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CHAPTER THREE
Jack and A.J. stepped off of the plane and made their way into Hawaiian Air's airport. They headed for baggage claim and easily found their bags. They grabbed a cab and went straight for their hotel. It was almost midnight when they arrived at the hotel. They were so tired so they registered, went up to their room on the fourth floor and then immediately peeled off their clothes and went to sleep. They were asleep within minutes and were dead to the world.
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Jack slowly got out of bed and looked at his watch. It was six-thirty in the morning and he stretched and yawned. He looked at the sleeping A.J. and then moved over to his bag and pulled out his workout clothes. He slipped on his basketball shorts. They were navy with white stripes up the sides. They went down to his knees and he sat down in one of the chairs and put on his socks and his blue and white Nike running shoes. Then he stood up and put the matching tank top on. It said L.A. Lakers on the front in white. They were, obviously, his favourite basketball team. He then took his black and white bandana and put it over his head. It was resting against his forehead and then he tied it at at the back. He stuck his cell phone in his right pocket and his wallet in his left.
Then he took his key card and left the room. He locked the door and then stuck the card in his wallet and headed for the elevator He mad his way out of the hotel and then took off at a steady run to the left.
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A.J. opened his eyes and blinked several times. He yawned and then rolled over onto his back and stretched. He rubbed his eyes with the palms of his hands. He looked over to his right and saw Jack's bed empty. He looked at his watch and saw that it was seven in the morning. Jack was off for his morning run. He should have known that being in Hawaii wouldn't have changed that.
He climbed out of bed and sat on the edge with his hands beside him on the bed. He yawned again and then stood up. He was only wearing a pair of black boxer shorts and he lightly scratched his chest. He hit the bathroom and then came back out and grabbed his cell phone off of his night stand. He sat back down on his bed and quick dialled Lieutenant Carson.
A.J. cleared his throat and waited for his boss to answer. It had been a long night and he was still tired. When Carson didn't answer he hung up and decided to text him instead. 'Got into the hotel after midnight. Went straight to bed. Jack out running. Will call when he gets back.' He put his cell back on the nightstand and then headed to the bathroom again. This time to have a shower.
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Jack stopped running and bent over with his hands on his knees. He was breathing heavily. He coughed a couple of times and then stood up. He blew out a big breath and looked around to see where he was. He spotted a market and headed towards it. He found a vendor that sold drinks and grabbed a bottle of water.
He took a big swig of water and loved how the cold felt good going down his throat. He finished the rest of the bottle and then threw it into a garbage can. He stretched out his shoulders and then decided that he would walk for a bit and look around the market. He looked at his watch and saw that it was seven thirty and still really early. He was surprised that the market was open and that there were quite a few people there.
He had been checking out the market for ten minutes when he had a sudden, unexpected surprise. He walked by a display when somebody reached out and attempted to punch him in the face. Jack backed up quickly and the man attacked him. People yelled out in shock as they watched the fight. Then a second person joined in and Jack tried harder to avoid them. Jack grabbed hold of the first man and threw him at the display. The man crashed into it and then went down. He got back up and continued the fight. Jack was relentless with them. He was using fists, elbows and his feet. He did a spin kick and the first man went down hard and didn't get back up. The second was sitting on his butt with a bloody nose and several cuts.
When Jack went to give another blow the man yelled out in a Russian accent. "Stop Jack, stop!"
Jack stopped suddenly when he heard his name. He took a closer look and then stood back. "Vasiliy? You little bastard! What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Following orders." said the Russian man.
Jack chuckled and moved closer. "Following orders? Anatoli?"
Vasiliy nodded his head and looked uncomfortable. He had to have been hurting after the fight. "We were to follow you and intervene."
Jack looked around. "Speaking of 'we', where is your sidekick? You two are attached at the hip usually."
Vasiliy said nothing. He just swallowed hard and looked back at Jack. The man was looking even more uncomfortable and Jack knew immediately what he was thinking about. "Piotr went after A.J. didn't he? You two separated."
"Anatoli made us. We did not want to. I am telling the truth."
"Sure you are. Why the hell would you even attempt to fight me you idiot?"
"Had to try."
"No... you didn't. I just think it was your stupid move to keep us occupied while you tried to get Flea for Anatoli. Tell me I'm wrong?"
"I cannot."
Jack chuckled again. He took out his cell phone and dialled A.J. He waited for his partner to answer and was relieved when he did. "A.J. Do you have a visitor?"
"You too? I have Piotr, do you have Vasiliy?"
"Yup. He and another genius decided to fight me."
"That was brilliant."
"I know, right. Okay, you hold on to Piotr and I'll bring Vasiliy to you. Sound good?"
"I'm not going anywhere."
"I'll be there as soon as I can. Vasiliy's nose is bleeding all over the place. He got my fist in his face for starting a fight."
"See you soon."
Jack put his cell back in his pocket and looked down at Vasiliy. "Alright stupid, time to go." He reached out his hand and pulled the man to his feet.
"Can I use your bandana for my nose Jack? It is bleeding a lot."
Jack looked at him with a raised right eyebrow and gave him a deadpan look. "Seriously? No, you're not using my stuff." Jack looked around for second and grabbed a dishrag off of the nearest counter. "Here, use this. Your nose isn't broken, so stop being a baby."
Vasiliy brought the dishrag up to his nose and gingerly placed it there. He flinched at the pain and sighed heavily. "Thank you." He said.
Jack shook his head and rolled his eyes. "You are so mental Vasiliy. I thought you were getting out of the business?"
"I tried but I don't have a death wish. I want to stay alive and so does Piotr."
