14
The two-vehicle convoy roared on the street at around 70 miles per hour. On the lead Ford Expedition, Franz is driving with Samuel on the passenger seat and Mylius operating the "Old Painless" Minigun. The second Expedition is being driven my Nac Tius with Thomas riding shotgun. Mikasa is on the back, as well as a prisoner. The convoy is being escorted above my Mina on her Little Bird chopper.
Revy Two Hands is sitting in front of Mikasa, glaring at the CIA agent. Her face is busted with cuts and bruises, her right eye is swollen purple. Revy couldn't move because her hands are ziptied behind her back. She just sat there, burning her eyes on Mikasa.
Mikasa doesn't look better. Her face is also beat up, with multiple hematomas and cuts. Her stoic expression remained, but it's obvious that she also sustained injuries from their fight.
"Why did you save me?" Mikasa asked Revy.
"Because I want to kill you myself," Revy answered.
"You could have done that, but you didn't. You could have shot me dead in the boat, but you shot the engine."
"So you knew about that. You could have killed me in the Indian quarter, too. But you didn't."
"I want to bring you alive."
"I'd say we are even now."
"Not even close, Two Hands. You killed my best friend. You will face justice in the courtroom."
Revy shook her head. "We didn't kill Eren Yeager. It was those 24K gangsters that nailed him."
"I don't believe you."
"Then don't. I don't care what you believe or not. I have proven my point."
Mikasa leaned back and smiled for the first time. "You sly bitch," she said.
Revy also cracked a smile. "I get that all the time."
Mikasa took the radio from her belt. "Mina, proceed to the airport first. Get the transport ready. We are going to-."
Mikasa stopped in midsentence when she saw a man standing on the roof of a building with a tube-like contraption on his shoulder. She saw a flash of light and she immediately knew what it was. "RPG!" she yelled.
It was too late for the lead Expedition. Franz didn't see the rocket propelled grenade and he failed to take evasive actions. The RPG warhead missed the SUV by a hair and hit the road in front of the big vehicle. The high explosive detonated a millisecond later, forcing the whole force of the explosion under the SUV. The Expedition is heavy and armored, but the shockwave of the blast lifted the nose of the SUV and flipped it head over heels. The vehicle turned turtle, it's underside in flames.
The second Expedition stopped and Mikasa leaped out. She raised her SCAR-H rifle and fired at the RPG gunner. 7.62mm tumblers hit the flunky in the chest and he disappeared. Mikasa tried to run towards the overturned SUV but heavy autofire hammered around her, forcing the agent to take cover.
Thomas and Nac burst out of the SUV, their M4A1 rifles firing at the assailants. Five gunmen were immediately taken down but more are firing and advancing from all sides. Mikasa reached inside the SUV and pulled Revy out.
The door of the first Expedition opened and Samuel crawled out, bloody and dazed. He managed to pull his M-14 but before he could deploy the weapon, several bullets slammed on his torso. Kevlar protected his chest, however a single bullet penetrated his neck. Sam collapsed on the concrete, blood spilling uncontrollably from his horrifying wound.
"Sam!" Mikasa shouted in horror as she saw him fall.
"Cut me loose!" Revy said. "I can help!"
"Boss, get out of here!" Nac yelled. As he tried to reload his rifle, two shots hit him in the back. Nac collapsed but he still killed two more assailants. Finally, a fatal bullet struck him on the forehead and he fell on the pavement dead.
"No! Nac!" Mikasa tried to help Nac but she was pulled by Thomas.
"He's gone, boss! There is nothing we can do," Thomas said.
The Little Bird chopper flew overhead. Mina Carolina should have enough firepower on her chopper to wipe out the ambush. However, all her munitions were expended at Greenback Jane's house. Still, she would not watch on the sidelines as her comrades are getting massacred. Mina flew her helicopter low, firing her FN P90 submachine gun on the window. Several gunmen were killed by her attack but bullets started slamming on the Little Bird.
Mikasa saw the whoosh of a rocket like fireworks going up. The RPG was not a guided projectile, but the Little Bird was flying too low. The warhead struck the tail of the chopper and exploded, blowing the tail rotor into oblivion. The MH-6 spun out of control, crashing on the road and exploding in a big fireball.
"Mina!" Mikasa screamed in horror and grief.
"Cut me loose!" Revy pleaded.
Mikasa drew her Kabar knife. Steel flashed and Revy was loose. She quickly pulled Mikasa's backup Glock 29 from the agent's vest. She pointed the small pistol at Mikasa's forehead.
Their eyes met.
Suddenly, Revy shifted her aim and fired the Glock twice. A rushing gunman crashed on the pavement as he was hit by two raging 10mm slugs. Revy swung, aiming the Glock behind and taking out more gunmen on the street.
