Cars Short: Call of the Wild
"I don't know how he convinced us to do this," said Finn, looking over to his partner Holley.
It was near midnight in Radiator Springs, and both spy cars found themselves standing about ten feet away from Frank's Field. Earlier in the day, Holley had asked Mater what one of his favorite activities were.
"Tractor tipping" said Mater, instantly, then looked at Holley " ya'll don't want to try it do ya?"
Holley thought it over for a minute. What could be so dangerous about it?
"Sure" said Holley " maybe I can convince Finn to come join us too,"
"Well alright then" said Mater " meet you around Frank's Field come midnight. Just ask Lightning, he'll know where it is,"
With that said Mater drove off to prepare himself, while Holley made her way back to Siddeley trying to convince Finn to join her on this little excursion. After a few minutes of debate Finn gave in, and both spy cars drove off to find Lightning and ask him directions to Frank's Field. A big grin instantly lit up the red racecar's grill.
"Going tractor tipping huh?" said Lightning, then pointed a tire to the south " Frank's Field is a few miles out that way on the left. Mater should already be there by the time you guys find the place,"
"Been tractor tipping before I guess?" asked Finn.
"Plenty of times" said Lightning, and as he was about to drive he off he looked back at the two spies " however, a little advice. If Mater screams "Run!", I sugguest you run,"
Both Finn and Holley looked at each other confused, wondering what Lightning had meant by those words. But it was midnight, and there was no time to look back now. Following Lightning's directions, the two spy cars soon arrived at Frank's Field, and as Lightning predicted, Mater was already there waiting for them.
"Finn you came," said Mater, as he saw Finn and Holley drive up.
"Yes" said Finn " now what is it I'm supposed to do?"
"Tractor tipping of course" said Mater, pointing his tire towards the field full of tractors " see that field over there. Just follow my lead and we'll have some fun. But watch out for Frank,"
With that said Mater started to drive off into the field, while Holley looked at Finn.
"Who's Frank?" she asked.
"He must be the car who owns this property," said Finn, following Mater into the field.
"Okay here's what you do" said Mater, once his spy friends caught up " you just sneak out in front of them, and then honk, and they do the rest. Watch this,"
That said Mater snuck up in front one of the sleeping tractors, and honked his horn. The tractor awakened, mooed forwards, then landed down with a poot. Mater laughed as if he had just seen the most exciting thing in his life, while Finn and Holley just stared at each other.
"I don't care who you are, that's funny right there" said Mater, turning to his spy friends " alright, ya'll's turn,"
Figuring they may as well give it a try, both Finn and Holley approached two different tractors and sounded their horns at the same time. Both tractors woke up, mooed, and fell with a poot. Although strange, Finn and Holley couldn't help but laugh. This was kind of fun.
A loud moo suddenly sounded over the horizion, and a bright light could be seen appearing behind the bushes.
"That's Frank" said Mater, turning around and dashing off " Run!"
Remembering Lightning's advice, Finn and Holley took off after Mater, as a gaint harvester suddenly appeared out of the bushes and started chasing them down. Finn and Holley could see the bull harvester's blades twirling behind them, and feared instantly of being sliced.
However, as the two spy cars caught up to Mater, they both noticed that the tow truck didn't share thier fear, in fact he was laughing. He was actually enjoying the chase, in spite of being in great danger.
Finn had to grin at the tow truck's courage, as Mater led him and Holley out of the field, he lived for danger and was not afriad to take any risks. No wonder he had made such a good spy.
"Uh oh" said Mater, stopping suddenly in his tracks " I almost forgot. Shieriff said there was Wolves hanging out in the area lately, we'd better be careful heading back to Radiator Springs,"
"Wolves?" asked Holley, nervously.
"Yeah" said Mater " they usuaslly hang around in another part of the desert, but lately some of the tourists have been getting attacked. We don't know what happened to make the Wolves come down here,"
"We'd better keep a sharp eye out then," said Finn, driving on with Mater and Holley.
From the nearby shadows, several pairs of yellow eyes watched the three cars as they nervously drove down the road. Growls emmitted from their engines, and their fanged smiles gleamed eeriely in the moonlight.
The King Wolf looked down from his perch, scanning the three cars with his wild eyes. The purple and silver cars were doing their best by keeping clam and alert, while the tow truck they were with was visibly shaking in terror.
Wait a minute, a tow truck? That's exactly what the King Wolf needed right now! Maybe that tow truck could help out with their problem.
Shouting a howl, the King Wolf called out to the other Wolves for them to move in and capture the tow truck. Finn, Holley, and Mater all stopped in fright when they heard the howl. They didn't understand what it meant, but they knew it couldn't be good.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a gang of at least a dozen wolf-like cars pounced out of the shadows and tackled the starled trio. Finn and Holley instantly went into attack mode, attacking any wolf that dared get close to them.
