Chapter III
The Hunted Hunters, part II
-What?- Tintin exclaimed- NO! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE! PLEASE THINK OF SOMETHING!-
-I'm trying, boy... let me think on something.- The man defended himself.
-Tintin! Look!- One of the detectives exclaimed as it pointed to the upper part of the cell
The hole where they fell down. It was wide enough for them. Tintin climbed the Captain's shoulders, then the Thom(p)sons were next, and finally, the real Chief. When they were out, Tintin managed to take Haddock's arm and lift him.
-Now what?- The Captain asked
-Well...- the Chief replied.- The way to my office is at the east.- says as he walks a few steps towards the way. -Don't get separated, and let's walk by taking each other's hands.-
-Thundering typhoons!- Captain Haddock cursed.- You think we're kids or something?-
-If you happen to get lost, mister.- The Chief replied.- You might not feel the Sun's light again.-
-How do we know if you're not an Aztec Hawk or some traitor?- the Captain asked
-Well...- the Mexican replied.- I'm in my underwear, I was beaten to unconsciousness by those bastardos, I'm bleeding, and I've been here since last night, which means I'm so hungry I'd be able to kill you just to survive.-
-Okay, okay, we get it!- The Captain replied with an annoyed voice.
Meanwhile in the Chief's office, the gangster has just arrived with Snowy. No matter what the dog did, defending itself was useless.
-Your owner's gone, dog.- Jesus said to Snowy.- But don't worry, you'll join him later.-
The man then put Snowy inside a medium-sized cage and left, probably for the substances and a few shots.
The white fox-terrier started to whine, and, heard an annoying barking behind him. It came from another cage. Snowy searched with his sight the source of that noise, and he did it. It came from a melanistic, deer-headed, female Chihuahua. Like Tintin's dog, she was caged and forced to wait in the "Death row".
A few minutes later, the gang managed to finally arrive to the Chief's office. Tintin then saw Snowy trapped in a cage and didn't doubt on free him. He also saw the female dog, and asked about its respective owner. The real Chief, who was revealed to be her owner, tried to open both cages, but failed. The gangster sure had the key.
-We have no option, but to wait him.- Tintin said.
-What do we do now?- Thompson asked
-I have a plan, and I just hope it works.- The lad replied.
A couple of minutes later, the Aztec Hawk arrived with the substances and a few shots. Suddenly, he fell down, unconscious. The Chief injected him a powerful tranquilizer in the neck. Then, he started to search the keys.
-Okay, now what?- The Captain asked.
-The detectives and I will put this buzzard into a cell and then we will find and rally my men.- The Chief said as he was opening the cages.- You and Mr. Tintin will look for those asnos. Give us a call when you happen to find them.-
After saying that, both dogs were set free and the plan started.
As soon as Tintin and Haddock left the office, they saw there were a plenty of "wanted" posters around the place, featuring them. The soldiers and the officers who were around saw them and surrounded the pair.
-Se encuentran bajo arresto por terrorismo!- One of the soldiers said
-The hell?- The Captain exclaimed- I don't understand what you said and I don't give a damn!-
Then, a soldier shoots him. Of course, he failed. That was just to scare the sea lion.
-Flatulent green pig! Nigger! Cockroach!- The Captain cursed
The soldiers and officers appeared to understand his cursing, and all directed their guns to Haddock. Suddenly, the Chief appeared, with his clothes on, and calmed the soldiers down.
-Hey, chicos! No los lastimen!- He exclaimed in his native language.- Esos letreros fueron puestos por un impostor! Avisen a los demás! No los lastimen! Ellos me salvaron!-
-Pero si nos insultó!- A soldier said.
-Yo me encargo de eso mas tarde.- The Chief replied.- Ahora, guarden sus armas y regresen a su puesto.-
The soldiers and the officers then put their arms away and went back to their work.
-How did you knew about this?- Tintin asked
-Well... I heard a gunshot, and went to check.- The Chief replied.- Plus, I heard the insults coming from your friend.- said with a serious tone as he turned his head to Captain Haddock.
-Hey, sorry about that.- The Captain apologized.- I just got a little angry.-
-I accept it, but next time...- The Chief said.- ... try not to lose your sanity.- He continued.- We have the culture of helping a lot, even to foreigners, but that language of yours makes us doubt about the education you're given where you come from. Thank God so far there's no law that can give me the power to put you into jail because of insulting our people.-
-Yes, I got it.- The Captain replied a little scared.
