CANNONBALL RUN 4: HIGH OCTANE
By The Turbo Man
CHAPTER 12: AND THE WINNER IS...
DISCLAIMER: The usual. This is it. The last chapter. Special features will be added but at a later date. Hope you enjoyed the story! I'd like to thank my brother Luke, Nightw2, BKelly95 and everyone else for their help.
KARR sped down the highway as fast as he could go. Luthor kept his eyes on the rear view mirror, on the lookout for any pursuers.
"I'm picking up several cars pursuing us, Mr. Luthor." KARR reported.
Luthor saw the Phantom and the street racers appear in the distance, coming up behind them.
"Then lose them! Any way you can!" Luthor yelled.
KARR dropped a couple of proximity mines in the road, and activated his turbo, shooting ahead.
Sora steered the Phantom around the mines, signalling for Brian and friends to follow his path.
"This could get nasty." Roman commented.
"No nastier than it's been before." Brian replied.
Sora put his foot down and the Phantom shot off after Luthor. Brian, Tej, Suki, Jack and OJ activated their nitrous at the same time to keep up with him.
Julius overshot the Phantom and accelerated towards KARR.
"KARR, I'm going to take care of our visitor!" Luthor said. He reached into the glove compartment and took out a handgun.
He rolled down his window as KARR drove ahead.
Julius rammed into KARR's back bumper a couple of times, nearly knocking him off the road.
"I learned that from Suki, essa!" Julius said.
"How rude." KARR said. "I think I'll teach you a lesson.".
KARR got a little ahead and then suddenly slowed down, allowing Julius to hit his rear end. This caused damage to Julius' RX-7.
"Shit!" Julius yelled.
As KARR drove off, Luthor leaned out the window of KARR and fired a couple of shots at Julius' tyres.
The RX-7 went off to the side of the road. Fortunately, the orange car came to a halt.
Tej pulled his Eclipse over to the side.
"Yo, OJ! You okay?" he said.
"I'm fine! Just keep going!" Julius replied.
Tej nodded and he roared off after KARR, with Suki's S2000, Brian's Evo and the Phantom not far behind.
"Use extreme caution, good citizens!" Sora said. "We're approaching Las Vegas now!".
Sure enough, KARR was now entering the city limits.
In front of him was a large police roadblock that Captain Harris had ordered set up.
"Everybody get into position!" the lead officer yelled. "The black Acura is coming!"
The police officers all cocked their guns and got ready.
Suki and Tej had pulled up on either side of KARR and were ramming him on either side.
KARR extended two long metal spikes from his sides and started to rip through the metal of each car.
Suki moved away and angrily surveyed the damage to her car.
"You're gonna pay for that!" she said as she hit him back on the left side.
"Take this, brother!" Tej said as he hit the right side.
"Lose these fools, KARR!" Luthor yelled, as he fired a shot at Suki.
She ducked and managed to avoid getting shot.
"Press Turbo Boost, Mr. Luthor!" KARR said.
Luthor found the button and KARR was shot into the air, shooting ahead of the two cars.
The Phantom and the Evo caught up with Tej and Suki as Luthor disappeared.
"Come on, let's go!" Sora yelled. 'He shall not escape!".
"He's packing!" Tej warned.
"So am I!" Brian said as he took out his gun and sped on.
The cops at the roadblock saw KARR approaching and took aim with their guns.
"Go through that roadblock, KARR!" Luthor ordered.
Luthor ducked down as the police officers opened fire, peppering KARR's body with bullet holes.
The black car could take it, but he was taking damage.
KARR crashed through the blockade of police cars and continued on his way.
As the cops tried to get to their intact cars, the Phantom and the street racers caught up and followed KARR.
"Hang on, Rome!" Brian said. He hit the nitrous again and they shot off after KARR.
Luthor's gun had run dry and he was frantically searching for another clip of ammo when the Evo came up alongside him.
Brian leaned out his window and fired a couple of shots.
One bullet hit KARR just under the windscreen and a shower of sparks shot out.
"What happened?" Luthor yelled.
"They hit my control unit!" KARR said. "I can't drive myself anymore! You'll have to take over!"
Luthor grunted and grabbed the steering wheel.
He rammed into the side of the Evo, nearly making it hit a car that was coming at them.
The Phantom moved up on KARR.
Sora hit into KARR's rear several times, and tried to force him off the road.
Luthor put his foot down and tried to get ahead of Sora, swerving fast into another street, but Sora kept on him.
"You won't escape!" Sora said.
"I'll be damned if I'm going to let some upstart kid get the better of me!" Luthor yelled.
Up ahead, he saw that a large pack of police cars was driving right towards him.
"Damn!" he said. He quickly darted his eyes to the right, looking for an exit.
He smiled as he saw a turn into the parking lot of a large stadium. Hanging a quick right, he turned into it.
Gritting his teeth, Sora turned and followed him.
Sora fired a couple of missiles, which detonated close to KARR, making holes which Luthor narrowly avoided going into.
Luthor was blinded by the smoke from the detonation briefly and turned into a tunnel leading into the stadium.
"I hope you know what you're doing." KARR said.
