Dutch looked out the window as the rain pelted down outside. He had been nervous since they haven't had any work, and that meant Rvey was chomping at the bit to get out there in the world. Rock thankfully was successful in calming her down each and every time, but since Balalaika's murder it was becoming harder and harder for him to do so. He just stared out the window with a glass of bourbon in his hand and a cigarette in his mouth

"She's finally asleep" Benny said

"About damn time, Balalaika's death must have been hard on her" Dutch said downing his drink

"No kidding, so hopefully Chang and the others are handling it" Benny said

"And then there's James Buchannan Barnes aka the Winter Solider" Dutch said

"Captain America's old partner back in the second world war, hard to believe he's working for the Russians" Benny sighed

"Which may be a blessing in disguise" Dutch sighed

"How so?"Benny asked

"As long as he's in control, no one's bound to get out of step and try something extremely ballsy" Dutch said pouring a new drink "But this murderer; they may be one of the most powerful guys I've seen to take down Balalaika" Dutch said

"About that" Benny said

"What?" Dutch said


"Come again?" Rock asked

"They found a second source of blood at the crime scene" Benny said "besides Balalaika's"

"So she was killed by two people?" Rock asked

"That's the running theory" Benny said

"But how?" Rock asked

"Simple, the first one tired out Balalaika by fight her, most likely hand to hand and taking pot shots and then once they were dead and most likely burnt, which caused the charring on her hand. The second person and the main murderer over powered her and killed her on the bridge with the slipknot" Benny said

"So there were two and one of them were killed, did they get a DNA profile?" Dutch asked

"No, the fire burnt everything including the DNA in the blood meaning it had to be close to the sun in temperature since DNA is quite fireproof" Benny said

"So, he wanted to cover up who he was the one to cover it up huh?" Rock asked lighting a smoke

"The one question I want to know is who had the balls to do this" Dutch said

"And I'm betting that there is a lot of money in getting rid of Balalaika" Benny said

"So that expands those who has motive to just about everyone" Rock sighed


Revy laid on her bed drinking and smoking while looking out the rain

"Stupid rain" she said as she finished her drink and drifted into a dream state. She always went back to the time when she was young; the police pulling her into the car. The incident where they bashed her and took their time with her and had very sick fun. She could remember begging anyone for help. But none came; once the police finished with her they kicked her out, but she did remember something, a man dress in black looking at her as they passed each other. After that Revy murdered her father and left the world she was once in for Roanapur. She could remember it was raining on the day she left as well as she left

"GO TO HELL" were the last words she shouted to her father. But looking back one last time, she noticed the man she passed out of the police station standing there with a rifle in hand and a white skull on his shirt. Smirking her turned and walked away the breeze. He said something but Revy couldn't hear it. Suddenly as if she was doused in ice cold water Revy woke up and started to pant, upon calming down she looked around and grabbed the cigarette that was still burning and could a large puff of it. That night still haunted her. But the skull shirt black figure spooked her most of all

"Did I meet the Punisher when he was just starting out?" Revy asked herself. "Fuck"


"Well I'm going out" Benny said picking up the keys to the Barracuda

"Where are you going?" Dutch asked

"Jane's in town, and after three months I'm excited to see her again

"During a storm of water, lightning and bullets?" Rock asked

"Well yeah" Benny said "What would you do if you didn't see Revy for months at a time?"

"Simple, I would be thankful I didn't get threatened or had a gun shoved into my face" Rock said

"And we both know how you really feel about Revy" Dutch smirked "After all, how many nights a week do you and Revy spend together

"That is between me and Rebec-Revy" Rock said

"Nice recovery" Dutch said.


"Shit" Revy said as she was at her usual drinking place the Yellowflag with a glass of chilled Bacardi rum, her customised Praiyachat Sword Cutlass Beretta 92FS Inox handguns on the bench, one of the rare time they were out of their holsters.

"Tough night?" a voice asked as Revy looked right and saw a blonde hair woman with a bust that was a bit smaller than her own, she wore a pink top with a hand flipping the bird on it with the words 'Just do it' on it, she also wore a green skirt

"Piss off bitch" Revy said

"Wow, what's gotten you so touchy?" Eda the blonde woman asked, "A flashback, I notice that only time you act like this is after those, and with Balalaika swinging like a butchered pig I can understand why they would come back
"He was there, on that day" Revy said

"Who?" Eda asked sipping at her glass of Cougar Bourbon Kentucky Whiskey, an Australian brand of bourbon

"Frank Fucking Castle, the fucking Punisher. The day those cops attacked me and the day I left the States for Roanapur" Revy said

