Partners
They met the next day at the Whuddaburger. It wasn't to hard for Bobby to get away that afternoon he just told Sonya he was running a quick errand for his father. Sonya inquired but Bobby just told her paint, tools and other thing she left it at that. So Bobby jumped into Hank's big red truck and drove off to the fast food restaurant.
He was there only a few minutes when a police car rolled up and a familiar face walked out. Bobby turned away from his food and stood up greeting his friend.
They said each other's name with excitement and shook hands. But after Bobby turned to Joseph's grim-faced partner.
"Bobby this is my partner Stryker. Stryker this is my friend Bobby." The young Hill offered his hand.
"P-Pleased to meet you." He said. Stryker was clearly annoyed, after all this time of being shut out only now he has hearing real news.
"Let's get down to business!" He grumbled stabbing a finger into Bobby's chest." Tell us what you know!"
"Stryker, Dude." Said Joseph getting between them. "It's okay this is my boy Bobby, he's cool." Stryker looked from his partner to Bobby. He was a plump boy of average height and he could tell from the look on his face he was frightened. And Stryker had grown to trust Joseph, so he believed him.
"Sorry about that." He said loosening up a little. He took a seat." What's say we get down to business?" Bobby nodded and sat down with the two police." Let's start at the beginning." So they sat down and Bobby began explaining the whole thing to them. He hadn't really gotten far, only about his own adventures in the Special Forces and the Black Dragon. Joseph listened with great interest, thinking his own adventures paled in comparison to Bobby's. Stryker said nothing the whole time but nodded intently. The two police could at least understand the idea of a gang of some kind in Arlen, that was simple enough.
"I wanted to tell you guys the whole time what had happened!" Bobby hollered." But my partner-"
"Partner?" questioned Joseph." You mean that blonde chick with the-" He motioned to his chest.
"Yes." Bobby said with an embarrassed nod.
"She's your partner?" Stryker said.
"She's my CO." Bobby told. Joseph looked at him confused but Stryker rubbed his hand along his chin.
"So the Military is involved." He said." This just got very complicated." The trio were unaware but on a rooftop just across the street was Jarek. A 50 caliber sniper rifle in his hands and a Bluetooth in his ear.
"I'm in position." He said. And that signal traveled all the way back to the Black Dragon Headquarters where Kabal waited. Jarek aimed down his sights where he saw the two police and one soldier sat." Targets in sight." Kabal paced back and forth, a hot cup of coffee in his hands.
"Take them." He ordered.
Jarek nodded and resituated himself, checking his sights once more. With a finger on the trigger he prepared to squeeze and take out his first target, Bobby.
"But that's not even half of it." Bobby said ready to continue with his tales. He prepared to continue his story while Joseph and Stryker kept listening. Bobby opened his mouth to speak once more but then suddenly a loud crack rang through the sky and the food shot up from the table.
"GET DOWN!" yelled Stryker as he pulled Joseph to the ground. Bobby fell out of his seat and onto his back.
With a stroke of luck Jarek's bullet had missed it's mark having shot through the table and not into Bobby. In annoyance Jarek looked down his sights again, ready to shot once more.
"What was that?!" yelled Bobby as he lay on the ground.
"Gunfire!" replied Stryker.
"Where's it coming from?!" yelled Bobby. Just then another shot rang out the bullet landing just next to Bobby's elbow, tearing up the concrete ground." Forget this!" Bobby jumped up from the ground and prepared to run.
"No, get down!" yelled Stryker.
"Bobby!" yelled Joseph. Bobby jumped to his feet just as a third bullet rang out and flew over his head. He jolted but turned and ran towards his father's truck. Jarek checked his sights and aimed at Bobby, but before he could fire a shot Bobby jumped into the truck and drove off. Checking back to Joseph and Stryker, he found the two policemen had ran off to their own car and were following Bobby.
"I've missed the target." Jarek said into his blue tooth." They got away." In anger Kabal flung his coffee cup to the wall. It cracked and the hot contents splattered everywhere.
