"FUCK YOU!" Anthony spit blood out of his mouth, he had 2 black eyes, a cut under his right eye, and stab wounds all over his torso. Two kings held him up and Pacer stared him in the eyes.
"You thought you could kill me." He laughed. "No... You don't quite understand who I am do you?" He punched him in the face again. "DO YOU!" And again.
Anthony stared with a lifeless look in his iris', his adrenaline. All worn out, he was cold, tired and sad.
Pacer continued. "You think you can run up on the Kings building, beat up two of our guys and just run right through the rest and kill me? This is real life kid."
No comment from Anthony.
Pacer drew his pistol. "This is real life... and you know what sucks about real life?"
Anthony remained silent.
"You can bleed to death." He shot him in the gut and the two kings dropped him. He collapsed to the floor coughing up blood.
Pacer wiped his hands off with a dirty rag on the ground, he looked at his fellow gang members. "Take his body to the Alleyway at 3rd and Birch, I'll meet you there. They nodded and carried him off.
By the time Pacer had arrived he heard commotion from deep inside the alleyway, He knew it was the home of the Freeside Mercenary Corps, and he also knew that was who the Teens had been doing Jobs for. Word spreads quick in such a small city.
The group exited bickering amongst themselves.
"What's shakin' Bacon." He grinned surprising them all.
Kristen saw his face and immediately got scared to death, remembering what he tried to do to to her. She attempted to run away and hide but Jordan caught her shirt dragging her back.
The others got ready to fight.
Pacer put his hands over his head, signaling surrender. "I'm not here to fight you, I'm here to give you all a peace offering." He waved his hands and two Kings dragged Anthony's seemingly lifeless carcass out and dropped him.
Kristen gasped, and the others were about to storm them. The two kings pulled out assault rifles, and Pacer still stood staring at them... Grinning.
"It's over, I don't wanna see any of your faces again, take this as a warning. Kings lets jet." They left and Kristen rushed over to his body.
"HE'S STILL BREATHING SOMEONE GET ME A STIMPACK, DOCTOR'S BAG, ANYTHING!"Frankie handed her a stimpack and she injected it in to him, He started coughing and regained consciousness. Someone help me carry him back to the house, I have medical supplies in my bag. Tyler and Jordan lifted him to his feet. He could barely breathe let alone speak. They walked quickly getting to the house in minutes, she threw him on Frankie's bed and grabbed her bag, the others watched biting there nails. "I need extra hands, Tyler get your ass over here!" She waved him over.
"She just cursed..." Frankie was appalled that she said a swear, she was really heated.
Tyler handed her disinfectant, gauze, bandages, and whatever else she needed.
Frankie face palmed. "He's bleeding all over my comforter what the fuck."
This routine continued for 5 minutes and she stopped. Anthony looked up at her clinging to life and she smiled. "You should be fine now, you just need to get some rest."
The others rushed the bed. "DUDE THANK FUCKING GOD YOUR STILL ALIVE!" Casey felt his chest throbbing.
Jordan smacked Anthony. "Who the fuck do you think you are running off like that, you have no self control you almost got yourself killed real shit."
Anthony coughed a little blood and sat up. "That motherfucker Pacer... he killed my mom..."
Tyler and Frankie's faces grew a disgusted look.
Frankie stared at the ground. "This is getting to fucked up, literally yesterday we were just hanging out and bullshitting and and now we're in a gang war... this is the Vault girl's fault, if she wasn't about to get raped by Pacer, then you guys wouldn't of fought them to save her, and unknowingly started this shit storm of unnecessary bullshit."
"She couldn't help what happened dude." Tyler attempted to fight for her side but she nodded surprisingly agreeing with Frankie. "What happened is my fault... It's my fault Anthony's mom died, and it's my fault he himself almost died... I left him alone..." She paused. "He saved me and I left him alone..." She buried her head in his chest. "Please don't leave me like that again, it was so scary without you." She started tearing a bit.
He patted her back. "It's fine don't worry, everything is fine now."
She looked up at him and smiled. Her crystal blue eyes shined like diamonds.
He changed the subject. "... Did you get the Jet Pack?"
Frankie gave a light hearted chuckle feeling the mood change. "I was being sarcastic when I said that, she had to get an envelope remember."
"Oh yeah." He returned the laugh. "Did you get it?"
She smiled and pulled it out of her pocket "Right here."
"You should probably go turn that in for the reward."
"I'm not going anywhere." Kristen stayed by his bedside.
Jordan looked at Frankie. "Me and Sheldone will take the envelope to Samuel. Y'all need to stay here with Anthony. Make sure he don't go all one man army and tryn kill the whole city again."
Frankie and Tyler nodded and sat on the couch. Casey looked at Jordan and Sheldone. "I need to tell my mom my aunt is dead... Is it cool if I go with you guys and after we deliver the envelope we stop by my house to break the news."
Jordan and Sheldone nodded and the 3 left.
Frankie looked at Tyler. "Yo I'm hungry, you wanna get some food."
Tyler sat up straight and yawned. "I'm actually kind of tired I might take a nap."
Kristen walked over and gave them purified water and energy bars. "Here you go boys eat up!" She smiled and walked back over to Anthony.
"Thanks." Tyler laughed and ate it. He spit it out. "EW! What the fuck is this frozen brahmin shit! It tastes like old lady titties." He drank the purified water to wash the taste out.
"Rewind. Old lady titties? What? Haha." Frankie snickered.
Kristen educated them on energy bars."I know it tastes less then stellar but it refills your stamina."
"Oh." Tyler stood up and stretched. "I'm going to sleep." He laid in his bed and rolled over. Frankie laid down on the couch. "I'd sleep in my bed too but Anthony kind of bled all over it."
Anthony laughed and closed his eyes. Kristen looked over at him, she pulled a chair next to his bed. "Get some rest, you need to regain your energy."
Anthony yawned. "Exactly." and rolled over on his side. She walked over to her bedroll and laid down reading a book. It was peaceful... calm, quiet and peaceful. Just how she liked it.