SPEED RACER X!!!
WORLD EARTH GRAND PRIX PART II - EPISODE 25 - X
The field of cars rushes quickly past the cheering spectators.
"Speed!!!" screams Mom Racer. She remembers that day she gave flowers to Speed the day he was going to visit the crash site where she lost her first son. A terrible feeling comes over her.
"Dear don't worry, Speed's as safe as a baby in a cradle in the Mach V. And he's got me and Sparky to back him up, don't worry." he says as he holds her in his arms. Pops is well aware of her 'woman's intuition' being right more times than not. He takes her back to the pits where Sparky is running the Mach V's diagnostics.
"Speed, I'm fine tuning your primary suspension, looks like we're in for nasty weather." says Sparky "Thanks for the heads-up Sparky." replies Speed over the viewing screen.
Speed smiles, "Okay, this is it! Racer X, if you think you're going to win this race, you've got another thing coming!"
Racer X, being no stranger to the pole position, leads the pack. "Joe, keep your eyes open for anything suspicious. Team Exelion might have changed hands, but a leopard doesn't change its spots so easily!"
Joe circles high above the racetrack in a helicopter watching from the sky, "Understood sir."
The cars are all close together in a tight group, each only within a car length of the car ahead. As the cars quickly round turn 2 and all begin to slow except for the leaders as they head into the rough part of the track. Speed backs off a bit to carefully study Racer X's technique in the turns.
Racer X's expert skill maneuvering through the curves at high velocity is evident as Speed and the others soon begin to trail behind. Speed accelerates to match Racer X's pace to keep up. Michael and Jettison battle for third position as the others follow close behind.
Speed is truly impressed with Racer X's skill and radios back in to Sparky. "Sparky, how is the Mach V doing through the curves?"
"I'm making some further adjustments so you'll have tighter control through next time around. I've also made secondary adjustments to the Balloon Tires for the jump ahead for faster recovery." said Sparky
"Thanks, Sparky!" replied Speed
Racer X approaches the short hop to the straightaway out of turn 3. He executes a perfect landing and accelerates quickly into the straight before turn 4. Speed heads into the short jump, "Balloon Tires, Go!"
Without slowing, the Mach V goes airborne and soft lands with the help of the Balloon Tires, which now revert back to normal. Speed floors the accelerator to attempt to get caught up with the Shooting Star.
Flashback to earlier days.
Rex Racer has just completed flawless laps on the practice course as Speed looks on with excitement. Rex brings the car to a stop at the starting line and jumps out of the car.
"Rex you're the greatest!" cries Speed, "That was the best driving ever!"
Rex looking concerned with recent events tries to talk with Speed for one of the very last times. "Speed when you grow up, with dedication to the sport you'll do even better. Just remember I won't always be around to help you so you must always do your very best."
"Why not?" replied Speed
"Speed there was a time long ago in the early history of racing when cars had no windshields and the wheels had spokes and the drivers wore leather helmets and goggles. Back then the cars had to be started by cranking the engine with a handle. Spectators were even allowed on the track, so close they could even touch the cars if they dared. Can you imagine that?" asked Rex.
"It's hard to imagine but I guess it's true, a lot has changed about racing since the early days." replied Speed
Rex continues, "And so it will be with you when you grow up, many of the people and things you now take for granted just won't be around anymore for you. You'll have to accept things the way they are, and many things you won't like, but you'll have to face the truth. I know you're a bit young to understand this now but maybe someday you'll remember my words and accept your own destiny."
Speed now sadly realizes that he'll never see his brother again, "Rex..." Now more determined that ever, he guns the engine and edges closer to the Shooting Star.
Racer X glances briefly glances at the rear view mirror. "If you want to win this race Speed you'll have to work much harder, I not going to just hand it to you, you'll have to take it from me!"
Meanwhile not far behind, "Alright, I'm counting on you, you must destroy the Mach V!" commands Sonya
In the gleaming new Albatross II, "No problem! This will be sweet revenge!" replies Clouse, "I am ready!"
As the afternoon progresses the clouds above thicken, and an impending storm approaches from the East. Lightning flashes in the distance and the rumble of thunder soon follows, a faint orange glow on the horizon...
Although her plans for revenge are set into motion Sonya gets an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach a strange fear comes over her, a feeling she once felt before..."No! It couldn't be!" she says as she looks around.
"Sir, there is a strange phenomenon below the storm clouds," says Joe on Racer X's heads-up display.
