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Chapter 4
*In the Jungle*
"Urrghuhnu......Are.....you.......ok doc?" I asked as I struggled to get to me feet.
"Yes.....I think so........" He replied.
"Where are we?" I asked.
"Somewhere in a jungle is my best guess." Williams stated.
"Spain.....I remember attacking an AC on it's way to Spain. We must have landed somewhere near there." I concluded.
"Yes, that would seem mist likely. Grizzle, are you operational?" Williams asked.
*Yes, Systems functional.*
"Damage report." Williams commanded.
*One moment*
*All mechanical operations functional. Boosters down. Over Boost down. Radar Intact. Weapons down. Armor has been cut down by 524 Armor points. And the Radiator is down*
"Man! We must have hit hard!" I exclaimed.
"Yes, but if you hadn't activated the boosters at the last second, we would have been smashed to bits!" Williams stated.
"Yeah. It's a good thing I don't like dying. Hahahah." I said jokingly.
"This is not a funny situation boy! We are still in a bad place right now! We don't know where we are, or even if there are supplies near us! Not to mention that Enemy AC might be looking for us!"
"I doubt it. He probably thinks we're road kill by now." I said calmly.
"Don't be so sure. Look! He's on the radar!" Williams exclaimed.
"No! He's gonna see us!" I cried.
"Calm down. I built this AC, remember? Grizzle, are your camouflage abilities still functional?" Williams asked.
*Yes. They are still functional*
"Activate Camouflage." Williams commanded.
Just then, Grizzle started to shake. I wasn't much, just a small rumble. Then Grizzles brown paint shifted to shades of greens. Up close, one could wonder how this could help. But from a distance, the greens blended well with the jungles trees.
"How is that going to help?" I asked
"I noticed that the AC we attacked had a specific head part. One which has no radar capabilities. And since it was loaded to the teeth with weapons, it had no room for an individual radar. Without a radar, he will just pass over us and think nothing of it." Williams stated.
"Oh.......good thinking." I said shocked.
"Now we just wait him out." Williams said.
"But what are we going to do for food?" I asked nervously.
"We'll worry about that later. Right now we need to figure out how to get Grizzle fixed." Williams replied.
"Right. I say we wait another 2 hours till we get up and walk around looking for the nearest garage." I stated.
"Sure thing. Good plan." Williams said.
*Daniels Home*
"Yes maim. We understand. We'll try as hard as we can to get your boy back home." Officer Black said.
"Thank you officer. Thank you so much!" Esther replied.
"Ok, you have a good day maim. And don't worry. Just try to keep your mind off of the situation for now." Officer Black said as he left for his car.
"Yes, don't worry dear. Officer Black is the best there is when it comes to missing persons." Steve said reassuringly.
*Jungle*
*2 hours later*
"Ok doc. Time to get going." I said.
"............" Williams was asleep.
"DOC!" I yelled.
"Wha! What!! What's going on!?!? Are we being attacked?!?" Screamed a startled Williams.
"No, but it's time to go. Hahahah." I said laughing.
"Oh, I see." Stated Williams.
"Grizzle, activate manual controls." I commanded.
*Manual controls activated*
Walking around for an hour, we didn't find anything. Nothing but trees. Trees everywhere. After another 15 minutes of searching we found the coastline.
"Well, at least we have something to follow. Now it's a question of which direction." I said.
"The radar says the path to the right will take us West. Then that means going left will take us toward France. If we can get to Paris with-out running out of fuel, then we can re-stock our supplies there." Williams suggested.
"Right, east it is. Grizzle, takes us to Paris, France. Will you be able to do that?" I asked.
*Yes. With the current amount of fuel I have, we should reach Paris Just before our supply is exhausted.*
"Good. Activate auto pilot and take us to Paris." I commanded, "I don't feel like making the trip manually."
*In Indiana*
"Man, I'm so bored." Stated Officer Black.
"Sir, why don't you work on the Bright case?" Suggested Officer Kain.
"Nah. The kid probably just ran away for a couple of days to get away from his folks." Said Officer Black.
"Yes sir. Of course sir." Officer Kain said.
"Now, get back to working on that one woman's case." Officer Black suggested.
"Which one? The one with the legs or the one with the nice rack?" Officer Kain asked.
"The one with the rake. Come on now! Think! The ones with the nice racks always go before the ones with nice legs!" Officer Black complained.
"Yes sir! Of course Sir!" Officer Kain replied.
*Paris*
An AC can be seen just outside the city. Near by is an AC garage.
*Destination acquired.*
"Good! It's about time!" I said excited.
"Yes. This AC garage looks deserted though. We may have to operate everything ourselves." Williams stated.
"No problem! Err.....um.... Wait. You're going to have to teach me a few things first." I said.
"Sure thing. A child like you shouldn't know anything about fixing AC's anyway. It would be disturbing if you did." Williams said.
As the sun was in it's peak position in the brilliant, blue and white sky, Grizzle backed slowly into an empty cargo hold in the garage.
