Chapter 6
Hey peoples! Guess what another chapter! I've been in good moods lately, and I've decided to add some realms never mentioned in the series (thanks to Accelopedia). Its fun, I have to describe it myself so that'll be fun. Anyway, hope you guys like the chapter.
Disclaimer: I keep forgetting this. I don't own Acceleracers, only the Wild Angels
One by one, the cars sped onto the track, all of them forming a perfect line. Cat noticed she was wedged in between Chainy and Taro. Cat took an instant liking to Taro, she didn't know why. Maybe because he looked just like her father, who knows. She then caught a bit of Keedem on the radio. Something about going 300 mph? Cat shrugged her shoulders, and felt the whiplash of the car as it soared through the air. Cat felt a sudden unease within herself, as if she knew something terrible was about to happen.
She was shocked and surprised that she was in another dimension, and one that was in mid air no less. The purple and black sky seemed to darken everything the eye could see. Light fog hovered over the track, giving the dimension a slight storm feeling. Giant towers that seemed to have no bottom, towered over the drivers in a light glow. Cat looked around in awe and couldn't wait to drive on the Acceleron's track. As she fell on to the track, she heard her girls talking to each other excitedly, and each gasped in surprise about the twist ahead. It was completely rotated on its side, like driving sideways.
"Hey Cat all we need is a vertical track, and these realms will be perfect," Fox mentioned as she stepped on the gas a little harder. Cat barked in agreement and went to go catch up to Vert. Cat gave a cheer of joy, and Vert joined in. The track went back to normal, but it quickly made Cat's jaw drop. "Ummm, maybe I spoke too soon," Fox said as her jaw dropped at the sight. The track suddenly turned vertical on them, and Cat knew she loved the Accelerons. Cat screamed as her car craned forward and took the plunge. She heard her teammate scream as well.
"Keep accelerating girls, the increase in speed will maintain traction on your tires," Kurt said and Karma rolled her eyes.
"Yeah. I got it," She said with a hint of sarcasm. Excitement was quickly replaced by fear in Cat, as she saw a bolt of lighting flash the sky, as if sending a message to the racers.
"Lani, quick, what type of realm is this again!" Cat asked into the radio, her breath coming out in uneven gasps.
"Lighting. Why is everything alright?" Lani replied back. Lani forgot to introduce herself to the girls, and apologized about that over and over on Cat's radio. Cat just laughed and said she couldn't wait to meet her after the race. Lani just smiled and knew she would take an immediate liking to Cat.
Cat swore under her breath and went to go catch up to Chicane. In Chicane's car, Chicane was doing just fine until she saw the lighting. The mischief left her eyes in that flash, and was replaced by fear. Fear of a certain childhood memory, one the team knew too well about. Chicane slammed on the gas pedal unintentionally, hoping to out run the lighting. She sped by Wylde and Karma, both thinking it was the lighting.
"Woah! What's up with her?" Wylde asked seeing Chicane speed by. He got a little ticked that a girl was beating him, but the look in Chicane's eyes worried him.
"She's scared Wylde. She almost got struck by lighting when she was a little girl. It barely missed her, but the lights cause her to go blind a few days afterward. She's been jumpy around lighting ever since," Cat explained, not even realizing that she was communicating with cars outside her group. Wylde just nodded his head, and went after Chicane. Once Wylde reached Chicane, he couldn't help but feel a bit bad for her.
Chicane had her eyes squeezed tight; her hands gripped the steering wheel. Her breath came out in short gasps as she tried to rid the bad memory, the memory of complete darkness for a few days. She then heard a voice call her name over the lighting. She tried to recognize the voice of her teammate but something was wrong with it. It was low but soothing, a bit raspy, and….. Male? She slowly opened her eyes to the track and looked around for the car. She faced a black car with red spikes. Silver, metal spikes stuck out from the rear tires and reached all the way to the front tires. Chicane defiantly knew that it wasn't a Wild Angel who called her name. But the person who did shocked her even more.
"Hey, Chicane, you okay?" Wylde called out. He didn't know why he was talking to her; he just knew it might make her feel better. Chicane gulped then nodded her head. "That's my girl," Wylde said then drove off. One of two things happened. First Wylde just stared at himself, not knowing why he said that. Two, Chicane started blushing like mad. Then, she felt…..calmer. It was because Wylde, a member outside her group, cared enough to make sure she was alright. With one final deep breath, Chicane slammed on the gas and caught up with Wylde. She caught his attention, gave a slight wave and wink, and then drove off. Wylde just stared at her with his mouth open, as she giggled.
