Maddie was sent to the medical department to have her injuries treated and of course, Todd was nearby, watching. Cooper felt it to be a good time to finally let the staff know about Maddie, and that she wasn't a danger anymore. He sent out a mass email to everyone to not worry about her if she passed by, and to give a warm welcome. This of course caught Maddie off guard after she was fixed. Smiling agents saying hello and welcome. She hurried to Cooper's office, who was there with Madalynn.
"Alright, what'd you do this time, Carr?" She asked in a hastily manner.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Everyone has no fear towards me anymore. No one is scared?"
"Why would they be scared?" Cooper moved from behind his desk. "Why should they be scared? Do you still want to be the bad car?"
"I don't know." She looked out the window. "Why aren't you scared? Have you forgotten all the things I've done to you?"
Cooper chuckled. "I will never forget the worst you've brought to me, no. But, we wanted everyone to treat you nicely."
"Don't you want to be loved? Or make friends? Friends can go a long way for your health." Madalynn smiled. She caught Maddie's eye. "Real friends are much better than fake, don't you agree?"
Maddie gave a small shrug. "Who would want to be my friend?"
"That's for you to find out." Cooper said. "Find similar interests with some agents here."
Maddie sighed and turned back around to leave.
"Oh, if you spot Todd, tell him to meet me in my office. I must speak with him." Cooper called after her.
"Hey, boss man wants you." Maddie muttered as she drove past the Expedition. Todd took in a breath and felt his anxiety rise. He slowly made his way to Cooper's office.
He parked himself in front of Cooper's desk and Cooper had moved back to his spot. Cooper sighed. "Todd, do you realize what you've done today?"
Todd slowly nodded. "I do sir. I apologize."
"An apology will not take away the memories of what you've done to my son. When he looks at you, that-"
"I know, I know sir, I know, I'm a horrible car, I don't know why I did what I did.." Todd cut him off. "He brings back, bad memories.. of what I've done, and, I am so sorry.."
Cooper nodded. "Well, I'm sorry to put you through more trouble but I will have to let you go. However, Madalynn here has offered to give you sort of, a lift."
"If you would like, Todd, I can arrange for appointments with you for free to talk with you about what you're going through." Madalynn said. "Only if you wish."
Todd nodded. "Anything that can help me, I will greatly appreciate it. I don't want to cause anymore trouble."
"Would Saturday's work for you?"
"Alright, sir. Let's take a look at this eye of yours." A doctor said in the agency. Cooper took a breath. He hoped it wasn't permanently damaged. He didn't need that. He sat still as the doctor began to unwrap his eye in front of a mirror. He took one look and immediately gasped. His eye was still reddened, but it was white and dull. The doctor frowned after seeing it and faced Cooper to look at it more clearly.
"It seems to have been more damaged than we originally thought, if that wasn't obvious now." He said. "Can you see out of it?"
Cooper closed his good eye and while it was still sore, tried to look out his other. "N-no, I can't."
"That's what I feared. It seems as if you're blind out of that eye now. And we don't have any way to restore your vision. I can look into it more and see if it can be saved but from the looks of it, it's not likely. I'm sorry."
This was horrible news for Cooper. As he looked at himself in the mirror, his mind went to all the possibilities that could happen when he reported it. He had to report this injury. Other injuries were not as serious if they could be repaired within a day or so, but this affected his vision, his maneuverability. He had to report it, and he didn't want to. He was afraid this would become the end of his career.