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Asia/Russia: Don't Stop Us Now Part 2
Author's Note: the Aggrometer for Team Sealab is based on the 'Agro' feature from 'Midnight Club 3; DUB Edition', the Barrel Shield for Team Simpsons is borrowed from the animated movie 'Freddie as FRO7' and the Damage Magnifier for Team Griffin is based on the 'Acme Damage Magnifier' pick-up from 'Carmageddon'.
As the Takedown sped on towards Tokyo, William impatiently yelled into his CB.
"Feng! Are you back on the road yet?"
"Yes I am." said Feng as he drove s bright red Peterbilt 359 EXHD tractor trailer called the Phantom about ten miles away.
The truck had numerous mounted weapons on it which were manned by a few of the Red and Blue Grunts.
A couple of other Grunts were following behind the truck on quadbikes.
"You needn't worry, Mr. O'Malley." said Feng as he wore the Total Anarchy mask. "The Cannonballers will face the fury of Total Anarchy before they leave this continent.".
"They'd better." said William. "We have to really kick some ass this time. And tell Luxord to get the lead out and find out where Carmen Sandiego is going!".
Feng got on his radio and addressed the Grunts on the quads.
"You guys split up and try to find some more Cannonballers!" he said. "I'll be able to handle a team of them by myself.".
"Copy." replied the Grunts.
Danny looked in the Takedown's rear view mirror and saw the Hot Rod coming up behind them.
"Damn! They're still on our ass!". he said.
"You realise you're LETTING them catch up with us?!" snapped Janice. "You're supposed to be a great wheelman!".
She angrily gave the gear lever a pull. Danny quickly switched it back to what it was before.
"FASTER! FASTER!" yelled William as he hit Danny on the shoulder.
Sean was now driving the Hot Rod.
"Don't worry guys." he said. "Thanks to my connections I know every back alley in this city. We'll catch 'em."
"Still hard to believe we've stayed on them this far." said Jesse. "Are you part hound dog or something, Sean?"
"Could be." replied Sean, smirking.
They saw a bright light come up beside them and turned to see that the Chopper was now alongside them.
"Do you guys need help?" Johnny Blaze asked.
"Yeah. We're after some of those a-holes trying to stop the race." said Dom.
"You guys take a break then. Just leave it to me." Johnny said as he changed into Ghost Rider and roared off after the Takedown.
As Ghost Rider drove off, Jesse said "I think we should contact that guy Tim Clarks. He's with Interpol, right? And they're trying to catch O'Malley.".
"Good call." said Memphis as he picked up the CB in the Hot Rod
---
Back at Cannonball HQ, Adam and Morgan were watching the race footage.
"Well, our racers are now mostly entering Tokyo. We have it on authority that the Melizanno is nearing the city now." said Morgan. "No doubt Heather Burnside's colleagues from the city's drifting world will be there to offer a warm welcome.".
"Maybe. But don't forget that Sean Boswell on the Hot Rod team is known as the Drift King of Tokyo." said Adam. "Maybe we can expect a contest between the two. That would be worth watching."
"Anyway, here now with some music are the JAM Project with Reel Big Fish and Queen Latifah, singing an excellent Japanese hit to celebrate the Cannonballers' arrival in Japan." said Morgan as the band members took the stage.
"Alright y'all." said Queen Latifah. "Here we go. And I hope my hours spent learning Japanese have paid off."
Song: 'Ride on Shootimg Star' by the Pillows.
Just outside Tokyo, the Melizanno was pulled over to the side of the road. Lara and Amanda were standing near it talking to the police officer who had pulled them over. Both of them had their jumpsuits unzipped enough to show some cleavage.
"Well, then, ladies." said the smiling cop in English. "I don't see why I can't just let you off with a warning. Just be careful down the road, as a few of the other officers may not be so understanding.".
"Thank you, officer." smirked Amanda. "And if you're ever in Austin, Texas, remember to look me up."
"I've got the address and everything, m'am." smiled the officer as he went back to his squad car and drove off.
"Okay. Time to go. " said Lara as she and Amanda headed back to the Melizanno.
As they got in, Natasha tried to start the engine, but the car made a very strange, spluttering sound when she tried to start it.
"What's wrong?" asked Heather.
"Uh, guys. I hate to tell you this, but I think we did something to the Melizanno when we were trying to beat the Zenda earlier.".
"Damn!" Snapped Lara. "What now?"
"Simple." said Heather. "We activate our beacon and wait for a repair team.".
"I knew it was too good to be true that we beat the Zenda." sighed Amanda.
---
Back at Cannonball HQ, Damian appeared on the screen in front of the announcers.
"Alright, guys, I've received a distress call from the Melizanno. It appears that they have run into a bit of engine trouble. But I'm on my way right now to help them out." he said.
"Can you get to their location in time?" asked Kevin.
"No problem." replied Damian as he pointed to his vehicle, a 1950s Ford towtruck called the Towtruck. "The Towtruck was fitted with an Oscillation Overthruster, courtesy of Dr. Banzai, so I'll be to their location in a matter of seconds.".
"Okay, Damian. We'll let you handle that. In the meantime, let's see how the rest of the racers are doing via our spy satellite." said Olivia
---
In Tokyo, night had fallen. The Compton was parked at a local restaurant. Sam and Dean were sitting at a table, each enjoying a bowl of ramen.
"I never really did care much for Asian food before." said Dean. "But this stuff is really great. I think we're making good time in the race right now.".
"Yeah, but if we're not careful, we may end up having to look out for the others on this trip." said Sam as he consulted his laptop. "According to this article, there's a shortcut mountain route outside the city leading straight to the ocean that leads to North Korea.".
"What's the problem with that?" asked Dean.
"When I said 'look out' for the others I meant 'protect them'." said Sam as he turned the laptop around to face Sam. "That route is known as the Mamoru highway, and it's supposedly haunted by the ghost of a street racer who died in a crash there back in the 80s.".
Dean had a look at the article. "It says he targets anyone who speeds on the road as he viewed it as HIS road when he raced on it because he was undefeated." Dean remarked.
"Yeah, and apparently his car was sabotaged by his rivals which is what lead to his death. But he doesn't care who he goes after." said Sam. "Anyone speeding on his road is fair game. Leading the spirit to holy ground appears to be the only option as the body was cremated and the remains of the car scrapped".
"This legend is well-known in Tokyo, right?" asked Dean. "So who would be stupid enough to try and race on that road.".
As Dean said that, the Journey drove up to the cafe and honked it's horn.
"Hey! Sam! Dean! Que pasa?" Jamie called over to the brothers.
"Hey, guys, how you doin'?" asked Dean.
"We're doin' great!" said Adam. "The Journey here is helping us out big time. I think we have a good shot ar winning this. We've decided to bust another little myth we heard about around here.".
"What's that?" Sam jokingly asked. "Whether or not Godzilla's real?".
"Nah." said Jamie. "It's about this road called the Mamoru highway being haunted. I mean, who would believe that?".
Sam and Dean's jaws dropped when they heard that.
"Well, gotta go. See you guys soon!" said Adam as he drove off.
"Guys! Wait!" yelled Sam as the Journey sped off.
The Journey had long gone before any more could be said.
