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I couldn't believe my ears. Road America,the track I'd wanted so long to see,and now I was here,it was a dream come true. I cold see the press box from the back seat of the Ford. It was glowing in white light. Logos for everything from Coke to Pepsi to Peugeot were light by back light,making the base of the box glow like a Christmas tree. The starting line glowed red from a a lit Hennessy logo directly above it. People were camped out all around the track. Tents glowed in every manner of color from the light's within them pricing through the fabric. Campfires burned outside of them and there were a few guys a ways away from us camped on a jacked up Ford Raptor four by four. My heart wanted to thump out of my chest,I couldn't believe I was at Road America.It was the one dream I'd had forever,but never expected to come true. I was so stunned at it all my mind had no recourse but to shudder in bewilderment.

"Well?",Dad said,"aren't you guys gonna go look around?"

"Oh hell yeah!",Tristan said excitedly.

I quickly undid my seat belt and slid open the Ford's side door before stepping out into the night. The air was alive,caring the smells of gas,oil and burnt rubber,smells that I loved. The grass was soft and damp,dew by my guess. The sky was crystal clear and full of stars,I even thought I could see Orion from where I was. I heard paw steps behind me and turned to see Tess approaching me.

"Ya see Orion right?",she asked putting her arm around me and pulling me close.

"Yep",I replied. She smiled and hugged me tightly.

"Hey Seth?",Tristan said walking up to me,"there's an auto show going down by the press box,come on!"

Tristan turned and darted down the hillside,heading for the press box. Tess and I began walking down the hillside and shortly we were at the press box. The cars I could see off the bat were a Skyline GTR Spec,the newest Skyline. A Koneisegg CC-GT with chameleon blue and sliver paint,like Frank's as well as what looked like a Toyota Supra 92. I tried to get away from Tess,but her grip was like steel.

"Where do ya think you're going?",she asked smiling at me.

"To see the cars",I replied trying to pull away,"lemme go!"

"Mm",Tess said,"I don't think so."

"Come on Tess!",I whined,"lemme go!"

"All right",Tess said releasing me.

I instantly darted off. The raceway was lined with exotic supercars and people's custom projects. There were all manners of Coupes,Roadsters,Super cars and what looked like a custom ordered #9

Peugeot Sport Total 908. The car itself was blackish blue and the rims were red. A black stripe went up the hood and top of the car while a small bright blue stripe went down the middle. The rims were Motgie Racing Spoke Nines and it was on Good Year racing slicks.

Another car was a 1999 Toyota GT-ONE. It was a bright metallic blue with black Traklite 1.0 Motige rims and a huge wing stood over the car. The hood was open and I could see the engine was right out of Hennessy Venom.

There were other cars that looked awesome here to. All three of the Supra models,owned by the same man and painted the same way were lined up. Their hoods cracked,each sporting a ninety eight model year engine and there was another man with three Skylines as well.

There was a green Saleen S331 Mustang that had aftermarket body parts and a black stripe down the hood top and trunk. Like on the GT-ONE I'd seen,a huge spoiler stood over the car and it was one slicks and Traklite rims. On the windshield was a large red,Hennessy Venom and on the back was a red Hennessy sticker as well as a Draconian Customs sticker. I remembered doing this car for a kid named Joe a while back. He had gone to Hennessy in his home state after he had an accident with his exhaust,which had resulted in a third degree burn to his face. Hennessy had given him a performance kit,but Joe apparently had thought his car wasn't fast enough,so he came to us. His words were,"make it fast." And that's what we did,his Mustang had nearly three thousand horsepowerand sent it all to the rear wheels via a 8 speed manual transmission. I didn't see Joe around,he was a car freak,so I assumed he was off somewhere,probably trying to cone that one man out of his Supra. I had my snout stuck under the hood of a cool looking Toyota 2000 GT when I heard someone yell out.

"You think you can take me kid? It's not called a Venom GT for nothing!"

I turned around to see a crowd gathered. I pushed thought it to find Jack leaning on the Falcon,a wide smirk on his face.

