May Citty Melee Part2

Finding Cals Enigma

Jet watched nick pace the floor for a few minutes something was getting to him he knew something of what she was talking about. "so what your saying is that the premonition came true yes?"

"It did"

"Continue I may have an idea of what's been going on"

Jade ran up to Cal who was now sitting up his back supported by Jet and Kat. He smiled "thoughs built in Kevlar pads are a damn life saver!"
She threw her arms around him "Jesus fucking Christ! Don't EVER do that to me again!" Tears rolled out of her eyes
"You act scared Jade." CAl said and put his arms around her and stood
"Scared...me" Jades eyes went back to normal instantly "I NEVER GET SCARED CAL!"
Cal looked at her with a grin "I know."
Jet and Kat looked at them both and grinned they were still clamped to each other "You two haven a moment?" Jet asked and grinned "Cuz I mean me and kat can head back onto the sand steamer if you guys want to be alone."
Cal and Jade turned red and separated "N-no lets go" CAl said and grabbed Jet "Your with me were heading in early" he looked at Jade "Be careful"

Jade sat, her tail flipped back and forward impatiently. The thoughts of there mission scrolled through her head to fight of these guys that were here and to prevent a bomb from detonating below decks. Simple enough right?.

Kat stared down the hallway and looked over at Jade. Her targets had been hand picked only 2 of them the rest were simply illegitimate. She grined as she took the cover off her rifle and set it against the wall and sat down in one of the seats off to the side. Her foot taped nervously against the ground. Two targets Only 2 she needed but if she played her cards right she could get bounties from any others she laid her head against the wall.

Cal and Jet were on there way to the engine room. It was slow going because if they didn't wait then the guys that wanted to blow it up may just set the bomb any ware and let the fog of war take care of the rest. Cal felt a chill down his spine." Some ones digging my graaavve" he said in a spooky voice causing jet to look up with a confused grin.

"What?"

"You've never herd that? When you get cold chills some ones digging your grave"Cal smiled

"That's bullshit"

"I don't know Jet…"Cal smiled and took out a lighter "you smoke?"

"When I have a light" She took out a pack of Cinicas and Cal lit one he then lit a Peach cigar and took a deep drag off it. "Ya know I don't usually smoke…"

"Then why you doing it now"jet asked

Cal held up his hands both were shaking severely "takes the edge off" Cal said with a grin and turned to look at Jet "Ya know what."

"What?"

"I can't place it but. I've seen you before today. I don't know were but damn you look familiar"

Jet looked over at him and cocked her head "I wouldn't think so"

"Im almost sure of it" Cal suddenly slammed into a door his cigar fireball fell off and landed in a mans boot he watched the man scream and kick it off and take off socks and put out the small fire that had started in his shoe "WHO DID THAT!"

Cal looked at Jet and slowly raised his hand "It was I…I apologise for my…"WHACK! A firm hit whipped across his face as the man put back on his glove he glared at Cal "I challenge you to a duel!"

Cal stared disbeleveing what he had just hurd "Sir I have no blood against you…"

Suddenly 2 men cam out and wrapped the arms around jet and pinned her down "Now need we go to blood boy?"

Cal sighed and a cold chill ran up his back again. He smelt the air. He looked at the man who was now babbling about who he was. I smell…he pulled his 10mm from his holster and put 3 holes in a delta shape in the air vent above him a man fell out and onto the floor between them "Your cheep man the guy was eating fresh mint tic tacs. "Cal smiled "Id know that scent anywhere." Cal walked over and took the mans pack and popped a few into his mouth he felt the calming effect instantly "So you still up for the duel" Cal reviled his Desert Eagle.50 AE and smirked and cocked it and dropped the clip "I'm ready when you are."

The man smiled sarcastically "Do you know who I am!"

"I thought you said something about it before but I kind of lost interest." Cal said with a grin his foor was now over the clip from his gun.

