"I never thought the Purple Dragons were still this big in New York…. Not since the Foot had invaded and faded away."
"April, please, shush. Keep an eye out for Austin. We'll figure everything else out later." Sam kept her eyes scanning the area and continue to walk through the large crowd of people. All thugs who showed up for the fight, either to watch, compete or hustle their drugs and stolen goods. Sam's eyes remained concentrated on searching for her young student, becoming anxious. She could hear and feel her own heart beating in her chest.
April glanced at Sam, noticing her anxiety, "Sam… there are so many people here. I don't know if we can find him. The best thing to do is to find the one who runs this side of the neighborhood and take him out, thin their numbers here. Maybe then…"
"No." Sam stated, glaring at April out of the corner of her eye. "We get Austin first. April… look around you. That girl… with that guy… she can't be older than seventeen… I don't want to see Austin throw his life away too."
April squeezed Sam's arm, "Sam, that isn't the plan."
"Place your bets here or try your luck!"
Sam and Aprils turned quickly to their left. A man dressed in a nice long sleeve shirt and slacks stood atop large crates, a TV screen hung from chains in the ceiling that changed from displaying the names of those who entered to compete and those who had placed a bet. Sam pushed and shoved her way past annoyed crowds of men and women to the front in order to get a better look at the screen. She waited a moment with bated breath for the screen to change back to the names of those who entered to compete. Much to her anger and horror, Austin's name flashed on the screen as one of the first to compete. Sam grit her teeth, Austin… why?!
"Hey!" April grabbed Sam's elbow, she was annoyed Sam left her behind in the crowd.
Sam jerked her arm back, "What?!'
April let go of Sam's arm, surprised at Sam's outburst, "Sam. We have to stay together."
Sam looked at April, a grim expression on her face, "We're too late… he's in."
"That's fine. We'll find him. I think this is where we sign up. Just let me…," April made her way forward just as the man who stood on the crates leaned forward and extended an open hand in Sam's face, who looked a little taken aback.
"You, pipsqueak… yer holding up everyone here. Place yer bet quick and move it. Who's yer man ta win it?" The man took a drag from his cigarette and waited for Sam to answer, still holding out his hand.
April stepped forward, "Talking to my man all wrong… actually I'm…"
"I want to compete," Sam put her arm in front of April and pushed her back gently.
April's looked at Sam, her eyes wide. Sam… what are you doing?
"HA!" The man guffawed and took another drag from his cigarette, "Pipsqueak… ya ain't seen the competition have ya? Ain't no fun in a death match when one 'a ya's is already dead walkin' in. Yer better off pickin' yer man and findin' you and yer lady a nice place to sit. Come get yer man, will ya doll?" He pulled the cigarette out of his mouth and shook the ashes onto Sam's sneakers.
Sam could feel her eye twitch, her face became steely, "Just put me in."
A serious expression came over the man and he looked down at Sam, before taking another long drag, "Alright, pretty boy, don't say I didn't warn ya. What's yer name?"
"S… Saul." Sam didn't want to risk anyone recognizing her. She looked at April nervously.
"Alright then. And you sweet cheeks?" He looked at April.
"Don't call me sweet cheeks. Diamond."
Sam nearly choked. She didn't know if it was from embarrassment or the need to burst out laughing. She waited for April to finish talking with the man who also looked rather amused, before she couldn't take it anymore and grabbed April by the arm, darting towards the back exit of the building. She almost didn't make it outside before she burst out, "Diamond?! What are you? A stripper?!"
April blushed, "Shut up Saul! I couldn't think with that damn move you pulled in there!" April looked around, the two guards at the door were staring at them and she lowered her voice to almost a whisper, "Sam… this was not part of the plan. What if someone recognizes you? You'll be out on that ring for everyone to see. Ever since you cheesed off that guy…"
"No one will recognize me. No one will bother. I'm the pipsqueak, remember? No one will bother with me. Now, where to 'Diamond'?" Sam bit her upper lip.
April grit her teeth, "Well… Saul… that guy said the competitors are all being watched in the smaller building that's attached to this one. They're making sure foul play doesn't happen 'before' the match. I'm going to text the guys… update them. I probably shouldn't tell them what you did, though. Can't imagine what Raph is going to do to you." She pulled out her phone to text the guys as they walked around to the far side of the building where more guards stood watch to the smaller building. It actually looked like a storage area.