"Oh, shut up!" Luthor yelled.
Sora stayed on Luthor's tail.
"Perfect!" he said.
KARR exited the tunnel, and Luthor looked around, confused.
He was inside the stadium, and all around him were various cars, all of which were rigged for a demolition derby.
Luthor gulped as he realised what was about to happen.
He quickly looked over at one of the bangers next to him.
"Hey, fella!" he yelled to the car's driver. "How do I get out of here?".
"You'll need a tow truck!" the guy smiled back at him. "By the looks of that car, you may already need one!".
"Shit!" Luthor said.
Luthor looked in his mirror and saw the Phantom and a few police cars coming through the entrance tunnel.
Luthor cursed to himself and hit the accelerator, driving into the arena.
At that moment, an air horn sounded, signalling the beginning of the derby.
Well if we had our own willing way to go
You'd be doing things, and hoping there's antidote!
When we saw that we'd give you it all!
we're thinkin' you're a lady, yankin' our chains an' all!
The police cars halted at the mouth of the tunnel, but Sora drove into the fray.
"Well, this should be fun!" Sora said as he swerved to avoid a couple of cars that were trying to box him in. Instead, both cars hit each other, one flipping the other over.
Luthor lifted KARR up onto two wheels, letting a car go through the gap.
"Be careful! I already need repairs!" KARR yelled.
"SHUT UP!" Luthor yelled.
We can get a try!
We can get a try!
with a 1, 2, 3
You'd be startin' to drown!
We can clear the floor
We'd give you a bangin'
ladies and gentlemen do it together!
We want you to give us something more...
You have to lay down on us!
We want us to get up off the floor...
Don't ever lay down on it!
We don't want to ever live or die!
We gotta get out we can make it today
you gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make it today!
Luthor rammed into another of the jalopies, damaging its' front end.
"These morons won't take me!" he said.
One of the bangers hit into KARR's rear wheel, making him spin out for a few seconds.
Sora pushed through a couple of cars, which got in front of him.
As he did, one of the car drivers saw him.
"Hey, it's Captain Chaos!" he said.
"Yeah, I see!" another driver said.
Sora stopped a minute and addressed the drivers.
"Good citizens, that villain in the black Acura has stolen the Cannonball prize money! You must stop him from escaping!" he said.
"You got it, buddy!" one of the drivers responded.
The derby cars all converged on KARR. Luthor saw them coming and clenched his teeth.
We want fun and you better believe it!
We want fun 'cos we desperately need it!
We want fun, but you don't understand...
... you gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make me a man!
We want fun and you better believe it!
We want fun either take it, or leave it!
We want fun, and we're gonna get pasted!
We want to have fun, and we want to get wasted!
He rammed straight into the first two that came at him, knocking them out of his way.
But then two more rushed him from either side and hit him, causing him damage.
Luthor swore to himself, and kept his foot to the accelerator, heading right for another tunnel on the other side of the arena.
Two more derby cars rammed into his back, making him slam into the guardrail around the seating.
Luthor started the engine up again and drove back towards the exit tunnel, but now two more cars got beside him and forced him to drive towards a huge mound of dirt in the middle of the track.
As KARR hit the mound, he went into mid air and spun around.
KARR landed back on the ground, upside down.
"This is NOT good!" Luthor said to himself. He undid his seatbelt and grabbed the suitcase with the money in it.
He kicked his door open and slipped out of KARR.
"Mr. Luthor! Don't leave me!" KARR yelled.
"Save it, KARR!" Luthor yelled. "You're expendable, like the rest of them!".
Luthor ran off as some of the derby cars hit KARR, causing more damage.
When we had the time of our life
We'd hook up with the gang
and take you through!
Then you'd be in the back of our van
Mum and dad started gettin' real bad!
We want you to give us something more...
You have to lay down on us!
We want us to get up off the floor...
Don't ever lay down on it!
We don't want to ever live or die!
We gotta get out we can make it today
you gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make it today!
The Phantom had pulled up nearby and Sora got out and started to run after Luthor.
The audience saw him and began to clap and chant.
"GO CHAOS!" they yelled.
As Luthor ran, he finally found a fresh clip for his gun. He turned and fired some shots at Sora.
Once again, through the strange powers of the Chaos mask, Sora dodged all the bullets that were fired at him.
Luthor stared in shock as Sora charged him and hit him right in the stomach.
Luthor fell to the ground with a grunt, dropping the suitcase off to the side.
The crowd cheered as Sora drove a punch into Luthor's face, stunning him.
As Luthor held his nose in pain, Sora went over to the suitcase and picked it up.
"Mission accomplished!" he said. He turned and bowed to the crowd, who applauded even louder.
We want fun and you better believe it!
We want fun 'cos we desperately need it!
We want fun, but you don't understand...
... you gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make me a man!
We want fun 'cos we medically need it!
We want fun either take it, or leave it!
We want fun, and we're gonna get pasted!
We want to have fun, and we want to get wasted!
We want pie, want pie, want fun YEAH!
What do we want? What do we want?
We want fun, want pie, want fun YEAH!
What do we want? What do we want?
We want fun, want pie, want pie YEAH!
