Cars 22011

[cut to the shipyard at night, with Rod dangling from a car magnet while beaten up while clinging to consciousness]

Grem:
I gotta admit, you tricked us real good.

Acer:
And we don't like being tricked. [Rod laughs to himself] Hey, what's so funny?

Rod:
Well, you know, I was just wearing a disguise. You guys are stuck looking like that. [Grem uses the lever to drop Rod onto a treadmill, then locking him down, then pushes an Allinol brand gasoline container toward Pod] Allinol? Thanks, fellas. I hear this stuff is good for you.

Zündapp:
So you think. [he emerges from the darkness. He is behind Rod] Allinol by itself is good for you. [he hits the button with the treadmill starting Rod's wheels spinning a high rate of speed] But after microscopic examination, I have found that it has one small weakness. When hit with an electromagnetic pulse, it becomes extremely dangerous.

Grem:
[he pushes and points a World Grand Prix Camera, the same one that was in the box at the oil platform, at Rod Redline] Smile for the camera.

Rod:
Is that all you want? I got a whole act.

Zündapp:
You were very interested in this camera on the oil platform. Now, you will witness what it really does.

Rod:
Whatever you say, Professor.

Acer:
[he pushes the TV monitor toward Rod, and on it, surveillance footage from the party, and clearly, they were watching and recording him there] You talked up a lot of cars last night. Which one's your associate?

Rod:
Your mother. Oh, no. I'm sorry. It was your sister. You know, I can't tell them apart these days.

Grem:
Can I start it now, Professor Z?

Zündapp:
[off-screen] Go 50% power. [he uses the camera's power on green and yellow, and to Rod Redline] This "camera" is actually an electromagnetic pulse emitter.

Acer:
[pointing to a girl on TV] What about her? Did you give it to her?

Zündapp:
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.

[the engine starts to crack and break]

Acer:
[pointing to a guy on TV] How about him? Did you talk to him?

Rod:
What do I care? I can replace an engine block.

Zündapp:
You may be able to, but... [Grem uses the camera's power on orange] ...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, and Rod Redline seeing this, does the world's most subtle double take and we caught it, but there's no way anybody else in the room could have]

Zündapp:
That's him. He's the one.

Grem:
Roger that, Professor Z.

Rod:
No!

[Grem was turning up the machine even more]

Zündapp:
[gives a call] Yes, sir. We believe the infiltrator has passed along sensitive information.

Lemon Mastermind:
[through phone, on disguised voice] Right away!

Zündapp:
I will take care of it before any damage can be done. [hangs up] The project is still on schedule. You will find this second agent... and kill him. [he kicks the camera's power on red, and on the monitor, we see Mater's frozen image on the screen, and we see Rod exploding in the reflection. Scene switches to Tokyo]

Brent:
Japan, land of the rising sun, where ancient tradition meets modern technology. Welcome to the inaugural running of the World Grand Prix! I’m Brent Mustangburger, here with racing legends Darrell Cartrip and David Hobbscap. There’s never been a competition like this before, first Allinol making it's debut tonight as the required fuel for all these great champions. Second, the course itself, and it's like nothing we've ever seen before, David, how exactly does this competition work?

David:
Well, Brent, all three of these street courses are classic round-the-house racetracks. This means that the LMP and formula cars should break out of the gate in spectacular fashion. Look for Francesco Bernoulli, in particular, to lead early. And with the series of technical turns throughout, 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:
Whoa now. Just hold your horsepower. You forget 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.

Brent:
French rally car Raoul ÇaRoule is counting on a big boost headed through there.

Darrell:
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.

David:
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.

Brent:
It's time to find out. The racers are locking into the grid.

Lightning:
[stretches his tires, and closes his eyes] Speed. I am speed...

Francesco:
[laughs] Really? You are speed? Then Francesco is triple speed. [closes his eyes] Francesco is triple speed. [opens his eyes] Ho-ho! Francesco likes-a this McQueen! It's-a really getting him into the zone!

Lightning:
He is so getting beat today!