"Great!" said Dean. "Well, better go to the rescue I suppose. Is there holy ground anywhere on the Mamoru highway?"
Sam checked his laptop. "Yeah. There's a Buddhist temple about twenty miles away from Tokyo,.".
"Then let's get going?" said Dean as he left some money on the table and the brothers ran for the Compton.
---
The Walton was speeding through traffic in the city. Marco was behind the wheel.
"I'm gonna try the Aggrometer device we had fitted." he said.
"If you want to. But make sure no one gets injured." said Tornado.
"Hey, what do you think I am? Stupid?" Marco asked.
"YES!" everybody else chorused.
Marco huffed and flipped the switch. He then drove the Walton forward at full speed and knocked a couple of carsout of the truck's path like they were toy cars. As he did, the windshield of the Walton got broken from the impact.
"You're fixing that, asshole!" Stormy said to Marco.
"There's just no pleasing you guys, is there?" groaned Marco.
---
Meanwhile, Damian had reached the disabled Melizanno and had the Towtruck parked near it. He was standing at one side of the car, looking under the hood, and Lara and Amanda were standing on the other side, also looking under the hood.
Lara and Amanda had forgotten to zip their suits up so needless to say, Damian was enjoying the view as he stood opposite them.
"We popped the hood and it looks like we may have caused the engine to overheat." said Amanda as she looked inside the car, unaware of Damian's scrutiny of her and Lara's 'equipment'.
"Mmmm-hmmm." said Damian in a slightly perverse way.
"Does it look bad?" asked Lara.
"Not from where I'm standing." replied Damian.
"Oh, can you fix it then?" asked Lara.
"M'am, I have a tool that could fix anything." said Damian.
Heather had gotten out of the car in time to hear that remark and came over to join Lara and Amanda with a stern look on her face.
"Oh yeah?" she said with her hands on her hips. She looked at Lara and Amanda and cleared her throat.
Lara and Amanda realised their mistake and straightened up, zipping their jumpsuits up as they did so.
Damian looked rather embarrassed.
"Well, now that we've removed distraction, can you knock off the horny BS and tell us if you can fix our car or not?" said Amanda.
Damian cleared his throat and replied "Sure I can. But it's going to take at least twelve hours. You really did thrash out the engine when you were trying to beat the Zenda. After all, this is a 60s Lambo and it is powerful, but not Batmobile powerful.".
Natasha came up beside Damian and said "Well that's no good. We can't afford to lose any time.".
"Well I'm sorry but that's the way it is." said Damian.
While Natasha and Damian were talking, the other three members of the Melizanno team were looking over at the Towtruck. The low rumbling of the engine let them know that it was NOT powered by a stock engine.
"Hey, Damian." said Lara in a slightly flirty way. "What have you got under the hood of the Towtruck? It doesn't sound stock.".
"It isn't." said Damian proudly. "I took out the stock engine and shoehorned in a fully operational Ford V10. I also added a turbocharger as well. I knew I'd need to keep up with the Cannonballers if I wanted to help them out on the race."
"Really?" asked Amanda in the same flirty tone.
Damian went over to join Lara, Amanda and Heather. "She'll do about 160 on the straight, and she's got a tank of nitrous in as well. If I hadn't drawn breakdown duty I'd have entered the Cannonball with her myself." he beamed. "She's a sweetheart, isn't she?".
"Mmmm-hmmm." said Heather.
At the Melizanno, Natasha sighed because she knew what was coming next.
Amanda let out a loud sigh and said. "It sure is hot in Japan for this time of year isn't it?"
She unzipped her jumpsuit down to just below her bustline and pretended to fan herself,.
"It certainly is. A real scorcher." replied Lara as she also unzipped her suit a bit to show her 'equipment'.
"Yes indeedy." said Heather as she did the same.
Damian blushed a little bit and tried not to eye the girls too much.
"Damian. Is there any chance that we could borrow the Towtruck for the race while you fix the Melizanno?" asked Amanda. "We would be VERY gentle with it.".
"Well, I'm not sure." said Damian.
"Oh come on." said Lara and she put one of her fingers on Damian's chin. "The Towtruck has the same equipment the race vehicles have so we could stay in contact. You could catch up with us in the Melizanno when it's fixed.".
"Yeah. " said Heather as she put a hand on Damian's shoulder. "We promise we'll take care of the Towtruck. You DO want to help out some Cannonballers don't you?".
"Well, I...suppose so." said Damian.
"Hey, Natasha. How far is it to North Korea from here?" asked Lara.
"I'll have to look at the map." said Natasha.
"Then do that." said Amanda.
"But it's in..."
"Come on." said Amanda.
Natasha sighed and unzipped her jumpsuit to take out the map. As she did, she too showed off some of her cleavage.
At the sight of that Damian said "Aw, what the hell? I know I can trust you girls. Take the Towtruck. I can catch up with you no problem. I'll have the Melizanno back before you get to Russia at least.".
Amanda kissed the tip of one of her fingers and then touched Damian on the nose with it.
"Thanks, honey. You won't regret it." she said.
Ten minutes later....
The Towtruck sped into the Tokyo city limits with the four girls driving it. They all had their suits zipped up.
But Natasha still looked a bit annoyed.
"You knew I'd have to unzip my suit to get the map, didn't you?" she said to Amanda.
"Chill out. It helped us convince Damian, didn't it?" Amanda replied.
"Yeah, I know, but it's so degrading." said Natasha.
"Well, it helps that there are always a buttload of horny morons during the Cannonball." said Lara as she drove."As long as they're around, there's a lot that a group of smart girls can do to avoid complications with the law and other things.".
"Besides, hopefully we'll not have to do that again now." said Heather.
"I hope not." said Natasha. "I have a boyfriend, you know."
Then, a Tokyo Highway Patrol car came alongside them and the driver motioned for them to slow down and stop.
"Aw, crap!" sighed Natasha.
"Don't worry." said Lara as she pulled over.
The cop stopped his car and went over to the window of the Towtruck.
"Hi, officer." the four girls chorused.
"Sorry to bother you ladies." the cop said in English. "But there was a bit of a traffic accident a few blocks over. Could you possibly lend a hand with the clean-up?".
The girls looked pleasantly surprised.
"Oh, sure, officer." said Lara. "Just point the way."
"See?" Heather said to Natasha. "No need for the routine.".
"Only because he thinks we're a real tow truck crew." replied Natasha.
---
The Elegant was driving through Tokyo. Hiro was looking glad to be back in his home city.
"Is there a karaoke bar around here, Hiro?" asked Goren. "I'd really love to try out my vocal skills.".
"There is one near here." replied Hiro in English. "But unfortunately, I got banned from it. It was back when I first tried out my powers.".
"What did you do? Teleport yourself into the Ladies' Room?" asked House as he drove.
"How did you know?" asked Hiro.
"When you first get superpowers you tend to do things a 30 year old adolescent would do. At least that's how it is on TV." replied House.
"Anyway, Goren. You studied that Japanese language book for quite a while." said Hiro. "Want to show me your language skills?".
"Sure." replied Goren. "Ask me anything.".
"(Okay.)" said Hiro in Japanese. "(Could you kindly direct me to the nearest Tourist Information Bureau?)".
Goren smiled and replied in very bad Japanese.
