Well once again updating ;). This is slightly longer than usual I think and I enjoyed writing it.
Written by me and edited by Quaker nuts :)
Chapter 6 After Thought
Nikki and I had just gotten back to the garage when we heard a frantic call on our radios.
"Damn, guys I need some help, I have the cops on my ass" we both hear Sal say.
"What do we do Alex? Should we stay here and see what happens or go out there and risk getting caught ourselves?" Nikki asks while looking at me. I shake my head. It would be useless for us to go out there to help Sal. We have no idea where he is and would be useless to help him.
"I'm on my way Sal, hold on." We hear Neville say and sigh in relief. We no longer needed to debate on whether to help or not.
"Yumi, Samson, Colin, come back to the garage, we got some news to share and plans to make." I say into my radio and hear confirmations from the three people I had just named.
"Do you think they will be fine now that Cross is going to help us?" Nikki asks. We both know how they all feel about the cops, especially Colin who has bad blood with the cops, for reasons he has not shared with us.
"We'll just have to hope they do. Cross is going to be a big part of our keeping Carbon City and whether they or even we like it, there is nothing we can do about it." I say and she nods while walking to our little eating area to get a drink from the fridge.
"You want something to drink?" she asks me and I ask for a coke.
"Here you go" she says when she hands me the can. I am about to open it when
I realize that something doesn't feel right about the garage. The hairs on the back of my neck are standing on end.
"Nikki, does something feel off to you?" I ask her, looking around to see what gave me the uncomfortable feeling.
"Now that you mention it, yeah I do feel a little uneasy, like I am being watched." She says.
"Let's take a look around, because if it's one of those reaper bastards, he's going down!" I say and place my can down. She had gotten herself a bottle of water which she then put back in the fridge.
We do a quick search of the place. "I found a camera here by the tires" I hear Nikki say and growl. "Yeah I found one here by the brakes" I say from the opposite side of the room. We disconnect the cameras and go back to the door in which we had entered. Only now do I see that it has been messed with.
"Seems the Reapers are eager to know what we are up to" Nikki says and I curse. "Which means they might know about you know who." I say, not naming Cross in case they didn't know that part. "Well we'll have to do a more intense search when the others get here.
"Lets listen in, we need to know how Neville and Sal are doing" I say, angry at myself for forgetting that two of my crew were in trouble. As we are heading back towards our cars I pick up my can and open it, taking a long drink from it. When I move the can away I pull a face, the coke was flat and tasted terrible. I put the now half empty can on a shelf and sit with Nikki in her car to listen to the radio.
"Nev, watch out the cops are closing in on you" Sal says and we hear the squeal of tires, he must have been turning a very sharp corner.
"Hahaha, take THAT copnuts" Neville shouts and we figure he took out some cops.
"Look Nev, stop messing around, we need to hide" Sal says, sounding annoyed, but we could tell he was worried about Neville. No matter what act he put on,
Sal and Neville were good friends, had been from the beginning. The fighting and all that was just part of their friendship.
"I know Sal, look, there is a part coming up here, we can lose them there and find a hiding spot on the other side, lets go radio silent till we are in the clear" Neville says and from then there is no more talk from them. Nikki and I are sitting tense in her car. I've suddenly started to feel not so good. I feel like there is cotton in my head and my eyes want to close. I shake my head.
Now is not the time for sleep.
"Hey, you ok Alex?" Nikki asks me, having seen me shake my head.
"Yeah I'm fine, just suddenly tired." I say, rubbing my hand over my face.
We both get a fright when the garage door suddenly opens and a car pulls in. It is only Samson.
"Any news from Sal and Neville?" he asks as soon as he gets out of his car.
"None yet, they're going radio silent till they've lost the cops and we haven't heard from them in about 15 minutes" I say, resting my head on the back of the car seat.
"Hey man, are you ok?" Samson asks me. I just nod, feeling even more tired than before.
We sit in silence for a further 10 minutes. I am feeling more weak and tired as the time passes.
"Hey, this is Sal calling, anyone there" we suddenly hear and cheer. Sal contacting us could only mean that they had gotten away. "Yeah we're here Sal, where are you and Neville?" Nikki asks after grabbing the radio.
"We're on the opposite side of the city, should take us an hour to get back there" he says and we frown. An hour, the drive should only take them at least half an hour.
"Why so long?" Nikki asks and we hear a sigh.
"Neville's just stopped to grab something to eat" He says and that explains it all. Neville is never full for long.
"Ok but hurry back, we've got some stuff to talk about and it is all important." She says and puts the radio back. "Samson, we need to check this place for bugs" I say softly, even talking taking it out of me.
"What do you mean?" He asks, giving me a worried look. I must be starting to look bad.
"We found two cameras hidden around here and are sure there might be listening devices as well." Nikki says, also looking at me with worry. "I'm fine guys, really" I say as I get out the car, only to start to fall. "Alex, I don't think you are ok. What have you eaten lately?" Samson asks as we hear two more cars pull up. It is Yumi and Colin.
"Just the same as you" I say and then remember "Oh and half a can of coke, but that was flat" I say and lean against Samson.
"What's wrong with Alex?" I hear Yumi say, my eyes having closed on their own. "We don't know, but I think we should get him and this can of coke to the hospital" I hear Samson say. Why did he sound so far off?
"Guys, I'm tired, let me sleep" I say and the last thing I hear before falling unconscious is Nikki shouting my name, then all was black.
Hmmm, that is interesting, what could be wrong with Alex.
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