Destiny Will Decide

[kapricia]

This story is my favorite and I wanted to share it with you, if you want you can read my others on ff.net(I'm currenlty angry at ff right now because it won't let me upload my new chapters, I think it hates me or something), it's called Destiny Will Decide and it's about Vanessa M. Wilder who is a pink mustang born into a family of police cars, who's father is forcing her to become something she doesn't, on her first assignment she gets lost and ends up in Radiator Springs, find out the rest for yourself....



Chapter One- Daddy's Little Girl...Kinda

I wasn’t looking forward to today at all. Today was the day when my father was going to take away what little life I had left and run over it repeatedly. I was to be made an honorary cop, that’s right those wonderful cars that everyone likes to meet on the highways when their speeding. I mean if someone's going to arrest me they could be more fashionable, could they have thought of any other colors? I mean black and white what is this the 50’s, maybe bring in a little color please! Anyways if you’re wondering what the heck I’m talking about then I’ll tell.



May 13, 1987….

“Alright Vanessa, today is your tenth birthday, your entering the double digit years now! With this comes great responsibility, now you only have eight years to prepare for your future!” a police car told a young pink mustang. The little car looked up at him with confusion.

“Don’t give me that look! You’re a Wilder, Vanessa, us Wilder’s have been police officer since my great grandfather moved to this country from France! Your destiny has been set out for you, you will never have to worry about what occupation you will have when you grow up!” he told her.

“Daddy…” little Vanessa said looking up at her father.

“Yes?” he asked her.

“Can I open my presents now?” she asked with an innocent look.

Yup, see I’ve been hearing that for the past twelve years and now it was finally time for me suffer. I don’t want to be a cop more then that guy in Dr. Seuss wants green eggs and ham, even so Sam I Am still pursues him just like my dad has done to me. Anyways, today’s my 19th birthday it just so happens and I was waiting impatiently for what my father had in store for me today.

9 A.M. that morning….

Vanessa was waiting in the office of her father. She looked around at all the awards and degrees he had on his wall and the pictures of friends and family sitting on his desk. One picture in particular caught her eye and it was one of her when she was six. “Simpler happy times…” she thought with a sigh. All of a sudden she heard the door open and she turned her attention to it. In the doorway stood her father and two brothers, Collin and Tyler who also where police men, big shock there! (Hope you caught my sarcasm)

“Are you ready Nessa?” Collin asked. Collin had brilliant blue eyes and was small for an adult car; he had always been and was even made fun of in high school for it. Of course they stopped making fun of him when he became a cop.

“Yeah come on aren’t you excited?” Tyler asked. Tyler was the oldest; he was well built and strong and had shinning green eyes. He was the total opposite if his younger brother, everyone had adored Tyler in high school and he had his fair share of girlfriends.

Vanessa gave her older brother a blank look, “No, why would I want to rush the end of my life?” she asked darkly.

“Now come on Vanessa we’ve had a talk about this already!” her father said in a warning tone.

Vanessa sighed and drove over to the door reluctantly and followed her brothers and father out of the building.

Outside….

“Where exactly are we going?” Vanessa asked. “I have to meet up with Cara in town in an hour.”

“Don’t worry this won’t take long,” her father answered. Vanessa sighed again and looked around for signs of where she was headed. Vanessa and her family didn’t live in a large city no, they lived in a small town that had the population of about two hundred that’s including the children. This meant that everyone knew each other and that there was only so many places in town you could go. Vanessa let out a gasp as she realized where she was headed. She immediately slammed on her brakes and slowly started to back up.

“Dad! She’s trying to escape!” Tyler reported as he glanced back at his sister.

“Go get her boys!” they’re father commanded.

Tyler and Collin left their father's side and surrounded their sister. Vanessa frowned and glared at her older brothers.

“Tattle tail,” she told Tyler.

“Just come on Vanessa stop trying to avoid it!” Collin said.

“Just think of how pretty you’ll look,” Tyler said with a smile.

“I’m going to look like a tin can,” she told her brothers.

Her father drove up to her and sent her a glare that would have frozen even the most dangerous criminal. Vanessa whimpered and continued along.




“Alex!” a car said with a welcoming voice as Vanessa, her father and brothers entered the body shop.

“Ted, nice to see you again!” Vanessa’s father said greeting a green pick-up truck at the counter.

“How’s the city look today?” Ted asked him.

“Good, like always, but then criminals know to stay away from me,” Alex said with a laugh. This had more truth to it then you would think. Alex P. Wilder had put more criminals away in the slammer then your can count.

Ted laughed and greeted Tyler and Collin who responded with a nod, then he spotted Vanessa.. “Well….well is that little Nessa?” he asked. Vanessa rolled her eyes, “He saw me last week…why does he always have to do this?” she asked herself.

“You bet it is, and you know why she’s here don’t you?” Alex asked.

“Of course, you made the appointment months ago, so are you ready Vanessa?” Ted asked her.

Vanessa gave him a ambiguous look and she smiled nervously. “Well come on back to the garage then.”

Vanessa reluctantly followed the pick-up through the back door and into the garage.



That had to have been the worst hour of my life. They worked on me and worked on me and I didn’t even get to see what they were doing or what I even looked like. For all I knew I looked like my father! I shudder at the thought really, of anything I didn’t want to be like my father, my father and I were complete opposites. He loved our little small town, I hated it. I liked acting and he hated it. Then when they were finished with me I got the surprise of my life.

“Ok….” Ted said. “Ladies and gentlemen I now present to you, Vanessa Margaux Wilder, officer of the law!" he announced.

Collin, Tyler and Alex turned there attention to Vanessa. Her pink glossy paint was gone, and was replaced with the nostalgic black and white colors of a police car. A siren was attached to her hood and her once slim body was now more boxed shape but still slim and feminine. One her sides was written Cibolo County Police in big blue letters. Vanessa had refused to look at her family’s expressions and had kept her eyes close up till now.

“Nessa you look great!” Tyler said with a smile.

“Yeah you look good in black in white, welcome to the force little sis,” Collin said.

Vanessa gulped and opened her eyes. Her brothers were smiling along with their father who hadn’t looked this proud since Collin became a cop.

“Why don’t you take a look honey?” Alex asked his daughter proudly.

Vanessa slowly drove over to the mirror on the other side of the room and when she reached it her blue eye’s dilated and her mouth hung open.

“You think she likes it?” Collin whispered to Tyler.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Vanessa screamed horrified as she leapt back from the mirror.

“No,” Tyler said with a nervous laugh.

“Enh,” Vanessa whimpered sadly as she looked at herself, turning around in circles.

“Vanessa what’s a matter?” Alex asked as he drove over to his daughter.

“Look at me!” She yelled. “I look nothing like me, I look like a...I’ll never get into Hollywood like this!”

Alex sighed and shook his head. “Your never going to get into Hollywood because your going to spend the rest of your life here in Cibolo!” he said staring her in the eyes.

Vanessa sighed and looked down at the floor avoiding her father’s glare. “I’m sorry I just blurted it out...” she said.

“I know...” Alex said. “Well come on I have to get you ready for your first assignment!”

“What? But I have to meet Cara and I still have to call Rico and...” Vanessa started.

“Your an officer now Vanessa! You can’t worry yourself with things like that right now, you can worry about it on your break and when your off duty!” Alex told her sternly.

“Come on Nessa, we’ll help you,” Collin offered.

“No you two get back on duty! We can’t leave the city unguarded!” Alex ordered. He could do that after all he was the sheriff.

“Yes sir!” the two brothers said as they turned and left.





My father took me back to his office and ordered me to “observe” him until an assignment suitable for me popped up. Of course everyone that did he gave to Collin and Tyler. Hours passed and soon night had come upon Cibolo, while I half asleep stared at my dad as he read some report about the Clemens brothers. They were the most wanted criminal’s throughout the southern states of New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. They had robbed banks, broken into offices and homes, sent towns on fire and driven people off the highway. And out of every cop, my father was determined to catch them ever since they paid Cibolo a visit two years ago, a visit that caused the life of someone very dear to him. My mother’s. My father loved my mother more then he loved the law, which was a lot! He refused to speak for a month in memory of her death, I remember the day just as much as he does and even though he told us not to grieve over her I know he did. I heard him cry at night, and I heard my brothers and I cried too. After all she was my mother the only other girl in the family, we were so close, she was my best friend, sometimes I even called her by her first name, Cristina. Now after he heard of another life lost in New Mexico, he wanted to catch them even more! I thought that the rest of the night was going to be quiet but I was wrong, my entire life was about to change.



“Dad! Dad!” Tyler yelled over the radio.

“What is it son?” Alex asked.

“There’s a suspicious guys just around town, they’ve been circling for some time now do you want us to do check him out?” Tyler asked.

