Magic World (working title): Chapter 9 part 6

I feel like this section is not the greatest, but it's also not the one was having the most trouble with. After this I still have to get Bernard into contact with the local criminal underworld. And into the story. As much work as I've put into this chase sequence the truth is it might have to go someday, so enjoy it while it lasts people!

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The freeway was generally very busy at this time of day, and today was no exception. Bernard matched speed very quickly, and sought out an opening, then being careful to use his turn signal, cautiously merged into the traffic.

The police SUVS of course with their blaring sirens and their flashing lights, prompted drivers to slow and let them in. 'The cheaters,' thought Bernard, as he sped up and started swerving through the short section of four lane traffic, practically standing on the gas pedal. The Caddie got up to about 95 before he got to the upcoming exit that would take him to either i95 North, or South.

He looked for openings on both sides, but stayed in the right lane. The police followed suit. However Bernard noticed they were about to pass a semi. Once they were right beside the semi, he quickly changed lanes back to the left to get on i95 North, a while the cops looked in vain for a place to get over.

Bernard laughed and gunned it through the 2 lane exit. He glanced in his wing mirror, and saw that the two vehicles had somehow made it onto the ramp, and that now there were a couple of patrol sedans coming up from i95 as he glanced to the right while passing over the overpass.

He picked up speed on the exit, throwing his passengers around the back of the vehicle as their bodies tried to go in a straight line, while the car tried to turn left around them. By the time he was on the actual 4 lane portion of i95 he was going about 105 mph, but of course the cops were catching up, even still.

Then he saw one of the three black Escalades he had been scouting over the past several days. He checked his mirrors, and changed lanes in front of it, noting that the driver was a very attractive orc, but with two little rug-rats in the back seat.

'Shame,' he thought at he pulled way out ahead. A few moments later she was being pulled over to the side of the road.

The second Escalade was about half a mile further up, the driver a half elf teenager who seemed to be on his phone texting. Bernard raised an eyebrow, pulled in front of him and braked sharply. The kid barely looked up in time to note he was about to plow into the back of Bernards vehicle, but then the phone dropped from his hands and he slammed on his brakes. One of the police SUV is pulled him over a few moments later. 

The third Escalade Bernard had already expect to see by now, but then the traffic was pretty thick. He continued to weave through the different cars, until he saw what he was looking for about a quarter mile ahead. 

The third Escalade was driven by a little old lady, about 95 years old. She tended to swerve back and forth when she drove ending up halfway into somebody else's lane. She also appeared to be stone deaf. When the police cars pulled up behind her and started flashing lights and wearing their sirens, she just kept right on going as if nothing was happening. As the sedan drove behind her, the SUV pulled up alongside, and try to director to the side of the road. However when he saw it wasn't Bernard, he started looking around and spotted Bernards Escalade a half mile up, where Bernard was watching the rear view mirror. 

"Whoops," he said standing on the gas pedal. "Time to get going"

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