Chapter 9
Alfred Stewart Ramsey had never found himself to be involved in a high speed chase before Well that was until he had left the diner to travel back to his not so spacious caravan that he had the pleasure of sharing with his friend Miles, who seemed to live every waking moment in search of the next tasty abit of food he could lay his hands on.
For about the third time since leaving the diner Alfred Ramsey gazed nervously to take a peek back at what looked to be a huge white news van bouncing along the road not to far away from their ute. Who ever these galahs were in the white news van Alfred was certain that they were maniacs.
Didn't they realise that you were supposed to drive with care and slow down for speed bumps? The answer would seem to be a no Alfred thought as he watched the news van continue to nearly take flight. If the drivers of the white van weren't careful they would soon be hitting the noisy hovering helicopter, which also seemed to take a liking for following Alfred home. Who were these insane people? Fans? Stalkers? the mob? there was no way of telling Alfred Ramsey shivered with concerned fear.
Chef Ramsey, "Strike me roan their still following us."
Miles who had been happily humming to himself, while blowing huge bubbles with a piece of bubblegum let a very impressive bubble pop before turning to Alfred.
Miles, "Well you are a huge celebrity Alf its to be expected to have a following."
Chef Ramsey, "But would you take a flaming look at these pair of galahs in this van back here its like they can't flaming drive."
Miles, "Now, now Alf don't go mocking their driving skills. I'm sure they wouldn't dare go mocking your cooking."
Chef Ramsey, "They seem to be chasing us Miles what other reason would you give them for just sailing over these flaming speed bumps?"
Miles, "Maybe they like the thrill of bouncing I don't know."
Chef Ramsey, "And what do you say about the flaming helicopter above us?"
Miles, "What we have a helicopter above us? You know I did wonder what all that noise was I just thought it was the air conditioning."
Chef Ramsey, "Stone the crows."
Miles, "Oh look what I have found, one of your very own quality tasting chocolate muffins."
Miles pulls a brown looking lump from down the side of his seat to show Alf.
Miles, "You want some?"
Alfred looks at him with disgust.
Meanwhile a few yards back Belle Taylor is feeling well and truly shook up. She had never suffered with motion sickness before but today she felt that would soon change. Jai sat next her gripping the steering wheel tightly, Belle couldn't quite focus on Jai's face to tell if he was sacred but if the short little gasps and deep breathing was anything to go by, Jai was nothing but terrified. Rubbing her head having just been lurched up to head butt the roof Belle felt her anger boiling inside her putting her close to the verge of not being able to take Jai's insane driving anymore.
Belle, "Jai…..slow….. down…. I….. know….. I…. said…. I …want…. this news story by any costs but really slow down."
Jai turns quickly to glance at her.
Jai, "Well…..I wish…. I could… and I had prefect control to start with.. but then these speed bumps just appeared out of nowhere and sent me into a panic."
Belle, "Ease your foot off the accelerate gently and imply the brakes."
Jai, "Can't, can't do that."
Belle, "Why not?"
Jai, "I'm all up for the idea myself, but it would seem my body isn't. I'm sacred stiff in fact I want to cry. When I woke up today I thought I was designing a website for our newspaper, not taking part in a high speed chase with our rivals Gaden News."
Belle wanted so much to tell Jai that this was ever so more thrilling than designing a new website but given his panicked state she thought it was best not to comment.
Geoff, "So Aden what are we doing again?"
Aden, "Well seeing as our wuss of a pilot is to pussy to land the Gadencopter. Its best to keep track and follow where this celebrity chef dude goes that way we don't give Belle an advantage.
Geoff, "Oh good idea."
Aden, "You really think so?"
Geoff, "Why yes I think its really…..DUMB AND COMPLETELY STUPID"
Aden, "Oh how so?"
Geoff, "Well by the simple fact we can't land."
Aden, "Sure we can, well we might do, our wimpy friend may find the guts too sometime."
Geoff, "Oh should I just say a little prayer now?"
Aden, "Yeah why not bible boy knock yourself out."
A bored Charlie Buckton who after being bribed by Xavier and having brought herself a new dress with the money, now stood at the side of the road placing traffic cones down. Xavier who had also been punished for bribing a fellow police officer stands next to Charlie waving a little glow stick to tell the traffic to slow down.