While the spies were distracted trying to fight off his gang, the King Wolf charged down, grabbed Mater by his tow hook, and started to drag the poor tow truck away.
"Mater!" Holley cried, as she and Finn saw their friend being drove off.
The two spy cars wanted to give chase, but the pack of Wolves wouldn't allow them to get past. Backing up behind Finn, Holley spread out her wings and took off into the skies, attaching Finn underneath with some tension wires.
Leaving the pack of angry Wolves behind, Finn and Holley took off after Mater.
Meanwhile, the King Wolf had finally reached his destination and let go of Mater's hook, pushing the tow truck againist a nearby wall. Mater was scared and wanted to get away, but the King Wolf placed himself in front of him so he couldn't activate his rocket boosters and escape.
"What do you want?" asked Mater nervously.
The King Wolf let out a growl, then pointed out to Mater's right. Curious, Mater took a peek. He gasped at what he saw.
Part of the valley had collasped do to recent rain, trapping many Wolves down in a deep ditch with no hope for escape. That wasn't all. The ditch also made it impossible for the Wolves to get to their regular hunting grounds, so that they could catch thier prey. Which explains why they had been hanging around Radaitor Springs so recently.
The King Wolf's yellow eyes locked on Mater's green ones in a pleading gesture as he motioned towards the ditch. A smile instantly lit up on Mater's face.
"While sure I'll help ya" said Mater " that's what a tow truck is for,"
With that said, Mater started to drive over towards the edge of the ditch with the King Wolf following behind him. Just about that time, Finn and Holley were flying overhead. And when both saw Mater heading towards the ditch, with a Wolf trailing behind him, their first instinct was that Mater was under attack.
Landing down, both Finn and Holley immediately charged to take down the King Wolf. The King Wolf turned around with a growl as he spotted the two spy cars coming, and charged in to attack.
Hearing the sounds of battle, Mater turned around seeing his friends facing one on one with the Wolf, but before he could he could say something to make the fight stop, the pack of Wolves that Finn and Holley had left behind started driving up over the horizion.
"Oh no" thought Mater " I'd better end this before someone gets hurt,"
Thinking fast before Finn could charge at a now injured King Wolf again, Mater swung out his tow hook, and attached it to Finn's bumper. The silver spy car gasped in surprise, as his wheels suddenly stopped in their tracks. Needless to say, both Finn and Holley were surprised at the unexpectedness of Mater's action.
Driving forward, Mater released his tow hook from Finn, and drove out in front of the King Wolf just to make sure they wouldn't attack again. Before Finn and Holley could question Mater's stern expression, they noticed the angry pack of Wolves drawing closer, mad that thier leader had been injured.
However, before they could attack Mater and his friends, the King Wolf stood up and growled at them, making them stop in their tracks. The Wolves looked confused, while Finn and Holley looked amazed. Why was the King Wolf defending them.
"Growl," said the King Wolf, looking at Mater.
"Thanks" said Mater " I'm on it,"
With that said, Mater drove back over towards the ditch, tossed his tow line down, and started bringing up the trapped Wolves one at a time. It was a happy reunion once they reached the surface, snuggling with their families they long ago lost.
"There was never any danger" said Mater to Finn and Holley " they just needed some help getting their friends out of the ditch,"
"I guess we did jump to conclusions before we knew the matter" said Finn, looking at the Wolves " I guess these beasts aren't harmful creatures after all,"
"But what's this ditch doing here?" asked Holley.
"Flood" said Mater " it doesn't rain here as often as you like, but when it does it can cause massive damage. The Wolves probably got cut off from their hunting grounds, and that's why they've been hanging around Radaitor Springs. Some of the Wolves must have fell in the ditch as it was being formed,"
"Well we can't have that then" said Finn " we have to fill or build a bridge over the ditch so the wolves can get across. Can't let them harm anymore citizens,"
"Hmmm," said Holley, studying her surroundings, until she spotted a rock on a nearby ledge " perfect!"
With that said the purple spy car drew her gun, shooting at the rock, making in fall over into the ditch. In an instant, a new bridge was made.
Unleashing a fury of joyous howls, the King Wolf and his pack dashed across the bridge to return to thier homes.
"Well done Miss Shiftwell" said Finn, driving off " let's return as well,"
Minutes later, Mater, Finn, and Holley found themselves approaching the entrance to Radiator Springs for what they hoped would be a nice quiet nap. However, when they returned the whole town was in chaos. The tractors from Frank's Field were running everywhere, and the Radaitor Springs residents were trying to herd them back to where they came.
"Mater!" shouted the Shieriff as soon as he spotted the tow truck.
"Uh" said Mater, suddenly driving away " gotta go!"
Holley just smiled as Mater drove off. Life with her boyfriend was never a dull moment.