Episode 3

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March 12, 2007 10:31 a.m.

"I can only hope we get to them before Dawn does, otherwise, without them we won't win." "Well then step on it James, we must hurry." "Yes mam." "So if I kill these members James will fail, and Luna will be vulnerable enough to be killed." Dawn said with a grin. "So they will first go to Zman. All I have to do is follow them. It's a good thing I placed a bug on your vehicle, and what's nice is you don't even know it. Now all I need is a vehicle." Dawn looked around the alley she was in and saw a truck pulling into a parking lot across the street. Dawn smiled and said, "That'll do." She ran across the street sneaking up on the truck as it pulls into a parking spot. The driver got out of his truck and turned around to grab some stuff. Dawn walked up behind and just as the man turned around he saw Dawn and said, "What the…" Dawn stabbed the guy and rolled his body under a car, took his keys, got in his truck, and took off.

"How much longer?" Luna asked.

"Not much longer now."

"You said that four hours ago."

"Well I don't know exactly."

Luna was frustrated. "Look we're in Lansing, MI."

"Okay then it will be another four hours till we get there. Luckily the freeway will take us the whole way there."

"Oh come on James, I'm tired of being stuck in a car. Can we at least take a rest, I got to use the ladies room."

"We just stopped two hours ago. You shouldn't have drunk from the water fountain."

"Well, sorry for getting thirsty." James pulled off the freeway into a rest stop, and waited by the SUV as Luna went in. He saw a white truck pull in with tinted windows, which parked a ways down. James went about his business, which was waiting for Luna. After a while James looked back and noticed no one got out of the white truck. James was suspicious now, "Why has no one gotten out. Why'd they pull into a rest stop for no reason, something's up."

"Boo." Luna said causing James to jump.

"Oh god, Luna." He said covering his heart.

Luna laughed saying, "You scream like a little girl."

"I do not."

Luna was still laughing, as James was embarrassed because he did scream like a girl. "Get in the truck Luna." He said making it an order." She got in with a giggle. James pulled out of the rest stop and got back onto the freeway.

"Well James, I'm a little tired. Could you wake me up when we're almost there?"

"Sure Luna."

He looked up in the rearview mirror to see a white truck that looked similar to the one at the rest stop. James thought the chances of running into the same car are a long shot so he ignored any suspicion.

Time passed along as James continued to drive as Luna slept using the door as a pillow. James began running thoughts through his head. "Poor Melanie…she didn't want any of this. She just wanted to live a regular life and draw pictures for fun. She never wanted to make picture that would be trying to kill her. I must protect her...the future of both our worlds hangs in the balance. Don't worry Melanie, I won't allow Dawn to hurt you, I place my life on it."

Three and a half hours passed before Luna wakes up with a yawn. She rubs her eyes and asks, "How long have I been asleep?"

"About three and a half hours."

"Wow I must've been tired."

"Well you have been through a lot today."

"Yeah…I can't believe all this happening to me."

"What I can't believe is how high the gas prices are."

"I'm running for my life from Dawn, and all you can think about is the gas prices."

"No…not really.'

"Oh my god you're unbelievable."

"Hey, this is costing me a lot of money to protect you."

"Oh I see, so you care more about your wallet more than me."

"If that were true I wouldn't have saved you. Remember that I'm putting my life a risk to save you."

"Then tell me James, why are you doing this, and what team do you speak of? Answer me this time."

"Fine I'll tell you, I'm doing this to help you…" Just at that moment they got hit from behind.

"Who hit us?" Luna asked

"I don't know." Another hit from the back. James looked through the rear-view mirror to see a white truck that looked like the one that he kept seeing and ignored any suspicion to.

"Dawn." James said bluntly.

"What?"

"Dawn is the one driving the truck."

"How do you know?"

"The unusual stop at the rest area, continuously following us, and now this. It all makes sense now."

James was driving aggressively now weaving through traffic to evade Dawn and her determination to kill Luna.

"But how…how could Dawn find us? Luna asked.

"I'll bet she placed a bug on this car."

"Oh no, was she just following us to the other members."

"Most likely."

James jumped off the freeway and took shortcuts to get to Zman, Arial, Anthony, and Tem Xephmor.

"If Dawn gets to them first it's all over for us."

"Hurry James, Hurry."

James rocketed through an intersection where a squad car was. The car blurred it's sirens as it pursued after them.

"We got a Smokey." James said pretending to be Bandit.

"Oh my god I'm going to jail."

"No you're not."

James pulled the SUV to the curb and the squad car pulled up from behind. The officer got out and began walking to them.

"Wait here", James said opening his door and getting out.

"What will you.." Luna was saying before he shut the door. James then walked up to the cop.

"YOU MORON!" James yelled at the cop. "You're interfering."

"What?"

James opens his wallet, which shows a federal-looking ID.

"Agent James CIA. You're interfering with a federal case. I must get to the suspect before he gets away."

"Suspect?"

"If you further prevent me from stopping the suspect I'll have to arrest you."

The cop was shaking and said, "Go…go then, do you need an escort?"

"No that will slow us down, just keep the officers off us."

"Yes sir. Wait why are you driving a regular vehicle if you're a fed?"

"The criminal stole our vehicle."

"Oh..okay go I'll tell the others."

With that the cop jumped to the CB and began to speak to the cops. James ran to the car got in and peeled away. Luna looked panicked

"Are they after us?"

James shook his head no and said, "I made him believe I was a Fed agent."

"How'd you pull that off?"

"Well on my world I am a fed agent so to speak."

"Right the A-Team Heroes."

James nodded

"We must get to the others now. Look Traverse City we made it."

"Alright Luna remember the plan."

"Then they were rammed from behind. James looked to see the white truck again."

James was frustrated.

"Oh come on, Luna we can't lead her to the group. Hang on we is getting aggressive again."

To Be Continued