Chapter 2 - To Motormoros!

Crusher and Pickle waited ten minutes at the Monster Dome's main entrance, and Crusher was starting to get more and more impatient with the helicopter, who was supposed to come meet them already.

"That Swoops better get here soon, or I'm out!" Crusher grumbled impatiently.

"Oh, have more patience, Crusher. Swoops will be here, and when he does get here, we get ta go ta Motormoros, the fabulous city of beautiful Mexican culture! Aren't you excited?!" Pickle asked in awe.

"No."

"You really can ruin a moment, ya know that?"

"Hey, ya'll!" Crusher and Pickle looked up when they heard a loud voice calling, and it was none other than Swoops swooping down to land, "ready ta go ta Motormoros?"

"You bet we are!" Pickle replied cheerfully and immediately hopped into Swoops' cabin.

"Not really," Crusher sighed.

"C'mon, Crusher, we gotta go!" Swoops demanded, and Crusher groaned and rolled his eyes while reluctantly getting into his cabin with Pickle. And with that, the green helicopter took off to head to the city of Motormoros.

Swoops flew for a few hours over forests, snowy mountains, and even a barren desert, as Crusher and Pickle(mostly Pickle)told him which way to go, until they eventually came across a valley surrounded by luscious green mountains, and in the middle of the valley was a city.

"That's Motormoros, right down there!" Pickle pointed out.

"Alright, hang on, boys! With these crosswinds, this landin' gonna be a bit bumpy!" Swoops called back to his passengers, and he immediately dove down towards the city.

With his sudden flight patterns, he made Pickle cheer with excitement, and poor Crusher cried out for his mommy. But Swoops had to be careful because the skies had started to fill with thick, dark grey clouds, and that could only mean trouble when flying.

But Swoops was soon able to land while keeping everyone safe, and he landed in a clear area that looked like a town square, and all of the monster trucks that lived there were very exotic and colorful.

"Ooh, Motormoros is even more pretty than I remember! Don't you think, Crusher?" Pickle cheered as he and Crusher drove out of Swoops' cabin, and his eyes lit up brightly at the city.

"Yeah, whatever. Let's just get Tiana, and get outta here; I missed breakfast—thanks to a certain someone—and I'm starving," Crusher growled while glaring at Pickle, who chuckled innocently.

It may have been a city, but Motormoros wasn't as big as Axle City; the majority of the city was houses, hotels and flats, and the only bi building that could be seen was Motormoros City Hall.

But even if the buildings weren't the most brightly colored, the inhabitants made up for it with their bright paint, wide-variety markets, and entertainment on the streets, such as dancing, singing, playing instruments, or sometimes all three.

"How are we supposed ta even find anyone in this place? It's huge!" Crusher pointed out while looking around aimlessly.

"Blaze said Tiana would be waiting for us here in the town square," Pickle informed.

"Well, I think Blaze is an idiot. There's no one here!"

"Be patient, Crusher. Tiana'll be here soon."

"She better be, or else I'm-OOMF!" Just when Crusher was starting to ramble on angrily again while driving down the street, he forgot to look where he was driving, and he suddenly bumped right into another truck.

When Crusher and the other monster truck shook away the dizziness, they finally realized who they bumped into. The other truck was female, with a slim convertible build, strawberry pink paint, shamrock green eyes, her tires consisted of maraca-shaped patterns, and she wore an enthusiastic look on her face when she saw Crusher and Pickle.

"Que sorpresa! You must be Crusher and Pickle!" she cheered, a bit of a Spanish accent in her voice, and she held out a greeting tire, "I'm Tiana."

"Ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm Pickle! And this is Crusher!" Pickle greeted happily while rapidly shaking Tiana's tire, and then he pointed at Crusher.

"She knows who we are, Pickle," Crusher grumbled.

"It's very nice to finally meet you, chicos. Blaze has told me mucho about you," Tiana pointed out with a smile.

"Oh, did he? Well, did he tell that I'm the BEST racer that ever lived?" Crusher asked with a cocky smile.

"Um, no…but he did he mention that you tend to cheat at everything, including the race between you and him to see who would win Rain's love," Tiana awkwardly replied, making Crusher blush and Pickle snicker, "but, with the negativities aside, let's get back to Axle City for Blaze and Rain's wedding, hmm?"

"Sure, let's go!" Pickle replied and turned around towards Swoops, who was still waiting back in the middle of the town square, "we're ready ta go, Swoops!"

"Uh, we may not be able ta go just yet, guys. These clouds look like they're gettin' worse, and I can't drive all the way back ta Axle City in a storm," Swoops informed with worry while pointing up at the clouds, which have become thicker and darker.

"Ooh…" Pickle whimpered.

"Pbht! We're not gonna let a few storm clouds scare us!" Crusher scoffed and climbed into Swoops' cabin, "the sooner we leave, the better."

"Hmm…maybe you're right, Crusher…if we leave now, we might JUST be able ta outrun the storm," Swoops pondered aloud.

"See? No problem. We'll be back in Axle City before we know it. Now, let's go!" Crusher demanded, and Pickle and Tiana quickly climbed into Swoops' cabin too.

With that, Swoops cautiously took off and flew into the winds, which have started to pick up a bit. So, Swoops knew he had to fly more carefully if he wanted to keep his passengers safe.

But it wasn't long before Swoops had just passed over the mountains that the rain began to fall, and it fell harder and harder with each passing second. And to make matters worse, the wind started to pick up pretty badly too.

"I-I don't know if I'm gonna make it, guys!" Swoops called over the wind, his flight pattern becoming staggered.

"You'll be fine, Swoops, just keep going!" Crusher snapped, and Swoops didn't want to make him anymore angry, so he tried his best to keep flying.

But luck wasn't on their side when a streak of lightning suddenly struck down, and it barely missed Swoops by an inch. But the lighting was so close and bright, it took Crusher by surprise and paralyzed, causing him to roll back uncontrollably when Swoops leaned to one side to balance himself out.

And soon, Crusher fell out of Swoops and screamed with terror, as he careened down towards the forested mountain.

"Crusher!" Pickle cried while launching his tow cable to try and grab Crusher, but even though he was able to grab him, Crusher proved to be too heavy, so poor Pickle was suddenly pulled out too.

"Ay, no!" Tiana shrieked and panicked to try and think of something to save them, but when she leaned out to look down, she leaned too far, and her tire slipped from the rain, so she was soon falling straight down with Pickle and Crusher.

But Swoops didn't realize at first that he lost his passengers; he just kept flying to hopefully outrun the horrible storm, completely unaware that he was now flying alone.

Sorry 'bout the cliffhanger:P

So, we're finally getting somewhere. We've visited a whole new place, we've met a new character, and now we have a conflict. Are you guys ready?

Until the next chapter, I'm TRikiD, bye-bye!