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RaceCar to RaceWolf Chapter 3- The Sponsers

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It had been about a week since the training race that Senka had taken part in and since then, Lightning had gotten really excited. She still wasn't sure why, but she decided to roll with it. It was on a particular hot evening that Senka was laid down with Flo and Ramone at Flo's V8 Cafe, when Lightning sped in, aiming straight for her.

"Do you fancy going again?" He asked, a huge smile on his face. Senka stared at him blankly. It sounded like he had already had half of a conversation in his head, and decided to carry it on with her, without actually elaborating.

"Can you be more specific?" Senka questioned, her ears flicking, though a smile on her face. He chuckled.

"I think you know what i mean, come down to Willies Butte with me, Doc wants to fit in some late night training" He finally said, reversing out of the cafe area and pulling to the side, looking at her. Senka smiled, knowing he would keep badgering her if she didn't. She got up and bid her farewells to Ramone and Flo, and followed at a lesuirley pace behind Lightning. At first he was pulling ahead constantly, but soon settled beside her, swerving gently from side to side as he did, his eyes darting from her to the road ahead.

"How did you feel? When you were racing last week?" Lightning asked again. Senka frowned. That was something she hadn't really thought about.

"I dunno, i felt..... Alive. There was adrenaline, and excitement, it was.... unreal, i dont know HOW to exactly describe it" Senka said, looking to the floor.

"You know you did really well, right?" Lightning asked, swerving a little closer to her than last time, as she trotted forward.

"I-I guess.... But i'm not supposed to be a race wolf. That's what Kadesh and Feyra have trained so much for! I'm.... Just a reject..." Senka said, a little defeatedly. Truth was, she was a little scared of racing. She had seen so many horror stories of cars and wolves crashing and so many fatalities. She wasn't sure what to think of the fact that she may love the feeling. Lightning nudged her very gently.

"You're not a reject, we love you. I love you. And I'm proud of you" He said gently, his eyes watching her carefully out of concern. He was used to worrying over her, and she knew this. She smiled a genuine smile at him. He never failed to make her smile. He flashed a smile at her, before they both arrived at Willies Butte, Doc already there. In the darkness, Senka's eyes were much more capabe of seeing than Lightnings were, so he flashed on his headlights. Senka looked at him in surprise.

"When did you get those???" She yapped, her tail wagging. He laughed.

"Thought it was about time, maybe Sally will stop calling me Stickers now..." He said, trailing off. Senka laughed.

"I doubt it, i think it's stuck for life!" She responded, as they made their way to Doc. Senka saw Kadesh and Feyra before Lightning did, as they were play fighting just around Doc, who had a slightly fed up expression on his face. Senka ran up, leaving Lightning behind slightly, her tail waving.

"Hey Doc, what's going on?" Senka asked, peering past him at the two she wolves.

"You may have already guessed" He replied, his voice seemingly tired and gruff. He looked over at Lightning, who finally approached, stopping a couple of meters away.

"Took your time Rookie?" He said, raising a questioning glance to the racecar. Lightning chuckled and looked to the side.

"Well, i had to convince someone to come along" He said with a smile, looking at Senka, who looked back and wagged her tail, before approaching Kadesh and Feyra. They were still biting and nipping, rolling over and over, causing a small cloud of dust to appear. Senka coughed as she approached, alerting them to her presence.

"So, two professionally trained racewolves, destined for greatness are doing....what exactly??" Senka asked, a smile on her face as she watched her two friends. Kadesh was the first to respond.

"She told me i couldn't take her on, and i'm in the process of showing her that actually, she's wrong. For once!!" Kadesh said, whirling her way around Feyra and pulling her tail, causing the other to yelp. The yelow wolf then in turn whipped round and put her whole weight upon the small grey wolf, pinning her down. Feyra laughed.

"That process didn't work out too well, did it?" Feyra laughed, bringing her head down near Kadesh's, as Kadesh blew her fringe out of her face.

