CANNONBALL RUN 4: HIGH OCTANE

By The Turbo Man

CHAPTER EIGHT: EUROPEAN TOUR

DISCLAIMER: The usual, I own nothing apart from my own characters. This is my longest chapter yet. I hope it's not too long for you. May 17th last year was when this story was first published. I think it's safe to say it's been a year since I started on this story. I'd like to thank everybody for their support this far. It is my intention to continue to entertain you with this story. Enjoy!

"Brock, the Cannonballers are now entering Europe." Victor said as he and J.J. stood before Brock in his office.

"It shouldn't be long until we're into the final stages of the race." J.J. said.

"Alright then. You're aware of the change of plan I made?".

"Yeah." J.J. and Victor chorused.

"Then make preparations to move to the cruise ship docked in L.A.." Brock said. "As soon as the racers are halfway around Europe, we move there to be ready for the finish. It made a lot more sense than just waiting here. I've broadcasted it on the Cannonball frequency so all our racers know".

"Right, Brock. Does Mr. X know?" Victor asked.

"I've already informed him. He's making arrangements to move the safe. What's the status of Mr. X's agents?".

"Blue Falcon and Dynomutt are in Europe right now. It appears that they have to chastise one of our racers." J.J. said.

"Yeah, I can guess who." Brock said. "Okay, make the preparations.".

In his apartment at the Royal Hotel in New York, Mr. X went over to a safe.

"Okay." he said to himself. "A good job only Brock knows the combination.".

Mr. X's phone rang and he went over to it.

"Hello?"

"Yo, Mr. X. It's Undercover Brother here.".

"Well, what's the news?".

"I'm heading into Europe too. Things are quiet so far, but I've got a hunch that they ain't gonna stay that way." Undercover Brother said.

"Well the co-agent I sent you has no problem with high-speed pursuits. If you spot any troublemakers you can handle it.".

"Yeah, but I ain't sure about him." UB said.

The sound of a car horn honking came over the phone.

"Hey, no offence, buddy!" UB said. "Well, I gotta go now, Mr. X. Are you sure you don't need any of the guys to come back to NY to keep an eye on you?".

"I appreciate the offer, but I can look out for myself." Mr. X said. "Good luck.".

"Right. Goodbye." UB said as he hung up the phone.

Spain....

After hanging up the phone at the side of the road, UB went over to a white VW Beetle, with the number 53 on the bonnet and the doors and got inside.

"Hey, look, Herb. I didn't mean any offence. Don't take it personally.".

Herbie the Volkswagen honked his horn in reply.

"Okay, let's see what you can do, buddy." UB said.

Herbie revved his engine up and took off at high speed.

"DAMN!" UB yelled. "We shoulda entered the Cannonball ourselves!".

That made Herbie very happy and he turned on his radio, playing triumphant music.

"Okay, Herbie. Let's go get those bad guys!" UB said.

Italy....

The Maelstrom had just entered the country and Buckaroo was barrelling down the road at 120 miles an hour.

"Good job we all heard about that change of plan." Perfect Tommy said. "It'll be a lot less hassle than going back to the North Pole!".

New Jersey looked behind the car.

"I think we left most of the others in the dust, Buckaroo!" New Jersey said.

"Of course I did! Nobody can stop us now! Nobody!". Buckaroo said.

As the red car came over the top of a hill in the road, Buckaroo suddenly saw a barrier had been set up. Standing behind it were Blue Falcon and Dynomutt.

Cursing to himself, Buckaroo brought the Maelstrom to a quick halt. With a loud screech, the vehicle stopped just before it hit the barrier.

Falcon and Dynomutt walked out from behind the barrier and came up the car.

"Sorry about this, gentlemen." Falcon said. "But I'm afraid that you have a device in your possession that we have been ordered to confiscate.".

"Uh, what device would that be?" said Perfect Tommy, playing innocent.

"The device that made you zap straight to the bridge back in Africa." Dynomutt replied.

"The oscillation overthruster, right?" Buckaroo said wearily.

"I knew it!" New Jersey grumbled. "You're going to disqualify us for this aren't you?".

"No. We know that Dr. Banzai wouldn't use it unless he really needed to. But suppose you got the idea of using it to blast straight to the finish line." Falcon said.

"We would never do that." Buckaroo said.

"Even so, we'll have to take it from you." Dynomutt said as he held out a paw.

Buckaroo sighed and handed the 'thruster over.

"But make sure I get it back at the end of the race.". Buckaroo said.

"No problem." Falcon said.

Dynomutt removed the barrier as the sound of police sirens could be heard in the distance.

"We have to go now." Buckaroo said. "We pissed off some smokies back there.".

"Then go, and good luck!" Dynomutt said.

"Thanks!" New Jersey said as the red car sped off.

New York....

Mr. X went over to the window to get some fresh air. As he opened the window, he noticed a black Chrysler PT Cruiser with tinted windows parked across the street. Not far behind it were three Kawasaki motorcycles.

"I thought I saw that car there last night." Mr. X said to himself. "Strange.".

In the car were Jennifer and Elizabeth. With them were three armoured figures, one red, the second yellow and the third grey.

"Alright." Jennifer said. "Tonight, we move to capture him and the money. Sektor, Cyrax, Smoke, you three back us up. If he wants a fight, we'll give him one. But Mr. Luthor wants him taken alive.".

The three cyborgs nodded.

In his apartment, Mr. X narrowed his eyes suspiciously and picked up the phone and dialled a number.

"Hello, Jack?" he said. "It's Mr. X.".

Jack Spade replied. "Hey, boss. What's up?".

"Are you and the others back in the States yet?".

"Yeah, sure. We'll be in New York in about an hour.".

"Come by my apartment at the Royal Hotel. Bring the Securicar, and use the back entrance. We need to employ a little deception to throw the bad guys off." Mr. X said.

"What do you mean?".

"I'll explain when you get here.". Mr. X said. "Now get the lead out and get over here!".

The North Pole....

"The racers have split in two to go through Europe." Kat announced to the camera.

"Some have elected to go via Spain, and others are going via Italy." Lazlow said. "Also the racers have the choice of entering Asia via Russia or Turkey. But there's a long way to go before they reach either of those countries.".

"With Mr. Yates' change of plan, the racers will complete the race faster than was planned. But there's still no way of knowing who our winner will be!" said Misty.

"Right now, let's check in with our reporters in Spain." Max said.

"And here they are: Roland Rat, Bridget Jones and The Who's Roger Daltrey!" Kat said.

Standing in front of the camera in Ibiza, the three reporters waved.

"Yeah, Ratfans!" Roland said. "Here we are in sunny Epsania! I wonder if the racers will stop to enjoy the scenery. Not likely I suppose.".

"Only a few racers have passed this way so far." Bridget said. "But the police are still on their tails. It's clear the authorities are out in full force right now, but that matters not to the Cannonballers.".

"We believe that we saw the Muscle Car, the Blue Devil and the Purple Haze all trying to out-distance each other." Roger said. "Looks like the Warner Brothers teams are engaged in a battle for supremacy.".

"Were they the leaders, guys?" Lazlow asked.

"No, the Cataclysm seems to have got a lead on the others." Roland said.

"Well, thanks for the info guys." Max said. "So, M-m-m-mathayus seems to moved up the field, but can he hold on to the l-l-l-lead?".

"I guess we'll just have to wait and see. But now, here is Good Charlotte with Motorvatin'!" Misty said.

Well I have a Saturday night drive in a subway train
A lot of speed inside my brain,

Shakin', breakin' it loose

The best that I can do,

I gotta get out, gotta get out now
I wanna hear my wheels scream and shout,

Get out of the subway, get my wheels on the street,

And start motorvatin'


Runnin' all alone in a lowdown street,

just a searching for my medicine
And a little satisfaction from a woman, Is all I need
I gotta pull myself together,

Hey hey hey, hear me say
I gotta drive right into the fire,

And I'm burnin', burnin' burnin'
I'm motorvatin'


I've got skintight jeans and high heel shoes,

A leather jacket and nothing to lose
Gotta rock the nation, down the filling station
Don't try to get a ride in my Cadillac, You don't look good enough for that
Sure I am a loner but I'm never alone, I get by on my own

I've gotta pull myself together, Hey hey hey, hear me say

I've got to drive right into the fire, And I'm burning, burning, burning
I'm motorvatin'

We've gotta pull ourselves together, Hey hey hey, that's what I say
We've gotta pull ourselves together, Hey hey hey, now hear me say
We've got to drive right into the fire, And start burning, burning, burning
We're motorvatin',

We've gotta pull ourselves together, Hey hey hey, that's what I say
We've gotta pull ourselves together, Hey hey hey, now hear me say
We're motorvatin'!

Motorvatin' by Hanoi Rocks

Spain....

Babs was now behind the wheel of the Muscle Car. They were speeding along a road next to the arid Spanish desert.

"Any sign of them yet?" she asked.

Buster and the Dizzy Devil were looking out the back window.

"No sign of Bugs or the Warners yet. I think we gave 'em the slip." Buster reported.

"Of course we gave them the slip!" Plucky said. "I was driving after all!".

"Hey, what's that up ahead?" Fifi asked.

Babs looked ahead of them. A motorcycle was parked beside the road. It was Big Ray on his chopper.

As the Muscle Car passed him, he started his cycle and followed them.

He came up on the right side of the Muscle Car and drew a pistol.

"Uh oh!" Dizzy Devil said.

"Uh oh is right!" Babs said as she saw Ripper on his cycle up ahead of them.

Ripper started his bike and came up on the left side of the yellow car. He too pulled a gun and both bikers fired a couple of shots at the car.

