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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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“The famous rookie Lightning McQueen, competitor in the Piston Cup, has disappeared in the middle of his trip to California, leaving a limited time frame of five days before the opening of the upcoming tiebreaker race.”
Or at least, that's what the news reports say.
When the purpose for which an android is created leads to the eradication of its naturally free programming, the only thing separating an empty shell of entertainment from a living being is a highway.
Note: Includes elements from the video game Detroit: Become Human, so it may be confusing if you haven't seen it. Disclaimers: Everything is inaccurate. I know nothing about racing, the US, androids, cities, cars, legal matters, medicine, or anything else in the professional or social spheres. I just like Cars and DBH, and I thought it would be fun.
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You're my Mirror... Staring Straight Back at Me by JediMom2021
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)
09 Dec 2025
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Doc had a routine.
The same one everyday.
Hearing the sharp knock on his front door at 7am and listening to Sheriff shout his name was certainly not part of his routine.
"Dammit." Was his only thought.
Or.. Doc's POV of Cars
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- Part 1 of Beauty in Broken Glass
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I'm Lightning. A race car driver who got lost. I don't quite know how it happened. One minute I was in trailer, the next they accused me of destroying the road. It's all so crazy.
(Or: Cars as Lightning. With additional development of Lightning's scenes and backstory.
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"Hey Doc, you might want to come down to the station," Sheriff suggests to him over his clinic's phone.
"There's some suits here asking for you specifically, said they dropped by your house.”
"What do you mean people with suits are looking for me? Why would they need me? You're the Sheriff." Carefully pulling the next looping stitch through the small laceration on the little boy's arm.
"Yeah.. well they have some official looking files with them, so I would hurry up what you're doing and get here before they sniff you out at your clinic.”
Finishing another stitch, he grumbled, "Give me ten minutes and I'll be there, just stall them Mike. You're good at that."
Mater's green eyes lit up as he ripped the ruby red lollipop out of Doc’s hand.
(Or the story where Doc raises Lightning from the very beginning. Some things change, some things will stay the same. Buckle up!)
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- Part 1 of Bio Dad AU
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McQueen is tired
Since he can remember the only language of affection he received was abuse, first his father, he wasn't a bad father but when his mother left them everything became horrible, he started to drink and luckily for him he looked too much like his mother, his father barely saw him in his drunken state and didn't hesitate to hit him, although he wasn't such a bad father when he was sober, I would just prefer him to be like that always.
then Harv arrived
Harv was much, much worse, there was never a moment in which he wasn't a good person, there was never a moment in which he didn't receive a reprimand from his manager who ended up being his tutor, how lucky he is, his father next to Harv was Jesus himself, his skin has multiple scars that show it, his father at least never left him physical scars
In the end, he was alone in a world where you have to be strong to survive, at least he was fulfilling his dream, running towards making his life less bad
and he thought it would be like that until he got lost in that crappy town
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Euphemisms and Cars doing the do
I did this for a bet ×So please don't take it seriously ×Extra Cursed ×I did win the bet though ×My friends offered me points if I wrote a fic in the car for Cars and made them laugh ×They expected something Eldritch ×Instead, it's Cars smut and the first smut I've written -
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(Humanized Cars) Whumptober 2025
A collection of one-shots or short series and short AUs.
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He swallowed thickly, “That’s, erm, that’s–”
When he couldn’t get the words out, Doc frowned but not unkindly as he gently placed the box down. “Son,” that nickname had certainly taken Lightning some time to get used to. Even now, it made him feel fuzzy; the warmth that bloomed each time Doc used it gave Lightning a sense of belonging, “if you don’t want to talk about it, that’s okay.”
“No, no, it’s fine, it’s just,” he bit his lip, worked the skin between his teeth before finally admitting the truth, albeit very quietly, “my mom’s ashes are in there.”