"That's not fair, you have an advantage!!!" Kadesh whined playfully, her tail whipping from side to side. Kadesh looked confused.

"What's that??" She asked.

"You're fat!!" Kadesh yapped, before barking to Senka, who leapt forward and body tackled Feyra to the floor, pinning her down in turn. Feyra stuck her tongue out and Senka laughed, her own tail wagging. Kadesh managed to get up, shaking her fur, a cloud of dust flying off her. Feyra gently pushed Senka off, before staring at Kadesh.

"I'll get you for that!!" Feyra threatened as she watched Kadesh's retreating form as she darted toward Doc and Lightning. Senka and Feyra looked at each other, before leaping after her. Kadesh leapt up onto Doc's roof, who loke dup at her with a stern expression. Kadesh pretended not to notice, and watched as Senka in turn leapt up onto Lightning's roof, with Feyra running between them. Senka leapt from Lightning to Kadesh, knocking her off. They landed with a THUD before Feyra ran round and jumped on them, causing a small wolf pile. All three she wolves laughed before they heard Doc clearing his throat and staring at them, less than impressed. The wolves giggled nervously and sat up, in a line in front of him. He looked at them each for a moment, before reversing so he could see both Lightning and the wolves.

"After showing us what you are capable of Senka, i'm including you in this training. I think you could have a bright future in racing, so listen carefully, Feyra and Kadesh have had many sessions, so you are behind, but you're a quick learner, so listen up" Doc said, and as he did so, Senkas nervousness returned. SHe recieved a nudge from Feyra, who winked at her, and Senka smiled in response. Her friends were always so tuned into her own emotions, sometimes it was scary. Doc instructed the wolves to run as normal, saving their energy until the last lap and trying to build up stamina. He also instructed Senka to follow as closely to them as possible, and learn from experience what she needed to do. Within minutes, the woves were lined up along the start line. Kadesh and Feyra studied the road ahead, muscles bunched and tense. Senka stood watching them for a moment, unsure of what to do. Lightning approached and put a tyre on her back, lowering her head and causing her front legs to crouch. He tapped her back legs.

"You need to feel the muscles here" He said, before knocking one of her back legs away, causing her to topple over. She yelped in surprise and stared at him, a less than impressed look on her face. He smiled.

"You need to be ready for that, and you need to be tense, ready to spring. Think of a coil, and how it releases all it's energy when you let go. That's what you need to do." Lightning said, looking over to Doc, who pulled up next to him.

"He's right. Remember, keep the power in your legs, its easy for you to run carrying your chest forward, you need your legs to carry you, not your chest" Doc said, before driving to the side. Lightning nudged her gently in reassurence before joining Doc. Senka watched him before following their advice, and with a quick glance to Kadesh, she got up and readied herself. She stared forward, not really seeing much but the road. Doc had his flag up, and the wolves watched it carefully, and with a sudden movement, he brought it down. The three wolves leapt forward, their ears alert and a curtain of dust following them. Senka raced forward, trying to put the power in her legs like Doc told her. She felt her limbs stretch out as she tried not to bunch them up, becoming longer and longer with her strides. As she ran, it became easier and easier to carry herself forward.

She could feel it again. The excitement, and adrenaline, as the wolves beside her ran, their hearts pumping and their breath flying out in clouds of smoke as it hit the cool air. It was dead of night now, no light at all in the sky, but Senka didn't see it. All she saw was the track, she felt her legs move together like clockwork, and her quick pace soon made her pull forward. Her tongue was out as she ran, she felt the excitement surge through her completely, a V8 engine behind her made her heart quicken and her pace lengthen. The wolves beside her felt the same as they pushed on, determined looks on their faces. The wolves shot forward, their paws hitting the floor with great strength, an audible thumping noise was heard as every paw hit the floor. Lightning was just bringing up the outside, the wolves managing to keep their pace as their concentration on the road ahead intensified. They leapt forward as the road stretched ahead and Senka found herself in a similar situation as last time, keeping pace with Lightning as he began to pull ahead. But Senka had made a mistake.

