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birds and brothers and other assorted synonyms by Ao3time, hoebiwan, quandaries_and_contradictions
Fandom: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
08 Dec 2022
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A Reverse Robin AU in which Damian is a tired older brother, Duke is a ray of sunshine, and Dick is a baby talon.
(Each of us has their own slightly different spin on things, so timelines may not add up perfectly.)
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08 Jun 2025
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(Humanized AU) (Alternative Universe)
Doc got up and walked nervously around the room. "And what should I do now?"
"Find out if he's your son. If you want."
"Damn it!" Doc muttered. "Michael, if there's a kid out there who's mine, then I want to meet him. He could be my boy. My son."
"But he could also not be. You have to be prepared for everything," Sheriff said and tried to be logical.
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Doc lives an orderly life, which is thrown upside down one day when he finds a picture of a young racer in the newspaper. The boy looks like Doc in his twenties. To get to the bottom of this, he drives to Los Angeles with Sheriff and becomes Lightning's new crew chief after decades of hiding. Two worlds collide. The orderly simple man and the chaotic boy with a few mental problems. Will the DNA test say it's Doc's son?Or: Lightning and Doc develop a father-son relationship, which Lightning desperately needs after his difficult past and Doc needs it as well.
POV changes every now and then.
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- Part 1 of McQueen AU
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06 Jun 2025
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Lightning’s on a winning streak, Doc thinks he can close that 10-point gap, and everything’s looking up. Nothing could go wrong now.
So, naturally, everything goes wrong.
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- Part 1 of "under the hood, you and I are the same"
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03 Jun 2025
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Mack had always said he was a lightweight, but Lightning couldn’t remember ever feeling so affected so fast by a single glass of alcohol.
Rusty squinted at him. “You okay, sonny?”
Lightning just shook his head. “What’s in this stuff?”
“Probably more than what’s supposed to be.” That was Mater, but matching voices to faces was becoming increasingly difficult. The next thing he knew, someone had decided to smack the cup out of his hand.
The day takes a turn for the worst when Lightning and Mater visit their favorite random drifter in the hills, who gives them a taste of his newest batch of moonshine. In his defense, how was Lightning supposed to know that the stuff wasn't made right?
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- Part 23 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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03 Jun 2025
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“Doc?” The kid’s tone was thoughtful, holding no trace of the confusion and anxiety Doc had been fighting since London. “Has anyone ever tried to kill you? Like, actively tried to get rid of you. Like, they saw you and said that’s who I want to kill—get him.”
The question was shocking for all its blunt nonchalance, but Doc kept his tone calm. “No. Not that I know of, at least.”
After the abrupt end of the World Grand Prix, Doc struggles to cope with all the unexpected excitement. Lightning has a solution that may or may not work—only time will tell.
A look into what the aftermath of Cars 2 might’ve looked like if Doc had been alive.
Humanized.
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- Part 34 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
- Part 3 of World Grand Prix: The Post-Race Files
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03 Jun 2025
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The Curious Incident of the Boat in the Summertime by HarpforHim for LetsStealTheirCannons
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)
07 Mar 2023
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“Ya know, most of the fellas I read about who got stuck out in the middle of the ocean never made it back."
"Mater, you're not helping. And we're not in the middle of the ocean, we're in the middle of a lake."
"Same difference," his friend replied with a shrug.
Trapped on a lake in the middle of a hot summer day was not the way Lightning had thought his afternoon was going to go. Maybe things would’ve turned out differently if he hadn’t taken out a boat that didn’t belong to him… and one he didn’t really know how to operate.
(Humanized.)
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- Part 24 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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03 Jun 2025
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Doc's voice crackled through the headset, sounding more and more distant with each passing second. "Are you all right? Maybe you should come in for a quick—"
"Doc," Lightning breathed, not liking the way blinking shook the world and slanted the track. "Doc, I... I think I'm gonna pass out or something..."
