Chapter 7: The Truth Comes Out
"This is all my fault. I never should have asked you to help me. I knew Skull would try something like this ah I am so damn stupid!" Felicia said banging her fist into a wall but not hard enough to hurt it.
"It wasn't your fault Felicia I am your brother it is my job to protect you. And there is no way I am letting you handle that bully alone," Felix told her firmly.
"No Shorty I am not letting what happened 15 years ago happen again. This is my fight not yours I was selfish to ask for your help," Felicia said looking away from him.
"What happened 15 years ago won't happen, Ralph will be there to keep an eye on Skull and his goons. I am not letting you handle this alone," Felix told her touching her hand. She glared at him and freed her hand.
"Did you just see what happened if you didn't know about that bomb you or me would have been blown to pieces? No from now on I am handling this solo no one is going to take a bullet for me not again," Felicia said. Suddenly everyone heard gun shots for Tamora had her gun out and shot three times in the air.
"Alright I am going to count to five and you two better start telling me what the hell you two are talking about or I will shoot that damn bike of yours!" Tamora yelled. Felix and Felicia exchanged glances and Felix nodded letting Felicia know it was okay.
"It was a long time ago. I was a young racer fast as lightning but I lacked control. I could race better than most but I lacked control wound up crashing and hurting innocent people. That all changed when I met Felix, he was the only one who thought I could be good. Every day he would come to my game and ride on the back of my bike and teach me to control my speed. Soon I became a great racer but my biggest challenge came in the form of Skull. He was the bad guy in the game. Had the worst reputation and held the title as Top Dog of the Streets. When he owned the Devil's Hell House the races were beyond dangerous. He had ways of cheating and made it look legal among other things. I had to stop him and make racing fun again and since I didn't have anyone to watch my back I asked Felix. At that time Felix was not scared of Skull even though he could flatten Felix like a pancake. And Skull couldn't buy Felix's loyalty and that ticked Skull off by far. Soon we had the big race and the winner would be the new Top Dog of the Streets. Everything went according to plan Felix was on the back of my bike to keep me safe. And then that is when things went wrong," Felicia said as her voice drifted to a distant memory.
"Come on Felicia we are almost to the finish line!" Felix shouted as he held on for dear life. Just then a red car came zooming by and smashed into the bike.
"Off the road ladies!" cackled Skull as he and Shifty Stanley raced past them.
"Felix he smashed my bike I am losing control!" Felicia said and soon they began to swerve.
"On it!" he said and let go and touched the bike with his hammer. Soon they zoomed back to the race and all they had to do was pass Skull. They zoomed down the bridge and Skull saw them coming and grinned evilly.
"Now!" he shouted and Shifty Stanley threw a stick of dynamite and the bridge was gone. Felix saw this and bent his hammer like a boomerang and threw it at the bridge. It was fixed and they rode across safely. "Okay ready?" he asked her.
"Just hold on!" Felicia said and rode faster and soon they saw Skull's car and Felicia raised up her front wheel and zoomed past Skull.
"What no way!" he roared. "Shoot them!" he yelled and Stanley pulled out a gun and tried to shoot at Felicia's tires. But Felicia had been practicing and they avoided the bullets and zoomed across the finish line.
"Alright we won!" Felicia shouted as a medal was presented around her neck.
"I am so proud of you sis," Felix said hugging her.
"Couldn't have done it without you bro," she said shedding tears of joy.
"No way did I just lose to a skirt! No freaking way!" Skull roared for he lost on his favorite track. He was so furious he lunged at Felicia who was too slow to react and Felix did react. Jumping in the air he used his tiny legs to kick Skull in the head and face or chest. Felix was moving so fast that Skull couldn't get a hit on him and soon was knocked to the ground his face badly bruised and blood on his head.
"You lost admit it," Felix said crossing his arms. He rejoined Felicia as the crowd cheered their new champion. But Skull was not finished with either one of them.
"I may not have beaten you Felicia! But I can still eliminate you once and for all!" he yelled and raised up his gun and fired one last bullet. Time froze as Felix pushed Felicia out of the way and fell to the ground groaning.
"Felix!" Felicia shouted as Skull and Stanley drove away. She held him in her arms as blood was oozing out of his chest. He was twitching gold and blue codes as Felicia knew he was dying.
"Good bye sis glad I could help," he said weakly and Felicia burst into tears.
"No you ain't cashing out on me yet. Where is that damn hammer?" she asked and grabbed it and tapped Felix with it. Hoping beyond hope it would save his life. Within seconds the blood had stopped and the bullet was out.