"Chicane, did I just hear you…..giggle?" Cat asked in disbelief. She thought Chicane was afraid, and here she was laughing. She heard Chicane giggle again. Cat thought, "Whatever Wylde said, sure cured her fear of lighting." She couldn't help but smile, and remember to thank the Maniac later. She heard Fox pull up behind her; after all she recognized all her Angel's engines.
"I don't get it. Where the heck are these so called drones?" Fox asked, slightly ticked. She got her answer as the drones came barreling down the opposite lane. Cat craned her neck wanting to get a good look at the drones, when she felt a slight bump on her car's rear. She looked back to see Karma right behind her, giving her a slight smirk.
"Keep going, don't stop on their account," Karma said and Cat nodded. She decided to surprise the Teku, by slamming on the gas, then pressing the Nitrox button. Big Mistake; especially for one who didn't know what Nitrox was. Cat lurched back as her car seemed to fly on the track. She took a few deep breaths after she slowed down, when she heard two laughing voices on the radio.
"That was a real thriller, wasn't it? Just be careful next time, and warn your girls," Kurt said, laughing in between words. The other laughing voice sounded like an unfamiliar female laugh, which Cat only took for Karma. Cat stuck her tongue out at the radio and proceeded to tell her girls. Each saluted back a 'Right' and continued on the track. Cat seemed to notice the track never ended, and was taken off guard when one of the drone's cars blew up in her face.
"That was cool. Not if it was me, but that's beside the point," Cat said to no one but herself. The Wild Angels had a tendency to talk to themselves, even when the radios were off. Cat didn't mind, it kept the girls focused in a way and made their minds clear. Cat got the shock of her life when she saw Keedem's car fall off the track. She saw Vert try to grab his car with a grappeling hook, but missed by an inch. Cat tried her own, but too missed by an inch. Cat sighed, and only hoped that Keedem would be able to find his way back soon.
Meanwhile, Monkey's car got blown up by a Drone blast, and the only thing left was his seat and steering wheel. Before he could get off, however, he ended up being stuck to the side of Speed's car.
"Hey, need a lift?" Speed asked, with a slight hint of flirting in her voice. Speed wouldn't admit it to the girls, but she was head over heels for the Metal Maniac. She didn't know why, maybe because he had a lot in common with her. Monkey just smiled and quickly climbed into the back seat of her car, Cheetah. It was then that Monkey and Speed got to know one another a little better.
"Thanks for the lift," Monkey told her, eyeing her up and down. He caught himself thinking how beautiful she was and wondered how he had not noticed it before.
Chicane was almost to the end, when she spotted a car sitting on the side of the track. She slowed down and peered inside the car, only to gasp in surprise. Taro was sitting in the driver's seat, with his head lolled to one side, and no movement what so ever. Chicane decided to test a new feature on her car, one that Speed installed herself. Although Speed maybe hyper active and very bubbly, she did come up with some pretty neat goodies. Chicane parked her car right in front of the Metal Maniac and flipped on the switch furthest from her. Chicane heard a slight buzzing sound come from her car, followed by a big 'clank.' She checked her rear view mirror, and, sure enough, Taro's car was magnetically stuck to her bumper. After all, a Metal Maniac helped a Wild Angel, so she decided to return the favor.
"Lani, are you there?" Chicane said in a slight demanding voice. Lani was a bit taken aback; she always thought that Chicane was the sweet, shy one. But at the same time she admired the girl for standing up for herself.
"I'm here Chainy, what do you need," Lani said, holding her hand on the communication device. Chicane smirked; everyone seemed to call her Chainy lately, but she didn't mind.
"Have Gig prep the infirmary. The lighting must have hit Taro's car, knocking him out in the process," Chicane informed Lani. Lani replied and went to prep the wing herself. Chicane noticed the big ball of lighting coming up, but the fear that had been with her for so long had finally left her in peace. Out of the corner of her eye she noticed a neon green and black car coming up behind her. She got brave and rammed straight into the car, sending it over the edge and blowing up. She smiled and remembered what Wylde said. The Nitrox was supposed to make you go faster; Chicane had her finger hover over the button, when she felt her car being rammed. She turned around to see a drone try to pass her.
