The Adventures of Kid Combat 3: Jones Strikes Back by Christopher Helwink Page B

car behind him. The two
friends walked very quickly through the next car and opened the
rear door, leading to another foyer between train cars.
    Two cars up, Jones walked with fierce
determination. The look in his eyes was dead and cold. The
vengeance radiated off of him as he entered the car were the Boy in
Blue sat. Jones stared at the boy and the boy motioned behind him.
Jones took that to mean that Kid Combat was just a few feet
away…
    Almost running through train cars, Kid Combat
and Samantha flew down the small walkways between commuters. As
they passed row by row, each of the commuters stared up at the two
kids – wondering what they were up to.
    “Abort! Abort!” Kid exclaimed. “Jones. He’s
on the train!”
    A few train cars up, the twins got the
message. They turned and looked at each other in puzzlement and
fear.
    “What do we do, Kid? What do we do?” a very
nervous Rocket responded back. He started to fidget in his seat as
the anxiety raced through him.
    “Nothing. Do nothing. Sit there and act
normal – for once,” Kid said. The rare panic could be heard in his
voice. He turned around to look for Samantha – she was right behind
him. The doors to the next car flung open and the two friends raced
inside.
    “Kid, wait…” Samantha stated. “We need a
plan.”
    The two friends stopped for a second and
tried to catch their breaths. Samantha turned around, as the doors
closed, and peered through the windows. About three cars up, she
saw Jones and his men still approaching.
    “We don’t have much time. The train is
getting close to the station, but I don’t think we’ll make it in
time.”
    “Get this door open, Sam – it’s our only
hope,” Kid exclaimed to Samantha. He referred to the side door that
led off the train.
    “I’ll try, but I don’t have any tools,”
Samantha replied. She walked over to the circuit box that housed
the controls for the door. With a quick tug, the panel opened up.
In it were an array of wires and screws leading to the doors. A
short circuit, Samantha thought, could override the controls and
force the doors to swing open.
    As Samantha tinkered with the wires, Kid
Combat went to the inner door and peered through the window –
looking for Jones. Still gaining ground, Jones was in the
neighboring car and walking faster than ever.
    Kid turned and spun towards Samantha.
    “Sam, you have about three seconds to get
that door open…”
     
     
    ….earlier that week…
     
     

Chapter Two:
    Simple Life Ends
     
     
    It wasn't long after the Heist of Spring Road
Toys that the rumors about Jones started to swirl. Local media
outlets started to link a trail together that put Jones and the
curator of the science museum – Alfred E. Scott – the man behind
the plot to destroy Spring Road Toys – together.
    Documents and papers started to surface that
showed the two men in business together. Photographs on websites
showed the two men at various events around town. And, finally,
video of the two was shown on the nightly news that certainly
linked Jones to Alfred E Scott.
    Throughout the entire scandal – not a word
was heard from Jones. Still missing from Elmcrest, Jones extended
his stay away from his town and remained silent in the matter.
Jones Industries official comment was “no comment.”
    Weeks went by, and as Jones wanted and
predicted, the story died down and focus shifted away from Jones.
It was as if, the whole Spring Road Toys case never happened.
    Today, a new rumor started to swirl on the
news reports. A story that was a lot more exciting than the
previously mentioned story. Jones was coming home.
    Kid Combat clicked off the webpage after he
started reading the local news report online about Jones coming
back to Elmcrest. Even though the rumors had just started, he had
seen and heard enough – he was not looking forward to the return of
Elmcrest’s favorite citizen.
    Kid got up from behind his desk and left his
room within The Playground. As he walked