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Chapter twenty-one ~ Driving with Emma.
Emma stood shocked for a minute but running after Artemis out of the hotel. Tamarisk followed them.
Emma walked towards a porch, but Artemis pulled her away.
"You don't want to attract that sort of attention. We need something small, something that people look straight through." He told her with a hiss.
"Fine, but I have been practising in a porch." she began.
"There's a surprise!" Artemis replied, as he began peering through various car windows.
"How about this one?" said Emma, pointing to a car with tinted windows. "It's no porch, but it'll do."
"It's fine," Artemis said. He pulled out the cube and detached a metal aerial. He slotted it in to the lock and it instantly transformed into the shape of the key.
"Clever!" Emma said, gob smacked.
Artemis smirked as he pulled open the door. "Your carriage awaits."
Emma clambered into the drivers seat. Tamarisk got into the back and Artemis in the front passenger seat. He passed Emma the 'key' so she could start the engine.
"Okay here it goes." She said, breathing deeply. "Now none of you can blame me if we die, 'cause it was his idea!"
she turned the key and the engine buzzed to life. "Now what.first.right check blind spots.make sure it's in neutral."
"Well actually you're supposed to do that before you put the engine on, but never mind. Emma this isn't a test, get there as quickly as possible and try not to get stopped by the police."
"Right.yes" Emma was shaking as she moved the gear in to reverse.
"Emma calm down."
"Do you even know where we're going?"
"We can drive round a bit, I'll recognise it when I see it. but I was out cold when we were taken there."
"Great, that's all we need, a wild goose chase with a terrified driver."
"Emma, to make the car move you have to put your foot on the accelerator."
"And that is."
"The one next to the brake."
"Ah right.yes.got it."
the car slowly reversed out of the hotel car park. Emma waited until it was clear before going through the open barriers and joining the main road.
Emma got more confident as she began to drive, and after about five minutes she didn't need Artemis shouting instructions to her every second.
Tamarisk sat in the back with her eyes shut. "This is it.this is it." she whispered to herself. "If you're that scared Tamarisk you can get out, no one asked you to come." Emma cried from the front.
Tamarisk opened her eyes and glared at the front seat. "You know what would make me feel better, I dunno if you kept you eyes on the road!"
Emma rolled her eyes. "So do you recognise it yet?"
Artemis shook his head. "Keep driving, it must be somewhere local 'cause it didn't take long to get to the hotel. Maybe if we go to the hotel I could work it out from there." Artemis stopped. How would he feel going back to the burning hotel where he had cold bloodidly stolen a man's life?
"Should I?"
"No, it'll take too long and there is no guarantee." Artemis said quickly.
Emma nodded and carried on driving.
"I don't suppose you know where your father would take someone who had kidnapped his daughter?"
Emma laughed. "Well funnily enough I don't. father and I didn't really talk about that stuff. It was more be back by nine, don't drink, don't go out with him, don't go there, don't do this, I think you get the picture." Emma said. "You know what, now he's gone I might even move to Ireland with my mother." she said softly, turning to smile at Artemis.
"Emma look out!" he shouted.
She turned back to the road just in time to see a large four by four pull out in front of her.
"Brake, brake, brake!" Artemis shouted.
Emma slammed her foot on the pedal and the car swerved across the road and came gradually to a stop on a long drive. Whilst Emma was recovering from the shock, and Tamarisk was yelling at her Artemis looked up at the house in amazement.
"This is it." he said, softly.
"What?" Tamarisk asked.
"See, my accident was a blessing in disguise."
Artemis stared up at the large house looming above them.
"Butler is behind those doors."
"So now we're here, what next?"
Please R&R!!
Chapter twenty-one ~ Driving with Emma.
Emma stood shocked for a minute but running after Artemis out of the hotel. Tamarisk followed them.
Emma walked towards a porch, but Artemis pulled her away.
"You don't want to attract that sort of attention. We need something small, something that people look straight through." He told her with a hiss.
"Fine, but I have been practising in a porch." she began.
"There's a surprise!" Artemis replied, as he began peering through various car windows.
"How about this one?" said Emma, pointing to a car with tinted windows. "It's no porch, but it'll do."
"It's fine," Artemis said. He pulled out the cube and detached a metal aerial. He slotted it in to the lock and it instantly transformed into the shape of the key.
"Clever!" Emma said, gob smacked.
Artemis smirked as he pulled open the door. "Your carriage awaits."
Emma clambered into the drivers seat. Tamarisk got into the back and Artemis in the front passenger seat. He passed Emma the 'key' so she could start the engine.
"Okay here it goes." She said, breathing deeply. "Now none of you can blame me if we die, 'cause it was his idea!"
she turned the key and the engine buzzed to life. "Now what.first.right check blind spots.make sure it's in neutral."
"Well actually you're supposed to do that before you put the engine on, but never mind. Emma this isn't a test, get there as quickly as possible and try not to get stopped by the police."
"Right.yes" Emma was shaking as she moved the gear in to reverse.
"Emma calm down."
"Do you even know where we're going?"
"We can drive round a bit, I'll recognise it when I see it. but I was out cold when we were taken there."
"Great, that's all we need, a wild goose chase with a terrified driver."
"Emma, to make the car move you have to put your foot on the accelerator."
"And that is."
"The one next to the brake."
"Ah right.yes.got it."
the car slowly reversed out of the hotel car park. Emma waited until it was clear before going through the open barriers and joining the main road.
Emma got more confident as she began to drive, and after about five minutes she didn't need Artemis shouting instructions to her every second.
Tamarisk sat in the back with her eyes shut. "This is it.this is it." she whispered to herself. "If you're that scared Tamarisk you can get out, no one asked you to come." Emma cried from the front.
Tamarisk opened her eyes and glared at the front seat. "You know what would make me feel better, I dunno if you kept you eyes on the road!"
Emma rolled her eyes. "So do you recognise it yet?"
Artemis shook his head. "Keep driving, it must be somewhere local 'cause it didn't take long to get to the hotel. Maybe if we go to the hotel I could work it out from there." Artemis stopped. How would he feel going back to the burning hotel where he had cold bloodidly stolen a man's life?
"Should I?"
"No, it'll take too long and there is no guarantee." Artemis said quickly.
Emma nodded and carried on driving.
"I don't suppose you know where your father would take someone who had kidnapped his daughter?"
Emma laughed. "Well funnily enough I don't. father and I didn't really talk about that stuff. It was more be back by nine, don't drink, don't go out with him, don't go there, don't do this, I think you get the picture." Emma said. "You know what, now he's gone I might even move to Ireland with my mother." she said softly, turning to smile at Artemis.
"Emma look out!" he shouted.
She turned back to the road just in time to see a large four by four pull out in front of her.
"Brake, brake, brake!" Artemis shouted.
Emma slammed her foot on the pedal and the car swerved across the road and came gradually to a stop on a long drive. Whilst Emma was recovering from the shock, and Tamarisk was yelling at her Artemis looked up at the house in amazement.
"This is it." he said, softly.
"What?" Tamarisk asked.
"See, my accident was a blessing in disguise."
Artemis stared up at the large house looming above them.
"Butler is behind those doors."
"So now we're here, what next?"