Mikasa kept shooting the opposition with her SCAR-H while Thomas is pumping rounds from his M4. Mikasa reloads as she saw Franz crawling out of the wreck SUV. He looks seriously injured, blood covered him like paint. He struggles to get out of the overturned vehicle but it seems his legs are pinned underneath.
Revy saw another whoosh from the rooftop, this time heading for Mikasa's Expedition. "Get down!" she yelled, pushing the agent on the street when the rocket slammed on the vehicle and exploded. The shockwave lifted Revy and Mikasa and sent them flying a few meters straight to a ditch. The agent lost her rifle as she landed hard on the ground, dazed.
Mikasa's ears are ringing, her eyes are blurred. She saw Thomas screaming firing his M4 with one hand, his left arm a bloody mess. Then bullets hit Thomas, one, two, three dozen slammed on his body. The brave agent fell face-first on the street as bullets exploded his head.
Two hand grenades dropped on the overturned SUV. The explosions consumed the vehicle, cremating the bodies of Mylius, Sam and Franz in a massive explosion of fire.
Revy's pistol emptied and she tossed it on the ground. She was about to grab a fallen rifle when she found herself staring at the barrel of a submachine gun. Revy froze as more gunmen appeared in front of her.
Ping swatted the frame of his Uzi at Revy's face. The Lagoon warrior fell beside Mikasa. The gunmen confiscated the agent's Desert Eagle at gunpoint.
"You whores," Ping spat. "You caused so much damage to our organization. Now both of your will pay. Take them, boys!"
Two gangsters lifted the girls at each arm. Without warning, Mikasa elbowed her captor at the face and punched the other one on the jaw. But then another gunman swatted the stock of his rifle at her stomach and she collapsed on the street.
"I need the chip, Two Hands," Ping declared. "That is the only reason why I'm keeping you alive. As for you, agent girl, you are expendable. Just like your friend…what's his name? Eren Yeager? Yeah, I remember the look on his face when I shot him dead."
Rage exploded inside Mikasa when she heard of the revelation. "You son of a bitch!" she screamed as she tried to attack Ping but she was held at bay by several thugs.
"Goodbye, agent girl," Ping said with a sadistic smile. "You will now join your friend in hell."
Suddenly, gunfire erupted from the street. Several gunmen were hit by high-caliber bullets. The massive boom boom boom report of an automatic shotgun echoed as more 24k gangsters were eviscerated by .12 gauge buckshot and slugs. Other ran for cover as their comrades collapsed in a shower of blood and gore.
Dutch rushed in firing his big bad USAS-12 autoshotgun at the flunkies. The Korean-made scattergun is fed with a drum magazine loaded with alternating slug and buckshot. Beside him, Rock is firing an H&K UMP-45 submachine gun, taking out several gunmen with well-aimed .45 caliber shots. Benny is behind them, Glock pistols on both hands and firing Akimbo-style.
Revy took advantage of the distraction. Revy's left arm swung, catching her captor in an elbow to the nose. At the same time, her legs rocketed to the other captor's testicles while snatching his gun. Revy pulled the trigger of the Uzi and showered bullets on the flunkies behind them. Three gunmen died before they knew what hit them.
Mikasa also attacked the man nearest her. With animalistic fury, tackled the gunman to the ground, smashing his head on the pavement. Mikasa grabbed the gangster's pistol and opened fire, catching two gunmen on the head before they could even raise their rifles.
Ping and the survivors of his gang took cover as the Lagoon warriors closed in. Revy and Mikasa joined them and exchanged gunfire with the 24K gangsters.
"Ackerman!" Dutch bellowed, tossing the USAS-12 to Mikasa. The agent caught it in midair as Dutch picked an M-16 from the pavement.
Revy saw Ping running towards a house. She looked at Mikasa. "Go get him," she said.
Mikasa aimed the USAS-12 at Ping's leg. She tripped the trigger, sending a .12 gauge slug rocketing at the gangster's extremity. Ping shrieked in horror as his left leg blew into a bloody mess like he stepped on a land mine. He fell on the pavement, dragging his mutilated leg as he tried to crawl away.
His comrades tried to run but they were massacred from behind as the Lagoon Team sprayed them with high-caliber rounds.
Suddenly, the road became quiet as the firing stops.
Mikasa walked towards Ping. The gangster is now sobbing and hollering in pain. When he saw the big CIA agent holding a huge shotgun approaching, his fears doubled. "Please…" he begged. "Don't kill me! I was just following orders from Kao!"
"Go to hell," Mikasa coldly replied as she emptied the shotgun at Ping.