Chapter 95 - A Racer's Upgrade

– The Deserts of Nevada, America - 5:10 PM – 

It's been one week since McQueen met up with his new humanoid friends named Robert, Nikolai and Finn. The three have been training him on how to use this thing called Wheel of Fortune and its ability. Currently McQueen was in a different form and was training with Finn, the one who has become Soft & Wet.

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"Use gasoline bullets on that cactus."  Finn said, pointing to the cactus in the distance.

Following his words, McQueen did just that and fired multiple droplets of gasoline on the cactus like firing bullets from a gun. The gas bullets hit the cactus making holes on it. 

"Good shot, McQueen. Now ignite it on fire."

"Isn't that a bit overkill?"

"Just do it."

Sighing, McQueen then broke apart one of the cables attached to his hull and sent a bolt of electricity on the cactus, igniting it on fire and starts burning to the ground.

"....oooook."

"Come on, you just burned a cactus."

"Look, I'm a racer. Not a fighter."

"Look McQueen. This is the Scp world. This is not your world where racing is everything. Sometimes McQueen, when you keep driving down a road with cracks on it and you can't turn back, what will you do? Turn around or go down the road with the cracks that act as obstacles in your way and push through them?"

"....Push through them."

Finn pats McQueen by his roof, "Good. Hey lads!" He yells to the other two.

Nikolai and Robert, the ones who have become The Hand and Crazy Diamond were sitting on the rocks. Once they heard Finn's yell, the two approached him.  

Seeing them coming, Finn turned back to McQueen and said to him, "Now it's time you climb."

"Climb?"

"Yes. Climb."

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Ten minutes later, the four were now in front of some rocky mountains. One of those mountains was very ginormous which the gang were looking at right now.

"That's a biiiiiig mountain." Robert said while looking at the size of the mountain, which is so tall and big that it makes his head look up in 180 degrees.

Nickolai nodded, "Da, my friend." 

"YOU WANT ME TO CLIMB THAT?!" McQueen exclaimed at the two. He doesn't know why Finn would choose the tallest mountain among a group of them.

"Aye. Don't forget McQueen you are Wheel of Fortune, and it's main ability is to morph and adapt to any given situation. Now try to morph your wheels."

Listening to his words, McQueen tried morphing his wheels, and to his surprise, multiple spikes suddenly popped up.

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"Woah!"

"Good. Now move it!" 

At the next couple of moments, McQueen started climbing up the mountain with the help of his spiked wheels and going for the top. 

"Let's follow him." Finn said to his friends.

"How?" Both asked.

Using his ability, Finn covered himself, Robert and Nikolai in big bubbles on each of them, putting the three inside big bubbles. The bubbles started floating up the mountain while carrying them as Finn was controlling the bubbles and trying to catch up to McQueen. 

Meanwhile McQueen was driving up the mountain while looking straight ahead enjoying every moment of it. 

"WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!"

McQueen kept driving for a good ten minutes until he reached the top. He looked how high he was and decided to enjoy the view by standing next to the edge of the cliff of the mountain's top.

"Enjoying the view?"

Turning around to see Finn, Nikolai and Robert who were inside big bubbles. The three come out the bubbles and they land on the ground while the bubbles pop behind them. They stand next to McQueen and decide to enjoy the view as well. 

"So you decided to float all the way up here just to catch up to me?"

"Can't let you have all the fun by yourself."

"Right..." McQueen smiled, which nobody couldn't see, he looked at the horizon in the distance, the desert landscape and the atmosphere felt like home, but he wasn't.

Facing back to Finn, McQueen began to ask, "Hey Finn, aren't there any good monsters, I mean Scps out there or any good organization that can help us get back home?"

"There are, but the Scp Foundation is somewhat questionable, it might be a 50-50, one is that they contain us and not give us freedom, or help us which the probability might be low unless there is people that can help. If we have a chance with them, we can ask their help, if not, then we can also get help from the Serpent's Hand. But let's stay away from the Chaos Insurgency and the Global Occult Coalition."

"But we have no idea where to find an Scp Foundation site." Robert said.

"Or a Serpent's Hand base." Nickolai added.

"So basically it's a gamble." McQueen sighs.

"Everything is a gamble, McQueen, in this world." Finn said, "That's why we need to play our cards right. And even if we go back to the same CI facilities that Robert and Nikolai wrecked and go through their computers and find their site's locations. It won't do us any good."

"But you guys said you went to the same engineering college together. I mean you must know something about hacking and computers." 

Finn slightly shook his head, "We're still first years in our college. We only got the basics. Not the advanced ones."

"And they might have doubled security in all the facilities and will be ready for an attack." Robert pointed out.

"Well this stinks."

"Don't worry, McQueen. If fate favors us, then it shall be the one to give us the right way."

"Yeah...." McQueen said as he and the rest looked at the sunset.

As the four continue to watch in silence but peaceful atmosphere, thinking of something, McQueen got an idea in mind.

"Hey Finn, do you think I can morph into a more human shape?"

Slightly surprised, Finn thought of it for a moment before replying, "I'm not sure. But since your Wheel of Fortune, it could be possible."

"Hold on, let me try."

The three backed away from him, and then, McQueen started morphing and to the shock of the three, he now had two arms with mandibles on them, legs which helped him to stand like a human. 

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(A/N: Picture not mine and ignore the human arm. Focus on the form. This form shall be called Bipedal form.)

"HOLLLY SHEEEEEETTTT!" The three yelled out in surprise and awe.

"Hahahaha, ka-chow!"

"Ok this is not what I expected." Finn said, feeling flabbergasted.

"He looks like a damn transformer." Robert said with his eyes widened.

"Only without the head, cool alien weaponry and hands. Like the autobots and decepticons." Nickolai added.

"Seems like one week of practicing was worth it." McQueen said, feeling proud of his improvement.

"Still man. Do you even know how to even walk with legs or use your arms?" Finn asked, only to get a response is silence, only for a moment.

"Uhhhhh no."

"Try walking, comrade." Nickolai said.

Trying to take a step forward, he suddenly lost his balance and fell face first on the ground with a loud thud sound. Of course, this was totally new to him, McQueen knows how to drive but walking, not so much. I mean he is from a world of cars, pretty much a word called 'walking' was never heard of or even existed.

"Seems like you're gonna teach me how to.... walk as well." He said deadpanly.

"Aye." Finn nodded.

"Good grief." Robert sighed.

"Good grief indeed, comrade." Nickolai said to his American friend.