Sin City

by The Night Lord

Los Angeles is Sin City. Three men. Angel, Wesley and Spike. They each have a story in Sin City. It's the basic storyline and setting of Sin City with the characters of Angel. Some coarse language and some violence inside. AUAll human. Read and review plz

1. Angel's Story

OKay, so I've had this idea in my head for a few days now. Sin City meets Angel. Sounds like a good idea. So I've crossed the idea of Sin City with the characters of Angel. I haven't seen Sin City in a while, so I did the best that I could with what I remembered. It'll only be about three chapters, focusing on Angel, Wesley and Spike (Marv, Hartigan and Dwight). The chapters are long, cuz that's how I wanted it and it's also in script form. Hope I did alright with it. Read, review and let me know. Thanks and enjoy

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Bright lights and dizzy heights. A man is standing on the rooftop of one such high-rise building towering above the city. Lindsey lights up a cigarette

LINDSEY (V.O): "Take a back alley walk in Sin City and you'll find something you like. Something that you want, something you need. It's all here in Sin City. All you need to know is where to look"

At a back alley pub, a man is sitting at the bar, drinking his fourth glass of whiskey. Tall and broad, he has spiky black hair and wore a long black leather coat. Nearby on the platform, a young brunette woman in black leather is pole dancing to the beat, much to the joy of the drunken patrons, while two men watch her from a table. One of them is dark-skinned and bald, the other with stubble and a faint scar on his neck. Across the room sits a tall man with slicked back peroxide hair and wearing a black trench coat, talking to another brunette who had a Cockney accent and wore a red leather tank top and pants, her long red coat hanging over the back of her chair

ANGEL (V.O): "Life is so full of surprises. You just never know what is going to happen. Take me for example. I arrived in Sin City about a year ago and started up a private investigator business. Not long after, I get my only employee, Allen Francis Doyle. Things were going good for the better part of the year. Then we started investigating into crooked cops. Bad idea. Doyle was killed in the line of duty, trying to discover the truth. And four months later, here I am, still trying to get over his death"

A waitress with wavy blond hair refills Angel's glass and gives him a smile

ANGEL (V.O): "Not much interests me much these days. But that smile from her lifts some of my drunken spirits. Like I said, life is so full of surprises"

SPIKE (V.O): "Look at the big poof there. Every night, he sits at the bar, drinks himself into a stupor, trying to move on from Doyle's death. I offered to help him once and he turned me down. You want to feel sorry for him, but it's a bit hard. Maybe it's our history. I knew Angel when we were young. Quite a pair of hellions we were. Oh, Drusilla wants me to go with her. This could be an interesting night"

Spike and Drusilla paid their bill and leave the pub

TINA: "Are you planning on drinking yourself unconscious again?"

ANGEL: "No planning involved. Just…doing. What's your name?"

TINA: "The name's Tina. Didn't you read the nametag?"

ANGEL: (Focusing his eyes) "Oh. Guess not"

TINA: "I'm signing off in a few. Wanna come back to my place?"

ANGEL: (Thinking 'no') "Okay"

Tina smiles and continues on with her work, as Angel grins to himself

ANGEL (V.O): "And suddenly, life is starting to look up"

A few hours later, Tina finishes work and heads out to her car with Angel beside her. He manages to walk straight, as she drives them back to her place

ANGEL (V.O): (While having sex with Tina) "Life is so full of surprises. And this is indeed a surprise. I never expected anyone to feel sorry for me. But Tina did. As I recall, she was there every time I got drunk and cried about my woes. I never realized until now. She listened to me. She cared. I'm repaying the favour, caressing her body, enjoying every small moan she made. Caring about her. It's a night I'll never forget"

Angel wakes up the next morning and rolls over, his arm falling across Tina's body. She doesn't respond, as Angel slowly opens his eyes. Tina's body feels cold to the touch, as Angel pulls back the covers, seeing the sheets stained in blood. Tina's blood. He jumps out of bed in horror, slowly pulling his pants on, seeing the bloodstained knife by the bed

POLICE OFFICER: (From outside the room) "Police! We have the place surrounded. Come out with your hands up!"

ANGEL (V.O): "Tina's dead. I'm getting framed for her murder. The police are here"

POLICE OFFICER: "Come out with your hands up!"