“No.” Alex responded.

“NO?” Tyler asked shocked.

“I’m going to send Nessa, you stay out of it!” Alex ordered. Vanessa was shocked to hear her name and she leapt out of the semi-sleep she was in and looked over at her father. “You heard me, now get!”

“But dad I...” Vanessa started.

“Come on! Your an officer now, we’ve trained you well you know what to do!” Alex said.

Vanessa groaned, “But dad it’s nighttime...I’m tired...can’t you just send Tyler?”

“No missy! An officer never sleeps now go!” he snapped. Vanessa reluctantly drove out of her father’s office and headed over to where her brother was.

“Where is he?” Vanessa asked her brother as she drove up to him.

“He moved over there,” Tyler said looking to the left. “Do you want me to go with you?” he asked.

“No way, I'll handle it,” Vanessa said. “Or not handle it,” she thought with a smirk.





Yeah that’s right I planned to screw this up big time. I planned to let the guy go and mess up completely do everything wrong. This way my dad would see what a horrible cop I made and would let me go off to Hollywood and become the actress I was meant to be.


Vanessa drove out into the dark countryside, her brother watching her nervously, waiting to pounce after her at any second he thought she was in danger. Vanessa spotted a car off in the distance, he had his head lights down really low and seemed to be pacing back and forth waiting for something anxiously.

“Let’s see, what should I do first? Scream at him or sneak up on him?” she thought with an evil laugh. Unfortunately for her she was spotted by the car before she could do anything.

“Hey!” it yelled in a gruff voice. “Who are you?” he asked.

“Unh...” Vanessa stammered. The car turned and shone his brights on her, he gasped seeing she was a police officer.

“Your a cop!” he growled.

“Um...heh...heh..., well unh...your under arrest!” she blurted out.

“For what? I didn’t do anything,” the car said.

“Oh yeah?” Vanessa asked turning her headlights on. What she was a large black and red ford truck who was squinting his brown eyes.

“You better get out of here before you get hurt little girl,” the truck warned her.

“Excuse me..wait... little? You really think so? I have been on a diet, teen magazine said it was best way to keep slim...” Vanessa told him.

The truck gave her a confused look and then narrowed his eyes at her. “What kind of cop are you?” he asked.

“Unh...well...” Vanessa said. All of a sudden she heard another police car’s sirens. It was her brother, who thought she was taking to long and went in after her. “Tyler?” she asked seeing his red and blue lights flashing in the distance.

“You got back up? This whole thing was to stall me wasn’t it?” the truck asked angrily.

“No!” Vanessa said.

“Forget this!” he yelled as she turn and sped off.

“Hey! Get back here!” Vanessa yelled as she drove after him.

By the time Tyler got there Vanessa was gone. “Where the heck did she go? Vanessa! Vanessa!” he called for his sister.




I must have chased that truck for like an hour before I realized I hadn’t even turned my siren on. Once I did though he pretty much freaked out and tried to lose me. That’s when he led me into some other town that I’ve never heard of before in my life. Anyways, I caught up to him half way through the town and ran him to the side of the road.



“You! You are very bad!” Vanessa yelled over her siren. “You know how long it too me to re-align my tires today and now they’re messed up!”

“You can turn your siren off now stupid!” the truck yelled at her.

“Right...” Vanessa said as she flipped her siren off. “Hey don’t call me stupid buddy I’ll use that against you in court!”

“I don’t even know why I’m afraid of you, I could leave right now and I could get away!” the truck said.

“Oh no buddy, your not going any...” Vanessa paused. “Wait, if I let this dangerous criminal go Dad will definitely kick me off the team and let me live my life...”

“Oh...ow my axel...” Vanessa said as lowered herself to the ground and pretended to cry in pain.

The truck gave her a confused look.

“Oh the agony why would you do such a thing to a woman, officer down!” Vanessa yelled.

All of a sudden there was the sound of another siren and the truck backed up. He looked down at Vanessa and then drove off out of the town and into the night. Vanessa watched and smirked, laughing on the inside.

“Young lady are you alright?” she heard a voice asked.

“Huh?” Vanessa asked as she turned around to see another police officer. He was much older then her, around her father’s age and had an older body model something from the 50’s. “Unh...heh.” she laughed nervously.

“You said you were hurt, did that hot-rodder do something to you?” he asked.

“Oh that...well...um...” Vanessa stammered.

“What is going on?” another voice asked.

Vanessa looked to see a blue Hudson Hornet drive up next to the police officer. “Great...” Vanessa thought.

“This young lady was chasing after some criminal and she’s injured herself,” the police officer explained.

The Hudson Hornet looked down at her suspiciously.

“Um...you know what it’s not that bad really, I can make it home thanks though, sorry for waking you um, I better get going...”Vanessa said nervously as she rose to her tires and turned to leave.

“Aren’t you kind of young to be an officer?” the police officer asked her.

“Well...” Vanessa paused. “My father is the sheriff so I kinda have to be cop...anyways though I gotta get going...”

“Wait a minute what’s your name miss?” The Hudson Hornet asked.

Vanessa turned around and faced the two cars. “Vanessa Wilder.” she answered.

“She’s a Wilder?” The truck hadn’t left the town like Vanessa had thought. He was watching her and the other cars from behind one of the stores in town. The truck laughed evilly, “Oh how perfect.” he said. The truck drove around the front of the store were a few large containers of gasoline where. He nudged them with his front tire and they began to tip.

“Look out!” the police officer yelled as he saw the containers tip.

“What are you...” Vanessa finished her sentence with a gasp of pain. One of the containers fell on her and the others rolled by.

“Hey you!” the Hudson Hornet yelled spotting the truck. The truck turned and sped off towards the exit of the town while the police officer drove over to Vanessa’s side.

to be continued...


I hope you enjoyed reading the first chapter

xoxo Kapricia

[nychick]

That's been happening with other people on ff.net too. I was wondering why no one had updated in a long time, must've had a database failure somewhere.

Yeah I read this storyas well. Very good story, very funny later on.

[kapricia]

Well I will post the new chapter here after I post the other two m'kay! Cuz I really wanna know what everyone thinks about the new one....yeah...




Chapter Two-Attitude

That had hurt more than anything in my life and a lot more then when my cousin Alton pushed me down that hill, no that hurt, this still hurt worst though. The last thing I remembered was well, nothing actually I think I tried to block it out of my mind either that or the splitting pain was clouding my mind. But anyways that was a very traumatic part of my life.

Vanessa slowly opened her eyes and groaned. “Daddy?” she asked seeing as blurry vision of a police officer.

“Unh...no young lady...” the car said.

Vanessa shook her fender and saw that it was the same police officer from last night. “Huh?” she asked. “I wasn’t dreaming, uh oh...” she thought.

“Vanessa, I’m Sheriff,” the police officer introduced himself.

“Um...hello? Why am I here?” Vanessa asked confused looking around. She looked like she was in some kind of clinic or something.

“You don’t remember?” Sheriff asked her.

“If I remembered would I have asked where I was?” she said.

“No I suppose not,” Sheriff said.

“Good your awake,” a familiar voice said. Vanessa saw the blue Hudson Hornet from last night enter the clinic and drive over to her. “How are you feeling?”

“Um...” Vanessa paused to think for a moment. “Good?”

“Doc?” Sheriff asked the blue Hudson Hornet.

“Mm-hmm, why don’t you try driving over to me,” Doc said as she back up a little bit.

“Ok?” Vanessa asked confused. She moved forward and a sharp pain from her rear ran up her body. “Ah...” she winced.

“Hmm, don’t think your ready,” Doc concluded.

“What happened?” Vanessa asked.

“She doesn’t remember,” Sheriff informed.

“You were injured, a canister fell on you,” Doc told her.

“Oh man that sucks!” Vanessa said. “Dad is gonna kill me, all I’m gonna hear for a week is how irresponsible I am...actually this might work out pretty good.” she said with a smirk.

Doc and Sheriff shared a confused look. All of a sudden the door of the clinic flew open and a red racecar drove in.

“Doc!” he yelled.

“Lightning how many times do I have to tell you not to barge in?” Doc asked.

“Right, sorry but look I have...who’s she?” Lightning asked looking past Doc and at Vanessa.

“Enh, a racecar,” Vanessa scoffed in disgust.

“You have a problem with race cars?” Lightning asked as he drove over to her.

“No,” Vanessa lied as she looked the other way.

“Lightning I’ll be with you a minute just wait outside,” Doc told him.

“Fine,” he said with a sigh as he turned and left.

“So are you gonna fix me so I can go home so I can punished and never have to be a cop again?” Vanessa asked.

“Young lady correct me if I’m wrong but you seem happy about your father being angry with you,” Sheriff asked.