"Confirmed Joe I have it on my screen, probably just a dust storm. If the air currents up there get too choppy I want you to set down immediately! I don't want to lose you old friend." replies Racer X
"Not to worry sir, I'm not ready to test my skills at flying an aircraft in this kind of weather." adds Joe
Sparky over the display screen, "Speed I'm getting some weird readings from that storm cloud almost as if there was something solid in them, maybe its a hailstorm."
"I'll send up the Gallant V," replied Speed
"Go! Gallant V!" exclaims Speed as he presses the "G" button on the steering wheel. The Gallant V launches and soars high into the sky!
"No hail and no rotation, just a bad storm that's sure to slow down the race!" exclaims Sparky
"Copy that Sparky! What's its ETA?" asks Speed
"Ten minutes!" replies Sparky
"Hand me the other camera Spritle," says Trixie "I'm going to get a few close-ups of that weird cloud."
"Here ya go sis." replies Spritle
High in the grandstands Trixie zooms in with the telephoto lens against the darkening sky, "Okay, I can really check out that storm with this." She lowers her sights down towards the curious orange glow and adjusts the focus again. "What's that?" she exclaims Lightning streams across the sky followed by rolling thunder! She feels the trembling grandstands below her feet.
Simultaneously Joe/Trixie/Sonya all exclaim: "The Velocity V!" The car appears at the bottom of the orange storm cloud, glowing red with pure evil!
Having been cheated out of stealing the will and very soul of Roy Ito, the Velocity V is bent on revenge! This driverless, cursed car will stop at nothing less than the destruction of the Mach V and the end of Speed Racer!
"The Velocity V?" replies Spritle "I thought it was destroyed! Ya gotta warn Speed!"
Trixie is already dialing him up on her cell phone, "Speed you're in danger!" exclaims
"Huh? What's up Trixie? What do you mean?" replies Speed
"I just saw the Velocity V and it's heading towards the track!" exclaims Trixie "What ---!" exclaims Speed
Speed redirects the Gallant V toward the storm cloud and receives a distorted snowy picture. Just as he gets a faint glimpse of fiery red he hears a familiar mechanical screech over the audio receiver and then loses the video signal. Speed gasps.
"Thanks Trixie, don't worry! If it comes, I'll be ready for it!" replies Speed
Almost as if called to attention the Velocity V turns its attention towards Speeds voice on the track ahead and starts off for a collision course. Red flashes of electricity pulse and the gleaming red glow intensifies on the body of the surface of the car as it cries out a mechanical screech.
Storm clouds precede the red car by a few miles; they grow dark and start to fall towards the track. Five wicked fingers take form and reach across the sky rapidly over the desert covering the ground with shadowless darkness as the last car of the pack escapes its grasp. The fingers close in a fist and engulf the rough and curvy part of the track as the Velocity V approaches under cover of fog.
The final lap of the race and part of the track is covered in a dense fog and evil awaits anyone who dares enter.
One lap left! The cheering crowd is on their feet as the cars round turn one.
"Amateurs!" Clouse scoffs as he passes both Michel and Jettison on the outside lane, he sets his sights on the Mach V. The Shooting Star still leading followed close by the Mach V and closing in is the Albatross II as they now approach the thick fog.
Visibility is nearly zero, Racer X slows down seeing only two stripes at any one time as he enters the fog. He flips on fog lamps and a heads up map flashes across his windshield he continues at a slowed but steady pace.
"Whoa! He barely slowed down even in this thick stuff!" exclaimed Speed "How am I supposed to concentrate on the road if I can't see any! This bites big time!" He calls the Gallant V back into action. The video camera on the Gallant V switches to thermal scanning and sends back the image to the Mach V
He picks up something coming straight at him from off-road and guns the accelerator in response!
"Taillights? What's the matter Speed, afraid of the dark?" mocks Clouse laughing as he repeatedly presses a few black keys on the keyboard. "The race is over for you Speed Racer!" The Albatross' battle weapon clamps onto its target ahead in the mist, "Prepare to meet your doom!"
Immediately a mechanical screech and the red glow intensifies as rushes of electricity attacks the Albatross II. Panicked and out of control Clouse the Albatross II are left at the mercy of the Velocity V. Mechanical claws emerge from the glowing red car slash and pound its prey. The Albatross II is crushed and the car is disabled and discarded like a soda pop can on the side of the road. Clouse is trapped inside the vehicle; his radio is out so he pounds on the glass with his helmet.
Speed now catches up with the Shooting Star and keeps up pace as it is the only thing he can see now, navigating only by instruments and cunning, they continue into the gloom, but not for long.
