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"Susannah!" Ramone called, trying to get her to reply. It was no use. She wasn't replying.

Argon chuckled coldly, "what's the matter? Is she dead?" She asked mockingly.

Ramone hid his tears; he couldn't let this group of hunters get the better of him. Startled, he turned around as he heard a voice behind him say:

"Thinkin' of havin' a party without me?"

He smiled faintly to himself as he saw Steven, leaning on a piece of wood with Doc behind him.

All of the Hood Hunters backed away in shock at Steven's appearance, "What the?" Carbon asked himself.

Steven picked up the piece of wood and began to hit the palm of his other hand lightly, "So, who's first?"

The Hood Hunters exchanged confused glances before looking back to Steven.

"Ramone, which one hurt Susie?" Steven asked.

He pointed to a baby pink Mitsubishi Carisma, Steven turned toward her and slowly began stepping toward her, "Any last words?" He asked.

Argon began shaking nervously, "Wh- what are y- you g- going to do?" She stuttered.

"You'll see." Steven chuckled to himself. He lifted his plank of wood and lowered it as hard as he could to hit her hood. She backed away in pain and shock. Steven stepped toward her again, this time hitting her fender.

"What the hell do you want?" She asked, continuing to back away from him.

"Leave… Susie… alone." He warned, still hitting his hand with the wood.

Argon glanced over to Susannah, who was still unconscious, looking back at Steven she answered, "But she's our prey." Steven looked around tensely as he noticed the Hood Hunters rolling toward him, each of them giving him a low growl. "It's either you or her."

Steven took a deep breath as he said an answer he knew he'd regret, "Me."

Each of the Hood Hunters chuckled coldly as they continued to roll closer toward him. He lifted his bit of wood again, before the group could react he hit Carbon's fender as hard as he could. Backing away, he scowled at Steven who began to walk away to Doc's side. He dared not to turn his back on Carbon.

"There's no point in running," Zinc snarled, "We're the Hood Hunters and we'll always be huntin' your hood."

Steven looked at each of them before saying, "That'll be a bit hard."

"Steven," Doc whispered, "go to Susie, I'll distract them."

Looking behind him, Steven asked, "Are you sure?"

Doc nodded unsurely, "Just keep that plank of wood with you, whatever you do."

Steven looked back in front of him and began to walk toward Susannah – who still hadn't woken – not daring to face his back toward the group of hunters, but they seemed to be distracted as they heard a whistle. He looked over to Doc who called, "Come n' get me!"

The Hood Hunters exchanged glances before rolling toward him, but Doc quickly drove away and the group were quick to follow him. Doc, Mercury, Argon, Carbon, Zinc and Nickel sped out of sight.

Steven crouched down in front of Susannah. "C'mon Susie," He muttered hopefully, gently running his hand against her fender.

"Shouldn't we be getting back to Radiator Springs?" Ramone asked, "I mean, Doc won't be able to hold 'em back forever."

Steven stood, "we should get Mater." He suggested.

"No way," Ramone protested, "it might take too long. We have to get her back to town as soon as possible."

"Why don't you be bringing her to town, and I'll go get him," Steven suggested, again.

Ramone thought things through before looking at Red; he looked back at Ramone slightly worried, "Red," Ramone said, "I need you to get Mater."

Red nodded with approval before going to Radiator Springs with all his speed, Ramone got behind Susannah and began to push her toward the town and Steven done all he could, he walked beside Susannah just hoping that his childhood friend would be okay.

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Susannah slowly woke to a blinding light. She blinked once or twice to adjust her eyes to the vivid glow. Once she could see, she instantly wished she couldn't. In front of her was a scarlet 1951 Chevrolet Pick up locked in a passionate kiss with Mater. She backed away from him (well, Susannah only hoped that this pick up was a she) when she noticed Susannah glaring at her.

"Hey there!" She exclaimed happily, "my name's Doreen, what's yours?"

"You have five seconds to get out of my sight," Susannah growled.

"So what's your name?" Doreen repeated.

"5…"

"Do you really have to look at me so coldly?"

"4…"

"What's your problem?"

"3…"

"Do you have to count down?"

"2…"

"Look, I dunno what triggered you to count down, but I think you need someone to talk to."

"1…"

"Here we go…"

Susannah slowly began to roll toward her, despite the sharp pain on her side, "Firstly, my name is Susannah Tow, yes I do have to look at you so coldly, my problem is that I find you and Mater kissing in front of me, yes I do have to count down, and lastly I did have somebody to talk to until you took them away from me!"

"Doreen," Mater said unsurely, "I think we better go."

"You're not going anywhere," Susannah snarled. Noticing that Mater was trying to escape from Doc's clinic, she lunged toward him and clamped her teeth into his tire…

The thing that started the oil obsession.

