Camping Trip X: Silence Before the Storm
Camping Trip Part X: Silence Before the Storm
Ryo gripped the rifle tightly as he made his way down the forested hill. There was no way to call back up without endangering Dee's life - and that was something he couldn't risk. He knew he was letting his feelings for Dee cloud his professional judgement, but he brushed it aside. He was the only person at risk besides Dee, so that - atleast - was one less worry. Suddenly there was the sound of atleast two people crashing through the underbrush behind him. Whirling, Ryo pointed his rifle in that direction just as JJ and Drake came into view. "Whoa! Don't shoot, McClane!" JJ held up his sniper case, as if it could block the bullet. "It's us." He peered out from behind the case.
"What's going on here, Ryo?" Drake asked, coming up. "Where's Dee? What the hell do you have your rifle out and loaded for"
Ryo was torn between relief and frustration at seeing the other two cops. "Dee was grabbed. There's someone in the factory, alright. Though I don't know how it's possible." He pulled out the picture with the scribbled note. "We have to move in now - before they do anything to him"
"You know who this is?" JJ asked him.
"Her name's Kailin Selm. Her partner is Ethan Marks. They're supposed to be serving a thirty year sentence in a maximum security prison. No parole"
"Let me guess - you and Dee are who locked them up"
Ryo shook his head. "Just me, it was before I transferred. Before Dee"
"How'd they know to grab him then?" JJ asked, brows furrowing.
"They've been watching us, obviously." Drake stated. "Who knows how long they've been down there? Maybe the whole time"
"I think they have to have arrived later than us." Ryo told him. "If they arrived first, why wouldn't they move on us sooner"
"We need to call in back-up." JJ stated. "Dra"
"We can't." Ryo cut him off. "That's one of Kaitlin's tricks. She has someone who monitors the police frequencies. Never failed her"
"Let me guess - he was the guy you never busted." Drake put in. Ryo nodded. "Shit"
"Telephones. She can't monitor telephones." JJ spoke up. "We call in with all the detail, and make sure they keep it off the airwaves, but get back-up out here"
"And we find telephones where?" Drake asked.
"By the office to the park, of course!" JJ swatted the back of his head. "You go and make the call, and then we can wait - "
"She'll know somethings up - we have to go in now." Ryo disagreed.
JJ pursed his lips, than nodded. "Twenty Minutes. Time for Drake to get to the main ofice and make the phonecall atleast. Then we'll go in, I'll back you up. They think we've left, so we've got an edge, right"
"Fifteen minutes." Ryo argued.
"Why you and Ryo?" Drake argued.
"Because we're the sharpshooters. There's no guarantee the only ones in there are these two. If there's been a prison break we weren't informed of, there could be a dozen. Ryo and I are the right choice"
Drake hesitated, scowling, but slowly nodded. He pulled JJ to him, crushing his lips to his briefly. "Watch your back, Sterling"
JJ blushed at the use of the nickname in front of Ryo, but nodded, watching only long enough to make sure Drake was really leaving, before kneeling down to snap open his sniper case.
Ryo glanced at his watch, turning his gaze on the factory, as JJ began to assemble his rifle. Not far away a pair of eyes watched them from another section of forest perimeter near the factory. They narrowed dangerously.
Kaitlin paced the factory, clipping and unclipping the bullet pack from her gun. "That's really annoying, you know." Dee, tied up to a nearby wooden support beam mentioned.
Kaitlin turned, slamming him across the face with the bullet pack. "Shut up!" She ordered him. "I left your mouth open so you can talk to your sweetheart, not to annoy us with"
Ethan was by a window, trying to peer out through the boards covering it. He held up a walkie-talkie. "Well, Javis? Anything?" There was no reply for a moment, and Kaitlin snatched it off of him.
"You better not have fallen to sleep out there Javis, or I'll put you out of your misery"
"I'm here, don't shout." Javis' voice snarled over the speaker. "He's almost out of the woods, he's hesitating, trying to plan a course of action"
"Anyone with him? The other two didn't return did they?"
"...No, he's alone. Revenge will be sweet, I assure you"
"Just keep an eye out." Kaitlin handed the walkie-talkie back to Ethan. "He's starting to annoy me"
"We'll take him out before we leave town." Ethan replied, unaffected.
"Such a caring little group. Tell me, what's the story behind you three? Don't even look like you should know eachother." Dee spoke up again. "And how about some water? Don't I get a last request"
"You'll have a last beating if you don't shut up." Kaitlin told him, watching the woods throught the boarded window, waiting.