“Oh, well that’s because I am!” Vanessa said with a smile.

“Why?” Doc asked.

Vanessa sighed, “Because then I won’t have to be an “officer of the law” anymore.”

Sheriff gave her a strange look, “What do you mean by that?”

Vanessa sighed again, “I don’t want to be a cop ok! My dad forced me into it because according to him our family has been since we moved here from France, back in the who know’s when times, which means he’s a cop, my brothers are cops, my cousins and uncles and aunts and me, I’m a cop! Ok? Get it?”

“Wilder, your father’s Alex Wilder,” Sheriff said.

“Yeah so?” Vanessa asked.

“He’s a very accomplished man, you should be proud of him,” Sheriff told her.

“Can I just go home now?” Vanessa asked.

“That depends, do you think you could make it home?” Doc asked.

Vanessa growled, “I’m gonna kill the stupid truck when I find him!”

“You remember,” Sheriff said.

Vanessa paused, “I do...”





I was just as shocked as he was. I remembered now, it was that red truck who tried to kill me last night. I thought he’d left town, I wonder why he came back was he trying to get rid of me because I was a witness or was it just because I was a cop. But besides that I was stuck in this little town in the sticks and I thought my town was small. There’s like a handful of cars living here, why they have a cop blows my mind I mean what kind of crime would they have here? But then again that race car probably drags all the crime in from his big city flashy friends, I hope I can be like that one day, tee hee. Anyways I spent the entire day trying to get out of that clinic without killing myself, I finally made it out and by the time I did the pain wasn’t so bad.

“You finally made it,” a voice said.

Sheriff pulled up to Vanessa. “I thought it would take you all day and night to finally get out of there!”

“What were you waiting for me or something?” Vanessa asked.

“Doc told me to keep an eye on you,” he told her.

“Why? I can take care of myself, now where’s a phone I need to call Cara and reschedule,” Vanessa said as she slowly drove away from Sheriff. Sheriff sighed and slowly drove next to her trying to keep her slow pace. “Your following me now?”

“You have one heck of an attitude problem missy,” Sheriff said.

“Don’t call me missy I’m not ten!” Vanessa snapped.

“Fine then, Vanessa,” Sheriff said.

“What do you want?” Vanessa asked irritated.

“You don’t seem to take your job very seriously,” Sheriff said. “I see it as an honor to be able to hold the title of an officer of the law.”

“Well I don’t, I’d rather be in Hollywood right now talking to my future ritzy movie star friends!” Vanessa told him.

“That’s a shame,” Sheriff said.

“Will you go away your annoying,” Vanessa said as she looked over at him.

“I can’t do that,” Sheriff said.

Vanessa took a deep breath and sighed, “Then shut up!”

“Don’t you dare talk to me like that!” Sheriff yelled at her.

“Don’t be yelling at me old man!” Vanessa snapped.

“Hello!” A voice yelled.

Vanessa gasped as a yellow car out jumped in front of her followed by a little blue one.

“Would you-a like to buy some tires! They are-a the best in town!” the yellow car said with a Italian accent.

“Um...” Vanessa stammered. “I don’t speak German!”

The yellow and blue car gave her a strange look.

“Well I don’t!” Vanessa said.

“That’s Italian,” Sheriff told her.

“Oh, well I did fail German and Italian twice, I passed French though,” Vanessa said.

“Comment Ca va?” Vanessa asked them.

The yellow car and blue car continued to give her a strange look.

Sheriff yelled, “Luigi I don’t think she’s interested maybe try later,” he suggested.

“Ok!” Luigi said with a big smile. “Come on Guido!”

“Pit stop!” Guido said.

Vanessa shrugged and continued on her way followed by Sheriff.

“Don’t you think it would be a good idea to fill up your tank I mean you were on a high speed chase all night,” Sheriff suggested.

Vanessa sighed, “Fine,” she said.

Sheriff led Vanessa to the only Cafe in town, the V8 cafe.

“This is Flo’s cafe she’ll take care of you,” Sheriff told her.

“Whatever,” Vanessa said dully.

“Well hey there Sheriff come to fill up your tank?” a voice asked.

Vanessa saw a mint colored car with pretty green eyes.

“Actually this young lady has,” Sheriff said.

“Well hello I’m Flo,” the car introduced herself.

“I care because why?” Vanessa asked.

Flo scoffed and Sheriff shook his fender.

“You have a major attitude problem you know that?” Sheriff asked.

“Yeah how many times are you gonna say it, it’s getting irritating?” she asked.

Sheriff narrowed his eyes followed by Vanessa who did the same.

Little did I know while I was having a glaring contest with that cop, my dad and brothers were having major panic attacks.

“Vanessa’s been kidnapped and it’s all my fault!” Tyler whined. Alex was driving back and forth across his office thinking while his two sons talked among themselves.

“It’s not your fault Tyler,” Collin reassured him.

“Oh and where were you Collin, why didn’t you come when I radioed you for help?” Tyler asked.

“I was at Mel’s, he reported that there was a shady figure hanging out so I was interrogating the customers and staff,” Collin asked.

“More like you were interrogating Brittany again!” Tyler snapped.

“Hey! Leave her out of this, your just jealous because you don’t have a girlfriend and your like what 30?” Collin asked.

“I’m twenty eight now shut up shorty!” Tyler snapped.

“You shut up, old man!” Collin yelled.

“That’s enough both of you stop!” Alex snapped at his two sons. They immediately became quiet, “Yes sir!” they said.

“It’s no one’s fault boys, I have feeling Vanessa’s doing this on purpose she’s probably at Cara’s or something trying to scare us and then when she comes back she’s going to tell us she doesn’t want to be an officer anymore,” Alex explained.

“Sounds like one of her evil schemes,” Tyler said.

“Well what do we do in the meantime and what if she really is in danger dad?” Collin asked.

“We’ll wait a few days and if nothing changes we’ll take action, right now we have to keep a look out for the Clemens brothers, Sheriff Byron and Sheriff Steele from Rivers and Schertz radioed me last night and said they saw Rod Clemens sneaking around,” Alex told his sons.

“That’s only a few miles away,” Collin gasped.

“Alright finally some action!” Tyler said with a smirk.

“I want you boys to take this seriously, especially you Tyler,” Alex said looking at his eldest son.

“You know I will dad!” Tyler said with a nod.

“Me too,” Collin agreed.

“Good...” Alex said.




I finally made it to the end of the town the way I had came in. The cop was still following me so he probably figured I wasn’t go far, which was true because I was still in pain and I had no idea where I was. If I was feeling better I probably would have winged my way home, but I wasn’t in the mood, that’s when the most wonderful thing happened.

Vanessa sighed as she looked out a barren desert country side. Sheriff stood parked beside her waiting patiently for her next move when all of a sudden there was a loud ringing noise.

“What’s that?” Sheriff asked alarmed.

“Oh my gosh my phone! I get service out here, that’s wicked awesome!” Vanessa said as she answered her phone. “Yes hello?” she asked.

Sheriff gave her a strange look and shook his fender.

“Oh hey Cara, I know I’m sorry but my dad totally made me wait for an assignment...I know I shouldn’t let him run my life but he’s my dad Cara what can I do? I know, I know, but your dad isn’t a cop is he? That’s what I thought and...Cara? Cara?” Vanessa asked. Her phone made some weird beeping noises and then shut off. “Oh no the batteries died! Stupid piece of junk!” she said as she ran over it repeatedly, “I knew I should have gotten the Go phone!”

“Are you finished having your temper tantrum?” Sheriff asked.

“Excuse me?” Vanessa asked.

“You heard me,” Sheriff said.

“I was not having a tantrum!” Vanessa snapped.

“That’s it I’ve have enough of your back sassing young lady,” Sheriff yelled.

“Oh and what are you going to do about it hm?” Vanessa asked.

“Attention!” Sarge yelled.

“Oh my god...” Vanessa gasped as Sarge approached her.

“Sheriff said you were giving him some trouble earlier,” Sarge said with a smirk.

“Um...heh, heh,” Vanessa laughed nervously.

“You have twenty seconds to answer the following ten questions about your country that’s 2 seconds per question on your mark!” Sarge started.

“What? Wait...” Vanessa said panicked.

“Go! What’s the capital of Montana? Who was the 22nd president? What year did the Civil War start? What year did it end? Who wrote the Constitution? What year did congress pass the Civil rights act? What does Article one section 4 state? Who assassinated President Lincoln? Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court? And what year did Arizona become a state?” Sarge asked.

“Unh...unh...” Vanessa stammered.

“Eighteen seconds,” Sarge said.

Vanessa took a deep breath and answered every question correctly and quickly.

Sarge had a shocked look on his face.

