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Chapter 12: First Mistakes
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AN: This chapter is a full-force action one. I used every action film cliché I know.
I had to draw and even reenact some of this stuff with the help from a bunch of very willing people (we used water guns and an empty room, though we don't really posses the physical abilities) to make sure there is continuality. I had the must fun with the cop's scene. –It involved me in a spasm, which was funny. Kids, don't try it at home. -Maybe outdoors, but never at home.

So if you haven't realized by now, this is the first chapter in the two part ending. In this chapter you'll see multiple view points of the same time. I used the conversations so you would have a time frame.
By the way, addressing everyone by their nickname has been a living hell. Except from Pepper's point of view where she talks to everyone by real name because that just fit her personality. I almost surrendered midway, but I won't give up my philosophy. If you want to know my philosophy is you have a different persona when in costume. –It's not a real philosophy, but hey, if Nitche can do this, so could I. So just to make things easier:

Todd Haynes – Red Eagle
Rodrick Heffley – The Metalist
Angie Heffley – Mindy Macready - Hit Girl
Pepper Richardson – Rage Machine

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Rodrick's van was slowing down in the darkness of the alley. The boys quickly shed their civil clothes for the costumes they had underneath. Meanwhile, the girls went for the crappy getaway vehicle. Mindy was starting it while Pepper changed the plates of the boys' van.

"Okay, rock scissors paper for who get to carry the light stuff?" Rodrick asked him when they were ready.
"I'm willing to carry the heat detector's monitor and rifle case if you'll carry the zip wire's equipment and help the girls with the police" Todd replied.
"You got yourself a deal eagle boy"
"It's Red Eagle" he corrected, mostly for his own sake.

The guys followed the old car in a safe distance, not wanting to be seen, yet able to help in a case of an emergency. They stopped in the corner and waited for their signal. They looked at each other, not knowing what to do in the meantime.

The girls' Point of View:

Pepper tried to sit in a position that hid some of her face while Mindy was half into her costume. She couldn't change entirely because the cops in front of the house will know something is wrong. On the other hand she couldn't come in normal wear because she's about to attack policemen in a location possessing cameras. She decided her skirt and a light hoodey would do the trick. After all, she was a damsel in distress.

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Mindy drove casually up the street, spotting the police car quickly. As she passed them, she stepped on the breaks suddenly, turned of the engine and flooded it constantly (Todd showed her how because her knowledge with cars ended with "where is the gas pedal"). She made sure the window was open when she made high noises of frustration. She and Pepper started having a small dispute as part of the show;

"You totally ruined it!"
"It's not my fault dad won't buy me a new car!" Mindy said in a high-pitch.
"There's no way we'll make it to the party!"
"Again, it was not my fault!"
"Just ask the guys in that car." Pepper broke down.
"Geez, what's your damage?" Mindy asked and shut the door harshly to prove her point. She walked to the car that contained the worst undercover cops she ever seen. She was tapping at the window, even though they already saw her coming.

"Excuse me, can you help me?" she asked as the one in the passenger seat rolled his window slowly.
"What's the matter?"
"Well, my car broke down," she pointed at the object and turned around to face when she added yelling "and, I have a PISSY SISTER!"
"I HEARD THAT!" Pepper yelled back from her seat.
"Sorry about that… I think I flooded the engine if that's helpful at all. I'm not sure what to do" The policemen looked at each other and finally the driver nodded. They both came out of their car. "So what are you two doing in there?" She asked in interest, sticking to her role.
"I'm sorry, I can't discuss that, miss" the driver spoke for the first time. He opened the driver door as Pepper handed him the set of keys. Mindy reached under his chair to pop open the hood.

The other policeman stood there examining knowingly (the same look that appeared on every man's face when he checked out an engine) and Mindy stood by his side. He ducked his head to watch closely as his partner turned the key in the ignition. That was the girls' sign so they both pulled out a chloroform soaked cloth and pressed it to each cop. After a short struggle they both lost consciousness.

"I really like this stuff" Mindy informed as she grabbed the ropes and the sack they held hidden in the backseat. "It reminds me of the assistant", although Pepper has no idea who the hell she's talking about, she couldn't help but agree. –This shit is fun.

Holding her communication device she tells 'Red Eagle' and 'The Metalist' they were done tying the drugged cops. And as soon as she finished the van pulled over. Pepper changed to her 'Rage Machine' outfit as Red Eagle started carrying the equipment to the Roses' house, and Hit Girl and The Metalist closed the bounded men to the trunk of the van. Rage Machine came out of the car and helped Red Eagle by opening the front door with the key in the plant. He grunted because of the weight of the stuff he carried to the second story as she cleared the space next to the window. As soon as the monitor was up she plugged it in, changing its angle to see the whole residue in one clear view. The place was packed with people. She laid the table on its side to produce some cover, and positioned her rifle. Soon they heard steps from behind, and saw it was only The Metalist with the zip wire's equipment on his way to the roof.

