#and then this kid shows up out of nowhere like 'hi! i'm your new agent!! :D'

[2hoothoots]

been chatting with a friend who's playing through PN2 again and i want it to be known i will not hear anyone say a WORD about Hollis giving Raz a hard time at the beginning of the game. if anything she is OUTSTANDINGLY accommodating to this random ten-year-old who wandered in unattended off the plane in the middle of an extremely tense situation

[curseofaphrodite]

A Very Sneezy Adventure

BUCKY BARNES X READER

summary: enemies to lovers in a domestic fluff setting?? yes.

The Winter Soldier saves the day, as well as two dozen kids! Some say even Starveil was spotted in the fight against the horrific minotaur.

"Fuck off!" you yelled at the TV screen, then turned it off.

You looked around the room in distaste. Your clothes were everywhere, there was an unnatural stench in the air, and your cat was nowhere in sight.

Turns out, being a witch didn't give you an upper hand when you were sick.

You laid back on your couch, the news reporter's words echoing in your ears. Being "spotted" in a fight against the villain that you were literally assigned to take down, only to have the spotlight taken away by your rival Bucky freakin' Barnes, did not feel good.

You knew the fight went down bad because you were sick, but you still pushed too hard. Hard enough for the Winter Soldier to come in from whatever the fuck he was previously occupied in and save your ass.

Did you atleast say thank you? No. You had barged off before he could even come over to your side.

As these thoughts trailed on, there was a knock at your door. You stood up groggily and went over to open it.

Bucky stood on the other side and you wondered if your sick brain had somehow conjured him up by fantasizing too much about punching his lights out.

"Hi?" he asked, making you slightly jump.

"Not a hallucination then." You remarked, sighing.

"Not last I checked," he smiled slightly. Smile? Was Bucky Barnes showing you pity?

"I brought you something," he continued, pulling his hand up to show a package. You didn't even need to ask him to know what it was. This was definitely pity with a capital P.

"What do you want?" you asked, sounding just as rude as you could be.

"Well, can't I come in? Things didn't go as planned back in 6th Avenue—"

"Look, if you came here to gloat, I'm not in the mood. I might magically make your mouth disappear."

"Threats already? I didn't even walk in the door." He smirked, holding up his hands in mock surrender. "Look, I’m not here to fight—" He glanced around your disheveled living room. "Though it seems like you've been doing a good enough job of that with yourself."

You scoffed. "Let me guess. You want me to get on my knees and say thank you?"

Utter bafflement crossed his features as well as a tint of red that wasn't there before. "I mean… it wasn’t your best moment," he said, his tone uncertain, "but that’s not why I’m here. Stark sent me."

Tony Stark doesn't excuse mistakes. Happy's voice rang through your ears. He's a big risk taker but if the risk doesn't pay off, you're toast.

Great, been an avenger for two months and I'm already sacked.

"Come on in," you mumbled, stepping aside. He made no remark about the mess, but sat in the couch as awkwardly as he could.

"What did he want?" you asked, dreading what was coming.

"Answers," he said with a shrug. "He wanted to know how you were stumped against the very type of demons that you specialize to know about. Asked me if you even know mythical creatures or were those just lies."

You gasped.

"That's not the end — he thought you might even be a double-agent."

Your gasp came shrill this time. "Double agent for who? Medusa? Does he think there's a secret lair of mythical unicorns planning to overtake New York?"

"If there is, he certainly thought you had the brains to be its head, so I would take it as a compliment."

You were openly glaring when you sat opposite him. "Well, I wouldn't. Greek gods have Olympus. I doubt they'd want the trash can that is New York."

He smirked. "That sounds like what I said."

"You stuck up for me?"

"I was surprised to be helpful too, don't worry."

"What 'help' did you do if he didn't believe it?"

"Who said he didn't?"

You opened your arms and waved around as if it was obvious. "You wouldn't be here if he did."

"Oh." Realization dawned on his face. "No, no, he did believe me. I came here on my own accord."

"No, you said you're here because of him."

"Well, I am. He sent his wishes too. Said flowers would reach you in two business days."

You blinked. "Flowers?"

"I told him you were sick."

"How the fuck did you know I was sick— I'm not—!" you paused to sneeze. He raised an eyebrow. "Alright it's obvious now, but how did you know in the fight? Don't tell me you're that observant over my health."

"I'm not. It felt like you were staring down the minotaur for no reason instead of using your powers. I figured you were fighting back a sneeze." He laughed. You turned red, easily embarrassed.

"Great, I'm a joke among you guys now." You stood up, sighing. "If that's all, I'll show you to the door. Leave the mask at the table."

"What mask?"

You frowned. "The mask I lost at the fight, which is clearly in that package right now."

"Y/N," he began slowly. "Have you lost your mind? This is chicken soup."

There was a pause.

Only then did it occur to you that he came in to check in on you. To see if you were okay. And he bought chicken soup. You blinked three times before replying.

"I — thank you," you resigned, not wanting to be surprised more. You sat back down.

"Do you have bowls?" he asked, looking at the unfinished plates of chips in front of the TV. "Preferably clean ones?"

"It's in the kitchen," you waved to your left door.

"I'll get them," he said, standing up before you could.

A wave of headache hit you before you could even assess if this "niceness" was all a plan to secretly kill you inside your house. But before you could ponder on it properly, you had fallen asleep.

You woke up an hour later to a clean room and the smell of chicken soup. Plus a very comfortable Bucky Barnes in the midst of it all.

You realized you could get used to having someone to help.

"Why're you smiling at me?" he asked, looking up from his bowl. You immediately rearranged your face to a scowl.

"You used the fancy china! Stop snooping through my cupboards, you creep!"

"I was just trying to help—"

"Well, THANK YOU!" you said, just as angrily as before.

Bucky shrugged, then went back to watching TV. He was used to your mood swings. You got up, hoping the flutter in your stomach was just a side effect of being ill.

THE END

commissions | KOFI

[charastarte]

"What the hell??" Roman Redcliff said as his archnemisis, Warlock collapsed in his arms. As the Super Villain the Inventor, this was fairly conveint for him. The one most likely to stop his new army of robot dogs had just collasped in his arms. This was different however... Warlock had a very particular look about her when she was on patrol, a clingy black piece, glowing butterfly wings, an abhorrent amount of glitter, this was not the case here. She wore civilian clothes, seemingly for somee sort of club event, and barely tied on the black mask to cover her eyes. He pulled her in with a sigh, he had no ill intentions tonight. Audrey awoke foggily, before she regained her senses and shot up. A blanket fell from her, as she was sitting on a couch in a modest single story house. The front for The Inventor's lair. Her mind was hazy, and movements slowed. Whatever those guys spiked her with really did a number on her.

"I was waiting till you were awake to offer this. I took the liberty of doing a blood check and was able to find to find a reversing agent." The Inventor, without costume or anything stood beside her, only a coffee table between them. He set a coffee mug with what appeared to be coffee in it, and set down two white pills.

"Trust me or don't, but you're safe here. You know my defense systems, be quick on your way out. You can sleep in Janet's room if you want, my weekend isn't for another week." He moves off into the kitchen, leaving Audrey in a stunned silence. She decided that it couldn't be any worse than whatever she already had in her and took the pills. The coffee was milky and sweet, too sweet for her liking as she made a face. The pills took imeadiate affect and with a sharp inhale, she felt the fog leave her mind and her reactions returned to their normal powered speed. "Cast: Change!" She said as her civilian clothes shimmered away to her hero uniform. She made her way into the kitchen, unsure of how to face her enemy.

Roman locked eyes with Warlock as she glared at him.

"Seriously? I help you out and you're gonna try your hero schtick now?" He spoke with a deadpan as he scrubbed some dried food off a plate.

"you're... Doing dishes?" The hero asked confused by the casualness of her rival.

"Yeah? You don't?" He said before continuing his work.

"But you're the inventor?"

"So why'd you show up to my house, Warlock? No friends? Family? Seriously??" He glared at her now, turning fully to scold her. "I mean fuck, who'd you go out with, your buddies? Why not crash on their front lawn."

"I got kicked out... I can barely afford the motel I'm staying at... I'm trying to get an apartment but it's hard..." The hero tried to keep her composure but couldn't the the tears soaking into her mask. "My friends were all tied to my school and job and I lost both... I just... I had nowhere else to go and I had found your base awhile back and when those guys tried to grab me... I just wanted to get a drink okay? I felt so alone..." She had devolved into full sobbing.

"Take your mask off kid, you're safe. Don't mess up your costume like this come on." He crouched low, as she had fallen to her knees. She didn't move, and he gently lent forward and slowly undid the mask. Without looking her in the face, the Inventor placed the mask on the table before returning to his work.

"What showed up tonight wasn't the hero Warlock. I'm just a civilian helping a scared kid okay? You don't gotta be anything more than that. Go to bed, I'll see what we can do about your living situation. Then when you're good and ready, I'm going to use an army of robot dogs to kill you and take over the city. Deal?"

She stared dumbly at him, he still had not looked at her, hadn't seen her face and promised to keep her safe. She just nodded before slowly wandering back to his young daughter's room. She collasped onto the pink bed, the weight of everything falling from her as she fell asleep.

The glass shattered under Roman's grip. He knew it wasn't his boys, he went through a rigorous vetting process to keep those crimes out of his organization. He was gonna find who did this, it wouldn't even take much time.

In a flash or sickly blue lightning, Roman was gone and the Inventor sped through the city on the hunt.

Being evil is one thing, but there are some lines you never even attempt to cross.

You, a supervillain, answer a knock at your door, only to find your superhero nemesis shivering, bleeding, scared, and slightly dazed (as if drugged). They appear to have been assaulted. The hero mumbles “…didn’t know where else to go…” before collapsing into your arms.

[rendevousz]

not a secret anymore

natasha romanoff x fem!teen!reader

summary: nat reveals a secret to the public when your class takes a learning journey to the tower.

requested: yes

warnings: might come off as half assed writing because this probably is one of my worst works i'm so sorry 😭😭

word count: 1681

notes: i'm so sorry i haven't been writing much, i've recently just gotten extremely busy so i had no time to sit down and write (this one was literally written between all the short breaks i had 😫) and i have a few requests piling up so i hope you guys can understand if they come later <3

"hi, y/n!" ally, an agent, greeted you as you, along with your classmates, walked through the east wing hallway of the tower. your classmates—except for peter, ned and mj— turned to look at you with confused looks.

your class was having a learning journey at the avengers tower and you had contemplated on calling in sick to avoid people who worked in the tower acknowledging you around your classmates.

you were actually an avenger—yeah, crazy—, having been rescued during one of the many avengers' hostage rescue missions few years ago. you were able to single-handedly take down a few of your captors, hence why the team took interest in you then.

now, though you had been trained enough, they decided to keep you a secret in order to protect you. lord knows how many people would try hurt you if they ever found out the avengers had a new, teenage recruit. peter was technically still safe as his alter-ego is masked so you had no choice but to only go on missions that weren't in the public eye.

you also lived in the tower so the agents and staff were undoubtedly familiar with you, some even friends with you, just like ally, who had just passed by with a wave of her hand at you before turning the corner.

"did that lady just acknowledge you?" an annoying voice spoke from beside you in a mocking tone. you gulped, not wanting to respond to flash's irrelevant question.

"hey, loser, i'm talking to you," he nudged your arm with his elbow and you held the urge to grab it and flip his whole body upside down. it's not like you couldn't—you had the skills, obviously— but it's the fact that you didn't want to get in trouble for that.

you ended up keeping quiet, like you always did whenever the boy taunted you. peter taught you to do just that. if it were up to you, flash's stupid face wouldn't even dare to show itself in front of you anymore.

speaking of peter, he was nowhere to be seen by now. you internally rolled your eyes. it had only been two minutes and they were already gone. peter was probably showing them around the place. you had no idea how your teacher didn't notice the three of them missing from your group. you were so going to kill them for ditching you and leaving you alone when they knew they were your only friends. they were also the reason why flash still had his head to this day because they'd stop you from doing anything rash. now you weren't sure if flash would be safe from your fury.

"you probably work here as a cleaner on the weekends or something, huh? that's the only way people here would know you," flash jeered. you let out a breath, trying to control your anger towards the boy.

you rolled your eyes, opting to deliberately ignore his insults and walk away instead, hoping you'll bump into those three idiots of friends of yours.

"did you just ignore me?" flash asked incredulously, as if it was a crime to ignore his annoying ass. he pulled you back by your back collar, effectively halting you in your spot.

by instinct, you grabbed his hand that was on your collar, twisting it and turning his whole body around, pinning him against the wall with his twisted arm pressed against his back. it happened in just two seconds which totally caught flash off guard, the boy groaning in pain as he begged you to let him free.

you could hear a series of gasps from all around you and you internally groaned. this is why you always ignored flash's taunting. you didn't want to attract attention to yourself and have people wonder how you could defend yourself so well. but flash just had to provoke you. especially here, out of all places.

"what's going on here?" you heard a familiar voice ask and you sighed.

"oh my gosh! it's the black widow!"

"miss romanoff!"

"oh my gosh, i'm gonna need to get a picture for my mum later, she's gonna freak out!"

you stepped away from flash, releasing him as he dramatically kept rubbing at his arm. as if you even put that much pressure. flash smirked, seeing this as a chance to complain about you to an official avenger.

"this girl right here," flash points an accusing finger at you with a glare, like he wasn't just practically begging for his life twenty seconds ago. "attacked me."

you rolled your eyes, unamused. "i hardly attacked him." you told nat. the woman turned to you, an eyebrow raised as she gave you a knowing look. "this...?" she trailed off and you nodded, knowing what she was insinuating. you'd told her about flash one too many times for her not to immediately figure out who he is from a crowd of students.

"flash thompson. heard a lot about you," she turned to the boy. flash's face lit up, thinking he must've made a name for himself or something that even the black widow knew him. little did he know he did, but not for good reasons.

"i would prefer if you stop messing with y/n/n." nat gave him a sharp look and that grin was immediately wiped off his face. "i– y/n/n?" he stuttered, confused that the natasha romanoff is calling you by a nickname.

"you do know she can kick your ass if she wanted to, right? she's been silent all this while because she didn't want to hurt you but you just never seem to learn, huh?" nat took slow, calculated steps towards him until she was towering over him.

"she doesn't need anyone to protect her because she's fully capable of that but i'm just here to warn you, kid, that she, is not to be meddled with. i'm saying this for your own good, flash thompson. she's capable of much worse than whatever she just did to you. so if i hear you messing around with her or any of her friends," she pauses before continuing with a whisper. "i'll close one eye on whatever she wants to do with you."

you wished you could've taken a picture of the dead scared look on flash's face; it was priceless. you turned to nat once she stepped away from him and she put an arm around your shoulder, leading you both away from the watching crowd.

"i–i'm sorry, miss romanoff," you could hear one of your teachers say and nat stopped, effectively stopping you too as she had you in her hold. "but miss y/l/n is on a learning journey with us and she'll miss the tour of the tower if she leaves with you. we'll be discussing a lot regarding this trip in class and she won't understand what we talk about if she misses this tour. i hope you understand." he spoke nervously.

"with all due respect, y/n's seen the whole tower already," she smiles at him but you could tell it was fake. "even the avengers' residential floors which are closed to the public and most employees of the tower."

your teacher looked at her wide-eyed, mouth open but nothing coming out. nat smiles a fake one once again. "now if you'll excuse us, the both of us have avenger duties to attend to."

gasps could be heard all around you and in the midst of it all, your best friends came back and you made eye contact with them, all of them having the same shocked look on their face.

"avenger duties?! nat, what are you doing?!" you whisper-yelled at the woman who seemed to be enjoying the reactions of your classmates and teachers.

"y/n!" peter ran over to you, your other friends following suit. "oh, um hi miss romanoff," he greets shyly. "thanks a lot, guys, look what happened." you spoke sarcastically, rolling your eyes at them. nat proceeded to drag you away from your friends and the last thing you saw was them mouthing apologies and you half-heartedly mouthing to them back that it was fine.

"relax, y/n/n, the public were about to find out soon anyways." nat said nonchalantly. "what?!" you exclaimed once you two were in a different hallway.

"yeah, you're gonna have press this weekend for this. we're gonna officially announce you to the world as an avenger." she once again says nonchalantly, as if this wasn't the first time you were hearing this. "wait, wait, wait, seriously?" you asked in disbelief. no one had told you anything.

"yeah, i—ohh yeah, you don't know yet," nat remembers and you give her an unimpressed look. she wasn't usually this dumb; she only showed this side of her to you. "sorry, i uh, yeah.. i was supposed to come get you for this. meeting with fury and the rest, yknow?" she tells you and you nodded slowly, taking in the information.

"but tell me it didn't feel good that you got to do that to flash," the woman states excitedly and you playfully rolled your eyes at her. "you got to do something. i'm practically an empty threat to him," you stated matter-of-factly.

"not after this weekend you're not. he'll be afraid of you after. that's what you get for being a smelly bully." you couldn't help the little smile on your face. she really sounded like a child right now and it was adorable.

"alright, natty, whatever you say. let's go before fury releases his fury." you look at her hopefully, waiting for her to laugh at your joke which she responded with an unimpressed look. that of course didn't work as you two burst out laughing looking at each other's faces.

you walked alongside her, the woman resting an arm around your shoulder. you smiled up at her as she talked about her day.

god, you couldn't wait to be able to finally walk out in public with these people you considered family.

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[villainsandvictimsalliance]

Nowhere near as exciting as your ex-agent Dabi and Mafia family Tomura idea, but what about a bakery AU starring:

Kurogiri, as the owner who hires people shunned and maligned for their quirks to give them a sense of belonging and worth

Tenko, as the anxious, angry young man forced by his dad to find a job or be kicked out onto the street

Touya, as the lead baker with mysterious burn scars who teaches Tenko the trade while teasing/challenging him constantly

Toga, as the energetic pastry chef who loves her crushes, blood, and the art of food in that order

Spinner, as the barista who no longer hides his mutation quirk and is fiercely protective of his friends

Magne, as the manager who's more like a big sister to the staff than their supervisor

Twice, as the prep cook with a sad past but hopes for the future

Mustard, as the high school student working the counter part time and always coming up with "experiments" when no one's watching him

Atsuhiro Sako, as the supply salesman with a flair for the dramatic

Plus, Moonfish, Muscular, UA kids/teachers, and others appearing as customers

Basically, Tenko applies for a job as an assistant baker because 1. It's at night so he won't have to deal with people, 2. It doesn't require any previous experience, and 3. His dad threatened to kick him out of the house if he doesn't "stop wasting his life on video games and either get a job or go to school". He nervously shows up for the interview and is surprised at how kind both Kurogiri and Magne are to him despite his awkwardness, scars/skin, and his quirk. In this AU, people with quirks considered "potentially villainous" are closely monitored and treated as if they're destined to become criminals (a lot like the reactions to Shinsō's quirk). His father often brings up how Tenko accidentally killed the family dog when his quirk activated for the first time at the age of four or five. Years of mental and emotional abuse like this reinforces the idea that his son must have been born bad and any attempts at striving for something will end in failure.

To Tenko's pleasant surprise he gets hired. His first night on the job starts with Kurogiri teaching him how to mix dough and put it through a machine that turns it into bagels. (BTW, I work as a baker at a bagel shop, which is how this silly idea came about.) Tenko tells himself it's just like playing a video game, and quickly starts getting the hang of things.

Then he meets Touya, who's supposed to teach him the actual baking process. Tenko's immediately annoyed by Touya's attitude and teasing ("You Decay any of this equipment and it's coming out of your paycheck, mophead"). He throws himself into the task, determined to shut Touya up. And secretly, Touya's impressed by his show of determination and tackling something new. He hopes to himself that Tenko lasts unlike other people who fell by the wayside.

And Tenko does stay, getting to know the others who've come to form a sort of family at the bakery. He becomes close with Himiko and Shuichi in particular, empathizing with the isolation they endured and the harsh demands Toga's own parents put on her. These new friendships make putting up with Touya every night worth it.

Then Tenko overhears an angry phone conversation and realizes Touya's not all smooth confidence and devil may care attitude. That his home life may be just as messy and painful as his. Bit by bit, Tenko learns more about his coworker and opens up in turn, each seeing they have quite a bit in common. Rivalry turns to friendship (though it still has a healthy streak of competition). Over time, however, things between them start to shift yet again. The usual jokes ("Aw, did you burn your fingers? Want me to kiss them and make it better?") cause awkward silences and flustered backpedaling. The number of accidental hand touches and bumping into each other increases ten fold. Eventually, it gets to a point where they can't deny romantic feelings snuck up on them when they weren't looking.

Like I said, not exciting or action-packed. Most of the conflict would be about the characters dealing with unhealthy family relationships, overcoming the terrible things they were taught to believe about themselves, and society's crappy treatment of them, I think. And they'd fight both by sticking together and supporting one another rather than being forced to become villains. It'll take on a clearer shape as it's written.

Thanks for letting me ramble! I just wanted to share so maybe my mind will settle down and let me work on this.

LISTEN FIRST ANON, NEVER— AND I WANT TO MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR— UNDERESTIMATE YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE ME SCREAM LIKE A MAD MAN HAVING THE BEST DAY OF HIS LIFE.

Anon, please you need to write this. We all have different ideas, different approaches, different portrayals and points of view. THAT'S NOT BAD. In fact, that's the opposite of bad. That's why we get a great range of fanfics, that's why we can enjoy new things and cry with new genres or enjoy new content.

And I absolute adore whenever people bring their knowledge about something into an au. I could have never come with anything so well written or so complex because I have never worked in a bakery, but you have! You have the ingredients, you have the tools, and look at what lovely au you have created!

I'm obsessed with this. I'm obsessed with the softness of this. This is like a butterfly kiss on your cheek on a summer afternoon while you watch a lake reflect the sky.

I want to know more about this. I want you to tell me more about your fanfic ideas and even if you want, I can help you write this, but please, let others enjoy this as much as I enjoy it. Because it's so so so so good.

A lot of villains fans are looking for this type of comfort. Damn, it is a dream to see a bakery filled with people who are getting better and finally having a chance in life, becoming a family, finding love, fighting their abusers in their own ways.

You even gave them the specific jobs. I'm— 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 this is so well thought. Really, please write this. Please.

[the-official-account]

Time Off — TSCOSI ficlet

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The line between sleep and wakefulness is thin and sharp. McCabe crosses it with ease, they step out of bed, move to the closet, dress themselves in a button up and slacks that’s stiff and heavy with starch, and when they reach for the handle of their bedroom door, the sun not yet up, they realize it’s saturday. 

The morning momentum leaves them with a pathetic pop. McCabe gets back in bed, wrinkling their clothes, and pulls the covers back up to their shoulders. They wait for the sun to arrive. 

There’s chatter outside their dorm room. The clicks and bangs of lockers, the thud of boots being dropped, it’s easy for them to spend a weekend. It’s easy for McCabe to lay there, belt digging into their side, stewing in jealousy. 

It’s nearly nine, now, and they’re hungry. It’s nine and they’re hurting, but getting up means changing, reironing their clothes, whatever unpredictable hello’s the hallway will require and putting on a smile for the pretty receptionist who’s on shift about now. Then deciding breakfast, checking if they can pay for breakfast, paying for breakfast. The thought of it makes them curl up further. 

They eye the door as the sound outside quiets, and finally steel themself to stand, opening the door with their wrinkled clothes, swaying with hunger, and tired as hell. 

The only figures in the halls are distant. Someone knocks incessantly on a closed door. The envy flares again. Everyday things would be so much easier with someone to knock on their door. McCabe stares as the figure crosses their arms, and settle back on their heels to wait, checking a watch. They knock again, Angier this time. It must take a lot of care to bother with anger.

McCabe takes the elevator downstairs. The receptionist is nowhere to be found. 

Their favored coffee shop is on the far side of campus, closer to the offices  where they'll be spending their days after graduation. The ones nearby are full of people their age, loud and excited to be there in groups of threes or fours, easily shoving McCabe out of their wake. But on the far end of campus, it's different. Quiet. The Agents there are just as aware, and just as afraid of the IGR as McCabe. It breeds a peaceful atmosphere. 

The smell of blueberry welcomes them into the shop, and the ambient chatter of voices who don't want to be overheard. McCabe leans onto the halfwall that separates the line from the dining room. They check their handheld. They can't afford a scone today. Black coffee it is. 

The person that stands behind them in line greets them with a curt, "Agent."

"Agent," McCabe replies on instinct, startled but too good to show it.

He doesn't look down at them, staring at the menu without moving his eyes, like he's trying not to forget his order.

McCabe stares for longer than they should. His hair isn't buzzed, they notice. It isn't required, not in any edict, but it is the standard. You'll get looks. McCabe knows because their hair isn't buzzed either. 

His eyes slide from the menu and back to them. He cocks an eyebrow.

"I'm actually not an agent," McCabe adds, nervously. "Haven't graduated yet."

"Is that so?" He asks. He gives them a once over now. McCabe turns away, not uncomfortable, just unsure. 

"Have you eaten anything?" He asks.  The man's pulling the wallet out of his back pocket, counting the bills, which makes McCabe do a double take.

"No," they say suspiciously. 

He mumbles something along the lines of "Shelly…..those kids…" and smiles to himself, before he looks up again, "What do you want?"

"I couldn't ask that of you."

"I'm offering."

"Sir—Agent—"

"Park." He says. And then, "Low blood sugar, faintness of any kind,anemia—"

"Agent Park?"

"They can hold you back from graduating for any of those reasons. New agents are fresh meat in the literal sense. You need to eat." 

"I can't afford—"

"That's why I offered."

"I couldn't ask—"

"What's your name, Agent?"

"McCabe." They say, and step up a spot in line.

"Let me guess, McCabe," Park says, lowering his voice. "Your record is sparkling, you're high-ranked in your class, you're more then skilled and none of this is an accident."

McCabe tenses, turning to face him. They reach for a gun at their belt that isn't there. Park tracks the movement.

"Quick draw, McCabe." He notes out loud.

Despite themselves, they bristle with pride. 

"But being a good agent isn't all there is."

The line ahead of them clears, and Park cuts ahead with long confident strides, ordering two coffees. He turns to McCabe.

"Oh. Um. Medium black and a blueberry scone, uhm. Thank you."

Park nods, pleased. 

They stand in the waiting area in silence, McCabe bouncing on their heels. The server puts their order down and calls out for Jin. Park steps up to take it.

"But McCabe," he says, holding their bagged scones, "Take my advice: find a better way to spend a weekend."

Park's out the door before McCabe has time to process he was there at all. They wander outside after him, but don't see the man amid the commuters. McCabe turns back towards their dorm, but stops themself. They walk until they find a bench. And they feed the birds.

[georgemackayhey]

Rules For Falling In Love: #3

summary: In which George wants to get married. But… you’re not dating. Why should you say yes?

a/n: So sorry I've been MIA! Here's the news. There are only two chapters left of this fun little story. And something else is in the works for which I'll be posting a sneak peek of very soon (bet ya can't guess what it is!) I hope you're all still just as in love with this plot, though, because I know I am. Let me know your thoughts as always, dudes

w/c: 3k

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"What the hell are you doing?" You hissed through your teeth at your very own reflection. You were dressed for any imaginable occasion. If folks noticed you waltzing down the street, they might assume you were on your way to lunch with friends. They might think you were headed to the market, or to the movies, or shopping around. But they most likely wouldn't imagine you were on your way to get married. But you were.

You perfected your lipgloss and fixed your hair, and when there was nothing left to primp, you stood there, still, waiting for the girl on the other side of the glass to reach through, grab your shoulders and shake some sense into your head. But she didn't.

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"That's it? We're done?" You asked in a stunned breath. The cheery old fellow who'd walked you through the process of signing a bunch of papers and reciting a few promises smiled, but studied you for a beat before nodding.

"You're married, now. Congratulations!" He escorted you and your group toward the door, waving a bony hand from the entry before slamming the old wooden door shut, abandoning you in the massive marble halls.

"Oh, that's absolutely not it." George's sister whined. The girl yanked you and her brother out into the warm sunshine. She shoved some wildflowers in your hands, forced you to stand in place, and shoved her brother to your side. George draped an arm around your shoulder as you both grumbled for the girl to stop making such a fuss.

"Just think of all the things I was talked out of doing. The party I could have- no, should have thrown. Now smile!" She rose her phone camera and snapped a few shots, humming with satisfaction when she was decidedly finished. Bless her, she really did only want the best for the two of you. And you and George were due for some new photos besides the ones snapped of your forced smiles at the latest award show.

"Well, I forgot to bring cake as promised, but let me take you round the cafe uptown to kick off my stress eating. " Dean sighed as if someone was making him pitch the offer.

"Sounds like ya need it." You jested. Dean rolled his eyes and gave you a real, soft smile. George's sister left with a big wave and a dramatic congratulations.

Dean was excited to choose your celebratory treats himself, and was the first to dart inside the posh cafe when you arrived. You and George followed, laughing about how your friend had transformed into the classic "kid in a candy shop." You lost Dean to the winding line and moved to find some big comfy seats in the busy shop.

The reality of your latest achievement hadn't quite set in yet. George's laughter was such a familiar, comforting sound, as you settled beside him on some ridiculously oversized ottoman. Today was just... another day.

"Please tell me that what Dean just told me is a big fat joke." A familiar lilt pipped up from the other side of the paint chipped coffee table in front of you. George's agent was stood, slack-jawed with a big, whip cream filled to-go coffee in hand. How funny she happened to be here, you thought. Only her surprise greeting was much different from the times you'd bumped into each other and chatted in line at the markets, before.r

"It's nice to see you too, Donna." George laughed, watching as she set her drink down and moved to sit in the claw foot chair at your side. The woman reached for your hand in a flash, focusing on the ring you'd grown rather attached to over the week.

"Surprise?" You laughed, a twinge of worry settling in your stomach as the woman glanced up to you, eyes full of shock.

"Why on earth did you get married?" She asked in a slow squeak, turning to George as you drew your hand out of her clutch. "More importantly why haven't you told me?"

"Well, it's only just happened. Like half an hour ago." George looked to you, then back to his agent. Donna let out a laugh, and you understood her shock, but her reaction was a bit unnerving. She continued to ask a string of rhetorical questions, how, why, where, why, why?

That was about the time Dean emerged from the line that was now flooding out of the doors and around the building. Was it filling up in here, or was the place closing in on you? A nagging unease settled at the base of your lungs as George told Donna some of the things you'd discussed and what led you to signing some papers, together.

Your favorite third wheel plopped down a tray of little bite-sized cakes, decorated in different shades of pretty pastel icing. They reminded you of the macaroons George brought home from the last award show after-party, and never shared.

"Care to join in the celebration? Tea is on it's way." Dean spoke in Donna's direction before casting his gaze to you, sitting across the way.

"Unfortunately, I've got to get going, but I do wish we could continue discussing what the hell you two have gotten yourselves into." Donna stood, with a wavering smile, grabbing her condensation covered to-go coffee, and spinning toward the door to the tune of your crew's goodbyes.

You glanced down to the cakes Dean had picked out, as he piped up to explain their fillings and flavors. George reached over to place a hand on your knee, as he nodded along to his friend's excited dessert-themed rambles. All the worry that had sprouted at Donna's confusion was swiftly put at ease when you noticed the ring on George's finger. This was your decision, together. You'd talked it all the way through and back. Anyone else's worry over the matter didn't hold value over that fact.

When your tea came, you had managed to ask Dean about the girl he'd been seeing. The three of you noshed on divine desserts and listened to your friend gush over the girl he'd taken on a fourth date, just the night before last. His eyes sparkled and you couldn't help but smile when he paused to think up just how to describe his new beau. He was lucky to have found someone who brought a blush to his cheeks at the mention of their name. Hers, was Claire.

You'd been enraptured by Dean's rose-colored chatter, so much so that your phone's sudden rhythmic buzz in your pocket made you gasp aloud.

"Oh shit." You muttered, past a bite of cake. "We're gonna be late for that thing." You turned to George whose face lit up in recognition. He had an interview today, one for a late-night talk show that would be on air long after you'd settled in for the night.

George thanked his friend for the desserts and for being there today, for the both of you. You knew George meant it, you knew how important it was to him. But to hear his genuine appreciation in his goodbye to Dean made your heart lurch.

"I know I've been giving you both a hard time about this, and I'm still a bit confused by the whole thing, but honestly, I'm happy for you both. And I'm glad you let me come along today." Dean shrugged as you all stood to head your separate ways. Now your heart was a puddle, as you flung yourself to the fellow, wrapping him in a hug and thanking him for being too good a friend. You were lucky too, you figured.

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It was almost actually funny how uncomfortable these things made George. He was so keen to be a movie star, in the most romantic sense, of course. He could go on for days (months, even, you suspected) about the magic of storytelling and all the lessons to be learned from his chosen career.

But promoting his works, promoting himself, wasn't something he was fond of in the very least bit. So once, you tagged along to some garish dinner party that was really just a competition for best dressed, in disguise. He mingled with the people he knew, and the people he was meant to know, trying with all his might to make genuine connections because if he'd failed to learn at least one person's life story on a night out, he considered the evening wasted. And when they asked about him, he'd get it over with in a flash before turning his attention to you, introducing you, asking you to tell that one story. And when you were left alone to await the next celebrity encounter George begged you with his hands clasped together to come along with him to all of the ridiculous Hollywood shindigs he was ever required to attend. And of course, you couldn't tell the boy no.

So tonight was another one of many. You went home, tossed on a dress, and spun out of the door again without a second to breathe. All your focus was spent reminding George that this would all be worth it in the end. How selling his latest film to millions of viewers would ensure the story he was so proud to have been a part of would effectively become dear to most everyone who tuned in to hear his interview.

When you crept through the studio doors, hand in hand, the welcome George received was perplexingly warm. Interns offered both of you snacks and drinks, directors passed through the green room doorway with beaming smiles, and instructions for George to follow. Writers breezed in, covering the last of the bases, and a friendly old makeup lady fussed over his look just in time for George to float to the stage. When he did, he dragged you along with him. You let go behind all the cameras, promising you'd be near the door's he was meant to exit- near enough to give him the odd thumbs up and dash away when it was all said and done.  

A small audience murmured as the set changed, and cameramen fluttered about. And then it was off. A man in a casual suit sped through a nauseating, over-rehearsed introduction and you wondered how many of the audience members were laughing for real or because they'd been told to.

And then, out of nowhere, without any warning, the interview took a turn you hadn't prepared for in the least. After the usual quick nice to see you again greetings had been passed back and forth, the host asked George a question he already knew the answer too and presented a photograph you hadn't even gotten the chance to see yet.

