Authors note: I don't own any of the characters, they all belong to Pixar. I do own my own characters; Monique, Charles, Rosalind and Louis. And please excuse my poor english, I'm norwegian and didn't pay too much attention in my english class...

Oh, things are starting to get interesting now, I almost cant wait to see what happens myself...

Big cars don't cry

Chapter 10

Boost was driving restless around town, when DJ and Wingo suddenly came rushing towards him. They looked terrified, and talked both at the same time. Boost was confused, what made them so upset?

"Calm down, guys. One at a time."

"There is no time! Just come with us!" they said and rushed away.

Boost was too curious, he couldn't resist following them. It was starting to get dark, but he soon knew where they were heading. Drag City.

He saw a orange, flickering light in distance. The wind carried a scent of smoke. Boost's pistons pounded heavier, he had already guessed where it was burning...

'No...'

He stopped beside DJ and Wingo in front of the burning house. Snot Rod's mother was there, but he did only see one of the girls. Snot Rod's mother came up to them, crying her heart out.

"They're trapped! Rodney and Raven are still in the house!"

Boost felt like he watched it all in slowmotion. This could'nt be happening. He opened his mouth to say something, but he was too paralysed.

He woke up from the trance when a red flash ran past him towards the house.

"Louis!"

He saw Louis enter the bruning house without hesitation.

'You'll get yourself killed!'

He went after the corolla, but was held back by Wingo.

"You cant go in there with those canisters on your back! That's suicide!"

Boost glanced at his back at the nitrous canisters. Nitrous oxide was'nt flammable, but gas under pressure could cause an explosion if the canisters were heated. It wasn't worth the risk.

"Tear them off!"

Wingo stared at him.

"Tear them off, Wingo! Hurry! They can be replaced, but a cars life can't!"

Wingo started pulling the canisters, ripping them off one by one.

Boost rushed towards the house. The intense heat almost pushed him backwards. He spotted Louis in the hallway, the little corolla had managed to get an unconcious Raven onto his back. The small car stumbeled by the weight, but didn't give up. He drove towards the door.

"Move!" he said to Boost, who moved quickly to the side.

Boost took a quick look around, but there was almost impossible to see anything. The heat was intense, and the smoke almost blinding him, but he didn't allow himself to quit now. If he did, two little girls would lose their brother.

Then he heard screaming on the second floor. He hurried up the ramp.

"Rod!"

The door was locked. He slammed into it, but it didn't budge. He tried once more, using all his weight. The door flew inside the room together with Boost.

At the same time parts of the ceiling collapsed, he saw Snot Rod lying unconcious by the window. But there was another car there too, under the debris. It tried to get loose, but was stucked.

"Dad..." Boost said in surprise.

"Help me, son... I can't get out of here..."

Boost looked from Charles to Snot Rod, and back again. He knew that he had to choose between them, he only had time to save one before the rest of the house collapsed. He swallowed. Eventhough Charles raped him, he was still his father...

But Snot Rod didn't deserve to die either, and he had a loving mother and two sisters who needed him.

The choice was not simple, he looked at the two cars once again, then he rolled up to his father.

"I'm sorry, dad. Good bye..."

He then turned to Snot Rod and started to push him so that he could get him onto his back. It was hard since the Barracuda was bigger than him. He didn't know where he took the strenght from, but he finally managed to get him on his back, he started driving to the door. The smoke almost choked him.

"No! Son! Don't leave me here! I'll never touch you again, I promise!" Charles yelled after him as he drove down the ramp again.

Boost tried to close his ears, tried not to listen to the desperate screams from his father. But he knew that they would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Cold wind blew towards him as he came out of the house, he gasped for air. Snot Rod fell off his back, but DJ and Wingo came over to help him drag the Barracuda away from the house.

He drove up to Louis who was getting mechanical treatment for his burns and wounds. He tried to smile, but at the same time, he collapsed beside the corolla.

DJ and Wingo stared into the flames, they couldn't believe how close they had been to losing three of their friends this night. But now they could relax, Louis, Boost and Snot Rod was safe. The two tuners leaned onto each others and cried of relief.

Raven woke up and saw her mother and sister standing around herself and her brother. She got up on her tires and gave her sister a hug. Then her mother nuzzled her, tears streaming down her hood.

"My poor girl... I thought I had lost both you and Rodney..." she cried. "But thanks to those two..." she motioned with one tire towards Louis and Boost. "... I still have three kids."

Raven went over to Louis, who was lying under a blancket coughing violently. Boost was still unconcious.

"You saved my life. Thanks!"

The little girl kissed Louis on the hood, causing the older car to blush. He wasn't used to cars thanking him.

"You're welcome, sweetheart."

Raven then went over to Boost, she didn't knew if he could hear her, but she wanted to thank him anyway.

"Thanks for saving my brother, Boostie."

The soft sound of the childs voice reached Boost in his unconciousness, he grabbed it, held on to it and was pulled out. He slowly opened his eyes, focusing on Raven.

"No problem." He whispered and coughed.

Snot Rod started moving, he struggeled to take a breath, an ambulance helped him. Soon he was breathing normally, staring with horror at his home burning.

His mother came over together with his sisters, hugging him and crying. From this night they had no home, no place to stay for the night. Eventhough Red, the fireengine, tried to put out the furious fire, there was no way to save the house. The only thing he could do was to make sure that the fire didn't spread to the other houses in the neighboorhood.

A loud noise could be heard, everyone turned to the house as it collapsed, sending thousands of luminous sparks towards the darkblue sky and the stars above.

Boost closed his eyes for a moment, knowing that his father was gone forever. The thought filled him with both relief and sorrow.

"I'm free..." he whispered staring into the flames.

To be continued...

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