Chapter 12. The First to Fall William's Sacrifice.

Four days after his fight against Grimm Brandon was finally able to walk again, though he was still in pain. Brandon headed outside to grab the morning paper. When he stepped outside the morning sun blinded him, he had been inside for four straight days and wasn't used to such bright light. "Brandon" A voice called from the driveway. Brandon looked to his left and saw Sissi and William getting out of their car. Sissi ran up to her Cousin and hugged him and asked how he was feeling. "I'd feel alot better if you would let go of me" Brandon said in pain.

"Oh...sorry" Sissi said releasing Brandon. "What are you doing here?" Brandon asked. "We came to check on you" William said. "Why?" Brandon asked. "Ashley asked us to while she's at work, she wants us to make sure you don't try to force yourself to far" Sissi told him. "I may be in pain, but I'm not helpless" Brandon said. Brandon reached down and grabbed the newspaper and Sissi pushed him forward making him fall. "What the fuck" Brandon yelled. "You can't even get up can you?" Sissi asked him. "Watch me" Brandon grunted trying to get off the ground.

Sissi and William helped Brandon to his feet and took him inside. Sissi and William continued to keep an eye on Brandon. Brandon had a fiendish grin on his face, he then got up and said he was going to get some drinks. "You two want anything?" Brandon asked. "I'll take some tea" Sissi said. "So will I" William said. Brandon walked into the Kitchen and he opened the medicine cabinet. Brandon took two sleeping pills from the cabinet and placed one in his tea. Brandon returned to the Living room and set the drinks on the table and then left the room to call Ashley.

William was about to take a sip of his tea until Sissi stopped him. "What's wrong?" William asked. "Trust me I know my Cousin, he drugged our drinks" Sissi said. "Why would he do that?" William asked. "He hates not being able to do what he usually does so he'll try to drug us so he can slip out and train or something" Sissi said. "Are you sure?" William asked her. "Positive, switch your tea with his" Sissi said. "Alright, but what about yours?" William asked. "We'll share the same drink" Sissi responded.

Brandon returned to the Living room and sat down. "Well Ashley doesn't trust me on my own in this state" Brandon said. "I told you" Sissi said. Brandon took a sip of his tea and placed it back on the table. In twenty-three seconds Brandon fell asleep. "I told you" Sissi said. "A toast to you" William said taking a sip of his tea and then handing the cup to Sissi. William fell asleep and Sissi fell asleep muttering the words "Damn it". Brandon waited a few minutes before getting up and heading outside.

Brandon walked to the back yard and removed the cast from his left arm. Brandon began to train throwing kicks and punches through the air preparing himself for his next fight against his Brother, however he would see him sooner than he thought.

Outside Ashley's Dojo: Five men were standing outside Ashley's Dojo. One of them was dressed in worn-out clothes and was bald and fat, the one to his left was dressed more or less the same only he had a mowhawk and he was carrying a baseball bat, the two on the right were twins they both dressed the same had the same hairstyle, but carried diferent weapons, one had a two-by-four wrapped with barbed wire while the other had a six foot biker chain that he drapped around his neck. The one in the middle was dressed in a black leather jacket and pants with black sunglasses blonde hair and red eyes that glowed slightly.

"Hey boss why are we bothering with this place again?" The guy with the biker chain asked. "I told you to never question me" The one dressed in all black leather said. The five guys entered the Dojo. Ashley was teaching her saturday afternoon class which consisted of her kids, Yumi and Ulrich's two kids and seven other kids from around the city. Ashley turned around when she heard the bell ring that signaled that the door opened. "Good afternoon may I help you" Ashley said. "We're taking over so just keep quiet and no one gets hurt" The thug with the mowhawk said. "Kids get in the back" Ashley said. The kids went to the back office and closed the door and opened the blinds on the window. Ashley entered her fighting stance and said "You picked the wrong place ass hole".

The thug with the mowhawk attacked Ashley swinging his baseball bat at her. Ashley avoided each strike and kicked the guy in his neck paralysing him. The twins attacked Ashley simultanieously. One threw his chain at her and it wrapped around her right arm. The other charged at her ready to swing his barbed wired two-by-four. Ashley jumped over the one charging at her and ran towards the one holding the chain and kicked him across the head to bring him to his knees and then she jumped off his shoulder and his twin brother tackled him by mistake.

Ashley turned to face the fourth member as he began to attack her she ducked under him and sweeped his feet she then lifted her leg and slammed her heel into the side of his neck. Someone behind her was clapping when Ashley turned around she saw the leader of the thugs...Grimm. "Well done Ashley well done both beautiful and deadly a perfect combination" Grimm said smiling. "Ashley entered her stance once again.

"Please" Grimm said. Grimm ran up to Ashley and punched her in the stomach. Ashley began to fall forward, but Grimm drew back and yelled "Dragon Claw" Grimm thrusted his half-closed palm forward driving it straight into Ashley's chest sending her flying into the wall on the other side of the room. Ashley fell to the floor motionless, no sign of life from her.

Grimm called the police and told them what he did. After several minutes the cops arrived outside the Dojo. "Who called the cops the kids?" The Fat, bald thug asked. "No I did" Grimm said. "Boss why?" The thug with the mowhawk asked. "Because there is one cop I want to kill and if they want any of these kids out of here alive they will get him in here" Grimm said.

Brandon's cell phone rang. "Hello" Brandon said. "Brandon this is Mike your wife's Dojo was attacked the attackers are holding Ashley and her whole class hostage and they won't let any of them go unless you surrnder yourself" Mike said. "I'll be right there" Brandon said hanging up the phone and heading to his car. Brandon drove away just as Sissi and William woke up. "We have to stop him" Sissi said. "Lets go" William told her heading for the door.

