Chapter 17.
.3.33pm.
Sphinx fought the hazy fog that enveloped his mind and with all the strength he could muster opened his unnaturally heavy eyelids. He was disorientated and uncomfortable and on top of that felt strangely motion sick.
He tried to roll over but could move. He was trapped, boxed in somewhere but couldn't remember where. Then as he struggled to free his mind, it all came flooding back. The bikers, the big, heavy pipe. He tried to reach up to touch the spot on his head that he knew would now be caked in blood, but couldn't move his arms. They seemed to be pinned down to his sides somehow.
He was in a very strange and uncomfortable position, with his back at an unnatural angle, as his eyes swam into focus, he realized it was dark.
"Where the fuck am I?" He thought his defensive anger jumping up to cover the fear in the pit of his stomach. He took a deep breath to calm himself, that's when it hit him. He knew that smell anywhere. Oil, leather and fine Japanese craftsmanship.
He was in the trunk of the Lexus.
***
.3.35pm.
Sway glanced up in her mirror hoping again that she'd lost them on that last corner. Her stomach sank as she saw the blue and white now joined by another, swing into view.
"Shit!"
She exclaimed, banging her fists on the steering wheel again and flooring the Vanquish. They were a good 400 yards behind her. If she jumped out now, she'd get away, but then she was caught.
"Where are you Memphis?" she thought. "Come pick me up."
She was nearing the south end of the garage complex and if he didn't arrive soon, she was out of obstacles, and it was all open road from there on. No escape. The garages were a huge set of about 30 that ran down the left hand side of the road. Each one had two sets of doors so you could drive into one from the road, like a normal house garage, and straight through out the other side, onto another road which the owners used as an off road. They would pull their lorries in at night through the doors facing the road and then pull out the next day without having to turn around. Straight into the off road and away.
As she got closer and closer, and started to panic, she noticed something sleek and yellow heading for her in the opposite direction. She slowed a little to allow Memphis to catch up to her before she reached the garages, and smiled slightly to herself. He never let her down.
As he got closer, his face came into focus. He signaled to her that he was turning off right down the back of the garages onto the off road. She nodded and he winked at her and made the sharp right at what must have been more than 90mph. Sway quickly pulled over onto the left side of the road, so that she was driving right next to the garage doors.
She looked ahead for an empty bunch; she needed about 3 to be on the safe side. She saw then and dropped her speed a fraction.
Her adrenalin kicked in as she reached her open set and her heart raced. She loved this shit! About 4 meters from the fist door of her set she took a deep breath and swung a very sharp left through the open door and quickly righted her self to head out the other end. She listened to one blue and white misjudge and smash into the wall, before she prepared herself and swung a hard right out of the other door and onto the off road.
Memphis was about 3 meters away from the open door and closed his eyes briefly as Sway swung out in front of him. Close. He slowed purposely blocking the door she had just flown through and the remaining blue and white screeched to a halt. He held up his hands and reversed slowly, full of over-the-top apologies and fake shock.
Sway hadn't had chance to hit the second door in her row, good job she'd picked a bunch off three, she thought as she pulled another right into the third garage and headed back out of the other side onto the road. She knew that Memphis will have slowed them down and she had a good thirty seconds to haul ass and get out of the car.
Sway floored the Vanquish and headed up to the end of the garages at nearing 140mph. Her heart raced, and she got that feeling she only ever got when doing this. Boosting was in her blood. She pulled up at the last garage and jumped out of the car before it had fully stopped. She glanced quickly over her shoulder and then scrambled over the wall that jutted out from the side of the last garage. Swinging her legs over she jumped down straight into the path of an oncoming car. Slamming her hands down on the bonnet, she jumped back a couple of feet and the car screeched to a halt.
She grinned at Memphis through the windscreen as he sat ashen faced, his eyes wide, gripping the steering wheel tightly. She ran around and hopped into the passenger seat. Memphis pulled away quickly and Sway looked over at him, out of breath, a small smile tugging at the corner of her lip.
"Fancy seeing you here." She remarked.
