AN: I just wanna apologize to all my readers for the wait. I got caught up in school, then personal problems, and other stories that I put this on the back burner. I'm back and I think I'm gonna make one more chapter after this one. Also be aware of all the POV changes, but I want to capture everyone's thoughts as the climax goes on. Again, sorry and I hope you enjoy it.
Jerry POV
I'm at the house waiting for Evan to arrive. I don't how everything is going on Angel and Jack's end, but I'm nervous. This was Dyonne and Bobby's crazy plan anyway.
Dyonne POV
This is it. Bobby and I devised this plan and now we gotta see if it would work.
Bobby POV
It's time to kick some ass. I lost my mother and my sister got shot. Someone is definitely gonna pay.
Angel POV
I don't know why Jack's ass is freaking out. I'm the one doing the hard part; we gave him the easiest part of the plan
Jack POV
I can't believe we are about to do this. Angel and I are taking Fowler out. We are outside of Fowler's house. Angel nods his head at me and goes to the back of Fowler's house. I walk over to a kid I see playing baseball.
"Hey kid." I say and the kid walks over to me. "You wanna make 20 bucks?" The kid nods his head.
I'm standing across the street watching the kid walk up to Fowler's house with a box of Baby Ruths. He knocks on the door and offers Fowler some candy for money. Fowler takes a candy bar and slams the door in his face. He's such a dick. I walk toward a bar because I know there's nothing for me to do until the plan ends. I hope Mom keeps everyone safe.
Angel POV
After I nod to Jack, I enter Fowler's backyard and walk to his backdoor. I pick the lock when I hear Fowler go and answer the door. I enter the house and sneak up behind him after he closes the door. I put a plastic bag over his head and start to strangle him.
"This is a problem. This is a big problem for you." I tell him as he thrashes around. I put his ass on the ground and hold the back of the bag with one hand. With my other hand I reach in to my pocket for my phone and I call Bobby.
"Hey, I got him." I say
"Is he out of the way?" Bobby asks
"What? You wanna ask him."
"Let me hear his voice."
"Hold on. Let me put him on." I say and put the phone to Fowlers head as the moving around and trying to breathe.
"We got you bitch." I hear Bobby say and then I get a dial tone.
Jerry POV
I'm at the house with Bobby and Dyonne waiting for the call from Angel and Evan to show up. I hear some honking outside and all I can think is Think of the Devil and he shall come. I look out the window and Bobby walks next to me.
"You aint leaving until we get the call from Angel." Bobby says
I nod my head and pace. Dyonne is sitting on the couch with her notebook writing, acting like we aren't executing a plan that can get us killed.
"Why are you so calm? We are in a war and you're lounging on the couch with your notebook and feet up." I exclaim at her. She stops writing and looks up at me and I feel a little bad for saying that.
"Ok, 1. I'm not lounging on the couch. 2. We can't do anything until Angel calls so you need to chill out. And 3. If we make it out of this alive, I have a gig coming up and I need new material." Dyonne tells me and I understand you is using her outlet.
"Sorry." I say and she nods her head focusing back on what she was doing. I hear Evan knocking on the door and ringing the doorbell. I lean against the door making excuses on why I'm delayed. I'm getting antsy and Dyonne has stopped her writing to stand me and Bobby.
"We ain't going nowhere without the call Jerry so calm down." Bobby says and I bounce up and down getting pissed off.
"I'm coming. I'm grabbing my scarf." I say to Evan when Bobby's phone rings. I hear him talking to Angel and I look over to Dyonne and see her face breaking out in relief. She climbs the stairs to do whatever and Bobby ends the call with Angel.
"Go." He tells me and I exit the house. I walk off the porch and to the car when these dudes come up to me and frisk me. I grip the hand tighter and send a silent prayer that God and Mom is watching us. I riding in the car and we are in the middle of nowhere. There's nothing but snow everywhere.
The car stops and I get out. I walk towards the others guys and they are cutting a hole into the ice.
"Uh uh. What's that?" I say backing up and Evan laughs
"Tommy here is eskimo." Evan laughs and I'm in no laughing mood. I'm in the middle of a group of guys when I see a SUV fast approaching. I see Sweet and his guys get out the car.
"Jeremiah Mercer. Business man. Give me the money." He says and snatches the bag off my shoulder. "Goddamnit, I like the way you do business. We could have been partners and it would have been a sweet deal for both of us. Now it's just a sweet deal for me." He tells me and my jaw clinches
"Com'on man. We gonna do business or not." I say and he looks up at me
"Right. Down to business. What were the terms again? You give me 400 grand and I pardon you brothers and sister. Forgive and forget, right?" He says
"That's right. My siblings told me I was naïve and you would shoot me and take the money." I say
He chuckles, actually laughs some "Shoot, you hurt my feelings."
