Chapter 2- One Infuriating Killer Coming Up
Disclaimer- I don't own anything apart from my OCs, any plot changes and changed dialect.
I got quite excited writing this chapter so I hope you like it…
Belle Reve, the French translation for 'Beautiful Dream' however, for the residents or better yet the prisoners that resided there the place was the furthest thing from a beautiful dream; Belle Reve was a black hole for the worst of the worst and it showed.
Deep down on the sub lower levels of Belle Reve prison one cell acted as a home for someone considered to be the worst of the worst. Her cell always had at least two guards, in heavy uniform, standing outside her door always alert to even the slightest of movement on her side. Although in all of the years she had been there, not once had she tried to escape, in fact all the woman does it still on her cot or walk around. Over the years the guards had gotten cocky and too relaxed around the brunette however that was all about to change, with the arrival of Amanda Waller and Rick Flag nothing was going to be the same.
~8~
More than a dozen footsteps echoed through the hallway as a group of guards walked down the metal grated steps, one of the guards who stood at the front called out to the security camera "Open 68!" everyone stood straighter and tensed up when the heard the buzz that signified the unlocking of the door.
Meanwhile inside the concrete the brunette stands up with a sigh of irritation before cracking her neck and rolling her shoulders backwards, just as she hears the same buzzing of her cell unlocking she quickly ties her hair up in a messy ponytail, just as she put hold her arms the door burst open and the guards flooded in. the female swung her fist out connecting with one guards face before kicking leg out hitting another man, immediately the safety on any guns clicked off and more guards filed in the cell rushing the brunette with shields, batons and sheer brute force overwhelming the female.
Restraints were placed on her hands and feet as two guards man handled her forcing her to stand, one guard strolled forward until he stood directly in front of the heavily chained brunette with a smug smirk on his face
"Come on sweet cheeks someone's here to see you" He grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him
"Call me sweet cheeks one more time and I'll rip your fucking throat out" Came her low snarl as she glared at the man in front of her
A fist suddenly hit her in the stomach making her wince and silently curse "Urg, fuckers!"
The man in front, clearly the one in charge with the vest that read alpha, laughed before grabbing her hair pulling her head up to look him in the eyes "Let's go sweet cheeks"
The inmate rolled her eyes as the guards shoved her toward the door and down the hallway, they practically dragged her outside where she looked up only to see another dozen guards along with three people she didn't recognise, a woman and two man; one of which was clearly another inmate based on the hideous bright orange jump suit and heavy duty chains that matched the brunette's.
Amanda Waller, Rick Flag and Deadshot watched as alpha also known as officer Griggs escorted the brunette towards them. Everyone stood in silence as they approached, a cloud on tension fell over everyone apart from Deadshot who just looked around confused
"Who the hell is this chick?"
Other than the twitch of the brunette's lips no one said a word until the inmate stopped walking and stood in front them.
"Violet Jackson, I'm Amanda Waller, this is Colonel Rick Flag-" Waller begun, emotionless as always
"…What the fuck do you want?" the brunette, Violet, cut her off
Amanda stiffened at the blatant disrespect and attitude she was receiving from a no good killer. The black woman felt her anger boiling away underneath the surface however, she kept her face blank, trying to intimidate Violet, who tired to take a step closer only to be pulled back by the guards, not once did the glint in her eyes or her smirk falter.
"So, she here for cheerleading try outs too?" Came the sarcastic voice of Deadshot
Once again no one responded to the assassin as they watched the stare down between Violet and Amanda until Rick Flag cleared his throat "Unlock her" everyone stared at him like he'd grown an extra head, fear sparked in the guards' eyes as Violet shared a smirk with Deadshot.
Griggs unintentionally tense "What?"