"I'm going in." Ryo told JJ, who nodded, rifle at the ready.
"If you can't get them to come out, I'll follow you in." JJ told him.
Ryo stepped out into the open area around the factory, walking forward slowly. "I'm here!"
Dee's head snapped up when he heard Ryo's voice. 'That idiot!' He cursed in his mind. "Ryo! Get out of here! They're just going to kill us both!" He shouted out, and was punched in the stomach by Ethan. Doubling over, he gasped for breath, trying to regain his senses enough to shout another warning.
"Here that, McClane?!" Kaitlin shouted out. "You're boyfriend's still alive"
"I want to see him!" Ryo shouted back. "Bring him out here"
"Take the nozzle off the rifle and throw it away!" Ryo seemed to hesitate, then slowly did as she'd ordered, tossing the nozzle far out of the way. "Now the handgun!" More careful this time, he tossed it toward the factory. It slammed into the wood next to the door, than fell to the ground.
"Let me him go! It's me you want anyway"
Kaitlin glanced at Ethan, who picked up the walkie-talkie again. "Anyone besides him out there, Javis?"
Javis, closer now to where JJ was, picked up the walkie-talkie from his lap. "No one. Now leave me alone before the cop hears your annoying voice and comes after me!" He turned it off and threw it away, turning back to where he could see JJ through the trees ahead.
"Javis. Javis!" Ethan hissed. He tossed the walkie talkie away as well. "We should have killed him sooner"
"Forget Javis for now. Take the annoying brunette to the door, let McClane see him"
Ethan punched Dee in the gut again to imobolize him before untying some of the bindings and taking him to the door. Stepping out, he held Dee mostly in front of him still. "Take a hard look! It'll be your last!" Ethan shouted out to Ryo. The sound of the rifle going off was followed by a cry from Ethan as he fell, releasing Dee as he crumpled to the ground.
"Ethan!" Kaitlin screamed, running to the door. She turned her gun on Ryo, who had been running towards them. A shot grazed his arm, and he rolled out of the way as Kaitlin knelt by Dee and Ethan. "Ethan! Ethan! Damn you, McClane!" She jabbed her gun into Dee's throat, only to have it shot out of her hand by Ryo, who'd recovered his handgun. She retreated into the factory as Ryo pulled Dee outside.
Ethan was dead, a clean shot right through his skull. Ryo wondered why JJ hadn't taken Kaitlin down - she'd been an open target! "Dee"
"M...okay." Dee told him. His hands were still tied behind him. And his voice was rough and quiet from the abuse to his neck and stomach. "Ryo"
He was silenced when Ryo kissed him fiercely, but briefly. "Stay here." He followed Kaitlin into the factory.
"Ryo, wait!" He tried to shout, but it came out a hoarse and too low to hear. "There's another guy! Ryo!"
JJ watched as Ethan crumpled, lining up a second shot as Kaitlin exposed herself as a second target. The gun was slammed from his hand, and he heard the crunch of bone in one wrist. Before he could turn, he was slammed across the shoulders and sent sprawling. Pushing himself up on one elbow, clutching the broken wrist, he turned to face his attacker.
Javis was sitting on the forest floor, obviously having dragged himself silently across the ground to reach him, a branch in his hand what he'd used to attack him. "Hello, Jamie." He greeted. "Surprised to see me?"
I love pulling things like this on people. I had Javis' purpose planned before Kaitlin and Ethan's actually. Hehe. So, one last chap to wrap things up. I'm sure you're thinking - HOW'S THAT POSSIBLE?!? Let's just say that things only get partially solved. I've got a new story in the works that'll fill in the rest. grin So I'll try to have the last part up before the end of the month. So stay tuned!
Oops...I meant to finish this over a month ago. --' Sorry everyone! Well, this goes a long way to finishing the story. Hmmm...and it looked a whole lot longer where I yped it up originally. Darn. Well, mostly what was going to happen here is obvious, but there's a twist at the end of the chapter I bet none of you were expecting!
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"When
going to buy things, money is a neccessary." JJ tormented Drake as they
pulled in next to the ruined camp area. "Not to mention a driver's
license to drive"
"So I forgot my wallet! Anyone could do it!" Drake grumbled, climbing out.
JJ, who had planned on staying in the car, climbed out when he saw Dee
and Ryo were nowhere in sight. "Where'd Dee and Ryo go?" He asked Drake.
"Quality time alone?" Drake suggested.
