Chapter 4 - "Flawed"

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Chapter 4 - "Flawed"

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Here is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Elijah: Black Crow.
[Location: Minneapolis, MN]
“We’re being followed,� said Nate. I’ll admit, his Caddy was more comfortable than my electric.
“Already?� I was surprised because we’d only been driving for a few minutes.
“Not really,� Nate said.
“Are you joking with me?� I asked.
“Kinda,� he replied.
I thought back to White Buffalo’s old EMP-shielded pickup. “Is this Caddy EMP-shielded?� I asked Nate.
“What? What’s that?� was his only response. He gave me a quick look.
We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto. The whole affair with White Buffalo, Roy, Alese and Annelise had made such a powerful impression on me that ‌I expected things to be the same everywhere I go demon-hunting.
“I guess you do things differently here in Minnesota.�
“Wait,� he said.
“What?�
“We really are being followed.�
“You’re not kidding this time, right?�
“Not kidding,� he said, shaking his head.
“How do you know we’re being followed?� I resisted the urge to turn and look.
“I know them.� He didn’t seem worried.
"Is it safe to turn around and look?"
"They don't care if you notice that we're being followed," he said.
“They’re so bad-ass they don’t even care about being caught?�
“Nope,� was his only reply.
“Maybe this car has an air tag planted on it.�
Nate smirked and replied, “They don’t need to use air tags or any other tracking devices.�
I turned to my left to get a good look at our tail. In the back seat was the man with red hair. I was shocked, but I tried not to show it. He looked directly at me and whispered, “Those two Illuminati creepers are the least of your problems.� I looked at Nate then back again, but our hitchhiker was gone.
“What?� Nate asked.
“I said, ‘Pull over and let me drive.’�
“Why? There’s nothing you can do about it. I guess it’s because you’re the sooper-dooper incredible Elijah, so you can drive better than me?� His eyes were wide with mock amazement.
“Yes.�
“Ha-ha,� I fake-laughed. “And who exactly are you, by the way?�
“You mean, what do I do? I’m a Bigfoot researcher. They told me to take you on a Bigfoot research expedition, ya know? It’ll be fun! This one time, we…�
I looked back again while Nate rattled on about his Bigfoot exploits. We were more than being tailed; they were riding our ass. And there appeared to be a line of the same suited men behind them, two or three cars, maybe more.
…�and then Manny told me…�
“Could you speed up a little? I’d like to lose our tail, please.�
“Nuh,� was his only reply.
Annoyed, I looked at my phone. The top headline in my news recommendations read: “Large UAP shot down by navy submarine.� UAP, which stands for "Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon," is the government acronym for UFO. The wording of the new acronym is intended to imply that UFOs are intelligently controlled aircraft of unknown origin.
Only one small news outlet carried news of this event, so I was skeptical. And, I was certain the only reason the news came to my device was that I’ve done research on the subject.
“Hey! Let me go!�
“I’m sorry, Nate, but I can’t.�
Nate was accelerating while swerving in and out of traffic. “Why don’t you control them! Not me!�
Nate made a sudden left-hand turn through a stop light, barely missing a motorcycle that had the right-of-way. His eyes were wide with fear.
“Don’t worry, Nate, your vehicle is now angel-powered!� I said reassuringly.
“Angel-powered? Like Hell! You’re a real angel! I could tell from the very start!� he replied, rather sarcastically I thought.
I felt sure that our tails were dropping off one at a time. We were moving up to seventy-five miles per hour in this traffic. I could’ve taken us onto less heavily traveled routes, but I didn’t want to make the going easy for those tailing us.
“Watch out!� Nate yelled as a train barely missed us at a train crossing. His teeth were clenched [yes, that's an easter egg] most of the time.
I looked back. The train had been short and our last tail was trying to catch up with us. So I took us through a red light and looked back just in time to see it get creamed by a semi. I caused Nate to slow us down, and then released him back to his normal driving rate.
“You…you…YOU..!� he started to scream, but he finished his unspoken sentence with a laugh of relief. I figured him to be a thrill-seeker, but not the type that likes to feel completely out of control. Thrill-seekers usually prefer to have an escape route. They aren’t out to seek death, only to have close brushes with death. But I had given him no escape, no way off of this ride.
This must be what it’s like to be White Buffalo, I thought. To be able to control people and have harmless fun all the while.
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Update: I'm now working on chapter 9 of Elijah: Black Crow. And I'm working on getting some cover art for the novel.
Tales of a Warrior-Prophet has gone Live on Amazon KDP Vella! I'm very excited to offer the first three chapters for free. Please comment, review and rate, and of course Follow to receive more episodes. Two hundred free tokens may be available for purchases. https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/episode/B09YQQYMKH

Read my Whachichun Tatanka (White Buffalo) Blog: https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/8175040473578337186
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