It was the one his sister had taken this morning, with the wildflowers, out in the midmorning sun. She'd posted it to her Instagram, tagging you in the caption that featured some long-winded sentiment. And you knew that the girl only had you in mind. She probably wasn't dreaming of George's next interview when she uploaded the photo for the world to see. She most definitely probably wasn't thinking of a moment like this coming true, and how her brother would hate it. In the blink of an eye, you envisioned George angrily phoning his sister and her dramatic defense, and a big unnecessary row breaking out.

But then you zoned back to life and watched George answer the interviewer's question with a small smile. He confirmed that he was officially married, and glad to be. George swiftly moved the conversation toward the film he was meant to prompt, which didn't sway the host on a strict schedule to cover all sorts of topics in the next three minutes. But George wasn't dismissive of the subject. He didn't squirm when the aspect of his personal life was spoken aloud to a room full of strangers. He smiled and caught your eye from the stage. You were too stunned to give him the usual thumbs up from where you waited, you just watched as he grinned, and nodded when the host offered his congratulations.

Then it was over, and the audience flooded away, and you and George hurried to collect yourselves and leave in as big of a hurry as you could without seeming rude. He held your hand like a vice, and you led the way out of the exit, toward the car park.

Before you could reach sweet freedom, a small crew of George's fans had been waiting near the back, with hopes of catching a moment of the guys time they'd come to watch get interviewed. The three young girls held out a marker and asked for his autograph in a shy manner. You noticed most of the fans George encountered over the years were just as meek and mild as the guy himself.

So he smiled and agreed with pleasure, as you awkwardly shifted on the sidelines, unable to flee to the car across the way because he had the keys.

"We're really happy for you, by the way." One of the girls piped up, facing you. "You guys have like, always been our favorite couple."

"You restore our faith in love." Another one of the girls giggled, approaching George with movie posters in hand.

All the complex feelings in your gut the rose at the girl's comments didn't matter. It was entirely too sweet of them to say something. So you thanked them with a smile, and waved goodbye when the last of them had their selfie with George. He said goodbye and turned toward the car with a sigh. You could practically see the weight of the evening's events fall off of his broad shoulders.

You piled into the passenger seat, debating on what to have for dinner, already knowing he dreamed of nothing more than a self-indulgent end to the long night. When you both agreed on what to have, a silence fell over the two of you for the first time all day.

It was heavy with different versions of the same question, the same subject. You'd woken up in one era, one that ended around ten this morning. And neither of you had much of a chance to talk about the fact that you were married now.

"Are you... happy?" You spoke up, at last, watching the world float by on your drive through the city.

"I am. Are you?" George smiled, turning to catch your eye, glancing back at the road ahead a couple of times.

"Yeah." You laughed a little. You wouldn't have agreed to any of this if you weren't dead sure you'd be at peace when the decision was made. And you were filled with that same calm that filled you in the cafe, this morning when George rested his hand on your knee. You'd made the right decision for the both of you, and you were very glad for it indeed.

///

Three months had passed. They were quite busy, and filled with all the usual stress that any typical trio of months held. But as the days passed by, you found George was right, somehow. Things... were easier. Maybe you'd talked yourself into believing so, but you noticed celebrities had stopped leaving you out of chit chat when they breezed through after-parties. You notice stranger men had stopped pestering you at the bar, half of the time. And when you met new people and wound up in new places, you didn't have to go through the long spiel of who Geogre was to you, and why he was always around. He was simply your husband, now.

It was strange to get used to the tile at first, but by the time you'd made it to month four, it rolled off your tongue like melting butter. George seemed most keen to use your unity to get out of other plans.

"Sorry I'll have to miss the next gala, my wife wants to go kayaking." You'd never kayaked. You didn't know how, and you'd never brought it up.

"Ah yes, I am that guy from that one movie but sorry I can't come back to your motel, I've got to help my wife pick out dinner." He had rushed you along grocery store stalls in a hurry to escape the odd, unnerving encounter.

That's how your week started, avoiding the scary fan who kept stalking through the market, stopping George with strange questions around too many corners. It wasn't his most unsettling encounter, but one that left the poor guy on edge for another day or so. You'd get home after fifteen-hour shifts, too tired to talk about it. Too tired to ask what he'd been up to all day.  

By the end of your week, you'd barely seen George, and he'd been just as busy. You ended your last, hellish never-ending shift with tears in your eyes from the thousands of little things that had piled up and left you stressed till it was time to clock out.  

You got home to find George in the living room, reaching for the remote. He left the thing on the coffee table when he twisted to see you in the doorway, worn down, strung out, over it. He asked if you were alright as you kicked your shoes away and hung your coat up in a hurry to decompress.

You demanded George wait to watch whatever film he had in mind for you to join him. You desperately needed to shift your focus from your own worries to an unrelated fictional realm. In a hurry, you showered the day from your achy body and slipped into your comfiest nightclothes.  Then you piled up your best blankets on the sofa, using a couple as faux pillows while you and George shared one big, massive quilt, and flipped on the film.

"What'll be tonight then?" You asked, sinking into the cushions at long last.  

"That one my mum won't shut up about. About that couple who gets divorced? WOn a bunch of awards." George muttered, clicking on Netflix. He'd always made it a point to watch the films the public raved over, to find out if the fuss was worth it.

"What if this kick starts our own divorce." You joked, the thought escaping your lips as soon as it passed through your head. Regret might have seeded itself in you if George wasn't so quick to laugh.

"I solemnly swear I will not let a fictional couple's marital issues affect my promise... no, my genuine desire to continue working at being with you for better or for worse."

Where the hell did that come from? You gapped at George as he queued up the film.

"Damn. You're getting good at this whole husband thing." You let out a small, stunned laugh. It made the dull ache in your head hammer. George noticed as you drew a hand to your brow, waiting for the thrum to settle.

"I'm sorry you had another bad day," He whispered.

"Thanks, You softened, knowing he truly empathized.

George lifted his arm and bobbed his head, beckoning you closer. You took the invite to curl into his side with a sigh. He was warm, and comforting, and his bicep was the perfect pillow. You relaxed for the first time in forever, it seemed, closing your eyes in to soak up the calm, quiet evening. The sounds of the film faded as you fell into an accidental nap.

You were jarred awake by a dreadful buzzing coming from the coffee table. George's phone was ringing, and when he twisted too slowly to reach for it, you realized he'd fallen asleep too. You noticed Dean's name flash across the screen as George answered, lackadaisically holding the cell in the hand that wasn't still closely wrapped around you.

"You're on speaker," George warned, as you stayed lethargically content at his side.

"Good! I have a question for both of you." Dean 's voice crackled through the telly. His assumption that you were already wherever George was, made you chuckle.

"Claire and I are staying in that quaint little seaside town, this weekend. Fancy coming along? In fact, it was her idea to invite you both to join us." Dean explained, it sounded as though he was walking through the city, shouts and clangs passing through the call.

You glanced up to George from where your head still rested near his shoulder. Neither of your expressions held signs of disinterest so when George carefully responded to Dean that the idea sounded nice, and asked for more details, you grinned and relaxed back into place.

Dean listed off some more information as George hummed and murmured in response. When the call had ended and new plans were made, George tossed his phone back on the table, and settled deeper into the sofa, shifting the weight of his arm beneath you, but hardly disturbing your peace a bit. The sun was peeking through the cracks of your curtains, and the movie must have been nearly over. You both drifted back asleep without another word, and all seemed well. It must have been.

You and George were closer than ever before- and you had already been classified as inseparable. But you'd hardly gotten to enjoy each other's company since making whatever you had official. Rule number three of this marriage enforced you must take every opportunity to for a bit of fun, as possible. It was time for a small getaway. A peaceful sleep would have to do, till then.

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[6rookie-writer0110]

Help me to stop running in the dark

Sam Arias x Male Reader

Request- Can you do a male reader Story for dating sam arais and being Ruby's father and R used to date in there teen years but had a nasty break because they nurt each other. They meet again in season 4 and they slowly trust each other and got back together and tells R that Ruby's father and he blames the condom. Ruby finding out as well. R is like goku and had ultra instinct without any draw backs and he can go ssj to sjj4 to sjj god and super sayian blue . In earth 38 sayians exists. Can you include in the story of sam arias request that R has a son named Gohan and his a sayian hybrid

National City, is your new home. You and your son just unpacked the last box and you are happy about it.

”Dad, why I can't go to work with you?” Gohan asked.

”I can't watch you and do my job. But I promise I will give you the tour where I work” You said.

”Sounds boring,” Gohan said.

”Best part, they have a training room,” You said.

He smiled and he wants to go now. You are a single father with a son named Gohan and he is twelve years old. You accepted a new job at the DEO, agent and a scientist also as a doctor. You worked hard in college it wasn't easy with raising a kid and going to school. You have always been into martial arts, your son Gohan loves to train and he is a huge fan of martial arts.

”That's great! Let's go now!” Gohan yelled with joy.

”Because you have school today and you can't be absent,” You said.

”Why, I can't miss one day?” Gohan asked.

”I told you your studies are very important and you need good grades,” You said.

He pouts and crossed his arms.

”Fine” Gohan said.

---

You took him to school then you went to work. J'onn gave you the tour of the DEO, he introduced you to Winn, Nia, Alex, James, Brainy, and Kara but as supergirl. While doing your work, you heard someone shouting and you recognize the voice. You stand up and followed the voice, you see Brainy, Alex, and Kara talking to Vegeta.

”About time you showed up, Y/N,” Vegeta said.

”You know him?” Kara asked.

”We caught him fighting and he caused the earth to crack,” Alex said.

”He is not the enemy and yes I do know him,” You said.

”How can you be sure?” Brainy asked.

”Because he trained me. And he has saved the earth countless times. Vegeta, there is a training room we can use and they have the option of using powers or not. Are you in?” You said.

”I will still beat you with powers or without powers,” Vegeta said.

You and Vegeta left the room, they are confused about what just happened.

”You have to work!” Alex yelled.

”I will do it later!” You yelled back.

It was a slow day at the DEO, and you were bored in your lab.

Vegeta turns Super Saiyan 4 and you start to get ready. Vegeta cracked his knuckles and he gets into his stance now you start to turn Super Saiyan blue.

Alex, Kara, and Brainy wanted to watch. They knew you had powers but didn't know what it was.

”I’m ready,” You said.

” Let's start,” Vegeta said.

You and Vegeta throw the first punches, it caused the building to shake a little bit. Vegeta kicked your arm and you fell down, but you jumped back up fast. You and Vegeta keep fighting and not backing down.

”He is really strong,” Kara said.

”He is. I never saw two people fight like that before” Alex said.

They keep watching you and Vegeta fight.

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There is a charity event which Lena is hosting. You had to go because you and others want to catch Lillian at the party. You are at the bar and you are looking around and Kara is talking to Lena.

”Y/N?”

You turned to your right and it's Sam Arias.

”Wow, Sam!” You cheerfully said.

She hugged you and you hugged her back. You and Sam missed each other so badly.

”What are you doing here in National City?” Sam asked.

”I just moved here with my son and I work for the DEO. What about you?” You said.

”You have a son?” Sam asked in shock.

You nod.

”Yeah, I have a son named Gohan. I'm a single parent. So tell me about you” You said.

You and Sam used to date in high school, but you two were immature. The break up was nasty since Sam disappeared and you never heard of her for many years. She does know about your superpowers.

”After our break, I moved to Metropolis. I have been living there for many years now I live here in National City. I work for Lena Luthor” Sam said.

”Sam, I'm sorry I hurt you back in high school. I was immature and an idiot, I'm sorry and I hope we can start over” You said.

Sam wanted to tell you something but she changed her mind.

”Y/N, I'm sorry too. We were both idiots and we can start over. I really missed you” Sam said.

”I missed you too,” You said.

Lillian crashed the party but she isn't alone. You turned Super Saiyan and Lillian starts to attack.

”Sam, go now,” You said.

”Okay. Y/N be safe” Sam said.

”I will,” You said.

You start to fight Lillian but you had to hold back. She does have the Luthor suit but you didn't want to injure her. You made sure Sam is safe, Kara and Lillian start to fright and you help Alex save people.

You saw Metallo trying to kill Sam. You snapped and you went Super Saiyan rose.

”Stay away from her!” You yelled.

Everyone saw that your hair changed to pink. You punched him and he hits the wall, he gets back up.

”What are you?” Metallo asked.

”Does it matter? I will make you pay for hurting her” You said.

He laughed.

”Oh, I hurt your girlfriend” Metallo mocked.

You and Metallo start to fight. You easily dodged his attacks, he is nowhere near your speed and reflexes. You punched him in the face than in the stomach, the enemies start to run towards you but you easily start to defeat them. You did toy with them then you only had to use one or two attacks to defeat them.

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At the DEO, Alex made sure that Sam is okay. You went to see Sam, Kara, and Alex are there.

”Are you okay?” You asked.

”Yeah, I'm okay,” Sam said.

”Y/N where are you from? I never saw anyone turn pink like you” Kara said.

”I am a Super Saiyan. I used to have a home called Planet Vegeta, it's located in the south Galaxy. But my home was destroyed by a fire and many people died. There are different levels of Super Saiyan, that people can change into different colors. Super Saiyan Pink, which is the highest and strongest level” You said.

”I know what it's like to lose a home,” Kara said.

---

Gohan is on cloud Nimbus, he got bored at home and went for a ride. He knows where you work and he got inside and saw you.

”Dad!!!” Gohan yelled with joy.

You are still with Sam, Winn, Alex, and Kara. Gohan jumped on you and he hugged you.

”You have a son?” Alex asked.

”Yes, this is my son Gohan,” You said.

”Hi!!” Gohan smiled big.

”What is that!?” Winn and Kara asked.

”This is Nimbus a cloud, it takes anywhere we want to go,” You said.

”Can we ride Nimbus?” Kara asked.

”Please,” Winn said.

”Yes. Gogan, make sure them how to ride Nimbus” You said.

”Yay!!” They cheered.

You and Sam watched them ride Nimbus.

”He is cute,” Sam said.

”Thanks, he gets it from me,” You said

You and Sam laughed.

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Weeks went by you and Sam have been spending time together. Slowly trusting each other and you're still in love with her. But you haven't told her yet, you want to but you don't know if she will feel the same. You went to see Lena Luthor

”What I can do for you, Y/N,” Lena said.

”Lena, I need your help. Can... You maybe find out if Sam likes me?” You said.

”Didn't you used to date Sam in high school?” Lena asked.

”Yeah, we used to date but the breakup was nasty and I was immature. I'm still in love with her and I want to know if she feels the same. You and Sam are close and maybe if you can find out for me” You said.

Lena starts to think. You and Lena do get along but don't know each other too well.

”Okay, Y/N I will find out for you. Don't hurt her again or I’m going after you” Lena said.

”I won't hurt her again, you my word,” You said.

”Good,” Lena said.

You smiled at Lena.

---

Lena did find out if Sam has feelings for you and Lena said yes. You couldn't stop smiling and your heart raced when you thought about her.

You are training with Vegeta and Gohan. You have bee training all day and your body is feeling sore. Vegeta always pushes you over the limit. Sam came over and she saw your abs, her face turned red. She tried not to stare but you saw it and smirked.

”Y/N, can we talk in private?” Sam asked.

”Um sure. Just let me clean up then we talk” You said.

”Yeah,” Sam said.

You see Gohan and Sam talking to each other and they are getting along.

---

You and Sam go somewhere private to talk.

”What’s wrong?” You asked.

”There was a reason why I disappeared in high school,” Sam said.

”Because?” You said.

”You got me pregnant. I told my mom but she kicked me out and I was angry at everyone, you and especially at myself. I just packed my things and left and I raised our daughter Ruby, on my own. Y/N, you have a daughter” Sam said.

Your eyes opened very wide and you had no idea what to say.

”But we used a condom!” You yelled.

”It was broken or it popped,” Sam said.

”You think I can sue the company who made the condom?-”

Sam laughed.

”You're such an idiot” Sam is still laughing.

”Sam! I am serious I want to sue them” You said.

”You will lose the case. Y/N, how do you feel about it? I know you missed a lot but I was-” Sam said.

You started to ramble on about suing the company. To make you stop, Sam kissed you and you kissed her back.

”Wow,” You said.

”Yeah. It was to make you stop talking about the condom” Sam said.

You nod.

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Days later, Sam told Ruby that you're her father. Gohan did meet Ruby and they are getting along.

”Why my mom didn't like you in high school?” Ruby asked.

”We didn't like each other when we first met each other. She thought I was annoying but we had the same classes. We had to work on a project together and she wasn't happy. The more spend the time we spent together we started to like each other” You said.

”How about now?” Ruby asked.

”We want to make it work and be a couple again. I want you and Gohan to have a bond” You said.

”It will be cool to have a little brother,” Ruby said.

”So cool I have a sister and someone to play with” Gohan smiled.

---

You are at Sam’s house with Gohan. You are making pancakes and you know that Sam loves pancakes. Everyone is starting to eat pancakes.

”Mom, these pancakes are better than yours,” Ruby said.

”Her nickname is pancakes because that's what she loves the most when it comes to food” You teased.

Ruby and Gohan giggled.

”Y/N, shut up,” Sam said.

You winked at her and she kissed you.

”Guys gross, we are eating,” Ruby said.

You and Sam kissed again.

”More for me,” Gohan said

He stole Sam and your pancakes and started to eat it.

Later, you and Sam take the kids ice skating. Everyone is having fun and Gohan doesn't know how to skate, he kept falling down hard. You and Sam start to teach him how to skate. Everyone is having fun, you or Sam can't stop smiling at each other.

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Monthly Reads | August 2019

Oh, look, it's the 28th again! Celebrating the launch of Gucci's new fragrance and the fantastic new pics I had to reread Landslide. Other than that there are 21 fics in this list - and like always: so many thanks go out to all the amazing authors in this fandom who share their stories with us! ♥

Landslide | aimmyarrowshigh , spibsy (lucy_and_ramona) | historical - 1970s - cults - undercover - psychological drama - racism - period typical attitudes - internalized homophobia - PTSD - and more...please read all the tags carefully - 143k The year is 1976. In November, Jimmy Carter will take control of the White House. Americans are meeting Laverne & Shirley at their apartment in Milwaukee. Hotel California diverges from the reign of Kool & the Gang. And the FBI is still reeling from the repercussions of Watergate, the tragedy at Wounded Knee, Operation Family Secrets, and the strategic terrors of the anti-cult movement. That's what Special Agent Harry Styles has been told is the basis of his mission to an abandoned farmhouse in rural New Hampshire. With his hair grown out long and his shirt untucked, he's going undercover to do reconnaissance on suspected cult leader Louis Tomlinson, who has led a group of people out into the middle of nowhere, leaving no record of the life he'd had before. All Harry knows is what the agency gave him: Tomlinson's name, and instructions to figure out what he's doing with the eleven people he brought with him. In the year that Harry spends undercover and under Louis Tomlinson's wing, he learns more than he ever expected.

I Drove All Night (To Get To You) | lovelarry10 | famous/not famous - strangers to lovers - pining - fluff - 23k Harry’s job as a chauffeur for the rich and famous was not as flashy as he’d thought. Late nights having to listen to the ridiculous demands and whims of these high profile clients leaves him disheartened with the world he thought was all glitz and glamour. One night his boss asks him a favour. To collect one last client before he clocks off. Only problem is when that client gets into the car it’s Louis Tomlinson. As in Harry’s all time crush. As in future husband and father of all his children Louis Tomlinson. He can be cool and professional, right?

Live Like You Were Dying | YesIsAWorld | car accidents - love confessions - self discovery - 2k I’m in love with you. The phone fell from his hand, and the world went black.

Calling Clifford | noellehenry | fluff - humor - 10k The summer AU where Clifford has his own peculiar ways of matchmaking.

Home Remedies | kingsofeverything (FullOnLarrie) | friends to lovers - smut - 4k Louis’ hiccups just won’t stop. Harry, his roommate and best friend, is willing to do anything to help.

Traffic Light | dinosaursmate | Traffic Light Party - smut - friends with benefits - 7k Harry, a university student fresh out of a relationship, attends a Traffic Light Party. He knew all about the red, yellow and green cups, but the blue one confuses him. What does DTF mean, anyway?

Down On the Farm | kingsofeverything (FullOnLarrie) | bonfires - farm/ranch - smut - 5k Every Friday night there's a steady cloud of dust That leads back to a field filled with pickup trucks Got old Hank crankin', way up loud Got coolers in the back, tailgates down There's a big fire burnin' but don't be alarmed It's just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm — “Down On the Farm” by Tim McGraw

Driving On The Wrong Side, Thinking Of You | dinosaursmate | Marcel AU - implied/ referenced homophobia - High School AU - friends to lovers - promiscuity - 25k Louis is the most popular guy in sixth form. Don't get the wrong idea, he's a good guy, and he absolutely won't stand for his friends teasing his neighbour, Marcel.

Restless Lane | jaerie | a/b/o - secret identity - childhood friends - secrets - friends to lovers - angst - 14k Louis had grown used to his boring life back in Mississippi as a stand-in father figure to his siblings. He never expected his childhood friend to show up on his lawn with the heat of summer or that he would remind Louis how much of himself he'd tucked away and neglected. He also never expected to find himself caught up in a tangled web of feelings or secrets that just might break him. Maybe he had never known Harry at all.

Waiting for the tides to meet | nauticalleeds (metamorphosis) | soulmates - pining - miscommunication - angst - fluff - friends to lovers - slow burn - 60k Soulmate AU. Everyone is born with heterochromia — one eye is their own eye colour, while the other is the colour of their soulmate's. It's only when they meet their soulmate for the first time that their own eyes match properly. After a hazy night at a frat party, Louis wakes up to blue eyes and the shocking realization that he had met his soulmate, without any sober recollection. Seven years pass where Louis comes to terms with the fact that he'll never know who his soulmate is. Then one fated summer, a beautiful green-eyed photographer arrives at Louis' workplace, with promises of endless laughter and a familiar feeling in Louis' heart. Featuring a lovely cup of OT5, a road trip down the coast, and a scene where Harry eats a whole head of lettuce. Don't ask why.

If I Stay | Rearviewdreamer | Walk In The Clouds AU - fake/pretend relationship - mpreg - slow burn - 37k Harry and Louis agree to a temporary arrangement that Harry can't seem to walk away from no matter how many times he tries.

Mirror Touch | pinky_heaven19 | Synesthesia - hurt/comfort - fluff - pining - strangers to lovers - 58k The one where Harry owns a second-hand clothing store, and Louis is a radio host. Louis has mirror-touch synesthesia, which makes him experience what people around him feel. He feels a lot around Harry.

In Your Black Heart (Is Where You'll Find Me) | graceling_in_a_suit | a/b/o - omega/omega - pirates - historical - 36k Louis Tomlinson has been lying for five years. His crew sees him as a pirate, a Captain, and an alpha; only two of those are the truth. He was content to let the illusion go on forever, but an omega named Harry Styles just had to join his crew and get his warm-vanilla stink all over Louis' best laid plans. Or: the story of The Captain and The Carpenter.

Supposed to Be | kikikryslee | High School - stereotypes - enemies to friends to lovers - slow burn - hate to love - 26k The Geek Charming AU where Harry's a film geek, Louis' a popular jock, and they both need each other to get what they want.

Meet me where the tulips grow | tempolarriefics | study abroad - fluff - 19k The one where Harry studies abroad and falls in love with both the city of Amsterdam and the boy he explores it with.

When i'm set alight | mixedfandomfics | teacher AU - hate to love - misunderstandings - 14k Louis and Harry hate each other. Always have, always will. No one is quite sure how they will handle it when their favorite students ask them to lead a new LGBT club at their school.

Breathe In, Breathe Out | dinosaursmate | friends to lovers - pining - 12k Louis Tomlinson begins visiting a new pub on his lunch break, mostly because he really fancies Harry, the cute, curly-haired barman. As Louis gears up to ask him out, he doesn't realise that there is a huge stumbling block in his way: Harry is taken, and by someone rather familiar.

I am mad all about you | godslut | med students - coffe shop - 5k Harry is a pre-med student trying to quit coffee. louis pretends to be spider-man to make kids laugh.

Welcome Back From The Friend Zone | 2tiedships2 | a/b/o - friends to lovers - fake/pretend relationship - mutual pining - 32k The one where an idea to create a fake wedding with the sole intent to receive gifts from billionaires took a turn no one, but also everyone, saw coming.

A Life That's Good (series) | lovelarry10 | fluff - kid fic - adoption - light angst - 66k Harry and Louis were married young, but always knew that they wanted a family together. Soon, through adoption, Hope came into their lives, and was later joined by her younger brother Oscar. Join the Tomlinsons on their journey in family life. ①  You're My Only Hope Harry and Louis have been hoping to start a family for a while, but it hasn't happened for them just yet. With the surprise arrival of a newborn baby on the doorstep at work, are their family dreams about to become reality? ②  Tiny Dancer It's Hope's first ballet recital, and Harry and Louis are more than excited to watch their four year old daughter perform for the first time. ③  Who You Are Things are going wonderfully for Harry and Louis. Their family has never been stronger. When a connection to their son’s past appears out of nowhere, it makes them wonder what lies ahead for the future of their family. ④  We Got Love Harry and Louis thought their family was complete. They were wrong. ⑤  Follow Your Arrow Hope has a crush, but she’s scared to tell her parents, especially Louis. Harry helps her figure out how to break the news to her other dad, who is ultimately nothing but wonderful. ⑥  Summer Love The Tomlinsons are off on a summer holiday before it’s time for everything to change...

Night Changes | colourexplosion | soulmates - supernatural elements - werewolves - light angst - 40k Louis and Harry are soulmates. (With a twist.)

From The Heart | jacaranda_bloom | coffee shop AU - 25k Every Tuesday, Louis spends his day off holed up in his favorite coffee-come-bookshop, writing his little stories as part of the WordPlay challenge while daydreaming about the resident barista, Harry. Each week a new word prompt is revealed and Louis adds to his series of short stories about Henry, the owner of a B&B in the Cotswolds who has curly hair and dimples, Lewis, his long term guest who just happens to be a writer, and Tigger, Henry’s cat. As Louis and Harry’s friendship develops, could his fantasy world spill out into real life? And how does that reader who leaves the lovely comments with the teacup emoji seem to be able to read Louis’ mind? ①  Henry and Lewis Louis hangs out in his local coffee shop to work on his weekly WordPlay Prompt, speaks to his beloved muse aka Harry the gorgeous barista, embarrasses himself in front of said muse, and receives a comment on AO3 from his favourite reader. ②  Smuturday Louis struggles with this week's WordPlay prompt before finding inspiration, and a date, in an unexpected place, and could there be more going on with his favourite reader than he originally thought. ③  Tea For Two Louis grapples with what to do about his new found suspicions over his favourite readers real-life identity. ④  Life Imitating Art Louis is taken on a very real journey through his fic back catalogue - life has never imitated art so salaciously. ⑤  Entertain Me All good things must come to an end, including the WordPlay challenge. But while Louis has mixed emotions about its end, and struggling to make sense of the final prompt, he is relishing every aspect of his newly revitalised personal life.

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For SNK Positivity Week Day 1 : Character Positivity Day ||

Zeke Jaeger : A Character Sketch

This is going to be a long rant in appreciation of Zeke's amazing character arc. He's not really my favorite character but the reason why I picked him for the character positivity day is because his character is often misunderstood and he gets a lot of unjustified hate. I did that too at one point; tbh I hated him with a passion but I'd grow out of it and even begin to feel for him eventually.

First off, let's run a background check on him. He was obviously neglected as a kid. His eyes speaks volumes here in this panel.

At the age of five, when all a kid looks for is love and care, his parents imposed the responsibility of the whole world on his shoulders. At an age when a child has a hard time spelling correctly, he was expected to infiltrate the government, fight for his brethren, become a double agent and what not. The psychological toll on a child who faces negligence and abuse at home is unimaginable. Paralleling that with stats of recent times, it's seen that bullies often come from abusive families. That's how psychology works. Once you've been victimized, you'll project that on others. That is exactly what happened with Zeke. The reason why he appeared so sadistic was because someone else put through hell before. The reason why he failed to love and empathize was because he himself was denied feelings of warmth and love. A child learns to emulate what he has learned from his parents. Can you really blame him for failing in the beginning?

But then, as the story of his life progressed, a more humane side of his character was developed with the coming of Xaver. Xaver was the first person to show Zeke parental affection. His contribution in shaping up Zeke's fundamental character is noteworthy. Even though he gave Zeke the love that he needed, his influence was not at all something appreciable, something better than before. If Grisha and Dina had wrongly used their son to meet their own selfish needs, Xaver was the shrewder one who showed affection on the surface only to permanently mould Zeke into becoming a pessimistic, merciless individual who had little to no respect for human lives. Zeke already bore the scars of his past; Xaver rather than inspiring him and guiding him decided to gaslight him into somehow believing that his whole life is a mistake and the same goes for all Eldians.

Imagine prevailing upon a teenager, whose personality is just developing, an idea that horrifying. If you sugarcoat the idea of genocide and instill that in a teenager, what do you even expect him to believe in? Drawing from our world, this was a tactic employed largely by Hitler in Germany. The only reason so many young people voluntarily took part in genocide was because they were spoon fed terrible ideas and convinced of false righteousness by their most trusted ones (often members of the family). The people we look up to for guidance are our parents and then comes our instructors. Zeke was unfortunate when it came to both. His instructor was the one who made murderous ideas seem okay to him. He's not at fault; he was only a teenager looking up at an older person for guidance and perspective.

So from there on we see how Zeke actually becomes a double agent serving in the Marleyan army. He has nothing to lose. He wrecks whole towns but deep inside he feels nothing. This lies in direct contrast with Eren who had an upbringing full of love and warmth. Remember how Eren couldn't accept even one soldier's death whatever be the cause? Again, both the character arcs follow the basic lines of human psychology. Environment, circumstances, influence -everything goes in the making of a person. However, this is true only until a certain point. You cannot forever be a product of your surroundings so once pubescence is reached, you're expected to make your own choices. Levi asking Eren to make a choice has a great significance in his life. It makes him responsible for himself. Similarlyen Zeke met Eren, he also made a choice - a choice to love someone. For the first time, he actually learned to love; for the first time he honestly wants someome to believe him and he feels like he understands Eren. Zeke realizes that he shares a common ground with someone and seeks solace in him. He's just a forlorn character seeking love and understanding.

He did love his grandparents before and also loved Xaver, of course, but that was more of being loved and then returning it. When it came to Eren, he made a choice of giving love to his sibling in spite of knowing his true intentions. His victim complex immediately assumed that Eren was also a victim of parental abuse and he chose to take care of him like a big brother. He never once doubted Eren. Even for someone as cold and sadistic as him, even for someone who had just murdered hundreds of SC members without a second thought, love existed; and with this a possibility of redemption; a hope of adopting a new perspective at life - one that is not inspired from hate, abuse, negligence or pessimism. From this point onwards, Zeke's character arc takes an interesting turn.

Ever since he met Eren and got to talk to him, we've seen him trying desperately to protect Eren. He's a product of negligence and he believes Xaver saved him. Therefore, he wants to save someone he loves too. He loves his brother and Eren is the only one who matters to him. He'd go to any extent to protect him. Hence the "Onii-chan is here" in the ending of Chapter 117.

He is adorable and his love for Eren is exemplary sibling love. It can be even compared to the likes of Itachi, Ace, Lelouch and Tanjirou - the famous big brothers in the animanga history. In 118, he knows Colt feels the same way but Xaver took away the feeling of empathy from a young, naive Zeke and so he goes on ahead with the Scream. Is it his fault ? No, not really. He was never accustomed with the meaning of life. He was a child growing up amidst war and devastation who looked up to a wretched cynical figure as his father. How can we expect someone to attach significance to life when all he was made to believe was that he is somehow at fault just for being born?

This directly contrasts how Eren was made to believe that he's special just because he was born in this world. The contrast between the brothers is never so eminent as in here, in this astonishingly different approach towards life.

There is a quote in Banana Fish that goes like: "You cannot be loved unless you love"

Ever since Zeke took it upon himself to save Eren, to shower him with love and affection, he showed us a more humane side of him ; a side I'm sure even he didn't believe he had in him before he came across his brother. He opened a portal to a kinder world when he learned to love. He was a sad, unfortunate creature unloving and unloved for most of his life. But now that he has so much love in his heart, even at the moment of betrayal, he gets to know how being loved feels like.

I cannot even begin to elaborate on the shock and the disillusionment that Zeke had to face when he learned the truth- that Eren was the one who manipulated Grisha and not the other way round. The good thing that came out of this was that Zeke learned that he was genuinely valued by his father and that he trusted him to stop Eren. However, Eren ruins it perfectly when he throws salt on Zeke's open wound.

Of course, years of negligence cannot be forgotten and/ or forgiven at the expense of one tiny moment and Zeke is hesitant to call Grisha 'dad' at times

but at least he knows now that Grisha regrets his wrongs and that he loves him. Isayama had granted Zeke what he was long due, when Grisha confessed to him. Zeke's love for Eren is so pure, so selfless. Even when Eren says he had only used Zeke, even when he is rude and nasty with him, Zeke is convinced that it is all because of Grisha's brainwashing. He is so upset when he learns of Eren's betrayal in this panel.

Of course, Zeke's love for Eren seems to be leading him to nowhere and this is sort of payback for all his crimes but at least, with Chapter 121, it can be said that Zeke Jaeger is no longer a tragic unloved character. He was loved by his father and he more than deserved to know this. His character arc is churned out wonderfully. He began as a villainous character but then Isayama gave us a glimpse of how tragic his story is; from there on Zeke's character evolved and his development reached its peak with his sincere and genuine love for Eren. Gradually his sad arc that made him to be a pitiful unloved creature is resolved with a confession of love from the most desirable person, not to forget that this new found love also came with Grisha's faith that Zeke would be able to stop Eren. He saw how in the impending future Zeke's plan will fail but even so he still has faith that he's going to stop Eren.

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Wow this became longer than I expected it to be. But I have been getting a lot of feelings for Zeke recently and I felt like I had to highlight him for the character positivity day because he is so misinterpreted in the fandom. I really hope people forgive him because basically nobody is evil by choice, it's the effect arising from cumulative traumatizing experiences as a child.

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Duke Reviews: The Avengers

Hello, I'm Andrew Leduc And Welcome To Duke Reviews Where We're Covering The Marvel Cinematic Universe...

