Enjoy the chapter and don't forget the game (refer back to chapter 11)

Chapter 24 Uncle Topolino

In a little town, Team Lightning was hanging out. "Guido, your eyes do not deceive you." Luigi spoke. Luigi drove backwards. "We are in Italy. We are home." They both were very excited.

"Hey, Luigi." Called out Fillmore. "Which way to the hotel, man?" The others had entered the little area.

"What?" Luigi was shocked. "No friend of mine will stay in a hotel in-a my village." He smiled. "You will stay with my…" Luigi turned and jumped when a dark red car stood there. "Uncle Topolino!"

"Luigi! Guido!" Greeted Uncle Topolino. The town's folk had driven up to greet the two home. Uncle Topolino spoke Italian to let the others know that Luigi and Guido were home.

That dusk, they had a welcome home party. Every car was having fun. With Sarge and Fillmore, they were drinking oil. "How do they do it?" Sarge asked. "These are the same ingredients as back home, but it tastes so good."

"It's organic, man." Fillmore said.

Sarge sighed. "Treehugger."

Lightning drove in with a sigh. He did not have fun. "Hey, race car," began Uncle Topolino, Lightning looked over to him. A yellow car had driven out. "You look so down, so low." The yellow car looks over and decides to join. "Is like you have flat tires." The car spoke Italian to Uncle Topolino then to Lightning. "She said you look like you are starving," she drove back a bit. "that she's gonna make you a big meal and fatten you up." She nodded and drove away slowly.

"No." Lightning began then calls out. "Mama Topolino, please, you don't need to make a fuss." Lightning sighed with disappointment when she disappeared inside. Uncle Topolino looked at Lightning with concern.

"Capisco. I understand." Unlce Topolino began. "Is a problem, yes, between you and a friend?"

"How did you know that?" Lightning asked.

"A wise car hears one word and understands two." He responded; Lightning almost could not believe it. "That, and Luigi told me." Lightning smiled. "While Mama cooks, come and take a stroll with me." They both began to drive next to one another.

"I brought my friend Mater and Silverwind along on the trip and I told them they needed to act different," Lightning began explaining. "that we weren't in Radiator Springs."

"This Mater and Silverwind is a close friend?" Uncle Topolino asked.

"Mater's my best friend and Silverwind is just a friend." Lightning replied.

Uncle Topolino nodded. "Then why would you ask them to be someone else?" Lightning thought a moment.

"What did I do?" Lightning asked as both of them rounded the fountain that was in the center of the town. "I said some things during our fight."

"You know, back when Guido and Luigi used to work for me," Uncle Topolino spoke as they stopped and faced the two brothers. "They would fight over everything." Guido greeted a yellow car and began to dance with her. Luigi was not happy. Luigi then came in. "They would fight what Ferrari…" Luigi greeted the young car. Guido was not happy. "…was the best Ferrari," Guido picked Luigi up and move him away from the car. Guido looked to the car again. "Which one of them looked more like a Ferrari." Luigi cut in and tried to ask the young car for a dance. Guido pushed him aside. They both began arguing in Italian. "There were even some non-Ferrari fights." A second car came by. Both the brothers looked to them. They began to smile and the girls chuckled. They obviously thought the two brothers were cute. "So I tell them, 'Va bene, it's okay to fight. 'Everybody fights now and then, especially best friends." Lightning smiled at those words. "But you got to make up fast." The two brothers danced with the young girls. Luigi danced with the yellow and Guido danced with the violet car. "No fight more important than friendship." The two brothers happily danced with the two girls. Uncle Topolino then spoke Italian.

"What does that mean?" Lightning asked.

"Whoever find a friend, find a treasure." Answered Mama Topolino. "Now, mangia. Eat!" She dropped a wagon full of oil next to Lightning. Uncle and Mama Topolino drove away. Lightning watched the crew have fun while he thought of what he had done to Mater and Silverwind. Lightning danced a bit to the music.