Author's Notes: Here's chapter 10 of our story..Sorry it's late I had some trouble thinking of a good plot here lol. As usual I own nothing Disney/Pixar owns Cars & Areno owns her OC Pike. Read, Review & Enjoy!

"You better watch out..For next season rook...Cause I'm gonna beat ya.."

Lightning's smile soon turned to a frown

"About that...uhh Chick...You may not be able race...ever again..."

These words sent a chill down Chick's frame. He couldn't believe he'd have to give up racing...It was what made him who he was...it was his home..He was born to race and taught all his life. Now he'd have to pull away from it...

"...I-I can't leave the track McQueen! It's what makes me who I am.."

"...I'm sorry Chick..."

The green stockcar sighed heavily lowering his hood sadly...His racing career was over..No more racing McQueen, no more traveling across the states and no more tries of finally winning that Piston Cup...

...If I hadn't of jumped that track this would've never of happend...I'd be beatin McQueen by now..

"There goes my life...There goes my future, my everything...Might as well kiss it all goodbye.."

Lightning saw how depressed Chick was. He knew what it was like to be away from the track..He decided to give his fellow racer a lil bit of hope.

Hey nuzzled Chick in a comforting way

"Hey who knows maybe you will still be able to race again..."

Chick shifted his eyes to Light

"..Really?"

"Maybe..It's gonna take some time but maybe we can..build you back up to racing again..We'll go through it a step a time.."

"...That sounds tempting McQueen but I don't think it'll be that easy.."

Lightning moved his hood to the side, shifting his eyes to sky then Chick again still trying to give the stockcar some hope

"Ah com'n Chick you don't know that! Miracles do happen...Maybe this is yours.."

Chick looked up at that. Miracles did happend..His was possibly waiting for him too..

"Com'n Chick let's get some sleep.." The rookie lowered on his axles and lowered down falling asleep.

The older racer lowered a lil more on his axles shifting a bit. He soon fell asleep himself.

The hours went by and all the cars were all asleep. Lightning was muttering something in his sleep shifting a lil. Suddenly Chick's eyes opened as he had this constricting feeling in his engine. His breathing became difficult and his breathing was now ragged, heavy, shallow gasps. He looked around panicking at this feeling of being unable to breathe.

I gotta get McQueen up somehow...maybe-...

Chick nudged Light with his tire but the red racer only groaned a bit still asleep muttering something incoherent under his breath.

Com'n McQueen..Com'n get up! Com'n..I really need you up right now...

He hit Lightning harder in the side making a metal thud. The red stockcar blinked and slowly woke up not entirely focused about the situation.

"...What is it Chick...?"

The green stockcar couldn't talk since he was just trying to get air into his filters. He heavily pushed his hood against the tree closing his eyes just wanting this to end...He just wanted to be able to breathe then what he was able to now. He felt as though someone was pushing him hard against a wall ever so slowly adding pressure on his side...Every gasp he managed to breathe in burned...It was sharp and painful...

Lightning looked over at Chick when he didn't get a reply. When he heard and saw his rival's breathing he jerked awake mainly in panic.

"Chick what's happening?"

The green stockcar gasped a reply broken up..

"I..Can't..breathe...Get..Doc...Now..."

Lightning raced over to Doc and nudged him

"Doc wake up!"

The Hudson Hornet was still asleep much to Lightning's luck.

"Com'n Doc! Chick really need you right now!"

Doc groaned and muttered softly his voice heavy with sleep with his eyes shut.

"...What's wrong with him rookie...?"

"Chick can't breathe.."

At that moment the Hudson Hornet jerked awake and went over to Chick's side with Lightning.

"I-I don't what happend Doc..He was sleeping and then he woke me up..."

"It's what I was afraid of...The infection got to his filters and they're starting to constrict..."

Doc then looked at Light a little sternly

"I need you to go Autovia and get some medicine from Pike. I don't have what Chick needs it's an advanced doctor's medicine I can't get...Your faster than I am...You've been there many times before you know the route as well as I do..."

Lightning nodded his hood "Where's Pike at in Autovia?"

"He's in the abandon town you raced through once..farther down there's an old clinic..Pike's there...Now hurry up I'll stay with Chick and try to ease his breathing as best as I can..."

The rookie nodded and raced off in to the remaining of the night. Light wasn't sure how more he could take of this..I just hope I get to Chick in time...

Doc lowered down by Chick's side as the green stockcar still gasped trying to breathe..He felt terrible and sounded even worse...

"Lightning is getting the medicine Chick..He's fast and reliable he'll make in it time..."

Though Doc sounded confident he had a hint of doubt. I hope...

Lightning raced off to Autovia as his body would allow. His engine raced in his hood and it pounded so hard it almost hurt. Whether he was pushing his own limits or not he wasn't worried about. It was Chick who he was worried about right now

I have to save Chick...

Thankfully the perks with being a racer was he knew alot of routes to each town. He was making good time so far but that wasn't going to last. He soon ran into complications when he took a wrong turn ending up in Motoroplis.

"What? This isn't Autovia...This is Motoropolis! I took the wrong turn down the interstate!"

Hoping he could turn around he soon sees he's in a one lane road so that's not possible. Chick's life was in his tires he had get out of here and into Autovia. He decides to take a risk and go down a road he's never taken before. He wasn't sure where it would lead but he had to take that risk...His rival's life depended on it...He was depending on him...The road soon turns out to be a dead end that's an old alley. Lightning growled in frustration and made a U-turn around going back the way he came.

Just my luck! Chick's life is at stake and the 'shortcut' is nothing but more problems! I'm losing alot time...

.Problem is now there were so many roads here that looked alike he wasn't sure what one he took. He decides to guess one more time hoping this time he'll make it.

I hope luck will be on my side...I can't lose Chick..Not now...

As his eyes had slight tears thinking that all hope was lost luck seemed to answered his plea. For he could see the interstate to Autovia which is where he was heading in the first place. However his little Motoropolis maze problem took up more time than wanted. At this point he wasn't sure if he'd get to Chick in time.

I hope Chick hasn't gotten any worse with my mistake...