Racers restart your engine!

Chapter 6

Before they knew it they were on their way to a race. Doc was glad he only had to check on Lightning. A few days later it was racing time and everyone was ready to go.

"You ready kiddo?" Doc asked.

"Yup! Let's do it." Lightning said.

When he started he started slow because he was a little sore but it was only two hundred laps. He made a deal with Doc, whenever he was sore he would go get fixed up every seventy five laps. He was on lap one hundred now.

"How you doing?" he asked him.

"Good right now. How am I doing with Storm?"

"Just fine."

Meanwhile Lily is doing pretty good.

"Don't worry Lily you're doing fine." said Flo.

"It's not me I'm worried about." Lily said.

"Don't worry hun, he's doing fine. Doc is having him get changed every seventy five so he can see how he feels."

Lily was worried that something was going to happen today.

Back at home,

"I don't know who's idea it was for him to get looked at but I like it." said Sally.

It was the last race and they were thirteen feet away from it. Lily was in eighteen and Lightning was at third.

"How does he still have it in him?" asked sheriff.

"Who knows, but I like it!" Mater said.

Everyone nodded smiling.

"Alright rookie, you can do it." said Doc a little worried.

Then he sped up a little bit and made it to second place. After that he went to Doc, Lily and Flo.

"Nice job you two. And sorry to say but I'm actually a bit surprised you got to second Lightning." said Flo.

"Not me, I have a feeling you're gonna be back. Now as usual let's go. Nice job Lily you're doing good." Doc said.

"Thanks Doc." she said.

"Don't worry Lily, he's fine." Flo said.

While Doc looked at Lightning he could tell she was worried about him to. Later he told her the same thing Flo did.

"He's been in worse before you were born. Actually before your parents got married." Doc said.

She was shocked.

"So that's why he ices himself a lot after training, racing and even racing you for fun! He was the race worse than you in '54!"

They both nodded.

"I stopped racing and it was my fourth season when it happened. As for your dad it was only his second season. He was back at his third one and didn't stop once. He missed racing a lot and we could all tell that already. They had him taking care of it for you last season because they missed him to. It took your mom for him to say yes. I said he had some left in him when he first stopped, so we made a deal that he would think throughout the season with me. I missed him racing but part of me was worried about him racing again to. But after last season we said he has some in him." he said.

"You don't need to worry about him. If he needs to miss one to rest he doesn't get in trouble. You can miss a race whenever you need to. Even if you're to tired." said Doc.

"He doesn't miss many though, in his life aside from his second season he's never missed one." he said a little surprised.

"I think it's time for bed and then we're on the way home."

When he woke up he stretched up and got ready for home. When they got there Sally went and hugged them.

"Nice job you two." Lily said.

"Thanks mom. Dad did better than me though." she said.

He rolled his eyes and looked at her.

"That's just because I've been racing longer than you have." he said.

Everyone laughed.

"You got that right buddy!" said Mater.

"And is the youngest racer I've ever known! It took me until Lightning was here to get back." Doc said.

No one knew he was the Fabulous Husband Hornet until Lightning talked him into it. Now that he's the racer he used to be, Doc dressed himself back to his racing outfit. He could still remember when people saw him at Lightning's first piston cup. They were all surprised to see him and he was dressed like that.

As the time went on Lightning was somehow doing better than everyone thought he would. They weren't surprised Lily was, but Lightning? Maybe he only needed a break and would come back. Finally it was the last race before the piston cup. While he was half way done everyone had a feeling he was really back.

"How you doing rookie?" asked Doc.

"Fine I'm gonna stop by for a second to get some tires and gas."

After that he saw Lily.

"Sorry Lily but like you said go nuts and be yourself, I'm gonna be myself." Lightning said smiling.

"You want the old me back, well you get me really back."

"That's my rookie. Sorry but she's right." Doc said.

"Dad's really good, he really wouldn't let me win." Lily said to Flo nervous.

"You got that right. Good luck against him." Flo said.

She forgot what he was really like when he was racing. It was the last lap and Doc, Flo, and Lily just about everyone else could see him at the piston cup again. As for Lily, she wasn't going to get there. After winning he went back by his usual names.

"I'm sorry Lily, but you wanted me to be the way I used to be."

"I I I'm not crying because of that. I'm crying because I'm so happy you're really happy and fully back." she said.

Flo was watering her eyes to and Doc was smiling.