I woke up the next morning. I had no trouble sleeping since I was exhausted after G-Effect. Today was going to be no different. I was going to drop by my buddy Otto's and look for something then I would go to Nitrocide.

I got up and headed to my room where Rainbow Dash was still peacefully asleep. I snuck in and grabbed my clothes. I dashed out and changed in the living room. I threw on a pair of jeans and a shirt that said: "Need 4 Speed".

I wasn't sure if Rainbow Dash wanted to go or not after yesterday. She was still sleeping and I had to leave. What to do, what to do? I decided to play it safe and shook her as lightly as I could.

      "Hey Dash, Dash, wake up."

Rainbow groaned and remained motionless.

      "I'm going racing. You wanna come?"

Rainbow Dash managed to slowly rise up and look at me, her eyes told me that she was still kinda sleepy. I decided to continue shaking her until she finally woke up.

      "So is that a yes or a no?"

      "Sure. Just hang on a sec" Rainbow grumbled

I left the room and sat on the recliner in the living room. I heard her slip out of her clothing and into some other form of clothes. She stepped out of the room wearing a cyan blue hoodie and a pair of jeans. I grabbed the BMW's keys and headed out. Rainbow Dash followed closely behind.

I started the car and drove down the streets.

      "So where we going today?" Rainbow Dash asked

      "First, I gotta go to my friend, Otto's to go pick up something."

I knew the exact location of the junkyard. It was quite close and in a matter of minutes we arrived. In the middle of the sea of wreckage was a white house beside it was a garage. I approached the white building, I wasn't sure if my friend would be in, but I had to try.

I knocked on the door and in a matter of minutes he was at the door. He greeted me with his frizzy black mop of hair and his huge smile.

      "Ese, long time no see!"

We exchanged high-fives and bro-fist. He was a Hispanic but that didn't really get in the way, he could be all-out american if he wanted. After introducing him to Rainbow I got straight to the point.

      "Listen, Otto. I'm going to Nitrocide today. You have any equipment I could get my hands on?"

I saw Otto perk up and his smile grew so large it probably hurt. He got up and willed me to follow.

      "I've been waiting for this moment for so long! I got just the thing amigo."

He led me out the house and told me to wait in front of the garage. I headed out the house, Rainbow Dash in tow. Otto grabbed some car keys and headed for his garage. His garage wasn't anything fancy. It could house two cars and two cars only.

Suddenly the garage door opened. All I could see was darkness. No source of light came through. Suddenly, in the garage I saw four balls of light materialize in the darkness accompanied by the roar of an engine. It sounded so familiar.

Then, the car drove out of the darkness and into the sunlight. I almost couldn't believe my eyes. The car that had drove out was a matte black '65 GTO. Various vinyls and decals decorated the car. It was the the very same car I had wrecked 4 years ago. It was a Speed car meaning that It was meant to go fast but it had little to no control like the rest of the Speed cars.

I tried to breathe but I couldn't. The last time I saw it, it was nothing but a pile of scrap metal after a Speed Challenge gone wrong. I had escaped with only some cuts and bruises but the car was totaled.

      "Otto! Where'd you get this?"

      "I found it in a junkyard. So I brought it back to my place and restored it."

I still couldn't believe my eyes. I reached for my wallet and started pulling out cash when Otto stopped me.

       "Ese, this is your car. You don't have to pay me anything."

I thanked him and gave him a hug. He reached into his pockets and pulled out the car keys. He tossed them to me and I grabbed it. I was about to leave until I remembered something.

       "Hey Otto, you still have that pickup and the trailer?"

An hour later...

Me and Rainbow Dash had arrived at Nitrocide, I had put on my helmet on the way there. Otto had followed behind me with his pickup and the BMW in the trailer. I decided to use the journey to Nitrocide to get reacquainted with my old GTO. It was much faster than the BMW but it had simply the worst handling ever.

I stepped out and was met by cheers so loud my windows rattled. I leaped onto the car and put my arms by my side and did a full turn to take in the scene. Waves of fans were chanting my name as I stood atop the car. Even the announcer, Big-Jay was behaving like a kid in Christmas morning.

       "Check it out it's Ryan Cooper! And he brought his GTO back from the dead! This guy is like a demon in the Top Speed run. He just doesn't have any fear at all." Big-Jay said

I couldn't help but smile a little. It was true, Speed Challenges and Top Speed runs were scary as shit. The car would vibrate from all that power further enhanced by how much they would bounce around. If you hit even a rock you can kiss your car good bye.

I looked at the giant tron and realized that the next event was the Time Attack. It was gonna be a breeze. Here's how it works, they put four cars on the track and the racer with the best lap time wins.

It was simple but with four other drivers things could still get a little ugly. I unlocked the trailer and got in the BMW. The GTO was way too dangerous for a track like this. I drove the car towards the track while the fans continued cheering and applauding.

Each racer would have to wait for around 5 seconds after their opponent started before they could begin. This was to ensure that it didn't turn into a demolition derby right off the bat. I lined up last since I would eventually make my way ahead of the pack anyways.

