An Ambush
They boarded the Black Lagoon and headed for their destination.
"Rock, are you sure you're okay? You look worried." Dutch said. Rock smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm fine." Revy put on her gun harness and prepared for work. She looked at Rock and she thought: What the fuck is wrong with Rock? He's been acting really strange today. It's almost like he's hiding something. I may not know much, but I can see something in his eyes….something different….something….dangerous. Revy walked over to Rock, who was standing next to a window looking out. "Rock, why the fuck are you acting so weird? You look like you want to kill somebody." Rock looked at her and thought: Yes, actually I do. You can see right through me. "No, Revy, I'm just a little on edge, that's all. I'll be okay." Revy took out some smokes. She gave Rock a smoke. Dutch turned to Benny, "Benny, how long til we reach our destination?" Benny looked at his radar and said, "We will be there in about 2 hours, tops." Dutch concurred.
Rock went out on the deck and stared out into the ocean. Revy went out to join him. Rock took a drag from his cigarette and asked, "Revy, how can you enjoy killing so much? Doesn't it bother you, killing many people?" Revy looked at him in confusion, "What the fuck are you talking about? What does that have to do with anything?" Rock shrugged, "Just making conversation." Revy took a drag of her cigarette and said, "Don't believe everything you see, Rock." Rock looked at her and smiled and said, "You either."
2 hours later….
They arrived at their destination. What they found was surprising. "Where is the freighter? Balalaika said it was here. I don't like this. I don't like it one bit." Dutch said. Revy looked on the horizon and saw the freighter. "Dutch, there it is!" The freighter slowly approached. Dutch, Revy, and Rock got ready to board it. "Okay, we secure the deck and we do this quickly. We don't want any mistakes here." Revy and Rock agreed. As they boarded, Rock got a really bad feeling, "Guys, this doesn't feel right." Revy looked at Rock, "What the fuck do you mean?" Rock said, "I mean something's wrong. First of all, it shouldn't be this quiet and second of all, where is everybody?" Dutch looked around and said, "Rock is right, Revy. Something doesn't add up here."
Just as he said that, the freighter crew started firing at them. Dutch, Revy, and Rock split up and ran for cover. Dutch and Revy started to fire back. Rock put his head down and covered his face with his hands, "I knew this was gonna happen! I knew it!" Revy looked at Rock and said, "Quit you're bitching, Rock! We don't need that shit right now!" Revy shot again and one crew member fell dead to the floor. Then another body fell to the floor, then another one.
The freighter was rocking, causing bodies and weapons to slide across the deck. Two of the guns that were among the dead slid across the deck all the way to Rock's feet. Rock looked up and looked at the guns. He then looked at Revy and Dutch, who were desperately trying to stay alive. Rock looked back at the guns. He took them in each hand. He closed his eyes and the gunfire and noises fell distorted to Rock's ears. He crossed his arms as one would when they put an X on their chest. His eyes remained closed. "Rock, what the fuck are you doing? You don't know how to use those guns!" Revy looked at Rock in confusion while she reloaded her cutlasses. Rock opened his eyes. These were no longer the eyes of Rock. These were the eyes of a killer….the eyes of death.
Rock stood up and aimed the guns. Revy couldn't believe what she was seeing, Rock holding guns and aiming at people. Rock began firing, every bullet hitting every target. Bodies fell left and right. Revy and Dutch stopped firing as Rock continued firing with a smile on his face. Revy looked on in disbelief, Rock was smiling! "Dutch, are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Dutch acknowledged, "I see it, I just don't believe it! Revy! Let's get out of here! Rock! Let's get out of here!" Rock kept firing until the guns were empty. Rock looked at Dutch and looked back at the crew. Rock said, "They shoot at me and you expect me to just forget it? I can't forget this! I thought the Bulkhead Revolution was over and done with! This time, I will make sure of that. SEE YOU ALL IN HELL!"
Rock charged into the gunfire without a single bullet hitting him. He jumped and kicked on guy in the face. He caught his machine gun in mid-air and started firing. Dutch and Revy looked on as Rock took out the entire crew one by one, single-handedly. When they were all dead, Rock's smile slowly dissipated. He dropped the gun. He looked at Revy and Dutch. "Sorry, sugar rush." Rock said sarcastically. He walked back to the Lagoon as Dutch and Revy couldn't take their eyes off of him. "Come on, Revy. Let's get what we came for and get out of here."