SonicStreetRacer Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Beverly Hills Races
The next morning, Silver and Blaze were tuning their vehicles for the Beverly Hills Races, Silver would use his Solstice, and Blaze would use her Supra in the race. Sonic walked over to them and said: “Okay you two, You ready to score more points to the top?”

“Yes Sonic.” said Silver and Blaze together. Soon, all of the gang members got into their cars and set off for Beverly Hills.

The race crowd was large and there were to be many competitors. When the Speeders arrived, they saw Shadow, Rouge, and Shade, fine tuning their cars for the race. Shadow then got on his megaphone and said: “Okay challengers! This will be a 12 car race, two racers from each team will go. The race will go from here to the Santa Monica Pier, and then down the 10 Freeway, then they will make their way up onto the 5 Freeway, and then make their way through Downtown back here. Drivers, make your way to the starting line.”

Shadow then walked over to Sonic. “Sonic, if one of your drivers wins today, I will fill you in on that contract.”

“We never fail.” said Blaze.

“She’s right, you know.” said Sonic as he gestured Blaze and Silver to head to the starting line.

Rouge and Shade were in the race as well, as well as 8 other racers whose bosses wanted to beat Shadow’s team.

They all revved their engines as they waited for the green flag. Silver looked at Blaze and gave her a “thumbs-up” to reassure her that they’ll do fine. Soon, the green flag was waved and the cars set off on the long and grueling race.

There was a large bunch-up of cars on the first 4 miles, but eventually, Shade came into the lead, with Silver, Blaze, and Rouge not far behind. Everyone else didn’t try too hard to try and catch them, considering that the four in front were the best. Silver and Blaze were in between Shade and Rouge for some of way, and Shade was very good at blocking Silver’s attempts to pass her. Silver did finally pass her on a sharp turn and then used his nitrous to gain distance. But when he entered the 10 Freeway, they had to fight the heavy traffic, and Silver put himself in the wrong place. He found himself stuck behind a semi-truck, allowing for Rouge to assume the lead.

Silver eventually passed the semi and managed to get past Shade, and catch up with Blaze just as they came onto the 5 Freeway. There would be no way to get past Rouge, considering her ability to block easily. Then, Silver had an idea. He first pulled up alongside Blaze and got her attention. He then gestured his hands to her and she acknowledged Silver’s attempt to communicate, and they sprung into action. Silver then continued trying to pass Rouge for the next several miles, until they got onto the home stretch. Silver was very persistent for this segment, and Rouge tried to focus on the finish line which was coming into view. But she was so distracted by Silver, she failed to notice Blaze in her Supra come up alongside. Now they were neck to neck, Rouge tried to gain some distance by engaging her nitrous, but Blaze engaged her nitrous first, and with a big effort, is able to cross the finish line first.

Sonic and the rest of the Sonic Speeders cheered in delight. Blaze was overcome by surprise and adrenaline, she didn’t know what to think. Silver stopped alongside and said:

“Great work, Blaze!!” said Silver yanking her out of her car. Blaze got a hug from him, and later all of the Sonic Speeders were there to congratulate her. Rouge and Shade walked up to Silver and Blaze, and Shade had to say:

“Not too shabby. You’re clever too. That’s a good thing.”

“Thank you…” said Blaze quietly.

Sonic then walked over to Shadow, who had to say: “Alright, Sonic, looks like you’re in. We’ll discuss the deal back at your garage.”

The Sonic Speeders won $15,000 from that race, and they got two pink slips. Knuckles got an ’06 Dodge Viper SRT10, and Big won an ‘08 Shelby GT500SKR

“Okay, thanks Shadow.” said Sonic.

Later that night, Shadow, Rouge, and Shade arrived at the garage to discuss the boost. “Alright, this boost will have 15 cars in 48 hours, starting tomorrow.”

“15 cars?” asked Knuckles.

“That right, Knuckles, and here is the list.” said Rouge.

The list consisted of:

1. Cyan 2006 Ford Focus ST
2. Yellow 2006 Mazda RX-8
3. Yellow-Green 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS
4. Brown 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS
5. Purple 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
6. Maroon 2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed3
7. Blue 2009 Nissan 370Z (Z34)
8. Black 2008 Porsche 911 GT2
9. Turquoise 2005 Porsche Carrera GT
10. Silver 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept
11. Orange 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R
12. Green 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
13. Violet 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
14. Red 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
15. Blue 2004 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster

“That’s a lot of cars. Looks like we’ll need 5 drivers to get 3 of them.” said Sonic.

“So who’s it gonna be this time?” asked Silver.

“I’ll need, Tails, Knuckles, Big, and Silver for this one, you girls are on ‘cover car’ duty.” said Sonic.

“Got it chief.” said Big.

“This contains the car pictures and their locations. Examine them and get them. You have 48 hours starting tomorrow.” said Shade walking out the door with her cohorts.

“Alright, who gets what?” asked Sonic.

“Well Sonic, you should take the fast ones, #8, #12, and #15, since they’re tough to get.” said Knuckles.

“Well, I’ll take #8 and #15, but #12 should be on Tails’ list.”

“Me, with a Lamborghini? I’m not sure…” said Tails unsure of himself.

“C’mon, you need to up the ante on boosts. You can also take #s 11 and 7. So that leaves me with #s 8, 13, and #15.” said Sonic.

“I got #s 14, 6, and 9.” said Knuckles.

“I’ll get #s 3, 4, and 5.” said Big.

“I’m gonna get #1, #2, and #10.” said Silver

“That’s the plan then. Get some sleep everyone. Big heist tomorrow.” said Sonic.