To Little Feathered Flame : Yei! Glad that you like the conversation between Strip and Silver! And yeah, I finally got my school holiday which is around a month, so I hope I could update faster around this days :)
To Cristalstarmochi : Yeah, I was very disappointed when I knew about Cars 3 from the internet :( but I managed to watch the spanish language one. To be honest..., I don't understand even a single bit (because of the language they use). But it still awesome!
Cars : Let's Talk : Chapter 20
Strip finally fixed and was able to go home. He, Lynda, and Steve arrived around 3 p.m in the afternoon. They didn't tell Silver about their arrival because they want to make it as a surprise. So Tex didn't tell Silver about it.
When they arrived, Silver squeal happily upon seeing them. She even more happy when she saw that Strip isn't in pain anymore and already got fixed.
"Dad! Mom! You finally back!" Silver said excitedly. She didn't dare to hug or hop on Strip's hood yet. Afraid that she might cause another damage or pain.
"Yes, we are" Lynda said, smiling to see her daughter again.
"You've been good with Tex, right?" Strip said, chuckled a little seeing his little daughter so excited to see them again.
"Yep!" Silver said with the same excitement.
"Now, I know this is a little sudden. But since we're all here, can you tell us everything that happen when you were missing for almost a week, Silver?" Strip said. Silver a little hesitant, but seeing the curiousity and warmness in her father eyes, she sighed and tell Lynda, Strip, and Tex about everything that happened at the Radiator Springs. How she end up there. How she met her cousin. How she finally went back to Strip. Minus when she got into trouble about the hide and seek though.
"So..your cousin experienced the same thing like you? Because of the royal secretary, he got sent to the Cars world and met up with his soul partner, which is the Doc Hudson, who is actually the Fabulous Hudson Hornet?" Tex summaries. Silver nodded a little sadly, remembering the royal secretary didn't just do the cruel thing to her family but to Darren's aswell.
"It seems like you enjoy your time there, sweety" Strip said. Silver nodded happily.
"Yep! Because I have someone to play at there! And I don't need to hide from anybody" Silver said happily.
"But from the news I heard, Lightning decided to move to Radiator Springs and move his headquarters there. From that, I knew that the Radiator Springs must be full with tourists and fans" Tex said. Silver didn't know that, and when she heard that she turn sad again.
"But how about Darren? Did he have to hide for the rest of his life?" Silver asked sadly and innocently like a 6 year old would. Well, she is 6 years old, so that's normal.
"I don't know sweety, but when I completely recover, how about we all go to the Radiator Springs and look around?" Strip suggested. Silver was so happy though.
"Really? Yei! Then I'll meet up with my cousin again!" Silver said cheerfully.
"It's off season too. So I guess I could search for a new racer later" Tex said, agreeing with the plan too.
"I don't mind too. But you better heal up first" Lynda said.
"Of course, dear. Dont worry" Strip said to Lynda and chuckled. Silver was so happy, she jumped up and down happily.
"Oh yeah, one more thing. Why did you expose your existence like that, Silver?" Strip asked sternly. Silver happiness turn into a nervous one and she smiled sheepishly.
"ehm..., I can explain that?" Silver said sheepishly. Strip look at her sternly and raised a windshield.
"Well.., I'm just so happy that I see my cousin again. You know from what I told you earlier that I didn't manage to say good bye to my cousin..so..that's why I run through the race track and met him at the pit stop.." Silver explained. Strip just sighed. He knew perfectly that his little girl always do something recklessly when it related to a family.
"Alright, I'm understand. But promise me that you won't do something that recklessly again, okay Silver?" Strip said. Silver nodded and said...
"Yes, Dad" Silver said.
"I think I'll be going now then. I'll see you when we're going to Radiator Springs. See you soon, Silver. Get recover soon Strip. Bye, Lynda" Tex said and then went out to go back to his own home, which is at Texas too.
"Bye, Uncle Tex! See you soon!" Silver said. She can't wait until she get back to Radiator Springs again.
Meanwhile at Radiator Springs...
"Hey, Darren! Lightning is here!" Mater said excitedly. While Darren just woke up and go to his window when he heard Mater yelled.
"I'll be right there Mater!" Darren said and then went downstairs and meet Doc at the living room.
"Good Morning, Dad!" Darren said. Doc noticed his excitement and asked...
"What's the excitement for?" Doc asked, chuckled gruffly seeing Darren so excited.
"Mcqueen is here! Finally!" Darren said. Doc nodded and then followed Darren outside. There they can see that Mack just arrived.
"Hey there, Mack!" Darren said.
"Hey there, young Uplanders! I...never catch your name by the way" Mack said, a little sheepishly for the last part.
