At that moment, Romeo was leading his gang in a sweep of victory, undefeated in every battle. His phone buzzed at that exact moment—it was a message from Rose.
She's awake!
Romeo's eyes lit up with delight, his voice softening considerably. "Pull over."
The mighty caravan of cars came to a halt, conveniently right in front of the Specter Syndicate's front door.
This scared the living daylights out of the Specter Syndicate.
"Please, sir, have mercy, spare us."
"We don't have anything to do with Mount Doom—we've never even crossed paths."
Seeing the fear in their eyes, Jack found it amusing and lowered his car window.
"Relax, we're not here for you—just passing through."
"Pass through?" The man seemed relieved, almost ready to bow in gratitude. "Thank you, sir. It's an honor for us if you'd like to take a break here. Are you thirsty? Perhaps tired? I'll bring you some refreshments."
Seeing them rush into the house to fetch food and drinks, Jack joked with Jones beside him.
