And now, for the final chapter of the fic... and the final lap! Anyway, enjoy!
"Lap Three has finally begun as things are now heating up. Phoebe is driving like a maniac on wheels, still holding up the lead!" Lila said.
"Indeed, she is, Lila." Mr. Simmons noted as on the track, Phoebe was getting some good traction ahead of the others. "But coming not to far behind is Sid on Cool Ride, Rhonda in Stylish Power, and Arnold driving the Mauve Avenger is following, as if going slow and being careful."
"Each member of their respective teams is cheering on the cars right now!" Lila said as the kids were watching eagerly.
Helga was already pulling out a Yahoo Soda in celebration as she started to drink from it. Harold raised an eyebrow as he asked, "Hey, Helga, isn't it a little early to be celebrating?"
"It's never too early to celebrate!" Helga laughed. "Besides, we already have first place in the bag with Phoebe on the wheel!"
"I don't know, Helga, it looks like it could be anybody's game..." Harold pointed out.
"Oh, quit foolin' yourself, you pessimistic doubter, and grab a Yahoo!" Helga said, throwing a Yahoo Soda bottle at Harold, hitting him on the head.
"Ouch..." Harold groaned as he rubbed his head, glaring at Helga
Meanwhile, the members of Cool Ride and Stylish Power were watching as Sid and Rhonda were getting close to Phoebe.
"I hope Rhonda can pull through with this win..." Nadine said, crossing her fingers.
"She's got to win! She has to! For us!" Curly frowned. "Because if we don't win... I... I'm not sure what I'll do..."
"...Should we be standing close to Curly, man?" Tucker asked in concern, turning to Gerald.
Gerald rolled his eyes as he scoffed. "We'll be fine, man. Besides, what harm could Curly possibly do?"
"Hey! I heard that, you know!" Curly frowned, turning to Gerald.
"Come on, come on..."
Meanwhile, back on the track, Arnold put on his sunglasses as he looked pretty determined to pass on the track. He knew Phoebe would be a tough girl to beat, considering what happened last year, so he needed to be careful by any means.
Rhonda gave a smirk as she started to catch up to Phoebe. She was wanting that golden trophy, and no way was she losing the opportunity for a win anytime soon. Unfortunately for her, Phoebe noticed her coming on the left side of the mirror as Rhonda attempted to pass her. Even though she was a maniac driver on the track, Phoebe's mind was still working into overdrive as she was figuring out a way to bump Rhonda's kart out of the way... as well as Sid's kart, who was just closing in.
"Uh-oh... looks like Phoebe is making a bit of a risky move... and..." Lila said as Phoebe's car bumped into Rhonda's as it started to spiral out of control. "...oh, there goes Stylish Power, spinning... and it crashed into the wall... and Rhonda is sent flying out and... right into Curly's arms."
Indeed, the events Lila described had just happened as Curly was holding a dazed Rhonda. Seizing the opportunity, he said, "Give daddy some sugar!"
Rhonda recovered the minute she heard that, but she was too late to get out of Curly's grasp as his lips started going on hers. Rhonda started pushing away in disgust as Nadine shook her head, groaning as she went towards the damaged car.
"Oh man... Stylish Power is damaged..." Nadine said in worry.
"I think it's safe to say Stylish Power is now out of the running..." Mr. Simmons said in disappointment as Sid was getting close to Phoebe.
Phoebe gave a smirk as her mind went into overdrive again as she slightly bumped her car at Sid's wheel, causing the wheel to pop as Sid's car started to spiral around a bit before it crashed towards a wall, damaged.
Tucker and Gerald winced a bit as Helga and Harold cheered.
"And so is Cool Ride." Mr. Simmons sighed.
"It looks like it's between Phoebe and Arnold right now. Helga's Angels versus Mauve Avenger? Who will go out on top?" Lila asked.
Phoebe gave a happy smile as she looked ready to keep driving to the finish line... until she yelped, noticing Arnold on the Mauve Avenger, coming up. Phoebe looked ready to bump him off... but then she thought about Helga's thoughts of the idea of her hurting Arnold. "I'm sure she wouldn't approve of it..."
As Phoebe looked like she was slowing down, Helga and Harold's eyes widened as they saw the Mauve Avenger passing Phoebe. Stinky and Eugene were cheering for Arnold now.
"What are you doing, Pheebs! FAST CRAZY MODE!" Helga screamed at the track.
Phoebe recovered as she noticed Arnold driving past. She frowned as she hit the gas. "Oh no you don't!"
Phoebe then started to drive the kart as she quickly caught up to Arnold. Arnold noticed and yelped as he tried to give it all he had.
Eugene and Stinky looked eager and excited. Could this be the race that gives them redemption?
Helga and Harold looked excited, cheering for Phoebe. Is it possible that they can win another Grand Prix?
Curly momentarily stopped making out with Rhonda as Rhonda slipped away, spitting out the saliva Curly put in her mouth. As they did so, they looked towards the race, betting that Phoebe would come out on top this time.
Nadine and Tucker held their hands together as they looked in eagerness, because even though both their teams' car were out of the race, they can still cheer on the other car. It was all in a matter of who would make it...
Gerald watched as he looked pretty eager. Right now, he was hoping Arnold would win this one, if only to show off on Helga. His team may not have won, but at least he'll have something to brag about over Helga.
Sid, recovering, watched as Phoebe and Arnold were racing against each other. Sid was hoping Arnold would win this as well, at this point.
