♠ Ride on ♠

The scream was relatively quiet. Even Gertie grasped the gravity of the situation.

“See, this is why I refuse to take sides in your never-ending battle against everything that’s different.”

Connor looked at Justin. Justin looked at Connor. The newcomers looked at Gertie.

“You mean me?” It was Justin who spoke first.

“All of you. Men. Boys. Idiots.”

Justin looked at the newcomers. The newcomers looked at their feet.

Connor looked past everyone and ducked behind the vehicle. “Shit! Down. Drive. Go.”

Justin was back in the buggy, grunting when he bumped his arm against the side of the door. Connor threw Gertie in the general direction of the passenger seat, then took hold of the roll bar again. Just in time.

Justin flattened his foot and the buggy almost wheelied away in a hail of bullets. The anonymous newcomers split in opposite directions. One turned to return fire, trying to hold back an invading force of armed paramilitary forces with his crossbow.

Connor didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

The other Johnny-come-lately reappeared on Connor’s bike, weaving on and off the pavement as he easily overtook them.

“Follow me to the safe house.” Then he was gone, far enough ahead to check the cross roads, but hanging back just enough so they wouldn’t lose him. Connor shot a few obligatory rounds at their pursuers, before he had to put the gun away and hold on with both hands. Justin could drive. And the buggy could take punishment.

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