The History of a Runner/13

Chapter 11: The Epic Ending, Part 1
The four of them drove to Jackie's house as quickly as they could, hoping she had gotten the message. They figured the secret service agents or whatever they were would be there five minutes before they arrived. As they drove, not speaking to each other, they hoped &mdash; and sometimes prayed &mdash; that all would go well

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"Stop where you are!"

Jackie could hear the sirens blaring and feet scuffling from the living room. She gulped. She walked slowly to the door and opened it cautiously. "...C-can I help you?" she stammered.

"Yes, you can," G told her, stepping in with his crew. "We're looking for some of your friends."

"My friends are a few blocks away," she told him. "I can take you there if you want."

"Not them. We've already visited them.  Where are your other ones?" G interrogated, making it clear who he meant.

But Jackie wasn't going to go down without a fight. "What other ones? I don't know what you're talking about."

"Yes you do! Where are they?"

"...I think you have the wrong Jackie."

"No, we're certain you're the one we want. Now take us to &mdash;"

"Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!"

Before G knew it, he was being attacked by...The Cheat? "Arrgh! Get offa me!"

"Get them!" another agent ordered, running to get The Cheat off of G's face. He was almost there when &mdash;

"GET AWAY FROM THE CHEAT!" Strong Mad yelled, tackling the agent over.

From there, all chaos broke loose. Guitars were flying, chocolate hundred-dollar bills were hitting, terrific athleticism was shown. Each side was giving it their all.

But it wasn't going well for the ex-participants. By the time Mike, Matt, Missy, and Craig got there, the agents had the lead. They had no choice but to join in. The results were mixed &mdash; sometimes, the agents had the advantage, but occasionally dumb animal characters had to gain up on one, leaving some agents free. It was an epic battle, until...

"STOP!"

Fun Facts

 * The Cheat being on G's face is a reference to "cheatday." "Yeah, man.  I'll gnaw your face off."