“Did she miss them all?” Sheriff asked.

“No, she got them all right and in 12 seconds too girl knows her stuff,” Sarge said.

“Well yeah I took like three Us history courses in High school,” Vanessa said. “Duh.”

“Well young lady I would have you run the obstacle course but seeing your injured,” Sarge paused.

“Oh well that’s a shame I guess I’ll be going now,” Vanessa said.

“Hold it right there young lady,” Sheriff told her.

“I said TTYL!” Vanessa yelled.

“What’s that code for?” Sarge asked.

“Probably some crazy teenager thing,” Sheriff said. “Either way it’s disrespectful, if this girl is going to be an Officer of the Law she’s going to need to changer her attitude.”

“Ok, you do that. Need any help you call me,” Sarge said.

“Don’t worry Sarge, I can handle it,” Sheriff told him.



Yeah I totally blew them away with my awesome United States of America trivia, I was like the only kid in my class who knew the capital of Montana was Helena, I guess it paid of to fail it three times in a row by the third time I knew everything there was about it! But that doesn’t mean I want to go back and pay another visit to the Army Vet. I mean he was scary who knows what he would have done to me if I wasn’t injured. Anyways it seemed like I wasn’t going to get home anytime soon, and Sheriff continued to follow me around like a little lost puppy and little did I know what was brewing near my hometown.

“Alright here I go...” a voice said. It was the red truck from yesterday who Vanessa had chased into Radiator Springs. The truck drove up to the door of a small building in the middle of what seemed to be nowhere, the only thing there was cactus and dust.

“What’s the password?” a voice asked form the other side of the wooden door.

The red truck sighed, “Sam you know it’s me let me in!”

“I can’t let you in until you say the password,” the voice replied.

“Sam open the damn door you know how much I hate the password!” the red truck snapped.

“Password,” the voice repeated with a snicker.

“Fine I’ll say it!” the red truck yelled. “It’s...” he paused. “Think Pink.”

“What? I couldn’t hear you?” the voice asked amused.

“Let me in before I rearrange your headlights Sam!” the red truck yelled. The door swung open and revealed a red Honda Civic with a black and red skull on his hood.

“I swear Sam if you weren’t my brother I’d kill you!” the truck said striking his brother on his hood.

“Hey!” Sam said with a whimper. “That hurt!”

“Rod, finally you’ve come back,” a voice said. Rod and Sam turned to see a large blue truck approach them followed by black Suzuki and a brown Toyota.

“Dylan,” he said with a nervous smile to the blue truck. “Kit,” he said to the Suzuki. “Gauge hey,” he said to the Toyota.

“Stop stalling did you get the job done?” Kit asked narrowing his eyes.

“I doubt it,” Gauge said with a laugh.

“Come on, be nice boys he is our brother after all,” Dylan said. “So did you?”

“Well...” Rod stammered. “Not exactly...”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Sam asked.

“I knew we shouldn’t have sent him, he always messes things up!” Gauge yelled.

“Hey wait! The daughter...I...got the daughter out of the picture...permanently,” Rod said.

“So what?” scoffed Kit.

“Big deal,” Gauge said.

“Hm, I think you’ve finally done something right little brother,” Dylan said.

“Really?” Rod asked with a smile.

“Yes,” Dylan said.

“But how? All he did was take out the girl, any of us could have done that without lifting a tire,” Kit said.

“True, but if you knew Alex Wilder like I do, you would know that he loves his daughter more then he loves being a cop! Especially after the unfortunate loss of his wife...” Dylan said with an evil smirk. “What kind of condition do you think he’ll be in?”

“A bad one?” Sam asked.

“He’ll be out of his mind in grief,” Gauge said.

“Exactly and it will be our perfect time to strike! His guard will be down!” Dylan said.

“What about his sons Tyler and Collin?” Kit asked.

“Those twits are easily distracted, once we lure them away we will strike the town and get our revenge on Alex Wilder! So says I! Dylan P. Clemens the leader of the Clemens brothers!” he yelled.

“When do we strike brother?” Rod asked.

“Next Friday,” Dylan said.

“But that’s a week and a half from now, why so far away?” Gauge asked.

“We need time to work out our plan and besides the longer we wait the more angst will consume him,” Dylan said with an evil smile.



The next day...

“Wake up young lady!” Sheriff’s voice boomed. Vanessa jumped out of her sleep in fright.

“Oh my gosh! Don’t do that!” she yelled. “Are you flippin’ crazy?”

“Maybe, now get up we’re going to work on that attitude of yours today!” Sheriff ordered her.

Vanessa scoffed, “Excuse me? But who decided this?” she asked.

“I did, from this moment on I’m going to be your mentor young lady,” Sheriff said.

Vanessa gave him a strange look. “Wow you really are crazy.”

“I am not crazy, I’m going to do you a favor now come on we can start slow, Doc says by tomorrow you should be able to get back up to speed,” Sheriff told her.

“What makes you think I’m going to go along with this?” Vanessa asked.

“Because young lady you have no choice,” Sheriff told her.

Vanessa glared at him, realizing he was right, I mean what else was she going to do. “Alright fine.”

“Good now come on,” Sheriff said.



I wasn’t looking forward to the rest of the day. The only reason I really agreed to go along with the old man was because I was bored and because I kinda felt sorry for him. I guess I was giving him a hard time so even though I was a bratty rebellious girl in my late teens I humored him. Though the trials he put me through were a total waste of time.

Sheriff led Vanessa to the Cozy Cone keeping his pace slow so she could keep up with him.

“Where are we going?” Vanessa asked.

“The Cozy Cone,” Sheriff told her. Sheriff pulled into the parking lot with Vanessa behind him and drove over to one of the cones. “Hey! Get up son!” he yelled.

Vanessa gave him a strange look and then turned her attention to the sky. It was a nice morning, the sky was blue and big white puffy clouds slowly drifted on by.

“What is it?” a familiar voice said groggily.

Vanessa turned her attention back to the cone and saw Lightning driving out. “Unh, why him?”

“He’s gonna help with your training today,” Sheriff said.

“I am?” Lightning asked. “But I have to go work with Doc and...”

“I’m sure Doc won’t mind if I borrow you for a few minutes,” Sheriff reassured him.

Lightning was standing in front of the Cozy Cone office looking off in the distance. He took a deep sigh and looked back over to one of the cones. On the other side of the cone was Sheriff and Vanessa.

“So what the heck are we doing?” she asked.

“You have to get over to Lightning without him knowing your coming, that means no noise you have to be completely silence,” Sheriff explained. “I’ll be evaluating you.”

Vanessa scoffed, “Is that all no problem this’ll be a snap.” Vanessa drove away from Sheriff’s side and drove out from behind the protection of the cone. She pulled out and the sound of her engine caught Lightning’s attention he turned and looked over at her. She slammed on her brakes and froze. “OW!” she whimpered in pain.

“This is going to take forever,” Lightning thought with a sigh as he turned away.

Vanessa slowly drove forward wincing and snuck behind the next cone. She pulled out and hit her fender on the curb. “Ow!” she said.

Sheriff sighed and rolled his eyes.

Vanessa backed up and hit her rear. “Ow!” she yelled again.

Eventually Vanessa made her way over to Lightning. She opened her mouth to yell “boo” and scare him but Lightning spun around.

“Wow, that really sucked, I bet the people in France could hear you,” he said.

Vanessa glared at him and pouted. “Oh shut up!” she snapped.

“The boy’s right,” Sheriff said driving up to them.

“You better believe I’m right I mean where did you learn how to drive?” Lightning criticized.

“Like I said he has a point,” Sheriff said agreeing with Lightning once again.

“Oh and how so?” Vanessa asked.

“You were anything but quiet,” Sheriff stated.

“So what? Why does it matter anyways!” Vanessa snapped.

“Oh it matters young lady, let’s take our little example into consideration...say you were after Lightning a dangerous criminal who’s been known to kill an officer on the spot, the only way to protect yourself would to sneak up on him, if your loud and obnoxious like you are, Lightning would have already killed you miss,” Sheriff explained.

“Lightning’s not a dangerous criminal,” Vanessa said.

“I know I was creating a simile to illustrate a real life event,” Sheriff said.

“Ok, Lighting isn’t a criminal,” Vanessa said.

Sheriff sighed, “Young lady you have a long way to go...how did you even end up graduating the police academy?”

“I was dating the teacher...” Vanessa said.

Sheriff and Lightning gave her a shocked look.

“He was only two years older then me...,” Vanessa said. “I’m not a freak.”

Sheriff sighed.

“Will you please stop that it’s annoying!” Vanessa said.

“Your annoying!” Lighting said.

“Yeah, no, you are!” Vanessa snapped.

