#vampire!leland

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Received an amazing birthday art from @rodtorqueredlinefangirl about more of my Vampire Cars AU!

Happy 26th birthday 🥳🎂🎉 for this Long Ge stan!

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A Typical Day at C.H.R.O.M.E Headquarters for a Vampire Spy Car

H/C - For humanized and car versions of the characters

H - applicable for humanized version

C - applicable for car version

(H/C) Leland attempts to rise early out of sheer stubbornness to maintain some semblance of his old life (vampire systems are barely functioning at sunrise)

(H) Vampire Leland is very grouchy and immediately tracks Finn's heartbeat to either feed on him or sniff out Rod's donor blood in the fridge

(C) Fails and then goes back into torpor, waking up Finn in the process of starting his engine up

(H/C) Finn gives him a small kiss near the mouth and goes to do paperwork and information debriefing

(H/C) Holley drops by at breaktime to check up on Leland and keep him company and make small talk

(H/C) Nearing sunset, Leland begins to wake up and perk up bringing out all of his vampiric features

(H/C) Video calls Rod on the other side of the pond to catch up,

(H) Goes to mentor for firearms, close quarters combat, stealth, surveillance and information gathering (rookie agents tend to get a bit tense with the fangs and claws and no heartbeat/pulse and the sharp predatory focus)

(C) Also mentors rookie agents and swings by the gadget lab to check that all of his tools are still function in the extremely low frame temperature (also helps in testing new gadgets against extreme cold and stress with his vampire strength)

(H/C) Mealtime of donor fuel/blood (or if Leland is peckish right out from Finn McMissile) topped with Rod's own donated fuel/blood

(H/C) Time for some affection between a vampire and a donor, especially for Leland who was touch starved during his time on the oil rig

(C) Finn's maintenance of his frame just before parking himself and going to sleep, Leland kisses him and starts his own shift of paperwork and also watching for infiltrators

(H) Both of them work on graveyard shifts going over operations, with Leland tucking Finn into bed to avoid overworking

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The Resurrection of Leland Turbo

I have a very very specific animatic that I imagine in my head. Undecided if I want to pay or kill to see it realized /j.

Just before the Professor is on the oil rig but a bit after Leland is cubed by the lemons, a (miraculous?) change happens to our poor spy.

Just like what happened to our favorite haunted 1958 Plymouth Fury, an unnatural life takes hold of our dearly departed C.H.R.O.M.E. agent.

The entire cube shakes and trembles as the internal systems are rearranged and readjusted to the unrunning life of a vampire car. The internal temperature drastically drops, creating frost on the inside of the crate.

The first parts of Leland Turbo to be repaired are the tires. The lugnuts are drawn from his own metal frame as the rubber is reinflated and tire spikes emerge out.

Next are the wing mirrors, bursting out from the sides and elongating into the elegant bat ear shapes.

The entire frame then shudders as every dent, compression, scratch and fracture is undone. Even the maroon paintjob is completely recovered as the windshield collects all of the shattered glass pieces and fused back into a single pane with a permanent tint. The teeth are forcibly changed into razor sharp fangs as the oral lubricant also drops to freezing cold temperatures.

The last thing that is fixed is the eyes, a gradual gradient in the irises from their original living color to a bright blood red and the pupils shift from round to snake like slits.

@cars2-renaissance, @little-red-irish-jaguar, @kenzie-the-drawer, and any other fan of Leland Turbo

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Rumors Concerning C.H.R.O.M.E Rookies and a Vampire

For @rodtorqueredlinefangirl, @cars2-renaissance, @kenzie-the-drawer, @stickers95, @vampsvitae, and @raven1774

"Leland, my love have you been paying attention to all of the rumors around you?" Finn took a sip of his tea gazed back at his partner.

The blood red eyes were upon him as he stopped supping from a blood bag. The precious coppery scented fluid was smeared on a corner of Leland's fanged mouth.

"What about them. I've thought that our coworkers were well aware of my new condition. Or did they withheld that particular bit of information about me from the trainees?"

"They think that you are an urban legend, dragging away any rookie that fails to God knows where. Also that anyone assigned in graveyard shifts think that you are a ghost haunting the halls of C.H.R.O.M.E." Finn set the delicate porcelain cup back on the saucer and

"I'm surprised that they hadn't figured it out yet, or more likely have figured it out and are just waiting for me to trip up." Leland felt the urge to sink his fangs into Finn's neck, but resisted. He stood up and offered a clawed hand to his living partner, the heartbeat calling out to him like a siren song.

"Shall we have this dance, love?"

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Vampire Cars at a Private Pub

*Takes places after the events of the Vampire Cars 2 AU*

Pub song has my most favorite verse lyrics in Neath! a Fallen London Song by The Stupdendium. At about 7:48.