"Hang on! I'll try and lose these guys!" Babs yelled as she put her foot down.

The Muscle Car's engine roared, but the two bikes were able to keep up.

Babs saw that the road ahead was blocked by a jeep, which was going fast. It was Van Pelt.

He dropped back so that he was in front of the Muscle Car. Keeping one hand on the steering wheel, he turned around and fired shots from his pistol at the Muscle Car.

"At this rate, they'll turn the car into Swiss cheese!" Fifi yelled. "If only we had some gadgets in this car!".

"Hey, we don't need gadgets to win this race!" Babs said. "We have our resourcefulness. Hold on!".

Babs quickly applied the brakes and the Muscle Car slowed, so that their pursuers overshot them.

She then turned off the road and went into the desert.

"After them!" Van Pelt yelled as he turned his jeep off the road to follow the Muscle Car. Ray and Ripper followed him.

"Now to lose our friends." she said as she pressed the nitrous. The car shot forward so fast that it blew a lot of dust into the air.

As the jeep drove forward, it whipped up some dust as well.

"Damn!" Van Pelt said. "Come on, we can't lose them!".

"I can't see shit! Where'd they go!" Ray yelled, coughing.

"I thought you were watching them!" Ripper replied.

"Go in different directions!" Van Pelt yelled.

The three vehicles split up, but visibility was still poor.

"Hang on!" Ray said as he got a glimpse of something through the dust. "I think I see them! Off to my right! I'm goin' in for the kill!.".

"Me too!" Ripper said as he moved in.

"Affirmative! I see them a bit behind me! I'll slow down a bit so I can get them!" Van Pelt said. He kept his eye on an approaching object in his rear view mirror.

Ripper laughed as he accelerated towards the vehicle he had spotted.

Ray was doing the same.

In his jeep, Van Pelt laughed as he prepared to hit his brakes. Suddenly, something rammed into his side.

He looked and saw it was Ray.

"What the hell..?" he yelled as he hit the brakes.

"OH SHIT!" Ripper yelled as he leaped off his bike before it hit the jeep.

Ripper's hog rammed right into the back of the jeep, knocking it a bit to the side.

Ray yelped as his bike was knocked over.

"Blast!" Van Pelt yelled as he hit his steering wheel in frustration.

Far ahead of them, the Muscle Car slowed down a bit and the Tiny Toons laughed.

"I don't think they'll be bothering us for a while!" Buster said. "Well done, Babs!".

"No problem." Babs replied.

Italy....

The Hermes was going fast through the canals of Venice. Marge was driving.

"It's no problem with this car to escape the police!" she said as she took a fast right turn.

She was keeping ahead of the police boats that were behind them.

"Uh, Marge, I think you're making big waves!" Homer said nervously.

"Well, we have to catch up. The others are far ahead! "Marge replied.

"MOM, LOOK OUT!" Lisa yelled as she pointed ahead. A long gondola had moved out in front of them.

"COMING THROUGH!" Marge yelled as she crashed right through the gondola.

The gondolier looked stunned as he was left rowing half a boat.

The pursuing police boats swerved around him and continued in pursuit of the Hermes.

"Okay." Marge said." This has gone on long enough. I'll just leave our friends a little present.".

"Go for it, mom!" Bart yelled.

Marge pulled an overhead lever and a limpet mine was released from the rear of the Hermes.

The police boats quickly halted before they could hit it.

"So long, suckers!" Bart said as the Hermes sped on.

"Will we reach land soon?" Homer asked Lisa, who was reading a map.

"Shouldn't be long now." she replied.

Deep under the water, the Comet weaved its' way through Venice's canals.

"It's a lot more peaceful going this way than going on the surface." Knuckles was saying.

"Yeah, and at least we've lost Mario for the time being." Sonic said. "Next time, we've got to sneak up on him for a change. How are we doing, Tails?".

"Pretty well. Do you want to go on land when we get out of Venice?" Tails asked.

"Sure." Sonic replied. "Take the next turn on the right.".

Tails turned the steering wheel to the right and the Comet sped on.

On a highway about 50 miles away, the Hotring Racer was driving along.

Butthead had taken over driving and was trying to outdistance some police cars.

"We've got to lose these guys!" The Nomad said.

"Don't worry." Corvax said as he looked up ahead.

A car transporter truck was heading down the highway.

"Now, let's see if these fellows have reinforcements coming.". Corvax said.

He activated the police band radio on the car's dashboard.

"Unit 62, we are westbound looking for an eastbound. We are in pursuit of a Cannonballer. Do you copy?" a voice said.

"Roger, Unit 62, this in Unit 79, we are heading your way. We'll be at your position in about two minutes, over." another voice replied.

"Perfect!" Corvax said.

"Perfect?!" Beavis and Butthead chorused.

"These dudes could catch us, Corvax!". Butthead protested.

"Don't worry, Butthead, I've got a plan. Listen carefully.".

Corvax leaned over and whispered into Butthead's ear.

"Hey, what's he saying, Butthead, huh?" Beavis said as he leant forward.

"Shut up, Beavis!" Butthead snapped.

Corvax finished explaining his plan to Butthead.

"It could work." Butthead said.

"Then do it!" Corvax said.

"Okay!" Butthead said as he floored the accelerator and prepared to go alongside the truck.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" The Nomad yelled. "ARE YOU CRAZY!".

Beavis had started to panic. "AHH! WE'RE GONNA DIE!".

"SHUT UP!" Butthead yelled to both of them.

He kept the car steady at the side of the truck. One of the cop cars had started to follow them.

Butthead looked up ahead and saw another cop car heading straight for them.

The oncoming car had swerved into their lane and was coming for them.

Butthead put his foot down again and passed the truck.

With a quick movement, Butthead swerved the Hotring Racer to one side so that the cop car that was behind them was in the direct path of the oncoming cop car.

Both cop cars swerved frantically to avoid each other. One of them slammed right into the side of the transporter, causing the back ramp to slam down and some cars be released from the transporter.

The remaining cop cars turned around the blockage in the road, but they had been delayed long enough for the Hotring Racer to get ahead of them.

"WHOA!" Butthead yelled. "That was cool!".

"Ooooh!" Beavis grumbled to himself." I think I'm gonna be sick!.".

"Not in this car, you don't!" Corvax yelled.

Butthead lowered one of the back windows of the car.

"Okay, do your stuff!" he said.

A cop car had caught up with the Hotring Racer and was moving up behind it. The cop saw Beavis stick his head out the window.

"Hello, what's this all about?" the cop said to himself.

Beavis threw his head back and then leaned forward.

"HUUUUUGH!"

The cop swerved off the road as he was blinded by Beavis' regurgitation hitting his windscreen.

"Hey, well done, Beavis!" The Nomad said as he clapped Beavis on the shoulder. "You got the cops off our tail.".

Beavis just grunted in response.

"Okay, let's get out of here!" Butthead said as he floored the accelerator.

Spain...

The Purple Haze and the Blue Devil were now going head to head, speeding down a dirt road.

"These little loonies won't get ahead of us!" Daffy sneered as he gazed over at the Warners.

Daffy swerved the car and hit the side of the Purple Haze.

"Wanna play bumper cars, huh pal?!" Yakko said as he tried to get ahead of the blue car.

Dr. Scratchensniff had gone pale.

"Why did I let myself get talked into this?" he said to himself.

"Oh come on, Doc! It's more fun than hanging around at Burbank, isn't it?" Dot said.

Scratchensniff thought about this and smiled. "Yes, I suppose it is.".

Neither of the vehicles' occupants noticed a red laser beam crossing the road in front of them.

As they crossed the beam, a red web of energy suddenly engulfed them.

"What's going on?" Marvin said.

"I don't know, but the car seems to be shutting down!" Daffy said as the Blue Devil slowed down and came to a stop.

The same was happening to the Purple Haze.

From behind a large rock, Freddy and Jim emerged, carrying AK47s.

"The energy drainer works by the look of things." Freddy said as he trained his gun on the two cars.

"Let's get these guys into town." Jim said. "Alright, little toonies. You're coming with us!".

Daffy got out of the Blue Devil and sneered at the two goons.

"Any reason why we should?" he said.

A red laser beam suddenly hit him and he whimpered in pain.

From behind some more rocks emerged armoured, helmeted figures carrying laser guns.

Marvin recognised them as Battle Android Troopers. There were about a dozen of them.

"I'd say that's a good enough reason." Bugs said as he and the others reluctantly raised their hands.

Not far away, a pick-up truck was parked. A man in a black jacket and with long hair was watching the capture through binoculars.

El Mariachi turned back to the pick-up where his friends and fellow Mariachis Lorenzo and Fideo were sitting.

"Nice trip to the motherland my ass!" Fideo complained as he took a swig of whiskey from his flask. "There's been no action yet!".

"You've got your wish, amigo." El Mariachi said. "Some of the racers have been captured.".

Lorenzo sat up. "Okay, do you know where they're taking them?".

"Obviously, to that little town they've taken over." El Mariachi replied. "So get your stuff and let's go.".

"Will we need the heavy artillery yet?" Fideo asked.

El shook his head. "No, not yet. We've just gotta get these guys out. But we might need that little surprise of yours, Fideo.".

"No problem." Fideo said.

"Right, let's go!" Lorenzo said.

France....

The Maniac was going down the highway as fast as a bullet. Their police pursuers could barely keep up.

"They shall never catch the terror that flaps in the night!" Darkwing yelled as he stuck his hand out the window and gave their pursuers the finger.

BD Joe was listening to their radio through a pair of headphones.

"Guys, they've got a roadblock set up about a mile away.". He reported.