And I'm Very Excited For Today's Show As Today We're Talking About The Avengers!

This Film Is The Event All These Films Have Been Working Up To, The Film Sees Nick Fury Recruiting Iron Man, Captain America, Thor And The Hulk To Stop Thor's Brother Loki From Taking Over The World

Will The Avengers Stop Loki Before He Brings His Army To Conquer New York?

Let's Find Out As We Watch The Avengers...

The Movie Starts When A Voice From A Being Known As The Other, Talks About The Tesseract Awakening And How An Ally Of His Along With An Army Of Their Chitauri Is Headed For Earth To Get It As The Humans Don't Know How To Control It's True Power Like The Way The Other's Mysterious Boss Or His Ally Does...

Cutting To A S.H.I.E.L.D. Base In The Middle Of Nowhere That's Been Given An Evacuation Order, Nick Fury And His Second In Command, Maria Hill (Played By Robin From How I Met Your Mother) Arrive By Helicopter To Find Out What Is Going On From Agent Phil Coulson And Dr. Erik Selvig Who Say That The Tesseract Is Misbehaving And Energy Levels Are Climbing...

Talking With Clint Barton (Who's Been Keeping An Eye On Selvig) He Tells Fury That There's Been No Tampering On This End But Remembering That The Tesseract Is A Doorway To The Other End Of Space, Barton Tells Fury That Doors Open From Both Sides...

After That The Tesseract Creates A Portal Into Space Which Brings Loki To Earth...

Firing Blasts At People And Attacking Guards, Loki Takes Control Of Barton Before Talking With Fury Who Is Trying To Take The Tesseract. Telling Fury That He Needs The Tesseract, Fury Stalls Loki As Loki Tells Fury Who He Is And That He Intends To Take Over The World As He Places Selvig Under His Control...

With Barton Explaining Fury's Methods To Loki, Loki Has Hawkeye Shoot Fury So He Can Take The Tesseract. Still Alive After Being Shot, Fury Contacts Maria Hill To Tell Her That Barton Has Been Compromised...

(Start At 0:19, End At 3:30)

A Few Days Later In Russia, We Catch Up With Natasha Romanoff Who Has Been Captured By Russian Mobsters When She's Contacted By Coulson Who Tells Her That They Need Her...

(Start At 2:04)

Meanwhile In India, A Little Girl Asks For Bruce Banner (Played Now By Mark Ruffalo) To Help Her Sick Father. Taking Bruce To Him, He Ends Up Being Ditched By By The Kid So Banner Can Talk To Natasha Who Says That S.H.I.E.L.D. Needs Him To Come In To Help Them Trace The Tesseract As It Emits A Low Radiation Gamma Signature, And There's No One Who Knows Gamma Radiation More Than Him...

As Banner Agrees To Come In, Fury Has A Meeting With The World Security Council (Which Features Powers Boothe (Who Would Later Play A Role On Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. And Voiced Gorilla Grodd On The Justice League Animated Series) And Jenny Agutter (Who Is Known For Her Role In An American Werewolf In London But Is More Known For Her Role In Logan's Run) ) Who Tell Fury To Get Phase 2 Ready As It Was Made For This Reason...

But Fury Believes That Response Team Would Work Better As Phase 2 Isn't Ready Yet But Reminding Fury That The Avengers Initiative Was Shut Down Because (As The Snooty Morons Put It) "They Don't Want To Leave The Fate Of The Human Race To A Handful Of Freaks!" And That "War Isn't Won By Sentiment"

Well, Then How Did Captain America Beat Hydra, You Asshole!

And Speaking Of Cap, That's Who Fury Goes To See After The Meeting. Giving Cap A File On The Tesseract, Fury Tells Cap About Loki Saying That If He's In There'll Be A Lot That They Have To Bring Him Up To Speed On...

Later That Night, We Catch Up With Iron Man As He Connects A Device To The New York Power Grid That Will Power The New Stark Tower. Coming Into The Tower After Doing That, Tony Spends Time With Pepper Only To Interrupted By Phil Coulson Who Asks Him To Come In Because It's Not About Personality Profiles Anymore And With Both Tony And Pepper Eventually Realizing That Phil Is Serious, Tony Decides To Come In, While Coulson Drops Off Pepper At LaGuardia...

The Next Day, Cap Arrives With Coulson On Board A Quinjet Which Lands On What Looks To Be A Navy Vessel. Once On-Board, Cap Meets Bruce Banner And Natasha Romanoff, Who Tells Cap And Banner That They May Want To Step Inside As It's Gonna Get A Little Hard To Breathe...

With Alarms Going Off We Soon See That It's No Navy Vessel But The Motherfreaking Helicarrier, Baby!...

Once Inside The Main Control Room, Fury Activates The Ship's Stealth Mode, Fury Talks With Banner, Who Tells S.H.I.E.L.D. To Have Their Spectrometers Searching For Gamma Rays While He Goes With Romanoff To S.H.I.E.L.D.'S Lab To Work On A Tracking Algorithm For The Tesseract...

However, While Banner's Doing That, S.H.I.E.L.D. Gets A Lock On Loki Who Is In Stuttgart, Germany Causing Trouble At Some Museum Gala While Barton Steals Some Iridium From Their Storage Rooms For Selvig But As Loki Adresses The People, Telling Them To Kneel Before Him (Which Kind Of Sounds Like Something Another Supervillain Would Say)...

An Old Man Stands Up To Loki...

(Start At 1:44, End At 3:23)

With Loki On Board The Quinjet, Tony And Steve Talk For A Few Second Before We Hear A Sound Of Thunder...

Which Leads To Thor Bursting In And Taking Loki From The Quinjet With Both Tony And Steve Following Him...

Discovering That Thor Got Here Not By The Bifrost By Odin's Magic, We Get A Tender Moment Between Thor And Loki Where He Tells Him That They Thought He Was Dead And That Despite Loki's True Parentage They're Still Brothers But Loki's Like "Screw You, Bro I'm Tired Of Living In Your Shadow, I'm Gonna Be King Whether It's On Asgard Or Here And I Got Friends Who'll Back Me Up If You Try To Take Me On"...

(Start At 0:06)

With Loki Locked In A Cell Made For The Hulk Inside Of The Helicarrier, Fury Talks With Loki With Thor, Cap Natasha And Banner Hearing Everything But Not Really Finding Out Anything About Loki's Plan But Yet Somehow Thor Knows It...

Telling Cap, Natasha And Banner That Loki Is Leading An Army Of Chitauri Which Loki Will Use To Conquer Earth In Return For The Tesseract, Knowing That Loki Is Using Selvig To Build A Portal To Their Realm, But Wondering What Loki Needed Iridium For, Stark Bursts In To Tell Them That Loki Needs It For A Stabilizing Agent To Keep The Portal Open...

And With The Rest Of The Materials Coming From Barton, The Only Thing They'll Need Is A Power Source Of High Energy Density To Kickstart The Tesseract

Asking Tony To Help Him In The Lab, Tony And Banner Analyze Loki's Staff But When Tony Zaps Banner With A Small Electric Stick, Steve Enters To Tell Tony To Not Do That In Fear Of Banner Becoming The Hulk...

Telling Tony To Focus On The Problem At Hand, However, Both Tony And Banner Believe That Fury Is Hiding Something Despite Steve Just Seeing This As Loki Winding Them Up And That If They Don't Stay Focused He'll Succeed...

But Thinking That Stark And Banner May Be Right, Steve Goes Off To Investigate...

Back In The Lab, The Science Bros. (As The Fanbase Calls Bruce And Tony) Get To Know Each Other A Little Better. While We Discover Where Natalie Portman Is During This Movie And Romanoff Has A Word With Loki That Leads To Exposition About Her Relationship With Barton And Leads To Her Discovering Loki's Plan To Use The Hulk As A Distraction While He Escapes...

Talking With Banner And Tony About Why They Haven't Found The Tesseract Yet, But With The Signuture Sweeping Now, It's Just Going To Take Time...

After Having Jarvis Scan S.H.I.E.L.D.'S Computers, Tony Asks Fury What Phase 2 Is, Which Leads To Cap Telling Them That Phase 2 Is S.H.I.E.L.D. Using The Tesseract To Make Weapons Like Hydra Did (Which Cap Discovered In A Box That Was In The Underbelly Of The Helicarrier)...

With Banner Wondering Why As Thor And Natasha Enter The Room..

And Because It's Mark Ruffalo And He Just Had To Throw In A Little Bit Of His Activisim Into Bruce Banner By Talking About Weapons Of Mass Destruction...

Fury Explains That It's Because Of The Destroyer Attack In New Mexico As It Showed Not Only That They Are Not Alone In This Universe But Also That They Are Hopelessly Outgunned, And Despite Thor's People Not Being A Threat, The World's Filling Up With People Who Can't Be Matched Or Controlled...

And From There It's Argument To Argument Mainly From Steve And Tony Which Isn't What I Wanted To See From Them In This Movie...

Of All The People Who Should Be Happy To See Steve, I Expected It To Be Tony As After Learning Alot About His Father In The Last Iron Man Movie He Most Likely Would Have A Lot Of Questions About Him To Ask Steve, Like What Was My Father Like Back Then? Was He More Like Me Than I Believed He Was? And As We Saw In One Scene In First Avenger Him And Tony Were Definitely Alike In A Similar Fashion And It Pissed Me Off That We Never Got That But A Fight Over Who's Ego Is Bigger? Tony Or Steve? Instead Which I Would Have Prefered To See In A Sequel Rather Than This...

Eventually, Barton And A Bunch Of Brainwashed S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents On Board A Quinjet Prepare To Land On The Helicarrier But Before They Do, Barton Takes Out A Helicarrier Engine With An Explosive Arrow Which Tells Both Tony And Steve To Shut Up And Suit Up...

After Suiting Up, Tony And Steve Fix The Damage To The Engines While On A Lower Floor, Banner Is Transforming Into The Hulk Despite Natasha Trying To Calm Him Down, And From There It Quickly Becomes A Game Of Temple Run Until Thor Shows Up...

(Start At 0:45)

Managing To Escape His Rapidly Falling Cell, Thor Crashes On The Ground While Coulson Says "Screw You For Killing Me, Loki" By Firing The Destroyer Gun At Him...

Meanwhile, Steve Flips The Switch That Fixes The Engines So Tony Can Finish Off What's Left Of Loki's Brainwashed S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents As Loki Gets Away..

Arriving To Get Coulson, Fury Stays With His Friend Until He Dies. Sending Coulson's Body To A Magical Place Called T.A.H.I.T.I., Fury Reunites With Steve And Tony On The Bridge Where He Tells Them That They Were Going To Make An Arsenal With The Tesseract Before About What The Avenger Initiative Was And How Much Coulson Believed In It...

Meanwhile, Thor Goes To Get His Hammer While The Hulk Transforms Back Into Banner (Who Is Completely Naked) Only To Be Confronted By A Janitor (Played By Harry Dean Stanton)..

Back On The Helicarrier, Natasha Manages To Snap Barton Out Of Loki's Control So He Can Tell Nat That Loki Is Making His Move Today While On The Lower Level, Where Loki Was Jailed, Steve And Tony Talk Only For Tony To Realize Where Loki Will Be...

Telling Barton And Romanoff To Suit Up, It Leads To A Montage Of Stark Buffing The Damage Out Of His Suit So He Can Wear It, Thor Grabbing Mijonir So He Can Suit Up And Cap, Hawkeye And Black Widow Going To Steal A Quinjet So They All Can Go Fight Loki...

Heading To Stark Tower, Tony Fires Back At Selvig's Machine Only For The Machine To Fire Back So, Deciding To Take Route 2, Tony Decides To Distract Loki Until His Friends Get Here...

But Tired Of Tony's Talk, Loki Throws Him Out Of A Window Only For The New Mark 7 Suit To Launch, But While Firing A Blast At Loki, A Portal In The Sky Starts To Form...

To Which The Cliche Haters Can Kiss My Ass On!

And Chitauri Start Coming Through To Attack Earth...

Iron Man Deals With Some Of The Chitauri Coming Through The Portal While Thor Fights Loki At Stark Tower And Quinjet With Steve, Natasha And Barton Deal With More Of The Arriving Chitauri Until They're Shot Down Where Cap's Team Is Forced To Fight Them On The Ground With Thor (After Loki Escapes On One Of The Chitauri Ships)...

(Start At 0:24)

Overriding Fury's Orders, The Council Of Morons (As I'm Calling Them) Send Out A Jet With A Nuke To Blow Up All Of New York, Fury Attempts To Stop The Jet With An RPG But They Just Send Another One....

BASTARDS!

Contacting Tony, He Manages To Grab The Nuke So He Can Send It Through The Wormhole To Not Only Destroy The Chitauri Control Ship But Also Shuts Down Tony's Arc Reactor...

With Natasha Closing The Portal, Tony Manages To Fall Through Just As It Closes Only To Be Caught By The Hulk Who Saves His Life On Both Occasions, I Guess? And They Go Up To What Remains Of Stark Tower To Arrest Loki...

In The Aftermath Of The Fight With The Chitauri We See News Reports From All Over The World Including One With Stan Lee...

Stan Lee Cameo!

And Chrissy Seaver From Growing Pains, Who's Obviously A Waitress Now As The Council Of Near Murderers Asks Where The Avengers Are But With Fury Not Telling As We See Them All Go Their Separate Ways With Thor Returning To Asgard With Loki And The Tesseract, Iron Man Taking Hulk Into His Next Movie With Him, Steve Riding Off To See How Much The World Has Changed And Natasha And Barton Going Onto Their Next Mission....

Believing That Fury Has No Clue What He's Unleashed Onto The World With The Council Believing That The Avengers Are Dangerous But Fury Assures The Council That Not Only Does He Know But Every World Knows What He's Unleashed. Wondering If All Of This Was Just To Make A Damn Statement, Fury Just Says That It Wasn't To Make A Statement But A Promise...

With Hill Wondering How It'll Work Now As The Avengers Have Gone Their Separate Ways And If They Fall Into A Situation Like This Again What'll Happen? However Fury Just Tells Hill That They'll Come Back Because They'll Need Them To...

Cutting Back To Stark Tower With Tony And Pepper As They Decide To Remodel It Into A New Headquarters For The Avengers...

As The Credits Roll, We Get A Mid Credits Scene With The Other Telling His Master That He Cannot Attempt To Rule The Humans And To Attack Them Will Just Lead To His Demise And Then We See The Other's Boss Stand As We See That It's Thanos Who Is Like, Bitch, Please!

We Also Get An End Credits Scene With The Avengers Just Getting Schwarma...

Oh, I Mean...

And That's The Avengers And It's A Great Movie!

The Story Is Great, The Characters Are Great, Loki's A Fantastic Villain, I Love Captain America's Costume As It Actually Looks Like The Captain America Costume From The Comics. The Fight Scenes Are Great, The Directing By Joss Whedon Is Fantastic And I Can't Say This Enough See It!

Till Next Time, This Is Duke, Signing Off...

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Canonverse AU Metas

(Warning: long post)

The counterpart to my last post about Mac Ever After, these are the two main metas of how Brady might join the canonverse. They're mostly the same story with minor differences between them (and one is written way more angstily than the other) but I'm including both for the sake of completeness. Also bonus Macdalton incorrect quote at the end.

Also here have a Lily Story Mac and Jack to match Brady.

Version 1:

Canon based Macgyver au idea; or, how to bring Brady into the canonverse and a proposed ending to the show itself:

Basically Nikki somehow ends up dead, for realsies this time. This obviously sucks and is super depressing for everyone, but more pressing at the moment is that she apparently had a kid, a son named Brayden (nicknamed Brady). And to Mac's utter confusion, HE is listed as Brady's godfather/next of kin in case anything should happen to her. This confusion is cleared up pretty abruptly when Brady shows up at the Phoenix with Mac's blue eyes, Nikki's hair and nose and a penchant for taking things apart to look at them (aka there's less "godfather" to his role and more just. Straight father). They bond and Mac sets to work caring for his kid, with the assistance of the Phoenix team (Jack is a remarkably adept babysitter... When Brady decides not to escape. Luckily Mac is an escape Master and always knows how and when the kid gets out). Eventually though Mac realizes that juggling Phoenix and Brady... Isn't going to work. He has to pick one of the other, and he knows in his heart that the choice will always be Brady. He tries to announce this to the rest of the team only to find that they'd already realized that this couldn't go on forever and that he'd always choose his son first, and reveal that they all have contingency plans for when he decides to leave. Riley is going to stay with the Phoenix, working with the other computer nerds almost exclusively and helping Leanna with her missions. Bozer is going back into movie making, still dating Leanna and always leaving his door open if the Phoenix needs any prosthetics (he and Leanna get Mac's house). Matty is staying as Director of course, and working on putting together another flagship team (not as good as theirs, but still plenty competent). And Jack? Well, Jack figures now is as good a time as any to retire completely from this life. His new home? Wherever Mac decides to go with Brady, whether that's still LA, Mission City, Boston, etc. Where Mac goes, he's sure to follow. It's at this point that Mac, somewhat sheepishly and probably a little tearfully, admits that he wants to raise Brady on the Dalton Ranch.

And that's how Bozer becomes a well-known effects man with a secret agent wife, Riley becomes the lead hacker at Phoenix, Matty eventually becomes Oversight, and Mac and Jack raise a kid in Texas.

Bonus:

Jack: *steps out of a yellow taxi, Mac by his side, little Brady hidden behind them, to see Mama Dalton waiting for them*

Jack: Mama!

Mama Dalton: Jack Jr! You finally come to your senses and decide you better come home and give me grandchildren?

Jack: *sheepishly* Well Mama, about that...

*Both men step aside to reveal Brady, who shyly hugs his Dad's leg*

Mac: Mama, this is Brayden Macgyver.... My son.

Mama Dalton: *coos over the little boy* Well hello there Brayden, I'm Mary Dalton, and I'm Jack's mama. You can call me Me-ma if you'd like though...

Version 2:

The Canonverse + Brady au:

Ok so basically Nikki got pregnant after that last night with Mac before they busted Thornton, but she didn't tell him because she knew he'd drop everything for the kid and she wanted him to continue his work at Phoenix. She raises Brady on her own for a few years, possibly still with the CIA but maybe not in the field as much, but something goes wrong and she's killed when Brady's 5 (because parallels). Mac and Jack are informed by Matty (because Mac hasn't been in contact with Nikki in years) and Matty has to break the news that Nikki had a son and that she's named Mac the father (possibly using pictures of Brady that Jack sees and immediately recognizes as being spitting images of Mac as a young boy). Brady's brought to Mac at the Phoenix and Mac just kinda,,, breaks? Because Brady asks if he's his Daddy and reveals that Nikki had told him about Mac, shown him pictures, but told him that while Mac loved him he wouldn't get to see him unless she had to leave, and well... It's just a super emotional moment and leads to Mac embracing his son for the first time and promising fervently that he'd never, EVER let him go. It's at this moment that everyone knows that this is the end of the team, cause there's no way in hell Mac's gonna keep putting his life at risk when he's got Brady.

("Why didn't she tell me?!?!" "Because she knew the same thing I know, hoss: as soon as you found out about this kid you'd have quit the team for him." "*Spluttering* I wouldn't-" "Angus, look me in the eyes and tell me truthfully that had you found out Nikki was pregnant that you wouldn't have dropped everything for her and the kid." "....*silence*" "That's what I thought. And that's why she loved you, that's why I love you now, but she and I both know that the world has needed you these past few years, Mac. Now though... Now the world could live without you, if it needed to.")

At some point James sees this and finally realizes that he fucked up, has a bit of a breakdown and Jack talks to him.

("My pop always told me that it's never too late to say you're sorry and mean it. But another wise man once told me that sorry doesn't fix everything, it just starts the conversation. And right now that man needs all the help he can get, especially from a dad who knows how 5-year-old Macgyvers work; I only know how 12-year-old Riley's work, man, I'm not gonna be much help here.")

(This is a lie, Jack is plenty of help, especially when Mac says he wants to retire to the Dalton Ranch, and even more especially when Brady stops calling him Jack and starts calling him Papa. Mama Dalton is Mema from the get go and welcomes the kid with open arms.)

And that's how Mac and Jack retire to the ranch, probably James in tow, with the rest of the crew visiting frequently. Eventually Riley sets up shop in the area (possibly with Billy because him cheating seemed really out of character), and Bozer becomes famous as a filmmaker and sets up his own Skywalker Ranch on some annexed land. Matty visits on occasion, more often when she finally retires. Mac goes on maybe one more mission (like, a world-is-literally-ending-and-ONLY-mac-can-stop-it type of mission) and everyone else helps from the Ranch/takes care of Brady so he can come back to his kid without worrying. Not sure what to do about Murdoc, maybe he stays locked up, maybe he dies (though that would kinda suck for Cassian, maybe he dies and they adopt Cassian too? Ooooo that could be good actually). Later on they might also adopt a little girl, maybe one of Brady's classmates who lost her family and has nowhere else to go (two soldiers with abandonment issues know how THAT feels and could deal with nightmares that she'd have after the trauma). And they just. Create their own happy little life on the Ranch. And it's nice. James learns how to be a proper parent and grandparent, possibly with some help from Mama Dalton. Mac and Jack get married sometime after Brady starts calling Jack Papa (he asked at one point if Mac and Jack were dating, and if so why Jack wasn't Papa or Dad too, which led to a conversation about it and Jack's official elevation to Papa status). Brady was the flower boy and ring bearer combined. All of Jack's Deltas came and adopted Brady on sight. In general everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.

Bonus quote:

Snippet from canonverse:

Mac: *is about to get hella shot*

Jack: *shows up out of the blue right on time* hey babe sorry I'm late *shoots down two goons* traffic was a bitch man you know how it is *shoots three more goons*

