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Rule one of undercover work: don't fall for your asset.
Finn McMissile has never broken this rule in his life -- until he married Lightning McQueen.
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- Part 13 of Cars (Translation)
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01 Aug 2026
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very well-written and gut-wrenching, this ship is usually a tough sell for me but this fic brought it to life and I really enjoyed it
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Nothing Remains but the Cry of My Hate by Union (UnionRags123)
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)
21 Nov 2024
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"Legacy be damned, Cal Weathers was done playing nice in a world that had given him so much pain."
The rest of the world may have let Chick Hicks get away with it, but Cal Weathers is not the rest of the world.
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16 Jul 2026
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Holley realizes that she needs to make a tough decision, and she needs to make it before anyone else gets hurt.
That decision, you may ask?
Whether or not she should kill her boyfriend.
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03 Jul 2026
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ow that hurt (compliment)
do not read while listening to "cigarette smoke" again
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Chick Hicks is the “villain,” of the racing world. He has been for many years. But not by choice. He did it because it’s the role his team wanted him to play. The villainous traits would be a good contrast against Strip’s noble ones, and it would make for a good rivalry, they said.
Since his team told him to listen or be fired, Chick listened to his team and wore the mask.
But how long can you wear a mask before it becomes your true nature?
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30 Jun 2026
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how dare you make me feel bad for Chick Hicks
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hotshot racers and even hotter questions! by orphan_account
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)
02 Nov 2024
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YouTube:// Lightning McQueen vs. Cal Weathers vs. Bobby Swift | Hot Ones Versus
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“Can I add something?” Lightning starts while chewing. “Whoever loses, their crew chief has to eat a piece.”
Cal looks at him in horror, “Oh god, I think I got the least points so far.” He takes a napkin and dips it into a cup of water to wipe his eyes. Lightning seems to be okay on the outside, but Doc can tell he's suffering too.
Bobby is faring much better. “Rest in peace your uncle's stomach.” He crosses the air in Strip’s direction. “Vaya con Dios.”Bookmarked by thekeyboardplayer
23 Jun 2026
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Still reeling from her breakup with Mater, Holley Shiftwell goes back to CHROME. An unexpected offer from Finn McMissile leads them both to open up. Kind of a sequel to my fanfic "Midnight Rain".
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18 Jun 2026
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Cars 3: A Rude Awakening. by Solomon_C
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies), Cars (Movies), Need for Speed (Video Games)
11 Mar 2026
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This is an alternate version of what could have occurred in Cars 3 if Lightning had reacted differently to Storm. In the actual film, he makes peace with the fact that it's simply the age of the next-gen racers, coaches Cruz, and becomes a mature mentor.
However, what if he never matured?
What if he became bitter the officials allowed Storm to compete with him despite Storm being a newer, different design to him?
What if, instead of moving past his anger, he allowed it to stew, and started plotting revenge?
What if he went to an extreme and took advantage of the lax Piston Cup regulations to finally have the #95 beat Storm?
What if he was willing to compromise the safety and the integrity of the Cup just to prove a point?
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30 May 2026
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On a warm summer day, Mater expects a visit from his long-distance girlfriend. But it doesn't turn out the way he hoped it would.
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12 Apr 2026
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The beginning of the new-world. The end of the dead-world.
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None of this is right.
Almost as if manifested by the thought, Lightning appears. Mack blinks, and he’s there after a few frames of dark. Mack smiles down at him, involuntary, but not without great effort. He can't hold the expression.
Something in Lightning’s face turns Mack’s voice soft. “Hey Bucko,” he says to him quietly and without a cough.
Lightning speaks to him; but his heart sinks as he can't separate his voice from the siren. Mack can only stare in a listless fog and fail to read his lips. Presumably, he’s saying all the usual things, so Mack imagines them instead. Help is on the way. Just hang on. I love you.
Lightning is trembling. His pupils are blown, adrenaline-sick. Mack reaches out to hold him.
But he cannot move.
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Cars Apocalypse AU. Mind the tags.
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- Part 1 of Cars Apocalypse AU
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07 Apr 2026
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Marcus the car is running one of many illegal fracking operations in the desert, using local aquifers to harvest natural gas. He doesn't expect his mining team to be interrupted by Lightning McQueen.
He’s going to kill that fucker.
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04 Apr 2026
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“You’re not a hero. Just a champion.”
The world thinks Lightning McQueen is invincible.
He’s not.But sometimes breaking in front of everyone is the bravest thing a champion can do.
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19 Feb 2026
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Sally and Lightning finally have a quiet evening to themselves. It takes a turn for the worse when Sally, horrified, discovers a secret from his past that Monty had long-buried. Why didn't he tell her?
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- Part 4 of Find Yourself
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17 Jan 2026
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Lightning and his meticulously curated “carefree” persona slowly unravels in Sally’s eyes, and she finds it deeply, inconveniently hot.
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14 Jan 2026
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Lightning thought it would be a great idea to prank Cal with his biggest fear. Of course this ends horribly, and Cal and Bobby decide to give Light a taste of his own medicine by scaring him right back with his own phobia. In the end the boys learn to respect each other’s fears, even when pranking.
Or, Lightning scares Cal and gets karma.
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02 Jan 2026
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Doc dies.
The entire town grieves, and on top of it all, every single one of them comes down with a nasty case of the flu all at once.
Except for Lightning, because Lightning never gets sick.
But then it starts to snow.
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Lightning is having one of the worst weeks of his entire life. He copes by shoveling snow.
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01 Nov 2025
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"I Look In People's Windows, Transfixed By Rose Golden Glows." by madness_on_the_milano
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)
03 Oct 2025
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Whumptober '25, day three
Prompt - isolation and found familySeries
- Part 3 of Whumptober '25
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03 Oct 2025
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"I don't want to," he says, still feeling a little bit manic from earlier. "Call it a night." He'd been playing it in his head all day and can't figure out what he did wrong. He wants to try it again. "Let me go to the track."
The sheriff starts, blinking at Lightning. "The track?"
Lightning groans low and tries not to throw a complete hissy-fit. "Yes, the track. The dirt track. The one from earlier. That track."
or; during lightning's first week in radiator springs, he and the sheriff have a late night conversation
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- Part 14 of weathers family farm
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03 Sep 2025
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slow down you crazy child, you're so ambitious for a juvenile by P0ET
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)
26 Aug 2025
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Lightning McQueen has always believed being a racer means pushing past the pain...until his knees remind him otherwise. From starting as a one-man show to collapsing mid-race in front of his crew when he ignores the warning signs, Lightning’s career is marked by a pain he can’t outrun.
But it’s also marked by the people who step up for him one way or another: Mack, Doc, Cal and Bobby, and soon, the whole town. In both big and small gestures, they teach him that asking for help isn’t weakness. It's a part of life.
(OR; a series of connected snapshots about Lightning's chronic knee pain and how he learns to let others in.)
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- Part 4 of "under the hood, you and I are the same"
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27 Aug 2025
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In their first season together as a team, Lightning and Doc take on the home track of Chick Hicks at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Except "Lightning" McQueen appears to be absent from the track. But it's fine, because "Bulldozer" McQueen can get the job done in his place. (Uh, maybe.)
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26 Aug 2025
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Human AU
Monty McQueen, a new member of the royal guard, notices a lovely lady from across the courtyard and decides to shoot his shot.
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16 Aug 2025