They walked up to the doors to be stopped by the guards who asked them for their names to radio the man who signed up the participants. Once it was confirmed they were there to compete, they were allowed through the doors and they were greeted by quite a sight. There were more people than Sam had realized were competing in the tournament. The room was filled with people, men and women. What disturbed Sam the most was that these people looked like they couldn't be any older than twenty and no younger that fourteen. These were the soon to be victims of crime and gang wars. Sam's fists were clenched so tightly, she could feel blood begin to run from her palms as her nails dug deeply into the skin. April shook her and nodded in the direction of a small group of boys, all had to be in their 20s except for a smaller boy who stood in the middle of the group.
"Austin…," Sam breathed out and began to make her way to the group before she was yanked back by April violently. "April- I mean, Diamond! What's your deal?!"
April slugged Sam in the shoulder, amusing others around who thought she was manhandling her boyfriend, "You can't go up to him now. What are you going to do? Drag him home?"
Sam snapped, "No. I'm going to beat him within an inch of his life, hog tie him and THEN drag him home."
April slapped the back of her head, which Sam had not realized, hurt her now near bald head quite badly, "You do that… you'll mess up everything… and do you know how hard it will be for us to escape from here if you do that? In case you forgot, we're being watched. Best to see this through and see if you can get to him before he goes out there to fight. Got it hothead?"
Sam clutched the back of her head, gritting her teeth, "Yeah, babe… fine!"
Sam made her way across from the group of boys and sat on an overturned crate and pretended to fidget with her phone as she listened to the boys chatter away. April sighed and crossed over to her and leaned against her, blocking her view of Austin. April glared at her, letting her know she was staring too much. But Sam couldn't help it, even now as Austin stood there, chattering away with the boys about what they would do when they won, she was so hurt. Austin still looked like a very young child, he was of average height and average build, with blue eyes and dark hair. She knew him for four years and she knew he had a hard time as a child. His mother came from a very strict culture, where they did not have children before marriage. However, his mother had him at a young age and his father was already a married man. Once Austin was born, his father wanted nothing to do with them. Without a father figure, and his mother working endless hours, Austin was growing up without confidence and guidance. He was a timid child. An easy target for bullies. Even when Sam began to train him, Austin grew as a fighter but was still very shy. She could never imagine that he would want anything as this.
"Saul… Saul!" April elbowed Sam in her side, shaking her from her trance.
"What?" Sam frowned.
They started calling the fighters. You're in the third match. I'm in the fourth. Look." April pointed at a small TV that hung in the corner of the room. Everyone's eyes were fixed on it, including Austin. The screen was playing live footage of the first match between a large, bulky, muscled man and a smaller, slim man. It was not long before the larger man was able to grab the smaller man by the leg and fling him from the ring.
April winced, "Ouch."
Sam stood up and stretched, watching Austin's face as he visibly winced too, obviously nervous, "Don't go getting cold feet on me."
April smirked, "Please…"
The next match was between one of the boys that Austin was talking to and an older gentleman. Halfway through the match, Austin looked down at the floor, his breathing noticeable becoming more rapid as his friend took a kick to the face, launching him backwards until he finally hit the ground, unconscious. Sam smirked, maybe that will teach him to do some stupid shit like this again. "What's wrong kid? Getting nervous?" Sam teased, beginning to wrap her hands.
Austin's head snapped in her direction, surprised slightly, before he frowned at her, "Think you're tough? What are you wrapping your hands for, old geezer?"
Sam's amused eyes quickly turned into those of anger, "So I won't hurt my hand when I break your nose." Sam glared at him for a few seconds more before she was pushed by April to make her way into the ring.
Sam was let out by the guard who jeered at the difference in size between her and her opponent, who was a very tall and hefty man, covered in tattoos and piercings from head to foot, shirtless, and bald. They stepped out from the building and Sam could feel eyes on her, she looked to the side of the next building, seeing only the white of Mikey's eyes as he watched them walk towards the main building. As they entered the building, the last winner walked out and laughed at them as he made his way past them. "Take it easy on him, big guy!" He called behind him as he walked away, back to the building where they had waited. Sam's opponent grunted, a sneer breaking out onto his face. He looked down at Sam, his teeth bared like an animal. Sam looked back at him, her gaze not wavered by his threatening look.