ANGEL: "Okay"

He bursts through the door, taking one officer by surprise. Slamming him against the wall, Angel takes his gun and shoots the other officers, before hearing racing footsteps coming up the stairs

ANGEL (V.O): "They're coming. In a moment, I'll be a dead man. But I'm a dead man anyway. And I have nothing to lose"

The police arrive on the landing, just as Angel crashes through the window, falling through the air and rolling off someone's car. A few officers reach the windows and fired their rifles at Angel as he runs across the street, dodging their bullets

ANGEL (V.O): "Life is so full of surprises"

He heads into the back alley, leaning against the wall and sighing

ANGEL (V.O): "Someone murdered Tina. Crept into our room and killed her in her sleep. They framed me in the process. And I'm gonna find out who. I'm going to track them down and I'm going to tear them apart for what they did to her"

Twenty minutes later, Angel is at his apartment, grabbing a few clothes, as well as his knife, handgun and a double-edged broadsword wrapped in cloth

ANGEL (V.O): "They say never bring a knife to a gunfight. They never said anything about a sword. Plus, I like swords. Guns are limited. Swords are not. Also, guns are too quick. With bladed weapons, you can really take your time"

Someone walks into Angel's room, as if she lives here. She's small and petite, with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a small bathrobe

DARLA: "So, you finally came back. Been waiting here for you for two days now"

ANGEL (V.O): "Darla. My ex-flame from back in high school. We dated for a few years and then she disappeared from school during tenth grade. I only met her again when I arrived back in Sin City some twenty years later. She never told me why she left school, never to return. We resumed our passion, at least until Doyle's death"

DARLA: "Got an explanation?"

ANGEL: "None at the moment. I'll give you a call when I think of one"

DARLA: "You're taking off again, aren't you?"

ANGEL: "Have to. This time anyway. It's important"

DARLA: "Must be bad if you've got your broadsword out. Mind you, I prefer your other broadsword, because that's more fun"

ANGEL: "Not now, Darla. I'm a little worn out from last night"

DARLA: (Coolly) "Found someone else to get your rocks off with?"

ANGEL: "You and I aren't together. You can't act like I'm yours and you're mine"

DARLA: "Can we at least pretend?"

ANGEL: (Flatly) "No. I must go. I'll see you round, Darla"

Hoisting the bag onto his back, Angel headed towards the door. Darla stood on the spot, before heading to Angel, spinning him around and locking their lips together

ANGEL (V.O): "Her lips. Not something I'll forget so easily"

A loud crashing sound is heard downstairs. Angel breaks away from Darla and heads over to the window, seeing three police cruisers out on the road

ANGEL: "Fuck. The cops are here. Sorry, Darla, but I've got to go"

DARLA: "Why are the cops after you?"

ANGEL: (Sitting in the window) "Mistaken identity. Gotta clear my name"

He jumps out the window onto the stairs and starts making his way down. Gunshots ring out, as Angel navigates through the stairs, dodging the bullets, as he makes it to the ground and runs towards the nearest cop car

ANGEL (V.O): (As he is fighting one cop and ducking bullets) "I'm an idiot. No doubt about it. I could die, right here, right now. Tina's death would go unavenged" (He gets into the police cruiser and takes off) "Or maybe I might live long enough just to see that her death is avenged. Don't know where I'm gonna go"

Gunshots ring out as the police give chase

ANGEL (V.O): "How about I figure that out after I lose the cops?"

Angel turns down an alley and guns the engine, as two police cruisers give chase

POLICE OFFICER: (Over radio) "We have a murder suspect on the run. He's taken a police car, repeat, he's taken a police car. We're chasing him down in an alley off First Avenue. Should be coming out onto Boulevard Street. Anyone there?"

WESLEY (O.S): "Gunn and I are nearby. We'll swing around and intercept"

Angel drives out of the alley, as a Nissan Pulsar flies past, chased by a black DeSoto, as another police cruiser turns the corner, blaring its sirens. Angel spins the wheel, turning onto the road and flooring the accelerator, as Gunn and Wesley give chase

ANGEL (V.O): "What did I do to deserve this? Why was I targeted?" (A gunshot) "Gotta keep my focus. Don't want a busted tyre. Problems solved later"

Angel swerves around a corner, as Wesley does the same, swinging out wide. Gunn is loading up a pump-action shotgun, as Angel takes off, narrowly missing a parked car. Wesley swerves to avoid the car, before gunning after Angel. Gunn leans out the window and aims, before taking fire, shattering the back window

ANGEL: "Shit! Asshole's got a fucken shotgun"

Angel swerves around another corner, the street ending in a dead end. He drives to the end of the street, before spinning the car around so it faces the main road, as Wesley turns down into the street and stops

GUNN: "Shit, the guy is fucken nuts. He's gonna play chicken, you watch"

WESLEY: "Good. Let's see how much guts Angel has. Got the gun ready?"

GUNN: "Been ready. Now let's get the bitch"

Angel and Wesley hit the accelerator at the same time, speeding towards each other. Gunn grips his shotgun and moves towards the window. Angel hangs his arm out the window, aiming his handgun at Wesley and fires a few rounds

WESLEY: "Fuck!"

