Legend in the Keys by Matthew Rief

Author:Matthew Rief [Rief, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Exotic Latitudes Press
Published: 2019-09-21T04:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

Jack wasted no time climbing into the driver’s seat and starting up the Tacoma’s six-cylinder engine. Shifting to drive, he U-turned and accelerated over the bumpy pile of concrete tossed aside during their dig, thundering onto a small patch of grass. Weaving in and out of trees, he looked ahead at a long white fence that blocked the way in front of them. There was no opening, so he was forced to make one.

“Hold on,” he said as he accelerated and crashed through the fence posts, sending cracked pieces of wood flying around them.

He reached a small parking lot on the other side and cut a sharp left. Rumbling through the exit, he turned right onto Truman Avenue, then onto Thomas Street, heading northwest.

The streets were electric. Music played on every corner, and the sidewalks grew more and more busy with foot traffic the farther they drove downtown. They had to stop for a group of shirtless Spartan warriors as they crossed the street while engaged in a plastic sword battle. A group of women wearing nothing but paint followed beside them.

The three guys kept a sharp eye out for danger. Jack had watched the fight break out through his rearview mirror. He was pretty sure that Logan and Ange had been successful at drawing the SUV’s attention away from them, allowing them to make an escape with the chest.

Jack glanced back and saw the artifact they’d dug up clutched in Walt’s hands. Pete sat in the passenger seat beside him. He had the window rolled down and was looking back, making sure that they weren’t being followed.

“We should go back and help them,” Walt said, shaking his head.

“Logan told us to split up,” Pete said. “So that’s what we’re gonna do.”

After a few blocks, Jack turned to Pete and asked, “Where should we go?”

He thought it over for a moment. “Let’s head over to the restaurant. I want to be relatively close so we can swing back and pick them up.”

“I’m not sure you two understand how dangerous these mafia guys are,” Walt said. “That woman we heard is their leader. These aren’t the bottom of the barrel like the others were. They’ll need all the help they can get. Trust me.”

“Walt, you don’t know them like we do,” Jack said. “Even if there are ten bad guys crammed into that vehicle, it’s still an unfair fight.”

A woman wearing a skimpy bikini and a vibrant orange feathered headpiece walked in front of them. They looked past her at the oncoming traffic across the intersection.

“Holy crap,” Pete said.

“What?” Jack said, looking to his right.

He didn’t have to wait for a reply to see what was wrong. A black SUV, identical to the one they’d seen earlier, was flying with reckless abandon straight toward them.

“More of your old friends, Wally?” Pete said.

Jack watched as the crowds of people scrambled to barely get out of the way as the SUV roared toward them. They yelled and cursed for the big vehicle to slow down, but the driver was on a mission.

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