The Sweetest Night Flower of Wakanda Chapter 12
T'Challa made it perfectly clear to all involved that he wanted to avoid a shootout at all costs. Unfortunately for him that's exactly what they got.
It was an all out brawl in the casino. Nakia may have promised Sophia that they hadn't originally come here to seek trouble, now she had a lot of explaining to do.
People were screaming running around all over the place to either duck and cover or leave the establishment before they got killed.
Tamu found herself in the thick of all of the action. While she basically wasn't that big of an enthusiastic fighter she had enough training to not die. Using the sais that Shuri gave her Tamu deflected bullets left and right returning the attacks with some of her own. At one point Tamu found herself separated from her brother. Occupied with two opponents at once Tamu could not follow. She could only watch as he used his enhanced agility to pursue Klaw up onto the second floor. He disappeared over the banister to where she temporarily lost sight of him. The next thing Tamu knew T'Challa burst through the wood slamming hard onto one of the gaming tables breaking it in half instantly. At the same time thousands of dollars from an ATM T'Challa had used to block Klaw's attack exploded from it drifting in the air.
Klaw and his men then used the distraction this created in order to make a tactical retreat.
The Wakandan's weren't just going to allow them to get away so easily.
Okoye and Nakia went running up the stairs for the exit with the latter grabbing Tamu's wrist as they went passed dragging her along.
Klaw's group immediately got into their cars the moment they were outside. Okoye, Nakia, and Tamu saw them leave just when they came.
Luckily their car was, also, close by.
"Do we just leave him," said Nakia, referring to T'Challa, not slowing down.
"He'll catch up," said Okoye.
"I'll wait for him," offered Tamu.
"No," said Okoye. "T'Challa will be using the other car with Shuri driving! Trust me, Princess, it's safer with us! We must go now! There' not time to waste!"
Okoye then tossed a device to the car that Shuri had sent ahead of them that would connect to her lab. With this Shuri would be able to remotely control the vehicle all the way from Wakanda. This occurred right when the two objects made contact.
The three women were already in the other car driving off after Klaw.
T'Challa obviously made it out behind them for they heard him over the link shared on the communications network.
At the wheel, Nakia said "Which one is he in now?"
None of them had been able to glimpse which car Klaw was in. So none of them had a clear answer to that. Then when it came to a crossroads the sedans split into two groups. Definitely a ploy to try and confuse them.
Leaning forward between the two front seats, Tamu said "They're trying to lose us."
"I'll take the right," said Nakia, choosing the cars for them to tail.
Over the coms, Shuri said "We'll take the other two. I see a shortcut!"
So Nakia, Okoye, and Tamu went one way where Shuri and T'Challa went another.
Fingers crossed that one would end up successful.
Recognizing that they weren't going to lose their pursuers with speed the men in front of them opted to try less than conventional ones.
The back trunk window was broken and a gun was aimed. Ammo from an automatic rifle was fired at them. These bullets were proven useless as they merely bounced off the metal. Like everything else in Wakanda this car was made out of pure vibranium.
"Guns," muttered Okoye, disgusted. "So primitive."
The gunfire stopped not long afterwards. They must've been told not to waste ammunition on a vibranium vehicle.
Now it's the women's turn to return fire.
Which is exactly what Okoye has in mind.
Steely eyes trained on the sedans Okoye rolled down her window.
Perplexed as to why, Nakia said "What are you doing?"
"Just drive," said Okoye, slipping out the now open window.
Okoye then used her spear as an anchor to help her climb up onto the roof of the car. Problem is sharp end of the spear came in close proximity to Tamu's head.
Releasing a curse Tamu ducked in alarm.
The true purpose of Okoye's actions was soon revealed.
With her balls of her feet now magnetized to the roof Okoye withdrew the spear from the car. Carefully she took her stance raising the spear. Okoye saw the opening she was waiting for and threw. The spear hit its mark.
The spear went right through the car taking up the rear. Landing in front the car crashed into the unbreakable vibranium. The front area of the car caved in from the force killing the men inside instantly.
Nakia and Tamu cheered while Okoye grinned.
Confidence and victory radiated inside. They had them now. Or so they thought.
Pointing ahead of them, Tamu said "There he is! Stay on him, Nakia."
"On it," said Nakia, flooring the gas. "Hold tight!"
Tamu needn't be told twice.
This was getting more dangerous. They were now going over mounds in the street. At the speeds they were going they were flying through the air each time they went over one. The last one would almost kill.
No sooner had they gone over it did Klaw launch an attack from his own car. Using the vibranium arm he'd weaponized Klaw hit them with a huge energy pulse.
The car stood no chance. It shattered the pieces scattering.
Okoye was flung into the air. She moved with haste scrambling to reclaim her spear. She caught it just in the nick of time. Okoye stabbed it into a section of the car roof big enough to hold her. She ended up skidding on the street sparks flying as the vibranium scrapped on the ground. Eventually she came to a stop completely unharmed. There were was more of a scrapping noise as Nakia and Tamu came up beside her. Nakia was in the in tact drivers seat still holding the wheel. Tamu on the other hand was clutching the back of it for dear life. It had been so sudden that she wasn't given an efficient amount of time to react this was the best she could come up with.
Glaring at Okoye, scowling, Tamu said "Safer with you, huh?"
Okoye made no reply.
Their own mode of transportation gone another quickly made itself available.
Pulling up in a Rav4 was Agent Ross.
Rolling down the window, Agent Ross said "Hop in."
Exchanging a look the three women got into the car.
Motioning at the spear uneasily, Agent Ross said "Put that spear in the trunk."
By the time the four of them reached to T'Challa he'd caught up to Klaw and had him by the neck, but it wasn't a good situation to be in so deep in the city. A crowd of people surrounded the duo with their phones out recording. T'Challa was oblivious to all of this his rage intently focused on Klaw and ending his life. Klaw was playing up the crowd pleading for mercy when he knew it wasn't going to be given. If T'Challa executed him here with no quarter in front of all of these witnesses it would paint Wakanda and its King in a terrible light.
Tamu leapt from the car the second it came to a stop rushing over to T'Challa. As he was raising his hand to deliver the finishing blow she put a waylaying hand on his arm to stop him.
"Enough, Brother," said Tamu, moving partially in his way.
"Tamu, get out of my way," commanded T'Challa.
Shaking her head, leaning in close so only he could hear her, Tamu said "No, this is not the time or place. Restrain yourself, T'Challa."
Joining them, Okoye said "King! The world watches!"
Even Agent Ross knew how bad this appeared.
Sticking his head out of the driver side window, Agent Ross advised "Come on. Guys. Let's go. Huh?"
T'Challa then saw the predicament they were put in. People all over the place with their phones specifically turned on him, Klaw, and Tamu. With so many watching he had no choice. He'd had to pull back for now.
A shame.
Klaw laughed at T'Challa's misfortune of the seething Black Panther.
This monstrous piece of crap would live another day.
Authors Note:
Hope you guys like this one.
Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!
Glad you all had a Happy Halloween! I was on candy duty, but unlike the majority of those stuck with the task I actually like it. :D
Also, I lost one of my jobs today. Good news is I have more time to write, bad news I need to go looking for a new second job again. Sucks, huh. So for the time being you guys have me for however long that'll be.