Chapter 6
June 14, 2026 at 2:30 pm
Joshua raced over to the car that had crossed the centerline. The driver was pushing at his airbag trying to get out of his seat. Something inside the new hero was screaming for him to leave the man alone. His father was more important than this idiot who hadn't been paying attention but Joshua shook these thoughts from his head and looked at the situation in front of him. The driver's door was a mess so he went over to the passenger side and forced open the door.
Samantha was still trying to figure out the best way to get Sportacus out when another car pulled up behind them. The driver quickly got out of his car and raced over to her.
"Can I help?" He asked.
"Call 911. I think my boyfriend and I are going to need help getting his father out of the car." Samantha told him.
"This road with be really busy soon. I'll drive back into FunTown and get help." Quickly, the stranger ran and hopped back into his car. He backed the car up, made a u-turn, and headed toward FunTown. Samantha left Sportacus and went to see if Joshua needed help.
"Sir can you move your legs?" Joshua asked the man.
"Yes but it hurts." The man replied. "Please call me Billy."
"Ok, Billy. Do you think you can crawl out of your seat towards me?" Joshua inquired.
"I can try but my seat buckle is jammed." Billy told him. At that moment, Samantha arrived and told Joshua that help was on the way.
"I hate to interrupt but do you guys smell that?" Billy wondered.
"Smell what?" Samantha asked. Then she took a whiff. Her eyes went wide.
"Gasoline." Joshua said and immediately, he dropped to his knees and looked under the car. Fuel was leaking from the ruptured gas tank onto a strange looking object and then the ground.
"Something has punctured the gas tank and it's leaking. We have to get him and my parents out of here as fast as possible." Joshua said standing up.
"Billy, you're going to have to help me as much as possible." He said then he turned to Samantha. "Get my mother out of the way. Take her over to the side of the road and onto the grass some distance from the vehicles that way if something were to ignite the fuel…" he stopped.
"Don't worry I'm on it." She smiled and quickly ran back to Stephanie. Joshua turned back to Billy. He opened the nearest back door and crawled to the driver's side.
"You know, I was trying to avoid that thing in the road and now look where we are." The man said. Joshua didn't respond as he continued to try to free Billy from the back seat. He reached for the jammed buckle and seat belt. Using his strong hands, the new hero was able to force the two apart. With that out of the way, Joshua told Billy to try to crawl to the passenger side.
The man only nodded and tried to crawl out of the wreck of the driver's seat. Joshua came out of the back seat and went to the front. He helped Billy out of the car and carried him away from the gas-leaking vehicle.
Samantha had Stephanie up on her feet and moving off to the side of the road when the two heard a wonderful noise. Sirens were blaring off in the distance and they would be here any minute.
"Where's Sportacus?" Stephanie asked.
"He'll be along soon." Samantha didn't have the heart to tell her that he wasn't out of the car or danger yet. "We'll be right back." Stephanie sat on the ground and the fourteen year old raced back to the car.
To Be Continued…