"You have a Hennessy",Jack said,"it's cool and all but this monster? Has never seen a set of tail lights."

The man he was talking to was red in the face.

"The Hennessy Venom is the worlds fastest car!",the man shouted,"you have no idea what your getting into kid!"

"I'm getting into a fight rather than a race",Jack said calmly.

"You wanna race!",the man shouted,"fine we'll race!"

"How about me?",another voice asked.

"I want in!",another man asked.

"Us too!",a whole slew of voices chimed in by the time everything was said and done,seven people had asked to race with them.

"Your all in!",Jack shouted happily.

"Go get the CC-GT",a voice came.

"Get the Firebird Micky",a second voice said.

"Gimme the keys to the Joest Tim".

"Dad where are the keys to my Supra?"

The man Jack had challenged looked scared.

"Something wrong?",Jack asked going to the Falcon.

The man just snuffed and went to his yellow Hennessy. Soon the cars were pulling to the starting line. I watched in awe at the models that were there. They went like this,a 2009 #8 Audi Sport Team Joest R10 TDI, a 2010 Koneisegg CCGT, a 1992 Toyota Supra 2.0 GT Twin Turbo ,a 1984 Pontiac Firebird Transam GTA, a 1969 Pontiac GTO Hardtop, the 1990 Chevey Camaro IROC-Z, a 2009 Lamborghini Reventon and a Saleen S331.

This group of cars was known to many designers as "The Great Eight",cars that had staggering performance when done right and it was rumored by some that if they met in a race,the sheer amount of horsepower and torque could halt the rotating of the Earth. At the back of the line sat the Falcon and the mans' Hennessy Venom. I took the time to look over the contestant's cars before the race started. The Great Eight,I'd heard about them and had worked on some of them,but seeing them all in one place made my scales feel like they were trying to crawl off me,I loved it. Jack was meeting the other racers and thanking them for competing. Jack and the other men exchanged handshakes before going to their cars. One by one,the engines started and the horsepower piled up. Soon the entire night was rattling with horsepower and the stands were filling. As the race was about to start,two more cars,bringing the total to twelve,joined the race. Joe's Mustang and the Peugout I'd seen earlier. This was going to be an interesting race.

The Great Eight,at Road America? Only thing that was missing was a Coke and a few slices of pepperoni pizza. I quickly walked back to the Ford and found my Dad.

"Dad",I said excitedly,"move the Ford closer to the track,as close as the Track Major's will let you."

"What's got you so worked up little brother?",Tess asked eyeing me curiously.

"Jack got into a race with The Great Eight",I said,"the race is about to start!"

Dad quickly got up,started the Ford and moved it close to the stands. I climbed up to the top of the spectator stands by the press box and Shelby with me. We sat in the corner and twined our tails together as we began observing the track. The drivers were revving their engines,trying to intimidate each other but failing. The sounds of Audi's LMP Diesel Legend,the Chevy Stock car engines of the Firebird and Camaro and the Corvette engine of the GTO,combined with the Saleen pickup's and the CC-GT's supercharged engines to create a Frankenstein of a sound that made my ears turn inside out. As the race timer ticked down,a man in a Toyota uniform walked out.

"Racer's",he said,"the winner of this race will receive from me a 2011 #6 Toyota Motorsports Flying Lizard Prius GT2. The race is six laps to win and to earn the car you must both come in first and have the lowest lap time."

The man raised his hand,quickly bringing it down. The rear wheels of the GTO,Firebird,Audi,CC-GT and the Saleen pick up,as well as Joe's Mustang the Peugeot and Hennessy began to spin in a burnout while the Reventon and the Falcon did short burn outs before beginning to weave through the oher cars. The Supra was already braking for it's first turn by the time the other cars had just started,my god the thing was fast,I could see why Joe wanted one.

The Supra's lead was long and strong,brakeing for it's second turn as it's rear wheel drive competition completed their first turn. Another car I was surpassed in my expectations at was the Saleen pick up. It was giving the man's Hennessy Venom a hard time passing. From the screens over the stands,which held the helmet cam view of each driver,I could see the pickup's electric speedometer read 223 and he was gaining ground over the Venom,so the Venom could only be doing 222.