"(No problem, Candy Nose. You go straight past the dishwasher until you find the Christmas Tree and then you follow the saxophone until you find the underpants and then there's your sailorman. Alright, ice cream cone?)".
After a brief pause, Hiro replied in English "You didn't really get the hang of it, did you?".
Goren looked embarrasssed and replied "No, I guess I didn't."
"Hey, Hiro. Where's the nearest Starbucks. I just need some coffee." asked House.
"Well, you go up this street we're on here, doctor." said Hiro. "Then go the first left, then second on the right, go a third of a mile and it's number four, fifth street."
After a pause, House slowly said "O..kay.".
---
On the Mamoru highway, the Journey was speeding along at well over 100 mph.
Jamie smiled as he kept his eyes on the road.
"Amazing we haven't woken the other guys up yet." said Jamie as he briefly looked in the back and saw Tori, Keri and Grant all asleep on pull down beds.
"I guess that after so many continents of speeding, they get used to it." said Adam as something in the rear view mirror suddenly caught his interest.
"Well, looks like another myth busted here, Adam." he said. "No sign of any ghost yet.".
"Don't be so sure about that." said Adam as he looked in the rear view. "What kind of car is the ghost supposed to be driving?".
"A '73 Mazda RX3." replied Jamie. "Why do you ask?"
Adam turned pale and said "Take a look behind us.".
Jamie glanced at the rear view and looked shocked. Following behind them was a black 1973 Mazda RX3, with darkened windows.
The RX3 rammed them hard from behind and nearly knocked them off the road.
"Shit!" yelled Jamie.
"You just HAD to try and bust this myth, didn't you?" yelled Adam.
The RX3 let out a menacing engine roar and rammed into them again. Jamie kept going.
As the ghost car prepared to ram them again, Jamie slammed on the Journey's brakes.
The black phantom car simply passed through the Journey and came out in front of the car.
"I didn't know they could do that." said Adam.
"It's a ghost. What do you expect?" asked Jamie.
The RX3 turned around to face them head on. As it swerved around hard, they observed that no tyre marks were left on the road by the ghost car.
"What now?" asked Jamie.
"How should I know?" replied Adam. "I thought it was just a myth.".
Just then, the Compton drove up alongside the Journey. Dean yelled over to Adam and Jamie.
"Don't worry." he said. "We'll handle this guy.".
Dean pressed a button on the dashboard of the Compton and a gun barrel extended from the grille of the car.
It shot out a jet of water at the RX3.
"A friggin' water pistol!" said Adam. "Are you shitting me?!".
The RX3 backed off a bit and the Mythbusters saw that some of the front end of the car had melted as the water touched it.
"It's holy water, guys." said Sam. "We came prepared on this trip.".
The RX3's engine let out a nasty roar.
"It worked, Sam." said Dean. "He's mad at us now.".
"Then let's go!" yelled Sam.
Dean put the Compton in gear and roared off along the haunted highway at high speed. The ghost car suddenly disappeared, but then reappeared on the highway facing after the Compton and roared off after the Winchester brothers.
"Let's follow 'em." said Adam. "They may need help. And we owe them for saving our butts.".
"Okay." said Jamie as he put the Journey into gear. "Hold onto your lunchpail!".
---
Back in Tokyo, Tim Clarks and his team were listening to Dom speaking on their radio.
"Ghost Rider is after O'Malley." Dom said. "He should catch them any minute now.".
"Thanks, Dom." said Tim. "I've informed the Tokyo PD. They're going to aid us with the arrest. O'Malley and his guys are going down!".
"I've got Ghost Rider's signal." said Shayla. "They're heading towards the centre of the city.".
"No problem." said Ricky. "I'll catch 'em.".
The Landstalker Mk. II sped on towards where Ghost Rider was chasing the Takedown.
The Chopper was right behind the Takedown. Danny tried every driving tactic he could think of to try and shake the supernatural avenger but Ghost Rider kept on coming.
"Head towards that building!" William yelled.
"Will that help?" asked Janice.
"Sure." smirked William. "It's one of my legit businesses." He pulled out a remote control device. "So I'll use that to our advantage. Danny, go into the parking garage.".
"Gotcha." said Danny.
As the Takedown sped towards the entrance to the parking garage, William pointed the remote control and pressed a button. The door to the garage opened and let the Takedown in.
AS the truck entered the garage, William smirked and pressed the remote again, closing the garage door behind them.
"Now, drive right through and head out the other side. It takes twenty minutes to go around the long way. We'll be long gone by then." William said.
"No prob, boss." said Danny.
Danny drove the Takedown as fast as he could to the opposite side of the large garage and out the other door at the end.
As they exited, William pressed the remote again and the door closed behind them.
Danny brought the Takedown to a halt. All three of the villains smirked as they thought they had escaped.
"That's how we'll beat them." said Janice. "They just keep on underestimating us.".
Danny looked up and saw a bright light seemingly going up the side of a building. He frowned and looked closer.
"No way!" he said.
"What?" asked William as he looked. HIs jaw dropped as he saw that Ghost Rider was driving his cycle right up the side of a building, across the roof and straight down the other side.
"Son of a BITCH!" yelled William as the Chopper came down on the ground right near the Takedown.
Nearby, the Landstalker Mk. II and some local police cars had blocked off the street. Tim and Ricky approached the Takedown with guns drawn.
Completely unafraid, William and Janice got out of the Takedown as Ghost Rider approached.
Both had pulled out guns of their own and had started shooting at Ghost Rider. But Ghost Rider just shrugged off the gun fire.
As Ghost Rider got up to them, Janice tried to reload but Ghost Rider pushed her hard, knocking her to the ground.
"Give it up, O'Malley!" yelled Tim. "You've got nowhere to go!".
"I'll handle this, Tim." said Ghost Rider as he picked William up by his short front.
"Don't kill him!" said Ricky.
"I won't. I'll use a toned-down version of my Penance Stare'" said Ghost Rider.
He looked right into William's eyes and said "You...GUILTY!".
A light went from Ghost Rider's eyes right into William's. Tim and Ricky looked on in concern, as they knew what effect Ghost Rider's Penance Stare could have.
As Ghost Rider ended the attack, a tear ran from William's eye. But then, he started laughing maniacally.
"Okay, what's happened?" asked Tim as he and Ricky came right up to Ghost Rider as he released William.
"I showed him all the pain, misery and suffering he had caused." said the equally confused Ghost Rider.
"YES!" laughed William. "And you expected it to break my spirit?! HAH! I KNOW how much misery I have caused, AND I'M PROUD OF IT! I know exactly what I am! I'm a criminal GENIUS!".
Tim, Ricky and Ghost Rider looked on in disgust as William ranted on.
"No one thought a mere 17 year old could become the biggest drug lord in the world! But by the tender age of 20, I DID IT! Jimmy DeMarco could only dream of having the empire I do! There's not one corner of the world that doesn't fear me! If I could do it all again, I WOULD! I can make all of you.."
William was cut off as Tim threw a hard right hook at his jaw and knocked him out. William fell to the ground with a groan.
"He does go on, doesn't he?" Tim deadpanned.
