Acceleracers Nexus
Chapter Two: Race Night!
Author: Chase Wheeler
Disclaimer: Same as Chapter 1. I dont own Acceleracers.
Summary: Its Race night and Chase has all the motivation he needs to win, but then so does Dawn Ambers.
Acceleracers Nexus.
Chase opened the gullwing door and stepped into the chilly night air, smiling to the crowd. Here he was, Their Hero, The Fastest in Bayview. Pressing a button on his watch Chase activated the fog machine and Underbody lights on Rageous. Pressing one more button the gothic techno Rageous theme blasted from the several speakers inside Rageous. With the underbody lights painting the gravel and the red LEDs in the demon's eyes glowing through the fog emitting from the red car, Chase could feel the fear off one of his opponents. Some guy named Patrick McClurg was shivering infront of his large black SUV. Chase shook his head at the vehicle. Racing in an SUV? Outrageous.
Dismissing his thoughts about the black SUV, Chase moved over to Kash and handed his friend the money for the race's buy in. Kash took his money without a word then greeted Chase with a nod. Chase grimaced, he knew it would be this way. Slowly he counted down from five in his head awaiting the inevitable.
"What the hell took you so long?" Kash yelled right in Chase's face.
"I made it on time didnt I? Just chill, Kash." Chase retorted. He knew the argument was mainly for the crowd. Kash had to keep up appearances, couldn't let anyone think that he was going easy on any of his racers.
Kash shook his head. "Someday, Chase, Someday you'll come in too late. And there won't be jack I can do about it."
Chase just glared at the race organizer for a few seconds then walked back to Rageous where a nice size crowd had surrounded his car. It never got old to them. They had seen the red and black car countless times but it still caught their attention whenever it showed at Race Night. Chase just rolled his eyes.
Dawn Ambers sat inside her blue Eclipse, which had been dubbed Heaven Sent. Most would think the crowd called it that becuz of the Angel Vinyls that she had placed on it, but the true reason was that all the guys said she was heaven sent because they all thought she was hot. Not one single guy here hadn't tried to pick her up...well maybe one hadnt. The one she wanted to most of all. Chase. The guy that she dreamed of being in the arms of everynight. But he was the only one that hadnt tried to pick her up with some cheesy line. Why should he? He had the Chasers. Every single girl in Chase's fan club was beautiful and she couldnt blame Chase for sleeping with them all and leaving her in the cold.
That was her main reason to continue racing. She thought that she might eventually beat Chase and finally get his attention. That was what she longed for. To know his name would be nice also. Everyone at Race Night only knew him as Chase, No last name, no address and the only one that had his cell number was Kash who refused to give it to anyone. She wanted to strangle the poor race organizer for that.
Dawn watched as Chase danced with the crowd to the beat of his car's theme. Her windows being tinted so dark allowed her to watch him without anyone knowing. Allowed her to stare at him and almost drool. Shaking her head, she remembered her plan and stepped out of her car to put it into action.
Chase was interrupted in the middle of dancing with one of the chasers by a tap on his back. Turning around he was ready to yell "No" to another crazed fan asking him for an autograph or a picture. He was pleasantly suprised to see Dawn there instead with her arms crossed infront of her and her feet tapping impatiently. After several blinks he finally found words. "...Dawn?"
Chase's reaction was almost enough to send Dawn back to her car crying. 'He couldnt even remember my name!' She thought to herself. She suddenly found herself uncertain of whether or not to move on with her plan. She couldnt expect him to agree to her offer if he could barely remember her name.
Stuffing her doubts deep inside she proceded with her plan anyways. Chase was worth it to her.
Chase waited as Dawn seemed to be lost in thought. Not that he minded, it gave him a chance to stare at her face and lose himself in her eyes. But all good things must end as she came to her senses and cleared her throat. "I have a proposition to offer, a side bet if you would." She said.
Chase raised one eyebrow in interest. "What kinda side bet we talking about?"
"If I win I get to see your house and you tell me your last name." She said bravely, awaiting his laughter.
Instead of laughing Chase looked sheepish, almost...afraid. "No deal." He said, moving to turn away, but Dawn grabbed him and spun him around towards her again.
"You could ask anything for your prize. Anything."
Chase noted what she was implying in her words and it cut him deeper then a knife. She thought he was a pervert, that he was only interested in a girl because of sex. 'Why would't she?' he asked himself. 'After hearing all the stories from those Chaser girls, I'd even think I was a sex maniac.'
Chase shook his head again. "I'm not that kinda guy, Dawn. Despite what you might have heard."
Dawn was on the edge of tears, both hurt and touched by his words. Hurt because it sounded like he didnt think she was good enough. Touched because it implied that all those Chaser rumors were false. Still she had to hold on, push the tears back and convince Chase to take her Bet.
"Is the famous Chase afraid he might lose to a girl?" As soon as the words had left her mouth, all other sounds were muted as the crowd stared on at the two racers. No one could believe that the girl had said that to Chase. Kash smiled though, knowing Chase well enough to know that Dawn would get her way now.
Chase glared at Dawn. "I'm not afraid of anything, little girl. You got a deal, just be prepared to hand me my prize at the finish line." he snarled.
Dawn's stomach turned flips inside her. She'd done it now. No turning back. Sure it had made Chase accept her bet but it also sealed her defeat, because she knew that Chase got angry when anyone called him scared, and Chase drove even better when he was angry. There was no chance of her winning now and she would have to give herself to Chase after he won. He was so angry he might just take her there on the finish line in his car to humiliate her. 'Oh well, Dawn. Its what you get for ticking him off on purpose.'
