Running Out Of Time
Chapter 20
Technical Difficulties
Dan was about a block away. He rode the bike down the street, and looked at the surroundings. He peddled slowly, as he heard screaming in the distance that was followed by gun shots. He swallowed hard, as he continued down the street. It looked to be a residential area, or at least what was left of it. There were abandoned cars smashed into trees and light poles knocked over. Police sirens blared in the distance, and screeching of tires were heard.
Dan: I take back what I said... I am surprised!
He got to the end of the street, he turned to the right, to find a block of stores, boarded up, and abandoned. He read the sign that remained on the front of one of the run-down stores...
Dan: Hill Valley Electronic Retail. Maybe I can find the chip in there someplace.
He dismounted the bike, and walked to the door. At first, he tried to see if he could just open the door. No dice. He pulled his thrower off the pack, and fired at the door. It blew off the hinges, as Dan clipped the proton gun to the belt of the pack. He walked in, and saw it was a disaster.
Dan: Looks like the first day of the Holiday rush at K-Mart with "Tickle-Me-Elmo" on sale.
He walked to the back of the store while stepping over the debris. He turned on the light that was attached on the back of the pack, and looked around. He started picking up packages off the floor, and reading what they were.
Dan: Lets see... Resisters: nope. Transistors: nada. LEDs: naw.
As Dan searched the pile, he suddenly got hit in the head with something hard and heavy. He fell to the floor, as he grabbed his head from the immense pain. He looked up, and saw a dark figure holding a microphone stand up high. It was about ready to smash the base into Dan's head, when Dan took his proton gun off his belt, and blocked the blow.
Dan kicked him in the unmentionables, grabbed the base of the stand, and sent the other end into it's face like a pool cue. He fell to the ground. Dan stood up, pointed the proton gun in its face, and shined the pack light in it. It covered its face, as Dan yelled...
Dan: Who the hell are you?!
The man uncovered his face, to reveal an old man wearing a dirty red and gray winter hat, beard, rags for clothes, and stinking of alcohol. He looked up at Dan, and said in a raspy, somewhat cracking voice...
Man: Crazy drunk crook! What's... The big idea?! What are you?!
Dan: I'm pissed off is what I am! Where do you get off cracking me in the head?!
Man: You think... you can come in here, and start stealing... in my home?!
Dan: Home? It's an abandoned electronics store! I came to get electronic equipment! If you even start anything with me, I'm going to blast you. Understand?
Man: No, you don't get it. If you're not out of here in... 5 seconds, you're going to get blasted!
Dan: Yeah? You and who else?
The man put his index and pinky fingers in his mouth, and whistled loudly. Suddenly, 2 people came from the back, and 4 more from the front, all with automatic weapons. Dan looked around, and found that he without doubt in his mind, out numbered...
Dan: Ah, that's who else. ::pause:: Tootles!
Dan started to bolt for the front door, when a volley of bullets followed his foot steps on the ground. Dan hopped over a display case, and covered his head, when the video camcorders shattered into a million pieces when the bullets struck them. Dan opened his eyes, as saw a chip from the camcorder in front of him. He looked at the number, and it read 4407 0525. He picked it up...
Dan: YES!
The bullets started to make their way down the display case, as Dan took the chip, shoved it in this back pocket, and charged up his blaster...
Dan: I warned ya, but you didn't listen. Now, it's time to get 2000 on your asses!
He put the power level on low, and jumped up from the bullet-ripped display cases, and threw a stream of protons at all of the gun-toting maniacs. Dan got the 2 in the back, and 1 in the front, but they as well ducked, behind the front counter.
Dan pulled a metal disc with a rod coming out the bottom out of his cargo pocket. It was a Proton Canister Detonation Unit. He took a Proton Canister off his pack, and put the disc on top of the canister.
Dan: Catch this, numbnuts.
He clicked the switch on the disc, and threw it like a grenade. In landed in front of the gunners. They picked it up, and looked at it...
Gunner 1: This looks like a beer can.
Gunner 2: Is that all he has to throw at us?