Tim turned the unconscious William around on his front and cuffed his hands behind his back. Ricky kept Danny and Janice covered with his gun as the Tokyo cops approached to arrest them as well.
"Thanks for your help, Ghost Rider." Ricky said.
Ghost Rider reverted to his Johnny Blaze form.
"No problem." he said. "Now, hopefully, the race should go on with no problems.".
---
On the Mamoru highway, the Compton was still being followed by the ghost RX3.
"Okay, Dean, the back entrance to the temple is right through that field." said Sam as he pointed on the map.
"Okay, let's hope it works." said Dean.
"It worked for that guy Cyrus' truck, didn't it?" asked Sam.
The ghost car's engine roared as it came right after them. Dean gunned the Compton for all it was worth and drove into the parking lot of the Buddhist temple.
As it sensed it was nearing holy ground, the ghost car stopped short of entering the lot.
"Uh oh!" said Dean.
Suddenly, the ghost car was rammed from behind by the Journey. Adam and Jamie cheered as the impact knocked the ghost car forward.
The ghost car let out a defiant roar from it' engine as it entered the holy ground of the temple and faded into nothingness.
"YES!" said Dean.
The two Mythbusters got out of the Journey and approached the Winchester brothers as they got out of the Compton.
"Thanks, guys." said Sam as he and Dean shook hands with the Mythbusters.
"Hey, you two helped us out so it was only fair." said Adam.
Jamie had got out of the Journey carrying a beer cooler.
"Anyone want a drink?" he asked. "Everyone except the designated drivers can have one.".
"Go ahead, Dean." said Sam. "I'll take the next shift driving.".
"Okay." said Dean. "But maybe next time, you guys will be careful of which myth you try to bust.".
"Hey, lesson learned here, man." said Adam as Jamie and Dean each took a beer and toasted each other.
Tori, Grant and Keri climbed out of the back of the Journey.
"Hey guys." said Grant as he yawned. "Why have we stopped?".
"You ready for a shift change, Grant?" asked Adam.
"Yeah, I guess." said Grant.
"Good. Then I can have a beer too.". Smirked Jamie.
"So, did we miss anythibg when we were asleep?" asked Keri.
Jamie, Adam and the Winchester brothers burst out laughing.
---
The La Fuerza was racing down a road, keeping well ahead of some police cruisers which were chasing them.
"That bridge up there. You think we can make it?" asked Dylan.
"It's raising!" said Dr. Evil as he saw the drawbridge was raising.
"Got any better ideas?" asked Natalie.
"Do it, Dylan!" said Alex.
Dylan gritted her teeth and pushed the accelerator for all it was worth. The La Fuerza went up the ramped bridge and successfully jumped the gap to the other side.
"WHOO!" she yelled.
"Well done!" said Dr. Evil as he looked back behind them, waved and said "See you later, alligators!".
Mini-Me nudged Dr. Evil and handed him a note which he had written. Dr. Evil read it.
"Mini-Me says they may send choppers." said Dr. Evil.
"No prob." said Alex as she pressed a button on the dashboard.
The La Fuerza immediately became invisible.
"As far as they know, we're not here." said Alex.
"Great." said Natalie. "But you do realise this means we'll have to make sure no-one runs into us.".
"It's a risk I'm willing to take." said Alex.
---
Hunter and Watson were riding down a highway, each of them riding a custom motorcycle. Hunter's was called the Lycan and Watson's was called the Wolfsbane.
They were catching up with the Camper A.
"About time we found these guys again!" said Watson. "We've been chasing 'em since the beginning of the continent and couldn't get close. AND there was that time I had to bail you out in Burma after hitting that snack shack!" he added as he sneered over at Hunter.
"It was in my blind spot!" protested Hunter.
"The whole damn road is your blind spot, white boy!" replied Watson.
"Oh yeah! Then watch me deal with these guys!" said Hunter as he sped up the Lycan and got behind the Camper A.
Inside the Camper A, no one really noticed that they were being followed as they were daxed from the smoke from a joint that Wade had lit up.
"For god's sake, do you have to smoke that in here?" asked Sam. "I can't drive when I'm faded!".
"Hey, you guys need to chill." said Wade.
"Tovar totally agrees." said Tovar. "Hey, did you guys know that Ronald Reagan was the devil? At least that's what that Huey Freeman kid told me.".
Hunter smirked and pressed a button on his dash. A bright beam of light shot from the headlight of the Lycan and hit the Camper A. It was the EDB. Hunter didn't know about the defence mechanism the Camper A hd built into it.
The light crackled around the Camper A for a brief minute but then got shot back at the Lycan. The Lycan came to a halt as its' battery was shorted out.
"Shit!" yelled Hunter.
The Wolfsbane roared past him and Watson got alongside the Camper A. He got ready to attack.
"I mean, there are six letters in each word of his name: Ronald Wilson Reagan." Tovar continued. "Three sixes? Anyone see a pattern there?".
"I'm seeing patterns all over the place." said Nikki. "Seriously, you need to put that joint out before we have an accident.".
"Damn! I've got a major case of the munchies!" said Griggs. "I need some food!".
"Here you go." said Dutchmiller as he handed Griggs a sushi tray.
"I told you, I HATE FISH!" Snapped Griggs as he took the tray, opened the window and threw it out.
The contents of the sushi tray hit Watson and made him lose control of the Wolfsbane.
The Wolfsbane rolled down an incline and got wrecked against a rock. Watson had been thrown clear.
Hunter ran over and looked down at the mess.
A ticked off Watson walked up the incline and joined him.
"Any trouble?" Hunter asked sarcastically.
---
Near the ocean leading to North Korea, the Olympic had stopped at a gas station. As Nemesis slept in the vehicle, a motorcycle had pulled up. The rider was a member of the Flaming Dragons known as Wong. He looked into the store and saw Stone Cold, Cena and Tony inside. He sneered to himself and went inside.
"Okay, guys." said Tony. "That's about enough Doritos for the trip now.".
"Okay, Tone." said Cena. "Let's go pay and get goin'.".
"Hold it, partner! Not so fast!" said Wong in a fake Southern accent as he entered the store. The three racers looked at him in surprise.
"The Flaming Dragons ain't finished with the Cannonballers yet." said Wong.
"Oh, and they send ONE guy?" asked Stone Cold.
"This 'one guy' is more than a match for you, poser!" sneered Wong as he took a martial arts pose. "I can kick any of you fakers' asses in a second!".
"Who you callin' fake?" asked Cena angrily.
"Come on! Everyone knows wrestling is fake! You macho morons don't go out and hurt each other!" sneered Wong as he did a few martial arts poses. "I came to show you what a REAL fighter can do.".
"Oh, really?" said Stone Cold, laughing. "I hope you don't take this ass-whoopin' personally, son!".
As Wong let out a karate yell and ran forward, Stone Cold quickly kicked him in the stomach and gave him a Stone Cold Stunner.
Wong grunted and got back up again, but as he did, Stone Cold hit him again with a clothesline.
This dazed Wong but he got up again and glared at Austin.
"Damn, boy!" said Wong mockingly. "I thought you were bad ass!".
Cena threw a punch at Wong from behind, knocking him into a stack of shelves.
As this was going on, Tony had snuck into the bathroom and was arming himself in a very unique way.