"Don't forget about our deal" She tells Red-Eagle when he turns to follow the other costumed male.
"You, watch your back if you want me to have someone to complete a deal with," smiling weakly he hugged her and left.

Rage Machine knew it's not only her own back she needs to protect; she was the control panel for the small heroes' group. She was their eyes, ears and mouth. She was the one to notice enemies coming from behind, or giving orders from one to another.
-To recognize the super heroes from gang members, they wore a small machine on their ankles that radiated heat. Todd scored it from one of his old buddies from school that now worked for some secret organization.

She placed her earplug and redirected her rifle to face the big bulletproof window of Ackerman's house. Well, Bulletproof for now.

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Rodrick's Side:

The Metalist hooked Red Eagle to his harness, patting him on the shoulder. They could save words for later.

The Metalist went down the stairs, moved his van to the next block and ran to his position while the others got ready for their own part. Hiding in the bushes next to the gate he counted 4 people on the front lawn, waiting for the agreed signal, The Metalist pulled out two silenced-guns in anticipation.
"Everyone's ready?" He heard a voice in his ear.
"Yes" said Red Eagle as he held the machine that shot the wire of the omega.
"Guns pulled and loaded" The Metalist reassured.
"I'm at the outer fuse box," Hit girl said.
"Cut phone and electricity lines on my count of 3" Rage Machine said, "On 4, Red Eagle, shoot the wire. 1. 2. 3. 4" Everything happened quickly. The Metalist saw the house's lights being shot all of a sudden. And thanks to a near street lamp he also noticed the new wire dangling from the two distant roofs.

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Todd's Side:

Red Eagle dove to the other roof, the panic from the loose of power hiding the thump he made when landing. He leaned at the edge of the roof and attached a small bomb above the window of the main office. He cut the wire and ran to the door on the far other side that lad inside. With a knife in his hand, he killed the man closer to the door, the second one already ran up to him, but he too was killed before any sound came from his mouth. The explosion sound soon came, echoed by shouts for help.
His job was to clear the second floor. He's going to have to pull out his guns for this.

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Rodrick and Mindy's Side:

The Metalist barely heard Hit Girl's legs meeting the sidewalk as she ran to his direction. But he knew he should search for them.
"Eager much?" she snorted at his drawn weapons. "Good"

Together they shot their way to the front door. After the 4 men fell they reached the small porch that was occupied with a man that was recently asleep. They could tell that the yelling over the power shutdown was what woke him. A bullet to the head resolved that problem. The Metalist kicked down the door when they heard the bomb going off. -Inside stood 7 very confused men that were shot down quickly.

Running to the next room, they saw the gang members caught up on what's going on and were holding their guns. That's what Hit Girl hoped will happen. Men that hold guns aren't phoning to their buddies for help. They're stupid that way. The Metalist stormed off first as Hit Girl slid on the floor while shooting them.

Together they closed the basement door that was on the floor of the room. He helped her to move a cabin to block the exit so Ackerman won't escape. If he hadn't already, he thought bleakly.

"Metalist, Red Eagle will probably need your help up there. The second floor has more people than we've expected"
"I'll cover him to the stairs and from there he'll open a third front in the second floor" Hit Girl said to the communicator attached to her sleeve.

When they finished they approached the next door; the people standing on the other side were forming a defense line. That was the point the electricity came back up. Sooner than I thought Hit Girl noted. Probably someone was close to the generator. Changing magazines and raising their heads at each other, the two heroes nodded courtly. It's show time.

On a quick count, ten people were there. Maybe more, the room contained some weird-angled walls that people –armed people- could hide behind. She was the first to enter as she ran to the left wall, sensing The Metalist behind her moving to the right. Their surprise entrance confused the men for a blink second, and now they weren't sure on which one of them to aim at. When she was almost face to face with the guy that was closest to the door his own people shot him because their eagerness on the trigger. She used the brief time he still stood to shot behind his shoulder, taking down two guys. Meanwhile, The Metalist took down two guys that stood between two short walls. He continued shooting through the wall recognizing it was a thin wall. After some more fire and good aiming on the heroes' side, the room was smeared with blood and 11 dead bodies lay on the floor (another gang member was hiding in the corner).

Moving to the hallway they shot 5 more people before reaching to the stairs.
"I'm going up" The Metalist informed so Red eagle won't shot him accidently. He reloaded his gun waiting for clearance.
"I'm a room away from the stairs" Red Eagle replied to his sleeve. As soon as the words were uttered The Metalist looked at Hit Girl:
"See you on the other side"

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Rodrick's Side:

The Metalist climbed the stairs slowly, prepared to any sudden attack. He cleared the hallway when he bumped into Red Eagle, they knuckle-touched out of the force of habit and continued to the next room. Now they could hear the screams coming from the main office, where Rage Machine did her job with the sniper's rifle. They were close, but the fight was not over.

