This is for my ladies in the 280s Mercedes and the- WHOA! Hiya! That song (Show Stopper) is SO awesome. I love Danity Kane, might buy the CD. Don't know yet.
Finally finished chapter 20. So effin happy. Anyway, I love love LOVE those reviews. Shame we didn't get much the past two chapters. Well, we always have this time, don't we? Ha ha, you guys rock. Anyway, story time. Nothing much. But it's my story, and that's all that matters.
"Kid, WHERE IN THE NAME OF GOD ARE YOU?"
"I'm on my way, Harv!"
"You better be on your way! Because they just announced the hurricane that just so happens to be on the day of the race."
Hurricane? By now, Mack had literally just entered Phoenix, so that could've been good or bad. "Did they postpone it?"
"THEY MADE IT TWO DAYS EARLIER! You better be on the run right now, or we are finished with!"
"Harv, do you even care that we just arrived in Phoenix?"
"PHOENIX? You're gonna have to take a plane, kid!"
"What about Mack?"
"Tell him to go back to Rainy Day in Springs and do yourself a favor by using your popularity to get on the fastest plane there is."
Lightning sighed and looked out of his window. "For the last time, it's Radiator Springs."
"Hey, let's hug it out, okay?" (A/N: Gotta love that line) Harv hung up without a sign of it, leaving Lightning all to himself, besides Mack. Everything this day was insane. Sally had almost died, she told him that her boss tried to kill her, she said she still loved Jason, and he actually found out the reason why Doc hated talking about Elle.
This, however, was only the beginning.
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Plane rides with your worst enemy are never fun. It's worse when they have to sit right next to you.
Especially when that enemy is none other than the man who had almost killed you fiancée.
Lightning had found himself on the quickest flight ever because one very grateful girl gladly gave up her seat so he could get to this Piston Cup. It was no wonder she was a fan. In return, he smiled for a picture, gave an autograph, and a classic "Ka-Chow!" moment. It was just like Doc was on that Piston Cup track in 1954, pretending everything was fine, when it really wasn't.
When he did get on the plane, he was actually starting to think things would be okay, that Sally would live, that he'd win the Piston Cup, that Doc and Elle could be reunited or something amazing.
Unfortunately, he looked down the aisle of the place, and the worst thing, the one thing that would totally throw him off, was driving down, right there.
"Chick," Lightning murmured to himself. Of all things, this had to happen. Chick had to come and make everything mess up. Well, he though. At least I'm not sitting next to him.
Perhaps he thought too soon, for Chick had pulled up to Lightning's row, turned to him, and rudely whispered "You're in my seat, rookie."
"You've gotta be kidding me," Lightning thought out loud. This wasn't fair, that he had to show up! Lightning moved to the window seat unwillingly, and looked outside. Sunny Phoenix, Arizona, that's what they were in. Even though with the mood he was in, rain would've been absolutely perfect.
"So, how's that fiancée of yours, McQueen? I heard she's dead! Shame, isn't it?"
Lightning pretended he wasn't listening to him, even though it was obvious from the mad facial expressions he was making that he was.
"Well, at least you have that rusty tow-truck!"
He could feel the anger from inside of him, and by now everybody could feel the madness of this argument from anywhere. Sure, they didn't care, but they still could tell something horrible was brewing. Lightning wasn't trying to hide it now, but he should have, because that's when everything exploded. He turned around, mad as possible. "Okay, look here, Chick! She isn't dead, and she's going to live! And that rusty tow-truck? I have nothing to say about other than that you are taking that way too seriously, and that's only making your immaturity show even more." As he looked back at that comeback, he thought it was the worst one he ever had, but it got Chick to shut up for the rest of the ride, so now, he was okay with what he had said.
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I woke up this morning
With this feeling inside me that I can't explain
Like a weight that I've carried
Been carried away, away
Lightning had been on that racetrack for about five minutes, and he hadn't gotten above 30 MPH, the slowest he had ever been on any road. It wasn't the race obviously. He was the only one who would even think about going there when feeling restless at two in the morning. He was like that, a little too driven. He went a little faster to get about 50 MPH, even though he still wasn't feeling like he was a racecar.
But I know something is coming
I don't know what it is, but I know it's amazing
You save me, my time is coming
I'll find my way out of this longest drought
He felt an unexpected urge to go a bit fast, and he got up to about 65 MPH, still feeling slow as ever, but maybe that was just because this was a racetrack, not an interstate or Radiator Springs at all.
But he felt the urge again, an urge that told him to again, go a bit faster. Just a little. Come on, McQueen, MOVE! And with that, he was a racecar again.