"Well then, it's clear what we have to do!" Kid Rock said as he activated the car's armour shield.

"Watch out, mes amis!" DW said. "We're gonna whup your derrieres!".

He pressed their nitrous booster and the car rocketed ahead of their pursuers.

DW saw the blockade of police cars in front of them, now about a quarter of a mile away.

Cars blocked the road, as the cops themselves stood off to the sides.

The lead cop looked at the approaching vehicle.

"(Is he mad?! He has to stop!)" he said in disbelief.

The Maniac did not slow down, and as it was about to hit the blockade, the cops dived out of the way.

With a huge crash, the Maniac went straight through the barrier, wrecking two of the cop cars in the process.

"WHOO!" Kid Rock yelled. "Nothing can stand in our way!".

"Yeah, KR! The three of us are truly American Badasses!" Joe said.

"No lie!" DW said as they sped on.

Meanwhile, the Deluxo was being chased down a winding mountain road by Spider and Pitbull, still driving their stolen jeep.

Doc took a sharp turn as they reached the bottom of a steep incline.

The jeep took the same turn and nearly went over the edge.

"Jesus, Spider!" Pitbull yelled. "This ain't a chopper! Stay on the road!".

"Shut up! Do you wanna drive?!" Spider replied.

"Well I was doin' a better job than you were, you jerk!" Pitbull replied.

"Zip your lip, boy!" Spider yelled as he tried to keep up with the Deluxo.

"Whoever these guys are, we've got to lose them!". Doc yelled.

"Don't worry, Doc! I have an idea!" Marty said. "I brought my hoverboard with me!".

"What can you do with that?" Doc asked.

"Provide a distraction of course." Clara said. She reached into the glove compartment and pulled out a laser gun.

"Here Marty." she said. "It has several settings!".

"Okay, Clara. Here goes!" Marty yelled as he opened his door and floated out on his hoverboard.

"What the hell's that?" Spider said.

"Just stay on their ass!" Pitbull said.

Marty shot right over the heads of the two bikers and dropped to behind the jeep.

"Okay." Marty said to himself. He turned the laser to 'shrink'.

"Let's see how they like this." he said.

He pulled the trigger and a blue beam was fired at the jeep.

"What the hell..?" Pitbull said as everything around them seemed to get bigger.

"This ain't happening!" Spider said to himself.

But before the bikers knew it, they had been reduced to half their size. Marty shot over their heads again as he went back to join the Deluxo,

"So long, small fry!" he said as he waved to the shrunken goons.

Marty got back in the Deluxo, which had stopped to let him back in.

"How long does that ray last?" Marty asked Doc.

"About a couple of hours. We won't have to worry about those two for a while." Doc replied. "Hang on, we're taking off!".

The Deluxo converted to flight mode and took off again.

"Damn!" Spider yelled. "We've gotta get those guys!".

"How?" Pitbull replied. "We're minute, for Christ's sake.

The two heard a car breaking behind them. They looked and saw the High Roller.

The Mask got out of the car, with Milo and led the dog into some bushes.

"Too much of that dog food is bound to make you need to go to the little dog's room, Milo." the Mask was saying. "Make it quick!".

Smiling, the two bikers got out of the miniature jeep and over to the open door of the High Roller.

"Okay, give me a leg up!" Spider said.

Pitbull helped Spider get into the High Roller and then Spider lifted Pitbull up into the vehicle.

The two hid in the back seat as the Mask and Milo got back into the High Roller.

"Okay, let's go!". The Mask said as he put his foot down.

Spider and Pitbull held on for dear life as the car shot forward.

Spain....

A small desert town had been taken over by Foyt, Benedict and some of the BATs.

At this moment, they were sitting in a small tavern, looking smugly at the racers Jim and Freddy had captured.

Bugs and Daffy were tied up and hanging from the ceiling. The Warners and Dr. Scratchensniff had been locked in a closet with Marvin and Wile E.

Foyt was laughing at her captives.

"So, finally we caught some Cannonballers!" she said. She got up and went right up to Daffy.

"I remember you from last year, featherhead! Do you remember me?" she asked.

"I try not to remember psychotic people." Daffy replied.

Foyt growled at that.

"Hey, Daffy, watch it! These guys look dangerous!" Bugs said.

Foyt began to speak. "You bet we're..."

"Oh come on, rabbit! All we have to do is get free and we can take these guys!". Daffy said, cutting Foyt off.

"You wanna try getting loose?! These ropes are tough!" Bugs replied.

Foyt lunged forward and grabbed Daffy by the scruff of the neck.

"I WILL NOT BE IGNORED!" she screamed into his face.

"Yes, ma'am!" Daffy said sheepishly.

"Now then." Foyt said. "I'm not going to ask you where the prize money is, because our agents already know. Instead, I'm going to have a little fun with you people.".

She snapped her fingers and two BATs entered from the kitchen, carrying a huge pot full of boiling water.

"I think we'll do the rabbit first." Foyt said.

Bugs gulped. "You must be the bunny boiler." he said to Foyt.

Benedict got up and moved over to Daffy.

"Maybe we'll try roast duck next!" he sneered.

In their closet, the other toons listened to what was going on.

"We've got to get out of here and do something!" Dr. Scratchensniff said.

"Yeah, but how?" Dot asked.

"Don't worry, friends. I have the answer." Marvin said. He reached into his tunic and pulled out a blaster.

"I managed to keep this hidden from those thugs." he announced. "I simply have to blow a hole in the wall.".

"Well then, do it." Wakko said.

"Okay." Marvin said. Marvin turned his gun to the heat ray setting and burned a hole in the wall behind them.

The racers climbed out onto the street.

"Okay, now we have to help Bugs and Daffy." Yakko whispered.

Scratchensniff turned to Wile E.

"Do you have any gadgets that could help?" he asked.

Wile E. pointed to the Blue Devil, which was parked nearby.

"In the car?" Marvin asked.

Wile E. nodded.

There were BATs near the entrance to the town. Freddy and Jim were also near the cars.

"We need a distraction to get to the cars." Dot said.

The three BATs standing at the entrance to the town suddenly raised their laser rifles as they noticed something approaching.

It appeared to be a guitar case that was rolling towards them. The BATs were unsure how to react. The case reached them, and before anyone knew what was happening, there was a huge explosion as the case exploded, taking the three BATs with it.

Freddy and Jim both sat up from their reclining positions.

"What the hell was that?!" Freddy said.

Some more BATs bounded into the street, and immediately came under fire from a hail of bullets as El Mariachi, Fideo and Lorenzo roared into town in their pick-up.

El Mariachi and Fideo were standing up in the rear of the truck, firing on the BATs.

"I believe that was the distraction we needed." Dr. Scratchensniff said.

The toons quickly ran for their vehicles.

In the tavern, Foyt and Benedict heard the commotion.

"What the hell?" Benedict yelled.

Freddy rushed into the tavern.

"Freddy, what's happening?!" Foyt demanded.

"We're under attack. Three gunmen, and they're pros too!" Freddy reported.

Benedict went over to the window and looked out. He narrowed his eyes as he recognised El Mariachi and his friends.

"I'll be damned!" he said. "El Mariachi.".

"Friend of yours?" Foyt asked.

The two watched as the BATs returned fire on the three men with their laser. Jim was firing his machine pistol as well, but the three gunslingers were doing damage.

Jim took cover behind a stone column to reload his gun.

"Shall we join the fracas, Ms. Foyt?" Benedict asked. "I have a bone to pick with these fellows.".

"Yes, let's do just that." she said. She picked up her Desert Eagle from the table. Benedict picked up his Mac 10 and with Freddy in tow, they went to leave the tavern.

Foyt turned back to the BATs with Bugs and Daffy.

"Deal with these two while we take care of the intruders." she ordered.

Bugs and Daffy gulped.

In the meantime, the Warners and Dr. Scratchensniff had got back into the Purple Haze and had thrown themselves into the battle. They drove their truck into one advancing group of BATs, putting them out of commission.

Lorenzo gave them a thumbs-up.

"Well done, mi amigos!" he said.

"You're welcome!" Yakko replied. "Look out!".

Lorenzo ducked to avoid a blast of laser fire aimed at him. He took a pistol from the glove compartment and returned fire.

In the Blue Devil, Wile E. got into the driver's seat and pressed the EMP button.

There was a flash as the EMP went off, and all the BATs fell down, deactivated.

"Great, Wile E.!" Marvin said. "Quick, bring the car around to the back of the tavern!".

Wile E. steered the car through the battle. Spotting them, Foyt fired a shot from her gun towards the Blue Devil. It hit the dashboard, which fizzed a little.

Wile E. brought the car to a halt behind the tavern.

In the tavern, Bugs and Daffy sighed as the BATs fell to the ground.

"Thank God for that." Daffy said. "Now, how do we get out of this?".

Marvin quickly came through the back door of the tavern and moved the pot of hot water aside so he could untie Bugs and Daffy.

"Okay, guys. We have to go now. We've been held back a bit here, but we'll catch up." he said as he untied the pair.

"Okay!" Bugs and Daffy chorused.

The three toons ran out to the car and got in.

Wile E. pressed the booster and they shot off, to try and catch up with the other racers.

Freddy and Benedict kept shooting at the two remaining vehicles.

"I think we'd better go!" Yakko yelled over to the three mariachis.

"Then go! We'll cover you!" El Mariachi replied.

The Purple Haze sped off as the mariachis kept the villains preoccupied.

"THEY'RE GETTING AWAY!" Foyt yelled to Freddy and Jim. "GET AFTER THEM!".

"Right!" Freddy and Jim chorused as they evaded the shots being fired at them and got into their Aston Martin Vanquish.