The final Grand Prix race at Radiator Springs should have brought the closure Lightning needed. When London continues to plague his dreams, however, he comes to the brilliant conclusion that sleep just isn’t necessary. That goes just about as well as one might imagine it would…
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- Part 35 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
- Part 4 of World Grand Prix: The Post-Race Files
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03 Jun 2025
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My (Little) Brother’s Keeper by HarpforHim for Luv2write, Luna_Rec28
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)
24 Apr 2023
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He had watched Harv corrupt the kid. In the grand scheme of things, it hadn’t taken very long, and that’s what had concerned him the most.
But with Harv taking the reins, there hadn’t been much Mack could do about it except just be there for the kid.
After finding Lightning in Radiator Springs, Mack reflects on how much things had changed since he first met the kid—and who was responsible for it all.
Or, somewhat of an extended/missing scene set after Mack and the press arrive in Radiator Springs.
(Humanized.)
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- Part 3 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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03 Jun 2025
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It hadn't even been five minutes since they’d slipped the gift into Lightning's room when the sound of Doc's car echoed in the drive.
“Dadgum, he’s early.”
"Quick!" Lightning shooed Mater down the stairs. "Sneak out the front! Doc always comes in through the kitch—Hi, Doc!"
To say they were both startled by the man's sudden appearance in the front door would be the understatement of the century.
"All right, what are you two up to this time?"
Reminded of a holiday he hasn’t felt the need to celebrate—like, ever—Lightning works to give Doc a good Father’s Day, second-guessing himself the whole way there.
(Humanized)
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- Part 16 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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03 Jun 2025
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New Friends (Thinkin’ Maybe I Could Use Some) by HarpforHim
Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)
04 Jul 2023
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“Usually when two people go through something like this together, they become friends. At least, that's how it is in the movies."
Now it was Lightning's turn to let out a hesitant chuckle. "We don't even know each other's names yet. Besides, I don't really do on-track friends..."
Or, a take on how Lightning first met Cal. Featuring getting trapped in a dark trailer, cuts, bruises, and a few unexpected heart talks along the way.
(Humanized)
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- Part 11 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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03 Jun 2025
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Acting on intuition and a sickening touch of worry, Doc cupped a hand to Lightning's forehead.
"What?" the kid asked.
"You're racking up a fever."
"Oh." The unnatural calm in Lightning's voice sent more shivers down Doc's spine than any scary story ever could. "Yeah, that seems right."
When Doc takes Lightning camping after a race, he didn’t expect things to go so wrong. Looking back, he should have…
(Humanized)
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- Part 29 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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03 Jun 2025
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“I think it's time for you to take a trip to the hospital." He had to hand it to Doc, the man was hiding his worry well.
Shaking his head proved to be a mistake the second he did it and Lightning squeezed his eyes shut against the rising nausea. "Pass."
"Lightning." Ah... And there was that classic warning tone. "You need a doctor."
"You're a doctor."
"Don't you think that if I could do anything about this, I would?“
Suffering from heat exhaustion during a particularly hot race day causes Lightning’s past comes back to haunt him, and the worst part of it is, he can’t figure out why.
(Humanized)
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- Part 18 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
- Part 13 of Writing As Therapy
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03 Jun 2025
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When Cal's hand ripped away from his, Lightning fought for enough breath to shout.
But none came.
A dull thud echoed through his chest when he landed, his body finally coming to a final resting place.
Biting back a groan, Lightning shifted until he caught sight of his friend.
Cal was out cold, lying in a crumpled heap a few feet away.
What was supposed to be a fun, friendly race to the Charlotte Motor Speedway goes horribly wrong when Cal and Lightning’s car breaks down on the side of the road. Things only go downhill from there…
Written for the Whumptober 2023 Prompt Nos. 1: “How many fingers am I holding up?” and 7: “Can you hear me?” and the Alternate Prompt: Panic.