Rick just folded his arms, his expression bored "You heard me"
"Are you crazy. It's one thing unlocking him but she is another matter altogether, do you have any idea what either of them are capable of? especially sweet cheeks here?" He was truly starting to panic, not only was Deadshot, the best assassin in the world lose but now they wanted to let her lose…Griggs wasn't stupid, he'd read her file, heard of what she was capable of. Just how crazy was the government.
Violet let out a soft laugh drawing attention to her "I'm so gonna enjoy ripping your head off" It was said so casually as though she was commenting on the weather making the Belle Reve guards tense up even more if that was possible
Flag had finally been able to tear his eyes away from the brunette long enough to answer Griggs question "I'm here to find out, lose her restraints"
Violet turned her head to get a clear view of the so called Colonel Rick Flag wearing a baseball cap with his arms still crossed "I can't tell if you brave or stupid GI Joe"
"It's Colonel Flag to you"
She clicked her tongue against her teeth "I prefer GI Joe"
Just as he opened his mouth to retort Waller's voice rung out "Enough! Unchain her now!"
Violet looked over her should to Griggs "Yeah, listen to that bitch"
Waller's eye twitched slightly whereas Deadshot snorted at the woman, already knowing that they'd get along great, before wandering over to the table filled with guns. He looked like a kid in a candy store as his eyes ran up and down the weapons until he finally settled for one and picked it up to examine it.
Meanwhile the guards very hesitantly removed the chains that held Violet's hands and feet at bay. The brunette looked over the top of Griggs head as he stood in front of her messing with the locks, her eyes connected with Amanda's "You do know that once these chains are off I'm most likely going to kill you right?"
Amanda's expression gave nothing away as she stood stoic "Just figured I'd give you a heads up…Hey, maybe it'll be Griggs head" She finished with a shark like grin that sent shivers down the guards' backs when the final set of chains finally fell to the ground, everyone's gun automatically aimed in her direction, expecting her to lash out and attack however she just kept on grinning as she stretched out her limbs.
The click of Deadshot loading his gun drew everyone's attention, not that he really noticed, the gun had most of his attention. Rick hummed before saying "Now you got one in the chamber, what you gonna do with it?"
No sooner had the question left his lips before Deadshot turned and aimed the gun directly at Griggs face causing all the prison guards to snap into action and aim their own guns at the assassin, ignoring the female inmate who just grinned in amusement and silently praised the assassin.
"Shit!"
"Give me the word boss. I'll drop him" The guard who currently had his gun at the side of Deadshot's head, at his temple.
"Everyone calm down" Rick shouted, trying to gain control of the situation
The only people who didn't interfere happened to be the only two females present, Amanda just stood stoic as usual however Violet could see the interest and tiny hint of excitement in her eyes. Violet shook her head with a silent scoff knowing that her opinion on Waller was accurate…the woman was just like them…a killer.
"Griggs tell your men to stand down!" Rick once again shouted over everyone else
Deadshot looked amused as he stared at the man who continued to make his prison life hell. "tell them- put it down" he whispered
Griggs was clearly beginning to panic a lot more than before "Stand down" He ordered, still under the nervous watch of the famous assassin and his gun "Colonel for the record this is exactly what I was concerned about!"
"What's for dinner?" Deadshot asked pointedly, completely unfazed with what was happening around him
"Ames, if this man shoots me…I want you to kill him…and I want you to go and clear my browser history"
Violet cringed in disgusted but non-the-less she continued to watch the show with growing interest.
Deadshot carried on talking, addressing everyone this time "See, the firing pin is filed down, right? Mag full of dummy rounds…if I pull the trigger, nothing happens"
Waller finally stepped forward until she was stood slightly behind the criminal "You're absolutely right." She spoke slightly hushed with almost a tinge of excitement "Why would we give a loaded weapon to an infamous hitman?"
"Because you're just as fucked up and cold blooded as us" Violet finally spoke up, causing several guards to jump, they'd clearly forgotten the female matahuman in all the drama with Deadshot.
