Welcome to the sequel of Cars 3: Bonds of Friendship; Illusion of Sun. Please, notice that this story is going to be humanized and no hates, please.

Disclaimer: I don't own Cars, Pixar owns them and I doubt I will ever own this except for my OC Sky.

Illusion of Sun

Chapter 3.

In a hospital far away, a woman lied in the restricted section where none of the patients were allowed to be disturbed. An IV connected to her right arm and the oxygen mask were placed on her face, helping her to breathe.

It was silent, each hour a nurse arrived to check on the female patient. The woman were a very pretty one, it were a shame that she have been in this coma in years. The red hair, which used to be down to her shoulders, had grown long. But it didn't changed that her eyes were closed and her skin were pale as ever.

25 years, to be exact.

It was somber thing to know, but it was true. 25 years ago, this woman were brought in and the doctors worked hard to keep her alive, to save the life of an innocent woman. The police department never managed to catch the culprits who abused her and at last shot a bullet in her head but her life were spared as miracle. The doctors assumed that God must been merciful towards this female patient, but she was still unconcious.

The nurse used to wonder in many years what happened. But it was nothing she questioned, she was a nurse and her job were to to save lives. The only thing they could do was to wait. The nurse left, after controlling everything was well and she knew there were no use to wait for a woman to wake up after a 25-year old coma.

The hours went on and when nothing happened, the nurse in charge left. The only thing was that once the door closed, something happened.

The fingers of her pale hand twitched, almost like she had heard someone call her name.

The summer sun blazed hot in Radiator Springs. All windows in every building were wide open, Flo contantly made chilled lemonade, ice cream and ice tea since both the residents and tourists were in desperate need nor did she complain since it was good for business and the taste of her food were highly praised.

Lightning were currently lying on his back on the floor of the living room at Doc's house. The air conditioner did not help for the moment and he tried to cool off with help of a Japanese fan he once brought when he was in Japan during the World Grand Prix. Only dressed in a white tank top and shorts, as the middle of the day were as hottest.

Doc sat in his office and doing paperwork while he had turned on his electric desk fan and for once, he was dressed less formal than he usually did. A blue short-armed shirt and dark blue jeans and despite he normally hated it, he decided to ditch the socks and shoes. The window were open as well was the door.

"It's so hot! Why did I settle down here?!" complained Lightning, still on the floor of the living room.

Doc rolled his eyes amused. "Because you wanted to, as you saw this as your home. Stop complaining, it's certainly much warmer in the cities."

He heard a movement and Lightning walked into his office, straight to a mini-fridge he kept a drink of ice tea. "But I should be used of this now, I have lived here in a long time now." he remarked and took a sip of a peach ice-tea. "What are you working with anyways, you don't have anymore patients for today."

"None of your business, kid. Now, go play or something." he tried to shrug off the half-annoying boy. Which was unsuccessful.

Lightning didn't moved. "I don't want to!"

"And what are you, three year old? I've got work to do and you only walks around like you own the place and complain of summer. Last winter, you complained of the cold and long for summer. Well, you got summer now. Go play with Mater or something, but you'll be sorry of you bother those poor cows again!"

Lightning finally gave up. "Alright, alright! I'm goin' out. But if I'm bored, I'll head for the next town." he said, putting on a pair of athletic shoes and grabbed his keys. Just as he headed for going out, he heard his mentor's voice for the final time.

"Buy some more eggs, milk, sugar and butter while you're out. You're almost eating me outta this house!"

Lightning snickered a bit. Maybe he shouldn't made such a mess by making pancakes that morning. He walked out through the house entrance, which were a bit far behind of the clinic. He's been living with Doc since he knew he couldn't live forever in the motel Cozy Cone. It was nice staying there, but it was getting harder when they got so many tourists during the late spring time, so he decided to live with Doc.

Not that Doc minded, but Lightning also found it fun being with his mentor and father figure. He stopped and looked around the sleepy, overheated town for a while. If he was right, Sheriff were most likely behind the billboard and had his usual nap.

He looked over to Flo's V8 Café and Diner, watching Fillmore, Sarge and Red by a table outside the café and chatted. It was rare that Red were joinig Sarge and Fillmore, he was quiet per usual and observed Sarge and Fillmore's bickering about peace, wars and flower power.

Sally were in her office by the Cozy Cone, patiently waiting for costumers and her new electric fan, which were in neon pink for getting any other color than orange in the office, were turned on too. The office seemed like a hot oven with all orange colors, to Lightning. He wondered briefly if one could get more hot inside that orange-themed walls inside the motel and he made a mental note to bring a cold, blueberry milkshake to Sally later. She might need it.

Lightning gazed up at the blazing hot sun, it mostly seemed like a giant ball of fire. Not a single cloud were on the sky, as many probably wished. His thoughts wandered back to the events a few months ago.

He, along with his friends and allies had found out the truth about the lost and last kingdom of Pracordia and why it had gone extinct. Why something like magic suddenly were gone from the world and everyone had forgotten about it.

Pracordia were once a paradise and the last of the greatest kingdoms of magic. A grand-sized island, shielded from est of the world and located by the mythical Bermuda Triangle.

The last part they found out just last week after Sky got finally willing to tell more about her home. It sounded wonderful the way she told them, of how a wonderous place could've existed. But now, the place there had gone cursed after the fall of Pracordia.

"Actually, if you go wrong in those water and you might get lost instead for coming to Pracordia. It's a dead case now in that area."

Lightning felt sorry for those poor souls, the ones who died for a treacherous, insane and power-hungry lunatic. They died for absolutely nothing than pain and sorrows. Sky was the only survivor and an orphan, just like himself.

Mater may be his best friend, but Sky were his first and dearest friend. Her loyalty were immortal and she had proved herself greater than the strongest evil force in the world. Lightning got up on a simple bike and made his way towards a small grocery shop which were in another town close by. He did promise to run the errands for Doc and being honest, he's been concerned regarding his older friend and mentor.

While he strolled around inside the grocery store and collected milk and eggs, he thought about how busy Doc have recently been. The younger were sure that it had something to do with Finn and the other spies' return, but what could they possible want? It were revealed months ago that Doc had been involved in the secret service as agent too, but what if Finn had orders to bring Doc back to CHROME?

Damn it, why all these secret? Lightning thought irritated.

Yeah, this chapter kinda sucked too... o_o

I'm extremely sorry for terribly late much going on and I got finally 20! I'm unemployed. XD

Reviews is love, reviews is life! 8D

Stay tuned. Chapter 4 should come up soon. ^^

~ Loopin' Lunan95