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Thanks again for the reviews and a little note with tornados in the United States of America on average 1000 tornados strike the USA every year. the next closest is Canada with a average of 100 a year.
Disclaimer: don't own digimonChasing the Perfect Storm:
The Inconceivable F6
By FocusR.
Ch. 8: Darkest Hour
Running hurriedly down the steps TK glanced briefly over at the infringing storms. O great it's gaining strength even faster than before. I cannot believe that we missed getting shots of the twister that was heading this direction. TK thought while he tried bounding down five steps at a time. After changing into a loose green T-shirt and khaki shorts, he held the strap of his laptop carrying case firmly while also hanging onto his tattered bucket hat. Three more flights to go.
Glancing over the railing, he noticed Patamon and Gatomon sitting a top an azure blue crew cab pickup truck with vivid yellow racing stripes that went over the cab. In the back, portable NEXRAD radar was setup along with a miniature weather station. As soon as TK finally reached the pickup, Kari and the Digimon were making last minute checks. "Patamon is the radar secure." Kari shouted as a mist began falling around them.
"Yep, and the thermometer, anemometer, and rain gage are also secure." Patamon squeaked as he flew into the truck through the open back window.
"TK…" Kari shouted as she noticed TK running up with a laptop in hand. "You still have that hat?"
"Yep" TK replied as he glanced up at it then back over to Kari. "Come on lets go."
"Sure" Kari replied as she tossed TK the keys.
"You want me to drive?" TK said, snatching the keys in midair.
"Why not?"
"OK?" TK answered perplexed as he climbed in to the spacious truck.
"What's wrong TK?"
"O… nothing… It's just…"
"You didn't care for me driving you over to the apartment." Kari replied finishing TK's sentence. Sighing TK glanced over at Kari. "Come on TK I'm sorry for that it's just…"
"Your use to it, right."
"Yea, sorta like that…" Kari answered as she slouched over and glanced out the passenger window.
"What do you mean, Kari?" TK asked while he put his arm around Kari.
"I just though… that… you where hoping I changed to… well… someone stronger." Kari replied as she slowly turned to TK.
"Now why would you think something like that?"
"After watching you on the news for five years, it was mind blowing how much you changed and matured every night. I thought…"
"Kari… don't ever worry about that. I've always liked you for who you were, and are. It may always seem like we change but deep down inside we're still the same person." TK replied looking deeply into Kari's beautiful eyes as she looked back.
"Are you two done yet?" Gatomon asked as she unrolled a map of the Twin Cities in the back seat.
Taking a deep breath TK glanced in back, as a little irritation began to boil inside of him. "OK will go, just hang onto your tail Gatomon." TK replied as he started the truck. Almost instantly, as he turned the key the truck roared to life and continued to rumble. Beeps and different series of noised filled the cab of the truck as the many computer systems came alive. From the dashboard, an eight-inch LCD screen popped out displaying a map of the area and the storms. "This is your truck?"
I wish. Its Tai's truck, my SUV was demolished in the destroyed parking lot remember. Although he's a little over protective of this truck, he usually keeps a set of keys hidden under the drive seat." Kari replied leaning back into the soft tan leather seats. "This thing has some of the best chasing equipment that money can buy, but he never drives it. I really don't think he'll care though."
Shifting into reverse TK hammered on the gas. Watching the tachometer burry into the red, the truck lunged backward into the empty parking lot. "Ready or not here we go." TK said shifting the truck into four-wheel drive.
Pulling onto the wet road the truck rapidly gained speed. "OK you two where are we?" TK asked the Digimon who were looking at the maps in the back.
"TK pass back your laptop." Patamon replied as he slipped on one of the maps.
"Why do you need that?"
"It has a GPS program installed on it."
"No it doesn't."
"Yea it does I installed it a few days ago."
"Where… where did you get it?"
"I bought it online when you were at work."
"Patamon…! Never mind… I don't want to know what else you've bought." TK replied as he tried to hand back the carrying case. As they pulled the laptop out of the carrying case, Patamon quickly setup the small GPS unit on the back window.
"OK were on 124th Street heading west. Turn left on Crimson Road and that should take us directly to where these storms will merge. " Gatomon said as the program finished loading.
Flipping on the headlights, TK glanced down at the LCD screen, and began looking for the time. 7:30am no that can't be right it's two dark outside to be that late. "Kari, what time do you have?"
