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Tess and I walked from the pizza place. The night sky was crystal clear and lit by million's of tiny stars and the full moon,which dominated the sky. The street lights glowed a soft orange,leaving small patches of darkness in between their influence. The traffic lights were changing from green,to yellow,to red,even though no cars were present. I always liked walking at night,I liked how everything was so peacefully,so serene. I liked how I could perk up my ears and lay in the dark,my scales giving me perfect cover in the dark as I listened to the sounds of the night around me. Tess and I followed the sidewalk which twisted through town,eventually coming to the park and my favorite place in town. The park had opened back in 2001 and ever since I was old enough I had always loved going there,that love hadn't changed over the years,or since I'd become an Anthro.

Tess and I walked off the sidewalk and into the grass the feeling of it on my paws was much preferred to the rough,hard concrete. Tess and I walked up the hill and lay at the base of a large tree and looked up into the sky.

"What was it you wanted to show me sis?" I asked stretching out a bit.

"Stargazing",Tess said,"I'mma teach you how to do it."

"Stargazing?" I asked.

Tess streched a bit. "I did it a lot when I was on my own",she replied,"when ever I was out in the woods and the sky was clear,I'd roll onto my back and just stare at the stars,I always found it soothing."

She reached into the pocket of her military filed jacket,and M65 as Dad called it,and pulled up a folded piece of paper. She he handed it to me and I unfolded it,revealing a map of the night sky.

"I know the names of every constellation by heart",Tess said,she pointed into the sky,"look,there's Orion."

I looked where my sister was pointing and saw a half horse,half man hybrid holding a club and shield,or was it a bow and arrow?

"Pleiades",Tess pointed to a group of six,brightly shining stars.

"The north star",Tess said,"so named because it always points north."

"The big dipper." Tess pointed to a group of stars that closely resembled a giant ladle.

I folded up the map and handed it back to Tess,"How do you know all of this stuff sis?"

Tess took the map and put it back in her pocket.

"I spent a lot of time in and out of library's as a drifter,"she replied,"and I spent even more time in the sky,time was really all I had,so I made do with it,I know the names of all the star clusters and constellations by heart."

"Cool",I said yawning a bit.

Tess pushed herself up and held out her paw. "Lets get home before you fall asleep."

I took my sister's paw and she pulled me up. We walked down the hill and headed for home. Tess pointed out several more star groups on the way and we even saw a meteor shoot by,and that was cool. When we finally got home,Tess knocked on the door and Dad came to answer.

"Just before curfew",he joked,"you got lucky."

We laughed as we stepped inside. Tess hung her jacket on the hooks that lined the wall as I kicked off my sneakers and walked inside. Will and Taylor were playing Halo Five and James was sitting on the couch with his laptop in front of him and Mom was watching the news. Tess went to her room while I went upstairs and showered off. I quickly dressed and fell into bed,falling off minutes.

The next morning I woke to the smell of breakfast frying on the stove. Judging my the smell it was my favorite breakfast of eggs,sausage and bacon. I pulled on my shirt and a pair of cargo pants and slid down stairs. Breakfast was already done and everyone was helping themselves. I quickly grabbed a plate and took two eggs,piling on the usual toppings,two sausages and six pieces of bacon before sitting down at the table.

"So what did Tess show you last night?" Mom asked.

"She showed me how to star gaze",I replied taking a bite of my sandwich,"it was really cool."

Mom turned to Tess,"That was sweet."

Tess grinned and shoved some sausage into her mouth,"It was nothing",she said.

It didn't take me long to finish breakfast. I quickly put my plate in the sink,went to my room and grabbed my backpack. When I got back down stairs,Tess was already waiting for me.

"Mind if I come?" she asked.

"Sure",I replied.

I opened the door and she walked out followed by me. We quickly walked for the shop. While we were still a ways off,I could see a large rig in the driveway of the shop and the GTO behind it with the hood up. As we arrived,I walked up to Jack.

'Hey Jack",I said,"are these the DM guys?"

"Yeah",Jack said smiling,"Nolan",Jack said,"this is Seth,the one who built the engine."

"Nice to meet you kid",Nolan said putting out his hand,"I have to say that when I found out you guys were teens,I wasn't sure what to think,but you did an amazing job on this GTO,it's worth every penny."

I took his hand in my paw,"Thank you,it was a lot of work."

"Got a strong grip kid",he said taking his hand back.

"Thank's I geuss",I replied.

"Oaky guys",he said turning to the three men behind him,"load it up."