Jack was in third place,behind the Audi and the Supra with the CC-GT and Firebird close behind him. The noise was heart pounding and my adrenaline was pumping wildly as the Supra began braking for the third turn and the Audi with it. Jack however,waited till the last second before throwing the Falcon into first gear and stomping on the brakes. The Falcon lost a hundred miles an hour off it's speed,slowing to fifty five before taking the turn and passing the Supra. The Falcon however,lost it's lead as the Supra picked up speed on the straight away before turn four. The Falcon and the Supra were bumper to bumper. The Supra seemed to be screaming at the Falcon,"bring it on GTR!"

The Supra moved to Jack's right side and began inching forward. Slowly by surely,Jack lost his head in the corner and he Supra past him again. I could see in the helmet cam view as Jack thumped the dash and shifted into second gear,then third and fourth. He was doing 139 miles an hour as turn five approached. Jack wasn't slowing down,causing fear to spark inside me.

"I think the brakes are out!",I said to Shelby,"at 140,he'll never survive that turn."

I turned my view back to the screen and glued my eyes to it. The Falcon's digital speedometer climbed,140,143,150. Jack held his gloved hand in front of his camera and made an,"Ok",motion with his fingers before upping his speed to 155. I watched what happened next in amazement. Jack shifted into fifth gear and turned the Falcon sideways. I watched as the smoke flew from the tires as he drifted through the fifth turn. The Falcon screamed down the straight away and Jack drifted through turn six like a plasma cutter through melted butter. Jack drifted through the next wide arc turn before making turn seven like a hair pin.

As he came around,I could see the Falcon's and the Supra's headlights come into view. That's when Joseph made his move. He went from sixth place,to fourth,overtaking the Supra and going to second. As Jack crossed the finish line for the second lap,the first lap time appeared. Jack had a minute thirty dead,Joe had a minute thirty and two sixteen,while the Supra had a minute twentyone dead.

The Firebird,Saleen,Peugeot,GTO,Audi,Reventon and CC-GT were extremely close behind him while the Hennessy was nearly bumper to bumper with the GTO,having passed the CC-GT and Reventon. The hissing of the Supra,Hennessy,Firebird and Camaro's Turbochargers,combined with the Saleen pickup's Twin Screw and the CC-GT's Twin Centrifugal Superchargers,not to mention Joe's Twin Hyperchargers,combined to make the cars sound like they were going to suck the asphalt off the track and use it as fuel.

I watched as Jack and the other racers came around again. Jack was in first,Joe second,the Supra third and the Hennessy was fourth. The Hennessy was having a very hard time with it's competition. The Great Eight were production cars,while the Hennessy was purpose built,yet they were more than giving the Hennessy a run for it's money. As the race dragged on,the Hennessy fell further and further back,not from any fault of the car,but from the driver's lack of skill. The time dragged on still,and after what seemed like hours,Jack zipped across the finish line,his lap time was a minute twenty eight. The Great Eight finished with lap times with a minute thirty being the fastest two,belonging to the Audi and the Supra,while the Firebird,GTO and Camro tied at one minute thirty and the Reventon and the CC-GT finished at a minute thirty one. The Saleen pickup finished at one thirty three. The Hennessy came in dead last with lap time being two minutes four seconds,forever shattering the designer rumor it was unbeatable.

The crowd stood up and began cheering as Shelby,Tess,DJ,Josh Trent and I ran down to pull jack out of the Falcon. The other racers got out of their cars and were clapping for Jack,even though they'd lost to him.

"Congrats Jack",Joe said walking up to us,"you won a freaking Prius."

Joe was a tall kid,a full six two. He had short black hair and brown eyes. He was dressed in a loose fitting grey shirt and blue jeans with his old military boots. He had beefed up since I'd last seen him,now looking like he was the Hulk. He had a long,red and yellow burn tracing down his face to.

"Long time no see Joe",I said hugging him,"how you been?"

