Steakley, John by Vampire$ (v3.3)

Author:Vampire$ (v3.3) [Vampire$ (v3.3)]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-01-19T04:01:27+00:00

Chapter 19

Carl didn't say a word, just gathered them up and herded them over to the motorhome and sat them down in the shade. Iced tea. Cigarettes. More cigarettes.

Finally: "What happened, bwana?" asked Carl Joplin.

Crow looked at him. "Is the plastique ready?"

Carl frowned. "That bad?"

"Carl, I'm not sure that's going to work."

"Oh. Well, we may have a little ... " Carl stopped as the six policemen appeared.

"Kirk," said one of them, "we need to talk."

Kirk looked wearily in their direction, then stood up and joined them. They huddled up several steps away.

"They don't look happy," offered Cat.

"I don't blame them," replied Carl.

Crow sighed. "Okay. Let's have it."

"The Mayor & Co. are back and pissed."

"How pissed?"

"We're trapped."

Father Adam leaned forward. "Define 'trapped.'"

"Boxed in. Barricaded. Six square blocks of downtown. No in. No out. Just the team and those six cop buddies of the deputy's. And they're about to leave."

"They are?"

"Got to. The chief fired them by radio just about the time y'all went in the second time."

"But they stuck by us?" asked Father Adam.

Carl shrugged. "They wouldn't leave without Kirk."

Cat, remembering the deputy's javelin-toss of the pike, said, "I don't blame them."

They looked up as Kirk came back.

"How does it look, deputy?" Crow asked him.

Kirk and the other policemen exchanged looks before he spoke.

"I think they're going to try to arrest us in the next few minutes."

Carl groaned. "Aw, shit!"

The deputy went on. "They've got riot gear and tear gas and assault weapons and the rest of it. They're plenty serious."

Jack eyed him a moment. "So are we."

The policeman standing alongside Kirk didn't like the sound of this.

"Mr. Crow," said their spokesman, "you see, they got the idea somehow that you're planning to burn down the jail or something."

Jack blew a smoke ring. "That's the plan."

The policeman snorted. "That tears it! Kirk, you've gotta get away from these loonies. They're gonna get you busted or killed or -- "

"I've seen a vampire, Wyatt," snapped the deputy. "And I think he's right."

Wyatt snorted again. "Right to blow up the jail?"

"Remember, Wyatt. I've seen a vampire. I think they oughta use an atomic bomb on the sonuvabitch."

And for a few moments no one spoke.

Finally, Wyatt exchanged another look with his fellow officers and spoke. "Okay, Kirk. This is your deal. Do what you gotta do. But they're not, gonna let you take out the jail -- and we ain't gonna go along with you on the off chance that you're right."

Jack Crow nodded. "Understood, officer."

The cop glanced at Crow. "Mighty nice. But I was talking to the deputy." He turned back to Kirk. "Kirk, you gotta get away from here. Now. Take these guys with you if you feel you gotta. But get out.

"No," said Jack but the cop ignored him.

"Get away and regroup. Come back tomorrow, or maybe -- "

"No!" barked Crow and stood up. "Look, officer, we can't leave and come back later. It'll be dark soon. They'll be out then. They'll be free. And these people here will be issuing warrants for our arrest .

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