Ch5 The Cousin

After they have finally finished the race in Saudi Arabia, Nekomi is in the base cleaning his car. Then a 959 came into the base, a light flashed and it turned into the girl that he had just met, Alice.

“Hey, are you free right now?” Alice the 959 asks.

“Well yes after I finish cleaning this, I am almost finished, just wait for 5 minut-” Nekomi was then interrupted by Alice.

“No need to use your car.” She then claps her hand and a 959 appears next to her. “Just use mine, also you are the one taking the wheel.”

Nekomi was shocked after hearing this, he can’t believe he is going to try and drive a car that he thought that he could only dream of.

“Hey, stop daydreaming, do you wanna drive or not.” Nekomi finally snaps back into consciousness after being shocked by what she just said.

“Hurry up, we are on a date right now.” Alice continued.

“Wait, what did you just say?” Nekomi is not only shocked, he is also confused as to why she decided to take her out.

Nekomi finally enters the 959 with Alice in the passenger seat. He slowly starts the engine, the sound of the LeMans based flat-6 sends shivers down his spine. “I can’t believe I am actually driving this.” Nekomi thought.

“Well just do your thing.” Alice then said seeing Nekomi being unusually slow to start this car. He slowly drives the Porsche down the mountain road. When driving, he does feel something unique while driving as he usually does, it is a car that he can only see pictures of online and drive in video games, but now he finally drives it. It started as shock and astonishment, then slowly it turned into joy and happiness. It has the same feeling as driving for the first time, a thing that a person dreamt of doing is finally being done.

They slowly went down the mountain and found a grass field near a lake, where they were going to have a picnic.

“So what makes you want to go to the Dakar Rally in Saudi?” Nekomi asked

“Well you know, I used to win races back then. It's just that people do tend to forget about me.” Alice answered.

“Why so?”

“More newer cars have been made that just grab other attention, people always just think the 911 is a really fast German supercar, and with the Carrera GT and the 918 hybrid. Even though I was one of the first to push the boundaries of what was thought possible, my efforts were never acknowledged. I went to the Dakar Rally again just to prove myself of my worthiness. But you know, I have failed myself and been saved by you guys.”

Alice then added, “Nowadays, cars are just prettier than me and faster than ever on track. While I am just a nerdy girl who is just meant for the desert and dirt roads.”

Nekomi then laughed at her expression, “Silly you, you were never forgotten you dummy. Without you the 911s won’t be as advanced as today.”

“Huh?” Alice then slowly looked at Nekomi.

“You’re special, you know, only people who truly know cars will understand what you truly are. Don’t call yourself unpopular, call yourself exclusive. Try taking a modern 911 GT2RS into a dirt road, it just can’t do much, but when you are on a dirt road, you leave everyone in the dust.” Nekomi added. “Compared to other cars, you have done things that no one else can do. And if everyone forgets about you, I will still be here with you.”

Alice shed a tear and slowly pat Nekomi’s head, and gently whispers, “Thank you.”

Another day, another found. Kimi just heard of the news of the recent sighting in Spain and looks at the video files on his laptop. Cossie with a cup of coffee came to his side looking over his shoulder.

“Hey little boy, what do we have for today?”

She looked at the video of his laptop for a split second, then she spits out all of her coffee in her mouth as she is shocked at what she saw.

“Is- is that, Clara?” Cossie exclaimed.

“You mean who?” Kimi turned his head around and asked.

In the video in the computer is a Ford RS200 that is going on a street, without any driver of course.

The drivers and their co-drivers immediately rushed to their cars preparing to go to Spain to find the RS200. Cossie suddenly stopped them and said, “Is it ok if I come with you guys?”

They all stopped after hearing what she just said, wondering if it was ok to bring her along.

Mason then said, “Umm…, I don’t know is it safe for you to go with us as it-”

“It's your cousin right?” Kimi then interrupts, “Come in, you may help.”

“Well he’s right as she has connections to the one we are finding, she could provide us with intel to help us.” Michele said, “As long as you can take care of her then she can go.”

“Thanks Miss.” As a flash of light appeared in front of them and an Escort Cosworth appeared in front of her, Tommi and Kimi drive the car while Cossie sits at the back. After that they left to find her cousin.

Later in Spain, a RS200 is rushing through the dry hills of Catalonia. It is filled with high speed turns that require a ton of precision, but when done well it is truly satisfying, which is exactly the type of roads that Nekomi likes to race on. Driving his skoda, flat out, full send, through those corners aiming at the white Ford in front of him with the other two following him in a Citroen and a Escort. They all tried to get close but the white car seems to start to get away whenever they come close.

“Guys I might need some backup here, I can’t keep doing this for long.” As Nekomi talked on the radio notifying the others.

“It's a Group B car, of course it's fast.” Sébastien said

Cossie took the walkie talkie in Kimi's hand while they were trying to say something, and said, “Hey let me try something.” She then gives it back to Kimi and disappears in a flash of light. Suddenly the Escort that Tommi is driving decides to move by itself and he can no longer control the car.

The Escort immediately overtook Nekomi’s Skoda and replaced his position. The Ford then seems to notice what is not behind her starts to slow down. The other left being confused while they were led to a place where they could stop.

In a small town in the middle of the twisty road, they all stopped and Cossie appeared again, got out of the car, walked to the Ford RS200 and knocked on the window.

“Hey Clara~~.” As she spoke while knocking on the window.

“Are you sure this is gonna work?” Mason being concerned and still being confused.

“You better come out now, everyone is waiting for you.”

“I don't know but as part of her family she seems to have her own way of communicating.” Nekomi replied.

Cossie then stopped knocking the car and said,“If you don’t come out soon I guess I’ll have to-”

As she is in the middle of trying to kick the car, the car turns into a short haired girl with a white T-shirt and blue shorts then proceeds to push her into some bushes.

“Well that’s one way of doing it.” Nekomi then said.

Cossie immediately gets up from the bush that she landed on then proceeds to push the short haired girl around then they start play-fighting.

“Well I guess this also means that we found her.” Nekomi then also said.

“Case closed?” Mason then asked.

“Case closed.” Nekomi said while nodding his head.