The Turn: Chapter Twenty-Nine

The Turn

Chapter Twenty-Nine

~Rev Your Engines~

Two Years Before The Turn

Chaud walked into the hideout. Zara looked at him and put her hands on her hips with a look of disappointment on her face.

“Where have you been?” she asked.

“We need to get going,” Chaud said without answering her question.

Zara turned as Chaud walked passed her, “What do you mean? We’re just getting everything set up.”

“I mean we need to go now,” Chaud stated, “If we don’t they will catch us before we get down the block.”

Zara stood still a moment, “Did you blow our cover? Chaud, seriously! We don’t have anything prepped! We barely even know where we would be going!”

“I’ve narrowed it down to this area,” Naru stated as he circled an area on a map.

“Not exactly pinpoint,” Deontay looked at the large circle, “Pity there aren’t gas stations in the sky.”

“Okay,” Zara gripped her head in concentration, “We’ll have to make due. Deontay, Vicky!”

“Got it!” Deontay ran toward Vicky and they both grabbed a bag and left the base.

“Let’s go!” Zara called.

Naru and Hina shut down the computers. Chaud grabbed two bags. Zara followed the twins out of the base carrying two bags herself. They reached the surface. Hina looked around for a vehicle. She found a jeep and hotwired it. Naru grabbed the bags that Zara was carrying and headed off to his sister. Chaud and Zara headed off to  a red convertible.

“Seriously?” Zara stated.

“What? If you’re going to ‘borrow’ a car it at least has to look good. And besides, I thought the point was to be fairly obvious,” Chaud pointed at the car, “This looks rather obvious.”

Zara rolled her eyes and threw the bags in the back seat, “This plan had better work.”

Chaud smiled, “It will.”

Zara got in the back seat while Chaud got the car started. She turned on her ear piece.

“Mike check,” she stated.

“Hear you loud and clear,” Deontay said.

“Hello,” Vicky’s voice was quieter.

“Sup,” came Hina’s response.

“What was the plan again?” Naru asked.

Chaud laughed, “This will be interesting.”

Zara was forced to smile, “Do we all know our part?”

Deontay yawned, “Yeah, yeah, you only drilled it into our heads.”

“Anything we should know about the enemy, Chaud?” Hina asked.

Chaud thought a moment as he drove, “They don’t hesitate to use their powers. That’s something to watch for. Oh, and their leader can see a little of the future.”

“That would have been nice to know earlier…” Naru sighed.

Hina groaned, “How do we go against someone like that?”

“My dad told me a little trick that might help,” Chaud said, “He said that if you don’t know what you are about to do beforehand sometimes it messes with a future readers power.”

“But we know what we are about to do,” Vicky sounded confused.

“Just don’t thing about it. Just act I guess I should say. Helped me out this afternoon,” Chaud shrugged.

Zara looked at him, “You are so lucky that you’re driving right now. I could punch you.”

“Lucky me…” Chaud murmured.

“Alright,” Zara looked at her watch, “Time.”

“0-1!” the others said in unison.

“Good,” Zara loaded a sub machine gun, “Keep the time. Let’s get this done.”

 

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Shadow walked through a wall that he thought interesting. He smiled when he emerged on the other side. Fang was right again as usual. Apparently Chaud had been trying to keep his mind blank when he met Fang and that was giving Fang a hard time. But in a fraction of a second as Chaud flew off, Fang saw a glimpse of Chaud’s immediate future.

Curious, Shadow turned on the computers. He saw some mention of an island and something called the Metamor. With a smile he walked through another wall and appeared by Fang’s side.

Fang looked at him, “Well.”

“They were there,” Shadow reported, “but they aren’t now. Saw something about an island thought. Looked like they were following up on one of their missions and were trying to find out who ratted them out.”

“An island?” Fang asked.

“Huh,” Alister stood a ways away with his arms crossed, “In’t it kinda hard to get to an island wit’out travelin’ by air. I mean I know they ‘ave ferries an’ what not, but if this island was where the bad guys live I don’t think they ‘ave an afternoon ferry.”

“Alister,” Fang stated, “That night have been the smartest thing you’ve said all week.”

“Really?” Shadow looked skeptical, “That’s a cruel joke Fang, don’t get his hopes up like that.”

“I’m being serious,” Fang glared at him, “If you can’t get there by boat how are they getting there.”

“Air?” Shadow answered.

“And where can one find an air vehicle fairly easily without much planning?”

Alister answered, “The airport?”

Very good, Alister,” Fang nodded, “Shadow, you, Raven and Penelope go ahead and see if you can slow them down.

“Whatever you say,” Shadow went to go tell Raven and Penelope.

“Lumin,” Fang called over to the water wielder, “Would you go unlock that car over there?”

Lumin stood up and did as he was told with Arisa at his heels.

“We need to get them before they take to the air,” Fang said quietly.

“‘Specially since we ‘ave no idea where they’re goin’,” Alister sighed.

“You really are on a roll today, Alister,” Fang nodded.

“Fang,” Raven walked up to him, “We’re headed out.”

“Alright,” Fang looked at her, “We’ll catch up with you.”

Raven turned and ran in the direction of the airport. Penelope disappeared and appeared on a nearby roof. She disappeared again and appeared again further away.

Shadow walked to nearby wall. “I’m missing you already, Fang!”

Fang sighed and ignored him.

“Fang, Lumin got the door open!” Arisa called out as she waved out one of the windows. Lumin was trying to keep her quiet since what they were doing was illegal.

“Let’s get this over with so I can get paid,” Fang sighed.