Sally was up and working in her office at the cozy cone motel. Lightning had already taken off to meet Mater and work on whatever it was those two were up to. She was glowing. Just so happy and in love. Last night.. Was so amazing. Even if she was the one to do most the work, it was romantic in a way. Sally was lost in day dream of the night.. Lightning was just so perfect.. His hair.. his eyes.. his skin.. his firm muscles.. The way when he flexed they felt so much harder..
"Hey Sally!" the young girl's voice snapped Sally out of her little day dream! "Veronica!" Sally shouted and blushed. Veronica raised a brow and giggled as she sat down in front of Sally and asked "You okay? You look funny and all red?" Sally faked a laugh answering "Ofcorse.. I just.. What's up?" she asked, changing the subject. "Not much. You are like the only normal person around anywhere close to my age. Thought I'd come hang out." Veronica replied. Sally smiled asking "Oh okay. Are you here for a job again? Because the town is so much busier now than last time you came!" Veronica nodded agreeing "It is, but no. I'm just staying in town with uncle Ramone and aunt Flo while my mom is having surgery. She'll be in the hospital a week. And she.. Doesn't trust me..To stay home alone that it." Veronica explained with a frown. "Oh. I'm sorry. Well..." Sally said looking around. "I may have a few things you can do if you wanna keep busy?" Veronica shrugged adding "Maybe. But... I was really hoping for some advice? Girl talk maybe?"...
Lightning and Mater were under the hood of their little invention. Working out some kinks. "So you think this will stop the smoke?" Mater asked. Lightning finished tightening it up and answered "Hope so.. But it's steam, not smoke." Mater shrugged and grabbed a few things from a worn out card board box. Sorting through it. Lightning stood there a moment before asking "Hey? You know Doc doesn't have anyone?" Mater stared a moment and asked "What you mean? Like a girlfriend? Shoot you the only person here wit one anyway?" Lightning rolled his eyes explaining "No like anyone? Family." Mater frowned and thought about that a moment then replied "Sure he does!, he's got us!" Lightning snickered with a smile muttering "Yeah I guess you're right." Mater handed Lightning a few parts to put into the car then Lightning asked as it came to him "How did you meet Doc anyway?"
Mater stood there in a thinking stance. His hand holding his chin, "Well.. I don't know.. Been so long... I think he broke down and I towed him back up. He was in the hospital and Doc found out she was pregnant or wait.." Mater paused.. "That was Sally. Oh! I remember Doc came to town while he was with this group of disco dancers!" Lightning raised a brow and asked "Disco dancers huh?" He knew that was definitely not true. Mater nodded then stopped and shook his head correcting himself "No wait.. That was Flo. I don't know. Doc has just always been around I guess." Lightning nodded and began putting the parts into the car. Using his own mechanic skills.
"Why you askin about family and Doc so much?" Mater then asked. Lightning sighed and grabbed a rag, cleaning his hands of grease and answered "Well.. Not too long from now, I'm taking Sally to meet my family." Mater nudged Lightning with his elbow asking "You two gettin pretty serious huh?" He winked. Lightning snickered admitting "I love her. I do. I definitely do. I can definitely see myself marrying her one day. She's the one." Mater's eyes widened with excitement as he asked "You gonna ask her to marry you!?" Lightning's eyes immediately widened as he dropped the rag answering "What!?No! No!? We are not actually ready for that! Just... One day. Geez.." Mater chuckled quietly apologizing.
"But Sally is like the complete opposite of my family. Just like I am of hers.. Her Dad definitely doesn't like me.." He muttered. Mater shrugged replying and began talking about his own family "My mama was the best mama in all of Radiator Springs! My dad. Built this baby here with his bare feet." Mater leaned against the rusted tow truck with a proud smile and patted the truck. The mirror fell off and broke. Mater stared at the glass in the ground. Lightning stared and mumbled "I see.. So is that where you get your brains from?" as a joke. Mater nodded and handed Lightning a wrench. "Yes sir! My daddy taught me everything I know." Lightning chuckled a little under his breath and continued to finish up the car.
The boys heard a vehicle pull up and Mater got super excited! Lightning turned and looked as Mater exclaimed "Well if it isn't old Fil!" The three met at the van and as Filmore stepped out Mater asked "You bring the stuff?" with a wink. Lightning immediately became a little concerned and asked "Wait?.. What stuff?" Filmore motioned for Lightning and Mater to come to the back of the hippie van as he answered "Yes sir. Mixed it up myself." He opened the doors. Home made fuel..
Lightning stared at it and asked again. "Uhh.. Mater?.. You think this is safe?" Mater nodded answering "A special invitation deserves a special kind of fuel. You'll see, this is gonna make her fly I tell you what!"...
