Jesse; Bonnie; Others
Jesse led Shasta here, and Samuel dragged Bonnie. Rachel followed along. They soon reached an old beach house, far from civilization. They all went inside. Jesse shoved Shasta into a room, locked the door, and then walked away. Samuel dragged Bonnie down to the basement...
Andrea; Amber
It took nearly half an hour to get here, but the hybrid followed her master's scent here, but knew to stop a good distance from the house. These people were strong, and they could kill her if they wanted to. Or worse - they could kill Bonnie. She kept her mouth shut as she waited for Andrea and Aldo.
Andrea and Eclipse soon rode in and stopped next to Amber. "There they are. What now?" She whispered.
Aldo
Not much of a horsemen, Aldo followed along on foot. Panting to catch his breath, the man crouched down at the edge of the foliage that marked the border of the yard, "We need a distraction or something." Aldo replied breathlessly, straining his eyes against the darkness. "Get your weapon ready, I'll go investigate."
Hoping this wouldn't be the last thing he ever did, Aldo crept across the yard and cautiously peered into the nearest window, trying to see if he could spy any people inside.
Andrea; Amber; Rachel; Christie
Andrea nodded vaguely, crouching down as she pulled out her pistol.
Before the girl could react, a large dog ran around the side of the building and lunged for Aldo, growling. This was Christie, the gang's pet dog.
Rachel sprung out the door, holding a rifle. "Put your hands where I can see them!" She shouted, firing at Aldo's shoulder.
Andrea jumped up and shot at Rachel, who dodged the bullet, thanks to Andrea's trembling hands. Rachel then shifted her aim to Andrea and fired at her.
Andrea was hit in the arm and fell to her knees in pain. "Bonnie! Where are you?!" She howled out.
Amber rushed out of the bushes and lunged at Christie. Soon the canines were in a dogfight.
Aldo
Everything happened so fast. One minute, a dog was lunging for him, and then he sighted with a riffle. Thankfully, both threats took care of themselves, and he found himself free of danger. Taking this spare time to whip out his handgun, he aimed it at Christie, "HANDS IN THE AIR!" He yelled, taking several swift steps in her direction, "NOW!"
Rachel; Jesse
Before Rachel could drop the weapon, Jesse came up behind her. "Drop the weapon and put your hands in the air!" He commanded, pushing Rachel back and firing two shots from his rifle at Aldo.
Rachel soon had her aim on Andrea again. "Just two of you? How dumb is that?" She taunted.
Aldo
He should have listened to his instincts earlier. Before getting hit with the shots, Aldo fired off his own. And then he went down, taking a plast to the chest and another to his hand. Collapsing on the ground, the young man fished frantically for the phone, and hit the first numbers that came to mind. 9-1-1.
"Andr-ea!" He panted out with a groan, scooting himself back against a tree, "Do-n't ang-er th-em." He forced out, hoping to stop any more violence before help arrived.
Jesse; Rachel; Andrea
Jesse was his just above his lung just before Aldo went down. "That will teach you not to mess with us." He said angrily, kicking at Aldo's hand in an attempt to knock the phone away.
Rachel moved over to Andrea and lifted her up off the ground. "You want to see your sister again, don't you?" She teased, leading the girl to the door.
Aldo
The phone was succesfully knocked out of his reach, and he decided to play things cool lest he instigate their anger any more, "Listen, we ju-" The young man was interrupted by a fit of coughing that brought a few specks of blood to his lips. His face paled with pain, but he retained a clear mind, "...just, w-want to see, Bonnie!" He said, wincing slightly. Aldo glanced to Andrea, then to Jesse and Rachel. He hoped that neither of them knew that Ben was behind the death of their leader, although he could use that as leverage now.
Jesse; Rachel; Andrea
Jesse glared coldly at Aldo. "No. She is ours now." He said icily. "You and the brunette twin are ours as well until we can make a deal with your leader. Stand up and get inside."
Rachel led Andrea into the house, trowing her into a corner. "If you shock us with good behavior, you might just get to see your sister." She said blankly.
Aldo
A sudden idea came to him as he was looking up at Jesse. He tried to get up at first, but the pain was searing, and he crumpled back down with a sharp gasp. "I- I need- need help, stand-ing up." He panted out, looking pale enough to convince anyone that he was in a world of hurt at the moment.
Most of it was not a show- he really was in poor shape. But there was an underlying idea in his mind. He reached a bloodied hand up, hoping that Jesse would help to pull him to his feet...