"I am Jamie Kurk. Second in command of the Wolf of December city. We hunt inbred mutts like you Calhune Skylark" Or should I say "Ex test subject 13066.6"

Cal felt his blood run cold. "No…"

"Yes I'm the one security guard you left alive." The mans grin widened as he reviled his 410 gauge revolver "An I have been following you for some time Cal" he clicked the hammer back Cal was dumbfounded he pointed the gun strait ant the guys heart "How…"

"Because Cal I'm just like you." He man pulled off his cap to revile a pair of ears a tail was now around his legs and his fangs clearly visible "I can track just as I know you can" he bowed you already know me my friend the man reviled a scar that ran across his head "You remember? The day we tried to escape I was shot and killed and you ran!" His voice became menacing nearly a possessed tone "YOU LEFT MICA BEHIND!"

"Clay…"Cal stared in disbelief "How but you were." Cal started

"There's a lot about that whole thing you don't know the guy who was with you was indeed me but the security guard was killed and after that ever so potent shot you put into my skull the had to do some… transfers so to speak so my body would function. I took his name to prevent from being captured by renegades." HE looked Cal dead in the face Do you know what happened to Mica?"

"I…"

"NO you don't know what happened to her. YOU LEFT HER BEHIND YOU LOW LIFE SCUM! She was raped Cal!" He turned the .410 onto Cal "You will pay boyo you and the felosapian both!" with a flash the lights went out…

Cal looked over at Nick and shook his head

"That's when it started didn't it"

Cal nodded "It was like an abrupt rumble"

Cal's eyes adjusted long enough for the man to have diapered from sight before 20 more began thundering into position. Cal grabbed Jet and surged forward tossing her off to the side and unslinging his rifle and firing 3 shots into the group. Cals cell screamed at him and he tossed it to Jet "If it's my mom tell her I'm not home!" Cal grinned and continued firing

"Jet,Cal Whoever the hell you are listen and listen good!" Doc seemed panicked "The bombs been set but…there are trip and butterfly mines every were I don't know if you can…" the phone went dead.

"Your mom says we need to go to the basement but there are some toys in the path so don't trip" Jet smirked and stood against the wall" Ready when you are Cal.

Cal squeezed the trigger and lit the are up with 45 cal shells the Tommy gun's steady thud,thud,thud was followed by wood splinters flying he had only killed 5 of the guys. "On 3" He put his hand on the door, locked…figures. He took a deep breath "1…" Cal watched as a grenade fell behind Jets leg "GO!" Jet jumped the grenade went off and she slammed into the door breaking it off the hinges and sliding on top of it down the stairs. "Whelp that'll get me in trouble" Cal immediately ran down the steps as the door hit the bottom.

Jet stood slowly and brushed off.As Cal flew down the steps got to the botem and snatched her up and put her on his back "sorry for the discomfort but we've got to move!"

"Cal stop!" JET yelled and hit him in the head almost immediately Cal sensed the sharp whine if neoprene wire he slid and felt it grab his shirt

Cal stood still and looked around and spotted 2 claymore mines set against the reinforced concrete "Jesus" He slowly put his hands forward to balance the wire

"Cal what are you doing"

"Shh"

"Cal" Jet watched as his hand went up."No-no Cal don't!!!"

She leapt back with a pop the wires sailed through the air she closed her eyes and awaited the blast…nothing no pins no detonation.

Cal looked back "I may not know much but those I've worked with"HE grinned."

Jet knelt by each of them and took out the hard charge and pocketed them"Cal do me one favour NEVER DO THAT AGIN!" Jet took out her lighter from her boot and began clicking the flint.

Cal grinned as they continued above them the shots rang aloud. "Damn they must have gotten to Jade and Kat."

Jade her back to the bar sat reloading the JADE .44 magnum "Wow there's a lot of em!" She snapped the chamber closed and fired a shot over the counter into the hallway blindly. Kat was snapping off .303 rounds like crazy. She watched as they fell one after another. "Damn there's to many of them!"

