76 The Fast & The Furious IV : Sabotage (2/2)

I immediately turned on Pegasus's headlights, but even then the light didn't seem to be enough. All of a sudden Pegasus's wind shield took on a green hue as he seemed to have turned it into some sort of night vision display. I could see the road ahead of me clearly, but Bug was no where to be found, until…..

*BANG!*

Something smashed into us from behind, I turned to look, but it was not even Bug, but rather someone driving and entirely new car, this time a truck. I had scarcely registered his appearance, when another car shot out from behind a pillar and slammed into our sides, gradually pushing us towards the wall.

Pegasus's tires left screeching sounds and marks on the ground at the assault it was currently facing. I guess it was time to stop playing nice. I braked, hard, holding my breath as the truck behind us slammed into Pegasus. I was half expecting us to be pushed forward, but rather the car that hit us, flipped over just as I leaned out the door of Pegasus and pointed one of my guns at the other car that shot forwards after I braked.

*BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!* *BOOOOM!*

The car explored into a fiery greenish red explosion, the screams of it's drivers filling the tunnel as we drove past. Both the tipped over car and the burning car forgotten in our pursuit of Bug that seemed to have really disappeared. I looked at the edge of Pegasus's wind shield and saw the words.

(DEFENSE MODE ACTIVATED)

I looked out and saw that on his body, hundreds of tiny hexagonal shaped metals seemed to be interlocked together, serving as a sort of shield for Pegasus. My mouth hung open for a while, but it was Malia who spoke out the word that was ringing within my mind.

”Nanites!”

Sweet mother of Jesus! What the hell was my grandfather thinking, that's a billion dollar tech with endless applications being used as a safe blanket for an antique car.....fuck! That old man was completely out of his mind. But I had to admit his crazy ideas save my life. Then suddenly I remembered something.

”Pegasus! Activate battle mode!”

(Oh yeah! I though you would never ask. Hold on to your seats folks, the reckoning is here! ????????????)