"Oh, yeah..sorry, my name is Darren. Where's Lightning, Mack?" Darren asked.
"On the back as usual. He can't wait to get back here" Mack said.
"I sure am" Lightning said.
"Glad you still appreciate this town. Unlike the first time you came here" Darren teased a little.
"Yeah.., my fault that time. Hey, where's Doc?" Lightning asked.
"I'm right here, kid" Doc said, coming up from behind Darren.
"Hey Doc, I want to ask you something" Lightning said.
"Spill it, rookie" Doc said.
"What do you think, if one of the unused shop, we turned into your own museum?" Lightning asked. Doc and Darren widened their eyes.
"Wow... Isn't that, a little bit too sudden?" Darren asked.
"Well, yeah, but I mean..it will be great to see your piston cup, and your racing history, and we can show it to other cars aswell" Lightning said. Doc seems to think about it and said...
"It's up to you, kid. As long you didn't forget about your training" Doc said. Lightning grinned.
"Ay ay, Chief" Lightning said. Doc just smiled and then drove away to the Flo's. Other townfolks are there aswell.
"Hey Darren, guess what" Lightning said.
"What?" Darren asked.
"I heard this place is going to be consider to go back on the map" Lightning said.
"Really?" Darren said a little disappointed. Lightning was confused with the reaction.
"Why? What's wrong? Why are you look a little..disappointed?" Lightning asked. Darren just sighed.
"Well... It's not like I'm not happy.. I am happy, but..with many vehicles coming around..I'll need to do a lot more hiding. Considering I never did before.." Darren said.
"But everyone knows about you and Silver now. What's so secret about it?" Lightning asked.
"Nothing really... Except you want to be swarmed by the reporters" Darren said sarcastically for the last part.
"Oh..yeah... Now I know.." Lightning said, realising thing. "But you can't hide forever" Lightning added.
"I know.. But not now..almost all the news on the TV were talking about us the Uplanders. I'll show myself when the condition is calmer" Darren said. "So, you're staying I guess?" Darren said, changing the subject.
"Yep, I'm sure am. This is the best place anycar can hope to stay" Lightning said. Darren laughed a little.
"Yeah, you got that right. Come on, let's go to Flo's. I bet you're hungry or..thirsty.. Well, one of that I guess" Darren said. Lightning just laughed a little and then followed Darren to Flo's.
Around a month after that...
Strip recovered from his crash very well. He got interview a little about that, but other than that, no one really bother him anymore. So, Tex, Lynda, Strip, and Silver are ready to go to Radiator Springs.
"All of you are ready?" Lynda asked.
"Yep" Strip said.
"Sure are" Tex said.
"Never been more ready!" Silver said excitedly.
"Alright then, let's go" Lynda said.
They all go driving. Since Strip is a racing car, no one bother him about he didn't have any headlights or side mirrors. Silver sat on Strip's hood, so Strip didn't go too fast. The news about the Uplanders were still around, but not too hot news anymore. So when few of the cars saw Silver, they only smile or just noticed her. Silver didn't mind actually. As long they didn't get into her personal space.
When they all finally arrived at Radiator Springs, Silver was so happy until she finally realize that there are many cars around now.
"I thought you said that this place is a deserted place, dear" Lynda said to Silver.
"Yeah, I guess they really put this place back on the map. I heard it from the news, but I'm not sure until I saw it myself.." Silver admitted sheepishly.
"Well, how about you go to that cafe over there for a while? I need to find Lightning" Tex said and then drove away.
"And I need to find Darren!" Silver said excitedly and hop off Strip's hood.
"Woah, hold on there, young one" Strip said, making Silver stop on her tracks.
"What is it, Dad?" Silver asked, confuse.
"Now remember, be.." but Strip didn't get ro finished his words, because Silver finish it for him.
"Safe. Bye Dad! Bye Mom! I'll be back later with Darren!" Silver said and then take a run for it. Strip just shook his head with a smile, and then he and his wife order some oil from Flo.
Meanwhile, Lightning just finished from Ramone's place and headed out. He saw Tex and Silver.
"Hello there, Mister Tex. Hey, Silver!" Lightning said. Tex was confused because he wasn't with Silver. But when he look at his side mirror, he can see her.
"Hello there, Mcqueen. Silver? I thought you were with Strip?" Tex asked and greet Mcqueen in the same time. Silver just smiled and said...
"Yeah, but I'm looking for Darren first" Silver said.
"Looking for me?" a voice said from behind Lightning.
"Darren!" Silver said and then ran to him and hug him. Darren hug her back and said...
"Hey there, Silver! Took a month to finally see you again" Darren said.
"Yeah, It's a long time, and I missed you already!" Silver said.
While Silver and Darren talk to eachother, Tex said to Lightning...