The Dragons member got back up and sneered at the two wrestlers as they got ready to attack him.
"You ain't so tough!" Wong yelled with a mad grin on his face. "I used to trade punks like you for cigarettes in Juvie! COME ON!".
"Do you just love pain or something?" asked Stone Cold as he threw a punch and knocked Wong down on the ground.
"There! That should do!" Stone Cold said.
To his annoyance, Wong got back on his feet again.
"I ain't goin' down that easy, cueball!" sneered Wong.
Suddenly, Wong felt a sting of pain in the side of his neck. He felt his neck and found something stuck into it like a shuriken.
He pulled it out and looked at it in surprise. It was a Dorito.
"HWOAA!" a voice yelled.
Everybody looked and saw Tony standing in front of them. He was wearing a Samurai outfit complete with helmet that had been fashioned out of Doritos.
He even had a pair of nunchucks made out of Doritos.
Tony yelled and rushed forward, spinning his nunchucks.
He whacked Wong with them several times, dazing him even more. He then delivered a few tough martial arts kicks and punches to the Dragons member. Finally, he gave Wong a hard roundhouse kick, knocking him towards the check out counter. When Wong landed against the counter, the store clerk picked up a jar of candy and broke it over Wong's head.
This time, Wong fell down and stayed down as he was knocked unconscious.
"Good move, Tone." said Cena.
"Yeah. I never thought Doritos could do that to someone!" said Stone Cold.
Stone Cold went over to the checkout clerk and handed him some money to pay for the damages.
"Sorry about the mess." he said.
"It's okay. I'll call the cops to pick that guy up." said the clerk. "I see what you mean in the ring, Mr. Austin.".
"What do you mean?" asked Stone Cold.
The clerk then did his best impression of Stone Cold's voice and said "You disrespected ol' Stone Cold, and AH AH! That's somethin' you just don't do!".
Stone Cold laughed. "Always happy to please a fan." he said.
---
Charles Foster Ofdenson, Dethklok's manager and lawyer, took the stage.
"Uhh... I just received word that Team Girl Power and Team Car Guys are about ready to drift race in the mountains outside of Tokyo. So it is my pleasure to welcome Dethklok back on the stage to sing for this race."
Dethklok got on stage and prepared to perform their song. At a Tokyo mountain highway, the Towtruck and Hot Rod were waiting to start their drift race.
"Are you ready?" Amanda asked.
"I was born ready." Sean replied.
Song: "Nothing is Gonna Stand in our Way" by Kick Axe
The two vehicles tore off and started to drift along the turns of the mountain road. Back at the Melizanno, Damian was watching the race.
"My truck can drift!?" he said out loud.
It was the Hot Rod that won the race. Amanda was cursing out loud.
"Never challenge the Drift King again!" Sean said as the Hot Rod continued the Cannonball.
---
The Grunts who were riding the quads had caught up with the Boltus and had surrounded it.
Some of them had started ramming into the vehicle, trying to knock it off the road.
"Clearly these guys didn't hear about how we dealt with this problem in Midgar." said Cloud. "Shall I show them?".
"Knock yourself out, hot shot." replied Barret.
Cloud opened the passenger side window and jumped onto the nearest quad, knocking the Grunt riding it off it.
He then took control of the quad and pulled out his Buster Sword.
As the other Grunts tried to attack him, he quickly swiped out with his sword, causing damage to the quads and causing each Grunt to crash.
As some of the quads started piling up, a few of the oncoming ones crashed into them.
"Well done, Cloud." said Tifa. "You never get rusty, do you?".
"Not if I can help it." smiled Cloud as he sheathed his sword.
---
Meanwhile, Hunter was lying down in the middle of the road, pretending to be injured.
"This had better work, Billy!" he grumbled.
"Bitch, bitch, bitch! That's all I ever hear outta your big mouth!" Watson grumbled as he kept an eye out for any approaching cars.
He smiled as he saw a red Cadillac Series 62 approaching. He could tell that the car had been modified as its' engine sounded powerful.
The driver of the Cadillac, called the Manhattan Custom, saw Watson flagging her down.
She stopped the car, narrowly avoiding hitting Hunter as she came to a stop.
"You guys okay?" the woman asked as Watson came over to her window.
"Oh, thank God!" said Watson, pretending to be in a panic. "We need to call an ambulance for my friend! I think he may be a goner!"
While the driver's attention had been focused on Watson, Hunter had slipped around to the passenger side of the car, stood up and looked through the window.
"Get out!" he said.
"Huh?" the woman said as she looked around in confusion.
Watson quickly dropped his act and pulled the driver's side door open.
"He said 'get out'!" He yelled. "Come on, woman! Move your ass!".
Watson pulled the woman out of the car, kicking and screaming, and dropped her at the side of the road.
He quickly got in the Manhattan Custom with Hunter and drove off in it.
"YOU LOUSY SCUMBAGS!" the woman yelled as she reached ino her purse and pulled out a Colt Python pistol. She stood up and fired a few shots after the Manhattan Custom.
"Holy sheep shit!" yelled Hunter as Watson avoided the shots.
"Yep. That's one reason I always voted for gun control back in the States." said Watson. "Did you save our little bag of tricks?".
"Yeah." said Hunter as he reached into the pocket of his trenchcoat and pulled out a large bag.
"Good. Now all we have to do is find a Cannonballer and use one of 'em." smirked Watson.
"I think the sleep-gas bomb should do." said Hunter.
"Good call, mi amigo." replied Watson.
---
The Vegas was speeding along the road leading to North Korea.
Behind them was the Phantom. Feng laughed as he flipped a switch and a minigun extended from the truck's grill. A few more guns spouted out of panels and on top of the cab, a lone Grunt manned a machine gun.
"Looks like trouble." said Lisa.
"No problem." replied Homer. "I'll use the Barrel Shield.".
Homer pressed a button and the Vegas was enveloped by a round, plastic-like shield. It had been invented by the British secret service as a defence weapon.
"Chew on this for long periods of time, fat boy!" yelled Feng as he and the Grunt opened fire with the various guns.
The Barrel Shield stopped the bullets from hitting the Vegas. In fact, it caught them as they hit it and held them like flies fossilised in amber.
"Oh, wise guy, huh?" sneered Feng. "Let's see how you cope with this!".
He pressed another button and a flame thrower popped out of the front bumper of the Phantom.
"The Barrel Shield protects us from heat, right dad?" asked Bart.
"Yeah, but only for a brief time. I knew I should have had more defences added! D'OH!"
"Don't panic, honey. I know what to do." said Marge as she picked up the CB just as Feng fired a blast from the flame thrower.
"This is Team Simpsons! Any Cannonballers near us, we request your help." Marge said as the flames licked against the barrel shield.
Up the road, the Newman spun around and drove off in the direction of the Phantom and the Vegas.
"Team Simpsons, help is on the way!" said Peter into the CB. He then smiled and said "After this, that Simpson guy will finally owe me one. That should get him off my back!"
Feng fired another blast from the flame thrower at the Vegas.
"Shield's at thirty per cent." said Lisa. "We may not last much longer!".
Just then, the Newman crested the hill and headed towards them.
"A truck, eh?" said Peter. "Brian, activate the Damage Magnifier.".