"What ever I could go on like this of days!" Jade pulled her M1 and fired off a few long shots into the back of one of the men whom fell in a mass of blood. She levelled the rifle out as machine gun rounds tore at the bars steal and wood structure. She lined up and put a bullet through one of them men's head just as 2 men with M249s entered the room "HEAVY MACHINE GUNS!!"

POWPOWPOW the steal began buckling

Jade took out her flask and took an drink of the rum "I toast to you Kat I've treated you so badly and…"with a twang a bullet entered the top and busted it in half "NOOO!" Jade grabbed the peaces the liquid ran through her fingers. "You Rotten …peace… of shit!" she pounced over the side and charged the remaining 5 gunmen she slashed one with he claws grabbed and m-249 and commenced firing tearing walls lights and everything else apart…

Cal stared at the ceiling. "Jet…" Cal turned to Jet who was scanning the floor as she walked.

"Yes?"

"Du…"

Jet looked up and 3 rounds split the ceiling just above her the bullets sticking in the wood." HOLY COW! Jet nearly fell over as she looked up at the 50 cals stuck into the wood.

"Never mind" cal slowly walked by as they headed toward the engine room

"JADE come on!" Kat was signalling from her post in the hall.

Jade looked around and grabbed her M1 taking one last look at the guy she had made pay for the loss of her flask his jaw was shattered his neck broken and he now lay on his back barley breathing. Jade felt an abrupt sense of insecurity she turned Kats rifle at her chest Kat pulled the trigger. The burning sensation ran up jades face as she felt the blood patter onto the wall and with a dull click a 9mm fell to the floor.

"Be more careful Jade" Cat shouldered the tremendous rifle and smiled at Jades panicked look.

"Th-Th-Tha.."

"was about .21 mm from your head"

Jade put her arms on Kats shoulders "For a second there I thought you were gunna kill me!"Jade smiled brightly and hugged Kat "but your not like that are ya now"

Kat smirked "Get along" The walked down the main hall toward there awaiting point in the cargo hold.

Cal walked along side of Jet his steps paced carefully as they walked along."So jet how long you worked on bombs"

"A long time Cal" Jet smiled at him as they got to the last wall Jet spotted the seemingly small bomb next to the boiler. "ok show time" she knelt at the panel and looked it over she examined it closely. This was basic…she turned the panel and popped it off the boiler and set it down and watched as the wires from the side went tont about 10 inches from the floor she looked up and saw 7 or 8 blocks of symtex. "Holy fucking shit!" Jet backed up "That's enough to take out this and May city!"

"That was there plan" A sweet voice came from behind Cal whom turned his gun on it

"WHO ARE YOU!" Cal demanded as the figure stepped out

"I am Cali" the felosapian stepped out a gorgeous black haird girl her tail was spotted like a calico cat. Her right cat eat had a patch of orange. "And you are Calhune Skylark"

"…how did you"

"I'm…a fan I guess you could say" she grinned "Where's the one you normally travel with?" she gestured to Jet who was still examining the explosives

"She's with Kat" Cal was still wary of his "fan" who was just an inch taller than he had deep blue eyes and her black hair was at the shoulder and a red streak in it covered her right eye. He looked at her and let his eyes search her for weapons sure enough a revolver was tucked in her front pocket handle facing out on the right side…she was left handed "Nice firearm you have there missy" Cal stated flatly staring at handle.

Cali looked him over the Desert Eagle still in his hand would easily go for three to seven hundred. "Not so bad your self"

"Cal were gunna have to blow the charges" Jet looked dismayed "Some C-4 should do it but we have to…" Jet suddenly spun and looked up her eyes following the lines of steam pipe that ran beneath the symtex…"That's it" She grabbed a rope and a hand grenade she put the grenade wrapped in the rope its pin in the knot. And lobbed it across the pipe and walked across the room till it was taunt.

"Uhhh….Jet what the hell are you doing." Cal watched her lips moving reciting something over and over again.

"Hey Cal…"

"Yeah"

"Duck" Jet tugged the wire the pin flew from the grenade and every one hit the floor… A deafening roar filled the room as the blast engulfed them.

