Chapter 10
Lightning awoke feeling very groggy and tired.
He was suddenly interrupted by a familiar voice.
'Welcome back, Lightning McQueen' The voice said evilly.
Lightning suddenly remembered…Doc Hudson! His heart sank.
He slowly opened his eyes to Doc.
He was parked a few feet from him, smiling creepily.
Lightning started to cry lightly.
'Why Doc?' 'Why are you doing this?' Lightning pleaded with Doc.
'You want to know why?' Doc said angrily.
'I'll tell you' Doc said suddenly calming himself.
'Before you came to this town, I was happy' 'I left the racing world, turned a new page, started again. But then…You came along' Doc said sounding disappointed.
'You brought back the side of me, I wanted to leave behind. Never have anything to do with again. The racing world, and everything to do with it, nothing!' Doc finished angrily.
'But no…goody McQueen got me back there didn't he?' Doc said narrowing his eyes.
'I may have won more Piston Cups in a single season…but that doesn't mean' Doc then stared a hole right through McQueen's soul.
'I want my record to be broken by some…rookie!' Doc spat at McQueen.
McQueen then realised what Doc was saying.
'Are you saying you're scared I'm going to beat your record?' Lightning said in utter disbelief.
Doc just sat there in silence, growling slightly.
'I don't believe this' Lightning said shocked.
'You forget ROOKIE' Doc suddenly screamed out.
He then got right in Lightning's face.
'It was a Rookie, that lost me my racing Career' 'They turned me away for the flashy new Rookie' Doc said snarling.
Doc then slowly backed up to where he was before.
'So you see McQueen…a Rookie outdid me once, but not again' Doc said looking McQueen in the eyes.
Lightning then got angry.
'I bet Chick got you to do this didn't he?' Lightning screamed at Doc.
'Chick?' Doc said chuckling.
'Why don't you…try and ask him yourself?' Doc said hitting a button with his tire, switching on a light.
Lightning looked in horror. There before him lay the twisted remains of number 86 Chick Hicks.
Lightning was stunned. He wasn't expecting this. He knew Chick was a bad guy, but…he didn't deserve this.
'What do you want from me?' Lightning said quietly, giving up.
Doc then rolled forward slightly.
'I want you dead McQueen' Doc said firmly.
'I want to erase you from existence' Doc finished.
Lightning looked up sadly, but then looked down again. Accepting defeat.
'What about Sally?' Lightning said quietly.
'Ah yes, so glad you reminded me' Doc said hitting another button, switching on another light.
Lightning gasped at what he saw. Sally was hanging from her rear bumper, unconscious. Down below her…the Grinder!
'Y-You can't!' Lightning said in fear.
Lightning tried to move but, he couldn't. He was chained down.
'By the way, you didn't think I could do this all on my own did you?' Doc said chuckling.
'I have a second in command' Doc said moving aside.
Lightning's eyes went wide with horror.
'N-no' Lightning stuttered in shock.
'Yes! It's ya ol' pal Mater' Mater said smiling evilly.
'Didn't see this one coming did ya' Mater said chuckling.
'I-I' Lightning couldn't say anything.
'Save it Lightning' Doc said silencing him.
'Mater…get the two lovebirds together' Doc said smiling at Mater.
Mater chuckled and pulled a lever. McQueen felt himself beginning to lift off the floor. As he was lifted higher up to Sally. He began to look back at his life. All the things he had accomplished. His childhood, his racing career. But most of all…Sally. Why did it have to end this way? I trusted Doc, I believed in him. I thought he believed in me. I was wrong.
The same with Mater. What has Doc done to his mind? Poisoned it no doubt..
Before he knew it he was alongside Sally.
His beautiful Sally. He didn't want her to wake up…not like this.
'Hey McQueen' Doc shouted up to Lightning.
'Kiss your girl goodbye' Doc said slamming his tire down on a button.
The Grinder roared to life below them. Waking Sally.
She screamed at what was before her.
'Goodbye Sally' Doc said evilly.
'Sally no!' Lightning screamed helplessly, as Sally fell.
Sally screamed as the grinder rushed up rapidly towards her.
Neither of them saw a tire, slam down a lever stopping Sally from falling…