A quick read of what has happened so there isn't a complete gap! After the tape was reviewed, Cleo was arrested. Ofcorse she pleaded not guilty, but the tape proved other wise. She got out on bail but she knew she was going to be found guilty.
While on bail, Cleo tried using Jackson but he refused. He called her disgusting, pig of a woman who had no life and no sympathy. For this rebel, she turned off his eyes permanently. Jackson was left haplessly blind in her home for the coming weeks. Jackson would literally crawl in blind darkness feeling the floors, the walls, doors, trying to escape Cleo's home, but each time he even came close, Cleo would push him back to start in a sense. Once, Jackson thought he had found the controls to his eye sight but it was only the remote to the lights around the house.
A little over a week and police stormed through Cleo's home, finding Jackson shocked them and Cleo was arrested without bail for kidnapping. With this charge added to her assault charges, things weren't looking good for Cleo. She then, covinced by her lawyer, claimed insanity. The claim didn't work and she wasn't aloud bail. After weeks of court and paperwork, Cleo was sentenced to 14 years for the rape of Lightning McQueen and 3 years were added for the use of the 'date rape' drug. She was then sentenced to 25 years for the kidnapping and assault (Torture and mental harm) of Jackson Storm.
Cleo was offered 3 years off, if she would give the location of the remote to Jackson's eyes. She refused.
Jackson was admitted into a hospital in Alaska after failed attempts of locating Cleo's remote to his eye sight. Where doctors tried one surgery to bring back his sight but found that Jackson was completely blind and the eyes worked to give him his sight back in connections, and like a mirror. Without turning them back on, he would be blind.It was a dangerous thing to tamper with as it could make him permanently blind or worse, infections or death if s luck something went wrong in an exploratory surgery. His sight was there, just had to find the right doctor, scientist to find it for him.
Sally and Lightning set a date to come back to Radiator Springs, and Sally would take her job back as Mayor after Lightning kind of convinced her. The couple had remained dating the entire trial and time, but had not yet connected sexually together during this time between the stress, anxiety and timing. Sally had been feeling a little hurt by this but remained positive and knew Lightning wasn't ready yet and was tired mentally from the many papers, court trials, and the press bothering him about the assault. They even scheduled to start therapy again. Which puts us at today, a few months later...
Lightning walked into the kitchen smelling freshly brewed coffee still burning. The kids had already ate bowls of cereal and left a mess for Sally. There she was cleaning up. Her hair was up in a short messy pont tail and she still had on her baggy shirt she slept in and some shorts that you could barely see she had on underneath. Lightning stood there and watched her a moment. Usually she would be up and ready long before him and making herself presentable. Every morning sense they had been staying together while oit of Radiator Springs, Sally would get up and put on make up, freshen up with an odd floral scent mixed with sugar maybe, and be fully dressed. He knew why. It was his fault and his affairs. He made her feel ugly and old. He sighed watching her.
That caught her attention and she looked over at him. "I.. um.. Good morning.." she greeted and smiled. Lightning smiled back. "I'm sorry. I didn't know when you were getting up and with it being moving day I just got a little scatter brained here and lost track of time." She was explaining herself. Explaining why she didn't look perfect for him yet. She didn't need to do that. She was pretty cute all scattered brained really. "It's okay. I swear. I was just tired.. Should have woke me though." "Why?" Sally asked. Lightning shrugged answering "Because I like waking up to you." That was sweet. "Actually that reminds me." She started. Lightning immediately dreaded this. He just knew that couldn't mean anything very good.
"Maybe we should move back into separate.. Homes?.. If you feel like you could handle that yet?" Lightning stared a bit confused as he reminded her that "Well, we kind of already live together again.." "No, we moved in together during a difficult time temporarily out of town.There's a difference. I'm talking about evantually..." she explained. Lightning still didn't fully get this. "Why?" he asked. "Well.. I was thinking about this and.. What if we don't work out? I don't want to.. Disrupt the kids lives anymore than we already have.. You know?" "What? You gotta be joking. We've disrupted their lives already Sal. We're kind of past that." He was snappy. Sally's brows lowered "There's no reason to get rude with me! I was really only suggesting anyway! Obviously you aren't okay being on your own again yet so it's fine for now.. Forget I brought it up." But he wouldn't.
