Lightning and Mater got out of the elevator, going into the third floor apartment. "Chick?... CHICK!" Lightning called to no answer as they drove into the 50s-style luxury apartment he had made the third floor into, looking around to see if they could find him. Mater looked at the large water tank near the wall, which was filled with wiggling eels (small worm-like submarines).
"He isn't here..." Lightning said as they put the camera case on the table. Mater looked into the kitchen, curiously saying "why's this Hicks fella got a burger-grinder th..."
WH-PSSSSHHHH! Mater choked suddenly as a whip wrapped over his head and under his front tyres. Lightning gasped as he saw this, before turning around to see Chick holding the end of the whip. "So..." Chick said. "You're the one causing all the chaos at the race today..."
"No, Chick. You don't understand..." Lightning said as he and Mater turned around to face Chick. "Mater's trying to help. He's not the bad guy!"
"Of course he's not." Chick said as he pulled out a gun and pointed it at Lightning. "I am."
Francesco pulled over the finish line, extravagantly cheering as he said "ye-hes! I am the winner! Ha ha! And Lightning McQueen is nowhere to be see..."
He stared wide-eyed as Holley and Finn drove past him with Zundapp in tow, the Radiator Springs residents following behind them. "Francesco... he is confused..."
The group arrived at the Queen's private viewing area, forcing Zundapp forwards as the guests all looked to him. Finn said "your majesty. Your highnesses. And of course, Sir Elton... the explosions caused at the races were not accidents."
Holley nodded, saying "Professor Zundapp here has created a weapon that causes cars using Allinol to undergo combustion..."
"Speaking of combustion... nobody move!" Zundapp said suddenly as he leapt up and opened his hood, revealing a makeshift bomb that could go off at will. Everyone stood back as Zundapp drove backwards, before Holley looked up on the stage with wide eyes.
"Now..." Zundapp said smugly. "...If you all want to live... I suggest you do exactly what I s..."
ROCKET MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! Elton suddenly drove off of the stage at full speed, Zundapp looking up in shock as he was tackled to the ground. They all stared wide-eyed as Elton got up and the police picked up Zundapp. Elton then turned back to a flabbergasted Finn and Holley, saying "now, darlings... you were saying?..."
"Now don't you try anything funny, McQueen. Or this thing goes electric." Chick said smugly, prompting McQueen to realise the whip holding Mater was one that was used during the end of the Tokyo race. As Lightning turned back to Chick, he nudged a button on the back of the camera, turning it on as he spoke.
"So, Chick... you work for Professor Z now, huh?"
"Pah. Don't be an idiot, Lightning... he works for me. They all work for me."
"Wait, somebody turn the volume up there!" Sally said, prompting the guards to turn on the audio on the large screen in front of the Queen's stage. It showed Chick aiming the gun as he continued speaking.
"See, when I was out in that desert, Zundapp found me and fixed me. Granted, all the old parts he used are a bit of a downgrade, but it's nothing a coat of green paint can't fix..."
"That's Mr Hicks..." the Queen said in shock.
"You created Allinol and the race, Chick! Why do this?!" Lightning said, before Mater calmly said "to make it look bad so everybody goes back to usin' oil... he said so himself with his disguised voice..."
"Dee-sguised voice? Ha..." Chick said mockingly. "Though I'll give the rust-bucket points for instincts. I can see why you keep their kind around you all the time, McQueen..."
Lightning glared at him as he continued. "See... the benefit to having more advertisements than I can cover my entire body with means I can get a lot of money. Turns out this little trust-fund Z and me had was just enough to buy Axelrod's Oil Reserves. So all we had to do was make sure we could make a profit for it."
The footage continued as every camera broadcasting the race was showing it. "See, boys. People with the black gold are what make the world go round. When that whole alternative fuel crap is put to rest, supply and demand goes up, oil prices skyrocket. And I become stupidly rich."