That made him laugh, and as they drove away, leaving the police to wonder where the hell the joy rider went, he drew a deep breath and shook his head.
"Jesus Sway. Nearly got you twice babe."
She settled down in her seat and closed her eyes, tired from her adrenaline rush.
"You were nowhere near. Babe."
***
.3.36pm.
Finally, Sphinx felt the Lexus slow and the engine was turned off. He waited and listened until he heard someone move around to the trunk and unlock it. The light was blinding in contrast to the dark he had just been submerged in and he screwed his eyes up as he was hoisted out of the car and placed on his feet.
He knew his legs weren't going to hold him, and there was nothing that he could do to help himself as an insane dizziness spun the world around. He dropped heavily to his knees and threw up.
Someone laughed from above him, but the voice sounded hollow and distant in his head. The whole world was spinning and echoing as he got dragged back to his feet and pulled towards a large breezeblock building.
And to top it all off, he had absolutely no clue where he was.
***
.3.37pm.
Memphis picked up his receiver and clicked the talk button.
"Otto."
After a second he answered "You get her?"
"Yeah she's here. We lost Melissa though."
"Never mind, we have one more we can try later. You both ok?" Otto asked concerned.
Memphis looked over at Sway and she raised her eyebrows.
"Yes." He replied after a beat "We're fine. We'll be in in about 8 minutes. And listen up guys," He addressed everyone through his receiver "I want everyone back at the garage as soon as they can."
"I got Rachel, Mirror and Kip here already," Otto said "And tumbler should be on his way in."
"2 minutes." Tumbler cut in.
"Donny, Freb. What about you guys?" Asked Memphis.
"I just dropped Donny off at Sarah," Answered Freb "I'm driving the van back now, we'll both be there before you guys"
"Anyone heard from Sphinx?" Asked Kip.
"No." replied Memphis "Otto?"
"No, but you know what he's like Memphis. He's said more today than he has in the whole of last month put together. He'll be here."
"Ok." Memphis nodded "See you soon guys."
"Bye." Answered Otto and they all disconnected.
Memphis set his receiver down on the dash and stole a quick glance at Sway. She was running her eyes along the dash. A deep look, mentally undressing it to get at what was underneath.
Then she shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
"Seriously," she said more to herself that to Memphis. "Running and leather pants aint a great combination in weather like this."
He chuckled slightly and looked up at the hot sun.
Sway suddenly reached and pulled her credit card out of her back pocket.
"Pull over." She mumbled to Memphis, her card between her teeth as she put her hand on the door handle.
"What?"
"Just do it."
Memphis pulled over obligingly and she hoped out of the car and took the card from her mouth.
"Back in a second." She said shutting the door and walking towards a store.
Memphis sat, eyebrows raised, waiting for her. She never ceased to amaze him.
Just as he stared to feel slightly too self conscious sat in a stolen car at the side of the road, she returned, shopping bag in hand, card back in her mouth as she opened the door to the car and got in.
"I can't believe you just went shopping." Memphis laughed as he pulled out and drove away.
She smiled and pulled a pair of khaki green utility pants out of the bag tossing it, now empty, onto the back seat. She sank down a bit in her seat and popped the top button on her leathers. Memphis gave her another quick sideways glance and smiled as she shrugged her eyebrows at him.
She wriggled out of the leathers to reveal a pair of pink and black lace panties. Memphis did a double take and then looked at her questioningly.
"Sway?"
She grinned at him mischievously as she ripped the tag off the new pants and pulled them on.
"I did promise you leather, high heels and pink underwear."
He laughed loudly and shook his head.
She grinned and fastened the tie at the top of the combats "I can't drive in heels though, so you'll have to wait 'till later."
"I'll hold you to that."
***End Chapter 17 ***
Authors note - Get me eh! Two uploads in as many days! I know there wasn't any boosting in that one, and I'm sorry, but its coming so keep reading! Keep the cars coming in too, I've had loads so far and I'm really appreciative, and still looking for more! I also just want to take a sec to say thanks to everyone who keeps coming back and reading chapter after chapter. You're all ace guys and I love your reviews! Thanks, AN x
.3.33pm.