Jesse
Jesse bit his lip as he thought things over. What could go wrong? Rachel and Samuel could come out and aid him if things should get dangerous. He reached out to help the wounded man up...
Aldo
Aldo twined his paled fingers around the man's hand, and moved as if he were going to try and haul himself up. But at the last moment, he threw all his weight back and tugged hard, trying to throw the other off balance and yank him to the ground. While his chest screamed in pain, Aldo snatched the pistol that had previously dropped by his side. If Jesse fell, he would attempt to place the gun against his temple, and use him as leverage to get Bonnie and Andrea back...
Jesse; Samuel
Jesse was pulled to the ground, but he quickly reached out in an attempt twist Aldo's arm and dislocate his shoulder. "Sam! I need some help out here!" He called out.
Soon, Samuel came out with a shotgun. "Don't make a move or I'll blast your head off." He warned. "Put your hands where I can see them."
Aldo
Aldo wrenched his hand away with a howl of pain, but wouldn't let his attempt get away that easily, "Move, and I'll blow your brains out!" He yelled, grapling with the other and trying to get the gun to his head. He had heard Samuel's threat, but that didn't stop him. He doubted the other would risk firing a spray of metal at him while he was so close to Jesse.
Jesse; Samuel; Rachel; Bonnie
Jesse jabbed his elbow at Aldo's side before breaking free and rising to his feet. "Rachel! Bring the blonde twin out here!" He shouted.
With Jesse out of the way, Samuel was free to fire at Aldo if he wanted to. Rachel soon came out with a gun to Bonnie's head. There was evidence of a struggle, as both Bonnie and Samuel had scratches on their flesh. Bonnie seemed to have the worst of it, though.
"You'll do what we want, or the twins die." Jesse snarled.
Aldo
The plan had failed, forcing Aldo into submittence. "Ok, ok!" He huffed, dropping the pistol as he raised his hands up in surrender, "Wh-what do - you want?" He questioned, looking fiercly from one person to the next, having no clue where this might lead. Oh, how he was regretting not calling for help now!
Jesse
Jesse smirked evilly. "I want your group to leave us alone. I want you to let us have Shasta Wild and the blonde twin. You can have the brunette back, though." He replied.
Andrea, seeing her chance, pulled out her cellphone. She knew Ethan's number, and maybe he could send somebody over. She dialed the number and waited for him to pick up. "Ethan? We're in trouble. Bonnie and I are being held captive at the bay." She whispered.
Aldo
He scowled back at her, "That's not - an op-tion!" Aldo didn't have too much concern for Shasta and the others, only because he hardly knew them. But in fear for his own well being, he knew he had to protect them at all costs.
Bonnie? Who, who has you?!? Who's with you? Came the voice on the other line, obviously very distressed. If he could, he would charge out of the hospital and rescue her himself. But that wasn't quite an option for him yet.
Jesse
Jesse frowned and narrowed his eyes. "Then you will all be our captives until we can come up with something." He snarled.
Andrea was frantic. "Shasta's brother's gang! I don't know what they want to do with us..." She replied in a whisper.
Thankfully, Jesse and the others failed to hear Andrea for the moment.
Aldo
"You'll regret - this." Aldo threatened breathlessly, almost overcome with pain at this point. But, with little he could do to help the situation, he was helpless to stop them.
Hang tight, I'll send help over! Keep calm, and try not to make them angry. He insisted, knowing Shasta all too well. The line clicked off, as he prepared to call for help.
Jesse
Jesse chuckled at Aldo's words. "Really? I don't think I will, seeing as you're the prisoner. What can you do?" He shot back blankly.
Samuel watched Bonnie, who glared back coldly. It looked like she could shoot lasers from her eyes. "I'll kill you for what you've done to me." She snarled, clenching her fists.
Aldo
"Not what.. I can... do!" He spat out, giving them an ugly glare. "You'll find... out... soon enough." He threatened, having seen what Andrea was up to. Now that had to buy a little time before the recruits arrived.
Before long, Tom, Mikhail, Den, ad Scott would be here. With plenty of weapons.
Jesse
Jesse had no idea of the recruits that would soon be here. But Aldo's words worried him, and he reached out to pull the man to his feet and drag him inside.
Rachel and Samuel brought Bonnie inside, throwing her down into the basement.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
Unable to resist, he was dragged inside with the others. And there he waited, labored in breathing and flickering towards the edge of shock.
