Ch15 The Italian Job

After finding all of the cars that they need to find. 3 groups are split in a massive chase in the city of Rome. In Cossie’s side, she manages to keep the alien looking car close to her and asked, “Alright can anybody know what the hell is this? It looks like it came out of Area 54.”

Angeline barely managed to keep up, then said, “They call it the Stratos. For the looks, ask Bertone.”

A sound of a Ferrari engine roars in the streets, while they are managing to catch her up in the straights, it seems to disappear and go further away every single corner.

“My god the legends are real! It is happening!” Cossie then said.

“Legends never die my friend. They just never die.” Angeline replied

“Does it even have 4 wheel drive? Those cornering speeds are unreal!” Cossie exclaimed, “Wait what? It's actually rear wheeled? Holy sugar honey iced tea!”

They all thought that they were going to lose her until it was blocked by a Citroen where the Stratos crashed into the side of it.

“Seb? Pierre? What are you even doing here?” Angeline then yelled at them.

“Oopsies!” Seb replied.

The car turned back into a girl again, feeling very dizzy and fell to the ground. “So, did I do the right thing?” Seb then continued.

“Yes, you did. Unfortunately your car needs to be fixed it seems.” Angeline then said.

Meanwhile on the side of Quattro. “Alright, it's time to end this once and for all! Let’s dance!” Quattro said to herself as she tried to battle her old rival. It was a close fight between them, then Josephine in the 205 came right behind them and overtook both of them at once. Then manages to stop the coupe by the side.

“Hey that’s not fair, I am supposed to do that.” Quattro then said.

“I told you you are getting too slow sometimes. Just let me handle things, I got this.” Josephine then said, “Let’s see what we have here.”

A woman leaves her car and says to both of them, “Seems that Josephine is here as well, no wonder why you guys are following me. I am frankly quite old anyways, so you both got me. But my younger sister, she has some tricks up her sleeve.”

“We’ll see about that.” Josephine then said, “I bet my little prince is going well.”

Meanwhile Nekomi and Tommi are driving their own cars, chasing the hatch that they saw near the coffee shop. Just a few corners they have managed to close the gap and wait for the right time to make a move.

“I told you to not worry, it's going to be fine,” said Mason.

They all thought that this was the end of the pursuit, but then just as they managed to keep it as close as possible. The hot hatch glowed brightly and it seems to start to change shape, it grew a bigger wing and gained a more aggressive look. Not only that it seems to be lighter and more powerful as well.

“Situation report, the car has changed shape. It has literally changed shape.” Mason talked on the radio. Everyone heard of that just got frightened, the ones who didn't know just freaked out, while the others who knew, understood that the fight had just begun.

“Remember all the stuff I said? Yeah, it's that one.” Nekomi then said.

Mason then asked, “So what now?”

“I need a moment of silence please. Cause I have no clue.”

His hands got heavier and his knees got weaker. As Nekomi knew this is the true monster that they are facing right now. Blood kept on rushing through his veins as he felt it, he knew that he needed to go all out just for this one. Shift up a gear, pedal to the metal, it's time to race like he has never felt before.

Even Tommi lost both of them and Nekomi is the only one that manages to keep up with the beast. And everyone knew, he is the only one who can get all the group B cars back together now. Mason, who is with him in the co-driver seat, all he can do is to sit tight and watch as everything unfolds.

Nekomi is scared yet very excited, he knows what this car is capable of and yet he felt a huge adrenaline rush by simply racing one of his favorite cars. “It’s like a dream come true.” he thought, “I have never wanted to race this much before. Lancia Delta S4, show me everything you got!”

They both nailed every corner, it seems that they both are driving perfectly. The others are at awe by the speeds that they can reach. Nekomi is in full focus as Mason has turned into stone. Everyone is quite scared but Nekomi seems to get the joy out of it. “This is the feeling!” Nekomi thought, “This is it! The rush that I have been wanting for years! I wonder how she feels right now? Does she feel the same? It must be quite tough driving a car like that. I just don’t want to stop!”

In one hairpin after a long straight, they both drifted into the corner perfectly, and time seemed to stop for a moment. Nekomi felt someone was watching himself, then he looked. It was the woman driving the hatch that was looking at him, smiling. Nekomi smiled back, they both seemed to be impressed by each other and somehow had a feeling that they wanted to meet.

After that the car seemed to glow and turned back to normal and they both slowed down. Side by side with each other, Nekomi and the woman just looked at each other filled with joy. Then they stopped on the side of the road.

“Morven, you almost killed me there!” Mason said.

“I have no clue what is going on, but it was magical.” Nekomi said.

They both got out of their cars and looked at each other.

"Name?" The woman asked.

"Nekomi Fujiwara."

The woman just smiled and then asked, "Do you kids have any idea how fast you were going? It's quite impressive that you managed to keep up in my ultimate form. And I would never imagine that it will be some young boy like you.”

She then said, “People usually just call me Delta, but for you, you can call me Margarita.”

“Well you can call me Morven if you wa-” Nekomi then was interrupted by her finger on his lips.

“Shh… How about just let me call you cutie OK? I love young boys like you, cute and small.” She talks as she starts patting his head, which makes Nekomi to suddenly reveal his cat ears. “Ah! That's even better, just keep it on cutie, don’t be shy hiding it! Here’s my number, call me when you have time.” She then enters her car and drives away.

“She seems to be into you, Morven.” Mason then said.

“She sure does!” A voice suddenly appeared behind them and they both freaked out.

“Who are you two?” Mason asked.

Behind them are the girl and the other woman from earlier. The girl then said, “I am Stratos and she is Camilia, the 037.”

“Wait so you both are Lancias! This is like a dream come true, I saw all four of you in a single day!” Nekomi happily said.

“Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.” Camilia then said, “Well normally she is a bit grumpy after ‘the incident’. I think you will be the perfect person to cheer her up again.”

“What do you mean by ‘the inci-’” Nekomi then paused for a second. “Ohhh… Right…”

“It sure is a tough pill to swallow.” Stratos then said, “But you do drive like her ‘lost one’ so that’s why she might be into you.”

“Also remember when we call her a pedo as she loves cute little boys for some reason.” Then they both laughed with each other.

“Since you both are Lancias I have a ton of questions to ask and a ton of stuff that I want to talk about. But I have to admit that the Delta, or should I say Margarita, is my favorite one, so I could help cheer her up if you want.” Nekomi said.

“I am so glad that you are able to help, not only that we are glad that we finally met someone who does know our family.” Camilia then said.

“No, it should be my honor to meet you all, as you guys are my heroes. I am just doing what I am supposed to do.”

Stratos then said, “Now how about let's bring you on a date shall we?”