“At least I’m not a disrespectful obnoxious brat!” Lightning yelled.

Vanessa gasped appalled, “Take that back you maraschino cherry!”

“What!” Lightning asked.

“Both of you, stop it!” Sheriff yelled. “Your actin’ like your five!”

to be continuned...

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Chapter Three- A Lesson Learned

“Well sheeeeeoooooot! I’d be more then happy ta help ya Sheriff,” Mater said with a smile.

Vanessa’s left eyes twitched, “Too much redneckness...”

“Mater this is Vanessa, Vanessa that’s Mater,” Sheriff introduced them.

“Yup, like Ta-Mater, but without the Ta,” Mater said with a goofy smile.

“Wow...” Vanessa said. “That’s really fascinating...” she said sarcastically.

“Ok Vanessa it’s time for lesson number two, hopefully this will go more smoothly,” Sheriff said.

“Ok, what do you want me to do?” she asked giving him a blank look.

“Communicating is a very important part of the job Vanessa,” Sheriff explained. “You have to show you mean business don’t let the criminal intimidate you!”

Vanessa glanced over at Mater, “I’m not very intimidated.”

“Oh Mater’s not going to be doing the intimidation,” Sheriff said with a smirk.

“Then who is?” Vanessa asked.

“I am,” Sheriff said.

Vanessa gave him a blank stare, “I’m supposed to be scared of you?”

“Hey you don’t want to mess with me young lady I take my job very seriously,” Sheriff said.

“I’m sure you do but I could care less,” Vanessa said.

“You talk like that one more time today and I’ll throw you in the impound you got that young lady!” Sheriff snapped glaring at her.

“Yeah right you wouldn’t...” she paused and looked at his glaring eyes. “What you gonna force me for something? I can resist!”

“And how do you think that will work out for you?” Sheriff questioned her.

“Well?” Vanessa asked worried.

“That’s what you think,” Sheriff said.

“OK...” she said backing up. “I’m still not intimidated.”

“Then we can pay another visit to Sarge and you can run the obstacle course,” Sheriff said with a smirk.

Vanessa whimpered, “So...I don't care.”

“Ok then young lady,” Sheriff said circling her. Vanessa tried to spin around and see what he was going to do next.

“Why are you circling me?” she asked worried.

“No reason,” Sheriff said with a smirk.

Mater watched as Sheriff continued to freak the jumpy young police car.

“So how do you feel about resisting now?” Sheriff asked her as he started approaching her slowly.

“Um...you know...I really...” she paused. “I really gotta get out of here!” she yelled as she spun around and sped off.

“Ok Mater go get her,” Sheriff told him.

“You got it!” Mater said as he casted out. The hook latched underneath Vanessa’s bumper and she gasped as she was lurched back. She tried to sped off again but Mater continued to reel her in until she was parked back in front of Sheriff.

“I hate you!” Vanessa said angrily.

“I’ll take that as a compliment,” Sheriff said.




I really did hate him and I hated that tow truck too. The whole time he pulled me back into town he drove over bumps so my ride wasn’t very enjoyable and not to mention that cop was jabbering on about my attitude, that was the only thing he seemed to talk about anymore, I swear he was obsessed. Anyways if you thought that was bad just wait for what happens next.

Sheriff slammed the impound gate in Vanessa’s face and she glared at him.

“Now take some time to think about your attitude,” Sheriff said.

“Your crazy! This has to be illegal! I’ll report you!” Vanessa yelled.

“Look I’ll be back tomorrow morning, why don’t you think about how you acted towards me, Mater, Doc, Flo, Luigi and Lightning today! Not only is it disrespectful and shameful but it’s degrading to yourself!” Sheriff snapped at her.

“In the morning but it’s like two o’clock in the afternoon!” Vanessa said.

“I know...” Sheriff said.

Vanessa continued to glare at him as he and Mater drove off. She scoffed and looked down at the ground.

“Why do you even bother?” Mater asked.

Sheriff sighed, “She’s a Wilder, it’s in her blood, deep down I know this is what she wants.”

“She wants to be locked up?,” Mater asked confused.

Sheriff sighed, “No Mater! She wants to be an officer.”

“Oh, well why didn’t you just say that?” Mater asked.




I spent the whole day in the stupid impound, it was the most boring thing I’ve ever done. The only thing that was there to entertain me was the clouds and that got boring especially when the sky became clear. I hated that cop with a passion, I couldn’t believe he locked me up like I was a criminal if my father was there we would have beaten the crap out of him for locking up his baby girl. But I wasn’t so lucky...

Vanessa sighed aggravated, “What the heck is his problem?” she asked herself aloud. “I can’t believe him, trying to tell me what to do like he’s my father!”

Vanessa heard a creak and she turned to see Sheriff. “What do you want? Can’t you just leave me alone!” She snapped.

“Vanessa...” Sheriff started.

“Go away!” she snapped. “Isn’t it bad enough you locked me up in this stupid thing!”

“I just wanted to apolo...” Sheriff started.

“I don’t care, nor will I ever!” she interrupted him. Vanessa turned around and faced the other direction.

Sheriff sighed, “I see...” he said as he slowly drove off.

Vanessa scoffed and rolled her eyes.



Later that night...

The sun set behind the mountains a few hours ago and it was cool and breezy night. A cold front was obviously moving in and dark clouds began to move in over Radiator Springs. Vanessa was fast asleep next to a barrel of hay and a few old hubcaps. A drop of rain fell on her hood and she groaned in her sleep. That drop was followed by others and then it began to pour. Vanessa opened her eyes and shook her fender. “It’s raining!” she gasped looking up at the sky. There was a distant rumble of thunder and she sighed worriedly. She looked around for some shelter but there was none.

“Hey!” she yelled. “Hey cop!”

Her yelling was followed by a strike of lightning and clap of thunder. The rain began to pour harder and she squinted to keep the rain out of her eyes. “Hey come on let me out! Please!” Vanessa yelled. “Please!”

There was no response and Vanessa was getting desperate. “Sheriff! Sheriff!” she yelled.

Doc was sleeping peacefully when he heard one of Vanessa’s cries.

“What in the world?” he asked himself. He peered out the window to see Sheriff standing out in the rain in front of the police station squinting to keep the rain out of his eyes also. Doc drove out of the clinic and over to him. Sheriff saw the approaching Hudson Hornet.

“Doc what are you doing up so late?” he asked. “It’s raining you should get back inside before...”

“I know it’s raining I should be asking you the same question,” Doc reiterated.

“Sheriff!” Vanessa yelled in the background.

“Is this about Vanessa?” Doc asked.

“I won’t let her be the only one out here in the rain,” Sheriff said.

“Why don’t you let her in, she can stay in the clinic again,” Doc offered.

Sheriff shook his fender, “No, she has to learn her lesson, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to let her face it alone.”

Doc nodded, “Your a good car Sheriff, I hope she realizes what you doing for her.”

Sheriff nodded, “So do I, good night Doc,” he said.

“Good night Sheriff,” Doc said with a smile as he drove off.

Vanessa whimpered on the verge of tears. She lowered herself to the ground and let out one more cry quietly to herself. She closed her eyes and let the rain pound against her. The rain continued to fall and Sheriff looked up at the sky to see it light up with a brilliant strike of lightning.



That morning...

Sheriff pulled up to the impound and opened the gate. He drove up to Vanessa who still had drops of water on her and some dirt was caked on her tires and sides.

“Vanessa,” Sheriff said softly. “Vanessa!” he said repeated more loudly.

Vanessa opened her eyes and saw Sheriff parked beside her. “You...” she said as she straightened herself out and lifted herself up.

“I hope the old Vanessa washed away in that storm last night...it’s time to start with a clean slate it’s time to actually learn how to be an officer,” Sheriff told her.

“That’s easy for you to say you weren’t in that storm last night!” Vanessa snapped. “You ignored me I know it! You wanted me to suffer so I would start listening to you!” she yelled.

Sheriff sighed, “Your right I wasn’t...” he lied. “And I’m sorry but it was for your own good, now before we start off today I think we pay a visit to Flo’s then get your cleaned up.”

Vanessa glared at him, “Ok...” she said with a angry tone.



I couldn’t believe he said that too me. He wasn’t the one out there in the storm that night being pounded by rain drop after rain drop, having a cold wind blow on him, or having dust and dirt being flung onto him. I knew he left me out there that night so I would listen to him, I figured I might as well I didn’t want to have to go through something like that again. After we paid a visit to Flo’s he took me to his office and said he wanted to have a talk with me before we started.

Sheriff took a deep breath.

“So what?” Vanessa asked.

“Are you going to start acting better? Or are you really going to stay like this?” Sheriff asked.