As they drove off, Lorenzo brought the truck to a halt and El Mariachi leaped off the back.

Mr. Benedict got up from his lying position and walked towards him.

Both men stopped and stared each other down.

"Senor Benedict." El said.

"El Mariachi." Benedict said. "We meet again. And I must say I'm glad to see your skills have not waned. Pray tell, who hired you to interfere with our plans.".

"That's for me to know and you to find out, amigo." El replied.

"Well, you may have slowed us down, but we will bring a halt to the Cannonball." Benedict said.

Benedict quickly went for the pistol he kept in his waist gunbelt, but before he could raise it, El Mariachi shot the gun out of his hand.

"Not today, thank you." El Mariachi said smugly.

Benedict smiled. "You win this round, but we will meet again.".

"Benedict! Come on!" Foyt yelled as she ran for their red Corvette. "We have to catch up with the Cannonballers!".

"See you later." Benedict said as he ran for the car.

"Do we go after them?" Fideo asked El Mariachi.

"No, not yet. We've done our job here." El said. "With luck, the Cannonballers will succeed".

France....

The Phantom was speeding along a country road. Sora was now behind the wheel, wearing the Captain Chaos mask.

"We have had little trouble so far, my friends." he said. "With luck, we shall pass through Europe without incident.".

Riku looked out the rear window and saw a red Porsche coming up behind them, at top speed.

It came right up on their bumper. Riku saw that the occupants were the Twins.

"No such luck!" Riku said. "Those guys from Antarctica are back!".

"Jeez! These guys never let up!" Cid said. "Kairi, I think you should man the gun!".

"Right, Cid. Captain, kindly activate battle mode.". Kairi said.

Sora turned the key and Kairi took her place in the gun bay as the Porsche drew up alongside the Phantom.

Twin Two, sitting in the passenger seat leaned over.

"We advise you to pull over and surrender, Captain Chaos!" he yelled.

"We will never surrender to you, vile villains!" Sora called back.

"We must warn you, our driving skills are superior to yours and we will beat you into submission if it is required!". Twin One called from the driver's seat.

Twin One swerved the Porsche over and banged into the side of the Phantom.

"Oh no you don't!" Kairi called. "Here's a little present for you!".

She fired the cannon at the Porsche, the beam set to heat ray.

Burn marks were left on the Porsche, but the Twins kept up their attack.

Twin One swerved again, knocking the Phantom through a wooden fence and into the field behind it.

"We can't let these scumbags get the better of us, Captain!" Cid yelled. "Let them have it!".

"Certainly, Cid!" Sora said. He sped up and the Phantom soon overtook the Porsche and broke through another bit of fence and stopped, blocking the road.

The Porsche kept coming right for them, but Kairi turned around so she was facing the oncoming vehicle. She fired several blasts of the heat ray at the vehicle's tyres until they melted.

Twin One lost control of the Porsche and it swerved and crashed through a fence on the other side of the road.

There was a lake behind the fence and the Porsche splashed right into it.

Sora, Cid and Riku got out of the Phantom and went up to the shore of the lake. The Porsche had started to sink into it.

Sora looked concerned. "I hope they aren't dead, my friends. As a hero, I would never want to cause the death of any of my enemies.".

Riku put his hand on Sora's shoulders.

"Hey, it was us or them. Besides, maybe they can swim.".

"Come on, guys." Cid said. "Let's get going.".

Riku and Cid headed back to the Phantom. Sora stayed and looked at the sinking Porsche once more and turned to leave.

He had not noticed two figures swimming for shore. The Twins had survived.

As the two villains got towards shore, Twin One took out his gun and aimed it at Sora.

Kairi noticed them and yelled. "SORA! LOOK OUT!".

Sora quickly wheeled around and saw the Twins.

Everything seemed to slow down as Twin One opened fire with his gun.

But then, everyone watched in amazement as Sora, using quick movements, was able to evade the shots being fired at him.

"I don't believe it!" Riku said in amazement.

"He must have seen The Matrix!" Cid commented.

As his gun ran empty, Twin One stared in disbelief, as did his brother.

"What are you?" both Twins chorused.

"I'm Captain Chaos!" Sora replied. "And you two need to be taught a lesson. DUN! DUN! DUN!".

Sora rushed at the Twins, knocking them both back into the water.

The Twins got back to their feet and tried to attack Sora, but his movements were too quick for them as he delivered blow after blow to their faces and stomachs.

Kairi finally snapped herself out of her trance of amazement and called to Sora.

"Captain, we have to go now. Come on!".

"On my way!" Sora yelled. He turned to the battered Twins. "We will meet again!".

Sora ran back to the Phantom and climbed in. Cid, who was now in the driver's seat started the engine and drove off.

"That was incredible!" Cid said. "How could you dodge those bullets?".

Sora took off the mask and looked at it.

"I don't know." Sora said. "I honestly don't.".

"Wait a minute, guys." Kairi said. "Victor said that to be Captain Chaos, you have to look inside yourself to find courage to do things you could never do. But I'm beginning to think that the mask itself may have powers!".

"Powers?" Riku said in disbelief. "What like the Green Lantern's ring?".

"Well think about it." Kairi said. "Sora's reaction time and driving abilities were pretty good, but every time he uses the mask, they become incredibly stronger. It's got to be!".

Sora looked utterly amazed. "I think you're right!" he said. "Victor has truly given me a rare gift!".

"Well then, Sora, just keep using it on this race, because with these assholes on our tails, we need all the help we can get." Cid said.

"I will." Sora said determinedly.

"Okay, let's go." Cid said as he floored the accelerator.

The High Roller sped through Paris.

The Mask was taking in the scenery as he manoeuvred through the streets.

"Ah, Paris. It's a shame we can't stop. It's a pity my Frenchman act didn't really impress Tina." he said to himself.

Suddenly, Milo started to bark.

"What's wrong Milo?" The Mask asked.

Suddenly his seat belt was pulled tighter around him, causing him to swerve onto the pavement as he was surprised.

He gasped for breath a bit and looked over his shoulder.

The miniature Spider was pulling on his seatbelt.

"Stop the car, green boy!" Spider yelled.

"No way!" The Mask said. He desperately swerved the car back onto the road, trying not to hit any pedestrians.

Milo jumped at Spider and knocked him off the seatbelt and onto the floor of the car.

As the Mask was released, he reached under his seat and picked Spider up.

"What have we here?" the Mask said as he looked at the shrunken biker.

Spider bit the Mask's hand. The Mask winced in pain and took his other hand off the steering wheel to clutch the wound on his free hand.

"SHIT!" The Mask said as he realised no-one was driving.

The car braked suddenly. The Mask looked down and saw Pitbull near the pedals.

"Put him down, or we could have a nasty accident!" Pitbull threatened.

To prove his point, Pitbull hit the accelerator and the car shot forward, heading right for the Louvre.

Milo leaped from the backseat and landed on top of Pitbull, pinning him to the floor.

"Here, Milo, play with this guy too!" The Mask said as he threw Spider to the floor.

The Mask grabbed the steering wheel again and veered the car away from the Louvre and back towards the road. He honked the horn at some pedestrians and they ran out of the way.

The High Roller went back onto the road and after getting a bit down the road, the Mask braked the car and reached under Milo to pick up the shrunken bikers.

Both were twitching slightly.

"Hey, Spider, I think it's wearing off." Pitbull said.

"Thank God." Spider said.

"You won't be saying that in a minute!" The Mask said as he tossed both bikers onto the back seat.

With a flash, both men returned to normal size. They both looked relieved, but before they could do anything, Mask pressed a green button and the roof of the car opened.

"What the hell?" Pitbull said.

"Bye Bye!" The Mask said, waving.

The back seat shot up into the air, taking Spider and Pitbull with it.

"Okay, Milo. We're outta here!" The Mask said as he put his foot down.

The car took off, and not too far behind them were several police cars.

Spider and Pitbull picked themselves up from the roadside.

"Now what do we do?" Spider said.

"Call for a pick up I guess." Pitbull said. "Or steal some transport again.".

"Well I don't care as long as we finally do some damage to these goddamn racers!" Spider snapped.

New York....

"Alright!" Jennifer said. "It's time to go.".

She turned to Cyrax, Sektor and Smoke.

"You three go up and get the money. We'll be here in case Needham tries to make a run for it.".

The three cyborgs nodded and exited the vehicle. They crossed the street and headed for the Royal Hotel.

From his window, Mr. X watched the three approach. He reached into his coat and pulled out a laser pistol.

"Okay. This is it.". He said to himself.

He picked up a walkie-talkie and spoke into it.

"Okay, Jack. It's on." he said.

"Roger that. We're ready to go." Jack Spade replied.

Setting the walkie-talkie down, Mr. X picked up a suitcase and exited the room.

He headed down the corridor towards the back staircase. As he neared the exit, he heard the 'ping' as the elevator reached the level.

He looked over his shoulder and saw the three cyborgs emerge from the elevator.

Without hesitation he shoved the door in front of him open and began to run down the stairs.

He could hear the cyborgs running after him, but he didn't look back.

As he got down to the fifth floor, a harpoon on the end of a line nearly hit him. It had been fired by Smoke.

Smoke retracted his harpoon as Mr. X ran on.

As he reached ground level, he kicked open the exit door and ran out into the alley.

Nearby, a brown Oldsmobile Cutlass with a white stripe down the centre was parked.

Mr. X quickly got into the car and started it up as the three cyborgs left the building.

As he drove off, Sektor fired a missile from his chest, which narrowly missed the car.

"So long!" Mr. X said as he steered out of the alley and onto the street.