It was then the canister blew up, and sent all three shooters through the boarded up window in the front. Dan saw they were gone, and was about to make a run for it, when the old man came, tripped him, and pointed a shotgun at his head.
Man: Oh, no you don't, you crazy bastard!
Dan: The only crazy bastard here is the one with a shotgun!
The man tried to pull the trigger, but it only came out a click. Dan flinched, then knocked the gun out of the old mans hand. He hopped to his feet, and punched the man so hard, that he flew back 3 yards. Dan took the chip out of his pocket, looked at it, and ran out the door. He ran back in, and looked at the old man...
Dan: Oh, yeah. Before I forget, you need a cleaning lady to get in here quick because... Damn!
He ran back out, and the old man smacked his head down on the floor. Dan was about to get back on the bike, when he started to hear the rumble of engines in the distance. He looked over, and saw about 15 motorcycles appear at the end of the street. He charged up his particle thrower, and clipped it to the handlebars of the bike, as he took off like a bat out of hell.
Dan went around the corner, and found that the bikers were following him. Dan peddled as fast as he could, but the bikers surrounded him, and boxed him in. The bikers yelled over their engines...
Biker 1: Hey, kid! Nice wheels!
Biker 2: Yeah, isn't it a little dangerous for you to be in a neighborhood like this this time a night?!
They all laughed, as they whipped out chains, and started thrashing at Dan. Figuring he wouldn't be able to get away by bike, he switched on the Proton Pack's P/E propulsion, and took off into the night sky. Not paying attention to the road, the bikers ran into the abandoned cars that laid in the street, and were thrown from their bikes.
Dan landed in front of the closed down Burger King. Since the proton gun was still attached to the bike, the bike got a ride of its own. He rode to the front of Doc's garage, as Doc ran in front of him...
Doc: Did you get the control chip?
Dan took it out of his pocket, and handed it to Doc...
Doc: Did you have any trouble in obtaining it?
Dan stood silent for a moment, then shook his head...
Dan: Naw.
Dan dismounted the bike, and they both walked into the garage.
Chapter 20
Technical Difficulties
Dan was about a block away. He rode the bike down the street, and looked at the surroundings. He peddled slowly, as he heard screaming in the distance that was followed by gun shots. He swallowed hard, as he continued down the street. It looked to be a residential area, or at least what was left of it. There were abandoned cars smashed into trees and light poles knocked over. Police sirens blared in the distance, and screeching of tires were heard.
Dan: I take back what I said... I am surprised!
He got to the end of the street, he turned to the right, to find a block of stores, boarded up, and abandoned. He read the sign that remained on the front of one of the run-down stores...
Dan: Hill Valley Electronic Retail. Maybe I can find the chip in there someplace.
He dismounted the bike, and walked to the door. At first, he tried to see if he could just open the door. No dice. He pulled his thrower off the pack, and fired at the door. It blew off the hinges, as Dan clipped the proton gun to the belt of the pack. He walked in, and saw it was a disaster.
Dan: Looks like the first day of the Holiday rush at K-Mart with "Tickle-Me-Elmo" on sale.
He walked to the back of the store while stepping over the debris. He turned on the light that was attached on the back of the pack, and looked around. He started picking up packages off the floor, and reading what they were.
Dan: Lets see... Resisters: nope. Transistors: nada. LEDs: naw.
As Dan searched the pile, he suddenly got hit in the head with something hard and heavy. He fell to the floor, as he grabbed his head from the immense pain. He looked up, and saw a dark figure holding a microphone stand up high. It was about ready to smash the base into Dan's head, when Dan took his proton gun off his belt, and blocked the blow.
Dan kicked him in the unmentionables, grabbed the base of the stand, and sent the other end into it's face like a pool cue. He fell to the ground. Dan stood up, pointed the proton gun in its face, and shined the pack light in it. It covered its face, as Dan yelled...
Dan: Who the hell are you?!
The man uncovered his face, to reveal an old man wearing a dirty red and gray winter hat, beard, rags for clothes, and stinking of alcohol. He looked up at Dan, and said in a raspy, somewhat cracking voice...