What do we want? We know what we want!
We want pie, want pie, want pie!
We want to have fun, and we want to get wasted!
We Want Fun by Andrew WK
Luthor opened his eyes to see about twenty cops standing over him, all pointing guns at him.
"Don't move!" they all said at once.
Luthor roared in fury as he realised his defeat.
Two hours later....
At Rancho Splendido, the cleanup operation had finished.
The Dregs, Freddy, Jim, Benedict, Van Pelt and the human guards were al being put into police vans.
"This sucks!" Ray said as he was being lead away.
"Just hope you don't get a room mate called Bubba, guys!" Secret Squirrel yelled to the bad guys.
Priss was talking to the Terminator.
"You look like hammered shit!" she said to him.
The Terminator smiled at her. "I'm used to it." he said. "You did very well.".
"You too." Priss replied. "I guess I owe you an apology.".
"Save it. There's no need." The Terminator replied.
The two shook hands.
Mick was applying some bandages to a few wounds that Steve had sustained.
"You just keep going no matter what happens, don't you?" Mick asked.
"Well, it may hurt." Steve said. "But it's fun!".
Team Rocket were dancing around in circles, singing.
"We beat the bad guys! We beat the bad guys!" they said.
Domino rolled her eyes as she watched them. "They may be good, but they're still a bunch of clowns!".
Lara's team high-fived each other. "We're the unbeatable team!" Mirai said.
"You've got that right!" Lara said.
Pip and Rigadon were attending to Dogtanian and Willy. "You guys are great in a fight." Pip said. "Sorry I wasn't much help.".
"It's no big deal." Dogtanian said. "You'd have probably got grabbed by the tail two minutes in.".
"Just like my friend Tico." Rigadon commented. "Do you want me to call your tailor when we get back to London, Monsieur Fogg?".
"It's alright, Rigadon. I DO have other suits you know." Willy replied.
Wallace looked at the porridge gun in his hand. "I'm beginning to think I should patent this thing, Gromit. What do you think?".
Gromit just shrugged.
J.J. and Victor had driven the Cheetah into the compound and handed the keys back to Ethan and Snake.
"You guys did good." J.J. said to them.
"That's why we're known as the best in our field." Ethan said.
Proctor was leading a handcuffed Ms. Foyt to a police van.
"You're all the same!" she was ranting. "Always going too fast!".
A plane passed overhead.
"Hey, you! Bring that plane down here! I want a look at your licence!". She yelled.
Proctor looked at her, a bit worried.
A fly buzzed past Foyt's head.
"Trying to break the land speed record, buddy?!" she yelled after it. "I'll make sure you never drive again!".
Brock and Captain Harris watched this.
"It seems she's lost her wits." Brock commented.
"Then maybe the judge will go easy on her." Harris commented. "So are you alright?".
"Yeah, me and Mr. X are fine. Where is he by the way?".
"He's over talking with the people he hired to protect the racers." said Victor who had come up.
Mr. X was addressing all his agents.
"Well, guys and gals, I must say that I'm proud of each and every one of you! You all did great." Mr. X said.
"It was our pleasure, sir." Blue Falcon said. The rest of the group cheered. Herbie honked his horn gleefully.
Buckaroo was thanking his Blue Blaze Irregulars, Reno and Rawhide.
"I knew I could count on you guys." Buckaroo said.
"Hey, boss. The day we do a sloppy job is the day we quit working for you. A day that'll never come!" Rawhide said.
"You got that right." Reno said.
Marge took Maggie back from Lucky Eddie. "Thanks for taking care of her for me." she said.
"It was no big deal." Eddie said. "I'm just glad she didn't puke on me!".
Hagar and Homer were talking. "That was a great fight." Hagar said. "I think I'll buy you a beer when we get to the finish line. You've earned it.".
"Hey, I think I'll be the one buying you a beer." Homer replied.
Buffy's team looked in satisfaction at the goons as they were loaded into the police vans.
"They've learned something important today." Buffy said. "Never fool with a Cannonballer.".
"True." John said. "You two were great!".
"You weren't too shabby yourself, John." The Shadow said.
The Shadow turned to see Darkwing Duck, Kid Rock and BD Joe heading over.
"Darkwing, I must say that you proved yourself to me in battle." The Shadow said. "You are a great crime fighter.".
DW blushed a little. "Thank you, sir.".
"What a buttkiss!" Kid Rock said to himself.
"Well what do you expect? The guy's his hero." Joe said.
Strong Bad stroked Trogdor's head.
"You did great as always, buddy." he said.
Trogdor smiled in return.
"I just hope these guys remember that it was because I brought you in that we won the battle!" Strong Bad added.
"Oh, try to get over yourself, Strong Bad!" Marzipan said.
Mr. Furious was groaning in pain.
"You okay, Roy?" The Shoveler asked.
"Yeah, apart from the fact that I had to get the crap beaten out of me to psyche myself up again." Furious replied.
"So?" Bowler asked. "Whoever said being a superhero was a cushy job?".
Bugs and Daffy reluctantly shook hands.
"As much as I hate to admit it, you were great in that fight." Daffy said to Bugs.