Lightning and Mater took a break on their little project. Still needed a few more test runs before they could say it actually worked. Lightning decided to stop by and see his beautiful girlfriend. Oh after last night, he couldn't stop thinking about her. Sally was full of surprises! But as he walked into the office, she wasn't there? He sighed and stood there a moment. Not sure why, just did. Maybe he was being nosy a little. He saw the note on her desk at that moment. Lightning pulled it closer, bent over a little and read it.
Stickers,
Headed up to Wheel Well. So if you come by and I'm not here thats where I'll be. Hank ran into some problems with the tanks. Love you!
Lightning smiled at it. When he removed his hand he noticed the greasy finger prints he left on the paper. "Oh great.." He looked at his hand and noticed the grease still on him a little. So not wanting to get it on anything else in Sally's office, Lightning went into the office bathroom to wash and scrub off the extra. Still Sally and that amazing night was on his mind.
Lightning finished washing up, dried his hands, thinking maybe he'd go up and see Sally. Bring her something in case she was hungry or thirsty maybe too. Lightning about dropped the paper in the tiny trash can between the sink and the toilet when he froze stiff. In the trash, right there was a pregnancy test. Upside down. Sitting on top the box it came from. He stared a moment. A knot of nervousness growing in him. He was about to barf! Least he was in the bathroom already. "Oh no..." He really fucked up!.. He knew going raw was a bad idea!? He shouldn't have let Sally be okay with it!.. Lightning took a deep breath to try and relax.. He wasn't even sure it was positive. It could be negative.
But Lightning was too scared to look. To sick to touch it and pick it up, turning it over. Overthinking badly! What was he going to do if she was?.. What then?! Marriage!? Okay, knowing you want to marry someone and ACTUALLY DOING IT!? Completely different things! He was immediately scared out if that! "Just relax. Sally would tell you...Right?" Lightning stared at himself in the mirror. He was no where ready to he a dad!? He sighed, "What am I saying?.. If Sally needs to talk to me, she will." He shrugged it off and went back to his friend to finish working on the car.
And for a while he was okay. Calm. He and Mater were making a few final touched and working on their remote control car. Lightning began over thinking though before too long. Oh god.. What if she is?.. What if it's positive?.. A kid?!.. No.. Nope! I can't be a dad yet.. Sooo not ready! I'm gone all the time! And Marriage!? no way! Not yet!?...
Mater noticed Lightning's concentrated face and his blank stare at the motor. "Uuhh.. You okay buddy?" Mater asked. Lightning shook his head and stood up but, with his mind in other places, he hit his head on the hood with a thud! "Ow.." Lightning muttered as he rubbed his head. Mater stared as Lightning turned toward his friend answering "Yeah just.. Can I.." He paused before continuing "Talk to you? But you seriously can't tell anyone!" Mater shrugged answering "Well sure buddy.. What's wrong?" Just the way Lightning even said that. Something had to be wrong.
"I think?.. I think Sally might.. She might be pregnant.." Mater blinked a few times asking "She said that?" Lightning shook his head, "No.. I saw the test in the.. Bathroom of the motel. It was upside down so I didn't look at the actual results.." Mater stared but thought a moment before asking "So you haven't talked to Sally?" Lightning shook his head. Mater chuckled adding "Shoot, you should relax! You didn't look at the stick? Sally would have told you right?" Lightning shrugged replying "I think so." Mater shut the hood of the car and added in "I won't tell no one. But wouldn't a baby be a good thing? You two could get married!" He smiled.
Lightning looked pale as ever as he quickly replied "No!? I am not marrying her! Not that I don't want to.. Just. Not yet? And a baby!? A baby!? No.. I.. I can't do it. Sally and I are NO WHERE near that! We would just?.. Have to take care of it." Lightning took the remote and started setting it up to start it up. Mater stared unsure what Lightning meant. "What do you mean take care of it?" Lightning sighed and rather not say what he meant. "Look, lets.. Get this thing pushed up the ramp. Come on, give me a hand." Changing the subject. Mater and Lightning pushed the nose of the car and pushed the vehicle up this large rickety shaking wooden ramp. All the way to the top and put the car into neutral.
"Don't tell anyone though please.. I'm probably over thinking.. Sally would have told me if she was." Lightning said. Mater nodded. But didn't know what else to say about the situation. So back to their invention or project. Mater and Lightning stepped down from the ramp and to the side. "Shoot this is gonna be good!" Mater exclaimed. Lightning took the remote into his hands again and turned it on. "If this works, this is going to be the worlds coolest remote control car." Lightning added. Mater chuckled with excitement replying "Ooh! Maybe we can take it to Willy's butte after this! You know? If it works." Lightning nodded then hovered fingers over the controls saying "Alright, here we go.." But then!
Mater shouted with a gasp! "It's the Sheriff! Quick! Hide the remote!" Lightning quickly placed it behind his back and the two friends stood there acting normal.
