The Skimmer

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* Logan's POV *

            It took about 6 hours, but we finally had managed to get the portal working. Taking naps in between and eating random snacks from the Jeep. Alberto was like half dead, I was feeling kinda fine with the naps I had taken. I don't know how the situation was upstairs, but it was pretty quiet besides the clanking of Bob's tools now and then.

            I headed upstairs to confirm the location of where the portal will be taking us. On the way, I saw Steve sleeping with his head down on the table. Walking over to the table, I saw there were 3 guns that Steve had tampered with. There was some kind of pinkish purplish liquid in the back but I just decided not to touch it. I headed towards the room where Bob was working in and I heard the clicks and clacks of his tools.

" What are you doi-oh my god..." I started with one question and finished with another sentence. I couldn't believe what Bob had turned the skeleton of the old motorcycle into. It was really thin and long. The metal was shiny and sparkling. the wind shield was glistening against the dim light. There were rockets on each side of the motorcycle, and scratched up black metal in the front. It looked like Bob had tried fixing that up. Bob tightening some bolt on the tire before I came. He looked at me and grinned.

" What do you think? " Bob asked looking at my face. My jaw dropped walking around the motorcycle.

" I call it ' The Skimmer '. " Bob said turning on his phone flashlight to show off his creation.

" The Skimmer..." I repeated letting my fingers glide upon the cold metal.

" Those are rockets right? " I asked pointing to the parts at the back.

" uh yea those are rockets. " Bob answered grinning wider like a mad man.

" You did something, you're grinning like you just won the lottery. " I said making him chuckle and grab me by my shoulders.

" Just wait till you see. " Is all he said. It looked like he was trying so hard to stop himself from talking so he just laughed and yelled.

            In the corner, I saw 5 long poles that had other poles connected to them. They were all tied up and had fabric sticking out from everywhere. In the middle of it all is what looked like a parachute connected to each long pole.

" Bob, what is that for? " I asked.

" Oh..Don't worry about that. " He said loading it up into the jeep.

" I'm your best friend! You're supposed to tell me! " I said acting like a 10 year old.

" Trust me Logi. When time comes, you're gonna thank me for this surprise. " Bob said. I was still upset that he didn't want me to know, but then I remembered why I had come here.

" The portal is working. " I said that made Bob's head turn so fast I heard it crack.

" We got the computer downstairs working, but we're still not sure where to put in the coordinates for the location. " I said trying to figure it out.

" Well..I mean there had to be some way, What did Damian write in any of the files? " Bob asked.

" All he wrote is ' I put in the coordinates through the keyboard. ' and that's our clue. " I told Bob.

            We both took a minute to think.

" Wait...the computer downstairs has only a bunch of buttons and a screen, upstairs-"

" There's a keyboard! That's the computer where you put in the coordinates! " Bob said realizing the same thing.

" That's why there was a bunch of maps and numbers. " I mumbled to myself walking to the computer. I saw Steve rubbing his eyes waking up from all the noise me and Bob has caused.

" Ohhh myy good. " Steve said looking at us.

" I finished making your weapons guys. " He said holding up the guns to show us.

" Yea and you've also created some OTHER things haven't you Stevie. " Bob said holding up what looked like gas bombs, small sealed cylinders, and small fat discs that looked like Steve had stuffed something in the middle.

" AAAHHH! Don't touch that! It's too dangerous for you to handle. " Steve said giggling taking it away from Bob.

" This is for me only. " Steve said putting it all in his bag.

" Whatever. " Bob said grabbing a sledge hammer that was just lying around. He started to hit the wall breaking the brittle rock it was made from.

" Oh my god Bob what are you doing?! " Steve asked as Alberto came upstairs to see what was going on.

" I'm breaking the wall you idiot. How else are you guys going to take the jeep through the portal? " Bob said as he continued hammering the wall.

" But if me and Steve are taking the jeep, what are you guys gonna use to get away from the terminators? " Alberto asked.

" Go look in that room. " I pointed as Steve ran his beaver butt to the room giggling.

" Oh my god that's LIT! " Alberto said making me chuckle.

            After a few minutes I explained the computer to Alberto and he worked on the mapping and coordinates. I helped Bob destroy the wall while Steve worked on some small explosives Bob told him to make.

            About an hour later, the wall was finally broken and the portal can be seen glowing from outside. Alberto had entered the coordinates into the really old computer, and Steve had finished making final touches to his weapons. Steve was also desperately putting bottles of chemicals under the seat of the jeep.

* Bob's POV *

            Everything was going as planned so far. I was getting suspicious about why the terminators haven't come yet, but I wasn't complaining. Steve had finished deciding on which bottles of chemicals he would shove under the jeep seat and I had put a few explosives and the gun Steve had made in a small storage compartment in the back of the Skimmer and parked the jeep right in front of the portal.

           We were all having a little snack and reviewing the plan. I was also showing Alberto and Steve how to drive the jeep.

" Oh my god this is so simple! I thought there would be like a bunch of rules I need to follow. " Alberto said sitting in the drivers seat

" Nah, there are no rules outside Sector Zi-83. " I said smirking.

" Oh my god that's why Bob almost killed us. " Steve said giggling.

" So are we all coll with the plan? " I asked.

" No, what if I get hot? " Steve asked.

            I went to the back of the jeep and pulled out some sandals and gave them to Steve them to Steve.

" What if I get to cold? " Steve asked.

            I gave him a hoodie.

" What if I'm hot and cold? " Steve asked.

            I thought for a moment, and then gave him a slap making everyone chuckle.

            We all chilled for a while and made sure everything was all ready to go. Then, around 3 AM in the morning, we heard a rumble coming from the distance. We all rushed upstairs to see what was going on.

            In the distance, we saw the terminators coming right at us. Full speed. With something way bigger than we expected.

             I couldn't believe what I was seeing but there's gonna be a fucking war. 


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