Xavier, "Oh man this is so boring."
Charlie, "Well this is what you get when you go bribing police officers Xavier."
Xavier, "Well you didn't have to take the money."
Charlie, "Well I wasn't going to miss out on a date with Brax now was I? And a new dress."
Xavier, "Oh yeah how did your date go?"
Charlie, "Brax took me to a pub."
Xavier, "Oh classy."
Charlie, "Yes Brax went to play a friendly competition on the fruit machine with the pub manager in his office. It sounded like it got quite heated sounded like they were fighting."
Xavier, "Over a fruit machine?"
Charlie, "Well anyway Brax won because he came back with bags and bags of money, while the pub manager came back with a black eye."
Xavier, "Oh er"
Charlie, "Brax said he had fell against the fruit machine."
Xavier, "Er Charlie sounds like Brax might have been doing more than playing with a fruit machine."
Charlie, "Oh really?"
Xavier, "Sounds like he might of robbed the pub."
Charlie, "Oh no Xave Brax wouldn't do that."
Xavier, "Charlie …."
It was at this moment a speeding out of control white news van went whizzing passed Xavier and Charlie. Making them quickly drop their traffic cones and start to run after the run away van.
Belle, "Er Jai we have two cops after us now on foot."
Jai, "Oh I shouldn't worry about them getting us, I think that tree ahead will get us first."
Belle and Jai both scream as they lost Alfred Ramsey's trail and went sailing into a huge tree. As the van connected with the tree so did the van's giant air bags with Belle and Jai's faces. Inside the van a dazed Belle and Jai hear a light tapping at their windows.
Charlie, "Get out of the vehicle slowly please."
Xavier, "Oh cool so those air bag things really do work."
Jai, "Yes they do who would of thought."
Charlie, "Step out of the van please."
Belle, "We can't"
Belle watches an impatient looking police officer shaking her head on the other side of the window glass.
Belle, "WE CAN'T GET OUT."
Xavier, "OH NO ARE YOU TRAPPED?"
Belle, "IN A WAY YES."
Xavier, "I WILL RADIO FOR HELP."
Jai, "NO"
Xavier, "BUT YOU'RE TRAPPED?"
Jai, "BY THE VAN'S CHILD LOCKING SYSTEM. WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE IT OFF. WE CAN'T OPEN THE DOORS."
Xavier turns to Charlie.
Xavier, "Any ideas?"
Xavier watches as Charlie doesn't bother answering, instead she takes her gun and points it at Belle.
Xavier, "No Charlie don't go shooting them just because they aren't getting out of the van that's a abit over the top…"
Charlie, "No Xave I'm going to shoot the window so they can climb out."
Xavier, "Oh GET DOWN LOW GUYS CHARLIE HERE IS GOING TO SHOOT THE GLASS SO YOU CAN CLIMB OUT "
Belle and Jai both duck down as they hear a few gunshots, seconds later the window on Belle side of the van is shattered. Belle then with Jai's help climbs out of the glassless window.
Belle, "Ok Jai you can stop feeling my butt now."
Jai, "Hey I'm helping I wasn't feeling you up I…"
Belle, "I'm teasing you don't worry."
Xavier, "Well here's your speeding ticket your both aware that you were speeding?"
Belle and Jai both laugh at a serious looking Xavier and Charlie.
Meanwhile the Gadencopter had, had to take a emergency crash landing due to low fuel.
Geoff slowly opened his eyes to see a girl with long blonde hair gazing down at him.
Geoff, "Nicole?"
Then Geoff is blinded by dazzling sunshine.
Geoff, "Hey Aden?"
Aden, "Yeah?"
Geoff, "I think it's happened. I think my dream of being on a deserted Island with Nicole has come true."
Aden, "Oh yeah well we are lying on sand so…"
Nicole, "Deserted Island? What this is the beach what are you two on about? Aden did you let Geoff fly your silly helicopter?"
Aden looks up shocked to see the Gadencopter sinking to the bottom of the sea.
Aden, "OH NO NOT THE GADENCOPTER WHO WILL I LOVE NOW?"
Geoff, "Say Nicole would you come over here and soothe me I'm feeling abit sacred."
