Chapter 4:

The car ride wasn't as bad as I thought I was. It was much worse. I got to sit in the back with Ellie as she just managed her rifle. I was sitting there wondering if she knew how to handle that thing. So naturally, I was nervous. Zeke was in the drivers seat, with Claudia in the passenger seat. Getting sick of the silence, I finally speak up and say, "So where exactly is this place?" "It's in a warehouse district. First, we're gonna drop off Ellie so she can get a vantage point overlooking the building, and we're going inside." Zeke says, "That's a fine looking gun you have there." I look down at the Bullpup rifle, and then I respond, "Thanks, just got it." And with that, we stop in an alley. As if on cue, Ellie gets out of the car and walks toward the ladder next to us. We drive a little more and pull up to this building. It kinda looks like an office building, but shorter. We park in a nearby alley and wait till Ellie says she's in position. Till then, we wait.

While waiting, Claudia turns to me and says, "So this is first time?" I just nod yes. "Well, you better know what you're doing, or else you won't make it out of here alive." She hisses. Yeah, if that didn't give me confidence, I don't know what will. Soon, Ellie gets on the comms to confirm that she's ready. We exit the car and take point on the door. As soon as we breach, gunfire immediately ensues. I take cover behind a large wooden box with Claudia next to me. Ellie announces in the comms, "Guys! You have more coming from upstairs!" Next thing I know, a few thumps are heard above me. "Scratch that. Had." I just smile as we continue to push forward, gunning down any hostile in sight. It was all going well until we reached the hallway.

"Alright," I say, "things are looking good so far, this might not even be that-" Just as a grenade is tossed down the hallway. "LOOK OUT!" I yell as well all take cover in different rooms. The grenade explodes, causing the roof to cave in. "HEY? YOU GUYS OKAY?" I continue to shout. "Yeah! I'm okay!" I hear Zeke call out. "Same as well!" Claudia responds. "Alright! Just make your way through the building! We'll meet up!" I command. "You…..guys..okay?" I hear a static voice in my ear. "Yeah. Ellie? We're okay." I respond by pressing my finger against the earpiece. "Okay…I think I'm good. I've lost connection with Zeke and Claudia." Lost connection? Shit, I gotta find them. I eventually find my way out, followed a hallway, and found a room. "Alright," I whisper, "I hope they're in here."

I open the door and immediately have a gun against my left temple. "Alright Jackass, put down your gun" says the man. I slowly put down my gun and stand up, then I wrap my left arm around his, pushing the gun down. I elbow him in the face, making him lose his grip on the gun. I then use the gun and point it to his forehead. Suddenly Zeke barges in, "Oh hey Eli, glad I caught up with you. Where's Claudia?" I stand there in shock, until a scream outside snaps me back. I gesture for Zeke to keep an eye on the hostage, then I run to the window and I see Claudia getting gagged with her hands behind her back, being thrown into a van. Quickly, I speak into my earpiece, "Ellie! Get the car ready! They took Claudia!" She quickly responds with a gasp, then says, "Alright, but where did they take her?" I look at the hostage and I say with a grin, "I'm about to find out."

I sit the hostage on a chair and tie his hands behind him and his feet to the chair. I tell Zeke to stand ready for an escape or intruder, and also to take notes on how to interrogate. I slowly walk up to him and start, "You work with the Vagos, correct? I'm gonna ask you nicely once. May you tell me where that van is going?" "Hahaha, fuck you. I ain't you telling you shit!" He replies. I sigh, then say, "Well, I tried diplomacy, now for a more persuasive technique." I pull out my revolver and empty the mag. I pretend to stick a bullet in and close and spin the drum. I turn to him and say, "Okay, you have one more chance to tell me before I find out which slot has the bullet in it." He growls at me and says, "You don't have the balls bitch!" "Heh heh, do I?" I put the barrel up to his temple and stare at him, locking eyes, watching his confidence slowly crumble. "I'm gonna enjoy this look on you. Right before I blow your brains out. It'll be quick and painless. Tell me, are you afraid of death? I can decide your fate by the pull of this trigger." He slowly starts to tear up. "Ahh, so you are. This will be fun for me. Watching as the light drains from your eyes, simultaneously ending your pathetic and miserable life." Right as that word leaves my mouth, I pull the trigger.

