Chapter 7: The ultimate race: all or nothing

After escaping the cops, team Stax was on their way to their warehouse until team Radikor stopped their path.

-"We already know that you're challenging us." Ky said.

-"If you are really smart, ain't ya? I run everything in this city. Cars, drivers, everything…And soon I'll make sure you and your pathetic team won't be worthy for scum." Zane said.

-"Would you get to the point?" Boomer said annoyed.

-"All right then, you want it to big? Then it'll be big. Techris will surely beat Boomer in a sprint race through the whole city…then Zair will smoke Maya out in the drift race through the city and finally, it'll be between you and me Ky. A canyon race…whoever finishes first will get everything but you'll never survive it" Zane explained.

-"And what's the reward?" Ky asked.

-"It'll be a million of cash and the loser's pink slip." Zane said which meant that whoever loses also loses his car.

-"Right…then I hope you won't miss your LeMans Quattro." Ky said.

-"Dream on, punk." Zair exclaimed and then the Radikor left.

A few hours later, team Stax was planning their tactics because facing the Radikor will be no joke if they're the #1 most wanted street racers.

-"Okay…basically I don't know what to do against these guys, nothing except try to survive." Ky said.

-"Well, then we'll use something a lot more efficient…improvise." Boomer said.

-"You sure?" Ky asked.

-"Don't worry Ky, sometimes you just have to do what the heart tells you." Maya said.

-"All right, I'll trust you guys." Ky said smiling.

Later it came the big day; team Stax against the team Radikor. All in order to determinate which tea will become the most wanted street racers, the race would start with the sprint race between Boomer and Techris around the city, while the rest of their teams were near the made up starting line, both drivers were ready to start the race.

-"I'll smoke you out!" Techris declared.

-"Not if I do it first!" Boomer said and then both cars started the race. Boomer never expected that Techris' Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII was such a powerful ride that it took the lead and Boomer's Audi wasn't able to pass him.

-"Darn it." Boomer said.

-"Ha-ha!" Techris laughed annoyingly, he was battling to get to the first place for hours but then Boomer discovered that Techris wasn't so good at the straight lines in top speed so Boomer made the perfect shifts to pass Techris. As the last turn was at sight Techris used his NOS to get there first but Boomer slammed the brakes and he went to a shortcut that leaded him to the first place and then he used his NOS as Techris' was empty.

-"No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! NO!" Techris yelled as Boomer crossed the finish line.

-"Who's laughing now, sucker!?" Boomer exclaimed.

Then around the Afternoon it was the decisive drift race between Maya and Zair.

-"After this, I'll be the invincible chick." Zair mocked.

-"You want the title? Come and get it!" Maya responded and then the drift race started and both cars launched to the curves of the city, Maya admitted that Zair's 350Z was an amazing handling machine since she did the drifts like a pro and Maya wasn't able to pass her at any moment. But sometimes, being in the lead makes someone lose the focus on the race, so when Zair looked back to see Maya afar, she didn't noticed that she was heading to a U-turn so Zair slammed the brakes and that's when Maya passed her.

-"Where do you think you're going?" Zair exclaimed.

-"Ahead of you!" Maya said victorious as she passed the last turn and finished the race.

-"Oh my gosh!" Maya exclaimed.

-"What is it?" Boomer asked.

-"My tires are total crap!" Maya said as her tires were crap after the drift race, but luckily she had backups.

-"Look on the bright side; it could have been the brakes too." Ky said.

-"Well…easy for you to say 'cause you don't have to drift on your race." Maya said.

-"Uh, let us remember that I'm the one who's gonna race in a canyon, where this race is life or death since I could actually DIE in this race." Ky said.

-"Hmph, well you better don't die 'cause you still owe me a race-date. And if you die, I'll bring you back from the death to kill you myself." Maya said as she kissed Ky on the cheek.

-"I'll have that under consideration." Ky said smiling.

Then when Ky entered to his ride, Zane parked next to him.

-"It's time to finish you and your pathetic team." Zane said.

-"You and your friends can call yourselves a team, but me; Maya and Boomer consider ourselves as a family." Ky declared.

-"Whatever, loser...follow me to the canyon. I can't wait to have that Mustang on my garage." Zane said.

Then it came the night and the big, last race. The streets of the canyon were quiet and the road was dark with not much light. As Ky Stax was waiting for his opponent to appear he closed his eyes to let all the frustration and doubt to get of his mind and right about then the engine of an Audi LeMans Quattro was heard from behind him and it parked next to him, then both cars were roaring their engines two seconds before the race.

-"No one can beat me." Zane declared with an evil smirk on his face and he launched to the canyon with Ky behind him. There wasn't a formidable opponent as Zane since he had skills and his car was pure power. Ky wasn't able to pass him for 10 minutes and the road was nearly over, this race had the next conditions:
A racer can win if the other one falls from the canyon or he stays in the lead until the finish line or when he pass the leader and stays in the lead for 10 seconds. So without losing anymore time Ky made the perfect shifts since he couldn't use NOS in this race because it was too dangerous. Once he took the lead Zane tried to pass him.

-"Just a few seconds, just a few seconds!" Ky whispered and he hold the lead for 10 seconds and meaning that he finally won the race. When he reached the end of the canyon, Ky saw Maya and Boomer waiting for him so he exited his car to talk to his "family".

-"Well done, bro! Group hug!" Boomer said as he hugged Ky and Maya.

-"Boomer! I need to breathe!" Ky said joking and then he let go.

-"Nice run, handsome! So here are your three rewards." Maya said as she gave Ky the money and the pink slip of Zane's Audi LeMans.

-"Okay…but what's the third?" Ky asked.

-"This one." Maya said and she pressed her lips against his making both of them blush hard, then the Radikor appeared with their defeated faces.

-"You know the deal, get out you cheaters." Ky said and the Radikor left the city.

-"So…when's the wedding?" Boomer asked trying to annoy Ky and Maya.

-"You just wait." Maya said.

-"I bet when the kid grows up he's gonna work on his first car." Boomer commented.

-"Yeah, and it's gonna be a Mustang." Ky said.

-"Uh…you mean a TT, right?" Boomer said.

-"You're both crazy, obviously it's gonna be a RX-8." Maya said.

-"Ky, you're really gonna let her get away with this?" Boomer asked.

-"Maybe we can decide it…on a race." Ky said.

-"Let's do it." Both Maya and Boomer said and then team Stax left back the city, celebrating their positions as the #1 most wanted street racers and as a family.

THE END