About thirty minutes passed before an old man approached the house. By all appearances, he looked unharmed and alone. "Excuse me, anyone home?" He called out, after knocking on the door. Where he usually had a clean-shaven face, there was a dirty-white beard. His clothing looked ragged and torn, and his shoes looked like they were about to fall apart. Just one look at the hunched-over old man would lead most to believe he was homeless.
Jesse
Jesse answered the door with a frown. He didn't much like to be bothered. "What do you want?" He asked impatiently.
Lark had followed along, but waited with the others until the time came to get the captives back.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
Tom looked up to Jesse, putting a hand on his hunched back as if it hurt, "I was wonderin', kind sir, if you could help me." He implored, in a voice that sounded weathered and broken with age.
From the timberline, the others crouched and waited, watching Tom pull of the act of a homeless man. That old guy was an expert when it came down to those sort of things. Each one had a gun; or in Mikhail's case, two guns.
Jesse
Jesse raised his gun and aimed it at Tom. "No. I don't help people who trespass on my private property. Get out of here before I carry your dead body out." He said angrily. He certainly wasn't in a good mood today.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
Tom took a few staggering steps back, wincing and nearly falling as he continued to act out his 'character'. "Please, sir! My dog, I think she's hurt! Please, she's all I got left!" The old man pleaded, glancing back to the dark timberline, as if suggestion that's where the said dog was located.
All around in the brush, weapons were trained on Jesse. Three barrels pointed at his chest, head, and gut. Ready to fire if Tom's cover was prematurely blown.
Jesse; Rachel
Jesse narrowed his eyes. "I don't care about your dog. Take her to the vet." He shot back coldly.
Rachel came up beside Jesse, glaring at Tom. "You still have your life. And that's going to be gone if you don't get out of here!" She snapped.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
Tom took another step back, his eyes bright with mock hurt and fear, "Please, please! She's gonna die! I - I just need a blanket, or-or somethin'!" He insisted, letting his voice choke with grief.
Mikhail was as still as a rock, shifting his aim to Rachel now. Beside him, Dan had his sights locked on Jesse, as did Dan.
Jesse; Rachel; Lark
Jesse clenched his teeth. "I told you to leave." He snarled, firing at Tom's abdomen.
Rachel jumped back, her aim on Tom.
Lark had her aim on Jesse. The shot barely made her flinch. At least, she did a good job of hiding it. She waited for her allies' signal.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
Following Mikhail's lead, a series of seven bullets exploded out from the brush; two shots from Dan, two from Scott, and three from Mikhail. All aiming to strike the two enemies.
Tom had seen the snapping point in the other and was quick to forgoe his act and dodge aside when the weapon was aimed at his gut. The bullet snarled past his side, blasting through his coat and skimming his skin. Snatching his own pistol, which had been concealed neatly beneath his loose clothing, Tom aimed two quick rounds at the other's chest..
From the basement, Aldo flinched at the sound of gunfire from above. He knew the others had arrived, and by the sounds of it, their plans hadn't gone exactly as desired.
Jesse; Rachel; Samuel; Lark; Bonnie
Jesse hadn't expected the bullets. He was hit once in the side and a bullet grazed his temple, but he fell to his knees, dodging Tom's bullets.
Rachel was hit just below her lung. Thankfully, the bullet failed to hit any vital organs. She screamed as she fell to the ground.
Samuel, thinking quickly as he heard the gunfight outside, ran down to the basement and grabbed Bonnie. He brought her outside, aiming a gun at her head. "You wouldn't let this nice girl die, would you?" He taunted. "Come out of there and maybe we can make a deal."
Lark tried to aim at Jesse, but she feared that she might hit Bonnie with such a powerful weapon. "Zapisat' v ad. Burn in hell." She said quietly as she let her MP5 fall to her side. She now pulled out her pistol and fired at Jesse, hitting him in the shoulder.
Jesse put his hand over the wound on his shoulder and stared into the bushes. "Come out or the blonde twin dies!" He spat.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
Tom's mind worked swiftly, trying to figure out how to best work this situation. Since no guns were pointed at him at the moment, he stole the opportunity to pull the same stunt that Aldo had. Kneeling towards the ground, he attempted to press the muzzle of his pistol against Jesse's head, "You shoot any of them, and you'll get to see what the inside of this kid's head looks like." He warned. Then he seemingly relented to their wishes, and spoke in a clear and careful tone. "Dan, Scott! You can come out now."
