CHAPTER 12, HEGIRA

We had finally arrived in Sturgis, so we can rest after being chased by a homidical being, now the chase was back on. Thanks to the government. I got up from my seat and whispered to the others, "Come on. We'll jump out the window." I immediately crept up to the nearest window, with Alessira and Liram following, with Kurt already jumping out another window. I helped Liram up to the window as he hopped down from the sill and to the ground, and I picked up Alessira as I immediately jumped out the window myself.

I was now in a small alleyway, with a large green dumpster with one its doors opened and ready for use. We ducked down I then noticed that Clarea and Kael had approached me, which Clarea asked, "Why are these people in black rounding up people?" Kael then said, "I mean, they must be with that guy who kidnapped us back where you first met me..." I replied, "Well, that's because... they are?" Alessria asked, nodding her head, "Stare me that tone, Redfur, how are we going to get pass this?"

I replied, "First, let me get a look at the situation." I leaned over to notice that many men and women in black suits, white shirts and holding black pistols which of course, I couldn't tell who manufactured it, at the ready. They, of course, had a black earpiece with a small microphone connected to some device on their person and shades. There were no bikers to be seen, just men in black running around like an angry swarm of ants. With pistols.

I got back and said, "Well, they just had to send the men in black, didn't they? Listen. Don't face them unless you have to. They're highly trained and they're not afraid to shoot." Liram replied, "Alright, Che... shall we go?" I said, "Of course... stay quiet, if you want to live." I crouched as I began walking along the walls, as I produced my trusty Beretta from my pocket. Not afraid to use it, for when they approach me.

I crept along, as I walked to the corner of the bar I had been inside eating a nice steak before I had been rudely interrupted. Remembering back to it, it smelt like what a steak should smell like, not like those "steaks" from Wintergreen. Thankfully. Getting back to reality, however, I crept up to the other corner which I had then peeked from. I noticed that a lone agent with short black hair in a way that reminds me of JC Denton, the glasses didn't help either nor did the silver pistol in his hand.

I could shoot him from here, but it would just bring attention from the angry swarm of agents. I motioned for Liram as I said to him quietly, "His back is turned... think you can knock him out?" Liram nodded as he crept up on the man, summoned a pair of vines and started to choke him into submission. The agent, of course, attempted to fight the snivy's vine but felt limb and unconscious. I smiled as Liram put his vines back as I peeked from the corner, I saw no agents running around there. Perhaps they were fewer than I expected?

If there were, they'll would be swarming us like an insane cultist to a sheep farm. Besides that, I crept up from the corner and to another as I looked left and right. There were no agents to be seen. Did they stop swarming the place were now just leaving behind each agent? Perfect. I looked out, and saw our jeep parked out in front of a row of wooden buildings, not too dissimilar to the saloons around the west some one or two centuries past. With open air windows, too!

We bolted for the jeep as I jumped into the front seat as Karl hopped into the driver's side next to me. I reached back and opened the door for the pokemon as they jumped into the floorboards and to the seat, as Liram said, "Go!" I replied, looking back at Liram, "Close the damn door first!" Liram then said, "Oh." A vine reached out as it shut the door, as we buckled up. Karl backed up and then started to speed away, as we attracted the attention of the men (and women) in black. I could hear faintly, "In pursuit!" We drove away as I looked back. The agents like a hive mind were running after us, even if we outran them. I heard a few bangs from behind as a bullet had probably hit the trunk door with a loud ping.

"Woah! Redfur, what was that?!" Alessira shouted as I replied, "The sound of annoying persistence. That's what." I looked to Karl and said, "Now Karl! Let's get at top speed so we can shake these agents off us!" Karl said, "Of course. I will floor it... harder." I looked at him with wide eyes and remarked, "Alright. That was just awkward." Of course, Karl would put his foot to the gas pedal and speed away from the agents, as they suddenly turned around at a corner of the bar we're just in before Zane ruined our normal lunch.

"Oh boy. We're not out of the woods yet." I said as I looked back to the agents as I saw a large black, and unmarked van give chase after us. We were clearly going faster than the van. I got back into the cabin as a booming, familiar voice had called to us. "Pullover now and come out with your hands up now, Che. Don't make this hard on yourself, please." I stuck my arm out, and gave him a little treat. With my finger. I then retracted my arm back into the cabin. So my finger won't get shot.

"Oh grow up, Che!" He said angrily, in reply to my friendly gesture. I snickered as I noticed a blue blur catching to us, leaving a sizable trail of dust. The blur had caught up to me, showing itself as Marthica, as she said to me, "You were-" But I reached out with my fist and hit her on the head to knock her out or at least away from me. "Oops." I remarked as my fist connected between her eyes. She had now fallen down and started rolling as the van stopped to grab her, with Zane shouting at an agent as the agent opened the door, "Get her now!" The agent grabbed the lucario and got back in. They continued the chase.

"That should teach her to keep her away from Liram." I said as I noticed we were pretty far from them. We had approached the main road as we drove away, driving pass a brown street sign that read "Drive Safely." I produced my pistol and shot the sign. I remarked jokingly, "Does it look like that we are?" I saw that we were in a field, which we were now surrounded by legions of evergreen trees. We had saw a turn, which led to a back road, Karl turned onto the road and we had now escaped the clutches of Zane and the law again.

Liram then asked, "Why did you have to punch her out?" I replied, "Because, I had to do what I had to do. I mean, Abraxas isn't that better you know." Liram then said, "But you did so many horrible things to other people. You stole, you lied, you ran away when good could have been done, why, Che? Why?" I replied, "Because, some people refuse to change. I can't help that." Liram then said, "But still! Why do these things? It's pointless fighting evil with evil!"

I replied, "Whatever, Liram. I'm sorry you don't agree with my actions but I did what I had to do. I am not going to give up my mission no matter what. Besides, we're friends. We shouldn't act like this!" Liram replied, "Well... alright. But Che... please. Don't go off the deep end. You saved me, but you shouldn't do these horrible things this for us!" I said, with a smile, "I'll try if I can help it. No guarantees, however." Karl then said, focusing, "Same old Che, as always. Ruthless and yet, so tender." I said, "Hey! That isn't fair!"

Karl, Liram, Clarea and Alessira laughed as I looked at Kael as we shrugged. Oh well. "Onwards... to Billings, Karl!" I shouted as Karl nodded and we drove away. Soon, we will get close to Abraxas's heel. Look out, Abraxas. We're coming for your Sigil. Prepare yourself for the epic fireworks.