I'm trying to keep up with college and everything in my life…. So these chapters are going to take a while to come up…*weak smile*

On with the story…

Rings of Fate:

Chapter 5:

'She had to run. She had to push her weakening self to go faster. 60 wasn't good enough… and at this state… 60 was pushing it.

Her ring barely flickered past her violet eyes, threatening to quit on her… She used her gift too long….The ring was draining whatever energy she had, out of her weak frame. She was surprised that she had just enough energy to warp back to present day… and be pushing herself like this. She had to fight to keep the ring present long enough… at this state, once her ring faded completely out, so will her consciousness….

Her speed slowly decreased against her will as she pushed herself harder with no success. Her eyes seemed to roll back into her head, pleading with her driven mind to just give up. Her body begged with a horrible weakness as her tank started feeling woozy. Her mind didn't pay attention to the strange signs her body gave… Panic made her blind.

Her engine sputtered under the pressure as it seemed to whine and knock in distress as she found herself being ripped apart with every mile her engine was forced on completing.

She felt herself slipping away as her engine started failing… now 30 was pushing it… she wasn't going to make it…. She knew… She felt it.

"I…I can't…." She felt her faint words slur out of her mouth as she gasped for air. Pain hit her in waves with every knock and every fire her engine … pain…

She had to stop. She couldn't breathe! It was almost like the air was too thick for her little lungs to take in. she was suffocating… she had to stop… she felt like she was dying….she painted….her vision started speckling with black dots as a numbness started tingling through her body…. "No… No… I can't…." She tried to remain focused on staying awake as she started moving again…. "Not now…. Not for his sake…"

Him… the one that changed her life…. The one that saved her from death…. Is now fighting it….

She found herself swallowing hard, as her drive to keep moving forward strengthened, "Oh Doc please don't….."

That thing was out to get him, the one with those horrible red-brown eyes…She was real! And she was out there with death in her eyes… and not just anyone's…

She had to save him. She knew what she was about to do. She knew….

Just then her engine stalled, making her stumble and stop in her tracks…. Smoke started leaking through the hood as she collapsed on the ground, her body started failing on her…

"No…please…." She took a ragged breath, trying to turn her engine over…. As It sputtered and backfired, as she felt her insides being ripped to shreds. Her eyes burned as she felt almost sick… almost…. as if……

A chill ran through her as the sudden sickness sank into her tank….

That horrible feeling…. Nausea…. Left a horrible feeling…. and a horrible taste. She swallowed hard, as she took a couple of deep breaths, hoping it would pass …. It didn't…

She felt almost like she was poisoned, as her body rejected whatever remained from that morning. Her body shook out of control as she tried starting again… It wouldn't even try to turn over, the starter screamed at her for even thinking about trying. Her engine ran its last….She wished her mother was still around. To take the pain away…. To heal her…. but…. That was wishful thinking.

Alone. Dying. In the middle of nowhere. She wasn't going to make it… for her sake…and his…

"Doc…..Doc….." She weakly said as her eyes flickered the green ring for one last time, before they went out….*

"Alice?" the voice called to her as a tire lightly shook her side as she found herself jumping from the contact.

The Red Dodge's sugar brown eyes became greatly concerned when her reaction wasn't what he expected. "Are you alright?"

Alice started noticing her clean, well kept, napping place that was Doc's clinic. She fell asleep near one of the windows as she remembered it being lighter outside when she came in to watch Quinn… How long was she out?

"Alice?" His voice seemed to worry along with his features when he wasn't getting a response.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She said as she found her words, very distant than normal. After something like that… after a dream like that…. was she really fine?

"Are you?"

The question caught Alice's attention as her violet eyes looked up at his. The brown eyes seemed glassy with worry, as he blinked slowly at her. "You're not." He simply said.

She was unsure. She was fine. She-

She felt a tear rolled down her face, causing Alice to look back at Quinn with a shaking smile… She was caught, lying to herself.

"You… You were talking in your sleep." Quinn felt he needed to keep the conversation moving to prevent a growing silence from the two. "and… twitching every now and again." A very weak smile was on the dodge's face. "It would have been interesting to watch if it wasn't for the fact that it looked so painful."

Alice found herself giving a light, nervous chuckle. "You would find that amusing wouldn't you? Me talking in my sleep."

Quinn could help but give a half smile at that. "Quite. I might even bring a camera next time."

Alice shook her head, rolling her eyes at his comment. "Only you Quinn."

"No, you'd be surprised." Quinn found himself chuckling, "I heard Lightning and Mater did something on April fool's day that was quite memorable." He gave a laugh, "Rumor has it, there's a tape of it somewhere."

She laughed, which at this point she found to be a relief considering the dream still fresh in her mind. "I'd like to see that."

"Me and You both." Quinn gave a smile as he noticed the mood in the room lighting up.

Alice smiled, "How are you feeling? You were really using your gift back there."

Quinn waved a tire like it was nothing. "Once you rest up, it's like, as if nothing happened."

"Really? Don't you remember what happened?"

Quinn's "laid back attitude" seemed to disappear at Alice's hinting expression. "What are you talking about."

Alice chuckled, "Wonder what Sheriff is going to do with you for 'impersonating an officer'? Don't you remember that?"

Quinn's happy expression died as realization hit him. "Oh crud." He found himself swallowing hard at the uncomfortable statement. "Not going to lie, he scares me."

The Mustang laughed, "Seriously? He's has a hard shell, but really, he's a softy. That is, once you get to know him."

"That's the problem," Quinn put in, "The 'get to know him' part."

Alice rolled her eyes, "You're such a baby."

"I am not!" Quinn's eyes became playful at Alice's amused expression.

"Yes you are, getting all nerved up over nothing."

"Well that just means… I have a healthy respect for him." Quinn putted smoothly.

"Yeah, You're just lucky that you have a 'healthy respect' for Doc too." Alice winked at him as she started making her way towards the door.

"Yeah, him too…" His mind didn't catch the hint…. But when it finally did, reality hit hard. His face fell at the fear of the courtroom, "That's a joke right? The whole Doc thing…A joke right?"

Alice gave a half a shrug as she stood in the doorway, "who knows." She said as she rolled out in the twilight.

Quinn thought about it…. Sheriff taking him to court…. His eyes widened.

The dodge quickly went through the double doors, following Alice, "Does this mean I need a Lawyer?!"