It was the usual morning in Radiator Springs . Everyone
was at Flo’s , some drinking their morning oil , such as Sherrif , still half-asleep from chasing down some cars
who decided to do some graffiti on the " Leaving So Soon ? " sign . Others , such as Sally and Flo ,
were chatting about how even though you love 'em , boyfriends ( or husbands , in Flo’s case ) do the most
annoying things , such as Tractor Tipping with their buddies , or wasting all that paint every day , losing them
a little more money they could have had for fixing up the garage or giving the store a new coat of paint . And
then , there were the ones , such as Mia and Tia , wispering about how cute Lightning Mcqueen was , and wondering
why he had no girlfriend , that is , that they knew of . This made Sally and Flo giggle , because they knew who
Lightning was dating , and that was , of course , Sally . Only the residents of Radiator Springs ( and Mack )
knew about this , since Lightning and Sally agreed that nobody would know about them dating . Sally’s reason ,
she didn’t feel like going into the fast lane so soon and Lightning , because he didn’t want Sally to get
blinded by the poparazzi or get hurt by annoying tabloids . Everyone thought this made perfect sense , so they
agreed not to tell a soul , even though they all knew it would get out someday , either by the poparazzi noticing
that they hang out too much , or by the twins getting on Sally’s nerves .
But this morning was a little
different for two reasons . One , was that nobody was going crazy getting ready for the next race . That was
because Sunday’s racetrack was only a 3-hour drive , so they would probably leave on a Friday . Doc always
insited on getting to the track at least two days before the race so Lightning could practice , and so Doc knew
where all of Lightning’s mistakes were . Then Doc would drive down from where he was to the track and tell
Lightning exactly what his mistake was and how he could fix it ( which Lighting thought was sometimes a bit
annoying ).
The other reason why this morning was so different , was because Angie was arriving to
Radiator Springs . Sally made sure that there was at least one cozy cone left that wasn’t full of vacationing
cars . Red made sure his flowers weren’t drooping , and if they were , Guido would help by putting a stick in
the pot to support the flower . Flo made sure that her gas station wasn’t dirty , and as usual , it wasn’t .
Ramone painted on his normal paint job , purple with orange and yellow ghost flames . They all wanted to make a
good first impression so Angie wouldn’t think of the place as the ’ hillbilly hell ’ Lightning once thought it
was .
It was close to noon when Angie arrived with her parents , both looking unsure about what they were
about to do .
“Are you sure you want to stay here , Angie ?” The King asked for the tenth
time . Not because of the town , in fact he loved the little town , but because she was only seventeen , and they
never had much ‘family time’ since The King was always racing , and Angie was always stuck at home with her
tutor .
" You could always stay home and we could find you another trainer another crew chief ,
" Mrs.Weathers suggested . BUt Angie didn’t budge .
" I’m sure . What are you guys gonna do
when I leave for college next year ?" She chuckled at the the thought , while Mater and Doc drove up to the
small family of three .
“Hello Strip , Mrs.Weathers, Angie ,” Doc greeted as they all
said hello back ."Mater , why don’t you show Angie the town . ’
"Okie Dokie then Doc ! "
Mater replied in his usual cheery voice . " Come on , Ang’ ! I’ll show you the best place to go backwards
drivin’ . " The two drove off .
" I’ve seen those faces before , " Doc noticed the
worried look on the two parents " saw plently of 'em when I went to college , and I can assure you she’s
fine here . She’s probably safer from those stupid newscasters and photogaphers and the rest of that crew than
she probably was from your own house . The worst thing that could happen to her here is falling into a bunch of
cactuses . "
“Well , I trust you Doc ,” The King said , "more than I trust alot of
people , and your assurance takes alot off out our minds , thanks ."
"Your Welcome
."
" Well , we better get going , tell Angie we said good-bye , " Mrs.Weathers said while
driving off with her husband .
It was soon getting dark , and Mater was just finishing the tour of
the town with Angie . Most thought she would have a bored face on , but she amazingly looked interested . Best of
all , she was actually listening .
“And that there’s Flo’s ,” Mater pointed out the small gas
station , " she says she’s got the best best fuel there is , and we all agree wit’ her . And over there’s
Luigi’s tire shop , and that’s pretty much it . We got ourselves a pretty small town over here .
"
Then , Mater noticed Guido was facing the other way at Flo’s , not noticing them , being to
occupied with his small can of oil .
“Psst ,” Mater whispered , " watch this Ang’
!"
Mater drove up to the forklift , as Angie followed quietly . As soon as Mater got closse enough ,
he shouted ’ boo !’ . Guido became very frightened , and fell on his side .
"That’s pretty
funny," Angie let out a small chuckle , " yet cruel at the same time."
Angie and Mater
each found a spot in the gas station woth the other residents , as all of the tourists were now either in their
rooms or left to trvel the rest of the mother road .
"So Angie , what do you think of Radiator
Springs ?" Sally asked the plymouth superbird .
" Its really nice ," She began "and
small , but I like that feature , 'cause then I get to know everybody."
" Well what do you know
," Sheriff stated , “not every racecar thinks it’s ‘hilliby hell’ .” All of the residents soon
stared at Mcqueen . He slightly blushed ( though nobody could see it ) while Angie had a slightly confused look
on her face .
" that’s what Stickers here called Radiator Springs when he had to fix the road
," Sally explained.Angie was now even more confused , not knowing who ‘Stickers’ is .
Mater
chuckled"That’s Sally’s pet name for Lightning."
“Mater!” The couple shouted
.
"Pet name , as in ’ dating ’ pet name ? " Angie had easily figured it out
.
“Well , she would’ve figured out sooner or later .” Sally told Stickers.
"Yea,
Sally and I are dating , but you can’t tell anyone or you’ll be one sorry racecar . " Lightning warned
.
“Girl Scouts’ honor . I’d say racecar but that ain’t as trustworthy .” Angie had a point
.
"Well , I’m going to bed . Your cone’s #4 Ang’ . " Sally said as she yawned , "
Goodnight everyone!"
"Goodnight , Sally ! " They all replied back .
They chatted for
a bit longer , until one by one , they each left for their garage .
That was , officially , the hardest chapter I ever had to write !
lol
CarFreak : Her eyes would be greener than Sally’s and of course her paint job’s in Petty
Blue !