In their PT Cruiser, Jennifer and Elizabeth saw Mr. X making a break for it.

"The money must be in the suitcase!" Elizabeth said.

"He won't lose us so easily!" Jennifer said as she turned the key in the ignition.

As they followed Mr. X's car, the cyborgs ran across the street and got onto their motorcycles.

They revved up and joined the chase.

Mr. X hit his horn as he accelerated forward, steering around traffic as he kept ahead of his pursuers.

Elizabeth spotted him up ahead and leaned out the window, firing a couple of shots from a laser pistol.

Mr. X picked up his CB with his free hand and spoke into it.

"Sabre Turbo to Securicar. Jack, do you read me?".

On a turnpike heading out of New York, a grey armoured van was driving along.

Jack Spade, Hammer and Flyguy were in it. Sitting in the back was the safe.

"Jack here, Mr. X." Jack said into his CB. "The money is safe. That was a good idea of yours, to get us to pick up the money and transport it. How are things with you?".

"A bit hectic." Mr. X replied as he saw Sektor and Smoke's motorcycles move up on either side of the Sabre Turbo.

"I'll head for the boat right away, but first I have to shake these guys! Sabre Turbo out!". Mr. X said.

Sektor and Smoke took out laser pistols and prepared to fire.

Mr. X smiled and pressed a button.

Two long spikes shot out of the front wheels of the car and jammed into the spokes of the motorcycles' wheels.

The bikes were tipped forward and Sektor and Smoke were sent flying.

"HAH!" Mr. X said as he drove on.

Elizabeth continued to fire at the Sabre Turbo, but Mr. X managed to swerve to avoid her shots.

Cyrax steered his motorcycle right up behind the Sabre Turbo.

The cyborgs stood up on the seat of the bike and leaped up onto the roof.

"I don't think so!" Mr. X said as he turned sharply, heading for the docks.

Cyrax held on, but Mr. X continued to turn wildly.

Eventually, Cyrax was thrown off the roof of the vehicle.

Mr. X turned his attention to a large fishing boat that was getting ready to sail. It was starting to pull away from the pier he was driving towards.

He clenched his teeth and put his foot down on the accelerator.

The PT Cruiser had stopped just a little bit behind him.

"He must be crazy!" Elizabeth yelled.

"Don't worry!" Jennifer said. "I know what to do.".

She pressed a button and a small homing device was shot from one of the headlights and attached itself to the rear of the Sabre Turbo.

"YEEE-HAA!" Mr. X yelled as he jumped the car off the end of the pier and it landed on the deck of the boat.

The captain of the ship left the deck and went up to the car as Mr. X got out.

"Couldn't you have waited a bit longer, Max?" Mr. X asked him.

"Hey, I have a tight schedule." The captain protested. "Are you okay?".

"Fine. How long will it take to reach LA?".

The captain shrugged. "A couple of weeks, but we'll make it.".

"Good. At least the money is secure." Mr. X said.

"We've got a cabin ready for you." The captain said. "This way.".

Back on the dock, the Dolls looked smugly after the trawler.

"Wherever he's going, we'll find him." Jennifer smirked.

London....

The PCJ-600 was weaving through the streets of the English capital, with the police in hot pursuit.

"These guys aren't gonna catch me!" she said to herself.

Turning a quick left, she drove into a construction site.

Some of the police cars came to a stop as Priss steered the bike into the half-constructed building and over to a flight of steps.

The construction workers watched in awe as she steered the bike up the stairs with little difficulty.

A couple of police motorcycles had followed her into the site and were on her tail, heading up the stairs in pursuit.

As Priss went onto the second level of the building, she grabbed a nearby bucket of paint and threw it at the cop who was the closest to her.

The cop was knocked off his cycle and the other bikes had to stop to avoid hitting him.

Priss steered the bike up the rest of the stairs, heading for the roof of the building.

When she reached the roof, she drove the PCJ-600 out onto an extended girder, which stretched out above the street.

Backing up a bit to get enough momentum, she hit the nitrous booster on the bike and it shot forward at great speed.

As the cops on the street below goggled, the white motorbike shot over their heads.

"WA-HOOO!" Priss yelled as she flew over the street and landed on the roof of a building across the street.

"What a rush!" she said to herself. "And it ain't over yet.". She saw a small roof vent a short distance away.

She backed the bike up again and drove across the flat roof. As she hit the roof vent, she once again was catapulted into the air.

The bike was propelled a great distance and fell towards the earth.

The bike landed safely on its' wheels and Priss drove on, as her pursuers' looked on in amazement.

"Evel Kneivel, eat your heart out!" Priss said as she hit the nitrous again and shot on.

The Esperanto was weaving through traffic. Dogtanian was now at the wheel.

"There's got to be a way we can lose these guys!" he yelled.

"There is!" Fogg replied. "Just keep going straight towards Tower Bridge!".

"What do you mean?" Dogtanian asked.

"Just do as he says, Monsieur Dogtanian!" Rigadon said. "We'll lose the police no problem!"

"Alright, let's do it!" Pip said.

Dogtanian quickly floored the green Cadillac's accelerator.

The cars swerved to avoid him. Some of the cops were having difficulty avoiding traffic.

"They can't catch us!" Dogtanian said as he moved to avoid some more traffic.

"Watch out for that truck!" Pip yelled.

Dogtanian quickly swerved around a truck that was in front of them.

As the truck swerved to avoid hitting the Esperanto as it manoeuvred in front of it, it jacknifed. The trailer turned and completely blocked the road.

The cop cars and cars in the other lane had to screech to a halt to avoid hitting it.

The bridge was ahead of them, but had been raised.

"It's raised!" Pip yelled.

"Yes, we know!" Fogg said. "Keep going, Dogtanian!".

"The police would be mad to follow us!" Rigadon said. "So just go!".

"Hang on, we'll make it!" Dogtanian yelled.

He hit the NOS switch and the Cadillac was propelled forward at a great speed.

The green car jumped completely over the gap in the bridge and landed safely on the other side.

"Alright, now, just turn right and follow that road." Rigadon said.

"If we steer through traffic we can make it out of the city and take the bridge that goes to Germany!" Fogg said.

"Okay, we're on our way!" Dogtanian said.

The Freeway was still being chased by the police as the Terminator travelled through London.

The Terminator activated his nitrous and shot ahead of the pursuing police cars.

He noticed that he was near a subway station.

"I'd like to see them try and follow me now." he said to himself.

The Terminator turned and drove right into the station, crashing through the turnstile.

Commuters jumped out of the way as the Terminator drove his bike down the escalator towards the platform.

Smiling to himself, the Terminator drove onto the train tracks and sped down the tunnel.

He heard a loud horn behind him and looked over his shoulder to see a tube train nearly on him.

The cyborgs gunned his motorcycle for all it was worth and managed to keep ahead of the train, although it nearly clipped his rear wheel a couple of times.

"Just follow the tube system until the end and I can get out at Hammersmith, then on to the Germany bridge." The Terminator said to himself as he sped on through the subway system.

Germany....

The Direwolf was going flat out, as once again, the police had caught up with them.

In one cop car were Harris and Proctor.

"Don't lose them, Proctor!" Harris yelled. "I'll nail these guys to the wall when we catch them!".

"How's my hair look now?" Jessie asked Domino in the Direwolf.

"WHO CARES?" Domino snapped back. "It'll grow back! Right now, we've got a bigger problem!".

James had been pushing the Direwolf for all it was worth.

"They can't keep on us forever." James said to himself.

Over their radio, they heard Captain Harris' voice.

"Attention, people. These guys are Rockets AND Cannonballers! I want them brought in...dead or alive!".

"I don't like the sound of that." Meowth said.

"They won't catch us!" James said.

He smiled as he saw a truck pull out in front of them.

Smiling, James hit the nitrous switch and they rocketed right past the truck.

Proctor was still behind them, but couldn't brake in time.

He and Harris ducked as the car passed under the truck's trailer.

There was a screech as the roof and windows of the car were completely ripped off by the trailer.

When Harris' car came out the other side, the top half of the car had been completely shaved off.

Proctor brought the car to a stop.

"Hell of a way to get a convertible, huh, sir?" Proctor said.

Harris took his hat off and hit Proctor with it.

Some of the other cop cars had swerved around the truck and took off after the Direwolf.

"GO! GET 'EM!" Harris yelled as the rest of the cops drove on.

"Okay, Jess, now that we're a little ahead, hit the radar jammer so they can't track us." James said.

"Roger that!" Jessie said. She flicked the switch and once again, the Direwolf was made invisible to radar.

Marcus and Regis were driving around the country in the Hummer they had stolen in Africa.

The two had found some weapons in the vehicle. Marcus had opened a box of grenades and was getting ready to use them.

"Were the guys who owned this thing nuts or something?" said Regis, who was driving.

"Who cares?" Marcus said. "As soon as we see Cannonballers, we let 'em have it!".

"There's one right now!" Regis said as he pointed up ahead. The Firebolt was in front of them.

"Right!" Marcus said as he opened the sun roof and stood up in the back seat. "Let's have a little fun!".

Fox was now driving the Firebolt.

"There's no sign of Sonic yet." Samus reported. "You think he could be ahead?"

"He still owes me a hundred bucks for beating him back in the Arctic." Mario said.

"We can catch up." Fox said. "I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to take us from behind like we did to him.".

There was an explosion behind them that nearly hit them.

"I should have kept my mouth shut!" Fox said.

Mario and Samus looked out the back window.

"It's not Sonic!" Mario yelled. "Someone's trying to blow us sky high!".

"Should we give them a taste of our weapons?" Fox asked.

"I think discretion will be the better part of valour here, Fox." Samus said. "Put your foot down!".

