"Hey, where's Crusher?"
That was the question on all the minds of Gabby and the racers before they looked around for their comrade. Even Watts looked for him, even if he didn't make a good impression on her. They were all searching, even as Blaze and AJ entered the Dome.
"Hey, guys!" Blaze greeted. "What are you guys doing?"
"Hey, B, have you seen Crusher?" Darington asked.
"Hmm? Why do you ask?" Blaze asked, caught off-guard with the question as AJ jumped off his driver seat.
"We can't find him anywhere," Stripes replied.
"Have ya seen him around?" Starla asked.
"No…" Blaze shook his head.
"Huh, then where Friend Crusher?" Zeg hummed.
"Friend? He's our rival!" Blaze argued.
"He might be our rival, but he's also a friend," Watts frowned. "Do you know what happened to him, Blaze?"
"Me? No, no, I don't," Blaze shook his head. "But we can't waste out time searching. We need to get ready for the race,"
"Blaze, maybe we should help," AJ crossed his arms. "Crusher's our friend,"
Blaze grumbled under his breath before sighing. "Fine…"
"Maybe we should find Pickle first," Gabby suggested. "They're always together,"
Blaze gulped as they raced off, with AJ hopping on him as they zoomed. They couldn't find Pickle, so they decided to check out their house instead.
The more they neared the house at the edge of Axle City, the more nervous Blaze became, as AJ and the friends noticed, but they didn't pay attention to it as they neared the house. Darington knocked on the door.
"Crusher? Pickle? You in there??"
No response came from the other side. Blaze hissed.
"W-Well, no one's answering. Maybe they aren't home-"
"Hold ya'r horses, Blaze," Starla stopped him before she pushed the door. "The door's open!"
"That means someone broke into their house!" Stripes gasped.
"Looks like it," Starla growled. "Come on!"
They all headed inside in a dash. Blaze gritted his teeth, driving after them to stop them.
"Guys, please-"
The group soon made it to the living room before gasping at the sight of blood and oil in the room and the scraps of blue and green laying on the ground.
"CRUSHER! PICKLE!"
Blaze snarled. Drat, he was caught.