In case you're new, this is a re-do of the prologue because the previous one SUCKED. Seriously, I couldn't read the first chapters with out wanting to die and cringe they were so bad.
Also my bad for not getting this out sooner, I have one word for the reasoning. SCHOOL! Man it's been busy and I'm like ahhhhhhh! But who am I to say anything about school, I'm barely a freshman in highschool so I don't know the tip of the iceberg.
This is for entertainment purposes and I am not associated or have any rights to Cars, Cars 2, or Cars 3 which are all owned by Pixar. And this is my very first fanfiction so it's not the best.
Four years..it had already been four years. It only felt like mere months ago that Lightning McQueen had just gotten back from the scandal of the World Grand Prix. It was one of those occasions where he would do something as simple as blink and time would pass. Hell, he felt like he had just returned from his honeymoon in Hawaii but that was a year ago. So many years, so many memories even at the Piston Cup. Lightning couldn't believe he had won seven of them, which of course he couldn't do without loads of help but still. It was that sense of nostolgia that left Lightning dwelling in the past from when he was younger. It had been eleven years since he started his racing career and nine years since the Piston Cup, nine years since he ran into the rinky dinky town of Radiator Springs. Lightning wasn't old though, he wasn't even middle aged, but he felt a lot older than he was. He was only twenty-nine and he was already feeling like he had seen so much, which wasn't a lie but this felt different. He guessed it was from hanging around cars much older than him which would be the townies. For Pete's sake, he was the youngest resident in town! No babies, no kids, no teens, and soon no young adults. Everyone in town was over fifty years old with the exception of Sally who was thirty-three.
Lightning sat under the waterfall by Wheel Well, secluded and away from any other cars. He enjoyed moments like this, no one to bother him and no sound with the exception of the roaring waterfall right next to him. He had found this 'secret spot' a couple months after officially moving to Radiator Springs when he was trying to escape the press that came with him. Right after you crossed the bridge to get to Wheel Well, there would be a small pathway behind some dead bushes that led down to the circular area that was partially walled off by the canyon. The area was seren and whenever Lightning felt stressed, this was his go to area and apparently it was Sally's too. Neither one of them knew that the other partner came to that place to have their alone time until one day they both quite litterally bumped into each other. Lightning hadn't the slightlest clue at the time but Sally had been going to that spot for years to relax from all the hustle of California when she had just moved to Radiator Springs. In fact, it quickly became their little secret 'hideout'. Well that's at least what Lightning called it from the very beginning.
Lightning moved closer to the waterfall and put one of his front tires in the small lake that was just beneath the waterfall. He sighed heavily as he let the cool water seep into his treads. The cool water was a relief and a sanctuary from the horrid heat of the desert Arizona sun. It felt like for a split seconed that all could be washed away and could be replaced with something new. The rushing feeling that something rather big was going to happen. Lightning felt stuck in a state where he was half asleep but also wide awake. He found himself often dwelling in the past, it was to the point where he couldn't even conentrate on what the future held for him. Lightning knew that it wasn't the best thing to do but he couldn't help himself. It was barely even 2015 and Lightning just knew that these nine years passed by too quickly for him. He put the other tire in the lake and felt another sensation spread throughout his entire body. All the riches in the world couldn't buy this paradise that Lightning was in. It was like a dream to him, his entire life was like a dream. It was a nightmare at first but as soon as he crashed into Radiator Springs, it turned into the most unbelievable dream he could ever imagine. Mater was a huge part of that unbelievable part of his 'dream'.
Oh how he would never get tired of Mater. There was always some big adventure waiting to happen when you hung around him. Constantly getting into trouble, running for your life, or just having innocent fun. Mater helped him get through thick and thin even if Lightning didn't believe everything he said. And let's say Mater got Lightning out of trouble...more than once. Whether it was in trouble with the lemons, Sally, Doc, or his races, Mater was there to help. Mater's additude was so...so contagious. The happy bucked-tooth tow truck that had the mentality of a toddler, the kindess of an elder, and the goofiness of a teenager. Lightning smiled as he sat in the small lake thinking about all of the wonderful things him and Mater had done. His favorite was probably going to Kersploosh Mountain, the giant waterslides and in the winter the water would turn to ice. No matter what, Mater always had his back.
Sally was a big part in his dream too. She was always the one to support him and somehow, really did know what was best for him. She had been his second piece for almost ten years now and Lightning had no clue how he lived his first twenty years of his life without her. He figured he would have accidently killed himself from stupidity hanging with Mater or racing if it weren't for Sally. Lightning sometimes wondered why he didn't marry her sooner, until the thought of how it took over a year and a half just preparing to get the strenght to propose to her. At that, Lightning would laugh about his insecureness. He would never in his life let the world know how shy he really was. Only his Radiator Springs family ever saw that side of him. Sally would laugh at him as well when he was shy. she found it adorable or as she said to him 'adorkable'. Sally was most definiteley the backbone of the relationship and always supported Lightning on everything he did.
Then there was Doc. Man Lightning missed Doc, he was everything to Lightning. Doc passed away early in 2009 and on that day, a little piece of Lightning died. It was the first time since Lightning was a kid that he shed tears. Doc was the father that Lightning never had growing up. His own dad was there for him, but he lacked the loving part and would push him to the side. Doc on the other tire, sure he was a big grump most of the time, but Lightning truely felt a bond between him. About a year after Lightning moved to Radiator Springs, they were practically inseparable much to the Hudson Hornet's annoyance. Twenty one year old Lightning would constantly follow him around like a puppy. Lightning missed it when Doc would grumpily yell at him and spew his sarcastic remarks when Lightning wouldn't listen. But the thing he missed the most about Doc was that rare occasion when he would smile and laugh. It filled Lightning with joy and satisfaction knowing that Doc was happy with him. Now those memories were bittersweet. As much as Lightning loved to dwell in the past thinking about Doc, it also hurt him just as much. Dry tears would sometimes fall, but over the years, those tears turned into tears of pride. Knowing that Doc caused what Lightning is now today. And for that Lightning was thankful to have Doc as his father figure.
Lightning sat in the lake for a little while longer before leaving due to the water getting rather chilly for him. He drove back up to the main road and started heading back towards town. The new Piston Cup season would be starting in a couple of weeks and Lightning had a good feeling about these next years to come. He was a seven time Piston Cup champion, he felt like nothing could stop him. But as he drove, he forgot one tiny important detail in life. Nothing good lasts forever, and the higher you are, the harder you fall.
I feel like that was MUCH better than the original prologue. Anyway, thanks for reading my first fanfiction!