So, no Strip in this part though he is mentioned.


"Hey Bobby, Cal, Junior, thanks for coming. I want to show you guys something." Lightning said to the group at Flo's.

"Thanks for inviting us, but what is it that you're going to show us?" asked a concerned Bobby.

"It's nothing bad and it's not a prank if that's what you're thinking. It's over at the museum, you guys know I wouldn't do anything to that."

They all started to drive to the museum while continuing their conversation.

"Yeah, but we've all been to the museum before." Cal replied cautiously.

"Plus, we've all seen your Piston Cups before, we were often there beside you when you got them." Junior stated as he rolled his eyes.

"I'm not going to be showing you Piston Cups, mine or anyone else's." Retorted Lightning. "Don't you guys have any faith in me?"

"Nope, too many pranks played. Can't trust that we're not being lead into a trap." Bobby replied lightly.

"So, what's so special that we have to go see it." Junior questioned once inside the museum.

"I'm not telling, you guys have to see it yourselves." Lightning replied sounding smug.

"You're not going to show us gloating pictures with Cruz, are you?" Asked Cal groaningly.

"No, for the last time this isn't about me." Lightning said exasperatedly rolling his eyes.

"It's about you guys. Get that through your thick hoods. Now Cal, remember when you first visited with your uncle and you got all excited about our list of racing greats because it had your uncle included on that list?"

"Yeah, but how do you know that? You weren't there and I don't think Junior told anyone. Did you?" asked a bewildered Cal.

"No, I didn't."

"Guys, you're forgetting one thing. Your guide was Mater, who's my best friend, he told me. Anyways now that we're here, go look at that wall first. Then I have one other thing to show you guys."

The three of them drove up to the wall while Lightning hung back with a smug smile on his face.

"You've got all of our names down here." Cal said in amazement.

"Of course, I wasn't going to let you guys not be on there. No one would keep my name off the wall, so you guys got to go up on it at the same time."

"You've got Chick Hicks up here too and with the name Thunder too." Scoffed Bobby.

"I might not be fond of the guy, but I can't play favouritism according to Sally. We even have Alexander Piston up there and Doc said he was worse than Chick on the track. So, no matter how dirty someone raced, if they won a Piston Cup, they're up there. But as you said Bobby, his nicknames of Thunder and The Runner Up are listed. I like to call him a dishonourable mention. He was a good racer even if he was rough, he wouldn't have been able to keep second as consistent as he did if he wasn't."

"Thanks Lightning, it's real nice of you." Junior said hoping to cut off the Hicks conversation.

"Well if you guys think that's nice, go look at that wall over there." Lightning gestured with his tire.

"Is this a whole wall dedicated to pictures of our pranks?" Cal asked.

"Yep, a whole wall of our friendship and pranks." Lightning said proudly.

"Man, Lightning, a whole wall of us goofing around and acting like fools" Bobby groaned.

"What's wrong with that? It's what we did and still do." Lightning responded.

"Yeah but did you have to put them up so anyone can see them?"

"You did just hear what you said, right Cal? It's not like at least half of what's up here wasn't on tv at one point anyway. Not everyone is going to drive out here to see just this wall. If they're coming it's more likely to see the Fabulous Hudson Hornet's part than this little wall of pranks."

"Thanks Junior, besides it's true to us, friends off and on the track. In a way, it's just another tribute to a truly great racer."

"Who? You better not say yourself McQueen." Bobby glared.

"No, how many times do I have to say this isn't about me. If anything, our wall of friendship honours Strip again because he's the one who really started our friendships."

"Okay, Lightning has a point there. Minus you Bobby, Uncle Strip did introduce Junior, Lightning and I, while you and Junior were already friends."

"Fine I'll give him that."

"Thank-you. Now that's out of the way who wants to go for a race around the butte for old times sake?" Asked Lightning.


I was most excited for this part which has been written up longer than the rest of it for the most part. I know that some of it though wouldn't make sense without the last part that was posted. I am marking this complete, because that all she wrote. Though there maybe another additional part added later to expand upon part 2 added to the end.