Option 1: Getting back into the car and driving off… (Chapter 4)
"Kat you want to join the anti-umbrella movement…? Are you sure?" Leon asked the young teenage girl.
Kat smiled. "Yeah I do… I passed high school already and I was planning on serving in the Air force for a while then getting a job as a STARS member once I got out of the service… STARS is as close to SWAT as I can get" Kat said.
James rolled his eyes. "Kat you're still living in a fantasy word. You'll never even begin to be Like Jewel or Alanis it's impossible" James said.
Kat let out a long sigh then looked at James with a hard glare. "At least I have will have a life after high school" Kat hissed.
James snorted then folded his arms. "I don't plan on living past the age of 21 so why do I need to plan" James said.
Kat rolled her eyes. "Such a morbid existence James… And I'll have you know I've always wanted to be a STARS member ever since I heard about the Raccoon STARS about 2 years ago" Kat explained.
Ark, Leon, and Claire stood in shock. How could Kat have known about the Raccoon STARS all the way here in Minnesota the news coverage couldn't have reached this far.
AJ sighed. "Well Raccoon has been blow off the face of this earth along with there STARS team. I just say you should be lucky you got out of there before every thing happened…" AJ said calmly.
Kat sighed. "You're most-likely right… Last I heard my Uncle died in the mansion accident… But I was never told how he died? But I know he went down fighting!" Kat said.
"Your Uncle? Who is your uncle?" Claire asked.
Kat paused and looked back at Claire. "Forest Speyer He was the sniper and explosive expert for the STARS Brovo team" Kat said.
Claire turned and looked at Leon. "Do you think my brother and Sister in-law would know Kat?" Claire asked in a whisper.
Leon paused for a moment. "It's a possibility but I think we should at least introduce Kat to our STARS because it sounds like Kat really wants to be a STARS member" Leon said.
Claire nodded walking up behind Ark. "Hey Ark can you give me your radio I want to talk to my brother" Claire said.
Ark picked up his radio and looked at Claire. "It's for trained professionals only!" Ark said with a smirk
Claire rolled her eyes. "Then that means you can't use it now give it to me Ark" Claire said firmly.
Ark paused then grinned. "Well only because you are so beautiful and all" Ark said then handed Claire the radio.
Claire smirked then turned the radio to Chris's frequency. "Hey big bro are you there?" Claire asked into the radio.
The radio was silent for a few seconds before Chris voice was heard on the other side. "Yeah I'm here Claire. Did you find the kids?" The radio echoed.
"Yeah we did what is your position so we can find you. It will be a while before the helicopter comes to rescue the kids" Claire asked the radio.
"Oh lets see about two blocks south of where we last were" Chris said.
"Alright we will find you. Until then see you later Bro!" Claire said.
"Stay safe Claire… And don't let Ark drive what ever you do" Chris said then the radio just echoed static.
Ark's lower lip quivered. "I so don't get the respect I deserve" Ark said.
Leon sighed. "So we are taking the police car again?" Leon asked.
"Yeah sound like a plan but how are we going to fit all 6 of us into that car?" Claire asked.
Leon shrugged but he question was quickly answered by AJ. "Kat owns a car… She can follow you" AJ said.
Kat nodded pulling out a pair of car keys out of her jacket. "Yeah my car is just over there" Kat said pointing to a blue Dodge Neo.
Leon nodded. "Alright I guess… Follow that police car and we'll take you to meet the others" Leon said.
"What ever. Works for me" Kat said as she walked towards her car and got in.
AJ smirked at James. "I call next to Kat!" AJ said taking off towards the car.
James glared after AJ then slowly walked towards Kat's car getting in the back. Leon stepped into the police car and every one got in their normal spots before Leon backed up and out of the parking lot with a blue Dodge following them. Leon took the same route he had taken to get to the apartment back to Chris and the others only with a car following him. Leon was driving perfectly and the group had almost reached there destination when something decided it would stand in the group's way.
Suddenly out of no where a creature dived onto the road forcing Leon to slam on his brakes to avoid the beast. Leon's car skidded out of control ending up plowing into a street lamp. Kat who had also put on her brakes was now where Leon's car was its head lights shining upon on a fiendish creature in the middle of the street. The creature was leopard like in appearance, but had oversize claws and canine teeth. Also the creature had no fur but the pattern of leopard spots was easy to make out on its yellow skin.
The creature paused only for a second like a deer trapped in the headlights before the beast lets out a mountain lion like screech and jumped onto the hood of Kat's car. Leon and Claire where quick to get out of the police car and grabbed there weapons prepared to fight. The leopard stared at Kat and AJ for a second before with purely feline grace it jumped of the hood of the car and landed in the middle of the street once more. Ark also got out of the car grenade launcher in hand.
The creature turned and looked towards the police car then got in to a pouncing position. Leon raised his magnum to fire but suddenly came to the realization that the creature was not alone in this fight. 4 more creatures appeared from the shadows.. These new creatures where not as big as the first and had grey skin also much like the lickers from the RPD they had exposed brains.
"Fe-9" Claire whispered staring at the new creatures.