A dull thump hit Jades boots and she jumped…"What was…?"

"I don't…know" Kat looked at the floor for a second "Sounded like an explosion"

Jades face went pale

"I'm sure Cal and Jet are ok though" Kat waved the idea off and continued her .303 extended forward its shortened nose pointed down the narrow corridor. "Come on we need to get to the cargo hold" Kat walked more briskly now Jade tailed behind walking much slower than Kat who was half way up the hall. "Be safe Cal" She whispered the bolted after Kat…

Jets eyes sprung open. The blast had slid her 40 feet across the pipe laden basement. She stood directly into a cloud of steam. Had it worked? Had her near shot in the dark plan actually worked? She did what she could to check that she was still intact. "Legs fine, arms fine, torso fine" She closed one eye then the other "Visions fine" She stood and collided with something covered in fog "Ouch!" She rubbed her head "Sonouvabitch!" She looked up to see Cali hanging upside down from a support beam completely dazed. "I hope your not applying to become a team member you cant be hanging around all the time" Jet walked forward to the control panel all the lights were out and it now lay on the floor "It worked" Jet smirked and looked around. "Cal come on!"

Silence greeted her. "Cal?"

A dull figure began appearing out of the fog "I'm ok Jet" Cals voice called out then in a puzzled voice "Where the hell is out?"

Jet walked toward the voice "Well find it" She

"Ok" Cals voice was now behind her

"Cal quit moven" Jet turned and slammed right into the stock of Cal's Thompson sub machine gun. "MOTHER FUCKER!" She clutched the side of her head and stumbled around for a moment before she fell to the ground.

Cal knelt by her something was stuck to her head "Damn kid." Cal showed her the blood stained cloth in his hand "You hammered it" He pressed on the wound and grinned "well worth messing up a good shirt"

"Ow" Jet looked up Cal's Jacket was off and the right sleeve of his shirt was torn off. "How hard did I hit it?"

Cal grinned "Hard enough it hit me in the back of the head and the clip fell out." Cal looked her dead in the eyes and shone his flash light in each one "You should be ok" Cal stood and pocketed his medic kit and tossed his jacket back on. "though have you ever considered a career as a battering ram?"

"Shut up Cal" Jet said as she stood and looked around. The fog had broken up a little and the steam pipe had been shut off.

"Lets go mate" Cal helped her to her feet and they headed toward the iron door at the far side…

Part 3

All hell breaks loose

"Did all go well?" Clays voice seemed so dark in the dimly lit room

"They defused the bombs…" the young woman began

"WE cant have you messing up like that. Your no replacement for the one we already have with them." He replaied

"I did the best I could!" She yelled and stood slamming her fist into the desk "I only had a couple chances and…"

Papers slid across the desk to the young woman at then end of it "This is your mission you will be well compensated my dear just get the job done"

"Yes sir" the young woman said as she walked out.

"You will not be so lucky any more my old friend" Clay took a puff of his cigar "You will pay for what they did to her…"

Kat lay prone atop the boxes in the hold the .303s long barrel attached and the bipods out. No sign of Jet or Cal. She watched Jade who was laying on the floor her twin 1911s out. "I wonder were they are" Kat said finally breaking the silence.

"I don't know" Jade looked up and rolled on her back "You think there ok?"

"I wouldn't doubt it" Kat grined "He has you to come back to…yeah maybe he's not coming back…"

Jades skin went cold and she glared up at Kat "What was that?"

"Just a guess" Kat shrugged

Jade bit her lip she couldn't kill Kat she didn't want Cal to get pissed at her. She slowly stood and holster the two 1911s. "Look Kat I don't like you at all. And I'm pretty sure you don't like me very much either. But get this trough your thick skull Cal will come back hell be fine I know he will"

"What ever" Kat smirked suddenly some thing cracked he in the side of her head "Ouch what the…" She looked down at Jade who was glaring at her.

