Giggling Monster
"Alright, everyone down on the ground!" Jade Screamed.
Tori blinked for a few times, trying her hardest to ignore the panicking and screaming of all the people in the bank. She saw Beck and her sister dash towards the back with their guns drawn, shouting something at the bank manager. She glanced at her right and saw that Cat was just standing there looking dazed, almost as if she was in a flower garden rather than a bank.
You know they really kinda sorta look like a bunch of teeney little ants when they're scared and they clamor together and they… HEY!
Cat's rambling inner monologue was interrupted by the sight of a man who was trying to press the silent alarm button.
Not having any of that.
Cat pistol whipped the man in the face, his blood oozing out in a quick flash and his screams… Well…
Music to my ears…
Tori snapped her head to Cat's direction. Tori's gun was still drawn and pointing at some poor janitor who was on the ground with his arms covering his head. But her attention was on Cat.
Jesus Christ…
Cat's eyes looked as dazed as ever, drinking in the satisfying sight of pain and blood. Tori nearly had a heart attack when those same crazed eyes turned on her.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Cat asked with a sick smile imprinted on her face.
Tori stood there, seemingly froze to the spot until Cat returned her eyes to the screaming man on the floor.
"Alright, everyone listen up!" Jade yelled as she held the collar of a distressed bank teller with her left hand and pointed her USP at everyone else with her right.
"Here's what's gonna happen! You're going to sit your asses down while me and my friend have a little chat with the teller here!" She tugged on the teller's collar with her left and gestured to Tori with her right.
Ok, here we go. Must 've killed Jade to call me her friend.
Tori ran forward to Jade's side, her precious colt still in her hands.
"Take her behind the counter." Jade whispered to her.
Tori nodded and obeyed. Dragging the teller's collar while putting her colt to her head.
"Move!" She whispered to the teller who was clearly crying buckets.
"This'll all be over soon, I promise. We won't hurt you, I mean it!" Tori whispered to the teller.
That seemed to hush her up a bit.
God, she reminds me of… me.
She shook her head and got over the sadness and marched her over behind the counter.
Damn, that's a lot. Tori thought with all her doubts forgotten.
"Now, we're here for the bank's money, not yours! So don't do anything stupid because there's nothing and I mean nothing to die for!" Jade yelled for one last time before joining Tori and the teller.
"You know what to do." Jade said casually to Cat.
"Sure thing!" Cat said in the most cheerful tone imaginable.
Cat hummed jovially for a few moments before turning her eyes on the man whose nose she just broke once again.
"Hi! I'm not supposed to tell you my name but what's your name?!" Cat asked the man in her typical cheerful voice.
"H-Howard." The man barely managed.
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Howie! Can I call you Howie? I'm calling you Howie." She rapidly said while shaking her head at the end of every sentence.
She glanced and saw an opportunity for some fun. A woman and her daughter hugging each other, hanging for dear life.
It's been a while since I've played Would you rather…
Cat knelt on the ground, still keeping her SIG Sauer P226 trained on Howard.
"Howie, I'm booored… So we're gonna play a little game!"
"W-What…?"
"You see those two girls over there? Well… You get one minute to decide who lives longer! And if you don't decide, I'll still kill them anyways!"
The sound that the mother made was inhuman.
"What the hell is going on back there?" Tori asked with concern in her voice.
"That's not important." Jade said, her eyes boring into the teller.
The teller raised her head up, trying to see what was happening.
"Hey!" Jade screamed.
"Eyes on the fucking bag! Now finish it and put the money in it now!"
"Please… Don't kill me, my family needs me! They can't…
"Please, just put the money in the bag and it'll be over. Please, you have to trust me on this." Tori whispered warmly to the teller, her free hand on her shoulder.
The teller nodded and continued with her task.
Jade eyed Tori.
What are you playing at Vega? Do you think she'll trust people who're pointing guns at them? No. You're just weak, aren't you? You've always been weak. And slow. We should leave you behind.
"Now, you can play this anyyywayyy you want. You can choose or you can just go eeney meeney miney moe. It's your choice, Howie!"
"No! I can't choose! I just can't…
"PLEASE! Not my daughter! Not my Sally! Just please! Don't let her!"
Cat kicked the mother in the ribs.
"Shhhhh… Now, it's not very nice to interrupt people when they're trying to make up their minds!" Cat pouted.
"Now, Howie? How's that choice of yours working? Clock's ticking! Tickticktickticktick!"
The mother put on a brave face and nodded while staring her wet eyes at Howie.
"Mommy… What are you doing?"
"I love you, Sally."
"No! No!"
Howie's finger turned on the mother.
"Alrighty!" Cat piped up.
Bang.
"God! What the hell?!" Tori asked.
"Done! Get back on the ground" Jade yelled to the teller.
The teller sobbed and fell on the ground, the life drained from her.
"Is… Is she dead?" Tori asked, uncertain.
Jade checked her pulse.
Good, she still has a pulse.
"No, just passed out from shock." Jade replied.
"Let's go." She ordered Tori, throwing one of the huge duffel bags of money to her.
Good thing no one died, I was starting to think… What the hell…
Tori gasped in horror while Jade just stared. They couldn't believe what they saw.
"Now, wasn't that FUN, Howie?" Cat asked, the giddiness of her latest murder still lingering.
"I'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorry…" Howie kept mumbling in a defeated tone, his sad eyes boring into the floor.
Little Sally on the other hand was passed out from shock.
This is sooooo pretty! Blood is so red and pretty! This… This is a painting! A pretty little painting with all the little flowers over the wholllleee place! It's like they spilled Red Velvet cupcake batter and over the floor and now they have to clean it up! Well, looks like Sally won the game! Briefly.
Bang.
Sally's brains painted the white floor in a wavy pattern.
Howie didn't even notice this time.
Cat pouted. Again.
"Awwwwwww…. He didn't see my painting!" Cat whined in a childish tone.
"Cat… Why would you…?" Jade asked, with confusion and shock written all over her face.
I know she's a messed up girl but that's all in the past! She's changed! She's…
"Everyone get down!" Beck yelled as he ran out.
He was followed by Trina.
"Let's get the fuck out of here!" Trina screamed.
They disappeared out the door along with Cat and the other Bank patrons as Jade and Tori just stood there in shock.
An explosion erupted in the back room. Engulfing the entire back half in flames.
Tori and Jade hit the deck.
Tori's vision was blurry and barely coherent, she could see the great fire covering the back.
My gun! My gun! Where?
She turned her head and saw that her Colt was out of reach. She stood, her ears ringing and face half black from soot. She then helped Jade up to her feet.
"Jade! Jade!" She said.
Jade began to regain consciousness.
"Argghhhh…" Jade mumbled, groggier than Synjin.
"You're ok, I've gotcha." Tori said as she carried Jade out the bank.
Thank you. Maybe you're not as weak as I thought…
Jade cursed herself for praising her Arch Rival.
"The teller!" Tori yelled as she snapped her head back to the counter.
Damn it, Vega.
"No… It's… Too late." Jade managed.
Tears sprung to her eyes, sorrow overtaking her mind. Tori spun around and began walking out the door.
Jade's eyes turned onto the bodies of the girl and her mother for one last time.
Why…?
Jade's sadness and confusion quickly turned to fear as she saw the dozens of police officers storming the bank. The last thing she saw before she passed out was Andre brandishing his shotgun and yelling orders while firing back at a pair of armed cops.