"I'll kill you as quickly as possible. Teach them to pit the Great Bo against a pathetic morsel like you."
Sam smiled at him, "Yeah… we'll teach them alright. Good luck big guy."
They made their way into the center ring, roars of laughter breaking throughout the crowd. April watched from the other building as people began to throw bottles across the room, obviously angry that Sam was not the warrior they thought they had put their money on. April grimaced as he felt her phone vibrate furiously in her pocket. She pulled it out, not surprised to see that Raphael was madly texting her, no doubt furious to see that Sam put herself in the dead center of attention of the people who tried to kill her. April put her phone on silent and put it back in her pocket, returning her attention to the screen as Sam and her opponent were brought to the middle of the ring to bow to each other.
Sam's eyes never left her opponent. She didn't trust him and for good reason. Before the match was even declared to begin, the referee jumped back as the Great Bo brought his fist above his head and was bringing it down on Sam's head, almost before she would jump out of the way. The Great Bo's fist slammed to the floor, shaking the ring and startling Sam with his tremendous strength. Sam shook away her surprise and looked at him, calculating. He had the strength to crush her, but his blows were slow. She just had to avoid him and strike. Samantha dashed towards him, taking him by surprise as she jumped at his face, jabbing at him rapidly, hitting him in the eyes and nose. He let out an angry yell and tried to grab her by the shoulder to pull her away but she managed to catch his arm. She smiled at him as she kicked his foot out from beneath him, making him lose his balance and pulled his arm forward, making it easy for her to toss him to the floor, much to the surprise of the crowd. The Great Bo was slow to get up, leaving Sam with enough of a chance to jump onto his shoulders and wrap her legs around his neck. Sam was small, but Leo had taught her to use her small size to her advantage, along with the size of her opponent. Sam leaned all the way back, forcing the Great Bo's head backwards to keep his neck from snapping. Sam planted her hands onto the floor and used the strength in her legs to lift him and swing him to the floor behind her. He lay there a moment and sat on his chest quickly, punching him in his nose, succeeding in drawing a gush of blood from his face before he went limp. The whole room went silent as Sam got up to straighten the flyaway hairs from her face, she looked around with a smirk before she walked off the ring. A groan escaped across nearly half the crowd as she was announced the winner. Much to her annoyance, only a handful of people had actually believed she would win.
A breath of relief escaped Raph as he watched from the roof. He watched as April made her way to the center ring down below and decided to radio Casey to let him know. "Hey Case. So Sam just won her first match….," Raph clicked his tongue, he was still really angry.
There was silence for a moment. "Sam? Sam joined?" Leo asked on the other side of the radio.
Raph sighed, "Yup. April's up next."
"Sweet! I bet she went totally ninja on that fu!" Mikey exclaimed.
"She's just as bad as you Raph. Going rogue the way she did…," Don stated.
"Got another one on the team that won't follow direct orders, huh? Why didn't I tell her 'no' again?" Leo sounded aggravated on the other side of the radio.
"Let me know how April does, Raph. Babe will show how it's really done. By the way, did you guys see the car driving up to the building?" Casey boasted.
Raph stopped, he had not been paying attention to the street, "What car?"
"Big, fancy car with a driver. Dropped off someone at the building in the middle of Sam's match. I don't know if they're in the building yet. Get your eyes off Sam for a sec and pay attention will ya, Raph? April is down there." Casey sounded annoyed with Raph's lack of attention.
"Shut up, Case." Raph grit his teeth, feeling his face get red.
"Both of you hush. Mikey and I will go check out the car. See who was important enough to get a driver to the show."
Mikey groaned, "Fine."