"Stop it!" Doreen screamed trying to hit Susannah off him. She backed away as Mater's tire exploded in Susannah's mouth, but he was making no attempt to move as she moved to his next tire. "Mater go!" Doreen shouted.

"No," he said sternly, "I brought this on muhself."

His other tire burst.

"And now," Susannah said wrathfully, turning painfully slowly toward Doreen, "the final showdown."

"Susie, don't hurt her," Mater said.

Susannah turned to face him, "Do you love her?"

Mater looked at Susannah to Doreen and back to Susannah before looking at the floor answering, "Yeah."

"Who do you want to live with?"

Once again, Mater looked between the two women before him. One, he had been with for just over a day, yet he loved dearly. The other, he had been with for numerous years, they had been married for one year, he was the reason that she left her family and she was the mother of his children. Though these facts leant very much to stay with one person, he still looked at each of the two with bewilderment.

Susannah tapped her wheel on the polished floor impatiently, "Let me help you with your answer."

Before Mater could debate, Susannah had turned to Doreen and began to crash into her side. Once there was a big enough dent she bit her where her side began to smooth out again, eventually it became loose allowing Susannah to take hold of it and begin to shake it off. Once it was ripped off from her side, oil pooled onto the ground and on her side, but Susannah didn't go for the oil, she went for another bit of metal and backed away.

"What are you doing?" Doreen asked, panic stricken.

Susannah let go of the metal that was loose and answered, "You took my husband away from me, so I'm taking something away from you; your life."

Doreen backed away in shock, "That's going a bit over the top, isn't it?"

"No body understands!" Susannah shouted, "I left my family for this town! After that everything was taken away from me! He was the only one who stopped me doing something I might regret! But you took him away!" Susannah bit the loose metal and began to shake it off. She did it again. And again.

And again until Doreen was surrounded by her own liquids and half of her side lay across the floor.

"You're a cannibal," Doreen said weakly, watching Susannah as she licked most of the oil from the floor.

"Don't remind me," Susannah snarled.

"Susie," Mater said, stepping toward Doreen, "we need to get her to someone, now!"

"Fine then, you be happy with her," Susannah said, backing away, "but when I find the twins, I'll let you explain why they'll have to split the weeks." With that she drove out of the clinic.

"Wait!" Mater called after her. She stopped and faced her so he continued, "you're leaving? You're leaving town?"

"I'm leaving you!" She yelled.

"Please Susie!" Mater pleaded, "Please, just forgive me, take me back, please, I won't do anything like that again!"

Susannah glared at Mater, she backed away and her angry frown softened, "Mater, you know I can't be angry at you, of course I'll take you back." She rolled toward him and her frown returned as she hissed, "When hell freezes over!"

Mater stayed in his place as he watched Susannah go to Flo's V8 Café, no, he thought to himself, she's just jokin', she'll be back tuhmorrow.

Gotta change my answering machine,

Now that I'm alone,

He went back into the clinic, Doreen's breathing was slowing he slowly stepped toward her, "Doreen?" He asked tenderly.

"Mater?" She asked no more than a mere whisper, "Is she gone?"

He let the tears roll freely from his eyes, "Yeah, she's gone."

"Don't let her get you like she did me," Doreen whispered.

Just when Mater thought that the day couldn't get any worse, her breathing stopped.

Cuz right now it says we,

Can't come to the phone,

And I know it makes no sense,

Cuz you walked out the door,

But it's the only way I hear your voice anymore,

Everything he loved in the world was gone. Mia, Duncan, Lightning, Doreen and Susannah. All gone in one way or the other. He sighed deeply in depression before stepping out onto the main street and made his way to Flo's and to Susannah.

"Susie," He began quietly, "I'm sorry, can't we just start again…"

"There will never be a we again!" Susannah hollered, "You've pushed me too far! Do you know how much I had to go through physically and mentally to be with you?"

"Well, no…"

"Exactly! Because you weren't at my side when the twins were born!" Susannah shouted, pain filling her voice.

"I know," He croaked, "I was jus' scared that somethin' might happen to ya."

"Something did happen!" Susannah yelled, though she was practically screaming by this point, "I… died."

(It's ridiculous)

It's been months,

For some reason I just,

(Can't get over us)

And I'm stronger than this,

"What?" Mater whispered, "But you're here now."

Susannah backed away from him, "Doc saved me. Now get out of my sight. I don't want to talk to you ever again!"

Mater watched as Susannah made her way to the Wheel Well, he looked at the ground, everyone stared at him.

"Are you alright?" Sheriff asked, rolling toward him.

Mater didn't answer he just looked at Luigi and Guido, "I need some new tires," He said quietly.

The two exchanged glances before going to their shop with Mater following close by.

(Enough is enough)

No more walkin' around,

With my head down,

I'm so over bein' blue cryin' over you.