Chapter 4
*In the Jungle*
"Urrghuhnu......Are.....you.......ok doc?" I asked as I struggled to get to me feet.
"Yes.....I think so........" He replied.
"Where are we?" I asked.
"Somewhere in a jungle is my best guess." Williams stated.
"Spain.....I remember attacking an AC on it's way to Spain. We must have landed somewhere near there." I concluded.
"Yes, that would seem mist likely. Grizzle, are you operational?" Williams asked.
*Yes, Systems functional.*
"Damage report." Williams commanded.
*One moment*
*All mechanical operations functional. Boosters down. Over Boost down. Radar Intact. Weapons down. Armor has been cut down by 524 Armor points. And the Radiator is down*
"Man! We must have hit hard!" I exclaimed.
"Yes, but if you hadn't activated the boosters at the last second, we would have been smashed to bits!" Williams stated.
"Yeah. It's a good thing I don't like dying. Hahahah." I said jokingly.
"This is not a funny situation boy! We are still in a bad place right now! We don't know where we are, or even if there are supplies near us! Not to mention that Enemy AC might be looking for us!"
"I doubt it. He probably thinks we're road kill by now." I said calmly.
"Don't be so sure. Look! He's on the radar!" Williams exclaimed.
"No! He's gonna see us!" I cried.
"Calm down. I built this AC, remember? Grizzle, are your camouflage abilities still functional?" Williams asked.
*Yes. They are still functional*
"Activate Camouflage." Williams commanded.
Just then, Grizzle started to shake. I wasn't much, just a small rumble. Then Grizzles brown paint shifted to shades of greens. Up close, one could wonder how this could help. But from a distance, the greens blended well with the jungles trees.
"How is that going to help?" I asked
"I noticed that the AC we attacked had a specific head part. One which has no radar capabilities. And since it was loaded to the teeth with weapons, it had no room for an individual radar. Without a radar, he will just pass over us and think nothing of it." Williams stated.
"Oh.......good thinking." I said shocked.
"Now we just wait him out." Williams said.
"But what are we going to do for food?" I asked nervously.
"We'll worry about that later. Right now we need to figure out how to get Grizzle fixed." Williams replied.
"Right. I say we wait another 2 hours till we get up and walk around looking for the nearest garage." I stated.
"Sure thing. Good plan." Williams said.
*Daniels Home*
"Yes maim. We understand. We'll try as hard as we can to get your boy back home." Officer Black said.
"Thank you officer. Thank you so much!" Esther replied.
"Ok, you have a good day maim. And don't worry. Just try to keep your mind off of the situation for now." Officer Black said as he left for his car.
"Yes, don't worry dear. Officer Black is the best there is when it comes to missing persons." Steve said reassuringly.
*Jungle*
*2 hours later*
"Ok doc. Time to get going." I said.
"............" Williams was asleep.
"DOC!" I yelled.
"Wha! What!! What's going on!?!? Are we being attacked?!?" Screamed a startled Williams.
"No, but it's time to go. Hahahah." I said laughing.
"Oh, I see." Stated Williams.
"Grizzle, activate manual controls." I commanded.
*Manual controls activated*
Walking around for an hour, we didn't find anything. Nothing but trees. Trees everywhere. After another 15 minutes of searching we found the coastline.
"Well, at least we have something to follow. Now it's a question of which direction." I said.
"The radar says the path to the right will take us West. Then that means going left will take us toward France. If we can get to Paris with-out running out of fuel, then we can re-stock our supplies there." Williams suggested.
"Right, east it is. Grizzle, takes us to Paris, France. Will you be able to do that?" I asked.
*Yes. With the current amount of fuel I have, we should reach Paris Just before our supply is exhausted.*
"Good. Activate auto pilot and take us to Paris." I commanded, "I don't feel like making the trip manually."
*In Indiana*
"Man, I'm so bored." Stated Officer Black.
"Sir, why don't you work on the Bright case?" Suggested Officer Kain.
"Nah. The kid probably just ran away for a couple of days to get away from his folks." Said Officer Black.
"Yes sir. Of course sir." Officer Kain said.
"Now, get back to working on that one woman's case." Officer Black suggested.
"Which one? The one with the legs or the one with the nice rack?" Officer Kain asked.
"The one with the rake. Come on now! Think! The ones with the nice racks always go before the ones with nice legs!" Officer Black complained.
"Yes sir! Of course Sir!" Officer Kain replied.
*Paris*
An AC can be seen just outside the city. Near by is an AC garage.
*Destination acquired.*
"Good! It's about time!" I said excited.
"Yes. This AC garage looks deserted though. We may have to operate everything ourselves." Williams stated.
"No problem! Err.....um.... Wait. You're going to have to teach me a few things first." I said.
"Sure thing. A child like you shouldn't know anything about fixing AC's anyway. It would be disturbing if you did." Williams said.
As the sun was in it's peak position in the brilliant, blue and white sky, Grizzle backed slowly into an empty cargo hold in the garage.