Battle of the East Hall
Natalie
The museum was still. The team of Flying Circus soldiers moved swiftly, searching for the basement door. The West hall used to house spacious exhibits of varying historical relevance, but now stood empty. The soldiers moved carefully, their eyes flickering about nervously. As they entered a main exhibit room, Natalie was aware of a group of men and anthros, aiming their weapons at them. As the Flying Circus soldiers raised their weapons, Circ called for them to wait. There were footsteps in the hall.
Suddenly, a sound echoed from the hallway that sent a chill down Natalie's spine: the unmistakable sound of somebody racking a shotgun. Down the hall, behind a barricade of display cases, a man in a blue uniform popped his head up, leveling his double barreled shotgun at the group. "Freeze where you are!" He barked.
"Rogue?" Beck whispered, her hand resting on her pistol. Natalie nodded. "LIsten! We are not your enemies!" Beck shouted. "The hell you aint!" The man spat back. "Aw, come on man! We've got the numbers! What, you're going to blast us all with that shotgun?" Buster shouted. "It isn't me you've gotta be worried about," The man smirked, "It's him."
Tim
The rabbit, who was hidden on the balcony, had aimed his sniper's crosshairs right at Natalie's head. "Gotcha," he smirked. "It's not me you've gotta be worried about," Jeremy said, "It's him." Tim pulled the trigger.
Raz
Even before the sniper shot reached her ears, Raz had figured out what was happening. She tossed her playing card with precision, the metal card slicing the bullet in half. The two halves split off, one embedding itself in a stone pillar and the other hitting a case.
Several Rogue Fighters popped up from their hidden locations, opening fire. The Flying Circus members scattered for cover. "We're wasting time," Beck growled. "Follow me!" She shouted as she ran down the hall, Raz and Buster following.
Meanwhile: Battle of the West Hall
Clipsy
The gangsters flinched as gunshots erupted around the museum. "Hmph. Looks like we're not alone," Dirk remarked as he flipped his knife open. Dirk was eager for a chance to fight Red again. The two had a score to settle, as Clipsy understood it. "Whatever. You know what Vic wants us to do." As the gang advanced down the museum's west hall, Clipsy wondered what Vic was trying to do. Surely there was a reason that nearly every gang and vigilante in the city had shown up. Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and a gangster crumpled to the ground.
Down the hall stood a bear in a black hood and a rabbit in a trenchcoat and fedora, holding a smoking pistol. "Great. Must be a few stray vigilantes," Dirk scoffed. "Kill 'em." The gangsters surged forward, firing and yelling.
Freddy
As the gangsters attacked, Freddy drew his sword, keeping his eyes on the two faction leaders.A gangster lunged at him, stabbing with his penknife. Freddy easily dodged and slammed his hilt into the gangster's head. Dodging a bullet, Freddy grabbed the pen knife and the threw it, landing it in the gangster's throat. As Freddy neared the black rabbit, he was suddenly aware that the bear had vanished.
Freddy instinctively ducked as someone slashed at him with a butterfly knife. Whirring, Freddy found himself face to face with Dirk. Dirk twirled his knife in his hand. "Well, well, well. Haven't seen you around here before." Freddy blocked as Clipsy swung at him with his rifle's stock. Before Freddy could change his stance, Dirk had shoved him to the ground. Gunfire forced him to roll away before he could stab at Freddy, as Bonnie had run over.
Abruptly, the doors at the far end of the hall burst open. "Police! Everyone down!"
Foxy
The SWAT members surged into the room as the gangsters whirled around. "Don't stand there, you idiots!" Shouted Clipsy. The gangsters ran around, some shooting at the policemen while others bolted. Freddy took advantage of the gangster's confusion and tripped Dirk, sending him crashing to the ground. Clipsy fired his rifle, driving Freddy and Bonnie away from his friend. Foxy ran over to Freddy, firing his pistol at the gang leaders.
As the officers began forcing gangsters to the ground, Foxy couldn't help but remember the time when Freddy was one of them. Abruptly, Clipsy and Dirk ran down the hallways. "They're the ones we want," Bonnie said as he reloaded his pistols. "Let's get them!" Freddy nodded and ran down the hall. "Freddy, Wait!" Foxy cursed as the vigilante disappeared. "Damn that bear."
Outside
The doors crashed open as two Shadowcorps thugs ran out. "What the hell man? Why are the cops here?" One of them panted. The other shrugged. "I don't know, man. Come on, let's get out of here." Before they could move, A shadowy form leaped onto them.
Nightstalker
The first thug raised his submachine gun, but Victor slashed at his throat with his Kodachi. Before the other thug could retaliate, Victor drew his Fatebringer revolver and shot him twice. As the body hit the ground, Asena joined him. "Looks like that Freddy guy was right," she observed as gunshots rang out from inside the museum. "Guess so." The doors burst open again, and several more thugs ran out. "Wonder what these guys are so scared of?" Asena asked as she drew her pistol. Before she could fire, a series of sniper shots rang out, dropping the thugs to the ground. "What the hell?!"
Aideen
"Is it safe?" Jenny whispered. Aideen shook her head. "I don't think so. Stay low." Aideen crept over to a closet at the far end of the orphanage. As soon as they heard gunshots, Mike, Aideen, and Jenny had moved the kids to the basement. Aideen grabbed her long bow. As she headed for the door, she heard Mike call out to her. "Wait for me!" Aideen shook her head. "Stay here, with Jenny." Mike paused. "What?"
"It's dangerous out there," Aideen said. "But you're going." Aideen sighed. "I don't have time to argue. Just stay here, keep the kids safe." With that, Aideen ran out into the street.
The first thing she saw were a group of gangsters bursting out of the museum's doors. Before she got there, however, two figures had jumped down and killed them both. As Aideen approached them, more gangsters ran out of the museum. Before she could react, sharp gunshots rang through the night.
Shadowrunner
Asena looked around, eyeing the dark rooftops, searching for the sniper that had just killed the Shadowcorps thugs. "Damn, they're good," she exclaimed. "Asena."
"Where the hell are they?"
"Asena." Asena turned to see Victor staring at her strangely. "What?"
"Don't move." Asena looked down to see a red dot aimed at her chest.
?
Standing on her apartment's balcony, the Sharpshooter smiled as she picked the wolf in her scope. Just as she was about to pull the trigger, a flash of movement caught her attention. She snapped her rifle to the right and fired.
Nightstalker
As the rifle fired, Victor tackled Asena to the ground. The two sat up, relieved to find that they were still alive "What happened?" Asena asked. "She switched targets, I think." Victor responded as he tried to trace the shot. "To who?"
Aideen
Aideen had thought the shot was aimed at her. She slowly stood up, trying to figure out what the sniper had been shooting at. Hearing a groan behind her, she turned around to see a man bent over on the ground. "Mike?!"
A/N: The plot thickens… First chapter after 3 or so months on hiatus, so it's pretty bad and unedited. Speaking of editing, I haven't really been putting much of a focus on editing. If you notice a typo, please let me know so I can fix it. Also, I know this story has a lot of plotholes. I'm just trying to get this thing moving along quickly and making it up as I go.
Next chapter soon (hopefully)
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