The Never Ending Journey (Superbook Reimagined)

Chapter 25

Without any shrewd ideas, I started to be cautious and vigilant to a suspicious pawnshop. I know this pawnshop but it's still odd.

"Hello!—Is anybody here? " shouted Christian smoothly while entering a dusty wide pawnshop.

"Well that's great—Zoey!! " said Joy towards me while carrying 5 gasoline.

"Bring that back for a minute..." I said softly and she smudge at me but obeyed my law. I started to feel anxious so I decided to rummage the area.

"Uncle Ben! " I shouted then a thump caught our attention.

"What was that? " questioned Roi while he's holding a bat to defend himself which is a little bit dramatic. I have to say —it was kinda creepy and quiet.

I fix my anxiety and amble towards the closet door where the sound or the thump was coming from. I slowly open the door and felt pessimistic about what will happened if I open the door?.

"Zoey Quantum! "

The gang behind my back faced the guy who said my name and I did the same thing as well.

"Mr Smith? " questioned Christian quizzically.

The gang and I were so confused except Joy.

"Uh--what... " I stuttered and saw Mr Smith wearing a toxedo and two armed body guards.

They all look very professional but weird.

"Turn yourself in child—there is no other way " said Mr Smith.

"How did you know we were here? " questioned Christian.

"A father will always know where his child is missing. " said Mr Smith with soothed voice towards Christian.

I was constantly stunned and confused at the same time.

"Wha-ahh—I-I... I don't understand? " I stuttered

"Son..." said Mr Smith towards Christian.

"You're my father? " said Christian with wary.

"I'm sorry if it has to be this way. " said Mr Smith while looking at the ground with narrowed eyesight.

"What do you mean? " Christian wants to know and Joy join the conversation.

"Can we all just get to the point—I-I... don't really get it?—I mean seriously—stop questioning. "

"She has a point tho... " added Roi.

I was filled with battered confusion towards Mr Smith because all of this years he never spoke about the truth.
I also thought I could trust him and think that Christian could be one of them. Then everything went very clear when Mr Smith pull his hair and cometics.

"Sir—the church is already burnt out and the traitor is already dead and the old
man. " a clear voice coming from Mr Smith's phone crawl into my skin.

I was stunned to see my father nemesis, the one who said that my father is gone—the one who steal my father's invention and the one who ordered to kill my grandpa. I couldn't believe that my every own teacher and friend could be my enemy.

"You're the bold guy! "
shouted Roi with gasped.

"Christian told me a lot about your history... "

"Argg... I'm not the bold guy! " condemned Mr Smith.

"Ohh... you sure do. " said Joy with chuckled and Roi chuckled as well.

I looked at Christian with watery eyes while gaping, and so as he.

"You knew? " I cried.

"Uhh... no... I-I... don't even
know?—Zoey trust me..."

Before he could touch my hands again, I fling it away  from him as much as possible and looked at Mr Smith.

"You don't believe me?—Zoey I've been there for
you! " cried Christian to convince me but I refused to listen and run outside the pawnshop and put the materials on the other van with haste.

"Zoey! "

"Hey!—that's not our car..."

"They're getting away sir! " said Mr Smith's bodyguard. Then Mr Smith shouted
"Son! " and Christian looked to his father's eyes and shouted back.

"I will never be your son! "

Then the three of them get inside the car and Christian pulled me to get inside the car and a siren went ringing, therefore Joy started the engine with full of gas and speed.

"Get the box and kill them! " shouted Mr Smith gruffly with tears.

"When will this car chase stop? " said Roi with sarcasm.

The car started to run faster as it can be while they're chasing us, a siren coming from the police car filled the road and another militaries car run along. I couldn't even imagine if we are still going to be alive after this teffiying experience?, but all I can say is nothing but a pain in my butt.

"We got all of you surrounded—surrender now! " a gruffly voice coming from the back of our soul, sting the rays out of  my mind. It was a cringey situation, where I somehow see the end of my life but not until Joy pulled the lever and broke it. Our car went wiggly because of the explosion and gunshoots that will ruin our lives.

"Hold on! " shouted by Joy.

"What do you mean? "

I shuffled frenetically inside the car, knowing that my life is about to end.

"Ughh! " said Joy with irritation.

"Why are we heading to the side of the bridge? " Christian wants to know, I also want to know.

"Ahhhhh!!! " we scream with terror while the car is spinning with pace and losing some parts. I felt fatigue and nauseousness with dizziness but Joy didn't feel anything but anger.

"What the heck are they doing? " the police officer was confused, well... he's not the only one.

We wrecked the side of the bridge and fell into the lake and the chasers start to investigate. Our car was fully submerged and so are we. I loss my consciousness because I hit a rock that cause my head to bleed, I didn't close my eyes either—I was breathing water that suffocate my lungs to be heavy or I was strangled against nature. I felt so deep in the lake.

The chasers investigated for about 10 minutes but they were sure that we were dead because of the high force of gravity.

"They're probably dead." said a police officer and all of them head off to get some things then go back here.

Little did they know, our bodies run along to the lake current, outside the car but unconsciously drowning.

                  Joy's POV