Chapter 8: An old friend...
Mikel sat back down on a tree stump in an open area of the forest. He took out a folder, looked at it curiously, and decided to open it. "Hmm...maybe if i find him, he can help...although we aren't on speaking terms-he hid for fear of death...if he could call it that." Mikel said, laughing to himself as he remembered a past event. As he opened the folder, he looked at all the documents, ranging from information to last known sighting-dated two years ago. "Nothin...fuck, why can't i find...anything?" Mikel groaned before he found a piece of hair. Mikel quickly went into his backpack and grabbed a DNA tracking device from the bag. He put the hair in, and the device beeped off, giving Mikel a sense of direction-to his target, anyways. "Asshole's in that territory..figure i pay him a visit." Mikel said as he started off again.
45 minutes later...
As the signal grew stronger and stronger, Mikel glanced around, making sure that no one was following him. It was never known if any spies were around, trying to get some info on their enemies...or their allies. Finally, it came to the point to where he was exactly to where the spot was. "That's weird...he's here...but he's not here...where is.." Mikel said before being ambushed by a group of soldiers. Mikel tried to fight them off, but they managed to pin him to the ground and handcuff him. "What is your purpose here?" One of the soldiers said. "I don't know. I was just walking, and you motherfuckers...OW!!! Bitch, i'll kick your ass. Man, fuck you-i didn't do shit." Mikel yelled in anger, struggling to get free from his predicament. Suddenly, all the officers stepped back as it apparently showed that their leader had came. Mikel looked up to find a large figure over him stooping down to get Mikel on his feet. He had a metal helmet on that covered his face as he questioned Mikel of his intentions, to where Mikel headbutted him. As Mikel looked down, the tracker showed that the figure was his target. "Son of a bitch." Mikel quietly said as he looked at the figure. Mikel broke free, started toward his target, and took the helmet off. "Marcus Alan Talbot, you have a lot of fucking explaining to do...and do it quick, before i beat your ass like i should have done two years ago..." Mikel said in anger as he threatened the target. "Alright, alright. I'm sorry, it's just standard...now let me go." Mark said, hoping for calmness, but instead got a 1-2 combination to the face. "Now, we're even. Hold on...now we're even." Mikel said before going to Mark and punching him in the stomach, causing Mark to go down in pain.
"Same old Mike...hits first, talks second. (groans in pain) Still hits hard, though....much to my displeasure." Mark said to himself as he struggled to get himself back up. "You know, you have a lot of nerve doing this...something crawl up your ass, again?" Mark said out loud, which brought Mikel around to face him. "Yeah, it did-it was you. Look, i don't want to do this either, but the circumstances have convinced me to seek your help...if you don't stab my back again, like last time.." Mikel said in anger, before being calmed by Mark. "Hey, i was knocked out-there was nothing i could do." Mark protested, but to deaf ears. "Right...i hit harder than that, and you still get up. You're telling me that you got knocked out with one punch, deemed unable to help, and ended up with my ass kicked to the ground, almost a fucking pulp, and had to spend two months in the hospital, to where i find out that my girl is with you...is that it?" Mikel said quickly, still remembering that little "incident". "Alright, so i didnt want to help-big deal. You used to do good in the ring-" Mark said before he got held by Mikel. "That was different. Look, i'm losing my patience here-can you help or not?" Mikel said, taking deep breaths to soothe himself.
"What is it?" Mark said as he nodded in agreement. Mikel reached for his bag, still noticing the group of soldiers still stalking him. "Tell them i'm not getting a weapon...just this." he said, holding a folder which he forced onto Mark. Mark looked at it carefully, studying every aspect of it's contents, then looked up at Mikel. 'This is real...why me?' Mark said curiously. "Because G is dead, Jake is psychotic, and on top of that, i have no other allies...another day in the life, huh?" Mikel said sarcastically. "Alright, i'll help. On one condition, though-you let me use that thing for one battle." Mark said, pointing to the sword. "I don't know..can you handle it?" Mikel said as he threw the sword at Mark. Mark caught it, then dropped it in pain. "I haven't taken out the silver...yet." Mikel said with a smile on his face. "You did that on purpose." Mark said in anger. "Hey, could be worse. Come on, let's go walk." Mikel said as he took Mark and led him to a trail.
5 minutes later...
Mark and Mikel are resting on a stump, feeling the calm breeze between them. "So, how did you...i mean, you with your family "issue" and all..." Mikel said, stumbling to find the right words. "I didn't worry about it...i mean, you guys took me in...you knew what i was..." Mark said, but stopped as he thought on something. "Listen, i know this curse is taking it's toll on you...look, when we fought, we were gods. That son of a bitch up there took everything, ripped us apart. I don't even know what happened to John...our mediator of the group." Mikel said, trying to cheer him up. "He's dead. Died from a gunshot wound." Mark said sadly. "I'm sorry to hear that...listen, we're gonna get him-we're gonna kill him. I don't know how, but he's gonna pay." Mikel said as he clenched his fist. Mark was still silent, just silent, until a grin came to his face. "Mikel, i got a plan. Follow me." Mark said as he raced through the forest. "Same old Mark. I wonder if it's a full moon tonight...we could get done early." Mikel said to himself as he raced toward him.
I know, i haven't gotten anything done-i'm sorry. I've been busy, and now i updated. Some of the things in this chapter will be enlightened in two to three other stories that i have planned after i finish this one. Stay tuned.