"Next time it'll be a bullet and not a rock you sluttish little bitch." Jade staled off to a far flanking position and took up a post guarding the door from about 100 yards away.

Kat glared at her. "You'll pay for that." she rubbed her hand across the bleeding spot on her head.

Cal walked with Jet off to his left. He looked down the hall way it was so quiet. Where were all the civilians? He slowed his steps and listened his Jets then a third set. "Jet" Cal whispered

"Yeah" Jet walked a little closer

"On my cue stop walking"

"Ok"

The 3 sets of steps continued.

Suddenly Cal drew his 1911 and turned Jet stopped cold. 2 more steps sounded before they stopped. Suddenly who ever it was began running.

"Chiefy!" Jades voice yelled as she ran Cal lowered his gun and smiled

"Hey Jade." Suddenly it became apparent that Jade wasn't sopping

"CHIEAFY!" She jumped onto him and they rolled past Jet.

"Where the hell did she come from!" Jet stood there dumb founded

"I decided I didn't want to deal with Kat and let her guard the place." Jade grinned

"You can't go any were with out confrontation can you?" Cal grinned and draped an arm around her.

"Nope" She grinned and looked over at Jet "How was it I felt the explosion up here."

Jet looked astonished "Damn that must have been a high explosive one and not a fragment. She looked at Cal "We shouldn't be alive."

Cal grinned and pulled at Jets Coat and peaces of metal came out and hit the ground "The jackets are made out of Kevlar. There bullet and stab proof"

Jet stared at the trench coat then took it off. "Its too damn heavy for me." She looked at Cal "I cant work right in the damned thing"

"It's ok Jet" Cal grined and then looked down the hall

"Some thing wrong"

"I'm not sure yet" Cal looked down the hall way his eyes focused at the end of it. Suddenly something moved then more and more "OH HELL!"

"What"

"RUN!" Cal grabbed Jet and bolted with Jade on his heals as six men came barrelling out of the hall after them. Firing shots wildly behind them not at all at Cal or the others

"YALL KEEP RUNNING SOME CRAZY VARMITS ARE TREN TO KILL US!" The first one yelled firing a P-90 over his shoulder.

Sudenly Cal tossed Jet into a closet and he dived in with her and Jade "We should be alright here" Cal panted as he looked at Jet whom was laying across his legs Jade was head to head with him her feet in the air.

"Well this is" Jade began

"Acward" Jet finished

"Shhh." Cal put his hand over Jets mouth, immediately being bitten "OUCH!" Cal ripped his hand away

"Don't do that" Jet replied

"I think she likes you" Jade said with a smart assed grin

"Eh no he tastes funny" Jet grinned

"Will you two be quiet" Cal griped both there shoulders

"Sure" They both replied

The foot steps and Gun shots had stopped "I think it's clear" Cal tried to reposition himself closer to the door he grabbed the knob and they all fell out across the floor Jade and Cal rolled across the hall.

Jet stood in the door way took a breath and began running.

The blast struck her with shock as her robotic leg flew apart. She fell just inches from Cal's feet. Cal grabbed and drug her across the floor trailing hydraulic fluid the whole way.

"Cal we got to move."

Suddenly a voice broke through "Can I help?" Cali grabbed Jet and shouldered her. Looking at Jade she grinned "So you're the great Jade?"

Jade blushed "Who me?"

"Holy shit she got her to blush!" Jet and Cal exclaimed

"I am only huma.." Jade reconsider "Part human"

"Cal you know the lay out here?" Cali was beginning to sound like she had taken charge.

"Yeah we head down that corridor it gets us to the Cargo hold and our ALAMO point"

"Alamo point?" Jet looked at Cal confused what the hell dose that mean

Cal looked over at Jade "Oh boy"

2 minutes later

"LAST STAND!" Jet stampeded to punch Cal but missed "You mean to tell me this was a suicide run!?"

