Chapter 9: Maid To Kill

Hey to all of you! I'm back with another chapter. I hope you all like this one! Enjoy and please review.

XXX

Mark Holland was currently hiding under a table inside the Yellowflag, trying to find a way out of the situation that he'd accidentally been thrown into. Holland wanted to link up with the rest of Lagoon Company across the room but couldn't risk the possibility of the Colombians or Roberta spotting him, so he readied his automatic pistol and bided his time until an opening presented itself. However, the riot policeman didn't have to wait long as the cartel members drew their guns and began firing on Roberta, who immediately did some acrobatic jumps and leaps to dodge their shots. Holland then made his move, running as fast as his feet could carry him over to the table closest to the Lagoon Company, all the while keeping his gun trained on the Colombians and Roberta just in case they saw him. Holland slid under the table just as another carteler was sent flying over him by one of Roberta's shots, while Holland made a hand motion to Dutch, who noticed him right away.

"Holland! Stay low and out of the line of fire. We'll all take care of this."

Holland watched as Dutch and the rest of Lagoon quickly made their way over to a table across from him, all the while the remaining Colombians let loose with everything they had on Roberta, filling her umbrella-like gun full of holes. Confident that they had killed Roberta, the members of the cartel stopped firing, but they were surprised to find that the chambermaid was completely unscathed. Roberta took advantage of the confusion and shot down seven more of the Colombians in quick succession while Holland watched in stunned silence at the maid's deadly accuracy. It was as if Roberta had done this before, just like a trained soldier. Holland overheard the bartender Bao complaining about who would pay for the damage to his bar, but the riot policeman paid little attention to that. He was more interested in how Roberta continued to move so fluidly and effectively while never losing her composure, even while being under heavy fire.

Holland watched as the few Colombians that were left made a hasty fighting retreat, firing at Roberta as they went. This did little to stop her, as she made quick work of another enemy standing outside of one of the windows. As this was going on Revy crawled along the floor trying to make it to the other side of the bar, but as she did Bao noticed this right away.

"Revy! You bitch! Is this your fault?! How many times are your friends going to ruin my bar?!"

"They're not my friends! Don't try and pin this shit on me you dumbass!"

Holland then heard the leader of the Colombians address Dutch with some Spanish word that he couldn't understand, while Dutch nonchalantly responded to him that he shouldn't blame Lagoon for the package not being delivered. Holland put the pieces of the puzzle together and realized that the young blonde haired boy with the Lagoon Company was the package that the cartel members were talking about. Roberta noticed the young boy and she spoke up once more as her eyes widened behind her glasses.

"Young master? I never expected to see you here of all places, Master Garcia. Everyone back home has been extremely concerned about you. Please, come with me. It's natural for you to be afraid, but I will explain everything later. I promise that you'll understand."

Roberta noticed the presence of Lagoon Company except for Holland, who was still hiding underneath a table only a few steps away from where Roberta was currently standing. The chambermaid trained her gun on Dutch and was about to open fire when Revy grabbed the boy known as Garcia and put one of her Cutlasses to the young man's head. Garcia pleaded with Roberta not to shoot just as Holland unexpectedly stood up and aimed his automatic weapon at Roberta's head, who briefly turned her eyes towards the left to acknowledge the riot policeman. Revy still had one of her guns against Garcia's temple, offering that if Roberta wouldn't start shooting everyone could leave in one piece.

"We're not done with you yet you fucking bitch!"

One of the Colombians charged at Roberta with his gun raised, but as Holland was about to fire on the cartel member the maid simply aimed her weapon over her head without even looking and shot the carteler in his midsection, his lifeless body falling to the floor. Roberta then began speaking in Spanish, which Holland couldn't understand until Rock clarified what the chambermaid was saying.

"A blessing for the living, a branch of flowers for the dead. With a sword of justice, a punishment of death for the villains. Like this, we arrive at the altar of the saints."

The last sentence was said by Garcia, who smiled at Roberta's statement. The maid went on to say that she could not agree to what they wanted her to do, and that she would bring the hammer of righteousness down upon all injustice. Revy let go of Garcia and ran as Roberta opened up with automatic fire instead of the shotgun blasts that were used previously, forcing Holland to duck low and to the side, away from the deadly arc of bullets. Revy shot back at the chambermaid but was unable to land any solid hits. As Revy tried to jump over the bar Holland watched with bated breath as Roberta shot what looked like a rocket-propelled grenade towards Revy, sending her straight up into the air and then back down onto the unforgiving hardwood floor with a loud thud.

"Revy!"

