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This section of the road between Gateway Truckstop and Badlands Truckstop is one of the few that has enough natural cover to hide behind or run through. If you are a TRUE combat fanatic, the trees and gently sloping hills offer multitudes of options for cover and evasion for many differing combat tactic styles. Be very wary of the trees though. While they offer good cover from enemy fire, they are insidiously damaging to any car that inadvertently hits them with any decent speed. You CAN maneuver through them with ease if you concentrate on your speed and the turning capabilities of your current ride.  Image by Lord Foul Susan Mayer slung the rifle on her shoulder while handing an SMG and the ammo bag to Mike Lefave, she slung the remaining SMG upsidedown under her left arm. `Lemme get an SMG and rifle reload mike... You hang on to the rest.` `Wait a minute! Why do you get the rifle?!?!` He complained. Sue walked back to the overturned Apache and put a large rock on the main chassis rail and backed off 30 feet. `OK Mike, lets see you take that rock off the car!` Sue chided tossing the rifle to Mike. He shouldered the weapon and breathed. `Exhale-hold-fire`. The bullet hit half a meter right and high passing through the destroyed rear tire of the Apache and whistled off into the distance. `Fine` Mike said handing the rifle back to Sue, his head hanging. `Hey!! No big deal Mike, you got a nice bullet sprayer there, you`ll be fine with that SMG.` `Lets get moving` she said slapping him on the shoulder. The sky was a ruddy red as the sun set. `I saw some cliffs about 5 klicks from here, looked like there were some caves too. We better head there and hunker down till morning, we can get there by nightfall.` Mike said nothing as they both re-arranged their gear for a long walk. The cliffs now dominated the horizon as their boots slipped and sunk into the endless sand dunes they crossed getting here. Mike huffed, `can we .... stop.... forabit?!` They stopped on top of the dune and turned to face the cliffs. No more than 1 klick distance, but they looked SO far away! The sun had set an hour ago but it was already pitch dark out here in no-mans land. The cooling breeze in their faces was coming from the cliffside area ahead. The lowering temperature was rejuvenating but.... There was something in the air. Sue settled on one knee next to Mike. He sat with legs extended leaning back on his arms. `You OK?!` `Yeah` Mike said exhaling the cooler breeze. `Good` Sue replied, `We only have a 30 minute walk to the cliffs, we can wait another 15 here then get over there, right?` Mike sat up and began searching his rucksack. `You bet, Sue` Mike said as he breathed heavily sucking on his canteen. Sue put her hand on his, holding the upturned container and lowered it. `Go easy on the water... too much will slow you down` She gazed at the cliffs, the image shifted back and forth in the heat emanating from the dunes. The terrain changed as they approached the cliffs. Endless dunes gave way to Rocky, hard-pan soil. Broiled by the sun and baked hard. `Look` Sue said as she pointed to the face of the cliff. `There, under that overhanging bush, that cave`s got good cover` Mike was leaning over with his hands on his knees huffing for breath as she moved to the cave warily readying the SMG in her hands. Mike unconsciously held his breath as Sue stuck the muzzle of her SMG through the hanging vegetation in front of the cave. She deftly swept the dry, hanging vines and leaves to one side and stepped from his view. He remembered to breathe when he turned his head to look along the cliffside. The sound was a bit closer when he heard it next... a sound like fingernails clicking on eachother.... No sound now..... Just the cooling breeze following the cliffside. He moved to the opening of the cave and whispered, `Sue....