A gust of wind rushed past Mater while he napped. Startled, he swerved around to see what had spooked him. Not ready to let go the incident, he rolled into town with an air of suspicion. He first reached Flo's cafe. Flo was sitting out front enjoying her view of Ramone, who was showing off his new paint job in the bright sun. Ramone raised and lowered himself with ease from his hydraulics. Flo gave a few sounds of approval to him with a wide smile.
"Has any of ya seen a suspicious gust o' wind?" Mater drawled as he approached the two.
"Nu-uh Mater, there ain't been no wind over here." Flo said looking around quickly.
" 'Ey Mater, ya might wanna see Doc. Ya might be seein' things or sumtin'." Ramone said doing a quick drive around the tow truck.
"Maybe Lightning knows!" Mater exclaimed pulling off quickly and heading over to the motel. When he drove in, he noticed that only Sally was there. Sally drove over to meet Mater with a smile.
"Hi Mater," She greeted cheerfully.
"Hi-ya Sally! By any chance has ya seen Lightning?" Mater asked. Sally paused for a moment as she thought about his question.
"He mentioned something about taking a drive, but nothing else." She replied, "Why?"
"Well I was nappin' ya see and den suddenly, WHOOSH! Dis gust o'wind drove past-"
"Drove past? Mater, wind doesn't drive." Sally said with a slight frown. "That means someone is racing around here."
"Oh! Den we better inform Sheriff!" Mater left Sally in the dust as he drove off to find Sheriff. Sally soon realized that Mater had left without her, but she was quick to catch up. The tow truck stopped in front of the police station. Sheriff was just leaving the station to do a round.
"Sheriff, there seems to be someone speeding around town." Sally said before Mater could get any words out.
"I ain't seen Lightning around, so could it be him?" Sheriff questioned with a raised brow.
"No Sheriff, dis was a gust o'wind that was different den Lightning!" Mater cried out as he twirled his hook. Sheriff gave him a skeptical look. Ever since McQueen came to town, things have looked up and more people were visiting, but nothing in the same realm as him make it out this far. Racers, mods and tuners are a rare sight and usually he'd know first hand if those kind of folks were causing any trouble on the road. Sheriff looked to Sally. He knew she had a sound mind to say that there was someone driving around too fast. There could be someone being reckless out there and he has yet to discover who this person was.
"Alright, I'll look into. In the meantime, go find Lightning and bring 'im into town." Sheriff said before he drove off.
"Yessir!" Mater exclaimed as he did a salute with his tow hook. Sally let out a small laugh as the two drove off to find Lightning. The two searched for Lightning in several different places, but soon found him at the waterfall. He was staring peacefully at the water crashing down. In fact, he was so entranced that he didn't notice Mater and Sally approach. That was when Sally had a devious idea pop into her mind. She was going to give him a little spook. Slowly, Sally crept closer until she was only a few feet away.
"Hey stickers!" Sally greeted with a huge smile. Startled, McQueen let out a shriek and swerved around. Though, he spun a little too fast and made himself a little dizzy.
"Sally!" Lightning breathed, "What're you doing out here?"
"Me and Sally was told to bring ya back to town." Mater said happily twirling his hook. "Sheriff's orders!"
"Huh? Why? I don't remember doing anything wrong…" Lightning thought with a perplexed look.
"You didn't do anything McQueen. There's someone racing around Radiator Springs and Sheriff thought it would be best to eliminate the possibility that it's you." Sally explained as she took lead. The three began to drive back into town.
Lightning was still confused as to what was happening. All he's done is drive slowly to explore the nearby forest. The first time Sally had taken him through there, they enjoyed driving around without a care. He often disappeared to have those moments. Though, sometimes he wished that Sally had more time to join him. She had become busier with the re-opening of the Wheel Well and still working at the Cozy Cone. Lightning slowed down when he noticed that they were in town already. Everyone was gathered at Flo's Cafe. Like usual, Doc appeared to be none-too-happy about this.
"Settle down everyone," Sheriff said trying to hush the loud murmurs of the locals. "I've got some leads about the mysterious racer. He's blue and certainly European, but that's the only thing I got before he disappeared."
"Could it be a Ferrari?!" Luigi gushed excitedly. Guido nodded in agreement.
"No, he was German looking." Sheriff replied looking to the Italian cars. Luigi let out a sad huff as he sank to the ground. Guido gave him a few reassuring pats.
"Maybe I could help track this guy." Lightning spoke up. "I'm sure he's not faster than me!" He gave a wide grin as he felt his ego swell. He has won the Piston Cup a couple of times already after all. This was his chance to test his skills against a car that was built to drive on the Autobahn. In Fact, if Lightning ever got the chance, he'd love to drive as fast as he could on an open road.