Dutch and the rest of Lagoon said in unison, but Revy was knocked out cold from the blow. It was at that moment when Holland saw the leader of the Colombians shooting at Roberta, all the while calling her the Bloodhound of Florencia. Holland was concerned about Revy's condition though Benny said that her injuries weren't minor, but she did sustain a concussion. Dutch had one of Revy's arms around his neck as he intended to carry her out while calling out to Rock and Holland that it was time to leave. Holland sprang out from his hiding place while keeping his gun aimed at Roberta and sprinted over to join Dutch, who just nodded at his arrival. Holland was taking his leave with Dutch and the rest of Lagoon, but he stopped for a moment to see the end of the confrontation between Roberta and the remaining cartelers. The riot policeman heard the leader of the Colombians say that if he brought the maid's head in on a platter he would be made a lieutenant in the cartel, but Roberta seemed unfazed by this as she turned around.

"I must be on my way out. However please accept this parting gift from me. To all of you gentlemen, I bid farewell."

Holland was confused for a moment before he saw grenades drop out of Roberta's skirt, and the riot policeman saw the priceless look of fear on the Colombian leader's face as he watched the grenades fall right next to him. Holland nearly laughed in amusement as the look on the Colombian's face was almost comical, but the riot policeman barely made it out of the Yellowflag just as the grenades went off, sending pieces of shrapnel everywhere. Holland was picked up and thrown into the side of a nearby parked car, but his gear protected him from being severely injured. He quickly rose to his feet and tried to regain his sense of balance as he walked the few steps over to the Lagoon Company's vehicle.

"Rock! Dumb fuck I told you to leave that kid behind!"

"Sorry but I couldn't help it! I could not just leave him there to die! Do you think that blast might have done her in? I could swear that any minute now her black maid's outfit will emerge from the rubble."

Holland looked over to Dutch as he responded to Rock in a furious tone.

"Then get in the fucking car and stop screwing around!"

Rock quickly hopped into the vehicle, but with him inside the car was filled to capacity, leaving no space for Holland to cram himself in. Dutch immediately thought of an idea.

"Holland! You'll have to hotwire one of these cars here. Do it right away, because we'll need your help if that psycho maid is still alive, not to mention we all need to hightail it out of here if she comes out from the ruins."

Holland was about to protest but Benny sped off down the street before the riot policeman could say anything. Holland ran over to a sports car that was parked across the street and, not wanting to injure himself, he grabbed his stun baton from where it was displayed on his belt and swung it at the car's driver side window with all his might, sending pieces of glass flying everywhere. The vehicle's alarm blared loudly as Holland opened the door and jumped inside. He reached underneath the steering wheel and grabbed two wires that were hanging there, clicking them together and the car then roared to life. However, as Holland secured his seatbelt right away and was about to take off he saw Roberta running towards him at full speed. Not having time to draw his weapon, Holland pressed down on the gas pedal as hard as he could, sending the car flying off towards the same direction where Benny had gone. The riot policeman thought that he'd gotten away from Roberta just in time, but he was sadly mistaken.

As Holland was driving at full speed he felt a thud that came from the trunk area of the car. Taking his eyes off of the road to look behind him Holland saw Roberta holding on to the back of the car as she attempted to smash out the back window, eventually succeeding in doing so. Holland kept one hand on the steering wheel while he drew his automatic weapon with the other. Trying to look over his shoulder once more without losing control of the car, Holland steadied his aim and fired a short burst at Roberta, who saw it coming and ducked low to avoid Holland's volley. However, as she rose up expecting that Holland would have to reload, Roberta was stunned to see another wave of gunfire coming at her from the riot policeman, but this volley hit Roberta in her left arm, which had been holding onto the car. The maid was nearly sent tumbling over the back of the vehicle, but she somehow managed to hold on. Holland was then forced to swerve out of the way of an oncoming truck as he realized he was now driving on the wrong side of the road.

Taking advantage of the moment of respite while Holland turned back to the right side of the street, Roberta crawled as fast as she could into the backseat of the car as Holland finished reloading his gun. The riot policeman noticed the maid in his perepheral vision as she pulled a knife from beneath her skirt and tried to stab Holland in the back of the neck. He aimed his gun behind him and fired a long burst in a spray all along the backseat, forcing Roberta to duck low. Holland saw the pier approaching quickly and the Lagoon Company's car resting against a large crate nearby. The riot policeman steered the car towards the area right next to the Lagoon Company's vehicle and slammed on the brakes, the car screeching to a stop mere inches from crashing into the big container. As Holland unfastened his seatbelt he saw a glint of metal coming straight for his helmet's visor. He immediately aimed his gun in that direction, causing Roberta to freeze mid strike with the muzzle of an automatic pistol in her face. Holland and Roberta stared each other down as their weapons were pointed at each other's temples, waiting for one of them to make the first move.

I told you all that there would be plenty more of Roberta! I always try and give my readers as much as I can. I hope all of you liked this chapter and the fight between Holland and Roberta! How will this all turn out? Find out in the next chapter! Please leave a review! T