Mac: .....I love you,,, so much

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A sleek British sports car talks directly to us in a          pixilated, garbled video. He's OUT OF BREATH. Crates are          visible behind him. We're in the shadowy bowels of a steel          room.                                                  LELAND TURBO           This is Agent Leland Turbo. I have           a flash transmission for Agent Finn           McMissile.                                  SUPERIMPOSE OVER BLACK: WALT DISNEY PICTURES PRESENTS                                                  LELAND TURBO           Finn. My cover's been compromised.           Everything's gone pear-shaped.                                  SUPERIMPOSE OVER BLACK: A PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS FILM                                                  LELAND TURBO           You won't believe what I've found           out here.                                  He angles our camera view, reveals a PORTHOLE through which          we can see flames rising in the distance.                                                  LELAND TURBO           This is bigger than anything we've           ever seen. And no one even knows it           exists. Finn, I need backup. But           don't call the cavalry - it could           blow the operation. And be careful.           It's not safe out here!                                  ANGRY VOICES O.S. Time for Turbo to go.                                                  LELAND TURBO           Transmitting my grids now. Good           luck!                                  Coordinates appear: 40 6.80' N - 172 23.84' W                                  TITLE CARD: CARS 2                                                          EXT. SOMEWHERE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC - NIGHT                                  A TINY CRAB BOAT (CRABBY) crests over massive swells.                                                  CRABBY           Alright buddy, we're here. Right           where you paid me to bring you.           Question is, why?                                  A metallic blue sports car, circa the `60s, emerges from the           2.                                                          shadows. Cagey, smooth, he'd turn heads driving through any          intersection in the world. Meet FINN MCMISSILE.                                                  FINN           I'm looking for a car.                                                  CRABBY           A car? Hey pal, you can't get any           further away from land than out           here.                                                  FINN           Exactly where I want to be.                                                  CRABBY           Well I got news for you, buddy.           There's nobody out here but us.                                  Suddenly, a HORN -- a COMBAT SHIP, the size of most cruise          ships. FINN quickly backs into the shadows, out of sight.                                                  COMBAT SHIP           What are you doing out here?                                                  CRABBY           What does it look like, genius? I'm           crabbing!                                                  COMBAT SHIP           Well turn around and go back where           you came from.                                                  CRABBY           Yeah? And who's gonna make me?                                  A laser sight hits Crabby between the eyes.                                                  CRABBY           Alright, alright! Don't get your           prop in a twist.           (as he turns to leave)           What a jerk. Sorry, buddy. Looks           like it's the end of the line.           Buddy?                                  ON CRABBY'S DECK: Finn is gone.                          CUT TO:                                  FINN - He HANGS off the side of COMBAT SHIP, clandestine.                                  We're with Finn as the ship continues on, cuts through the          darkness with purpose. Suddenly small flames appear, perhaps          a knot or so away. Then WHOOSH!!! A flame rises above Finn,          the ship. It illuminates an OIL DERRICK.           3.                                                          THWAP! Finn fires a GRAPPLING HOOK to the derrick and SWINGS          toward it. He's going to SLAM into the side with brute force                         WHEN ---                                  --- HIS TIRES sprout a magnetic exoskeleton. He STICKS to the          derrick and now DRIVES VERTICALLY UP UP UP...                                  From this vantage point, hundreds of derricks appear.                                  EXT. PLATFORM - OIL DERRICK - MOMENTS LATER                                  Finn approaches a loading bay from above, hides. He watches          as GREMLINS, PACERS and assorted other cars scurry about.                                   FINN (INTO RADIO)           Leland Turbo, this is Finn           McMissile. I'm at the rally point.           Over.                                  No response.                                   FINN (INTO RADIO)           Leland, it's Finn. Please respond.           Over.                                  AN ACCESS DOOR OPENS LOUDLY below. A boxy, monacle-wearing          German car enters. This is PROFESSOR OTTO ZUNDAPP.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           (in German and English)           Too many cars here. Out of my way!                                                  FINN           Professor Zundapp?                                   PACER (O.S.)           Here it is, Professor.                                  Zundapp approaches a NOSY PACER who idles next to a CRATE.                                                  NOSY PACER           You wanted to see this before we           load it?                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Ah, yes. Very carefully...                                  A forklift opens the crate -- inside is a TV CAMERA, packed          carefully in foam. Finn SNAPS PHOTOS FURIOUSLY.                                                  NOSY PACER           Oh. A TV camera. What does it           actually do?           4.                                                                          PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           This camera is extremely dangerous.                                                  FINN                          (TO HIMSELF)           What are you up to now, Professor?                                  Finn, angling for a better view, FIRES SUSPENSION WIRES ---                                  --- which sail clear to the other side of the derrick ---                                  --- THOK! They hook tightly onto a steel girder.                                  Finn slides out ONTO THE WIRE like an acrobat, then expels          another cross-wire for support.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           This is valuable equipment. Make           sure it is properly secured for the           voyage.                                                  NOSY PACER           You got it.                                  Finn LOWERS HIMSELF. He snaps more pictures.                                   GREM (O.S.)           Hey, Professor Z!                                  Zundapp turns as a CRANE LOWERS A CAR-SIZED CRATE. GREM and          ACER, an orange Gremlin and a green Pacer, flank it.                                                  GREM           This is one of those British spies           we told you about.                                                  ACER           Yeah. This one we caught sticking           his bumper where it didn't belong.                                  Finn PRODUCES SEMI-AUTOMATIC GUNS from his side, readies          himself for a tag-team spy fight with his buddy Leland.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Agent Leland Turbo.                                  The crate is lifted, revealing a CRUSHED, CUBED Leland Turbo.                                  Finn's eyes go wide. Suddenly --- WHOOOSHHH! Another derrick          flame rises behind him, casts a Finn-shaped SHADOW over the          Professor. He looks up.           5.                                                                          PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           It's Finn McMissile! He's seen the           camera! Kill him!!                                  Finn UNLOADS with bullets as he starts to retreat --- He                         STOPS:                                  BAD GUY CARS are waiting for him on the catwalk where he just          came from - BLOWTORCHES ready.                                  Finn, stuck in midair, notices an angry CRANE. Finn GRINS,          having just found his escape.                                  THWAPTHWAPTHWAP!!! Finn releases three of his four cables,          swinging, Indiana Jones-style on the last one TOWARD THE                         CRANE ---                                  --- where he lands on its BOOM, drives UP and LAUNCHES OFF IT          where he LANDS - MOVING - onto another deck!                                  Finn now DRIVES, spraying oil and screeching around corners.          A GREMLIN in pursuit hits the oil patch, loses control ---                                  --- and PLUMMETS OFF the side of the rig!                                  The Gremlin FALLS... it's like an eternity...                                  He smashes into the water and breaks into a million pieces.                                  ON FINN - Now set upon by 20 or 30 MORE pursuing cars. He has          nowhere to go but UP UP UP a ramp toward the helipad. He          spies some GASOLINE BARRELS, fires a SINGLE BULLET which cuts          through its leather straps, sending barrels DOWN the ramp,          PAST FINN ---                                  --- PAST the pursuing CARS ---                                  --- to the bottom where they EXPLODE in a CHAIN REACTION back          UP THE RAMP, taking out at least 15 CARS!                                  ON THE HELIPAD - Finn blasts into view, pulls to a stop. No          more road. Nowhere else to go.                                  The 20 BAD GUY CARS that are still in pursuit surround him,          fire up their blowtorches. About to pounce.                                  Finn GRINS. The second time we've seen this grin. It means          he's got something cooking.                                  Finn's REVERSE LIGHTS appear. He DRIVES BACKWARD off the edge          of the helipad to the SHOCK of the other cars.                                  Finn falls. He turns himself so he's grill first, cleanly          cutting into the water.           6.                                                          He EMERGES, now sprouting HYDROFOIL and speeds away.                                                  GREM                          (NONPLUSSED)           Get to the boats.                                  THE BOATS - an army of combat ships quickly DROP into the sea          and CHURN WATER with unprecedented fury as they quickly make          up the distance between them and Finn, FIRING BULLETS as they          do so.                                                  ACER           He's getting away!                                                  COMBAT SHIP           Not for long.                                  The LEAD COMBAT SHIP quietly drops a TORPEDO into the water.          It skips along, connecting with Finn in his rear and          EXPLODING with such force that water skyrockets into the          night clouds.                                  UNDERWATER - McMissile SINKS. Then, he blinks. He GRINS.          We're starting to like this grin and what follows it. He now          CONVERTS into a submarine. From his trunk he releases four          DECOY tires which float to the surface like body parts.                                  ON THE DERRICK - Professor Zundapp watches it all from far          away.                                   GREM (OVER RADIO)           He's dead, Professor.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Wunderbar. With Finn McMissile           gone, who can stop us now?                                  EXT. RADIATOR SPRINGS - DAY                                  TOW MATER, a rusty tow truck, putters into view.                                                  MATER           Mater. Tow Mater, that's who... is           here to help you!                                  He approaches a broken-down sedan on the side of the road. He          drives around to the front, catching OTIS' face for the first          time.                                                  MATER           Hey, Otis!           7.                                                                          OTIS           Hey, Mater. Gosh, I'm so sorry. I           thought I could make it this time,           but...           (he tries to start his           engine, stalls)           Smooth like pudding, huh? Ah, who           am I kidding? I'll always be a           lemon.                                  Mater hooks his friend and starts towing him.                                                  MATER           Well dadgum, you're leaking oil           again. Must be your gaskets. Hey,           look on the bright side: This is           your tenth tow this month, so that           means it's on the house.                                                  OTIS           You're the only one that's nice to           lemons like me, Mater.                                                  MATER           Don't sweat it. These things happen           to everybody, Otis.                                                  OTIS           But you never leak oil.                                                  MATER           Yeah, but I ain't perfect. Don't           tell nobody, but I think my rust is           starting to show through.                                  Mater and Otis drive past THE RADIATOR SPRINGS WELCOME SIGN.          It has been amended to say: "Home of Lightning McQueen."                                                  OTIS           Hey, is Lightning McQueen back yet?                                                  MATER           Not yet.                                                  OTIS           He must be crazy-excited about           winning his fourth Piston Cup.           Four! Wow!           8.                                                                          MATER           Yeah, we're so dadgum proud of him.           But I sure wish he'd hurry up and           get back `cause we got a whole           summer's worth of best friend fun           to make up for. Just me and --                                  Ahead of them, a half-mile off, a RED RACE CAR is visible.                                                  MATER           --- McQueen!                                  Mater FLOORS IT, dragging poor Otis behind him.                                                  OTIS           Uh, Mater? I'm in no hurry. You           don't need to go so fast!                                  Boom! They hit a bump. Otis catches air.                                  EXT. RADIATOR SPRINGS - DAY                                  Lightning McQueen is surrounded by his hometown friends.                                                  LUIGI           Oh, Lightning. Welcome home.                                                  FLO           Good to have you back, honey.                                                  FILLMORE           Congratulations, man.                                                  SARGE           Welcome home, soldier.                                                  SHERIFF           The place wasn't the same without           you, son.                                                  LIZZIE           What? Did he go somewhere?                                                  MCQUEEN           It's good to be home, everybody.                                   MATER (O.S.)           McQueen!                                  They all turn around, see Mater speeding into town, with Otis          swerving behind him.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater!           9.                                                                          MATER           McQueen!                                  Mater skids into main street and in one swift motion,          slingshots Otis forward ---                                                  OTIS           Woaahhhhh!                                  --- right through Ramone's front door ---                                  INT. RAMONE'S - CONTINUOUS                                  --- where he lands perfectly on the hydraulic lift. Ramone          lifts him up, routine.                                                  RAMONE           Hey. How far'd you make it this           time, Otis?                                                  OTIS           Halfway to the county line.                                                  RAMONE           Not bad, man.                                                  OTIS           I know, I can't believe it either!                                  EXT. RADIATOR SPRINGS - CONTINUOUS                                                  MATER           McQueen, welcome back!                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, it's so good to see you.                                                  MATER           You too, buddy.                                  Mater and McQueen do an ELABORATE TIRE BUMP (fist bump          style).                                                  MATER           Oh, man. You ain't gonna believe           the things I got planned for us.                                  Everyone watches as the tire bump continues.                                                  MACK           (to Lizzie, an aside)           These best friend greetings get           longer every year.           10.                                                                          MATER                          (TO MCQUEEN)           You ready to have some serious fun?                                                  MCQUEEN           Well, actually I've got something           to show you first.                                  INT. RADIATOR SPRINGS MUSEUM - DAY                                  CLOSE ON THE PISTON CUP. It has now changed, been adorned          with a small likeness of Doc. It says "Hudson Hornet Piston          Cup."                                                  MATER           Wow. I can't believe they renamed           the Piston Cup after our very own           Doc Hudson.                                  McQueen and Mater are alone, the museum closed to the public.          McQueen approaches a "Hudson Hornet" wall with Doc's three          Piston cups, framed articles, other racing ephemera.                                                  MCQUEEN           I know Doc said these things were           just old cups, but to have someone           else win it just didn't feel right,           you know?                                                  MATER           Well, Doc would've been real proud           of you. That's for sure.                                  McQueen takes this in.                                  EXT. RADIATOR SPRINGS - LATER                                  McQueen and Mater exit the Doc Hudson Museum.                                                  MCQUEEN           Alright, pal. I've been waiting all           summer for this. What've you got           planned?                                                  MATER           You sure you can handle it?                                                  MCQUEEN           Come on, you know who you're           talking to? This is Lightning           McQueen. I can handle anything.           11.                                                          EXT. RADIATOR SPRINGS - DAY                                  Mater and McQueen roll on an old train track, their tires          off. They're on their rims.                                                  MCQUEEN           Uh.... Mater?!                                                  MATER           Just remember, your brakes ain't           gonna work on these!                                  As they head INTO A DARK TUNNEL ---                                   MCQUEEN (O.S.)           Mater!                                   MATER (O.S.)           Relax, these train tracks ain't           been used in years!                                  From inside the tunnel a loud TRAIN HORN. The two friends          emerge, going as fast as they can on train tracks, uphill,          with no tires.                                                  MCQUEEN           Come on, come on! Faster, faster!                                  Moments later a harmless GALLOPING GOOSE appears, oversized          horn visible, cackling and laughing at his prank.                                  EXT. FIELD - OUTSIDE RADIATOR SPRINGS - LATER                                  An ENORMOUS EARTH MOVER sleeps. McQueen and Mater sneak up.                                                  MATER           This is gonna be good!                                  They blow their horns and he TIPS OVER, tractor-tipping          style. They LAUGH at the gag, but soon realize the earth          mover's GIANT EXHAUST PIPE is directly above them.                                                  MATER           Uh-oh. This ain't gonna be good.                                  The exhaust pipe BELCHES. McQueen and Mater are BLASTED out          of view.                                  INT. RADIATOR SPRINGS - DUSK                                  The sun sets. McQueen and Mater roll into town. McQueen looks          exhausted. Mater is still full of energy.           12.                                                                          MATER           Boy, this was the best day ever!           And my favorite souvenir?                                  Mater proudly shows off a dent.                                                  MATER           This new dent!                                                  MCQUEEN           Boy, Mater. Today was, uh...                                                  MATER           Shoot, that was nothing. Wait til           you see what I got planned for           tonight.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, Mater. Whoa. I was kind of           thinking of just a quiet dinner.                                                  MATER           That's exactly what I was thinking.                                                  MCQUEEN           No, I... I meant with Sally, Mater.                                                  MATER           Even better! You, me and Miss Sally           going out for supper.                                  McQueen pulls around in front of Mater, stops.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, I meant it would be just me           and Sally.                                                  MATER           Oh.                                                  MCQUEEN           It's just for tonight. We'll do           whatever you want tomorrow.                                                  MATER                          (DISAPPOINTED)           Okay.                                                  MCQUEEN           Thanks for understanding.                                                  MATER           Yeah, sure. Y'all go on and have           fun now.           13.                                                                          MCQUEEN           Alright, then. See ya soon, amigo!                                  McQueen drives off. Mater watches him go.                                  EXT. THE WHEEL WELL - NIGHT                                  It's been converted into a white-tablecloth restaurant, with          cars dining al fresco and a hopping gastropub inside.                                  MCQUEEN AND SALLY have a prime table with a view of Radiator          Springs and the starry night sky.                                                  SALLY           This is so nice.                                                  MCQUEEN           I can't tell you how good it is to           be here alone. Just the two of us.           Finally, you and me ---                                   MATER (O.S.)           Good evening.                                  Mater is at their table, dressed as a waiter.                                                  MATER           My name is Mater and I'll be your           waiter.                          (TO HIMSELF)           Mater the waiter. That's funny           right there.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, you work here?                                                  MATER           Well yeah I work here. What'd you           think, I just snuck in here when           nobody was looking and pretended to           be your waiter, just so I could           hang out with you?                                  McQueen and Sally exchange a look.                                                  MCQUEEN           Oh, yeah. How ridiculous would that           be?                                                  MATER           Now, can I start you two lovebirds           off with a couple drinks?           14.                                                                          MCQUEEN           Yes. I'll have my usual.                                                  SALLY           You know what? I'm going to have           that too.                                  Mater blinks.                                                  MATER           Uh, right. Your usual.                          CUT TO:                                  INSIDE AT THE BAR - Fillmore and Sarge watch as Guido mixes          drinks, ala "Cocktail." Mater arrives.                                                  MATER           Guido! What's McQueen's usual?                                                  GUIDO           (in Italian, subtitled)           How should I know?                                                  MATER           Perfect! Give me two of `em.                                                  SARGE           Quiet! My program's on.                                   MEL DORADO (O.S.)           Tonight on "The Mel Dorado Show"!                                  ON THE BAR TV - "THE MEL DORADO SHOW," a cable talk show,          begins with file footage of MILES AXLEROD, a sleek SUV.                                   MEL DORADO (ON TV)           His story gripped the world! Oil           billionaire Miles Axlerod, in an           attempt to become the first car to           circumnavigate the globe without           GPS, ironically ran out of gas and           found himself trapped in the wild!                                  We see images of newspaper headlines, search crews.                                   MEL DORADO (ON TV)           Feared dead, he emerged 36 days           later, running on a fuel he'd           distilled himself from the natural           elements! Since then he's sold his           oil fortune, converted himself from           a gas-guzzler into an electric car,           and has devoted his life to finding           a renewable, clean-burning fuel!           15.                                                          Images of oil derricks torn down; Miles Axlerod getting          converted to electric; lab scientists testing chemicals.                                   MEL DORADO (ON TV)           Now he claims to have done it with           his Allinol.                                  Images of fields, rivers, vegetables, and mountains all          combining to form the Allinol logo.                                   MEL DORADO (ON TV)           And to show the world what his new           superfuel can do, he's created a           racing competition like no other,           inviting the greatest champions           from around the globe to battle in           the first ever World Grand Prix.           Welcome Sir Miles Axlerod.                                  SIR MILES AXLEROD arrives, parks across from Mel's desk.                                   MILES AXLEROD (ON TV)           Thank you, Mel. It is very good to           be here. Now listen to me: Big Oil.           It costs a fortune. Pollution is           getting worse. I mean, come on.           It's a fossil fuel. Fossil. As in           dead dinosaurs. And we all know           what happened to them. Alternative           energy is the future. Trust me,           Mel, after seeing Allinol in action           at the World Grand Prix, nobody           will ever go back to gasoline           again.                                                  MATER                          (TO FILLMORE)           What happened to the dinosaurs,           now?                                   MEL DORADO (ON TV)           And on satellite, a World Grand           Prix competitor and one of the           fastest cars in the world,           Francesco Bernoulli.                                  Across the screen: LIVE FROM ROME, ITALY. We meet Formula          race car FRANCESCO BERNOULLI.                                   FRANCESCO (ON TV)           It is an honor, Signore Dorado. For           you.           16.                                                           MEL DORADO (ON TV)           Miles, why not invite Lightning           McQueen?                                  Mater, collecting his drinks, looks up, half-intrigued.                                   MILES AXLEROD (ON TV)           Of course we invited him. But           apparently after a very long racing           season he is taking some time off           to rest.                                   FRANCESCO (ON TV)           Lightning McQueen would not have a           chance against Francesco!                                  Mater doesn't like this.                                   FRANCESCO (ON TV)           I can go over 300 kilometers an           hour! In miles that is like, uh...           way faster than McQueen.                                   MEL DORADO (ON TV)           Let's go to the phones. Baltimore,           Maryland, you're on the air.                                   CALLER (ON TV)           Am I on? Hello?                                   MEL DORADO (ON TV)           You're on. Go ahead.                                   CALLER (ON TV)           Hello?                                   MEL DORADO (ON TV)           Go ahead, caller.                                  Dial tone.                                   MEL DORADO (ON TV)           Let's go to Radiator Springs.           You're on, caller.                                   MATER'S VOICE (ON TV)           Yeah, that Italian feller you got           on there can't talk that way about           Lightning McQueen. He's the bestest           race car in the whole wide world.                                  Fillmore and Sarge look around. Mater is visible in the back          of the bar on an office phone.           17.                                                                          SARGE           Uh-oh...                                   FRANCESCO (ON TV)           If he is, how you say "the bestest           race car," then why must he rest,           eh?                                   MATER'S VOICE (ON TV)           Cause he knows what's important.           Every now and then he prefers just           to slow down, enjoy life.                                   FRANCESCO (ON TV)           Ah, you heard it! Lightning McQueen           prefers to be slow! Of course, this           is not news to Francesco. When I           want to go to sleep I watch one of           his races. After two laps I am out           cold.                                  Audible RXNS from the bar. A crowd has been forming ever          since Mater started talking.                                   MATER'S VOICE (ON TV)           That ain't what I meant.                          CUT TO:                                  MCQUEEN AND SALLY - They hear the commotion inside.                                                  MCQUEEN           Hey, what's going on over there?           CUT BACK TO:                                  THE BAR - Sally and McQueen push through the crowd, see that          they're watching Francesco on the television.                                                  MCQUEEN                          (TO SALLY)           Oh, it's that Italian Formula car.           His name is ---                                                  SALLY           Francesco Bernoulli. No wonder           there's a crowd.                                  When Sally says his name, she enunciates each part, as if          Italian were her mother's tongue.                                                  MCQUEEN           Wait, why do you know his name? And           don't say it like that. It's three           syllables, not ten.           18.                                                                          SALLY           What? He's nice to look at. You           know, open-wheeled and all.                                                  MCQUEEN           What's wrong with fenders? I           thought you like my fenders.                                   MATER'S VOICE (ON TV)           Well let me tell you something else           there, Mr. San Francisco ---                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater?                                   MATER'S VOICE (ON TV)           McQueen could drive circles around           you.                                   FRANCESCO (ON TV)           Driving in circles is all he can           do, no?                                   MATER'S VOICE (ON TV)           No! I mean yes. I mean he could           beat you anywhere, anytime, any           track.                                  On McQueen - he looks at Guido who gives a nod over to ---                                  --- Mater, turned away from the crowd, still on the phone.                                   FRANCESCO (ON TV)           Mel, can we move on? Francesco           needs a caller who can provide a           little more intellectual           stimulation. Like a dump truck.                                  ON MCQUEEN. He doesn't like this at all.                                                  MATER           Ha ha! That shows what you know.           Dump trucks is dumb.                                  Suddenly, Mater is YANKED from the booth and replaced by          McQueen.                                   MCQUEEN (INTO PHONE)           Yeah, hi, this is Lightning           McQueen. Look, I don't appreciate           my best friend being insulted like           that.           19.                                                           FRANCESCO (ON TV)           McQueen! That was your best friend?           This is the difference between you           and Francesco. Francesco knows how           good he is. He does not need to           surround himself with tow trucks to           prove it.                                                  MCQUEEN           Those are strong words from a car           that is so fragile.                                   FRANCESCO (ON TV)           Fragilé!? He calls Francesco           fragilé? Not so fast, McQueen!                                                  MCQUEEN           "Not so fast." What is that, your           new motto?                                  Francesco goes ballistic in Italian. They cut his mic.                                   MILES AXLEROD (ON TV)           Well, this sounds like something           that needs to be settled on the           race course. What do you say,           Lightning McQueen? We've still got           room for one more racer.                                                  MCQUEEN           Well, I would love to. The only           thing is my crew's off for the           season so ---                                  A sound O.S. McQueen turns to see Fillmore, Sarge and Luigi          flank a tablecloth which is hanging off the bar. Ramone backs          away, having spray painted "TEAM LIGHTNING MCQUEEN" on it.          Guido quickly uncorks three wine bottles.                                                  GUIDO           Pit stop.                                  McQueen turns back to the phone.                                                  MCQUEEN           You know what? They just got back.           Deal me in, baby. Ka-chow!                                  The place ERUPTS IN CHEERS.                                  MOMENTS LATER - General excitement as McQueen exits the phone          booth where Sally waits. Off her look:           20.                                                                          MCQUEEN           I know, I know. I just got back.           But we won't be long and ---                                                  SALLY           Oh, no, don't worry about me. I've           got enough to do here. Mater's           going to have a blast though.           (off McQueen's silence)           You're bringing Mater, right? You           never bring him to any of your           races.                                  McQueen turns to the bar where Mater privately tries their          drinks, hates it, spits it back in the glass.                                                  SALLY           Just let him sit in the pits, give           him a headset. C'mon, it'll be a           thrill of a lifetime for him.                                  Mater arrives.                                                  MATER           Your drinks, sir.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater.                                                  MATER           I didn't taste it!                                                  MCQUEEN           How'd you like to come and see the           world with me?                                                  MATER           You mean it?                                                  MCQUEEN           You got me into this thing. You're           coming along.                                                 BEGIN MONTAGE:                                  - McQueen is given a new paint job and headlights by Ramone.          Mater, now sporting a "Team McQueen" emblem, seems psyched as          well.                                  - An airport DEPARTURES SIGN advertises the next flight:          Tokyo, Japan.                                  - Mater waves goodbye with his hook alongside McQueen, Guido,          Luigi, Fillmore and Sarge as ---           21.                                                          --- the rest of Radiator Springs watches them board a plane.          Red bawls.                                  - IN THE JET, LATER. McQueen and Mater are the only ones          awake, watch an insane Japanese game show.                                  - JAPAN AT NIGHT. A stylish Tokyo cityscape of neon, glamour,          scrolling billboards, vending machines and high-tech          skyscrapers.                                  - INSIDE A SOUVENIR SHOP loaded with McQueen toys: Mater and          McQueen enter. A tourist sees McQueen and faints.                                  - A KABUKI THEATER. Team McQueen watches a methodical dance.          Mater, dressed in Kabuki makeup, arrives. He looks insane.                                  - A SUMO MATCH - Two SUZUKI SAMURAI CARS wrestle over a          parking space. Mater, now in his element, cheers.                                  The MONTAGE ENDS on this high note as we CUT TO ---                                  EXT. MUSEUM - TOKYO - NIGHT                                  ---- TEAM MCQUEEN, as they roll up the red carpet. Press is          held at bay behind ropes. WORLD GRAND PRIX and ALLINOL logos          are strategically placed for maximum press exposure. RACERS          are interviewed by press behind the red-carpet ropes.                                  INT. TOKYO MUSEUM - NIGHT                                  Team McQueen enters via a second floor landing which          overlooks a massive indoor party in a converted museum. As          they roll down a ramp to the party, they are awed.                                                  LUIGI           Guido, look! Ferraris and tires!           Let's go!                                                  MCQUEEN                          (IMPRESSED)           Hey, look at this. Okay now Mater,           remember: best behavior.                                                  MATER           You got it, buddy. Hey, what's           that?                                  He sees something, peels away.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater!                                                  LEWIS HAMILTON           Hey, McQueen, over here!           22.                                                          It's fellow racers JEFF GORVETTE and LEWIS HAMILTON. McQueen          now has no choice but to let Mater go.                                                  MCQUEEN           Hey, Jeff. Lewis!                          CUT TO:                                  MATER as he approaches a GLASS-ENCLOSED ROCK GARDEN where a          pitty RAKES rocks with precision. He knocks on the glass with          his hook.                                                  MATER           Hey! You done good! You got all the           leaves!                                  People turn at the noise he's making.           CUT BACK TO:                                  MCQUEEN, JEFF and LEWIS.                                                  JEFF GORVETTE           Check out that tow truck.                                                  LEWIS HAMILTON           I wonder who that guy's with?                                                  MCQUEEN           Will you guys excuse me just for           one little second?                                  He zips over to Mater's side, quickly pulls him out of sight.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, listen. This isn't Radiator           Springs.                                                  MATER           You're just realizing that? Boy,           that jet-lag really done a number           on you.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, look -- things are different           over here. Which means maybe you           should, you know, act a little           different too.                                                  MATER           Different than what?                                                  MCQUEEN           Well, just... help me out here,           buddy. I ---           23.                                                                          MATER           You need help? Shoot, why didn't           you just say so? That's what a tow           truck does. Hey, looky there, it's           Mr. San Francisco!                                  FRANCESCO is visible across the room, holding court.                                                  MATER           I'll introduce you.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, no.                                                  MATER           (already on his way)           Look at me -- I'm helping you           already!                                  On FRANCESCO - MOMENTS LATER. Mater approaches, giddy.                                                  MATER           Hey Mr. San Francisco, I'd like you           to meet ---                                                  FRANCESCO           Lightning McQueen! Buona sera.                                                  MCQUEEN           Nice to meet you, Francesco.                                                  FRANCESCO           Yeah, nice to meet you too. You are           very good-looking. Not as good as I           thought, but you're good.                                                  MATER                          (TO FRANCESCO)           Excuse me. Can I get a picture with           you?                                                  FRANCESCO           Anything for McQueen's friend.                                  As Mater poses for a photo with Francesco:                                                  MATER           Miss Sally is gonna flip when she           sees this. She's Lightning           McQueen's girlfriend.                                                  FRANCESCO           Oooh.           24.                                                                          MATER           She's a big fan of yours.                                                  FRANCESCO           Hey, she has good taste.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater's prone to exaggeration. I           wouldn't say she's a "big" fan.                                                  MATER           You're right. She's a huge fan. She           goes on and on about your open           wheels here.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mentioning it once doesn't qualify           as going "on and on."                                                  FRANCESCO           Francesco is familiar with this           reaction to Francesco. Women           respect a car that has nothing to           hide.                                                  MCQUEEN           Yeah, uh...                                                  FRANCESCO           Let us have a toast.                                  McQueen doesn't like where this is going, covers.                                                  MCQUEEN           Let's.                                                  FRANCESCO           (raising a drink)           I dedicate my win tomorrow... to           Miss Sally.                                                  MCQUEEN           Oh, sorry. I already dedicated MY           win tomorrow to her. So if we both           do it, it's really not so special.           Besides, I don't have a drink.                                                  MATER           I'll go get you one. You mind if I           borrow a few bucks for one of them           drinks?           25.                                                                          MCQUEEN           (could kill him)           They're free, Mater.                                                  MATER           Free? Well, shoot, what am I doing           here?                                  Mater ZIPS OFF.                                                  MCQUEEN           I should probably go keep an eye on           him. See you at the race.                                  McQueen starts to leave.                                                  FRANCESCO           Yes, you will see Francesco. But           not like this.                                  Francesco does a 180, so his rear end now faces McQueen.                                                  FRANCESCO           You will see him like this, as he           drives away from you.                                  Francesco wears a bumper sticker that says "Ciao, McQueen!"                                                  MCQUEEN           That's cute. So you had one of           those made up for all the racers?                                                  FRANCESCO           No.                                                  MCQUEEN           Okay.                                  He rolls off.                                                  MCQUEEN           He is so getting beat tomorrow.                                  INT. PARTY - MOMENTS LATER                                  Lights caress the main stage where a crowd has formed.                                                  VOICE           Ladies and gentlecars... Sir Miles           Axlerod!                                  MILES AXLEROD drives through an infinity fountain, appears.           26.                                                                          MILES AXLEROD           It is my absolute honor to           introduce to you the competitors in           the first-ever World Grand Prix.           From Brazil. Number eight...                                  ON FINN MCMISSILE. He appears from the shadows, keeps a          careful distance from the stage. He ZEROES HIS GAZE ON ---                                  --- THE WORLD GRAND PRIX TV CAMERAS which roll, catching          Miles Axlerod's speech for publicity and posterity.                                  Finn's ONBOARD COMPUTER ANALYZES each one, compares to the          photos we saw him snap on the oil platform. Each one is "NOT          A MATCH." His view is suddenly disrupted by A BEAUTIFUL          SPORTS CAR. She approaches Finn. Meet HOLLEY SHIFTWELL.                                                  HOLLEY           A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia has no           radiator.                                                  FINN           That's because it's air-cooled.                                                  HOLLEY           I'm Agent Shiftwell, Holley           Shiftwell from the Tokyo Station. I           have a message from London.                                                  FINN           Not here.                          (LOUDLY)           You must try the canapes on the           mezzanine!                                  He moves her onto an elevator. The doors close on them.                                  IN THE ELEVATOR, GOING UP.                                                  FINN           So the lab boys analyzed the photo           I sent? What did they learn about           the camera?                                                  HOLLEY           It appears to be a standard           television camera. They said if you           could get closer photos next time,           that would be great.                                                  FINN           This was London's message?           27.                                                                          HOLLEY           Oh -- no, no. No sir. Um, the oil           platforms you were on? Turns out           they're sitting on the biggest oil           reserve in the world.                                                  FINN           How did we miss that?                                                  HOLLEY           They'd been scrambling everyone's           satellites. The Americans actually           discovered it just before you did.           They placed an agent on that           platform, under deep cover. He was           able to get a photo of the car           who's running the entire operation.                                  The doors OPEN and they exit onto the Mezzanine.                                                  FINN           Who is it? Has anyone seen the           photo yet?                                                  HOLLEY           No, not yet. The American is here           tonight to pass it to you. He'll           signal you when he's ready.                                                  FINN                          GOOD ---                                  Finn suddenly STOPS COLD.                                                  FINN           Oh no.                                  Professor Zundapp is visible below them. He talks with a few          Pacers and Gremlins. Finn quickly retreats into the shadows.          Holley follows suit.                                                  HOLLEY           What is it?                                                  FINN           Change of plan. You're meeting the           American.                                                  HOLLEY           What, me?           28.                                                                          FINN           Those thugs down there were on the           oil platform. If they see me, the           whole mission is compromised.                                                  HOLLEY           No, no. I'm technical, you see. I'm           in Diagnostics. I'm not a field           agent.                                                  FINN           You are now.                          CUT TO:                                  MATER as he grabs a drink, keeps moving.                                                  MATER           I'll take one of them.                                  He snatches it, drops it in the back where we now see a large          assortment of drinks balanced.                                                  MATER           Never know which one McQueen'll           have a hankering for.                                  He approaches a sushi bar.                                                  MATER           Hey, what you got here that's free?           How about that pistachio ice cream?                                  He refers to wasabi, of course.                                                  SUSHI CHEF           No, no. Wasabi.                                                  MATER           Oh, same ol', same ol'. What's up           with you? That looks delicious.                                  The chef starts to carve a small scoop aside for Mater.                                                  MATER           Uh, a little more, please.           It is free, right?           (the chef adds more)           Keep it coming. A little more. Come           on, let's go, it's free! You're           getting there... Scoop scoop!                                  The chef gives in. Scoops a baseball-sized ball out.           29.                                                                          MATER           There you go. Now THAT's a scoop of           ice cream.                                                  SUSHI CHEF           (in Japanese, subtitles)           My condolences.           CUT BACK TO:                                  MILES AXLEROD - He's now nearly done with his intros.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           ... and now, our last competitor ---           Number 95, Lightning McQueen!                                  MCQUEEN approaches the microphone, flashes his headlights.                                                  MCQUEEN           Thank you so much for having us,           Sir Axlerod. I really look forward           to racing. This is a great           opportunity.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           Oh, the pleasure is all ours,           Lightning. You and your team bring           excellence and professionalism to           this competition.                                  As if on cue, Mater arrives with a piercing scream of pain.          Everyone turns as he charges head first toward the stage,          making a bee-line for that FOUNTAIN.                                                  MATER           Somebody get me water!                                  He laps up water from the fountain like a diabetic cat.                                                  MATER                          (LAPPING WATER)           Sweet relief...                                  Miles Axlerod is shocked. The crowd can't believe it.          Francesco cackles. Mater, now sated, approaches the mic.                                                  MATER           (to the crowd)           Whatever you do, do not eat the           free pistachio ice cream. It has           turned!                                                  MCQUEEN           Sir Axlerod, I can explain. This is           Mater.           30.                                                                          MILES AXLEROD           I know him. This is the bloke that           called into the television show.                          (TO MATER)           You're the one I have to thank.                                                  MATER           No, thank you. This trip's been           amazing.                                                  MILES AXLEROD                          (TO MCQUEEN)           He's a little excited, isn't he?                                  TILT DOWN to reveal a pool of oil beneath Mater.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater!                                                  MATER           But wait, I... oh, shoot.                                  McQueen quickly pulls Mater aside, out of earshot of Miles          Axlerod and the others. McQueen is beside himself.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, you have to get a hold of           yourself. You're making a scene.                                                  MATER           But I never leak oil. Never.                                                  MCQUEEN           Go take care of yourself right now.                                  Mater drives off.                                  ON MATER - MOMENTS LATER                                  He drives through the party, frantic.                                                  MATER           Coming through! Excuse me, leakin'           oil. Where's the bathroom? Thank           you. I gotta go!                                  Someone points Mater down a hallway. He whips around the                         CORNER ---                                  --- and STOPS. Finds himself in front of TWO BATHROOM DOORS,          neither of which clearly indicate MALE or FEMALE.           31.                                                                          MATER                          (CONFUSED)           What the...                                  Mater chooses one, drives inside. A SHRIEK is heard and Mater          zips out.                                                  MATER           Sorry ladies!                                  He heads into the other door ---                          CUT TO:                                  INT. MEN'S ROOM - NIGHT                                  Mater rolls in, still `holding it in' like a kid.                                                  MATER           I never leak I never leak I never           leak...                                  He sees someone leaving a stall. He heads in.                                  IN THE STALL - Mater enters, looks up.                                                  MATER           Wowee...                                  The stall is a complicated apparatus with buttons and lights.          High-tech Japanese. It suddenly GRABS MATER, hoists him up as          if he's going to get an oil change.                                                  MATER           What in the---                                  A Japanese style cartoon CARICATURE appears on a TV MONITOR,          followed by images of waterfalls and rivers.                                                  MATER                          (GIGGLING)           Hey, that tickles.                                  The caricature starts talking in Japanese. Suddenly WATER          FIRES UP underneath Mater's undercarriage, goosing him. He          freaks out.                                  OUTSIDE THE STALL - With Mater's yells audible we see a          GREMLIN enter, furtive. Suddenly, inexplicably, his frame          BREAKS APART like an egg, revealing an AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR          underneath. The pieces of the Gremlin disappear under him,          clearly his disguise. This is ROD REDLINE - American Agent.           32.                                                                          ROD REDLINE           Okay, McMissile. I'm here. It's           time for the drop.                                  INT. PARTY - SAME                                  HOLLEY, rolls along by herself. Nervous. DING! Her rearview          monitor springs to life.                                   HOLLEY (INTO RADIO)           The American has activated his           tracking beacon.                                   FINN (OVER RADIO)           Roger that. Move in.                                  INT. BATHROOM - SAME                                  Rod Redline, waiting at a sink, feels a presence behind him.                                  GREM and ACER have entered, hesitate briefly when they see          Rod Redline.                                  Rod Redline, careful, slides a gun out of his tire. He is          suddenly CHARGED by the AMCs --- Rod SPINS AROUND and gets a          shot off but is SLAMMED HEAD FIRST. A TIGHT, CLOSE-QUARTERS          FIGHT begins ---                                  IN THE STALL - Mater, still TRAPPED, is now being SCRUBBED as          if in a car wash. He is helpless.                                  OUTSIDE THE STALL - Rod is being pulverized. Just when he          scrambles away from one car, the other one takes over.                                  IN THE STALL - Mater is mercifully released, but when he          backs out ---                                  --- Rod Redline is THROWN INTO MATER'S STALL DOOR, crunching          it and sending Mater ---                                  --- BACK INTO THE CLUTCHES of the insane toilet.                                  INT. PARTY - SAME                                  Holley isolates the tracking beacon's location in the party.                                                  HOLLEY           Oh, you've got to be joking.                                                  FINN           What's the problem, Shiftwell?                                                  HOLLEY           He's in the loo.           33.                                                                          FINN           So go in!                                                  HOLLEY           I can't just go into the men's loo.                                                  FINN           Time is of the essence, Shiftwell.                                  INT. BATHROOM - OUTSIDE THE STALL                                  Rod Redline is in bad shape. He backs away, betrays a look of          concern. He's in trouble here.                                  ACER burns rubber, ready to finish him off. Just as he shifts          into DRIVE ---                                  --- MATER'S STALL DOOR KICKS OPEN, knocking ACER out. Mater          jumps out, face-to-face GREM.                                                  MATER           (out of breath)           Whatever you do, I would not go in           there.                                  The door SWINGS shut, revealing the pulverized Acer.                                                  MATER           A Gremlin and a Pacer!                                  Rod Redline, now behind Mater and sensing an opportunity          here, quickly produces A SMALL DEVICE.                                                  MATER           (to Grem and Acer)           No offense to your makes and           models, but you guys break down           harder than my cousin Betsy after           she got left at the ---                                  Rod Redline, surreptitiously attaches the device to Mater's          undercarriage.                                                  MATER           (as he's goosed)           --- altar!                                  He spins around, sees Rod Redline for the first time.                                                  MATER           Are you okay?                                                  ROD REDLINE           I'm fine.           34.                                                                          GREM           Hey. Tow truck.                                  Mater turns back to Grem and Acer.                                                  GREM           We'd like to get to our private           business here, if you don't mind.                                                  MATER           Oh, yeah. Don't let me get in the           way of your "private business."           Oh! A little advice: When you hear           her giggle and see that waterfall,           you best press that green button.                                                  