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“One, two, and three.” Cass pushed his controller and Topaz pushed hers as he yelled. “ACT-UP fight AIDS.”
The place lit up with every building exploding as the entire farm was set ablaze.
“Really?” she questioned as the fireball lit up the morning as if the sun rose and set in the same few seconds.
“It was Brick’s idea. Honest.”
“And the dart thrower?” she asked as the sound of men screaming through the no longer silent night brought her back from the movie screening ofRentforced on almost all. Around them, mayhem tore through the normally docile world as Brick’s dumb ass came barreling toward them with a rain of rainbow colored fireworks to light the way.
“Let’s go.” Cass got into the driver’s side of the van.
And everyone else piled in.
“Oh my God, that was awesome!” Brick howled out the open window of the van. “Did you see it? Did you? Every building gone, men on fire as the sky lit up in pinks and purples!”
“You had to go there?”
“Maybe they’ll figure it out when they see all their bank accounts were drained to a certain non-profit in New York,” Brick said as he drummed on the glove box. “Hack and Onyx are twisted mothers I tell you.”
Topaz felt pride now, that she had exacted revenge on the group that had ordered them to be kidnapped. The one who came into her town grabbing the man—it was then it hit her. She was collateral damage. Never to have been there. What if—she couldn’t… the thought was too horrible as she turned in her seat to watch as the fire spread out behind them.
Hope kept blooming until she saw several vehicles coming from the compound they just blew up. “Cass…”
He glanced up at her in the rearview mirror and saw for himself what she was about to tell them. “Shit.”
The stomp on the gas pedal followed by the rev of the engine sent them off on a high speed chase. There were too many vehicles coming out. They thought they had blown up the entire lot of humans living in that place. ACT UP had survived.
She could feel the souped up van rev its motor and Cass stepped on it. They flew down the road towards the highway leading back to Turnabout.
“Cass, where did they all come from? I thought we took care of them,” Bounty yelled out.
Topaz shook her head. “We need to call Red and tell him we’re rolling hot.” Opening her cell phone, she found Red’s number and called.
Red answered the phone. “Talk to me Topaz.”
“Buildings gone but we are being chased by several vehicles. We have to pass Berrington, which way you think we should go? Where do you want us to bring them?”
“Keep heading toward Berrington. We’ll be waiting.” Red disconnected. Her lifeline to the club severed.
“Cass… Red wants you to drive straight to Berrington. Can we outrun these peckerheads?” Topaz leaned forward to the front of the van checking on the speed of the van. They were going seventy miles per hour. “You can go faster can’t you?”
“Topaz I’m going a safe speed. So far, they are just following us,” Cass yelled back.
“There’s something in Berrington for us. Can we get there today?”
“It’s fucking deer o’clock. I’m trying to make it home. Not just to Berrington, but home without hitting Bambi and killing us all.”
Tension was thick in the van. All of them watching the vehicles behind them in their own way.
An SUV came up fast and nearly rear-ended them.
“Cass move it!” Bounty yelled.
Cass gunned the van and they careened ahead hitting top speeds of over a hundred. The van was charged up by Baldy and used in several rescues where they needed to outrun people chasing them.
Topaz turned around and saw the SUV was right behind them and several other vehicles were coming up onto them. “They’re going to try and run us off the road. How far are we from Berrington?”
“We’re still too far out. Call Red back and tell him what is going on,” Cass ordered. “We’re at least five miles away still.”
Topaz quickly called Red.
He answered on the first ring,. “Hello.”
“They’re gaining on us. We’re still too far out. Cass wanted me to call you. Says we’re about five from town.”
“Keep coming. We’re set up a mile outside town. Hollywood has the road blocked by deputies behind us. Tell Cass to avoid pursuers as much as possible the van can take a hit. It’s a strong vehicle made for this.” Red kept her on the phone.
She leaned closer to the front. “Red said to keep coming. If you’re hit, the van can take it.” Topaz flung forward from a nudge and she looked back to see the SUV right on their rear end.
Cass pushed the van hard and sped until they were separated from the pack. Up ahead, the glow of lights on either side of the road left a van size hole. Cass just needed to thread the needle.