"We were going to be gone all day - why would they have gone anywhere
else for quality time together?" JJ frowned at the empty camp, not
liking it one bit. Everything seemed eerie suddenly. The torn up camp,
the quiet woods. While Drake searched for his wallet amongst his
belongings, he picked up a pair of binoculours and headed over to the
hill that overlooked the factory. He froze when he saw Ryo making his
way through the woods, rifle in hand, heading toward the factory.
"McClane?" He whispered.
"JJ, what are you up to?" Drake asked, waving him back.
JJ ran back to the camp, grabbing up his sniper case, grateful it was
waterproof atleast. "Something's happening." He turned and started
running, wondering if they could catch up with Ryo in time.
"What? Hey, wait up! JJ!" Drake ran after him, still at a loss at what was happening.
Ryo gripped the rifle tightly as he made his way down the forested hill. There was no way to call back up without endangering Dee's life - and that was something he couldn't risk. He knew he was letting his feelings for Dee cloud his professional judgement, but he brushed it aside. He was the only person at risk besides Dee, so that - atleast - was one less worry. Suddenly there was the sound of atleast two people crashing through the underbrush behind him. Whirling, Ryo pointed his rifle in that direction just as JJ and Drake came into view. "Whoa! Don't shoot, McClane!" JJ held up his sniper case, as if it could block the bullet. "It's us." He peered out from behind the case.
"What's going on here, Ryo?" Drake asked, coming up. "Where's Dee? What the hell do you have your rifle out and loaded for"
Ryo was torn between relief and frustration at seeing the other two cops. "Dee was grabbed. There's someone in the factory, alright. Though I don't know how it's possible." He pulled out the picture with the scribbled note. "We have to move in now - before they do anything to him"
"You know who this is?" JJ asked him.
"Her name's Kailin Selm. Her partner is Ethan Marks. They're supposed to be serving a thirty year sentence in a maximum security prison. No parole"
"Let me guess - you and Dee are who locked them up"
Ryo shook his head. "Just me, it was before I transferred. Before Dee"
"How'd they know to grab him then?" JJ asked, brows furrowing.
"They've been watching us, obviously." Drake stated. "Who knows how long they've been down there? Maybe the whole time"
"I think they have to have arrived later than us." Ryo told him. "If they arrived first, why wouldn't they move on us sooner"
"We need to call in back-up." JJ stated. "Dra"
"We can't." Ryo cut him off. "That's one of Kaitlin's tricks. She has someone who monitors the police frequencies. Never failed her"
"Let me guess - he was the guy you never busted." Drake put in. Ryo nodded. "Shit"
"Telephones. She can't monitor telephones." JJ spoke up. "We call in with all the detail, and make sure they keep it off the airwaves, but get back-up out here"
"And we find telephones where?" Drake asked.
"By the office to the park, of course!" JJ swatted the back of his head. "You go and make the call, and then we can wait - "
"She'll know somethings up - we have to go in now." Ryo disagreed.
JJ pursed his lips, than nodded. "Twenty Minutes. Time for Drake to get to the main ofice and make the phonecall atleast. Then we'll go in, I'll back you up. They think we've left, so we've got an edge, right"
"Fifteen minutes." Ryo argued.
"Why you and Ryo?" Drake argued.
"Because we're the sharpshooters. There's no guarantee the only ones in there are these two. If there's been a prison break we weren't informed of, there could be a dozen. Ryo and I are the right choice"
Drake hesitated, scowling, but slowly nodded. He pulled JJ to him, crushing his lips to his briefly. "Watch your back, Sterling"
JJ blushed at the use of the nickname in front of Ryo, but nodded, watching only long enough to make sure Drake was really leaving, before kneeling down to snap open his sniper case.
Ryo glanced at his watch, turning his gaze on the factory, as JJ began to assemble his rifle. Not far away a pair of eyes watched them from another section of forest perimeter near the factory. They narrowed dangerously.
Kaitlin paced the factory, clipping and unclipping the bullet pack from her gun. "That's really annoying, you know." Dee, tied up to a nearby wooden support beam mentioned.
Kaitlin turned, slamming him across the face with the bullet pack. "Shut up!" She ordered him. "I left your mouth open so you can talk to your sweetheart, not to annoy us with"
Ethan was by a window, trying to peer out through the boards covering it. He held up a walkie-talkie. "Well, Javis? Anything?" There was no reply for a moment, and Kaitlin snatched it off of him.