Suddenly and simultaneously both cars are attacked from behind, the Velocity V has clamped onto both cars pitching and pulling them back. Jolts of red electricity swarm the two cars like stinging ants.
"We've got to work together to get free from that monstrosity Speed!" exclaims Racer X
"Let's ditch that demon once and for all!" replies Speed.
"I've got a plan but you must push the Mach V further than ever before, you got to red line it!" exclaims Racer X
"Understood, see you at the finish line!" replies Speed
They both gun their engines and begin to drag the Velocity V screaming wildly behind!
The Mach V and the Shooting Star are running neck and neck. Both cars accelerate to the extreme, glowing and emitting sparks as they go. The cars themselves begin to emit a thundering loud high-pitched screech.
Speed pushes the Mach V more than he's ever pushed it before, "Aaahhhhh! Go! Mach V!" he shouts. Unknown to Speed, he has engaged by voice activation the Mach V's secret feature.
Speed feels a sudden thrust of power let loose in the Mach V, for a moment a burst of speed seems to force the Mach V to actually slow down. Speed takes notice of this and realizes he's moving in slow motion. "Strange, what's going on? What...!"
Likewise the Shooting Star accelerates to red line speed, Racer X activates the targeting computer and locks on to the Velocity V, "Farewell, Velocity V!" An arc of energy forms between the Shooting Star and the Mach V and suddenly stops and one arc each criss-crosses back at the Velocity V, the red car screeches in desperation...
A flash of bright light and a loud boom, the crowd gasps thinking they've just witnessed a high-speed explosion, wait to see what happens next! Out of the fog, in the wink of an eye, a blur of bright light the length of half a city block appears on the track that was the Mach V, and then another, the Shooting Star.
The Mach V is seen clearing the glow of the light and the Shooting Star soon follows, but is unable to catch up. The cars make the final turn and cross the finish line!
"Speeeeed Racer wins! He's the new World Earth Grand Prix Grand Champion! Can you believe it!" exclaims the announcer.
As the Mach V slows to a stop, Trixie runs up along side, "Speed you did it! You won!" She snaps his picture as he jumps out of the Mach V. He stands and smiles, "Rex, I've done it! I've become a real champion! I dedicate this race to your memory!" He turns to look at the Mach V, wondering about the strange sensation he experienced, "What a car! My brother's Mach V!"
WORLD EARTH GRAND PRIX PART II - EPISODE 25 - X
The field of cars rushes quickly past the cheering spectators.
"Speed!!!" screams Mom Racer. She remembers that day she gave flowers to Speed the day he was going to visit the crash site where she lost her first son. A terrible feeling comes over her.
"Dear don't worry, Speed's as safe as a baby in a cradle in the Mach V. And he's got me and Sparky to back him up, don't worry." he says as he holds her in his arms. Pops is well aware of her 'woman's intuition' being right more times than not. He takes her back to the pits where Sparky is running the Mach V's diagnostics.
"Speed, I'm fine tuning your primary suspension, looks like we're in for nasty weather." says Sparky "Thanks for the heads-up Sparky." replies Speed over the viewing screen.
Speed smiles, "Okay, this is it! Racer X, if you think you're going to win this race, you've got another thing coming!"
Racer X, being no stranger to the pole position, leads the pack. "Joe, keep your eyes open for anything suspicious. Team Exelion might have changed hands, but a leopard doesn't change its spots so easily!"
Joe circles high above the racetrack in a helicopter watching from the sky, "Understood sir."
The cars are all close together in a tight group, each only within a car length of the car ahead. As the cars quickly round turn 2 and all begin to slow except for the leaders as they head into the rough part of the track. Speed backs off a bit to carefully study Racer X's technique in the turns.
Racer X's expert skill maneuvering through the curves at high velocity is evident as Speed and the others soon begin to trail behind. Speed accelerates to match Racer X's pace to keep up. Michael and Jettison battle for third position as the others follow close behind.
Speed is truly impressed with Racer X's skill and radios back in to Sparky. "Sparky, how is the Mach V doing through the curves?"
"I'm making some further adjustments so you'll have tighter control through next time around. I've also made secondary adjustments to the Balloon Tires for the jump ahead for faster recovery." said Sparky
"Thanks, Sparky!" replied Speed
Racer X approaches the short hop to the straightaway out of turn 3. He executes a perfect landing and accelerates quickly into the straight before turn 4. Speed heads into the short jump, "Balloon Tires, Go!"
Without slowing, the Mach V goes airborne and soft lands with the help of the Balloon Tires, which now revert back to normal. Speed floors the accelerator to attempt to get caught up with the Shooting Star.