Amanda turned to the brunette with narrowed eyes before turning back to Deadshot "Go ahead, pull the trigger. Empty it"
Neither Griggs nor any of the other guards could believe what they were hearing; this woman was supposedly from their government, the one who helped cage these monsters up was now telling one to kill, to shoot someone in front of everyone. What the hell was wrong with her.
"Don't empty nothing. You don't even know this lady!" He was really starting to sweat now "I've known you, like, nine months. Remember when I brought you that cookie? That was a real cookie" Griggs was clearly grasping at straws right now, hoping to sway the prisoner however, Deadshot didn't respond, instead he simply lifted the arm holding the gun straight into the air and pulled the trigger.
BANG
The shot rang out causing many to jump in fright and Griggs's heart to skip a beat now knowing how close he came to losing his life.
"Y'all jokers must be crazy"
Deadshot was startled at first but then the adrenaline set in and he remember how good it felt to hold a loaded gun, it relished in it and after letting out a whoop of absolute joy he quickly spun around to face the shooting area filled with people cut out targets.
They watched in awe as he expertly shot every target in the head, the shots all hit in the exact same position, one after the other after the other, to the point the metal target turned red hot and melted creating massive holes in the head.
He turned back to where Flag and Waller were standing before talking "All right, now you know what you're buying. Let me tell you the price." Deadshot was looking more at Rick the more he spoke "First…I want outta here. Second, I want full custody of my daughter, all right? And her mum can have, like, supervised visits. But, her boyfriend can't come…Darnell can't come."
The Colonel nodded in agreement "Darnell's out"
"He's out." He held up three fingers "Third…y'all gonna pay for my daughter's whole education. Best schools…and then I want her to go to college. Like Harvard or Yale…"
"So Ivy league" Rick was fighting the urge to smile as he listened to the assassin
Deadshot nodded "Ivy league, yeah. One of them big joints you know? And if she can't cut it and her grades start slipping…I need you to white-people that thing. You know how y'all do"
"Oh yeah" Flag nodded, his lips twitched
"You know, right? Ok." The father looked around as he continued to talk casually "Now that's my price but I'm concerned… 'cause I don't see nobody writing shit down!" He finished by shouting the last three words before looking back at Rick
"You're in no position to make any demands" Flag stated
"Oh, I'm sorry, you thought I was talking to you. No errand boy…I'm talking to your boss" He looked at Waller as the guards began closing in on him, reattaching his chains "That's my price, sweetie"
Violet clapped her hands when Deadshot was escorted back inside, making a majority of the people still stood in the area jump and aim their guns back on the brunette "Well, that was fun, now who's gonna take me back to my cell"
Waller stepped forward as guards began making their way to the brunette's side "No. not until you show us what you can do"
Violet eyed the air of authority around Waller and scoffed "if you think I'm gonna ask 'how high' when you tell me to jump then you are more delusional than I originally thought"
Waller silently bristled under the brunette's comment, her eyes narrowed and her stance stiffened "Do something, now!"
However, the metahuman just blinked before leaning in close "No"
She turned her back on the now fuming government woman and strolled over to Griggs who was holding her restraints.
"Chaos, I am warning you. If you don't show us what you're capable of I'll-"
Violet spun around so quickly to the men around her she looked like a blur "You'll do what? Huh, what exactly can you do to me?" She stepped closer to a now silent Waller
"Torture me? Been there done that…lock me up? Look around…" She gritted her teeth "Kill the people I care about? You've already done that!" She took a breath and another step forward "Face it Waller, you've got nothing."
The court yard was silent as everyone watched the exchange between the two females
"I control whether you live or d-"
"Die? You wanna kill me…be my guest" When the woman said nothing, Violet scoffed and walked back over to the rest of the guards
That's when Amanda finally told Violet exactly why she was there "I want to make a team of bad guys to do some good and I want you on that team"
She was clearly growing more and more frustrated and angry with the brunette killer, especially when the woman just gave her a mocking consideration look "And what's in it for me?"