"After them, now!" he roared. The coffee dripped down from the wall and onto the floor. Jarek wasted no time to grab his rifle and follow after his fleeing prey.
"Their heading west on third!" he announced. Jarek was not the only Black Dragon in the area. Bobby fled with Joseph and Stryker right behind him, but then a third car joined in. Driven by Kira with Kobra in the passenger's seat with an assault rifle.
The male Black Dragon member poked his head out and took aim at the retreating. Bullets flew into the air, some cracking into the back window of Bobby's truck. The back window broke open and shattered glass all into the driver's seat. Bobby rubbed the back of his head, looking at his hand afterwards he saw it covered with blood.
"What the hell!" yelled Joseph ducking from the bullet-fire.
The bullets continued to fly as cars drove left and right. Most to get out of the way of the bullets crashing into trees or screeching onto the sidewalk.
Bobby drove into the first left he had seen in an attempt to get away from the violence. As a matter of fact, it was the left down into the alley. The Police car followed after him and the Black Dragon's car after that.
Bobby was in a mix of nervous fear and only partially parked the truck in the driveway when he tripped out and scrambled into his home, thinking he'd be safe. He made it to the sliding door and didn't notice anyone behind it until he pushed it open. It was Sonya.
She noticed the frantic look on his face with the blood on his neck and hand and was immediately suspicious.
"What are you-" But Bobby didn't hear her and instead heard the screeching of tires and crack of gunfire.
"GET DOWN!" Bobby yelled as he jumped to the ground, taking Sonya down with him. As they hit the dirt the police car rolled into the driveway.
"There's Bobby!" yelled Joseph pointing to his friend in the doorway of the house.
"Joseph!" yelled Stryker looking in the other direction. Joseph swung his head back to see the car chasing them come crashing into the back of their car. The Police car was knocked sideways and knocked into Hank's truck. The car drove to the end of the road and turned back down, aiming down the alley.
Joseph and Stryker, bruised and shaken poked their heads up from the inside of their car and peered down to see the car down the road. Kira smirked and slammed down on the gas, tires screeching as the car drove down the road and at them.
Bobby watched on in horror thinking his friend would be smashed by the quick approaching attackers. But then there was a cracking sound above his head. Bobby looked up to see Sonya with a sub-machine gun in her arms, firing at the approaching vehicle.
Bullets ripped past Kira and Kobra, breaking the glass of the car. The two ducked down and covered themselves, the car tearing off across the road and into a fence.
Sonya took her eye away from the sights and watched as the car drove down to the road, retreating now. She then turned down to Bobby, grabbing him with one hand and yanking him to his feet.
"Get in the car and drive." She growled at him.
"Wha-"
"DRIVE!" she roared, raising her weapon. Bobby did not argue and ran to the truck with Sonya. He jumped into the driver's seat and Sonya in the passenger's. It was not that as Bobby turned the key and grinded the gears that Sonya looked behind them to see the police car there, and the two men in it.
"You brought the police?!" she roared.
"I-"
"Shut up and drive!" she roared arming herself. Bobby knew they'd have a long and angry conversation later. Bobby moved the clutch and pushed on the gas, the truck pulling out of the driveway. Joseph and Stryker looked up in time to see Sonya shooting an unkind gesture at them.
Then the truck drove out into the road and followed after the Black Dragon. Joseph and Stryker staggered a moment but then they gave chase in their own vehicle.
Now the chase had turned around with the Black Dragon fleeing with the Army and Police giving chase. At that time Dale was busy getting rid of a hornet's nest at the High School Football stadium. He stood on a ladder and prepared to reach out with gloved hands to rip the nest down. But then the sudden cry of sirens and screeching tires got his attention and he saw the cars racing down the road. It startled him so much that he stumbled on the ladder and the hornets' nest came crashing down on him.
Kobra and Kira dashed into oncoming traffic and Bobby was too frightened to go after them.
"What are you doing?!" yelled Sonya from the passenger's seat.