GREM           Thank you.                                                  MATER           It's to adjust the temperature.                                                  ACER           Got it.                                                  MATER           Remember it's in Celsius, not           Fahrenheit.                                   GREM AND ACER           Get outta here!                                                  MATER           Alright then.                                  Mater exits, leaving Rod Redline to a now even angrier Grem          and Acer.                                  EXT. BATHROOM - MOMENTS LATER                                  Holley arrives at the door. She takes a breath, is about to          enter when Mater EXITS.                                                  MATER           Excuse me, ma'am.                                  He passes her, expelling some exhaust in the process.          Holley's rearview tracking confirms that the device is on          him.                                                  MATER                          (TO HIMSELF)           Dadgum pistachio ice cream.           35.                                                           HOLLEY (INTO RADIO)           This cannot be him.                                   FINN (OVER RADIO)           Is he American?                                                  MATER           (driving off, to himself)           Look out, ladies. Mater's fittin'           to get funky!                                   HOLLEY (INTO RADIO)           Extremely.                                   FINN (OVER RADIO)           Then it's him.                                  It's settled. Holley takes one more nervous breath, quickly          closes the distance between her and Mater, cuts him off. He          is forced to STOP.                                                  HOLLEY           Hello.                                                  MATER           Well, hello.                                                  HOLLEY           A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia has no           radiator.                                                  MATER           Well of course it doesn't. That's           `cause it's air-cooled!                                                  HOLLEY                          (RELIEVED)           Perfect. I'm from the Tokyo Station                          OF THE---                                                  MATER           Course, Karmann Ghia's weren't the           only ones. Besides the Beetles you           had your Type-3 Squarebacks, with           the pancake motors...                                                  HOLLEY           Yeah. Okay, I get it---                                                  MATER           ... And before both of them,         �� there's the Type-2 buses - my buddy           Fillmore's one of them.           36.                                                                          HOLLEY           Listen! We should find somewhere           more private.                                                  MATER           Uh, gee. Don't you think that's a           little, uh ---                                                  HOLLEY                          (NERVOUS ENERGY)           You're right. Impossible to know           which areas here are compromised.           So, when can I see you again?                                                  MATER           Well, let's see. Tomorrow I'll be           out there at the races.                                                  HOLLEY           Got it. We'll rendezvous then.                                  INT. PARTY - MOMENTS LATER                                  Mater returns to his team, lost in thought.                                                  MCQUEEN           There you are. Where have you been?                                                  MATER           What's a rendezvous?                                                  LUIGI           It's like a date.                                                  MATER           A date?!                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, what's going on?                                                  MATER           Well, what's going on is I've got           me a date tomorrow.                                  Guido makes a crack in Italian.                                                  LUIGI           Guido don't believe you.                                                  MATER           Well, believe it. My new girlfriend           just said so. Hey, there she is.                                  Mater points out Holley, who's within earshot.           37.                                                                          MATER                          (YELLING)           Hey! Hey lady!                                  Holley, caught in plain view, DRIVES OFF.                                                  MATER           See ya tomorrow!                                  Guido makes another crack in Italian.                                                  LUIGI           Guido still don't believe you.                                  EXT. SHIPYARD - THE DOCKS - TOKYO NIGHT                                  An industrial dock, outside of the city proper.                                  INT. SHIPYARD - NIGHT                                  Rod Redline dangles from a car magnet. He's been beaten up,          clings to consciousness.                                   GREM (O.S.)           I gotta admit ---                                  Grem, Acer, and a bunch of nasty looking troublemakers look          up at Rod amidst crates and shipping containers.                                                  GREM           --- you tricked us real good.                                                  ACER           And we don't like being tricked.                                  Rod Redline laughs to himself.                                                  ACER           Hey, what's so funny?                                                  ROD REDLINE           Well, you know, I was just wearing           a disguise. You guys are stuck           looking like that.                                  This doesn't help him. They DROP HIM onto a TREADMILL, lock          him down. A container is wheeled forward and Rod is plied          with Allinol brand gasoline.                                                  ROD REDLINE           Allinol? Thanks, fellas. I hear           this stuff is good for you.           38.                                                           PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP (O.S.)           So you think.                                  The Professor emerges from the darkness, behind Rod.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Allinol by itself is good for you.                                  Zundapp hits a button and the TREADMILL starts Rod's wheels          spinning at a high rate of speed.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           But after microscopic examination,           I have found that it has one small           weakness. When hit with an           electromagnetic pulse, it becomes           extremely dangerous.                                                  GREM                          SMILE ---                                  Grem pushes a World Grand Prix CAMERA - the same one that          was in the box back at the oil derrick. He points it at Rod          Redline.                                                  GREM           --- for the camera.                                                  ROD REDLINE           Is that all you want? I got a whole           act.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           You were very interested in this           camera on the oil platform. Now you           will witness what it really does.                                                  ROD REDLINE           Whatever you say, Professor.                                  Acer pushes a TV MONITOR toward Rod. On it, surveillance          footage from the party. Clearly, they were watching and          recording him there.                                                  ACER           You talked up a lot of cars last           night. Which one's your associate?                                                  ROD REDLINE           Your mother. Oh no, I'm sorry. It           was your sister. You know, I can't           tell them apart these days.           39.                                                                          GREM                          (HAD ENOUGH)           Could I start it now, Professor?                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Fifty percent power.           (to Rod Redline)           This camera is actually an           electromagnetic pulse emitter.                                                  ACER           (re: a girl on the TV)           What about her? Did you give it to           her?                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           The Allinol is now heating to a           boil, dramatically expanding,           causing the engine block to crack           under the stress, forcing oil into           the combustion chamber.                                  Rod Redline's engine starts to CRACK and BREAK.                                                  ACER           (re: a guy on the TV)           How about him? You talk to him?                                                  ROD REDLINE           (to Professor Zundapp)           What do I care? I can replace an           engine block.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           You may be able to, but after full           impact of the pulse, unfortunately,           there will be nothing to replace.                                                  ACER           How about him? Does he have it?                                  The monitor reveals MATER, rolling out of the bathroom and          down the hall.                                  Rod Redline, seeing this, does the world's most subtle double          take. We caught it, but there's no way anyone else in the          room could have ---                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           That's him. He's the one.                                                  GREM           Roger that, Professor Z.           40.                                                                          ROD REDLINE           No!                                  As Grem turns up the machine even MORE, the Professor makes a          call.                                   PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP (INTO PHONE)           Yes sir. We believe the infiltrator           has passed along sensitive           information.           (beat, listening)           I will take care of it before any           damage can be done.                                  The Professor hangs up, turns to the room.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           The project is still on schedule.           You will find this second agent ---                                  Zundapp kicks the camera's power into the RED.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           --- and kill him.                                  On the MONITOR - With Mater's frozen image on the screen we          see Rod EXPLODE in the reflection.                                  EXT. JAPAN - DAY                                  Over television pre-roll of Japan:                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Japan. Land of the rising sun.           Where ancient tradition meets           modern technology. Welcome to the           inaugural running of the World           Grand Prix.                                  ON OUR ANNOUNCERS as they introduce themselves:                                                  BRENT MUSTANGBURGER           I'm Brent Mustangburger, here with           racing legends Darrell Cartrip and           David Hobbscap. There's never been           a competition like this before.                                  SHOTS OF THE PITS as the racers fuel up.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           First, Allinol, making its debut           tonight as the required fuel for           all these great champions.                          (MORE)           41.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.) (CONT'D)           Second, the course itself, and it's           like nothing we've ever seen.           David, how exactly does this           competition work?                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           Well, Brent, all three of these           street courses are classic round-           the-house racetracks.                                  OUTLINES OF THREE RACE COURSES are shown. They're labeled          Japan, Italy and England, and are different in shape and          size.                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           This means that the LMP and Formula           cars should break out of the gate           in spectacular fashion.                                  SHOTS OF THE RACERS as they weave up the track, practicing.                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           Look for Francesco Bernoulli in           particular to lead early.                                  SHOTS OF Francesco, featured in an inset.                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           And with a series of technical           turns throughout ---                                  MORE SHOTS of the course, now highlighting the tech turns.                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           GT and Touring cars like Spain's           Miguel Camino should make up some           ground but I doubt it'll be enough           to stop Francesco from absolutely           running away with it.                                   DARRELL CARTRIP (V.O.)           Woah, now just hold your           horsepower. You're forgetting the           most important factor here. That           early dirt track section of the           course! The dirt is supposed to be           the great equalizer in this race.                                  GRAPHICS OF THE COURSES now isolate a stretch after the first          couple turns, label it "DIRT SECTIONS."           42.                                                           BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           French Rally car Raoul ÇaRoule is           counting on a big boost headed           through there.                                   DARRELL CARTRIP (V.O.)           And don't forget Lightning McQueen!           His mentor, the Hudson Hornet, was           one of the greatest dirt track           racers of all time. In my opinion,           McQueen is the best all-around           racer in this competition.                                  BACK IN THE STUDIO                                                  DAVID HOBBSCAP           Really, Darrell, I think you need           to clean your windshield. You're           clearly not seeing this for what it           is: Francesco's race to lose.                                  EXT. STARTING LINE - DAY                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           It's time to find out. The racers           are locking into the grid ---                                  Engines rev as everyone gets ready to go. Everyone's bright          eyed and alert except for McQueen who we find in the back of          the grid. He CLOSES his eyes.                                                  MCQUEEN                          (TO HIMSELF)           Speed. I am speed.                                  A LAUGH O.S. McQueen opens his eyes. Francesco is next to him          on the grid.                                                  FRANCESCO           Really? You are "speed"? Then           Francesco is triple speed.           (closes his eyes)           Francesco. Is. Triple speed.           Francesco likes this, McQueen. It's           really getting him into the zone!                                                  MCQUEEN           He is so getting beat today.                                  The starting lights click down from RED to YELLOW to GREEN.          The race begins. Francesco quickly grabs the lead. He's          pulling away within seconds.           43.                                                          ON PIT ROW - We TRACK PAST as the various Crew Chiefs on          their crash carts bark orders to their racers. We end on Team          McQueen. No Crew Chief, just a solid looking team.                                                  SARGE           His suspension stats look good.                                                  LUIGI           Tire pressure is excellent.                                                  FILLMORE           He's got plenty of fuel.                                                  MATER           And he's awesome!                          CUT TO:                                  The same view of Mater but now THROUGH A TELESCOPIC DISPLAY.          Reveal Finn and Holley watching from high above in a downtown          office building, behind reflective glass.                                                  HOLLEY           Why is he in the pits? He's so           exposed.                                                  FINN           It's his cover. One of the best           I've seen, too. Look at the detail           on that rust. It must have cost him           a fortune.                                                  HOLLEY           But why hasn't he contacted us yet?                                                  FINN           There's probably heat on him. Be           patient.                                                  HOLLEY           Right, of course. He'll signal us           when he can.                                                  FINN           And then we find out who's behind           all this.                                  ON THE TRACK - VARIOUS SHOTS OF THE RACE through Tokyo as          Francesco extends his lead and McQueen attempts to make up          ground.           44.                                                          IN MCQUEEN'S PIT - Mater watches the monitors, sees them          approaching the dirt section.                                                  MATER           McQueen! It's time to make your           move. Get on the outside and show           'em what Doc done taught you.                                   MCQUEEN (OVER RADIO)           Ten four, Mater.                                  ON THE TRACK - Francesco hits the dirt section and loses all          control. He SLAMS to a halt, his tires getting no traction.                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           Francesco is brought to a           screeching halt!                                  MCQUEEN skids into view, turning right to go left, passing          Francesco, followed by other cars ---                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Lightning McQueen is the first to           take advantage. And just like that,           folks, Francesco's lead is left in           the dust.                                                  MCQUEEN           Nice call, Mater. Keep it up!                                  McQueen now leads the pack, zooming out of the dirt now          starting to relax.                                   DARRELL CARTRIP (V.O.)           Who-hoo! Man, McQueen looks happier           than a rollbar at a demolition           derby!                                  ON PAVED ROAD AGAIN - MOMENTS LATER                                  The field of cars thunders into a tunnel.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Everyone's jostling for position as           we hit the asphalt again.                                  Francesco crests the hill, in last place. He bites down,          determined, then CHASES.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Francesco lost a lot of momentum in           the dirt. He's got some serious           work ahead of him if he wants to           get back in this race.           45.                                                          VARIOUS SHOTS OF TOKYO as the racers move through the Rainbow          Bridge. Bit by bit, Francesco ekes his way toward the front,          toward Lightning McQueen as we CUT TO ---                                  --- A ROOFTOP, and a VIEW THROUGH THE WGP CAMERA LENS. Grem          and Acer are manning this one. They focus it on the racers as          they approach.                                   PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP (OVER RADIO)           It is time.                                                  GREM           Roger that.                                  ON THE TRACK - A racer (Miguel Camino) suddenly PLUMES WITH          SMOKE and skids out.                                   DARRELL CARTRIP (V.O.)           Oh! Miguel Camino has blown an           engine!                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Very unusual, Darrell. He's been so           consistent all year.                                  Camino quickly pits, passing McQueen's pit where Mater is          visible.                                  ON GREM AND ACER, watching from above.                                                  GREM           You gotta be kidding me.                                                  ACER           What is it?                                                  GREM           It's that tow truck from the           bathroom.                                                  ACER           The one from the bathroom?                                                  GREM           Yeah, the one the American Agent           passed the device to.                                                  ACER           What about him?                                                  GREM           What about him? He's in the pits!           46.                                                                          ACER           Not for long.                                  Acer exits, with purpose.                                  ON FINN AND HOLLEY, still in their office hideaway. Holley's          onboard computer flashes an ALERT.                                                  HOLLEY           Hold on. I think I've got           something.                                                  FINN           What is it?                                                  HOLLEY           The Pacer from the party last           night.                                  She's spotted Acer, moving swiftly forward.                                                  HOLLEY           Cross-referencing with the photos           from the oil derricks... Yep. His           VIN numbers match.                                                  FINN           Anyone with him? He won't be alone.                                                  HOLLEY           Conducting analysis on the target.                                  The computer finds more and more bad guy Pacers and Gremlins          are in the crowd.                                                  HOLLEY           He's not the only one here.           Three... five... they're           everywhere. And they're all closing           in on... oh no.                                  We PAN OVER to see it's MATER.                                                  HOLLEY           Finn? Finn, where are you?                                  She turns. He's GONE, leaving only an open window.                                   FINN (OVER RADIO)           Get him out of the pits now!                                  IN MCQUEEN'S PIT. A car WHIPS BY O.S.           47.                                                                          MATER           Wow! Some of them fellers is really           loud.                                   HOLLEY (OVER MATER'S RADIO)           Can you hear me? Over.                                                  MATER           Uh, what?                                   HOLLEY (OVER MATER'S RADIO)           Get out of the pit now. Do you hear           me?                                  Mater realizes this girl has somehow broken into his radio.                                   MATER (INTO RADIO)           Hey, I know you. You're that girl           from the party last night. You           wanna do our date right now?                                  ON THE TRACK - McQueen boxes out Francesco, holds his slim          lead, but barely.                                                  MCQUEEN           Guys, a little too much chatter.           Let's keep this line clear.                                  BOOM! A racer behind McQueen suddenly expels black smoke,          skids out of control.                                  ON GREM - laughing. That was clearly his handiwork.                                  IN MCQUEEN'S PIT - SAME                                   HOLLEY (ON MATER'S RADIO)           There's no time for messing about.           You've got to get out of the pits.                                                  MATER           Is there gonna be cable where you           is so I can watch the rest of the           race?                                  ON HOLLEY - Watching from the downtown building.                                   HOLLEY (INTO RADIO)           You're running out of time!                                   FINN (OVER RADIO)           They're coming, Shiftwell.                                   HOLLEY (INTO RADIO)           Yes, I know.           48.                                                           FINN (OVER RADIO)           Get him out of there.                                                  HOLLEY                          (TO FINN)           I'm trying.                          (TO MATER)           Get out now!                                  We CUT BACK TO ---                                  --- MATER. He gives in, exits the pit.                                                  MATER           Well, all right but I usually like           to have a proper detailing done           before I meet a lady friend.                                  He moves toward the back PIT DOOR, is about to open it.                                  OUTSIDE THE PITS - ACER and another Pacer approach McQueen's          pit door on the other side. Ready to pounce. The doors OPEN,                         REVEALING ---                                  --- Finn, holding a fire extinguisher.                                                  ACER           Finn McMissile? But you're dead!                                                  FINN           Then this shouldn't hurt at all.                                  He empties the extinguisher in their eyes, speeds past. They          try and follow, but have been blinded. One of them crashes          right into a COP.                                  ON FINN - Already on the move, along a side street.                                                  FINN           Miss Shiftwell?                                  ON HOLLEY - Tracking everything on a grid map. Mater looks          like Pac Man, weaving through the streets as bad guys close          in all around him.                                                  HOLLEY           I've got him in the back alleys           east of the garages. Multiple           assailants are closing in quickly.                                   FINN (OVER RADIO)           Keep him moving. I'm on my way.                                  ON MATER - He turns a corner, sees a flower shop.           49.                                                                          MATER           Hey, new lady friend? You like           flowers?                                  ON THE TRACK - McQueen, hearing this, is taken aback.                                                  MCQUEEN           What?                                  ON MATER - Slowing at the flower shop.                                   HOLLEY (OVER RADIO)           No! Don't go 'in' anywhere. Just           keep moving.                                                  MATER           Stay outside. Gotcha.                                  ON THE TRACK                                                  MCQUEEN           Outside?                                  McQueen drifts outside allowing Francesco to slip past!                                                  FRANCESCO           Grazie and arrivaderci!                                   DARRELL CARTRIP (V.O.)           I cannot believe what I just saw,           Brent. That was a bonehead move.           You don't open up the inside like           that!                                  IN THE BACK ALLEYS - As Mater moves on he's followed by          Pacers and Gremlins. Suddenly ---                                  --- CABLES whip in front of them, pulling over flower vending          machines and sending the shop's owners into a frenzy. They          direct their attention to the AMCs, who try and explain.                                  ON FINN, admiring his handiwork as he appears. Just as he          turns to leave he's BROADSIDED and pushed INTO A DARK ALLEY.                                  IN THE ALLEY - Finn finds himself boxed by two Pacers and          pushed toward ---                                  --- ACER, who now holds a FLAME THROWER.                                                  ACER           This time I'm gonna make sure you           stay dead.                                  He hits the flame. WHOOOSSSH!!           50.                                                          ON ANOTHER STREET - Mater clicks along, still looking for          Holley. Just as he passes the alley entrance where Finn          stares down death:                                   HOLLEY (OVER RADIO)           You're doing brilliantly. Now just           stay focused.                                                  MATER           What's that? You want me to head           toward that ruckus?                                  Mater turns INTO the alley.                                   HOLLEY (OVER RADIO)           No! Don't go down that street!                                  IN THE ALLEY - Finn, now nearly pushed completely into the          flame thrower, leaps into the air. He FIGHTS BACK, using his          wheels, axle, indeed his entire car frame as if he were          human, kicking and tossing and shooting his enemies.                                  Mater witnesses the whole thing.                                                  MATER           Wow! A live karate demonstration!                                  ON THE TRACK - McQueen, now playing catch-up again, scowls.                                                  MCQUEEN           Stop it, Mater. Just sign off.                                  IN THE BACK ALLEY - Finn polishes off the AMCs by firing a          bullet into a gas main line, causing an EXPLOSION that tosses          Acer through the air where he lands in a NOODLE SHOP'S SIGN.                                  ON THE TRACK - The end of the race is nigh ---                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           They're bumper to bumper as they           approach the finish line!                                  The Formula car gets there first.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Francesco's the winner, McQueen's           number two!                                  IN THE ALLEY - Finn heaves breaths, surveys his damage.                                                  MATER           That was cool! Hey, can I get your           autograph?           51.                                                          Mater approaches when a MASS OF RACE FANS burst out a door,          momentarily blocking Mater's view of Finn. Once the fans have          past, Finn has disappeared.                                                  MATER           Hey, where'd he go?                                   HOLLEY (OVER RADIO)           Our rendezvous has been           jeopardized. Keep the device safe.           We'll be in touch.                                                  MATER           Dadgum, did I miss our date?                                  EXT. PRESS STAGE - LATER                                  Post race press conference. Francesco is center stage.                                                  DARRELL CARTRIP           Francesco, over here! Hey, what was           your strategy today?                                                  FRANCESCO           Strategia? Francesco needs no           strategy, it's very simple. You           start the race, wait for Lightning           McQueen to choke, pass him, then           win. Francesco always wins. It's           boring.                                  McQueen, waiting in the wings, rolls his eyes. He suddenly          notices something O.S.                                  McQueen's P.O.V. - It's MATER, appearing from a side street,          moving toward the pits, oblivious of the press conference.                                                  DARRELL CARTRIP                          (TO FRANCESCO)           I gotta tell you, dude. You were in           trouble for awhile. That dirt track           section had you crawling!                                  As McQueen SNEAKS AWAY ---                                                  FRANCESCO           To truly crush one's dream, you           must first raise their hopes very           high.                                  IN MCQUEEN'S PIT GARAGE - Mater looks around for everyone as          McQueen approaches.           52.                                                                          MCQUEEN          Mater.                                                  MATER          Hey McQueen! What happened? Is the          race over? You won, right?                                                  MCQUEEN          Mater, why were you yelling things          at me while I was racing?                                                  MATER          Yelling? Oh, you thought... that's          funny right there. Nah, see that's          `cause I seen these two fellers          doing some sort of karate street          performance. It was nutso. One of          them even had a flamethrower ---                                                  MCQUEEN          A flamethrower? What are you          talking about? I don't understand.          Where were you?                                                  MATER          Going to meet my date.                                                  MCQUEEN          Your date?                                                  MATER          She started talking to me as a          voice in my head, telling me where          to go ---                                                  MCQUEEN          What?                                                  MATER          Wait a minute -- I didn't screw you          up, did I?                                                  MCQUEEN          I lost the race because of you!                                                  MATER          Well, I'm sorry. I didn't mean ---                                                  MCQUEEN          An imaginary girlfriend,          flamethrowers. This is exactly why          I don't bring you along to these          things.           53.                                                                          MATER           Maybe if I, I don't know, talked to           somebody and explained what           happened I could help.                                                  MCQUEEN           I don't need your help. I don't           want your help.                                   PRESS (O.S.)           Hey, there he is!!                                  The press finds McQueen, swarms him. Mater is pushed          backwards as the questions fly again.                                                  PRESS           - McQueen, you had it in the bag!           - Yeah, what happened?                                                  MCQUEEN           I made a mistake. But I can assure           you, it won't happen again.                                  On Mater. He takes this badly.                                                  MCQUEEN           Look, guys. We know what the           problem is and we've taken care of           it.                          SMASH TO:                                  OVER FOOTAGE OF FRANCESCO and various other highlights:                                                  BRENT MUSTANGBURGER           Lightning McQueen loses in the last           lap to Francesco Bernoulli in the           first race of the World Grand Prix           and three, count em, three cars           flamed out leading some to suggest           that their fuel, Allinol, might be           to blame.                                  FOOTAGE OF MILES AXLEROD, speaking to an aggressive press. He          must SHOUT over the press.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           Allinol is safe! Alternative fuel           is safe! There is no way my fuel           caused these cars to flame out!           54.                                                          IN THE TV STUDIO - Darrell, Brent and David talk to camera.                                                  DARRELL CARTRIP           Well the jury may still be out on           whether Allinol caused these           accidents, but one thing's for           sure: Lightning McQueen blew this           race.                                  Off a FROZEN IMAGE of McQueen crossing the finish line, a          look of severe consternation across his face ---                                                  BRENT MUSTANGBURGER           Team McQueen can't be happy right           now.                                  --- MATCH CUT TO ---                                  INT. AIRPORT - JAPAN - DAY                                  --- McQueen's SMILING FACE, on a Team McQueen poster.                                  REVERSE to reveal Mater looking at it, sadly. He drives on,          passing (but not noticing) ---                                  --- GREM and ACER.                                  AT THE SECURITY CHECK - MOMENTS LATER. Cars take off their          tires, move through the metal detector. Mater waits in line.          A SECURITY CAR approaches Mater.                                                  SECURITY CAR           (in Japanese and English)           Come with me please, sir.                                                  MATER           But I'm gonna miss my plane.                                  IN THE ADMIRAL'S LOUNGE - MOMENTS LATER. The Security Car          leads Mater inside.                                                  SECURITY CAR           Right this way.                                  As they move past us the Security Car covertly drops a BALL          BEARING which rolls into a corner. The ball bearing then          sprouts MECHANICAL LEGS, tripods itself and IRISES out,          revealing itself to be a tiny CAMERA.                                  IN THE MAIN ROOM - ADMIRAL'S LOUNGE - CONTINUOUS                                  Mater follows the Security Car in, nervous.           55.                                                                          MATER           Doggone it. This is about my hook,           isn't it? I know I should've           checked it, but I can't really,           look -- it's attached to me.                                  ZWAPPPPPP!! The Security Car suddenly DECLOAKS himself,          reveals himself to be Finn McMissile!                                                  MATER           Hey, I know you. You're that feller           from the karate demonstration.                                                  FINN           I never properly introduced myself.           Finn McMissile. British           Intelligence.                                                  MATER           Tow Mater. Average intelligence.                                                  FINN           Who are you with? FBI, CIA?                                                  MATER           Let's just say I'm triple-A           affiliated. You know, I know some           karate. I don't wanna brag or           nothing, but I've got me a black           fan belt.                                  BEEP! Finn's rearview alarms. His camera has picked up Grem          and Acer. They've just entered the lounge, are right around          the corner.                                                  MATER           Hey, you wanna see some moves I           made up?                                                  FINN           You're being followed.                                  Finn quickly turns, fires a tiny GLASS CUTTING BEETLE at the          window. As Mater talks, oblivious, the beetle cuts out a          round hole.                                                  MATER           This first one I can reach into a           car's hood, pull out his battery,           and show it to him before he           stalls. I call it, "What I           accidentally did to my friend Luigi           once."           56.                                                          Mater does his best (worst) karate moves as Acer and Grem          turn the corner.                                                  GREM           There he is!                                  The glass drops away, leaving a car-sized hole.                                                  MATER           (eyes the clock)           Look, I probably ought to go. I'm           about to miss my flight.                                                  FINN           Don't worry.                                  Finn HOOKS Mater from behind. He YANKS HIM forward ---                                                  FINN           I've taken care of that. Hang on.                                  --- and LEAPS OUT THE WINDOW!                                  EXT. TARMAC - AIRPORT - JAPAN                                  Finn pulls Mater down HARD onto the tarmac, towing him away          from the terminal.                                                  MATER           This is First Class service. You           don't even have to go through the           terminal.                                  ACER and GREM appear, chasing them. Mater, who is facing          backward as he is being pulled along, faces them. They're          about a hundred yards back.                                                  MATER                          (TO FINN)           Your karate partners are back here.           They kinda look like they're trying           to catch up!                                                  FINN           Drive forward. Whatever you do,           don't stop.                                  Finn SKIDS around, whipping Mater in a 180 so that Mater is          now towing Finn.                                  Grem produces a ROCKET, lines up Finn as his target.           57.                                                          Finn, without hesitation, fires a MINI ROLLING-JACK. The jack          DRIVES ITSELF toward Grem, anchors itself under his frame and          flips him like a turtle but not before Grem gets the rocket                         OFF ---                                  THE ROCKET - it flies toward Mater and Finn.                                  FINN aims and launches a MISSILE back.                                  THE ROCKET AND MISSILE COLLIDE IN MID-AIR, EXPLODE.                                                  MATER           (only hearing this)           Is everything okay back there?                                   SIDDELEY (O.S.)           Finn, it's Sid. I'm on approach.                                  A GULFSTREAM JET wings into view overhead. This is SIDDELEY.                                                  FINN           Roger that.                                  Mater looks up: ACER screeches into view up ahead, dragging a          long row of luggage carts in Mater's path, attempting to          create an accident.                                                  MATER                          (TO FINN)           You remember that whole thing about           me not stopping no matter what?                                  Just as it looks dire --- RATATATATATATAT!!! SIDDELEY          descends, hawklike, fires bullets and blows the luggage carts          sky-high. Mater and Finn burst through them, luggage now          raining down from above.                                                  MATER           I knew I should've done carry-on!                                                  FINN                          (TO SIDDELEY)           Thanks, old boy!                                  Siddeley LANDS HARD on the tarmac ahead of them. No time to          stop, he DROPS his back open, revealing HOLLEY.                                                  MATER           Hey, doggone it. It's my imaginary           girlfriend!                                                  HOLLEY           Come on! Get in here!           58.                                                          Mater SPEEDS UP toward Siddeley's ramp, Holley.                                                  MATER                          (TO HOLLEY)           Boy I tell you what, you really do           want this first date, don't ya?           That's a no-quit attitude right           there.                                  Just as Mater's wheels touch the ramp, BULLETS PING around          him in a spray. Siddeley is HIT, a tire BLOWN. He yells in          pain.                                                  FINN           Hold on, Sid!                                  Siddeley peels off the runway onto the grass.                                  A gunfight ensues between Finn and Acer. Finn SHOOTS ACER'S          TIRE, blowing it and throwing him off-course.                                  Acer CAREENS out of control, drives up and THROUGH A JET ---                                  --- OUT THE OTHER SIDE where he lands in an oil tanker.                                  ON SIDDELEY - He's headed toward the edge of the tarmac,          where the grass and runway meet WATER. He HITS THE GAS, his          only hope.                                                  SIDDELEY           Finn, it's now or never!                                  Finn BRAKES, 180s and grabs the ramp just as Siddeley gets          air.                                                  SIDDELEY           Hold on!                                  Mater, the only thing not in the jet, dangles and recedes          from our view as Siddeley climbs toward the clouds. As he's          PULLED in through the back hatch:                                   MATER (V.O.)           By the time you read this, I will           be safely on an airplane, flying           home.                                  INT. LOBBY - HOTEL - TOKYO - DAY                                  CLOSE ON a handwritten (er, tire-written?) NOTE in childish          scrawl. We don't see all of it, only a bit. Mater's voice          O.S. begins the note with the first sentence, but we DISSOLVE          into McQueen's voice.           59.                                                                          MCQUEEN           "I'm so sorry for what I did. I           don't want to be the cause of you           losing any more races. I want you           to go prove to the world what I           already know - that you are the           greatest race car in the whole wide           world. Your best friend, Mater."                                  McQueen takes this in.                                                  MCQUEEN           I didn't really want him to leave.                                                  LUIGI           Wait, there's more here.                          (READS)           "P.S. Please tell the hotel I           didn't mean to order that movie. I           thought it was just a preview and I           didn't realize I was paying for it.           P.P.S... That's funny right there --           PP."           (to the others)           There's a few more pages of P.S.'s           here.                                                  MCQUEEN                          (TURNING BACK)           Well, at least I know if he's at           home he'll be safe.                                  EXT. SKY - DAY                                  SIDDELEY breaks through some cloud cover, flies with purpose.                                  INT. JET - DAY                                  A well-appointed spy jet. Various computers line the walls.                                                  FINN           Now that's how I like to start the           day! You never feel more alive than           when you're almost dead.                                                  HOLLEY                          (SCANNING MATER)           I hope that device didn't fall off.                                                  MATER           That's the closest I ever been to           missing my flight! That was ---           60.                                                          With a ROBOTIC ARM, Holley grabs the THE DEVICE that Rod          Redline hid under Mater. She yanks it out with a GOOSE.                                                  MATER                          (JUMPS)           Yow!                                                  HOLLEY           Still in one piece, great.                                  Holley drops the device into a mainframe computer. It starts          "ANALYZING."                                                  MATER           I gotta go to a doctor. I keep           getting these sharp pains in my           undercarriage.                                                  HOLLEY           Downloading the photo now.                                                  MATER           Hey, lemme introduce you two.                          (TO HOLLEY)           This here is Finn McSomething-or-           other. He's a First Class VIP           airport whatchamacallit. And Finn,           this here's my date.                          (TO HOLLEY)           I never did get your name.                                                  HOLLEY           Oh yes, sorry. It's Shiftwell.           Holley Shiftwell.                                                  MATER                          (TO FINN)           It's Shiftwell. Holley ---                                  DING! The computer is done analyzing. The cabin lights dim.                                                  FINN           Finally. Time to see who's behind           all this.                                  AN IMAGE is blasted between the three of them. It's of a          photograph, a complicated melange of metallic parts stuck          together.                                                  HOLLEY           (to Mater, expectantly)           What is this?           61.                                                                          MATER           Well, that's one of the worst           engines ever made. It's an old           aluminum V8 with a Lucas electrical           system and Whitworth bolts. Shoot,           them Whitworth bolts is a pain,           tell you what. Them ain't metric,           they ain't inches...                                                  HOLLEY           Yes, OK, right. But who's engine is           this, Mater?                                                  MATER           Well, it's kinda hard to tell from           this picture, ain't it?                                                  HOLLEY           But you're the one who took it.                                                  FINN           Holley.                                                  HOLLEY           Oh, right. Yes, of course. "A good           agent gets what he can, then gets           out before he's killed." Sorry.                                                  MATER           Agent? You mean like insurance           agent, like,                          (SINGS)           `Like a good neighbor, Mater is           there'? Wait, you mean secret           agents. You guys is spies!                                                  FINN           Holley, in how many makes and           models did this type of engine           appear?                                  Holley has these stats in seconds. Kid's play.                                                  HOLLEY           It was standard in seven models           over a 12-year period. At least           35,000 cars were made with this           engine.                                  Mater MOVES HIS SEAT FORWARD, through one part of the          hologram so he's face-to-face with Holley.                                                  MATER           You're pretty.           62.                                                                          HOLLEY                          (ANNOYED)           Yes, alright. Thank you.                                                  MATER           And so nice.                                                  HOLLEY           Just pay attention.                                  She moves the engine photo so it's now blocking Mater again.                                                  FINN           This seems like a dead end. If           there were something in the photo           that could narrow this down a bit           I'd be a lot happier.                                             ��    MATER           You might not be happy, but I bet           this feller is. See how he's had           most of his parts replaced? And see           all them boxes over there? Them's           all original parts. They ain't easy           to come by.                                                  HOLLEY           Rare parts.                                                  FINN           That's something we can track.                                                  HOLLEY           Exactly!                                  Holley drops her screen down.                                                  FINN           Well done, Mater! I would never           have seen that.                          (TO HOLLEY)           I know of a black-market parts           dealer in Paris, a treacherous           lowlife. But, he's the only car in           the world who can tell us whose           engine this is. Mater, what would           you say to setting up an informal           task force on this one?                                                  MATER           Wait, what?           63.                                                                          FINN           You obviously have plenty of           experience in the field.                                                  MATER           Well yeah I live right next to one.           (thinks about it)           I don't know, Finn. I ain't exactly           been much help to anybody recently.                                                  FINN           You're helping me. Please, Mater.                                                  MATER           Well, okay. But you know I'm just a           tow truck, right?                                                  FINN           Right. And I'm just in the           import/export business. Siddeley?                                                  SIDDELEY           Yes, Finn?                                                  FINN           Paris. Tout de suite.                                                  MATER           Yeah, two of them sweets for me           too, Sid!                          (TO HOLLEY)           You know, I always wanted to be a           spy.                                                  HOLLEY                          (SMILING SWEETLY)           Really? Me too.                                                  SIDDELEY           Afterburners, sir?                                                  FINN           Is there any other way?                                  EXT. JET - MOVING                                  Siddeley HITS THE JUICE, they kick forward like a mule as we          CUT TO ---                                  A MONTAGE OF PARIS: Mater attempts to merge into roundabout          traffic; mimes annoy tourists at the Eiffel Tower; a painter          works his magic on an unattractive couple; a couple kisses on          the most romantic spot in the world; we might even catch          GASTOW'S RESTAURANT.           64.                                                          The charming, low-key introduction ends with a SWEEPING VISTA          of Paris's center from far away as we CRANE DOWN INTO ---                                  EXT. STREET - DAY                                  --- a dirty street in the 1st Arrondissement. Finn and Holley          drive along together as Mater, playing "spy," darts back and          forth behind them from doorway to dumpster, "hiding out."          He's having a ball.                                                  FINN                          (TO HOLLEY)           Once we're inside, stay close.           Don't bother checking VIN numbers           for criminal records, they're all           dodgy here.                                                  HOLLEY           No VIN scans. Got it.                                                  FINN           Don't talk to anyone. Don't look at           anyone. And absolutely, positively           no idling. Are we clear?                                                  HOLLEY           Yes, right. No idling. Yes, sir.                                                  FINN           Mater?                                                  MATER           Yeah, Finn?                                                  FINN           We're not here to go shopping.                                  As Finn and Holley and Mater turn the corner...                                                  MATER           Shopping? What do you mean? Why           would I ---                                  Mater turns the corner and enters a massive Les Halles-          inspired Parisian market filled with car parts. A tow truck's          dream.                                                  MATER           Dadgum.                                                  MERCHANTS           - Parts for sale, Monsieur!           - Monsieur! Parts for sale!           65.                                                          IN THE MARKET - MOMENTS LATER                                  Mater rolls along, impressed by the goods for sale.                                                  MATER           You gotta be kidding me - they've           got everything here. Look at them           hoods! I could use a hood.                                  Mater continues on though, heeding Finn's advice.                                                  MATER           Sorry fellers, I gotta go.                                  INT. ENCLOSED MARKETPLACE - DAY                                  Mater, now out of sight of Finn and Holley, passes a darkened          stall. He STOPS, peers in. There's someone in there.                                                  MATER           Excuse me. What are you selling?                                  It suddenly OPENS its headlights revealing... EYES!! In          French, the mutant car pitches his wares to Mater. Mater          FREAKS OUT, speeds off, TERRIFIED.                                  AROUND THE CORNER - FINN AND HOLLEY                                  A few car lengths ahead of Mater. They roll along, looking          for... Aha! Finn and Holley recede into the shadows.                                  In FINN'S SIDE MIRROR: TOMBER, a three-wheeled parts dealer,          argues with a French customer.                                                  FINN           There you are.                                  Mater suddenly turns the corner, sees Finn and Holley.                                                  MATER           Man, there are some great ---                                                  FINN           Mater, get back!                                  Too late. Tomber sees Mater, then notices FINN, reflected in          a hubcap. He BOLTS. Finn and Holley give chase.                                                  MATER           Hey, wait for me!                                  Tomber, skidding away, kicks a tent in Finn's way. Holley          quickly pivots RIGHT and disappears. Where did she go?           66.                                                          Finn, hot in pursuit, leaps another obstacle and loses ground                         TO ---                                  --- Tomber who turns a corner and finds himself grill to          grill with HOLLEY. He whips to the left but TURNS OVER,          rolling sideways and CRASHING to a stop.                                  Holley ZAPS him with ELECTROSHOCKERS. Finn suddenly arrives,          stops her.                                                  FINN                          (TO HOLLEY)           Have you lost your mind?!                                                  HOLLEY           But I thought ---                                                  FINN           Mater! This chap needs a tow. Hook           him up.                                                  MATER           Sure thing.                          CUT TO:                                  MOMENTS LATER - Mater tows Tomber, following Finn and Holley.                                                  TOMBER           You rusty piece of junk, get your           dirty hook off me!                                  INT. A SMALL GARAGE - MOMENTS LATER                                  Finn throws open a door. Cars scatter like cockroaches.                                                  FINN           (to the cars)           Allez! Maintenant - vite!                                  Mater unhooks an angry Tomber who spits in French. Finn pulls          the door down. As it LATCHES TIGHT ---                                                  TOMBER                          (TO FINN)           Electroshock! Are you kidding me??                                                  FINN           Easy, Tomber. This is her first           field assignment - she didn't know           you were my informant.                                                  HOLLEY           Informant?           67.                                                                          TOMBER           A rookie, eh? I never liked new car-           smell.                                  Holley FUMES with anger.                                                  FINN           Tomber was doing 20 to life in a           Moroccan impound the first time I           saved him, if I recall correctly.                                                  TOMBER           Speaking of recalls, you're getting           up there in mileage aren't you,           Finn?                                                  HOLLEY           Alright, we get it. You both know           each other, you're both old. So.                                  Holley shoots a HOLOGRAPHIC PHOTO of the engine in front of          Tomber.                                                  HOLLEY           There you go, informant. Inform us.                                  Tomber eyes the photo. He recoils, unimpressed.                                                  TOMBER           That is the worst motor ever made.                                  Suddenly, Tomber narrows his gaze.                                                  TOMBER           Wait. That oil filter... those           wheel bearings.                                                  FINN           Do those parts look familiar,           Tomber?                                                  