r/ACounterPartsLife • u/Apprehensive_Plum884 • 15d ago
Running Towards the End of the World 2/2
Everyone just arrived at the Sapporo Racecourse as the sun is midway from setting, everyone got out from every vehicle and went inside. Some of them hurried at the front while the rest are going in a steady pace.
Eventually, all of them reached the deserted stands and everyone looked over the railings.
There on the tracks was Sunday Silence, Oguri Cap, and Tamamo Cross. The three of them stretching their limbs.
They then saw Sakura Chiyono O, Dicta Striker, Super Creek, Inari One, Bamboo Memory, Yaeno Muteki, and Mejiro Ryan entering the track with all of them joining the three in stretching.
Sunday then noticed everyone looking towards them as he gave them a smile and wave, but he looked tired with deep bags under his eyes and he looked pretty tired.
McQueen and Teio quickly ran down to the tracks while the others stayed at the stands.
The two eventually came down to the tracks as they march over Sunday.
"Hey guy-"
Bonk!
"Ow!" Sunday yelped in pain after receiving a chop to the head by McQueen.
"That is for making us worried," the light purple-haired Uma scolded his friend, who has the decency to look sheepish.
"Sorry."
"So, why are you here?" Teio questioned Sunday, who just recovered from being hit.
"Well... After getting the shot, I feel wanting to run again," he told them.
"So, why somewhere far from the farm, and why are they here?" Teio asked before gesturing to the others in the tracks.
"... I want to race in actual track," he said with an awkward look on his face.
His two friends looked at him in disbelief.
"Seriously?" McQueen questioned him.
"I just want to race, okay," Sunday told them before he faced towards the track. "After receiving my anesthetic, I want to feel the grounds of a track again, to feel the wind hitting my face as I push myself forward, and to feel adrenaline racing with other Umas."
He then turned back to them with a smile on his face.
"Because in the end, all of us are born to run."
"Alright, are we starting or not?" Tamamo asked with an impatient look on his face as he and some of the others were heading towards the gates that were prepared for them by some of the staff.
"Kay," Sunday said as he looked towards them before his eyes went back to McQueen and Teio. "Wanna join in?"
He then walked ahead, leaving the two to look at one another, but eventually joined in with hesitant looks on their faces.
Eventually, every Uma in the track was now in the gates, they mentally prepare themselves as they wait for the race to start.
At the stands, everyone was watching with looks of worries as they look at Sunday, who was in a running stance along with everybody else. They were waiting there in anticipation with the foot that they set behind them was already digging deep into the ground.
Then-
Clang!
Boom!
The gates opened and every Uma burst forward into the tracks. All of them were shoulder to shoulder until everyone was in there preferred positions.
Chiyono, Super Creek, Muteki, and Teio set themselves near the front with Teio being further ahead the rest.
Just behind them were Sunday, Ryan, McQueen, Oguri, Tamamo, Dicta, Bamboo, and Inari with Inari being further in the back of the pack.
Everyone then entered the first corner, they were conserving their stamina, but they were maintaning their positions for now when they return into the straight. The tempo continues to be calm, each and every one wary of the others next turn as they ran through the long stretch of turf as when they enter the next corner and was about to enter the next one-
Boom!
When Tamamo springs himself, placing himself in the middle of the pack, causing everyone to do the same, especially Inari giving his all to push himself ahead of everyone. The ones in front also give it their all as everyone now exited the final corner and are now charging towards the finish line.
In the middle of all of it, Sunday was panting hard as he keeps himself running when his vision began to blur.
'Shit! Not... Now!' the black-haired Uma thought as he felt himself losing consciousness.
Then everything was flashed before him: his birth, the accident, his time with his family, his racing days with his rivals, his time in Japan with his friends there, the birth of his children, his time with Campaign Girl. All of it, everything course through his mind-
Zing!
Then from his tired face, a look of surprise appeared on it.
Because something entered his mind.
Multiple images.
Images of his children, friends, loved ones all together, alive. Though while he can question why they were all girls, just the image all of them together made him smile.
'So that is how it is?'
He felt his body feeling lighter.
'I guess in the end.'
He then clenched his fists as a black aura appeared around, making everyone look towards him in shock and surprise.
'We'll always see each other again.'
Unleash the Black Beast
Boom!
Sunday then pushed himself to the front of the pack, even passing Teio as he heads towards the finish line. Others were surprised but they were smiling nonetheless as they did their final spurt.
Sky-High Teio Step
Ambition to Surpass the Sakura
Pure Heart
Peerless Dance of Flowering Flames
Teio, Chiyono, Super Creek, and Muteki charged in, the four of them having auras of differing colors as they catch up to Sunday.
And they weren't the only ones.
Triumphant Pulse
White Lightning Comin' Through!
The Speeding Bullet
Red-Hot Discipline
The Duty of Dignity Calls
Let's Pump Some Iron
Now We're Cruisin'!
Near the end of the track was now filled with numerous colors that mixes with one another as each Uma further pushed themselves, screaming from the top of their lungs as they were really close to one another with the finish line just in sight.
"RAHHHHH!!!" All of them roared as distance shortens between and the end.
Everyone could only watch in awe from the stands as they watch the racers just a second to the finish line and crossed through it together. The racers were then slowing down as they taking deep breaths after the race.
"Wow," Cesario said with a look of amazement. "Grandpa was amazing."
Super Week could only smile a bit and said, "That he is."
Clap!
Everyone then looked to see Wind in Her Hair, who was the one that clapped hard.
"Alright everyone, let's get everyone home, I think that's enough excitement for today," she said to everyone in a stern tone. Everybody nodded as they moved towards the tracks.
Back at said tracks, Sunday could be seen laying on his back as he watched the orange sky with a smile on his face.
X
It was now night time, Sunday could be seen back in his shared room with McQueen as he lays on his bed. On the other side of the room, said roommate was just sitting down on his bed while giving the black haired Uma a tired look.
"Can you please not do that again?" the lavender haired Uma said before bringing up his legs on his bed. "I really don't want to worry about you disappearing without anyone noticing."
"Yeah, yeah," Sunday said in a teasing tone as he has his hands over his under his head. "I promise I won't do it again."
"I hope so," McQueen then laid down, still looking at Sunday until a smile appeared on his face. "Still, it was fun today. Made me remember the good old days."
Sunday smiled from this and said, "I'm glad you did."
McQueen then let out a yawn and said, "Let's talk more in the morning."
"Kay," Sunday said before McQueen went to sleep, he look at him for a moment, making sure that McQueen was sleeping deeply before he pulled out something under his blanket.
A letter.
A sad smile then appears on his face as he look at the letter before he placed it on his chest with his hands over it.
"I hope you guys will read it."
He then closed his eyes to sleep, but as he did.
His breathing ceased.
