Chpt 3: big chase
the green grand am puttered through the street barely making a sound because of its small four cylinder engine. the buildings hadn't started to crumble yet on the right hand a few shops were burned out while a few more just had broken glass and a bloody mess on the inside. the street was litered with cars that had either stopped in the middle of the street or were crashed in the middle of the street. some appered to have run into ploes while others were smashed face first into the side of a building there entire front ends crumpled up. while still more cars were just stranded in the middle of the street with a window or two broken out and ripped cloth pieces stuck to the jagged remains of windows. the cars made it difficult to drive through the city because they created so many road blocks. twice allready i had to turn around and pick a new street to drive down because the one i was going down was too littered with cars to navigate through.
turning my head to the right i looked at the thing that even now still offered me amazment. too my left a thick pane of glass sepperated me from the barren wastes of a planet devoid of ozone and atmosphere pockmarked by the asteroids that had decorated its surface. a thick film of dust covered its surface that had fallen over time from the broken up debrey of asteroids. the dust was multicolored mostly gray but mixed with ocational red and blue streaks from the asteroids it was made up of. it was completly flat against the surface of the planet due to gravity and the lack of air the only disruptions in it were the occasinal tracks from a land rover. off in the distance were flat bubble like growths that looked like boils on the planet but were infact other citys far off in the distance connected by narrow tube like roads that were webbed between the few other domes out there.
putting two and two togther i realized awhile ago that there would proably be something connecting my city to the others. and mabye since the paths to each dome were small some of the citys must have stayed clean of the disease so far or atleast that was the theory.
looking down at the gas gauge i realized it was nearly on empty great i thought now i need to fill up on gas. looking around i couldn't see a single gas station in sight, but my eyes did go over a sporting clays shop were they apparently did 3d skeet and trap as well as other various activities. looking closer i noticed in the walkin entrance there was a magaizne rack with several books magazines music tapes and pamplets. foucusing on this i noticed that one of the pamplets had the word local attractions written on it. slowing the car to a stop i thought to myself i wonder if they would list a map inside there.
i sat and thought for several seconds. weighing the dangers of getting out of the vehicle compared to getting the infromation. looking around i didn't see a single werewolf and, hadn't since i left the parking garage some 30 minutes later. i sighed to myself and hummed as i mulled the idea around in my head for a few seconds before i finally made up my mind to go in.
grabbing the judge from the passanger seat i opened up the chamber and looked inside there was 2 loaded shells inside from the box that sat next to it which i had found under the seat of the car unopened.
reaching into the box i pulled out 10 more shells and placed them in the front pocket of the blood spattered lab coat i was still wearing. whoever i was i thought i must have been paranoid.
reaching for the handle of the door i gingerly grasped it before stopping and looking around one last time it was as deserted and abandoned as it had been before. slowly lifting the handle i heard a loud quick snap as the locking mechanism switched open.
opening the car door i heard it groan in protest and shudder. taking my right hand which still held the gun i reached for the keys in the still running car and turned them off not bothering to take them from the car incase i had to make a quick escape i jumped out of the open car and stood up straight looking around real quick i made sure that there was nothing else around i stood there for 5 minutes before i was sure it was clear and then i took my first step.
i close the car door behind me, and stride 10 or so yards to the gas stations virtual skeet store. as i neared the shop i noticed what seemed to be an acctual pump shotgun on the inside, with a box of shells next to it. they were in a display case and looked like they were purely for show but, they still manged to make me think about wether or not they would be worth the time to find the keys to the display case and have a closer look at them.
as i neared the door i saw a sign that said closed and i laughed as i looked at it.
I pushed it open, a high pitched ring went out as i did signaling a guest was present. i stopped opening the door and spurred around looking for any sign of the monsterous beasts as if they would magicallly appear from nowhere with the slightest sound. i stood staring out over the still abaondedned streets for a minute before my heart rate went down. and then another minute before i dared make a sound backing up i went through the door butt first and closed it behind me.
Looking down for a lock i saw that there was only a key hole. i looked around real quickly for the key turning my head both directions. Snapping me back to my senses I realized i should have nothing to fear i looked at the booth of magazines and pamplets my eyes were instantly drawn to a small hand held road atalas that had a shiny green price tag at the top displaying a price of 1 dollar. shrugging i picked it up and opened to the first page It looked like the city i was in.
tracing the outside perimeter of the city i found where i was. i was in a rather small block of buisness buildings that sold odities from the looks of the store names. hmm i thought to myself i guess a skeet shooting isn't that common anymore. "i wonder why" i chuckled as i thought about what rapid gunshots to the side of a dome in space might do.
looking around at the nearest gas station i saw it was a good 10 miles out or more. "shit" i mumbled alloud. marking it on the map i made a mental map of the roads that i would need to take then folded the atlas up and put it in my back pocket.
Turning towards the door i was about to leave before my eye caught sight of the fire arm again. in the back of the store. stopping i stared at it for a few seconds then looking back out the front window i checked to see if any thing was there but, it was clear nothing was there. turning around to look at the gun i opened up the secondary set of store doors and walked over to it.