` No answer. He moved to the edge of the cave opening and leaned in to whisper.... `Sue... Are you ..` An arm appeared from the veil of vegetation and grabbed the straps of Mikes backpack and pulled him into the cave behind the leafy cover. A hand cupped his mouth as he was about to go into a tirade. `SHUT-up`... `Don`t say a word` Sue said as she pulled Mike deeper into the cave pointing with her free hand at the entrance. That peculiar `nail-clicking` sound became louder..... Sue loosened her grip on Mike when he started breathing slower... `Watch out there` she whispered in his ear. `Stop moving and watch......`  1. Longos Merry Men (Somerset): $2698. 1. REAPING MAULER owned by ADVANCED RADICAL LUNATICS. |
 The major leagues are nearly concluded, and with the title races hotting up, here are the current favourites: Evan Race Ladder - Slaythofens In addition, the leaders of the minor leagues are: Gateway Pedestrian Combat League - Holy Mutant Death Squad  Jaime `Hi-Ball` Maldonado of SD Rollers died at Salt Flats Canyon. Steve `Sharky` Montez of SD Rollers died at Salt Flats Canyon. Hector `The Vector` Gomez of SD Rollers died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop. Ward Rego of Rebels died at Elmsfield Lake Track. Harry `Blinky` Wells of Dementia died at Road to Somerset. Eva `The Mean` Kennedy of Dementia died at Road to Somerset. David Bigelow of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Lost Oasis. Un Tanaka of Guns Gears Getaway died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Allison Myles of Guns Gears Getaway died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Christopher `Pooh` Robinson of The Vanguards died at Somerset Arena. Ernesto `Arriba` Zapata of The Vanguards died at Somerset Arena. `Surgeon` Autumn Hollandsworth of The Vanguards died at Somerset Arena. Chester McKee of Los Banditos Marodos Negras died at Gates of Firelight. Ricky `Loud Mouth` Bass of Dementia died at Highway to Hell. Karissa Canterbury of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Sandy. `Little` Odessa Lovely of Road Lords died at Northern Desert Circuit. Elizabeth `The Comet` Haley of The Underdogs died at Gates of Sarsfield. `MyAunt` Esther Boles of Produce_Vendors died at Highway to Hell. Julian Deberry of Produce_Vendors died at Highway to Hell. Dennis `Jackie` Stewart of Canis Lupus died at Northern Speedway. Nancy Harrill of Mad Hatter, Inc. died at Lost Oasis. `Wild` William Irby of MADHAT died at Forever Yellow Skies. Fred Stepp of MADHAT died at Forever Yellow Skies. Harold `Mad Dog` Murphy of Scarzams Dragoons died at Road to Somerset. Peter `Pee Wee` Dent of Scarzams Dragoons died at Road to Somerset. Raymond Palmer of The Groove Champions died at Road to Elmsfield. Tyler Durst of Pee Wees Playhouse died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 2. Johnny `DR` Cramer of Mad Hatter, Inc. died at Blown With the Wind. Timothy Douse of Exalted died at Gateway Interstate Arena. Kenneth Garcia of Dementia died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Kristi McGill of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Telegraph Road. Hugh `Mastadon` Garrett of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Telegraph Road. Vincenzo Palombo of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Telegraph Road. Christine `Crickets` Canterbury of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Telegraph Road. Matthew `HongKong Fuey` Hwang of SD Rollers died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Timothy East of Four Horsemen died at Blown With the Wind. Chuck Norris of Pale Riders died at Blown With the Wind. Eileen Loyd of Pale Riders died at Blown With the Wind. James Hoglund of Pale Riders died at Blown With the Wind. Nicholas Carpenter of Holy Mutant Death Squad died at Gateway Interstate Arena. James Merrifield of 5ive Crew died at Highway to Hell. Eric `the Red` Phillips of Gonzos Goons died at Somerset Rally Circuit. Robert `The Rifleman` Mandell of The Paranoid Tourists died at Pathway to Darkness. Dino `Saur` Bozeman of Sons Of Samedi died at Pathway to Darkness. Ernest `Ru` Paull of Sons Of Samedi died at Highway to Hell. Danuta `Binoculars` Briseno of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Gates of Firelight. Mary Robinson of Blacktop Bandits died at Lost Oasis. `Sad Sam` Samuel Taylor of Blacktop Bandits died at Lost Oasis. Damon Erickson of Blacktop Bandits died at Road to Somerset. Stanley `Tools` Mele of Team Bansi died at Once Upon a Town. Mark Hardy of Evan Courier Service died at Gates of Firelight. Marcus Macleod of Paladins died at Lost Oasis. Nichole `Bullseye` Brant of Geriatric Anarchists died at Gates of Somerset. William `Swifty` Swift of MADHAT died at Road to Somerset. Katrina Thacker of MADHAT died at Road to Somerset. Jess `JD` Doss of MADHAT died at Road to Somerset. Raymond Resendez of MADHAT died at Road to Somerset. `Scary` Abby Vale of Riotous Assembly died at Somerset Arena. `Sir` Rene Schafer of Lattes Raiders died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 2. Mary Chambers of The Paranoid Tourists died at Gateway Interstate Circuit. Marcellus `Da Vig` Zambrano of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Telegraph Road. Lois Gilkey of Lazzas Lunatics died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 1. Eric `Commando` Endo of Ravenwood died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop. `Sir` Douglas Ingalls of Lattes Raiders died at Canyon Joust. Charles `Big Willy` Johnson of Retribution Of Metal died at Gates of Somerset. Guillermo Palmatier of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Lost Oasis. William McKinney of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Lost Oasis. `Dame` Luz Gardner of Lattes Raiders died at Somerset Arena. Quentin Barnes of Maximum Overdrive died at Road to Somerset. Marc `the showel` Howell of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Road to Somerset. Kevin `Side Slip` West of Mad Hatter, Inc. died at Road to Elmsfield. Millicent `Heat` Dupree of Wasteland Extravaganza died at Devils Fingers. Miguel `Hound` Opperman of Hungry Hyenas died at Sandy. Frederick Lund of Rebels died at Northern Farm Land. Freddy `DaddyWarbucks` Thomas of SD Rollers died at Gates of Somerset. Travis Martinelli of Paladins died at Road to Somerset. Olga Benson of Paladins died at Road to Somerset. Gene Edwards of Somerset Autoduelling Mechanic died at Gates of Somerset. Dennis `Hopper` Hill of Vault Dwellers died at Gates of Firelight. Joseph `Mackie` McKenzie of MADHAT died at Somerset Arena. Robin Arnold of Blacktop Bandits died at Sandy. Laura Dove of Blacktop Bandits died at Sandy. Elizabeth `King` Richard of Riotous Assembly died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop. Darrell Wolf of Four Horsemen died at Gates of Somerset. Harold `Biggun` Felice of Special Circumstances died at Scattered Hills. Donald `M198` Huggins of Special Circumstances died at Scattered Hills. Shirley `Madame` Phipps of The Cosmic Kids died at Devils Fingers. Edward `Not Now James` Brown of Special Circumstances died at Road to Somerset. David `C` Washington of Special Circumstances died at Road to Somerset. Vernon Dickson of MADHAT died at Gates of Somerset. `Flashy` Robert Bright of MADHAT died at Gates of Somerset. Jesus Zhang of The 4saken died at Gates of Somerset. Charlotte `Freakname` Barney of Sons Of Samedi died at Gates of Somerset. Larry `Wrench Monkey` Gilbert of Whiskey Runners died at Under a Bloody Red Sky. `The Deacon` Derek Brekke of Geriatric Anarchists died at Once Upon a Town. Jim Simons of Los Banditos Marodos Negras died at Devils Fingers. `Rosie` Ross Rosser of Los Banditos Marodos Negras died at Salt Flats Canyon. Joe Boomer of Slaythofens died at Gateway Interstate Arena. Particia Lecuyer of tequite died at Somerset Rally Circuit. Seth Nelson of Road Lords died at