Pegasus went from 0 to a 100 kmph in a second, moving so fast that my back and head slammed back into my seat. She was fast, but Bug and his new age car was keeping pace with us as we traveled down into the deep tunnels below Los Angeles. There were lights placed on the ceiling and sides of the tunnels, giving the gloomy landscape a bit of light.I s.h.i.+fted gears and Pegasus jumped from a 100 to 120, it was fast, but in a tunnel that had an extremely open s.p.a.ce with absolutely no obstacles in the way, this wasn"t fast enough. All of a sudden Bug and his car shot pa.s.sed us and took a hard left, disappearing into a side tunnel that I didn"t even see coming. I was about to turn that way but.
"Don"t take that tunnel! There are too many Sharp curves within it, and you"re not used to driving around it. Plus even Bug will have to slow down as his speed would be affected. Keep heading down for about three hundred meters and then take your next left, that should put you at least 8 seconds ahead of him." Malia said to me as a holographic map sparing up from a watch on her wrist.
I listened to what she had just said and kept my course, while I"m sure I might be able to handle an obstacle course, she was right about the fact that I was not familiar with it, and this was a car that used wheels and tires as opposed Bug"s flying machine. The turn she spoke about came up soon enough and I banked left hard, loud screeching sounds and smell of burnt rubber followed us as I drifted into the tunnel, and just in time to meet about three dozen drums lined up side by side, blocking the way ahead.
"f.u.c.k! those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds set traps! Go back! Go back!" Malia shouted at me in panic as the Pegasus was heading straight for a terrible collision.
(Boss watch out! Please ???)
I turned the wheel right and stepped on the accelerator. Pegasus shot forwards, going up the slanted walls and barely missing the concrete drums that would have definitely left a very bad dent on his frame. We blasted deeper into the tunnels, taking deep breaths as we just escaped a terrible accident by the breath of a hair(is that even how they say it). Malia looked at me like she had seen a ghost, but she was able to gather herself together when we came up into another tunnel, just in time to see Bug"s tail lights flas.h.i.+ng past us.
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"Seems like he"s gotten better at navigating those pillars. Head straight down 200 meters and then take a right. There another tunnel that takes under the main tunnel for about 3 to 4 kilometers. It"s a short cut that"s hard to navigate, but I think you would be just fine. WATCH OUT!"
A rocket was heading straight for us, I s.h.i.+fted Pegasus into reverse and turned the wheel right, watching as the rocket head went past us and smashed into the ceiling of the tunnel, concrete and dust falling in small showers. I felt my heart beating hard within my chest, fear, adrenaline and a sick enjoyment if what was happening a.s.saulted me all at once. But following close behind was the blistering rage I was feeling, right now I don"t really care who wins this race, the only thing I"m sure of is that, Bug was going to breathe his last this night.
Bug was keeping his distance from us that"s for sure, but for how long, I"m not sure. I had something sinister brewing within the depths of my mind, and he"s really not going to like the way this night would end for him. The tunnel Malia had told me about came up, and Bug turned into it and I followed close behind. It was dark, too dark.
"That"s not right, is there something wrong with the lights, they were all fine yesterday." Malia said with a tinge of fear effect finding it"s way into her voice.
I immediately turned on Pegasus"s headlights, but even then the light didn"t seem to be enough. All of a sudden Pegasus"s wind s.h.i.+eld took on a green hue as he seemed to have turned it into some sort of night vision display. I could see the road ahead of me clearly, but Bug was no where to be found, until…..
*BANG!*
Something smashed into us from behind, I turned to look, but it was not even Bug, but rather someone driving and entirely new car, this time a truck. I had scarcely registered his appearance, when another car shot out from behind a pillar and slammed into our sides, gradually pus.h.i.+ng us towards the wall.
Pegasus"s tires left screeching sounds and marks on the ground at the a.s.sault it was currently facing. I guess it was time to stop playing nice. I braked, hard, holding my breath as the truck behind us slammed into Pegasus. I was half expecting us to be pushed forward, but rather the car that hit us, flipped over just as I leaned out the door of Pegasus and pointed one of my guns at the other car that shot forwards after I braked.
*BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!* *BOOOOM!*
The car explored into a fiery greenish red explosion, the screams of it"s drivers filling the tunnel as we drove past. Both the tipped over car and the burning car forgotten in our pursuit of Bug that seemed to have really disappeared. I looked at the edge of Pegasus"s wind s.h.i.+eld and saw the words.
(DEFENSE MODE ACTIVATED)
I looked out and saw that on his body, hundreds of tiny hexagonal shaped metals seemed to be interlocked together, serving as a sort of s.h.i.+eld for Pegasus. My mouth hung open for a while, but it was Malia who spoke out the word that was ringing within my mind.
"Nanites!"
Sweet mother of Jesus! What the h.e.l.l was my grandfather thinking, that"s a billion dollar tech with endless applications being used as a safe blanket for an antique car.....f.u.c.k! That old man was completely out of his mind. But I had to admit his crazy ideas save my life. Then suddenly I remembered something.
"Pegasus! Activate battle mode!"
(Oh yeah! I though you would never ask. Hold on to your seats folks, the reckoning is here! ???)