"Right!" Fox said as he floored the gas pedal.

"Keep up with them!" Marcus yelled as he continued to lob grenades at the Firebolt.

The red car managed to avoid getting hit, but the explosions kept coming.

Behind the Hummer, Herbie appeared and roared down the road towards the attackers.

"This looks like trouble, Herb!" Undercover Brother said. "What do you think we should do?".

Herbie honked his horn in reply.

"Take out the front wheel?" UB asked. "Where'd you learn how to do that?".

Herbie beeped back.

"Someone did it on you, huh?" UB said. "Well, it should work. Go for it!".

The white VW accelerated forward until he came up alongside the Hummer.

"Marcus, we got company." Regis said.

"Screw them! We'll soon have these guys!" Marcus yelled as he got ready to throw another grenade.

UB took hold of Herbie's steering wheel and slammed right into the side of the Hummer. The impact was strong enough to make the front wheel of the Hummer come loose.

"So long, turkeys!" UB said as Herbie drove on.

The Hummer went out of control as the wheel came off.

Marcus had removed the pin from the grenade and had fallen back into the vehicle as they veered off to the side of the road.

When the vehicle came to a halt, the two gangsters got out and went after the loose wheel, which had rolled a little but came to a halt.

"Come on, Marcus!" Regis yelled. "If we get the wheel, we can probably fix the Hummer.".

Marcus froze as he remembered the grenade he had dropped.

"Probably not." he said.

Regis turned to face him.

"What do you mean?".

The Hummer exploded as the grenade detonated. Regis' jaw dropped.

"That." Marcus said simply.

Regis growled and slapped the back of Marcus' head.

"Dumb ass!".

"You're one to talk!" Marcus snapped as he hit Regis back.

Up ahead, Herbie had come up alongside the Firebolt.

"Keep on going, guys!" UB yelled. "Win this thing!".

"You betcha!" Fox replied as the Firebolt accelerated onwards.

The North Pole....

"Alright, people!" Kat said. "We're now moving to the finish line in LA. All the spectators and musicians here are boarding the special fleet of planes provided by Mr. Yates.",

Indeed, the crowd and the band, along with the organisers, Jack, Donkey and Shrek were boarding planes in the background.

"And now we're getting ready to go with them." Misty said. "The Cannonballers are now halfway through Europe. We wish them all well. This is the North Pole, signing off.".

"When we see you folks next, we'll be coming to you from the City of Angels! See you then!" Lazlow said as he waved to the camera.

Weeks later....

The Banshee sped along a road in Russia, with a dragnet of police cars on their tail.

Lee activated their booster and they shot ahead.

"HQ, we are in pursuit of a red Corvette. Keep your eyes peeled for them." one cop reported.

"We're leaving them behind, Lee." Carter said. "That's good ain't it?".

"Yes, but they informed cops up ahead of us to look out for us." Lee said.

"Well, ain't there some high-tech way to disguise ourselves?" Carter asked. "You said Dr. Slump was a great scientist!".

"Hold on a second." Lee said as he scanned the dashboard. He saw a switch labelled Camouflage.

"I think this might be it." Lee said as he pressed the button.

The car glowed red for a second, and then suddenly, the exterior of the car came to resemble a BMW.

"Damn! That's what I call high-tech!" Carter said. "Just slow down, so they won't bust us for speeding.".

"Okay." Lee said. He slowed the car down and they nonchalantly drove past a couple of approaching cop cars that just ignored them.

"According to the radar, those guys are the last cops for thirty miles." Lee said.

"Then let's go!" Carter said. "With camouflage, there ain't no way they'll catch us!".

Romania....

The Silver Streak was speeding down the road, with Ms. Foyt's car on their tail.

Mr. Benedict was firing shots at them from his Mac 10. Ms. Foyt was also firing shots from her Desert Eagle.

The bullets could not penetrate the shield around the vehicle.

"Damn it!" Foyt yelled. "We have got to get these people!".

"Just stay with them!" Benedict replied.

Sam was now driving the Silver Streak.

"They won't get off our backs!" she said. "There has to be something we can do!".

Juni was listening to their radio.

"There's a police car coming down another road close to us. All we have to do is time it right." he said.

"Right. When will it get here?" Clover asked.

"In another fifteen seconds.". Juni said.

"Okay." Sam said. "Tell me when!".

Juni counted a few seconds, then yelled "NOW!".

Sam activated their nitrous and shot ahead of Foyt's car.

"They aren't going to lose me!" Foyt yelled. She put her foot down on the accelerator.

As the car shot forward, Captain Harris' squad car came onto the road from another road to the right.

Unable to turn in time, Foyt's car hit the back of Harris' car and went off to the side of the road.

Harris' car halted, with a massive dent in the side from the impact.

"God damn!" Harris said. "That nutcase will regret that she was ever given a license when I'm done with her!".

He and Proctor got out of their wrecked car and headed over to Foyt's car.

Foyt was trying to get the car to start again.

"Shit!" she yelled.

"I think we have some trouble, Ms. Foyt." Benedict said, nodding towards Harris and Proctor.

"To hell with them!" she said.

Harris went up to the window of the car.

"Alright, lady, just what...Commander Foyt?" he said in surprise when he saw his former superior.

Foyt glared at Harris. "Ex-commander thanks to those damn Cannonballers! It seems that once again, you and those morons you command can't stop them, so it's up to me once again!".

"Hey, sir! That guy with her is Mr. Benedict, the gunman!" Proctor said. "He's wanted in ten states!".

"So what? You want an autograph?!" Foyt snapped as she tried to get the engine started again.

"Ms. Foyt, you're under arrest. So quit gunning the engine!" Harris said.

Foyt flipped Harris the bird as she managed to get the car started again.

"So long, morons!" she said as the car sped off.

"Right! That does it!" Harris yelled. "Come on, Proctor! We're going after them!".

Proctor pointed to their car, from which the roof was still missing and now had a massive dent in the side.

"In that? Not a hope!" Proctor said.

Harris looked and saw a red Mercedes approaching them.

He stood in the middle of the road and held his badge up.

The car came to a halt and the driver got out.

"(What do you think you're doing?)" he yelled.

"Enough of that!" Harris said as he and Proctor came up to the car. "I'm a police officer and I'm commandeering this vehicle!".

Up ahead, Foyt and Benedict were still speeding along.

"I'm not sure it's wise to go on in this car." Benedict said.

"I don't care!" she said. "I'm going to get a Cannonballer if it's the last thing I do!".

She saw the Silver Streak up ahead and gunned the engine for all it was worth.

"We've got company again!" Carmen said as she saw their pursuer.

"No problem." Alex said.

She pressed a button, which dropped a mine.

As the Silver Streak poured on the speed, the mine detonated, blowing a hole in the road.

Foyt tried to brake, but the car fell into the hole.

She and Benedict got out of the car, annoyed.

"Those bastards! They are really starting to piss me off!" Foyt yelled.

"Come on, Ms. Foyt. Let's find another car." Benedict said as they ran off.

Russia....

The Mantis had been pulled over.

As the cop approached, Ben and the others smiled to each other.

"This plan is foolproof." Keanu said.

"(Step out of the vehicle, please.)" the cop said.

The four men got out of the Mantis.

The cop's jaw dropped.

"Hey!" he said in English. "You're..."

"Yes, I'm Keanu Reeves." Keanu said. "And this is Leo diCaprio and Ben Affleck.".

Leo was pretending to talk on a cellphone.

"Okay, Steven. Just cut. We've got a problem.".

"Steven?" the cop said.

"Yeah, Steven Spielberg." Ben said. "We're shooting a movie.".

Leo pointed up into some mountains nearby.

"There are cameras set up around there to film a long shot.". He said.

"Yes, that's right." Donald said.

The cop went over to Donald.

"You're that guy from Monty Python, aren't you?".

"That's right." Donald lied. "Would you like to see the silly walk?".

"No thank you." The cop said. "Shooting a movie you say?".

"Yeah, that's right." Keanu said. "I know our car looks a bit unusual, but it's a film about a worldwide funny car race.".

"Seriously?" the cop asked.

"Yes, seriously." Leo said. "We're sorry if we were going over the speed limit, but we have to get on with the shoot.".

"We're seriously behind schedule." Ben said.

The cop observed the four carefully, and then shrugged.

"Alright, I'll let you off with a warning this time, but just watch yourselves." he said. "And good luck with your shoot.".

"Thank you, officer." Donald said. "Dos vidanya.".

As the cop drove off, the four men got back in the Mantis and drove off themselves.

"Do you really think I look like John Cleese?" Donald asked.

"A little bit." Leo said.

The Behemoth Chopper was being pursued by several police helicopters.

"These guys are starting to tick me off." Beetlejuice said.

Suddenly, his head started to spin around.

Wee Man grabbed the controls while Beetlejuice grabbed the sides of his head to stop it spinning.

"God, I hate it when that happens!" Beetlejuice said.

"Russian cops..." Chris began.

"We know, stern but fair!" Wee Man said. "You said that at least three times during Gumball 3000!".

"Speaking of which, I wonder is Steve-O managed to stay awake." Chris said.

"Shouldn't we be trying to lose these commissars before they nail us?!" Beetlejuice said.

Wee Man got an idea. Still holding on to the joystick, he climbed into a seat.

"Have you ever heard of this guy called Handsome Rob?" he asked.

"Yeah, set the record for longest freeway chase, right?" Chris asked.

"Well, let's see if we can break his record and set one for longest aerial chase!" Wee Man said as he activated their jet turbines and they shot forward.

The police choppers went after them, managing only just to keep the Behemoth Chopper in their sight.

