McQueen didn't know what to think Mater looked right at him without recognizing him,
"I don't understand…what did I do?"
Finn was slowly moving toward him, causing McQueen to slowly back up the ramp of his trailer.
"You are wanted for murder, attempted murder, assault, and the list goes on not limited to but including international espionage."
McQueen's eyes flew open,
"Murder! The only thing I ever murdered was a road!"
McQueen caught site of a shimmering blue coming toward them. Doc's engine was roaring as he seemed to be racing straight for Finn.
……..
Doc was just about to mount the crew chiefs stand when the radio crackled to life,
"Kid?"
"I don't understand…what did I do?"
Doc listen careful, he could hear the utter confusion and fear in McQueen's voice as he took off around the pits toward the trailers. He rounded the corner to his surprise to see Mater with Finn McMissile, they were corralling McQueen onto his trailer.
Doc raced forward; something was defiantly wrong.
"What's going on here?"
Doc hollered to them; Finn whipped around in surprise.
"This has nothing to do with you… leave."
Doc narrowed his eyes,
"That's my racer and you ain't touching him without probable cause."
Finn looked the blue Hudson up and down, Mater glanced that direction, keeping his body blocking McQueen from leaving.
"You racer is wanted; we are agents and have been instructed to bring him in. Stand in our way and we will bring you in too."
Doc shook his hood, throwing the headset off to the ground.
"Where's your warrant?"
His engine was hot, his oil pressure was up. Something was terribly wrong here. Mater looked right at him, and not a spark of recognition lite his eyes.
Finn blinked, he didn't have a warrant they were just supposed to grab and go.
"This is international business, now I am ordering you to stand down."
Doc looked over at McQueen, the red racers eyes were darting back and forth, he had no idea what was going on.
"Who wants him?'
Doc looked Finn straight in the eyes, Finn sighed with a huff.
"Our boss, London agency leader Miles Axelrod."
Doc's tires chirped as he slide back, McQueen's mouth fell open.
"Mater! That's the car you put away last year! Remember? He sabotaged the Grand Prix, hurting multiple racers, and tried to kill me?"
Mater was getting more and more confused, something in him told him that McQueen was telling the truth but another part of him said the car was lying.
"Hush up!"
Mater jolted forward ramming McQueen in the side and sending the car flying back into the trailer. Doc hollered,
"Lightening! Mater what's wrong with you?"
Doc raced forward only to be hook by Finn in the back bumper. Doc yelped as the Aston Martin held him back, tires chirping and metal creaking.
"Mater!"
Finn hollered to the tow truck who emerged through the white smoke of burning rubber, swung his hook at Doc latched his front axel and swung him onto the trailer. Doc's right fender smacked of the side of the ramp causing him and the red ramp to trade paint. The trailer door was slammed shut. Doc flickered on his headlights. McQueen was facing him, Doc cringed as he looked over McQueen, his left side was dent in…hard.
"Kid?"
Doc nudged him despite his own pain in his right fender. The sound of airbrakes released as the trailer started moving.
"Kid?"
Doc nudged him again,
"Come on wake up."
McQueen moaned slightly as his eyes fluttered open.
"Doc?"
Doc smiled reassuringly, though he had no idea what was happening.
McQueen's eyes fluttered open; his side was killing him. Dim headlights were lighting the trailer.
"Doc?"
McQueen groaned as he tried to move,
"Ow…lord."
McQueen mumbled, Doc sighed,
"Try not to move to much, he hit you pretty hard."
Doc had to keep the race car calm, being a race car himself he knew they were more excitable then most. Doc caught sight of oil beneath McQueen's side, it didn't surprise him seeing the power of Maters hit.
"Just relax kid."
"He didn't recognize me… why would he hit me like that…"
Doc looked down; he didn't know.
"I don't know, I just don't know."
……..
Mater drove behind the trailer with Fin right behind him. He couldn't help but feel something was completely wrong about everything that was going on. They drove for a while before approaching a harbor,
"Stay with the trailer, I will make sure our ship is secured."
Mater nodded, watching as Finn drove over to one of the dock worker and after an exchange of a few words he was back.
"They are waiting for us. Load up, we have a long trip to Japan."
……..
McQueen hadn't said a word for an uncomfortable amount of time, Doc didn't speak either. None of this made any sense. The trailer began to rock, and sway, Doc and McQueen spread their tires slightly to keep their balance as the trailer was then harshly sat down, a loud steam horn alerted them to their current situation.
"A ship?"
McQueen looked around the trailer, his normally see through windows had been covered up.
"Getting kidnapped twice within a few months, kind of sucks."
McQueen smirked, much to Docs relief.
"How you feeling? You haven't said much."
McQueen took a deep breath with a cringe,
"My side hurts pretty good, and I know you've been neglecting to tell me that I am leaking oil."
Doc looked at him,
"plus, the fact that even though you are trying to hide it, your right fender has red paint on his."
Doc smiled,
"Glad to hear you talking again."
McQueen looked right at him, that sparkle in his eyes of a plan.
