Hello everybody! I thought I would update extra early, since I made everyone wait so long last chapter. Enjoy!
"Uh, guys?" Nellie said nervously. A 50 cal. machine gun had just risen out of the roof of Elizabeth's car.
"GET DOWN!" she screamed. Everyone hit the floor. Amy squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the smashing glass of.
THUDTHUDTHUDTHUDTHUD! Amy looked over the seat. The front windshield wasn't shattered, but cracked.
"It's bulletproof glass!" she yelled. Everyone else looked over the seats.
"Bulletproof glass..." whispered Nellie. "BULLETPROOF GLASS! HA! TAKE THAT, SERPENT LADY!" she yelled at the top of her voice.
"Hello! Nellie! The glass won't hold forever!" warned Zai. "You'll have to use some of the Hummer's features."
Nellie started swerving to avoid the machine gun rounds. "Better." she said. She pressed the 'on' button on the screen.
"Hmm, what should I use?" muttered Nellie. Elias leaned over the seat. "Heat-seeking missiles! It's been ages since I blew up a car with one of those!" He reached toward the screen. Nellie smacked his hand away.
"Ow! What's the matter with you?" Elias complained, yanking his hand back.
Nellie rolled her eyes. "Think. If you blow up and the Hummer, who will get blown up with it?" she asked.
"Elizabeth." answered Elias.
"Exactly." replied Nellie. "But who else?"
Elias was silent for a moment.
"DAN AND YOUR UNCLE WILL GET BLOWEN UP, TOO!" yelled Nellie.
"I KNOW! I WAS THINKING HOW WE'RE GOING TO STOP THE HUMMER WITHOUT DESTROYING THEM, TOO!" He yelled back.
Nellie swerved again. The windshield was now in critical condition. One more round of fire, and they would all be dead. They crossed onto another bridge.
Elias pulled out his Baretta again.
"I'm going to end this now." He rolled down the window.
"Elias!" yelled Nellie, "You'll get yourself killed trying that!"
"Hmph. We'll see about that." he retorted. He carefully leaned out the window. Nellie held her breath and jerked the car again to avoid another round of bullets.
"Just a little farther..." murmured Elias. "Perfect!" He fired two rapid shots, one aimed directly at the muzzle of the machine gun, and the other right into the tailpipe of Elizabeth's car. The result was a loud BOOOOOOM! and a cloud of smoke billowed out of the tailpipe and it caught fire. One of the tires burst. The huge car veered to the left, then crashed into the side of the bridge. Suddenly, there was a puff of smoke in the car. A car chair, with the arms attached, and Elizabeth sitting on it blasted out of the roof. She rocketed about 25 feet into the air, and landed in the water.
"Ejector seat." whispered Amy. Nellie stopped the car and everyone rushed out toward the wrecked Hummer. Zai reached it first. He yanked on the handle, and the door flew open.
"Help me get him out!" he yelled. Nellie rushed over. She and Zai reached into the car and gingerly pulled out an unmoving person and laid them gently on the road.
Amy rushed over. Please be okay, please be okay! She begged silently. She looked down and let out a strangled sob when she saw who it was. The person they pulled out of the wreck was Dan. And he was soaked in blood.
That was pretty short, but it's not over. This is kind of like a trailer for the next chapter.
April 14, 1989
It was a rainy, moonless night. And 23 year-old Neha Kului was running for her life. She was riding a motorcycle on a deserted road. Her long, black hair whipped around in the wind, and she had several bruises on her arm, marking her golden-brown skin with purple spots. Suddenly, she heard the sound of several cars behind her. My god, they've found me! She thought frantically. The cars were gaining on her. He twisted the handlebars, and veered off the road into the darkness.
She raced through the pitch-black night, avoiding rocks and crashing through bushes and shrubs. She heard a noise behind her and looked back to see another car hot on her tail. In that moment she looked back, she hit a rock. The motorcycle wobbled, and she was thrown off., landing in the bushes. She scraped her arm badly. No, no, no! She begged silently. She pulled out two pistols from holsters on her belt. The car stopped in front of her, and someone stepped out into the darkness, their face hidden by shadows. Neha holstered her pistols.
"Such a shame, Neha." said her mysterious pursuer. "And you showed such promise."
"Promise?" spat Neha, "Promise to become what? A cold-blooded, stone-hearted murder like you?"
"Neha, Neha, Neha" her pursuer clicked their tongue. "You have to stop seeing things in that way. "
"Forget it." replied Neha. "And I'll do whatever's necessary to protect the people I love from you!"
"I'm sure you would." replied the person, taking a step forward.
Fast, impossibly fast, Neha whipped her pistols out and fired.
"AAAAAAAGGHH!" the mysterious person screamed, falling to the ground. Neha kicked them aside and jumped into her car, zooming away.
Neha was back on the open road again. Then, she heard a whirring noise above her. Oh, no. Helicopters! She almost panicked. Suddenly, the ground around he started kicking up in little clouds as the helicopter started shooting at her. I'm not going to make it! Then, up ahead, she saw the blinking lights. The plane! The plane was about 50 yards ahead of her and the helicopter rounds were getting closer and closer. Almost...there! She sped up. Now, the plane was about 70 feet...60 feet...50 feet...40 feet...30 feet...20 feet...10 feet... At the last possible second, Neha jumped. She was about 5 feet from the plane door. She ran hard, dived into the safety of the plane. She was safe.
They quickly put Neha under an ultra scan. She lay there, praying.
"He's alive, but he's sustained several bruises." the doctor told her. Neha almost fainted with relief. The doctor removed his mask.
"Where to?" he asked her. She rubbed her stomach, and the little fetus that had no idea of the troubles that his mother had just gone through.
"Somewhere...safe." she answered.
Well, that was fun to write. I'm really excited about the next couple chapters. They're a break in my current story, kind of like flashback stories. Read, review, and comment!