Brandon arrived out front of the Dojo and got out of his car. "Stop right there, take off your shoes, your belt and your shirt" A voice called from the Dojo. Brandon removed his shoes, belt and shirt then he proceeded into the Dojo. When Brandon walked in he saw Ashley laying on the floor a few feet from him. "Ashley" Brandon yelled running over to her. "Brandon lifted Ashley up to see if she was alright. Just then Brandon was hit in the back by a baseball bat. Brandon yelled in pain from the shot and fell to his knees. The thug swung again, but Brandon caught the bat and pulled it out of the thug's hands. Brandon stood up and the other three thugs attacked him.

Brandon swung the baseball bat and hit the thug he took it from across the face with it knocking him out and breaking his jaw. Thw twin thugs attacked Brandon, but he avoided their strikes and retaliated with his own attacks. Brandon ducked under the two-by-four wrapped with barbed wire and slammed the bat into the back knee of the thug, Brandon then jab the other thug in the face with the bat and then hit him in the center of his neck knocking him out. Brandon picked up the biker chain and turned and swung the chain it wrapped around the legs of the other twin thug and Brandon pulled his legs out from under him. The thug fell to the floor his two-by-four flew out of his hands and was about to fall on his face. Brandon caught the two-by-four just before it hit the thug.

Brandon tossed the two-by-four to the side and looked down at the thug. "Can we talk about this?" The thug asked. Brandon kicked the thug across his head snapping his neck, but not killing him. (Estimated 14-30 chance of survival with a broken neck). The fourth thug ran at Brandon and Brandon ran at him. Brandon jumped up his knees running right into the thugs face knocking him to the floor. The thug got back up and turned to face Brandon. Brandon slammed the bat down on the thugs head fracturing his skull and knocking him out.

Brandon went to check on Ashley. "Ashley wake up" Brandon said shaking Ashley. "Well good to know you can still fight in your condition" A voice said from behind Brandon. Brandon turned and threw a knife, but there was nothing there. Brandon leaned Ashley against the wall and turned. "Well now shall we begin" Grimm said. "I'm going to kill you for what you did to her" Brandon growled. "Touching" Grimm said snickering. "Brandon charged at Grimm and attacked him.

Grimm avoided all of Brandon's attacks and yelled "Dragon Fist" Grimm slammed both his fist into Brandon's chest knocking him back several feet. Brandon picked up the two-by-four that was wrapped with barbed wire and the biker chain. Brandon waited for Grimm to get closer then Brandon threw the biker chain at Grimm's feet and pulled them out from under him. Grimm fell to his back and Brandon jumped above him and was about to slam the two-by-four on Grimm's face. Grimm lifted his feet and kicked Brandon in his stomach and halted his attack.

Grimm tossed Brandon to the side and untangled the chain from his feet and began his own assault. Outside the Dojo William and Sissi drove up and got out of their car. "William we have to do something" Sissi said. "Wait here" William said running inside the Dojo. William saw Grimm attacking Brandon and picked up the baseball bat that was on the ground.

William ran up on Grimm and nailed him dead center of the back with the bat. Grimm turned to William and Brandon kicked him across his face. Grimm stumbled backwards and William hit him in the back of the head with the bat. Brandon tried to hit Grimm, but Grimm jumped over Brandon and picked up the knife Brandon threw earlier.

Brandon turned and Grimm ran passed him and headed for Ashley. "Ashley" Brandon yelled. Blood splattered on the wall, William intercepted Grimm's attack, but the knife went into his chest. Grimm yanked the knife from William's chest "Brandon smash this guy.." William dropped to the floor dead a puddle of blood covering the floor under his chest area. "One down" Grimm said smiling evily. "You're going to suffer for everything you've done, everyone you hurt, everyone you've killed I'll make you suffer for everyone of them" Brandon yelled. Brandon ran at his older Brother and slid on the floor and kicked his legs making him fall forwards, Brandon then used his left leg to kick Grimm in his neck temporarily paralyzing him.

Brandon ran over and grabbed the biker chain and trew it around Grimm's feet and pulled him to the floor and then ran over to his Brother and wrapped the chain around his neck and began to choke him. Grimm began to cough up blood as Brandon continued to strangle him. Brandon released the chain and roundhouse kicked Grimm before he fell to the floor knocking him three feet back. Brandon took the two-by-four and slammed it into Grimm's right shoulder crushing it. Grimm yelled in pain as Brandon crushed his knees and other shoulder. Brandon raised the weapon ready to strike the final blow to Grimm's skull, but Grimm disappeared in a field of electricity that came from an electrical outlet.

Brandon called for the cops to come in Brandon walked over to Ashley and layed down next to her his whole body in the most intense physical pain he ever felt. Sissi ran inside and saw William and screamed she turned William over and saw the stab wound in his chest and began to cry when she saw that he was gone. Ashley finally woke up and saw Brandon laying next to her. "Brandon why are you here?" She asked. Brandon remained silent as he stood up and walked out of the Dojo and looked to the sky.

Two days after William's death a funeral was held. Sissi, Brandon, Ashley, William's living relatives, Yumi, Ulrich, Odd, Aelita, Karen, Jeremy, the police force and the kids that were at the Dojo and their parents attended. Brandon gave the eulogy, and after the funeral and William's burial everyone left. Brandon then swore on The souls of those that Grimm has killed, he will return the favor. Even though Grimm was defeated he still won the battle, William is dead.


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