"Welcome to Mudfest!" Blaze announced as they made it to the festival.
"Wow! Everything's covered in mud!" Gasquatch said in awe.
"That's why it's called Mudfest…" Crusher grumbled.
"Hey, guys!"
The group turned to see the gang drive over.
"Hey, ya'll!" Starla greeted. "Who's your new friend?"
"Oh this is Gasquatch, we found him in the forest while we were looking for our ball!" AJ said introducing Gasquatch.
"Hey there!" Gabby ran over. "We're celebrating the Mud-fest! Do you like mud?"
"I don't like it. I LOVE IT!" Gasquatch replied.
The group cheered as the brown truck splashed into a puddle of mud. Crusher backed up with a gag.
"Ew... Could you try not to splash the mud." Crusher said with an annoyed tone.
"Haha, you ARE like her!" Gasquatch laughed before sighing. "Good times…"
"Like, who? That's the second time you've bought up her." Crusher asked.
"Crusher!" Blaze scolded. "You heard him before! Whoever 'her' is, she's already gone. You can't just bring back bad memories,"
"It's fine, Blaze," Gasquatch sighed. "I have been bringing her up myself. It's just… I miss her, that's all,"
"Miss who?" Zeg asked with a head tilt.
"…" Gasquatch looked hesitant before sighing. "My… My sister,"
"You have a sister? I assumed her was like a girlfriend or friend of some sort..." Darington said.
"Nah, it's my sister," Gasquatch gave a chuckle. "I remember her so well. She was younger than me and she hated mud to the LIMIT. Every time I'd drive through it, she always demands for me to take a bath before hugging me,"
"Huh, that's funny that's exactly what Crusher tells me to do when I'm covered in anything!" Pickle chuckled as he drove towards the group.
"Well, you SHOULD!" Crusher defended. "Who wants a muddy hug?!"
"I want a muddy hug!" Darington blurted out much to Crusher's annoyance.
"Well, I don't!" Crusher winced.
"Anyway," Gasquatch chuckled. "And every time we play outside after it rains, I always have to carry her around, so she doesn't touch the mid!"
"Wow, that's one sister you got there! I bet Crusher would do that, if someone was actually willing to carry him around." Starla chuckled to herself.
"I'm willing to!" Pickle offered before sliding down to carry Crusher off the ground. "See?!"
"How long are you able to carry him for?" Stripes asked doing the truck equivalent of raising an eyebrow.
"Not that long!" Pickle gasped before setting Crusher down.
"So, you're willing to but can't carry him for that long, or let alone carry him while driving around?" Gabby asked.
"To be fair, can anyone else here other than Gasquatch, because he looks big enough to, carry him for long?" Pickle challenged.
"I mean me and AJ are humans, so that rules us out." Gabby stated.
"Couldn't Crusher just stay inside when it rains? " Darington asked.
"I would if Pickle never drags me out…" Crusher muttered.
"What? I like splashing in anything wet, it's fun! Is there a problem with that?" Pickle exclaimed.
"And, this conversation has gotten completely off topic..." Blaze mumbled.
"Well, it looks like Crusher and my sister are starting to sound the same!" Gasquatch laughed. "You know, as much I love mud, I'm actually the only one in my family who likes it,"
"Oh, wow do you happen to remember what she looked like?" AJ asked.
"Yellow with flower patterns on her hood and body," Gasquatch sighed. "She had a chassis bag like mine but it was flower-shaped too,"
Crusher's body tensed up and froze upon hearing that description it sounded so similar a bit to similar, actually it sounded exactly like a perfect description of him before he transitioned. It was as if Gasquatch had seen him before he transitioned. But no one in Axle city (well other than Pickle-) had seen him before he had transitioned, nor even thought he was trans. But Crusher just brushed it off and didn't give much thought to it, maybe there was a truck looked like him and acted exactly like him.
"Wow! She sounds pretty!" Starla commented.
"She was... She would get complements all the time! Our parents didn't like those complements, or the attention she received because of it..." Gasquatch muttered.
"Wow… that's horrible!" Stripes cried out.
"Yeah, but it's not like they liked me either," Gasquatch sighed. "They expected me to be so much 'better' when all I wanted was to play in the mud,"
"Man your parents sound horrible!" Darington yelled.
"Yeah, that's why when they kicked me out, I was SO relieved to be free," Gasquatch chuckled.
"You should be relieved, I couldn't imagine what they would do to you if they didn't kick you out!" AJ exclaimed.
"I'd be more afraid of what I'D do to them!" Gasquatch darkly laughed. "They kicked me out a few days after they… threw my sister off a cliff,"
"THEY DID WHAT?!" The latter yelled shocked.
"Yeah, they threw off her a cliff," Gasquatch sighed. "It was just an ordinary day. We were playing when Mom called for her. A few minutes later, I heard a scream for help, and I run over to see Dad throw her over the cliff, with Mom just watching calmly,"
"T-That sounds strangely familiar..." Crusher muttered to himself as memories he swore to never think of ever again flooded his brain.
"Oh, Gasquatch, that's awful!" Darington cried.
"Who would even think of doing such a thing!?" Gabby exclaimed.
"They would, apparently," Gasquatch sighed.
Pickle frowned, also finding the scenario familiar as he heard driving and turned to find Crusher driving away.
"Hey, Crusher wait up! Where are you going?" Pickle asked, as drove after his companion.
"I… I need some space for a while, Pickle," Crusher waved him off.
He drove off and away from the group, his mind bustling with questions.