"The helicopter is finally ready. Sorry for the long delay like I said on the phone, Mcqueen. So, where is this friend that wanted to ride a helicopter so badly, that you were talking about?" Tex said.
"Oh! Yes! Wait a moment. Hey, Darren, can you get Mater here? Tell him I got a surprise for him" Lightning asked Darren.
"Sure thing, Mcqueen! Let's go Silver" Darren said and then hold Silver's hand in one hand, while his other hand pull out a skateboard from his pocket. They both then ride that to get to Mater's place faster. While Tex, was shocked to see a skateboard got pulled out from a tiny clothe pocket.
"How..did he..." Tex asked trailing off.
"It's an Uplanders thing" Lightning said, reassuring Tex.
"But Silver never did that" Tex said, even more confuse.
"She said she can't do it yet, since no one ever teach her before" Lightning said. Tex just nodded. By then, Silver and Darren already back with Mater.
"Heya, Mcqueen! What surprise that ya got for me?" Mater said excitedly like a kid.
"Mater, you know Mister Tex, right?" Lightning said motioning to Tex.
"Yeap! The Dinoco one, right? The uncle of Silver" Mater said. Silver just giggled when she heard it.
"Mater, he's not my real uncle. I call him that because I treat him like he is my uncle, while he treat me like his own niece. But you can say that he is my uncle" Silver said. Tex just chuckled when Silver explains it.
"Okay! So what's the surprise, Mcqueen?" Mater asked.
"Oh, right! You said you wanted to ride a fancy helicopter, right?" Lightning said.
"Yep! What about it?" Mater asked, still didn't get the hint.
"Well, Mister Tex here, have a fancy helicopter, and we asked him if you can ride his helicopter or not, and he kindly said you can, so you can ride it!" Lightning said excitedly. Mater took a serious face for a while before his eyes widened in realization.
"No way! You mean it?!" Mater asked excitedly.
"Yes! Now, the helicopter will be here in any minute. So get ready!" Lightning said.
"Gee, Lightning, Thanks! And thank you too, Mister Tex!" Mater said, still with the same excitement.
"Your welcome, " Tex said with a smile. "You're comin' Silver?" Tex asked with his texas accent.
"Yep! I have to introduce you to Dad and Mom" Silver said, half-dragging Darren with her. When they reached Flo's cafe, Silver quickly went to her father and mother.
"Dad! Mom! Look who's here!" Silver said excitedly.
"Who is he, Silver?" Strip asked, hinting Darren to introduce himself.
"I-I'm Darren. Silver's cousin. Nice to see you Mister.." Darren said, trailing off.
"Strip, you can call me Strip if you want. And this is my wife, Lynda" Strip said, introducing himself and his wife.
"My, you are Silver's cousin, do you? Your face resemble hers, even your hair" Lynda commented.
"Yeah, just change his hair and eyes colour, and he will be your twin, Silver" Strip commented. Darren just smiled sheepishly.
"But Dad, he can't be my twin. He's older than me" Silver said.
"Well, he is taller than you.. You're older for..?" Strip asked.
"ehm.., I'm older than her for 2 years. I'm eight years old" Darren said politely.
"So.., I guess you two are pretty close then?" Strip asked.
"Yeah, sort of.. I think of her like she's my little sister. We're pretty close since we're at the Uplanders world" Darren said. Strip nodded. They all talk for a while until it's night time.
Mater was finally back and he said he had a blast time riding the fancy helicopter. Lightning was satisfied that Mater like it. While the other just smiled or chuckled hearing Mater talk about the view that he saw. Strip, Lynda, Tex, and Silver sleep at the motel. Strip, Lynda, and Silver in one cone and Tex at the other. When Silver was finally asleep after being tuck in by Strip, Lynda said...
"She really loves her cousin, isn't she?" Lynda said, smiling seeing her little angel asleep so peacefully.
"Yeah, she does" Strip said, smiling too.
"We've talked about this before. And I'm very sure that she loves this place too" Lynda said.
"Yep. And we don't really have anything that hook us up with Texas" Strip said. Lynda and Strip look at eachother.
"So it's settles then" Lynda said with a smile.
"You've read my mind, dear" Strip said, smiling aswell. "We'll tell her in the morning" Strip added.
"This will be a big surprise for her" Lynda said, nuzzling Strip on his fender.
"Yep. It sure will" Strip said, nuzzling his wife back.
A.N : another fast update! Hope you like this one! And I didn't give up on watching Cars 3. I even managed to watch the spanish or italian one on the internet (don't know which one, but my guess is spanish). To be honest, because of the language it use, I don't understand even a single bit. But it still so exciting and awesome movie! I'll wait patiently for the english one to come out. See you in the next chapter!