"Good. Cause you don't know shit about hurt feelings. I just buried my mama and my sister was shot. I think that's payment enough, Vic." I say spitting out Vic like it was a disease.
"You been thinking a lot boy." Vic says getting serious
"That's right. My mama raised me as a thinking man. So, me and my family came up with a whole new proposal." I say and I see the others pull t swarm around him
"A whole new proposal? Is that right?" He asks condescendingly
"Yes, sir. You gonna like it too. It really is a-a sweet deal. Instead of giving you the 400 grand, we decided to give it to all those mistreated men you got behind you" I say
Vic rolls his eyes and raises his hand "Pistol. Evan, I said pistol." He says
"No, bitch. You forgot I was in the union and I never missed a meeting." Evan says
"It's cold out here when you by yourself, ain't it?" I say
He laughs again "So, what now. You gonna kill the hand that feeds you over some stupid old lady." He says and I lose my temper
"Watch your motherfucking mouth!" I tell him and point my finger at him
"You dumb shits. I told Fowler about this meeting. You kill me? You going down for murder." He says and I see the guys smiling at him.
"He aint coming." I tell him and see his confused face
Angel POV
I throw Fowler on the ground with the belt tied around the bag and my foot on the belt. He was squirming around trying to reach for the belt.
"You'll never get the belt. Trust me." I tell him and he calms down and I see the recognition pass on his face when he feels the bag get soft by his mouth when he inhales. He tears at the bag and rips it open. I step off the belt as he gets up to breath.
I point my gun at his head "People never go for the bag. It's always the belt first." He rips the rest of the bag and belt from around his neck and throws it down. "The bag has to be clear because black doesn't work like that. Get over there right now." I say and point towards a chair in his living room.
"Ah-ah-ah. Do you hear that? That's the beautiful sound of my boys coming." Fowler says and I can hear the sirens going.
I guess Sophie did her job right. Good, because there is no way with her big mouth that she could ruin it. Plus, Dyonne said she'd have both our asses if something goes wrong and she may be the youngest, but she is definitely scary when she wants to be.
"It's not looking good for you, homeboy." Fowler says
"We'll see if they're your boys when they find out you killed Green." I say
"That's you angle, huh? You gonna walk out there and tell them I killed Green. That's you story?" He asks
"Well, it's true. You did kill him."
"So what? I killed my partner. I could kill the whole precinct if you were the only witness. They'd probably make me chief. You're a Mercer brother, brother." He says and makes and fist and puts it over his heart "No cop would ever believe you before me."
"You know right? You're right, but what about the cops I got outside of the van listening to our whole conversation." I say
"You're lying." He says getting angry
"Afraid not." I say and show him the "wire" "Look outside. Ok, lieutenant, I'm bringing him out. Let's go. It's over." I tell him
He walks toward me and takes the gun by twisting my arm and the next thing I know I'm on the ground and he has the gun pointing at my head.
"I'm gonna pop your head like a champagne cork." He says and then talks to the "wire" "I'm taking this clown down with me."
Fowler lets me up and puts the gun to my head. He walks toward the door and tells me to open the door. I open it and he takes us outside and there are cop cars all around the house. He has his hand on my shoulder and is using me as a shield. I guess I should have told him the wire was a fake, but whatever.
"I'm swear I'm gonna kill him." Fowler says as he points the gun at everyone.
I hear one police officer "I thought Fowler was the hostage." Fowler might have heard it too, but he was too busy screaming about how they set him up.
"Fowler, calm down and put the gun down." One officer says as he approaches but Fowler quickly shoots the cars to make him back off. I elbow Fowler in the gut and punch him in the face. He goes to shoot me, but a guy shoots him in the knee. Fowler tries to shoot the guy, but the guy shoots him in the heart.
Fowler is dead. Jack and mine's end of the deal was held up. I reach in my pocket and pull out my phone to call Jack.
"Hello?"
"Hey Jack. The plan worked out perfectly."
"Let's hope everything is good on their end."
"It will be."
"You need a ride?" Jack asks and before I can answer and I see a cop moving towards me
"No, our friendly neighborhood police will give me a ride. I'll see you soon." I hang up the phone as the cops handcuff me. Now it's up to Jerry, Dyonne, and Bobby to finish this thing.
Jerry POV
"Which one of y'all gonna do it, huh? Who's the tough guy here?" Vic says circling around and pushing people
"Who's gonna take on the Champ. You, Charlie?" Vic asks and before I can say anything, he sees Dyonne and Bobby walking toward the group.
Dyonne POV (I know, finally right?)
As Bobby and I are walking, I get a call from Jack letting us know all is good on their end. I see the group of guys and Jerry walking out clapping as he does so. I look at Bobby and see he is wearing Momma's favorite cross necklace. It's on now.
