Chapter | 2
I watch as the Janitor scurries away back outside. I'm wondering if it's worth my time going alone or waiting for the back up. That's the trouble with Mutants; you never know what you're going to come up against.
As it turns out I don't have to wait long to have my decision made for me.
The riot truck turns up soon enough and immediately begins to hose the people outside with high pressure water to move them down the street.
A little over the top I thought but then I saw who was ridding in beside them.
It was him.
Judge Dredd.
The prick had landed.
He enters the reception area and stands there looking like a bull elephant, slowly turning his head as he surveys the carnage.
"Where's the Bodies?" he finally ask without looking at me.
Why did it have to be this asshole?
"Mutant most probably has them."I finally answered.
It was the first time I've met the guy in real life but hell any Judge worth their salt knows who Dredd is and what he's about. Personally I found the stories of his exploits a little too Fascist for my liking and his death ratio was twice as high as any other judge. He finally looked me dead on, his jaw clicked even more tense as he addressed me.
"We waiting on anything here Judge…" his head tipped slightly to look at my chest to read my Badge ...Garza?"
"Not anymore" I say back and professionally as I could muster, but the sarcasm leaked through. He drew his gun and moved past me into the stairwell. I'll give the guy this, he has presence.
"It's in the sub levels apparently" I say as I move after him.
He turns his head slightly as he continues walking "Those are laser burns. Hmmm… this should be interesting."
"Any reason why a Judge from a different Sector is on my turf" I ask.
"I was in the neighbourhood" he scowls back
Over lapping each other we tactically went down two levels to where the boilers and energy conduits should have been for the tower. Its dark as hell down here and from the looks of it all the overhead lights had been smashed out.
"Light" I say to my sidearm and within a second the tactical light flipped out and switched on.
We move as quietly as we could until we reached the end of the corridor. Dredd motions for me to take the side by the door and prepare for a room breach. I nod, I got ready as I watch him kick the door in. We enter and instead of finding the mutant we find six guys, all dead, all strung up by the feet. Their bodies are skinned and clearly their heads (if you could call them that) are missing skulls leaving just a flapping skin sack holding the eyes and tongue.
"That's new" I gasp under my breath at the sight in front of me.
Dredd moves over to the bodies to take a closer look. I was about to head out back into the corridor when I was stopped by a strange noise. It sounds almost like insect clicking.
The next thing I know I'm in immense pain and blacking out.