"Well until we can get authorities here we just had to disarm the bomb" Cal looked at her with a dull smile "We didn't know they had sent so many" Cal pulled out his Bowie knife and put the blade around the corner 2 centuries guarded the upper corridor and the hall there M-16A2s aimed down the hall. In the reflection he noticed one guy couldn't keep the sights strait… was he drunk? An M-203 was mounted to his gun. "I have an idea."

"You know what your doing?"

"I have the idea" Cal walked out from behind the wall hands up and his Desert Eagle in his left hand slide back safety on

The men looked stunned "You…your giving up"

"Yeah I don't…I don't want to run any more" Cals hand when to the slide clasp "If you let my friends go I will let you take me prisoner besides its me that Mr. Kurk wants."

The men stared dumb founded at one another "Sure"

Cal watched as every one filed out and down the hall into the cargo hold. "Ok" Cal sighed and dropped the clip from the Desert Eagle

"Hands behind your head"

Cal's Hands slipped behind his head and the Desert Eagle fell to the floor.

"Other then that cannon you packen any weapons?"

"2 10mm 1911s a Walther PPK and the Tommy on my right arm." Cal responded as the men began taking out his guns wide eyed at how none of them had shown up just looking at him.

"Any thing else" the man with the 203 asked "Because if not I have to well knock you out so you don't know ware were taken you"

Cal thought for a second "Not that I can think of sir" Cal bowed is head ready for the blow.

"Ok then" the man reeled the stock of his M-16 back "this may hurt a little"

"WAIT!" Cal suddenly cried out

"What!" The man still had it reeled back to strike his hand firmly on the M-203 grenade launcher mounted to the lower weaver rail.

"I forgot…" Cal suddenly pulled out a flash bang and a white smoke grenade both primed "These need to go too" Cal smiled and chucked them into the air and covered with his trench coat

The blast sent chills down Cal's spine as he ran .306 shells roared over just before a blast of heat…the one with the grenade launcher had pressed the trigger by accident. Cal pushed the bloody seen out of his mine he ran as hard as he could the ringing in his ears wouldn't stop his eyes began to hurt him his Desert Eagle was the only thing he had picked up in the dash it now sat firmly in his left hand. He saw 2 men walk out of the rooms he pistol whipped them both in one effortless motion and continued running. The ringing stopped as he dove into the Cargo hold to see another gun fight.

2 minutes earlier

Kat watched as Jet and Jade ran in with some one on there tail…Kats eyes widened "No…" She levelled the rifle out and put a round just inches from Cali whom jumped into the crates.

"Shit!" She cried as she ducked down "One knew how could they have…" She looked back at Jade and Jet whom had cleared the boxed and were now taking up a defensive. CAli pulled out her Jackhammer full auto 12 gauge and began firing. The Sabots split the wooden crates like a maul.

Kat looked down at Jet who lay on her back her busted leg leaked feverishly "You ok brat?"

"Yeah yeah"

"Ok Jade we need a plan here!" Kat cried as the crate in front of her began to split up

Suddenly 6 men burst in from the lower left hand side of the hatch. The same men from before. The all began running toward the bunker of craits.

"We are the Marshals for this area ya'll ok?"

"For now" Kat responded

One of the men was over top of Jet looking at the leg "you'll be fine missy" With a dull twang several bullets dug into the wall just millimetres from jets head "AS long as you don't get shot" The man nearly turned crimson

Kat was returning fire with the 2 rifle men the Marshall had brighten both carried 13mm modified rifles each carrying a 75 round clip the quick 3 shout bursts were reeking havoc on the crates.

Jade took out her pistol and began pumping rounds into the crates CAli jumped to evade not one struck her "Damn she's fast!" Jade said aloud

"Nah ya think" Kat yelled back as she chased the felosapian with her lazer sights "Hold still you rotten…She watched as Cal ran into the room. He didn't know…

Cal looked over at Cali whom was firing on the men by his friends "They took them hostage!" Cali cried

Cal dropped next to her and reloaded the Desert Eagle and finaly got a good look at her pistol. A .454 Mateba auto revolver. Wow that'd knock a new hole in some ones ass.

