BLACK ACRE

The strange man

I back up to the table, he comes closer hand on his gun ready to attack, but so was I.

I pick up the baton and swing at him as hard as i could, but he ducks in the nick of time, he runs at me in a spear tackle and has me back against the table, my baton was dropped I have no weapons and I see my hand and the rather large holes from needles and strange experiments and I realize, I am the weapon, the strange man is punching me in the guts as hard as he can but I can hardly feel it, I grab the back of his shirt and and throw him into the wall he gets up stunned and takes a wild swing at me, I dodge it and swing back, I hear a loud crunch and see him drop to the ground, I have no time for celebrations i have to get going, I grab the clothes on the table, put the baton on my belt and put my mask on, but i need a gun, I unholster the strange mans gun and put it in my trench coat pocket, I take his wallet in case I need money and I leave that cell, hopefully for good.

The rain has stopped, I've been walking along the fence for about five minutes now and still no exit, its as if it goes on forever, I can hear shouting and yelling but its far off, they must have found the body, I pick up my pace jogging along, hoping for an open gate or a hole or something to get me out of here and as if things weren't bad enough already, the power turns back on, the light is blinding, but its helpful, I can see the front gate across the wide stretch of dirt and gravel, but i can also see men near the building looking at me and slowly walking near me picking up there pace when they realize its me, I start to run for the entrance as fast as i can, the men are running after me yelling, but i cant understand what they are saying, BANG, I hear a gunshot and see a bullet ricochet off the ground just a few feet in front of me, they have started shooting at me but i'm nearly free, the entrance is right in front of me I keep running and they keep shooting, the gate is really low so jump straight over it, the men are far behind and not gaining any time soon, I can see cars on a road in the distance, maybe they can give me a lift out of here, gunshots are still going off behind me, I have to keep running I have no choice.

I make it to the road, I haven't seen another car since so I follow the road, I see a sign that says "welcome to Rachel, population human: yes, alien: ?", I crack a small smile at that, aliens aha what a joke, although I could be an alien, people might be able to help me here, I see a place called "Little A'Le'Inn", there has to be people there, I walk in, an alien jingle plays as I walk in, then an elderly lady comes out from a room at the back, "how can I help you today" she asks her voice shaky, she looks intimidated by my mask, I think to take it off, but what what if those men come looking for me with photos, she will know what i look like and turn me in for sure, especially how they look with their suits and sunglasses, I decide to leave it on, I look at the map on the wall in the doorway, "how can I get to Las Vegas from here" I ask, she looks at me cautiously, "head down to crystal springs its not too far from here, turn right and follow that road past coyote springs and turn right again, that should take you straight there", she seemed in a rush to get rid of me, "thanks for that,....got a car?" I ask, "e..e..excuse me?" her voice was shaky, I don't blame her a strange guy in a mask coming into her inn asking for a car, "I need a car to get there" I answer, "well we don't have any sorry and its closing time", it clearly wasn't closing time, it was 7:18 on the alarm clock sitting on the counter, the little sign next to it said open 24 hours with a smiley face, there was no closing time, "s..sir i'm going to have to ask you to leave", I could see the keys to the company car on the wall behind her, I needed them, "I just need those keys, and i'll be out of your way...please" I ask, I have to get those keys, "well you cant have them, GET OUT OF MY SHOP!!!", she picks a knife up off the side of the counter and points it at me, I need those keys, I walk towards the counter casually ignoring the deadly blade pointed directly at me, "GET BACK, D..DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!!" she is obviously more scared than me, I calmly take the keys off the hook on the wall, "i'm sorry but I need these key's" I walk off, not turning around to see her reaction, but I needed those keys.