Indeed these new creatures were Fe-9 but what did that make the original creature. Either way they were all deadly and needed to be killed before they killed you. Kat also got out of her car using the door as a barrier between her and the beast and opened fire with her shot gun. Leon and Claire also opened fire at the beasts as Kat got out her car.
The leopard snarled and then charged at Kat's car as the other Fe-9 took off after the police car. Leon backed up from the wreck car as he fired sending one of the Fe-9 out of the fight forever. AJ crawled out of the car and joined the fight too with guns. The Leopard charged and dug it claws deep into the Kat's door before jerking the door off the car. Kat jumped back from the feline and let out another blast from her shotgun.
Back at the police car, Claire had managed to take down another one of the Fe-9 by getting a clean shot right to the Fe-9 exposed brain. 2 Hell cats remained and where heading fast for there targets before Ark let a grenade fly. The grenade arched up in the sky before it came crashing down upon 1 of the Fe-9s
James who had been struggling to get out of his seat belt finally got free and opened fire at the leopard from still inside of the car. Kat took another step back as the Leopard was being pumped full of lead from AJ and James. The leopard let out a frustrated hiss and swiped at Kat who dodged most of the strike but it still left three slash marks in her oversized black jacket. Kat took another shot at the beast again this time sending a shotgun blast at almost point blank into the creature's face.
Another couple of seconds and the last Fe-9 was down thanks to Leon's great marksmen abilities. Victory over the 4 hellcats was short lived as the group of three soon took in the realization that their teenage friends where battling the bigger cat.
The leopard hiss madly pawing at its face after the shotgun blast. James quickly got out of the car reloading his gun as he moved. Kat also came to the realization that her shotgun was out of ammo and ducked behind the car to reload the gun. AJ kept firing and was quickly joined by Leon and Claire who had ran around the car to get good angles for shooting.
"Foolish Gates cub… You will die here too just like Sirius's master" Something echoed with every ones head.
The leopard let out an howl of defeat before it crumpled to the ground never to move again. Kat slowly got out from behind the car and walked up to the beast poking it with her foot.
"Yep it is dead" Kat said then looked up at Claire and Leon.
"That is good to know… Every one alright?" Claire asked.
"I'm okay but I don't know what I'm going to do about my jacket… And to think cats are my favorite animals" Kat said then sighed.
"What happened to your jacket Kat?" AJ asked leaning over the car to look at Kat.
"That thing tore my jacket oh well maybe I can fix it" Kat said then shrugged.
"What is so special about that jacket?" Ark asked as he walked up to the group gather by the dodge Neo.
Kat smirked then spun around showing off the logo on the back of the jacket. The logo depicted a fierce looking leopard head with the words "Let me Live… And I will Thrive" surrounding the leopard's head on a red background.
"It's Alanis Redford's symbol I got it specially put on this jacket about two years ago" Kat said.
Claire stared at the symbol then smiled. "Reminds of the one I have on my biker jacket" Claire said.
Leon sighed. "Well you guys looks like we are walking for the rest of the trip… Come on gang lets go find Chris and the others" Leon said.
Chris was getting a tad bit worried that his sister had not showed up yet but he just kept telling himself it was foolish to worry about Claire so much. At the moment the team was stationed in a nice sized city park waiting for the arrival of Chris's sister and the others. Most of the team was scattered around the park resting from the battle with Nemesis.
"Chris you know you can stop pacing… Worrying so much about Claire will not make her come any faster… I bet you Leon just got lost" Jill said watching her husband from one of the park's swings.
"Amigo I think your wife has a point… You worry to much" Carlos added.
Chris let out a long sigh then slowly nodded. "I know… but at times I just can't help but to worry" Chris said as he sat down on one of the swings next to Jill.
"Trust us we know Chris" Carlos said as he fiddled with his assault rifle out of boredom.
"Geez if you this protective over your sister It's going to be fun to see how protective you are if we ever have a daughter" Jill said with a small smile.
Chris looked at Jill. "I don't know what I'd do but I'd most likely be just as protective" Chris said thinking about the topic.
"Yeah I could see Chris being the over protective father type… Poor kid will never have a moment alone with out dad watch… But hey it would get Claire off the hook" Carlos said with a smirk.
Chris sighed. "I really should leave Claire alone… She doesn't need me any more she got Leon… I can't believe Leon asked for my approval to marry Claire" Chris said.
"It's really no surprise to me. Claire would never do anything against your will Chris.. She respects you too much and Leon knows that and by getting your approval he knows it is safe to ask her.. If he ever does it…" Jill said.
Chris nodded thinking to himself for a minute before he looked back at Carlos and Jill. "Leon will… He is just waiting for the right moment…" Chris said as he stood up.
Carlos stood up as well and stretched. "Where are you going my friend?" Carlos asked.
"They are hear come on lets go meet them" Chris said pointing to a street where six figures where walking down.
Jill got up walking with Chris and Carlos to go meet the others. David had also spotted the troop and was calling every one to order. Chris was the first to catch up to the others and smiled at Claire.
"Where the car?" Chris asked.
"The cars got trashed… I know you" one of the teenagers said.
Chris blinked before his mind actually started to work. He did indeed know one of the teenagers. "Cassie?" Chris asked in amazement.
The girl smiled. "Chris it's been some time…."