Well, here it is! The final chapter of my first FanFiction, Lightning's Secret. I hope you've enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I'd really appreciate any feedback.

Disclaimer: All recognisable characters belong to Pixar. All OCs belong to me.

Chapter 36

Four months later - June 2007

"I'm so excited about this!" Elinor exclaimed as she, Doc, Lightning and Sally watched a British Airways Boeing 747 come in to land at the airport. "My father's never left England before in his life, so this'll be the very first time he's ever actually meet Lightning."

"What was his name again?" Doc asked.

"Charles. Charles Sanders."

"Got it."

"Are you nervous?" Sally asked Lightning.

"No. Why on earth would I be nervous?"

"Your wheels are shaking," Sally observed.

Lightning immediately stiffened. "No, they're not!"

Sally kissed his fender affectionately. A few minutes later, they saw an old 1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione coming up the ramp.

"Daddy!" Elinor shouted happily as she drove over to him.

"Elinor!" the older car exclaimed as they embraced each other tightly. When they let go, Elinor turned to face everyone. "Daddy, this is my fiancé, Doc Hudson."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir," Charles smiled. "I realise you didn't exactly ask for permission to marry my daughter, but I think she's old enough to make up her own mind when it comes to love."

Doc blushed a little. Then Elinor turned towards Lightning.

"And this is your grandson, Lightning."

"Hey there, kid," Charles smiled, embracing Lightning as well. "How's the racing going?"

"Not bad," Lightning replied. "I'm fifteen points ahead of Jimmy at the moment, and Junior's catching up fast. But I'm not worried about them yet. There's still plenty more races left in the season."

"Hmm… You know I watch the Piston Cup via satellite. We don't get it on our mainstream channels. I've followed your career right from the start. You've really made a name for yourself, haven't you?"

"Yeah, I guess so…"

"I don't know if your mother ever told you, but I used to race in twelve and twenty-four hour races in Britain when I was a lot younger. My brother preferred touring car racing though. He didn't have the stamina I had."

Lighting's jaw dropped in astonishment. "Mum, you never told me that!"

"For good reason," Elinor muttered.

"Hey! There's Lightning McQueen and the Hudson Hornet!" someone shouted nearby.

"Here we go again!" Sally sighed.

Lightning rolled his eyes, and he dialled a number into his phone. "Is that airport security? Yeah, I'm gonna need some help getting out of here, I think…"

"And here come Lightning's fans," Elinor sighed as a mob of cars surrounded them, begging for autographs.

Two days later

"Okay! Quiet everyone! Here! They come!" Sally exclaimed as she hurried down the aisle to her reserved spot.

It was Doc and Elinor's wedding day, and they were getting married at the lookout just in front of the Wheel Well Hotel. Doc was standing at the front next to the minister they'd managed to get to officiate the ceremony. Standing beside him was Lightning and Mater, whom he'd reluctantly chosen to be his best-man and groomsman respectively. Everyone turned to watch as Lightning's Aunt May and Aunt Susan drove slowly down the aisle as Elinor's bridesmaids. Then, Elinor herself appeared. Beside her was Charles, beaming proudly as he escorted his daughter down the aisle. Guido and Luigi began sobbing as the ceremony began.

Finally, the minister turned towards Lightning and Mater. "May I have the hubcaps, please?"

Mater tried to take the hubcaps out of his tray, but he clumsily knocked them off. To everyone's shock and disbelief, they went tumbling over the edge of the cliff and disappeared.

"Mater!" Elinor screamed, horrified.

Then, to everyone's complete astonishment, Mater and Lightning burst out laughing hysterically.

"Gotcha!" Lightning gasped, slamming his front right wheel down on the dirt. "Sherriff? Can you hand over the real hubcaps, please? I don't think I can now!"

Chuckling, Sherriff passed over the hubcaps he'd been hiding to the minister. He'd been in on the prank from the beginning.

Doc gulped, trying to keep his cool. "Lightning? Mater? Explain yourselves, please…"

"Well, since you refused to have a buck's party…" Lightning answered with a mischievous wink.

Growling, Doc rolled his eyes. "I won't forget this!"

Lightning and Mater exchanged sheepish grins. They knew Doc would get his revenge later, but for now, they'd just savour the moment.

The End