"You better not have fallen to sleep out there Javis, or I'll put you out of your misery"
"I'm here, don't shout." Javis' voice snarled over the speaker. "He's almost out of the woods, he's hesitating, trying to plan a course of action"
"Anyone with him? The other two didn't return did they?"
"...No, he's alone. Revenge will be sweet, I assure you"
"Just keep an eye out." Kaitlin handed the walkie-talkie back to Ethan. "He's starting to annoy me"
"We'll take him out before we leave town." Ethan replied, unaffected.
"Such a caring little group. Tell me, what's the story behind you three? Don't even look like you should know eachother." Dee spoke up again. "And how about some water? Don't I get a last request"
"You'll have a last beating if you don't shut up." Kaitlin told him, watching the woods throught the boarded window, waiting.
"I'm going in." Ryo told JJ, who nodded, rifle at the ready.
"If you can't get them to come out, I'll follow you in." JJ told him.
Ryo stepped out into the open area around the factory, walking forward slowly. "I'm here!"
Dee's head snapped up when he heard Ryo's voice. 'That idiot!' He cursed in his mind. "Ryo! Get out of here! They're just going to kill us both!" He shouted out, and was punched in the stomach by Ethan. Doubling over, he gasped for breath, trying to regain his senses enough to shout another warning.
"Here that, McClane?!" Kaitlin shouted out. "You're boyfriend's still alive"
"I want to see him!" Ryo shouted back. "Bring him out here"
"Take the nozzle off the rifle and throw it away!" Ryo seemed to hesitate, then slowly did as she'd ordered, tossing the nozzle far out of the way. "Now the handgun!" More careful this time, he tossed it toward the factory. It slammed into the wood next to the door, than fell to the ground.
"Let me him go! It's me you want anyway"
Kaitlin glanced at Ethan, who picked up the walkie-talkie again. "Anyone besides him out there, Javis?"
Javis, closer now to where JJ was, picked up the walkie-talkie from his lap. "No one. Now leave me alone before the cop hears your annoying voice and comes after me!" He turned it off and threw it away, turning back to where he could see JJ through the trees ahead.
"Javis. Javis!" Ethan hissed. He tossed the walkie talkie away as well. "We should have killed him sooner"
"Forget Javis for now. Take the annoying brunette to the door, let McClane see him"
Ethan punched Dee in the gut again to imobolize him before untying some of the bindings and taking him to the door. Stepping out, he held Dee mostly in front of him still. "Take a hard look! It'll be your last!" Ethan shouted out to Ryo. The sound of the rifle going off was followed by a cry from Ethan as he fell, releasing Dee as he crumpled to the ground.
"Ethan!" Kaitlin screamed, running to the door. She turned her gun on Ryo, who had been running towards them. A shot grazed his arm, and he rolled out of the way as Kaitlin knelt by Dee and Ethan. "Ethan! Ethan! Damn you, McClane!" She jabbed her gun into Dee's throat, only to have it shot out of her hand by Ryo, who'd recovered his handgun. She retreated into the factory as Ryo pulled Dee outside.
Ethan was dead, a clean shot right through his skull. Ryo wondered why JJ hadn't taken Kaitlin down - she'd been an open target! "Dee"
"M...okay." Dee told him. His hands were still tied behind him. And his voice was rough and quiet from the abuse to his neck and stomach. "Ryo"
He was silenced when Ryo kissed him fiercely, but briefly. "Stay here." He followed Kaitlin into the factory.
"Ryo, wait!" He tried to shout, but it came out a hoarse and too low to hear. "There's another guy! Ryo!"
JJ watched as Ethan crumpled, lining up a second shot as Kaitlin exposed herself as a second target. The gun was slammed from his hand, and he heard the crunch of bone in one wrist. Before he could turn, he was slammed across the shoulders and sent sprawling. Pushing himself up on one elbow, clutching the broken wrist, he turned to face his attacker.
Javis was sitting on the forest floor, obviously having dragged himself silently across the ground to reach him, a branch in his hand what he'd used to attack him. "Hello, Jamie." He greeted. "Surprised to see me?"
To Be Concluded...
I love pulling things like this on people. I had Javis' purpose planned before Kaitlin and Ethan's actually. Hehe. So, one last chap to wrap things up. I'm sure you're thinking - HOW'S THAT POSSIBLE?!? Let's just say that things only get partially solved. I've got a new story in the works that'll fill in the rest. grin So I'll try to have the last part up before the end of the month. So stay tuned!
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