[One set of red lights turns on one-by-one, before another set of lights beneath it turns green. The racers start the first lap, with Raoul ÇaRoule and Miguel Camino leading through the narrow streets of Tokyo, before Raoul gets overtaken by Max Schnell and Carla Veloso, and Miguel also gets overtaken by Jeff Gorvette, Shu Todoroki, Lightning McQueen, Francesco Bernoulli, Nigel Gearsley and Lewis Hamilton, with Rip Clutchgoneski behind him. McQueen and Francesco make their moves around Jeff, Carla and Raoul, which Francesco takes the lead with McQueen behind him as they go around the first corner.]

John Lassetire:
Jeff, your tires are...

Bruno Motoreau:
[speaks French]

Mach Matsuo:
[speaks Japanese]

Sarge:
Your suspension sets look good.

Luigi:
Tire pressure is excellent!

Fillmore:
He's got plenty of fuel.

Mater:
And he's awesome!

Crowd:
[chanting and clapping] McQueen! McQueen! McQueen!

[the camera shows Finn and Holley inside a building overlooking the racetrack, as they have eyes on Mater, who is wearing a headset.]

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:
[using her on-board computer dual trackball platforms] 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.

Brent:
[announcing] As they head into the palace hairpin, Francesco builds an early lead.

Darrell:
Ah, hang on, boys. Here comes the dirt. Slipping and sliding, baby.

Mater:
McQueen, it's time to make your move! Get on the outside and show 'im what Doc done taught you!

Lightning:
10-4, Mater.

David:
[as Francesco struggles to brake on the dirt] Oh, boy! Francesco's brought to a screeching halt!

Brent:
[as McQueen uses Doc's "turn right to go left" trick to overtake Francesco] Lightning McQueen is the first to take advantage. And just like that, folks, Francesco's lead is left in the dust.

Lightning:
Nice call, Mater. Keep it up.

Darrell:
[as some of the other racers are shown to have overtaken Francesco] Whoo-hoo! Man, McQueen looks happier than a roll bar at a demolition derby!

Brent:
[after the rest of the racers get ahead of Francesco] Everyone's jostling for position as we hit the asphalt again. Francesco lost a lot of momentum in the dirt.

[As they go into a tunnel on the asphalt, Francesco accelerates, making several moves around Miguel, Raoul, Rip, Nigel and Jeff before they come to a zigzag that is outside of the tunnel.]

David:
Wow, he's got some serious work ahead of him if he wants to get back in this race.

Brent:
Now, the racers hit the Rainbow Bridge, with its 360-degree loop.

[As the racers go around the loop leading up to Rainbow Bridge, Francesco overtakes Lewis, who is then overtaken by Rip when they come onto Rainbow Bridge, as McQueen leads ahead of Carla and Shu, who are now ahead of Francesco after he overtakes Max. As they get onto another straight, Francesco overtakes Shu, as well as Carla a while before they come to the start/finish straight, with McQueen leading ahead of Francesco, as Lewis has already overtook Rip, who is ahead of Miguel and Nigel, with Jeff having got ahead of Raoul. Grem and Acer are watching from a balcony with the electromagnetic pulse, and wearing headsets.]

Prof. Z:
[over radio] It is time.

Grem:
Roger that. [pushes the emitter's lever to 75% power, and aims it at Miguel Camino]

[Suddenly, his engine explodes due to the weapon]

Darrell:
Oh! Miguel Camino has blown an engine!

Brent:
Very unusual, Darrell. He's been so consistent all year.

Grem:
[spots Mater in the pits] You gotta be kidding me!

Acer:
What is it?

Grem:
It’s the 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!

Acer:
Not for long! [drives off]

Holley:
[heard a bleeping sound on the computer] Hold on. I think I’ve got something.

Finn:
What is it?

Holley:
It's the Pacer from the party last night. I'm cross-referencing with the photos from the oil derricks. [getting both photos together] Yep. His VIN numbers match.

Finn:
Anyone with him? He won't be alone!

Holley:
[scanning the lemons on and around the stands] Conducting analysis on the target... He's not the only one here! Three, five... They're everywhere. And they're all closing in on... [sees the camera on her computer centering on Mater] Oh, no! Finn? Finn, where are you?

