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First time Speed Racer fic. be gentle.
Chapter One
The day was bright and clear with a nice temperature. Today felt like the
perfect day to race. This was no regular race, but the World Battle Grand
Prix. This is the second shot for Speed Racer. The first time he had been
cheated out of winning.
"Hey Speed!" Trixie yelled out, as he hopped out of the Mach 5 after a
practice run.
"Yeah, Trixie?" Speed replied softly and smiled, "What can I do for you?"
'Keep smiling!' Trixie thought to herself.
"Pops wants you for something! He sounded really serious."
Speed smacked his forehead in exasperation.
"He's gonna give me one of his speeches that's supposed to loosen me up, but all it does it make me even more nervous!"
~~~~~~~~~
After coming back from listening to Pops, Speed knew that it would make him even more neverous had been the understatement of the year. Pops's speech had turned Speed into a walking train wreck.
"Relax!" Trixie called as Speed walked by her.
"Easy for you to say!" he yelled back, "Pops was a nightmare!"
~~~~~~~~~
"Welcome Race Fans!" the Public Address system boomed out, "Today's racers are going for the title of Battle Grand Prix Champion. But they must defeat the current Champ! We couldn't have asked for a better weather on this beautiful racing day! The cars are at the starting mark, so let's get this party started already!"
Speed watched the light as it clicked down to the green. His foot was hovering just over the gas pedal.
'3...2...1...GO!'
~~~~~~~~~
The light went green and everyone exploded past the starting line. As the cars came on the big screen back at the stadium, the Mach 5 was in front. Trixie was up above, spotting for the team, in a helicopter. As the race went on, Trixie couldn't shake the bad feeling in her. It was like having ice-cold water just sitting in her stomach.
"TRIX!" Speed's slighly panicked yell came over the line.
Trixie snapped out of her daze and answered him.
"Don't scare me like that!" Speed admonished.
"Whatever!" Trixie replied and rolled her eyes, "System's still go?"
"Y-" Speed suddenly cut off in his response, "Make that a no-WHOA!!!"
The Mach 5 went straight off a cliff-side curve and exploded in midair.
"NO!!! SPEED!!!"
~~~~~~~~~
A few minutes before...
Speed was trying to be totally focused on the race, but something in the back of his mind was bothering him. Maybe it was just that damn, relentless, ticking noise. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with the Mach 5, all systems were still green.
'Jeez, that damn ticking noise is really starting to annoy me!'
Suddenly he realized that he hadn't heard from Trixie since the race started. He called her once with no answer and then began to panic slightly.
"Hey Trix, you there?"
No answer again. Okay, forget slight panic, make that total panic.
"TRIX!"
"What is it, Speed?"
"Don't scare me like that!" he admonished, trying to get his heart rate to come back down.
"Whatever!" Trixie replied, "System's still go?"
"Y-" Speed started to say and then stopped as he realized that the Mach 5 wasn't responding to his commands and he was headed for the cliff edge, "Make that a no-WHOA!!!"
Speed's sentence turned into a scream, as the Mach 5 went straight off the cliff-side curve and then exploded in midair.
"NO!!! SPEED!!!" was all he heard before darkness enveloped his mind.
First time Speed Racer fic. be gentle.
Chapter One
The day was bright and clear with a nice temperature. Today felt like the
perfect day to race. This was no regular race, but the World Battle Grand
Prix. This is the second shot for Speed Racer. The first time he had been
cheated out of winning.
"Hey Speed!" Trixie yelled out, as he hopped out of the Mach 5 after a
practice run.
"Yeah, Trixie?" Speed replied softly and smiled, "What can I do for you?"
'Keep smiling!' Trixie thought to herself.
"Pops wants you for something! He sounded really serious."
Speed smacked his forehead in exasperation.
"He's gonna give me one of his speeches that's supposed to loosen me up, but all it does it make me even more nervous!"
~~~~~~~~~
After coming back from listening to Pops, Speed knew that it would make him even more neverous had been the understatement of the year. Pops's speech had turned Speed into a walking train wreck.
"Relax!" Trixie called as Speed walked by her.
"Easy for you to say!" he yelled back, "Pops was a nightmare!"
~~~~~~~~~
"Welcome Race Fans!" the Public Address system boomed out, "Today's racers are going for the title of Battle Grand Prix Champion. But they must defeat the current Champ! We couldn't have asked for a better weather on this beautiful racing day! The cars are at the starting mark, so let's get this party started already!"
Speed watched the light as it clicked down to the green. His foot was hovering just over the gas pedal.
'3...2...1...GO!'
~~~~~~~~~
The light went green and everyone exploded past the starting line. As the cars came on the big screen back at the stadium, the Mach 5 was in front. Trixie was up above, spotting for the team, in a helicopter. As the race went on, Trixie couldn't shake the bad feeling in her. It was like having ice-cold water just sitting in her stomach.
"TRIX!" Speed's slighly panicked yell came over the line.
Trixie snapped out of her daze and answered him.
"Don't scare me like that!" Speed admonished.
"Whatever!" Trixie replied and rolled her eyes, "System's still go?"
"Y-" Speed suddenly cut off in his response, "Make that a no-WHOA!!!"
The Mach 5 went straight off a cliff-side curve and exploded in midair.
"NO!!! SPEED!!!"
~~~~~~~~~
A few minutes before...
Speed was trying to be totally focused on the race, but something in the back of his mind was bothering him. Maybe it was just that damn, relentless, ticking noise. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with the Mach 5, all systems were still green.
'Jeez, that damn ticking noise is really starting to annoy me!'
Suddenly he realized that he hadn't heard from Trixie since the race started. He called her once with no answer and then began to panic slightly.
"Hey Trix, you there?"
No answer again. Okay, forget slight panic, make that total panic.
"TRIX!"
"What is it, Speed?"
"Don't scare me like that!" he admonished, trying to get his heart rate to come back down.
"Whatever!" Trixie replied, "System's still go?"
"Y-" Speed started to say and then stopped as he realized that the Mach 5 wasn't responding to his commands and he was headed for the cliff edge, "Make that a no-WHOA!!!"
Speed's sentence turned into a scream, as the Mach 5 went straight off the cliff-side curve and then exploded in midair.
"NO!!! SPEED!!!" was all he heard before darkness enveloped his mind.