The Demetrian Value | A Cars Story

Chapter 24: Old Friends Against New Enemies, Part 3

A few more hours later...

Demetria and Mater had arrived at their much-disclosed destination in Florida. Demetria looked around, confused; as it was a seemingly desolate plain of swamplands.

"Mater, are you sure this is the right place?" Demetria doubted.

"Positively!" Mater assured.

"Okay... if you say so." Demetria said.

"You just gotta... uhh..." Mater scrambled.

"You're not sure, are you?" Demetria asked.

"No, I am! It's just... there's some kinda secret entrance. Yeah, that's it!" Mater said.

"Secret... entrance?" Demetria asked, confused.

"Well, sure! All spy bases have to have a secret entrance!" Mater quipped.

"Then where would that be, hmm?" Demetria disputed.

"If I told ya, it wouldn't be much of a secret entrance anymore, would it?" Mater retorted.

"...fine. Just do your thing and get us in, hey?" Demetria asked.

"No problem. I think ya just gotta... gotta..." Mater looked around.

Mater picked up a rock and threw it against a tree.

"What on earth are you doing?" Demetria asked.

"It's the way to get in! Just gotta get it right..." Mater assured.

"Mater, that's not... it's not..." Demetria shook her hood.

Mater tried throwing the rock against another tree – to no avail.

"Nope, not quite right." Mater shook his hood.

"Mater, just admit that you don't know!" Demetria huffed.

"It's here somewhere, I swear to you!" Mater plead.

"Is it? Well, why don't you remember the correct way then? Or at least get Finn to open the damn entrance for you!" Demetria advised.

Mater ignored Demetria's pleading and threw another rock, this time in between two trees. Like pure magic, a bunker between them arose; the entrance to the base.

"See? What did I tell you, huh?" Mater chuckled.

"That was pure luck. Pure luck!" Demetria said.

"C'mon, you wanna meet Finn and Holly or what?" Mater asked cockily.

"Holly? Who in the Manufacturer is she?" Demetria asked.

"It's Finn's right-tire woman! Think of it as a wing woman! Hehe, get it? Cuz she has wings!" Mater laughed.

"She has wings?!" Demetria gasped.

"You'll be surprised at what you find in the spy world," Mater smirked.

"Alright, here we go, then..." Demetria said.

Demetria and Mater began to roll in; Mater gesturing for her to enter first.

"Milady." Mater gestured.

"Well, how kind of you," Demetria said.

The two rolled into the bunker entrance. As soon as they were in; the entrance automatically slammed shut behind them.

"Jeez! Talk about a grand entrance..." Demetria jumped.

"I know! That gave me chills." Mater exclaimed.