edrelentlesslyandloudspeakersbredoutorderstocleartheroads.SoonEmmanuelfoundhimselfisotedoystreetswiththreeorfourpolicecarsslowlydrivinguptowardshimfrombehind.Thepolicedragwasclosingin.Tryingtoforcehiswayout,Emmanueldroveforwardandtriedtht,onlytofindpolicebarricadesblogallexit.Hedroveontothereetandtriedtotur,butfoundtwohugefiretrucksparkedsidewaysoreet,leavingnospatoslipthrough.Thefiretruckswereparkedbuttheirengiillrunningasifreadyforaatanymomehoughtofdashingthroughthesidewalksashedidbefore,butsawthefiremenstaringangrilyathimasifsaying,“eon,tryitandseeifyouwaoheadcollisionwithourfiretruck!”andmadeasifreadytocarryouttheirthreat.Leftwithnochoice,Emmanuelhadtotinuedrivingon,evenknowingthathewasbeingforcedtowardsthespotwherethepolicewouldbelyinginwait.Whenhesawatufarinfrontofhim,armbellsranginhishead.Hekhatifthepolicewerelyinginwaitforhimattheotherendofthetunnendblockedallexit,hewouldbedrivinghimselfandSalinaintothepolicedrag.Withthepolicecarsinfrontofandatthebackofthem,theywouldbeeasilycaptured,withnopossibilityofescape,whichwasnottheoutehewanted.Salinawhowassittingbesidehimhadetothesameclusion.

    “Thereisnootherway;we’llhavetobailout”saidEmmanuel.“Wemustgetoutofthiscar.WhenIttothree,wemustopenthecardooratthesametime,geintinalsizetoavoiddeteandescapetowardsthesidewalk.”Emmanueltedtothree.Thejetbcksportscarbrakedsuddenlyandbothofthemopehecardoor,gedtheirshape,jumpedoutandmadeforablindspoteasilyoverlooked.LuckilythecraftySalinabroughtalongahandkerchiefascamoufge,underwhichtheyhidastheymadetheirwaynowfastnoardsapceofsafety.Suddenlyahugeexplosioheairabcksportscartheyhadjustbeendrivingburstintofmesandwasblownintosmithereens.Thefiretrucksthathadbeenfollowingthemimmediatelyrushedtotheseandbeganputtingoutthefmes.Thepolicewereshockedbythisuedtursandalleyesweredrawntothestillsmcharsofthecar.EmmanuendSalinatookadvaheirdistraandranawayfromthese.

    Afterthefirewasextinguished,itwasfoundthatthebombhadreducedthejetbcksportscartoapileofburntwreckage.Thepoliceweregratifiedthatwhilegoingthroughthewreckagenobloodstainsorhumanremainswerefound.Inaword,therewerenobodies.Wherecouldthetwolivepersonswhowereihecarhavegoo?Howcouldtheyjustdisappearlikeapuffofsmokeandvanishintothinair?Thepoliceweremystified.Thisbafflingbombingibecamethetalkofthetownaesttopicossipsbuttherewasnotasinglecluethatcouldleadtothesolvingofthemysteryanditbecameanunsolvedcrime,acoldcasethatwasgraduallyfotten.

    EmmanuendSalinalookedarouystreets,freeofcarsarians.Theyquicklyeheirbodiestothenormalhumaookoffrunningasfastastheycould.Butthemomenttheycaughtsightofpeopleiaheybecamealertandimmediatelygedbacktotheirinalshape.Hidingthemselvesuhehandkerchiefthetwoofthemtiomaketheirescapefromthese.Somesharp-eyedpedestriansmayhavecaughtsightoftwonakedforms,amanandawoman,streakingpastthemoreetandwasgoneinased.Theymusthavethoughtitwasatrickoftheeye.Actuallywhocouldhaveknownthatinthisworldtherewerepeoplewhowereabletogethesizeandshapeoftheirbodiesatwillfromtinyfiguresthesizeofafihenormalhumansizesandvicevers