Sphinx fought the hazy fog that enveloped his mind and with all the strength he could muster opened his unnaturally heavy eyelids. He was disorientated and uncomfortable and on top of that felt strangely motion sick.
He tried to roll over but could move. He was trapped, boxed in somewhere but couldn't remember where. Then as he struggled to free his mind, it all came flooding back. The bikers, the big, heavy pipe. He tried to reach up to touch the spot on his head that he knew would now be caked in blood, but couldn't move his arms. They seemed to be pinned down to his sides somehow.
He was in a very strange and uncomfortable position, with his back at an unnatural angle, as his eyes swam into focus, he realized it was dark.
"Where the fuck am I?" He thought his defensive anger jumping up to cover the fear in the pit of his stomach. He took a deep breath to calm himself, that's when it hit him. He knew that smell anywhere. Oil, leather and fine Japanese craftsmanship.
He was in the trunk of the Lexus.
***
.3.35pm.
Sway glanced up in her mirror hoping again that she'd lost them on that last corner. Her stomach sank as she saw the blue and white now joined by another, swing into view.
"Shit!"
She exclaimed, banging her fists on the steering wheel again and flooring the Vanquish. They were a good 400 yards behind her. If she jumped out now, she'd get away, but then she was caught.
"Where are you Memphis?" she thought. "Come pick me up."
She was nearing the south end of the garage complex and if he didn't arrive soon, she was out of obstacles, and it was all open road from there on. No escape. The garages were a huge set of about 30 that ran down the left hand side of the road. Each one had two sets of doors so you could drive into one from the road, like a normal house garage, and straight through out the other side, onto another road which the owners used as an off road. They would pull their lorries in at night through the doors facing the road and then pull out the next day without having to turn around. Straight into the off road and away.
As she got closer and closer, and started to panic, she noticed something sleek and yellow heading for her in the opposite direction. She slowed a little to allow Memphis to catch up to her before she reached the garages, and smiled slightly to herself. He never let her down.
As he got closer, his face came into focus. He signaled to her that he was turning off right down the back of the garages onto the off road. She nodded and he winked at her and made the sharp right at what must have been more than 90mph. Sway quickly pulled over onto the left side of the road, so that she was driving right next to the garage doors.
She looked ahead for an empty bunch; she needed about 3 to be on the safe side. She saw then and dropped her speed a fraction.
Her adrenalin kicked in as she reached her open set and her heart raced. She loved this shit! About 4 meters from the fist door of her set she took a deep breath and swung a very sharp left through the open door and quickly righted her self to head out the other end. She listened to one blue and white misjudge and smash into the wall, before she prepared herself and swung a hard right out of the other door and onto the off road.
Memphis was about 3 meters away from the open door and closed his eyes briefly as Sway swung out in front of him. Close. He slowed purposely blocking the door she had just flown through and the remaining blue and white screeched to a halt. He held up his hands and reversed slowly, full of over-the-top apologies and fake shock.
Sway hadn't had chance to hit the second door in her row, good job she'd picked a bunch off three, she thought as she pulled another right into the third garage and headed back out of the other side onto the road. She knew that Memphis will have slowed them down and she had a good thirty seconds to haul ass and get out of the car.
Sway floored the Vanquish and headed up to the end of the garages at nearing 140mph. Her heart raced, and she got that feeling she only ever got when doing this. Boosting was in her blood. She pulled up at the last garage and jumped out of the car before it had fully stopped. She glanced quickly over her shoulder and then scrambled over the wall that jutted out from the side of the last garage. Swinging her legs over she jumped down straight into the path of an oncoming car. Slamming her hands down on the bonnet, she jumped back a couple of feet and the car screeched to a halt.
She grinned at Memphis through the windscreen as he sat ashen faced, his eyes wide, gripping the steering wheel tightly. She ran around and hopped into the passenger seat. Memphis pulled away quickly and Sway looked over at him, out of breath, a small smile tugging at the corner of her lip.
"Fancy seeing you here." She remarked.
