It had been a long day. Lightning and his friends had just spent the last two hours trying to convince Doc Hudson to hand over his secret stash of heroin. Mater was busily chatting to Filmore and everything seemed normal. Well, apart from Doc Hudson overdosing in the corner. But that's not important right now. All of Lightning McQueen's friends decided to go clubbing, but Lightning felt under the weather and so decided to stay back. He retires into his garage and looks up at the stars, wishing for a friend. On any other day, he'd turn to hard drugs and alcohol to do this, but he's trying to be a better car.
All of a sudden, a giant crash gives Lightning tinnitus. He looks up at the sky and sees a bright light coming down from the sky. Awestruck, the Speedy Vroom Vroom Car rolls out, following the light. Maybe he was second hand high from the raid on Doc's mafia hideout. But it can't be. It was real. The light guided him to an area just outside of Radiator Springs, isolated from everyone else. The closer Lightning got to this light, the more spiritually enriched he felt.
As Lightning approached, the light began to form a humanoid shape. He recognized it instantly, he'd never skipped Sunday School. He'd never missed an episode of VeggieTales. It was him.
It was Jesus.
—END OF CHAPTER ONE—
