Chapter 2 - Deputy Angel

Honestly, the last thing the Sheriff wanted was to wake up to a bunch of babies to watch against his will, but being a car of the law, he really had no choice. And lucky for the Sheriff, he, like the rest of the town, had long gotten used to the musical cringe of an alarm clock, courtesy of Sarge and Fillmore.

The old officer yawned and blinked his droopy eyes open, as he drove slowly out of his office and stretch his wheels a bit.

"HERE PIGGY, PIGGY, PIGGYYYY!" a familiar voice mocked, and the Sheriff just growled and rolled his eyes that voice could only have come from one of the Tuners. So, with fiery anger, the Sheriff slowly sped up to the Impound Lot, where he expected to see the five accused cars laughing.

"Alright, which one a' you kids rudely insulted me?" the Sheriff huffed, as the Tuners snickering away, but Queen was just sitting there with a blank and almost annoyed expression.

"I trust you more than those four, miss, so can ya please tell me who said that?" the Sheriff whispered to Queen.

"I'll take that as a compliment," Queen whispered to the sheriff with smirk, and then pointed a tire, "it was Boost!"

Boost immediately froze and stopped laughing when he heard his name, and his unsuspecting blue-violet eyes stared directly into the Sheriff's angry blue ones.

"Thank you, that's all I needed ta know. You, boy, are gonna spend an extra two hours in the Impound for that mouth a' yours, ya hear?" the Sheriff explained firmly as he unlocked Queen from her chains, and then he opened the gate and took off the other three Tuner gang members' parking boots one by one.

And this left Boost with even more shock.

"You've gotta be kidding me! This ain't fair!" Boost growled as he stomped his front wheel that wasn't weighed down with a parking boot.

"Life ain't fair," the Sheriff grumbled, but then he drove in front of the other Tuner Cars before they could exit the lot, "now listen, all of you, it's been tough for an old cop like me to keep things safe in this town on my own, so I've recruited a deputy. My advice to you five: you better behave yourselves when the new recruit arrives."

With that, the Sheriff left after closing the gate to keep Boost locked up, but he glared deeply into each of the five cars' eyes to make his point as he backed away slowly.

…

"Well, boys, it seems your 'leader' has gum-smacked his way behind bars—alone," Queen mocked as she grinned evilly at the said leader of the Tuners, and he could only glare back at her through the fence.

"Yeah, Boost, lookin' good," DJ chuckled, and Wingo and Snot Rod laughed along with him.

"Have fun, man!" Snot Rod added.

"Yeah, we need a car wash! See ya!" Wingo shouted, referring to the mostly dried out tar on their cabs, just before he and the other two sped off together, kicking up some dust.

"Hey! Don't you DARE leave this town without me!" Boost called angrily, and he coughed a couple of times as the dust cleared. But once the air was clean again, he noticed that Queen was slowly driving away.

"And where are YOU goin'?!"

"Me? Oh, I'm just going to try and make it easy for myself by being a good citizen and get on Sheriff's good side. Smart, huh 'Booster Seat'?" Queen asked as she turned and sneered.

"It's Boost," Boost hissed.

"Eh, keep your fender up, Booster; I'm sure that as soon as Sheriff's new deputy gets here, you'll have plenty more time to spend with your gang—because I'll be too busy obeying the law while you four will be busy being arrested and locked up continuously."

"Obeying the law, huh? That's not what it looked like yesterday. Tell me, Princess, why were you speeding?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid the only thing you need to know about me is my name."

Boost continued to scowl at the cruel irony just thrown at him.

"Whatever. Now, will you just leave me alone? You're bright paint is crampin' my style," the Tuner Cars leader grumbled as he turned around so he wouldn't have to face the annoying yellow Ford Mustang.

"Whatever you say, fecal face," Queen scoffed before turning and leaving.

Wingo was the last one to the car wash, so he had to wait for what seemed an eternity as DJ and then Snot Rod spent cleaning themselves, and he was getting more and more impatient with his "buddies" by the minute.

"I swear ta God, if they don't hurry their asses up…" the neon green car growled to himself while gritting his teeth, as he started to smell from the tar on his head.

"The nerve of some people, huh?" came a feminine voice.

"Tell me about it," Wingo sighed as he turned to find the owner of the voice, and what he saw surprised him, as he came face-to-face with a slim female Lamborghini with pitch black paint and dark brown eyes.

"Well, and just when I thought this town could NEVER be worthy of a fine pair a' headlights. What's a beautiful thing like you doin' in a dump like this?" Wingo asked with a flirtatious grin.

"What's a city boy like you doing way out here in the country?" the female protested.

"Fair point."

"And…what's that on your head?"

"Hey, don't get any ideas! I…spilled some tar yesterday."

