as he took in a refreshing lungful of morning air. Make sure youre got everything 抍os weEl be locked out.?
James and Tom did a final check, before slamming the doors and heading towards the service station. Kyle stuck close to James in case his ankle gave out, but Tom said he was busting and raced off towards the toilets.
Kyle excitedly mouthed the question her been burning to ask for five hours. Eo what info did you get in the house??
Aot a good look at his drivert licence. His real name is Kennet Marcussen. I found a pen and jotted down all the numbers off the speed dial on his mobile and a couple of credit cards. I texted the whole lot through to campus while you were driving and Tom was asleep.?
Areat stuff,?Kyle said, stifling his grin because he knew someone from the AFA might be waiting nearby to collect the big Nissan. T didn't realise you were sending messages back there. MI5 might even be able to put a surveillance team on Mark before he leaves the house.?
T expect theyEl have someone here ready to take pictures of whoever comes out and collects that Nissan too.?
Sot a bad nightt work,?Kyle grinned, as they stepped through the automatic doors and on to the just mopped tiles inside the service station entrance.
Tom ran that bloke over though,?James said. And the way those flames went up, what if one of the dudes hanging around near the kiosk got caught by the blast??
Theyr have had to be seriously stupid not to have backed off once they saw us run out,?Kyle said. The smell of fuel was eye-watering and for all they knew we had some kind of timed detonator ticking away in there.?
T bloody well hope you're right,?James said. Tf were misjudged it, weEl have some awkward questions to answer when we get back to campus.?
Then you're playing with big boys?toys, itt never risk free,?said Kyle. T flicked the radio on a couple of times while you were asleep and they mentioned the fire and another arson attack down south. But they only said unconfirmed reports of casualties, nothing specific.?
As they headed into the toilets, the boys passed couples and families eating full English breakfasts and looked on enviously.
T could murder a bacon sandwich,?Kyle said. Then about fifteen hours?sleep and IEl be fine.?
*
Tom dropped James and Kyle back at Corbyn Copse. It was almost 7 a.m. and they found Lauren on the living-room couch watching Sky News.
Are you OK??she asked. The Animal Freedom Army is the top story.?
James and Kyle were anxious for news. That are they saying??
Tn your attack: a hundred and six vehicles totalled and two guys taken to hospital with smoke inhalation,?Lauren said. And did you run someone over??
Tom did,?James nodded.
Net in the hospital, described as serious but stable. If you keep watching for a few minutes, theyEl show pictures of the flames again. The fire crews are still dousing the buildings. And there was another attack down south, too.?
James and Kyle noticed the text scrolling along the bottom of the screen: BREAKING NEWS: CLYDE WAINWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF MALAREK UK CRITICALLY INJURED IN CAR BOMB WHILE HOLIDAYING IN CANARY ISLANDS.
Lesus,?James gasped.
T thought you knew,?Lauren said. Didn't you have a radio in the car??
T clicked it on and off a few times while we were on the motorway,?Kyle said. But the one in Vivt car is busted.?
Then did the car bomb news come through??James asked.
Tt came up as a newsflash about half an hour ago.?
This is bigger than we thought,?Kyle said, shaking his head. Te thought the AFA was a splinter group of the AFM, but it looks like more than that now. It takes organisation and a lot of money to pull off three operations on this scale.?
Mark pulled out three hundred quid for me and Kyle to replace our clothes and trainers without batting an eyelid,?James added, before gawping as Ryan appeared on the television screen.
The TV people had tamed Ryant hair and dressed him up in a jacket and tie. James read the caption to make sure his tired eyes weren't deceiving him: Ryan Quinn ?Founder, Zebra Alliance.
Ne was a bit miffed,?Lauren grinned. The BBC were sending him a car, but they cancelled when they got hold of Madeline Laing and he ended up getting Sky instead.?
James smiled, as Ryan condemned the AFA actions and began explaining the background to the campaign against Malarek Research.
Morning, boys,?Zara said brightly, as she rushed into the room and kissed both lads