All I can say is, enjoy and remember the game (refer back to chapter 3 and 4)

Chapter 10 Bessie

"This here is Bessie, first road-paven' machine ever built." Began Doc. Behind Doc was a machine gurgling with a fire underneath her. "I'm hereby sentencing you to community service. You're gonna fix the road under my supervision." McQueen was in front of a wall with the sign of Radiator Springs a happy place with two cars smiling. It was ironic as it is not always a happy place.

"What? This place is crazy!" Lightning said as Mater came up to Lightning.

"I know this may be a bad time right now, but you owe me $32,000 in legal fees." Mater told Lightning.

"What?" Lightning asked in shock.

"So, we're gonna hitch you up to Bessie, and you're gonna pull her nice." Doc said.

"You gotta be kidding me." Lightning said starting to get fed up with this. I had gotten my fit over with and came back. I noticed Doc saying something.

"You start there where the road begins." Doc said showing the start of the wreck which was at the base of Stanly's statue. "You finish down there where the road ends." Doc showed the road to lightning. Lightning moved to the edge of the road and looked down.

"Holy Shoot!" Mater exclaims.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! How long is this gonna take?" McQueen asked.

"Well, fella does it right, should take him about five days." Doc answered.

"Five days?" Lightning asked with shock, "But I should be in California schmoozing Dinoco right now!"

"Well, you are the one who messed up the road." I told Lightning. Lightning looked at me.

"Do you always have to side with others?" Lightning asked me.

"I am only stating the fact here, Lightning." I said getting a little annoyed at his attitude, "I would love to go back and get King to help me with where I came from."

"You can always leave," McQueen answered.

"I don't have a ride and you are anyways going to be there so why not you?" I told Lightning, "It saves the trouble of others doing it for me." I walked off waving my hand. "Have fun with the road!" I called back waving my hand and not looking back. I headed down the road for Doc to finish up with Lightning. The three looked at me as I walked down the road away from them. Doc and Mater looked at Lightning.

"She do have a point." Mater said while Doc nodded.

"And if I were you, I'd quit yappin' and start workin'." Doc finished then turned his attention to Mater, "Hook him up, Mater."

"Okay-dokey." Mater said happily turning to Lightning. Mater then took the boot off. After it fell to the ground, Lightning took off. A moment later, Lightning dashed by me.

"Freedom!" Lightning calls out speeding down the street. My air covered my face when he zoomed by.

"Lightning!" I yell out to him as moved my hair out of my face, "You better come back here right now and do as you are told!" Then I realized something. He might be heading back to the highway and to California. I began to run and call out to him, "Hey! Don't forget me!" It was no use and I stopped. I fell to my knees exhausted. "No use. He is gone." I say panting so hard, I barely could say a word.

"Maybe I should've hooked him to Bessie…" Mater thought and Doc looked at him, "…and then… then took the boot off." I had turned to look at the two. I stood up and walked over calmly. They noticed me trying to keep myself calm.

"Calm, Silver. You know how you can get when angry." I say to myself as I walked up to the two. They noticed I talked to myself. As I walked up to them I say, "It is no use. I was hoping that Lightning finally cooperated. I guess not."

"What did you expect from a road hazard like him?" Doc asked.

"Well, since the track, I expected nothing better by now." I answered Doc. Doc just gave a faint smile and a slight chuckle.

"Have you met others like him on that track?" Doc asked.

"Well, I have met two others." I began.

"And what were they like?" Doc asked.

"One was like McQueen but meaner with the bumping the others to get a lead, another is a wiser car. McQueen and the idiot seem to be rivals." I answered. In the distant, I could Lightning.

"Whoo-hoo!" He yells happily, "Goodbye, Radiator Springs, and goodbye, Bessie! California, Here I come! Yeah!" My attention brought me back to myself.

"Well, best to head out now before King worries about me. I don't want him thinking that something bad had happened to me." I say beginning to walk down the road Lightning had gone. Now, I was going to ask someone to help me but I did not want them going through the trouble to do that for me.

Meanwhile, Lightning had sped down the road happily. Then, he began to sputter. "No. No, no, no." Lightning began as he started to slow his speed, "No, no, no, no, no. Outta Gas? How can I be outta gas?" Lightning had stopped at the sign the Sheriff hid behind when Lightning and I first drove into the town.

Sheriff chuckled and said, "Boy, we ain't as dumb as you think we are."

"But how did, how did… you…?" Lightning began to stutter when he got interrupted.

"We siphoned your gas while you were passed out." Sally explained then did what Lighting does by shining light in his face and saying, "Ka-chow." Lightning back a bit away in blinding pain.

As I walked down the road, I see this same light blue colored car coming up to me. I was already quite far out the town. I began to walk as the car kept moving away. The summer heat coming from the ground made hard to identify the car. "Hey! Wait!" I call out. I was so hot and exhausted that it was hard to catch up.

"Hurry up, young one." A male's voice said in the distant, "We still need you to continue your routine."

"I'm coming. I'm coming." I say panting hard from the heat. As the car got clearer, noticed Sally driving up with Sheriff pushing Lightning back to town. Sally noticed me sweating and drives up to me. And I completely collapse on her hood.

"Hey. What are you doing all the way out here?" She asked.

"I… was planning on walking all the way to California then I noticed this car." I say weakly.

"What car?" Sheriff asked.

"He was a light blue. He said I had to continue my routine." I say. Sally and Sheriff looked at one another.

"But, we saw no car you described when we came." Sally said. I went wide eyed.

"I think we need to take you back to town." Sheriff said. I faintly nodded. I had also noticed McQueen but did not care. I laid on the hood If Sally as we finished out way driving back to town.