Jumper: Retribution

Get ready for the ultimate prize fight.

Griffin and David take on Roland and Mary. Tag team Jumpers vs tag team Paladins. Enemy against enemy. Mother against son.

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Chapter Eleven:

Even In Death

Roland was about to leave with Mary for San Deigo, when he saw a helicopter landing on the helipad. This meant bad news. The boss had arrived. He had to know that something was up.

Roland and Mary waited till the man in the wheelchair come on into the doors.

The man was old but healthy.

"I know what you have done," the old man said. "You have disobeyed orders and nearly exposed our existence to the world."

Roland walked forward and said, "Sir, I was acting out of what I believed was right. Griffin needed to be stopped."

"But you failed to capture him at the library in New York, not to mention the failed attempt to capture the girl's mother and brother. Two of our own are dead because of you. As for that, I here by strip you of your title and ask your second in command to take your place." The old man turned towards Mary. "As for you, I have to say that I am disappointed beyond measure. I here by strip you of your title as well and force you into retirement. That also includes Mr. Cox, now that I think about. I believe you two have out lived your usefullness to this organization. I expect you two to be gone from this outpost in a hour's time."

Mary and Roland look at each other and smile.

Roland pulled out a knife and said, "Then I'm sorry to do this."

Mary pulled out her gun and shot the old man's bodyguards.

Roland lunged the knife forward and into the old man's chest, killing him.

Roland and Mary left the dead corpses and walked out towards their own helicopter.

Once in, they began their trip towards San Deigo.

After ten hours later, Griffin and David were already on the roof of an apartment building, overlooking the building next door.

The old apartment that Griffin used to live in was now abandoned. No one dared to live in it now. Not after that dreadful night. It seemed that even in death the old murder of Griffin's parents could still reach out towards the future. And that was one long reach if you asked him.

"Tell me something," David said as they watched the apartment, "Roland killed your father and my mother killed your mother. Do you plan on killing them both?"

Griffin shrugged and said, "Yeah, I guess. That was the original plan from the start."

"Why take revenge though? Why not just retribution? You know, to make things right, what about that?"

Griffin thought about it and responded, "I like revenge better. It sounds a whole lot better than just letting them live."

David frowned and said, "Okay. Just asking."

Griffin somewhat felt bad for David. His girlfriend, Millie Harrison, had tried to persuade him not to come along on this death trap. The thought of them both dying was highly likely to happen. There was a reason why Roland and Mary were never killed. They were the best Paladins on the planet. No Jumper has been ever to kill them. Not ever.

Then, Griffin saw the cars pulling up at the apartment.

"Here we go," he said to David and pulled out the detonator that was ready to make a ton of explosives inside the apartment go boom.

The Paladins ran inside, all of them, except for Roland and Mary, who were being guarded by two other Paladins.

After a few seconds, Griffin detonated the explosives and watched as the went buidling went up in flames and smoke.

The entire Paladin sandwitch! he joked to himself.

Finally, he patted David on the shoulder and said, "Let's finish this."

They both jumped.

Roland and Mary watched in shock at the nearly inferno apartment building. All of their were inside. Now dead.

Suddenly, they heard both of their men cry out in pain and turned around to see David and Griffin standing behind them, with two dead Paladins on the ground.

"Sorry about your men," Griffin said, as he opened his arms. "I just wanted to make an entrance."

Roland fired his electri gun, but Griffin jumped.

Mary didn't hesitate as she fired her own electric gun at David, but she missed on purpose. David jumped away before he could realize it.

Griffin appeared behind Roland stabbed him in the back of the throat. Roland gasped in pain, trying to breath and then collapsed to the ground, dead.

Mary watched in fear as Griffin walked towards her. He swung the knife around and said, "Sorry about your boyfriend."

She fired but Griffin had jumped and appeared right behind him. He was about to stab her when David threw himself at him, knocking him to th ground.

Griffin got up first and said, "What are you doing?! I was about to end this!"

"You can't kill her!" David stood between him and his mom. "You can't!"

"Why?! Because she's your mother?! She killed my parents! Not to mention she has killed many others too! Ask her yourself! She most likely killed children too!"

David nodded and said, "That is why I'm giving her up to the police. They will find evidence against her and the Paladins. They will pay for their crimes. But not like you did to Roland."

Griffin lowered his knife and said, "Fine. I'll let her live. But be warned, if she doesn't get exposed for her crimes then I'm coming for her. I swear I will."

David nodded in agreement and said, "Thank you."

Griffin turned away and began to walk.

Suddenly, he heard a yell and looked back behind him. He saw David on the ground, with electric wires on his back. Mary had just shot her own child.

"I'm sorry about this David, but I am not going to prison and I am not going to let this organization be exposed," she pulled out her gun and aimed it at David's head.

"No..." he gasped. "... please... mom..."

"I'm sorry baby," Mary cried. "I love you. But you are an abomination. You are a threat against God's power to be anywhere at once. I'm trying to save you. This is my greatest protection for you. Others will kill you painfully. I love you." She prepared to fire.

Griffin jumped and appeared at the side of Mary. He kicked the gun out of her hands and brought the knife into the side of her neck.

She fell to the ground, her eyes wide as they can be. She was dead.

"That was for my mother!" Griffin spat on her dead corpse.

He helped David out of the electric wires and asked, "You alright?"

David nodded and said, "I think so." He looked at his mother and shook his head. "She tried to kill me. Her own son. After so many years of protecting me from the Paladins and she turns on me..."

"She thought she was giving you a painless death," Griffin tried to reassure him. "She loved you. But your mother was not right in the head. She killed many others for the same reason. All because she thought she was making this world a better place."

"You were right," David turned back to him. "My mother is evil. So are the rest of them. But at least now they are weak. Their best assassins are dead."

Griffin nodded and patted David on the shoulder.

"It's over," he said. "Go back to your girlfriend and enjoy life. The Paladins wouldn't be bugging us for a long time now."

David smiled and said, "Come look for me, when you need me. Just follow the money."

Griffin winked and said, "I will. Stay out of trouble. You hear?"

"Me?" David protested. "Your the one who is killing Paladins."

Griffin chuckled and jumped away.

He arrived back at the private island and ran into the underground lair.

"Elaine!" he called out.

"Griffin!" E.V. came running towards him, with tears in her eyes and jumped into his embrace.

They kissed and kissed for the next few minutes.

"It's over," Griffin said as he held E.V. "Roland, Mary, the Paladins. I think they won't be buggin us anymore."

"I don't care," E.V. held onto him tighter. "As long as I am with you."

Griffin scooped her up and carried her towards the bed.

"Lets celebrate. You can be on top this time."

E.V. giggled and said, "I would love to. Just don't expect to be kissing me."

They fell onto the bed together.

Okay, now we will get to the final chapter. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.

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