"Yeah. That's right." Jerry says
"Is this what you all been waiting on? The oldest and youngest Mercer?" Vic says with a smirk on his face I can't wait to see it get slapped off.
"You good, Jerry?" Bobby asks
"I'm straight." Jerry says "You good, D?"
"I'm fantastic." I say looking at Vic and as he looks me up and down and fight the need to cringe
"Who's gonna do it? Don't tell me it's you Sweet Cheeks." Vic says with a laugh
I fake laugh as Bobby hands me his jacket and I put it on "Me? Oh no. As much as I would enjoy kicking your ass, I'm here for the show. This is all Bobby."
"No shit. Bobby Mercer. Back in town." Vic says as he takes off his coat "You gonna be the one, man."
"Watch his hands, Bobby." Evan says as Bobby steps up to him. He kisses Momma's necklace and tucks it into his turtle neck.
When Bobby steps all the way into the circle it begins. Everyone is pumped and yelling and screaming.
"Get him Bobby! Whoop his ass!" They cheer and I clap along with them
Bobby swings at Sweet and misses and Sweet hits him in the jaw when he tried to turn around. And hit him again before he could do anything and Bobby hits the floor.
"Get up Bobby!" I scream at him
"Come on!" Sweet yells
They circle around the ring a few times. Bobby lays a hard jab to Vic's nose and another one. Vic is taken aback and tries to play it off, but I see him unsure of what to do. The guys are still cheering Bobby on.
"Man, get him! You got this!" They scream
Bobby goes to punch him, but Vic ducks and hits him twice in the face and once in the gut. Bobby goes down and Sweet wrestles him until Bobby is under him and they are strangling each other.
"Goodnight, man." Sweet says
"Get him Bobby! Don't you punk out! Turn it around!" I scream at him because I'm getting nervous. They are close to that big hole in the ice.
Vic flips them around so Bobby is on his back and Vic is under him and got him in a chokehold.
"Elbows! Elbows!" Everyone cheers and Bobby keeps elbowing him
Vic finally lets go and Bobby elbows him in the face. Then he decks him twice in the face.
"Get up Bitch! Get up!" Bobby yells at him
Vic gets up and Bobby punches him right on his spine and Vic falls into Evan who pushes him back into the fight. Bobby head butts him, knees him in the stomach, and Vic falls over.
"Yeah!" They cheer and I see Vic getting up I step in front of him. He looks up at me and smirks with blood dripping from his mouth
"You come to help me Mini Mercer." He says and I shake my head and lean a little bit towards him just so it's more personal, but enough space I could back up if he tried something.
"You killed my mother. The only one to give a damn and you got me shot. I was shot 3 times." I reach into my pocket and pulled out a picture of me with my arms around Brittany and another black girl. "Do you see that black girl in the picture? Do you recognize her? Her name was Sasha and she was my best friend. She was walking home from work when a black SUV rolled up and asked her if she needed a ride. She said yes and she got in to never be seen again. The next time I saw her was at her funeral. The funny thing is that the car she got into matches the description of yours." I say pointing without turning my gaze from him. I want him to look into my eyes "You took her and you raped her and beat her until her face was hard to recognize. Then you dumped her into the sewer like she was trash. We were going to college and she wanted to be a special education teacher and you killed her without a second thought and because of all the pain you caused I hope you rot in hell." I say and spit on him. I can hear the guys' gasps behind me. "You are a waste of sperm and egg." I turn around and I guess he tried to grab me because next thing I know Bobby serves him an uppercut that knocks him out cold.
"Put him in the hole." Bobby says and pulls me into a huge hug. I squeezed him back and buried my head into his chest.
"Sasha was your friend who was robbed?" Bobby asks and I nod against his chest "That wasn't a mugging Sweetheart, that was murder." I nod again trying to keep the tears at bay and he rubs my back.
I lift my head from his chest "I wasn't ready to talk about it, but I couldn't let him die without him knowing that I know everything. After she died, I looked into it and scoped the neighborhood, just like you taught me." Bobby smiles a little and kisses my forehead. I pull away from him and hug Jerry. He also holds me tight. Whispering things to make me feel better like he always does.
We start our trek home and I feel better because it's over. Mom and Sasha were avenged and Sweet was gone. He wouldn't wreak havoc on Detroit anymore.
"What about the cops Bobby?" Jerry asks. I'm walking between the both of them.
"Cops love the Mercers, Jerry." Bobby says and I scoff/laugh.
Yep, everything is back to normal. I need to prepare for the major blows I'm about to receive the cops are never gentle.
At there it is. One more chapter to go. I figured out I would want Dyonne to be played by Katerina Graham. Here is a link to a pic. Remove the spaces.
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