Flashback to earlier days.
Rex Racer has just completed flawless laps on the practice course as Speed looks on with excitement. Rex brings the car to a stop at the starting line and jumps out of the car.
"Rex you're the greatest!" cries Speed, "That was the best driving ever!"
Rex looking concerned with recent events tries to talk with Speed for one of the very last times. "Speed when you grow up, with dedication to the sport you'll do even better. Just remember I won't always be around to help you so you must always do your very best."
"Why not?" replied Speed
"Speed there was a time long ago in the early history of racing when cars had no windshields and the wheels had spokes and the drivers wore leather helmets and goggles. Back then the cars had to be started by cranking the engine with a handle. Spectators were even allowed on the track, so close they could even touch the cars if they dared. Can you imagine that?" asked Rex.
"It's hard to imagine but I guess it's true, a lot has changed about racing since the early days." replied Speed
Rex continues, "And so it will be with you when you grow up, many of the people and things you now take for granted just won't be around anymore for you. You'll have to accept things the way they are, and many things you won't like, but you'll have to face the truth. I know you're a bit young to understand this now but maybe someday you'll remember my words and accept your own destiny."
Speed now sadly realizes that he'll never see his brother again, "Rex..." Now more determined that ever, he guns the engine and edges closer to the Shooting Star.
Racer X glances briefly glances at the rear view mirror. "If you want to win this race Speed you'll have to work much harder, I not going to just hand it to you, you'll have to take it from me!"
Meanwhile not far behind, "Alright, I'm counting on you, you must destroy the Mach V!" commands Sonya
In the gleaming new Albatross II, "No problem! This will be sweet revenge!" replies Clouse, "I am ready!"
As the afternoon progresses the clouds above thicken, and an impending storm approaches from the East. Lightning flashes in the distance and the rumble of thunder soon follows, a faint orange glow on the horizon...
Although her plans for revenge are set into motion Sonya gets an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach a strange fear comes over her, a feeling she once felt before..."No! It couldn't be!" she says as she looks around.
"Sir, there is a strange phenomenon below the storm clouds," says Joe on Racer X's heads-up display.
"Confirmed Joe I have it on my screen, probably just a dust storm. If the air currents up there get too choppy I want you to set down immediately! I don't want to lose you old friend." replies Racer X
"Not to worry sir, I'm not ready to test my skills at flying an aircraft in this kind of weather." adds Joe
Sparky over the display screen, "Speed I'm getting some weird readings from that storm cloud almost as if there was something solid in them, maybe its a hailstorm."
"I'll send up the Gallant V," replied Speed
"Go! Gallant V!" exclaims Speed as he presses the "G" button on the steering wheel. The Gallant V launches and soars high into the sky!
"No hail and no rotation, just a bad storm that's sure to slow down the race!" exclaims Sparky
"Copy that Sparky! What's its ETA?" asks Speed
"Ten minutes!" replies Sparky
"Hand me the other camera Spritle," says Trixie "I'm going to get a few close-ups of that weird cloud."
"Here ya go sis." replies Spritle
High in the grandstands Trixie zooms in with the telephoto lens against the darkening sky, "Okay, I can really check out that storm with this." She lowers her sights down towards the curious orange glow and adjusts the focus again. "What's that?" she exclaims Lightning streams across the sky followed by rolling thunder! She feels the trembling grandstands below her feet.
Simultaneously Joe/Trixie/Sonya all exclaim: "The Velocity V!" The car appears at the bottom of the orange storm cloud, glowing red with pure evil!
Having been cheated out of stealing the will and very soul of Roy Ito, the Velocity V is bent on revenge! This driverless, cursed car will stop at nothing less than the destruction of the Mach V and the end of Speed Racer!
"The Velocity V?" replies Spritle "I thought it was destroyed! Ya gotta warn Speed!"
Trixie is already dialing him up on her cell phone, "Speed you're in danger!" exclaims
"Huh? What's up Trixie? What do you mean?" replies Speed
"I just saw the Velocity V and it's heading towards the track!" exclaims Trixie "What ---!" exclaims Speed
Speed redirects the Gallant V toward the storm cloud and receives a distorted snowy picture. Just as he gets a faint glimpse of fiery red he hears a familiar mechanical screech over the audio receiver and then loses the video signal. Speed gasps.
"Thanks Trixie, don't worry! If it comes, I'll be ready for it!" replies Speed
Almost as if called to attention the Velocity V turns its attention towards Speeds voice on the track ahead and starts off for a collision course. Red flashes of electricity pulse and the gleaming red glow intensifies on the body of the surface of the car as it cries out a mechanical screech.