-Now I suppose we need to search those gangsters.- Tintin said
The Chief nodded, still with his serious expression.
Meanwhile, near the airport, the Aztec Hawks were in fact waiting for Tintin and the Captain. Because they never appeared, they decided to execute their plan and went inside the building.
The interior of it was very roomy. People who were ready to board their respective flight were being advised to check the clock, hand their boarding passes to an employee, and go to their respective plane, even if it was going to leave in an hour or two. Others were just there waiting and watching a few planes arriving, wanting to see their beloved ones or friends who were out of the city because of several reasons, like being on a business trip or visiting a place.
The air the airport had was as fresh as a winter morning. It was better staying a while in it, "feeling free", rather than going outside, where it was sunny and sort of hot.
The gangsters started to kidnap a few people and stole their suitcases, putting their "special only-available-in-Mexico products", wrapped in a special paper, made by María, inside each one, taking off the necessary clothes from the owners, and impersonating them. The next step: hijacking the plane once it was in its way.
Now they were heading to the plane, acting like some Spanish tourist. After they arrived to the aisle, they saw it was being guarded by "giant" soldiers, who were being accompanied by Chihuahuas.
As they approached to the plane, the soldiers went towards them with their dogs. Like in every place, the luggage is always checked by the dog's sense of smell. Again, thanks to that paper, the Chihuahuas were fooled, thus, making the soldiers think they had nothing illegal inside the suitcases, and then they let them in.
Everything was working like it was planned.
Before taking their respective seats, the gangsters made sure they were not being followed by police, of if there were soldiers around.
Not a clue of security.
All that was left before the execution of part II of the plan was hijacking the plane.
An hour passed, and the flight started.
It was like another common one. I could say around the 90% of the people in the plane were tourists. Some passengers were sleeping, others were reading, and a few were trying to calm down their children.
Not after fifteen minutes, one of the gangsters stood up and went directly to the pilot cabin. When they heard the Pilot's voice, the rest of the Aztec Hawks stood up and started to shoot randomly, and the terror started. The fear in each passenger was rising, as a few children were about to cry. Their parents calmed them down, thinking they'll be killed if they made any noise.
-Hay algún policía o soldado aquí?- Luis asked
No answer from the frightened passengers.
-Is there a cop or a soldier here?- María asked in English
Again, no answer received.
-Good.- She said.- All we want like you is going to Europe.- She continued.- If any of you appear to send a S.O.S. message, I just hope you believe in God.-
-Lo que queremos es ir a Europa.- Luis translated.- Si alguno de ustedes trata de enviar un mensaje de auxilio, espero que crean en Dios.-
The people were deadly scared. The children were worried because they thought they'd be killed first, then, their parents, and finally, the pilot and its helpers.
María left to the pilot cabin to be with Adolfo as the rest of the Aztec Hawks were keeping an eye to the passengers.
When they thought the hope was vanishing, and the gangsters let their concentration go, a man stood up and shot Jorge with a rhino-tranquilizer gun.
The hijackers saw that and shot the man. The bullets didn't damage him. As he was walking towards the gangsters, they didn't doubt on continuing shooting him, until they run out of ammo.
-Looks like I win this time.- The man said as he took another tranquilizer gun and shot the two men.
He then removed the hat, the long coat, and the bullet-proof waistcoat. It was Tintin. Captain Haddock left his place and took the unconscious ones and left them in the bathroom, gagged.
The passengers had no idea of what was going on, but appeared to be less scared than before. After seeing that the Captain "took care of the evil men", they tried to cheer without making any noise. As he was hearing the people doing that, he put another bullet-proof waistcoat and made a few gestures to say to calm down and remain silent.
-It's nice to see you again, Puma, or may I say, Tintin?- A familiar voice said
-Same to you, Atticus Peck.- Another familiar voice added
The reporter and the Captain turned their heads and saw Adolfo and María, with their guns pointing to them.
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A/N: I hope you liked this. I've been busy with school stuff lately and I get a little nervous if I don't hand it in time.
Also, I've been distracted on developing ideas for more of my fics instead of this one. There are a few keys on both "The Circle of Paris" and "Tintin in Mexico" that will give you the possible antagonists in the final part of this fanfic trilogy. So, have fun with guessing.
For those who might feel offended by the Captain's insults: I'm not racist. I'm also a Mexican and proud of it. If Top Gear says something like that again, we'll go "Zetas" on them, if you know what I mean.
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