Finn couldn't help but feel like he knew this car. The range rover driving in front of him not only looked familiar, but the name sounded familiar too.

"Where are we going?"

Miles looked in his rearview mirror,

"Back to where it all began."

Finn furrowed his eyes,

"What began?"

Miles looked straight ahead an evil smile plastered on is face,

"Our friendship of course."

…………….

Mater was watching the news wide - eyed,

"We have just received more information regarding the break in of the high security prison in the UK, according to officials the break in happened at 1am in the United Kingdom, authorities are still unsure as to how the break in occurred though it appears to have been an inside job. Residents in the UK area are asked to keep an eye out for escaped convict Miles Axelrod. Miles Axelrod was sentenced into prison a little over a year ago when his attempted murder of multiple racers in the grand prix, two British spy's, and a tow truck who uncoiled his plot and ultimately sent him to prison. Axelrod's known associates…"

Mater muted the tv, the memories still all to real. He looked down to his air filter a small shiver ran up him, he had been a mere second away from blowing up. Not something he had ever wanted to endure again.

Mater was startled by a tap on his bumper,

"You okay buddy?"

McQueen looked at Mater sympathetically. Mater was zoning, his mind was on what he had just seen.

"Yea sure, I just need some time to think is all."

Mater drove out of his little lean too and down the road, his tow hook hung low as it often did when the tow truck was upset. McQueen watch him drive a little down the road. Truth be told he was little more then worried to have Mater be alone, specially with the guy he had caught now being on the loose. McQueen went to turn back toward town when his eye caught the glimmer of a chrome grill hiding behind the old run-down building across from Maters. McQueen smirked; the old Hornet hadn't let McQueen out of his sight for the past 3 days.

McQueen shut drove past him, rounding the corner of another building and shutting his engine off, sure enough within moments Doc was driving around the corner. McQueen backed into the dark, broken down building. Doc's eyes glanced back and forth looking for him, McQueen wriggled his body, his tires spread-out, he was ready to pounce… now!

McQueen jumped out, yelling which caused the old judge to yelped.

His engine fire and Doc sped forward whipping his slender body around to face his attacker. Doc was panting as the dust cleared, he saw McQueen, a smug look on his face.

"And that is pay back for following me around like a toddler."

McQueen revved his engine and raced off. Doc sat for a second he had to bring his oil pressure down.

"Punk kid."

Doc murmured to himself, his engine gurgled as he accelerated slightly onto the main road. A shouted caught his attention, he turned his engine off to listen. Nothing could be heard except for the wind whistling through the broken-down building behind him. He sat for a minute more…still nothing. Something in the solenoids didn't feel right as he reignited his engine and drove toward the area the sound came from, his eyes scanning the flat desert horizon. He sighed turning back towards town, he needed to relax, nothing bad was going to happen

…..

Mater groaned awake, he blinked as his vision came back to clear. He looked around him to find himself in an apartment of sorts, a trashy one at that. Two other cars were there.

"Ah good you are awake!"

Mater tilted his hood slightly,

"Do I know you?"

"Of course, I am your oldest friend!"

Mater looked between the two, something was familiar.

"Something does feel like I knowd the two of ya… I just can't remember yer names."

"Axelrod and McMissile"

Maters mind shivered slightly, something about those names was all to familiar.

"Can't says I remember? Shoot I don't even remember who I am."

His eyes went wide as he tried to remember,

"Don't worry old chap, your name is Mater."

Mater looked at the ranger rover who was doing all of the talking, the Aston martin was sitting quietly his eyes down casted like he was deep in thought over something.

Finn had initially figured he knew the tow truck, something about him seemed familiar, he had dismissed the feeling when Miles informed him, he had found the tow truck stone cold drunk and unconscious in an alley way.

"Mater huh, hey how'd I get here."

Mile rolled his eyes,

"I found you passed out drunk again, its probably how you lost your memory to begin with."

Mater blinked,

"I was drinkin?"

Miles had turned around and was heading for the door.

"Drinking would be an under statement my friend, now the two of you get some rest. We have a lot of work to do."

With that the door closed and clicked like it had been locked. Mater looked over to the grey-blue Aston Martin.

"So uhh…I know you…Finn?"

Finn looked at him, no recognition in his eyes.

"Perhaps, although I don't know myself other then what Miles told me."

Mater looked back toward the door.

"You trust him?"

Finn shrugged,

"Claims he is good friend of ours, and with my memory gone and yours it seems is gone too we can't rule it out that he does indeed know us."

Mater sighed,

"Seems strange though that both of us have no memory, and we both his friends?"

Finn sighed,

"I'll admit it does seem a little strange."

"Where did he find ya?"

Finn told Mater about the hospital and wandering down the road until he found Miles. Mater was only partially listening.

"I have a bad feelin about that guy, I don't know what it is yet though."

Mater drove over to the window that looked down onto the alley streets below, Finn came up beside him.

"Don't let on, but I have a bad feeling as well. Something just doesn't feel right about all this. I have been trying to figure out what I am feeling since I got here."

Mater nodded his hood slightly, realizing for the first time his hood was missing. He gasped slightly back up looking down at his exposed air filter.

"Where's my hood?"