"Thanks." Bugs said. He turned to the Tiny Toons and Animaniacs.
"The lot of you did Warner Brothers proud!" he said.
"It was nothing, really." Yakko said.
I'M SO GLAD THAT NOBODY GOT KILLED said Death. I NEEDED A VACATION, NOT ANOTHER JOB.
"Hey, we're racers, not killers." Austin said. "We'll let the law take care of those guys.".
Nemesis roared in agreement.
Dom and Memphis shook hands with Carter and Lee. "It was great fighting alongside you guys again!" Dom said.
"Likewise." Lee said. "I hope those guys stopped Luthor from getting away.".
Hearing this, Kairi looked a bit nervous.
"Penny for 'em, Kairi?" Cid said.
"I'm just hoping that everything's okay." she said.
"Hey, I'm sure Sora is..."
The sound of a car horn was heard and everyone turned to see the Phantom drive into the compound, followed by Brian and friends and a police car.
The Phantom stopped and the police car pulled up alongside it.
Sora got out of the Phantom, and held up the suitcase for everybody to see.
The Cannonballers all cheered.
"YAY, CHAOS!" Raye and Lita chorused.
Sora turned to look at Luthor, who was in the back of the police car.
"See you in about thirty years." he said as he walked off.
"You think I'M evil?!" Luthor said. "Wait 'til you see my attorney!"
As some of the Cannonballers rushed forward to shake Sora's hand and clap him on the back, Kairi quickly grabbed him, and planted a kiss on his cheek.
"Well done, Captain!" she said.
Sora blushed a little, but then smiled. "It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it." he said.
Sora approached Brock and handed him the case. Brock opened it to check that all the money was still in it. He smiled in satisfaction and closed it.
"Captain Chaos, I owe you a big boat of thanks." Brock announced.
He then addressed all the racers.
"I owe all of you a big boat of thanks." he said. "Once again, the Cannonballers have proved that they will let no-one stand in their way.".
He turned to face Marcus and Regis, who were standing with the Angels and Austin Powers.
"I owe thanks to you two gentlemen for your decision to aid us against your former employers.".
"Well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em." Marcus replied.
Brock then turned to face Captain Harris and Proctor. "I also owe thanks to the representatives of the law enforcement community for their help. Who would have thought the police and the Cannonballers would one day work side by side?".
Harris smiled. "Well, I still don't approve of your race, but there are bigger menaces than you, and we all helped to take them down!" Harris replied.
"Well, Captain Harris, and Mr. Ellenstein, we have something special to present to both of you if you'll come over here." Victor said as he waved Marcus and Harris over.
Both men approached Victor, looking confused.
In the back of their police van, the Skull and Ansem watched.
"Why can't the bad guys win for once?!" The Skull sneered. "This sucks!".
"Who said life was fair?" Ansem replied. "If life was fair, The Color Purple would have won the Oscars!".
In another police van sat Papa Lazarou and his minions.
"I can't believe we got caught!" Tik-Tikk complained.
"Don't worry." Papa said. "There's no evidence to convict. We won't be here for long." Papa began to laugh to himself.
Marcus and Harris looked stunned as Victor handed each of them a Cannonball timecard.
"You...you're letting us join the Cannonball?!" Harris said in shock.
The Cannonballers looked surprised.
"Why not?" J.J. said. "We feel it's the only way to thank you for your help."
Marcus and Harris both smiled.
"But listen, everybody." J.J. said, addressing everybody. "The rules are still the same. The first one to reach the finish line and punch the clock wins. Even these guys could win,"
"Thank you, J.J., but I have another announcement to make." Brock said.
The Cannonballers watched in anticipation.
"My generosity is not just limited to these guys." Brock said. "But to you too, my friends. I said before that there was no runner-up prize. But now, for one time only, that changes. The winning team still gets $200 million, but now, the team that arrives second will receive $100 million, and the third team will receive $50 million!".
The Cannonballers cheered and threw their hands into the air.
"So, we advise you all to start hauling ass to the finish line!" J.J. said.
"But first, could someone give us a lift to the finish line?" Victor asked.
Reno and Rawhide stepped forward.
"We can get you there, no problem." Reno said. "Our chopper's pretty fast.".
"Then let's go!" Mr. X said.
Brock, J.J., Victor and Mr. X all followed Reno and Rawhide to their helicopter.
The Cannonballers were all excited.
"Can those other amounts be split four ways?" Austin asked the Angels.
"Sure they can." Dylan said. "But we'll still be going for the grand prize!"
"You betcha!" Alex and Natalie chorused.
"Come on, you dumbheads!" Dastardly yelled as he herded the Villains' Society back to the Titan.
"Yes. If we get a head start, we can get there ahead of the rest!" The Brain said.
"Alright, let's go!" Fearless Leader said.
"HEY! Where are they going?" Clover demanded as they saw the Villains heading for the Titan.
"Where do you think they're going?" Sam said.
"Two can play at that game!" Carmen said as she ran for the Silver Streak. Juni and the WOOHP spies followed her.
"Come on, guys! Let's am-scray!" Miss Piggy said as she and Kermit ran for the Dragon.