Rainbow Dash had also joined me. As soon as she got in she buckled her seat belts and braced herself. I couldn't help but let out a laugh. I revved my engine and waited for the Chevelle in front of me to take off. After it did I waited for the five seconds then I took off. The fans cheered as I gunned it down the straightaway and sent the car drifting through the corner. This time Rainbow managed to save herself from getting beat up by the Laws of Physics. I floored the accelerator and sent the car straight again. The next couple of turns were so windy there was barely any straight tracks.

I sent the car drifting and passed the Chevelle leaving him in a cloud of smoke. I roared my way towards the Corvette. And in no time I had shot past him. After that, I practically dominated the whole race.

I took my place back in the center of all the other cars and stepped out. One of the managers came out of nowhere and gave me my prize money. A hefty $3,000. Not bad.

The next event was the Speed Challenge. Go as fast as you can and make it to the finish line in one piece to win. It was pretty straightforward except for the fact that our cars seemed to try and kill us. The track would send us barreling in between desert mountains. The one thing that made me nervous was the huge jump in the track. It woulkd force us to go downhill and up hill again. Definitely high enough to send us flying.

I calmed myself down and got in my GTO. Rainbow Dash was about to get in when I stopped her.

      "Rainbow, this race is pretty dangerous. I think it's best if you sat this one out."

      "If a wimp like you can do this then so can I!"

Rainbow ignored me and got in the car. She buckled her seat belt and flashed me a smile. I shook my head and drove towards the starting line and waited for the other racers. Suddenly Rainbow Dash spoke up.

      "How's about a bet. Since this race is SO scary, I bet you that I won't be scared of this one bit."

      "What's the prize?"

      "Loser has to give the winner a massage."

      "Fair enough."

I focused my attention towards the track in front of me. The starter girl was already holding a flag and waving it about. The racers were revving their engines, trying to get heard. I laughed and revved my engine once. It was so loud that everyone else instantly shut up.

      "Woah, ho, ho, Ryan Cooper showing us a bit of power!" Big-Jay said

I watched as the starter girl held the flag high. I turned on the radio. My old CD was still inside and moments later music was blaring through the sound system.

I revved my engine once more to show off. The starter girl waved the flag and everybody took off. I floored the accelerator and slammed into my seat. Rainbow did the same, a look of shock on her face but otherwise she was fine. The car literally shook from all the raw power the engine had.

I shot past the first few racers easy peasy lemon squeesy. But the top three racers were a bit of a challenge. They knew how to draft, block and do all sorts of crazy racing tricks. But I passed them eventually. I continued the race like normal. If you could consider barreling down the road at 200 MPH normal.

The jump was approaching fast. I remembered Rainbow's bet. I turned around and turned the valves of the nitro tanks. I pressed the button on the steering wheel and felt the car go even faster. It rocketed up the hill and pretty soon I went airbourne. I felt my body go weightless as the car sailed through the air.

I looked to my right and saw Rainbow Dash putting her hands in the air while yelling: "WHEEEEEEEE!"

I felt the car crash into the road and I put the pedal to the metal and forged on. I still hadn't scared Rainbow Dash yet. In fact she seemed to be enjoying herself. I saw a pile of dirt up ahead and got an idea.

I turned the car towards the dirt and positioned it so that it's left wheels would hit the dirt. It was hard to see the little thing while I'm travelling at light speed. I hit it and felt the car raise up. It was now on two wheels. Rainbow Dash had an alarmed look on her face as she fell on the door, she was as pale as a ghost. I remained in my seat.

She looked out the window and saw the road, just an inch away from her face. If that glass broke she would've had free plastic surgery.

I put the car back on all fours and flew by the rest of the track. I finished it and stopped at the finish line. Triumphant. Then I noticed that I might've taken it to far.

I looked to my left and noticed Rainbow Dash sweating, her eyes looked like that of a cornered animals. Her breathing was heavy. She seemed to be covering her nether regions. I sniffed the air and smelled urine.

I looked at Rainbow Dash and raised an eyebrow. She proceeded to blush furiously while I tried not to burst out laughing.

      "Can we go home now?"

An hour later...

We had reached home. Rainbow Dash made a beeline for my room and she slammed the door shut, I was surprised that she hadn't opened up another can of whoop ass on me. She probably figured that if she did beat me up the rest of her days racing with me would always end with a nightmare. I collapsed on the floor and laughed, my sides exploding as the image of her after the race floated in my mind again and again.

After laughing I felt bad for like a second then continued laughing my ass off. I slumped into the recliner and proceeded to feel bad for her.

Eventually she stepped out of my bedroom in a new pair of jeans. She was about to walk over and give that massage she promised. But I decided against it.

      "No, no it's okay. I should be the one giving you the massage if anything."

A smile materialized on her face as she leaped on to my lap. She was surprisingly light. She sat on my lap and I turned on the TV. By now it was evening so the only thing on was cheesy comedies and old blockbusters. I was lucky enough to find a re-run of "Limitless".

Rainbow Dash had fallen asleep somewhere around the halfway mark. I didn't notice this until after the movie when I could hear her snoring. She would inhale from the nose and exhale with a little puff from the mouth. I found it quite cute actually. I rested my head while a sleeping Dash leaned on me. Her head was on my shoulder. I rested my hands on her stomach and went to sleep. Next Chapter: Make Some Noise Estimated time remaining: 15 Minutes