"What, are you fucking kidding me, he was there; you saw the Punisher and lived to talk about it

"I was only a stupid teenager and he was probably only a year into his career" Revy said "I first saw him on the way home, he was walking to that fucking hell of a police station. The next time I saw him it was just as Biu was about to let me on board. He said something but I didn't hear it. I don't know if it was the distance or the wind between us, but he looked happy about it. All I know is that day. On that very day I had the feeling, the notion that our paths would cross again. I just never thought it would be ten years after we first saw each other" Revy explained

"Shit, well in that case. As your best friend I recommend you just far away from Frank as much as you can" Eda said

"Because he'll kill me?" Revy asked

"No because he'll punish you and then he'll finish you of" Eda said "I've seen his work, back when I wasn't a nun"

"You mean when you were a spook?" Revy asked

"Yeah, I met him five years ago and seriously didn't want to tangle with him again" Eda said "So trust me when I say that you have to watch your back, Please Rebecca!"

"Alright, I will" Revy said


"I'm back" Benny said

"Hey Benny, hello Jane" Dutch said

"Hey Dutch, Hey Benny is Psycho Bitch around?" Jane asked

"No Rebec, I mean Revy's not here yet" Rock said

"Oh yeah you tow aren't in love are ya" Dutch smirked

"Piss off Dutch" Rock scowled under her breath

"Pleasantries out of the way. You chose a bad time to come here Jane" Dutch said

"Why? because of the stuff with Balalaika" Jane said

"Yeah, some rougher than usual characters are come into port. Heck one of them is a russian myth" Benny said

"Who?" Jane asked

"The Winter Soldier, he's an old associate of hers from the Soviet Afghan War" Dutch said "Some say he was the trigger man, the one who fired the shot that ignited that damn war"

"Shit, and he's here in Roanapur right now to take control of Hotel Moscow?" Benny asked as Jane sat on his lap

"Pretty much" Dutch said

"Well, we're screwed" Rock sighed

"And that's not even mentioning the mutants"

"Mutants?" Rock stuttered

"Yeah about three of them" Dutch said "And one of them I know"

"How's that?" Benny asked

"I saw when he was blown up in Vietnam" Dutch said

"What?" Benny and Rock asked

"He, apparently he kicked an IED and had his legs torn off and shrapnel cut right through him. But I saw otherwise, in a matter of hours he was back on his feet, the only difference was six claws popping out of his hands. Right between the knuckles" Dutch explained. "Last I saw him was when he was taking down some rogue Americans"

"Wouldn't that make him a traitor?" Jane asked

"He was Canadian" Dutch stated

"Shit" Rock said


"Come on we're nearly there" Eda said as she tried to drive Revy back to her home after heading to the church for some Poker and drinking.

"Screw this, I want to dance" Revy slurred

"You are seriously drunk; you hate dancing" Eda deadpanned

"Screw you blondie" Revy slurred flipping the car roof the bird before suddenly falling asleep. Loud snoring erupted in the car making Eda shake her head in amusement; But seriously the death of a close associate was a traumatic time, now while Revy did call Balalaika sis there was no love between the two besides simple respect. Heck Revy threatened Balalaika whenever she was threatening Rock. Eda knew how much Rock and Revy meant to each other. Sighing she had to stop the car when she came upon a roadblock

"Who the?" Eda asked before seeing the eagle insignia on their arms gave her a good idea who set up this roadblock. "SHIELD, great that's all this petrol bomb of a city needs, another source of ignition"

"Where are you headed?" a SHIELD Officer asked

"Back into teh city so I can take my friend home" Eda said

"Very well ma'am" the agent said as he let Eda passed, unaware that a tracker was placed on the car.

"Did you tag it?" another agent said

"Yes ma'am" The agent saluted

"Good, then I'll follow them to this church of violence" the female agent said frowning


"Good night Revy" Rock said tucking her in and giving a kiss on the forehead before closing the door "Thanks for bringing her home" he added

"No problem, but we have a huge one, SHIELD's here" Eda said

"I know. There's a whole bunch of new players in Roanapur because of Balalaika's death" Rock said

"They've set up a checkpoint outside the city" Eda said "But the biggest problem is that Frank Castle is here as well. And apparently Revy's got a history with the guy"

"What?" Rock asked

"Yeah, kinda spooky; Two Hands and the Punisher has a past" Eda said "I think he has been looking for her for a while now, but now that he has found her. I'm not sure what's going to happen when they meet, possibly the end of Roanapur!"

"Oh shit" Rock said dropping the smoke he just lit.