Finn had immediately found a door when he went around the corner of the building. He peeked inside and it was an empty room. He looked around and there were no windows around the doorway, he made sure. There was a table in the middle of the room, and old, dusted cans lay about the table. He figured this room hadn't been used in a long while and thought nothing of it. The first thing he did was scan the area for cameras. You can never be too sure.
He immediately spotted one pointed at the doorway he had entered through and he froze. Before he even activated a gun to take it out, he radioed Holley about possible cameras. Before he could radio Cooper, everything went black.
Holley took the notice from Finn seriously. She had found a doorway as well, and the room she was in didn't have any cameras that she could tell. Perfect. She stuck her front end out of the doorway and looked down both halls. Not one soul. She crept down the hall, her taser at the ready for anyone to come out. Not one sound, and it almost scared her, how quiet it was, minus the sound of her tires rolling dryly on the dusty floor. Usually, there was some sort of background noise on missions. It was deadly quiet. She was coming up to a turn in the hall and before she went any further, she heard a gunshot and froze. A dark car came out of a door off to the side that Holley was behind. The car spotted her and immediately ambushed her. Before Holley could even react with her taser, she was tased by the other car's taser. Everything went too quick. Holley's world went black.
Cooper had moved forwards to leave the room until his eye caught a blinking dim red light above him. A camera. Cooper didn't even move. He knew something like this would come up. He furrowed his brow at the camera, activated his gun in his rim, and shot the camera dead. Minutes later, a black Jaguar came around the corner into the room he was in, a frightened look on her face. She looked distraught. If Cooper were holding something, it would have fell to the floor. His eyes went wide as the car sped into the room.
"Cooper! I- I knew you would come to save me!" she cried out. "I'm so thankful to see you!" the car came forward and gave Cooper a warm nuzzle, despite the still damp mud coating his paint.
He could barely breathe. "M-Maddie...?" he choked. She was a different color, now black rather than red, and she was so much more older. Well, of course she was. It had been too many years since he last saw her. He was so shocked, he couldn't even bring himself to nuzzle her back. Just the sight of her alive was all it took for Cooper to become mesmerized.
"You-you, were-" he muttered before she interrupted him.
"The agents just told you I was killed so you would go back to the jet. I've been searching for you for years!"
The smile on her face brought a smile to Cooper's face without him even realizing it. Her smile was everything to him. "I-I can't, believe it.." he breathed. "You are alive.." he finally got the courage to nuzzle her back. He had wanted this for so long. Just to be near her, was a comfort. He had forgotten how much he had missed her, and now, having her right there by his side, had him at ease. It felt like nothing could go wrong.
"What are you doing here?" Cooper asked after a moment. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine now." She said. "But your family captured me and was trying to get me to tell them where you were. I refused to tell, and I managed to finally escape."
"Where are they now?" Cooper asked, becoming serious.
"I'm not sure, most likely searching for me. But, did you happen to come here with, I think he was an older car.."
"No... not McMissile... did you see him? Where?" Cooper's voice raised. His worry came back.
"Yes! He was a blue tone in color. I saw him around the corner, follow me!" She hurriedly left the room and Cooper followed without hesitation.
She led Cooper into a large dimly lit room. That was the first mistake Cooper made: entering the room. Immediately, he was knocked out cold.
Everything ached. Cooper felt like his body was on fire. He slowly opened his eyes and felt everything rush forwards. This was most likely because of the fact that Cooper was hanging in the air, body vertical, front end nearly touching the ground. His eyesight cleared as he focused more on the dusty ground in front of him. Before he was able to grasp his situation, a heavy object rammed against his undercarriage. He winced and felt liquid push through his throat. He coughed out spurts of oil and his eyes watered. He looked up to see Maddie, sitting there casually in front of him, watching him. She seemed like she towered over him, when he was still higher off the ground than she was. He hung from the ceiling vertically. Cooper was very confused.
Before Cooper could even mutter a word, Maddie spoke up. "I'm so glad to have found you." Her voice was so monotone compared to what it was before. Like usual, Cooper could barely speak, due to not completely understanding what was going on. Why was Maddie not helping him down to the ground?
"If you speak when not told to, you will be punished." Maddie added. This confused Cooper even more.
"Wha-" was all Cooper managed to choke out before another hard strike hit him on the side. He felt his side door dent in a little and he winced. He couldn't see who was hitting him. Why was he hanging downwards like this? Why was she getting him hurt? Why was Maddie threatening him? Why was he in this predicament? What had he ever done to Maddie to be treated like this?
"If you cooperate, we will set you free." Maddie smiled, but not the gentle smile Cooper was used to, no. An evil smile. Wait, she had stated that she had been trying to find him for years. She knew he worked at C.H.R.O.M.E. They had worked together before she had been so called, 'killed'. For some reason, now, everything became clear to Cooper. She did this. She trapped him. She led him to this fate. She planned this. Was she siding with his family?
"I can tell you have questions, so let me explain. I have always been on the Lemons' side. That why I was considered 'dead'. They never killed me. They made it look like they killed me. I've have been friends with your family for a long time as well. I joined C.H.R.O.M.E with a total innocent appearance. You remember, don't you? Bright red paint, pearly white rims. The perfect type of fast, strong car for spy work. I guess you could say I joined undercover. I'm still amazed they didn't find out what my plans were. Take over your feelings, get into all the top secret files, take over."
Cooper just, couldn't comprehend what he was hearing. He couldn't tell if he just didn't understand, or he just mentally didn't want to understand, rather than believe.
Maddie just smiled at his confusion. "I played you, Cooper. And you fell for my love."
Cooper suddenly felt anger rise up inside him. He glared at Maddie.
"You lied to me!" He yelled, feeling a bit more energy than before.
Wrak!
Cooper winced once more when whoever was hitting him, hit him once more in the undercarriage.
"Who on Earth is hitting me?" Cooper cried out. He was answered by another whack to the side. A black CT6 came out in front of Cooper so he could see. She had a large pointed metal pole type of object, fastened to her front tire. She grinned evilly at Cooper.
"I can't say it's really pleasurable, but, nice to see you again, big brother." She smiled. Cooper's breath left him again.
"Millie..?" He gasped.
"I'm not Millie anymore!" She cried out, giving Cooper another hard whack to the fender for talking again. "I'm Ash now. The 'Millie' you used to know is dead!"
Cooper couldn't believe his eyes. His younger sister.
"Ash has been training in carate." Maddie smiled proudly. "But she likes to hit things more rather than anything."
Ash didn't even need Cooper to utter a word before hitting him again on the headlight, cracking the lens. She smiled.
"You probably can't use that anymore, let me take care of that for you." She laughed, and dug the tip of her metal rod into the side of the headlight. She pushed the opposite direction, and Cooper gritted his teeth as she pried out his headlight forcefully from even it's tight spot. He was almost amazed at her strength. He obviously couldn't do anything about it. He was hanging from the ceiling.
"There. I saved you the trouble of taking it out for replacement." Ash smiled.
"I would love for you to see your mother and father." Maddie began. "But they are already taking care of your friends."
Cooper felt his anger rise up past his fear of another hit from Ash. "You harm my agents and you will regret it." He growled. Another hard whack to the hood.
"You just don't learn! Always stubborn, just like I remember." Maddie laughed. Ash seemed to be actually enjoying harming her brother. That's what hurt Cooper the most. Maddie betraying him hurt, but his little sister turning against him was the worst feeling. He was definitely not loved here.