Vanessa looked down at the floor and sighed. She knew there must be a reason he wanted to do this and she might as well go along with it. Besides that she didn’t like the way she was acting either.

“Yes,” Vanessa said.

“Is that an officer’s promise?” Sheriff asked her.

Vanessa nodded, “Yes sir?”

Sheriff smiled, “You called me sir.”

“Isn’t that what I’m supposed to call you or do you want me to call you old man again? Or I can call you the cop, or that guy!” Vanessa asked.

Sheriff frowned and sighed, “Let’s go,” he told her.

“Where?” Vanessa asked.

“We’re paying a visit to Doc,” Sheriff told her.

“Why?” she asked as they exited his office and headed towards Doc’s clinic.

“I have to make sure your in tip-top shape young lady and make sure you've healed fully,” Sheriff said.

“I’m fine! I’d be cringing in pain if I wasn't,” Vanessa pointed out.

“Better safe then sorry,” Sheriff said.

Vanessa rolled her eyes.

“Ok so I’m done right?” Vanessa asked Doc who was still circling her.

“No,” Doc said.

“What do you mean? You said I looked fine,” Vanessa said.

Doc laughed, “That’s like a kid saying the inside of a hard candy is hard.”

“What?” Vanessa asked.

“The hard candy may be hard on the outside but it doesn’t mean it’s hard on the inside, it could be soft and chewy or filled with a gooey mint gouache,” Doc said.

Vanessa gave him a strange look, “Could you please never compare my body to candy ever again it’s freaky.”

Doc sighed, “What I was trying to say young lady is that you may be fine on the outside but on the inside it could be a different story I’m going to have to ask you get up on the lift.”

“No,” Vanessa said quickly.

“Vanessa,” Doc said.

“Heck no!” Vanessa snapped.

“You know I had to examine you when you were injured right?” Doc asked.

“Yeah but I was unconscious I could have cared less, now I care!” Vanessa said.

“Please Vanessa I’m not going to hurt you,” Doc said.

“So I don’t care, doctors freak me out I haven’t been to a doctor since I was ten,” Vanessa said.

“Vanessa I’m a professional you can trust me ok?” Doc asked.

Vanessa sighed ok and reluctantly drove onto the lift and let Doc go to work.

“You said you hadn’t been to the doctors since you were ten?” he asked.

“You heard me, last time I went was when I had strep throat,” Vanessa answered. “Ow! Hey watch it!” Vanessa snapped at Doc.

“I’m sorry...” Doc apologized. “Did you get it often?”

“No, I was just out playing in the rain and I got some stupid virus thing,” Vanessa answered.

“I see...I’ll have to check you for any symptoms since you were out in the rain last night,” Doc said without thinking.

Vanessa gasped, “How did you know about that?” she asked.

Doc froze and set down a tool with a clang. He lowered the lift back down to ground level and saw Vanessa looking at him strangely.

“I heard you yelling,” Doc said.

“Why didn’t you let me out! Your a doctor how could you just leave me out there to suffer! What if I get sick or die?” Vanessa asked.

“Because Sheriff asked me not to,” Doc said.

“I see so your going to side with him,” Vanessa said.

“You know he was out there too,” Doc told her.

“Huh?” Vanessa asked.

“He was out there all night didn’t sleep a wink, he just stood there letting the rain pound against him, he told me and I quote him exactly, “she has to learn her lesson, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to let her face it alone.” Doc told her.

“He really did that?” Vanessa asked moved.

“Alright Doc I...” Sheriff started as he drove in. “Oh, I’m sorry I thought...” he said turning to leave.

“It’s alright we’re finished,” Doc said.

Vanessa nodded. “Did you come to pick me up?”

“Um...well actually I figured I get a check up myself...I haven’t been feeling so well,” Sheriff said.

“Is it because you...” Vanessa started.

Doc sent her a warning look and she paused. “Is it because you’ve been putting up with me?” she finished. Of course that’s not what she was planning on saying but it sounded good.

“No...don’t worry about it Vanessa,” Sheriff said.



I knew the real reason he was there, he wanted to make sure he was alright I would have if I was an older car and had spent the night in like a freakin‘ hurricane, ok so it wasn‘t a Hurricane but still. Anyways, for the next week Sheriff taught me everything he knew about being an officer of the law and about driving and about manners. I admit it I was having fun and actually I was having more then fun I was having a ball! The best part was I got to get to know everyone better considering they all wanted to help in my training.



Flo topped me off in the morning and at night. Luigi and Guido always made sure my tires were in tip-top shape. Fillmore always offered me is “organic fuel” I’m sure it was great but I always thought twice about trying some. Ramone hooked me up with a more modern police look, after negotiating with Sheriff of course. I have to say that I looked way hot for a cop. Sally let me stay in a room at the Cozy Cone, lucky number seven. Sarge challenged me with more history trivia saying that if I got even one wrong I’d have to run the obstacle course, but I always got them right so that never happened. Doc made sure I was in tip-top condition and I even visited Lizzie and Red, even though he didn’t say much. And I must admit that I was starting to tolerate Lightning I guess not all racecars are bad I mean Doc was one at one time so how bad could they be?

It was Thursday night and almost a week and a half had passed. The sun had just set and Sheriff was in front of Flo’s driving back in forth, pacing.

“Sheriff won’t cha calm down honey?” Flo told Sheriff as she drove up next to him.

“Yeah,” Ramone agreed.

“You really think she’ll be ok?” Sheriff asked them.

“Hey,” a voice said.

The three cars turned to see Vanessa. She had a pretty smile on her face and a bright look in her eyes. “Sorry I’m late I was talking to Sally...”

“It’s ok,” Sheriff said.

“So, I’m ready!” Vanessa said.

“I know you are now come on,” Sheriff said as he left Flo and Ramone’s side and drove past Vanessa.

“See ya,” Vanessa said to Flo and Ramone.

Flo sighed, “Do ya think she’ll be ok?”

“Yeah...she’s come a long way,” Ramone told her.

“Ok Vanessa, you’ve come a long way young lady and I trust you maybe not with my life, but I trust you, you remember that ok?” Sheriff told her.

Vanessa nodded, “I know you trust me Sheriff. And this week has been really special you know, everyone has been really nice to me even though I was horrible to them and I feel completely changed now I wanna be a cop I wanna embrace what destiny decided for me!”

Sheriff laughed, “Destiny doesn’t decide your life,” he told her. “No one said you had to be what you are.”

Vanessa sighed, “I guess it was more of my dad deciding for me then...”

Sheriff gave her a confused look, “Vanessa if I didn’t think you wanted to be an officer I wouldn’t have...”

“No!” Vanessa interrupted him. “I want to, thank you Sheriff for everything you taught me this last week and for being patient with me and putting up with me I didn’t realize what a bitch I was.”

Sheriff laughed and shook his fender, “Alright now that’s enough.”

“Ok, so I’m ready,” Vanessa said.

“Ok, it’s time for your first assignment for real this time,” Sheriff told her as he pulled up a little. He and Vanessa were in front of the Wheel Well and were looking out at the scenery. It was completely dark except for the light emitting from Radiator Springs.

“What is it?” Vanessa asked.

Sheriff looked over at her and smiled. “It’s easy I promise!” he told her. “All you have to do is keep an eye on the Wheel Well tonight. I’ve seen many a teenage cars pass this place and they’ve been destroying all those lovely repairs Sally’s done.”

“I can do that!” Vanessa said.

“Now don’t you fall asleep on me either,” Sheriff said.

“Hey you don’t have to worry about that once I went to this party and I totally stayed up all night,” Vanessa said.

Sheriff gave her a strange look.

“Um...never mind...” she said with a nervous laugh. “So, where are you gonna be?”

“I’m going to head back to Radiator Springs, I gotta keep and eye on my town,” Sheriff told her. “I’ll be back to check on you in a while.”

Vanessa nodded and the two police cars exchanged good byes.

Well there I was on my first assignment it was a whole lot easier then what my dad had me do. It was nice to be alone and just sit and watch the stars. Of course I would have rather been the one to go back into town then stay out in the dark alone but what can I say? It gave me some time to reflect on my life, my dad was going to be so proud of me and so were my brothers and bringing a smile to Sheriff’s face and telling me that he trusted me made me feel great inside.

to be continued...

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[glow=red,2,300]New: Never before read chapter of DWD[/glow]
That's right this baby isn't on fan fiction, or LJ, or Gaia, or Myspace, or anywhere! Here for the very very very first time you can find the new chapter of DWD here right now! This chapter has drama, major drama! lol hope you enjoy it


Chapter Four


Five hours had passed and Vanessa had seen no action. That is until she heard the roar of a car’s engine. She turned off her headlights and backed up behind the wall so the oncoming car wouldn’t see her. It sounded like a speeder, pulling in a speeder would make Sheriff extra happy.