Mater sighed deeply again as he was lowered to the floor, "Thanks," He said quietly, rolling toward the exit. He drove down Main Street to his junkyard. He looked around. It seemed so big and lonely. He drove to what used to be Susannah's sleeping spot, he scuffed his tire on the dirt – life was slowly turning unliveable. He couldn't contain it anymore he burst into a fit of tears as his mind kept replaying the minute that Susannah told him he was going to be a dad. But through his blurry vision he noticed something. Looking at it, he began to sob even more.

In front of him were divorce papers.

And I'm so sick of love songs,

So tired of tears,

So done with wishing you were still here,

Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow,

So why can't I turn of the radio?

Looking at the view from the Wheel Well, Susannah let tears roll from her hood onto the floor in front of her. But these tears were a mixture. A mixture of anger, confusion, and sadness.

Anger because she had gave her love to him and he had abused her trust.

Confusion because she didn't know why Mater would go with this other woman when they had something so good going on.

Sadness because she had hurt his feelings.

Gotta fix that calendar I have,

That's marked July 15th,

"Susie?"

Susannah turned around to see Steven slowly walking toward her. "Susie, are you okay?"

"Well… I don't know," She said, beginning to sob.

Steven got to her side and crouched down, "you still love him, don't you Susie?" He asked, running his hand on her tire.

"Of course I do, it's just that he was seeing that other girl behind me," She told.

Steven sighed deeply, "Susie, I warned him. Please, don't do something that you'll regret."

"Why not? Nobody would care."

Because since there's no more you,

There's no more anniversary,

"Susie," Steven exhaled, "I care." He gripped her tire, looking up at her with a faint smile.

Susannah looked at him, "don't you think it's a bit early for this?"

Steven quickly removed his hand, "Susie, when I was told that you died, I felt like there was no point in living anymore. A few days later, my mum got me help."

"Why?"

"She found me with a knife to my wrist."

I'm so fed up with my thoughts of you,

And your memory,

And how every song reminds me,

Of what used to be.

"C'mon," Sally said to Adene, who was crying for a reason unknown to Sally, "Mummy's here." At this moment Adene stopped crying and began to giggle and jump into the air, as if trying to bit something. She stopped for a moment before beginning to drive out of the Cozy Cone, occasionally she would stumble but she found her balance and smiled at nothing beside her. What's the matter with her? Sally asked herself, a few moments later the cold breeze returned to her left side.

That's the reason I'm so sick of love songs,

So tired of tears,

So done with wishing you were still here,

Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and so slow,

So why can't I turn off the radio?

"You had a knife to your wrist?"

"Yup."

"And you were thinking of pulling it back?"

"Yup."

"Because I left everyone I loved to come to Radiator Springs?"

"Yup."

"Wow, I knew people would be sad, but not that sad," Susannah said.

A moment's silence.

"You know," Susannah broke the silence, "I think one day, we'll look back at this, laugh nervously and change the subject."

Steven laughed slightly with Susannah, "You know you seem happy for what just happened."

Susannah began to slowly back away, "Yeah? Thank this." Steven looked at where she used to be. In front of him was a glass bottle.

"What is it?" Steven asked, reaching out for it.

"Ethanol," she said, "alcohol between you and me."

"Susie," He said with disappointment, "you're not gonna turn to drinkin' are you?"

Susannah shrugged before saying, "Lemme have a swig." Seeing that Steven was looking at her with one eyebrow raised she added, "gimme the bottle, or I'll be forced to run you over." Still, Steven did not give her the bottle, "Love Bucket, give me the gaddamn bottle." He still didn't do as she asked, "I warned you."

Laughing Steven tried to jump up but he fell back, spilling the contents of the glass bottle over his torso. Susannah chuckled before placing a tire on his chest, "Checkmate."

(Leave me alone)

Leave me alone

(Stupid love songs)

Don't make me think about her smile,

Or having my first child,

I'm letting go,

Turning off the radio.

Mater slowly drove to Flo's, to distraught to answer anyone's enquiries if he was okay but what he saw in front of him depressed him even more. At first he saw Steven running toward town, not very long after him Susannah was driving after him, what hurt him the most was that she was laughing.

Maybe the two really didn't belong together.

Cuz I'm so sick of love songs,

So tired of tears,

So done with wishing she was still here,

Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow,

So why can't I turn off the radio?

So Sick by Ne-Yo

"C'mon you two," Flo said, trying to stop Susannah and Steven destroying her café, "It's either you order something, you calm down or you get out."

They stopped instantly, "Sorry Flo," they said in unison.

Flo chuckled at them before leaving, but as she did, something caught her eye. Turning to face Susannah she looked at her side closer.

"Flo, what's the matter?" Susannah asked, trying to see what she was looking at.

"No way," Flo whispered, "you can't be."

Sorry update took so long, this site wouldn't let me upload documents, I've had it written since Sunday I've got halfway through the next chapter so that should be up tomorrow at the latest...

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