Disclaim: How could anybody who talks about themselves, such as Racer V, in the third person own Speed Racer: The Next Generation?
Author's Note: Okay, band practice is over, which means that Racer V is now in 'Speed Jr. mode' . NOTHING WILL STOP RACER V FROM FINISHING THIS STORY TONIGHT. Next story will have LONGER CHAPTERS.
P.S. Compelling quote at end of chapter. REVIEW PLEASE!!!
Speed
I've never seen X, my older brother, so... depressed. This was 'too cool', 'more popular with girls', 'always stoked about anything to do with racing' X, and yet in his room, he was BARELY even the least bit excited about the race, let alone the scouts. I thought that it would be SO cool. Me and X, side by side, racing together, as professionals. Just like dad. But all he had to say was a hollowed out, deflated, 'whatever'. Let me tell you, that got the bells ringing, especially since I had brought up our long lost dad. I know that I wasn't too fond of Annalise, but I could tell right then and there that X's feelings for Annalise were real, whether she thought so or not. When Zile kidnapped Connor, Annalise was the first person X wanted to get help from. No, not the first person. It was Annalise, or no one. He seemed kind of annoyed when she got mad at X for even suggesting that her dad would do such a thing, but then again it is dad first, date second... at least that's what I always thought. After that things went downhill for Annalise. Fast. And that's coming from the kid whose name is Speed. We got the evidence we needed to put Zile away in a cell forever (from his own computer, too!). He made a break for it. X drove after him in the Shooting Star (I was invisible at the time), but that worm still managed to wriggle free. Somewhere along the way I guess he left his company to Annalise. As if that wasn't enough pressure for a girl only a year older than me, she didn't even know where her dad was, or if he's okay...man do I know how that feels...
...and it's your fault, too. If you hadn't shown up her father would still be here. Annalise wouldn't be suffering the same fate as you. She'd still be with X...
...I'm not sure if that's good thing. They say that you don't know what you have until it's gone, but now that Annalise is gone... what did X have?