He spins the wheel, smashing the front end of the car into a parked car. The airbags pop out, as Gunn slides back into the car, nursing an injured rib

GUNN: (Groaning in pain) "Next time, I'm driving. Stupid-ass"

Angel drives past and takes off for the next street, disappearing out of sight before the police cars show up. Parking in an alley, Angel gets out of the car and grabs his belongings, before changing his duster for a hoodie, putting the hood up and heading off into the night

ANGEL (V.O): "And so I set off alone. Trying to be a hero. Look where that's got me. I'm doing a good fucken job right now, it's wonderful"

He walks out onto the street and hears a car speeding nearby. He looks over his shoulder, taking his hood down, as a car driven by a blonde woman shoots towards him. Angel dives out of the way, as the car spins around

ANGEL (V.O): "I don't believe it. It's Tina! She's alive"

TINA: (Glaring at Angel) "You're gonna pay"

She floors the accelerator, firing towards Angel again. He dives out of the way, as Tina swings the car around and tries again, this time hitting him in the legs. Angel slams against the bonnet, before sliding onto the road, groaning in pain, as Tina gets out of the car, grabbing him by the hoodie and punching him

TINA: Fucken asshole! How could you?!"

ANGEL (V.O): "What the fuck?"

The trauma of the car hitting him, along with the impossibly alive Tina bashing him in the face, resulted in Angel passing out. He wakes up a few hours later, lying on a bed with silk sheets. Looking around, he sees Tina sitting at a make-up desk

ANGEL: (Groggily) "Tina? What's going on? You're dead"

TINA: "I look good for a dead chick. No, that was my twin you killed"

ANGEL: "Huh?"

TINA: (Getting up from the desk) "That was my twin. Her name is Martina. I'm Christina. And you killed her"

ANGEL: (Sitting up) "What? No, I swear I never harmed her"

TINA: "Liar"

ANGEL: (Getting up from the bed slowly) "Looks, I understand you're upset"

TINA: (Cutting him off) "No you don't. You have no idea what I'm feeling. Don't act like you do"

ANGEL: "I know what's it like to lose someone you care about. And I swear, on my mother's grave and even on my frigging father's grave, I never hurt your sister"

TINA: (After a few moments of biting her lips) "Okay, say I believe you. What then?"

ANGEL: "I go out and I hunt down the son of a bitch responsible for killing Tina"

GWEN: (Coming into the room) "Tina, I've got something for you"

TINA: "What's that?"

GWEN: "Got a witness who says she saw someone hanging around Angel's apartment"

TINA: "Bring her in"

Gwen leaves the room, coming back in a minute later with Cordelia Chase

ANGEL: "Oh my God, Cordelia? What are you doing here?"

CORDELIA: "I could ask you the same question, chump"

TINA: "You know each other?"

ANGEL: "When we were younger and in my case, stupider"

CORDELIA: "I don't think much as changed. How did you get involved in this?"

ANGEL: "I could ask you the same question"

CORDELIA: "I was in the neighbourhood, when I saw someone near your place around the time Martina was killed"

TINA: "Get a good look at him?"

CORDELIA: "He looked familiar. Like I've seen him around before"

ANGEL: (Grabbing a pencil and paper) "Describe him for me"

Cordelia describes the suspect as best as she can. In the end, Angel holds up a portrait of a young man with flat dark hair and a thin face

CORDELIA: "Yeah, that's him"

TINA: "Lee Mercer. I know him. He's one of Holland Manner's lawyers"

ANGEL: "Holland Manners? The Mayor?"

TINA: "Yeah. Lee is a lawyer at Wolfram and Hart"

ANGEL: (Rolling his eyes) "Oh, those pricks. Freeing the guilty and hanging the innocent. Sounds like something they would do. Well, I'm checking them out"

CORDELIA: "I'll come with you"

ANGEL: "No, you're staying here with Christina. This could be dangerous and I don't want you getting hurt"

CORDELIA: "How many of your crazy, and might I add dangerous, antics did I survive all those years ago?"

ANGEL: "This is a matter of life and death. This is no game. Stay here. I'll come back when it's all done"

Cordelia is about to reply back, but Angel gives her a look and she closes her mouth

ANGEL (V.O): "Wolfram and Hart. The corrupt lawyers backing the corrupt cops. No wonder this town has gone to hell. They're the reason Doyle is dead. They're the reason Tina is dead. Well now I'm going to pay them back. I'm gonna give them hell"

Several hours later, Angel is outside the house of Lee Mercer. He scopes the house out, searching for the best entrance point. Gripping his sword, Angel rushes forth, bursting through the front door, surprising Lee, who drops his saucepan

LEE: "What the hell are you doing here?"

