As well as my Evie & Jacob one shots, I am also writing a modern Assassin's creed series

Previously in this series: After being framed for a crime, Jacob left the Order and the Assassin village. Five year later, the Young Assassin team meet Vex and enter into an agreement with him and his club.

After a bombing at the club, it is revealed that Shay Patrick Cormac has escaped the high security prison he was in…. and is now in the wind.

Please enjoy, and read and review J

"Our stocks are low and the supply truck isn't responding to our calls…." Kenzi rolled her eyes, "… as if we didn't have enough problems at the moment. Without the supplies, we'll have to close the restaurant portion of the club, which means a serious decline in profit."

"Get on the phone to the supply company, see if they have any idea where their driver is." Ordered Vex wearily.

"Already done."

"… And?"

"Aaaaannnnddd there was no response…" There was a brief silence before Kenzi continued, "… With Shay Cormac on the loose, do you think- "

"- that he's deliberately interfering with my club. Yeah, I think he is…. Bastard. Any chance that any of our cars can go through the transport's route and help the driver?"

"There are several reports of a shipment of weaponry being stolen near the edges of the town. If Shay was the one who stole them, then none of our cars will be enough…. We'll need something a bit sturdier."

"…. Like a bullet-proof car?"

"More like a bullet-proof truck so that we can get the majority of the supplies."

"…. I think I know where we can get one of those."

"First mission! Yeah!"

Evie grinned at the video image of her twin, taken shortly after they became assassins. Ever since the sighting of Jacob had been confirmed, she had been unable to stop watching old videos of her and her twin.

The Council had decided to focus on the new sighting of Shay, hoping that Jacob would make the decision to contact them if Shay truly was coming after him. Vex was to be left alone for the time being… hopefully, he would contact them in the future.

The Young Assassin team disagreed with the decision, but not openly. They knew Shay was the main focus due to his terrorist ways and stopping him wasn't going to be easy…. But Jacob was their friend.

On the screen, a younger Evie was rolling her eyes at Jacob. "Just don't so anything stupid, alright?"

"Moi?"

As Evie chuckled, she heard someone enter the room and sigh.

"We were a good team weren't we…."

Twisting around, Evie smiled warmly at Conner, "Yeah…. We had the highest success rate of any Assassin team since the council were younger… Jacob was always the first one on the scene."

"Yeah, him and Edward used to take it in turns to be reckless…. Weren't they usually the ones who needed rescuing the most as well?"

"Usually…. And when they got out of trouble without being captured, they'd talk about it for months."

"Thank the heavens it was a rare occurrence then."

There was a brief silence, as the pair continued to watch Jacob joking about on the screen.

"Do you really think he'd alive?" Conner asked suddenly, "Jacob, I mean?"

"… I like to think I would know if he'd died…. And the photo is irrefutable proof of this fact."

"So why hasn't he tried to contact us…. I thought we were all friends."

"Friends who let him leave without even trying to stop him. I didn't even tell him how much I needed him, I just blabbed about our responsibilities as Assassins."

At the self-deprecating tone in Evie's voice, Conner sighed. "Evie… we were all different back then. But Jacob knew that you loved him."

"Did he? Or did he think I cared about the Creed more than I cared about his twin?"

Conner had no answer for her.

…..

Vex groaned as his car slowly made its way through traffic.

"The Creed really needs a contact number…" he grumbled, "… like a hot-line that I can call. Have them move through all this traffic."

"…. I thought you were the 'best driver' ever. Can't you take an off-road approach, go around the long way?"

"…. Kenzi. This is a McLaren F1. This is not an off-road car… this is suited to the highways of the world, with the sun setting in the distance. Definitely not an off-road car and DEFINITELY NOT A TRAFFIC CAR!"

Giggling to herself at Vex's annoyed grumbling, Kenzi started to go over their supply list again…. it wasn't good.

"You know…" she began, "… even if the Assassins give us this car and we manage to get to where the food truck was last spotted, we might not make it back in time before the food runs out."

"We'll make it…. I'm more worried about getting the Creed's permission to use the car. Especially if they think we've double-crossed them with the Jacob sighting."

"… What are you going to tell them?"

"The truth. Shoddy camera work from one of my employees, meaning that we didn't see the photos of Jacob before it was too late."

"You really think they'll go for that?"

Vex just shrugged, tapping his fingers impatiently against the steering wheel, "I can't stand it anymore." He eventually groaned, indicating to pull onto a side street, "Maybe we can go through the outskirts of the town and go around the back way."

