AN: Alright, in the last chapter of this story, the reason as to why David was missing was made even more clear, and some time later, we got a glimpse as to what David is doing in present time. David, his friends Eddie and Davey are now visiting Alex's aunt, Megan. They have a surprise in store for them, though...
Chapter Three: A Faction's Warning
He knew something was wrong the minute that they stopped in front of the apartment building where Megan was living in. It didn't take time for all of them to step out of the SUV to see that something was obviously wrong here. David stood in front of his vehicle, just eying the building with some concern.
"Okay, something happened here." David said, finally breaking the silence.
"What? How can you tell?" Eddie asked.
"I just can." David said, motioning to the building while looking at his companions. "I feel it. I know something happened."
"Well, let's go see." Davey said. As they were about to go into the apartment building, David stopped them.
"No." David said. "Eddie, stay in the truck, Davey and me are going to go in to talk to Megan. We might need to leave in a hurry, and we need some eyes out here just in case we get caught off guard."
"Alright, I'm on it." Eddie said, getting back into the car. David motioned for Davey to follow him inside, and while Davey went to the mailbox to see where Megan lived, David marched up the steps.
"Don't bother, I know where it is." David said, motioning for Davey to follow him. Davey shrugged his shoulders, and followed his friend. After a few minutes, they finally reached Megan apartment.
David reached out to knock on the front door, and when he made contact, the door creaked open.
"Shit. Someone was here alright." David said. "Gloves on. I get the feeling something went down in here."
"What are we going to find?" Davey asked as he slipped his gloves on.
"The house ransacked, things tossed around, and Megan Russo alive, I hope." David said, as he and Davey slowly made their way inside the apartment in front of them both.
David, was right of course. Not a step into the apartment, they noticed that it was just how David visualized it to be. It was trashed, not a surface, couch cushion, etc, was not unturned or undisturbed. As Davey began to look around the living room, in a corner, something caught David's eye. It was an turned over chair, and he noticed that Megan was still tied to it.
She was in such bad shape, David thought that she was dead. Once he tried to feel her pulse, she began to moan slightly.
"Shit. Megan, are you alright?" David asked her.
Megan tried to speak, but she didn't have the strength to do so. Davey made his way over to them to see what was going on.
"Shit, what happened to her?" Davey asked him.
"My best guess?" David said to him. "Someone tried to get to Kelbo through Megan here. They thought that she might know where he is and tried to force that information out of her. She didn't tell them anything useful, and what you see here is the end result."
"Rissole did this, you think?" Davey asked.
"No. He never knew about here, and if he did, it would take time to find her. Whoever did this knew that she lived out here. Besides, she's alive, and that isn't exactly Rissole's M.O., is it?" David said.
"Should we call an ambulance?" Davey asked him.
Before David could answer him, Eddie called him from outside.
"Yeah, Eddie." David said.
"Guys, cops are outside. You better make yourselves scarce." Eddie said quickly.
"Alright. Thanks for the heads up." David said, hanging up.
"What's wrong?" Davey asked him, looking at the look on David's face.
"Cops are coming. Let's get out of here." David said, motioning for Davey to follow him out the back.
David and Davey were out of view before the cops made entrance into the apartment. They slid down a pipe to the alley near the main floor, and carefully made their way to their car nearby.
"Jesus, what happened?" Eddie asked them once they both got in.
"We found Megan Russo alright." David said.
"You did? That's good, right? What did she say?" Eddie asked them once again.
"She didn't say anything. She was almost dead when I found her." David said.
"Someone worked her over good and wrecked her place." Davey said.
"Shit. Where are we going next?" Eddie asked while he was driving.
"Rissole's. I have to tell him what is going on." David said.
Needless to say, Rissole was expecting David. David came right into his restaurant, and sat down with the old man.
"I take it that you are here to ask me about what happened to Megan Russo, right?" Rissole asked him.
"One thing I have always admired about you is that you never bullshit me. I appreciate that." David said. "Yes, I have to ask if you had something to do with that."
"No, I did not." Rissole said. "I heard from my contact in the NYPD that someone tried to torture and kill Miss Russo, but I did not send my crew to do that. If I want information, I have and know better ways to do that."
"Okay then, any ideas as to who might be behind this?" David said.
"No idea, might be a rival family or an upstart crew trying to make a name for themselves." Rissole said. "The guys that did this to Megan Russo seems to be hired guns. I get the feeling that they might try to do this again."
"If that is the case, we might need to get in front of this because the cops might get the ideas to come and try to pin this on us." David said.
"I will. You be careful out there." Rissole said.
"I always am. Thank you." David said. He began to get up to leave...
"David, I have one more thing to say." Rissole said.
"Okay." David said, standing in front of his seat, but not sitting down.
"I am heading over to Waverly Place to see Jerry and Theresa." Rissole said.
"Why?" David asked him.
