Power

Chapter VIII

"Where are we going," said Isaac after a while of driving. We weren't in town long. All we did was refill the gas tank, which Isaac told me to do because a car can't run without it, and we also got a map that we haven't actually looked at. Also after a bit of fighting I got to have the privilege of driving, because Isaac said that I drove faster and we'd be farther away from the IPSF if I drove.

"I don't know, Isaac. You were supposed to handle the map," I answered.

"Well I can't read it. There are just too many lines everywhere, look," he said pulling out the map. Across the map all I could see was a bunch of squiggles and lines all scrambled up into a giant scribble of some sorts.

"Well I think the lines are roads," I said. Isaac grunted with annoyance and went to the map. He studied it carefully. I looked at the road. There were no cars and there were not many trees on the side of the roads, but there were many stumps. I assumed the trees were cut down for firewood or building supplies. The road was curvy and had many hills. Every so often there were signs that said things on them. Right now I would like to see what those signs said, but I remember own saying "You are now leaving Newport. Have a nice day!" The signs afterwards I couldn't remember, mostly because I didn't pay too much attention.

"Hey Isaac," I finally spoke. "I think that the town we got the stuff at was called Newport."

"How can you tell," Isaac replied without looking up from the map.

"I remember seeing a sign saying so."

"Found it," Isaac said pointing to a dot on the map. "It is on the eastern coast of Oregon and," Isaac looked out the window just as we passed a sign saying "Speed Limit 70, West", "We are going west toward, Corvallis," he said as he slid his finger across the map, then pointing at a dot that was named Corvallis.

"So we are moving west toward another town. You know Isaac I don't think that's a good idea," I said with concern.

"Why not?"

"Well, we were announced as wanted EXTs. I don't even know what that is, but it sounds bad. Criminally bad, Isaac."

"We could just drive through town and not stop anywhere."

"What about gas?"

"Yeah you're right," Isaac sighed noticing that he was defeated.

After a couple minutes of more driving and map studying, we entered an ominous forest. It started to get dark. The forest was un-settling and it made me slow down a bit. The roads got really curvy and it was really hard to see anything in front of us.

"Isaac, do you know if there car can emanate light so that I can see well?"

"Yeah just flip the switch next to the steering wheel."

I started flipping switches. None of them did anything, except for one which squirted water at the windshield and made my vision blurry.

"Isaac, none of them do anything except squirt water."

"Have you tried turning a knob?" Isaac said calmly and uninterested in my driving. So I tried to turn things next to the steering wheel. Soon enough I found something.

"Aha!" I said with excitement. As I turned the knob, two lights turned on at the front of the car. The lights shone brightly and I could now see. I could also see the huge red truck driving straight for us.