And it feels like today, I know
It feels like today, I'm sure
It's the one thing that's missing, the one thing I'm wishing
Life's sacred blessing and then it feels like today
It feels like today
It took him a while to get used to how fast he was going again, up to 120 MPH, and he could live with that. Finally, for once those worries were gone. None there.
But of course, he thought about how the worries were gone, and then he thought about the worries. Now that he thought about it, Sally would probably live. She was safe enough. It was a hospital, crappy or not. But that Piston, if he didn't win, well, you know the rest. But he couldn't picture that. Not at all. Well, maybe Sally would wait for him.
Or maybe she wouldn't, just like Jason wouldn't for her.
You treat life like a picture
But it's not a moment that's frozen in time
It's not gonna wait
'til you make up your mind at all
Jason. Ugh. Jason, from what he'd heard, not only sounded like a jerk, but a complete idiot. And the fact that Sally still loved him! That only added to the problem.
Speaking of problems…
Were Sally and Lightning getting married at all? After that fight? They said "Fine." They weren't getting married, but did they change that in the end? Lightning said it was worth it. Sally said she'd always love him. This was confusing as it was scary.
So while this storm is breaking
While there's light at the end of the tunnel
Keep running towards it, releasing the pressure
That's your heartache, soon this dam will break
The though of everything that was happening only made Lightning go faster. The anger, the sadness, even the love. Mostly the love, actually. It was always, always good to know that Sally would be there for him if he ever needed her.
Well, he wasn't sure of that. But he could pretend that he was. Just for now.
Even though he hated pretending that kind of stuff.
And it feels like today, I know
It feels like today, I'm sure
It's the one thing that's missing, the one thing you're wishing
Life's sacred blessing and then it feels like today
It feels like today
"KID!" he heard. It was faint, so he thought he was just imagining it. Who would be up at two in the morning, besides him?
"MCQUEEN!" This time it was louder. Was there really somebody there? He couldn't decide whether to stop or not.
But there was something behind him…
He could tell. It was going the same speed as him. He was right behind him. He didn't want to stop though. That urge just kept coming.
It was a man's voice, and it definitely sounded familiar, but he hadn't heard the voice in so long, he'd guessed, that he couldn't make out who it was. He slowly started hitting the breaks on accident, it was something automatic. Too many times, Doc was one to yell that on the middle of the racetrack to stop him
Wait…
It feels like today, I know
It feels like today, I'm sure
It's the one thing that's missing, the one thing you're wishing
Life's sacred blessing and then it feels like today
You'll try today
Lightning made a 180 turn and immediately started driving the other way, for right at the entrance was in fact who Lightning was. Doc. "WHY THE HELL DID YOU COME ALL THIS WAY FOR ME?"
Doc smirked at this comment. He didn't exactly know why he suddenly came this way for him, but he was practically his son. Lightning hit his breaks right in front of him, and he smiled. "Why the hell do you care, kid?"
"Just wondering. You hate planes."
"In this case, I had no choice. I do warn you, only Guido and Mater are here. Fillmore isn't even coming."
"Oh, really? Is technology finally getting into his head?"
"He said planes are worse than TVs. I agree with that, though."
"No kidding."
"Why practice now?"
"No reason, just restless. And now that I think of it, no press. And no possible way to crash."
"Safety reasons?"
"Why not? The media got you to think that Elle died, anyway. Who likes the media?" Lightning chuckled. He looked at Doc, who was far from amused. He wasn't furious, like he'd normally be, but sad. He wasn't even looking at him. "And, uh…" He tried to cover up what he had just said, even though it obviously wasn't working. "Well, they made the world think I was gay! Come on, I had it worse."
"Where'd you find that out?"
"She misses you, Doc."
Doc looked up, eyes squinted. He didn't know where the kid was getting to, but it wasn't nowhere, that was for sure. "What's that mean?'
"She obviously doesn't think you're just a pointless memory." Lightning couldn't help but smile. He was proud of these moments, where he got Doc confused and thinking, because normally, Doc never had to think about things, he would just know. Oddly enough, it only seemed to be Lightning who saw these moments to be caused by himself.
It took a while for Doc to process everything. He met her? Was that even possible? If she missed him, why'd she leave him in the first place?
"She thought you were dead."
That was understandable, now that Doc thought about it. But was it really her, the one who had always been there with him during those times?
He thought so. "Kid, that explains a hell of a lot."
It's the one thing that's missing, the one thing you're wishing
Life's sacred blessing and then
It feels like today
You'll try today
Suddenly I see this is what I wanna be. Ha ha, I love that song, too (KT Tunstall is amazing)! And I just bought it! So happy. Lately, I've been OBSESSED with old Rascal Flatts songs. Not that I mind, they're so amazing. Hard to believe it's been two weeks since I saw them.
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