"This is gonna be great!" Beetlejuice yelled.

Below them, Ghost Rider was steering the Shockwave through the snow, using his heat ray to clear some of the snow out of the way.

"There." he said. "I've cleared a path. Now to save some of the ray for later.".

He shut his heat ray off, and glanced over his shoulder to see some cop cars gaining ground on him.

"I know your job is to protect the innocent officers, but I must be going.".

Ghost Rider activated his afterburner and the Shockwave rocketed ahead of its' pursuers.

Romania....

In a small town tavern, a group of people were sitting around a table.

"Are you sure the castle is in this area?" the man called Blade asked.

Blade's mentor, Abraham Whistler replied. "The research, and info we got out of those suckheads in Prague, indicates that the scumbag has his castle within a hundred miles of here.".

"Oh, man, this is cool!" Edgar Frog said. "Dracula, and a whole convention of vampires! We'll produce the maximum bodycount!".

"Hey, Edgar, chill out a bit, will you?". Michael Emerson said. "It won't be easy. It wasn't easy taking the Lost Boys out, even though I had a vamp's powers at the time.".

Michael's brother Sam nodded in agreement. "Yeah, we've gotta think this out.".

"Yeah, well who said you three rookies would be coming anyway?" Whistler said.

"Rookies?" Edgar said, offended.

"Come on, old man." Blade said to Whistler. "You know they have skills, and we could use the help for a mission like this.".

"Well, I don't know." Whistler said. "I don't know if they're capable enough with the weapons.".

"Hey, Abe." Sam said. "You saw me take out those vamps in London from the top floor of One Canada Square. My aim is perfect.".

"Maybe, Sam." Michael said. "But this could be our hardest mission yet.".

The door to the tavern opened, and in came Mina Harker and Tom Sawyer.

Tom went to the bar, while Mina surveyed the surroundings. She noticed Blade and his friends and went over to them.

"Daywalker." she said. "Good to see you again.".

"Mina." Blade said simply. "How have you been?".

"Fine. Need I ask what you and your new recruits are doing here?".

"Well, this is the part of Romania once known as Transylvania. I think you can guess why we're here." Whistler said.

"So, Dracula is back in his castle." Mina said. "Good.".

"Whoa, lady!" Edgar said. "WE'RE the ones who are gonna take Drac out.".

"You haven't seen what Mina can do, kid." Whistler said. "She can be a good help to us.".

"Well, if you'll have me, I'm in." Mina said. "But I have to leave when Drac is gone.".

"No problem." Blade said. "You're in."

"Hey, Mina." Tom called over. "I hope you won't be too long with this 'unfinished business' of yours. We have racers to protect. Here comes one now.".

The people at the table looked out the window, and saw the Cobalt rushing through the town, without slowing down.

"Hey!" Michael said. "Did you see who was driving? That was Buffy Summers, the Slayer!".

"The Slayer!" Whistler said. "God damn! She's trying to get to Drac before we do!".

"Actually..." Mina began.

"Come on! Let's haul ass!" Blade said as he and the others got to their feet and headed for the door.

Mina shrugged and followed them.

Meanwhile, in a sinister castle, the much feared vampire count Dracula called a meeting of vampires to order.

"Now then, gentlemen." he said. "You are all aware why we are here. There have been many deaths in the vampire community of late. This is because vampire hunters are starting to come out of the woodwork by the dozen!".

The other vampires made sounds of agreement.

"A few years ago in Mexico, we lost one of our crucial installations. Many years since then, the one known as the Daywalker has hounded us. The situation is unacceptable, which is why the High Council has appointed me to be..."

Drac's voice was drowned out by the roar of engines.

"Damn!" He said to himself.

"What's that noise?" one of the vampires asked.

"It's the damn Cannonball again!" Drac said. "Bloody racers never give me any peace!".

Out on the road, not too far from the castle, the Cheetah had outrun many police cars and were running on infra-red mode, so their lights could not be seen.

"Hang on, Ethan." Snake said as he prepared to activate their turbo. "I feel the need. The need for speed!".

"I can't help feeling I've heard that somewhere before." Ethan said.

Snake activated their turbo and the red Ferrari shot onwards.

"WOOO-HOO!" Snake yelled.

In exultation he hit his hand down on a button.

A grille opened on the front of the car and a pair of missiles were launched.

"Oops." Snake said.

"Don't do that again." Ethan said.

"Okay." Snake said.

At the castle, Dracula went to open a window and as he did, he saw the missiles streaking towards the castle.

He gasped as the missiles hit one of the turrets of the castle, destroying it.

Dracula clenched his fist.

"DAMN THE CANNONBALLERS!" he yelled. "I'll have all their heads on my wall someday!".

Russia....

The Titan had stopped at a gas station.

"Why are we stopping?" Fulgore asked. "I thought we didn't need gas.".

"It's alright." Professor Nimnul said. "Brain and I have an idea.

Brain turned to Fearless Leader and Wild Dog.

"You know what you have to do?".

"Exactly what we have to do.". Fearless Leader replied.

The two villains exited the huge vehicle and went up to the station attendant, who was sitting near the building.

"(Excuse us.)" Wild Dog said in Russian.

"(Can I help you gentlemen.)" the attendant asked.

"(Is it true that this is the last gas station around for a hundred miles?)" Fearless Leader asked.

"(Yes.)" the attendant replied. (Hardly anyone comes around here.)".

"(Thank you for the help.)". Wild Dog said.

With a quick move, he hit the attendant over the head with his gun arm, knocking him out.

"Right." Fearless Leader said. "I'll get this guy out of here. You do your stuff.".

"Right." Wild Dog said as Fearless Leader carried the unconscious attendant away.

Wild Dog raised his gun arm and aimed it at the gas pumps.

He opened fire at the pumps and jumped out of the way as they exploded.

"HA, HA!" he laughed to himself.

Fearless Leader dumped the attendant in some bushes nearby and the two villains got back in the Titan.

As the huge vehicle drove off, the villains laughed.

"It's a good job we don't have to make fuel stops!" Dick Dastardly said.

"But our fellow racers will have a few problems!". Shredder said.

Muttley sniggered to himself.

"Pinky." Brain said. "Are you pondering what I'm pondering?".

"I think so, Brain." Pinky said. "But where would we get a tutu and a feather at this time of day? Narf!".

"No, Pinky!" Brain said. "It seems possible to me that we could win this race.".

Behind them, on the road, the Typhoon had appeared.

"That's those villains." Dylan said. "They must have blown up that gas station back there.".

"I'd say we should teach these fellows some manners, right ladies?" Austin said.

"Oh, hell yeah." Alex said.

"Don't use the cannon just yet. Just give 'em a taste of the machine guns." Natalie said.

"Right!" Austin said as he opened fire on the Titan with the front machine guns of the Typhoon.

"Looks like trouble again." Baron Harkonnen said as he saw their attacker.

"I'll handle it!" said Yosemite Sam as he headed for the rear gun bay.

Freddy and Jim's Vanquish was barrelling down the highway.

Looking through a pair of binoculars, Jim saw the Cataclysm on a road running just parallel to them.

"The two roads meet about a mile up ahead." Freddy said.

"Peel rubber then!" Jim said. "I'm gonna take these sods out!".

Jim reached into his jacket and pulled out a .45 with a laser sight.

"You only have two bullets in that gun." Freddy said.

"That's all I need, Fred." Jim said as he took careful aim.

Mathayus was behind the wheel of the Cataclysm.

"Are you sure this time that this is the road to Moscow?" he asked Rath.

Rath was examining a computer map in front of him.

"I really don't know why it malfunctioned earlier." Rath said.

"Just tell us, are we on the right road now?" Armon asked.

"It certainly seems that way.". Rath replied.

As they reached the point where the two roads joined, Mathayus casually glanced to his right and saw Jim taking aim at him.

Thinking quickly, Mathayus hit the brakes.

Jim fired the gun but both shots were wasted as the Cataclysm braked.

"SHIT!" Jim yelled.

Freddy kept on driving and moved onto the highway.

The Cataclysm was now behind them.

"Hold on, guys!" Mathayus said. He activated their nitrous and the car shot forward, ramming right into the back of the Vanquish, knocking it forward.

"Crap!" Freddy yelled as he tried to get control.

The car skidded off the road as Freddy applied the brakes to try and stop them.

Honking its' horn, the Cataclysm sped on.

Romania....

Thor was running down the highway. Eddie was now driving.

"No sign of any competition yet." Eddie said.

"Well, that's the way I like it, Ed." Hagar said.

Suddenly, the BF Injection swerved out from behind the huge vehicle and drove on.

"What the...?" Eddie said.

"Hard to look behind you when your car's so big." Steve Irwin said.

"Hang on a second, Steve." Mick said as he pressed a switch. A glass canopy closed over the two Australians.

"Just for protection." Mick said. "Now for some firepower!".

Mick activated the dune buggy's machine guns and they turned around to aim at Thor.

"Want to play, huh?" Hagar said. "Then let's play.".

Hagar pressed a red button and on either side of Thor's huge nose, a laser cannon appeared.

"Okay, here we go!" Steve said as the two vehicles opened fire on each other.

In the castle, Drac and his guests looked annoyed when they heard the sound of the gun and laser fire.

"I've had just about enough of the Cannonballers!" Dracula said. "Something should be done!".

"Well, it's getting dark now, Count, so let's go and teach them some manners.". One of the vampires said.

The others all agreed.

"Fine." Dracula said. "Let's go.".

The vampires rose and turned into bats, and flew out an open window.

Greece....

The Interceptor had a police car on its' tail.

"Okay, you want to screw with me?" Max said. "Then I'll screw with you!".