Max got into the Interceptor.
"No-one beats me on the blacktop!" he said as he started the engine up.
As the helicopter started to take off, Brock looked down at the racers as they dashed for their vehicles.
"These guys don't lie down on the job." he said.
"Okay, guys. Get us to the Sea Phantom, and don't dawdle." J.J. said to Rawhide.
"Niet problemski." Rawhide said as he flew off.
Not far behind them, the Deluxo, Malice and the Behemoth Chopper also took to the sky.
"Don't overtake those guys, though, B.J." Johnny Knoxville said, pointing to the BBI chopper. "They have to present the prize.".
"I'll be fine." Beetlejuice replied." I just don't want any other Cannonballer to beat us!".
On the ground, Marcus and Regis had got into the Roadrunner and drove off.
"Just make sure those cops don't get ahead of us!" Regis said to Marcus.
Harris was behind the wheel of the Gauntlet.
"Boy, this is exciting!" Proctor said.
"You bet it is!" Harris said. "I can retire to the Caribbean with that money!".
Sora and friends piled into the Phantom. Riku got into the driver's seat.
"You did great, Captain!" Riku said. "So let me take over while you get your strength back!".
"You're welcome, my friend." Sora said as he took the Chaos mask off.
"Well, here we go!" Cid said. "Let's kick ass!".
"This is gonna be great!" Kairi said as the Phantom roared off.
The Cannonballers were all hitting the road again, this time in the run for the gold. The highway was packed with speeding vehicles as the final dash was underway.
Los Angeles, five hours later....
The BBI chopper touched down on the docks, near the Sea Phantom.
The crowd cheered as Brock, Mr. X, J.J. and Victor got out of it.
"Okay, guys. Let's get ready to welcome our buddies!" J.J. said.
"It's official, folks!" Lazlow said to the camera. "The Cannonballers are now on their way here!"
"We expect to see them in just u-u-u-under fifteen minutes." Max said.
"The excitement of the crowd is at an all-time high at this moment!" Kat said.
"The Lone Rangers are about to go on stage." Misty said. "But first, let's look at the situation at the betting kiosk.".
The other members of the band were so excited they could barely sit still.
"Is there any news on those new arrivals?" Joel Madden said. "I hope they won't upset the betting system!".
"No, I don't think they will." Donkey said.
"Who's leading right now?" Ozzy asked. "Please tell me before I bust a blood vessel!".
"Okay, people. Here's the leaderboard as it stands right now!" Shrek said as he brought up a display on the huge videoscreen above the kiosk.
The board read like this:
Phantom
Stinger 2
Hermes
Roadrunner
XXS Tomcat
Road Kill
Direwolf
Cheetah
Infernus
Gauntlet
BF Injection
Maniac
Buckshot
Burrito
Dragon
Cobalt
Cataclysm
Malice
Behemoth Chopper
Deluxo
PCJ-600
Freeway
Muscle Car
Purple Haze
Behemoth Base
Black Knight
Comet
Firebolt
Mantis
Serpent
Interceptor
Titan
Typhoon
Van Go
Hyperion
Blue Devil
Hotring Racer
Maelstrom
Silver Streak
Phoenix
Thor
El Diablo
Banshee
Tiberius
Esperanto
Shockwave
Van Itty
"Some of these positions are bound to change before the end." Jack said. "If you guys keep your eyes out, you should see them soon!".
On the stage, Ali G took the microphone.
"AWRIGHT!" he said. "The end is in sight, and now to perform the song Rock Hard, Ride Free, it's the Lone Rangers!".
The crowd cheered as Chazz, Rex and Pip took the stage.
"Okay, guys. This is it!" Chazz said. "I know you're excited, but keep your mind on the song.".
"We'll try." Pip replied as he got behind the drums.
The band began to play.
Get a grip on the action,
moving heaven and earth
Gotta get a reaction,
push for all that you're worth
No denying we're going against the grainSo defiant they'll never put us down
The Burrito found itself stuck in traffic on a hillside.
"Aw, come on!" Shaggy moaned.
"Don't worry!" Daphne said. "Time for some aggressive driving!".
Daphne backed the van up and slammed into the car behind them. She then moved forward and rammed into the rear of the car in front of them.
Now that she had some room, she steered onto the grass of the hill beside them, and drove down it, past the line of traffic.
"RAY!" Scooby cheered. "Go, Raphne!".
Blackadder put his foot down to try and pass the Mantis.
"They won't leave me in the dust!" Blackadder yelled.
"Please don't shout so much, sir!" Baldrick moaned as he held an ice-pack to his head.
"Blackadder won't pass!" Leo said. "We owe him big time for that superglue stunt!"
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All day, all night
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All your life
Tough as steel stop at nothing
Look at fate in the face
Don't take no for an answer
Grab the lead in the race
Marcus and Regis were speeding along.
"That's a map of L.A. tourist attractions!" Marcus complained to Regis. "Is that the only map you could get?!".
"Don't worry, bro!" Regis replied. "It also shows the way to the docks! Take this next right!".
As they turned into the next lane, they saw the Stinger 2 up ahead of them.
Marcus poured on the speed.
