"Here ya' go, little baby. It's on the house." Flo had prepared a special baby oil formula at lunch and gave it to Lightning, who eagerly accept it. Everybody was at the café, cooing at the baby. At first, the baby was a crying machine, but warmed up quickly when Mater appeared. Doc had lowered him onto the ground, right where he was drinking his baby oil.
Doc asked Flo for something strong to keep him awake. Lizzy kept commenting that she had once seen a car that looked like the baby and everyone else kept cooing, almost forgetting their own lunch.
"Oh, can ah' babysit, Doc?"
"Not even in your dreams, Mater." Doc answered tiredly.
"What 'bout when he's older?"
"No."
"Awww… Can ah' at least play with him?'
"Maybe."
Everybody chuckled at the young tow truck. He sure was something. Flo came back with Doc's oil. "You sure didn't get any sleep last night, did ya', honey?"
Doc sighed and said nothing. It was a little obvious.
"Care to tell us how he bit your tire?" Sheriff said with a smirk. "Did it hurt?"
Doc glared, but shook his hood. "No, he's just two months old. He doesn't have any teeth yet." He said as he watched the baby trying to crawl towards Mater. And he was having a hard time.
"So there was another car here last night and no one noticed?" Lizzy said. "Where were you Sheriff? 'Cause I'm pretty sure you were sleeping off on the job, were you?"
Sheriff blushed and resumed his lunch. Everybody else laughed. It was obvious Sheriff slept on the job, even on the day. Maybe he was just getting old. No one noticed that Lightning had made his way towards Mater and was now poking him on the side. Mater noticed him and smiled. "Well, aren't ya' one for attention?" He carefully picked him up and placed him over his hood. The baby giggled when Mater laughed. And that brought the attention of the adults.
Ramone, who was watching the scene along with everyone else, commented. "Guess the little Rayo got himself a new playmate."
Luigi suddenly gasped. "How could-a I forget? Guido! We have-a baby tires on the back. Maybe some of-a them will fit-a him just right."
"Pit stop?"
"Yes, Guido. Pit stop, but for-a babies."
"Okay!"
I know the chapters are short, but since I have to prepare for graduation and final tests, there's too much to do. I promise they will get longer. Anyway, what Lizzy said about seeing another car like Lightning is a reference to that Cars Toon where Mater and Lightning go back in time. And the word Rayo means Lightning in Spanish.
