Running Out Of Time

When I look back and see Troy and Conner looking at me with shock, I turn to see Thane smirking as I say "If we take the main road, we can make it." Conner clenches his jaw and nods his head as Troy curses and says "We're dead."

Thane cocks his gun and says "Keep them off the truck, no matter what." Conner loads his guns as Troy does the same while still cursing. I reach up and lightly poke the tiny monkey before saying "You might want to leave... things are about to get rough."

It's not like he can really understand me but if I tried to throw him off, he'd probably attack me. When he shows no sign of leaving I shrug my shoulders and hold on as Cruz picks up speed. After riding through some bumpy parts, we finally pull back onto the main road!

I feel myself slightly relaxing when I no longer have to hold on for dear life but when I see no signs of the Ragers, I feel myself grinning. Conner cheers and pats the hood of the truck as Cruz increases his speed, pushing the truck to its limits.

I will admit, these trucks are fast! I try to keep an eye out for Ragers but when we travel for a solid ten minutes without any signs, I start to think they've given up. The little white monkey on my shoulder holds on with his face held high.

He bares his wickedly sharp teeth in a happy grin as he enjoys the strong breeze on his little face, instantly making me chuckle. This little guy really is kinda cute. He's definitely starting to grow on me.

As soon as we come around a bend, Cruz slams on the brakes. When we stand up to look over the truck, we see the Ragers up ahead, blocking the road. Even if we tried to explain what we were trying to do, I doubt they'd listen or even believe us.

Besides... we don't have time for this! They're blocking off the whole road! I grit my teeth as I try to think of something but when Thane takes the safety off his gun, I reach over and put a hand on it as I ask "Can the truck survive a jump?"

Thane narrows his eyes and looks at me in confusion but he slowly nods his head and says "Yeah, they're built to pretty much withstand anything." I nod and quickly climb onto the top of the truck before leaning over to Cruz's window and saying "Floor it! Go as fast as you can!"

Cruz looks up at me with panic and says "WHAT!? This thing isn't a tank! It can't plow through all those vehicles!" I give him a stern look and say "Trust me!" Titus slaps Cruz in the back of the head and says "You heard the boy! Go go go!!"

Suddenly, the truck takes off and starts quickly gaining speed. I look back to the others and say "Keep them busy! I'm gonna need to concentrate." Thane nods and reaches up to me. He slips a rope around my waist and ties it to his own as he says "I can't have my little bird taking flight right now."

I snort at him and turn back to see the Ragers watching us with smug looks on their faces but as soon as they realize we aren't slowing down, they start to become slightly nervous. They look over to someone, I'm guessing their leader but the guy yells something that has the others straightening.

They pull out their weapons and widen their stances as the truck continues to pick up speed. As soon as we're in shooting distance, I hear Thane's gun go off right next to me. One of the Rager's heads jerks back before he falls down, dead.

The Ragers start firing back but the moving truck makes us a tad bit harder to shoot at. Was it just me or were they not shooting at me? Was it because I seemed harmless? I decide to dismiss it and count it as a lucky break as I hold on and get ready.

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure I can do this... In theory, this works and we make it to the base in time but if it doesn't... well, let's just say... it'll hurt. Bullets ricochet off the truck left and right as something catches my right cheek.

I flinch and keep my head low as I try to keep my eyes on the road. As we draw closer, the Ragers start getting nervous as they all start inching to the side but just like before, the guy with the green scales yells at them and they all file back in line like good little soldiers.

Suddenly, I feel the little monkey jumping up and down on my back in excitement. He reaches for my hair and starts pulling while he screeches as we get closer and closer. I close my eyes and start focusing on my powers. When I find the one I need, I start focusing on it and nothing else.

The power within me starts building with incredible speed making it almost painful but I don't stop. As I hear Troy yell "You better know what you're doing, Val! We're playing real-life chicken!" I feel the corner of my lips tilt up into a smirk as I slowly open my eyes.

Three... The Ragers look on in terror as some try to run. Two... Cruz's grip on the steering wheel becomes bruising as he and Titus sweet with fear but the gas pedal is pushed all the way down. I yell out "Hold on!" One... The entire road in front of the Ragers suddenly rises like a large tide of water!

I grit my teeth and focus on the dirt ramp as everyone watches on in shock and disbelief. The truck hits the ramp with ease and soon, the entire truck is airborne! At this point, the Ragers aren't even shooting! They're looking up with their mouths wide open in shock as the large truck sails straight over them!