Chapter 6: Girl Talk
About eight Felicia was zooming down Nice Land Streets. Tamora saw her headlights from a mile away. True to her name all anyone saw was a black blur as a bike came to an abrupt stop. "Hey Shorty shake a leg!" Felicia shouted. Her shouting woke a few people up for some were going to bed or eating dinner.
"Hey keep it down Missy!" shouted Gene from the apartment across from Felix's apartment.
"Sorry Gene, Felicia I will be right down!" Felix told her from the window. Tamora was biting her lip but kept silent determined to talk to Felicia once she dropped Felix off. Felix hopped up and kissed her cheek. "I will be back soon honey, love you," he said blushing a deep red. She smiled but before he could hop out to meet Felicia, she grabbed him by the back of his shirt and brought him up to her level. Then planted a deep long sweet kiss on his lips. Felix practically melted under the kiss as he heard his little heart pounding loudly.
"Hurry back," she whispered in his ear as she put him down.
"Yes ma'am," he said almost bumping into the wall. He went to the door, his face red as a tomato as he went outside. Tamora's eyes locked on Felix from the window as she saw him climb on Felicia's bike.
"Bout time you showed up. Now come on let's burn some rubber," Felicia said smiling wickedly. Then in a flash they were gone a small trail of fire was the only thing Felicia left.
"Felicia!" Felix exclaimed as he saw the Nice Landers putting the small fire trail out.
"Sorry, told you I go fast," Felicia said innocently. He just shook his head at her as he held on tighter to her waist so he wouldn't fall off. Back in the game of R.U.S.H an evil plan was being hatched. Deep in a black garage was a toothpick of a man with a black hair. Smoking a cigarette as Skull came in with a serious look.
"You got my package?" Skull asked in a deep voice.
"Depends you got my money?" the toothpick man asked.
"Here is your money, Stan," Skull said handing the toothpick man a suitcase of money. Stan or Shifty Stanley as he was called picked up the money and held it up to the light. "It is real stupid now give me what I paid for!" snapped Skull, his eyes flashing dangerously.
"Keep your shirt on Boss, here is your package," Stanley said handing him a small box.
"How long is the timer?" Skull asked.
"About 20 minutes give or take. I know how fast Felicia is and knowing that pipsqueak handyman once he is dropped off he would want to talk. All you do is put this at the bottom of her bike. Once she gets on the bomb will be activated and once she is out of her game it will go off and BOOM, no more Fast Felicia and no more pipsqueak handy man either," Stanley said smugly.
"Good that is what I wanted to hear," Skull said grinning wickedly.
"I don't get it if you know you can beat Felicia why try and blow her up?" Stanley asked for he was the curious type.
"15 years ago her and that pipsqueak handy man disgraced me. I owe them," he said glaring at the memory. "Soon they will both learn what happens to people who mess with Skull," the man said in a deadly soft voice.
"Yeah well remember if you are caught I know nothing about this," Stanley said.
"I know see you at the race," Skull said and took his package with him. Once they got to the track Felix looked over Felicia's bike.
"Okay you are great at speed and your control has improved. Let me see that everything is good," Felix said. Getting out his hammer he looked the bike over to make sure nothing got lose or broken on their way to his apartment to the track. "Everything seems to be in order, now what track should we try first?" Felix asked.
"Let's do the New York one Skull loves that one and odds are will pick it," Felicia said. They went to a small stand that had a keyboard and Felicia punched in New York. Soon a huge bright blue light went all over the track. The sky showed stars and huge skyscrapers in the distance. The road looked like a normal black top pavement with everything they needed.
"Okay hope on your bike and I will time you and see how well you avoid the obstacles. Now how many cars do you want to race against?" Felix asked.
"Do five I guess," Felicia said and put her helmet on. Bringing her bike to the start line as little robot cars were lined up next to her with some bikes. A blue eyed brunette wearing a black miniskirt and tank top stood at the starting line.
"Alright Racers welcome to the game of R.U.S.H. Let's see if you can prove to be the best," said the hologram girl. "Ready, Set Go!" she shouted and the race was on. Felicia zoomed down the race track as the cars followed her. Two cars tried to box her in but the second the other one tried to box her in. She leaned to the right and zoomed out of the way causing the two cars to crash into each other.
"Alright Felicia," Felix said as he held his stopwatch. Felicia zoomed down the hills as she leaped through a green circle allowing her extra speed which she used pushing herself into fourth place. "Come on Felicia you got this," Felix said smiling at her. The wind rushing through her hair as her eyes locked on the person in third places.
