The Wizard Page #2

to be dumped at the border?

Is Los Angeles specific enough?

That's $226.

Well, we only have $27.30.

Where does that get us?

Nowhere. It's $34

just to St. George, Utah.

That's it?

Hey, Scotty, some of those high

school kids are up on the ridge

throwin' rocks

at the highway again.

Chase 'em on home,

will you? Over.

50,000? You got 50,000

on Double Dragon?

Hey, Chester.

Hi, Mike.

Here's Mrs. Johnson's

complaints this month.

Not again.

How'd you do it? You only

played for five minutes.

How the hell did you get

50,000 on Double Dragon?

I never got 50,000 on Double Dragon.

How'd you do it?

Hi. I'm Haley.

If you don't tell me what

you're doing, I'm gonna scream.

Uh, could you scream quietly?

What, do you think I'm stupid?

I saw you look at that cop.

What's his problem?

He's just shy.

- Shy a few bricks I'd say.

- No, he's okay.

He just kicked ass

on Double Dragon.

Get out of here. Him?

Yeah. He could wax your tail.

No way.

Wanna bet?

How much?

$6.70.

I don't have $6.70.

Well, that's okay, 'cause,

uh, you got a bus ticket.

You could cash it in.

Let's see him beat that.

Come on, Jimmy.

What is he, some kind

of freak or somethin'?

That's it.

Hey!

Two tickets to St. George.

You conned me.

I didn't. I won the bet.

Give me that money.

Great! Great.

Now I'm stuck here.

Hey. Hey.

Hmm?

Where the hell are we?

Oh! What is that,

doughnuts?

Yeah. So?

It's disgusting.

From the guy who steals my

pickup and stays up drinkin',

the guy with the foul mouth,

that's a compliment.

Where are we?

Oh!

We were supposed

to be headin' west.

That's the direction

the cupcake truck went.

We're headin' west.

Wait a second. We're not headin' west.

We're headin' south.

What the hell

have you been doing?

I've been drivin'

the whole damn night.

I must have stopped 50 times and asked

about where those kids are. Come on.

We're on the other side of the

canyons, man. Turn around.

Gimme that thing.

Pop! Pop!

Huh?

Get over!

What are you doing?

Have you lost your mind?

Look at him. He's making the jump,

it's his second time through,

and he hasn't even

taken a hit yet.

He's a wizard.

So he can play Ninja Gaiden?

So what?

So I got an idea.

If he can beat me, why can't

he beat any old video head?

We could pick up

some loose change.

Are you kidding me?

That's warped.

The kid's a natural. A genius. A pro.

He picks it up like lint.

Why do you want to

haul him off to California?

California.

I got it.

You want to go to California,

and you want to prove that Jimmy

doesn't belong in a home.

Do you think they'd put him

in a home after he'd won this?

A video game contest?

- Haley, he's...

- He's what?

Too crazy?

Too stupid?

He's sure not the genius you are, trying

to get to California on 27 bucks.

You don't believe

in him yourself.

What does this matter to you anyway?

It's a business deal.

If I can get you to California

and he wins, we split the money.

Do you think I'd hang around

a pair like you for my health?

Hey, sweetheart,

I'm lookin' for some kids.

Pop, I'm starving! We'll

get 'em in the next town.

Whoo!

Hey! Now I warned you!

This is my living!

Didn't I tell you

this was my living, huh?

Son of a b*tch.

Oh, Jesus!

All right. All right,

there's no cause to get crazy.

It's very hot.

This is a professional matter.

Yeah!

Huh?

I don't appreciate this, Woods! You

got no class! No class at all!

So, uh, now that we're here, you want

to go grab a bite to eat or what?

We gotta plan a strategy.

Lucky for you I know this highway like the

back of my hands. My dad's a trucker.

Yeah?

Yeah. He makes a weekly run

between Reno and Kansas City.

That's where I live, Reno. You gotta

be very adult to live in Reno.

It's the world's

biggest little city.

Oh.

Haley, are you sure

about these guys?

Oh, don't you worry about them.

I'm telling you, I know truckers.

They got a code.

A code?

My dad sent me home early. He

likes me to watch the house.

We got a really, really nice house.

Yeah?

Where's your mom?

She packed it in.

She was a showgirl.

Great legs.

I got her legs.

What do you think?

Okay, we gotta pool our money.

What do you got left?

Um,

$21.

I got 87 from the bus ticket.

- Oh, is this Reno?

- No, stupid.

Well, you said it was the world's biggest

little city. I thought maybe I missed it.

What are you doing? Let go of...

Corey, take the money!

Haley!

Hang onto her, Larry!

Jimmy, stay there! Stay there, Jimmy!

Look out, kid.

Listen, kid,

all we want is the cash.

Hey, stay away from me!

You smell like...

I'll get...

Hey! Hey,

this is our money!

Hey, this is our money!

It's our money! Hey! Hey!

I got it! I got it!

Well, that's some code they got.

You don't have my size?

I don't care what brand it is,

just somethin' to get me goin'.

In your size, with your price,

all I got is these retreads,

which would be old whitewalls.

Whitewalls?

What the hell is that? Oh,

it's Corey's old video game.

I found it in the back

of the pickup truck.

I thought

the old one was broken?

It was. I fixed it.

You fixed it?

And you just hook it up?

You don't ask?

It's not like I'm cuttin' tags off of

mattresses, Pop. It's just a video game.

You oughta know.

You bought it for him.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Where are we? Does it matter?

We're broke.

Oh, yeah, you're tellin' me! You're

the one with all the trucker friends.

The one who knows all the codes.

I got you this far, didn't I? Oh, I

don't even know where "this" is!

A lot of faith you got.

Oh, will you stop, Haley?

I mean, we don't have any money.

Aren't you just a little scared?

I don't get scared!

Now give me the four bucks

you're holding out on.

What?

You flashed 21,

you stashed four

from the change at lunch.

They didn't get it 'cause you put

it in your shorts. Now dish it up!

You're gettin' awful personal,

you know.

What are you doing?

We've gotta find someone

dumb enough to sucker.

And seeing how it's too warped

for you, I guess it's up to me.

Wait a minute.

That's my four dollars.

All right, now pay attention.

You might learn something here.

Hey, I could beat you the way

you're goin' now. Oh, there you go.

Perfect. They're salesmen.

Wait here.

That's great. That's looking great.

That's far out. Great.

That was a good one.

Good shot. Good. Good.

- Not bad. Not bad.

- Thanks.

You got some skill.

Some? What do you mean some?

Oh, myself? No.

Not a challenge.

Now my brother over here,

now he could beat you.

Oh, go on.

You're a monster, Jimmy. You snaked 'em.

Didn't he snake 'em?

Look at him.

He's smiling.

You like this, Jimmy, don't you?

Yeah, we're on our way, Jimmy boy.

We're on our way.

Geez, it's gonna be night.

I got an idea.

What?

Follow me.

What?

You'll see.

I've spent plenty of nights

with my dad in these things.

What, do you travel all over

with your dad? If I want.

He takes me across country

in summer when school's out.

But sometimes he sends me

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