Sheriff pulled up, and parked. He got out and stared up at the car on the ramp for a second then glanced at Mater and Lightning. Mater began whistling. That alone was a dead give away of these two being up to no good. But add in Lightning's stupid blushing face. Sheriff rolled his eyes and muttered something then walked up to the boys asking "Filmore says you two are up to a little project. What you two doing? Last time one of your projects went wrong, you Mater, nearly burned down the town!" Mater quickly defended "Shoot, it aint called a barn fire for nuthin." Sheriff rolled his eyes then looked at Lightning asking "What is it? What did you two do?" Lightning faked a smile answering "Us? Nothing?.." Sheriff glared reminding "Last time you tore up an entire road.." Lightning faked a laugh then sighed and answered honestly admitting,
"Built a remote control car.." Sheriff raised a brow and asked "That's it?" Lightning revealed the remote. Sheriff snickered with a smile asking "Well where it is?" Mater and Lightning glanced at each other. Sheriff was suspicious then turned and looked at the car on the ramp behind them. His eyes widened "An actual car!? Are you two crazy!? Someone is gonna get hurt!" Mater quickly explained "Nuhuh! We made sure we got full control over the thing." Sheriff shook his head snarling "How do you see where it's going?" Lightning and Mater were silent. Didn't think of that.
"Shoot it's got a windshield? Just look through that." Mater exclaimed. Sheriff immediately and sternly scolded asking "What!? you mean you're gonna put someone in that thing!? Give me that!" Sheriff snarled and snatched the remote! "You two I swear! A life size remote control car!? That thing can go well over 100 miles per hour! Something or someone is gonna get ran over! You especially Lightning!? Didn't you think that through!?" Lightning sighed. The two friends sat there and listened to Sheriff go on and on with his lecture. Then Lightning glanced at the car and his eyes widened. The car began moving forward slowly. "Uhh.. Sheriff.." Lightning interrupted. Sheriff quickly snapped back "Boy don't you interrupt an officer of the law. Do you have any idea.." And he continued the lecture. The car was about to roll down the ramp!
Lightning nudged Mater. Grabbing his attention. As Sheriff continued, Lightning and Mater watched their little project roll to the ledge of the shaky ramp then start its fall down... Picking up its own speed. Their eyes wide watched the car to a loud
CRUNCH,THUD,SHATTER
Followed by siren sounds. Sheriff stopped and slowly turned. The car just rammed into the passenger side of his car! Mater quickly said "What's that frank!? Gotta go!" And took off! Sheriff glared at Lightning, Lightning faked a laugh and smile and said "I just.. I gotta meet Sally at Wheel Well... Just gonna.. go.." And he was gone just as fast too...
Lightning parked and walked over to his beautiful girlfriend. Stil in the back of his mind.. That pregnancy test. Keep it cool. Just ask.. He thought Lightning walked up next to Sally. She smiled greeting "Hey Stickers! Always great to see you." She leaned forward and kissed him. Oh the kiss was full of lust and heat! She definitely had last night on her mind!
She pulled away and Lightning smiled replying "Someone's in a good mood." Which made him feel a little better. No way Sally would be in this good of a mood if she were pregnant. "I am I guess. But I should be! Wheel well will be done soon, I have a successful motel down town thanks to the help of my very sexy boyfriend. Everything is just coming together." She said with a relaxing sigh. Lightning snickered with a smile then carefully brought it up "Hey Sally, I saw the test.." Sally looked confused at first, then "Oh. Oh?. You did?" she asked. Lightning nodded, "Yeah and I know.. I know the situation... The problem that puts on us.." Sally sighed and shrugged answering "I don't know if I'd call it a problem, but sure?" Lightning raised brow asking "Wait? So it's negative?" Sally's eyes widened answering "No, it's positive." Lightning's eyes widened.
He felt the panic hit! Like a slap in the face! Like someone reached down his throat and was twisting his stomach! He turned a bit pale and replied "D-does- Don't you think that needs to be somethin a uh?.. A doctor confirms?.. Test could be wrong?.. Maybe?" Sally shrugged answering calmly "Doubtful. Those things are like always right. But you're right. I guess that is something Doc needs to check out and confirm..." She muttered as she thought about it. Lightning stared. How could she be so calm!? The heck!? "I'll talk to Doc later tonight maybe.. It's more of a hush hush thing though for now... Okay?.." He agreed with that! Hank walked over saying "Got the tanks. Just let us fill these back in and we'll have to go over some other fixture to add in the sides. Gonna need more stability in there." Sally nodded then turned to Lightning saying "We can talk about it later if you want? But I gotta finish this up here. I know it's gonna be hard to talk about.. It's such a tough situation.. But it'll work out." She kissed his cheek then went on following Hank to work and talk about Wheel Well.
Lightning stood there. "She's... Pregnant..." He muttered. His nerves exploding like fireworks! The knot in his stomach killing him! He was gonna be sick!...