Raph holstered his radio and looked back down at the ring where April was in a heated match with another lady, one who decided to cheat and bring knives to the fight. The woman lunged at April, attempting to slice her face and neck. April was much faster and more experienced than the woman and she dodged every attack. In her frustration, the woman finally made to stab April, lunging the blade forward. April side stepped the blade and attacked the woman's arm, hitting each pressure point in her arm until the woman dropped her blade, her arm limp. The woman screamed in anger, bringing her leg high into the air to his April in the chest but April grabbed it too, hitting the woman in multiple points until she fell to the floor on one knee, looking up at April with venom in her eyes. April's eyes glinted in the light and she attacked the woman's neck and chest in all her different pressure areas, causing the air to leave her slowly like a balloon until she collapsed to the floor. April bowed and began to walk off stage as men catcalled to her and cheered.
Raph took out his radio again, "Guess who won?"
"That's my girl." Casey bragged.
"Hey guys. So there was no driver when we got here." Leo stated from the other side of the radio. "But this sure is a fancy ride. It looks familiar."
"It's all decked out and everything. It's got to be the hot shot. Barely got here. Got to tell the girls to keep an eye out for him in the crowd. That'll be our guy." Mikey said, the sound of him rummaging in the background could be heard.
"Don't get caught, Mikey." Donny warned.
"You're too loud guys." Raph stated and holstered his radio again.
Back in the small building, Sam sat on the crate, watching Austin with amused eyes as he began to nervously fumble with his own hand wraps. Austin glanced at her, catching her gaze, "What are you looking at?"
Sam smirked, "Not bad for an old geezer, huh? Let's hope you don't get knocked out in this first round. I'll come after you next."
Austin looked at her, surprised and swallowed thickly, "Don't talk to me like we're familiar, old man. I've fought tougher than you." Austin dropped his wrap from anxiety and Sam became serious. She got up and walked over to pick it up.
Sam grabbed Austin's hand, "Gimme that. I'll do it. Don't struggle kid. I'll kick your ass. You're pissing me off. Oh yeah, can't imagine who that would be."
Austin looked at the man who was now doing his wraps without his consent. This man was so bizarre, "I've fought my teacher. Pretty tough. Better than you… and she's a girl!"
Sam's eye twitched and she slapped the side of Austin's head before finishing wrapping his hand, "I told you not to piss me off, punk!"
Austin grabbed his head and looked at Sam, shocked that a stranger would hit him, but at the same time, he felt familiar, "What the hell?!"
"You're up next, kid." April came back and motioned for Austin to head to the ring, one of the boys he had been talking to earlier, close behind him as his opponent. April waited for them to be out of earshot before she slapped Sam's head, "What are you doing? What part of undercover don't you understand?"
"The part where I can't slap the shit out of him and take him home!" Sam stated in an angry whisper, she looked up at the screen and watched as Austin began his fight with the other boy. Her chest swelled with pride as Austin proved to have been a very good student there past few years. His footwork was excellent and the other boy could hardly throw in a punch as Austin attacked him on and on. Finally, the other boy could no longer keep defending himself from the onslaught of Austin's punches and he let his defense down, letting Austin hit him in the face over and over again. Sam smiled, Austin had dazed the other boy and brought his stance low, bringing his fist upward as he sprung forward, upper cutting his opponent. He learned that only from her.
The next round ended quickly and an older gentleman won the match, leaving six competitors still standing. They all drew numbers for their opponents, seeing as how April and Sam were a "couple" they wanted to avoid complications in case one of them decided to drop out. Plus, they were just too interesting. No one wanted the possibility of either of them dropping out before the final round. In the end, two young girls who were no older than their teens fought aggressively and neither won. The fight had gotten so violent that one girl nearly beat the other to death and the other girl, in her last ditch effort to win, stabbed the other, resulting in a deadly wound that thugs dragged her off the ring, blood dripping on the floor, to take her to the back to see if they could stop the bleeding. They never found out if they did. Sam had a little more difficulty taking down her next opponent, the older gentleman. He was much faster than the Great Bo and more skilled, but eventually she was able to overtake him in strength, strength that she had to thank Leo for giving her when she wore the weights. Then there was Austin and April. April was not at all happy to be pit against Austin. She would have much rather preferred Sam's opponent who wasn't a child. The fight was poor. April didn't even try which frustrated Austin, who took her down with a punch to the gut, a punch that April refused to let anyone believe that it didn't debilitate her. April was out and now she was never going to get near enough to the big boss to see what they were planning with Sam or their tournament. It was now up to Sam.