Max pulled out a walkie-talkie like device.

"This soundwave blaster should do the trick!".

In the cop car, the officer said "Unit Bravo Twelve in high speed pursuit of Cannonballer.".

"Present for you, Unit Bravo Twelve.". Max said. He pressed a button on the soundwave blaster and a loud, high-pitched whine filled the cop car.

The officer took his hands off the steering wheel and covered his ears as his head started to hurt.

The cop car skidded off the road and Max laughed to himself as he sped on.

"Unit Bravo Twelve, respond please." a voice said over the cop's radio.

The cop picked up the radio and said "Could you please speak up a little. I've got this ringing in my ears.".

Further down the road, the Tiberius was having police trouble too.

"They're not going to give up easily, Secret." Morocco said.

"Hang on, Morocco!" Secret said. "We're on a hill now, aren't we?".

"Yeah.".

"Well, listen. I'm going to swerve and block the road, then they'll either have to ditch it or ram into us!" Secret said.

"Ram into us?!" Morocco said nervously.

"Don't worry. They're not that stupid! Hang on!" Secret yelled.

Secret quickly turned the wheel and the blue car swerved and blocked the road.

"(HOLY SHIT!)" one of the cops yelled.

The cop cars swerved off the road and went down the hillsides on either side of the road, trying to stop before they hit something.

"So much for that!" Secret said as he turned the Tiberius around and sped off down the road.

The cops managed to regain control of their cars and tried to steer back up the hill.

Romania....

The Cobalt sped down the road. Buffy looked in the mirror and saw a black Dodge Charger and a blue Cadillac coming fast behind them.

"What's going on?" Buffy asked. "Those guys aren't Cannonballers!".

"Well just keep your foot down. These guys shouldn't give us any trouble." John said.

Buffy kept the accelerator down.

In the Dodge, Blade, Whistler and Mina kept their eyes on the Cobalt.

"I won't lose her!" Blade said as he gunned the car.

"Look, guys. You're overacting. She doesn't know about Dracula." Mina protested.

"Why else would she be here?" Whistler asked.

In the sky above them, Dracula and the vampires saw the three cars.

They reverted to their human forms.

"There are Cannonballers!" Dracula said. "Attack!".

Still floating in the air, the vampires swooped down towards the cars.

Michael was driving the Cadillac. He sensed something and looked up into the air.

"Guys! Incoming!" he yelled.

Sam and Edgar quickly took out their stake guns and fired at the vampires who swooped towards them.

They managed to take out a couple of the vampires but one landed in the car.

Sam and Edgar started to struggle with the vampire, who was roaring wildly.

Michael took one hand off the steering wheel and pulled a gun out of the glove compartment.

He put the gun up against the vampire's temple and fired a silver bullet into him.

The vampire disintegrated.

"Well done, Mike!" Sam said.

"I'll give Blade a call on the radio to let him know about this." Edgar said.

Michael looked up ahead and saw some vampires had landed on the Charger and were attacking it.

"I think he already knows." Michael said.

Whistler leaned out the window of the Dodge and fired some silver bullets at the vampires who were trying to break through the windscreen.

As they disintegrated, Blade swerved the car to knock the vampires on the roof off. As the vamps fell off, Blade fired a few silver bullets behind the car and took the fallen demons out.

Buffy had noticed what was going on in her mirror.

"Vampires!" she said. "Just my luck. I come on the Cannonball to get a break from fighting vampires and they come after me.".

"Those people back there are doing excellently at taking the vampires out." The Shadow said.

Buffy looked up ahead and saw Dracula standing in the middle of the road, smiling.

"Oh boy." she said. She brought the Cobalt to a halt and got out, with a stake at the ready.

"So, you Cannonballers are going to...Buffy Summers?" Drac said as he recognised Buffy.

"Count. So you did find another way to come back." She said.

"I'm like a bad penny. I always turn up." Dracula said. "I've had just about enough of you and your friends disrupting my business.".

"Bring it on!" Buffy said.

Dracula hissed and lunged forward. Buffy quickly dodged him and delivered a martial arts chop to the back of his neck.

As the two continued to fight, the Charger and the Caddy caught up and came to a halt.

They saw Buffy fighting Dracula.

"Shall we join the fracas?" Blade asked.

"I don't know, she's doing pretty well on her own." Mina said.

"I thought you wanted to take out Drac." Whistler said.

"Yes, but I guess that if someone takes him out, I'll be happy." she said.

"Enough of this child's play!" Dracula yelled as he grabbed Buffy.

Buffy struggled to get her arm free, but Dracula's grip was strong.

"Prepare to die!" Dracula said as he prepared to bite Buffy.

Suddenly, there were two gunshots and Dracula staggered back, releasing Buffy.

Buffy turned and saw John and the Shadow holding smoking guns.

"Thanks guys." she said.

With a quick move, she lunged forward and staked Drac through the heart.

Dracula roared with rage as he disintegrated.

"I'll be back!" he yelled as he was reduced to ashes.

"Anytime." Buffy said.

Blade and friends got out of their cars.

"Hey, Slayer. You kicked ass!" Sam said.

"Thanks." Buffy said. "But I didn't come here to kill Dracula. We're just trying to run a race.".

"Well, then good luck." Blade said. "Hopefully we'll meet again some time.".

"Come on, Buff. Let's go! We're nearly out of Romania, but we've got some major catching up to do!" John said as he got behind the wheel and started the car up.

"So long!" Buffy said as she got back in the car and they drove off.

Shadow activated their NOS and the blue car vanished into the horizon.

"Are they in the Cannonball?" Michael asked.

"That's right." Mina said. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to rejoin my team mates. We're providing protection for the racers.".

Mina turned into a bat and took off into the sky.

"Is she a vamp?" Edgar asked.

"Only half." Whistler replied. "But she doesn't drink blood often.".

"It's a shame we missed killing Dracula." Sam said.

"Don't worry." Blade said. "He always finds a way to come back. Satan's probably sick of seeing him!".

The five men laughed.

Miami....

In Tej's garage, Orange Julius and Slap Jack, two street racer friends of Brian and the gang, had dropped by.

"Yo, Tej." Jack said. "Any word yet about Saturday's race?".

Tej turned away from the TV to face the two.

"No news yet, guys. We're watching the Cannonball here!".

"Great!" Julius said. "Any word on who's in the lead?".

Suki turned to face Julius with a mischievous look in her eyes.

"It's the women's team: the Infernus." she said. "Bet that pisses you off, huh OJ?".

Julius looked pissed off.

"They probably won't win. We'll see." Julius said.

"You just can't accept that women are great racers, can you OJ?" Jack said.

"Yo, guys, quit the bitching!" Rome said. "The announcers are in LA now. Let's hear what's new.".

"Hopefully some of the racers are out of Europe now." Brian said. "We'll see.".

Los Angeles....

The four reporters were addressing the camera at the LA docks.

In the background behind them, a huge cruise ship was docked. On the deck and around the ship, the spectators were gathered around.

Near the ship, a stage had been set up for the band.

"Well, folks, here we are in LA. The ship behind us is where the finish line will be." Lazlow said.

"Some of our racers have nearly reached the Asia bridge, but others, such as the Cobalt have some catching up to do." Misty said.

"But they should have no problem cat-cat-catching up, especially with nitrous in the cars." Max said.

"Well, that's all the news we have for now." Kat said. "Now, here are the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Great White's Fast Road.".

Leavin' here on a goodbye road
been holdin' on for too long
One way out still open to me
just be a rock rolling stoned
City lights, summer nights
the modern day call of the wild

Faces come, the faces go
all looking for someone to be
I don't mind. I do fine
There's nowhere that I'd rather be

It's a mainline
fast road to nowhere

Don't you cry, baby don't ask why
what does it all mean to me
Sometimes, yeah, it just seems to be
we all have a need to break free
I don't mind. I do fine
There's nowhere that I'd rather be

On a mainline
fast road to nowhere

Straight line

Fast road to nowhere

Take me along for the ride

of no return, no return

There's fire in your eyes
and fire in the heat of the night

City lights, summer nights

nowhere that I'd rather be

On a mainline,

Fast road to nowhere

Just a straight line

The fast road to nowhere

A straight line,

Fast road to nowhere

On a straight line,

The fast road to nowhere.

Fast Road by Great White

The fishing boat had docked at another harbour and Mr. X drove his car off the boat.

"Thanks, Captain." he called over his shoulder as he drove off.

The Securicar was waiting at the exit to the port. Mr. X stopped his car.

"Okay, guys. You got the money?" he asked.

"That's affirmative, Mr. X." Flyguy said. "Shall we deliver it to the cruise ship?".

"Not yet. Let's wait until the racers are closer to the end.". Mr. X said.

"Right." Hammer said. "We'll park the van at the LAX parking lot.".

In Lex Luthor's office, Lex and his partners were hearing Jennifer and Elizabeth's report.

"He's in Los Angeles." Elizabeth said.

"Shall we move in?" Jennifer said.

"Not yet." Luthor said. "They're not fools, the organisers of the race. They've reported on TV that they've moved to that ship in LA. But they wouldn't move the money there yet since they know we're after it.".

"They must have hidden the money somewhere in the city." the Red Skull said. "But a search would attract attention to us.".

"I think we should still follow Mr. Needham's movements." Ansem said.

"Good idea." Luthor said. "While our agents delay the racers, we should be able to find where the money is.".

"Yes, if they can manage a simple task like that!" the Red Skull said.

"Nil desperandum, gentlemen." Luthor said as he raised his champagne glass.

"The money will be ours, one way or another.".

TO BE CONTINUED...

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