"WE can't go into oncoming traffic!" Bobby replied.
"AH!" Sonya yelled resting her head in her hand. The police however had another idea.
"Easy Joseph." Said Stryker as their car blazed towards the intersection. But the young man was shaking with glee. A high speed chase and gunfights is exactly what he wanted with this job." Easy." Stryker said again as they speed towards the oncoming traffic." JOSEPH!" Joseph let out a cry of joy as he drove the car up and into the oncoming traffic. Stryker held onto his seat tightly while Joseph spun the car left and right, dodging past traffic looking for the car going the same way as them.
Bobby and Sonya were going the same way on a different road.
"THERE!" Bobby pointed out. Looking over they saw the Black Dragon car and the Police car after them. Sonya reached over and slammed her hand on Bobby's leg, pushing his foot down onto the gas pedal.
The truck raced off to meet them. The Black Dragon truck raced off and the two chasers met side to side on the road as they followed. Sonya looked down to see Joseph and Stryker racing along with them. Then Sonya reached over and jerked the wheel away from Bobby, knocking their truck into the police car.
"Hey this is my Dad's car!" shrieked Bobby.
"What was that for?" Joseph said to his partner, confused. Stryker glared up at Sonya and Bobby.
"Hit her back!" Stryker roared. Joseph did as he was told and knocked the police car into the truck, not thinking that it was his friend's driving and his father's friend's car.
"HEY!" cried Bobby trying to take control of the truck. The two soldiers bounced up and down in their seats." What was that for?!" Sonya blew her hair away from her eyes. The two vehicles began battling each other on the road, forgetting about their common enemy the Black Dragon who was now getting away. The cars clashed and beat into each other, tires screeching and tearing up the roads with the four involved grunting and groaning the whole time.
Finally it came to a halt and the two vehicles found themselves starring each other down at the opposite ends of the road. Bobby and Sonya in one car with Stryker and Joseph in the other. All of them panting for breath, bruised and beaten.
"Get ready." Sonya said to Bobby. Bobby gulped as he put his hands on the steering wheel.
"Go right for 'em." Stryker said to Joseph. Joseph beamed with excitement. The cars prepared to collide once more but then something else happened, something up in the sky.
There was a crack of something like thunder but the skies were to clear for a storm. Looking up they saw a flash of blinding light. But when it subsided there was something falling from the sky. All looked on and watched as whatever it was crashed into the nearby woods.
And she was the first person to jump up.
"Let's go!" she commanded.
"What was-" began Bobby.
"No time to explain, we have to go and get there first. Hill, DRIVE!" And Bobby did as he was told leaving the scene with the police officers behind.
"Now, what was-" said Stryker." What's-"
"Hey where are they going?" Joseph said. Stryker looked back to see the big red truck driving away.
"After them quick, quick!" Joseph pressed on the gas and the police car roared off. But Bobby and Sonya had a decent head start and by the time the police even had a thought they could catch up they'd already arrived at the crash site.
They drove to the crash site which was in the middle of the woods. On the way there, Sonya explained to Bobby exactly what had happened, it was something she was familiar with.
"A rift from another dimension has opened." She told." It could be from Outworld, it could be from somewhere else." Bobby put the pedal to the medal and drove faster, nearly leaving the police following them in the dark.
Joseph tried to keep up but soon the red truck was a blur in the distance. So they used the smoke from the sky as a navigation point and followed it.
Sonya and Bobby exited the car to find a small crater in the earth with a large metal structure in the ground. Upon further inspection they found it to be a ship of some kind. They kept inspecting it trying to see where it could have come from. Their answers came from the pilot in the cockpit.
"There's someone in here!" Bobby pointed out to Sonya as he stood on the glass overlooking the pilot.
"Break it up!" Bobby was careful at first trying to pull the cockpit open or finding a button of some kind. In the end it was Sonya and the but of her rifle that broke it open. And there inside was the pilot but he was no ordinary man, if he was a man at all.
He had the body of a man but his body was covered in hair and he had the head of a Fox.