Sam sat in the room, watching the screen as they escorted April off the ring and into the crowd to sit. Austin looked around, jumping up and down as they announced him the winner. Sam stood up and started to walk to the building, hoping in her head that she wouldn't have to beat Austin up too bad. When she entered the double doors, cheers and heckles exploded from the crowd. She frowned, the match hadn't even started yet. She stepped up to the ring and much to her surprise, the same man who she had beaten up the night before she was attacked at her gym, stood there, patting Austin's shoulder. He still had a bandage on his nose but it wasn't broken anymore at least. Sam felt her blood run cold as he motioned for her to get closed and he turned her around to face the crowd.
"Ya'll know me! I'm your Master of Ceremonies here! KING! And I present to you… our champs! However! This is but one small opportunity of a lifetime! As you know, Purple Dragons numbers were thinned out severely in the past few years by our sworn enemies… the ninja turtles!"
The crowd booed and hissed until he called for quiet again, "Yeah! We know! They chased out the Foot Clan and destroyed the Shredder… But a new day is here." He pointed up towards the second floor of the building where a very handsome man stood, watching. "We are bringing back the Purple Dragons, badder and stronger than ever! The Shredder will return one day and we must have warriors ready to stay in his good graces. You two." He motioned at Sam and Austin who both began to sweat, "You have been the mightiest warriors we have seen today… but there can only be one. The rules have changed… a fight to the death, in order for us to know who truly has the guts to make. The last one standing will be worthy of joining our gang and raising us once again. Are you ready?"
Sam's blood ran cold and she glanced at Austin whose face had gone completely white. The man chuckled and pushed them towards each other before standing back, "I can tell you are…. Alright then… fight!"
This… no… this wasn't supposed to happen, Sam thought to herself, If I fight him, I have to kill him… if he has to win I have to kill him. If I forfeit I might expose myself… I don't know what to do. She stared at Austin who was in a defensive position with his fists in front of his face, still and staring at her with fear in his eyes. She couldn't find it in her to move. She didn't want to hurt him. The crowd began to boo loudly and shout loudly, things like "Kill him!", "Kill her!" What could she do? She stayed frozen to the spot. King grunted and made his way to the ring. He stood in between them and he motioned for his thugs in the crowds to move. Sam looked around her as they shifted into different areas of the crowd and she braced herself for an attack. King laughed, "Don't worry about it fellas… We understand that your first time is frightening… but we will pop that cherry of yours today. If you don't fight… we will kill you both… understand?" Austin's breathing became audibly rapid and Sam couldn't help but notice her palms began to sweat. King's faced curled, "Don't believe me… Guys… let's give them a little incentive to fight." Sam looked as the thugs grabbed April and several of the other competitors in the match. April grit her teeth but didn't struggle. Sam was still out in the open and one wrong move could kill them both. Sam froze. King brought his hand up and pointed at the thug holding the struggling gentleman Sam had fought earlier. The brute smiled before he brought a dagger out from his pocket that he dragged across the man's neck until he began to bleed profusely, a look of agony on his face. It wasn't long before the man went limp and they dragged him out of the building. "See? You have to be like that…. Oh? Don't think we will kill a child?" King watched Austin tremble with an evil smile on his face as Austin trembled, staring at the pool of blood left behind by the man who just died. "Let's show you we are serious about killing you, huh?" He pointed at the man who held one of the sobbing teenage girls who began to kick and scream violently when he pulled a knife from his pocket. He struggled with her for a moment as she clawed at the hand around her neck before he became frustrated and drove the blade into her back. The girl let out a scream and eventually became as limp as the man who died before her.
