THE CONCLUSION OF SPEED RACER X!!!
HERO'S RETURN - EPISODE 26 - X
As Team Hibiki celebrates another victory, Sonya Broda turns away.
"Another glorious victory for Speed Racer. Humph!" she scoffs then pauses, "...There was a time we were unbeatable, Rex and I. Why did I...? He was the only one who ever knew me, and now he's gone..." She looks again at Team Hibiki and turns quickly and walks away. A shimmer of a tear, she gets in her sport scar and drives away.
Later, after the race things have quieted down and all the crowds and reporters have left the stadium.
Speed and Trixie have opted to catch up with the rest of Team Hibiki at home. They stand together next to the Mach V in the pits. Trixie decides to take this opportunity to talk with Speed about their future together.
Trixie says, "Speed, what do think about us? What do you feel?"
Speed speaks, "Trixie, I want you to get to know the real me. I thrive on the thrill of the races; in each race I travel the thin line between danger and safety, victory and defeat, life and death! When I drive the Mach V, I control my own destiny through the force of my own will to succeed! Racing is in my blood!" She looks down at her feet.
He places his hand below her chin and raises her head and looks directly into her eyes and says, "But then I look into your eyes and all of that fades away like a dream. In your eyes I lose myself, you make me feel like I can do anything. I feel that you are so special to me that you are the only one that there is for me. I feel that I want to share all my dreams with you, and that you would be the fulfillment of my fondest dreams. I feel like I don't want to do anything but make you happy, because that's what matters most to me. Even if I never won another race in my life, I'd be happy if I knew you were by my side."
She is overwhelmed and remains silent.
"What I'm trying to say, is: Trixie, I love you!" he says, "Oh Speed, I love you too!" she replies
They embrace gently, and share a lasting kiss!
A black car arrives unnoticed, after a few moments the car's horn honks twice.
Trixie and Speed slowly loosen their embrace and turn to see who's arrived.
Racer X and Joe have arrived, they step out of the Shooting Star and Joe takes the wheel. "Good luck, sir!" he says. Racer X replies, "Enjoy your vacation, my friend, it is well deserved! See you in two weeks!" They wave goodbye to each other and Joe drives away.
Racer X walks up to talk with Speed, he begins, "Congratulations Speed, you have done will to defeat me. Now that my mission is complete...I can finally go home, I'm tired and its time to go home."
Speed looks at him a bit surprised and confused, "Thanks! Perhaps we'll race again one day, I'd like to race you again!" saying this as he prepares to leave.
Racer X continues, "No, Speed this was my last race."
"Huh?" replied Speed
"Speed, I've been away from home far too long, I want my family back!"
"But you said you didn't have a family. What do you mean?"
"True, Racer X has no name and no family, but it is time for the man who is Racer X to become the man he once was..."
Speed looks at Racer X then speaks, "Oh, I understand now, this isn't exactly the way I thought it would be. Do you mean you'll...?"
Racer X interrupts, "That's right, Racer X will race no more, so that the man who I was before Racer X might race again! Trixie, you'd better get your camera, I've got a promise to keep!"
Speed looks over at Trixie.
She grabs her camera saying, "What's up?"
Racer X looks down at the camera, "Remember I promised you an exclusive interview on the day I remove my mask?"
Her eyes open wide, "Of course!"
"Well today is that day. I will take this mask off right now!"
She gasps; she and Speed give him their full attention.
Their eyes are fixed on Racer X; Trixie readies her camera then raises it preparing to snap a picture.
Racer X reaches behind his head and loosens the mask and pulls it forward. As he pulls the mask down away from his face he says, "Speed, its me, Rex. Racer X is no more!" The mask falls to the ground.
Trixie drops her camera, stunned; the strap around her neck bounces the camera to her waist, as her hands remain empty and trembling.
Speed loses his legs falling back against the Mach V, "Rex?! We thought you were dead!"
"Speed, there are some things you need to know, so please listen." says Rex
Speed remains silent.
Flashback to the memory that has haunted Speed's mind for years.
Rex explains, "Speed, the day I crashed all those years ago was the day that changed my life forever. I wanted to test the secret of the Mach V that day, but I discovered the system was far from complete; this resulted in the destruction of the Mach V prototype. The secret of the Mach V is teleportation."
Speed and Trixie gasp.
I used that power today with your help the Velocity V was not only destroyed but also totally obliterated.
Detailed flashback of the inner workings of the Mach V prototype and of the moments that preceded its destruction.