"Racing my Mustang",Joe replied,"burning the flesh off my face with defective Hyperchargers,you?"

"Working on cars",I replied,"same old."

Joe walked over to the Falcon and began inspecting it.

"Well last time I saw this the inside was just a pile of wires,now it actually looks like a Ultra car",Joe turned back to me,'well done brother."

I smiled and Joe pulled me into a hug.

"Great to see ya again Seth",he said.

"Same here",I replied.

As Joe and I talked,Tess and Shelby walked up.

"Whose this little brother?",Tess asked.

"Names Joesph",Joe said holding out his hand.

"Tess",my sister replied holding out her paw.

They shook before Joe noticed Shelby.

"Friend of your's?",he asked smiling.

"Close",I replied,"mate."

His eyes went wide,"your joking."

"Nope",I replied,"last night,it lasted two hours."

He smirked,"Seth,I did not need to hear that,it's called private time for a reason ya know."

I just shrugged.

"Hey Seth!",Jack called,"come check out the Prius."

"Go get your car",Joe said,"lemme know when ya convert it to AWD."

I smiled,"we will."

Joe went over to talk with the other racers as I went to check out our new hybrid. It was sitting an inch from the ground,I joke you not. It was on Motgei Racing Traklite 2.0 rims and was covered in decals of at least six different companies. On the hood was a large Xbox sticker and a Sparaco sticker clung to the front bumper. Inside was a fully striped out interior with bucket racing seats,a Momo Italy steering wheel and a carbon fiber dash complete with race gauges. What interested me the most was that the dash was set back in the car and the whole thing,specifically the engine case,seemed bigger and longer.

"Crack the hood",I said motioning to Jack.

He cracked it open and what I saw stunned me. A great big V6 was resting under the hood with twin centrifugal superchargers.

"This is...interesting ",Jack said reaching down inside the engine case,"I'm feeling an axle here too..."

He ducked under the car,"good lord,it's all wheel drive and it's got a freaking Hypercharger."

"Can you even see the electric motor in there?",I asked going down on my knees.

"This is the coolest Prius on the face of the Earth",Jack said.

"It is",I said,"let's go back to the Ford and lock this up here for now,we can figure out what to do with it in the morning."

Jack yawned,"sounds good to me."

Jack locked up the car and we went back to Dad,who was herding the others inside the Ford.

"You kids tired?",he asked.

"Yeah",I replied.

"Get in son",Dad said,"jack were going to a Holiday in across town,just follow me.

"Okay",Jack said walking back to the Falcon.

I climbed in the Ford and strapped myself into the seat. Dad started the Ford and before I knew it we were in the hotel parking lot. DJ and Jack pulled in beside us and began unloading their cars,as did we. We walked into the hotel lobby and Dad checked us in before we went to our rooms. I got mine with Shelby(lucky me),and Tristan and Tess got one together. While Will and James shared with Taylor,DJ and Jack shared one,Mom and Dad had one and Frank was with Josh. I walked into our room and shut the door. It was plain room,two beds,a lamp table between them,a couch in one corner and a TV in front of it. An Ac Unit hung out the window and there was a shower next to it.

"You can go first",Shelby said turning on the AC.

"Okay",I replied her.

I grabbed nothing but black flannel pants,since I never slept with a shirt on and went into the shower. I scrubbed all the sweat from my scales before polishing them and then getting out and dring off. I then took a washcloth and gently began cleaning the membrane on my wings. It was stronger than silk,but I'd torn it a few times because it's like tissue paper when it's wet and it took months to heal. Managing not to tear up my wings,I dried them off and slipped on my pants before rolling into bed. Shelby quickly showered off before turning on the AC and rolling into bed next to me. Fourteen and I was already mated,way to go Seth.

Shelby curled against me,pressing her back to my stomach. I twined my tail with hers and lay a wing over her before placing my head on top of her's.

"Goodnight my love",I said licking her snout.

"Goodnight to you my boy",she replied smiling and returning my lick. I lay my head back on her's and it wasn't two minutes later I fell off. Thoughts of the next day's race running rampant in my mind.