"It looks pretty close..." Lila said from the booth as both cars were approaching the finish line.
"Who is going to win? Is it... is it?" Mr. Simmons said as the cars were almost to the finish line.
Arnold and Phoebe looked more determined to see the finish line their way until...
...the sound of the karts' engines gasped and died as the karts stopped moving... mere inches away from the finish line. Both Arnold and Phoebe looked shocked as did everyone else.
"What happened?" Lila asked in shock.
Phoebe looked at the gas meter in her car as she tapped it. Arnold did it as well as Phoebe said, "Huh. Guess we ran out of gas."
"So we did..." Arnold paused as both he and Phoebe stared awkwardly. Then, an idea both came to them as they both ran out of their cars and started to push them over to the finish line. Unfortunately, even though Phoebe was a bit of an athlete in her own right, she still couldn't move something as heavy as the kart... causing Arnold to push his team's cart over the finish line.
"Should we count that?" Lila asked, turning to Mr. Simmons.
"Well, I did say to have the kart over the finish line, so... it counts!" Mr. Simmons said. "THE MAUVE AVENGER HAS WON!"
Eugene and Stinky cheered as Helga and Harold groaned in disappointment. Gerald, Tucker, Nadine and Sid cheered as did a reluctant Curly and Rhonda.
As all teams were sitting down, Helga, Harold and Phoebe were sitting in the last place table in disappointment as after the race, Lila and Mr. Simmons announced to the teams that they weren't in the running due to Helga's failed sabotages and Phoebe's intentional bumps. As the three looked down in disappointment, Curly, Nadine and Rhonda smiled as they got comfortable in the third place seats.
As Tucker, Sid and Gerald took their second place seats, Arnold smiled, turning to Eugene and Stinky.
"Well, I'm glad we won this one." Arnold smiled.
"You said it!" Eugene said happily. "I can't believe we actually won something for once!"
"You're plumb right!" Stinky said. "We looked at our mistakes and made up for them in a big way... Ah think it's safe to say that we are a good team..."
"Yeah, congratulations, you guys." Sid smiled.
"Thanks, Sid." Eugene smiled. "Golly, I'm sure glad we won... and the best part is that we played fair and square!"
As soon as Eugene said that, Mr. Simmons and Lila came in with two trophies for the first and second place teams as the two of them looked at each other.
"Now, before we present the trophies, we looked at the footage of the race... and we found this interesting bit of footage during the Mauve Avenger's second lap." Mr. Simmons said as he pulled out a video recording of the race and put it in.
Everyone watched as the cars started going around... and the car leaving with Eugene driving... as Arnold pulled out a remote from behind and started to control it.
Stinky and Arnold smiled nervously as everyone turned towards the two. Eugene even looked confused and sad. "Arnold... did you rig the Mauve Avenger because you didn't have confidence in my driving skills?"
Arnold looked around nervously... then sighed, his truth telling skills betraying him. "Yes, but please understand, Eugene..."
Eugene gave a sigh. "I'm not mad at you, Arnold. Just disappointed."
Helga lifted her head and smiled as she laughed. "Well, well, Football Head, looks like we're not the only cheaters!"
"Helga, please don't taunt him." Mr. Simmons said as he turned to Arnold. "Arnold, I know you were doing something nice, but the rules indicate that one member of each team has to drive a lap. It may have been a technicality, but I'm afraid you, Eugene and Stinky are disqualified."
"I understand..." Arnold said as he, Stinky and Eugene went and joined Harold, Helga and Phoebe on the last place table.
"Well... I guess you know what they say... you can't win them all." Helga smiled.
Arnold paused as he looked up. "You know what? Next time, I'll do better."
Eugene gave a smile as he said, "You said it, Arnold! I'm sure we won't make the same mistakes again!"
"Well, since all two teams have crossed the finish line have been disqualified... and the other two... crashed... we decided that since the two teams that crashed their car were the only two teams who played fair... they get the placements... Gerald, Tucker, Sid, you win the Grand Prix, and Rhonda, Nadine, Curly, you kids get second place!" Mr. Simmons said as Lila handed the first place trophy to the Cool Ride drivers. "Congratulations."
Gerald, Tucker and Sid cheered as they held their trophy as Tucker said, "This is a great day!"
"You said it, man!" Gerald said as he, Sid and Tucker hi-fived each other. "For Cool Ride..."
"Well... despite the horrendous display... I'm glad we got second place out of it... it's better than nothing, I guess." Rhonda said, holding the trophy. Curly then started to get close to Rhonda to put her in a hug... before Nadine came in with a spray bottle and sprayed water in Curly's face.
"Down boy." Nadine said as Curly went down and groaned.
"...You always have my back, Nadine..." Rhonda sighed as she and Nadine gave a hug.
As the other PS 118 students were talking, Lila and Mr. Simmons turned towards a camera that's turned on as Lila smiled, "Well... a good race, overall. It was ever so fun, entertaining, and people have learned their lessons..."
"Hopefully, the next Grand Prix will be even better!" Mr. Simmons smiled. "Thank you all for watching this, it has been a great honor! Thank you... and good day to everyone!"
"Good-bye!" Lila said, waving to the camera as Mr. Simmons turned it off.
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And this story is finally done! It was a little bit of a tough one, trying to figure out ideas for this, but overall, I think the story turned out okay... but how did you all like this story? Anyway, thank you all for reading, and have a great day!