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Chapter 7: The Man
Indy waited.
The Nazis ran into the area and slowed to a stop, looking around to see which way he'd gone. The colonel came into the area a moment later. He called them back as he spotted something. He leaned down and picked up the medallion.
The colonel only smiled for a moment as he looked at it. He scowled. 'This is a fake.'
Indy chose his moment and, pulling his whip from his belt, walked into plain sight. 'Yes, it is.'
The Nazis spun around and faced him. They turned and raised their guns. The colonel tossed the fake medallion aside and stepped up to him. 'What makes you think you can fight us alone, American?'
Indy smirked. 'A guy like me is never alone.'
Without another word, Indy punched him in the face and dived to the side as the guns went off. He didn't hear glass break so Marion must've parked in a good spot. Indy raised his whip above his head.
Kuh-RACK!
Kuh-RACK!
Kuh-RACK!
Now that was a new record. He'd just killed almost half of the guys with his whip alone. He took cover behind a tree and pulled out his gun, shooting three more Nazis before they could do the same. This was what he was born for. He could feel it in his bones, in the adrenalin rush. His blood raced through his veins, causing a high unlike anything he'd ever felt before.
Bullets whizzed past him but not a single one of them hit him. Indy cracked his whip again and again. Nazi after Nazi after Nazi fell, their necks slit. Indy saw a grenade flying at him and rolled out of the way and he heard yells behind him right before he felt the explosion at his back.
Indy returned his gun to his holster as he shot out the sixth bullet. He didn't have the time to reload. A Nazi charged at him and Indy just jumped to the side, sending him flying into the nearest tree.
Soon there were only four of them left. The colonel and three soldiers. One of the men came at Indy with a rifle. It was out of ammo and Indy knew that because he didn't shoot it. Instead he raised it to strike Indy across the head.
Indy dodged as the Nazi swung and then grabbed the gun. He twisted it and cracked the firearm across his attacker's head. Before Indy could turn around for the other three though. Two of them shot forward and grabbed him. They twisted his arms and forced him to his knees.
The colonel chuckled. 'Impressive, but every man has his limits.' He walked around in front of Indy and pointed his gun at his head. 'This is yours.'
Indy struggled, trying to break free, but he was immobilised.
~IJ~
Marion's hands tightened around the steering wheel. Abner huffed. He then clicked his tongue and said, 'I said it was foolish. Now Henry's going to die and he's got no one to blame but himself.'
Abner twisted around and climbed over the back of the seat to the cargo hold in the back of the truck. Marion glanced back at him and then looked forward at Indy. She scowled. She loved Indy and she wasn't a quitter like her father.
Marion reached over the ignition. 'Over my dead body.'
~IJ~
Indy turned his head as he heard the truck engine roar to life and then he saw it shoot forward. The Nazi colonel stared wide-eyed as the vehicle bore down on him and rolled right over the top of him.
Indy loved that woman!
The two soldiers holding him down loosened their grips in shock and Indy pulled free. He jumped to his feet, grabbed their heads and slammed them together. He let them drop and shot to the cabin of the truck.
As soon as he hauled himself in, he had his arms full of Marion. Her tears dampened his shirt as she clutched him. Indy cupped her face and leaned down, kissing her. He was vaguely aware of the fact that Abner was in the cargo hold, flat on his back.
'It's okay, baby,' he whispered against her mouth. 'You did great.' He kissed her again. Marion made some unintelligible sound as she slid a hand up into his hair. He could feel her calming down.
Abner suddenly staggered to his feet and yelled in anger. 'You two are completely insane!'
Indy broke the kiss and grinned at Abner. Partially because he liked how annoyed the older man was and partly because Marion rested her head on his shoulder. Indy rubbed soothing circles on her back.
Indy said, 'Yeah, but that's why we're still alive.'
Short chapter I know. Last one will be up next week.
