Posted by Short Round from 1Cust51.tnt5.fort-lauderdale.fl.da.uu.net on September 29, 1999 at 17:46:12:
Chapter VIII
The troops ran as fast as they could, covering the land like a blanket with legs!
ìWe could use some big help by now!î Shorty said, everyone getting the hint that running away from an army wasnít gonna help them, but just give them a few minutes more to live.
Everyone got the hint. Indy took out his 9mm Beretta, Shorty handed James the gun James threw to him that Mary dropped. Indy fired his Beretta and got a soldier with it each bullet he fired. It wasnít too hard with a big army like that! James did also as he fired.
ìHoly geez!î Shorty said as he back up. He turned the jeep around and headed towards the pond again!
ìAre you crazy?î Meg yelled. No reply from Shorty.
They army marched like the battle droids and started firing. They all ducked as it hit the jeep, sparks flying everywhere. Shorty opened up the door and used it as a shield. He grabbed the machine gun on the floor that Cal dropped before. He turned the jeep around and started going the direction away from them again! They fired again, hitting the jeep again! Brett took the rifle and began firing, hitting a troop with each shot. As they neared the pond, some of them fell and tripped into the pod. The jeep moved more deeper into the swampy woods! The guards all fired again, hitting the trees around the jeep and only a few shots got the jeep! Indy fired one shot after another in a row, rapidly getting troops. Most of the guards started to trip over branches and vines.
ìBrett!î Meg yelled over the engine and the gun fire. ìPut this on!î
She held up a bullet proof vest.
ìwhereíd you get that from?î He asked.
ìOn the floor of the jeep.î She replied.
Brett put it on, ducking in the jeep. He stood up to fire at the guards when they fired! Not expecting it, he got hit with a barrage of bullets! He flew over the jeep and landed on the hood!
ìBrett no!î James yelled.
Brett fell off the front and his legs brushed the ground! He was holding onto the front of the car for dear life!
Please donít hit a tree! He thought to himself.
ìOh great!î Shorty exclaimed as he drove with more caution as Brett dangled from the front of the jeep! They started going in a thicker more tree populated area! Shorty swerved between trees and such as he dodged bullets as well!
ìShorty look out!î James yelled.
Shorty noticed a fallen tree with a thick branch sticking down was in their way! Shorty veered to the right to miss it, the branch nearly sweeping the side of the jeep and breaking the front light!
ìIím in the front right here!î Brett exclaimed. ìTake it easy!î
Shorty, James and the rest of the gang sighed in relief. They then looked up to see a branch going straight across, a little thinner than the other one.
ìAAAAHHHHHHHHH!î They all yelled.
Shorty wasnít able to veer away from this one! He and the rest ducked as it took off the window frame! It brushed over he hood and nearly smacked Brett. Brett lost grip of the bumper and fell. Brett disappeared from sight of the gang! A barrage of bullets riveted around them yet none touched them and the army was out of sight from the jeep! On the front of the car, the strap on Brettís rifle was strapped onto the grill! He felt the jeep start to bounce around as the terrain was getting more populated with roots and branches!
ìAAAAHHHHHHHHH!î Shorty yelled as he attempted to put on the breaks!
Brett turned his head around to see them heading for a cliff! The jeep started to slide and it went over the side of the cliff! It jolted to a halt as the vines suspended it like a puppet in thin air! Brett slipped out of the strap and held onto the rifle! Shorty and James flew out from the front seats and fell down with Brett. Shorty held onto the grill and James fell to the bumper and slid off! He fell down and had his arms around Brettís waist! Brettís grip slipped and he caught the barrel of the rifle in time!
ìHelp!î Brett exclaimed. ìIím slipping!î