37. Innovation

Play - Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen - on repeat

Pulling out a pocket watch Jorge checked the time, the ticking prominent in the silence of the car. "They're late." he huffed, putting pocket watch back.

After a few more moments of silence, a train horn sounded close by, grabbing both their attention. Brenda, now with her hair to her shoulders, grabbed the gun in front of her and loaded it, as Jorge started the engine, and pulled a metal two piece protection into the empty window space. As they both shared a look he grabbed the clutch and dove to the source of the sound at full speed.

Driving alongside the train, they slowly caught up towards the front. The passengers inside hear the car. As they got to the front, the two drivers of the train looked to their right to see the car, completely oblivious to the car coming from behind the other side.

"Brenda, we're coming up from behind." Thomas informed through the walkie talkie, as Vince drove the car. "Keep, 'em busy."

"Hang on!" Vince warned as he sped up.

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Standing on her seat Brenda held the gun and fired at the drivers, causing them to duck down missing the hit. Brenda sat back down in her seat as Jorge laughed.

"Call it in!" One of the drivers commanded the other.

"Transport zero-one-niner, we got in trouble and the rail line. Mile 23, send backup! Send backup!" the other driver said into the intercom.

"Roger that. On our way." the pilot of the berge confirmed.

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Thomas and Vince drove their car onto the railway line, so it was directly in line with the train. "This is crazy, Thomas!" Vince commented.

"Wasn't my plan!" Thomas shouted back.

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A guard came out of a door from one the carriages and started to shoot at Jorge and Brenda. Jorge started to shoot back through the gap in the metal window.

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As the car became closer to the rear of the train, Thomas climbed out of his seat and onto the hood of the car, grabbing a metal hook attached to wire that was attached to the car.

"Get me closer!" Thomas instructed.

Vince complied and as the car almost touched the train, Thomas latched the hook onto the train and jumped onto the platform. "Come on, Vince!"

Vince steadily, after making sure the car won't drift, got onto the hood of the car, as he did one of the tiers below him popped from the ruble be, pushing himself back up Vince steadied himself once again.

"Jump!" Thomas shouted.

Following orders, Vince jumped barely making it. As he reached the platform, the hook flew off as the car drifted off course.

"Shit!" Vince breathed out looking behind him.

"Let's go!" Thomas ordered.

"Hey! Berge!" Vince said pointing at an upcoming aircraft.

"Just like Thea said." Thomas muttered. "Hey, Brenda! You got company!" he said into the intercom.

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"Go! Go! Go!" Brenda shouted at Jorge, as the berge started to shoot at the car."Watch out!"

"Holy shit!" Jorge expressed.

He turned the car round and started to drive away from the train. The berge following close behind.

"Thomas, you guys are on your own. Don't die." Brenda told.

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"Good luck!" Tommy replied. "We gotta move. Come on!"

The two climbed up the ladders and onto the roof of the train. As they reached the top, they ran over each carriage,and ran towards the group of soldiers with guns pointed in their way, slowly prowling towards the pair.

Running over a certain carriage, Vince jumped down between two carriages and crouched down, "GIve me the bag!" he commanded to which Tommy quickly followed.

As the guards started to come closer and closer Tomas jumped down to Vince, and pulled out a gun covering Vince as he worked on the hinges connecting the carriages.

The brunette didn't hesitate to shoot as the guards came into range, "Vince?" Thomas said quickly, looking back then focused again.

"We're set cover, your ass!" Vince informed. As he pulled the trigger, and Thomas joined him back onto the carriage, they grabbed onto the side as they grabbed the side ladders, the hinges blowing apart.

The detached part of the train came to a halt as the other still went for a few moments, stopping quite far away. Thomas and Vince jumped off the train and ran forward to watch the train ahead. Seeing the separate distance, Thomas turned to his left and put his index finger and thumb in his mouth and whistled.

Newt came out from behind a rock, backpack slung over his shoulders with an invention attached to it. "Newt!" Vince shouted.

"All right! Come on, let's go!" Newt ushered. Two Right Arm volunteers coming out from behind him. The three running towards the train.

Thomas knocked against the carriages, "Minho!" He shouted.The kids inside heard him and started shouting for their lives. "Minho! Can you hear me?" more joined in with the screaming. "This one! This one!" he repeated as Newt made his way to him.

