Spinning My Wheels: One-Shots
The House Guest That is Guido
It was a quiet morning in Radiator Springs. The group was gathered at Flo's, gassing up and getting oil for the day.
" What a beautiful day," Flo chimed, while waiting fuel pumps. " Not a cloud in the sky."
" I'll say," Sally tweeted then turned to Lightning. " Hey, Stickers. Want to go for a drive today?"
" I don't have practice for a few more hours, so sure," Lightning chirped.
" Looks like a good day for tractor tipping," Mater uttered, grinning widely. " Think I'll go do that."
" Don't even think about it, Mater," Sheriff snapped, glaring at the tow truck. " The last time you did that, Doc had to replace my head gasket."
" Yeah, that was fun," Doc grunted sarcastically.
" No, Guido," Luigi yelled, causing the group to turn to them. " Your mother is a Yugo."
Guido argued something back in Italian. Luigi widened his eyes and gasped.
" You take that back," Luigi hollered, narrowing his eyes.
" No," Guido barked.
" Take it back," Luigi screamed.
Guido turned away, crossing his forklifts.
" Fine," Luigi spat. " Have it your way. Because of this, I am giving you the boot. Find another place to stay. You may still work with me, but you can not live with me."
Guido widened his eyes, turned then rebutted.
" Well, I just did," Luigi retorted then stormed off to the Casa Della Tires.
Guido glared at him, pouting. He waited a minute then followed him. The group continued watching them until they were out of sight.
" What was that all about," Flo questioned.
" Whatever it is, looks like it was bad enough for Luigi to kick Guido out," Ramone commented.
" Eh, I'm sure they'll work it out," Mater stated, optimistically. " They're best buddies, like me and McQueen. We argue sometimes, but by the end of the day, we forgive each other."
" Except for that one time where you did something that made me so mad, I did not speak to you for three whole days," Lightning added.
" But you still forgave me," Mater beamed, wagging his tow cable.
" True," Lightning agreed. " Still haven't forgotten, though."
" So, who wants to take Guido in for the night," Sally asked.
" I'll do it," Mater raised a tire up in the air, enthusiastically. " Me. Me. Me. Me."
" Okay, Mater," Sally uttered. " Guido can bunk with you tonight."
" Yes," Mater chimed as he leaped up and down. " He's going to love my place. We're going to have so much fun."
Hours later, it was nighttime. Everybody went home, except for Mater. He was outside of the tire shop, waiting for Guido to finish packing. Soon, Guido pulled out of the shop with a suitcase and turned around. Luigi was parked at the entrance, a sour expression on his face. The coupe closed the door, locking it. Guido turned to Mater, who gave him a soft smile. They headed over to the salvage yard. Once they reached the salvage yard, Mater gave the grand tour.
" That there is where the tv sits," Mater pointed to the tv then pointed to one of the carports. " That there is where I will be sleeping and right there is where you will be sleeping. My buddy, McQueen, usually stays in the spare carport during our sleepovers, but you can have it tonight because he ain't here. Well, goodnight."
Mater parked under his carport, falling asleep instantly. Guido, on the other tire, stood in the middle of the yard, wide awake. He glanced around the tow truck's home. There were random car parts everywhere. He had radiators, engines, mufflers, head and taillights, tailgates, distributer caps, fan belts, carburetors, and more. Guido cringed, shuddering. He had been to Mater's home before, but did not realize how creepy it was until now. Suddenly, Guido heard a noise. He jumped then turned around. It was just the wind, knocking over an empty oil can. Guido sighed then jumped again, hearing a voice.
" Get out," it whispered, demonically. " Get out now."
Guido shrieked then raced over to Mater's carport, but he was not there. He started panicking.
" Too late for your friend," the voice started talking louder. " I already have him."
Guido went to go get help, but the gate was locked. He turned around, backing up as far as he could.
" And now it is your turn," the voice continued.
A light appeared, followed by a maniacal laugh. Guido screamed as the beam got closer to him. He turned around, yanking at the gate. Soon, the maniacal laugh turned into a familiar one.
" You shoulda seen the look on your face," Mater chuckled.
Guido turned around, facing him. He glared, but Mater kept laughing.
" It was all," Mater imitated Guido's facial expression.
Guido rolled his eyes then headed to the guest carport. Mater was still parked at the entrance, chuckling up a storm.
" Just as funny as the time I did it to McQueen," he snickered, wiping a tear off of his windshield.
Guido tried to go to sleep. Unfortunately, he was still wound up from Mater's prank. Soon, a grin crept up on Guido's grill. He looked over at the other carport. Mater was fast asleep. Guido took the opportunity to sneak out of the salvage yard. The next morning, the tow truck woke up to the sound of mooing.
" Huh," he mumbled then looked around, widening his eyes." Whoa!"
A bunch of tractors were parked in his yard. Some of them were grazing on the grass, others were chewing on car parts, a couple of them were gnawing on the guest carport, and one of them was watching the tv.
" I must've went tractor tipping while I was sleeping," Mater said to himself.
" Mater," Sheriff bellowed as he approached the tow truck. " What is the meaning of this?"
" Having a sleepover with Guido and the tractors, I think," Mater uttered then looked around, confused. " Where's Guido?"
" He's over at Lightning and Sally's place," Sheriff replied. " Guess he had trouble sleeping over here. Mater, what did you do?"
" Nothing," Mater answered, shrugging. " I just pulled a harmless prank is all."
Sheriff rolled his eyes, sighing.
" What," Mater raised a windshield.
" Boy, you have no idea what you just started," Sheriff lowered his voice, glaring.