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Authors: Kailin Gow
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freedom parted and the fresh night air blew over Jocelyn’s skin, the smell of success wafting to her nostrils.
Jacob beeped again as they passed through the doors, but this time it had taken on a more urgent pitch.
“Now we have to move fast.” Matthew headed down the pathway.
“Hold on. It’ll be easier if we let him wheel himself down instead of having to push him.” She removed the garbage bags. “Jacob, please stand,” she ordered.
With minimal effort, he stood, flipped himself out of the barrel and stood at her side, waiting for the next order.
The buzz of activity inside became a flurry of urgency. Jocelyn dared a glance back and saw a group of Enforcers, their eyes frantic and angry, running towards them down the hall.
“Come on.” Matthew took Jocelyn’s hand and ran from the glow of light.
“Come on, Jacob,” Jocelyn called out.
Jacob rolled easily past them, his speed impressive, but the beeping sound became persistent as did the flashing of the red light on his chest.
“Jacob, stop.”
“What are you doing?” Matthew asked as he stopped beside her.
Jacob halted.
“It’ll be faster if we can ride on him. Look at the platform above the wheels.” She pulled Matthew to Jacob and got up on the platform, struggling for a moment to find her balance.
“Hold me,” she ordered Jacob.
He wrapped his hydraulic arm around her, his power underestimated as he squeezed too tight.
“Loosen up.”
Jacob maintained a firm but less painful grip on her torso.
“Come on, Matthew.”
After a moment of hesitation, Matthew got on board.
“Go!”
The sliding doors behind them slipped open and the anger of the Enforcers pieced the night as they shouted their outrage.
Jacob rolled away, taking on a speed that had Jocelyn holding on for her life.
His beeping accelerated and intensified. As his wheels sped to the end of the pathway, Jocelyn saw the curb approach. She had to stop him before they all toppled over.
But before she could utter a word, before she could warn Jacob to slow down, they’d jumped the curb, teetered from side to side and continued on their way, the momentary loss of balance failing to slow down their heart pounding pace.
Jocelyn glanced up at Jacob. His eyes were wide and alert and his lips were parted in a grin that resembled that of the young man she’d once known.
They were getting away, she thought as she allowed herself to smile with him. They were succeeding, the Enforcers falling far behind.
The asphalt of the dark and vacant road belonged to them.
“We did it,” Jocelyn dared announce.
No sooner were the words out that a line of fierce and murderous Enforcers appeared on the horizon. Their arms interlocked they blocked the path.
Jacob spun around and turned into a narrow alleyway. Proud of his initiative, Jocelyn quickly realized too late the error he had made. Within seconds a line of Enforcers appeared before them.
He spun back around. The line of Enforcers they’d first encountered now blocked the entrance of the alley. They were boxed in.
“We can’t just stay here like sitting ducks,” Matthew said.
Wasting no time he jumped off Jacob’s platform and charged the closest Enforcer. His surprise attack threw the Enforcer off and Matthew even managed to rage on and demolished two more, but as they closed in, their sheer numbers overwhelming Matthew.
At that very moment she lost sight of him drowning in a sea of arms and legs as the Enforcers overcame and beat him. Jocelyn, herself, was gripped in a tight, unrelenting vice. Two Enforcers held her, their grips strong, but her determination won her temporary reprieve. She kicked as hard as she could and aimed her kick in areas that would do the most damage, but it was not enough. One Enforcer toppled back with an angry grunt while the other fell to his knees.
More Enforcers stepped in, intent on getting a firm hold of her, but seemingly reluctant to do her any harm. Perhaps it was because
Jacob beeped again as they passed through the doors, but this time it had taken on a more urgent pitch.
“Now we have to move fast.” Matthew headed down the pathway.
“Hold on. It’ll be easier if we let him wheel himself down instead of having to push him.” She removed the garbage bags. “Jacob, please stand,” she ordered.
With minimal effort, he stood, flipped himself out of the barrel and stood at her side, waiting for the next order.
The buzz of activity inside became a flurry of urgency. Jocelyn dared a glance back and saw a group of Enforcers, their eyes frantic and angry, running towards them down the hall.
“Come on.” Matthew took Jocelyn’s hand and ran from the glow of light.
“Come on, Jacob,” Jocelyn called out.
Jacob rolled easily past them, his speed impressive, but the beeping sound became persistent as did the flashing of the red light on his chest.
“Jacob, stop.”
“What are you doing?” Matthew asked as he stopped beside her.
Jacob halted.
“It’ll be faster if we can ride on him. Look at the platform above the wheels.” She pulled Matthew to Jacob and got up on the platform, struggling for a moment to find her balance.
“Hold me,” she ordered Jacob.
He wrapped his hydraulic arm around her, his power underestimated as he squeezed too tight.
“Loosen up.”
Jacob maintained a firm but less painful grip on her torso.
“Come on, Matthew.”
After a moment of hesitation, Matthew got on board.
“Go!”
The sliding doors behind them slipped open and the anger of the Enforcers pieced the night as they shouted their outrage.
Jacob rolled away, taking on a speed that had Jocelyn holding on for her life.
His beeping accelerated and intensified. As his wheels sped to the end of the pathway, Jocelyn saw the curb approach. She had to stop him before they all toppled over.
But before she could utter a word, before she could warn Jacob to slow down, they’d jumped the curb, teetered from side to side and continued on their way, the momentary loss of balance failing to slow down their heart pounding pace.
Jocelyn glanced up at Jacob. His eyes were wide and alert and his lips were parted in a grin that resembled that of the young man she’d once known.
They were getting away, she thought as she allowed herself to smile with him. They were succeeding, the Enforcers falling far behind.
The asphalt of the dark and vacant road belonged to them.
“We did it,” Jocelyn dared announce.
No sooner were the words out that a line of fierce and murderous Enforcers appeared on the horizon. Their arms interlocked they blocked the path.
Jacob spun around and turned into a narrow alleyway. Proud of his initiative, Jocelyn quickly realized too late the error he had made. Within seconds a line of Enforcers appeared before them.
He spun back around. The line of Enforcers they’d first encountered now blocked the entrance of the alley. They were boxed in.
“We can’t just stay here like sitting ducks,” Matthew said.
Wasting no time he jumped off Jacob’s platform and charged the closest Enforcer. His surprise attack threw the Enforcer off and Matthew even managed to rage on and demolished two more, but as they closed in, their sheer numbers overwhelming Matthew.
At that very moment she lost sight of him drowning in a sea of arms and legs as the Enforcers overcame and beat him. Jocelyn, herself, was gripped in a tight, unrelenting vice. Two Enforcers held her, their grips strong, but her determination won her temporary reprieve. She kicked as hard as she could and aimed her kick in areas that would do the most damage, but it was not enough. One Enforcer toppled back with an angry grunt while the other fell to his knees.
More Enforcers stepped in, intent on getting a firm hold of her, but seemingly reluctant to do her any harm. Perhaps it was because
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