"…. Is that really wise."

"No…. especially as this isn't a bullet-proof car."

Kenzi hunched down in her seat, trying to get lower than the window. "Great, just great."

….

"Were those kids burning a car? Vex!"

"It was your imagination…. The backdoor entrance to the Creed village should be on our right soon."

"Is that just your imagination?!"

"You'd better hope not, because I think those kids have just seen our car."

….

"There's a purple sports car entering the courtyard…" Ezio gasped, "… look at that! Please tell me that's an early birthday present for me!"

"… Your birthday was last month."

"Late birthday present then."

Arno rolled his eyes (giving the car an appreciative scan of his own). "Let's just think logically here…. Who do we know, who's most likely to buy an extravagant car like that?"

In unison, everyone looked out of the window and sighed.

"Vex."

…..

Dressed in a skull t-shirt and check trousers, Vex had a skull mask on half his face with a top hat on his head.

"I would've thought that you'd trust us by now…" Edward grinned, "…. You heading to Mexico for the Day of the Dead after this?"

"I wish…. Actually, I need to borrow the armoured car."

The young Assassins all glanced at one another, before Evie crossed her arms. "Why? Why should we give it to you, when you hid the sighting of Jacob from us?"

Vex gave Kenzi a significant glance at that, before sighing. "That was a mistake on my part, I know that. I shouldn't have put the new guy on surveillance duty. He didn't go through all the footage before it was sent to you, so we were unaware of the sighting until one of my loyal staff re-checked the footage and came to me."

"… Why didn't you contact us when you found out?"

"What was the point? You already knew."

It was a frustrating answer…. But there was little point in arguing against it.

"So, what do you need the car for?" asked Evie, rolling her eyes as Vex beamed at her.

"So glad you asked! Someone's stopped my food supply truck…. I suspect, after the whole Amanda issue, that Shay Patrick Cormac is the one behind it. Which means that if I go and try and retrieve the goods in my nice car, I may not make it back… bullets and nice cars don't mix well."

Conner shook his head at this, "Two questions. Why would Shay be going after you and why do you have to be the one to fetch the supplies?"

"Because I work with you lot, and if Jacob was seen hanging around my club, then Shay might think I'm helping him. Stopping my food supplies must seem like a good idea to him, forcing me to give Jacob up."

"Are you?"

Vex frowned, turning his attention to Conner. "Pardon?"

Crossing his arms, Conner straightened up, towering above Vex. "I meant, are you helping Jacob remain anonymous in the town, giving him sanctuary in your club?"

"No!"

When it became clear that no-one believed him, Vex groaned. "Look, everyone knows who Jacob is, especially after the 'incident'. Do you really think I'd get away with hiding him in my club?!"

"It is a large club. Maybe you have a small apartment in there?"

Vex's fists clenched up at this, his mouth opening to retort, until Ezio stepped in-between him and Conner.

"Alright, this isn't helping…" he sighed, "… We can deal with this later." He then turned to Vex and gestured at the man's car. "Not a scratch on it. With all the potholes near the back entrance, that's quite impressive."

"What can I say, I'm a good driver."

The pair smirked at each other, as the rest of the group rolled their eyes.

"I'm telling Leonardo…" muttered Arno under his breath, prompting Ezio to spin around and glare at his friend.

"Don't you dare!"

Before Arno and Ezio could start bickering, Kenzi cleared her throat. "So…. About the car?"

The Young Assassin team all glanced at each other, before Ezio gestured for the two non-assassins to follow him, as he led them towards the garage. Opening the doors, he grinned at Vex, "Sorry about the mess. Leo's been having a tinker, upgrading it and everything."

When the light hit the vehicle, Ezio beamed. "I love that man. Gorgeous, isn't it?"

Vex nodded in agreement, even as Kenzi frowned.

It looked ugly to her.

"I call it The Blade." Continued Ezio, "Seven seats. Leather upholstery. Bullet-proof windows and metal. The tires are extra durable, so shooting them out is much harder! It's fast, easy to drive and thanks to il mio amore, it has added extras…. Guns, oil slick and a department at the back that releases nasty nails that stop pursuers in their tracks."

"Sounds great!" Vex exclaimed, "Shay won't know what hit him!"

"Ha! What makes you think you can just take it away?"

"W-what?"

"You heard me…. You and your friend aren't just taking this car away from the Creed town boundaries."