Chloe McQueen, Spy Car Rewrite: Chapter 1, Business Trip and the Discovery.

Chloe McQueen, who you would've guessed is Lightning's younger sister by 5 years, is a cynical, introverted, beautiful crimson red car. Although she and her brother did their own things, they were still pretty close, even when Lightning became a famous racecar and Chloe moved from their hometown in Key West to Detroit for a high-powered job in an office. She had a knack for criticizing movies, high grades at school and college, and was known for quick reflexes which got her many black belts in ju-jitsu and karate. Many cars, including her parents, were amazed yet puzzled by her. Whenever some cars wanted to make friends with her or ask her out, she kept things to the point and declined going to parties, movies, and whatever the mainstream of anyone would find fun. There was no tragic backstory about being hurt in the past or anything like that, it was just who she was, take it or leave it.

One day when Chloe was finishing some filing at her workplace, a coworker came by tapping her, only to be nearly punched.

"Hey!"

"Simon? I'm so sorry."

"Chloe, I know you're still getting used to the fact that you're in a dangerous city but try to practice your karate at the gym?"

"Understood"

"Anyway, I'm just here to remind you about the all-expenses-paid company retreat we're supposed to go on in 1 week."

"Sorry, I'm not interested."

"It's in Japan."

"Still not interested."

"It's mandatory"

"Okay now I'm interested."

"Chloe, why don't you just enjoy yourself for once? Every time there's an event you either choose not to go or if it's mandatory you act pretty much antisocial."

"I'm just not what you call a 'party animal' and besides Simon, personal lives are not really important in the workplace. Don't you even notice the boss going through all of his money like this? He's probably hiding something."

"There you go again Miss Whistleblower; we'll talk about this after work at that new movie."

"Nice try, I'm still not going to go out with anyone. Besides I already saw it, it had a poor twist and horrible casting."

"Fine, and take my advice and loosen up for once." Simon drove off with Chloe raising her 'roof brow' and continuing with her work until two hours past closing time with the janitor telling her the same thing Simon said.

"I can't help it if I'm what they call a 'workaholic'. She muffled under her breath as she cautiously took the highway home. She felt a swift movement and a blur of blue and black drive past her. Going this way at this night was like driving on the Autobahn, she thought.

She finally arrived to her apartment garage, finally let her engine cool down, made her usual call to the FBI about her boss' spending habits. and turned on the TV to surf the channels.

It wasn't until she heard the words 'Lightning McQueen' spoken on the Mel Dorado Show that she stopped while listening to some billionaire called Miles Axelrod was hosting a race to support his new bio fuel telling Mel that Lightning had taken some time to rest, then listening to some Italian Formula car named Francesco Bernoulli make fun of him, then hear an angry Mater on the phone standing up for him.

"I'll give Mater some credit; he sure doesn't give up on his friends." Chloe said. She liked Mater, just as long as she had plenty of headache pills. It wasn't because she was snobby or mean, far from it, it was just that he could get a little bit too chatty, as all tall tale tellers are.

She finally heard Lightning get on the phone and playfully turning the tables on Francesco, making him leave. She wasn't even surprised when he agreed to do the race.

"Just like my brother to do this sort of thing." She smirked and decided to get ready to go to Japan for the retreat, and maybe surprise her brother. Little to her knowledge there was a surprise waiting for her instead.

. . .

"Alright Chloe, for the love of Chrysler back up to your trust partner and try not to hurt her this time."

Chloe bit her lip and slowly edged forward to her partner, another coworker named Debra. Just as Debra moved her wheel to her side, Chloe flipped her.

"Sorry Debra"

"Dang it Chloe, relax."

Other cars Chloe had flipped, thrown, and punched all groaned in agreement.

"Alright, to avoid the risk of another injury, we'll pick this up another time."

It was around 5 am when they finished, Chloe knew that she'd definitely missed the party for the WGP tried to find her way back to her hotel, only to find herself at some docks. She finally gave up looking for her own way and went to ask for directions from two cars dumping something into the sea.

"Hello, do you know the fastest way to get to downtown?"

The two cars jumped, quickly put the item they were disposing of in the dumpster and nervously said. "Um yeah, you go straight along this road right up to the service road and then merge onto the bridge."

"Thanks." When Chloe went to turn away, she heard a loud moan coming from the dumpster.

"What was that?" She said suspiciously.

"Nothing, just some cranes." One car said.

Just then there was a loud bang on the side of the dumpster and a blue and black figure trying to get its way out.

"Stay in there!" the other car shouted and slammed the lid shut.

Chloe quickly reversed but the two cars cornered her.

"Don't worry; it'll be over soon, sorry you had to see that."

As they tried to drag her away to drown her, Chloe instantly broke free and punched both cars. One car kicked her and tried to punch back but she blocked every punch and made him lose his balance

"Feisty aren't you?" The other car said and tried to ram into her.

Chloe jumped onto his hood and flipped him in front of the other car. Then she rammed them against the wall a couple of times and slapped them to see if they were unconscious. Meanwhile the car in the dumpster saw the whole fight before blacking out. She quickly tied them up with some rope lying on the dock and secured them to some equipment.

"Note to self, install a GPS." Chloe said as she caught her breath. Suddenly she remembered the car in the dumpster and quickly went to see if he was still alive.

As you would've imagined the injured car was Rod 'Torque' Redline, an American secret agent. Those two cars were lemons (Hugos) who had the job of taking Rod down to the dock to dispose of him in the sea. He was a pretty sorry sight to see. He was all banged up and that was just from the fight he had earlier. The EMP gun used on him did horrific damage to his engine, but maybe not all the damage it was supposed to do…

"Are you okay?" "If you can hear me open your eyes!" Chloe said as she called for the ambulance on her phone.

Rod opened his eyes to see Chloe in the view of a streetlamp, whispered 'Torque', and then blacked out again. "Don't worry, it'll be alright." Chloe said. She then saw something small fall out from his side. She picked it up and then put it in safe keeping.

Just then the ambulance arrived. As the paramedics loaded Rod into the van, the police took the two still unconscious lemons away and brought Chloe in for questioning. She told them about the small object but they dismissed it as just some sort of souvenir. After a few hours she was let go to her hotel room and was given a break from the retreat for her 'traumatic' experience. When she woke up from a long nap she examined the item a little bit closer. It was a compass that glowed in the dark.

Chloe remembered what Rod had said. "'Torque'" She said quietly, and then suddenly the compass lighted up with a hologram of Rod. This was the beginning of her adventure.