Every now and then, the vampiric WGP racers and C.H.R.O.M.E spy often find themselves in a pub that is set deep underground, far from the scorching sunlight (as if London could get sunny but no one wants to risk that after the Buckingham Palace incident). Mostly to commiserate on their unrunning state.

Leland Turbo starts off the song after a sip of both Rod and Finn's donor fuel. The bluish gray eyes wavering in melancholic determination as the spy car set his glass down with a sigh.

"Every worried soul in this sorry hole. Lost, forgotten and with all tomorrows stole."

Raoul Caroule then picks up the song, Shu's donor fuel now with the hint of the sweet blossoms of his home country. Hints of resentment and vengeance flicker blood red flecks in the icy blue.

"Dead and buried but the dead are very much aware of it and hell, they've paid a horrid toll."

Max his best friend rubs a tire on his elongated wing mirrors. His own raspberry hued eyes shifting slowly to his once previous indigo as he nursed a pint of Nigel's fuel.

"How'd we'd come to be? Down here underneath? Doubt we'll ever feel the sun upon our cheeks."

Carla scoffs as she downs Miguel's fuel in one fell swoop, her blue green paint job creating frost in proximity on her glass.

"Never see another summer but we've one another lust or comfort, love or some relief."

Lewis grumbles under his breath as he tried to focus on the bright sunny smile of Jeff (not just when the engine hitched and sent that mouthwatering aroma into his vents), toying with his own glass of donor fuel.

"Someone to hold me tightly. Someone to treat me rightly. Someone to come down to shun the ennui and boredom."

Long Ge helpfully added his own commentary, sharp electric blue eyes and slitted pupils as he swiped a streak of Vitaly's fuel with a forked tongue off his bumper.

"With one to hold me closely nights mightn't be so lonely. Stranded helpless in the dark and reaching for them."

Francesco's vulnerability was seen in just a millisecond but soon his typical Italian bravado was drawn over his face like a sheet over a cadaver. Although none of the other patrons in the pub bought that for even an instant as he sipped delicately at Sally and Lightning's fuel.

"London town laid to rest underground, but still yet deeper down are we falling, falling, falling, falling."

All of the vampiric cars join in as one at the conclusion of the song, clinking their drinks together to toast their unrunning lives.

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Vampire Leland Turbo on a Lemon Rig

In my own Vampire Cars 2 AU, Rod Redline was sent to rescue Leland on the rig instead of Finn (he got to live after Raoul drained both Grem and Acer at the Tokyo pre-race party and successfully passed the information to Finn and Holley).

But in the canonical events of Cars 2, Finn was sent out to find Leland and then discovered his cubed body on the oil rig.

A fun little experiment would be to hybridize both events and see that Finn reaches the lemon oil rig just as Leland rises from scrap as a vampire car. Finn catches him ready to drain a lemon and stops him, as Leland is starving and nearly kills his former spy partner. This alerts the lemons and the combat ships and both prepare to load the two of them with bullets and torches.

No matter how many bullets are shot at Leland, he just keeps going and coughs out mouthfuls of bullets and as his own freezing cold fuel is splattered on the decks.

Unfortunately for the lemons, Leland is a very feral vampire and lashes out, slashing tires and mirrors with his spiked tires while Finn lays suppressing gunfire to escape. He utilizes every trick, from parkouring off walls and using his enhanced strength and durability to tank bullets that would have been fatal for Finn. A few lemons were unfortunate enough to be near the beartrap fanged jaws and get drained immediately of their oil, giving Leland just enough to temporarily regain his lucidity.

Finn has enough fuel and drags both of them off into the waters and activates his hydroplane as Leland sinks his tires into his trunk. When Tony Trihull fires his missile, the vampire spy clings on to the submerging Finn and slips into the depths to escape.

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Vampire Leland Turbo Headcanons

CW for vampire feeding, sexy times, mentions of PTSD from Leland's death on both sides, polyamory

It was a rough transition for both Finn and Rod to manage Leland's new hunger after the WGP fiasco.

The first time that Leland went into torpor in front of Finn, the Faultless GT nearly had engine block. He stayed by Leland's side all day long, waiting for any sign of unrunning life.

When Leland woke up the next night, he was fretted over by Finn and reassured his love that he was alright.

Since Rod's fuel was the first engine cycled fuel Leland had, Rod had to stay in the C.H.R.O.M.E headquarters to help get the vampire spy back on his tires and help wean off Leland from his fuel and start feeding from Finn.

Leland in his torpor state is flanked by Rod and Finn and the first couple of months was sandwiched between them. Leland finds comfort in hearing both of their warm engines and the fuel scents.

On stressful times, Rod gets called over to London for cuddle sessions with Finn and Leland.

This led to a few thorough discussions between Finn and Leland about including Rod in their relationship. Both of them agree that the American spy is too entangled in the vampiric bond to be kept out.

The day that Rod is welcomed into the relationship, Leland feed from both and the donors made their marks on Leland.

