Just Another Job by Casey Peterson

Author:Casey Peterson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: superherocomic bookjob satisfaction

Chapter Sixteen

Right on schedule the black SUV waited outside Hotel Erika. This one had a new driver, though. She was a gorgeous brunette in a perfectly fitted pants suit. Her hair rolled into a tight bun under a traditional chauffeur hat. She greeted everyone with white teeth and a soft handshake.

The surprise newcomer knocked the lingering sleep out of the group and seemed to inject Klaus in particular with a bolt of electricity. He ecstatically jumped into the passenger side and rambled through a mix of compliments and personal questions within the first half hour on the road.

Johnykin looked happy for her fellow Super and Frank chuckled to himself at every obvious flirtation Klaus threw at their driver. The constant chatter in the front started the long trip off relaxed. Chris leaned comfortably in his seat and made conversation, mostly on the foreign scenery, with Johnykin and Frank through the first few hours. Like all long road trips this one was filled with extended pauses too; at least pauses in the back seat. Klaus never stopped talking with his new fascination.

They made only one stop to refuel and stretch. Then it was on the road again and for Chris the beginning of a series of naps broken up by nudging from Johnykin or Frank when he invaded their space. They were forgiving, mostly because they were attempting the same thing with less success while Klaus diligently continued to keep their driver entertained in the front.

Once it became dark, the naps lasted longer. Whether it was jet lag or a lack of stimulation (Chris's phone had no service), he couldn't keep his eyes open. It worked out for the best. They arrived just outside of Gaziantep in a forested area not far from the main highway when Chris woke up again. After a pause and check to see that everyone else was awake, the driver took them off the road.

They moved slowly around the trees at random, Chris first thought, but looking ahead to where the headlights bounced up and down off the ground he saw tire marks. It took fifteen minutes of this zigzag driving before a clearing was found. To no one's surprise, three identical black SUVs faced them.

As soon as their driver shifted into park the doors of the other SUVs popped open. Klaus, Frank, and Johnykin followed the example with Chris stepping out last. The headlights splayed a visible area in the middle for a face-to-face meeting between eight supers and two sidekicks.

Klaus kept in front as the natural leader, Johnykin to his right and slightly behind, and Chris and Frank bringing up the rear. Klaus opened things up, “Hi all. I'm Klaus, this is Johnykin, and our two partners Frank and Chris.”

“Partners?” said one of the new Supers. “Is this a honeymoon?” He chuckled to himself and slapped the Super next to him, who didn't join in.

Two women and four men represented the new ensemble of Supers. They stood in pairs and looked smugly at the situation in front of them.

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