Cars 2

Captured

SECURITY CHECKPOINT - WINNERS CIRCLE

Italian Security Guards stand guard at the gate.

"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 stops in front of the guards, panting, "You gotta let me in! I gotta get through to warn McQueen!"

Security eyes one another. "You cannot come through here. Back up, signore." The first guard warns. The second Italian security speaks into a walkie-talkie, "We have a lunatic at Gate Nove." Mater inwardly groans, "No, listen! I was disguised as a tow truck owner to infiltrate this Lemonhead meeting, and my weapons system misinterpreted what I was saying---"

"I repeat. Lunatic at Gate Nove."

Mater spots McQueen far off in the distance and tries calling out to him, "McQueen! McQueen!" Just off the Press stage, McQueen is led toward the exit. Press Liaison gestures to the racer, "Right this way, signore."

"McQueen!"

Lightning stops and glances around, "Mater?" The racer looks up but can only see a sea of fans, flashbulbs, cameras, and TV trucks with those tall satellite antennae things that spindle toward the sky... Ruby gazes around, still not seeing Mater.

Back at the Security Barricade, Mater is like a nimble running back, dancing around to avoid capture by security, still calling for the racer, "McQueen!"

"Back up, sir. Stop moving! Stop!" The Security shouts. Mater head fakes them and pushes through into the crowd. "Oy! Stop! Ferma li!"

Mater shoves his way through the crowd, still far in the back, "McQueen!" Ruby stops and spins around, "That really sounded like Mater. Mater?" Lightning's voice slips through her lips.

"Signore..." Liaison spoke. Lightning shook his head, hearing Mater's voice come closer, "McQueen, they're gonna kill you!!" Ruby is now positive that was her boyfriend. But where is he?

"Mater?!" Ruby spots a brown cap moving through the crowd toward her, "Excuse me." McQueen disappears into the press crowd with Liaison calling out to him, "No, no, where are you going? Please, Mr. McQueen!" McQueen pushes through the press, "Scusi. Mater! Scusi..." Ruby tracks the brown cap and gets closer. She pushes through the last few people.

"Mater, I'm so glad to see you. I'm so sorr---" She stops to see A different man standing before her in a blue cap. It's not Mater; it's Ivan, the Hugo Thug's tow truck owner.

"Lightning McQueen! I am a huge fan." Ivan spoke. Ruby felt confused, "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought I heard---" Ivan interrupts, giving the racer a chilling vibe, "Yes, but that was me. I said, "You killed out there today." You're the best."

"What? Oh. I mean, thanks."

"Right this way, signore ---" Press Liaison grabs the racer's attention. Now the Press Liaison and his assistants are pushing McQueen back in the other direction, "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, "In England, you'll be finished. At the finish line." Ivan is now obscured again. Ruby turns around where the man stood.

"Wait, what?"

The Italian press began to swarm. Liaison gestures to the racer, "Please, the world press is waiting. You come with me, please."

EXT. STREET - PORTO CORSA - MOMENTS LATER

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 and spits out his tape.