Chapter 2: Meeting Cade Yeager


For almost a few days, Kara and Barry had fled Mexico leaving Optimus Prime fighting for his life. They had reach to Paris, Texas. They had bought some new pair of clothes in order to avoid authorities. Luckily, the government doesn't know their secret identities. They were at a bus stop waiting when a truck pulls by. A man in his mid-30s with a white t-shirt and jeans with shoes and a hat appears.

"Hey. You guys need a ride?" He asks Kara and Barry.

"No thank you." Kara replied.

"You sure?" The bus does not come for another hour and it's hot today." The man said.

Kara looked at Barry who is sweating a bit. They both needed to get out of the sun.

"Alright. We'll come." She said.

"Hop in." The man said.

Kara and Barry climb in the man's truck and he drives off.

"I'm Cade Yeager by the way." The man said.

"My name is Kara Danvers and this my friend Barry Allen." Kara said.

"How you doing, man?" Cade said. He offers a hand and Barry shakes it. He looks at Barry and sees his wedding ring but did not notice his Flash ring.

"So, you're married?" Cade asks.

"Yes. My wife is a reporter and I'm a CSI forensic expert." Barry replied, "So, where are we going?"

"To search for some things to fix. I'm an inventor." Cade said.

"Wow." Kara said.

Cade turns right to see his partner Lucas Flannery turning his music in his car singing.

"I'm a nasty woman!" Lucas sang.

Cade pulls over, turns off his truck and gets out with Barry and Kara following. Cade walks to the back of the truck and grabs his tools.

"I'm a heart breaker. Gonna make you cry!" Lucas sang continuously. He gets out of his car and sees Cade, Kara, and Barry walking towards him.

"What, no surf report no good at South Padre?" Cade asks.

"The waves are flat and I got no gas. You know that, Cade." Lucas said. As he walks across the street, a car passes him.

"Dude. That's rude, man." Lucas said. He then sees a couple of women walking by Lucas.

"Look at these two junebugs. Wooh! My, my!" He said to the girls who giggle at his humor.

"Lucas, this is Kara and her friend, Barry." Cade said.

"Hey there pretty thing." Lucas said.

"Hey there, Lucas." Kara said.

"Hey bud." Lucas said to Barry who waved at back to him. "Hey, you're paying me on this one, right, Cade? Please tell me I'm getting paid."

"You know, Lucas, a lot of guys are just happy to have a job at all." Cade said.

"Yeah, I suppose." Lucas said.

"You got any cash on you?" Cade asks.

"Yeah." Lucas replied.

"Alright, good."

Cade, Lucas, Kara, and Barry then reach to an old movie theater. There a man with a cowboy hat and his grandson appear.

"Hey, Lucas Flannery." Lucas said to the man. They shake hands and enter the theater. Barry was amazed about this.

"Wow." Barry said in awe.

"Place has been in the family since '28. Grandaddy ran it all his life." The grandson said, "Ain't that right, Grandaddy? Real soon he's gonna sign it over to me."

"The movies nowadays, that's the trouble. Sequels and remakes, bunch of crap." The Theater Landlord said. He points to an old movie poster of "El Dorado."

"I love that one. Oh." He said.

"He's deaf and senile." The grandson said.

"Heard that."

"Now these just need some spit and polish. I believe they're digital, possibly IMAX."

"Yeah, they're not. Mister, we'll have a look around if you want us to leave us to it, okay?" Cade spoke.

"You know, folks used to come miles around to see the dancing girls with the big cha-chas." The Landlord said.

His grandson turns to Cade and the others.

"I swear to God I am one diaper change away from poisoning his oatmeal." He whispered.

"Hey, you hang in there, buddy." Cade said before turning to the Landlord, "If coming here makes you feel young, then you tell this kid to bring you here everyday."

He sees some old camera lens and takes them to the landlord.

"Seven bucks, or I keep talking." Cade said.

"Sold." The grandson said and the items are purchased.

"Remember this place when we were kids? How many girls you think you brought here in high school?" Lucas spoke.

"I've only remember one." Cade said. He looks and finds an old football and picks it up. He sees Barry.

"Barry, you know football?" Cade said.

"Not really." Barry replied.

"Well, catch this." Cade said. He tosses the ball and Barry using his speed a little, catches it perfectly. He then throws it back to Cade. 

"Nice catch. Maybe one day you can play football." Cade said.

"Maybe." Barry said.

"Hey, heads!" Cade said to Lucas. He throws the football at Lucas and hits him hard in the head. Kara quietly giggles at that humor, "That's why you didn't make the varsity team."

"Ah. Alright. Go long." Lucas said. Lucas throws the football but it bounces off at theater chair, hits something and breaks it before landing near Cade.

"Leave it." He said.

Cade notices and old rusty looking truck in the theater and goes over to check it out. Barry sees the truck and goes to it as well.

"Check it out." He said. As he opens the door some empty iron shells drop out onto the ground. Kara hears the shells hitting the floor and turns to see Cade and Barry by a truck.

"Mortar shells?" What the hell happened to you?" Cade said. The Landlord and his grandson approach Cade, "Hey, Snakeballs. How much for the truck?"

"Truck?" The grandson asks.

"Yes. This truck. How much?" Cade asks.

"How did that gets here?" The Landlord asks his grandson.

"I don't know. This morning it just appears when we came in." The grandson replied.

Meanwhile, Kara looks at the bullet holes.

"What happened?"

"You want it?" The Landlord asked Cade.

"Yes. How much?" Cade said.

"I have 150." Lucas said.

"Sold." The landlord said. Cade Yeager has just brought himself an old truck that he can use to fix it up.
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Meanwhile at the base in Washington, videos of the news showing soldiers and the Justice League fighting against the Decepticons in the ruined city.

"The Battle of Chicago was an event that permanently changed our world."

"Over thirteen hundred dead."

"Much of the city has been destroyed."

"Homeland Security is urging everyone to report suspicious alien activity."

"A swift act of Congress put an end to all joint operations between the military, the Justice League, and the Autobots, ending the alliance. The Justice League are considered to be armed and extremely dangerous. Oliver Queen aka the Green Arrow, Leader of the Justice League orders his members to scattered with the Autobots to avoid local authorities."

The CIA Agent, Harold Attinger, is at a committee hearing.

"As this committee knows, the Invasion of Chicago was definitely day for our nation five years ago. The day millions of people realized that never again can we allow aliens to fight our battles for us. A handful of Autobots were given sanctuary after joint-combat operations were abolished. Fewer than a dozen Decepticons are still on the run thanks to our CIA unit, "Cemetery Wind." As for the alien technology, our objective remains to keep it in America control." Harold said.

They watch the footage where Transformers have been found by a robot thief.

"Hi. My name is Timothy. This is my crew. We found this alien ball turret in Chicago. We just found it in the rubble and it's all working..."

"Word has it Japan, India, and the Israelis may have gotten their hands on a couple of ships. Apparently the Russians are starting a bidding war." Harold spoke. They continue to watch the footage again.

"We're taking five thousand dollars for it. It's got thirty-six guns, alien shit."

A new era has begun, and the age of the Transformers is over. Oliver and the Justice League will be wiped out if they resist." Harold said.

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