"I really just thought we'd kind of just.. Move in together and"-"And what? Get married?" she snickered. Lightning hesitated answering that. "Wait?.. You are already planning to get married again?" Sally asked a little stunned. Lightning shrugged answering "Well I.. I just thought.." "Ofcorse you did.." Sally muttered. "What does that mean!?" Lightning snapped! Sally sighed, annoyed that she even had to explain "That you always think. You think I will just go along with anything you decide and... And.." she paused and stared. It was weird. "And what?.." Lightning asked cautiously. Sally frowned before answering "And this is one of our greatest hits replaying again.. I'm not fighting about this. Just.. Stop assuming I'll do anything you want. Okay?" Lightning looked confused. "Okay?" he answered. Still not sure what he did exactly wrong there.
"Mama!" Ece ran in and grabbed around her mothers leg. "What's wrong?" Sally asked. Ece pointed to where she and the boys were playing. "It's broken.. Colt broke it.." "Broke what baby?" Ece pulled and tugged on her mom's shirt, taking, leading Sally into the other room where her doll had been decapitated by Colton. Colton was still in the room and Sally snapped asking "Colton! Why did you brake Ece's doll!?" Colton looked at his mother as Lightning walked in and answered "She was being a bitch.. I threw her..." Sally's eyes widened. "EXCUSE ME!?" She asked. "Where did you learn that word!? And to talk like that?" She was mad and Colton knew it. He did something wrong, he just wasn'tsure what. Lightning stood behind Sally and shook his head quietly. Colton looked at his dad a moment before answering "Don't be a bitch mama." He said it so naturally! Sally was absolutely furious and looked at Lightning. Definitely knew he had something to do with this!
"You..." She growled. Lightning stared at Sally all wide eyed. "You said the b word around him!?" she yelled! Lightning glanced at the kids before answering "Well.. You've said some pretty foul words around them to.. But.. That's not the point.. Right.. Maybe? I don't know.." he tried. Colton then spoke up correcting "Daddy says Cleo is bitch. And, and hw said you can be bitchy a lot mama." Sally's brows raised. Lightning scolded "Don't say that.. HEY! it's moving day!!! Who wants to start the car!?" Lightning changed the subject quick before Sally had a chance to continue a long lecture. Sally shook her head as the kids all three ran up shouting Me, me, I do! Lightning began taking the kids to the car, Sally glared and exclaimed "This conversation isn't over Light.." "Ofcorse not. Love you." He replied. Sally just glared and watched him and the kids walk outside. She sighed. He was an ass, but she loved him...
Bobby and Cruz stood in Lightning's newly remodeled office. "Eeehhh! He is gonna love this!" Cruz said with excitement! Bobby shook with a chill up his spine! "Yeah, just keep that weird shrilly girl scream to yourself.. Gross.. But yea, he is totally gonna love it." "And the best part is under this cover.." Cruz added then walked her hand over the car. "Woah! Don't you dare touch it. I wanr ZERO finger prints on that baby! It took a lot to get that thing back into shape." Cruz giggled "I know." She sighed and took it all in. "I can't wait to have him back." "Cruz.." Bobby growled. Cruz's eyes widened "I mean back like.. The um.. Old Lightning McQueen we all have been missing." she blushed. Bobby glared repeating "Cruz." She stared. "He is with Sally again. Honestly, drop it. He's been through enough lately." he reminded and scolded. Cruz frowned and nodded saying "I know that.. I just.. We've all missed him. The real Lightning." Bobby sighed and agreed to that.
"Man, I can't wait to see his face when he sees all this!" Bobby exclaimed. Cruz snickered and stared at the desk. She wasn't even working in the same building. She worked at the partnering school, Cal's school. "Come on. We got that party to throw him and Sally welcoming them back." he reminded. Cruz frowned.She shouldn't go, but she wanted to see how Lightning was doing. "Yeah.. You go ahead.. I wanna look out at the track for a minute." Bobby raised a brow. Weird but, he had things to do. So off he went. Cruz didn't look out at willys butte. She stared at the covered race car.. Then she walked to the door, nexr to it a photo of Lightning with his old rusteze team from way bacmk when. "It's time I let you go huh?.." she asked his picture, his golden blonde messy post race hair and glowing white smile and dark blue eyes of perfection. She sighed staring. It wasn't fair but that was it. He wanted Sally...