"To move things along." Rissole said. "I am confident that you will find Kelbo and my belongings, but I believe that they better know first hand what we all are dealing with."
"That's fair." David said.
"I am going over there soon, so if you want to go over there as well, make it over there soon." Rissole said.
"I might. Don't count on it, though." David said, leaving the restaurant.
Jerry and Theresa were busy serving their customers when Rissole and his bodyguards entered the restaurant. What happened afterwards took place so fast that Jerry and Theresa both barely had anytime to register what was taking place because Rissole's entourage began ushering people out of the restaurant quickly. Once things settled down, Jerry approached his old "friend".
"Rissole? What are you doing?" Jerry asked him.
"I am looking for your brother, Jerry." Rissole said. "Where is he?"
"Kelbo? No idea." Jerry said. Rissole shook his head, as if to say that he didn't believe him.
"Jerry, I'd hate to see what happened to Megan happen to Theresa here." Rissole said.
"What happened to Megan?" Theresa asked him.
"Oh, you don't know? Someone tried to toss her apartment, but thank god she's alright for now." Rissole said, shaking his head.
"Christ!" Jerry shouted.
"Jerry! Listen to me! She'll be alright, but you have to concern yourself with what might be heading your way. Whoever did this is coming here after you and your family. I need to know, where is your brother?" Rissole asked him.
"I don't know. He is off the grid for some reason." Jerry told him.
"He has my property, and young David's as well." Rissole said.
"David? Where is he? Is he alright?" Theresa asked, feeling concerned.
"He's fine. The main thing here is that we need to get hands on your brother, because whoever this unknown party is, they are going to kill him when they get to him. God knows what is going to happen when David gets to him." Rissole said.
"I-I will try and get a hold of him." Jerry said.
"You better. I hate to see anything happen to this family. Ray had nothing but nice things to say about you guys." Rissole said, leaving the restaurant with his crew.
Wong Fusei was a close friend to Raymond Falcone, David's late father for those who didn't know. In his retirement, he took to holding on to old school weapons, and those which were rumored to have some mystical qualities to them. One of those such weapons was the Sword of Souls, big brother sword to the Banshee Shriek. It is rumored to gain powers with every death that takes place, so it is a powerful weapon. Problem is, it is a cursed weapon. The weapon cannot be used unless it is by a certain person. Whoever that is, no idea.
Mr. Fusei had the sword, until Kelbo Russo stole it from him. He might be old, but Wong never tolerated thieves in his 70 years of living. He knew and hoped that the fat bastard that stole from him would get what is coming to him. Wong knew that it was only a matter of time before David or someone else got to him.
Just thinking about that put a smile on his face.
David walked into Wong's shop, and Wong came around the corner to hug the young man.
"You look more and more like your old man everyday." Wong said.
"I get that a lot." David said. "I heard that Kelbo stole from you. My father's sword."
"He did." Wong said. "I hope that you kill that fat prick when you find him."
"Therein lies the problem." David said. "No one can find him, and whoever tortured his sister is coming after Jerry and Theresa next."
"Okay, what can I do to help?" Wong asked him.
"I know that whoever worked over Megan was not human. Do you have any other weapons of my dad's that I can use?" David said.
"Sure. One moment." Wong said. He disappeared for a moment, and returned with a mystical looking sword hilt.
"This is the Demon's Cross." Wong said.
"How does it work?" David asked Wong.
"Channel your demon energy through the hilt, and that energy becomes a blade." Wong said.
"Thanks. I get the feeling I am going to need it." David said, taking the hilt, and leaving the shop.
"I wish you all the luck in your future endeavors!" Wong called after David.
"Likewise!" David called back.
David could only smile as he watched Alex walk home from school with her friends. He was on a nearby building, watching her from afar. See, ever since he became what he became, he watched her occasionally. By occasionally, he watched over her whenever he got a bad feeling about something happening to her. He knew that now she needed her protection from whatever her uncle got her family into. The real reason that David watched over Alex was the fact that he still held out some hope that they were going to get back together. It was a long shot, but hope is what keeps some people going at tough times. These were going to be tough times ahead, that is for certain.
David smiled, as he watched her go into her home, and that is when he was finally satisfied that she was out of danger, at least for the time being.
David breathed deeply, and looked back at the lifeless body that was behind him. He carefully approached the sniper rifle that the figure had, and took it in his gloved hands.
"Nice piece." David said to the dead man. "I take it that whoever hired you is a member of your family. Don't worry, I will take good care of this fine weapon."
David took the rifle, and casually left as if it was another day in the office. Before he got too far, he made a call.
"Louis, it's me. I need to talk to you. Privately." David said into his bluetooth cell phone.
"It's big. Trust me. Not over the phone. See you soon." David said.
AN: In the chapters coming, this might become a cross over with Blue Bloods, and it might not. That is still up in the air, and as of next chapter, we will see David become reacquainted with some old friends and family members. It won't be all good, however...