She was focused entirely on trying to get ahead, to beat everyone, her mind was clouded with the raw need to run. She felt it take over as she powered forward, her heart thumping harder than it ever did before. With a sudden burst of energy she leapt ahead, past Feyra, past Kadesh and past Lightning. Kadesh watched her race away and called out, but it fell upong deaf ears. Lightning frowned and shot forward, drawing up beside her.

"Senka, dont push yourself!!" He called to her, seeing the next corner come up, knowing he would have to drift soon. Senka still raced ahead, not taking into account the corner. She raced on, and when she tried to make the corner, she didn't slow down, only go faster. It was pure adrenaline pushing her on now, as she tried to get round the tight bend, but couldn't quite carry herself round enough, causing her to lose her footing and was sent skidding into the dunes. Lightning was able to get round the corner, and sped up to her, dust covering the area. Senka got up and leapt to get on the track, just as Kadesh and Feyra ran past, seeing that she was ok.

As they ran ahead, Senkas adrenaline had died down and now everything made sense again. Though her energy was gone. As she tried to catch up, her legs shook and she was out of breath. As Lightning came up beside her, he saw that she was tired. She ended up alowing to a walk, catching her breath. She was annoyed at herself, she had forgotten to not use all her energy. What a stupid mistake!! Kadesh and Feyra had crossed the finish line at this point and trotted over to her, panting themselves. Doc approached them as in due time Senka stopped, unable to continue. He smiled at her.

"Don't worry rookie, you will learn, this is only your first lesson, and so far, you've done well" He complimented, receiving as tail wag but a raised eyebrow look from Senka at the use of Lightning's nickname being used on herself. She laughed slightly, as Feyra and Kadesh wolf piled her again, much to the amusement of Lightning.

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It was early afternoon the next day, and the she wolves had found a dirt road some way from Radiator Springs at which they could just lie down and enjoy the suns warmth. They were laid down more to the side, so cars could still get by if need be, but the road was currently empty. Senka's muscles ached and groaned slightly as she moved her paws to get more comfortable. Feyra laughed.

"It goes away after a while!!" She comforted.

"YOu just need to build up your muscles! You will get the hang of it!" Kadesh added, looking at Feyra in amusement. The black she wolf opened one eye and raised an eyebrow, still not moving. Within a few minutes, a couple of engines were heard in the background, quite far off, but approaching quickly. It was a few more minutes before they saw two racecars coming round the corner, and saw as Lightning and Strip Weathers raced round the corner. The cars spotted the wolves, and slowed down immediatly. Senka raised her head and thumped her tail on the floor. The cars stopped right beside them, having just seemingly disagreed who won that supposed race. Lightning looked to the wolves after rolling his eyes.

"Mr. The King here has some news for you, i think you'll find it quite interesting!" Lightning said, looking from the wolves to Strip, and then to Senka.
"After seeing what all three of you could do on the track other day, i saw potential in you all. So it's my great pleasure to announce that from now on, you will be training for the seasonal Drolic Cup wolf races, and you have all been sponsored" Strip announced, causing the wolves to stare in shock.

"We're.... sponsored?!?!?" Feyra barked, her jaw dropping.

"Yes, you are!" Lightning responded, his own excitement adding to the wolves.

"I....I dont believe this!!" Senka responded, looking to Lightning, who smiled at her. The wolves then yapped and cheered, their happiness ringing through the desert like terrain. The wolves jumped around on each other, as The King and Lightning looked on, a smile on their faces.




Soooooooooo i managed to get this done againnnn please ignore crappy background!!!! Lemme know what you guys thinkkkk :D
Cars belongs to Disney Pixar
Senka Belongs to me
Feyra and Kadesh belong to :iconpropwashforever: And were kindly donated to this story :D I'm loving Kadesh's design more and more everytime i draw herrrrrrr
Still looking for more wolves guys, so lemme know if you would like you character here!! New characters that have already been sent in to be featured in the next chappie!
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This is really nice