…What exactly did Mater do with the $32,000 Lightning had to give him
According to Fast As Lightning, McQueen never paid it back
Lightning: *answers the phone* Hello?
Mater: It’s Mater.
Lightning: What’d he do this time?
Mater: No, it’s me, Mater. It’s actually me.
Lightning: What did you do this time?
Lightning’s conversation with Mater in Cars is so so important because Lightning reveals so much, yet it’s brushed off as “filler” a lot.
-he’s literally dreamed about racing his whole life
-he actually likes Mater
-he has feelings for Sally
-he doesn’t like Mater driving backwards because he fears wrecks (in general, but this also reveals that he doesn’t want mater to get hurt, same with his concern as mater does his lil backwards showoff)
-his smile when Mater calls him his best friend
-he immediately tries going backwards too
-Lightning is still a jerkass tho
“I knew it! I knew I made the right choice!” “In what?” “…my best friend.”
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