Blown With the Wind. Joseph Tripp of Rising Sun died at Northern Desert Circuit. Margaret Walker of Pestilence died at Road to Somerset. Abigail `Jenkins` Wright of Pestilence died at Road to Somerset. Heidi Hole of Team Bansi died at Blown With the Wind. James `I see you` Whyte of Ravenwood died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 3. Shirley Fish of The Groove Champions died at Highway to Hell. Sylvester `The Stallion` Stoneburner of Holy Mutant Death Squad died at Scattered Grounds. `Sir` Ronald Benoit of Lattes Raiders died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop. Michelle `Crosshairs` Fisher of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Gates of Somerset. Vincenzo `Vinnie` Quintanilla of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Gates of Somerset. Clint `Bombi` Churchill of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Gates of Somerset. Eric `Goose` Chavez of Mad Hatter, Inc. died at Road to Somerset. Phillip `Rocket` Porter of Mad Hatter, Inc. died at Road to Somerset. Daniel `King Me!` Bishop of The Underdogs died at Road to Somerset. Seymour `Peachy Keen` Peachey of SD Rollers died at Salt Flats Canyon. `Red Dawn` Shawn Carter of SD Rollers died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 1. `Dame` Mary Waddell of Lattes Raiders died at Scattered Hills. Lora `The Explora` Alvarez of Dementia died at Lost Oasis. Pinkie Dummer of The Groove Champions died at Somerset Rally Circuit. Robert Rivera of Paladins died at Gates of Somerset. Karen Herman of The Paranoid Tourists died at Devils Fingers. Louise Sanders of Thug Matrix died at Sandy. Robert Levine of the mad mad crushers died at Northern Desert Circuit. Adam `Wowsers` Woll of The Vanguards died at Somerset Arena. John `Deep` Ponder of The Vanguards died at Somerset Arena. Floyd Register of Geriatric Anarchists died at Road to Somerset. Larry `Deer Hunter` Valez of Geriatric Anarchists died at Road to Somerset. Theodore `Teddy` Roosevelt of Pestilence died at Gateway Interstate Arena. Terry Hamby of The Underdogs died at Somerset Rally Circuit. Una Bombardier of Advanced Race Labs died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 1. Crystal Brock of Maximum Overdrive died at Road to Somerset. David Pope of Team Bansi died at Lost Oasis. `Sister` Bonnie Low of Team Bansi died at Lost Oasis. Dixie McCoy of Team Bansi died at Lost Oasis. Amy `The Lutheran` Upchurch of The Cosmic Kids died at Scattered Grounds. Jose `Eagle Eyes` Harvey of The Cosmic Kids died at Dead man`s Road. `Rim Runner` Jolie Hernandez of Retribution Of Metal died at Road to Somerset. Floyd Lloyd of Exalted died at Gateway, The Bone. `Mad` Marcus Macleod of Paladins died at Road to Somerset. Faye `F.O.` Oberlin of Blacktop Bandits died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Marie `The Reaper` Osborne of Slaythofens died at Somerset Arena. Nathanael `Hawkeye` Hawke of Slaythofens died at Somerset Arena. Ann `The Mercenary` Mercado of The Paranoid Tourists died at Scattered Hills. Lucille `Go Right` Wright of BOB-BagOfBones died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 1. Belinda `The Blender` Covarrubias of Lazzas Lunatics died at Somerset Arena. Tyler Sims of Rising Sun died at Somerset Rally Circuit. Diana Reilly of Lattes Raiders died at Highway to Hell. Lynn Taylor of The Underdogs died at Somerset Arena. Patsy `Twinkletoes` Foster of MADHAT died at Salt Flats Canyon. Michael `Crasher` Alvarez of Feeding Frenzy died at Road to Somerset. Cornelius `Heavy` Marsh of Feeding Frenzy died at Road to Somerset. Francisco `Big Guns` Gomez of Feeding Frenzy died at Road to Somerset. Marcus Brown of Lattes Raiders died at Gates of Sarsfield. `Ruthless` Timothy Garay of The Groove Champions died at Lost Trail: Dead River. Richard Hunt of Army of North died at Somerset Arena. Joseph West of The Ghosts died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. |