Rex continues, "The Mach V was designed with three engines, one for normal racing, one for final acceleration, and one for teleportation. Unknown to me at the moment of the test, two of the vital systems of the teleportation engine had failed, both the Mach V and I were supposed to teleport only a short distance on the track. The first system failure prevented the Mach V from being teleported, the second was failure of the targeting system, it teleported me to the other side of the wall leaving the Mach V driverless and led to its destruction. There are many unfriendly foreign powers that would have loved to get their hands on my work in high-speed teleportation so I remained incognito to protect our family and the true power of the Mach V remained secret until today."
Speed replies, "That explains why the plans to the Mach V disappeared!"
"Yes, but there's more. Whereas the Mach V can teleport you short distances, I've improved the system dramatically to teleport to even greater distances. I've perfected the system with the building of the Shooting Star and finalized it with the designing of the Dark Shadow. Yes, not only was I Racer X, but also Night Wraith."
"So it was you who helped me get back the Mach V that night! I was sitting next to my own brother the whole time!"
"I had to help you get back the Mach V didn't I? And I sure wasn't going to let Team Exelion get away with it. My mission, code-named: Project Go was to gather evidence and expose Team Exelion's involvement with organized crime. To complete my mission it was necessary for me to wear a disguise and leave our family behind, it was done to protect you from the dangers involved with my job as a covert operative agent trained by INTERPOL. Team Exelion's new owner, Jettison, will no doubt change the team's name, do some house cleaning and transform that team's sportsmanship ethics for the good of racing, a worthy and noble endeavor."
"But now all of that is in the past there's no longer any need for Racer X or Night Wraith. I have a special lady waiting for me, without her, none of this would have been possible. I apologize for the deception, and I hope you can forgive me."
Rex puts out his hand and Speed takes it and shakes hands. Trixie with tears in her eyes, crouches down and picks up the mask, and wipes her tears. She raises her camera holding back her tears she takes a snapshot.
The two brothers separated by time and danger, no more, reunited finally! They stand side by side and look at Trixie, who takes another snapshot. "Speed, lets go tell Mom and Pops!" said Rex. "Okay Rex. Come on, Trixie!" says Speed smiling as he places an arm around his girlfriend and his brother, "Let's go!"
THE END
HERO'S RETURN - EPISODE 26 - X
As Team Hibiki celebrates another victory, Sonya Broda turns away.
"Another glorious victory for Speed Racer. Humph!" she scoffs then pauses, "...There was a time we were unbeatable, Rex and I. Why did I...? He was the only one who ever knew me, and now he's gone..." She looks again at Team Hibiki and turns quickly and walks away. A shimmer of a tear, she gets in her sport scar and drives away.
Later, after the race things have quieted down and all the crowds and reporters have left the stadium.
Speed and Trixie have opted to catch up with the rest of Team Hibiki at home. They stand together next to the Mach V in the pits. Trixie decides to take this opportunity to talk with Speed about their future together.
Trixie says, "Speed, what do think about us? What do you feel?"
Speed speaks, "Trixie, I want you to get to know the real me. I thrive on the thrill of the races; in each race I travel the thin line between danger and safety, victory and defeat, life and death! When I drive the Mach V, I control my own destiny through the force of my own will to succeed! Racing is in my blood!" She looks down at her feet.
He places his hand below her chin and raises her head and looks directly into her eyes and says, "But then I look into your eyes and all of that fades away like a dream. In your eyes I lose myself, you make me feel like I can do anything. I feel that you are so special to me that you are the only one that there is for me. I feel that I want to share all my dreams with you, and that you would be the fulfillment of my fondest dreams. I feel like I don't want to do anything but make you happy, because that's what matters most to me. Even if I never won another race in my life, I'd be happy if I knew you were by my side."
She is overwhelmed and remains silent.
"What I'm trying to say, is: Trixie, I love you!" he says, "Oh Speed, I love you too!" she replies
They embrace gently, and share a lasting kiss!
A black car arrives unnoticed, after a few moments the car's horn honks twice.
Trixie and Speed slowly loosen their embrace and turn to see who's arrived.
Racer X and Joe have arrived, they step out of the Shooting Star and Joe takes the wheel. "Good luck, sir!" he says. Racer X replies, "Enjoy your vacation, my friend, it is well deserved! See you in two weeks!" They wave goodbye to each other and Joe drives away.