ANGEL: "Killing you. You're the one who killed Tina, right?"

LEE: "What's it to you? Did you care about her?"

ANGEL: "You're about to find out"

Lee heads towards the phone, but his hand is suddenly pinned to the wall by a knife. Angel grins and strikes Lee with the flat side of the blade, knocking him out. An hour later, Lee wakes up, chained to a tree in the woods, with Angel kneeling before him

ANGEL: "Normally, I'd be torturing you myself, but I've got bigger fish to fry. However, I will hang around for the warm-up act. Which is you"

Angel then whistles and a few moments later, a white wolf appears. Angel grabs his knife and starts making shallow cuts on Lee's body, as the wolf moves. Happy with his quick handiwork, Angel then throws a piece of elk meat onto Lee, before moving to another position, leaning against a tree with his arms crossed

ANGEL: "Why did you kill Tina? Answer me and I'll call the wolf off"

LEE: "Holland Manners ordered it. To have you framed, so we could give you the death penalty or a lifetime in jail. Whatever happened. Call him off"

ANGEL: "I'm not finished. Why did Holland order it?"

LEE: "You and your friend, Doyle, were getting too close. So I killed Doyle, shot him in the back. But you still have the files on us that shut us down. Even though you were content with drinking your life away, Holland wanted you gone. Call the wolf off"

ANGEL: "So, you killed Doyle because he was getting close, then you killed Tina to frame me and have me killed, just so I wouldn't be able to shut Holland down"

LEE: "That's right. Call the wolf off. I told you what you wanted to know"

ANGEL: (Turning away) "Enjoy, Whitefang"

Lee's screams ring throughout the woods as the wolf devours him. Angel simply ignores the screams, as he gets into his stolen car and drives off with another mission in mind. An hour later, he is outside the Wolfram and Hart building. Parking out of sight, Angel gathers a few things together, including his handgun, sword and grappling hook. Seeing the lights on near the top of the building and knowing that Holland was in the office, Angel throws his grappling hook and starts climbing up the side of the building, reaching the window about thirty minutes later. Holland has his back turned, as Angel smashes the window and dives inside

HOLLAND: (Turning around) "What the?"

ANGEL: (Holding the sword to his throat) "Don't move, Holland. You and I are going to have a little chat"

Angel removes his sword and kicks Holland onto his chair

HOLLAND: "You're Angel, right? The private investigator?"

ANGEL: "Yeah, I had a friend named Doyle. You ordered his death. As well as Tina's. Your man, Lee, carried those orders out"

HOLLAND: "You made a big-"

ANGEL: (Cutting him off) "So I took care of Lee. The wolf would be washing his jaws clean now after eating that bitch"

HOLLAND: (Horrified) "You killed Lee?"

ANGEL: "No. I just had a hand in his death. Like you had a hand in the deaths of Doyle and Tina"

HOLLAND: "I couldn't risk Doyle shutting down Wolfram and Hart. Or having me kicked out of the Mayor's office. I couldn't risk it. That's why I had Tina killed so-"

ANGEL: (Interrupting) "Yeah, yeah, I heard from Lee. Confessed it to me before he had his guts torn out. I think he got off too easily"

HOLLAND: "I'm sorry for your loss, Angel. But you have killed one of my lawyers and I'm afraid I must call the police"

He turns around and reaches for the phone, but Angel stabs a knife into his hand, before muffling his screams. Sighing, Angel removes the knife, as Holland presses a button under the desk, before clutching his wounded hand to his chest

ANGEL: "Sorry, Holland, but the cops aren't going to come for you"

HOLLAND: (Gritting his teeth in pain) "That's what you think. I just alerted the police to my position. In a moment, they'll be here and then you'll be sentenced to death row. And what would that have accomplished you? Nothing"

ANGEL: (Leaning close to Holland) "I still have a moment with you before the police arrive. Imagine what I can do in a moment"

Before Holland could react, Angel rams the sword straight through his stomach, pining him to his chair. Holland gasps, choking on his blood, as Angel leaves the sword in him and turns towards the window, seeing the sun starting to rise. He could hear several footsteps racing towards the office and braces himself. Lindsey McDonald, Lilah Morgan and a group of armoured police officers arrive, led by a shotgun-wielding Wesley, as two cops head over to Angel and handcuff him

ANGEL (V.O): (As Wesley reads him his rights) "Doyle and Tina, this is for you. Guess I was right. I'll live long enough to see their deaths avenged. I know what's going to happen next for me. I'll be sentenced to death row, either lethal injection or electrocution chair. Doesn't matter. I did what I had to do. It's over now. For me anyway. But, you may never know what would happen next. Life is full of surprises"

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Next chapter: Wesley's story