Chapter 5

'Here is your plane ticket to Phoenix, Arizona. That is the closes airport to Radiator Springs.'

'Thank you, perfect two hours before I can see the car who left me all those years ago, who wanted a different life, ended our relationship and I will get her back.'

Radiator Springs – No POV

"I love you Lightning, please be careful. Call me when you get to North Carolina." Sally said, nudging Lightning the next morning before he left for a month for his racing.

"I will, I promise" Lightning kissing her.

"And I'm sorry for the past two weeks."

"Don't worry about it, it's in the past we've worked through it and if something does happen then we will take care of it then."
"Ok, I will try not to."

"Good, oh and Holley is staying at our house with you until I get back."

"Lightning, I don't know what to say, but thank you."

"Well having a spy as one of your best friends comes in handy."

"What a about Mater?"

"I will be fine Mrs. Sally, besides I know where you live so I can come over anyway." Mater said from where he was sitting next to Holley near Lightning's trailer with the rest of the residents. Sheriff had the town closed off for the morning so they all could say good-bye before the racing team left for North Carolina.

"Of course Mater."

"Kid let's get a move on." Doc called.

"I better go, I will see you in a month or so, Sally.

"I love you Lightning.

"Love you too Sal. Call me if anything out of the ordinary happens. But nothing should get passed Holley."

"And Finn, he and Siddeley will be here tomorrow and besides the whole town will be here for you." Holley said. Sally had apologized to the town early this morning, along with explained what happened.

"Thanks everyone." Sally announced.

"Alright I have to go now I will see you in a month or so Sally, love you." Lightning said giving Sally one last kiss before backing up into his trailer.

"Love you too Lightning."

Lightning closed his trailer door and Mack started up his engine, with that the Radiator Springs Racing team left for North Carolina. Sally and the rest of the town went off to do their work for the day, not knowing that chaos was coming their way in less than an hour.

'Only a half hour until I see her again. She will be mine. I will have to convince the town folk otherwise of who I am.'

Sally was doing paper work in her office at the Cozy Cone, when the chimes sounded as if to say, 'oh look a costumer.' Sally looked up from what she was doing to greet the car who had just come through the door, only to become shocked, speechless, and frightened all at the same time. The car who had just rolled into the Cozy Cone was none other than Vincent.

"Vincent." Sally said finding her voice, but still shocked.

"I'm surprised that you still remember who I am, after all these years. How long as it been now? Almost 6 years, I believe." Vincent said slyly

"Yes." Sally said, gain a little bit of confidence.

"Can you only speak in one word answers?"

"No, I'm just shocked to see you, when I never wanted to see you again after I left California."

"I see. Well you must have really like this run down town, to live here for the past 6 years, and eventually you will want to leave here, and the car you will be running back to will be me."

"Yeah right, I will never come back to you, this town has been my family since I broke down here 6 years ago."

"You will come back to California with me, even if that means taking you by force."

"You will never be able to get me away from here and back to California."

"Really, and what does this "town" know about me, you and our past?"

"Everything."

"That will change. But then again, why would you want to leave this town? Like you said they are family to you, and what do you have a boyfriend now that you don't want me to know about? Because if you do, I will not hesitate to remind you of what I said.

"What are you talking about?" Sally said getting scared again.

"Oh you have forgot. Well then I will have to remind you. What I said was if I ever found out that you have a boyfriend, you will regret it, and they might not live to see the day. I will find a way to know about your whole life here, Sally, whatever it takes. I will not leave until I find out everything about you, and all your secrets, and when I do, you will regret leaving me." Vincent said before he started to leave the Cozy Cone.

"Oh and another thing, do you happen to have an extra room by any chance?" Sally hesitated before giving him the key for Cone 5. He took the key and left. As he left, Sally sat in her office shocked and overwhelmed at what just happened. In doing so, she figured that she should tell Holly and Lightning.

'If I tell Lightning, he will probably want to turn around and head back here. He can't be very far down the road. And telling Holly would be a little bit better, because she would handle what to do a little bit better then Lightning because he would probably panic and freak out.'

With that she decided to let Holly know first and decided to call Lightning later for a few reasons, one so he didn't panic, and because she didn't need Vincent to find out about him and how Lightning is related to her, which could end in terrible results.