Finn looked at him,

"You came in like that, to be honest that what made you look familiar me."

Mater looked out the window again, catching his reflection. He wasn't just missing his hood; he was missing a headlight as well and he was covered with rust.

"Man, I have got to take better care of myself…"

Mater mumbled. Finn just stared out the window, his eyes dropping closed slowly. He was exhausted from the past few days and his not fully recovered body was begging him for some sleep.

…..

Evening was falling over Radiator Springs, and no one had seen any sign of Mater since McQueen. Sheriff had tried to radio for him only to be met with static.

"It's happening again?"

Sally looked at McQueen,

"I thought we sent the lot of them to prison?"

McQueen nodded his hood, his engine rumbled as he drove over to Sheriff.

"Any word?"

Sheriff shook his hood,

"No and to be honest son, after the events with Stacy I am not sure if I can trust anyone in the surrounding departments."

McQueen smirked, he would never admit it, but it liked when Sheriff called him son, whether Sheriff did it intentionally or not.

"What are you smirking at?"

Doc drove up, his face in a frown.

"I thought I heard someone call out early, but when I went to check it out, I found nothing."

Sheriff eyed him,

"And you didn't tell anyone."

"What and get the whole town worked up about nothing?"

"It aint nothing Paul! Maters missing!"

McQueen backed up, no one ever used docs real name, except for Sheriff when he was angry. And right now, Sheriff was fuming.

Doc narrowed his eyes at his name,

"Don't get snippy with me Sherriff! I told you I looked and found nothing! I figured it was an animal or something!"

Sheriffs body was moving up and down, he was past the stage of fuming, he was seething in rage. He glared at Doc, not really caring right now about what he said.

"Just like you isn't it… keep a secret from everyone and hope they don't find out and when they do it leaves you looking the fool."

Sheriff's engine revved up as he drove by the stunned Hornet. Doc blinked, Sherriff words hitting him like a ton of bricks.

"Doc…"

McQueen inched forward, Doc's eyes lifted to look at McQueen's, the hurt that filled them nearly stalled McQueen's engine with empathy. Doc nodded slowly,

"I'm fine."

His engine humming as he drove around and into his clinic, the doors shut quietly and click with the sound of a lock. McQueen looked up the road, Sheriff was out of sight now, probably out by his sign. Sally came up along side of him,

"Don't get involved Stickers, let the two of them work this out."

McQueen looked at Sally, he knew she was right but how could he stay out of it, Docs secret getting out had been his fault.

"I need to get ahold of Holley and let her know, if Sheriff is to afraid to do anything then I need to. He's my best friend."

…..

"My best friend…"

Mater jolted awake; he hook rattled from his jump. Finn slowly blinked his eyes waking up from Mater. Mater looked around them,

"Uh Fin, we aint in no apartment room no more."

Finn looked around him, they were on some sort of metal platform, a loud clash of thunder with lightening made it clear they were in the middle of the ocean. A few dim lights lite the platform,

"Where are we?"

"That is a question I can answer."

Miles came out into view followed by three other cars.

"Who are those guys?"

Mater asked, Miles snickered,

"These are friends of mine."

"You sure got a lot of friends."

Finn eyed him moving around slowly to fully face the green range rover.

"I do indeed which is why I brought you here…you don't remember this place Finn?"

Finn looked around, again that pang of familiarity but nothing.

"No, I don't"

Mile nodded to the car beside him who drove off and quickly came back pushing a camera in front of him.

"You don't remember this?"

Mater eyed it,

"What we was actors?"

Miles shook his hood,

"No, you were most certainly not, you two were my top agents, and this car here…"

A small trunkoff to his left pulled up pushing a picture in front of them.

"is wanted for multiple accounts of attempted murder."

Mater and Finn looked at the picture then back to each other,

"A racecar?"

Finn asked suspiciously, Mile nodded,

"Its his cover, race car on the weekends brilliant mastermind during the week. Now you two were hot on his trail when well. I found you drunk in an alley and you wandering down the road. His crew…"

Another image was pushed in front of them,

"Are very dangerous, they must have somehow taken your memories away."

Mater tilted his hood, those cars looked familiar.

"Something wrong Agent Mater?"

Mater snapped up,

"Uh no sir, no."

Miles nodded,

"Good, then the two of you will resume your mission. Find and bring this car to me. He has a lot to answer for."

Finn nodded scanning the image with his eyes once more.

"How exactly are we supposed to capture him and bring him to you, and where?"

Miles smiled,

"You two are top agents, you'll figure it out and bring him here."

Miles rolled back slightly; coordinates ingrained on the metal beneath him. Finn blinked,

"We are supposed to remember that?"

Mater huffed,

"I don't even remember who I am, let alone that."

Miles shook his hood,

"Finn you are an agent you have gadgets, don't you?"

Finn looked up at the range rover then back down to his hood, maybe? He didn't know. He looked at his dash board and as if thinking of gadgets, his dash lite up with options, camera!

His headlight popped out and his rearview mirror became the lenses as he snapped an image of the coordinates which them brought up a map.

"An old harbor house in Japan?"

Miles nodded,

"you two have 36 hours to bring him to me there, if you have not done so by then you will be hearing from me. Your jobs are on the line here boys, let's get it done."