Race To Witch Mountain-The Winter Flower

Chap 5 (No ones POV)

'You're different.'

'You're from another species, not human.'

'You have special abilities, everyone craves for.'

No ones POV

Jess woke up with pain everywhere.
She groaned.

"Jess?
You okay?"

"I'm fine", Jess whispered.

She looked up to see a dreamy Seth.
They stared at each other for some minutes when a throat was cleared.

"What happened back there?"

Jess could tell that her uncle was angry.
Some minutes went by before Jack stopped the car and turned around.

"Alright here's the deal.
The cab doesn't move until your mouths do.
So start talking."

"The information you are seeking is not within your grasp of understanding."

"We are dealing with issues outside the realm of ...
your world."

"Hey I'm a cab driver okay?
I have had plenty of worldly experien-experiences."

'Yeah of course and what would that be?' Jess thought.

"Sara we have to go!"

'What now?'

Jess turned around a saw flying light coming closer, the lights shot at us.

"What is that?"

There were more shots and Jess clung to Seth's arm like her life depended on it.
Well...

"Hang on!" Jack yelled.

There was another shot aimed on the street in front of the cab, which caused Jack to drive the car down a hill.

"Hold on!"

"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING?" Jess yelled.

Jack turned around and looked her in the eyes.

"EYES ON THE STREET!"

Jack quickly turned around and yelled over his shoulder:

"There is no street."

Jack then suddenly turned the wheel around abruptly and drove into a short tunnel.
He stooped a car length from the other end of the tunnel.

Seth looked over to his sister before whispering:

"We can't let him destroy it Sara."

Jack caught his words and asked:

"Who is he? And this time I need real answers."

"It's a Siphon."

"A what?"

"He's an assassin trained to pursue his target until his mission is complete."

'Wait. Assassin? And which target?" Jess asked herself.

"And his mission is ..."

"Us."

We looked out to the front where two lights shone.
They came nearer and nearer.
Jess straightened herself in the cabs backseat and grabbed Seth's arm again.

The lights stopped moving just a few inches from the cab, before they retreated.
Jess let out a breath she didn't knew she was holding the entire time.

Jack started the car again and drove out of the tunnel.
The cab drove on a railway when Sara asked:

"Is there a safer route Jack Bruno?"

He looked to the right and Jess followed his gaze.

"Oh no", she whispered under her breath.
Seth looked at her.

"Not unless you know how to fly."

Just then a little flying ship flew out of the fog.
Then that little ship shot at the taxi.
Some glass shattered and Jess hands grabbed right into the shards.
She cried out in pain.
Seth saw that and pulled her onto his lap.

Jack drove into another tunnel, which was longer than the one before, the flying ship following them.

"Jack Bruno!" Sara yelled.

Everyone looked out of the taxis back to see the ship still following.

"Come on come on, hold it together!"

Just then there was loud noise coming from a train.
Jess grabbed Seth's arms tighter, afraid to die.

"Oh come on!"

"Faster, faster!" Seth yelled.

"It won't go any faster!"

"Sara!"

Sara held her hand to the front as if saying 'Stop'.
The car went faster and faster.
Jess hid her head on Seth's shoulder.

"Hold on!"

Jack managed to swing the cab out of the tunnel just a few seconds before the train collided with the flying ship.
Jess whimpered when she heard th crash.

'The poor train driver', she thought.

Seth felt something wet on his neck.
He looked to see Jess crying.
He hugged as tight as he could, trying to soothe her and to calm her down.
Jack pulled the car over and got out to look at the car.
Seth turned to his sister and wanted to say something when he was interrupted by a groan.
A nauseous feeling came over Jess.
So she quickly jumped up from Seth's lap, dashed out the cabs door and into the nearby forest.

That didn't go unnoticed by Jack who looked up concerned.

"You ok sweetie?" he yelled.

When he didn't get an answer he slammed down the hood and walked to the forest.
He was unknowingly followed by the siblings.

"Sweetie? Where are you?"

He turned to the left to see her sitting, or better, crouching next to a tree, holding onto her stomach and waist.
Her breathing was way to fast.

"Oh my gosh, what's wrong?"

Jack dashed to Jess and knelt in front of her.
He grabbed her arm and felt for her pulse.

"We've got to take you to a doc fast.
Come on."

He slowly helped her up.

But as soon as she took one step forward, she collapsed, close to hitting the ground with her head first.
The last thing she could her were panicked voices.