Racer X walks up to talk with Speed, he begins, "Congratulations Speed, you have done will to defeat me. Now that my mission is complete...I can finally go home, I'm tired and its time to go home."
Speed looks at him a bit surprised and confused, "Thanks! Perhaps we'll race again one day, I'd like to race you again!" saying this as he prepares to leave.
Racer X continues, "No, Speed this was my last race."
"Huh?" replied Speed
"Speed, I've been away from home far too long, I want my family back!"
"But you said you didn't have a family. What do you mean?"
"True, Racer X has no name and no family, but it is time for the man who is Racer X to become the man he once was..."
Speed looks at Racer X then speaks, "Oh, I understand now, this isn't exactly the way I thought it would be. Do you mean you'll...?"
Racer X interrupts, "That's right, Racer X will race no more, so that the man who I was before Racer X might race again! Trixie, you'd better get your camera, I've got a promise to keep!"
Speed looks over at Trixie.
She grabs her camera saying, "What's up?"
Racer X looks down at the camera, "Remember I promised you an exclusive interview on the day I remove my mask?"
Her eyes open wide, "Of course!"
"Well today is that day. I will take this mask off right now!"
She gasps; she and Speed give him their full attention.
Their eyes are fixed on Racer X; Trixie readies her camera then raises it preparing to snap a picture.
Racer X reaches behind his head and loosens the mask and pulls it forward. As he pulls the mask down away from his face he says, "Speed, its me, Rex. Racer X is no more!" The mask falls to the ground.
Trixie drops her camera, stunned; the strap around her neck bounces the camera to her waist, as her hands remain empty and trembling.
Speed loses his legs falling back against the Mach V, "Rex?! We thought you were dead!"
"Speed, there are some things you need to know, so please listen." says Rex
Speed remains silent.
Flashback to the memory that has haunted Speed's mind for years.
Rex explains, "Speed, the day I crashed all those years ago was the day that changed my life forever. I wanted to test the secret of the Mach V that day, but I discovered the system was far from complete; this resulted in the destruction of the Mach V prototype. The secret of the Mach V is teleportation."
Speed and Trixie gasp.
I used that power today with your help the Velocity V was not only destroyed but also totally obliterated.
Detailed flashback of the inner workings of the Mach V prototype and of the moments that preceded its destruction.
Rex continues, "The Mach V was designed with three engines, one for normal racing, one for final acceleration, and one for teleportation. Unknown to me at the moment of the test, two of the vital systems of the teleportation engine had failed, both the Mach V and I were supposed to teleport only a short distance on the track. The first system failure prevented the Mach V from being teleported, the second was failure of the targeting system, it teleported me to the other side of the wall leaving the Mach V driverless and led to its destruction. There are many unfriendly foreign powers that would have loved to get their hands on my work in high-speed teleportation so I remained incognito to protect our family and the true power of the Mach V remained secret until today."
Speed replies, "That explains why the plans to the Mach V disappeared!"
"Yes, but there's more. Whereas the Mach V can teleport you short distances, I've improved the system dramatically to teleport to even greater distances. I've perfected the system with the building of the Shooting Star and finalized it with the designing of the Dark Shadow. Yes, not only was I Racer X, but also Night Wraith."
"So it was you who helped me get back the Mach V that night! I was sitting next to my own brother the whole time!"
"I had to help you get back the Mach V didn't I? And I sure wasn't going to let Team Exelion get away with it. My mission, code-named: Project Go was to gather evidence and expose Team Exelion's involvement with organized crime. To complete my mission it was necessary for me to wear a disguise and leave our family behind, it was done to protect you from the dangers involved with my job as a covert operative agent trained by INTERPOL. Team Exelion's new owner, Jettison, will no doubt change the team's name, do some house cleaning and transform that team's sportsmanship ethics for the good of racing, a worthy and noble endeavor."
"But now all of that is in the past there's no longer any need for Racer X or Night Wraith. I have a special lady waiting for me, without her, none of this would have been possible. I apologize for the deception, and I hope you can forgive me."
Rex puts out his hand and Speed takes it and shakes hands. Trixie with tears in her eyes, crouches down and picks up the mask, and wipes her tears. She raises her camera holding back her tears she takes a snapshot.
The two brothers separated by time and danger, no more, reunited finally! They stand side by side and look at Trixie, who takes another snapshot. "Speed, lets go tell Mom and Pops!" said Rex. "Okay Rex. Come on, Trixie!" says Speed smiling as he places an arm around his girlfriend and his brother, "Let's go!"
THE END