"You get to get out of here and 10 years off of your prison sentence" Amanda was hoping that she would have a hook, line and sinker case on her hands here.
Violet chuckled, surprising everyone with her reaction and her words "Oh sweetheart what on earth makes you think I'm not exactly where I want to be?"
The African American was stunned to say the least, not that she showed it on the outside.
Violet tutted "That thought hadn't once crossed your mind did it, I'm disappointed Waller."
Everyone watched, completely stunned at how the scene was playing out. Not many people got the best of someone like Amanda Waller yet here this woman was clearly, just by using her words, she'd already burrowed deep underneath Waller's skin.
"You come in here, acting like you're above us…truly believing that you hold all the cards when in actual fact you know nothing, you think that little folder can tell you all about us and suddenly you can stick a dog leash around our necks and think we won't bite…that might work with some people but. Not. On. Me" She heavily punctuated the last few words, taking a step back towards the woman in charge.
Violet shrugged before wearing a bitter-sweet smile "After all you can't control someone who's got nothing left to lose"
The brunette walked backwards, once again making her way towards the guards, without breaking eye contact with Waller until she noticed the baseball cap out of the corner of her eye and suddenly remembered the Colonel, she turned to look back at the soldier, only to get startled by the intensity of his gaze, she felt her face slowly relax and soften as she stared into his eyes before Griggs obnoxious cough broke the pairs concentration.
Violet blinked, appearing thoughtful before stepping closer to Flag, leaning up to whisper in his ear. Trying to ignore how his close proximity was already starting to affect her.
"I'd keep an eye on her if I were you, G.I Joe. Don't let her sink her claws in too deep, she's just like us…if not worse, she'll probably kill you the moment you cease to be of any use"
Rick stiffened in alarm, usually he would have immediately disregarded anything someone like the brunette had said however, there was something about what she said and how she said it that made him want to listen and take in the female prisoner's warning. He wasn't an idiot he'd heard the stories about Waller and if someone like Violet Jackson was warning him about his boss; he wasn't just going to dismiss it nor was he going to give off any indication that her words had affected him, neither to the girl herself, his boss or the other prison guards leering around the court.
Violet clearly didn't expect a response as she just stepped back, giving him one look before holding her hands out to Griggs as a clear indication that she was done talking to the two visitors.
Just as two guards grabbed her arms to escort her back inside, she quickly turned towards a still silent and glaring Waller before speaking with a higher girly squeal like voice as she gushed
"We simply must do this again some time, seeing you all flustered and frustrated when you don't get your own way really is the high light of my day… I have a feeling it doesn't happen to you much, ta ta for now- air kisses" she couldn't contain her laughter as Waller's face seemed to take on a purple shade as her eyes narrowed into slits and her lips pressed into a thin line.
"See you around G.I Joe" shooting Rick a quick smirk and a wink, the guards shoved her forward and lead her back inside the building "Alright I'm going, I'm going…god anyone would think it was your time of the month…"
The door slammed shut before any response could be heard but judging by the grunt of pain and sudden exclamation "FUCK!" Clearly they responded with actions rather than words.
~8~
Rick was stood staring at the now shut door, the only one in the courtyard besides his now fuming boss, who stormed past him muttering under her breath about the inmate who had just been taken back inside. Just as she past her second in command she stated gruffly "Let's go, we're done here" before stomping ahead.
Whereas the soldier was trudging behind, completely absorbed in his thoughts of the new team he was going to be in charge of, especially the female metahuman.
Other than June Moone, Rick hadn't really cared for another woman so quickly let alone a serial killer with super powers but Rick Flag had found it hard to keep his eyes off of the brunette killer from the moment she was escorted outside, he didn't know what is was about her but clearly there was a lot more than meets the eye and he was determined to figure her out.
Whatcha think? Did you like it? Hate it? I'd love to hear your opinions. Until next time :D
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