Chapter 7: Wacky Grand Prix
The next morning, Poindexter called everyone into the computer room for some important news.
"Good news fellows, I was able to locate my uncle!" Poindexter said.
"What!? You found the Professor's hideout?" Felix asked.
"Well….no, but I found out he's currently in one of the worlds, if you can stop him here, it'll be good for all of us…" Poindexter pointed out.
"Well, where is he?" Popeye asked.
Poindexter pressed something on the computer and the portal opened up.
"The world itself is massive, but I was able to pinpoint my uncle's exact location. He seems to be at an event in that world known as "The Wacky Grand Prix" Poindexter replied.
"What's that?" Bullwinkle asked, scratching one of his antlers.
"I guess we're about to find out Bullwinkle…" Rocky commented.
The four stared into the portal. They all took a few steps back before running at the portal. They all dove in headfirst, and into the new world.
Soon, they felt like they were falling. They opened their eyes, only to see they were once AGAIN falling from the sky, heading straight for what looked like a giant grandstand with a road leading into the desert. Felix quickly morphed his bag into a giant trampoline, the team hit it instead of the ground and the four bounced on it for quite some time before they lost momentum. The climbed off the trampoline and the bag morphed back.
The four than began to take a look around, they had landed in what looked like a race track, only instead of the road going in a circle, the road led straight into a desert. They passed a couple of the racers tuning up their cars, only these weren't ordinary race cars, they were in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Felix could swear he saw a car that looked like the Red Baron's plane!
"What kind of race is this?" Felix asked to no one in particular.
Popeye then noticed two men talking to each other, away from the other racers.
"Hey, who are those shifty looking characters?" Popeye asked.
Felix looked and gasped, he recognized one of the men.
"It's the Professor!" Felix cried.
The four quickly ducked behind a set of tires. Felix looked at the two. One of them was definitely the Professor, but the other one he didn't recognize, it was a man in a purple racing outfit, and he had a tall red a purple striped hat. He had a thin mustache, and he seemed to have a dog with him. Felix then morphed his bag into a sound amplifier to listen in on the conversation.
"So tell me, what do you need a race car engine for anyhow?" The other man asked.
"I'm afraid that's classified. But I need your help to get the engine from one of these Wacky Racers" The Professor replied.
"And what might I ask is in it for me?" The man sneered.
"Think about it Dick Dastardly, with one of the racers out of commission, you might actually win this time!" The Professor stated.
The man known as Dick Dastardly thought for a second.
"Alright, I'll do it!" Dastardly smiled.
"Excellent!" The Professor smiled. "Now then, who do we steal the engine from; I doubt any of these racers would go down without a fight…"
Dastardly looked out at the racers still tuning up their cars. At last, he spotted a female driver tuning up a hot pink hot rod, which seemed to have an umbrella on it instead of a roof.
"AH! Penelope Pitstop! Her car is pretty much a beauty salon on wheels, no way she'd put up a decent fight!" Dastardly pointed out.
"Excellent Dastardly, now then, the race will take you thru a desert. All you have to do is beat her to the halfway point where I'll be waiting. Meet me there, and I'll handle the rest." The Professor stated.
He then boarded what looked like a rocket and took to the skies.
"DON'T FAIL ME!" The Professor called down.
Dastardly and his dog watched the Professor disappear into the sky.
"Alright Muttley, you heard him. The race will start soon, let's go!" Dastardly said to his dog.
The dog known as Muttley made a sound that sounded like 'yeah-yeah-yeah' and followed his master towards his car.
Felix was shocked at what they had heard.
"We gotta warn her!" Rocky cried.
"You heard him. The race'll start soon; we might not have the time…" Popeye pointed out.
"But we can't just leave her!" Bullwinkle stated.
"There must be something we can do…" Rocky said as he thought.
Felix scratched his head for a moment.
"I'VE GOT IT!" Felix cried, snapping his fingers in triumph.
His bag morphed back, and Felix beckoned everyone to take a couple steps back.
"Stand back you guys…" Felix warned.
The others stepped back as Felix morphed his bag with his "X-Ray vision" And transformed it into the shape of a car! (A Dune Buggy to be exact)
"We'll enter the race, and warn Penelope before she reaches the halfway mark!" Felix said.
"Good plan Felix!" Popeye smiled.
Bullwinkle then began to wave his arms around excitedly.
"OH! OH! Let ME drive Felix!" Bullwinkle smiled.
"Bullwinkle, you can drive?" Rocky asked.
"What Moose cannot drive an automobile?" Bullwinkle asked as he sat in the driver's seat.
He hit the gas pedal and drove it….straight into a wall. Bullwinkle exited the Driver's seat looking dazed.
"Never said I could drive it well…" Bullwinkle said with a slur in his voice.
"Erm, maybe you should let ME drive Bullwinkle" Felix nervously suggested.
The smashed in front of the car seemed to just 'Pop' back into shape as Felix got in the driver's seat. Popeye got in the front seat, and Rocky and Bullwinkle got in the back.
"What do ya's cal this contraption?" Popeye asked.
"I call it; "The Bagmobile" Felix smiled.
Felix backed up and approached the starting line, where all the other racers were. Of course, Felix happened to pull up right next to Dick Dastardly and Muttley. Felix looked and saw Muttley looking at him. The two exchanged glares as the two drivers revved their engines.
Felix looked out saw the man ready to wave the green flag. The second a flash of green was seen all the drivers pounded the Gas Pedal and took off into the race.
"And, there off! On the way out Wacky Races!!" The Announcer called