"Oh, really? How'd you do that?"

"Look, it's a long story, and I ain't got time," Wingo sneered while turning away.

"But just a second ago, you seemed like you wanted to make all the time in the world just for me," the Lamborghini pointed out in a cute purr, driving closely up to Wingo's side, which he was totally ok with.

"Oh, so you DID catch my drift earlier, huh? Well then, whaddya say you and I go take a shower together? I promise ta clean you after you clean me," Wingo growled lustfully.

"I'm sure any normal girl would gladly take that offer—but I'm not that kind of girl. I don't even know you," she replied softly, but then her tone and expression turned cold, as she angrily left the male gashi car.

But even after being rejected, Wingo still chuckled and checked out her bumper until the rounded a corner and disappeared from sight, making a self-note to win this one. She's a keeper, he can tell.

"Hey, Wingo! Better get in before someone else takes it!" Snot Rod suddenly called from the exit of the car wash, as he just got out all nice and clean while DJ was waiting near the exit. And while he had the chance, Wingo quickly started the wash and drove in before it was taken.

And when the jets began to shower him with warm water, the Lamborghini suddenly came back into his thoughts again…just thinking about her made him wish she was there with him right now.

Queen was enjoying a nice drive through Radiator Springs since she didn't really a chance to see it all yesterday while she was being chased down by the authorities.

And she had to admit, it was pretty hot out…then again, it was summer and it was out in the desert, so it shouldn't be that surprising. But any other way, Queen was soon pretty thirsty, and she did a double-take when she saw what looked like a café down the street, even making her stomach growl since she hasn't had breakfast yet. So, she rolled her eyes and figured she should check it out and definitely buy something.

"Flo's V-8 Café," Queen quietly read the café's sign aloud to herself, and when she looked back down, she found that the lot was still empty, and she figured it was probably because it was still pretty early.

"Hi, welcome to Flo's V-8 Café! I'm Mia!" one of the identical female red Mazda Miata cars greeted Queen optimistically, as she and her twin sister sped out of the café.

"And I'm Tia!" the other twin informed with a smile.

"Can we get you anything, Miss?" the sisters asked in unison.

"U-uh…" was all Queen could say, as she was surprised at their energy, considering how early in the morning it was, but she didn't want to bother having to delve into their personal lives, "yeah, um…I'd like a medium coffee with extra whip, please?"

"Ok!" Mia confirmed after writing her order down, and then speeding back into the café.

"Your drink will be right with you, Ma'am!" Tia added cheerfully, and then she turned and started to drive around the lot to take orders from the other cars that were starting to show up for breakfast.

"Hey," a much calmer feminine voice piped up, and Queen turned to find the same black Lamborghini that met Wingo earlier, "you're Queenie Annabelle, right?"

"Who wants ta know?" Queen asked while squinting her eyes suspiciously at the female Lamborghini.

"The new deputy of Radiator Springs," the Lamborghini replied flatly, and a panel suddenly opened on top of her cab for a red and blue light bar to suddenly rise up into view.

"You Lamborghinis get all the cool tech—and it's 'Queen' not 'Queenie'," Queen scoffed, ignoring that she was still talking to an authority.

"Even though that sounds kinda racist, I'll take that as a compliment—I'm Angel Rodriguez," the deputy greeted with a smirk, "and I'm gonna warn you now while you still have a good reputation with my uncle and I: follow the rules, alright? They're there for a reason."

"I'll try ta keep that in mind, copper," Queen chuckled, but then Mia suddenly came back with her coffee, and she thanked the red car while paying for her drink and giving her a tip.

"Wait a minute! How is it that you were caught speeding just yesterday, but you still have money? You don't seem like the type that would still have money," Angel pointed out with confusion.

"Well, I'm a saver, not a spender," Queen informed while taking a long sip of her coffee.

"Then what were doing speeding all the way out on Route 66?" Queen immediately swallowed loudly at Angel's question, and she didn't even look at the deputy.

…

"I was running away, ok?"

"From what?"

"Is that really important now? It's not my problem anymore, and it sure as hell hasn't followed me all the way out here, so quit askin'."

"Well, ok then, Snappy, don't get your axles in a knot." With that, Deputy Angel left the yellow Ford Mustang alone, and drove to the other side of the café to find the twins and finally order.

But after she left, Queen couldn't help but smirk at her. This town's only gonna get more interesting… she thought with a smirk and shook her head.

You have NO idea, Queen.

Well, now we know a little bit more about some of our characters, right? Queen's full name is Queenie Annabelle, and the new Lamborghini is actually Sheriff's nephew AND the new deputy...who Wingo seems to have taken quite the liking to. What do you guys think will happen next?

Until the next chapter, I'm TRikiD, bye-bye!