TOMBER           They should. I sold them.                                                  HOLLEY           To whom?                                                  TOMBER           No idea. He's my best customer, but           he always does his business over           the phone. I was always wondering           why he needs so many parts. Now I           know.           68.                                                                          MATER           Well, a lemon needs parts. Ain't           nothing truer than that.                                                  FINN           "Lemon?"                                                  MATER           Yeah, you know. Cars that don't           ever work right. Lemons is a tow           truck's bread and butter. Like them           Gremlins and Pacers we run into at           the party and the race and the           airport.                                                  FINN           Holley, pull up the pictures from           the oil platform. I want to know           what other type of cars were out           there.                                  Holley complies and suddenly PHOTOS OF CARS FROM THE OIL          PLATFORM hang suspended in the air in front of them.                                                  HOLLEY           Right. Let's see. There were Hugos.           And Trunkovs.                                                  FINN           Mater, are these cars considered           lemons?                                                  MATER           Is the Popemobile Catholic?                                                  HOLLEY           Finn. Everyone involved in this           plot is one of history's biggest           loser cars.                                  Holley refers to the ENGINE PHOTO, which now rises forward as          the prominent picture, perhaps the only one in view.                                                  FINN           And they're all taking their orders           from the car behind this engine.                                                  TOMBER           This explains it!                                                  FINN           What, Tomber?           69.           ��                                                              TOMBER           Gremlin, Pacer, Hugo and Trunkovs           never get together. But they're           having a secret meeting in two           days.                                                  FINN           Where's this meeting taking place?                                                  TOMBER           Porto Corsa, Italy.                                                  MATER           That's where the next race is!                                                  FINN           Then there's a good chance our           mystery engine will be there too.                                                  TOMBER           Your chances are more than good. I           just sent him a new clutch assembly           yesterday... to Porto Corsa.                                                  FINN           Holley, contact Stephenson and have           him meet us at Gare de Lyon. Good           work.                                  EXT. FRENCH ALPS - NIGHT                                  STEPHENSON, a THREE-CAR LUXURY BULLET TRAIN speeds along a          snow-covered mountain in the dead of night, its halogen          headlight cutting through the darkness. It DIPS into a                         TUNNEL ---                                   MATER (O.S.)           Boy, I'll tell you what. That three-           wheeled feller had to be right           about a big meeting.                                  INT. SPY CAR - MOVING - NIGHT                                  Mater, Finn and Holley scroll through surveillance-style          photos of TRAFFIC on an Italian street. They're in the front          train car, which doubles as a luxury seating area and          intelligence command center.                                                  MATER           You never see this many lemons in           one town. Unless there's a swap           meet, or something.                          (TO HOLLEY)                          (MORE)           70.                                                  MATER (CONT'D)           Hey, how'd you get all them           pictures?                                                  HOLLEY           Well, I remotely reprogrammed Porto           Corsa's red light cameras to do           recognition scans.                                                  MATER           Wow, not only is you the prettiest           car I ever met, but you the           smartest too.                                                  HOLLEY           Thank you. I think.                                                  MATER           That's a familiar sight.                                  Mater refers to a photo of VICTOR HUGO, the HUGO Lemonhead,          being towed by an EASTERN EUROPEAN TOW TRUCK.                                                  MATER           A Hugo being towed. But he looks           absolutely perfect.                                                  FINN           Of course. They must be the heads           of the lemon families.                                                  MATER           Makes sense. If I was rich and           broke down every day, I'd hire me           to tow me around all the time too.                                                  FINN           We've got to infiltrate that           meeting. It's the only way to find           out who's behind all this.                                                  HOLLEY                          (EYEING MATER)           Hang on a minute.                                                  MATER           What?                                                  HOLLEY           Hold still.                                  Holley SNAPS Mater's picture, temporarily blinding him.                                                  MATER           Ahh!           71.                                                          Holley turns back to her monitor. Mater's face appears on          screen. She quickly GRAFTS it over the Hugo's tow truck's.                                                  FINN           Good job, Miss Shiftwell.                                  Holley isn't sure what surprises her more: the compliment or          how pleased it makes her.                                                  HOLLEY           Thank you, Finn.                                                  MATER           Boy, I sure wish my friends could           see me now.                                  EXT. SMALL TOWN - ITALY - OUTSIDE PORTO CORSA - DAY                                  A quaint Italian piazza. A pristine MASERATI FOUNTAIN,          complete with ancient trident, looms in our view.                                  Luigi and Guido roll into view.                                                  LUIGI           Guido, your eyes do not deceive           you. We are in Italy. We are home!                                  Sarge, Fillmore and McQueen exit a WGP transport truck.                                                  FILLMORE           Hey, Luigi. Which way to the hotel,           man?                                                  LUIGI           What? No friends of mine will stay           in a hotel in my village. You will           stay with my --- Uncle Topolino!                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO, a distinguished 1937 Fiat Topolino, rolls          forward. He greets them warmly with affectionate Italian          salutations as word of Guido and Luigi's arrival spreads. The          square FILLS with family and friends.                                  EXT. PIAZZA - DUSK                                  A festive homecoming party. Lights strung across the square.          Music and dancing. Fillmore and Sarge are at a dining table.                                                  SARGE           How do they do it? These are the           same ingredients as back home, but           it tastes so good.           72.                                                                          FILLMORE           It's organic, man.                                                  SARGE           Tree hugger.                                  LIGHTNING MCQUEEN rolls along the periphery of the square,          seems lost in thought.                                   UNCLE TOPOLINO (O.S.)           Race car.                                  Uncle Topolino beckons McQueen over.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           You look so down, so low. Is like           you have flat tires.                                  MAMA TOPOLINO, a hefty Italian grandmother pipes up, a mile a          minute then drives off, now a car on a mission.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           She said you look like you're           starving. That she's going to make           you a big meal, and fatten you up.                                                  MCQUEEN           No, Mama Topolino, please. You           don't need to make a fuss!                                  Too late. She's disappeared inside her kitchen.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           Capisco. I understand. Is a           problem, yes? Between you and a           friend?                                                  MCQUEEN           How'd you know that?                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           A wise car hears one word and           understands two.                                  McQueen takes this in, impressed.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           That, and Luigi told me. While Mama           cooks, come and take a stroll with           me.                                  They amble forward, Uncle Topolino setting the pace.           73.                                                                          MCQUEEN           I brought my friend Mater along on           the trip. And I told him he needed           to act different, that we weren't           in Radiator Springs.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           This Mater. He's a close friend?                                                  MCQUEEN           He's my best friend.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           Then why would you ask him to be           someone else?                                  McQueen considers this - a realization.                                                  MCQUEEN           What did I do? I said some things           during our fight...                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           You know, back when Guido and Luigi           used to work for me, they would           fight over everything.                                  IN THE SQUARE - Guido dances with a girl. Luigi suddenly CUTS          IN. They begin to ARGUE.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           They fight over what Ferrari was           the best Ferrari; which one of           them look more like a Ferrari...           There were even some non-Ferrari           fights.                                  Guido now LIFTS Luigi, cuts BACK in.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           So I tell them, va bene. It's okay           to fight. Everybody fights now and           then, especially best friends.                                  McQueen takes this in. Seems to take some small comfort.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           But you gotta make up fast.                                  McQueen's comfort quickly evaporates.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           No fight more important than           friendship.           74.                                                          Guido and Luigi now dance together with the girl and her          friend who has just arrived. All having a great time. They          dance past us, crossing in front of MCQUEEN AND UNCLE          TOPOLINO. We STAY WITH them.                                                  UNCLE TOPOLINO           Chi trova un'amico, trova un           tesoro.                                                  MCQUEEN           What does that mean?                                                  MAMA TOPOLINO                          (ARRIVING)           Whoever find a friend, find a           treasure.                                  Mama Topolino drops a tray of food in front of McQueen.                                                  MAMA TOPOLINO           Now, mangia! Eat!                                  ON MCQUEEN, distant, taking all of this in, lost in thought          as, in the background, Uncle Topolino and Mama Topolino talk,          then argue, then make up (all in Italian) all while we stay          on McQueen's pensive face ---                                  INT. TRAIN TUNNEL - LATER                                  Stephenson glides along, all business.                                                  STEPHENSON           Finn, one hour to Porto Corsa.                                  INT. TRAIN - MOVING - LATER                                                  FINN           Thank you, Stephenson.                                  Finn watches as HOLLEY attaches a new EMERGENCY LIGHT on          Mater's roof. It looks exactly like his old one.                                                  HOLLEY           That should just about do it.                                                  FINN           Perfect.                                                  HOLLEY           So Mater, it's voice-activated. But           you know, everything's voice-           activated these days.           75.                                                                          MATER           What? I thought you was supposed to           be making me a disguise.                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Voice recognized. Disguise Program           Initiated.                                  ZWWWWAT! A HOLOGRAPHIC disguise suddenly umbrellas out,          emitted from Mater's roof. It drops a clean cloaking image of          the EASTERN EUROPEAN TOW TRUCK over Mater.                                                  MATER           Cool! Hey, computer. Make me a           German truck!                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Request acknowledged.                                  ZWATTTT! Mater suddenly wears lederhosen and a German hat.                                                  MATER           Check it out. I'm wearing           Materhosen. Make me a monster           truck!           ��                                      MATER'S COMPUTER           Request acknowledged.                                  He's transformed into Dracula, complete with fangs.                                                  MATER                          (ALA DRACULA)           I vant to siphon your gas. Now make           me a taco truck!                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Request acknowledged.                                                  MATER           A funny car!                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Request acknowledged.                                  Finn suddenly pushes a button, stops the madness.                                                  FINN           The idea is to keep a low profile,           Mater.                                  Mater, chastened, moves on.           76.                                                                          MATER           So I just go in, pretend to be this           truck.                                                  FINN           And leave the rest to us.                                                  HOLLEY           Now hold still.                                  Holley turns back to her work. The disguise's cloaking is          larger than Mater. As a result, Holley must dial it back to          fit his body. As she carefully calibrates the hologram:                                                  HOLLEY           I have to do the final fitting on           your disguise.                                  Holley STOPS. The 3D disguise is now flush with his frame,          but dents SHOW THROUGH.                                                  HOLLEY           Oh dear. That's no good.                                  She deploys A BONDO SPRAYER on a robotic arm, moves it toward          one of Mater's DENTS. Mater pulls away.                                                  MATER           Hey, what are you doing?                                                  HOLLEY           The disguise won't calibrate           effectively without a smooth           surface to graft onto.                                                  MATER           Oh. For a second there I thought           you was trying to fix my dents.                                                  HOLLEY           I was.                                                  MATER           Well then no thank you. I don't get           them dents buffed, pulled, filled           or painted by nobody. They're way           too valuable.                                                  HOLLEY           Your dents are valuable?                                                  MATER           I come by each one of them with my           best friend Lightning McQueen.                          (MORE)           77.                                                  MATER (CONT'D)           I don't fix these. I want to           remember these dents forever.                                                  HOLLEY           So you were being serious in Paris?           McQueen isn't just part of your           cover?                                                  FINN           Friendships can be dangerous in our           line of work, Mater.                                                  MATER           But my line of work is towing and           salvage.                                                  FINN           Right. And Miss Shiftwell's is           designing iPhone apps.                                                  MATER           No, I meant for real. I ---                                                  HOLLEY           It's okay. Say no more. I'll work           around the dent.                                                  FINN           In the meantime...                                  Finn hits a button. The walls transform into a MASSIVE          WEAPONS CACHE.                                                  FINN           You look a little light on weapons.                                  Off Mater's RXN ---                                  EXT. ALPS - DAWN                                  --- STEPHENSON EMERGES LOUDLY from a tunnel. He powers          forward, starts his descent into Italy ---                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           You are looking live at beautiful           Porto Corsa, Italy, on the Italian           Riviera. What a magnificent setting           for the second race of the World           Grand Prix.                                  EXT. PORTO CORSA, ITALY - DAY                                  Over sweeping helicopter BEAUTY SHOTS:           78.                                                           DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           Well Brent, they call this place           "The Gem of the Riviera," and it's           easy to see why.                                  A local fishing boat chugs through an idyllic waterway,          beneath bridges that connect hillside villas.                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           With its secluded beaches and           opulent casinos, Porto Corsa truly           is a playground for the wealthy.                                  A long line of RICH-LOOKING YACHTS in the harbor.                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           And everyone who's anyone is here           today.                                  Rich SPORTS CARS drive past pricey shops.                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           From the ultra-rich and super-           famous, to world leaders and           important dignitaries.                                  THE POPEMOBILE, visible in a crowd, drives through town.                                   DARRELL CARTRIP (V.O.)           You aren't kidding, David. You           can't do a three-point turn around           here without bumping into some           celebrity!                                  HELICOPTER SHOT of the Casino.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Welcome everyone to the second race           of the World Grand Prix!                          CUT TO:                                  MUSTANGBURGER, HOBBSCAP and CARTRIP in the control booth.                                                  BRENT MUSTANGBURGER           The big news continues to be           Allinol. Sir Miles Axlerod spoke to           the press earlier today to answer           questions about its safety.                                  FOOTAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE - Miles Axlerod, at a podium,          addresses the press throng. He looks a bit exasperated.           79.                                                                          MILES AXLEROD           An independent panel of scientists           has determined that Allinol is           completely safe. Okay? Safe! There           it is.                                                  BRENT MUSTANGBURGER           So the race will go on, folks.                                  RACE GRAPHICS show Francesco with 10 points at the top of the          race standings.                                                  DARRELL CARTRIP           But the question everyone is           asking: Will the real Lightning           McQueen show up today?                                  ON THE TRACK - As the racers begin to get into position on          the grid.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Well, he better. Talk about a home-           track advantage. Francesco           Bernoulli grew up racing on this           course.                                   ITALIAN TRACK ANNOUNCER (V.O.)           Signore e signori, in the pole           position, numero uno...                                  The crowd is cheering already, knows who this is.                                   ITALIAN TRACK ANNOUNCER (V.O.)           ... Francescoooooo!                                  The Italian crowd roars and chants for their hometown hero.                                                  FRANCESCO           (to the crowd)           Bellissima! Thank you for your           support.                          (TO MCQUEEN)           And your big mistake, McQueen!                                  McQueen missed this comment. He approaches his grid position,          lost in thought.                                   ITALIAN TRACK ANNOUNCER (V.O.)           In the secondo position. Numero           novantacinque. Lightning McQueen!                                  Cheers (not so thunderous, obviously) from the crowd. McQueen          doesn't seem to notice.           80.                                                          IN MCQUEEN'S PIT - His team exchanges looks, worried.                                                  LUIGI           McQueen? Is everything okay?                                                  FILLMORE           If you're worried about your fuel,           man, don't. It's perfectly safe.                                  BACK ON THE STARTING GRID                                                  MCQUEEN           No, guys, I just really wish Mater           were here.                                   FRANCESCO (O.S.)           Francesco understands, McQueen.                                  Francesco parks next to him, grinning.                                                  MCQUEEN           Oh, great. Here it comes. What've           you got, Francesco?                                                  FRANCESCO           For famous race cars like Francesco           and well... you, to be far away           from home is not easy.                                                  MCQUEEN           I think you forgot the insulting           part of that insult.                                                  FRANCESCO           Is no insult. When Francesco is           away from home, he misses his mama           just like you miss your tow truck           amico.                                                  MCQUEEN           Gee, I maybe misjudged you, because           that's exactly how I ---                                                  FRANCESCO           Of course, I am at home. And my           mama is right here.                                  Francesco refers to his MAMA who sits in a special box in the          crowd, cheering him on, blowing him kisses.                                                  FRANCESCO                          (YELLS)           Mama! Don't worry, Mama!                          (MORE)           81.                                                  FRANCESCO (CONT'D)           McQueen is very sad! I will beat           his cry-baby bottom today!                                                  MCQUEEN           And there's the insult we were           missing. Grazie!                                  THE LIGHTS - CLICK FROM RED TO GREEN ---                                  THE RACERS TAKE OFF!                                  EXT. PORTO CORSA - DAY                                  SHOTS of the racers making the first few turns through the          city streets. We PAN to the CASINO DI PORTO CORSA. The Beaux          Arts-style architecture towers atop a hill, overlooks the          course.                                  EXT. THE CASINO - MOMENTS LATER                                  A group of thuggish HUGOS - ugly Eastern European cars - wait          impatiently at the front. A LIMOUSINE-STYLE car carrier rolls          up to the roundabout.                                  An esteemed, elderly GREMLIN rolls past with a group of          GREMLIN THUGS who usher him into the casino.                                                  ALEXANDER HUGO           Gremlins. Man, those are some ugly           cars. Look like someone stole their           trunks.                                  The THUGS all SNICKER.                                                  HOLLEY           Scusatemi, tutti! Signori!                                  Holley arrives, sporting a decent Italian accent.                                                  HOLLEY           Mio nonno, my grandfather, has           broken down. If one of you would           help I would be so thankful.                                  IVAN, AN EASTERN EUROPEAN TOW TRUCK (the one Holley and Finn          prepped Mater to impersonate), drives forward.                                   IVAN THE TOW TRUCK           Sounds like you need some "roadside           assistance".                                                  ANOTHER HUGO           She was talking to me, Ivan.           82.                                                           IVAN THE TOW TRUCK           Oh really? Prove it.                                                  HOLLEY           No, no, don't fight over me.                                  Holley directs her interest toward Ivan.                                                  HOLLEY           Signore Tow Truck, per favore?                          CUT TO:                                  MATER - He watches this from a safe hiding spot around a          corner.                                   FINN (V.O.)           Get ready, Mater.                          CUT TO:                                  FINN, at an outdoor cafe on the casino grounds.                                                  FINN           You're on any moment now.           CUT BACK TO:                                  MATER, now looking a bit nervous. He backs out of sight.                                                  MATER           I don't know about this, Finn.           What if I screw things up?                                   FINN (OVER RADIO)           Impossible. Just apply the same           level of dedication you've been           using to play the "idiot tow truck"           and you'll be fine.                                                  MATER           It's just that them guys look           pretty tough and --- Wait, did you           say "idiot"? Is that how you see           me?                                   FINN (OVER RADIO)           That's how everyone sees you. Isn't           that the idea? I tell you, that's           the genius of it. No one realizes           they're being fooled because           they're too busy laughing at the           fool. Brilliant.                                  While Finn talks, Mater takes this in. He catches his own          reflection in a nearby window. Seems to be seeing himself          with new eyes.           83.                                                          ZZZZATTT! Mater jumps at the sound, turns in time to see Ivan          SHOCKED UNCONSCIOUS by Holley's ZAPPERS.                                                  HOLLEY           Why aren't you in disguise?                                                  MATER           I, uh---                                                  HOLLEY           Come on, there's no time. Go!                                                  MATER           Okay, okay. Computer: disguise.                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Request acknowledged.                                  EXT. AROUND THE NEXT CORNER - CONTINUOUS                                  Mater, now disguised as Ivan the Tow Truck, approaches the          Hugos. Another LIMO CAR CARRIER arrives.                                                  ALEXANDER HUGO           It's the boss! He is coming!                                  The carrier parks and the back opens. VICTOR HUGO waits.                                                  VICTOR HUGO           Ivan!                                  Mater realizes Victor is talking to him. He hops to it.                                                  VICTOR HUGO           Ivan, why do you insult me so by           making me wait?                                  Mater, now with Victor hooked, tows him in the front doors of          the casino.                                  ON FINN - now joined in the cafe by Holley who monitors          everything and SEES EVERYTHING MATER SEES on her display.                                                  HOLLEY           He's in.                                  EXT. RACE COURSE - PORTO CORSA - DAY                                  McQueen and Francesco battle for first place ---                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           The racers are now making their way           around the hairpin, and headed           downhill toward the casino bridge.           84.                                                          INT. CASINO - DAY                                  Cars play craps with FUZZY DICE; slot machines with odometers          for jackpot numbers; cigarette girls sell car items.                                   CIGARETTE GIRL CAR           Air Freshener, antenna balls,           sparkplugs...                                  ON MATER - He tows VICTOR. They are flanked on all four          corners by Hugo thugs, ala a presidential motorcade. The          largess of the interior design seems to finally snap Mater          out of his funk.                                                  MATER                          (WIDE-EYED)           Wow, this place looks like it's           made out of gold.                                  The Hugos on either side of Mater exchange a look.                                   HOLLEY (OVER RADIO)           That's because it is, Mater. Now,           be careful what you say.                                                  MATER           Why is that? What do you mean don't           talk to you?           (more talking from Holley           which we cannot hear)           So you want me to stop talking to           you. Right now?                                                  ALEXANDER HUGO           You are acting strange today, Ivan.                                                  MATER           I have no idea what you're talking           about...                                  MATER'S P.O.V. - A digital readout isolates the Hugo and          starts to scroll reams of information alongside.                                                  MATER           ...Alexander Hugo, aka "Chop Shop           Alex."                                  IN A WIDER SHOT we realize this display is invisible to all          but Mater. Some of Alex's other alias' include "Alexander Hu-          Don't Go" and "Alexander the Not-So Great."           85.                                                                          MATER           Hey, you got a lot of aka's, Alex.           But I guess that makes sense           seeings how you's wanted in France,           Germany, the Czech Republic...                                                  HOLLEY           (cutting in to his                          DISPLAY)           Mater! Stop it!                                  Alexander Hugo, unaware of Holley's interruption, whispers to          Mater as they turn a corner.                                                  ALEXANDER HUGO           Okay, okay. Keep your voice down.           You're gonna make me arrested.           (to the other Hugos)           Don't mess with Ivan today. He's in           a bad mood.                                  EXT. CASINO - DAY                                  Holley, hearing this, can't believe it.                                                  FINN           He's so good.                                  INT. CASINO - DAY                                  Mater tows Victor inside a private room, where inside are the          WORLD'S WORST CARS including VLADMIR TRUNKOV, TUBBS PACER and          J. CURBY GREMLIN.                                                  VLADIMIR TRUNKOV           Victor!                                                  TUBBS PACER           Hey, Victor!                                   J. CURBY GREMLIN           There you are.                                                  VLADIMIR TRUNKOV           Come in, come in.                                   J. CURBY GREMLIN           Victor Hugo. I'm J. Curby Gremlin,           from Detroit. It's good to see you.           Now we can start.                                                  VICTOR HUGO           Is the big boss here yet?           86.                                                                          VLADIMIR TRUNKOV           No, not yet.                                                  TUBBS PACER           He's supposed to be here any           minute.                                  WHAM! A DOOR is thrown open O.S. Everyone turns, now silent.                                  ON THE DOOR - It sits open. No one enters.                                  The room of Lemons watch, nervous.                                  ON MATER - Nervously watching too.                                  EXT. CASINO - CONTINUOUS                                                  FINN           Here we go.                                  INT. PRIVATE ROOM - CASINO - CONTINUOUS                                  A car finally appears. It's Zundapp.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Guten Tag!                                  Everyone looks disappointed.                                                  TUBBS PACER           It's just the Professor.                                                  VICTOR HUGO           Zundapp, when is he coming?                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           He's already here.                                  MONITORS descend from the ceiling. On them, an image of AN          ENGINE - the same bloody engine from the photo. But this is a          LIVE image. The car is being worked on.                                                  VOICE           Welcome, everyone.                                  The VOICE is garbled, scrambled. No way to determine who.                                                  ENGINE VOICE           I wish I could be with you on this           very special day but... my clutch           assembly broke. You know how it is.                                  The Lemons all nod in understanding.           87.                                                                          TUBBS PACER           Been there.                                   J. CURBY GREMLIN           Forget about it.                                                  VLADIMIR TRUNKOV           We know how you feel.                                  EXT. CASINO                                                  FINN           Descramble that voice!                                                  HOLLEY           (already on it)           I'm trying... It's too           sophisticated!                                  INT. PRIVATE ROOM - CASINO - CONTINUOUS                                                  ENGINE VOICE           We are here to celebrate. Today all           your hard work pays off. The world           turned their backs on cars like us.           They stopped manufacturing us,           stopped making our parts. The only           thing they haven't stopped doing is           laughing at us. They've called us           terrible names...                                  On VICTOR HUGO.                                                  ENGINE VOICE           Jalopy. Rustbucket.                                  On TUBBS PACER.                                                  ENGINE VOICE           Heap. Clunker.                                  On J. CURBY GREMLIN:                                                  ENGINE VOICE           Junker, beater, wreck.                                  On ZUNDAPP.                                                  ENGINE VOICE           Rattletrap.                                  And finally back on the monitor. The ENGINE.           88.                                                                          ENGINE VOICE           Lemon. But their insults just give           us strength. Because today, my           friends...                                  The monitors switch to LIVE RACE FOOTAGE.                                                  ENGINE VOICE           ...that all ends.                                  On the VIDEO SCREENS - CARLA VELOSO'S ENGINE BLOWS ---                                  EXT. RACE COURSE - CONTINUOUS                                  Veloso swerves, attempts to mitigate a crash ---                                   DARRELL CARTRIP (V.O.)           There's smoke! On the casino           bridge!                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           Oh no.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           It's Carla Veloso, the Brazilian           race car.                                  She skids into a wall, hard.                                  EXT. CASINO - CONTINUOUS                                                  FINN           What just happened?                                                  HOLLEY           (analyzing the data)           I'm working on it.                                  INT. PRIVATE ROOM - CASINO - CONTINUOUS                                  The lemons are CHEERING. Mater is freaked out.                                                  ENGINE VOICE           They laughed at us. But now it's           our turn to laugh back.                                  BOOM! Another racer blows an engine. Mater JUMPS again.                                  EXT. RACE COURSE - SAME                                  As the racer smashes into the railing ---           89.                                                           DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           Another crash! It's number nine,           Nigel Gearsley.                                   ENGINE VOICE (V.O.)           Embrace your inner lemon! Let it           drive you!                                  EXT. CASINO                                                  FINN           Holley?                                                  HOLLEY           I'm detecting an extremely strong           electromagnetic pulse.                                  Holley replays that last crash. The OUTLINE OF THE BEAM is          seen hitting the racer. Holley TRACES THIS to its source ---                                  --- a WGP CAMERA, which Grem and Acer have pointed at the          racers from a tower position.                                                  HOLLEY           Finn, it's the camera!                                                  FINN           Where?                                                  HOLLEY           On the tower.                                  Finn TAKES OFF, speeding toward Grem and Acer ---                                   ENGINE VOICE (V.O.)           This was meant to be alternative           fuel's greatest moment.                                  EXT. GRANDSTANDS - RACE COURSE - CONTINUOUS                                  Angry fans knock over cans of Allinol. One drives over an          Allinol sign. They're fed up with it.                                   ENGINE VOICE (V.O.)           After today everyone will race back           to gasoline.                                  We RACK FOCUS to reveal another fan as he RIPS an Allinol          banner down angrily.                                  INT. PRIVATE ROOM - CASINO - CONTINUOUS                                  The video screens are now filled with ONE IMAGE - of the OIL          PLATFORMS in the Pacific from the beginning of the movie.           90.                                                                          ENGINE VOICE           And we, the owners of the world's           largest untapped oil reserve, will           become the most powerful cars in           the world!                                  EXT. STREETS OF PORTO CORSA - CONTINUOUS                                  Finn ducks, weaves, speeds, and pushes his way through                         BYSTANDERS ---                                                  FINN           Get out of the way! Andate!                                  He speeds furiously through town.                                  EXT. RACE COURSE - PORTO CORSA - CONTINUOUS                                  McQueen and Francesco FLY PAST US.                                  INT. PRIVATE ROOM - CASINO                                                  ENGINE VOICE           They will come to us and they will           have no choice, `cause they will           need us.                                  ON FINN - He SPEEDS up a road, Grem and Acer visible ahead of          him. He LEAPS over the crevasse toward the AMC cousins ---                                  Suddenly, FINN FREEZES. He's immobilized in mid-air!                                  He looks up. A CHOPPER with a LARGE MAGNET hovers over him.                                                  ACER                          (TO FINN)           We figured you might stop by.                                   ENGINE VOICE (V.O.)           And they will finally respect us.           So hold your hoods high. After           today you will never again be           ashamed of who you are!                                  Grem and Acer turn back to the camera. They line up Shu          Todoroki, who's a bit further along now.                                                  FINN           No!                                  INT. PRIVATE ROOM - CASINO - CONTINUOUS                                                  ENGINE VOICE           Long live Lemons!           91.                                                          EXT. RACE COURSE                                  Grem ZAPS THE RACER.                                  Flames burst from Todoroki. He loses control.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Number seven is loose! Shu           Todoroki!                                  Shu takes down three more cars with him and others follow          suit. It's a nightmare pileup.                                  EXT. CASINO - SAME                                  Holley sees Finn being flown away by the chopper.                                                  HOLLEY           Finn.                                  EXT. FINISH LINE - PORTO CORSA - CONTINUOUS                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Bumper to bumper as they approach           the finish line.                                  McQueen NOSES out Francesco for a win, both oblivious to          what's just happened.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           McQueen's the winner, Francesco's           second. And they have no idea what           happened behind them.                                                  MCQUEEN           Yeah!                                                  FRANCESCO           Dah! This is impossible!                                                  MCQUEEN           That's what I'm talking about.           Kachow! Hey, where are all the           other cars?                                                  FRANCESCO           What is going on?                                  They see the pile-up from an overhead monitor. Sirens blare          as a MEDIC CHOPPER flies to the scene of the pile-up.           92.                                                                          MCQUEEN                          (REALIZES)           Oh no.                          CUT TO:                                  MILES AXLEROD - LATER. He's near the casino. He's completely          surrounded, 360 degrees, by press. He's drowned out by a          blizzard of questions.                                                  BRENT MUSTANGBURGER           Sir Axlerod! Is the final race in           London still going to take place?                                  PULL BACK to reveal we are watching this on monitors in the          PRIVATE CASINO ROOM with the Lemonheads, Zundapp and Mater.                                   MILES AXLEROD (ON TV)           I suppose that... Look, "the show           must go on" as they say. But now is           not the time to talk about...                                   J. CURBY GREMLIN           I can't believe this is really           happening.                                                  VLADIMIR TRUNKOV           Shh, quiet!                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (ON TV)           And Allinol? Will you require all           the racers to still run on Allinol?                                                  VLADIMIR TRUNKOV           Here it comes.                                  On Miles Axlerod: He's devastated.                                   MILES AXLEROD (ON TV)           I cannot in good conscience           continue to risk the lives of any           more race cars. The final race will           not be run on Allinol.                                  WILD WHOOPING CHEERS fill the room. Lemonade corks are          popped.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (ON TV)           There you have it. A clearly           devastated Sir Miles Axlerod           announcing that he will not require           the cars to use Allinol for the           final race.           93.                                                                          PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           A toast! To the death of Allinol           and alternative fuel forever!                                  EXT. CASINO - CONTINUOUS                                  Holley is already on the run. Speeding away.                                                  HOLLEY           Mater. Abort the mission. They've           got Finn. Get out of there. Get out           of there right now!                                  She turns a corner and STOPS.                                  Her escape is now blocked by the same HUGO THUGS she tricked          before. Another vehicle appears BEHIND HER, LOOMS.                                   IVAN THE TOW TRUCK           How is your grandfather?                                  INT. PRIVATE ROOM - CASINO - CONTINUOUS                                  The Lemonheads celebrate, chant "Long live lemons!" Mater,          scared, turns to leave. He's stopped by ALEXANDER HUGO.                                                  ALEXANDER HUGO           Isn't this a great party, Ivan?                                                  MATER           Oh yeah, it's unbelievable.                                                  ALEXANDER HUGO           You are not leaving, are you?                                                  MATER           Uh, of course I ain't leavin'.                                   MCQUEEN (O.S.)           I'm just in shock like everybody...                                                  MATER           McQueen?                                  He turns, sees that McQueen is being interviewed on the          monitors.                                   MCQUEEN (ON TV)           Crashes are part of racing, I know.           But something like that shouldn't           ever happen.           94.                                                           DARRELL CARTRIP (ON TV)           They're letting you choose your           fuel for the final race. Do you           have any idea what it's going to           be?                                   MCQUEEN (ON TV)           Allinol.                                  The excitement suddenly DRAINS from the room.                                                  LEMONHEADS           - What?! - Did he just say           Allinol? After today?                                   MCQUEEN (ON TV)           My friend Fillmore says the fuel's           safe. That's good enough for me. I           didn't stand by a friend of mine           recently. I'm not gonna make the           same mistake twice.                                  On Mater. He takes this in.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (ON TV)           So a surprising revelation from           Lightning McQueen...                                  Zundapp is already on the phone with their Big Boss who,          based on his angry O.S. voice, sounds ticked off.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Yes, sir. Of course.                                  Zundapp hangs up, turns to the room.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Allinol must be finished for good.           McQueen cannot win the last race.           Lightning McQueen must be killed.                                  Mater's eyes open wide.                                                  MATER           No!                                  Mater backs up, KNOCKING his emergency light against one of          the monitors. ZZZZZAT! His holographic disguise flickers away          then quickly SCROLLS THROUGH all of his previous disguises,          finally revealing rusty old Mater.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           It's the American spy!           95.                                                          The thugs DRAW TERRIFYING WEAPONS.                                                  MATER           Dadgum.                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           "Gatling gun" request acknowledged.                                  WHIRRRRR! GUNS roll out of Mater on each side.                                                  MATER           Shoot. I didn't mean ---                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Request acknowledged.                                  Mater SPRAYS BULLETS into the crowd.                                                  VLADIMIR TRUNKOV           Get down!                                                  MATER           Whoa!!                                  The Lemons and Lemonheads hit the deck and RETURN FIRE ---                                  Mater is THROWN BACKWARD by the force of the guns, back          through some double doors and onto a BALCONY.           ��                                      MATER           Wait wait! I didn't mean that kind           of shoot!                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Correction acknowledged. Deploying           chute.                                  WHOOM! A PARACHUTE BURSTS out of the back of Mater, he          catches air and is YANKED INTO THE SKY!                                  The Lemonheads watch him float away, amazed.                                  ON MATER, out of the frying pan but still toasty. He looks          around, notices:                                  LIGHTNING MCQUEEN, far away, leaving the press podium.                                                  MATER           McQueen!                                  Mater looks down at the harbor, over which he flies. He spots          a MOTORBOAT. Mater WHIPS his hook down, steals a ride behind          the boat TOWARD MCQUEEN.           96.                                                                          ITALIAN MOTORBOAT           Aspetti!                                  The motorboat isn't happy about this, tries to shake him.          Mater is THROWN INTO A "HOTEL" sign, then SMASHES down          through a Francesco souvenir stand. As he CRASHES onto the          ground hard, we SMASH CUT TO ---                                  EXT. SECURITY CHECKPOINT - WINNERS CIRCLE                                  --- a barricade. Separating the press from the public,          ITALIAN SECURITY TRUCKS stand guard.                                                  MATER           Lemme through! Lemme through!                                  MATER barrels around a corner. He's now covered in Francesco          memorabilia and palm leaves. The word `HOT' now dangles off          him like the world's biggest bling. He looks INSANE.                                                  MATER                          (TO SECURITY)           You gotta let me in! I gotta get           through to warn McQueen!                                  Security eyes one another. This is serious.                                                  ITALIAN SECURITY #1           You cannot come through here. Back           up, signore.                                                  ITALIAN SECURITY #2           (into a walkie-talkie)           We have a lunatic at Gate Nove.                                                  MATER           No, listen! I was disguised as a           tow truck to infiltrate this           Lemonhead meeting and my weapons           system misinterperated what I was                          SAYING ---                                                  ITALIAN SECURITY #2           I repeat. Lunatic at Gate Nove.                                  Mater spots McQueen far off in the distance.                                                  MATER           McQueen! McQueen!                                  JUST OFF THE PRESS STAGE - McQueen is led toward the exit.                                                  PRESS LIAISON           Right this way, signore.           97.                                                           MATER (O.S.)                          (DISTANT)           McQueen!                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater?                                  McQueen looks up but can only see A SEA OF VEHICLES,          flashbulbs, cameras, TV trucks with those tall satellite          antennae things that spindle toward the sky...                                  BACK AT THE SECURITY BARRICADE - Mater, like a nimble running          back, dances around to avoid capture by security.                                                  MATER           McQueen!                                                  ITALIAN SECURITY #1           Back up, sir. Stop moving! Stop!                                  Mater head fakes them and pushes through, into the crowd ---                                                  ITALIAN SECURITY #1           Oy! Stop! Ferma li!                                  IN THE CROWD - Mater shoves his way through. He's still far          in the back.                                                  MATER           McQueen!                                                 ON MCQUEEN                                                  MCQUEEN           That really sounded like Mater.           Mater?                                                  PRESS LIAISON                          (TO MCQUEEN)           Signore...                                  ON MATER, getting CLOSER...                                                  MATER           McQueen, they're gonna kill you!!                                  ON MCQUEEN - Okay, he's positive that was his friend, but          where is he?                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater?!                                  McQueen spots a TOW HOOK, moving through the crowd toward          him, "Jaws"-like.           98.                                                                          MCQUEEN           Excuse me.                                  McQueen disappears into the press crowd.                                                  PRESS LIAISON           No, no, where are you going?           Please, Mr. McQueen!                                  McQueen pushes through the press.                                                  MCQUEEN           Scusi. Mater! Scusi...                                  McQueen tracks the tow hook, gets closer. He pushes through          the last few vehicles ---                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, I'm so glad to see you. I'm           so sorr ---                                  It's NOT MATER. It's IVAN, the Hugo Thug's tow truck.                                   IVAN THE TOW TRUCK           Lightning McQueen! I am a huge fan.                                                  MCQUEEN                          (CONFUSED)           Oh, I'm sorry. I thought I heard---                                   IVAN THE TOW TRUCK           Yes, but that was me. I said, "You           killed out there today." You're           the best.                                                  MCQUEEN           What? Oh. I mean, thanks.                                                  PRESS LIAISON           Right this way, signore ---                                  Now the Press Liaison and his assistants are pushing McQueen          back in the other direction ---                                                  MCQUEEN           (as he's pulled away)           I really thought I heard my friend.                                  As he's pulled away, press and onlookers start to come          between him and Ivan, who hasn't moved.           99.                                                           IVAN THE TOW TRUCK                          (TO MCQUEEN)           In England you'll be finished. At           the finish line.                                  Ivan is now obscured again.                                                  MCQUEEN           Wait, what?                                  The ITALIAN PRESS being to swarm.                                                  PRESS LIAISON           Please, the world press is waiting.           You come with me, please.                                  McQueen is pulled back ---                                  EXT. STREET - PORTO CORSA - MOMENTS LATER                                  --- just as Mater, now BOUND and with HIS MOUTH TAPED, is          pulled away and thrown into the back of a transport vehicle.          He lands hard on his side, spits out his TAPE.                                                  MATER           Let me go!                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           You actually care about that race           car. A pity you didn't warn him in           time.                                  As the doors close on Mater --- PHHHHHSSSSSSTTTTTTT! A          thick, noxious gas starts to fill the truck.                                  On MATER as the knockout gas works its magic. HIS EYES CLOSE.                          CUT TO:                                  BLACK SCREEN.                                   MATER (V.O.)           Idiot? Is that how you see me?                                   FINN (V.O.)           That's how everyone sees you. I           tell you, that's the genius of it.                                  FADE IN on Mater, back at the Casino, eyeing his reflection          in the glass window. It's the same moment from before except          now we are watching it from a DETACHED, FLOATING PERSPECTIVE.           100.                                                           FINN (OVER RADIO)           No one realizes they're being           fooled because they're too busy           laughing at the fool.                                  - IN THE KABUKI THEATER IN JAPAN - Again, from before. Mater          makes a spectacle of himself, WHOOPING AND HOLLERING in the          stands with the face paint on.                                                  MATER           Domo arigato!                                  McQueen, Fillmore, Guido, Luigi, Sarge and patrons eye Mater,          embarrassed and angry.                                  - IN THE JAPANESE MUSEUM - The moment of Mater banging on the          Zen rock garden's glass. Except that now we see all sorts of          disappointed and eyebrow raising reactions.                                                  MATER           You done good! You got all the           leaves!                                                  JEFF GORVETTE           Check out that tow truck.                                                  LEWIS HAMILTON           I wonder who that guy's with?                                                  MCQUEEN                          (HUMILIATED)           Will you guys excuse me just for           one little second?                                  We now REVEAL that this FLOATING, THIRD PERSON PERSPECTIVE is          MATER. He's INSIDE his past, watching it from others' points          of view. He doesn't like what he sees.                                  - ON MATER, now at the sushi bar.                                                  MATER           Now that's a scoop of ice cream!                                  Mater swallows the wasabi with one big bite. He SCREAMS! The          sushi bar patrons blanch with revulsion at his wail.                                  - ON THE FOUNTAIN, as Mater peels into full view of everyone          else at the party. As Mater laps up water from a fountain:                                                  MCQUEEN                          (EMBARRASSED)           Mater?!           101.                                                          ALL THE RACERS, with FRANCESCO front and center, guffaw at          Mater.                                  - On MCQUEEN, now scolding Mater moments later.                                                  MATER           I never leak oil. Never.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, you have to get a hold of           yourself. You're making a scene!                                  - IN MCQUEEN'S PIT GARAGE, after the Japanese race.                                                  MATER           Wait a minute. I didn't screw you           up, did I?                                                  MCQUEEN           I lost the race because of you!                                                  