Storm clouds precede the red car by a few miles; they grow dark and start to fall towards the track. Five wicked fingers take form and reach across the sky rapidly over the desert covering the ground with shadowless darkness as the last car of the pack escapes its grasp. The fingers close in a fist and engulf the rough and curvy part of the track as the Velocity V approaches under cover of fog.
The final lap of the race and part of the track is covered in a dense fog and evil awaits anyone who dares enter.
One lap left! The cheering crowd is on their feet as the cars round turn one.
"Amateurs!" Clouse scoffs as he passes both Michel and Jettison on the outside lane, he sets his sights on the Mach V. The Shooting Star still leading followed close by the Mach V and closing in is the Albatross II as they now approach the thick fog.
Visibility is nearly zero, Racer X slows down seeing only two stripes at any one time as he enters the fog. He flips on fog lamps and a heads up map flashes across his windshield he continues at a slowed but steady pace.
"Whoa! He barely slowed down even in this thick stuff!" exclaimed Speed "How am I supposed to concentrate on the road if I can't see any! This bites big time!" He calls the Gallant V back into action. The video camera on the Gallant V switches to thermal scanning and sends back the image to the Mach V
He picks up something coming straight at him from off-road and guns the accelerator in response!
"Taillights? What's the matter Speed, afraid of the dark?" mocks Clouse laughing as he repeatedly presses a few black keys on the keyboard. "The race is over for you Speed Racer!" The Albatross' battle weapon clamps onto its target ahead in the mist, "Prepare to meet your doom!"
Immediately a mechanical screech and the red glow intensifies as rushes of electricity attacks the Albatross II. Panicked and out of control Clouse the Albatross II are left at the mercy of the Velocity V. Mechanical claws emerge from the glowing red car slash and pound its prey. The Albatross II is crushed and the car is disabled and discarded like a soda pop can on the side of the road. Clouse is trapped inside the vehicle; his radio is out so he pounds on the glass with his helmet.
Speed now catches up with the Shooting Star and keeps up pace as it is the only thing he can see now, navigating only by instruments and cunning, they continue into the gloom, but not for long.
Suddenly and simultaneously both cars are attacked from behind, the Velocity V has clamped onto both cars pitching and pulling them back. Jolts of red electricity swarm the two cars like stinging ants.
"We've got to work together to get free from that monstrosity Speed!" exclaims Racer X
"Let's ditch that demon once and for all!" replies Speed.
"I've got a plan but you must push the Mach V further than ever before, you got to red line it!" exclaims Racer X
"Understood, see you at the finish line!" replies Speed
They both gun their engines and begin to drag the Velocity V screaming wildly behind!
The Mach V and the Shooting Star are running neck and neck. Both cars accelerate to the extreme, glowing and emitting sparks as they go. The cars themselves begin to emit a thundering loud high-pitched screech.
Speed pushes the Mach V more than he's ever pushed it before, "Aaahhhhh! Go! Mach V!" he shouts. Unknown to Speed, he has engaged by voice activation the Mach V's secret feature.
Speed feels a sudden thrust of power let loose in the Mach V, for a moment a burst of speed seems to force the Mach V to actually slow down. Speed takes notice of this and realizes he's moving in slow motion. "Strange, what's going on? What...!"
Likewise the Shooting Star accelerates to red line speed, Racer X activates the targeting computer and locks on to the Velocity V, "Farewell, Velocity V!" An arc of energy forms between the Shooting Star and the Mach V and suddenly stops and one arc each criss-crosses back at the Velocity V, the red car screeches in desperation...
A flash of bright light and a loud boom, the crowd gasps thinking they've just witnessed a high-speed explosion, wait to see what happens next! Out of the fog, in the wink of an eye, a blur of bright light the length of half a city block appears on the track that was the Mach V, and then another, the Shooting Star.
The Mach V is seen clearing the glow of the light and the Shooting Star soon follows, but is unable to catch up. The cars make the final turn and cross the finish line!
"Speeeeed Racer wins! He's the new World Earth Grand Prix Grand Champion! Can you believe it!" exclaims the announcer.
As the Mach V slows to a stop, Trixie runs up along side, "Speed you did it! You won!" She snaps his picture as he jumps out of the Mach V. He stands and smiles, "Rex, I've done it! I've become a real champion! I dedicate this race to your memory!" He turns to look at the Mach V, wondering about the strange sensation he experienced, "What a car! My brother's Mach V!"