There is no feeling quite like feeling helpless but that is exactly what Hank and I were feeling as we were lead into some warehouse surrounded by armed guards. Hank didn't know it but these weren't normal armed guards. We were surrounded by Lausenschlange . That was only the tip of the ice burg. The further we were lead into the warehouse the more I saw. Workers that weren't workers after all but were instead Eisbiber beaver creatures and even a few mouse creatures known as
Mauzhertz. I was begining to see what Agent Burke meant when he said the situation was indeed Grimm. It was at this point, Hank and I were hit in the back on legs forcing us to our knees
"Are these them?" I hear a voice from the shadows say.
Soon a man in a suit appears in front of us along with two women, if you could call them that. They both were Hexenbiest:. What had we stumbled upon? The thing was we weren't done being shocked. We would soon be joined by one more person...someone we knew. Someone we were suppose to be able to trust. It was Agent Burke.
"Well what do you we have here?" Agent Burke spouted out with a smirk on his face
"YOU SON OF A BITCH !" Hank yelled as he tried to get up only to be nailed in the back of the head by one of the guards
"OK" I now yell as I do my best to try to protect Hank from being hit again
That's when I saw it. That was the best way to describe it. The leader wasn't human either but he also was unlike any creature I had seen.. He had elements of them all. It was as if he was straight out of some Frankenstein movie made with parts of all creatures.
"It seems our guest know you Agent Burke" The guy said as I stared at Agent Burke wondering if he was going to feed us to the wolves so to speak.
"Indeed I do. Detective Hank Griffin and I go way back. I long suspected him to be a dirty cop ever since his beat days. He worked undercover for the FBI once and his entire unit was killed in a shoot out. All accept for him. Now Detective Nick Burkhardt. He is new but given the fact he just killed a CIA agent, I'd say he joined his partner in every way." Agent Burke spoke as he looked from me to the creature, man, or whatever it was.
"To bad the Agent he killed wasn't you" Hank spewed out as he had caught on as well now
"Don't worry. I'm sure we have bullets with your name on it" I add to make things more believable
Agent Burke backhands me across the face, busting my lip. I spit out blood but give him a cold stare. We couldn't show fear or we were dead and we knew it . Sure enough the creature stops Agent Burke and pulls him back from us before motioning for Hank and I to be brought to our feet
I'm sure you two gentlemen wonder what all of this is about?" The man...creature said as he looked Hank and I over
"Actually I was looking to buy some girl scout cookies. Got any of the ones with mint: Hank answered causing the guard to point their guns at his head
The creature laughs and nods. He actually seemed to be enjoying Hank's wit as Hank was playing his role well. Even Agent Burke seemed impressed. Still, though, we had no idea what all of this was about or how we fit into things. The creature, guy, or whatever pats Hank and I on the shoulder and whispers "I like you two" which meant at least for now we wouldn't be left for dead.
"What I am gentlemen is a person with a vision. This world has gone to hell. The economy is collapsing and it is getting to be where only the strong survive. I intend to be one of those and I have my hands in everything from politics to the jewelry industry. Now to accomplish this, I've had to do some less than righteous things but I'm sure you two know it's a dog eat dog world out there. The creature said and I wondered if he meant it literally
"And you need some cops on the payroll is that it?" I say in response which causes him to laugh once more
"No" I got as an answer which surprised me a bit.
He began ot pace back and forth while smiling at Agent Burke. I realized my mistake now. This guy had to have plenty of cops on his pay roll already.
"I have enough of just cops. What I need is men with guts to get the job done no matter what the cost. Men willing to kill for what we are working for. Someone not afraid to get their hands dirty." The man...creature said while turning is back to Hank and I.
"But these two killed a CIA Agent?" Agent Burke said, causing Hank and I to look at each other.
"That is precisely my point Agent Burke" The guy said back which was now starting to make sense.
Everything Agent Burke had done. All the secrets. It was to make sure Hank and I were accepted. We just couldn't be two dirty cops. We had to be ruthless killers. Able to be heartless and show no fear. Any hint of weakness and we would be tossed in some hole somewhere and left to rot.
"The problem is I am a careful man. I trust no one and I have watchers and those that watch the watchers so to speak. You may have killed a CIA agent but lets see if that was just some accident shall we? The man...creature said smiling
It was at this time someone was brought in and shoveddrown on the floor. He had a hood covering his head just like the one Hank and I had been covered with. One of the guard takes the hood off as another tossed what was a badge and ID at our feet. Hank leans down picking up the badge and ID, showing it to me. The guy on the floor was an FBI agent.
"You know what I hate most gentlemen. It's a person who plays both sides. What we have is FBI Agent Davis. He thought he could use me. Pocket my money and set me up to take down my entire organization. He needs to be dealt with permanently " The guy creature said causing Hank and I to once again look at each other
"You want us to kill an FBI Agent?" Hank says as he rub s his chin
"Precisely. You are ether going to kill him or I will kill him and then turn and put a bullet in both your heads because you would be of no use to me." Was the response we got
Agent Burke took out two guns and handed one to each of us. I knew it had to be a reason that he handed us his guns. Even with everything going on, we had to trust Agent Burke. I look at Hank and down at the the FBI Agent. We had to play this just right. Shoot to fast and it would be a dead give away that something was going on. Hesitate to long and they would put bullet in our heads
"Don't!. You can't! I have a wife and two kids! "The FBI Agent said as he begged for his life
"Should of thought of that before you tried to play both sides" Hank answered back
We both pulled our triggers and shot the Agent a total of 6 times before making sure to give the guns back to Agent Burke. Something told me we didn't want any one else inspecting those guns. Agent Burke motioned for two guards to help him take care of the body
"Was that good enough?" Hank said in a serious voice
"Indeed, It's obvious you are two guys, I could use in my organization" The guy...creature answered
"What's next?" Was my next question as we couldn't just walk back out on the streets obviously.
The Man..creature snapped his fingers and the two women walked toward us and began running their hands up and down our shirts. Hank and I look back at the man..creature as though we were confused. Even if I wasn't with someone , I was not going to do anything with a Hexenbiest and I wasn't going to let Hank either, not that he was thinking about it. He was as disgusted as I was.
"Next Gentlemen, is for you to enjoy yourselves" The man..creature said as he once again smiled
"Not gonna happen. At least not until our jobs are down. Never mix business with pleasure. You get attached and it clouds your judgment "I say, hoping to get out of this.
" I reserve the right for this lovely lady at a later time though" Hank adds as he smiles at the woman next to him.
The next thing we knew , we were having the dark hoods put over our heads and our hands and feet tied together. Of course we protested but was being assured that it was only a precaution. We hadn't earned the right to know the location of where we were yet. We were lead away and soon dumped in the alley behind the place we were staying at. It now became our jobs to untie ourselves before anyone found us. Thanks to quick thinking on our parts , we were soon free and pulling the hoods off our heads. Just as we did a police car passed slowly. We quickly ducked behind the dumpster while surveying the scene, making sure we weren't spotted..
"You think we really killed that FBI Agent? "Hank managed to get out between deep breaths.
"I'm not sure. I hope not" I answer back as we managed to disappear into the exit door of the building.