(Humanized)
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- Part 28 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
- Part 1 of Whumping the Night Away (Whumptober 2023)
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03 Jun 2025
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“Lightning, I need you to talk to me. Give me something, kid. Talk to me…”
Doc gave it a full minute before he let the silence scare him. Several drivers were already pulling down their window netting.
But not Lightning. The #95 was a smoking heap of crunched metal.
When Lightning gets into a twenty-seven car pile-up during a race, the repercussions are as unexpected as they are disastrous. This time, Doc isn’t exactly sure how to pick up the pieces—not when he can barely keep the shards of his own fractured heart from coming completely undone.
(Humanized)
Written for the Whumptober 2023 Prompt No. 22: Vehicular Accident/“Watch Out!”, the Alternate Prompt No. 24: Broken, No. 26: “You Look Awful,” and No. 30: Borrowed Clothing.
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- Part 18 of Whumping the Night Away (Whumptober 2023)
- Part 30 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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02 Jun 2025
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“What time do you think we should wake the kids up?” Strip wondered aloud.
Doc glanced at his watch. “We’ll give them another half hour. It’s not like we need to leave immediately.”
“I’m surprised you haven’t already got Lightning up running laps around the lake,” Sheriff said. He was standing up to eat, due to his sore posterior.
Doc shook his head. “Trust me. The only thing worse than a hyperactive Lightning is an overtired one. Unless you want to deal with him for the rest of the day, we’d better let him sleep.”
...When the menfolk decide to go for a post-racing season, late autumn campout, trouble and hilarity ensues. Naturally, Lightning is the suspected culprit, but Doc has a few pranks up his own sleeve to help give his adopted son a taste of his own medicine.
Note: Contains minor spoilers from my other story, The Art of Revenge.
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02 Jun 2025
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NASCAR drivers often say that the art of revenge is to be able to take someone out of the race, without crashing yourself. Lightning had never wanted to or needed to take anyone out of a race before, but he wasn’t thinking about that now. Chick always made the pit manoeuvre look so easy, so Lightning believed he could do it too...
It's the first race of Lightning's second season in the Piston Cup, but Lightning is worried. He knows what Chick is capable of now, and so he takes it upon himself to protect the new Dinoco rookie from him. However, he quickly discovers that good intentions can often lead to serious consequences. Doc warned him not to be reckless, but young adults always think they know better than their elders, and Lightning is no exception. Old habits die hard, right? And why can't he have a Wii in his motorhome? It’s not like Doc’s ever going to play it. Right?
My first humanized Cars FanFic.
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02 Jun 2025
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What happens if Doc and the rest of Radiator Springs don't make it to the tie breaking race in the end of the first movie? Lightning never gets his head in the game and it ends in disaster when Chick Hicks takes advantage of this. Doc realizes how much the town needs Lightning McQueen and tries to bring him back.
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- Part 1 of The Old and the New
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30 May 2025
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Doc, Lightning, and Mater were staying in a hotel while on the road and were utilizing the pool. Lighting wishes he actually knew how to swim before going to avoid any encounters with death.
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28 May 2025
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Varian stood frozen on the edge of the ship. Only his thoughts and some barrels of Quirineon to keep him company. Thoughts can lead to dangerous things. He only hopes everything can turn out okay.
Or, just me not really liking how Varian's arc was somehow resolved in an episode. With Cass taking his spotlight with her sudden betrayal. (Yes I know about 'Be Very Afraid' but this is before that) Honestly he was really quick to just forgive her, and Rapunzel and Frederick really had no consequences.
Also a slight 'what if Varian stayed on the ship" cause I can't stop thinking about it.Bookmarked by ImhereforfunIguess
28 May 2025
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(Humanized AU)
There he laid.
Unconscious.
Lonely.
In the rain.
Harv manipulates Lightning and Lightning tries to withstand the pressure, which ends up sending him to the hospital. Can Doc find out whats wrong with his kid?
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- Part 1 of He never wanted your best
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28 May 2025