Lightning, Mater, Sally, and Holley ran outside to see what all the commotion was about and saw several dogs standing in front of the military bunker, barking toward the tie-dye geo-dome.

There was a German Shepherd, a Mastiff, a Pit-bull, a Doberman, a Rottweiler, a Great Dane and a Husky. Each canine had a camouflage-patterned collar around their necks, indicating ownership.

The group of four was confused about what they were barking at until they took notice of a calico cat sitting on the fence separating the two yards.

"Oh, it's just a cat," Lightning said.

Within moments, the owner of the pack of dogs stepped out of the building. She had long, wavy black hair pulled back into a ponytail, olive skin, and brown eyes with seemed to be alight with anger. "Phillip! Get your cat away from my dogs! She's causing them to create a ruckus!" the woman snapped.

After a few moments, someone walked out of the tie-dye geo-dome and retrieved the feline. He had long blonde hair that hung just down his shoulders, droopy blue eyes, and pale skin. He also wore a burlap vest, a headband with a peace sign on it, bead necklaces and tinted round sunglasses. "Hey, it's in a dog's nature to bark at cats. They can't help it. Besides, it could also be the fact that they're military dogs and they're trained to bark at anything that's a threat according to you. Little Janis here is not a threat, she just wants to be the dogs' friends," the man named Phillip told the woman.

"Hey, I like cats too, just not as much as dogs. And it's not because I raised these guys that they hate your cat. It's the fact that she smells a little like you and they despise you," the lady sneered.

"Only because you corrupted them from a young age with your hate and war talk," the hippie replied.

"What's that supposed to mean?" the woman questioned the man.

Sally snickered and said, "Wow, they remind me so much of Fillmore and Sarge."

"Yeah, only the military person is a girl and has too many dogs," Lightning pointed out.

"And the hippie has a cat," Mater added.

A few seconds after speaking, the dogs looked away from the cat and looked over where Lightning, Mater, Holley and Sally were standing, watching the scenario, and cocked their heads to one side, as if wondering who the new people were.

The military woman and the hippie man took note of this and looked over in the same direction, where they're eyes widened in surprise upon seeing the group of four. The woman smiled at them and asked, "Hey, is there anything I can you kids with?"

"Well, we were just touring around the old town. Are you Rosalyn?" Sally asked the lady.

"Yeah, that'd be me. Rosalyn Thorn. I run the army surplus store in this town and a boot camp. Speaking of the boot camp, would any of you like to sign up?" the woman replied.

"Well, we're going to be very busy for the next few days, so I don't think we'll be able to," Sally said nervously, worried about the woman's reaction.

Surprisingly, Rosalyn stayed calm and said, "Alright, let me know if you change your mind."

Lightning then muttered to Sally, "That's a surprise. If we refused Sarge's boot camp offer, he probably would've forced it to sign up, like he did to TJ a while back."

"Yeah, Rosalyn has the same dislike for hippies as Sarge, but she understands a bit more if someone isn't interested in boot camp," Sally agreed.

Phillip, after setting the calico named Janis back on the ground, then said, "Good choice not signing up for Rosalyn's boot camp. I heard it's like hell there. I'm Phillip, the organic product enthusiast and nature expert. Since you're not interesting in anything military related, would any of you dudes like to try some of my organic juice flavors?"

"Don't even think about it, Phillip! I don't want them to get sick on their first day! That freak juice of yours will-!" Rosalyn started shouting until Lightning interrupted, finishing with "Rot our insides?"

Rosalyn beamed at the man's comment and asked, "Why am I getting the feeling you've heard something like this before?"

"Well, there's an ex-soldier and hippie in the small town we're from. They always argue about the government and stuff you probably debate about," Lightning explained.

"Really? What are their names?" Phillip asked the man, very interested.

"Well, the soldier is Sarge, and the hippie is Fillmore," Mater stated.

"Hmm, I've known a lot of Sergeants in my time as a soldier, so I don't know if I've ever met anyone like him before. Do you know his first and last name?" Rosalyn asked the group of four.

"Gee, Rosalyn, we've always called him Sarge. I can't say we do know his full name," Mater admitted.

"I see. Well, maybe you should bring him by here sometime in the future. Then I'll figure out if I've seen someone like him before in my past," Rosalyn said.

"So, are there any other people in the town that we should meet?" Holley asked the two residents of the small town.

"Well, there's Amelia, one of the cadets. I bet she's probably dead asleep in her room, that good for nothing, kid," Rosalyn sneered.

"I'm guessing this Amelia person is a bit of a nuisance for you," Holley assumed.

"Well, she is on some days. Sometimes, she's very respectful to me, but other times she does whatever she can to get on my nerves," Rosalyn stated. "The most annoying thing she ever does is hang out with hippie boy over there."

"Hey, the girl's cool. She knows that she needs to sit back and unwind every now and then. She can't have you telling her what to do every day," Phillip said to the woman.

Rosalyn just scoffed at the hippie and looked away from him.