Chase seethed inside Rageous. How dare she question him? Chase Wheeler wasnt afraid of anything. Growling, chase punched his dash. She'd lose. He'd make sure of it. Then he could ask whatever he wanted as his prize. Grinning Chase thought. 'Maybe I should add Heaven Sent to my arsenal. She can't ever race again if she loses her car.'
Placing his hand on the gear shift, Chase revved Rageous's engine. Kash was standing between his and Dawn's cars on the starting line. Chase watched as Kash's hands went up and came down signalling the beginning of the race. Like a bullet, Rageous shot foward followed not so far behind by Heaven Sent. The black SUV never had a chance as Chase and Dawn left him in the dust, each fueled by their fear and anger to out race the other.
The first corner was fast approaching as the red car sped up the street followed closely by the blue Eclipse. Turning the wheels opposite the turn then shifting them into the turn quickly, Chase set Rageous into a tilting drift as he took the corner without slowing. Dawn stomped the brake with her left foot causing the rear of the car to fishtail, she let up off the brake and floored the accelerator coming through the corner just a few feet behind him. Chase upshifted and pressed the pedal down hard gaining speed quickly on the straightaway. Suddenly lights ahead caught the racer's attention. An oncoming vehichle. Chase wasnt sure how to proceed. He could wait until the last second to move out of the cars way to reduce the speed lost but would Dawn be able to dodge the car as well? Cursing, Chase pulled onto another lane, losing speed in the transition so that he could only watch as Dawn sped past him and charged towards the oncoming car. At the last possible second Dawn swerved past the car clearing it safely. But she had built up so much speed that Chase wasnt sure if he could catch up again.
Seeing no other way, Chase pressed the NOS switch on his steering wheel and was pressed into the seat by the g-force. He sped up to Dawn but couldnt pass her. The Red car and the blue car were neck and neck. Each trying their best to pass the other but failing. That is until the next corner. Chase cursed again as he realized he had given Dawn the perfect line to the corner and that he'd have to take it on the outside. Gripping his steering wheel tightly he initiated his drift and watched the rear bumper of the Eclipse pass him again as Dawn merely applied her brakes and took the corner perfectly. Moving through the corner sideways, Chase floored the accelerator at the end of the apex and straightened the car.
Chase's fears were mounting. He couldn't lose. No one could know who he really was. If they did they'd all assume that Chase could only race so well because Vert Wheeler was his father. That wasn't true. Chase had learned to drive on his own. Vert had been too busy going from race to race across the world. He couldnt lose this race.
As Chase's anger picked up so did his speed. No sane driver would drive as fast on a urban track with corners every few hundred feet. But such is where Chase shined. He could drive with the best under normal circumstances but when he was angry no one had a chance against him. Chase didnt even look to the side as he passed the Eclipse and charged foward into the next corner too fast. Moving his hands so quickly they were a blur Chase turned the steering wheel into the turn and yanked the handbrake up for mere seconds before slamming it back down and left foot braking. This caused his car's rear to tilt into the turn and Rageous was drifting through the corner and towards the outside crosswalk infront of a large building. Chase floored the accelerator and spun the wheel in a completely while depressing the clutch and shifting the car into neutral. Rageous spun away from the building and spun a 360 into the center lane. The maneuveur had caused the car to slow slightly, just enough to keep it from drifting into the building. Upshifting once again, Chase mashed the accelerator pedal down and took off just as the Blue Eclipse was clearing the corner.
Dawn was amazed by Chase's reckless yet amazing driving. But even though she admired Chase and his skills she wasnt going to lose this race if she could help it. The desire to find out the real truth behind Chase's mysterious nature was too much. She imagined what Chase's last name could be and applied those to herself as she pressed the NOS switch on Heaven Sent. "Dawn Summers. I like the way that sounds."
Chase sped through two more corners with Dawn close behind before the blue flashing lights and aloud siren started behind him. Looking into the monitor that was attatched to the rear camera on Rageous's spoiler, Chase cursed for the third time this night. A shiny new Enforcer was racing up behind Heaven Sent. It was the Speed Patrol.
Well theres my second chapter. Maybe its a little shorter then the first but I wanted to do a cliffhanger, sorry. So the next chapter will be the rest of the race.
Anyways I'd just like to point out that theres a reason that the fic is named Acceleracers Neo but the chapters say Acceleracers Nexus. Its because this is a multi part fic and Neo is just the first part. The beginning.
Also, if my story seems a bit...mature? With the talk of sex and all. You gotta remember my characters are Teens and I'm basing them on real teens and real teens think about sex...alot.
To my reviewers so far: thank you.
WingsofSpeed: Thank you so much for reviewing. Since your one ofmy favorite authors it means alot to me. I'm currently using just WordPad and don't have SpellCheck. I need a new word processor. Anyways, I wanted to use your cast but wasnt sure how to ask, so thanks. With your permission Trinity and Shirako will be happily married. You have a name you want their daughter to have?
Jumper Prime: Sorry to have killed Karma. I really didnt want to. She was one of my faves next to Vert and Shirako. But I needed some drama to put Taro where he had to be for the story. Glad you liked first chapter, please review again to tell me if I'm doing ok with this chapter.
KawaiiYamato: The companion piece should be coming soon. But right now Neo is my priority. Dont worry tho, If enuff people ask about it I'll be sure to make it and post it. I'd like to introduce the idea of my characters in it first thru this story. So just tell me what you think of Chase's mom after she is introduced in a later chapter. As far as kids of the original cast go: I plan on including a few of them. Just like Patrick McClurg is Monkey's son if you didnt catch that. If you have some ideas on any of the others's children drop them by me. Thanks.
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