Sterling's eyes were wide as he stared at Miles' lifeless body. He slowly drew back, his gun clicking back in its place as a look of shock was spread across his features. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to speak, and his gaze trailed to the oil leaking from under Miles's body from his engine. A bullet wound had shattered through the Range Rover's hood, smoke coming from the remains of his grille. The silver car reversed back from Miles, staring at Holley and Mater.
"I-..." He stammered out a little, his gaze flicking between the two of them.
Mater's eyes narrowed, but he turned back to Finn, the anger dripping from his gaze to mild panic, fear, and concern. "It'll be okay Finn it'll be okay-we're gon' get you outside..." As he said this, Mater reversed and turned around fully, lowering his tow cable to hook it under Finn's front bumper. Finn flinched as the hook caught hold, though he only gave out a small sound of pain. "Okay...here we go Finn…" Mater said quietly, beginning to drive forward slowly with Finn trailing behind him. The light blue car was wheeled off the machine, and Mater began to head for the open doors. He paused, however, glancing at Holley and Sterling.
"Don't worry Mater, I'll be alright," Holley told him, turning to Finn. "It's Finn who needs help right now."
Mater gave a nod of his bumper, glancing at Sterling before he headed out through the doors. The silver car gazed between Mater and Holley as Mater left, his gaze non-hostile, yet somewhat scared. He made the move to back up, but Holley stiffened and aimed her taser at him. "Don't think you're off the hook yet," she spoke up, glancing to where Flamington was, still flipped over. She had forgotten about him, and was curious as to how Mater had managed to do that, but she figured she'd ask later. Slowly backing away from Sterling, yet still keeping her taser aimed at him, Holley headed towards Flamington, her eyes narrowed. "And don't think you're free either." She told him sharply.
Mater glanced around the halls, trying to find his way out of the expansive building. Every time he'd stop a little, then start again, Finn would make a sound of pain. "I'm sorry Finn, we'll get ya outside and 'den you'll be better.." The tow truck stated quietly, his gaze pricking as he found the door to the outside world. Trying not to speed up too much, he quickly headed out and pulled out so Finn was in the rain.
Finn, whose hood was still open, slowly opened his eyes as the rain hit his engine, the raindrops making sharp hissing sounds as they came in contact with the metal and evaporated upon contact. He slowly began to loosen up, the pain in his eyes slowly receding to that of tiredness.
Mater tilted a bit as he watched Finn, wondering how he was feeling. "Ya okay now?" the tow truck asked quietly, taking note again of the oil that was pouring away from Finn's mouth and underside.
Finn's eyes opened again, though he coughed a little as he went to reply. "I'll...be fine Mater..." He spoke out with pain in his voice, though Mater could tell he was just saying that to quell the tow truck's worries.
"Finn...if yer' not okay we gotta get ya to a doctor as soon as we can!" Mater replied, coming around to the agent's front. "Now I'm gon' lift you up so I can see what's leaking oil," He said, flicking his tow cable under Finn's front bumper and slowly lifting him up.
Finn's injuries spread down his body like a trail. The heat from the electromagnetic pulse had fried away his oil pan until it was that of singed metal, which was the first source of Finn's quick oil-loss. As he was tilted upwards, oil spilled from out of the agent's muffler, and his front wheels turned inwards at a sudden lightheadedness. Mater sensed this and tried to keep his observations brief. From what else he could see, he could tell that fire had been where it shouldn't have and Finn was losing fluids quickly.
"Dad gum..." Mater breathed out, gently lowering Finn back down to the ground. Finn's hood was still raised, and now that the fire was quelled, the tow truck could try and get a better look. "Did ya figure out what they did to ya? Was it just the camera on ya?"
Finn shook his front bumper. "They loosened my spark plugs so they would light on fire in my gasoline tank..."
"Oh…" Mater breathed out, inching forward a bit to get a better look. There was still small trails of smoke edging here and there, and Mater could feel the heat travel up to his face. "Well...don't worry Finn, Holley an' I are gonna get you to a hospital."
Holley gazed over Sterling, then pulled up her radio in her remaining side view mirror. She called up their headquarters, talking to the leader that she and Finn worked for. "Sir, we've uncovered a case. We have two cars in custody and agent Finn McMissile has suffered severe injuries. I'll have these two cars arrested and Finn taken to the hospital that is nearby." After receiving confirmation for these actions, Holley then contacted the police and explained the situation.