The click of the gun made him exhale deeply. "You- you crazy motherfucker! You're a maniac! Sadistic asshole!" I chuckle and look at him as I pull the hammer back. "Feel like telling me now? I could let you go." He spits on the ground, "Fuck you." "Alright." I put the barrel against his head again and pull the trigger. The click made him scream. "One more? Okay." I quickly pull the hammer back and place it on his pelvis. "NO NO NO ANYTHING BUT THAT!" I smile and pull the trigger again. I hear another click. That's 3/6 already. He starts to cry. "I'll let you go if you tell me." He looks up at me and says, "N….never" I smile and I put the barrel on his forehead and pull the trigger. Click. He starts to breathe heavily. "Nothing?" He stays silent. "Alright." I put the barrel back on his pelvis and get ready to pull the trigger. "1273 ROCKEFELLER STREET!" I look at him in the eye and smile. "Atta boy. Let's untie him." Zeke and I untie him and leave. When we walk out the warehouse, Ellie is already waiting for us. We get in the car and Zeke is the first to pipe up, "Okay, remind me never to get on your bad side." I just chuckle and say, "Don't worry, I won't threaten you." Ellie opens her mouth to speak but she just scoffs and smiles. "Alright," I continue, "1273 Rockefeller Street. That's what he said. Onward!"

We arrive at a two-story house with borded up windows, and then I see the same exact van parked in the front with the door open. "Shit….Claudia." I turn to the rest of the group, "Hey, you guys got a silenced pistol. "I do! Here." Ellie gives me her pistol, it's nothing special. I fit the silencer and I grab a small knife, just in case. "You're missing the suit Agent 47." Ellie says. I smile and say, "Alright, I'm gonna go through the roof. Ellie, you're gonna be getaway, but for now, you're gonna help Zeke clear the bottom floor. Zeke, stay ready at the back door. Ellie, the front. Got it?" They both nod in agreement and we go and take positions. Lucky for me, I managed to take some parkour lessons in LA, because it's the hell of a workout. I manage to climb to a window. I slowly open it and creep inside. This must be a barrack of some sort, cause I see beds everywhere. I silently put my ear to the door and all is quiet. I barely open the door and already see two people down the hall, guarding the hallway entrance. I slowly open and close the door, and remain still. I creep up to the guards and slice the throat of one with my knife and shoot the other. "Alright guys, breach and clear!" I hear doors slam open and suppressed shots go off below me. Soon, the shots die off and both Zeke and Ellie meet me upstairs in the hallway. Suddenly, I hear a lot of banging going on down the hall, and we rush in front of a door. From the outside, we hear a lot of grunting, both male and female. "Shit, Claudia!"

We barge in to find a dozen unconscious guys littering the room, and Claudia punching a guy in the face. She smiles, "Took you guys long enough." Ellie runs over to hug her. Jeez, for a frail girl, she can move. Claudia tosses a gray duct tape package at me. "Alright guys," I finally say, "looks like she done our job for us. Let's get out of here before the cops show up." We quickly leave the house and drive away.

We show up back to the apartment complex. We all walk in with me leading cause I had the package. A door opens and out steps a black man wearing a black shirt, hat, and jeans with sunglasses on as well. He looks at me up and down before speaking. "I've never seen you around befo', must be Lamar's new recruit." I just nod and present the package. He looks down and a sly smirk grows across his face. "Alright, cool. Here's your pay. Now keep your mouth shut about me, y'hear?" And with that, he gives me a black plastic bag and walks back in his apartment. I open the bag, wondering why it's so heavy. Inside are….

"Sweet mother Teresa on the hood of a Mercedes-Benz! This is 11k each!" The other quickly gather round and stare inside the bag in awe. I hand out the giant wads to each of us. We walk out the complex to get in our cars. Ellie turns to me and says, "So, ready to go to that bar?" I turn my head to see Claudia walking to her car. "Yeah, sure." She looks at Claudia as well and just smiles in the most devious way. "Listen Eli, you can either just stare at her butt until she leaves, or you can invite her to come with us. I'll bring Zeke so it doesn't seem weird." I chuckle and say, "Is it really that obvious?" "Just like the sky is blue. Hey Zeke!" She runs off to go talk to Zeke. I quickly turn to go catch up with Claudia.

"Hey! Wait up!" She turns around and smirks. "Hey Eli, what's up?" "Zeke, Ellie, and I are going to Bahama Mama's to celebrate our mission. Want to come with us?" She looks at me with a thinking face. "Sure, why not. I'm not doing anything else tonight." "Alright, cool, we'll meet you there." I walk back and as soon as I turn the corner Ellie is already in my face. I laugh and say "She said she'll meet us there." She smiles and grabs my wrist and shoves me into the car. We quickly speed off into the city.

We all meet up at the bar and party the night away, with Zeke being the designated driver. He doesn't drink, so we're good. A few hours later, we leave the bar, with Ellie, Claudia, and I hammered of our ass and Zeke laughing his off. I'm the first to get dropped off. Zeke manages to help me get to my apartment and I stumble myself into bed. I guess today was a good day. We'll see about tomorrow.

AN: Sorry this one took so long! And also sorry that it's so long! I promise the next one will be shorter. By the way, I have been thinking of starting a new series, with Destiny being in my head. Let me know if that is something that I should do, since I'm still experimenting. Till next time!