"Come on we gotta advance" CAli yelled and began firing into the men and at every one else

"What are you ding your gunna kill one of them!" Cal cried as he ran off adjacent to her.

"Those were well placed shots you've got nothing to worry about"

Cal looked up at Jade there eyes met…what…what was it. Suddenly Cal Bolted forward and dropped behind the first line of crates just as Cali put a shot were his head had been

"Damn he knew!" Calis mind screamed

Cal rolled over and fired 4 rounds at her. Sudently there was a horrific blast and a 10' by 17' gash was torn in the hull wind riped through the sides of it and a part of the piping busted and formed a rail next to it. In that same instant 7 or 8 guys burst in behind Cali and opened up on Cal who was aiming at the center of Calis chest.

"SHIT!" Jade cried and leapt over the wall "Get down Cal!" She slid into the boxes as rounds crashed into the floor.

Cal rolled and dodged 5 or 6 rounds and rolled over the boxes.

Kats sights drifted as she put rounds into several of the men approaching. She watched as Jade ran across. She dropped the clip and shoved 3 more rounds to replace what she had fires out of the gun already.

Jet watched bewildered as Kat threw the clip in and began a heavy breathing cycle. What was wrong

Jade stood to fire at Cali she ran firing 3 shots off with her Revolver READY-GO.

Kat pulled the trigger and jet watched as the hot shell rolled into Kats glove like a choreographed ballet she twanged and 3 shots escaped…

Jade saw the rounds bounce when out of no were a ball of fire touched up her right arm and into her side "GAH!" she wailed and fell clutching for the arm and she stood realising wit was no longer there. Just as a second shot from Cali's 454 hit her in the chest her bullet proofed trench stopped thro und but her back collided with the rail and she began to fall…

Cal ran like a bat out of hell. He saw the blood and the arm and the gun still clutched in the hand. He dropped and slid his hand retched for hers. He missed and watched as the body of his best friend sunk into the sandy wake 50 feet below. The firing had stopped. The world had stopped. Cal picked up THE JADE and pulled the hammer back and started toward Cali.

"C-C Cal stop!" CAli began walking back words the hell bent expression on his face was enough she wasn't leaving here alive.

BOOM BOOM both the guns fired both missing

Click click both hammers back again this time the shots hit her legs and she crumbled to the ground and drew her 454

BLAM! The shot passed clean through cals side

Cal put the two guns to Cali's head as the darkness foild in and the shots out side him became louder reality set in…the blood was now thick in his lungs as he fell to his knees. He wasn't sure if hed gotten the last shots off. He didn't care… he was to tired to care to weak from what ever had made him so strong before fe took a breath but flet only a thick light meet his lips…how could he have let this happen…

Jet stared up at Wolfwood "and then the marshals took over.."

"I see…"Wolfwood took a deep breath "Your friend gave life to keep you safe."

"I know but it doesn't seem fair" Jet lookd over at him and stood slowly walking toward the door "Any thing elce"

"No Just keep safe dear child" He said as he looked out the window "Keep safe"

Jet walked out and looked over at the seemingly now haunting figure that wore a blue trench coat his eyes misted "another couple of millimetres and it would have killed me"

"I'm glad it didn't" Jet said quietly and sat beside him

"Look from here on its personal and I don't…"

"Want me involved right?" Jet glared at him "Im not letting you off that easy Kelevra."

"Kelevra?" Cal looked over at her

"Forget it" Jet waved it off

"Look Jet my goal is to get to December city and get back at Clay" He looked at Jet and sighed "After that I've got nothing left"

"Cal…" Jet looked at him he seemed so much older now. Something had snaped in him she had seen it if only for a second like some posesed dog he wouldn't stop till she was dead what he didn't know was Cali had lived through the ordeal but was now in custody and her likely hood of living more then 2 days was at 20 she had sustained major damage to her legs and chest. Jet looked over at Cal and stood "Make me one promis"

"Whats that?"

"You wont leave me behind"

Cal extended his hand and sudently she was in a tight hug "You've got a deal"