Battlefield: Control (Book Two)

Chapter Twenty-Eight - JD

JD loaded the box of supplies into the back of the car. He was driving one that Jaes had provided for them, so that was a plus. Originally, JD had been nervous about taking his parents' car.

So far the mission was going well. The three were able to remain incognito while they worked around Sprout and her masked minions. She had five of them, including Bean. When Sprout's group went to collect something for their shipment, JD's group went to smuggle from a different vehicle.

There were four cars. Three were regular midsized sedans each carrying a trunk full of goods. Each one had a different supply. The fourth was a large van that was being used to transport the entire load to where The Doctor was doing his work.

It was a good system, and JD was patient enough to wait for his part. He was much better at sneaking around than he thought. It helped that they only needed a small sample of the materials. What they did, JD didn't know, but they were all labeled with the words "Fragile" and "Bio-Hazard."

While JD's group only had one more car to steal out of, Sprout's still had two cars to fully unload. They were all parked outside of a warehouse. The large spacious lot was surrounded by several buildings, creating a nice cover for them to do their work.

"We're on a deadline people, go faster," Sprout ordered.

"Slave driver much?" JD whispered.

He had a hard time believing that Orlando ever dated her. She was bossy, arrogant, and all around controlling. I guess he's into that kind of thing? Or she may have acted differently with him.

"Shh!" Cadence shifted her weight between her feet and glanced around her.

There was no way they'd be able to blend in if they were caught. JD's ridiculous, but amazing, costume would see to that.

He'd made sure to follow his heart when making his costume. Going for something practical given the weather, as well as fitting to his personality. Layers were key to his ensemble.

Black long underwear was underneath his outer clothes to help keep him warm, then he had his jeans, and a long sleeved shirt with a giant Chihuahua face on it. In true superhero fashion, he wore a pair of boxer shorts covered in pictures of tacos over his jeans.

There was a lot of muttering going on between Sprout's minions as they picked up the speed of their work. With one quick wave of his hand, Jaes directed JD and Cadence to the last vehicle they would have to steal from. Unlike the other two cars they had robbed, the trunk to this one was still locked.

"Crap," JD whispered, and glanced back at Jaes hoping he had a good idea how to get the car open. JD didn't have powers and he didn't have the knowledge to break into it either. Not without anyone noticing at least.

Jaes shook his head. "I'm not sure what to do. I do not have a kit to open the door."

"Do you have a screwdriver handy?" JD asked.

Worst case scenario, he could pull the lock out of the socket and they could make a run for it. They only had to grab this last set of materials. The car was old enough, it could work.

Cadence sighed heavily and crept around the car to the driver's side front door. She gave the door a pull and it opened. Then she reached inside, ducking down low and out of their sight for a moment. There was the sound of the trunk popping open, and then she quietly shut the front door. Jaes was frowning, clearly confused.

"There's usually a release lever under the steering wheel," JD explained. Why hadn't he thought of the possibility of the car itself not being locked?

"Oh," Jaes said and took a look around before lifting the trunk open.