A/N: This is a Finn/Holley fanfiction. (Sorry Mater.) I watched Cars 2 and I just had to write something for Finn & Holley. Oh! & when I first published this I forgot to mention that this is a humanized story. Thanks to the reviewer cats in the cradle for bringing that to my attention.
Cars & Cars 2 (c) Disney/Pixar
Original Characters (c) Me
I apologize if some elements in my story are inaccurate. I'm still toying around with the concept.
The queen's party was rather magnificent. There were people socializing, many were dancing, and everything looked beautiful. However, Finn McMissile wasn't here only to enjoy the evening. There was urgent business he needed to attend to, but he'd get to it soon enough. For now, he would just keep an eye out for his friend.
"Hey, Finn."
Finn turned around to face Siddeley, his oldest partner-in-fighting-crime. Siddeley was invited—or rather, forced to come—by Finn, and reluctantly complied.
"Siddeley," Finn greeted, shaking Siddeley's hand. "Are you enjoying yourself this evening?"
In response, Siddeley gave him a look and said, "As a matter of fact, I'm not. These social gatherings just aren't my cup of tea. Why did you ask me to come along again?"
"I thought you could use a night to get out." Finn shrugged. "Why don't you go have some fun, eh mate? Meet a few ladies, maybe."
Siddeley rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah." Then he spotted a familiar face in the corner of the room. "She's here, Finn." As Finn turned his head to get a look, Siddeley patted his shoulder. "I think I'll go get myself a drink."
Holley looked quite uncomfortable with her surroundings, but despite that, she fit nicely into the scene around her. Instead of her long, dark brown hair being tied back the way it usually was, she let it down. Her dress was a simple design, and its lavender color brought out her green eyes. She had excellent poise, although the uncertainty in her eyes gave her away. When she spotted Finn, relief spread over her face.
"Oh, thank goodness," she whispered quietly, composing herself.
"Good evening, Ms. Shiftwell," Finn said, holding out his hand to her. "May I have this dance?" She nodded silently and they headed onto the dance floor.
"That was awful," Holley muttered as they danced. "I must've looked like a fool, not knowing what I was doing." She was still new to all this; it was understandable.
"Don't worry about it, it happens to everyone," Finn assured her.
Holley scoffed. "I can't imagine it happening to you. Gosh, I hope no one noticed me."
"I doubt that," Finn said. When Holley glared at him, he added, "You look too lovely not to be noticed. I'm rather surprised no one approached you before I did."
As expected, Holley's glare faltered. She pretended to brush off Finn's smooth compliment, though she was very flattered by it. "Okay, then…" she began, trying to recover. "So, what are we really here for?"
"One of the agents found a secret headquarters," Finn explained.
"Headquarters for what?"
"They're looking into that now."
Holley nodded. "I see. Where do we come in?"
At that moment, a man came up to the two and motioned for them to follow. Finn and Holley looked at each and nodded simultaneously. They followed the man out of the room and down a long corridor. It wasn't until the three of them reached a guarded conference room did Holley recognize the man as one of the chiefs of the spy agency. In the room there was a round table with three chairs. One the table was a manila envelope. The chief took one of the chairs and Holley and Finn took the others.
"Hello Agent McMissile, Agent Shiftwell," the chief said.
"Hello Chief Rowen," said McMissile. Holley remained silent.
"Let's get down to business, shall we?" Rowen insisted, laying out a map over the table. He pointed to a particular area in the Celtic Sea. "Around here, a few agents found a remote island with cargo planes heading to and from the United States. We've informed the American government and they're now trying to figure out where the planes are landing. By the looks of things, they're heading to the south of the East Coast."
"The United States?" Holley asked. "Did they find out what the planes were holding?"
Rowen shook his head. "Unfortunately no. However, the activities on that small island have aroused our suspicion. We've sent more spies to look into things."
"What sort of activities, Chief?" McMissile inquired.
Without answering, Rowen folded up the map and tucked it away in his pocket. "You'll find out soon enough," he said finally. "For now, we see it fit to send two agents to the United States to rendezvous with an American spy." Rowan looked at the two of them.
"You mean us," Holley confirmed.
Rowen whistled, then said sarcastically, "Oh, wow, you're a sharp one." He chuckled, indicating that he was joking.
Holley huffed and rolled her eyes, much to Finn's amusement, who laughed along with Rowen. To save her pride, Holley interrupted. "Alright, alright, let's come back to the situation now. Who are we meeting with?"
The chief opened up the manila envelope, revealing a photo of a man and his backyard information. On the photo, XAVIER HALE was written on the bottom. As Finn and Holley looked over the files, they noticed the name "Rod Redline" in the associates.
"Redline was the agent we were supposed to meet in Tokyo during the World Grand Prix mission," Finn said to Holley.
Holley nodded. "What an uncanny coincidence."
"Your rendezvous point with Agent Hale will be in Texas," Rowen informed them. "The details are in those files. Once you meet with him, you'll team up and go on another mission, which he should explain to you. In the meantime, your mission is to get to America safely and hopefully without bringing attention to yourselves. The people from the island are certain to have their counterintelligence set up."
"Right," Finn and Holley said at the same time.
"Good luck, you two," Rowen said.
Upon leaving the party, Holley and Finn ran into Siddeley outside the building.
"Oh, hello." Siddeley greeted them in a playful manner. "Did you two enjoy yourselves?"
"Not now, Siddeley," Holley scolded him.
Siddeley raised his eyebrows. "What's the mission this time around, then?"
"We're flying to the United States. Texas to be precise," Finn stated. He added jokingly, "Think you can handle that?"
"You really have to ask, mate?" Siddeley replied. He checked his watch. "I could get us out of here in an hour, if you'd like."
"Perfect," said Finn.
When everything was prepared and the jet had taken off, Finn & Holley took the time to review the documents in the folder about Agent Hale. Apparently he was very experienced in field work, and was the only one to have a long-term partnership with Redline. In contrast to his partner, however, he was known for being more heavily equipped.
"He's an interesting chap," Finn noted as he looked through the papers.
"Mm, yes, quite," Holley replied absentmindedly.
Finn looked up at his partner, who was staring out the window of Siddeley's jet. He knew what was going through her mind. Going back to America reminded her of her old boyfriend, Mater.
At first, they were very sweet together, but as time went on, their relationship became more difficult to maintain. Eventually, Mater and Holley agreed that such a relationship between a secret agent and small town resident just couldn't be for them, and they ended it. Of course, the two of them remained good friends, and soon their feelings for each other were reduced to nothing more than platonic.
"Holley," Finn called. She made no response, so he said, "You know, I wonder if we'll be able to stop by Radiator Springs on this mission."
Suddenly, Holley straightened up. She looked back at Finn, who smirked and raised an eyebrow. "Oh, don't tease me Finn," she sighed in disappointment.
Finn laughed at her expense. "Holley, you know I'd love to have a holiday there just as much as you. Maybe we'll get lucky."
"That's hardly worth getting my hopes up for," Holley said.
"Seems like a nice thought to me." Finn shrugged and went back to looking at the documents.
Of course it's a nice thought, Holley said in her mind. But that's all it is; a thought.
A/N: So, how was it? It was probably a weak start, but I didn't think it was too horrible. I quite like having Finn tease Holley, her being a rookie and all while he's a suave and experienced spy. Oh, and I created Agent Hale to try and fill the void of the deceased Rod "Torque" Redline (I liked his character). As you probably already know, Radiator Springs and its residents will play a part in this story, so not all of it is centered on Finn & Holley.
Well, that's it for this chapter. Please review! Thank you!