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The Rancaar Racing Circuit, named after Alec Rancaar who developed the concept and rules of speeder racing, is where the best of the best frequent. Teams from all over the galaxy come to compete against one another, in hopes of winning prizes and prestige.

Dio parked the classy black speeder in a free space of the busy parking lot. The place was packed, which was to be expected. The circuit got incredibly busy during races.

Cosette and Dio made their way in the stands until they were at two free spaces in the front line, which was the best view. Cosette dangled her legs off the seat and looked excited, crimson eyes taking in everything, while Dio dug into the concession stand purchases. The race would start soon.

To an outsider paying close attention, Dio and Cosette would be eye catching. They stood out from normal humans in a way indescribable and when they stopped moving, they were too still. Dio looked too at ease and relaxed for it to really be real, and Cosette was far too lovely for it to be natural.

They had some human appearances and emotions to catch up on.

Getting there just as the racers were introduced, Liam parked his car. It was a sleek black car of the latest model. Kaida preferred her lightning blue classic, but her driving always worried him. The two separated as Liam went to get snacks and Kaida went to find Sette.

Stunningly beautiful and petite, the super was far from normal. Her walk far to graceful, and her eyes flitted about taking in the scene far to fast. When they had first met, Liam had tried to help her seem more human, but it hadn't peaked her interest enough or seemed important enough to do much about it. He gave up and the two resigned themselves to the glances she recieved. Ice-blue eyes easily finding her friend, the super maneuvered her way far to easily through the crowd and sat by Sette, smiling. "Hello there dear, where's Dio?"

Liam made his way through the crowd easily enough on his own, and was fairly supprised when he found Dio in the crowd. "Hey there." It wasn't like the male super was hard to spot, just like the two girls, he stuck out in a crowd.

A light blush crept into the super's cheeks. "Not exactly...I'll get around to it." She said no more about the topic as the two boys were back. How would Liam react to her and Dio? She really didn't want to think about that at the moment, banishing the blush.

Jumping up Kaida hugged Dio, truely jumping so that she could hug him around the neck before letting go and smiling. "Morning!"

Liam tried to stifle a laugh at the site of her jumping for a hug, but stopped when she shot him a death look. "No need to be starring at people like that this early in the morning short stuff." He recieve a 'light' punch on the arm for that comment, but suffered no more damage than that at the moment. Despite what Kaida thought, he was able to see the connection between his 'little sister' and his friend. Not that he wouldn't give them a hard time once they came out about it, just because he could as the little super's 'big brother'. So he sat on the other side of Cosette, allowing for Kaida to sit by her crush. "Hey Sette, how've you been?"

The announcer was taking his sweet time, Diesel thought, as he donned his racing gloves and began to strap on his helmet. His Speeder was designed for agility as opposed to defense on the track. Veratian racers were notorious for playing dirty.

Finally, after all the racers had been announced, the call came for Racers to mount their speeders. Diesel winced as he threw his leg over the side. He knew it was too early to race after that crash he had during the preliminary rounds, but broken ribs wouldn't keep other racers from stealing his top ranking.

Among the roar of thirty engines starting, Diesel felt his heart quicken. Any moment the race would start.

Dio looked down at her and chuckled, catching up on her thoughts.
" I doubt they would like us being there, and it would sort of blow our cover." He mumbled, knowing she could hear him. He rested his cheek on the top of her head while watching the racers turn on their engines. To a normal human, it was loud. To a Super, if they didn't manage their hearing, it was defeaning.

Cosette bobbed her head as Liam talked, smirking as Kaida stuck her tounge out at him. She agreed with Kaida, no sense just wasting away and doing nothing. Though, sometimes it was good to have a balance. She turned her head and body away from Liam to face the track. She could pick up every sweat drop, every tiny detail, every flaw in the skin of each racer, something she doubted even Dio or Kaida could do without receiving the same 'programming' she had.

Cosette beamed as the race started. Her eyes followed the racers easily, though they found their crimson selves resting mostly on Diesel. Yeah, he was attractive in her eyes. Of course, nearly every female on the planet thought the same, though most just wanted the glamour that came with dating a famous person. He was a shoe-in for DAR recruitment, and it was always good to keep an eye on those types.

Of course, it helped when you kept an eye on someone attractive. She wondered if anyone noticed she was watching him closely. If Kaida did, Cosette would be mercilessly teased for it.

(( Maybe just one more post for the race?))

Time was pressing, there really was no telling exactly when the race would end. Diesel made it a point never to look at the time-clock, leader board or the large display screen. He had even ordered Nash to keep silent on the comm lines unless there was an emergency. A pro pilot, he'd always thought, kept his mind on the vehicle - the sound, the feel - always adjusting to find the perfect balance for the machine.

He'd kept a watch on his track position, though, and soon realized that they'd made the second circuit. As the leader's pack rounded the corner Tahn Veena was in the lead followed closely by Allam Nah, Diesel, and Kareena Altimori respectively. At the beginning of the third lap, Allam Nah's right rear gusset kicked out a rain of sparks that showered Diesel dangerously. Nah was loosing power quickly, Diesel was stuck behind his failing speeder.

He flipped the comm switch, "Nash! Tell that b*****d to get out of the way! He'll kill Altimori and I!"

"Understood." Was the crackled reply. Diesel could only hunker down in the seat and wait for Nah to give up the race.

To Diesel's fury, Nah simply looked over his shoulder, and revved the already floundering engine more. The further acceleration caused the gusset to break loose completely, sending a large sized piece of metal hurling for Diesel. He knew that he could get out of the way, but Kareena would never see it coming.

Cursing what morality Nash had been able to beat into him, Diesel swung his speeder wide - wrenching his ribs painfully - and allowed the gusset to scrape the side of his speeder, impeding it's trajectory enough to keep it from plowing head first int Kareena Altimori's face. Instead, the metal plastered the front of her speeder and caused her to spin out of control. Diesel held his breath, watching for Kareena to recover. She managed to survive - he saw - and was clutching her right arm.

Diesel turned his attention back to the race. By now Nah had been ordered off the track by the officials, and Nash was racing to catch Tahn Veena. Veena's superior machine held little surprises for Diesel - he knew it's weakness. As Veena swung upward to the top of the track's last curve, Diesel swung downward, effectively cutting off Veena's path to the inside - and faster - track. Veena tried desperately to make up for his mistake, but Diesel had the edge with his more maneuverable machine.

The winner's circle that day had cost him an expensive paint job, and some minor repairs to the left stabilizers. His side was aching and it was all he could do to endure the quickie photo shoot that accompanied the winning celebration. He couldn't reach the racer's locker rooms soon enough...