Everything happened so quickly, something whizzed past the group at an incredible speed. Lightning snapped out of it and he could feel time slow as he took off after the blue blur. He was surprised that Sheriff could even see this guy. The blue car had unreal speed that only something modded or built for racing would have. Yet, Lightning saw the fat rear tires, which meant the car was rear-wheel drive. It would be devastating to hit off road for that car at these speeds. As Lightning gained on the blue speedster, he noticed that this wasn't your run of the mill Bimmer. First, the rear was wider than your standard M3 and had a strange lip on the trunk with a German word beneath it.
"Lightning! Over here!" Mater called from the crossroads. He was waving his hook in the air ready to snag this blue car. Lightning was shocked to see Mater in front of the pursuit already. Startled, Lightning slowed down. However, the sight of Mater startled the BMW also causing him to turn around to face McQueen slowly approaching. For the second of initial shock, Mater was able to hook the Bimmer and slap a boot on him.
"Woo-wee! What a thrill!" Mater whooped. He soon stopped his celebrations to take a peek at the car he had hooked. The car was passed out, which would make it easier to take him to the impound yard.
"Wow! I've never seen a Bimmer that looked so aggressive, I mean they usually are, but wow!" Lightning breathed out of amazement. "And that color! This guy has to be a racer!" This excited McQueen. There was someone else that he could race around with or possibly meet on the other circuits. Mater and McQueen chatted as they drove their catch into town. Though, Lightning had to stop Mater for a moment since he heard some noises. He winced once he saw the terrible road rash that the Bimmer was getting from being towed with a hook instead of a flat bed. He was sure that Doc would fix that up once the car woke up.
"Good work Mater." Sheriff greeted as he saw the tow truck pull up to the impound yard. "And McQueen too." Lightning's frown turned quickly into a proud smile. The town folks being a curious bunch, gathered at the impound to see who was driving all over town without them noticing. What they saw shocked them. The BMW was aggressive and menacing from the front. Yet, because the car was out cold, he looked quite peaceful.
"Hmm…" Doc hummed as he rolled closer to the gate. He looked to Sheriff. "I'll be at the courthouse." With that Doc drove away to the courthouse. It felt like that day when Lightning drove into town. Some kid gets lost in the desert and causes unnecessary havoc. Yet, the only one that seemed bothered or disturbed by the intruder was Mater. So, there wasn't much of a case other than speeding in city limits. Doc could always just give him community service to help clean up the town for the upcoming event at the museum. It would speed things along, though if this car was anything like Lightning when he first got here, there might be some trouble. All the townsfolk slowly followed Doc to the courtroom where they awaited the accused.
The doors to the courthouse flew open as Sheriff escorted the Bimmer in. The town let out a series of gasps. This car wasn't a he after all, but a she! She dragged her booted self to the accused spot. Doc stared down at her with slight intrigue. It was unusual to see a female racer. Though not entirely unheard of it was still a rare sight nonetheless. Sally drove in after and took her spot at the front of the court.
"Your honor, as you know the accused is charged with speeding in city limits and disturbing the peace." Sally began her statement. She glanced back at the Bimmer with mild interest. The Porsche was well familiar with BMWs. She knew they were a wily group that were often labeled as being aggressive on the road. Since Sally was from LA she had a lot of cases of aggroed behavior from these cars. Though, it must be the Euro heritage because she often had Audi's and Ferrari's as clients. Hell, there were even several Porsche cases that she took. Sally felt a slight pang of nostalgia once she finished her statement.
"Please, listen to me…" The Bimmer pleaded, "I didn't mean to cause any havoc. Just tell me where I am…"
"You're in Radiator Springs." Doc answered plainly.
"How did I get here?" She asked looking to him. Doc was taken aback by the statement. How could she not know how she got here? You have to drive here to get here.
"How could you not know? You have to drive here to get here." Sally said looking to the accused.
"I-I didn't drive here…" The Bimmer stammered with a frightened expression. She backed up a little to try to appear smaller. Suddenly her eyes widened and her mouth was agape. There was only one other possibility and that she was snatched. How could this had happened? The last thing she remembered was being in her home asleep. "I was kidnapped…?" Her statement came out more like a question.
"Kidnapped?" Sally was confused. This car made no sense and why would someone kidnap her and drop her off out here in...That was when things clicked together in her mind. This was the perfect location to drop someone, especially if they weren't familiar with the area. It was just like the first time Lightning came to town. He had no idea where he was or how he got lost. Though, the big difference between these two were the fact that the BMW didn't know how she got here. "May I approach the bench?" Doc nodded and Sally rolled closer. In hushed tones they discussed a few points.
"Does the accused have any statements before commencing sentencing?" Doc queried as he looked to the blue car.
"I uh, don't…" She replied dejectedly.
"Then we sentence you to three days of community service." Doc said, "Court dismissed. Sheriff tell the accused of her duties." The Bimmer gathered some semblance of courage to speak up.
"None of you don't even know my name." She said.
"Well? What is your name kid?" Doc sighed looking to her.
"Blitz Hauser," She said.