Cars 22011

[Lightning meets up with Mater in his pit garage.]

Lightning McQueen:
Mater!

Mater:
Hey, McQueen! What happened? Is the race over? You won, right?

Lightning McQueen:
"Mater, why were you yelling things at me while I was racing?

Mater:
Yellin'? Oh, you thought... [chuckles] Oh, that's funny right there. Naw. See, that's 'cause I seen these two fellers doing some sort of karate street performance. It was nutso. One of 'em even had a flamethrower...

Lightning McQueen:
[with disbelief] A flamethrower? What are you talking about? I - I don't understand. Where were you?

Mater:
Going to meet my date.

Lightning McQueen:
Your date?

Mater:
She started talkin' to me as a voice in my head, tellin' me where to go...

Lightning McQueen:
What?!

Mater:
Wait a minute. I didn't screw you up, did I?

Lightning McQueen:
I lost the race because of you!!

Mater:
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.

Lightning McQueen:
An imaginary girlfriend?! Flamethrowers?!! You know-- this is exactly why I don't bring you along to these things!!!

Mater:
Maybe if I, I don't know, talk to somebody, and explain what happened, I could help.

Lightning McQueen:
I don't need your help! I don't WANT your help!

[He drives off, but is stopped by the paparazzi.]

Reporter 1:
Hey, there he is!

Reporter 2:
McQueen, you had it in the bag!

Reporter 3:
Yeah, what happened?

Lightning McQueen:
I-I made a mistake! But I can assure you, it won't happen again.

[Mater drives over to the TV monitors.]

Lightning McQueen:
Look, guys. We know what the problem is, and we've taken care of it.

[Mater sadly drives away.]