'Author's Note: I don't own Grease nor Grease 2 or any of the Character. The only thing I own is the plot to the story and a few characters of my own
Summary: Grease 2 Au. One Shot. What if the T-Birds and Pink Ladies hadn't turned up just as Michael was about to reveal the true identity of the 'Cool Rider' to Stephanie? How would that have changed the course of the movie?
AN: Alright here's Chapter 36. Thank you to those that reviewed the last chapter.
Chapter 36
16th July 1971: Concord, New Hampshire
I was waiting for them to finish loading the trailer I was taking back to San Francisco. I looked down at the faded photo of my friends back in England. Adam, Gary, Cole, Maggie and of course Roy and Sarah where near.
The photo had been taken before I had moved to America and shit had hit the fan between Sarah, Roy and I.
After seeing Adam and Gary again a few years ago we had kept in touch. From what they had told me. Maggie and Cole had married straight out of school nearly nine years ago. I though back to the day I had told them I was moving to America.
21st August 1961 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Cole, Maggie, Adam and Gary only lived a few streets away from my parents' house. It had nearly been three weeks since. I had discovered or rather found out that my girlfriend of two years had been seeing my supposed best mate Roy behind my back for a year.
We had made arrangements to meet up at Adam and Gary's house. I had to tell them I was moving to America to live with my Aunt Edna and Uncle Jack in California. I walked up the front steps to the front door. I raised my hand to knock on the Coleman's front door.
"Oh hello Michael. Adam and Gary said you where comin over" Mrs C as we called her said answering the door." Maggie and Cole are here also. They're in the living room with Adam and Gary" She said her thick Irish accent.
"Thanks Mrs C" I said as I walked inside before heading towards the living room.
"I'm not cheating your Irish Tosser" I heard Cole saying to either Adam or Gary about something or else.
"He was bloody well to right Adam "Gary cut in.
"Oh honestly who cares. Who was cheating and who wasn't. Can we just get on with the game? "
"It's a matter of Irish Pride Maggie" I interjected announcing my presence to them.
"And what would you know of Irish pride Mikey boy" Gary asked turning his attention to me.
"My mother is Irish you prat" I said moving further into the room and took a seat between Adam and Maggie.
"No offence Mike. But I didn't think you'd be coming today after what happened with"
"With Sarah cheating on me with Roy you mean Adam" I said cutting him off.
"Yeah"
"There something I need to tell you guys" I said starting to explain to them that I was moving to America to live my Aunt and Uncle in California.
"What is it Michael" Maggie asked before the others could ask.
"Look there's no easy way to tell you this. But next week I'm moving to America. California to be more precise to live with my Aunt Edna and Uncle Jack over there." I said finally getting it off my chest.
"What" Cole said in shock and by the look on Adam, Gary and Maggie's face they were as equally shocked at what I had just told them.
"When are you leaving" Adam asked.
"In a week on the 28th " I answered him.
"Why are you leaving? I guess it's got a little to do with"
"Sarah and Roy. Yea it has. But I just need a fresh start" I said explain part of reason why I was moving to America to live with my Aunt and Uncle.
"We'll miss you Mike" Cole said as he placed an arm around his girlfriend.
"Don't start getting emotional on me Dawson. I'm not leaving for another week" I said trying not let it get at me that I was leaving behind some of my closest friends.
"I'm not" Cole tried to protest.
"You know Gary it seems like Maggie has his balls in a jar or rather her purse" Adam joked to his twin brother.
"It seems so Adam" Gary responded taking the piss out of both Cole and Maggie.
"Oh and like you two have ever held down a serious relationship" Maggie fired back at them.
"Well there was um"
"That's what I thought" Cole said smugly smiling sideways at Maggie. It was easy to see how in love the two of them where.
"Hey Carrington your trailers loaded and ready to go." I heard someone say bringing me out of my daydream.
"Thanks" I said grabbing the paperwork, which was the load manifest from them on my way out of the depo office.
As I walked back towards the Peterbilt. My mind wonder as to what had happened to Maggie and Cole since I had last seen them. I know that they had gotten married nine years ago
20th July 1971, Rydell California
I looked at fuel gage. I was running low on Diesel. I noticed that Jake's was up ahead. I shifted down through the gears before I pulled into Jakes. I noticed a car pull in behind me.
Maggie and Cole Dawson pulled their rental car behind lorry that pulled up to fuel up. A six-month pregnant Maggie got out of the car. Their four kids clambered out as well.
"Col you think he still lives here" Maggie asked her husband.
"Well Adam and Garry said he was still living here" Cole said as he looked around for what looked like an office.
" Paul, Eric don't let Kelly and Anna wonder too far away" Maggie said to her eldest two.
"Yes mum" Paul and Eric said at the same time.
Cole walked over to what he thought to be an office. Tracking down his old friend had been difficult. Cole knocked on the door. He heard a faint come in.
"Can I help you"
"I don't mean to intrude. I'm looking for a Michael Carrington. Does he still live in Rydell" Cole asked.
"Yea he does. What of it" A man asked from behind the woman.
"Nothing really. I'm just an old friend of his. I've been trying to track him down for past month or so." Cole tried to explain.
"Well he's outside. You see that Peterbilt with McCabe Brothers Transport on the door. He's over there fuelling her up" The gruff of a man pointed out.
"Thanks for the help" Cole said as he turned to walk out of the office. He looked more closer at the man standing beside the. What was it? A Peterbilt or something like that.
I finished filling the tanks on the Peterbilt. I went to grab my wallet that sat on the dashboard of the Peterbilt. After paying for the fuel. I went to say hello to Jake and Cecelia they were in the office.
"Well hello stranger" Cecelia said in greeting when I walked into the office.
"Jake in" I asked.