That made him laugh, and as they drove away, leaving the police to wonder where the hell the joy rider went, he drew a deep breath and shook his head.
"Jesus Sway. Nearly got you twice babe."
She settled down in her seat and closed her eyes, tired from her adrenaline rush.
"You were nowhere near. Babe."
***
.3.36pm.
Finally, Sphinx felt the Lexus slow and the engine was turned off. He waited and listened until he heard someone move around to the trunk and unlock it. The light was blinding in contrast to the dark he had just been submerged in and he screwed his eyes up as he was hoisted out of the car and placed on his feet.
He knew his legs weren't going to hold him, and there was nothing that he could do to help himself as an insane dizziness spun the world around. He dropped heavily to his knees and threw up.
Someone laughed from above him, but the voice sounded hollow and distant in his head. The whole world was spinning and echoing as he got dragged back to his feet and pulled towards a large breezeblock building.
And to top it all off, he had absolutely no clue where he was.
***
.3.37pm.
Memphis picked up his receiver and clicked the talk button.
"Otto."
After a second he answered "You get her?"
"Yeah she's here. We lost Melissa though."
"Never mind, we have one more we can try later. You both ok?" Otto asked concerned.
Memphis looked over at Sway and she raised her eyebrows.
"Yes." He replied after a beat "We're fine. We'll be in in about 8 minutes. And listen up guys," He addressed everyone through his receiver "I want everyone back at the garage as soon as they can."
"I got Rachel, Mirror and Kip here already," Otto said "And tumbler should be on his way in."
"2 minutes." Tumbler cut in.
"Donny, Freb. What about you guys?" Asked Memphis.
"I just dropped Donny off at Sarah," Answered Freb "I'm driving the van back now, we'll both be there before you guys"
"Anyone heard from Sphinx?" Asked Kip.
"No." replied Memphis "Otto?"
"No, but you know what he's like Memphis. He's said more today than he has in the whole of last month put together. He'll be here."
"Ok." Memphis nodded "See you soon guys."
"Bye." Answered Otto and they all disconnected.
Memphis set his receiver down on the dash and stole a quick glance at Sway. She was running her eyes along the dash. A deep look, mentally undressing it to get at what was underneath.
Then she shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
"Seriously," she said more to herself that to Memphis. "Running and leather pants aint a great combination in weather like this."
He chuckled slightly and looked up at the hot sun.
Sway suddenly reached and pulled her credit card out of her back pocket.
"Pull over." She mumbled to Memphis, her card between her teeth as she put her hand on the door handle.
"What?"
"Just do it."
Memphis pulled over obligingly and she hoped out of the car and took the card from her mouth.
"Back in a second." She said shutting the door and walking towards a store.
Memphis sat, eyebrows raised, waiting for her. She never ceased to amaze him.
Just as he stared to feel slightly too self conscious sat in a stolen car at the side of the road, she returned, shopping bag in hand, card back in her mouth as she opened the door to the car and got in.
"I can't believe you just went shopping." Memphis laughed as he pulled out and drove away.
She smiled and pulled a pair of khaki green utility pants out of the bag tossing it, now empty, onto the back seat. She sank down a bit in her seat and popped the top button on her leathers. Memphis gave her another quick sideways glance and smiled as she shrugged her eyebrows at him.
She wriggled out of the leathers to reveal a pair of pink and black lace panties. Memphis did a double take and then looked at her questioningly.
"Sway?"
She grinned at him mischievously as she ripped the tag off the new pants and pulled them on.
"I did promise you leather, high heels and pink underwear."
He laughed loudly and shook his head.
She grinned and fastened the tie at the top of the combats "I can't drive in heels though, so you'll have to wait 'till later."
"I'll hold you to that."
***End Chapter 17 ***
Authors note - Get me eh! Two uploads in as many days! I know there wasn't any boosting in that one, and I'm sorry, but its coming so keep reading! Keep the cars coming in too, I've had loads so far and I'm really appreciative, and still looking for more! I also just want to take a sec to say thanks to everyone who keeps coming back and reading chapter after chapter. You're all ace guys and I love your reviews! Thanks, AN x