"Alright Felicia just like Daddy taught you," she said. Going a bit faster she raised her bike up making the front wheel up and managed to move around car number three. Then she saw a hill and car number two. "Alright let's do it," she said growing serious and zoomed the hill and using her turbo as she leaped over car two and then zoomed past car one. "Yeah tap that ass whoa!" Felicia shouted smiling happily as the finish line was in sight. Revving up her bike she zoomed and then in a flash she crossed the finish line.
"Alright Felicia, you finished the track in under five minutes!" Felix shouted.
"Awesome," she said and they high fived each other. "Okay so did you see anything wrong?" she asked growing serious again.
"Let's see you just scratched the side of your bike when you got boxed in other than that your bike is fine," he told her.
"Okay, can you fix it and let's pick another track," Felicia said. During that time they did all the tracks as Felix timed Felicia and watched her style to see what she had to work on. Once they were done Felicia parked her bike and took Felix to a soda machine around the corner. That was when Skull who had been watching seized his chance.
"So long Felicia, you can race all you want in Heaven along with your pipsqueak mechanic," he cackled as he placed the bomb at the bottom of the bike. Then quickly hid back in the bushes just as Felix and Felicia came back.
"You sure you want to do this Shorty?" Felicia asked.
"Don't worry I will ask Ralph to come with me on the race day. He will keep an eye on Skull's goons while you and I handle Skull," Felix said.
"Okay Shorty but be careful I don't want what happened last time be a repeat," Felicia said.
"Don't worry, now I have to get home let's go," Felix said. They climbed on the bike and the bomb turned on as the timer was counting down. Along the way home Felix had this odd feeling something was off about the bike. He couldn't put his finger on it but something was off but he would check it later. They parked the bike and Tamora was waiting outside for them. "Hi honey," Felix said as he hopped up to kiss her cheek. "I will be right back I need to go ask Ralph something," Felix said and headed off to Ralph's house.
"Felicia, before you go I need to talk to you," Tamora said walking off the steps.
"About what ma'am?" Felicia asked trying to be polite. Last time she talked to this woman it didn't go so well.
"About Felix," Tamora said firmly.
"What about him?" Felicia asked.
"After this race you are to stay away from him. He is mine now and you had your chance but you let him go and he is mine and I will not allow you to take him from me," Tamora snapped getting straight to the point.
"Whoa slow your role Blondie? What are you talking? Felix is like my older brother eww," Felicia said scrunching up her nose shaking the idea out of head.
"Save it I know you are after him but he is mine understand!" Tamora yelled growing dangerous. She had her gun on her and wasn't scared to use it to get her point across.
"What did Shorty tell you?" Felicia asked having her pocket knife handy.
"That you two are just good friends and that he sees you as his kid sister," Tamora said softly trying to keep her anger in check.
"That is all he told you?" Felicia asked with a secretive look in her eyes.
"Yes why?" Tamora asked growing suspicious.
"You honestly don't know do you?" Felicia asked.
"Know what?" Tamora demanded growing angry again. Just then Derrick came by to see how Sarge was doing. She was like his older sister and he wanted to see if her and that Fix-It guy was okay.
"Sarge, sorry to bother you," Derrick began but blushed a deep red when his eyes locked on Felicia. "Good evening ma'am," he said smiling at her. Felicia blushed too and her heart began to race.
"Uh hi," she said her mouth growing dry.
"Not now soldier I am having a private conversation," Tamora barked wanting to get answers out of this girl. Just then Felix and Ralph came running full speed towards them.
"Tammy, Felicia get away from that bike!" Felix shouted.
"What is going on?" Felicia asked. Felix grabbed Tammy's arm and Derrick who was panicking too scooped Felicia up in his arms and carried her to safety. Hey, Soldier Boy put me down!" Felicia shouted not use to this at all.
"Fix-It let go!" Tamora yelled.
"Hurry, Ralph!" Felix shouted. The giant man nodded and picked up the bike as gently as he could which wasn't easy.
"Hey Big Guy take it easy with my bike!" Felicia shouted trying to get free of Derrick's grasp.
"Easy ma'am I am just trying to keep you safe," Derrick told her. Tamora and everyone watched as Ralph was holding a small bomb and it was going to go off in one minute. Throwing it as hard as he could it zoomed in the air and went off causing everyone in Nice Land to wake up thinking it was fireworks. Felicia and Felix locked eyes on each other as they came to the same conclusion.
"Skull," they said together.
"Okay I am tired of this secret crap you two start talking!" Tamora demanded glaring at both Felicia and Felix. They both frowned and took a deep breath as they revealed a day they swore never to talk about again.
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please review.