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“They went that way!”

Juan sprinted after them He could see Locsin and the reht Locsin leapt on a tranvía that had just delivered a load of tourists and threw the driver to the pavement He took the wheel of the tram, as his men climbed aboard, then sped off down the road

When Juan got outside, he saw another tranvía backed into a parking spot, its driver watching the fleeing tram with a stunned look

Before Juan could order the driver to get out, Raven yanked his arot into the driver’s seat and, as if to ward off any questions, said, “I drove a fire truck last night This is nothing Get on”

She hit the gas, and Juan had to grab one of the handholds before she drove off without him Eddie, MacD, and Linc all barely made it aboard

The tranvía’s top speed wasn’t iht as they careened around the curves leading to Corregidor’s tail Whenever the Locsin’s traunfire would rip into theirs, and Juan and his team would return fire The windshield lasted about five seconds, then shattered in a hail of bullets, showering Raven with safety glass

She averted her eyes for a as

After three h the trees as it reached the old airfield at the same time as a de Havilland Twin Otter touched down on the dirt strip The propeller-driven plane was a favorite of bush pilots for its ability to land on short, unpaved runways Locsin must have stepped outside the tunnel to call the pilot for retrieval

It rolled to a stop and turned just as Locsin’s tranvía pulled up to it

“Co!” Raven yelled at the trao faster

The door to the plane popped open long enough for Locsin and his three survivingan effective shot None of his bullets h the thicket of branches

The Twin Otter’s engines revved to full power, and the plane tore down the runway Raven tried to give chase, but their tram was literally left in the dust

Juan disgustedly pulled his balaclava down, knowing they’d just lost their best chance at capturing Locsin He looked at Eddie, Linc, and MacD, in turn, and saw the frustration on their faces

Raven stood on the brake and faced Juan, irate that their quarry had escaped

“Can’t you shoot it down?” she demanded “I saw launch controls for surface-to-air missiles in your op center”