"Those guys are catching up with us!" Chili said.
"No problem!" Tommy said. "I arranged a little distraction!".
He pointed up ahead. At a traffic crossing stood an attractive blonde woman wearing a halter-top and a short skirt.
Regis looked ahead and saw the girl. He quickly grabbed the steering wheel and steered the Roadrunner over to her.
"What the hell are you doing?" Marcus yelled.
As the girl smiled at the brothers, the Stinger 2 sped on.
"You idiot!" Marcus yelled to Regis as he steered the Roadrunner away from the girl and back after the Stinger 2.
The Deluxo had managed to fly ahead of Malice.
"Who's leading right now, Marty?" Doc asked.
"It's hard to tell, Doc." Marty replied. "But I don't think there's far to go to the finish line."
No denying we're going against the grain
So defiant that they'll never put us down
So scream it out!
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All day, all night
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All your life
The Titan had moved up the field and was now trying to get ahead of the Black Knight.
"These guys again?!" T-Bone said. "Let's lose 'em!".
The Titan rammed into their back.
"Come on! Let them have it!" Baron Harkonnen yelled.
"You think I'm going to let these do-gooders win?!" Professor Nimnul replied.
The Phoenix turbo-boosted over some cars at a set of traffic lights.
"That was close!" Michael Knight said.
"TOO close, Michael!" KITT said.
The Comet roared down an alleyway, with the Firebolt snapping at its' heels.
"Mario won't beat me!" Sonic said as he quickly steered around a truck that was in front of him.
The truck blocked the Firebolt's path briefly.
"This isn't going to stop me!" Mario yelled as he shook his fist.
Rock hard with a purpose
Got a mind that won't bend
Diehard resolution
That is true to the end
No denying we're going against the grain
Because we're so defiant
Everybody scream it again!
Corvax steered the Hotring Racer down an embankment and into the L.A. River.
"We'll use this as a shortcut!" he said.
Looking out the back window, the Nomad said "Looks like someone else already thought of that!".
The Buckshot, the Cataclysm, the Van Go and the Van Itty were all approaching.
"You gotta get up pretty early to give me the slip!" Conker yelled as he drove past the Hotring Racer.
"Don't let them get away, Mathayus!" Armon yelled.
"No worries!" Mathayus said as he put his foot down.
"Punch it, Eddie!" Bowler yelled to the Shoveler in the Van Go.
"Go, buddy! Go!" Invisible Boy yelled in the Van Itty.
The XXS Tomcat soared through traffic.
"How far left 'til the finish line, Gyro?" Scrooge asked.
"About two miles!" Gyro said. "We'll make it!".
The Gauntlet was trying to outdistance the Direwolf.
"Don't let the fuzz win, Jessie!" James yelled.
"You bet I won't let them win!" Jessie yelled.
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All day, all night
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All your life
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All day, all night
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All your life
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All day, all night
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
All your life
Rock Hard!
Ride Free!
Rock Hard, Ride Free by Judas Priest
"Okay, people!" J.J. announced. The racers have all caught up with each other and are now heading for the docks. Keep your eyes peeled! Here they come!".
Cid swerved the Phantom into the docks, with every other car following at high speed.
"Okay, who has the card?" He asked.
"Got it!" Kairi said.
"Get ready to make a dash for it!" Riku said.
"This is it!" Sora said.
Cid slammed on the brakes, making the Phantom turn slightly and block the road.
The other cars all screeched to a halt and their doors were flung open.
"LET'S GO!" Beavis yelled as he rushed forward.
Kairi quickly got out of the Phantom and made a dash for the clock.
Just as she reached it, Bart Simpson yelled and threw himself on top of her.
Within a few seconds, representatives of each team had thrown themselves into the mix and there was a lot of struggling.
Some of the crowd rushed in to try and break up the struggle.
Suddenly, a hand reached up out of the fracas, holding a timecard.
The hand reached the clock and punched it. The fourth Cannonball Run was over.
Later that evening....
The Sea Phantom was now sailing out to sea. On deck, the after party was in full swing.
"Well, that was the most fun I've had in a while." Johnny Knoxville was saying.
"It certainly was." Chris Pontius replied.
Mario and Sonic shook hands.
"Well, once again it seems our rivalry is unresolved." Sonic said. "Neither one of us won.".
"Well, there's always next year.". Mario said. "But you did great, as always.".
The sound of a helicopter could suddenly be heard overhead.
The Cannonballers looked up into the air to see a black helicopter with a red capital 'R' painted on it.
"Uh oh!" Meowth said. "It's the boss.".
"Boy, are we gonna get it." James said.
"Well, you said you had some good news for him." Domino said.
A rope ladder was lowered from the chopper and Giovanni climbed down it onto the deck.
As he stepped onto the deck, the rope ladder was raised. Jessie, James, Meowth and Domino nervously approached their boss.
"Well." Giovanni said coldly. "What do you have to say for yourselves?".
Domino offered him a plate of sandwiches.
"Care for some food?" she asked lamely.
"You are idiots! All of you! You didn't even come third for the $50 million!" Giovanni snapped.
"But, boss, we were close. We came fourth!" Meowth said.
