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Author's Notes: Sorry for the long wait, but this chapter was actually much tougher to write than I thought. Not my best work but here it is: the Big Race
Chapter 3: Engines at Full Throttle
The Day of the race
Zilas stood at the starting line, waiting for Troy to arrive. He leaned his body against the vehicle, whistling a tune to pass the time.
Suddenly, a red car appeared in the horizon, driving toward the starting line.
"Well, I'll be…." Zilas scoffed as he pushed himself off the car and walked forward.
The red car came to a halt at the starting line, and Troy stepped out, carrying a brown chest. He turned to face Zilas and walked toward him.
"I honestly didn't they you would come, let alone bring a car of your own." Zilas taunted once the two were face-to-face.
"I brought the keys, just like you asked." Troy told him as he opened the brown chest full of the ranger keys.
"Excellent, and I have brought your friends, as well." Zilas stated summoning the medals. "Are you ready to lose everything, Red Ranger?"
"I'm not losing to you, Zilas!" Troy seethed as he entered Lightning Cruiser.
Zilas enters the Sky Force Cruiser and both cars meet at the starting line.
An X-Borg appears and began to explain the rules.
"This will be a single lap race around the city. Anything goes in this race, whether accidental or intentional. If you leave the track for more than ten seconds, you will be disqualified. Your vehicle must cross the finish line with rubber touching the road."
"Racers, start your engines!" The X-Borg shouted.
Troy started his car up and revved the engine loudly. Zilas started his Sky Force Crusier which roared its engines.
"On your mark."
Troy readied the gear shifter.
"Get Set…"
Zilas entered his Bird Mode.
"GO!"
Both drivers peeled their cars out across the starting line, leaving hot skid marks in their dust.
"And they are off!"
Troy maintained a steady speed but Zilas was already way ahead of him. Zilas' cruiser reached 50% from the start, and held a strong lead.
Troy pushed harder, causing the car to speed up. Soon enough, he was right on Zilas' tail.
"No, you don't!" Zilas grunted in irritation
He began to veer in front of Troy, making it impossible for Troy's car to pass Zilas' cruiser.
"Come on!" Troy grunted in frustration.
Suddenly, Zilas drove his vehicle out of Troy's way, for up ahead were several X-Borgs placing several obstacles on the track.
"What are they doing?" Troy asked himself.
Troy stomped on the break, but it was no use. The car collided with the giant bins and boxes littered across the track. Eventually, Troy managed to stop the car, thus allowing Zilas to drive through unharmed. Troy grunted in anger as he drove the car down the track once more.
Fifteen minutes later and both racers were nearing the finish line.
Troy finally managed to catch up with Zilas.
"You might as well give up, Red Ranger!" Zilas suggested through the speaker. "There's no way you can beat me!"
"Unless you've got any more tricks, I'm afraid this is still anyone's game Zilas." Troy barked.
"Oh, I do have one trick up my sleeve." Zilas informed in a devious tone as he clicked a button on his dashboard.
The Sky Force cruiser began to transform into an aerial vehicle and hovered across the track.
"Flying? But that's cheating!" Troy shouted.
"Afraid not, Red Ranger." Zilas's voice echoed. "My car only has only has to be on the ground to cross the finish line. As long as I stay within the track lines, I can't be disqualified. That means you lose!"
Zilas flew the car into the air once more, flying down the race track.
"How can I beat him now?" Troy groaned as he punched the controls on his car's dashboard.
Suddenly, the car started to shimmy as its headlights flashed rapidly.
"What's going on?" Troy gasped as the car began driving on its own at high speed. "Whoa!"
Once it picked up enough speed, the car began to hover above the ground, basically flying.
"What kind of car is this?" Troy thought to himself.
The front wheels of the car shifted downward, the backseat doors unfolded to the side of the car resembling wings, and the wing on the back raised up. The car now looked like an aerial vehicle.
"This is awesome!" Troy marveled. "Alright, we'll figure it all out later. Let's catch up to Zilas!"
The car flashed its headlights rapidly as Troy pushed the gas.
"Whoo-hoo!" Troy whooped as the car flew across the track.
In a matter of seconds, Zilas' Cruiser was within sight.
"Those rangers keys are as good as mine." Zilas chuckled to himself.
The finish line was only about a mile ahead. Suddenly, Troy's car flew past to Zilas's Cruiser.
"WHAT?!" Zilas burst out in disbelief.
"You're not the only with a few tricks up your sleeve, Zilas!" Troy smirked. "Now if you excuse me, I have a race to win!"
Troy gave the car some gas and it quickly flew faster across the track.
"I don't think so!" Zilas seethed as he began pushing buttons on his car's dashboard.
The bird symbol of the Sky Force Cruiser shifted. From behind the symbol came a large bazooka.
"Take this!" Zilas shouted as he fired the blasts from his cannons at Troy.
He barely missed due to his opponents speed, but he kept on firing away. There was no way he was going to fail the Prince again. He could see the finish line up ahead.
"Give up, Zilas!" Troy shouted as he hit the break.
Zilas' Cruiser sped past him.
"What's he doing?" Zilas pondered as he looked back. "He had me beat."
"Activating weapons!" Troy shouted as he pressed several buttons on his dashboard. "Fire!"
The Car fired multiple red lasers at Zilas' Cruiser, damaging it to the brink. Zilas leaped from the car before it exploded.
"Alright, back to the ground." Troy said as he activated the Car mode.
The car touched the ground again and finally crossed the finish line, making Troy the victor.
End Notes: Third Chapter finished and two more left for this story.
You're probably wondering how Troy and Zilas are able to talk to each other during the race. I don't know what it's called, but it's something that racers use to talk to their crew or something like that. But then again this is Power Rangers, and anything can happen.
Sorry for the race being short and not-well written. I just happened to pick an idea that I wasn't very good at writing. I plan on extending this chapter in the future.
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