"Right!" said Brian as he hit a red button on the dash. "Fasten seatbelts everybody!"
A force field bathed the Newman briefly. The Vegas swerved out of the way to let the Newman head right towards the Phantom.
"What is this?" asked Feng as he saw the Newman come right for him.
"WHAM!" yelled Peter as the Newman made contact with the front end of the Phantom.
Because of the Damage Magnifier, their special weapon, Team Griffin suffered no more than a slight dent in their front bumper, but the front end of the Phantom was completely crushed as Feng felt like he'd been hit by a train.
The wrecked truck rolled off to the side of the road.
Team Simpsons cheered as the Newman spun around and faced them again.
"Hey, thanks Peter!" said Marge.
"No problem." said Peter. "Now, let's see who gets to Korea first!"
The Newman sped off and the Vegas followed, trying to overtake it.
Back at the side of the road, the shocked Grunt got down off the roof of the cab and surveyed the damage. The Phantom was wrecked.
He looked into the cab and could see no sign of life. Suddenly, the drivers' side door was kicked open and a slightly injured but still angry Feng climbed out.
"Are you okay, sir?" the Grunt asked.
"You see me walking don't you?!" snapped Feng. "At least that wasn't one of the Captains!".
---
"We have received word that the racers have now mostly entered North Korea." reported GLaDOS. "There's only a little bit of Asia and then Russia to go before our racers enter the next continent."
"Well, we wish them all Godspeed." said Olivia. "At least they're handling the competition well.".
---
Xaldin and Saix, two members of Organisation XIII, were waiting on a large boat near the shores of North Korea.
"Are you sure this is going to work?" asked Xaldin.
"Of course it will. Because you and I are dedicated members of the Organisation, unlike that slacker Demyx!". replied Saix. "And there's no way I'm letting Xigbar get all the glory! Our radar will tell us when an ocen-going Cannonballer approaches, and then we just reel them in with our grappler!".
There was a loud bleeping from a nearby piece of equipment.
"Looks like you were right." said Xaldin as he checked the readout. "Cannonball vehicle in submarine mode approaching!".
"Okay!" said Saix as he manned the grappling device. "Just tell me where.".
Little did either of them know that the vehicle they had detected was the Job. It was getting close to shore.
"Okay, the radar says that the highway coming up is clear, Bam." reported Phil. "We should be good to go."
"What about that boat I'm detecting just off the starboard bow?" asked Rake.
"No police signals coming from it." said Raab as he also looked at the radar. "Just somebody's yacht from the look of it.".
"Okay." said Bam. "Forward all engines!".
Saix took aim with the grappling gun while Xaldin tracked the Job.
"Little more to the left." said Xaldin. "THERE! You got him!"
"Okay. FIRE!" yelled Saix as he shot out a grappling hook from the gun.
The hook stuck in the Job's rear bumper as the huge limo prepared to go onto land.
Because of the size and strength of the car, the line the grappler weas on was being pulled longer and longer.
The tug was so hard that the boat was starting to get pulled along with it.
"What the hell?!" said Saix. "Did we get Moby Dick or something?".
"Shit!" yelled Xaldin. "Cut the line!"
The force of the tug got so strong that the boat was ultimately ripped in half, with the Job dragging half of it along with it.
Xaldin and Saix stared as they were left on the other half of the boat as it sank.
"So much for that." grunted Xaldin. "Maybe Xigbar is number two of this organisation for a reason."
"Bite me." replied Saix.
---
The Manhattan Custom pulled into a parking lot at a restaurant in Kumgang.
Watson and Hunter smirked as they saw that the Aqua was parked there.
Both men looked and saw that Kyle and his team were busy eating.
"Okay, cover me." said Hunter as he took out the sleep gas bomb and a set of tools.
Watson kept watch as Hunter attached the bomb to the undercarriage of the Aqua.
After a few minutes of tinkering, Hunter smiled as he straightened up.
"That's that." he smirked. "As soon as these losers hit 160 mph, the sleep gas gets released and then it's 'bye bye baby'.".
"Great." said Watson. "Heads up." he said as he nodded towards the restaurant entrance where the UK Cannonball team were coming out.
"Hey, man!" Watson yelled over to them. "Nice car here. Good luck in the Cannonball!".
"Why, thanks, buddy." said Kyle. "Great caddy you got there yourself.".
"Yeah." smirked Hunter. "It was cheap. We practically stole it!".
Watson nudged Hunter.
"Okay, guys, let's go." said Speedy as he and the team got into the Aqua and drove off.
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Back in the United States, specifically in San Andreas, Luxord, another high-ranking member of Organisation XIII was flying a biplane called the Stuntplane in pursuit of the helicopter piloted by Carmen Sandiego.
"Okay, pal." Carmen said to herself. "You want me, come and get me."
SONG: 'Where In The World is Carmen Sandiego' by Rockapella
Carmen flew the chopper through the skyline of Los Santos, moving through the gaps in the buildings with expertise.
Luxord flew his plane as best he could but had difficulty keeping up.
"Uh, uh, sweetheart. You aren't going to lose me." he said as he determinedly kept up the pursuit.
The aerial chase continued for several minutes until Carmen got a good lead on Luxord and hovered her helicopter next to a skyscraper.
She pulled out a remote control device and pressed a button on it. A large hangar door opened in the side of the building and she flew her chopper inside.
The hangar door had closed again by the time Luxord had caught up and he was completely stumped as he had lost sight of her.
"Luxord? Any news?" Lothor's voice came over the radio.
"Uh, bit of a problem, I'm afraid." Luxord said nervously.
After a pause, Lothor yelled "Are you guys called Organisation XIII because thirteen is your collective I.Q. or something?!".
---
The Baron was speeding along the road leading to the North Korea-China border.
Marcus was driving and the car was going all out.
"I never knew a Rolls Royce could go THIS fast!" said Regis as he looked a little scared.
"Hey, with me behind the wheel, you'd be surprised what a car is capable of.". replied Marcus.
"Hey, guys. Wanna see if we can psych Marcus out?" asked Squeak.
"At THIS speed?" asked Doug. "Squeak that is either pure genius or really dumb!".
"Well what do you expect from Squeak?" asked Coop.
"Hey, Squeak. What's your real first name?" asked Regis.
"Kenny." replied Squeak.
"Then I've got an idea." said Regis.
Marcus kept his eyes focused on the road. As he got ready to head up a hill, Regis suddenly blew yelled "LOOK OUT, IT'S THE POLICE!".
Marcus was distracted and the Baron did a few doughnuts as Marcus tried to regain control.
As he brought the car back under control, he looked around and saw that Squeak was lying back in the backseat with a red substance all over his front. He was sitting very still with his eyes closed.
Regis gasped. "Oh my God! You killed Kenny!".
"You bastard!" yelled Doug.
After a pause, Marcus just started laughing. He then said "I can tell the smell of Heinz 57 from the smell of blood you know.".
Squeak sat up and looked disappointed. It was indeed just ketchup he had smeared on himself.
"Shit!" he said.
"I knew you'd been out of practice with the psych-outs since that game against the Frisco Ferries." said Coop.
"Aw, eat it!" replied Squeak. "Besides, it was Regis' idea.".
