His large fury knuckles clenched the wheel of the car, his eyes were straight, downtown Aldrania going by in a blur as the car zipped through the streets like a speeding bullet.
SILAS
How many do you see!?
Candice stuck her head back in from the passenger side backseat window of her father’s Fire Truck Red 78’ Buick Skylark, a passed out Jesse laid next to her.
CANDICE
Two black DeVille’s, coming up on both sides!
SILAS
Which ones comin’ up faster, left or right?
CANDICE
Right!
SILAS
Damnit, I just got this paint job.
CANDICE
What!?
SILAS
Roll up the window and hold on.
As soon as the Cadillac came up, Silas slammed into it sending sparks flying, the two muscle cars appeared joined together, the De’Ville on the left moved to strike, Silas shot his car forward causing the two Cadillac’s to collide.
He grinned watching the fiery explosion from his rearview mirror, when a laser shot rang out, from the rear windshield to the front. Another Black Cadillac had turned the corner; with a driver and an assailant a rail thin Winston in a pinstripe suit, chomping a cigar while brandishing a Turbo-Volt Tommy Gun.
CANDICE
What’s with these guys and the same car?
More shots rang out, putting holes in the trunk and taking out the rear windshield, until the gangster had to stop and re-load. Using one hand to steer, Silas opened the glove box, retrieved his Carbon-Glock white light laser gun and tossed it in back of him to Candice. She checked the digital reader on the boot.
CANDICE
Only six shots left?
SILAS
Make it count kiddo!
Candice went directly for the gunner, completely missing his head; he grazed her shoulder burning a hole in her jacket. Two more shots, she was able to get both headlights, another shot and there went the passenger side rearview mirror.
SILAS
Not too shabby, how about we get a major artery?
Candice charged up the Carbon-Glock combining both shots into one massive charge she pulled the trigger shooting through the center of the DeVile causing it to explode. Jesse snapped awake at that moment in a daze. He had been asleep for what felt like a min only to wake up in the back of an old Buick with glass all over him.
JESSE
WAHHHH What’s happening?
SILAS
Good morning Sunshine.
JESSE
Candice, I’d really like to get a handle on things.
SILAS
Allow me, hey, strange young man, I’m Mr. Bloodgoode, I’m Candice’s father and was recently torn away from an outstanding prime rib dinner to rescue you from mobsters …You’re welcome.
JESSE
That’s ridiculous.
SILAS
You’re telling me, I put a lot into that meal. I made my own rub, marinated the thing for two days. I had to put it in the fridge, now I have to re-heat it-
CANDICE
DAD! Where are you taking us!?
SILAS
Judging from the Caddy’s those goons seemed to be Guastini’s, so I’m taking you to a rival family.
JESSE
Your Dad’s in the Moon mafia?
SILAS
Even better, I’m their car dealer.
Silas drove the Buick out of Downtown Aldrania to the highway headed East. After a half mile he merged into the Conveyor-Lane, a lane made of escalator metal that moved forward at a speed of 80 mph.
SILAS
This will get us there a lot quicker, and it keeps us off the streets. I also get to take a deep breath and see if I’m having a mild heart attack or not.
JESSE
Thanks Mr. Bloodgoode, the past couple of hours have just really been a bear.
SILAS
I’ll say, you’re lucky you were bit by my daughter.
JESSE
Wha-
CANDICE
Dad!
SILAS
Most people who turn somebody want nothing to do with their victims.
CANDICE
DAD!?
Silas turned around in the drivers seat.
SILAS
Yeah kiddo?
Candice was furious, Jesse looked devastated and Silas finally got the hint.
SILAS
That was really thoughtless of me, I’m going to face forward, turn up the radio and let you two talk amongst yourselves.
JESSE
You’re why I’m stuck here.
CANDICE
And I feel terrible about that-
JESSE
No, people feel terrible after hitting a parked car. You ruined my life!
CANDICE
Its not like I wanted this to happen, I was just trying to-
JESSE
I had a brother, I had a fiancé.
CANDICE
I am awful.
JESSE
To be fair, she was sleeping with my brother.
CANDICE
That’s awful.
JESSE
Then I was bit by a werewolf, who turned out to be this cute girl I thought I was really connecting with.
CANDICE
You think I’m cute?
JESSE
That’s so not the point.
CANDICE
If it makes you feel any better, I was feeling the connection too.
Jesse clenched his teeth in frustration, staring at Candice he slowly softened and sighed.
JESSE
It does and it doesn’t.
SILAS
You two are adorable.
Jesse and Candice turned from each other to see Silas beaming at them.
CANDICE
What happened to eyes front and the radio?
SILAS
You two are also very loud.
Sherriff Mills jotted down the details of the recent shooting as told to her by Shauna, a Pierce and front receptionist for the hospital.
SHAUNA
So they brought the guy in, he was with a girl. We put him in intensive care; she makes a call on the pay phone, comes back and maybe fifteen minutes later. BAM! These four guys in nice suits start shooting up the place.
SHERIFF MILLS
Can you describe the, height, weight, race all that good stuff?
SHAUNA
Well they were Winston’s, all four were tall maybe 6’2 and they were stocky.
SHERIFF MILLS
Keep going, you’re doing great.
SHAUNA
I was going to hide under the desk, but one of the four saw me, and he grabbed my arm. He wanted to know where they took the two that just came in on the ambulance. I had no idea what I was going to do, but before I could think, this red car comes crashing the sliding doors. The one holding me by the neck throws me just before this car takes him and the other one out.
SHERIFF MILLS
Make and model of the car?
SHAUNA
I’m not good with that kind of stuff. I think it was a Buick.
SHERRIFF MILLS
The driver?
SHAUNA
Get ready for this, it was Silas Bloodgoode.
Sherriff Mills maintained her composure on the outside, but internally the wills were turning, “what has Kevin’s family gotten themselves into?” she thought.
SHERRIFF MILLS
Retired golfer, former Mayor Silas Bloodgoode?
SHAUNA
Correct.
SHERIFF MILLS
Next?
SHAUNA
The two from before got off the elevator, she was propping him up because he was heavily sedated. They got in the Buick and it backed out of the hospital.
SHERRIFF MILLS
No one was hurt?
SHAUNA
Thank god.
SHERRIFF MILLS
I really appreciate your statement…
Doctor Humphris hid behind a pillar next to her office door overhearing Shauna’s account, she could hear her phone ringing she quickly ran inside to answer it.
DR. HUMPHRIS
Hello?…Its you, finally!…Yes…I know its my fault but…Yes…yes…I can track him down and have the asset well before the ritual tomorrow night I assure you…thank you for the opportunity.
She hung up the phone, grateful for her life, after a screw up this bad she was lucky to have made it this far. Everything the Collective had asked her to do she did expertly, exposing Candice to silver minerals in her pain medication, weakening her immune system so she would have no choice but to get Transformation therapy. How was she to know that other members of the host family she selected involved in the criminal underworld?
The shining light in all of this was Silas Bloodgoode, all Humphris had to do was go through an attainable list of his connections so she could find whomever he would rely on to help the asset. Her hard work would pay off, in one day she and her coven would rule the Moon and the Earth.
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