Rod still occasionally sends over donor fuel to C.H.R.O.M.E headquarters if Leland is feeling peckish.

It's kind of like a vampire going from feeding on blood bags to feeding on a living person, instead feeding on donor fuel extracted from a car vs feeding directly on the source.

The CIA granted Rod's extended stay after they had thoroughly read up on The Beast of Alsace case. Both C.H.R.O.M.E and the CIA declared the case officially closed and no further investigation needed in exchange for Raoul's assistance in uncovering the lemon conspiracy.

They really didn't want a repeat of another vampire car feeding spree with the majority of the lemon criminals arrested in captivity.

Leland's unrunning systems had to get used being up all night since in living, he was a morning bird. Also the memory of his compression at the lemons still haunts him and on some stressful nights, he's constantly wandering around.

This had led to a bit of sleepdriving and Leland Turbo has been found in all sorts of strange places throughout C.H.R.O.M.E headquarters

Places include: Siddeley's sleeping quarters (the plane almost ran over him), the laboratories, Finn's gadget room, Holley's garage, etc.

If that happens, a quick call to Finn and he would be there to guide him back to his garage. His engine and fuel scent keep Leland relatively calm.

The other agents within C.H.R.O.M.E tend to give Leland a wide berth but Holley is always there to lend a mirror to talk to.

The trainees however by convoluted word of mouth and whispered rumors believe that Leland is immortal.

Leland's charm needed to be ramped up since he needs a formal invitation to infiltrate marks and maintain his cover as a normal car.

The first time all three were involved in bedtime activities, Leland supped from Rod from his engine while Finn was nibbling his bumper.

To all three agent's joy and surprise, the fuel taken from sex satiated Leland for much longer than normal feedings.

Still feeding during sex is treated more like going to a fancy restaurant, since both Rod and the British spies are busy with their respective intelligence agencies.

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Bit of a fun exercise for my Vampire Cars 2 AU. For @stickers95 and @rodtorqueredlinefangirl for their love of Rod Torque Redline.

TW for vampire feeding habits, implied violence, gruesome death and resurrection

Rod carefully scanned every inch of the oil rig, looking for any sign of the other British spy that was arranged to meet him at Tokyo but failed. After the whole debacle in the bathroom with the the vampiric Raoul Caroule and his donor Shu Todoroki, he met up with Holley and Finn to further discuss their findings on lemon activity and to form a plan to flush out the mastermind. It was in that meeting that Finn McMissile started to receive Leland Turbo's tracker, which only now reactivated and the older British spy had a stricken look on his face.

Since the lemons were still looking for who had ripped apart Grem and Acer in that bathroom, Rod was in a bit of a pickle and could risk getting caught by the lemons if he stayed in Tokyo. He volunteered to go look for any trace of Leland while Finn focused his efforts on the Allinol and the other vampire WGP racers.

Hence why Rod was in his Gremlin lemon disguise on the lemon's oil rig, scoping out for any bits of information regarding Leland's fate. Piecing the disparate rumors, the ever growing feeling of someone watching him (like a predator, he was used to surveillance), the vanishing lemon workers and no bodies were ever found; Rod was starting to have a good inkling of what might happened to the other spy. It all started after they threw Leland Turbo into the hydraulic compress and that some would catch a glimpse of red eyes, claw marks on the ceiling or a distant scream as the phantasmal figure would drag off another victim never to be seen again.

The lemons workers were rendered jumpy and paranoid of every shadow at the corner of their eyes. Buddy system patrols and increased surveillance went into effect, but that wasn't enough for the disappearances to stop entirely.

To further confirm his theory, he often volunteered for patrols and guard duties in the more isolated parts of the oil rig. Rod would bet his Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang that Leland stuck to the more shadowed and darkened areas to hunt with more ease and avoid detection. When Rod knew that no other lemons were paying attention; the watching gaze would intensify for just a moment, Rod's heartbeat pounded a little bit harder and the temperature of the room/tunnel/hallways would drop to near single degrees.

On the rare times that he was alone, the eyes would flicker ever so briefly to grayish blue and would catch the scent of dried rusted coppery fluid and a flash of fangs glinted in the low light. Rod would cautiously reach out a hand and a blur of claws would grab on to his wrist. A cold nose would poke around the prickling skin, as the ghastly visage of Leland Turbo would reveal himself and gently sink his fangs into the American's wrist. Leland would linger only for a few minutes to drink Rod's blood then pull away, then he ran his tongue over the open wounds.

The sensation of Leland's freezing saliva sealing the cuts was not an unpleasant one as Rod watched as the skin knitted itself together like nothing happened. He would whisper of Finn's promises and a chance to reunite as long as both of them would find a way out of the oil rig.

When the lemons called Rod for more work, Leland would return to the shadows and the American spy would resume his undercover lemon disguise.

The red eyes watching him softened just a little bit in intensity after multiple feedings.