I quickly inspected the case looking it over i realized the glass would be easy enough to break with one swift hit. smiling i didn't give it a second though. quickly i struck the glass and watched it shater like a vase against a floor. instanlty red lights and sirens started to blare loudly as the store alarm system went off. my mouth was gaped as i stared at the now broken case for a few seconds and to my dismay the unlocked diplay case door smoothly swung forward displaying the gun before me as the sirens still blared.
if i had time to slap my self i would have but, something inside of me ,common sense i think, told me i needed to get out of there NOW! quickly i snagged the gun from the case and made a sprint for the doors as i opened the first set of doors i heard a deep howl off in the distance. i slammed through the last set of doors and started to sprint for the car. i regreted closing the door as i neared the car.
with a slam a massive were wolf landed on the roof of my car not even flinching i pulled down on him with the judge and blew him off the hood of my car. as he went flying into a nerby car my perephials picked up another werewolf charging me from from the right side at the end of the car. i slammed against the car turning my head towards the were wolf as he rushed at me. the werewolf went down to all fours as it made its final sprint at me. i froze for a second as i looked into its deadly eyes not the eyes of a man but the eyes of a murderous beast. my wits came back to me and suddenly an idea struck me. with inhuman speed i opened up the back car door and braced against it just seconds before impact. time slowed as i heard the crupmling of metal from the massive were wolf slameing into the door glass broke with a sharp crack and showered around me glittering off of the sun as it fell like a rainbow rain. i heard each individual piece in my mind as it stuck the ground each making a soft ring as it hit the ground and bounced away. a soft grunt came from the front of the door as i saw the crumpled body of the werewolf fall to the ground infront of the car unconcious or dead i didn't know nore did i care i just opened the front car door. throwing the shotgun into the car i quickly jumped in afterwards.
Jumping in i turned the key still in the ingintion where i had left it it jumped to life nearly imediatley. then i heard a clink as the petal hit the metal clossing the door as the car burned rubber. my mind only thought of one thing as i heard more howling a distance off. the last and only place i knew how to get to from here. the gas station.
swearving to miss cars i heard the tires squeel as they made sharp turn after sharp turn. Looking in to the rear view mirroe i saw the were wolves bounding over cars and intent on murder. there tounges hung out of there mouths as they were howling. taking my attention off the mirror i concentrated on the road ahead. looking around as it sped by i diffrent abandoned cars that were crushed against buildings. i groaned as i saw most of them missing the driver side door. looking back at the mirror i saw they were gaining shit i thought.
thinking about the map in my head i remebered what i was seeing. talking to myself i relayed the directions to in my head. go straight make make a left straight for three more blocks and then-. "Crap" i said alloud my fingers turning white as i griped the steering wheel as hard as i could right infront of me was a sharp turn looking at the yellow warning sign on the side of the road it read a maximum speed of 35 to the right and i was going 70.
looking at the sharp turn as it came up i realized that it was there was only one car in the turn intersecion a tricked out yellow ferrarie with what looked like chrome spinners it didn't seem to have a scratch on it. oh how that would change i thought as i rocketed at it. My eyes widened as i thought of one heck of a crazy idea.
gulping i went into the lane left most lane and pushed the gas down as far as it would go. i closed my eyes for a second then opened them and with as much muscle as i could muster i pulled the steering wheel right. my heart went into my throat as the grand am tilted towards the right and flew towards the yellow ferarie on two wheels.
i ducked down in the seat with my foot still on the gas most of my weight leaning invoulintarily towards the left side as the vehicle began to flip to it's side with its front end facing the street i was trying to turn down. i screamed a milisecond before i hit the green ferarie and felt my vehicle bounce against it the sound of rending metal filling my ears as the ferarie bucled nearly in half. i was pushed sideways as the driver side door of my vehice crumpled as well as shot off an airba and flung me back into the drivers seat upright again. with sudden ferocity the ferarie went flying against the brick building it had been parked at as the grandam took its place.
the grand am flew forward as it lost all of its leftward momentum but keeping most of its forward momentum "yes" i yelled looking back into the reaer view mirror i didn't see a thing.
looking back at the road i saw a sudden stop as i came up on a three way intersection with my road being the odd one out. i hit the brakes as hard as i could and felt my hands move the wheel as i despertly tried to save my car which was now carening out of control. i felt the back end of the car lift up as the air under the car lifted it up for a split second, but that split second was all it needed. the front tires caught instantly and sent me tumbling end over end.
i felt and heard nothing as i felt the vehicle flip my body being thrown about like a rag doll. before finally with a shudder the vehicle came to a rest upside down and facing the street i had just flipped down. groaning i closed my eyes and felt a wave of pain go through my body. opening my eyes i saw the were wolves as they advanced again. i blinked rapidly and saw that they were getting closer as they were closing in on my position.
"why" i squeeked closing my eyes i heard sudden gunshots. i tried to open my eyes but found they were suddenly to heavy to even budge slumping down i passed out.