Finn:
Get him out of the pits. Now!

Mater:
[hearing the racers' engines revving] Wow! Some of them fellers is really loud.

Holley:
[through the radio at Mater] Can you hear me? Over!

Mater:
Uh, what?

Holley:
[through the radio] Get out of the pits now. Do you hear me.

Mater:
Hey I know you. You're that girl from the party last night. You wanna do our date right now?

Lightning:
[hearing Mater through the radio] Guys, a little too much chatter. Let's keep this line clear.

Brent:
Smoke from number 10, Clutchgoneski!

Grem:
[laughing]

Holley:
[through the radio to Mater] There’s no time for messing about! You've got to get out of the pits!

Mater:
Well, is there going to be cable where you is so I can watch the rest of the race?

Holley:
[through the radio] You're running out of time!

Finn:
[as he drives underneath the stands] They're coming, Shiftwell! Get him out of there!

Holley:
I'm trying! [through the radio to Mater] Get out now!

Mater:
[turning around and heading to the back of the pits] Well, I usually like to have a proper detailin' done before I meet a lady friend. [He leaves. However, Acer and a blue Pacer named Petey Pacer the human thug already arrive at the shutter door, and seeing his reflection on a hood, notices something on his buck teeth] Huh.

Acer:
[he opens the shutter door, only to see Finn with a fire extinguisher, as Mater is behind another shutter door.] Finn McMissile?! But you’re dead!

Finn:
Then this shouldn’t hurt at all. [shoots foam from the fire extinguisher at the two lemons]

Acer, Petey:
[both crying out as the foam gets shot over their eyes] Aaah!

[Finn leaves with the two lemons following him while having their vision blocked by the foam. Just as they leave, Mater comes out of the pits, heading in a different direction. Finn makes a turn away from the stands, with Petey following him, followed by Acer. Petey then makes another left turn while Acer goes straight ahead, only for Petey to run into a police officer, who gets covered with foam. Petey gasps as he realizes who he is seeing, as the police officer sets off the siren, before the camera shows Mater driving through the streets with the team following him, as other lemons follow on different roads]

Finn:
[through the radio] Miss Shiftwell?

Holley:
I’ve got him in the back alleys east of the garages. Multiple assailants are closing in quickly.

Finn:
Keep him moving. I’m on my way! [gets onto the roofs with his grappling hooks]

Mater:
[noticing a flower shop] Hey, new lady friend, you like flowers?

Lightning:
[hearing Mater] What?!

Holley:
[through the radio to Mater] No! Don’t go in anywhere. Just keep moving.

Mater:
Stay outside. Got you.

Lightning:
[hearing Mater] Outside? [moves to the outside of the loop heading to Rainbow Bridge]

Brent:
Whoa! McQueen's suddenly moves to the outside!

Francesco:
[passing McQueen, speaks in Italian, accelerates]

Darrell:
I cannot believe what I just saw, Brent. That was a bonehead move to open up the inside like that!

David:
That move might have cost McQueen the victory!

[Mater continues driving, as a red Gremlin heads towards him. Finn, still up on the roofs, uses one of his grappling hooks to knock over a vending machine, causing it to smash on the ground in front of the red Gremlin, as the florist, named Hans, wakes up upon hearing it smash. Believing that it is the Gremlin who broke it, Hans gathers up two assistants, and they all angrily speak in Japanese as they push the Gremlin away. Finn then comes back on the ground, but then notices another lemon, named Fred Pacer, who rams him. He stops beside two other lemons, who join Fred to shield Finn and push him towards Acer, who is holding a flame-thrower]

Acer:
This time, I’m going to make sure you stay dead! [puts on his welding helmet and makes his flame-thrower shoot out long flames]

Holley:
[through the radio to Mater, who is on one of the minor roads that leads to Finn's scene] You’re doing brilliantly. Now just stay focused.

Mater:
What’s that? You want me to head toward that ruckus? [heads towards the road where Finn and the lemons are]

Holley:
[through the radio] No! Don’t go down that street.

