shocked by what Sally was hearing and I soon began to sob knowing that Lightning McQueen, my best friend since childhood, was going to retire from the very thing that he loved doing the most.
Reluctantly, I opened the door to my Cozy Cone and Sally came into my cone where she nuzzled my fender knowing that this was very hard for me to accept and I was glad to have her company.
I nuzzled her back until Sally let go of me and she kissed me on the cheek before she drove out of my cone and I was left to my thoughts since I really needed some alone time.