Man: Crazy drunk crook! What's... The big idea?! What are you?!
Dan: I'm pissed off is what I am! Where do you get off cracking me in the head?!
Man: You think... you can come in here, and start stealing... in my home?!
Dan: Home? It's an abandoned electronics store! I came to get electronic equipment! If you even start anything with me, I'm going to blast you. Understand?
Man: No, you don't get it. If you're not out of here in... 5 seconds, you're going to get blasted!
Dan: Yeah? You and who else?
The man put his index and pinky fingers in his mouth, and whistled loudly. Suddenly, 2 people came from the back, and 4 more from the front, all with automatic weapons. Dan looked around, and found that he without doubt in his mind, out numbered...
Dan: Ah, that's who else. ::pause:: Tootles!
Dan started to bolt for the front door, when a volley of bullets followed his foot steps on the ground. Dan hopped over a display case, and covered his head, when the video camcorders shattered into a million pieces when the bullets struck them. Dan opened his eyes, as saw a chip from the camcorder in front of him. He looked at the number, and it read 4407 0525. He picked it up...
Dan: YES!
The bullets started to make their way down the display case, as Dan took the chip, shoved it in this back pocket, and charged up his blaster...
Dan: I warned ya, but you didn't listen. Now, it's time to get 2000 on your asses!
He put the power level on low, and jumped up from the bullet-ripped display cases, and threw a stream of protons at all of the gun-toting maniacs. Dan got the 2 in the back, and 1 in the front, but they as well ducked, behind the front counter.
Dan pulled a metal disc with a rod coming out the bottom out of his cargo pocket. It was a Proton Canister Detonation Unit. He took a Proton Canister off his pack, and put the disc on top of the canister.
Dan: Catch this, numbnuts.
He clicked the switch on the disc, and threw it like a grenade. In landed in front of the gunners. They picked it up, and looked at it...
Gunner 1: This looks like a beer can.
Gunner 2: Is that all he has to throw at us?
It was then the canister blew up, and sent all three shooters through the boarded up window in the front. Dan saw they were gone, and was about to make a run for it, when the old man came, tripped him, and pointed a shotgun at his head.
Man: Oh, no you don't, you crazy bastard!
Dan: The only crazy bastard here is the one with a shotgun!
The man tried to pull the trigger, but it only came out a click. Dan flinched, then knocked the gun out of the old mans hand. He hopped to his feet, and punched the man so hard, that he flew back 3 yards. Dan took the chip out of his pocket, looked at it, and ran out the door. He ran back in, and looked at the old man...
Dan: Oh, yeah. Before I forget, you need a cleaning lady to get in here quick because... Damn!
He ran back out, and the old man smacked his head down on the floor. Dan was about to get back on the bike, when he started to hear the rumble of engines in the distance. He looked over, and saw about 15 motorcycles appear at the end of the street. He charged up his particle thrower, and clipped it to the handlebars of the bike, as he took off like a bat out of hell.
Dan went around the corner, and found that the bikers were following him. Dan peddled as fast as he could, but the bikers surrounded him, and boxed him in. The bikers yelled over their engines...
Biker 1: Hey, kid! Nice wheels!
Biker 2: Yeah, isn't it a little dangerous for you to be in a neighborhood like this this time a night?!
They all laughed, as they whipped out chains, and started thrashing at Dan. Figuring he wouldn't be able to get away by bike, he switched on the Proton Pack's P/E propulsion, and took off into the night sky. Not paying attention to the road, the bikers ran into the abandoned cars that laid in the street, and were thrown from their bikes.
Dan landed in front of the closed down Burger King. Since the proton gun was still attached to the bike, the bike got a ride of its own. He rode to the front of Doc's garage, as Doc ran in front of him...
Doc: Did you get the control chip?
Dan took it out of his pocket, and handed it to Doc...
Doc: Did you have any trouble in obtaining it?
Dan stood silent for a moment, then shook his head...
Dan: Naw.
Dan dismounted the bike, and they both walked into the garage.