"I am okay," he said happily and Felicia hugged him. But now she knew this had grown too dangerous and that was when she and Felix would say good bye.
"And that is the whole story," Felicia said. Tamora stood in utter shock and without a word grabbed Felix by the back of his collar and dragged him inside their apartment. Ralph made fists as he glared angrily at the ground wanting to wreck that Skull character. Derrick looked at Felicia and wanting nothing more than to hold her close and shield her from this pain. He moved slowly towards her and wrapped his arms around her. She stiffened but something felt right about being in this guy's arms so she allowed herself to wrap her arms around him.
Felix was dropped on the couch as his wife paced back and forth her expression unreadable. "Tamora I am sorry I didn't tell you. But I was scared of losing you and I should have told you I know it was beyond stupid to keep that from you. But Ralph was going to watch my back but please try to understand I couldn't tell you for I was afraid for your safety," he said with pleading eyes. He knew he should have told her the whole story but out of fear he didn't and now he may have just lost the one woman he would ever love.
"You are done," was all Tamora said.
"Yes I am done talking," Felix asked scared to see what his wife would do.
"No Fix-It you are done with helping her. You are not going to help her train and you are not going to be in that race got it," she said calmly. Felix saw her face turn calm and she looked at him with a firm gaze. Now mostly when she used this face and look on her soldiers they would be trembling in their boots but not Felix.
"No," he said crossing her arms. Tamora stood their dumbfounded at what he just said.
"What did you say?" she asked in a quieter tone like she didn't comprehend what he said.
"I said no Tamora, I am going to help Felicia for she needs my help," he said hiding his fear.
"Felix," she growled.
"No Tamora I am not one of your soldiers you can intimidate. Felicia is my friend more like my sister and I care about her. And I swore that I would help her," he said firmly. On the outside he was as cool as a cucumber but on the inside he was trembling like a leaf. He had never talked to Tamora like this.
"Felix, I said you are done with her. You were almost killed tonight do you have any idea what would have happened if you were on that bike!" Tamora asked now yelling.
"I am well aware of what would have happened. I would be stupid to tell you I am not scared of dying and not regenerate but I am. I am sorry Tamora but I am a hero and the hero helps people. Felicia is on her own in her game I am the only one she can trust. She is in trouble Tamora and I am the only one she has. I thought you of all people would know what that is like. At least in your game you have tons of soldiers to watch your back and to help keep you safe. She has no one in her game to keep her safe and she knew it was dangerous but she asked me for help. I can't just turn my back on her. I know you are afraid for my safety and if I knew of a better way than I would have done it. But all I can do is have Ralph be there and maybe Vanellope. The only reason why I didn't tell you was because I could handle anything but I can't handle losing you. Okay it sounds selfish and stupid but that is how I feel," Felix said shedding tears.
"And you honestly think I could handle losing you!" Tamora exclaimed crying too. She glared at him deciding on whether to punch him again or tie him up and keep him in their room so he wouldn't get hurt. She turned away from him trembling with tears. He stepped down from the couch and slowly approached her.
"Tammy all I can say is I am sorry," he said gently touching her arm. In an instant he was grabbed and held in a massive bear hug as tears soaked his shirt.
"I understand why you want to help her. And I am sorry for ever doubting you and her about your relationship. I was just scared I was losing you to her and it was killing me inside. I should have trusted you better but please Felix walk away from this. Please, Felicia says she can handle herself please for once don't try and play the hero please," she begged hating herself for sounding so weak. But just the thought of losing Felix would bring her to her knees.
"I can't Tammy I have to help her," Felix said wishing he could stop her tears.
"Fine but I am going with you for I am not allowing some psychotic biker to harm you," Tamora said. "I love you Felix," she said.
"I love you two Tammy," he said kissing her lips. They went back outside and Tamora faced Felicia seeing the dark haired girl tense up.
"I misjudged you and I am sorry for that. But Felix is right you are not going to handle this Skull person alone for we will help you," Tamora said.
"I don't understand why would you help me?" Felicia asked in confusion.
"Because you are Felix's sister and part of his family so I will protect you for what kind of sister-n-law would I be if I didn't offer to help my family," Tamora said offering Felicia a small smile. The biker girl smiled back as they shook hands. "Wreck-It get Vanellope and tell her to bring the book she will know what you mean. And Derrick you can go on home now," Tamora said.
"With all due respect ma'am I am offering my services on this mission," he said.
"Why?" Tamora asked.
"I have my reasons," Derrick said blushing. Tamora saw him glancing at Felicia and put two and two together.
"Okay well everyone let's form a plan for we have a race to win," Tamora said and they all nodded in agreement.
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please review.