Chapter 4: Out on the highway

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Rusty: Don't drive like my brother!

Dusty: Oh yeah, don't drive like my brother!

Marco: Mario Circuit, here we come!

Mario: Galaxy, here we come!

Marco drives his truck and trailer down I-64 to Mario Circuit, as Mario was in his trailer relaxing, he heard the phone ringing.

???: Is this Mario, the world's fastest racing machine?

Mario: Is this Harv, the world's greatest agent?

Harv: And it is such a honor to be your agent and it almost hurts to take 10% of your winnings and merchandising and ancillary rights in perpetuity anyway. What a race! Hot champ?! I did-- I didn't see it, but I heard you were great.

Mario: [pressing buttons to change TV channels showing the finish of the previous race] Um... Thanks, Harv.

Harv: Listen, they're giving you 20 tickets for the tiebreaker thing in Mario Circuit. I'll pass 'em on to your friends. You shoot me the names. You let Harv rock it for you, alright, baby?

Mario: : Right! Friends! Yes, there's, um... [looks toward, who all just shook their heads at him to tell him to not say anything about them at all]

Harv: [to Mario] Okay, I get it, Mr. Popular, so many friends you can't even narrow it down, hey, when you get to town, you better make time for your best friend, you gotta break bread with your mishpocheh here.

Mario: Yeah, yeah, that would be great! We should totally...

Harv: Okay, I gotta jump, kid. L-Let me know how it goes. I'm out.

Mario: [The call ends as the dial tone hums. Mario sighs] [then some melodic beeping and wheels squeaking are heard.] What?! A minivan?! [on radio] Oh, come on, Dad, you're in the slow lane, this is  Super Mario you're hauling here!

Marco: Just stopping off for a quick breather, kid. Your old dad needs a rest. [starts to go onto the entrance to the where is going]

Mario: Absolutely not. We're driving straight to all night till we get to Mario Circuit, we agreed to it!

Marco:  All night?! May I remind you, federal DOT regs sta-

Mario: Come on, I need to get there before Bowser get hang with Galaxy.

Marco: [sighs as he sees some sleeping truck drivers] All those sleeping truck drivers! [on radio] Hey, kid, I don't know if I can make it.

Mario: Oh, sure you can, Dad. Look, it'll be easy, I'll stay up with you!

Marco: [to Mario] All night?

Mario: All night long.

Unfortunately, Mario had fallen asleep! Marco was trying to stay awake, but to no avail! Unknown to them, a group of four Bob-ombs called the tuners were trailing behind them! Their names were DJ, Boost, Snot Rod, and Wingo. They were coming up to behind Marco!

Boost: Hey, yo, DJ!

DJ: What up?

Boost: We got ourselves a nodder!

DJ: [chuckles, Boost then drives onto the right lane, while DJ drives onto the middle lane that Marco is on. DJ then plays the song Songbird.]

Marco: Pretty music. [falls asleep and snores]

Boost: Yo, Wingo! Lane change, man! [pushes Marco onto the left lane towards Wingo, pushes Marco back towards Boost]

Wingo: [chuckles] Right back at ya! [chuckles]

Snot Rod: Yeah!

Boost: Oops! I missed!

Snot Rod: [dodges in front] You going on vacation?

Tuner Team: [The four Bob-ombs laugh as Marco, who is still sleeping, moves onto the hard shoulder. The vibration of the hard shoulder causes, Mario to move slowly forward as he is still sleeping and snores. One of Mario's bobble heads then falls onto a button which opens the trailer's door. The hard shoulder's vibration continues to make, Mario and his kart move forward onto the door which is pressing on the ground and causing sparks. Wingo chuckles, Snot Rod sniffles]

Boost: Oh no, Snot Rod!

Wingo: He's gonna blow!

Snot Rod: [DJ, Boost and Wingo then drive away as Snot Rod is still besides Marco and starting to sneeze.] Ah...ah...ah...ACHOO!!!

Marco: [Snot Rod accelerates away, Marco's wakes up] GESUNDHEIT! [Chuckling] One should never drive while drowsy.

[Mario falls off the trailer door onto the highway. The trailer door then closes. The sounds of tires squealing and horns honking are heard as some traffic drive around them still sleeping, Mario's wakes up, then the sound of a horn honking loudly is heard as a truck heads towards them. Mario screams, the very jerky moments of the cars causes Mario to be startled and jolted wide-awake. Once he is awoke he drives out of the way, and continue driving the wrong way while dodging some more cars. Mario exclaims, then three trucks on all three lanes are seen driving towards them, Mario gasps, honking their horns. Mario screams, he drives onto the grass median strip. Mario pants heavily as he sees a queue of trucks driving away]

Mario: Dad! [He then drives back onto the lane, grunting as he drives in front of some traffic honking their horns. Mario continues driving faster and overtaking some cars while trying to find his dad.] Dad! [He then comes across the queue of trucks and a few cars. He then accelerates faster, trying to find which truck is his dad's.] Dad! Hey, Dad! Dad! [He notices a truck exiting the highway onto another road, thinking that it is his dad's] Dad! Dad, wait for me! [His engine is heard revving as he turns onto the same road that the truck is driving along. His tires squeal as he slides onto the road, and he drives along the road with the truck far ahead.] Dad! [The truck, whose face is not seen properly, then crosses a level crossing without barriers. Afterwards, the bell starts to ring as the pair of antique "upper-quadrant" wigwag crossing signals wave. Mario then notice this and look to his left to see a train coming. Mario and then go faster as the train, then notices him and bellows its horn. Mario get closer and closer to the level crossing. Thanks to good timing, he crosses the level crossing just in time before the train could hit him.] Dad! Dad! [He then gets closer to the truck, who is slowing down at a 3-way junction.] Dad! Dad... ...wait up! [coughs from the truck's fumes] Dad. Dad! Dad! [He then drive alongside the truck, but its trailer's side shows a sponsor for "Recycled Batteries". The screen then shows the truck, who is actually a Peterbilt driver named Jerry Recycled Batteries and is not his dad at all.] What? You're not my dad.

Peterbilt Driver: Dad?! I ain't no dad, I'm a Peterbilt for dang sake! [drives off] Turn on your lights, you moron!



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