Newt quickly pulled the gas can off his shoulders and onto the floor turning it on, and pulling goggles over his eyes.

Vince and Thomas walked a bit in front of the train looking ahead, "Oh, Shit." VInce breathed out, "It's gonna be close." he explained as they watched the guards come off the train.

As they stalked towards the train, they passed a bush and as they did, two were shot in the chest and collapsed to the ground. Turning to shoot the bush with no mercy, three more were shot in the chest, the last five turned round to see a tall blonde man in his late thirties, and a teenage latina stood behind them both holding guns only the girls were pointed at them with smoke coming out the end. Both wore devilish smirks on their faces.

"No need to toy with them." Finn expressed.

"But what's the fun in that?" She replied.

Before the guard could even lift their guns higher all five were shot in the chest and collapsed to the ground. "You're a bit rusty." Athena smirked.

"It's been eight years, kid. Give me a break." he said.

Hearing more guards come out of the train the two saw that they had started to detach the crate from the train and started running towards the group.

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As Brenda and Jorge were cornered and out of the car with their hands in the air, the guards stalked towards them and out of the berge. "Stop right there! Don't move!" The two took one large step back. "I said freeze, asshole!"

"Whatever you say, hermano." Jorge replied calmly. Brenda glared at them with a filthy smirk and waved at them.

As a tripwire sounded four guards fell into a trapdoor beneath them, Jorge quickly pulled out his pistol, Frypan and other Right Arm members coming out from the shadows and held the remaining guards at gunpoint.

"Y'all don't wanna do that now." Frypan threatened, loading his shotgun and walking towards the group.

"Hey, Fry." Brenda greeted.

"Good to see you guys," he replied, trying not to blush "Go on, back up." he instructed the guards into the trapdoor.

As the driver of the berge saw this outside as he turned round to help, he was met with a pistol to his face, a vengeful Harriet on the other end. "Hi"

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Just as Vince and Thomas were applying the ropes to the crate, "Hey Newt, how are you doing?" Thomas asked.

"Don't rush me." Newt replied.

"Hey" Finn breathed out as him and Athena made it to the rest of the group. "Oh shit!" he exclaimed, covering his head as the new guards started to shoot at them pacing towards them.

Athena quickly got her gun out and stood in front of Newt as he carried on burning through the metal, and shooting the guards, "Get up there and help them!" she instructed Finn who followed orders.

"Newt, Thea! Get up here!" Thomas shouted as the guards started to come closer.

"Almost there." Newt replied.

Vince jumped down now all ropes were attached, Finn and Thomas shot from the roof, and Vince and Thea shot from the ground.

"We're done!" Thea shouted as the metal detached.

"Thea, Newt, go!" Vince shouted, the two complied and climbed up the ladders.

"Where the hell are they?" Newt grumbled as him, Finn, Thomas and Athena laid on the roof trying not to get shot.

"I don't know." Thomas replied.

"Should be here by now." Finn interjected.

"Give them a minute." Athena reassured.

They were soon joined by the two other boys as they finished cutting through the metal.

Looking above them, the berge was above their heads. "All right boys, we're here." Jorge exclaimed, driving the berge. Brenda pushed the button, a metal hook lowering to the group, a firm wire attached.

"Come on!" Thomas pleaded.

"Lower!" Newt shouted. Athena, Vince and Finn continued to shoot at the guards.

As all the ropes were attached Thomas signaled to the group and they started to lift the create. "Vince! Get up here!" Finn shouted.

"Now, Vince!" Athena commanded.

As the berge lifted the crate to the air, Vince joined them on the roof,"Yeah!" Thomas exclaimed.

"Wooooh!" Athena cheered jumping up and down a smile from ear to ear.

"We bloody did it." Newt chuckled, throwing his arm round Athena and kissing her.

"How I don't know." Finn replied.

Everyone continued to cheer with victory.

"Yeah!" Thomas shouted hugging Newt and Athena.

"All right! Good job, love." Newt said.

"Round of applause for Thea!" Vince and Finn shouted. Everyone compiled and cheered and applied for the brunette who hid her face in Newt's jacket.

"Well. That was great." she mumbled.

"I would have to agree." Newt responded, wrapping his arms around her waist.

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