"It's 7:30 on my watch, why?"
"Check out the sky." TK said
"It's as dark as night. TK… look." Kari said as she pointed to a huge forming funnel in the distance.
"I see it, hang on." Hammering on the gas the truck sped towards the funnel. "That's in downtown, what roads go in that direction?"
"Hold on were looking…" Patamon replied as he hung on for dear life. "OK turn onto 238th heading south that should bring us directly into the middle of downtown."
The traveling further towards the twister; the pounding of a torrential downpour hammered the truck. Flashes of lighting filled the dark olive green ominous sky. Violently the truck blazed through the sheets upon sheets of rain. "Ah, I can't see a thing through that rain." TK shouted while the windshield wipers whipped back and forth flinging buckets of water off as fast as they could. Suddenly the rain slowly died down to a small lull. "Here we go an again!" TK shouted while huge white softballs of hail began raining down on the truck. Bang… Bang… Bang… the hailstones hammered the body of the truck and windshield. The hail thrashed around the truck, as the wind began to wail and pushed it over into oncoming traffic. "I sure… hope Tai… has some… insurance on this thing." TK said as the truck bounded over the uneven lumps of ice covering the road.
Looking into the distance they finally saw an enormous funnel cloud slowly creeping down. "TK pull over to a gas station for a second." Kari asked.
Pulling into the stations covered pump area Kari jumped out of the truck with camera in hand. Facing the wild beast, she began snapping shot after shot of its fiery. "I don't believe it!" TK shouted as debris began kicking up from underneath it. "That cyclone is a strong F4." Looking at the LCD screen in the truck the winds were racing upwards of 260 MPH. "Kari let's go." TK yelled as the twister began to shift in their direction.
"Wait one second this thing is incredible. I've never been this close."
Jumping out of the truck TK grabbed Kari by the arm, "We got to go now." TK said as he led Kari back to the truck.
Starting the truck, a bright flash gleamed from behind them followed by an instantaneous crack bellowing that sent a sharp chill down everyone's spine. Racing away from the station another bright flash of lighting struck behind them. This time along with the crack of thunder, a huge explosion erupted. As Patamon glanced back, out the rear window a huge red fireball flew up from the destroyed gas station. Ducking below into the seat Patamon hid from the fiery blast. "TK, that… was… to… close." Patamon stuttered as Gatomon crawled up next to him.
"It's ok Patamon." Gatomon said as she hugged Patamon, who was shaking in terror.
"OK you two, where are we, I can't see a blasted thing through this rain." TK quickly commented as the rain began a deluge harder than before.
"Hang on can't you see Patamon is terrified." Gatomon said as she continued to hug her small friend.
"Unless you want to take a killer ride in a cyclone I suggest give either Kari or me some directions."
"Humph" Gatomon exhale as she crawled over to the laptop. "We're back on 124th Street heading west."
124th that would mean we would need to head south. That should drive us into the heart of the storms. Then looking down at the LCD screen the hook echo of the cyclone was forming even clearer than before. "OK, hang on." TK said as he slammed on the breaks. Tires screeched as he slid the rear end of the truck around. Hammering on the gas, TK took off towards west.
"TK watch out!" Kari yelled as debris began flying by. Suddenly a loud bang erupted from the back of the truck as the rear end skid to one side. As Kari looked down at the LCD screen, it had gone blank. Then turning around sparks flowed from what was left of the small radar in the bed. "We lost the radar!"
Looking back briefly, TK saw bright flashes sparking wildly where the radar used to be. "O shit now we're driving blind into this storm." TK replied as he slammed on the breaks and pulled under a small under pass. Climbing out of the truck large dents were scattered everywhere. As TK and Kari walked to the rear of the truck they looked at what was left of there eye into the storm.
"TK hang on, I think Tai installed a satellite uplink in the truck." Kari said as she ran back into the truck. After a few moments of rustling around in the glove compartment, she pulled out a small USB cable. Reaching over to TK's laptop she quickly plugged it in, after a few seconds, the computer recognized the uplink. "We're back in business. I have some real time radar images along with satellite images."
Running back into the truck, TK saw Kari had the laptop on her lap. "Ready." TK asked as he quickly snapped on his seatbelt.
"Let's go." Kari replied as her cell phone began ringing.
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