A Close Encounter II

Neon, trapped in the box, he could hear the voices getting closer and he seemed they were specifically coming to the box. Inside the box, it was cold and it was very well insulated, Neon wondered this rock might actually be, suddenly there were footsteps approaching and they stopped at the front of the box.

"Amazing, it's truly as magnificent as they say". Neon heard a female voice say as she stood at the front of the box. "Tell the men to prepare the truck for extraction, the rest of you get the box to truck", she commanded. She seemed to be the leader of the operation.

Neon, who has been squatting and hiding inside the box all this while, was in a dilemma in his current situation, suddenly he felt the box being lifted up from the ground.

"UGHH!" One of the men grunted. "It's heavier than it looks, what's inside" he asked.

"No questions, just do your job and be careful with it, it's worth more than your miserable lives" The female voice said as she walked away to the truck.

"Damn, The Calvary and The Copper are really keeping this stuff on the need to know basis aren't they", one of the men said.

"Well you know The Calvary, she's not really the chatty conversation type, always uptight and secluded", the second man replied.

"Yeah, I heard she was once the right hand of The Duke, her skills was unmatched but something happened and she was demoted" Another one said.

"HEY! What are you boys blabbing about", The Calvary interrupted. "I want that box on in the truck on the double, ASAP, and be careful or The Copper will have your heads". She said angrily.

Neon has been listening to everything being said, scared as hell, he hoped he would be able to escape when the box is finally kept at wherever they're going.

The men hurried and placed the box successfully inside the truck as gentle as they could.

"Alright, are the weapons ready?" The Calvary asked.

"Lock and loaded, ma'am" The men replied.

Neon could hear the sound of heavy ammunitions being loaded and guns being cracked, it increased his fear, he knew these guys were not just for show with such weapons, once again he had been caught in an unfavorable condition, and how it would turn out this time, he wasn't sure.

"Let's go over the plan again", The Calvary began, "You are to continue on this route to the safe house while I'll take a detour on another route to get rid of any interference, remember, you're are to get the element to the safe house by any means necessary, and prevent anyone from seeing it or know about it at all cost. Is that understood?"

"Yes ma'am". The entire team echoed.

"Alright, move out," she said as everyone took their positions, and she entered her bike and drove off.

Neon still inside the box in the truck, scared to his bones could hear the engine of the truck starting as they were about to leave, in the back of the truck some of the men were seated around the box with their arms and ammunitions.

"Did you guys hear the rumor about the element," one of the men asked.

"Yeah, I heard it holds enormous power and can rejuvenate itself after releasing", the second man said.

"I heard it's was responsible for the massive explosion on the southwest district in SECTOR 543 and no survivors, amazing", another man said.

"And The Copper with The Duke plans to use this power to control the world", the second man replied.

Neon heard everything they said about the rock thingy, he was lying close to something as dangerous as an atomic bomb, just my luck, he thought to himself.

-Siren Blazing-

Suddenly the sound of a police car siren echoed behind them in the night.

OH SHIT! One of the men in the front sit exclaimed.

"Pull over, Pull over". A voice said over the microphone from the police car.

The truck pulled over and the police car parked behind them, and a man came out of it and was walking towards the truck with a torchlight in his hands. The driver turned towards the men at the back of the truck and said, "Stay quiet I will try to ward him off, we have to keep a low profile, but if things go sideways, prepare to shoot".

Neon could hear the men at the back preparing their guns, he wanted to feel a bit of hope but he knew if the cop tried to interfere he was gonna get killed. At that moment the cop got the front of the driver.

"License and registration please" The cop asked, pointing his torch directly at the drivers face.

Immediately neon heard the cop's voice he recognized it, and it was Mr. Sanchez, Max's father.