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To the Guest- when are McQueen and Sally have a sex night together?- I have a "taste" planned for later in the story, the main seen isnt until "Distractions"
Chapter 8.-Return to Radiator Springs-
The next morning, Lightning and Sally loaded into Lightning's trailer and arrived back in Radiator Springs four hours later. "Hey," Lightning said as he approached Doc in his office. "Hey, Kiddo," Doc said. "Did you enjoy yourself?" "Oh yeah," Lightning said. "How are you feeling?" Doc asked. "I want a straight answer. No telling me you feel fine." Lightning laughed. "My front axle is bothering me a lot," he said. "I'm still am sore all over, but I'm guessing it's just typical." "Pretty much," Doc said. "But let me look at your axle. I noticed you were favoring it, and it shouldn't be bothering you too much." "When Sally and I went to a movie, I turned too tightly without thinking," Lightning said. "You may have fractured it," Doc said. "There was a weak spot that was not broken. Go get on the table, I'll be there in a minute." "Great, that's the last thing I need right now" Lightning mumbled. Lightning drove up on the table. Several minutes later, Doc came back in. He raised the table to where he could easily look at Lightning's underside. "Yup, you fractured it." "No!" Lightning groaned. "Lightning relax, I'm going to splint it. It's not that bad of a fracture" "But I have to get up to Wheel Well!" Lightning said. "Mom's coming for my engine replacement, she wants to see my headquarters, and we need to have our meeting with Sally." "That's nice of your Mom," Doc said, putting a small splint on Lightning's axle. "I've never heard you talk about your folks before." "For a reason," Lightning said darkly. "They can't be that bad," Doc said. "My mom's a viper who's never driven on anything but perfectly paved roads. She thinks racing is quote on quote 'barbaric' and you're more of a father to me than my dad over was," Lightning said, "Don't think I'm exaggerating. If anything, I'm underplaying." "Oh," Doc said, obviously surprised. "What type of car is your dad?" "A hummer," Lightning replied.
Doc lowered the table so Lightning could roll off. "Your mom's a viper though," he said. "Vipers are a racing breed." "Not her, even though she has a racing pedigree" Lightning said. "I hadn't talked to her for two years until she called my cell phone when Sally and I were in Phoenix." "Because you left home to race?" Doc asked, raising his eyebrows. "Yeah, and because my racing caused my fiancé to dump me," Lightning said. "My mom loves her. When they come, they're just going to insult everyone! I don't want her to come!" Doc lowered the lift. "Calm down, I can tell," Doc said. He put a tire on Lightning's good finder. "But if this town can turn a hot-shot as big as you were into a respectful gentle car, I'm sure it can change your parents too." "My parents are a lot worse than I ever was," Lightning said glumly. "I think it's just my mom coming anyway…" "Well we'll figure something out, Kid," Doc said. "Don't worry about it too much." "Thanks, Doc." "No problem, Rookie," Doc said. "Now, go get your girlfriend. I'll meet you up at Wheel Well in an hour. No going over twenty." "It'll take a half an hour just to get there" Lightning complained. "That's why I said in an hour," Doc said, smiling at Lightning. "Go on, get going."
Half an hour later, Lightning and Sally were on their way up to Wheel Well. "Hang on," Lightning, said, out of breath. His axle was incredibly stiff and sore. He was also very out-of-shape, so the climb up the mountain was hard for him. Sally pulled up next to Lightning. "You okay?" she asked. "Just tired and sore," Lightning said quietly, catching his breath. "I'll push you if you want," Sally offered. "I'm okay, thanks," Lightning said. Each rotation of Lightning's wheel caused a new throb to rip through his underside. Twenty minutes later, the pair reached Wheel Well. Doc was already settled in the conference room when Lightning and Sally arrived. "You're both late," Doc said, glancing up. "It was a difficult trip up," Lightning said, still struggling to catch his breath. Doc's expression softened. "It's fine, Kid," he said. "What is Chicks lawyer's name" Sally asked. "Justin Sunspur" Doc said. Sally froze in her tracks "No, not him, any but him." Sally quietly said to herself. Doc then turned to Sally. "Sally, are you ok? "Yeah, I just zoned out there for a moment" She said. Lightning and Doc looked at each other; it was not like Sally 'zone out' "You got any ideas on how to make Chick lose the appeal?" Doc asked "Yes," Sally said "Actually I do." "What's your idea, Sally?" "Well, I've looked into it" Sally said, "All race cars after year 1996 had to have black boxes installed that recorded everything that was said between a racecar and their crew chief. After year 2000, the black boxes were improved to where they still recorded internally, but they also recorded with a ten-foot radius externally. If Chick said anything, Lightning's black box would have picked it up. Chick's would have picked it up as well." "Great idea," Doc said nodding. "I'll remove your black box when I replace your engine" he added turning to Lightning. His axle gave a particularly bad throb and he shifted his weight uncomfortably. Sally gave Lightning a concerned look but he pretended that he didn't see it.