"And what do you get for that?! A handshake?!" Giovanni yelled.
"With all due respect, sir, do you think you could do better?" Domino said.
Giovanni sighed. Domino had a point.
"Alright. I'll enter Team Rocket in next year's race." he said.
"Not me." Domino said. "This race was enough excitement for me.".
Giovanni then turned to Jessie, James and Meowth.
"Then I guess it will be you three again. But you'd better not fail next time!". He said.
"We won't boss." Jessie said. "You see, we hired the winner of this Cannonball to give us driving lessons for the next one.".
Giovanni raised an eyebrow. "Who WAS the winner?".
"If you'll follow us, Brock Yates is about to present him with the prize money." James said as he led Giovanni towards the top of the deck.
Giovanni followed him, and looked up to see Brock Yates and the Cannonball winner, surrounded by a lot of photographers.
"My congratulations to you, sir." Brock said as he handed the money over. "You've achieved something great.".
"WOO-HOO! I'M NUMBER ONE!" Homer Simpson yelled as he accepted the money.
Marge, Bart and Lisa rushed forward to hug Homer.
"Well done, Homey!" Marge said.
"You rock, Dad!" Bart said.
Giovanni's jaw dropped. "You've got to be kidding me!" he said.
Brock turned and saw J.J. present Dom and Memphis with the $100 million prize for second place.
"Congratulations to you guys as well." J.J. said.
"I thought you'd be pissed about coming second." Memphis said.
"Well, $100 million is nothing to sneer at." Dom said.
Nearby, Victor was presenting Sora with the $50 million.
"You did great, kid." Victor said as he shook his protég's hand.
"Yeah, but I wish I could have come first." Sora said.
Cid and Riku each put a hand on Sora's shoulder.
"Hey, hero. You did great things on this race anyway." Riku said. "We're all proud of you.".
Sora smiled. "You were great yourself, Riku." Sora said.
"Hey, we all promised our best, and that's what we gave." Cid said. "And no-one can call us losers when we've each got 25 of $50 million bucks in our pockets!".
Kairi came up and smiled. "I can honestly say that I'm proud of all of you." she said. "And Captain Chaos certainly delivered the goods."
"Gee, thanks, Kairi." Sora said as he shook her hand firmly. Kairi smiled back.
Sora turned to face Victor. He handed him the Captain Chaos mask.
"Thanks for the power you gave me, Victor. But I think that someone else deserves to be shown the way next year." he said.
Victor nodded in understanding. "Okay, Sora. But I'll remember you. You were the most impressive Captain Chaos so far.".
Sora and Victor shook each other's hands firmly.
"Okay. Now that's over, let's party!" Riku said as he went to join the others.
Sora turned to Kairi and extended his hand. "May I have this dance?" he asked.
"Certainly." she replied as she took his hand.
Homer was near the centre of the deck and was getting ready to open a keg of beer. James went over and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Excuse me, Mr. Simpson." he said. "We'd like you to meet our boss.".
"Oh, sure." Homer said.
Homer turned to face Giovanni. He shook his hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Simpson." Giovanni said, forcing a smile.
"You too. Jessie and James have told me so much about you. Would you like a drink?". Homer said.
"Sure." Giovanni said.
Homer turned back to the beer keg and pulled the lid off it. He then lifted the keg up and turned to face Giovanni.
"Open wide!" he said as he tipped the keg up and drenched Giovanni with beer.
"Oh, Homer!" Marge said as she laughed.
Maggie took her pacifier out and laughed too.
Africa....
The Thornberry family and Darwin were seated around Debbie's portable TV. They all cheered.
"Well, that was thoroughly enjoyable." Nigel said. "Hopefully they'll do it again next year!".
"I hope so!" Debbie said. "It'd be good to meet a Cannonballer again.".
"Those guys are great!" Eliza said.
Tokyo....
In their secret hideout, the Machinegal Dolls watched their TV in disgust.
"Unbelievable!" Brooke said. "Six months of sheer hell for nothing!".
"So? At least we weren't caught!" Isabelle said. "Maybe next year, someone will give them what they deserve!".
Sea Phantom....
Lara Croft and her team raised their glasses to each other. They were now wearing their normal clothes.
"That was fun." Mirai said. "But I'm glad to get out of that jumpsuit. Do you know how hard it is to go to the bathroom in one of those?".
"I can imagine." Mai said.
"Well, here's to us." Lara said as the girls clinked their glasses together.
Brian and Roman were talking to Dom. They had got on board the ship before it had sailed.
"So, Dom. What do you do now?" Brian said.
"Well, that Harris guy said there were never any charges made against me, so I guess I stay." Dom said.
"Well, I advise you to keep your hands clean." Brian said.
"Yeah, you do the same." Dom said. "Thanks for helping me out. You were both great.".
"You oughta come down to Miami some time." Roman said. "The racing is great."
"Oh, by the way, Jesse's fine." Dom said. "He's healed up pretty good. But Vince is still pissed off that he owes you a favour."
Brian laughed. "That guy's just never happy.".
Fearless Leader and Dick Dastardly were sitting dejectedly at the bar.