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Pepper's Side:

Pepper was happy she was doing a good job as Rage-Machine. She wasn't sure she had it in her until that point. The blast of the bomb startled her even that she knew it was coming. The explosives broke the hinges of the window and pulled the whole side of the second store wide open.

The men inside did not saw that coming. Sure it was partly because of the darkness that surrendered them, but it was also the fact they thought the window will protect them.

She shot 3 of them right on the spot. She noticed a forth one was soon dying from the blast the bomb created. Two hid in the back so she used the heat sensor to notice where they were. Looking at the monitor again she noticed the first floor was pretty empty. Dead might be the word.

"Metalist, Red Eagle will probably need your help up there. The second floor has more people than we've expected"
"I'll cover him to the stairs and from there he'll open a third front in the second floor" She heard Hit Girl inform.

Three more ran inside the office after the hurt cries overcame the surprise-cries. They used their guns in an attempt to hit her. She hoped the Roses' won't notice the dents in the side of their house. Well they probably will but they might not care. They live next to a crime lord. They had to know something like this might happen.

She returned to her part as a sniper and was busy shooting repeatedly on a bookcase someone had taken cover behind when the power came back on. She was blinded momentarily by the sudden light but regained her composure. More people tried to shot at her direction, but she took no notice of it.

She heard Rodrick on the line but ignored it. She watched the monitor and realized the house was emptying. The first floor had only a few heat-figures left, some were about to fade as their heart stopped beating. The second floor too was about to be completely cleared, with the boys only a room away.

She noticed a movement. It would have escaped her eyes if not for the scope she had on her rifle. 8 men were dodging in a near by shrug. She shot a few more rounds at the office and turned to the men. She caused some damage but as soon as she started they realized what was going on and ran to the side of the house.

"I need someone to the west side of the backyard. I have now 5 people on the movement"
"We'll go down, you'll take care of the office? Only 4 left inside…" Todd informed.
"Go!"

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Todd and Rodrick's Side:

The Metalist and Red Eagle ran down 3 stairs at the time. They knew Hit-Girl was on another side of the floor, but paid no attention to it. They slung open the glass door that led to the backyard, both surprised it wasn't already shattered from the long shooting.
It was planned to last long, but the adrenaline's affect had started to wear off, exhaustion started slithering through their bones. They recognized glimpses of movement and dove behind a tree as bullets whizzed through the air, hitting both the door and the tree. They checked each other and nodded to assure neither was hurt. Signaling to each other they started with the 'shot and duck' sort of attack, with no side gaining the upper hand.

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Pepper's Side:

Pepper saw Mindy only had 2 people left to waste (she was getting used to the lingo, even though the rest told her she sounded ridicules using it. For their defense she did say 'dog' and 'yo' in that same sentence) and Rodrick and Todd seemed to handle the surprise force from the yard.

"I'm detonating the second bomb" she said to her walkie-talkie.
"A-Okay" Mindy replied.

She didn't wait for the boys' answer knowing they had to stay quiet. Leaving her spot, she walked over to the computer and punched in the commands for the explosives. From time to time stopping to check out the security camera the police had in the corner of the street to make sure no civilians by standers were near by to suffer from debris.
She punched "Enter".

At that moment, the top 3 floors of a building in the outskirts of New York were blown up. It was Charles Hawthorn's office.

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Mindy's Side:

Hit Girl had returned to the front of the house "I'm detonating the bomb" she heard RM inform.

"A-Okay", hoisting her gun so she could move the objects that blocked the basement entrance. She ignored the anxiousness and the slight nausea she denied feeling.

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Todd and Rodrick's Side:

Outside, the fight continued. The Metalist was scraped by the tree, while the other side had suffered from an injured man and a missing one –the heroes didn't take notice of it, for all they've known there were still living people with ammo on the other side of the lawn. So when they weren't looking, one of their men had escaped through the side of the mini-mansion, and entered the house through the front door.

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Mindy's Side:

Hit Girl opened the trap door, warm yellow light poured out of the underground room. She looked at it with a dazed expression when she was tackled to the ground.

First mistake, she counted in her head, making contact with me. The probably over-paid goon needed to take her down from distance- he had a gun. She fought out from his bear-grasp and rolled away.
Second mistake -he was a tall muscle-y guy. His movements were clumsy because of his height and he only increased that quality by building those massive muscles.

She kicked his knee while he tried elbowing her head. His gun was still in his hand and his next mistake was realizing it in delay. She tried to reach to her belt where her gun was strapped but he punched her in the shoulder. She didn't like being hit in the shoulder. Fourth mistake- making her really pissed off. She hadn't the time to continue on with the list of errors the pinkish version of the hulk had to offer because she was picked up.

The guy literally picked her up and thrown her into the basement. Her head roughly met the wooden stair. Fuck.

To Be Continued

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AN: So, for whomever that didn't understand where that left us let me sum it up. Rodrick and Todd are in the back yard in a shooting battle against 4 men (with one injured), Pepper was arming the bomb, and Mindy was thrown into the basement by the last body guard left before Ackerman.