Hey Arnold Summer of dreams ch 3
Both boys stayed quiet as they listened to Scheck telling his men Marty and Steve to get rid of them. Than heard the car doors slam and the car drive away down the street.
"We have to find a way out of here, Gerald." Arnold whispered
"Well unless we want to be "sleeping with the fishes" we better hurry." His friend answered "Better yet got any good ideas?"
"Well maybe we can find something to pick the lock." Arnold said "Look around, there HAS to be something."
Arnold looked around until he found what he thought looked like a tire iron."
"Hey, I think I found something." He whispered "Maybe I can use it to open the trunk."
"Good now, let's use it and get out of here!" Gerald said
Arnold felt around for the lock in the trunk and used the tire iron to pry the lock open with all his might
"Arnold, wait…do you feel the car slowing down?" Gerald asked
Arnold froze for a minute and just listened. He was right, the car was slowing down and eventually it came to a stop.
"Gerald…. Quic-"
"Shhhhh….the car doors opened." Gerald said "Listen."
They heard footsteps that got closer and closer and then stopped.
"Now what?" Arnold thought as his heart raced he fixed his hands to hold the tire iron like a baseball bat. He was going to knock those two out.
He heard the car keys jingle and then the lock had started to turn
"Get ready…" Arnold thought as he brought his weapon up to bat
It was nighttime, so Arnold couldn't see his attackers (except for the trunk light that blinded him for a minute)
Arnold closed his eyes and swung for his attacker and hit him right in the mouth making him scream in pain
"QUICK GERALD, RUN!" Arnold screamed as he ran with his friend behind him
"HEY YOU TWO GET BACK HERE!" The other guy screamed
They chased the boys back up the beach
"GET BACK HERE! They kept yelling as the boys got further away
"Wait I have an idea." One said as he pulled out a gun from the holster
He started shooting at the boys still running to catch them, missing them each time
"Arnold, run faster!" Gerald screamed
They were almost at the road when something felt like it had bit Arnold in the back. He screamed as he fell, grinding his teeth through the pain
"GERALD!" Arnold screamed trying to get back up but falling down instead
Their attackers were gaining on them. Gerald had stopped and looked back at his friend, they were real close to the road
He had to think of something quick. He heard a noise and looked over as he saw headlights coming down the road fast.
"That's it!" he said to himself
He ran back to Arnold and helped him back up putting his arm around him trying to run as fast as they could to reach the main road.
With luck they finally got to the main road and ran right out in front of the car making in screech to a halt making the driver get out of the car and run up to Gerald and Arnold
"Help….Help they're after us…."Gerald said out of breath as he looked over at the driver
"Who's after you?" she asked
Gerald turned around and looked at the direction they had come from
"Those guys…but they're gone." He said
He let out a nervous sigh and then shook his head "We have to get out of here and get my friend help."
"Wait…I swear I know you from somewhere." She said
Gerald let Arnold steady against the hood of the car
"Gerald?!" she said "Is it really you?"
Gerald gave her a confused look "Do I know you?"
"It's me, Phoebe?" she answered
"Oh, my goodness it is you…but how?" she asked
Gerald couldn't believe his eyes it was Phoebe…..only she was a woman, instead of the 9 year old girl he used to know.
"That's kind of a long story
"Gerald how bout…..we get….out of he-"Arnold said as he passed out falling hitting the asphalt
Gerald reached out to help his friend and tried to pick up back up
Phoebe ran over to them
She picked him up checking to make sure he was ok. His shirt was wet, the back of it. She lifted the back up
"He's bleeding really bad." She told Gerald
"What happened?" she asked
"He got hit or shot or something." Gerald answered
Phoebe put him in the backseat and she wiped her hands off on a towel. Which she wrapped Arnold in to try to stop the bleeding
"Blood…" She said to herself" We have to get him to the hospital quick….."
"HURRY!"Gerald said as he jumped in the front seat and Phoebe got into the driver's seat and sped off…
Back at Future Tech inc.
The two goons had went back to Scheck's office
"Did you get rid of those two?" Scheck asked leaning against his desk
"Well…sir…..they got away" one answered rubbing the back of his head
Scheck let out a huge disappointed sigh "What do you MEAN they got away?" he asked as he stood straight up and put his hands in his pockets
"Well you see….um…sir… the blonde kid with the foot-ball shaped head had a tire iron and hit Marty in the mouth." He said "We chased them and I think we shot one of em, but they got in a car and got away."
"I'm VERY disappointed…"Scheck began "I WANT those two GONE!"
"Sir, we'll do the job, we promise sir." He begged
"Just DO the job!" Scheck said "And when you do I want you to bring me back their heads!"
"Now do I make myself clear?" Scheck asked "I don't usually give second chances, but I'm feeling generous, so get out there and get rid of those two!"
"Sir Y….yes, sir….we'll get it right this time sir…..I mean done this time sir!" he said
"Sir, sir… yes…..sir." Scheck said "Is that all you can say?"
"Um…..no sir…I mean yes…..sir!" Marty and Steve gulped
"I'll tell you what, why don't you just go now!" He asked annoyed "Go get the job done NOW!"
They both gulped "Yes, sir!"
Scheck sighed
"Good!" Now PLEASE get out of my office!" Scheck said sounding annoyed as he waved his hand as dismissal
Scheck watched them leave and closed the doors
"I hired morons." He muttered to himself
He took out his phone and dialed his accomplice Nick Vermicelli
"Hello?" Nick greeted on the phone
"Steve and Marty failed to get rid of Arnold and Gerald." Scheck said
"So you want me to do the job instead?" he asked
Scheck smiled "You read my mind."
"Ok, I'll take the job." Nick agreed "Just where are they?"
"Well, Steve said that he had shot one of them, check at the hospital first." Scheck said "When you do the job bring me their heads as proof you finished the job…..
TO BE CONTINUED…
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