edrelentlesslyandloudspeakersbredoutorderstocleartheroads.SoonEmmanuelfoundhimselfisotedoystreetswiththreeorfourpolicecarsslowlydrivinguptowardshimfrombehind.Thepolicedragwasclosingin.Tryingtoforcehiswayout,Emmanueldroveforwardandtriedtht,onlytofindpolicebarricadesblogallexit.Hedroveontothereetandtriedtotur,butfoundtwohugefiretrucksparkedsidewaysoreet,leavingnospatoslipthrough.Thefiretruckswereparkedbuttheirengiillrunningasifreadyforaatanymomehoughtofdashingthroughthesidewalksashedidbefore,butsawthefiremenstaringangrilyathimasifsaying,“eon,tryitandseeifyouwaoheadcollisionwithourfiretruck!”andmadeasifreadytocarryouttheirthreat.Leftwithnochoice,Emmanuelhadtotinuedrivingon,evenknowingthathewasbeingforcedtowardsthespotwherethepolicewouldbelyinginwait.Whenhesawatufarinfrontofhim,armbellsranginhishead.Hekhatifthepolicewerelyinginwaitforhimattheotherendofthetunnendblockedallexit,hewouldbedrivinghimselfandSalinaintothepolicedrag.Withthepolicecarsinfrontofandatthebackofthem,theywouldbeeasilycaptured,withnopossibilityofescape,whichwasnottheoutehewanted.Salinawhowassittingbesidehimhadetothesameclusion.

    “Thereisnootherway;we’llhavetobailout”saidEmmanuel.“Wemustgetoutofthiscar.WhenIttothree,wemustopenthecardooratthesametime,geintinalsizetoavoiddeteandescapetowardsthesidewalk.”Emmanueltedtothree.Thejetbcksportscarbrakedsuddenlyandbothofthemopehecardoor,gedtheirshape,jumpedoutandmadeforablindspoteasilyoverlooked.LuckilythecraftySalinabroughtalongahandkerchiefascamoufge,underwhichtheyhidastheymadetheirwaynowfastnoardsapceofsafety.Suddenlyahugeexplosioheairabcksportscartheyhadjustbeendrivingburstintofmesandwasblownintosmithereens.Thefiretrucksthathadbeenfollowingthemimmediatelyrushedtotheseandbeganputtingoutthefmes.Thepolicewereshockedbythisuedtursandalleyesweredrawntothestillsmcharsofthecar.EmmanuendSalinatookadvaheirdistraandranawayfromthese.

    Afterthefirewasextinguished,itwasfoundthatthebombhadreducedthejetbcksportscartoapileofburntwreckage.Thepoliceweregratifiedthatwhilegoingthroughthewreckagenobloodstainsorhumanremainswerefound.Inaword,therewerenobodies.Wherecouldthetwolivepersonswhowereihecarhavegoo?Howcouldtheyjustdisappearlikeapuffofsmokeandvanishintothinair?Thepoliceweremystified.Thisbafflingbombingibecamethetalkofthetownaesttopicossipsbuttherewasnotasinglecluethatcouldleadtothesolvingofthemysteryanditbecameanunsolvedcrime,acoldcasethatwasgraduallyfotten.

    EmmanuendSalinalookedarouystreets,freeofcarsarians.Theyquicklyeheirbodiestothenormalhumaookoffrunningasfastastheycould.Butthemomenttheycaughtsightofpeopleiaheybecamealertandimmediatelygedbacktotheirinalshape.Hidingthemselvesuhehandkerchiefthetwoofthemtiomaketheirescapefromthese.Somesharp-eyedpedestriansmayhavecaughtsightoftwonakedforms,amanandawoman,streakingpastthemoreetandwasgoneinased.Theymusthavethoughtitwasatrickoftheeye.Actuallywhocouldhaveknownthatinthisworldtherewerepeoplewhowereabletogethesizeandshapeoftheirbodiesatwillfromtinyfiguresthesizeofafihenormalhumansizesandvicevers