MATER           Maybe if I talked to somebody, or---                                                  MCQUEEN           I don't need your help. I don't           want your help!                                  - Now BACK AT THE PARTY, a moment we didn't see before but          which presumably happened. Mater is BANGING a ceremonial          GONG, to the horror of Japanese guests.                                                  MATER           Bang a gong, get it on!                                  GONNNNNNG!!! ---                                  On the PARTYGOERS, RACE CARS, PARTY STAFF - they're all          laughing at Mater as McQueen's final words blend in, making a                         DISSATISFIED CACOPHONY                                                  MCQUEEN           Listen, this isn't Radiator           Springs. This is exactly why I           don't bring you along to these           things!                                  Off the GONG at the party ---                                  INT. BIG BENTLEY - DAY                                  --- to the GONG of a CLOCK.                                  CLOSE ON MATER as he OPENS HIS EYES.           102.                                                          All around him, all he sees are GIANT PIECES OF MECHANIZED          CLOCKWORK.                                  HOLLEY and FINN are here too, strapped bumper to bumper in          the divots of large clock movements.                                                  MATER           Holley! Finn! Where are we?                                                  FINN           We're in London, Mater. Inside Big           Bentley.                                  EXT. BIG BENTLEY - CONTINUOUS                                  The BIG HAND finishes ADVANCING one minute. It's 3 PM.                                  INT. BIG BENTLEY - CONTINUOUS                                  Suddenly Mater DROPS QUICKLY down toward ---                                  --- whirring, scary machinery.                                                  MATER           Woaaaah! ---                                  WHAP! The chain yanks to a STOP.                                  Mater, instead of being 30 feet from death, is now 20.                                  Finn and Holley are only a few clicks closer to being crushed          themselves. The clock ticks to 3:01.                                                  MATER           This... this is all my fault.                                                  FINN           Don't be a fool, Mater.                                                  MATER           But I am, remember? You said so.                                                  FINN           When did I... Oh. Mater, I was           complimenting you on what a good           spy you are.                                                  MATER           I'm not a spy!                                  This echoes throughout the clock.           103.                                                                          MATER           I've been trying to tell you that           the whole time. I really am just a           tow truck.                                  Finn and Holley take this in.                                                  HOLLEY           Finn, he's not joking.                                                  FINN           I know.                                                  MATER           You were right, Finn. I'm a fool.           And what's happened to McQueen is           `cause I'm such a big one. This is           all my fault.                                  GREM and ACER arrive on a lift, roll into view on a catwalk.                                                  GREM           Good, you're up!                                                  ACER           And just in time!                                                  GREM           Professor Z wanted you to have a           front row seat for the death of           Lightning McQueen.                                                  MATER                          (HOPEFUL)           He's still alive?                                  Acer whips a sheet away, revealing the WGP CAMERA, turns it          toward the clock face.                                                  ACER           Not for much longer.                                  He pushes the camera through an open small window, turns it          toward the course. Mater DROPS down again ---                                  FINN and HOLLEY CLICK FORWARD.                                  EXT. LONDON - DAY                                  Big Bentley's big hand CLICKS ahead another minute. But we're          a bit farther away from it than before.                                   SALLY (O.S.)           We came as soon as you called.           104.                                                          INT. MCQUEEN'S PIT - LONDON                                  Sally, flanked by Red, Flo and Ramone, are in front of ----                                  --- McQueen and the rest of the team.                                                  MCQUEEN           I called to talk to Mater. It never           occurred to me that he wouldn't be           there.                                                  RAMONE           Sheriff is talking to Scotland Yard           right now.                                                  FLO           And Sarge is in touch with his           friends in the British military.                                                  SALLY           You just need to focus on the race.                                                  MCQUEEN           I know, but Sal, with everything           going on I'm not sure I should---                                  A HORN O.S. Someone's entering the pit. Everyone parts,          revealing MILES AXLEROD.                                                  MCQUEEN           Sir Axlerod.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           I'm sorry to interrupt.                                                  MCQUEEN           No, no, it's all right.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           I just wanted to come down here and           personally thank you. Because after           Italy, I was finished. And then you           gave me one last shot.                                                  MCQUEEN           Listen, I ---                                                  MILES AXLEROD           And I probably shouldn't be saying           this at all but... I hope you win           today. Show the world that they've           been wrong about Allinol.                                  McQueen takes this in. He looks at Sally.           105.                                                                          SALLY           Mater would want you to race.                                                  MCQUEEN           All right. For Mater.                                  EXT. THE STARTING GRID - MOMENTS LATER                                  TIRES SQUEAL ---                                  MCQUEEN, FRANCESCO and the other racers PEEL OUT ---                                  We PAN UP to reveal the LEMONHEADS watching from a VIP box.                                  EXT. RACE COURSE - LONDON - DAY                                  McQueen leads Francesco as they approach Big Bentley...                                  INT. BIG BENTLEY - LONDON - CONTINUOUS                                                  GREM           Here he comes!                                  Grem turns up the juice to the HIGHEST, DEATH-INDUCING LEVEL.                                  Holley and Finn watch, helpless. Mater closes his eyes.                                  Grem ZAPS MCQUEEN.                                  EXT. RACE COURSE - LONDON                                  McQueen SPEEDS PAST Big Bentley, unharmed. Oblivious to what          was supposed to have just happened.                                  INT. BIG BENTLEY - LONDON                                  Zundapp suddenly SQUAWKS over the radio.                                   PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP (OVER RADIO)           What happened!?                                                  GREM           I don't know, Professor.                                                  ACER           What did you do?                                                  GREM                          (TO ACER)           I didn't do nothin'. Shh! I'm           talking to the Professor---                                  They're all talking at once and for a moment we cannot          understand what is being said.           106.                                                                          ACER           You broke it.                                                  GREM           Quiet!                          (INTO RADIO)           I understand, sir. Yes.                                  Grem hangs up.                                                  ACER           What'd he say?                                                  GREM           We go to the backup plan.                                                  MATER           Backup plan??                                                  GREM           We snuck a bomb in McQueen's pit!                                                  ACER           The next time he makes a stop,           instead of saying "ka-chow," he's           gonna go "ka-boom"!                                  They LAUGH. Mater shudders, upset.                                                  GREM           Don't feel bad, tow truck. You           couldn't have saved him.                                                  ACER           Oh, wait. You could have!                                  Grem and Acer laugh. As they board the elevator:                                                  MATER           Dadgum lemons.                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Request acknowledged.                                  Suddenly, Mater's GATLING GUNS rotate out again - a surprise          to Mater. But they SPIN IN PLACE, empty.                                  Grem and Acer just laugh more.                                                  GREM           What, you didn't think we'd take           your bullets?                                  Mater NOTICES SOMETHING.           107.                                                          CLOSE ON WHAT MATER SEES: A small piece of his ropes have          been shaved away by the Gatling.                                  He carefully rotates his guns BACK IN, pretending like he's          seen nothing.                                                  ACER           That's right! You got nothin'.                                                  GREM           (as the elevator descends)           Who's the lemon now, huh?                                  They're GONE.                                                  FINN           Nice try, Mater.                                                  MATER           Dadgum!                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER                          REQUEST ACK-                                  The guns ROTATE OUT AGAIN, SPIN. Mater watches as the          spinning barrels SLICE INTO the ropes, do some damage.                                                  MATER           Dadgum! Dadgum! Dadgum!                                  The COMPUTER responds with each "dadgum." The barrels          continue to SPIN, CUTTING THROUGH the ropes.                                                  MATER                          DADGUMDADGUMDADGUMDADGUM ---                                  PING! The ropes BREAK AWAY and Mater FALLS --- right toward          the whirring machinery!                                                  HOLLEY           Mater!                                  Mater QUICKLY WHIPS his tow cable around, hooks a pipe and          tosses himself to the ramp with a heavy THUD. He doesn't                         HESITATE:                                                  MATER           I gotta get you all out of there!                                                  FINN           There's no time. McQueen needs your           help, Mater.           108.                                                                          MATER           But I can't, I'm just a tow truck.                                                  FINN           It's up to you. Go to the pits and           get everyone out. You can do that.                                                  MATER           What about you guys?                                                  FINN           We'll be okay.                                                  HOLLEY           Go and get some more dents, Mater.                                  EXT. BIG BENTLEY - LONDON                                  Mater SPEEDS out the front door, a bat out of hell ---                                  INT. BIG BENTLEY - LONDON - SAME                                  On Finn and Holley, now closer to death.                                                  HOLLEY           So we'll be "okay"? Really?                                                  FINN           He wouldn't have left if I'd told           him the truth.           (re: his death trap)           Being killed by a clock. Gives a           whole new meaning to "your time has           come."                                  At this mention Holley seems to perk up, gets an idea.                                                  HOLLEY           Time. That's it!                                  She spies a GEARBOX below them, at least 20 feet down. Holley          FIRES HER ELECTROSHOCKERS ---                                  --- but they miss their target. She recoils them back.                                                  FINN           What are you doing?                                                  HOLLEY           Trying to turn back time. If I can           just reverse the polarity...                                  She FIRES them again. Direct hit!           109.                                                          Holley JUICES the gearbox with HIGH VOLTAGE. The CLOCK STOPS.          It reverses itself.                                  Finn and Holley's wheel now rotates AWAY from danger.                                                  FINN           Good job! Quick thinking, Holley!                                  EXT. LONDON - CONTINUOUS                                  BIG BENTLEY, visible from street level, now moves BACKWARDS.          Fast. CRANE DOWN TO ---                                  --- Mater, speeding toward the track, unaware.                                                  MATER           What's everybody on the wrong side           of the road for?!                                  INT. BIG BENTLEY - CONTINUOUS                                  Finn and Holley are now moving in the opposite direction,          toward ANOTHER GEAR! And it's going MUCH FASTER. They're          seconds from a crushing death...                                                  HOLLEY           Oh no!                                                  FINN           Drive!                                  They both DRIVE, fast as they can with FULL FORCE ---                                                  FINN           Burn rubber!!                                  They drive HARDER, separating bumpers with just enough room          for the descending gear to SNAP THEIR ROPES!                                  Their tires spinning, they both LAUNCH off in opposite          directions, LAND HARD on opposing platforms. As Finn squeals          around to Holley's side of the clock:                                                  FINN           We've got to get to the course.           Calculate the fastest way to ---                                  Holley pops WINGS out of her side.                                                  HOLLEY           Done.           110.                                                                          FINN                          (IMPRESSED)           Miss Shiftwell.                                                  HOLLEY           They're standard issue now.                                                  FINN           You kids get all the good hardware.                                  They turn to leave when they STOP, see SOMETHING. It's an AIR          FILTER on the ground.                                                  HOLLEY           Oh no. That's Mater's.                                                  FINN           I knew his escape was too easy.                                  EXT. BIG BENTLEY - LONDON                                  Finn BURSTS out the front doors of Big Bentley, speeds off as          HOLLEY SMASHES through the clock face, careens into view          flying over the traffic ---                                  INT. PIT ROW - TRACK SIDE - DAY                                  Mater bursts through the security gate with aplomb, tears          through the pits and stops at MCQUEEN'S.                                                  LUIGI           Mater!                                                  MATER           Everybody get out! Get out now!           Y'all gotta get out the pits!                                  The ENTIRE RADIATOR SPRINGS GANG is here.                                                  MATER           Hey, what are you guys doing here?                                                  SALLY           We're here because of you, Mater.                                                  FLO           Is everything okay?                                                  MATER           No! Everything's not okay! There's           a bomb in here! Y'all gotta get           out! Now!           111.                                                                          EVERYONE           - A bomb? - Huh? - Woah.                                   FINN (OVER RADIO)           Mater!                                   MATER (INTO RADIO)           Finn! You're okay!                                  EXT. LONDON STREETS - CONTINUOUS                                                  FINN           Mater, listen to me. The bomb is on           you.                                  ON HIS REARVIEW DISPLAY: We can see that a BOMB has been          detected, anchored to Mater's air filter.                                                  FINN           They knew you'd try to help           McQueen. When we were knocked out           they planted it in your air filter.                                  INT. MCQUEEN'S PIT - CONTINUOUS                                  Mater SNORTS, blowing his air filter cover off. Cross-eyed,          Mater sees the explosive device attached to him. He looks up:                                  An ALLINOL CONTAINER hangs ominously over his head.                                                  MATER           Uh-oh.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater! There you are!                                  Mater turns. McQueen enters Pit Row, 100 yards away and          closing in FAST.                                                  MATER           Stop right there!                                                  MCQUEEN           Oh man, I've been so worried about           you!                          CUT TO:                                  The view of this scene through the window of a luxury box.          Reveal Zundapp in the window's reflection. He's watching from          inside. He's poised to push a DETONATOR BUTTON.                                  As Zundapp's front tire approaches the detonator ---           112.                                                          INT. MCQUEEN'S PIT - CONTINUOUS                                                  MATER           Don't come any closer!                                                  MCQUEEN           Are you okay?                                                  MATER           No, I'm not okay. Stay away from           me!!                                  Mater PEELS OUT BACKWARDS, out onto the track.                                                  MCQUEEN           No, wait. Wait!                          CUT TO:                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP - He hesitates, can't believe it.                                  TV FOOTAGE OF MCQUEEN CHASING MATER                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Hold everything. A tow truck has           just raced onto the track. And he's           driving backwards!                                  IN MCQUEEN'S PIT                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, wait!                                  He breezes right through his pit, goes after Mater.                                   DAVID HOBBSCAP (V.O.)           Normally an emergency vehicle on           the track means there's been an           accident.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           Wait, wait. Lightning McQueen is           chasing him!                                  EXT. TRACK - DAY                                  Mater drives up the track. McQueen gains, fast. Because          Mater's going backwards, they're face-to-face (but still with          some distance between them).                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, wait!           113.                                                                          MATER           Stay back! If you get close to me,           you gonna get hurt real bad!                                                  MCQUEEN           I know I made you feel that way           before, but none of that matters           because we're best friends!                          CUT TO:                                  TV FOOTAGE OF MCQUEEN CHASING MATER                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           And McQueen seems to be having a           conversation with the tow truck!                                   DARRELL CARTRIP (V.O.)           I don't know who that truck is,           Brent. But I'll tell you what, he's           gotta be the world's best backwards           driver.                                  REVEAL ZUNDAPP is watching this footage from his luxury box.          The closer McQueen gets to Mater the farther his tire ROLLS          onto the detonator. But he holds back ever so slightly so as          not to jump the gun.                                  ON THE TRACK - McQueen gains on Mater.                                                  MATER           McQueen, you don't get it. I'm the           bomb!                                                  MCQUEEN           Yes, Mater! You are the bomb!           That's what I'm trying to say here.           You've always been the bomb! And           you'll always be the bomb.                                                  MATER           Stay away!                                                  MCQUEEN           No! Never!                                  ON ZUNDAPP. He watches as McQueen SPEEDS UP.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Almost there...                                  ON MCQUEEN. He's had enough screwing around. Here he comes.                                                  MCQUEEN           I'm not...letting you...           114.                                                          He's going to catch him now.                                                  MCQUEEN           ...get away again!                                  McQueen JUMPS FORWARD, in an attempt to grab Mater's HOOK ---                                                  MATER                          (TO HIMSELF)           Gotta keep away from McQueen.                                  McQueen hooks Mater with his bumper JUST AS ---                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Request acknowledged.                                  TURBINE ROCKETS slide out of Mater.                                                  MCQUEEN           Oh my gosh!                                  BAWHOOOOOOM!!!!! Mater JOLTS forward with a rocket blast and          disappears, taking McQueen with him.                                  ON ZUNDAPP. He now freely PUSHES the detonator, but it says          "OUT OF RANGE."                                  Zundapp can't believe it. He FLIPS OUT.                                  FARTHER UP THE TRACK - Francesco speeds along. ZHWAAAAAP!!!          Mater and McQueen ZING PAST HIM with a RED BLUR.                                                  FRANCESCO           What is happening? It's a bad           dream.                                  NOW EVEN FARTHER UP THE TRACK - Mater takes a turn, SMASHES          THROUGH A FENCE and skids around a corner out of sight. A          white, smoky JET TRAIL is all that remains.                                  IN MCQUEEN'S PIT - All of Radiator Springs watches the          television monitors, dumbfounded.                                   BRENT MUSTANGBURGER (V.O.)           And Lightning McQueen just blasted           away, hooked to the now rocket-           propelled tow truck.                          CUT TO:                                  EXT. STREETS OF LONDON - DAY                                  Overhead P.O.V.: Mater and McQueen swerve through the          streets.           115.                                                          INT. LUXURY BOX - CONTINUOUS                                  Zundapp is still furiously hitting the button as Holley drops          into view just beyond the glass.                                  Freaked, Zundapp does a 180 and SMASHES out a plate glass          window, lands on a ridiculously large balloon tethered to the          ground, and speeds off ---                                  INT. ADJACENT LUXURY BOX - CONTINUOUS                                  The LEMONHEADS watch, baffled, as Zundapp drives away.                                   J. CURBY GREMLIN           The Professor's on the run.                                                  TUBBS PACER           Someone's gotta get McQueen.                                                  VLADIMIR TRUNKOV           Get McQueen!!                                  Grem and Acer are already out the door ---                                  EXT. SIDE STREET - SAME                                  Finn speeds into view, in time to see Zundapp turn a corner          out of sight.                                                  FINN           Holley. I'll get Zundapp, you help           Mater.                                  EXT. TRACK - SAME                                  Holley, still in the air, turns ---                                                  HOLLEY           Got it!                                  FARTHER UP THE TRACK - Holley THUNDERS past Francesco and out          of sight.                                                  FRANCESCO           What is happening?!                                  EXT. STREETS OF LONDON - SAME                                  Finn screams around a corner, sees ---                                  --- Professor Zundapp, speeding toward docks along the Thames          where a COMBAT SHIP waits.           116.                                                                          COMBAT SHIP           Hurry, Professor!                                  ON ZUNDAPP - With Finn gaining fast, he accelerates. Suddenly          --- WHAP!                                  He's been TETHERED by Finn with tensile cables now attached          to his rear end. Zundapp SCREAMS like a little girl.                                                  FINN           Do you really think I'm going to           let you float away, Professor?                                  Finn reels him in. Zundapp spins his wheels, caught.                                  Suddenly Zundapp miraculously, inconceivably, GAINS TRACTION!          Now it's FINN'S WHEELS that are spinning.                                  ON THE COMBAT SHIP - the ELECTROMAGNET has been turned          outward and switched on. He's PULLING ZUNDAPP AND FINN IN          with the magnetic force. He pulls out a laser, TARGETS it at          Finn's windshield.                          CUT TO:                                  EXT. LONDON STREETS - SAME                                  Mater, still towing McQueen, rockets around a corner, zips          down another street ---                                                  MATER           McQueen, let go!                                                  MCQUEEN           Never!                                  They pass a Gremlin with a headset.                                  ON GREM AND ACER - Down another side street. They get this          message, take off in the opposite direction.                                   CUT BACK TO:                                  EXT. DOCKS NEAR THE THAMES - CONTINUOUS                                  FINN, tires squealing, loses more and more ground to the          boat. Zundapp, the "rope" in this tug-of-war, buckles under          the tension.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Give it up, McMissile!                                  Finn releases a mess of bullets, grenades, and other weaponry          into the air ---           117.                                                          THE MAGNET SUCKS it in quickly like a black hole ---                                  THUNK! It all sticks to the magnet, right next to Finn's          bullets. They're BOMBS, GRENADES, ROCKETS and one little          detonator with a flashing, beeping light.                                  Off the boat's RXN ---                          CUT TO:                                  ANOTHER PART OF LONDON, AT STREET LEVEL                                  KA-BOOOOOOM! A distant explosion (miles away) festoons into          the air, visible over the rooftops. Holley suddenly WINGS          into view. She sees ---                                  Mater and McQueen, speeding up the street.                                                  HOLLEY           Mater, stop!                                                  MATER           No way! You could get hurt!                                  Then she looks over, catches a glimpse of GREM AND ACER,          bearing down on them from a side street. They're going to          broadside Mater and McQueen.                                                  HOLLEY           Oh no.                                  ON MATER AND MCQUEEN - They're not aware of the impending          impact.                                  Holley DROPS FROM THE SKY, hits the pavement, SKIDS into the          path of the AMCs and DEFLECTS THEM. They FLIP OVER Holley,          Finn and McQueen and sail ---                                  --- INTO A PUB ---                                  --- where they skid across the room and SLAM into the bar,          knocking a ROW OF BEER MUGS to the ground.                                  IN THE PUB - MOMENTS LATER                                  Grem and Acer are pulverized by the bar patrons.                                  EXT. LONDON STREET - MOMENTS LATER                                  Holley, McQueen and Mater are now stopped.                                                  HOLLEY           Mater, we've got to get that bomb           off you.           118.                                                          She's already SCANNING the bomb, working away.                                                  MCQUEEN           Bomb?                                                  MATER           Yeah, they strapped it to me to           kill you as a back-up plan.                                                  MCQUEEN           Back-up plan? Mater, who put a bomb           on you?                                   PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP (O.S.)           Ahhhhh!                                  Professor Zundapp suddenly ROLLS to a stop next to (a now          totally freaked) McQueen, entangled in grappling hooks care                         OF ---                                  --- Finn, who has him leashed.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP                          (TO MCQUEEN)           You. Why didn't my death ray kill           you?                                                  MCQUEEN           Death ray?                                                  FINN           Turn off the bomb, Zundapp!                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Are you all so dense? It's voice-           activated. Everything is voice-           activated these days.                                                  MATER           Deactivate! Deactivate!                                   BOMB'S COMPUTER VOICE           Voice denied.                                  The BOMB suddenly TRANSFORMS into a TIME BOMB, now complete          with a countdown mechanism from 4:59... 4:58... Mater GASPS.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Oops. Did I forget to mention that           it can only be disarmed by the one           who activated it?                                  Holley immediately shoves a GUN in Zundapp's grill.           119.                                                                          HOLLEY           Say it!                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP           Deactivate.                                   BOMB'S COMPUTER VOICE           Voice denied.                                  THE BOMB'S TIMER: It loses a full minute! Goes from 4:48 to          3:48 to 3:47... Mater GASPS.                                                  PROFESSOR ZUNDAPP                          (GRINNING)           I am not the one who activated it.           Would anyone else like to try?                                  ZZZZZZATTT! Holley shocks him unconscious.                                                  FINN                          (TO HOLLEY)           You read my mind.                                                  HOLLEY           He was getting on my nerves.                                                  MCQUEEN           What do we do?                                   VICTOR HUGO (O.S.)           It's very simple.                                  VICTOR HUGO blocks the entrance to a side street. He's          surrounded by Hugo relatives.                                                  VICTOR HUGO           You blow up.                                  The four streets surrounding them are now blocked by each of          the Lemonheads and their families.                                                  MCQUEEN                          (TO MATER)           I'm gonna go out on a limb here.           These are the guys that want me           dead, correct?                                                  VLADIMIR TRUNKOV           It's nothing personal.                                                  MATER           (to the Lemons)           Fellers, listen.                          (MORE)           120.                                                  MATER (CONT'D)           I know what you're going through.           Everybody's been laughing at me my           whole life too ---                                  McQueen turns to Mater - he wasn't expecting that.                                  The Lemons all eye each other, considering Mater's words.                                                  MATER           --- but becoming powerful and rich           beyond your wildest dreams ain't           gonna make you feel better.                                   J. CURBY GREMLIN           Yeah, but it's worth a shot.                                  WHOOM!!! He's BROADSIDED by a blast of water from O.S.                                  It's Red! He's sitting outside an underground entrance,          followed by Sally and the rest of the Radiator Springs gang.                                  ALL OUT WAR ensues between the LEMONS, RADIATOR SPRINGS along          with FINN and HOLLEY.                                  FINN attaches his four-way cable hooks to the thugs and          springs high in the air, crushing the four of them together.                                  HOLLEY SPROUTS her wings, and knocks out two cars on her          side.                                  VARIOUS SHOTS OF RADIATOR SPRINGS KICKING BUTT:                                  Guido pulls some LEMON tires off with his air gun. In seconds          he has a stack of lugnuts next to him.                                                  GUIDO           Pit stop.                                  The two Pacers' tires all FALL OFF.                                  Flo hits VLADIMIR TRUNKOV with her high-beams, BLINDING HIM.          Sheriff BOOTS him.                                                  SHERIFF           Not today, boys!                                  Guido pushes away his tireless thug, YELLING AT HIM IN          ITALIAN.                                  Mater KARATE CHOPS lemons, three and four at a time.                                  Ramone SPRAY PAINTS a lemon's windshield.           121.                                                                          TUBBS PACER           Retreat!                                  A few Lemons turn back the way they came. BLOCKING THEIR PATH          are a line of BRITISH MILITARY VEHICLES clad in digital camo,          led by SARGE.                                                  SARGE           Thanks for the help, Corporal.                                                  BRITISH CORPORAL           Anything for one of pop's mates.                                  And in the middle of all of this craziness we CUT TO ---                                  --- MATER. WRENCH BITS are strewn all around him as Guido          tries wrench after wrench to take the bolts off. No dice.          Guido gestures wildly, spits Italian a mile a minute.                                                  MCQUEEN           What's he saying?! What's wrong!?                                                  LUIGI           None of his wrenches fit the bolts!                                  This is a light bulb moment for Mater. He eyes the bolts.                                                  MATER           I get it. I get it! I know what           needs to be done.                                                  MCQUEEN           Then do it!                                                  MATER           What? No, I can't do it. Look,           nobody takes me seriously. I know           that now. This ain't Radiator     ��     Springs.                                                  MCQUEEN           Yes it is.                                  Mater looks at McQueen. It is?                                                  MCQUEEN           You're yourself in Radiator           Springs. Be yourself here. And if           people aren't taking you seriously,           then they need to change. Not you.           I know that, because I was wrong           before. Now you can do this. You're           the bomb.           122.                                                                          MATER           Thanks, buddy.                                                  MCQUEEN           No no no, you're the actual bomb.           Now let's go!                                                  MATER           Oh, right! Hang on!                                  Mater HOOKS McQueen and they're off.                                  They SHOOT PAST FINN, who's in the middle of battling lemons.                                                  FINN           Where's he going?                                  ON MATER AND MCQUEEN - Flying down a side street.                                                  MATER           Computer!                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Yes, Agent Mater.                                                  MATER           I need that thing you done before           to get me away from McQueen!                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Request acknowledged.                                  The ROCKET THRUSTERS kick in. They head right for a WALL.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater...                                                  MATER           Now I need you to do the chute, the           second kind not the first!                                                  MATER'S COMPUTER           Deploying chute.                                  Mater's chute POPS OPEN, catching air and sending Mater and          McQueen SAILING INTO THE AIR.                                  Mater starts to steer them the direction he wants. He and          McQueen are FLYING OVER LONDON.                                  EXT. BALCONY - BUCKINGHAM PALACE - DAY                                  The QUEEN, her attendants, assorted dignitaries are here.           123.                                                                          QUEEN           Who's winning the race?                                  Mater and McQueen drop from the sky. They land and skid to a          halt just before the Queen's guards who DRAW THEIR WEAPONS.                                                  QUEEN'S GUARD           Back up! Back away!                                                  QUEEN                          (STAR-STRUCK)           It's Lightning McQueen!                                                  QUEEN'S GUARDS           Get back!                                                  MCQUEEN           No, no, it's okay! Tell them,           Mater. Explain.                                                  MATER           Okay! Somebody's been sabotaging           the racers and hurting the cars and           I know who. Oh wait... Your           Majesty.                                  Mater BOWS to the Queen. In doing so, the TICKING TIME BOMB          angles into view. The clock's at T-minus 1:53.                                                  QUEEN'S GUARDS           - Bomb! - It's a bomb! - Everybody           down! - Look out!                                   FINN (O.S.)           Hold your fire! He can't disarm it!                                  Finn dives onto the platform and rolls between the Queen and          Mater.                                                  FINN           Mater, I don't know what you're           doing but stand down now!                                                  MATER           (aside, to McQueen)           This ain't nothing at all like           Radiator Springs.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, just cut to the chase!                                                  MATER           Okay.           124.                                                          He turns to Miles Axlerod.                                                  MATER           It's him.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           What? Me? You've got to be crazy.                                  Everyone exchanges confused looks, including Finn and Holley.                                                  MATER           I figured it out when I realized           you all attached this ticking time           bomb with Whitworth bolts. The same           bolts that hold together that old           British engine from the photograph.           Holley! Show that picture.                                                  HOLLEY           O-kay...                                  Holley projects the much discussed PHOTO OF THE ENGINE.                                                  MATER           And then I remembered what they say           about old British engines - "If           there ain't no oil under `em, there           ain't no oil in `em."                                                  MILES AXLEROD           What is he talking about?                                                  MATER           It was you leaking oil at the party           in Japan. You just blamed it on me.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           Electric cars don't use oil, you           twit.                                                  MATER           Then you're faking it. You didn't           convert to no electric. We pop that           hood we gonna see that engine from           that picture right there.                                  Mater moves toward Miles Axlerod to pop his hood.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           This lorry's crazy. He's going to           kill us all!                                  Miles Axlerod BACKS UP to the edge of the stage.           125.                                                                          MILES AXLEROD           Stay away!                                                  HOLLEY           But Sir Axlerod created the race,           Mater. Why would he want to hurt           anyone?                                                  MATER           To make Allinol look bad so           everybody'd go back to using oil. I           mean, he said it himself with that           disguised voice.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           "Dee-sguised voice?" What are you           talking about? You're nuts, you           are!                                  The QUEEN'S GUARDS have had ENOUGH. As has the PRINCE.                                                  PRINCE WHEELIAM           This is going nowhere fast. We           really should go, Grandmother.                                                  QUEEN           One moment. I'd like to see where           this is going.                                                  FINN           Mater, he created Allinol.                                                  MATER           Yeah, but what if he found that           huge oil field just as the world           was trying to find something else?                                  Mater sticks his ticking bomb-nose into Miles Axlerod's          grill.                                                  MATER           What if he came up with Allinol           just to make alternative fuel look           bad?                                                  MILES AXLEROD           "What if?" You're basing this on a           "What if"?!                                                  GUARD           Okay, that's it.                                  And the QUEEN'S GUARDS spirit the Queen and Prince Wheeliam          out of there FAST ---           126.                                                                          MILES AXLEROD           Wait! Somebody save me! The lorry's           crazy!                                  Now it's just Miles Axlerod, Mater, McQueen, Finn and Holley.          Miles Axlerod's back tires slip on the edge of the podium as          he is cornered by Mater.                                                  MILES AXLEROD           Keep away, you idiot!                                  00:00:08...                                                  FINN           Mater!                                                  HOLLEY           Mater!                                  00:03...00:02...                                                  MILES AXLEROD           Someone do something!                                  Everyone FLINCHES, DUCKS or DIVES FOR COVER except McQueen,          Mater and Axlerod ---                                                  MILES AXLEROD           You're insane, you are!           Deactivate!!                                  The bomb FREEZES at 00:01.                                   THE BOMB'S COMPUTER VOICE           Bomb deactivated. Have a nice day,           Sir Axlerod.                                  General shock all around. Miles Axlerod realizes what he's          done, looks terrified. Police surround him.                                  Mater FLINGS Miles Axlerod's hood open with his hook,          revealing AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, oil dripping from          all sides. It MATCHES the photo.                                                  FINN           The engine from the photo.                                                  HOLLEY           It's a perfect match!                                                  MILES AXLEROD           How did the tow truck figure it           out?           127.                                                                          MCQUEEN                          (TO MATER)           It's official. You're coming to all           my races from now on.                                                  MATER           Now you're talking!                                  Tire bump.                                  EXT. BUCKINGHAM PALACE - DAY                                  A massive crowd packs the adjacent streets and parks.                                  INT. BUCKINGHAM PALACE - DAY                                  Mater does the requisite "silly faces" in an attempt to break          the composure of a Buckingham Palace Guard. It isn't working.          McQueen approaches.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater, let's go. You're on.                                  INT. QUEEN'S CHAMBER - BUCKINGHAM PALACE - DAY                                  The Queen sits in attention at the front of the Main          Ballroom. As Mater and McQueen approach:                                                  LORD STEWARD           Your Majesty. May I present for the           investiture of honorary Knighthood           of the British Realm. Tow Mater of           Radiator Springs.                                                  MCQUEEN           Go get `em, buddy.                                  McQueen joins his friends from Radiator Springs. Mater rolls          forward. He bows, as if he's practiced it all day.                                                  QUEEN           I hereby dub thee "Sir Tow Mater."                                  Applause from all around.                                                  MATER                          (LOOKS UP)           "Sir?" Shoot, you can just call me           Mater, Your Majesty. I don't wanna           hear none of this "Sir" business.           By the way, have y'all met each           other? Queen? McQueen. McQueen,           Queen. McQueen? McMissile.                          (MORE)           128.                                                  MATER (CONT'D)           McMissile, McQueen. Queen?           McMissile.                                  He continues introducing everyone as we CUT TO ---                                  EXT. RADIATOR SPRINGS - DAY                                  The town sign now reads "WELCOME TO RADIATOR SPRINGS - HOME          OF LIGHTNING MCQUEEN AND SIR TOW MATER."                                  EXT. FLO'S - DAY                                  Cars surround Mater and McQueen. The rest of the Radiator          Springs gang is here too, watches. VAN and MINNY are front          and center.                           ��                      MATER           So there I was: rocket jets going           full blast, McQueen hanging on for           dear life when suddenly them two           nasty lemons come out of nowhere,           guns drawed. We was goners. But           then out of nowhere, this beautiful           spy car swoops in from the sky to           save us!                                                  MINNY           That's a very entertaining story,           young man.                                                  VAN           Oh, Minny, please. Come on, none of           this happened. Rocket jets? Flying           spy cars?                                                  HOLLEY           No, you're quite right. It does           sound a bit far-fetched.                                  The crowd turns, sees HOLLEY, wings out, swooping in. FINN is          right below her, driving up the street.                                                  MATER           Holley! Finn!                                                  HOLLEY           Hello, Mater. It's so nice to see           you again.                                                  MATER           What're you doing here?           129.                                                                          FINN           Our satellites picked up an urgent           communique.                                                  LUIGI           So you got my e-mail.                                                  MATER           Oh, man. Y'all is gonna have a           great time. Everybody! This here's           Finn McMissile. He's a secret           agent.                          (WHISPERS)           Don't tell nobody. And this is           Holley Shiftwell. She's ---                                                  HOLLEY           I'm Mater's girlfriend. It's so           nice to meet you all.                                  Everyone is shocked. Including Mater. Guido's jaw drops.                                                  LUIGI                          (TO MATER)           Guido believe you now.                                                  FLO                          (TO HOLLEY)           Whoa, honey. You got a nasty dent           there.                                  Indeed, Holley still wears the dent from when she saved Mater          from Grem and Acer.                                                  VAN           (already crushing on her)           Was that from when you swooped in           and saved them in London?                                                  MINNY           Van!                                                  VAN           What? I'm just asking.                                                  FLO                          (TO HOLLEY)           Don't you worry, sweet pea. My baby           Ramone can get that fixed up for           you in no time.                                                  RAMONE           Yeah, sure thing. No problemo. Just           let me go get my tools.           130.                                                                          HOLLEY           Oh no no. I'm keeping that dent.           It's way too valuable.                                  Mater takes this in.                                                  LIZZIE           A "valuable" dent? Oh, she's as           crazy as Mater.                                                  MACK           Those two are perfect for each           other.                                                  MCQUEEN           You know, there's one thing I still           don't get. The bad guys hit me with           the beam from the camera, right? So           why didn't I, you know...                                                  MATER           Explode in a fiery inferno?                                                  MCQUEEN           Yeah.                                                  FINN           We couldn't figure that one out           either.                                                  HOLLEY           Our investigation proved that           Allinol was actually gasoline. And           Miles Axlerod engineered it so that           when it got hit by the beam it           would explode.                                                  MCQUEEN           Wait a second. Fillmore, you said           my fuel was safe.                                  McQueen turns to Fillmore. Everyone does.                                                  FILLMORE           If you're implying that I switched           out that rotgut excuse for           alternative fuel with my all-           natural, sustainable, organic           biofuel just because I never           trusted Axlerod, you're dead wrong,           man.                          (RE: SARGE)           It was him.           131.                                                                          SARGE           Once Big Oil, always Big Oil. Man.                                                  FILLMORE           Tree hugger.                                  EXT. MAIN STREET - LATER                                  A banner says "Radiator Springs Grand Prix."                                  SHERIFF rolls up the street.                                                  SHERIFF           The Radiator Springs Grand Prix is           about to begin! All spectators           clear the starting line!                                  MCQUEEN heads up Main Street, other racers following.                                                  LEWIS HAMILTON           Man, I can't wait to get rockin'.           This is gonna be wicked.                                                  JEFF GORVETTE           Yeah, we should do this every year.                                                  MCQUEEN           I just figured, we never found out           who the world's fastest car is.           Plus: no press, no trophy. Just           racing - the way I like it.                                                  FRANCESCO           Francesco likes it like this too.                                  McQueen SEES Sally. He and Francesco approach her.                                                  MCQUEEN           Francesco. I'd like you to meet ---                                                  FRANCESCO           Signorina Sally. It is official:           Lightning McQueen is the luckiest           car in the world.                                                  SALLY                          (SWOONING)           Why, thank you ---                                                  FRANCESCO           Which he will have to be to have a           chance against Francesco today.                                  Francesco turns to leave. As he's moving away:           132.                                                                          FRANCESCO           See you at the finish line, Mc---                                  Francesco STOPS.                                                  FRANCESCO           What is that?                                  McQueen has a new bumper sticker: "Ka-ciao, Francesco."                                                  MCQUEEN           It's just something I had made up           for the occasion.                                                  FRANCESCO           Is good, McQueen. Very funny. It           was funnier when I did it, but           it's very funny. What are you going           to do next? Are you going to take           off your fenders? Try it. You'll           like it.                                  Francesco leaves. We stay with McQueen and Sally.                                                  SALLY           So he's not so good-looking.                                                  MCQUEEN           Yeah. Nice try.                                                  SALLY           I'm serious.                                                  MCQUEEN           That's why I love you, Sally.           (as he leaves)           Wish me luck.                                                  SALLY           You don't need it!                                  He drives off. Flo approaches Sally.                                                  FLO           Mmm-mmm. That Francesco is fine-           looking.                                                  SALLY           And those open wheels.                                                  FLO           I'm gonna have to go get myself           some coolant.           133.                                                          EXT. MAIN STREET - LATER                                  The racers at the starting grid. ON THE TRAFFIC LIGHT in the          center of town. It goes from RED to GREEN!                                  The RACERS SPEED OFF, tearing up main street and out of town,          blazing past tourists ---                                  EXT. WILLY'S BUTTE - DAY                                  As the racers, led by McQueen and Francesco, take the wide,          sweeping turn around Willy's Butte we CRANE UP to see MATER,          FINN, HOLLEY, and the Radiator Springs gang watching.          Everyone CHEERS.                                                  MATER           Go McQueen!! Whoo-hoo!!!                                  Holley gets an alert.                                                  HOLLEY           Finn, time to go. Siddeley's           gassed, geared and ready to fly.                                  Finn starts to back up.                                                  MATER           You're leaving already?                                                  FINN           We've got another mission, Mater.           Just stopped by here to "pick           something up."                                  They both eye Mater, expectantly.                                                  MATER           Something tells me you're not           talking about souvenir bumper           stickers.                                                  FINN           Her Majesty asked for you           personally, Mater.                                                  MATER           But I told you all before. I'm not           a spy.                                                  HOLLEY           We know.           134.                                                                          FINN           Spy or not, you're still the           smartest, most honest chap we've           ever met.                                                  HOLLEY           Don't forget massively charming.                                  Mater looks over at Holley. He looks touched.                                                  MATER           Well, thanks. But as much fun as it           was hanging with y'all, this...                                  He looks over to his friends who watch the race, CHEER          MCQUEEN ON.                                                  MATER           This is home.                                                  HOLLEY           That's alright, we understand. But           I'll be back. You still owe me that           first date.                                                  FINN           If there's ever anything I can do           for you, just let me know.                                                  MATER           Well, I sure appreciate that, thank           you.                          (THINKS)           Actually... there is one thing.                          CUT TO:                                  EXT. RADIATOR SPRINGS - MOMENTS LATER                                  MATER, blazing forward fast.                                                  MATER           Whoo-hoo!!!                                  He ROCKETS FORWARD, through the whole town. In doing so he          GRABS A BROKEN DOWN OTIS, hooking him ---                                                  OTIS           Whoa!!!                                  --- and TOSSING him right into Ramone's.                                   OTIS (O.S.)           Thanks, Mater!           135.                                                          ON THE "RACE TRACK" - Mater flies past ALL the racers,          including Francesco ---                                                  FRANCESCO           Impossible!                                  --- until he approaches MCQUEEN.                                                  MCQUEEN           Mater!?                                                  MATER                          (KEEPING PACE)           Check it out. They let me keep the           rockets!                                                  MCQUEEN           I'll see you at the finish line,           buddy!                                                  MATER           Not if I see you first!                                  McQueen and Mater peel away from the rest of the racers, lead          them off the road and into the dirt for another lap. The two          friends are side by side when we FADE OUT.