Sam bit her lip and looked at King out of the corner of her eye. He must have caught her looking because he smiled and back away from the center of the ring. He signaled for them to begin and Austin didn't noticed. At this point, the color was completely gone from his entire body. Sam couldn't let them kill April and she couldn't let them kill Austin. Austin was still rooted to the spot, however, white as a sheet, staring at the ground and trembling. He needs a push…, Sam bit her lip and steadied her breathing before getting into her boxing stance. She was willing to die for this kid. "Come on you little punk bitch! Fight me!" Austin's head snapped upwards, catching a glimpse of Sam quickly closing the distance between them, her fist connecting with his jaw before he could react. Austin reflexively reach up to his aching jaw, startled. He looked at Sam who bounced around on her toes, waiting for him to throw a punch. Austin's heart fell. This man reminded him of someone. He put his fists up and ran towards Sam. Sam leaned to the right, dodging Austin's jab to the left. She smiled. He had gotten faster. She leaned to the right again as he continued to jab at her left side. He tricked her, and uppercut her from her right side, his fist making contact with her cheek. Sam smiled as her cheek began to bleed, reflexively throwing a punch to his gut which he curled into to avoid its full impact. Austin was still refusing to become too aggressive and Sam didn't want that. He needed to hurt her.
"Is that all you got you baby?" Sam hit him in the shoulder, causing him to slow down his punch to her chest.
Austin grit his teeth and swung at her face, which she blocked and used the opportunity to punch him in the mouth. Austin spit the blood out which was coming from his now open gum, "Shut up, old man!"
"Did I hit a nerve you little pussy? Hit me! You slow ass punk! No wonder your dad wanted nothing to do with you!" Sam hit him again and again in the face and chest, frustrating Austin who hated to be caught off guard or to be called slow.
Above the cheers of the crowd and the encouragement for Sam to kill Austin, Austin could be heard yelling, "SHUT UP!" He let out an onslaught of punches. He lost his boxing stance and tackled Sam around her middle, knocking her to the floor and unleashing a barricade of punches on her face.
Sam felt the stinging of her eyebrow as it split open and could taste the metal in her mouth, but she frowned as Austin sat on her chest and continued to hit her in the face. He grabbed Austin's hand and put it on her neck, to which he withdrew his hand back quickly, startled. "I always told you… you're too eager… Keep me pinned here, fool!" Sam spat at him, grabbing his arm and using it to flip herself on top of him, keeping her hand on his neck as she slapped him in the face. "I've got you pinned, Austin! Now what are you going to do?!" Sam continued to hit him in the face, Austin's eyes growing wide with realization.
"T…Teach?" Austin managed to stutter in between punches from Sam.
"Shut up! What are you going to do?!" Sam went for another punch in his face before Austin grabbed the hand around his neck and reached for one of Sam's legs. He clawed at her fingers until she let go, surprised that he scratched her, and he lifted her knee, tossing her to the floor next to him. He rolled on top of her and squeezed her neck, strangling her, she clawed at his hands and kicked her legs to release herself but he used his weight to keep her from escaping. He hit her in the face again and again, allowing some slack in his grip for her to breathe but by then she was weak and no didn't want to fight him. She had determined he was strong and hopefully the others could save him before he could make the biggest mistake of his life. She smiled at him through one swollen eye and a busted lip. Her face bleeding from different places, she couldn't even tell where. Austin stopped his onslaught and looked at her. Throughout his difficult time growing up, Sam was there for four straight years. His father wasn't even there one. She was so much help to his mother when they needed and he finally learned how to defend himself at school when she came along. For a while things were better while she was around… and then she suddenly disappeared. Austin's eyes filled with tears and Sam looked up at him frightened. No! Sam screamed in her mind.
Austin jumped off of her and kicked her, "Where were you?!"
Sam grabbed her side where he kicked her and got to her knees, "Austin… please… not here."
The entire their fight was going on, April watched anxiously. She looked at the scene unfolding before her. Their cover had to be blown by now. She looked around at the crowd, their eyes all focused on the ring. She had to figure out a way to get to Sam before things got worse. She watched as Austin began to verbally attack Sam, tears falling from his eyes. She looked back the thug who had released his grip on her shoulder and slipped away into the crowd to get to the center ring.
Austin circled Sam, "You! You left me! You left mom! You just called her and told her you weren't going to be back and this is where I find you?! What are you doing here?!"
Sam bit her lip, her cover was blown and she knew it as King began to enter the ring again, "I could ask you the same. But I came to get you… you fool! I thought I taught you better! Don't do this shit here!"