"Sorry, buddy! Not today!" Chicane said applying more pressure on the gas. Before she knew what was happening, she was in the lighting dome, going up side down and curving, and then she was out of the dome. She heard some of the drone cars explode because of the lighting, but saw one remain. "Let's hope Wylde was right." Chicane said, closing her eyes and pressing the Nitrox. She lurched back and before she knew it, she was back in the Acceledrome. She gasped, and then cheered in joy; she won. A small purple light filled the center of her car, as a small micro chip appeared. She gently grasped the chip in her hand, and delicately turned it around. It was purple, with a small symbol similar to the one on the wheel. She climbed out of her car to face Gig.
"Dr. Tezla will want to examine that," Gig said, in his same robotic tone. She placed the chip on Gig, and watched him zoom out of sight. She then proceeded to Taro and made sure he was ok. She noticed he was breathing lightly and smiled.
"He's okay. Thank Heavens," Chicane thought as she opened his door. Chicane glanced behind her, looking for Lani, but noticed she wasn't there. Confusion etched her face until she heard a small warp like sound. She saw Cat, Alex, Wylde and Fox all exit at the same time. They were then followed Karma with Kurt in her car and Speed with Monkey in hers. Chicane then looked toward the Control Tower and saw Lani shout something.
"Vert, the portal only stays open for an hour, you have to return!" Lani yelled.
"What the heck! Why didn't Tezla tell us sooner?" Wylde shouted a bit angry. The girls shrugged and saw Vert flying out of the portal just in time. Only, half of his car was missing, thankful the back end.
"I believe that's called 'cutting it close,'" Gig said, and all the girls groaned at the bad joke. Lani then came down with the medical car, and rushed Taro to the infirmary. She apologized to Chicane, but she had to warn Vert after all. Chicane shook her head, and helped put Taro into the car. Fox was about to ask who won, when the sound of glass breaking and a yell of surprise was heard. Everyone turned to see Vert being choked by a drone split in half, probably coming out of the portal with him.
"May I, sis?" Alex asked balling her fist. Cat shrugged and held out her hand. Alex tossed her shades at her sister, who caught them with that hand. Alex ran up behind the drone and tapped in on the shoulder area. It let go of Vert and turned around. The last thing the drone ever expected was a punch in the face, but it got one. The drone fell into a heap at Alex's feet, who juggled it on her foot, and kicked it at the wall. The drone was defiantly offline now. The guys had their jaws dropped, and the girls just started laughing.
"Believe me that took a lot of practice," Alex commented, crossing her arms over her chest. The drivers parked their cars in the specified team garage, as Wylde drove past Chicane.
"Chicane. Thanks for… uh… you know helping Taro back in the Lighting Realm. It means a lot to us," Wylde said, unsure of how to thank her. Chicane just smiled and winked.
"No, I should be thanking you, Wylde. You helped me with my fear of lighting and I will never forget that," Chicane said, giving Wylde a small peck on the cheek. She giggled and walked toward her teammates, swaying her hips lightly. His face bosomed a flush scarlet as he stared at her, not really sure how to respond. Once Chicane reached her teammates, they all jumped her.
"I'm so proud of you Chainy! You won the very first race! And you flirted, with a Metal Maniac no less. You NEVER flirt," Cat said, hugging Chicane, while she lightly laughed. It was true; in high school Chicane never flirted, so her flirting with Wylde was totally unexpected.
"Hey, when are we going after Keedem?" Vert asked a bit anxious.
"You can't even find half of your car," Wylde said, pointing toward the split Deorta 2.
"The realm can't be reopened. The Wheel decides when a new realm opens," Gig said, hovering slightly over Vert. Vert sighed in defeat, and decided to go make new car for the next race. The girls only needed new gas, but decided to add more stuff in there cars. Speed was bouncing off the walls at how well her magnet worked out. Alex was finishing up her car, when she heard a loud bang. She looked over and noticed Kurt had tripped. Alex remembered Kurt got into an accident in the realm and pulled a ligament in his right leg.
She sighed and went to go help him, although her brain told her it was a bad idea. She quietly made her way beside him, and offered her hand. Alex smiled as Kurt grabbed her hand, a small current of electricity flowed through, but Alex thought it was the result of the Lighting Realm. Kurt muttered a 'thanks' as he shifted weight on his leg.
"You know, you don't look like much of a Kurt," Alex said, resting her right index finger on her chin.
"Oh really? What do I look like then?" Kurt said, laughing lightly. Alex rummaged through her brain, searching for a good name. She snapped her fingers and pointed at him.