"Mater isn't like this that truck wouldn't hurt a fly. Something… someone has to have some sort of hold on the two of them. Their memories are all screwed up. This Miles guy some how has convinced them he is the good guy."
Doc nodded,
"It would appear that way."
Doc didn't really know what else to say, he had no idea how they were going to get out of it this time.
……..
The night sky was alight with stars as the ship docked next to the harbor house. McQueen and Doc had managed to fall asleep but were wakened by the jostling of the trailer again. McQueen blinked as the door opened, Finn and Mater on the outside.
"Come out."
Mater hollered in. Doc's heart was racing as he backed out, his backed turned to the door left him in an extremely vulnerable position. He backed out slowly, flinching when Finn hooked him again. McQueen gulped slightly as he drove out, Mater eyed him. McQueen yelped slightly as Maters hook latched onto his back axle. The two cars were pulled into the broken-down harbor house, where they came face to face with Miles.
"Welcome McQueen I have been…"
He cut himself off was McMissile backed in pulled Doc along with him.
"Who is that!?"
Miles drove over catching the lettering on the Hornets side, he drove around him.
"The Fabulous Hudson Hornet, I've heard of you. You are quite famous aren't you."
Doc just glared at him he didn't say a word as the Range Rover looked him over.
"You'll do nicely for what I have got planed."
Miles turned to Mater and Finn,
"Take them to the dynos."
McQueen shot a glance over to Doc, he hated dynos. Doc had given up fighting the Aston Martin, the grey car was strong for his age and could pull the brake locked Hudson across the floor. The two racecars were placed on the dynos, their front tires locked into place. McQueen looked over to Doc, Doc shot a glance to him, trying to calm him down though he himself was currently freaking out.
Doc looked to the right of him, two more dynos were set up.
"Expecting more company?"
Miles laughed,
"Actually, they are already here."
He turned and faced Finn and Mater,
"Thank you for your corporation gentlemen now…"
Both Finn and Mater yelped as they were jolted with electricity.
"MATER!"
McQueen called to the tow truck as he slumped on his axles. Axelrod clicked to the other cars around him as they loaded up Finn and Mater onto the other two dynos. McQueen was breathing heavily now,
"What do you want?"
He hollered, his voice echoing. Miles laughed,
"My dignity back, the respect I once held. And the four of you will help me get that back. Once I have released my top cars from federal lock down, we will resume our claim on the worlds largest untapped oil reserve and finally I will gain the respect…we will gain the respect we deserve!"
McQueen looked at all of the cars around him, lemon cars as Mater had affectionately called them.
"Or what?"
He was surprised with himself, his voice was flat, demanding.
"Or one of you will die every hour until they release my cohorts."
Doc huffed,
"You honestly think the government if going to give to frags about us? You have four of us, that gives them four hours to wait until you run out of bargaining chips."
Miles laughed heartedly,
"You don't realize he significance the four of you have do you? Lightening McQueen, the love of the racing world, one of the highest grossing, fan favorite racers of all time."
Lightening blinked, at the moment he could care less about his fan base.
"Hudson Hornet, an American racing legend. Record holder. The race world hold you to a higher standard than any other racer."
Doc just glared at him as Miles turned to the now awakening Finn and Mater.
"Finn McMissile, one of Britain's top spy's. A favorite of the queen and of his agency. Highly qualified and successful in his field, the best."
Finn was blinking, his mind was foggy. Why was Miles here?
"Tow Mater knighted by the queen…. Yeah that's all I got for him."
Mater was shaking his hood,
"What happened?"
He looked in front of him,
"MILES!"
He jolted,
"How'd you get here? Aint you supposed to be in prison?"
Finn looked to his left and right, four cars, all strapped down to dynos.
"What is the meaning of this Axelrod?"
Miles smiled,
"You will see."
With that he took his men and drove around a corner, only two cars stood guard.
"Mater…?"
Mater looked over to McQueen.
"McQueen! Wait what's going on?"
Lightening sighed in relief,
"Your memories back!"
Mater blinked in confusion,
"My memory?"
McQueen nodded,
"You and Finn both, you two…well you were…"
"working for Miles, you brought us two here, against our will I might add."
Doc wasn't as subtle, bluntly telling them. His glare toward both of them convinced Finn quickly that he was telling the truth.
The cars sat for a few more hours, McQueen and Doc filling in the other two on what had happened.
Miles finally returned after a bit, four of the cars pushed Allinol tanks in front of them, connecting them to the four as their tanks began to fill. Miles switched on the dynos; a vast array of engine noise echoed.
"Remember Allinol?"
Finn snarled,
"Your mad Axelrod!"
Miles shrugged,
"Perhaps, although I prefer the term dedicated."
Miles backed up as four camera were lined up.
"One of these camera is an EMPE, electro magnetic pulse emitter, the other three are real tv cameras. One by one we will find out which is which."
Miles pulled in front of another camera,
"We have hacked the main tv broadcasts, we are live in 3…2…1…"
"Leaders of world…"