Chapter 13- Storm the Castle
The tracked vehicle went over another hill in the uneven tunnel made by Steven's digging machine. It flew up, barely missing the top of the tunnel. Officially it was designated as APC model 29P, to all of its test drivers it had been christened The Barf Mobile. As it rounded another bend at 135 mph Barb reached over for another bag to keep her rapidly decreasing lunch. As she used it James took stock of their remaining bags.
"She's used about a third of the bags she brought, not counting the two already in here."
"Thanks for the update," Nate was driving. Its speedometer went as high as 500mph, but the manual transmission and the amount of jumps and sharp turns in the tunnel kept them well below that.
"You two never had a weak stomach," she said.
"Oh, yeah…remember that time on Frokis Three, with that hospital."
"Like I needed remindi…Oh…" She grabbed for another bag, and barely made it to her mouth on time. Unfortunately another jump came, splashing it all over her nose and mouth.
"Oh, I did not need to see that." James said, and they landed. Some of it had gotten on his uniform.
"Then stop saying things like that." Suddenly it came to a screeching halt as Nate slammed the brakes.
"What was that for?" Barb asked.
"That," Nate pointed at a metal door in front of them. He opened his door and flipped open his tricorder one handed, and scanned the door. James and Barb followed suit quickly.
"It's made of solid steel, three feet thick."
"Well, that rules out Lightsabers."
"As well as Magic."
"This time it looks like explosives…but it'll have to be quick, there's a force field rigged to kick in with in two seconds."
James took control of the Barf Mobile as Barb and Nate set charges all around the door. Then, when Barb got back in, Nate hung on to the front incase the force field went up he would be flung into the base. All of them agreed that he could recover from broken bones faster then them. James pressed the pedal down to the floorboard as it leaped forward. Then, with the door maybe a foot away from Nate's nose he pushed the button and the door exploded inward. Nate flew off and sliced the nearest two guards down, their white armor splattered with red as Barb and James flew out of their doors. Barb's Scythe had already taken down three and James' Katana and Jitte took down four. But they were upon them now, the alarm having sounded the moment the door blew. As red and green fire swarmed them they kept up their rampage, hoping they weren't already too late.