Authors note: I don't own any of the characters, they all belong to Pixar. I do own my own characters; Monique, Charles, Rosalind, Danilo, Rafael, Reinhard, Melissa, Nina, the Shadowcar, Lazarus, Shani, Wendy and Louis. And please excuse my poor english, I'm norwegian and didn't pay too much attention in my english class...
Big cars don't cry
Chapter 37
Louis and Boost stopped outside Nina's cafe.
"I just want to thank them all for being so kind to me." Louis explained to Boost before they went inside. Nina lit up as she saw Louis coming through the door.
"Louis! How good to see you again! I have big news!" she yelled across the room. She quickly drove over to them, glanced at some customers sitting around a table. Then she lowered her voice and leaned closer to Louis.
"Melissa has been arrested, she's in the impound. Guess what she told the police..."
Nina started whispering as she continued.
"She told them that another car payed her to put sugar in your fuel!"
Louis jerked backwards in surprise.
"Ano... another car? Who?"
"She didn't know his name, but she gave the police a good description. I don't know the details, but I know that it was a blue SUV..."
"Danilo..." Louis hissed.
Nina shrugged.
"So... what brings you back here?"
"I could never leave without thank you for your hospitality. And there is someone I need to see... I want to thank him for saving my life..."
"I'll show you where he lives." Nina said, Louis didn't have to say his name. She knew that he was talking about Lazarus. "Come with me."
They drove up the street until they reached a huge concrete building. All the windows were boarded and nailed shut. The plate on the door said "The Crippler".
Louis stared at it, having second thoughts about this.
"Are you sure this is the right place?"
"If it's Lazarus you're looking for, this is the right place. Just ring the doorbell and ask for him."
"Who's "The Crippler"?" Louis stammered backing away from the house. Nina gently pushed him back.
"He's an former ambulance. Don't worry, he's not that bad."
"What do you mean by not THAT bad?!"
"Ring the door bell or I'm doing it for you!"
None of them needed to push the button, a huge monstertruck was standing in the doorway staring down at them.
"What's all this noise about?" he growled.
Louis jaw dropped, he tried to back away, but Nina held him back.
"This guy here want to talk to Lazarus." She said and pushed Louis forward, ignoring that the monstertruck was scaring him stiff.
"Lazarus, huh... Come in. He's in the library." The Crippler moved away to let Louis go through he door. Louis was still frozen at the same spot. Nina nudged him, trying to make him move, but realised that she had to push him inside.
"Are his wheels locked? Is that why you're here? I can help with that." The former ambulance said, studying Louis wheels.
"No thanks, he's fine."
Nina slapped Louis with a tire.
"Pull yourself together!" she hissed. Louis started driving on his own, still keeping a eye on the big monstertruck. Then he turned his attention to the car inside the library. He had never seen Lazarus before, only gotten a description from Reinhard. The strange looking car turned towards him, there was something familiar about him, but he wasn't able to tell what. He tried not to stare at the hideous corolla. The plates wielded on his body had started to loosen, some of them had been nailed back on. Louis met Lazarus eyes, a bright blue one, the other one was completely white, blind. Again, he got this feeling that he knew this car.
Louis rolled forward, clearing his throat.
"I... I wanted to say thank you..."
Lazarus stared at him.
"You're welcome, it's the least I could do for my..." he didn't finish the sentence. Instead he started driving around Louis in circles, studying his every detail.
"Do I know you?" Louis asked confused.
"I don't know... maybe you do..." Lazarus voice was low and raspy.
"Where are you from?"
"I don't know. I don't remember..."
"Any family?"
"Maybe... Hey! You're getting a little to personal here! Get out!" the ugly corolla yelled as he pointed one tire at the door.
"I'm sorry..."
"Get out I said!"
"Ok, I'm going..."
Louis heard the door being locked behind him as he came out in the hallway. Nina and the Crippler stared at him.
"What happened?" Nina asked.
"I'm not sure... I asked about his family and he threw me out..."
The Crippler started laughing, Louis jumped by the sudden sound.
"I can't see what's so funny..." he stammered.
The monstertruck stopped, and smiled at the small car in front of him.
"Lazarus doesn't have any family. Not that he know... Lazarus is not his real name either, nobody knows his real name. I put him together from various car wrecks, giving him the name he has now. I found a nice wreck about 10 or 11 years ago, and I figured I would try to bring it back to life. That's why I named him Lazarus... Named after the man Jesus brought back to life."
Louis froze, the pieces of the puzzle started falling into place. He almost didn't dare to take the next question in his mouth.
"Where did you find this wreck?" he whispered, fearing the answer.
"Tailfin pass. At the bottom of a precipice."
The words rang in Louis head, making the world spin around. He didn't notice any of the cars around him as he stumbeled out the door, into the street.
"My god! This can't be true!" he yelled, his voice echoing between the buildings.
To be continued...
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