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Whumptober day 28: Constellation
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- Part 5 of Hummus' five days of whumptober 2025
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Mcqueen esta cansado
desde que tiene memoria el unico lenguaje de cariño que resivia era el abuso, primero su padre, no era mal padre pero cuando su madre los dejo todo se volvio horrible, empezo a beber y para su suerte el se parecia demaciado a su madre, su padre apenas lo veia en su estado de ebriedad no dudaba en golpearlo, aunque no era tan mal padre cuando estaba sobrio, solo preferiria que estuviera asi siempre
despues llego Harv
Harv fue mucho, mucho peor, no habia momento alguno en el que no fuera buena persona, no habia momento en el que no recibiera una reprimienda por su manager el cual termino siendo su tutor, que suerte tiene, su padre a lado de Harv era el mismo jesus, su piel tiene multiples cicatricez que lo muestran, su padre al menos nunca le dejo cicatricez fisicas
al final, estaba solo en un mundo en donde tienes que ser fuerte para sobrevivir, al menos estaba cumpliendo su sueño, correr hacia que su vida fuera menos mala
y penso que asi seria hasta que se perdio en ese pueblo de mala muerte
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Pre Cars movie. Lightning and Mack get caught up in a snow storm in the middle of nowhere.
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Yes, Lightning had just been fired by one of the most lame and unknown sponsors he had ever heard of. He could almost laugh, if he wasn’t in the middle of…whatever this was.
Or, how Lightning started working for Rust-eze.
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Lightning Mcqueen was at the top of the world. Racing against friends and new racers was an amazing feeling. Everything was great until a new racer show up. His name? Jackson Storm. After he show up, everything in the racing sport started to change. Racers, teams, sponsors and the public.
Edit: Currently editing all the chapters as I realized that there are some mistakes. I will keep updating tho :D
((So I saw a pic about Storm and then I discover fanfics about Storm and Lightning and totally ship them. Sadly there isn't many fanfics of this two so I'm making one myself. This fanfic take place at the beginning of Cars 3 since I think the movie was a bit rushed. Also I will be changing the age of some characters.))
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- Part 1 of Ceraunophile
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Occurs in an alternate universe where McQueen never replaced himself with Cruz and ended up losing to Storm. Also, this takes place in 2024/2025 because I just had to do this ;-;
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It’s the 2017 next gens 7th-8th year on the track, with Jackson Storm still being the long reigning champion. Just how long will that last when the only model of his kind, Acer Racecliff, enters the track?
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After seeing the success of their previous model race cars, Next Gen decides to make more, with more improved speed and aerodynamics, which are projected to come out in 2027. However, one comes out in 2024 instead.
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Disowner: I do not own the characters in this story and credit goes to the rightful owners.
Sorry for the grammar
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Joseph Aaron Hudson aka. Doc Hudson
Matthew Aaron McQueen aka. Lightning McQueen (30 – 31 years)
Sally Maggie Carrera aka. Sally McQueen later on(27 – 28 years)
Roscoe McqueenFollow Ligtning as his life goess on.
What happens when lightnings past gets back to hunt him.#RelationshipsGrowing
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McQueen desaparece del ojo público tras su retiro. Nadie sabe a dónde fue y que es de el.
Francesco deja atrás su ego solamente para ir a buscarlo.
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slow down you crazy child, you're so ambitious for a juvenile by P0ET
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)
25 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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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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To put it lightly as possible; Lightning McQueen is not experiencing the best of times. His career is on the line and he just can’t find something to fix it.
All because of this- this sensational rookie Jackson Storm— who appeared out of nowhere.
Worst of all, he has it out for McQueen, for one reason or another. So, why the heck does he keep running into him?
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Previously titled— “Redline”
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Lightning McQueen and Sally Carrera take on their next adventure: Parenthood. But they soon realize that raising a racer takes more than just a full tank and a smooth start. The folks of Radiator Springs will discover that some roads have more twists and turns than they ever expected.
NOTE: This is an older fanfiction I originally posted on FFN. I'm currently revising the older chapters before reposting them here to share the story with a broader audience who may not have read it before. Feel free to continue reading on the other site, but keep in mind that the earlier chapters there aren't as well edited, and my writing skills have since improved.
By the way, there is a Spotify playlist (soundtrack) for this story (just search How to Raise a Racecar). I add songs that inspire or remind me about the story and its characters.