[However, Mater still keeps on going, as the lemons continue to push Finn towards Acer's flamethrower. However, Finn leaps free, causing the lemon behind him to move forward towards Acer, who turns the flame-thrower away from him. Meanwhile, Mater has just arrived.]

Car:
Ohh! [crashes into Acer, with an explosion causing them to go up in the air. Acer lands on a chopstick sign, knocking over the food shape.]

Finn:
[performing martial arts as the other lemons confront him] Hi-yah!

Mater:
Wow! A live karate demonstration!

Lightning:
Stop it, Mater. Just sign off.

[Finn activates his front steel magnet wheels upon making them hit the ground, then throws Fred Pacer towards an elevator platform of a parking stack.]

Acer:
Aaargh!

[Finn shoots a cable which causes the elevator to go up, crushing Fred against the roof.]

David:
[as McQueen closes the gap on Francesco and goes side-by-side] And here they come, the two leaders.

Darrell:
They're bumper to bumper as they approach the finish line!

[Meanwhile, the remaining lemon heads towards Finn, but Finn uses his steel magnet wheels to jump onto a wall and back on the ground as the lemon then barrels under the elevator platform, where Finn shoots the winch cable, causing the elevator fall down onto the lemon, while Francesco and McQueen are just yards away from the finish line, at the end of lap 52.]

David:
It’s gonna be close!

Darrell:
[as Francesco and McQueen cross the finish line] Francesco’s the winner! McQueen’s number two! [Fireworks whizz and pop. The camera shows Finn again]

Mater:
That was cool! Hey! Can I get your autograph?

[Karate students then come out of a building, speaking in Japanese and driving past Mater, as other residents come out of the buildings after watching the race. Mater looks around as the students drive past him, while Finn vanishes.]

Mater:
[noticing that Finn has gone] Hey, where'd he go?

Holley:
[through the radio] Our rendezvous has been jeopardized. Keep the device safe. We'll be in touch.

Mater:
Dad-gum, did I miss our date? [heads back to the pits]

[The camera moves up to show Finn on top of the elevator platform beside the corpses of the two lemons, before he then swings away with his grappling hooks. The camera shows McQueen, Francesco and Carla on the podium as they get interviewed]

Photographer:
Francesco!

Darrell:
Francesco, over here. Hey, what was your strategy today?

Francesco:
Strategia? Francesco needs-a no strategy, it’s-a very simple: You start the race, wait for Lightning McQueen to choke, pass him, then win. Francesco always-a wins, it’s a boring. [Lightning rolls his eyes.]

Darrell:
I gotta tell you dude, you were in trouble for awhile. That dirt track section had you crawlin’. [Lightning notices Mater leaving and sneaks off.]

Francesco:
To truly crush one’s dream, you must first raise their hopes very high.

Lightning:
[meets up with Mater in his pit garage] Mater!

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

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

Mater:
Goin' to meet my date.

Lightning:
[confused] Your date?

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

Lightning:
WHAT?!

Mater:
[noticing Lightning's angry glare] Wait a minute. I didn't screw you up, did I?

Lightning:
[angrily] I lost the race because of you!

Mater:
[shocked] Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to--

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

Mater:
Maybe if I... I dunno... talk to somebody, and explain what happened, I could help.

Lightning:
I don't need your help! I don't want your help! [drives off, but is stopped by the paparazzi and Mater’s feelings are hurt]

Reporter 1:
Hey, there he is!

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

Reporter 3:
Yeah, what happened?

Lightning:
I-I made a mistake, but I can assure you, it won't happen again. [Mater drives over to the TV monitors and slumps] Look, guys, we know what the problem is, and we've taken care of it. [Mater sadly drives away]

Brent:
[on TV] 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, leaving some to suggest that their fuel, Allinol, might be to blame.

Miles:
[interviewed] Allinol is safe! Alternative fuel is safe! There is no way my fuel caused these cars to flame out!

Darrell:
Well, the jury may still be out on whether allinol caused these accidents, but one thing's for sure: Lightning McQueen blew this race!

Brent:
Team McQueen can’t be happy right now.