Racers restart your engine!

Chapter 12

Finally it was the piston cup and Doc had made it. Threw out the race Doc was fine and thinking,

'Come on, this is for Lightning and maybe his last.' he thought.

Finally he was done and won. He may have been racing for himself but he made it for Lightning. His seventeenth piston cup. When they got home everyone was proud of Doc having his own season.

As the time went on he started training them and Lightning did the same thing Doc. Doc called The King again and told him what was going on so he had them race again. This time The King won just barely but won.

"Wow kid, I guess you really are almost done. I'm sorry for saying that though." he said.

Lightning took a deep breath and frowned.

When he got back to Flo's he took a deep breath and said, "Guys I might be done. I'm gonna try the next one but if I can't finish it then I'm done as much as I want to keep racing, I don't wanna force myself."

Everyone nodded.

(22) When it started he was doing good. He was in third place and Lily was in seventh. He was doing pretty good and was almost done. He made it to first just barely. When they got home and Doc was looking at Lightning he saw something, a dent that he didn't see this time.

"Stay still for a second because I just saw something I don't remember seeing. So he stayed still and after Doc was done he wasn't sore after the race.

"Come on we're going for a race, I wanna look at something." Doc said.

So the two of them went to their racing spot and got ready.

"I want you to go as fast as you can, got it?"

Lightning looked at him confused but nodded. So it started, Lightning took a deep breath and sped up and before he knew it he was on his top speed for the first time in over a year. While they were racing Doc was looking at him and smiled but a little confused at the same time.

As usual he went as fast as he could and sure enough Lightning won. He was like he was when he was a rookie not as sore, less tired or anything he was before. When they got back he put the pieces together and figured it out. He missed a spot his second season! That explained why he was always sore even when he started moving around after he was healed back then. He smiled and hurried to Flo's to tell him. He was lucky about something else, the others were there.

"I FIGURED SOMETHING OUT!" he yelled.

Everyone jumped and then looked at him confused.

"You all know how Lightning started to hurt after his second season right?" he said.

Everyone nodded.

"I missed a spot that day. That's why he hurts a lot."

Everyone was shocked.

"That explains why I was fine when you wanted to race earlier." Lightning said.

After figuring it out he was glad he might not be done. He was still going to hurt during the race from doing it so much even after Doc finding what he missed though. So they're still going to switch places if they need to.

A few weeks later he was on his way to a race. Lilly had gotten a cold so she was back home and watching. They were all excited to see this one. When he got out of Mack he was asked questions as usual and answered a few. Then he went and got ready. While he waited he talked to Doc as usual.

"You ready to show them that you still have it?" Doc said.

"Oh yeah!" he said.

When it started he was racing just like he used to. Even more than when he first came back.

"Well look at that, it looks like we have a certain racer who looks like he did when he started racing as a rookie."

"I know he must have worked hard with the Fabulous Husband Hornet."

"Maybe even harder."

There was four hundred laps with this one and Lightning was winning and not tired, sore or anything.

"I think I might have just figured out what the problem was kid." Doc said smiling.

"I think so to Doc."

He was at the last lap and was still in first place. Close to Storm and getting a little sore but when he was about to hit him he flipped over him. Some rookies would be surprised at what he can do and wonder how. Not many people knew where he got them. The only people that knew were old racers from his time and Lightning.

Sure enough he won. Not as tired or sore as he used to be after Doc figuring things out.

"Aww, man that feels good!" he said.

Then he went up to say a few things.

"Well during my last break Doc was looking at me and found something out. I was saying that I might be done during this season. But he saw a dent he missed my first one years ago. So now it's almost a repeat of back when I was a rookie myself. So thanks Doc for getting me back."

After saying that everyone was a little surprised but clapping louder than usual. When he got home everyone was surprised at how much he still had after getting fixed up.

"Dad was really like that when he was a real rookie?" asked Lily.

"Pretty much." said Flo.

As usual Doc went and looked at him just to double check. The next day while they were training Lightning had a race with Doc to see what he had still. When he was done they were both fine and were ready for the next one. They were still going to switch places if they needed to.

"This is going to be an interesting season now that I saw what dad really has to race." Lily said a little nervous now.

Everyone laughed.

"Good luck beating him apparently kiddo." said Sheriff.