Part Three of the 999 Racing series opens with our last villain, Kronos, working at a local diner, 18 years after the events of Death Race for Love and two years after the events of Legends Never Die. He is tired and hard at work to get everyone’s orders in.
Kronos: OK. So that’s pastrami on rye, a pasta salad, two hot coffees…
Customer one: No, no. It was one hot coffee and one iced coffee.
Kronos: Oh no. I’m sorry.
Customer two: We’ve been waiting an hour!
Kronos: {Getting mad.} I know. I’m sorry.
Customer three: What kind of place is…
Kronos: {Extremely furious and throwing the hot coffees into the customers’ faces.} I’M SORRY!!!! I SAID I WAS SORRY! OK?! I’m just going through a lot right now, and I can’t think straight. So get off my back.
Manager: {Noticing the commotion.} Kronos, you’re fired. {He proceeds to throw Kronos out of the restaurant.} And stay out!!
{Kronos cries on the street as Nostradamus, our villain for this story, walks up to him.}
Nostradamus: Look at you. One minute, you are the biggest name in the sports world. The next thing you know, you’re serving up Darjeeling tea for ungrateful humans.
Kronos: Who are you?
Nostradamus: I am Nostradamus, philosopher, and prediction, God. I have predicted pretty much every event in major history, including the JFK assassination, World War II, and the losing streak of the New York Knicks. I’m here to help you get what you desire, which is…..
Kronos: Revenge against Jarad Higgins and his friends. So what’s the plan?
Nostradamus: First, we capture Patrick Higgins, Jarad’s brother. Then, we set up a university.
{Meanwhile, Jarad, Dark Wrld, and Jason Firestone are getting ready for a graduation party for Starfire. Decorations can be seen everywhere, including on the table where the food is being set up.}
Jarad: I can’t believe that Starfire is graduating high school!!!!! She’s going to love this party.
Jason: I know. I even brought some of my famous tacos.
Dark Wrld: {Noticing that Jason’s tacos are dangerously close to a plate of coleslaw.} Ayy! Please don’t touch my coleslaw. I spent three days making that, Jason.
Jason: {Sarcastically.} Oh, don’t worry, Dark Wrld. I won’t touch your precious slaw.
{Just at that moment, Starfire walks into the room as Candles by Juice Wrld plays in the background.}
Everyone: {Jumping out to surprise Starfire.} Surprise!!!!
Starfire: Wow! Thanks, guys. I didn’t think that graduation meant anything to people! Plus, I got some good news. {She pulls out a college acceptance letter.} I’m going to be one of the first students at a new college called Nostradamus University!!!! Plus, it’s on a baseball scholarship.
Jarad: That’s awesome!!! You can do school here at home. Then afterward, you can hop in that Corvette I got you and ride to baseball practice.
Starfire: Dad, look. I know you really wanted me to do online school for college. But I decided to go in person, just to get the college experience.
Jarad: OK. But you’ll still live at the house.
Starfire: I also decided to live on campus, Dad.
Jarad: {Shocked.} So what you’re saying is you decided to do school in person and live on campus at this new school that just opened, not knowing what the risks are?
Starfire: Yeah.
Jarad: {Trying to hold back his anger.} I’m very happy for you. Can I have the rest of my mail, please?
Starfire: Sure. Here you go.
{Starfire gives Jarad the rest of the mail, and Jarad hands it out to everyone.}
Dark Wrld: Alright! PlayRace!!!!
Jason: Isn’t that a girl magazine?
Dark Wrld: No. That’s Girl Magazine.
Jarad: {Trying to get his mind off of what he just heard from Starfire.} OK. Junk, jury duty, gas bill, the electric bill, and expired Chick-Fil-A coupons. Well, nothing good for me. I gotta read the headlines.
{Jarad runs outside to his balcony to read the headlines on his phone and process what Starfire said.
At this moment, he sees a YouTube video that’s titled ‘NFL Star Patrick Higgins goes Missing.’ Jarad immediately clicks on it.}
News reporter: Breaking news: Patrick Higgins, star quarterback for The Dallas Cowboys, has just been reported missing 12 minutes ago. He was last seen on the Tennessee Titans football field, where he was set to play a game against the Tennessee Titans with the Cowboys next week.
Patrick: {In the video shown on the news.} Alright, guys!! I want to see BBQ ribs on the field!!! I want to see hot chicken!!!! I want to see Jack Daniels on the field!! I love Nashville!!!!!
Jarad:{Watching this.} Oh, my Tony Romo!!! {He barges into the house.} Guys! My brother has gone missing! We have to find him!
All: What?!
Starfire: But Dad! College tours for Nostradamus U start in one hour! I want my family and friends to see where I’ll be going to school and playing baseball!
Jarad: {Not wanting to hear about the university.} Yeah, yeah, yeah. Fine! We can do a quick tour. But then we have to find Uncle Patrick! Deal?!
Starfire: Deal.
Jarad: {Under his breath.} And we can tell them that you’d rather be in online school at home with me.
Starfire: What?
Jarad: Nothing. Let’s see your school!!
{Jarad, Starfire, Jason, and Dark Wrld head out the door to find Patrick Higgins and see Nostradamus University. But what they don’t know is that this is all part of Nostradamus and Kronos’ plan to get revenge. To be continued…..}