"Kay," she replied, liking the way it sounded. Alex wouldn't tell him, but anything sounded better than 'Kurt,' then she recalled 'Monkey.' 'Kurt' was the better of the two, but still…
"Okay," Kurt said, lowering his head next to her ear, "But only you can call me that." And he limped away on his crutches. Alex turned a slight pink at how close he was but shook it away. She didn't have time to think about how close attractive guys were to her, she had to focus on the races and her team. Alex realized she had just called Kurt an 'attractive guy' and cursed silently to herself. She then heard her sister's music getting louder and louder.
"Cat, if that music gets too loud, I'm going to blow the speakers," Alex threatened, as Cat looked at her like she said something stupid. Alex would never admit it, but she was thankful for the annoying distraction.
"My music isn't even on Alex. But now that you mention it, I DO hear some music," Cat said hearing a faint techno beat getting louder. Cat could have sworn she heard that music somewhere before. It was like a faint memory in her head, but the memory was just recent.
"Yeah that's probably Tork. I told him what happened and asked him to come get me," Monkey said. Wylde then suddenly got very confused.
"That doesn't sound like Tork, Monkey man," Wylde said as the techno music could easy be heard.
"Shirako," Karma said with a smirk plastered on her lips. The wrench that was in Cat's hands slipped, but was quickly caught before it hit the ground. Cat heard Alex fight back a laugh, and just glared at her. Cat then remembered; it was the same music at the showdown, his music. Cat heard Speed laugh.
"Well Cat, it looks like you've met your match in sound systems," Fox mentioned, and Cat just looked at the entrance dumbfounded. A slick white car and a yellow car soared into the Accelerdrome and stopped short of the Wild Angels. Shirako stepped out of his car and turned his music down. Cat couldn't help but stare at the back of his car; a 6 subwoofer sound system! And that was just the outside.
"Yo. Let's pump up the Bassline," he said, pointing toward his car. The driver of the yellow stepped out, and Cat got a look at the famous Nolo Passaro. He was no taller than Alex, sporting a white shirt and blue racing pants. His yellow- orange jacket held the logo of the Teku team, as well as his car. Cat and the girls made their way to the front, only to stop as another car flew in. This was probably Tork; and Cat was right. The Metal Maniac leader stepped out.
Cat thought the rumors about him weren't true; he seemed calmer and less violent than Nolo. His red wife beater seemed to rip at the strain from all his muscles. His camo pants and combat boots seemed to fit the tough and rough MM personalities, as well as his Metal Maniac tattoo.
"Come on Tork! Let's blow this place," Monkey said, walking toward Tork's car.
"After what happened to you and Taro. No way. We're welded, which means we stay," Tork said walking into the place.
"We don't need you Metal Maniac scum around; the Teku can beat the drones alone," Nolo said, ready to pick a fight with Tork, and Tork balled his fists. Their thoughts were interrupted when a truck horn, followed by a huge truck with 3 MM cars barreled into the place.
"Pork chop what are you doing here?" Monkey asked, walking over to his friend, only to be hauled into the air. Monkey yelped in surprise. Pork Chop was a BIG man; almost 6 ft tall. He seemed to be made of nothing but muscle, as his muscles practically showed veins. His rock and roll t-shirt and biker jeans were dirty, like they hadn't been washed in years. Like Wylde, Pork Chop had boots up to his knees. Where they met at the knees, they had three evenly placed spikes. Around his neck consisted of a bone similar to one a dog would have. His gloves had embedded names on them; on his right was 'Pork' and the left was "Chop.' His hair was as red as Monkey's hair, but his eyes were a deep ocean blue.
"Who did this to you? There going to pay!" Pork Chop said shaking Monkey a little, then dropping him. Pork Chop got confused when he looked at the girls. Everyone followed his gaze, and noticed the Wild Angels just standing there. Poor Shirako, his headphones almost fell off in surprise. He didn't expect to see Cat again, much less race along side her. Cat winked at Shirako, and then turned her attention to the leaders.
"I'm Cat leader of the Wild Angels. My sis Alex, Fox, Speed, and Chicane," she said, having the feeling of déjà vu.
"I remember you guys. You're that group of chicks that went before our race," Nolo commented. Alex got a little ticked at being called a chick and gave Nolo a glare, but nodded none the less.
"Hey," a male voice said behind Fox. Everyone turned to see Taro limp out to the groups. "Let's get even."
I know I did a lot of describing here, but I like it that way. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed it! Review please! CT