"I don't doubt it. But Anatoli is a psychopath. You know that. Hell, everybody knows that. He'll probably kill you anyway."
"He will now that we have failed." Vasiliy bent his head down and closed his eyes.
"You're probably screwed no matter what you do Vasiliy. So, let's get going to see A.J. and Piotr."
Vasiliy nodded his head in agreement and as they started to move away Jack had another surprise and this one just drove everything up a notch to crazy town. All of a sudden a spray of blood hit his face and Vasiliy went down in a heap. Jack was stunned for a second as the people around him began to scream and run away. Then Jack clued in that Vasiliy had just been shot and killed. Shot in the head.
"Get down!" Jack yelled out to the people around him. "Get down now!" He threw himself down beside the dead man and looked around fast, trying to find the gun man.
He spotted Vasiliy's gun and he immediately reached out and grabbed it. "Sorry Buddy, but I need this more than you." He checked the gun to make sure there were bullets in it and then pulled the slide and took the safety off. Then he checked to see if the Russian had any extra bullets and when he found them he threw them in his pocket and then slid over to the closest cover.
Just as he reached cover bullets began to fly and Jack swore. He couldn't believe that all of this was happening when they hadn't even been in Hawaii for twenty four hours. But then again, crazy had a way of following him and A.J. around.
He risked taking a look around the corner and a bullet flew at his head. He brought his head back quickly and then fired back at the sniper even though he was having a hard time seeing him. Bullets flew back and forth for several minutes until he finally got a good look at the sniper. "There you are you little bastard." He waited for a lull in the shooting and then managed to get a bead on the man. He steadied his hands and then squeezed the trigger twice.
He heard a loud yelp and then the shooting stopped. He waited a second and then looked around again. There were no shots back at him and he slowly came out from behind his cover and stood up. He held the gun out in front of him with both of his hands and made his way to where the shots were coming from and where he had seen the sniper last.
Then he saw the man laying on the ground not moving. He reached out his right foot and nudged him to see if he would move. When he didn't Jack lowered his gun and then knelt down to his left. He rolled the man over and saw the two bullet holes, centre mass in his chest. The sniper was dead and Jack let out the breath he didn't know he was holding. He lowered his head for a minute and then slowly stood up and looked over at Vasiliy. Two dead people and a third man who was unconscious. He couldn't believe where the case was taking them.
"It's alright to come out everyone!" Jack said as loud as he could. "The danger is gone!"
People hesitantly came out of hiding and looked at the scene in front of them. They were scared out of their minds and quite a few of them were calling nine-one-one. They were looking at the strange man and didn't know what to think of him. He was dangerous but he had saved their lives.
Suddenly a thought hit Jack and he whipped out his cell phone. He had his cell in his left hand and the gun in his right and he dialled A.J. using his right index finger. His heart was beating a mile a minute as he was waiting for his partner to answer. He paced quickly and when nobody answered he hung up and threw his cell back in his pocket. He pushed the gun into the back of his shorts and covered it with his tank top and then looked around.
He grabbed hold of a woman's arm and swallowed hard. "When the cops get here send them to the Best Western Plaza Hotel. That's where I'll be." And with that said Jack took off running at top speed. He headed straight for the hotel and his partner. He knew that A.J. was in trouble. He knew that if Vasiliy just got killed then somebody would be doing the same thing to Piotr. And A.J. could get in the way.
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When Jack came running through the door to his hotel room he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Piotr laying on his stomach with blood pooling out of his head. He was sprawled in the middle of the living area. It wasn't hard to see that he was dead.
Then he spotted A.J. laying on his right side across from Piotr. Jack ran over to him and rolled him onto his back. He saw a big gash over his left eye and he was unconscious. He shook A.J. several times to try to wake him up. Finally after a few minutes A.J.'s eyes flickered and he coughed hard. He tried to sit up but Jack wouldn't let him.
"Whoa there Buddy. Just take it easy. Did you get hit by a bullet?"
A.J. had to think for a second. Then he looked at Jack and said that Piotr got shot and then he felt pain and he went down and blacked out. Then A.J. asked what had happened to Jack.
"Same thing. They got Vasiliy. Almost got me too. Come on Buddy. We've got to get you to a hospital. You might have a concussion." Jack helped A.J. to his feet and held onto him as he swayed with dizziness. Jack threw A.J.'s left arm over his shoulders and headed for the door.
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The two men got down to the lobby and the man at the front desk looked shocked. Jack looked at him and yelled out. "Call nine-one-one and get the cops over here now! Send them to our room and then send them to the hospital to meet us!"
"What hospital?" A.J. asked Jack with a slurred voice.
"Oh yeah. Buddy... what's the closest hospital to here?"
"Tripler Army Medical Center."
"Thanks. Send the cops there and give them our names. Jack Sinclair and A.J. Loren. Tell them anything they want to know about us that are in your system." And with that said they hurried out the front entrance and hailed a cab. They were both breathing heavily. They got in the first cab that came by and Jack helped A.J. into the back and got in beside him. He told the cabbie where to go and the cab sped away.
Inside, the man at the desk was quickly dialling nine-one-one and told the cops what Jack had told him to say. He said to come over right away and when he was asked what had happened he said he didn't know. All he knew was that the two men came down with blood on them and one of them had a big gash on his head. He didn't know whether to be happy that the police were coming or worried that something really bad had happened and his hotel was now in the middle of a horrible situation.
END OF CHAPTER THREE
Hope you enjoyed the chapter. The 5-0 Gang are coming up next. Don't know how quickly I'll be able to get the chapter up because it still has to be written. But it will come.