Chapter 6: United we stand, in glory we fall

The Redora High-rise building. The secret headquarters of Earnest DeVito's shady business. It shone eerily in the night.

Looking up, Matt figured DeVito's room is probably up top. He could probably fly up there, but that would remove the fun part...

The break in.

He could picture the surprised faces of his hired crooks as he shot them down one by one. His hands tingled. It was time.

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Matt walked up to the receptionist.

"Hello, how may I help you?" He asked in a pleasant tone.

"Hi. Um, could you tell me where the bathroom is?" Matt asked.

"Sure, it's down the hall and to the left."

"All right..." Matt nodded. "Where is the loud speaker system?"

"I have the controls here... why?"

"Oh, I was just gonna put on some music."

The clerk stared at him dumbly.

"Is this some kind of practical joke?"

"No." Matt said flatly.

"Well, uhh... I can't let you use those."

"Really?"

"No."

"What a shame." Matt said, shoving a knife through the clerk's throat. He walked around the desk, picked out his mp3 player and hooked it up. Before long, the tunes of "Cigaro" rang throughout the building.

One guard came running up to him, but he simply threw the knife mentioned previously at him and hit the lung.

A few more came along, no match. Matt pulled out his gun and scored 3 head shots in a row.

He picked up one of their machine guns and mowed down the ones that followed, before flying up the stairs and knocking down whoever got in his way.

The second floor was guarded heavier. Matt had to duck behind a plant to avoid getting hit. When his adversary reloaded, Matt popped out and emptied his MP5 into the poor guy.

Now empty, he threw the gun to the floor and hurried on towards the elevator. He pushed the button and waited for a pace-killing total of 3 minutes before it came. He stepped inside together with an old man and two female cats.

"Hi." He said obliviously. "Howya doin'?"

"Umm, fine?" One of the girls replied. "We're heading home for the night, you?"

"I'm just getting started." Matt said, wiping a piece of someone else from his coat. It hit the ground with a slosh.

Nobody uttered a sound, as if they were all listening to the funky elevator tune.

The elevator went up...

The old man got off...

It got up some more...

The girls got off...

And Matt was alone. He cocked his gun and shook his head.

"This is why I always take the stairs.." He thought. "This is so boring."

He picked up the emergency phone.

"Hello, what's the problem?" A voice asked on the other end.

"Someone's broken in and is shooting everyone! Ahh!" Matt replied.

"Where is he now!?" The voice requested.

"Floor 52! Please hurry!" Matt hung up.

He waited for a long, long while until finally, the door slid open.

Revealing an entire strike force waiting for him.

Matt smirked. "Ladies first." He said, and the firefight began...

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"DeVito! Your guards are completely useless!" Matt yelled. "I know you're in there, I'm coming for you!"

"You'll never get me alive!" DeVito responded.

Matt sighed and kicked down the office door, revealing and empty desk and chair with a hidden door behind hem.

"That son of a-!" Matt yelled and ran after him up the hidden staircase. DeVito was just out of aim, but Matt could definitely hear him.

"I'm coming for you!" Matt screamed. "You're gonna pay!"

Earnest didn't respond. He was too busy moving his feet as fast as his dog body would allow.

Matt chased him for what seemed like an eternity, howling after him all the while. Soon, they ended up on the roof, with nowhere left for DeVito to run.

"You can run, but you can't hide!" Matt yelled. "I got you now!"

"Please, I-!" DeVito was cut off by Matt punching him in the face, causing him too reel backwards.

"You killed them..." Matt said, hitting him again. "You killed my only friends..."

"I didn't-" He was once again cut off, this time by a knee to the gut. He was nearing the edge.

"Shut up!" Matt commanded. "You're gonna pay with your life before I can rest!"

"Please, listen-" Kick to the head. Below him was only the ceaseless traffic zooming by at unbelievable speed. Only a few parked cars stood still near the building.

Earnest swallowed hard, thinking about what would happen if he was to land down there.

"You have no idea what you got yourself into when you messed with us!" Matt roundhoused him over the edge and grabbed his arm.

"Please! Don't let me go!" Earnest pleaded. His heart beat so hard it hurt and he was crying openly.

"Give me ONE good reason!" Matt screamed at him.

"Because..." DeVito began. "I didn't do it!"

"Then who did, hmm!?" Matt responded.

"I did, Matt" A voice chilled him to the heart.

He slung DeVito back onto the roof and that coward ran for the door and closed it behind him with a resounding slam.

"... I should've known." Matt said. "It had to be you. Who else could it have been?"

Matt shook his head. He turned around slowly.

"I never expected you to sink this low. Not even I'm that cold hearted."

"Well, well, well. Look who's talking." The person said.

"I thought I knew you." Matt began, completely stunned.

"See. Never trust anyone."

"It was you all along." Matt looked up at the assailant. "Isn't that right, Rouge?"

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Notes:

OMG the CLIFFHANGUR AKSHUN!!11111oneoneone

That was fast. I finished quiker than I had expected, but I still think this is enough. Excuse me if it is a little short.
I needed to cut so the last chapter would be more whippy.

The next chapter will contain the resolution you've all been waiting for.

I'll finish it as fast as I can for you guys.

Betcha didn't see that one coming, eh?

/Matti