Everyone immediately went into action. I threw my jacket on, and went to get my ray gun. Kobra Kid handed me a couple extras, and I placed them in the straps I sewed on the inside of my jacket. Once I had my mask hanging around my neck I was ready to go, and went out to the Trans Am.
I slid in between Jet and Fun in the back, while Kobra took shotgun, and Party got behind the wheel. without a word he started the car, and drove out there as fast as possible.
“Bomb, do you have any idea where she could have gone?” Party questioned my urgently.
“Wherever Korse is.” I answered.
“This is going to be messy.” He remarked.
“What’s the plan?”
“Fill her in for me guys.”
Jet turned to me, and started in on a plan they’ve had in the working for awhile now. We were going directly to main BL/ind headquarters, and straight up invading it. There were going to be lots of Dracs, and it was going to be risky. Right now we didn’t have any choice but to go through with it though.
“You think that will work?” I asked when they’d finished explaining.
“It’s the best we’ll be able to do with the time we have.” Kobra said.
“Just a straight entry into the HQ of BL/ind? Sounds like suicide to me.”
“Maybe.”
“We didn’t want to it for awhile yet, but with Shorty we don’t have much of a choice.” Jet added.
“I suppose.”
The atmosphere in the Trans Am was thick enough to be cut with a knife. We were all so tense from the upcoming suicide mission, and worried about Flash Drive. I was barely paying attention to anything. I amazed myself by seeing a figure on the road up ahead.
“Um what’s the up ahead?” I pointed it out. Being a little bit closer now I could make out what it was better. “Is it a person?”
“It is.” Kobra agreed with me.
Party stepped on the gas a little harder.
“It’s Shorty!” Jet Star exclaimed excitedly. “Hit it Party!”
I wasn’t even sure if it possible for him to make the car go any faster, but somehow we picked up speed. In seconds we caught up with her.
Party whipped the wheel to the left, and stamped on the brakes. We skidded to halt right in front of Flash.
I hurriedly stumbled over Fun to get out of car and get to her. In the process I accidentally stepped on Fun’s private parts. He shouted in pain, but I ignored that, and tackled Flash to the ground.
“What the hell is your problem?” I asked Flash half hugging her, half holding her against her will.
“My nightmares, they got worse. I have to make them stop, and it’s all his fault. He made them. I have to make them go away.” She babbled.
I knew she sometimes got nightmares and awoke in the middle of night. Sometimes she even had night terrors. I never knew why or what about though. Now I did. I understood, but she still should have stayed.
“Bomb, get off of her.” I heard Party say as he walked up from behind us.
Reluctantly I did, allowing her to get to her feet.
“Now Flash, if you wanted to do this you should have told us. We could have worked something out.” Party told her.
“I didn’t want you to get hurt.” She looked down at her feet, ashamed.
“What about you though? You probably would have died on your own. You may be good with a gun, and hand to hand, but not good enough.”
“I guess I don’t think ahead.”
“Well we’re going now, and doing this. Together. Come on.”
We all went back to the Trans Am where Jet, Kobra, and Fun were waiting. Fun was still cursing under his breath about me having kicked his privates.
With all us smushed into the car, we got back on the road, and headed closer to the BL/ind Headquarters.
“Where’s my bike?” Fun asked Flash. “I noticed it was gone before we left.”
“Well,” Flash began looking sorry already.
“What?”
“It ran out of gas.” She hid behind her arms in a protective manner.
“What?! I should kill you.” Fun spassed.
“Can I help?” I asked him sarcastically.
“Shut up. We’re nearly there.” Party said.
Up ahead there was a tunnel marked with a sign for Better Living.
Flash sighed. “Safe.”
“Not even close. If we survive this you’re in big trouble.” Party assured her.
Flash just groaned, and put a sad puppy dog face on.
“Not going to work.” Jet Star told her.
It was silent as we saw a checkpoint with a Drac behind the glass coming up. Party sped the car up, and we crashed through the gate. Almost immediately after we heard sirens up ahead, but still pressed forward.
We sped out of the tunnel, and came to an abrupt stop into a courtyard like area. There were several entry points into the building form here. All of us got out of the car, and followed Party up to a ramp.
I imagined myself as someone else watching us march up this path. I’m sure it would have looked very dramatic.
Up ahead I could see a office like room. It looked empty, but that didn’t seem right to me. I let my hand fall to my ray gun that sat ready in its holster by my hip.
No sooner had my hand found its natural placement on the gun, than several Scarecrow workers, and Dracs popped out from behind desks and chairs. I brought my gun up instantly and started firing. Everyone else had done the same and the BL/ind scum dropped like flies.
With them out of the way we continued past that room into the next.
A control room, with more Dracs. Big surprise. We took them out with ease, but one got away. We left him go, we had a more important person to eliminate.
“This way.” Party pointed down a hallway.
To be continued....
Guys, I'm a little sad that this is the final part before the finale. I shouldn't be though, I can't tell you why not though. You'll just have to wait until Thursday(maybe Friday, depending on my social calender) to find out that information.
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