To her surprise it wasn’t a speeder at all, the car that drove up to the Wheel Well was Sheriff.

“Sheriff what are you doing here?” Vanessa asked confused as she drove out from behind her hiding spot.

Sheriff smiled, “I came to check on you, how’d it go?”

“Great, not a car in sight,” Vanessa said.

“Good, good we can move on then,” Sheriff said.

“Right now?” Sheriff asked.

Sheriff laughed, “Are you crazy? It’s midnight Vanessa I’m going to bed and you should too.”

Vanessa laughed, “Good because I don’t think I can keep my eyes open any longer.”

“Then we need to work on that!” Sheriff said with a serious tone.

“Aw man...” Vanessa said.

Sheriff laughed, “Come on kid,” he said as he turned to leave.

Vanessa yawned and followed Sheriff. As the two drove back to Radiator Springs Sheriff’s radio went off.

“This is Sheriff Byron from Rivers Town, we just received a missing car report! The sheriff from Cibolo has asked to report this message to every sheriff in the area. The missing car’s sex is female, with blue eyes, she his a ford mustang and a newly sworn police officer in Chantilier County, her name is Vanessa Margaux Wilder,” the sheriff over the radio reported. “Any information about the missing car needs to be reported to Sheriff Alex Wilder of Cibolo immediately.”


“Me?” Vanessa asked. “Oh no my dad must have thought something had happened to me!”

Sheriff sighed, “I suppose I’ve kept you for too long then hm?”

“I have to go back then?” Vanessa asked. “Well...I...”

“You can go back in the morning, everyone else will be wantin’ to say good bye to you,” Sheriff said.

“Right,” Vanessa said.


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“I can’t believe this kind of thing would happen!”

Alex was once again pacing back and forth in his office with his two sons watching him. He was worried beyond belief and was thinking of the worst possible things that could have happened to his daughter.

“It’ll be ok Dad, once Nessa knows we’re lookin’ for her she’ll come back,” Collin said.

“What if she’s been kidnapped Collin huh? Or what if she’s somewhere hurt or what if....” Tyler started.

“Enough! This is my fault, I should have taken this seriously,” Alex said.

“Dad it’s not your fault,” Collin said.

“I should have listened to you Collin,” Alex said with a sigh. “Now we may never see your sister again...”

All of a sudden they heard a scream from outside.

“What was that?” Tyler asked.

“I don’t know, but I’m gonna find out!” Alex said determined.

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I was sad to leave Radiator Springs that morning. I mean I really missed my dad and brothers but the week and a half that I’ve been here really made me want to stay. It’s like when you leave home and go on vacation and you don’t want to leave because you love being there so much but you realize that all good things come to an end, that and you’ve run out of money, but that’s not my point.


“You really have to go so soon? I was just getting used to havin’ ya around honey,” Flo told Vanessa.

“Yeah my dad’s probably freaking out,” Vanessa said.

“Your going to come back and visit us right?” Sally asked.

“Of course,” Vanessa said with a smile.

“Well good,” Doc said with a nod.

“We’ll be lookin’ forward ta ur return Miss Vanessa,” Mater said.

Vanessa smiled, “I’ll come back real soon I promise!”

“Ok,” Sheriff said as he drove out from behind the little crowd that had formed to say good-bye to Vanessa. “It’s time to go.”

Vanessa nodded, “Alright, good bye everyone!” Vanessa said.

“Bye!” everyone said back.

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As I left I looked back on there smiling faces and I smiled back. I felt all happy that I could go back to my little town that I truly deep down in my engine really loved. Sheriff had offered to escort me home so he could explain to my father sheriff to sheriff where the heck I’ve been. Almost the entire time though he hadn’t said a word to me, not a “I’m going to miss you,” or a “come back soon” like what the others had told me. I finally broke the silence...


“So...Sheriff um....” Vanessa stammered. “I’m gonna miss you...I really appreciate everything you’ve done for me. If I hadn’t stumbled into Radiator Springs that night I would have never met you and I would probably still be the way I was...”

Sheriff sighed and looked over at her, “Yeah kid your somethin’ special.”

“Yeah and you saw that in me, no one else did....thanks Sheriff for everything,” Vanessa said with a smile.

“It was nothing,” Sheriff said with a smile.

“Oh hey!” Vanessa said as she sped off in front of Sheriff. “This is Olivas Pass, my town is straight ahead!”

“Alright then let’s get going,” Sheriff said.

Vanessa and Sheriff passed the large welcome sign that had Cibolo in big letters and the number of cars who lived there.

“Wait....” Vanessa backed up and took another look at the sign. Sheriff gave her a confused look and drove up next to her.

“What is it?” Sheriff asked.

“Oh no...” Vanessa said her eyes widening in fear. “They were here...”

“Who?” Sheriff asked.

“The Clemens brothers,” Vanessa said.

“How do you know that?” Sheriff asked.

“See the C in Cibolo,” she said pointing her tire to it.

“Yes,” Sheriff answered.

“It’s supposed to be silver, and it’s blue, the blue C is their sign, they did that last time they came, come on!” Vanessa said in a surprisingly calm voice as she turned around and sped into town.

“Wait for me!” Sheriff yelled as he sped off after her.

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I couldn’t believe my eyes. My town, my sweet innocent little town was one big tattered mess. All of the beautiful little shops were smashed, burned, destroyed and torn to pieces. My neighbors were standing in front of there once brilliant country homes on the verge of tears. Some of them even looked injured with dents and scratches all over them. But everything looked under control my dad and brothers must have finally ran them out of town, this was a good thing.

“Those boys did this to your town?” Sheriff asked shocked and disgusted.

“It’s just like last time...” Vanessa said sadly.

“Vanessa,” a voice said. Vanessa and Sheriff turned to see a little light blue Honda with dirt and scratches all over her hood.

“Brittany,” Vanessa said recognizing her brother’s girlfriend.

“You came back, oh we were so worried about you they said they killed you,” Brittany said.

“What?” Vanessa asked.

“The Clemens Brothers they came back,” Brittany said.

“I know...” Vanessa said softy. “I have to find my dad!”

“Vanessa...” Brittany started.

“I can’t talk now Brit,” she said as she turned and sped off to the police station.

“Young lady you stop rushin’ off without me!” Sheriff yelled.




Vanessa pulled up to her father’s police station and looked frantically around. “Dad! Dad! Dad!” she yelled.

Sheriff pulled up next to her and looked around also. “Do you see him?”

“No, Dad!” Vanessa yelled. “Come on!”

“Alright who’s yelling we already told you to....” Tyler paused as he saw that the car who was yelling was his baby sister.

“Who is it? Is it Jay again, cuz if it is he‘s going straight in the...oh...Nessa?” Collin asked as he drove up next to Tyler.

“Tyler! Collin!” she said happily as she leapt over to her brothers. “I missed you guys!”

“We missed you too,” they said in unison.

“Your alive?” Tyler asked shocked.

“Yes of course I’m alive,” Vanessa said giving her older brother a strange look.

“We were worried sick about you!” Collin said with a soft smile.

“And where’d you get the paint job?” Tyler asked.

“Look I’ll answer all that junk later right now I have to talk to dad, I can’t believe those Clemens brothers would attack our town again didn’t they get the picture the first time dad ran them out of town and what’s this stuff about killing me?” Vanessa asked as she drove into the station. Collin, Tyler and Sheriff followed her inside.

“Dad! Are you in here?” Vanessa called as looked into his office.

“Um...Nessa,” Collin said.

“Collin where’s dad?” Vanessa asked confused.

Collin looked over at Tyler and Tyler looked down at the ground.

“Well come on where is he?” Vanessa asked.

“Nessa dads.....” Collin started.

“It’s ok Collin...” Tyler said. The oldest Wilder drove up to his sister and sighed. “Vanessa dad’s gone...”

“Oh, well when is he going to get back?” Vanessa asked. ‘Why would he leave? Oh he went to go get help from Sheriff Steele right?” she asked naively.

Sheriff sighed sadly and looked down at his tires. He knew what Tyler meant and he had a horrible feeling down in his engine.

“That’s not what he means,” Sheriff said.

“What? What do you mean?” Vanessa asked.

“Vanessa, dad’s dead,” Collin said his voice shaky.

Vanessa’s eyes dilated and she let out a little gasp. “Wh-what?” she asked.

“Please don’t make me say it again,” Collin said tears starting to form in his eyes.

“Nessa...” Tyler said.

“Dad can’t be gone I didn’t get to say goodbye, I-I...” she stammered. “I didn’t get to show him what a great cop I’ve become, I didn’t get to tell him how proud I was of him I...” tears ran down her hood as she thought of what to say.