The two looked at each other in surprise before stepping out of the brush. "Ok, there they are. Now, what deal do you have in mind?" Tom questioned.
Mikkail remained behind. If things took a turn for the worse, he and Lark could add a surprise attack.
Samuel
Samuel looked back at Tom. "MB
Bonnie scowled at Samuel, but didn't dare move. "You sick freak. You're just going to do to her what you--" She was cut off when Samuel tightened his grip around her neck. "Shut up, blonde twin." He ordered.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
"Really?" Tom said with a hint of a grin, cocking back the pistol on the gun in warning. One press of the trigger, and Jesse would be gone. "That's not an option, boy. You give us our people back, and then we'll start making a deal."
Dan and Scott stood nervously near the front of the house, not sure what they should do. They had their pistols lowered to their sides, but would raise and fire at an instant's notice.
Samuel
Samuel cocked his pistol when Tom did, his eyes looking at Rachel for a moment.
Rachel, taking Sam's expression as a cue, moved up behind Tom and put her rifle to the back of his head. "Jesse, move out of the way." She said calmly, hiding her pain.
Jesse, acting as if he was in great pain, lifted his hand and reached up as if he was going to hold it over the wound in his abdomen. At the last minute, hoping that Rachel had distracted Tom, he struck out in an attempt to twist the old man's arm back and dislocate his shoulder.
Samuel kept his aim on Bonnie's head. "I won't kill the blonde twin unless you give me a reason. If you kill Jesse, you're giving me a reason to wipe this beautiful girl off the planet." He warned.
Tom
If the stunt had been pulled on Aldo or Scott, it would probably have worked. But Tom was a big guy, even if he was getting on in age. Jesse had taken him by surprise, but he had strength over the wounded Jesse, and was able to pull his hand back before the shoulder could be pulled from place, "Woah, woah! Easy now!" He hedged, scrambling back as he shifted his pistol from Rachel to Jesse, "I thought you just said you didn't care about him?"
Mikhail growled under his breath, just itching to kill the enemies. But he couldn't act unless Tom said so.
Having been left to his own devises, Aldo had been making painfully slow process as he worked his way up the stairs of the basement. He had already called for more backup by the time he reached the first floor. While the others were distracted, he lurched unsteadily to his feet, then dove at Samuel, trying to tackle him to the ground.
Samuel
Rachel continued to hold the rifle to Tom's head. Should he make one wrong move, he'd be shot.
Samuel looked at Tom distastefully. "I care less about him than I care about getting my point across. It's a small sacrifice. Still, it's better to keep him alive. He's the strongest of our group. So if you kill him, I'll kill the blonde twin." He shot back coldly.
"Sam! Move!" Rachel shouted when she saw Aldo. Samuel dove to the side with Bonnie before standing back up again. "Do you want her back or not?" He asked Tom.
Meanwhile, with Samuel, Rachel and Jesse with Aldo and Tom, Shasta grabbed the shotgun that Samuel dropped and her own pistol and made her way up into the attic. She climbed out the old door and onto the roof. She kept low and peered over the railing. Now you die. She thought silently, her sights on Rachel.
She set the shotgun down beside her and aimed the pistol at the woman's head. But before long, she was noticed.
Christie, dragging herself away from the fight for a moment, looked up at the roof and barked, getting Rachel's attention. "Sam! Wild escaped!" The woman called out, now aiming up at Shasta.
Shasta jumped down from the roof, nearly breaking her ankle, and fired at Rachel. Rachel dodged and fired back at Shasta, who also just missed being hit. "Slut." Rachel snapped. Shasta took a few steps closer, glaring down at Rachel. "You're the slut, you bitch. You probably have about 20 boyfriends." She shot back. Rachel clenched her teeth, hurt by what Shasta said. "Yeah, well you--" She raged, but was cut off when Shasta fired at her chest. Rachel fell to the ground in pain.
With Rachel out of the way, Shasta now aimed at Samuel. "Let her go or I'll shoot you too." She snarled.
Samuel held his ground, even with his enemies aiming straight at his head. "If you don't back off, I'll kill the blonde twin." He warned.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
Tom remained still for the time being, his mind working furiously to come up with a sound solution to the problem. As he was about to speak again, Aldo came barreling towards the door, only to fall face-first to the ground in a groan of agony when Samuel side-stepped his tackle.