[deathcomesinallcolors]

This will be personal. I'm sorry.

If I weren’t on mobile, I’d make it a read more. As it is, you can scroll on by.

I honestly don’t know how much longer I will last in my mother’s house. I live there now with my parabatai and roommate, and I’ve been stuck here for two years. I graduated college two years ago and, left with nowhere else to go, turned home.

I was going to save up to move to New York City. I was going to be a private eye. I had majored in criminal justice, and all my best professors had been supportive. “E-mail me when you get there!” my favorite professor said, a sociology teacher. “Tell me all about your wild adventures.”

Six months passed by without a job. Finally, I started work at a DIY hardware store. I was paid pretty well. I hated it there, but I was meeting important people. Federal agents and cops told me I should apply here and there. The manager at an Enterprise gave me his card, said he loved my lively personality and that I should join their manager’s program. My manager loved me and pushed me to apply for better, permanent jobs within the store. She begged me to stay past my seasonal term.

Yes, I was a seasonal cashier. My term lasted 6 months, unless they decided to keep me. In truth, I worked dozens of jobs around the store that wasn’t actually part of my job. Running deliveries of paper towels and cleaning supplies and leaving my post to check if there was a refrigerator hiding in receiving, because the guys back there were always too busy to help customer service.

Despite the horrid work environment, it was a stable job. Everything was going well. I felt my life hit the rails and click as it slowly progressed forward. I and my best friend decided to get out of our parents’ houses and move in together. We signed for an apartment. I applied to Enterprise, where I mentioned the manager BY NAME and waited for a phone interview. Our lives were looking great.

Then the apartment place never let us move in. Enterprise turned me down. My job let me go without even mentioning my last day. When pressed, HR shrugged a wishy washy “Oh, we’re considering you.” They never called.

I found myself fighting the apartment manager’s secretary (as their manager was invisible and avoided everyone, even tenants), then the landlord company itself. They owed me $600 of security deposits and application fees, not even including $200 for the uhaul expenses made the day our contract said we could move in. They voided our contract, and this criminal justice student was going to take them to court.

They paid up, but we still found ourselves jobless and homeless. My roommate’s family was six states away. Mine didn’t want me. But I was stuck with them anyway, along with my roommate.

For half a year, they pretended to care. I got a job at Target. But no matter how hard I worked, my parents always said, “You should be working harder. We won’t let you stay here forever.”

It’s been eight months that I’ve lived in my parents’ house with my best friend. In that time, I’ve lost $2000. My mother promised to give me a food budget, but refuses to give me money for food, because she “doesn’t trust” me. She thinks I’ll use food money on games or pizza.

They no longer trust me. That has partly to do with my friend (they always blame a queer friend of mine to blame for my changes in belief–he is just the most recent), my sexuality, gender expression, and also…the fact I saved a mouse.

After a long day at my hardware store job, I walked out into the parking lot, only to find a gray speck scurrying around the lot. I approached cautiously. It was a baby mouse, only a few days old. Its eyes were barely open. It must have wandered away from the hay bales we sold not twenty feet away, along with its little hay mouse family.

I rushed to my car–my mom’s car–retrieved an old pair of garage gloves, and chased it around the lot. Finally, I scooped it up, placed it in an upended plastic bin from the car, and drove to a pet store. I got it a turtle cage and all its little baby mousie necessities. I then snuck it upstairs.

A few days later, my mother stepped foot into my room and found the mouse cage sitting there, on the floor. She dropped a book on top of the cage to “keep it closed”, covering the breathing holes and nearly suffocating the poor dear. I came home to a very quiet, terrified mouse.

They tried to toss it out. They tried to toss ME out. I called their bluff. I refused to kill this helpless creature, this small, baby animal that would die without my care.

So I nursed it. I bathed it with Dawn. And after much pictures to my parabatai and his vet mother, I named her Eleven. Named for the days she survived before I found her.

My mother screamed it would give us all diseases and died. From its urine, from its fur, from its very air. I showed her links to medical websites, disproving all of this. I showed her texts from my friend’s vet mom. I debunked every single argument, but still she shrieked and cried and screamed. The moment I raised my voice in defense, she stomped to her feet and thrust her face in mine. Threatened to hit me. To throw me on the streets. My fists shook at my sides with anger and fear. But still I held my ground. I would not kill this small animal.

And that was before I brought home a trans gay boy to live with me. And the two stray secret kittens we saved from our local rescue. And his bunny and bird we brought from his family’s home.

Maybe I don’t deserve their trust. But I do deserve to eat. I deserve to live.

Today, I approached my mother about our food budget. Way back with our failed apartment expedition, The Deer Run, she had promised to give us a $200 monthly food budget. To help out. Instead, while we’ve been living here, she saves all our receipts and, 3 months later, pays us back for certain food items. Anything she pays us for, before she even pays us, is free game. It’s food for the house, not for us. Because if she pays for it, and it’s her house, she and the family gets to use it. That’s fair. IF SHE WOULD PAY US BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF MONEY.

I asked her if she could give is that stipend instead of…this. I channeled Gansey, reasoned with her. Offered multiple solutions so we can better budget our food spending, because…if we don’t know when and how much we’ll be paid, we don’t know what we can afford. And if she keeps the receipts, we don’t know what we’ve spent.

Instead, she talks over me. Accuses us of “living in the lap of luxury.” She outright refuses to give us grocery money for when they’ll be in Honolulu for two weeks, because we might “spend it all on video games and pizza.” Pizza. Really? Even foregoing the obvious fact that if we run out of money, that’s OUR PROBLEM, pizza is definitely food the last time I checked.

She said she wants to know what we’re buying, always, because she doesn’t trust us. Me. “I don’t care,” I told her, “ You can have all the receipts. I just want to eat.”

“You can eat anything in this house,” she laughs hysterically. “Everything here is open to you.”

Condiments. Chips. Clam soup that would make me vomit. And…pounds and pounds of frozen chicken far past due. Yeah. Thanks.

“We don’t really like anything you stock. You don’t even get spaghettios and ravioli, except when we ask you to. But if you’re going to pay for it either way, it’s much easier to get it ourselves than wait for you to go to the grocery store.”

Back up. Background. She once told me she’d go to the grocery store on Wednesday. Two days. Okay. I could handle that. We’d eat canned soup until then, and then I’d cook something decent.

Wednesday passed. Then Thursday. Friday. Saturday. Sunday. We then decided to go out food shopping ourselves or else we would have starved. Actually starved. We hadn’t eaten in two days.

Never does she go to the grocery store on time. It takes her two weeks from when she said she would to get food, which she then buys in bulk. Which then spoils before she can use it. Bags of blueberries, bundles of asparagus, it doesn’t matter. All trash. And her cooking? I can’t eat that much grease and oil anymore without vomiting. Her meat is frozen for five months (the safe length is three) at 20 degrees. The highest safe temperature you can possible keep food is 0 degrees F. HIGHEST. It’s best when it’s -10 or -20. The 3 month length for keeping frozen food safely is at 0 degrees at the highest. She is 20 degrees above that.

It’s no wonder her gruel makes me sick.

“Once you’re out of here,” she said, heated, “you’re not coming back.”

“That’s just fine,” I stated. “That was the plan.”

I thought parents were supposed to look out for their kids. I never considered my parents abusive. But my mother is manipulative, controlling to 1984 degrees, and passive aggressive. Every time I step foot downstairs, she beats me down emotionally. My dad just sits there, beaten too, and lets her. When he’s even here.

This is the way it’s always been. But it wasn’t always this bad. I was a kid once. Once, she was loving. But now that I believe in a pantheon rather than her Christian god, now that I’ve come out as bisexual and trans, my mother doesn’t love me. And, behind closed doors, my dad agrees with her.

Once I move out–once WE move out–I’ll probably never see them again. I’ll still look after my younger siblings, though. But that doesn’t change the fact that my youngest sibling, Dalton, is home for spring break. That boy eats four helpings in a five person family. He’s the type of giant to make four sandwiches at once and finish off the loaf while he’s at it. He’s inconsiderate and unaffected. He laughs everything off, especially actual problems, just lets them run down his back because it’s not HIS problem. First come, first serve. Thin as a rail and tall as a basketball pole, all Dalton cares about is himself.

And he’s been drinking our coke. The only drink my parabatai drinks, and the only thing my mom doesn’t “reimburse” us for. When I bring it up subtly…

“Hey, Mom. Did Dalton drink our coke?” I ask conversationally.

I’m staring at the two coke bottles in the recycling. I know he has.

“Oh, yeah… I saw him make a rum and coke, so maybe.” She laughs. “We have coke, too. It’s all the same.”

No, I think to myself, fists shaking. No, it’s not. It is our money spent. Our money wasted. And he always eats our food. Without asking. While I’m cooking. Right from under my nose.

I haven’t cooked for a week.

My mother throws around the word “job” like it’s a magic word, but that doesn’t make a college degree any more valuable in this job market. All that matters is experience, and jobs won’t give me experience unless I already have it; this student with a job and essays to write didn’t have time or money for an internship.

Oh, did I mention Target let me go just after Christmas? While every store is firing people rather than hiring? I haven't had a paycheck in three months.

So here I sit. Alone with my family of parabatai, two cats, a rabbit, a field mouse, and sort-of-a-bird. I’m lucky to have them. Because I’d be dead and on the streets without them. I would have killed myself by now.

[oojamaflip-whatchamacallit]

#like come on look at it from her perspective. she's stressed and overworked#her boss (who she's covering for) has just been brought in practically comatose#and she's just been informed there might be a mole in their spy organisation. which is kind of a big deal

#and then this kid shows up out of nowhere like 'hi! i'm your new agent!! :D'#honestly she has every right to tell him to take a hike lol#but she doesn't! she sees his enthusiasm and commitment and decides to hear him out and get him a place in the intern program

#even at her worst and most stressed she's someone who wants to /nurture/ that enthusiasm and that talent#and i think that's really important to understanding her character#she's great. she's a great person and a great teacher and everyone should appreciate her. the psychonauts don't deserve her

been chatting with a friend who's playing through PN2 again and i want it to be known i will not hear anyone say a WORD about Hollis giving Raz a hard time at the beginning of the game. if anything she is OUTSTANDINGLY accommodating to this random ten-year-old who wandered in unattended off the plane in the middle of an extremely tense situation

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Duke Reviews Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

Hi Everyone, I'm Andrew Leduc And Welcome To Duke Reviews Where Today We Finish Indiana Jones Month

As We Talk About The Fourth And Probably Not Final Indiana Jones Movie Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull...

This Film Has Indy Working With Mr. Do It...

To Find The Crystal Skull Of Akator Before Thor's Sister Does, Will They Succeed?

Let's Find Out As We Watch Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

We Open At A Facility That's Closed For Weapons Testing But Does That Stop Russian Agents From Breaking In? Of Course Not!...

And Who Is That They're Getting Out Of The Trunk Of Their Car? Why, It's Dr. Jones Himself Along With His Partner On This Trip, Mac...

They've Been Brought To This Facility By Irina Spalko Stalin's Head Of Psychic Reasearch Science Who's Been Leading Teams From The Kremlin All Over The World To Find Artifacts That May Have Paranormal Military Applications And By She Acts She Maybe Part Jedi Too...

Irina And Her Team Want Indy's Help To Find A Mummy Sarcophagus That He Examined Years Ago...

Translation: He Thinks I Am A Dumbass...

Giving Indy All The Gunpowder And Shotgun Shells He Needs, They Eventually Find The Artifact They're Looking For Giving Indy And Mac The Ample Opportunity To...Strike?...What?

Et Tu, Mac?

Not Exactly The Best Last Words To Go Out On, Indy But Fair Enough...

Dropping His Gun, Indy Manages To Escape The Russians And Mac, Running Through The Facility...

Crashing Through Trucks....

Having Flashbacks To Past Movies...

Does That Mean The Bush Sisters And James Woods Are Trapped In Here Too?...

We Get A Brief Fight Scene With Indy And Ivan Drago Here But It Doesn't Last Long As They're Blasted Out By A Rocket Sled...

After Surviving Ludicrous Speed, Indy Leaves Ivan Drago, Going Into A Town Of Mannequins That's Being Used As A Test Site For A Nuclear Missile Launch Where We Go Into The Scene That Everyone Always Complains About As Indy Goes Into A Fridge During The Nuclear Explosion And Miraculously Survives...

And To Those People I Will State That While It Is Your Choice To Hate What You Want You Are All Still Dead Wrong To Hate This Scene Because 1. The Fridge Was Lead Lined So He Wouldn't Have Gotten Any Radiation In The Slightest And 2. While He Could Have Broken Bones And Possibly His Neck From Being Tossed Around In That Fridge, It Still Is A Good Scene Not As Good As Any Of The Other Action Scenes In These Movies But It Still Comes In On My List Of Best Action Scenes In These Films, I'm Sorry

Found By The Military, Indy Is Questioned By The Men In Black About Mac And The Russians Only To Be Saved By Prince Charming's Dictator Father Who Tells Indy About Spalko Despite The Men In Black Beliving It's Not A Good Idea...

That's What You Get When You Make The Janitor From Scrubs A Member...

The Men In Black Let Indy Go But They Still Consider Him To Be A Possible Commie And Of Interest To Them. Heading Back To Marshall College, Indy Gets Canned By The Dean Of The College, Who Is Basically Marcus 2.0 In This Movie And He's Played By That Guy Who's Been In So Many Films To The Point That You Should Know His Name But Don't, Jim Broadbent...

Deciding To Find Someway To Save His Teaching Career, Indy Decides To Leave Home For A While When Fate Intervenes In The Form Of Shia Labeouf...

Labeouf Plays Mutt Williams, Who Tells Indy That His Friend Harold Oxley Went To Peru Where He Found A Crystal Skull And That He Was On His Way To Akator With It...

Mutt Goes On To Say That His Mom, Mary Went To Peru To Find Oxley Only To Get Kidnapped Herself And If She Doesn't Find The Skull, Then Her And Oxley Are Dead...

Showing Indy Letters, They're Immediately Confronted By KGB Agents Who Attempt To Talk To Them Outside But It Soon Turns Into Greasers Vs. Jocks As Mutt Starts A Fight In An Attempt To Escape...

This Leads To A Chase Between Indy And Mutt, The KGB And The Men In Black (Who Were Apparently Watching Them)

Poor Marcus, You've Been Through A Lot In 2 Movies And Now This...

Taking Mutt Back To His Place, They Discover That Oxley's Letter Is A Riddle...

Flying To Peru, Indy And Mutt Have A Brief Chat While Walking To A Cell That Oxley Inhabited When People Through Him To Be Insane...

Was The Punisher In That Cell For A Time?

Heading To The Cemetery Where Orellana Is Buried, They Soon Find Themselves Against The Protectors Of Orellana's Grave, The Surf Ninjas

Oh, Dear God! Not That Kid From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2! Not Rob Schneider! Somebody Please Save Us From This Torture!

Thank You

They Find An Entrance Into Orellana's Tomb As A Scorpion Stings Mutt....

Going Deeper Into The Tomb, Indy And Mutt Find Orellana And His Men, Transformed Into Mummies Eventually Finding The Skull Itself...

Why Would Ox Put It Back There? That's A Good Question And I Think We're Going To Have The Answer In 3....2...1...

Idiots

Taking Indy To Spalko In Peru, She Tells Him Her Real Plans For The Skull And Akator Once They Get There...

Reuniting Indy With Oxley, Played By The War Doctor, Indy Sees That The Skull Has Screwed Up His Mind, Transforming Him Into A Conduit....

Trying To Turn Indy Into A Conduit Like Oxley, Mac Stops Spalko Believing That Indy Is Of No Use To Them As A Zombie..o

Taking Indy Outside, They're Ready To Kill Mutt, But Still Telling Them To Drop Dead, Spalko Decides To Use Someone Else...

Mom?

Yes, It Turns Out That Mutt's Mom Mary Is In Fact, Marion Ravenwood From Raiders Of The Lost Ark...

Threatening To Kill Marion If Spalko Don't Get What She Wants, Indy Talks To Oxley Again, Getting Nowhere, Until He Notices Something...

Despite Helping The Russians, Mutt Gets Tired Of Waiting And Punches A Guard Giving Him, Marion, Mutt And Oxley The Opportunity To Escape...

But While Escaping, Marion And Indy Get Caught In Quicksand, Forcing Mutt And Oxley To Find A Rope Or Get Help While The 2 Former Lovebirds Have The Chance To Talk About Mutt...

With Secrets Revealed, Mutt Returns, Getting Marion Out Of The Quicksand With What We Think Is A Rope But Is Instead A Snake....

Finally Getting Indy Out, Oxley Returns With What He Considers Help...

The Next Morning, Indy And Marion Tell Mutt The Truth

Knocking Ivan Drago Out, Indy Gets Free, Releasing Mutt And Marion From Their Bonds...

I Should Know, After You, I Had A Pain In The Ass That Was Sleeping With The Director And A One Night Stand With A Nazi...

Taking Control Of The Truck, Indy Uses A Rocket Launcher To Blow Up The Buzzsaw-Wagon Which Catches Spalko's Attention, Making Her Realize That Jones Has Escaped, This Leads To A Chase To Get Oxley And The Skull...

Abandoning The Truck, Indy And Crew Go To A Car Where Indy Jumps To Another Car With Oxley, Mac And Some Russian Soliders, Fighting Them Off One By One Till Indy Reaches Mac, Who Tells Indy That He's A Double Agent For The C.I.A....

But As Mac And Indy Drive, Mutt And Spalko Have A Swordfight That Could Go With Better Music

Eventually Getting The Skull Back, They End Up Crashing Into A Siafu Ant Hill Where Indy Has His Final Fight With Ivan Drago...

Boarding The Car With Marion And The Others They Go Over A Cliff Where They Land In Water To Give Us Indiana Jones Twisted Version Of Splash Mountain

Surviving The Final Drop, They Arrive At A Cave To Find Various Hieroglyphs, Art And Markings All Over The Walls...

But They Are Soon Chased By The Ancestors Of The Ugtha Tribe That Guarded Akator Years Ago But They Are Let Go When Oxley Shows Them The Skull..

Climbing The Pyramid, They Try To Figure Out How To Open It...

Finally Opening The Pyramid, They Sharply Drop Onto Stairs That Quickly Disappear...

Arriving Inside, They Find Treasures Galore Before Coming To Another Door That Opens When The Skull Is Placing The Skull On It...

Inside, There Are Crystal Beings With Crystal Skulls For Heads But Before They Can Place The Skull In It's Proper Place, Mac Shows His True Colors...

Turns Out Mac Lied About Being A Double Agent And Has Been Leaving Tracers For Spalko To Follow...

Placing The Skull On The Crystal Being's Body, It Telepathically Communicates With Oxley In Mayan...

With Spalko Demanding To Know Everything, The Place Starts Falling To Pieces, Revealing What They Are, As Oxley Returns To Normal...

Indy, Mutt, Marion And Oxley Get Out Just In Time As Spalko's Men And Mac Get Sucked Into A Portal And Spalko Suffers From Information Overload...

Out Of The Pyramid, They Watch As The Aliens Go, With Indy Wondering Where?

And So, Everything Ends Happily With Indy Getting A New Job At Marshall College As Associate Dean And Him And Marion Finally Tieing The Knot With Hints That Labeouf Might Be The Next Indy, But Will He?

Nah, People Hated This Movie And Everything Connected To It, But What Do I Think Of The Movie? Well...

I Don't Think It's The Disaster Everyone Thinks It Is, I Mean, It's Not The Best Indiana Jones Movie But It's Not Downright Horrible. The Effects Are Good, The Story's Good, The Cast Is Good Everything Is Just Good, So, Stop Listening To The Crazy Haters And See This Movie...

Till Next Time, This Is Duke, Signing Off...