The facility was held under investigation within ten minutes of the police being informed. A pair of police cars escorted Sterling out of the building, while another pair headed over to Flamington to push him upright and escort him as well. Holley watched them leave before her gaze trailed to Miles. She noticed that some officers were currently placing a white blanket over him, as to not let the sight haunt anyone who hadn't seen him yet.
As all of this happened inside, Mater's gaze pricked as an ambulance neared, its sirens wailing as it grew closer. Finn opened his eyes from where he had been resting as another tow truck pulled out of the ambulance. Mater told him to be careful, and the tow truck pulled Finn up into the emergency vehicle, the doors shutting as it began to speed away to the hospital.
Mater looked up as Holley came up beside him, her broken tire having been replaced so she could drive correctly. "Let's follow them, we might need to get fixed up too."
The drive was long, and it took a couple of minutes, but the two managed to reach the hospital just in time to see Finn being taken inside. Mater and Holley slowed themselves to take the other entrance, with Mater deciding he'd go and visit both Lightning and Finn. The two headed up to the front desk and Holley explained who they were with, and eventually they were led to where Finn's room was. Wheeling inside, Mater looked his friend over with a worried look. He was hooked up to several machines; one machine was flowing with oil up through a pipe in Finn's undercarriage, and another was a mask over his mouth, providing oxygen as he seemed short of breath when he had arrived. Doctors and nurses were around him, still hooking up machines to him, like engine monitors and oil pressure gauges.
"Don't ya worry Finn...you're gonna get better soon," Mater reassured, and Holley moved up to the tow truck's side.
"He's right. Everything is under control, so no need to worry about us or what happened to the others. Miles' workers are where they need to be and Miles' himself..." she trailed off, noticing the guilty expression Mater was now wearing.
Finn's tired gaze was held on them, though he blinked, unaware of this information as he had been suffering so horribly during Miles' time of death. "Miles is dead...?" He asked, and Mater nodded a little bit.
A doctor turned to look at the two, ushering them backwards. "Please, visit him later, we have to operate on him now." She said, and Mater began to say something, but Holley nudged him to the door.
"C'mon Mater, let's go see McQueen and make sure he's alright."
Mater smiled at the thought of McQueen, and he took a last look at Finn before he backed up out the door. As soon as he wasn't in the room anymore, he quickly turned to head for the elevator in search of Lightning's room. The travel up the two floors was quiet, but as the door opened, Mater left hastily and began gazing at all the room numbers. "Oh-here it is!" Holley followed after him quietly, watching him begin to head into the room.
Lightning glanced up as Mater neared, his eyes widening. "Mater..!" He gasped out.
Mater looked him over, nearing quickly. "McQueen-McQueen are ya alright?" And it appeared as though McQueen was definitely getting better. Parts of his fenders had been fixed and his sides were not as scarred. His tires had been replaced, and he didn't look as though he was in as much pain as he had been before.
"Mater, I was so worried, what happened?" Lightning questioned, his eyes widening.
"Wanna hear the short story or the long one? Short story, everything's under control, long story, we captured the bad guys and everything is under control!" Mater said matter of factly, though he paused as Lightning gave a small laugh under his breath at the statement. "So how ya feelin? Doin' any better?" the tow truck questioned.
"I'm feeling a little better, buddy." Lightning replied, and Sally drove up a little as she spoke up.
"Where'd Finn go off to when he left?" She asked, and Holley made a vague gesture with her tire.
"Same place we ended up going to. He got pretty badly injured though so...he's downstairs right now in another room." Holley explained, and both cars in the room nodded. "I'm guessing everyone else went home? I didn't see Sarge and Fillmore out in the hall."
"Yeah, they left a little while after you two rushed off," Sally replied, letting out a sigh. "I'm glad you're all back. You were gone for most of the night, we were all getting worried."
Holley nodded a little. "Apparently, Miles Axlerod was behind it all again." Lightning and Sally's face was that of shock, so Holley continued. "He and his accomplices were all taken care of, and Mater was a big help." She decided to leave it at that, as everyone seemed alright with that answer. Mater didn't want to say he'd hurt anyone, but luckily Holley's explanation left it short and sweet.
"And don't worry Lightnin'! They're gon' fix you up so you'll be better in time for the next race! Oh, and you too Francesco!" Mater called.
Sally nuzzled against McQueen's side, gazing at him lovingly. "You'll be fixed soon, stickers."