Lightning's cell phone rang. "Hello?" Lightning asked. "Lightning?" came Skye's voice through the receiver. "It's your mother." "Hi, Mom," said Lightning dully. "I will be arriving in Radiator Springs in about two hours," Skye said in her nonchalant accent. "Mom, please be polite when you get here. It's not like Revelry Hills. The people here are nice and down to earth." "All right" Skye said. "Is there going to be a place for me to stay without getting dirty?" "Mom, that's what I'm talking about!" Lightning exclaimed "You belittle people! You really need to stop that!" "Lightning, I know how to handle myself" Skye said, obviously not concerned. "I will see you in a couple hours." "I'll see you later" Lightning said. "Bye" But the phone line was already dead. Lightning sighed and closed his eyes. "You okay, Rookie?" Doc asked "I just wish she wouldn't come," Lightning said. "She complicates everything. "Kid, just focus on getting better," Doc said. "She'll shape up sooner or later." "I honestly hope so," Lightning said. "But I somehow doubt it." "Why don't you go ahead back to town while Sally and I fax this paperwork to the disciplinary board" Doc said. Lightning made his way out of the headquarters and onto the sloping road that led back to Radiator Springs.
Lightning made it back to Radiator Springs, some forty-five minutes later. Since it was down hill, the trip back from Wheel Well had not been as exhausting as the trip up, but Lightning was very tired, even a bit nauseous. He headed to Flo's to get something to eat, hoping that it would settle his stomach. "What'll you have, Sugar?" Flo asked "Do you have anything that'll help an upset stomach, Flo?" Lightning asked hopefully. Flo smiled sympathetically. "I sure do, it'll be right out." "Thanks, Flo," Lightning said. He gazed down the street seeing a small sports car driving towards him, dreading on who it might be. Just then, someone kissed his fender. Lightning looked to see who it was and saw it was Sally. "Hi handsome" she said. "Hey," Lightning said, thankful it wasn't his mother. "The disciplinary board accepted our paper work," Sally said. "Based on the severity of the case Doc is arranging for a court date as soon as possible" "Good" Lightning said, cringing as a throb ripped through his underside, causing his tank to stomach worse. "What hurts?" Sally asked. "The usual," Lightning said. "My axle is making my stomach hurt. "I'm sure your mom coming to visit has something to do with it as well" Sally said. "Probably" agreed Lightning. Flo brought Lightning a steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup. "This should settle your tummy" she said. "Thanks, Flo," Lightning said. "I appreciate it" Flo gave Lightning another sympathetic look. "If you need someone to talk to, you know I'm always here" She then turned to Sally. "Do you want anything, Sally?" "I'm fine, Flo," Sally said. "Thanks though." "Sure," Flo said, turning around and driving back into her café.
"I really don't want my mom to come," Lightning groaned. "She's only going to upset everyone. Flo is closer to being my mom, than my mom is." "Cars change, Light" Sally said kissing him lightly on the finder. "I hope anyway…" Sally said. "She might like the town. It's pretty humble." "She hates humble," Lightning said "And I hate her." "You can't hate her as much as you say you do," Sally said. Lightning turned gingerly to Sally. "When I told her I decided I was going to start racing, she disowned me. She told me she never wanted to see me again and I was no son of hers." "Wow," Sally said softly. "Yeah," Lightning said. "But I don't really care anymore. I did at first, but not anymore. You and the rest of Radiator Springs are my family now." Sally smiled, but it quickly turned to a frown. "That doesn't explain why she's coming to see you though. Do you think she changed her mind?" "I doubt it," Lightning said. "I have an idea, but I'm not positive." "What is it?" Sally asked. "It's just a thought" Lightning said. "Don't worry about it." "Okay," Sally said, giving Lightning a confused look. Lightning knew what his mother was up to. She wanted him to get back together with Halli. "I'm going for a drive," Lightning said abruptly. "Do you want me to come?" Sally asked. "I think I want to be by myself, to think," Lightning said. He finished his soup and kissed Sally on the finder. Lightning pulled out of Flo's parking lot and headed towards Willy's Butte.
Once Lightning got there, he simply sat in the middle of the lane and stared blankly at the track ahead of him. Lightning felt overwhelmed and distressed. He was extremely nervous about his engine replacement, which Doc had scheduled for the next day, worried about how his mother would treat his friends, angry that he had fractured his axle, and frustrated about not being able to race. Tears formed in Lightning's eyes and he tried to fight them but it was no use. Lightning sniffed and kept staring at the track ahead of him. "You okay, Rookie?" came Doc's voice. Lightning jumped. "Ouch" he mumbled. "Kori Turbowitz called" Doc said, ignoring Lightning's tears, he knew that Lightning was upset about everything that was going on. Doc knew that it was good that he was expressing his feelings instead of keeping them bottled up. "She wants to know if she could interview you after your engine transplant." "That's fine," Lightning said. "I'll call her back." Doc said "Thanks" Lightning said "For everything." "No problem, Rookie," Doc said. "I'll catch up with you later, if you need to talk, come to my office, day or night." "Okay," Lightning said. Ten minutes after Doc left, Lightning dried his tears. He drove to the Cozy Cone's office, and saw Sally talking to customers. "Hey" Lightning said "I'm sorry I blew you off earlier." "No problem," Sally said. "I know that you're stressed out, it happens to the best of us." "I guess so," Lightning said, still feeling guilty. "You want to go for a drive a little later." "Light, I would love that" Sally said as she kissed him.