“Vanessa I’m sorry but they got him, just like they said they would....” Tyler said his voice cracked.

“No, no, no!” she said. “No...” she said closing her eyes and crying.

Sheriff closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Vanessa....” he said.

“Why? Why? Why did this happen?” Vanessa asked as she drove up to Sheriff and looked him straight in the eyes. “Why?” she asked tears running down her hood, her voice a sad whimper.

“Vanessa I....” Sheriff stammered.

“W-who exactly are you anyways?” Tyler asked suspiciously.

“I’m...” Sheriff started.

“Nessa who is he?” Collin asked.

“How can you think about anything else right now! Daddy’s gone! He’s gone! And you don’t care!” Vanessa cried as she sped out the door in tears.

“Vanessa! Get back here!” Tyler yelled.

“You know that’s not true!” Collin called. The two brothers drove outside and watched as their sister drove off through town in tears with everyone watching. The cars of the town looked back at them and they looked down at the ground with a sigh. Sheriff joined them outside and parked next to Tyler.

“I knew your father....” Sheriff said looking up at the sky.

“You did?” Tyler asked.

“Is that why your with Nessa?” Collin asked.

“I suppose,” Sheriff said.

“How did you come across her?” Tyler asked narrowing his eyes suspiciously.

“Actually she came across me...” Sheriff told them. “She was injured in action so the local doctor and I took care of her...when she told me she was a Wilder I figured she’d be like every other Wilder, like you...but she was different that’s what made her special,she’s still the same only enhanced.”

“What?” Tyler asked utterly confused.

“I understand,” Collin asked giving his brother an irritated look.

“You heard her just now, she was proud, proud of her father she didn’t want to out do him or out due you two, you get as old as me and you can see these things,” Sheriff said. “It’s a shame Alex is gone...” he paused. “Vanessa was so excited to tell him, to make him proud like he had made her proud.”

Tyler and Collin were silent and stared at Sheriff.

“Maybe you should go look for her, I think you’d know what to say,” Collin told Sheriff.

“What he’s a stranger?” Tyler said appalled.

“Tyler,” Collin snapped. “He’s a family friend any friend of dad’s knows what he’s doing...”

Sheriff nodded, “Thank you son.”

“No problem,” Collin said with a small smile.

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Sheriff found Vanessa a few miles out of town. She was looking out over a small valley with a little river flowing in the tiny ravine. Sheriff drove over and parked next to her.

“Did my brothers send you out here to find me?” Vanessa asked.

“Yes actually they did,” Sheriff said.

Vanessa looked down at the ground as a tear rolled down her hood, she sniffled and sighed.

“It’s ok to cry,” Sheriff said with a sigh.

“Yeah whatever,” Vanessa mumbled.

“Are you going to come back into town?” Sheriff asked her.

“Why don’t you just go back to Radiator Springs and forget about me!” Vanessa said.

“Now why would I do that, especially after all that hard work I did? I’m not throwing all that away are you?” Sheriff asked.

Vanessa looked over at him, “No...” she said.

“Good then you can start by going back and helpin’ your family,” Sheriff said.

Vanessa smiled, “But how can I help?”

“You can do a lot more then you think....” Sheriff tried to convince her. “Besides....” he paused giving her tire a nudge. “Your brothers said that the Sheriff in Marion caught one.”

“Caught one what?” Vanessa asked.

“One of the Clemens Brothers,” Sheriff said with a sigh.

“Really?” Vanessa asked.

“That’s what they were talking about when I left,” Sheriff told her.


Vanessa looked down at the ground and took a deep breath and exhaled. “I think it’s time I had a talk with one of these Clemens brothers....”

“Good girl,” Sheriff said.
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I was an emotional wreck, I was feeling so many things that I couldn‘t pin-point even one emotion and tell you what it was. As I led Sheriff to Marion, the town west of ours, all I could think about was the freak who had murdered both of my parents and had made me and my two brothers orphans. I wanted to look him in the eyes and scream and scream at him until my throat was so sore and swollen that I could barely squeak. I wanted him to stay in that jail cell forever and eternity, I wanted his life to be ruined just like he had ruined my life. I was so angry I thought for sure that the moment I got there I was going to open the cell and start beating him senseless until someone pulled me back. You see sheriff hadn't taught me how to control my anger yet.


“Are you sure you want to do this Nessa?” Collin asked.

“Yes I’m sure,” Vanessa said maturely.

“Your not gonna go crazy on him are you?” Tyler asked.

Vanessa shot her older brother a death glare. “No!” she snapped angrily.

“I don’t think this is a good idea,” Tyler said as he slowly backed away from her.

“It’ll be alright I’ll go with her,” Sheriff assured her brothers.

“Alright, Sheriff Steele said ten minutes tops got that Vanessa?” Collin asked.

“We’re gonna head back to town...help the others clean up and...” Tyler paused.

“We gotta get the funeral arrangements ready for...” Collin started.

“Ok just go!” Vanessa said as she turned around and slowly drove into the jail house.

Collin sighed and shook his fender. “Come on Ty,” he told his brother.

“I’m coming,” Tyler said as the two turned and left.

Sheriff watched as the two left and then turned to enter the jail house. He found Vanessa parked in the doorway that led to the cells.

“Well go on,” Sheriff said giving her a gentle push.

“Ok...” she said nervously as she slowly drove forward. As she passed the first set of cells the cars gave her death glares and laughed with evil smirks on their grills. She stopped suddenly realizing she didn’t even know which Clemens brother it was or what he looked like.

“Hey!” Vanessa yelled. “Any of you know where the Clemens brother is?” The loud chattering in the cells didn’t come to halt like she had planned, they continued on, ignoring her. “I said, Hey!” she repeated yelling louder with anger in her voice.

“HEY!” Sheriff yelled. The room grew quiet as the mercury police cruiser drove by the cells. “You listen to the young lady you hear!” he said.

Vanessa took a deep breath, “Where is the Clemens brother?” she asked again.

All the cellmates gave each other precarious looks and then looked to the very last cell. “The last cell on the left...” one of then said pointing with his tire.

“Come on,” Vanessa told Sheriff. As the two slowly drove toward the last cell as the other prisoners watched them with tentative looks.

Vanessa and Sheriff pulled up to the cell to find that it was engulfed in darkness except for a small portion that was being lit by the lamps hanging overhead.

“So your looking for me Wilder?” a voice asked from the other side of the bars. Vanessa flinched she’d heard that voice before but from where. “I thought I’d gotten rid of you in that little town, but apparently that was wishful thinking.”

“W-Who are you?” Sheriff asked.

The voice laughed evilly and drove out into the light. Vanessa gasped as she recognized the red and black truck she’d met almost two weeks ago.

“Y-You?” she stammered shocked.




This had to have been the most shocking moment of my life. This punk, who’d killed my parents and made me an orphan, was the same punk that I had willingly let go on that fateful night. The only thing I could ask myself was why? Why hadn’t I taken things seriously and not been selfish...maybe if I had cared my dad would still be here today.


“You....your the one who knocked over those canisters,” Sheriff said narrowing his eyes.

“Yeah old man and what are you gonna do about it? I’m already behind bars,” Rod said with a laugh.

“You killed my father!” Vanessa yelled angrily.

“Unh...no...that would be Dylan,” Rod said with smirk.

Vanessa sighed.

“Just cuz they caught me doesn’t mean a thing, your not catchin’ Dylan and your not breaking up the Clemens brothers you hear that Wilder?” Rod asked. Vanessa turned and drove away from the cell.

“Vanessa?” Sheriff asked.

“Let’s go back to Cibolo...” Vanessa said.

"That's a good girl Wilder, run away from your problems, your not meant to be a officer anyways," Rod laughed from his cell. Vanessa glanced back at him along with Sheriff.

"Yeah that's right you heard me..."

"Just ignore him, we'll deal with him later..." Sheriff told Vanessa.


To Be Continued....

[KettleCooker]

I was reading this on FF and now I can't find it, don't tell me you deleted it and aren't gonna finish it!

[kapricia]

Yeah, I deleted it *hides behind brick wall* Don't hurt me! I wasn't getting enough feedback I felt that no one was reading it, I updated two chapters and didn't get one review! So yeah...I finished TICl and I'm working on a Cars/ Talladega Nights crossover so don't be angry!

[KettleCooker]

You punk! So your not going to finish it...well that's just great. Oh well as long as your write that crossover I might be able to forgive you.

[kapricia]

Well gee thanks lol j/k I dunno maybe I will finish it now, I dunno I kinda hit some roadblocks if ya know what I mean, I know what I want to happen next I just can't think of how to say it ya know?

[KettleCooker]

Damn. I hate road blocks...well if you need any suggestions are anything like that or advice ask me ok?