And then came the unexpected assault from above. In fear of getting his own brains blown out, the old man remained where he was until Rachel's attention was distracted by Shasta. He would have taken the opportunity to tackle her, but wasn't going to risk getting shot by the psycho with a shotgun. As he scrambled away from her, the spray from the initial shot caught him across the side. But it was only a speckling of flesh wounds, and nothing more. Doing his best to overlook the ample amounts of blood all around him, Tom forced back the queaziness and retained a clear mind. "You would drop dead before that happens." Came the old man's scoffing retort, "You are far outnumbered right now. Mikhail!"
A single shot exploded from the woods as a bullet roared out of the darkness and dug into the frame of the house, less than a foot from the other's head. "That is just one of the five snipers surrounding your house." Tom lied, fixing Samuel with a lethal gaze, "And that was just a warning. Now, release our people, and we'll let you live."
Shasta; Others
Shasta was basking in her pride at the moment. She didn't expect an attack from behind. She was single-minded. She mind was fixed on Samuel, the one who had hurt her so many times.
With just a bit of strength left, Rachel lifted her arm to fire a bullet straight into Shasta's back. Shasta fell to the ground with a cry of pain.
Samuel smiled as Shasta fell, but then the bullet flew past his head. "So? You can kill us, but our cause will remain. It's meant to be, old man." The man said, tightening his grip on Shasta. "Hey! If I die, she dies! I thought I made that very clear!" He pressed the gun against the back of Bonnie's shoulder and fired. "That's my warning." He said angrily.
"No!" Bonnie yelled as she felt the bullet go into her flesh. Blood ran down her arm as she clenched her fists. Suddenly, with Samuel's grip loosened, she managed to spin around and break free. She picked up the shotgun that Shasta dropped and aimed at Sam. "Y-You're going to die!" She screamed at him. Seemingly unaware that her allies were here as well, she fired the gun, sending buckshot into the man's flesh. Thankfully, it was made for hunting birds so it did little damage, but caused great pain. Sam tripped and fell down.
Bonnie turned around to face her allies, dropping the shotgun on the ground. "We...we have to get out of here." She said exhaustedly.
Andrea managed to get free and come outside when she saw that her allies seemed to have won the battle. Both sides had been injured, but the enemy seemed to have the most of it. Walking past the others, the girl approached her sister. "We have to get to the hospital." She said urgently.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
"Mikhail, grab Shasta! Lark, get Andrea!" Tom barked out, as he himself went to grab Aldo. The others didn't need to be told what to do. Scott rushed into action, helping to steady and guide Bonnie. "Come on, lets get out of here!" The older man said, leading the group hurriedly towards the woods.
Dan trained his gun on the enemies as he followed behind the departing group. If one of them so much as lifted their weapon, he wouldn't hesitate to fire at them.
"Come on, hurry!" Tom's voice rang out again as he moved faster, dragging a rather limp Aldo along with him. Several dozen yards out from the tree line was the van the group had traveled in. It would be a tight squeeze, but everyone would fit in.
Shasta; Others
Shasta could barely move, as the bullet hit her spine. Fragments of bone were pressing against her spinal cord, temporarily paralyzing her. "That'll teach me to turn my back on an enemy..." She moaned, her hands clenched in fists.
Lark emerged from the forest, her gun aimed at Samuel. "If I had not been given orders to stay in the trees, I would have kicked your ass." She spat hatefully, moving over to Andrea afterwards. She guided the girl along with the others.
It took Bonnie a while to realize what happened. They had won. She went silently along with Scott.
Aldo, Mikhail, Tom, Dan, & Scott
"Yes, it will." Came Mikhail's uneeded reply to Shasta's comment, as he picked her up. It was a risky move, but they had little choice right now. They had to get away from the enemy and to the hospital as quickly as possible.
As the group delved into the forest, Dan kept his aim on Samuel and the others until his group was safely out of the way. He then disappeared into the forest as well and followed after them.
Reaching the old, baby-blue van, Dan scrambled around back to open the doors. Mikhail was in first in, laying her down against the floor. Tom was next, half-dragging an unresponsive Aldo in next to Shasta.
Scott was next, trying to help Bonnie in. "Easy now, careful." He was saying, while Dan waited impatiently behind them. He would be driving the team to the hospital.
Shasta; Others
Shasta gasped in pain when she was lifted up. She was nearly unable to move. She clenched her teeth as she felt her back against the floor.
Bonnie stepped into the van, still not saying a word.
Lark led Andrea into the van. The younger girl sat down next to her twin sister.