"So much for Nimnul's 'great' invention!" Fearless Leader snorted.
"Where is he, by the way?".
"Down there." Dastardly said, pointing to the floor where Nimnul lay in a stupor.
"Drowning his sorrows." Dastardly explained.
Muttley wandered over and sniggered.
Raye and Lita shook hands with the SWAT Kats.
"It was good working with you two." Raye said.
"Likewise." Razor said. "We must do this again sometime.".
Australia....
Jason Voorhees stood by the roadside. He heard a twig snap and turned to see Leatherface and Michael Myers approach.
Both Myers and Leatherface had made the long trek from Asia to Australia and were exhausted.
Jason nodded 'hello' to the both of them as they stood near him.
All three stuck out their thumbs. After a few seconds, a rusty, battered old truck appeared. It had a licence plate which read BEATNGU.
The truck came to a halt near the three killers, and the door opened.
Sitting behind the wheel was the Creeper. He nodded to Jason, Michael and Leatherface to get in.
The three got inside the vehicle and it drove off.
The Creeper fiddled with the truck's radio and eventually found a channel.
"It's official, folks!" Misty's voice said. "Brock Yates has confirmed that next year, there will be another Cannonball Run.".
Hearing that, the Creeper exchanged glances with his three passengers. A wicked smile came to his lips.
Sea Phantom....
"Hopefully, we'll see a few returnees and a few new faces next year." Kat said to the camera.
"But now, the party is in full swing, and we're going to join it!" Lazlow said.
"So, g-g-g-goodbye to all you folks out there, and thanks for watching!" Max said.
On the stage that had been set up on deck, Chazz spoke into the mike.
"It's been great being here! Our congrats to the winners of this year's race. And now to finish the show, a little number by Oasis!".
"They suck!" Beavis yelled in the crowd.
"Shut up, Beavis!" Butthead yelled as he smacked Beavis upside the head.
With that, the band began to play and the Cannonballers all joined in the dancing.
It's a bit early in the midnight hour for me
To go through all the things that I want to be
I don't believe in everything I see
Y'know I'm blind so why d'you disagree
Take me away, cos I just don't want to stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
Sora danced with Kairi, Michael Knight danced with Lita.
"Do you come here often?" he asked her.
"Just shut up and dance." she said teasingly.
Marcus and Regis stood at the edge of the crowd, banging their heads to the song.
"That was fun." Marcus said.
"Hey, let's do it next year!" Regis said.
All around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
You know it's gonna be o.k.
As the Cannonballers danced, Captain Harris was speaking with Brock.
"Well, that race was quite a lot of fun." Harris said.
"Well, Captain, will we see you next year?" Brock asked.
"No." Harris said. "I'm retiring. So I guess someone else will have to bother you next year. Just one thing, though. You ARE aware that quite a lot of damage happened on the race, aren't you?".
"I know. That's why I'm going to change the rules a little next year." Brock said.
"Glad to hear it. But by all means, keep up the good work." Harris said as he shook Brock's hand.
"Come on, sir. Let's join the party!" Proctor said.
Harris and Proctor ran to join in the party.
Kermit and Miss Piggy waltzed with each other.
"You waltz divinely." Miss Piggy said.
"Well, you DID teach me how to." Kermit said.
What you gonna do when the walls come falling down?
You never move you never make a sound
So where you gonna swim with the riches that you found?
If you're lost at sea I hope that you've drowned
Take me away, cos I just don't want to stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
All around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
You know it's gonna be o.k.
The Cannonballers were all having the time of their lives, and already, Brock Yates could imagine the excitement about the next race.
The Sea Phantom sailed on into the night, with the sounds of celebration rarely ceasing. Fireworks were ignited around the ship as the racers cheered.
Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa,Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa,
Naaaa, naaaa, naaaaa, naaaaa, nanananana,
Nanananana, nanananana,
All around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
Cos all around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
You know it's gonna be o.k.
Cos all around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
And all around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
You know it's gonna be o.k.
It's gonna be okay!
It's gonna be okay!
It's gonna be okay!
It's gonna be okay!
All around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
Cos all around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
You know it's gonna be o.k.
All around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
Cos all around the world, you've got to spread the word
Tell them what you heard
You know it's gonna be o.k.
La lalalala la lalala lalalala
La lalalala la lalala lalalala
I don't know what I know
What I know what I know
Yeah I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
I don't know what I know
What I know what I know
Yeah I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah I know what I know
I don't know what I know
Yeah I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah I know what I know
I don't know what I know
Yeah I know what I know
Pig's don't fly - never say die!!!
So things are gonna fly - never say die!!!
Things are gonna fly - never say die!!!
Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa
Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa
Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa
Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa
Things are gonna fly - never say die!!!
Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa
So things are gonna fly - never say die!!!
Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa
So things are gonna fly - never say die!!!
Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa
So things are gonna fly - never say die!!!
Nanana, nanana, nananana nananaaa
All Around The World by Oasis
THE END.
AN: There you go! I hope you enjoyed yourselves. But it's not over yet. I will add special features, but not for a while yet. I hope you all liked CR4. I'd like to thank everybody for their support. Later!