King stomped his way over to Sam, a wild look in his eyes, "No… no way." He picked Sam up by the arm and pulled out a knife, cutting her shirt down the middle, revealing Sam's taped down breasts. "You…," he looked at her face and a look of realization overcame him, "You little bitch! What the fuck are you doing here?!" He hit her in the face and threw her back on the floor, "You don't know what you just did…" He pulled out a gun and pointed it at Sam's head, Sam looking up at him out of the corner of her good eye.
Raphael was ready to jump into the glass as soon as he saw the gun pulled from the man's holster but he turned quickly, as four thugs came up behind him, each with knives, bats and crowbars. He grit his teeth and looked down. He pulled his sai from his belt and got into his stance, "You know what guys… kind of busy… not now…" A thug lunged himself at Raph. "Big mistake…"
"NO! Don't!' Austin cried.
King looked back at Austin who had not stopped letting the tears run down his face. King smiled a wicked smile and walked over to Austin, making Sam twitch, "NO! Don't! It's me you want! I fucking destroyed you in that alley! Don't you remember?!"
King grimaced and shot her a deadly look. He looked up at the balcony where his boss stood. His boss nodded and watched patiently, unfazed by what was developing beneath him. King smiled and grabbed Austin by the shoulders, pulling him closer to Sam and handing him the gun, "You pretty much won this, kid. Here… do the honors… put this bitch out of her misery."
Sam exhaled deeply and watched as King assisted Austin in pointing the gun to her head. Austin's eyes were once again filled with fear and dread. She couldn't let him not do it. It was very unlikely they would both escape alive anyway will all these savages around, may as well make it Austin to walk away. She smiled at Austin, "Its ok... Do it."
Austin trembled and lowered the gun, "I can't do it. I'm sorry. I disappointed you teach."
Sam looked at Austin's face as he let the tears fall from his eyes again, "Make me proud Austin… now do it… please… or else…"
King let out an exasperated sigh and looked up at his boss who pointed to Sam. King smiled and took the gun from Austin, "Ok… I guess that means you weren't really cut out for us then, kid. Despite what I want… it's what the boss wants so. I guess he wants you, you stupid whore…" Sam caught the terrified look on Austin's face when King pointed the gun at his head, a split second before he pulled the trigger and a loud bang vibrated throughout the building. Bright red droplets of liquid splattered her face.
Sam watched as Austin's body fell to the floor, fear still frozen in his eyes. Sam let out a high pitched scream as she crawled her way to Austin's body, scooping him into her arms, blood spilling over her chest and arms. "Austin… why?"
King laughed and nodded towards his boss who signaled he was leaving, "He wasn't cut out for this. My boss thinks… you were. Can't imagine my anger when he motioned that he wanted you but…. I guess… call us even sweetheart. Come get her guys. Hun wants her brought to him."
Sam sat there quietly, staring at Austin's frightened face. She closed his eyes and lay him down gently. "You…," She looked back at King, a burning hatred in her eyes, "I'll kill you!"
King laughed and pointed the gun in her face, backing away, "Careful…"
April jumped onto the ring and kicked the gun from his hand, causing the other thugs to quickly jump into the ring. April pulled out her radio, "Guys… new plan! Help!" April swung her leg behind her, kicking an oversized brute away from her. She ran over to Sam who had just beaten in the face of another and watched as the crowd around them began to stir and make their way to them.
Raphael looked down below at the scene unfolding. He grabbed the last Purple Dragon he was fighting and lifted him high in the air before he threw him at the glass top of the roof. He grabbed his radio and jumped down, "Girls need help! LET'S GO!"
Sam watched the body of a man fall from the roof onto the balcony. He was starting to get up but Raph followed after and jumped onto him, hitting him in the head and rendering him unconscious. The man she fought before her pulled out a gun and she grabbed his arm, turning into and pulling it downward, setting it off in his foot. She caught a glimpse of King making his way towards the back exit.
"No you don't…" Sam muttered, grabbing the man who was howling in pain from the gunshot and threw him off the ring into a bunch of crates. She ran past April who managed to take down another. Leo, Mike and Casey managed to make their way into the building, they didn't have a chance to stop her as she ran out after King. They were immediately flooded by goons. Raph managed to pull away the knife of a thug with his sai and hit him in the face with the blunt end of it, he caught Sam running out of the building and ran after her. "WAIT! SAM!"
Sam gave him a serious look and ran away from him.
To be continued….