The three men behind them hooked chains to the GTO's front bumper and loaded it into the truck. Nolan climbed into the divers seat of the rig and started it. The tail pipes blew black smoke and the rig pulled out into the street before roaring down the street and out of sight.

"Let me see the check!" I said smirking.

Jack handed me the check.

"Two hundred thirty thousand dollars",I said smiling,"best,build,ever",I said pausing between the words.

"It is not that mu..."Tess quieted and her eyes went wide as I showed her the check.

"Wow",she said stunned.

"I know",I replied handing the check back to Jack,"lock that up in the safe until we can get it cashed."

Jack smiled and walked into the office as Tess and I walked into the garage. I was surprised to see the Falcon sitting next to the Camaro withit's hood cracked. DJ and Josh were working on yanking out the intake manifold.

"Something happen last night?" I asked tossing my pack in the corner.

"Jack got in a street race and blew a gasket",DJ said,"we are working on pulling it out now,but I don't know my way around this beast."

"Lemme do it then",I said taking DJ's place.

I could tell Jack had blown a few heads just by looking at the intake manafold,it was cracked and covered in a thin coating of soot,I was surprised he even managed to get it back to the shop with out frying it. I grabbed my pneumatic drill from the table beside me and took the bolts that held the intake manifold and throttle body to the engine block off and then removed the intake. I could see that we had a cracked piston head and that the manifold would need to be replaced entirely.

"What did you do to this car Jack?" I asked entirely disconnecting the intake manifold from the car and placing it on the table,"you completely fired this manifold and cracked a piston."

"Like DJ said,street race."

"Were you racing a LeMan's prototype?" I asked sarcasticly.

"Close",Jack replied,"a Koenisegg Agera."

I just shook my head as I proceeded to install a new piston and intake manifold. It didn't take me long to fix Jack's screw up,maybe twenty minutes. I wiped the sweat from my muzzle before throwing off my shirt which was soaked with sweat.

"Don't race this thing in the street anymore Jack",I said closing the hood,"the drive train isn't done yet,you blew out the gasket when the transmission couldn't handle the power the engine was making and locked up. The pistons made so much pressure it could only get out through the side of the engine block,your lucky you didn't blow it through the side of the car."

"Sorry bro",Jack said sighing.

I just shock my head,"Now that's out of the way,someone order pizza."

"Jack and I will go get it",DJ said,"the usual."

"You read my mind",I said turning on the fan in the back of the shop. DJ and Jack got into her truck and they pulled out.

"What's an Agera?" Tess asked looking to me.

"Supercar",I said taking a dink of my water.

"What's with all the supercar'sin this town?" she asked again.

"Us",Tristan said,"people bring there cars to us to work on for races or just to have us build their dream car,lately,we've had a lot of super cars coming through."

Tess and Tristan talked for a few minutes before DJ pulled back in with the pizza. I felt my stomach growl with it's smell.

"Dinner is served",DJ said smiling.

We walked into the room behind the garage,took slices and began to eat.

"Anyone nervous for the race?" Jack asked.

"I am",I relied taking a big bite of my pizza,"It's good chance to get our name out,but if we screw up,if there's a problem with our car or if Alex by some stroke of horrific luck crashes,our reputation will be ruined."

"I hear ya bro",Tristan said leaning back in his beanbag,"Remember that companyin Texas that modified a Corvette Racing #6 ZO6 thinking they could do it better than Chevy?"

"Yeah",I replied,"ten people were hurt when it went up in flames."

"What happened?" Tess asked.

"The idiots put a Twin Screw on the engine",Tristan replied,"those engines aren't set up for supers or turbos and it couldn't handle the extra pressure and exploded,thankfully though,no one was killed,but the company that built the car went belly up a few weeks later."

Morning turned to afternoon and afternoon turned to night as we lazed around the shop talking about the race and what our next build should be after having canceled our GT-40 build,eventually coming to agreement on a 1987 Pontiac Firebird Trans AM GTA. I looked at the clock,the hands were touching 7:19.

"Tess and I gotta get home and pack",I said standing and pulling my now dry shirt back on,"see you guys Monday."

"See ya Monday Seth",Tristan replied as Tess and I left.

We quickly flew home,touching down in the backyard. When we walked inside,the others' were nowhere to be found.

"Must be packing",Tess said,"we should do the same."

Tess went to her room and shut the door behind her. I bounded up the stairs and quickly showered off before changing into night pants and then filling the pack Josh had given me with clothes for the trip. I filled my metal canteen with firesarter and stuck it in the fridge before falling into bed and practically passing out.