"Oh yeah." said Marcus. "Did I mention that my brother's a moron?".
He laughed as he started up the Baron and drove on towards the border.
---
Captain Chaos was behind the wheel of the Miyagi as it drove through a small town. Belle was greatly admiting her partner's driving skills.
"I must say, Captain, I'm glad you don't even need Natalie Cole to drive with confidence now." she said.
"Thank you, Citizen Belle." replied Captain Chaos. "I owe much to you and to Victor for giving me this power this year. I sense that Captain Fury is not too far away. We will have to work hard to keep our lead in this race.".
Suddenly, Chaos tensed.
"Hold on tight! I sense danger is near!" he said.
"What?" asked Belle.
Suddenly, there was what sounded like a series of gunshots and their front right tyre was punctured by a strange purple bullet-like projectile.
"Shit!" said Belle.
"Don't panic, citizen." said Chaos. "I can get us under control!".
Chaos swerved until the Miyagi came to a rest in front of a small sporting goods store. There the car came to a stop.
As it did, a black hole opened up and from it emerged Xigbar, the second in command of Organisation XIII and a couple of the Combine. It was one of Xigbar's bullets that had punctured the Miyagi's tyre.
"All too easy." sneered Xigbar. "Alright, let's get them."
As they approached, the driver side door of the Miyagi was flung open and Captain Chaos jumped out.
"DUN DUN DUN!" he sang as he assumed a fighting stance.
Belle got out of the passenger side, holding a tyre iron.
"What he said." she added.
Xigbar raised his twin guns but then thought for a second and threw them away.
"So, it's hand to hand combat you want?" he said. "Very well. This should be easy!".
One of the Combine let out a battle cry and ran towards Captain Chaos.
Chaos suddenly reached out, grabbed the alien soldier, flipped him over his head and threw him right through the front window of the store.
Belle rushed forward and struck the second Combine on the hed with the tyre iron, and then swatted it across the jaw with it, sending the Combine down for the count.#
Xigbar let out a yell and charged Chaos full opn, knocking him through the door of rhe shop.
Inside the store, customers looked shocked as Chaos picked himself up and proceeded to throw several hard punches at Xigbar.
Xigbar dodged as best he could but took a couple of hits.
Then, Chaos was beaned by a soccer ball. It had been thrown by the Combine who had been knocked through the window.
The Combine picked up a golf club and prepared to join the fight, but was struck down by a baseball bat swung by Belle who had gone into the store as well.
Xigbar grunted and picked up a baseball bat of his own and prepared to attack Belle.
As he did, he turned his back to Captain Chaos. That was his last mistake in this fight. Chaos picked up another nearby golf club and swung it between Xigbar's legs, connecting with his groin.
AS Xigbar groaned in pain, Belle whacked him upside the head with the baseball bat and knocked him out.
Chaos was impressed. "I did think I heard Victor say there was once a Miss Chaos." he said. "Would you be interested in the post, good Citizen Belle?".
"Thanks, but in case you forgot, I have a family." she said. "Now, I think we should skedaddle before the cops get here.".
"Roger that." replied Chaos. "I can fit the spare tyre in less then two minutes. Let's go!"
---
Not far away, Bellatrix Lestrange and Walden McNair were flying along on their broomsticks. Both had been sent into the field by Luciis Malfoy.
Both were currently chasing the Prison Van, which now had the Boogeyman at the wheel.
"This should be easy!" sneered McNair. "Wrestlers are about as dumb as muggles can get."
"You're just like Snape. All talk, no action." replied Bellatrix. "You want to prove yourself, get up there and stop them!".
"Fine!" replied McNair as he accelerated his broomstick and flew alongside the drivers' side of the Prison Van.
As he did, Boogeyman rolled down his window.
McNair turned to face him, but looked a bit freaked-out when he got a look at Boogeyman's face.
"Uh...pull over and let me see your driving permit?" McNair said, a bit unsure.
Boogeyman laughed and reached down with his free hand. He had picked up a handful of his worms and stuffed them into McNair's mouth.
McNair panicked and his broomstick swerved out of control.
Bellatrix hissed to herself angrily and flew alongside the Prison Van herself and got beside Boogeyman. She raised her wand, laughing madly.
"CRUCIO!" she yelled. She was using the unforgivable Cruciatus curse, which could drive anyone who felt it long enough to madness.
Her wand glowed, but strangely, Boogeyman looked unaffected. His face didn't express any emotion.
Looking confused, Bellatrix pointed her wand again and said "CRUCIO!" yet again. Again, it seemed to have no effect.
Tommy Dreamer leaned over and said "I don't think magic affects Boogeyman, m'am. After all, as far as we can tell he's some kind of voodoo thing himself. Oh, by the way, LOOK OUT!".
"Huh?" Bellatrix said and turned to look in front of her and saw an oncoming truck. She smacked right into it's windshield but suffered no more than a slight concussion.
She looked at the confused driver and said "Do you know the way to Knockturn Alley?".
---
Near Beijing, Hunter and Watson had met up with the rest of Cruger's crew, who were driving an orange 1968 Dodge Charger, not so originally known as the Dukes.
"So, you think that sleep gas bomb will work?" asked Kitano.
"Absolutely." replied Watson as he checked out a small monitoring device he had. "Those losers are running close to 160 right now. They get pushed to go any faster and that's them taken care of.".
"Okay, well let's not start kissing each others' asses just yet." Kitano said. "There's still a race to stop.".
"Yeah, and here comes our next playmate." smirked Jansen as the Bootlegger roared past them. "Shall we have a little fun?".
"We certainly will." replied Carson as she started up the Dukes.
The Manhattan Custom followed the Dukes and they took off after their prey.
---
Meanwhile, the Cheetah 2 was driving along through the Chinese countryside.
Jimbo was at the wheel. "I think we're making great time here. We should be in Russia very soon."
Then, there was a loud thud and a large dent was suddenly in the side of the Cheetah 2.
"What the hell was that?!" asked Cartman.
Stan looked out the window and saw that at the side of the road were numerous menacing looking Chinese children, all holding red dodgeballs.
"Holy crap! It's those Chinese dodgeball players Pip helped us beat." he said.
"The ones who use steroids?" asked Kyle.
"You bet your ass!" replied Stan.
Some more of the Chinese kids threw their dodgeballs at the Cheetah 2 and the bus took even more damage.
"If they keep this up, we won't last much longer!" said Matt.
"Hey, Jimbo, I think we should use our one-time Overthruster!" said Nath.
"Isn't that for emergencies?" asked Ned.
"Ned, I think this definitely qualifies." said Jimbo as he pressed the button.
The Cheetah 2 accelerated to a high rate of speed until the scenery became just a blur. As they were rocketed forward, three laser beams shot out of the front of the bus and hit a neaby hillside, opening up a dimensional gateway.
The Cheetah 2 passed through the gateway abd disappeared into the Eighth Dimension.
"WHOA!" the kids chorused as they had a look around at the weird vortex that was the Eighth Dimension.
"I wonder if this is the Bottomless Pit that ECW guy Boogeyman says he comes from." said Jimbo as he too looked around and tried not to get freaked out.
---
The Aqua was fast approaching the Asia/Russia border, going all out.