"Yes he's in the office. Oh there was a man in here a few minutes ago asking for you"
"Did he say why" I asked curiously
"He said was for an old friend of his" I looked over to car parked behind the Peterbilt. I took a second look at the bloke standing near the car. I knew it Cole Dawson all right.
"Yea he is" I said before headed over to talk to him.
"Cole" Cole looked up at someone saying his name. He turned his attention to the man coming towards them.
"Michael" Maggie said first recognising one of her oldest friends.
"Cole, Maggie. What are you guys doing here " I asked somewhat to shock to see after nearly ten years?
"We've been looking for you"
"Why have you been looking for me" I asked
"Well we're wondering if you wanted be our baby's godfather. Look it's fine you don't" Cole said trying not pressuring me into it.
"No it's fine Cole. I wouldn't mind being the baby's godfather at all. " I said.
"Look is there somewhere we can go talk without potentially being run over"
"Yea. I'll meet you at a bar downtown called Red's in about an hour or so." I said before I climbed back up into the cab of the Peterbilt.
"Yea sure" Cole said before I started Peterbilt. It was only a half an hour drive from Jake's to home. Steph had left a note for me telling me. The kids where at my parents place and she had gone to doctors for a monthly check up with the doctor since I had found out I was going to be a father again in December with another set of twins.
By the time I got to Red's it was just after ten in the morning. There were only half a dozen to a dozen people in the bar. I found Cole standing at the bar talking to a bartender I had never seen before.
I walked over to the bar where Cole was standing. The other bartender Donny gave me a brief nod as went about serving someone else standing at the bar.
"Anit a bit early for you Michael" The barmaid Grace quipped as approached the bar with an empty tray.
"I'm just having a drink with an old friend. Put a couple beers on my tab will yea Grace" I responded back to her before walking over to the table me and the boys usually vacated when we came into Reds.
"So how have you been" Cole said breaking the ice. It had nearly been a decade since we had seen each other last before I had moved from Manchester to Rydell.
"I'm alright I guess" I said leaning back into my chair.
"Have you heard for either Roy or Sarah in the passed nine years"
"Yea. I ran into Sarah once a few years back. And Roy well I ran into twice." I explained as I pulled a cigarette from the fresh pack I brought a few hours ago.
"You know those things will kill you. Adam and Gary said your old married man"
"Yea well they haven't killed me yet. And yea I'm married. I have been for passed five years" I somewhat explained taking a drag form my freshly lit cigarette.
"So where did you met her" Cole asked as the barmaid came over with our beers.
"First day of High School. She and her ex-boyfriend at the time Johnny had broken up over the summer. Johnny was the leader of the T-Birds and Steph was the leader of the Pink Ladies.
The boys shoved my head in a locker and Steph asked me if I was alright. It was love at first sight. A week or so later I went by the local bowling alley. I just happened to walk through the door. She kissed me for some apparent reason.
After that I tried to ask her out for maybe a week. But she kept turning me down. She finally told me in uncertain terms just the type of guy she wanted. I decided after that if it was a "Cool Rider" she wanted then that what was I going to do to get her attention.
That same day. Louis had asked me to help with his school work or rather writing his papers for him and the boys. Between the third week of classes until the end of Christmas break I had saved up enough money to buy a motorcycle.
It took me a few weeks to fix the motorcycle. Then I had the problem of learning how to ride and not bloody well kill myself in the process. Frenchy a good friend of mine and Sandy my cousin knew what I was I doing and helped me learn how to ride.
About a month or two after I had finished fixing up the motorcycle. I happened to by riding passed the local bowling alley when Balmudo and his cronies where going to beat up Davey. I rode in and kicked Balmudo. I rode circle around them.
Balmudo and his group took off when they heard the cop cars coming I left too. But I came back a few minutes later. Stephanie and Paulette where standing out the front of the bowling alley still.
I offered her a ride but before she could answer me the cops showed up. The next day at school I had opportunity to tell her but I fucked that royally.
About a month or so later. I turned up at Jake's where Steph worked for her Uncle. I offered her that ride again. We rode around for a few hours. I knew this time I had to tell her or rather show her who this mystery's biker was.
When I finally did show her who I was. She was shocked as hell to say the least. " I said finishing explaining the chains of events that had lead to Steph to me being together to Cole.
"How'd yea mom take the news of your new girlfriend. I know she was real funded of Sarah."
"She didn't approve. I ended up having a falling out with both my parents I didn't talk to them for over three years. " I continued to explain all that had happened in the past nine almost ten years since we had last seen each other.
"So what happened with Patrick, Rose and Billy in the passed nine years since they moved here to California"
"Patrick finally found a girl to settle down with. He and his wife Samantha got married a few years ago. Rose got married last year to her on-off boyfriend. Billy was married. He and his wife estranged after eight or so months of marriage.
She walked out on him and three month old daughter at the time. Billy's been rising his daughter Jessie himself for the passed three years." I explained.
"So someone finally tamed Don Patrick De Casanova huh" Cole stated.
"Yea. He feel pretty hard for her." I said taking another sip of my beer.
"So this wife of yours. You got a picture"
"Yea I do." I said grabbing my wallet and pulled a few photos from it to show Cole.
"Bloody hell Mike. How the hell did you snag her mate"
"I don't know mate. I know how bloody lucky I am to have her and the kids" I said taking another sip.
"How many youngies you got"
"Four. Three boys and a girl. We've got another two on the way" I replied taking a drag of my half smoked cigarette.
"Bloody hell mate. You try for you own cricket team or something"
"Yea something like that" I said as someone caught my eye.
"You ok mate. Whose that"
"My brother in law Bobby Zinone" I said as I looked over to the table where he and a woman I had never seen before where sitting.