Disclaimer: I don't own Motorcity, if i did Mike and Julie would already be together!
Chapter 2
We all have our worst fears. For some, they haunt you in your sleep and cause fear to grip you during the day. Others don't even know their fears and drift through life unaware of the scary things. There is also a time when some of us have to face our fear, and that's what I'm doing right now.
Julie-
As my eyes adjust to the bright light of Detroit Deluxe, I realize that I'm not facing the real Kane but a hologram. I now realize he's scary even in digital form.
"Stand down men!" It's then that I first see the hundreds of guards whose guns were all pointed at me.
"D-Dad, what's going on?" I stammer.
"Oh nothing really," he replies in a mocking tone, " you see I was just getting ready for the big announcement and it occurred to me that you disappear for days at a time, and suddenly your back! Well I thought to myself, that's not normal. So I decided to try and find you. I had some men go see all your little friend and you weren't there. So I looked some more, but you were nowhere to be found! Then I got the strangest idea, if you're not in Deluxe, then there's only one place you could go, down! So tell me Julie, what the hell were you doing in Motorcity!" he demanded.
I hesitated before answering.
"I could start apologizing and go on about how I was just gathering information and trying to help, but I wasn't, and I'm not sorry about it either." I see the soldiers shift uncomfortably out of the corner of my eye, and smirk, because they're probably going to tell everyone about Kane's daughter's betrayal. "I'm a Burner Dad, I drive a car, I destroy your robots, and you try and kill me on a daily basis." There's a long silence that's broken only by Kane's laughter. He's laughing!? I look at him quizzically because this is not the reaction I was expecting, and it really pisses me off.
"You don't believe me?" I say I in disbelief.
"No," he responds, "I don't, I mean how my little Julie-bear could even go near a car is beyond me, your terrified of them!"
I growl in frustration as I call Mike on my own hologram screen. Kane gasps as Mikes face appears on the screen.
"Hey beautiful," he says with a grin, "is everything all right up there?" I would have responds but Kane's screaming stopped me.
"Chilton," he screamed, "I'll kill you for this!"
Mike-
When I got the call from Julie I wasn't expecting Kane to be there too. Julie's Father screamed bloody murder, until my view was blocked by guards the pinning Julie to the ground.
"No!" I screamed. "Julie no!" my mind racing I practically drove Mutt into the bar and ran out, not even bothering to turn her off. Some people started to rush forward thinking I was hurt, but once they saw my expression they all backed off. I'm a mixture of terrified and angry. This for me is a really bad, because I'm always the one that's cool under pressure, the one who stays calm during the worst of times, but not now.
"Mike, are you ok, what happened?" inquired Chuck.
"Kane," I say, "Kane happened."
"Just tell Texas what he has to blast." Texas says.
"Not now Texas," Dutch says. "Now please Mike, just tell us what happened."
I tell them how I dropped Julie off and everything after that, but I left out me kissing her and the exact words I used to answer her call.
"Look," I say cautiously, "I'm not sure how you guys feel about Julie, but I'm saving her, or I'll die trying."
Dutch and Chuck glance at each other quickly before Chuck speaks. "Mike, we all thought about what you said earlier, and you were right, Julie would never hurt us on purpose, but before you go running off to save her, think about the rest of Motorcity, they need you, I mean is she really worth dying for?"
"She is." I reply, "And if it was Clair that needed saving, Chuck you would do the same thing, you too Dutch if it was Tenny."
Both look down in shame. "We would, wouldn't we Chuck," Dutch says with a sigh, "Ok Mike how can we help?"
At these words a weight I didn't even know was there was lifted from my shoulders. I smile and say "Thanks guys. Now here's the plan-."
Julie-
As I wake up and the memories of my Dad discovering my secret come flooding back to me. I'm surprised to find that I'm not in a Kane Co. prison cell but in my own room. Even more surprising is the fact that I now look like a deluxe Barbie doll. My hair is perfect my clothes are perfect; everything concerning my appearance is perfect. Everything else is not. I'm confused, and worried about Mike. I should probably be worried about me but knowing Mike he's going to rush of to Deluxe and try to save me.
Mike-
"The plan is easy and simple. We all go up disguised as regular citizens of Deluxe, we find Clair Barrow her pod, fly above the stage Kane and Julie will be on, hang me from a rope, I grab her and we fly off while trying not to die. What could go wrong?" I ask.
"A lot of things could go wrong Mike." Chuck says nervously
"And I don't want to hear them," I reply, "Now come on guys, it's time to pay deluxe a little visit!"
"Yah Texas!" Yells Texas.
"For Julie!" yells Dutch.
I smile at their enthusiasm as we all pile into are cars and head for Deluxe.
Julie-
'Where are you Mike?!' I think franticly.
I know he'll come for me but the voices outside are getting louder and the clock on my nightstand says I have fifteen minutes before the dreaded broadcast is scheduled to begin.
I spring of the bed landing on my feet as my door opens and Kane comes in.
"Dad," I say obviously puzzled, "what's going on?"
"Were going to unveil my new right hand man," he responds simply, "but since you decided to play traitor I'm afraid that all you will be is a face."
I look at him quizzically for a few moments until he tears his eyes away from my gaze and tells the guards to escort me to the stage.
Mike-
It wasn't hard for us to convince Clair to lend us her pod, that is once she found out what we were going to do with it.
We weren't the only people in pods overlooking the stage, we were however the only ones intent on stealing Kane's daughter.
Kane walked onto the stage first and was received with applause and cheers from the adoring crowd. He started off by giving a speech that would once have had me kissing his feet. He ended his speech by saying, 'Please welcome your new co-leader and my beloved daughter, Julie Kane!' I looked at the stage waiting for Julie to come out and was confused when she didn't, then I realized that the Barbie doll who had previously stepped onto the stage was Julie. It didn't even look like her! She looked fake, not like the Julie I know, and seeing her like this only made me want to snatch her away and take her to Motorcity even more.
"Ok Mike now is are best chance," Dutch says handing me the rope.
"Thanks for helping me guys." I say as I finish tying the rope to my waist.
"you would do the same for us." Replies Chuck
"Wish me luck!" I say as I jump out of the pod towards Julie.
Julie-
Mike is my only hope. I can't fight all the guards by myself so rescue is the only other option.
As Kane gives his opening speech I search the crowd nervously looking for Mike. But by the time Kane announces me I haven't found Mike, and I start to deflate, thinking that he got captured, or worse
"Hello people of Deluxe," I start to say, but stop when I see something flying towards me. "Mike!" I yell with a huge grin on my face.
He holds out his arms and I reach up toward him, the crowd is gasping and screaming about the Burners being there. Others notice that I want to go with him, but I honestly don't care. As Mikes hand grasps my arm he pulls my up and kisses me as we fly away.
When we separate I look back down and mentally make a promise to Deluxe, 'I will come back to free you.'
I'm really sorry it took so long post this new chapter but hey, better late than never! :)
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