Cars 2, Big Bentley scene, humanized
“This is all my fault,” Mater said, looking more anxious than usual. A brief moment of surprise washed over Finn, because an agent wouldn't show fear in such situations. But he left no room for observation. He had to get out of this. He had to free them all from this clock tower.
Who would have thought that the very thing Finn had looked at so often could threaten their lives?
But there was no time to dwell on it. Finn ran through everything in his mind, all the options, further plans. He always had enough plans and the necessary confidence to remain calm. It looked doable. He just had to free his hands, which were tied behind his back, then he could untie the remaining knots.
He knew they would get out of here.
“Don’t be a fool, Mater,” he said, chuckling, trying to keep the situation as relaxed as possible, a strange thing to attempt while being stuck in a huge clock.
“But I am. Remember? You said so,” Mater replied.
Finn huffed. When did I… Oh. Well… “Mater, I was complimenting you on what a good spy you are,” he explained, scanning his surroundings thoroughly. No time for such conversations. He observed the clockwork mechanism closely. How it moved. How it behaved.
There were so many options. So many ways out of here. Finn just had to find the right one.
“I’m not a spy!” Mater exclaimed. “I’ve been trying to tell you that the whole time.”
Finn froze. He looked at Mater, which was a bit difficult from his position.
He saw it in his eyes.
Suddenly, everything made more sense. An uneasy feeling made its way into Finn’s mind. His chest tightened.
But how could Finn have missed that? How could he, as the mission leader, not have realized it? Maybe he had… but didn’t want to let it be a possibility.
It was starting to get a little harder to concentrate.
Not as many escape routes seemed possible anymore.
The room seemed bigger than before.
“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 up the operation. And be careful. It’s not safe out here,” Leland’s voice told him in his mind.
Backup had arrived too late.
“Finn. He’s not joking,” Holley said, her expression no longer as confident as before.
Finn looked at her for a long time.
She was scared as well.
“I’m in diagnostics. I’m… I’m not a field agent,” she had said.
And Finn hadn’t given her an option.
He couldn’t get backup fast enough, couldn’t tell a real agent from a fake one, was making others risk their lives…
Finn looked around. The escape routes he had just seen no longer seemed possible.
They were stuck.
His hands were stuck.
Had the air been this stifling all along?
His throat tightened.
"I know," he answered softly, closing his eyes.
For the first time as an agent, he felt regret. He regretted accepting the mission. Regretted becoming an agent. Regretted…
Mater was right. It was all the fool's fault. Except the fool was Finn.
Regret was biting his heart.
He had never lost his composure before. Something hot stung behind his eyes.
Tears?
Of a fool.