"Okay, compadres, hold on tight!" ssid Speedy as he put his foot down. HE failed to notice that the speedometer of the Aqua had just reached the 160 mph mark.
Watson's sleep gas bomb released its' odourless gas.
"Hey, do any of you guys feel tired?" asked Kyle.
"Yeah. That's weird." said Andre. "I mean, we pulled over for a rest stop back near the Great Wall.".
T-Bone yawned. "I think I'm just gonna get some shuteye." he said as he nodded off.
Andre and Kyle soon followed suit.
"Speak for yourselves, guys." Speedy said. "I'm still wide awake.". After a brief pause, he felt tired too.
"Or not." he added as he fell fast asleep, with his hands still on the wheel and his foot on the accelerator.
---
The Jackrabbit was on a highway somewhere in Siberia. Master Yo and Yin were both looking at the mao in a state of frustration as there was a long line of traffic in front of them, held up by a highway construction crew.
"We've got to find a way out of this!" snapped Yin. "This traffic's pissing me off!"
"Hey, I have an idea!" said Yang, who was driving. "I'll activate our off-road mode and we can go overland. That way!"
He pointed and showed them the snowy countryside.
"Are you sure that's wise?" asked Master Yo.
"Sure. I figure we could save about a hundred milee. Plus with off-road mode we can go over anything." replied Yang.
"What do you think, Yin?" asked Master Yo.
"Whatever." she sighed.
Yang turned a knob and the Jackrabbit's wheels suddenl;y increased in size and the body of the car raised up a bit. They then proceeded to turn off the road and go through the snowy terrain.
Behind them a bit was the Sentinel XS, also stuck in traffic.
Jessie saw what the Woo Foo team were doing and said "I'm following them! Anything's better than being stuck here for hours when there's a race to win.."
"Hold on a minute." said Giovanni as he pressed a switch. A large snow plough protruded from the front of the Sentinel XS and it soon followed the Jackrabbit across the Siberian countryside.
---
The Bootlegger was speeding down the road with both the Manhattan Custom and the Dukes on its' trail. Hunter had loweresd his window and was firing a few gunshots at Team Fury. With the power of Fury, Randy was actually able to swerve the car to avoid the gunshots. The chase was heading up a steep ztretch of road.
"Look out!" yelled Ricky as the Bootlegger roared towards a sign warning that the bridge ahead was under construction.
The Bootlegger crashed through the sign.
"Captain, I think we should have taken the low road." said Cal.
"I'm beginning to think you were right, good citizen Naughton." replied Captain Fury.
All three of the team yelped when they saw the end of the road up ahead, with a 50 foot gap between the edges of the bridge.
Fury quickly slammed on the brakes.
"Don't fear, good citizens." said Captain Fury. "Time for a very daring move."
Fury threw the car into reverse. The power of the reverse actually caused the Bootlegge to flip over in mid air and turn to face the way they had come.
They flew over the top of the Manhattan Custom as it drove onto the bridge, unaware of the gap. As Hunter and Watson saw the Cannonballers' car soar above them in mid air and land back down on the road, they looked stunned.
Hunter snapped out of it long enough to see the gap.
"HOLY F---!" he yelled.
Watson couldn't stop in time and the Manhattan Custom drove off the edge of the bridge and plummted towards the ground.
As the ground came up to meet them, Watson deadpanned "Glad we don't own this piece of shit!".
They hit the lower road with such force that they made a hole in it.
After a pause, both men opened their eyes.
"WE'RE ALIVE!" said Watson in delight and relief. "HOLY CRAP! WE'RE ALIVE!".
They heard the sound of engines approaching and Hunter remembered the pursuit.
"Bail out! Quick!". he yelled.
Both men got out of the wrecked Cadillac and clambered out of the hole just before the Bootlegger, now on the lower road, jumped over it and the Dukes, still chasing them, crashed into it.
"WOO HOO!" yelled Ricky and Cal. "Well done, Captain!".
Hunter and Watson looked on as their team mates got out of the wrecked Dukes.
"Fancy sseing you here." Watson said sarcastically.
---
The Cerrano was driving down the highway in Russia. Despite the fact that they were racing, Johnny Cage was enjoying the leisurely drive.
"Hey, guys, there's Kyle's team." said Liu.
"Wonder how they're doing?" asked Sonya.
"I'll pull alongside and see." said Johnny.
As the Cerrano pulled alongside the Aqua, Johnny was stunned to see that the UK Cannonball team were asleep.
"Uh oh!" he said. He started honking the Cerrano's horn.
"YOU GUYS, WAKE UP!" yelled Kitana, Liu and Sonya.
In the Aqua, the team immediately woke up and Speedy quickly struggled to get control of the car.
The Aqua swerved a bit but soon came under control again.
"Thanks, Johnny." said Speedy.
"Seriously, guys. Driving through Russia asleep?" said Johnny jokingly. "We're trying to win a race here not set a record!".
Everybody laughed.
---
"Alright, people!" said Adam. "We have our spy satellite ready at the very edge of Russia to see which racer will make it out of Russia and into the rest of Europe first."
"Here it comes now!" said Olivia.
"There it is." said GLaDOS as the car approached. It was the Baron.
"WHOO!" said Kevin. "There you have it! Team Beers has made it out of Asia first!".
"And I do believe their favourite band is ready with a suitable song." said Morgan.
"Indeed they are." said Olivia. "Here are Reel Big Fish!".
SONG: 'Beer' by Reel Big Fish.
---
As the Cannonballers headed towards Europe, the Towtruck drove through a North Russian town when Lara saw the Melizanno appear in the rear view mirror, with Damian driving and honking the horn.
"Ladies, our proper transport has arrive." she said as she brought the Towtruck to a halt.
Damian stopped the Melizanno and got out, handing the keys to Lara as she and her team got out of the Towtruck.
"She's fit as a fiddle once again, Lara." he said. "Good luck in the rest of the race.".
"Much appreciated." said Amanda as she winked at him.
Suddenly, there was a bright flash of light, and a vortex opened. From it emerged the Cheetah, driving slowly.
A slimy, spider like crearure was stuck to the windshield of the bus.
"Yuck!" said Jimbo. "Thank God we could only do that once!".
"Okay. Now let's WIN THIS GODDAMN RACE!" yelled Cartman.
"YEAH!" the rest of Team South Park yelled.
Lara and her team got back in the Melizanno and roared off, with the Cheetah not too far behind.
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Somewhere near the border of Europe and Russia, infamous superhero Syler, crossed the busy highway. Until the Vertigo came speeding along and ran him over. Sylar went flying over the Vertigo and landed on the road. Luckily he only suffered minor injuries. Not only that but the impact knocked his shoes off and sent them flying about a hundred feet away from their owner.
The Spectre was parked on the side of the road and watched the whole thing. Doc quickly rushed out to tend to Sylar's injuries.
"Are you... ok?" Sylar stood up and faced Doc. Now Doc reconized him and the hated enemy of the Heroes. "Holy s---! It's Sylar! I've got to contact..."
Sylar grabbed the purple armored field medic by the throat. "Where is he? Where is Hiro?"
Back with the Vertigo...
"I know I left my Metallica CD somewhere in here Eve!" Adam said as they both searched for Adam's CD.
TO BE CONTINUED....