A few seconds after, another person walked out of the military bunker. She had long, straight brown hair, hazel eyes, and peach skin. "Hey, Rosalyn! What was going on out here? I could hear all the dogs barking at once," the girl said.

"Phillip's cat was just about to trespass again, Amelia. Not too much to worry about," Rosalyn explained.

"Janis wasn't trespassing! She just wanted to say hi," Phillip insisted.

"Yeah, you know Janis is a sweet cat, Rosalyn. You just need to get to know her," the girl named Amelia agreed.

Rosalyn rolled her eyes and started to walk away.

"So, what's with all the dogs?" Sally asked the woman before she went out of range, motioning toward the small pack in the ex-soldier's front lawn.

"Oh, a few of them were former military dogs, but some of them were strays I found in the other abandoned towns. The German Shepherd is Sara; the Mastiff is Major; the Pit-bull is Cooper; the Doberman is Duncan; the Rottweiler is Lou; the Great Dane is Danny; and the Husky is Lola," Rosalyn explained. "Sara has been with me ever since she was a pup; Major, Duncan, and Lou were military dogs; and Cooper, Danny and Lola were strays."

"Wow, how do you manage to take care of them all?" Holley asked, amazed.

"Well, it's really simple; all you need is a clicker and dog whistle. I use the whistle to signal them to attack or be on guard and I use the clicker to get them to halt and calm down," Rosalyn stated.

"But it's not that easy!" Amelia exclaimed. "It took a lot of stuff to keep the strays in control when Rosalyn first got ahold of them. They would not listen to her or me, especially Cooper."

"That's because dogs deserve to be free to do what they want, not follow commands," Phillip told the girl.

"Oh? Then you would prefer it if I leave these guys out in the desert to be free and have to fend for themselves? They're domesticated, Phillip! They can't survive on their own," Rosalyn told the hippie.

"I'm not saying you should abandon them, I'm saying you should give them a little more freedom. Let them have some fun for once, like playing catch or something," Phillip said.

"I let them run around outside in the afternoon, but sometimes I can't because of the heat. It'll make them sick because of their fur coats," Rosalyn explained.

"That's why dogs pant; to keep themselves cool," Phillip stated.

While the hippie and military woman debated, Sally muttered to her friends, "Maybe we should go somewhere else. I'm getting the feeling they're going to be like this for a while."

"Good plan. I want to see what else is in Zillicon Valley," Lightning agreed.

The group of four walked around the town some more, where Mater took notice of a tire shop. "Let's go in there," Mater suggested to Holley, wandering into the building. He looked around the interior a bit until he saw someone sitting a table, looking over some papers.

It was a woman with long black hair tied into two braids, fair skin, and dark brown eyes.

"Hey, excuse me, miss?" Mater asked the lady.

The woman looked over at the man and got a big smile on her face. "Well, it's-a been a while ever since I had a customer," she said in an Italian accent. "Do you need any tires replaced for your car?"

"Well, we might need to have them checked out. We've been driving around for a while," Holley said, walking into the building.

"Ah, I will-a help you with that. Just let me find my assistant first," the woman said before hollering down a hallway, "Giovanna! We have some customers!"

Within seconds, another woman ran into the room. She had dirty blonde hair pulled back into a tight bun, bright green eyes and fair skin. "Okay!" the girl named Giovanna exclaimed happily.

Within moments, Mater had pulled the RV toward the tire shop, where Giovanna effortlessly replaced each tire.

"Thanks for the help. How much do we owe you?" Holley asked the two women.

"Well, it's-a been so long since we've had anyone come here, so for today, it's-a on the house," the woman said.

"Really? Are you sure?" Holley asked the lady.

"Si, it's alright. I'm Lucia by the way. My assistant is Giovanna," the woman replied.

"It's nice to meet you, Lucia. I'm Holley Shiftwell," Holley said.

"And I'm Mater," Mater added.

"Well, Holley and Mater, it's so nice to have you here in our little town. How long do you plan to stay in Zillicon Valley?" Lucia asked the couple.

"Probably for a few days, long enough for Sally to figure out how to get you guys back on the map," Holley theorized.

"That's why you're here? You want to get out town back on the map?" Lucia asked, surprised by the statement.

"Yeah! Miss Sally wanted to go on Route 99 for a while to get it done, but for a while, we found nothing, at least until we found Sheila behind that bulletin board and she led us all the way," Mater stated.

"I see, so, where are Sally and Lightning now?" Lucia asked the man.

"I think they're heading around the main street checking out all the other buildings in the town. Are there other people living here other than you guys, Sheila, Rosalyn, Amelia, Phillip, Roxanne, Tyrone, the dogs and the cat?" Mater asked.

"Well there Zil, our mayor, town judge, and doctor; and his daughter, Giulia, who takes care of the motel," Lucia stated.

Well, we met most of the other townsfolk in Zillicon Valley. What would Rosalyn's dogs and Phillip's cat be in the Cars Universe though is what I'm currently wondering about.

We're going to meet Zil and his daughter Giulia in the next chapter. What will they be like?

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