Holley scowled as she watched the footage, saying "that sneaky son of a..."
"So I'm guessing I'm not here to represent America then." McQueen snarked. Chick scoffed, saying "what? Are you kidding? I was hoping that I'd get to leave a mark on you, McQueen... see, I can't stand those foreign folk, but you... I don't even think there are words to describe how much I hate you..."
Mater and Lightning looked at each other silently, before turning to look at the camera.
"So this is the part where you both blow up because of a delayed reaction to Allinol. And I regretfully decide to put Allinol away forever and focus on my gasoline business." Chick said calmly, before looking to Mater. "Now. Slide over the camera and you'll get a slightly less painful death."
Mater nodded slowly, taking the camera down and sliding it across the floor towards Chick, who stopped it with his tire as he smugly said "thank you so much..."
"You know what, Chick..." Lightning said calmy. "I think you may have a point..."
Mater and Chick looked at Lightning, both looking confused. Lightning smirked, saying "I think it sounds like a bright idea."
Chick's eyes widened as he realised what he meant, before Lightning yelled out "KA-CHOW!" as he switched on his headlights, blinding Chick briefly as Mater took the whip in his teeth and pulled, causing Chick to drop his gun. Chick turned back angrily, turning the whip to electric just as Mater forced it off of himself. Chick pulled back the whip, before Lightning drove to try and get the camera. He swung the whip as McQueen narrowly leapt over the sparkling wire.
Now, pretty ladies around the world
Chick then swung the whip in Mater's direction, the latter just dodging it as it sliced through the table. Lightning skidded towards one of the guns on the floor, only for it to be sliced in half by the whip.
Cuz they're 'bout to go down and you know just what to do
Mater kicked Chick with his back tire, causing the whip to fly out of his hands as it landed in the eel tank. The water sparkled intensely with the electricity as Lightning aimed a semi-automatic at Chick, the latter grabbing the end before Lightning firing it rapidly as they struggled.
Come on, pretty lady, tell me what's the word
Chick forced Lightning away and threw the gun on the floor as he pulled out a knife, Lightning only just dodging his swipes.
When you hear the call you've got to get it underway
Mater latched onto Chick's tire with his tow cable, throwing him over the table next to the meat-grinder.
No matter where you say it, you know that you'll be heard
Chick grabbed a frying pan and threw it, Mater ducking before it hit McQueen and knocked him down. Mater leapt over the table and drove towards Chick, narrowly dodging the swipes from the knife as he grabbed him. Noticing the meat-grinder behind him, Mater turned it on and disarmed Chick, dropping the knife into the grinder's still whirring gears.
Chick shoved Mater down and grabbed his tow cable, throwing a butcher's knife at McQueen that the latter narrowly avoided. He then leapt over the table, throwing the tow cable forwards to grab the gun from the other end of the room. Lightning grabbed Chick before he could fire it, the two struggling to keep a hold of it as Mater was dragged to the end of the table.
Chick forced Lightning off of him and threw the cable into the air, the three of them watching as it landed in the grinder, Mater being pulled slowly towards it as he struggled to hold himself back. "Mater!" McQueen called as he continued to struggle with Chick, eventually forcing the gun away from Chick and firing at Mater's cable. Mater quickly fell back from the grinder as the rope was shot through.
Yeah!
Lightning threw the gun to the floor, knocking Chick closer to the electrified eel tank. Mater climbed on top of the table as Lightning continued to shove Chick backwards. Chick stared wide-eyed as Lightning lifted him into the air, Mater simultaneously jumping up from the table to push Chick down into the tank.
PST!-PST!-PST!-PST!-PST!-YEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!
A shrieking Chick was sent flying out of the tank as he landed hard on the floor in front of the pair, twitching frequently with the occasional spark of wet electricity on him. Lightning stood over him, saying "well... I guess the Chick Era got cut short again..."
Chick scoffed as he heard this, saying "yep... always end on a bad joke... typical spies..."