Chapter 21

A Face from the Past

Early Morning...

I yawned and stretched my arms above my head. The VSI Agent wanted an early morning meeting just to ask more questions. But that isn't what concerned me. It was her location that she chose. A open area diner of all places. And considering I was the hot topic in the news, I didn't feel all that particularly safe out in the open anyway. Walking amongst the early morning people, I stopped just short of the diner placing my index finger on my left ear, pressing the button on the earpiece.

"You already set up Natalie?" I asked as a chuckle came over the earpiece.

"Did you seriously just ask that? Of course I am, looking at you now and I see Ms. MacMillan in her Beret waiting for you. All through my wonderful new scope you bought me sweetie." She complimented me as I smiled waving a hand towards the tall buildings.

"Is Tara there too?" I questioned as well.

"Yup, all here. Murasaki is accounted for across the street. You're all set to go in Gabriel. Have fun!" Tara said before I ended the call and smashed the earpiece on the ground before walking towards the diner.

Natalie's view

"Did he seriously break that? Now I am pissed." I said as I laid down concentrating on the meeting as Tara chuckled before I felt a firm smack on my bum. Blushing slightly.

"What the hell was that Tara?" I asked her as she looked at the meeting through her binoculars.

"So what's going on between you two? I know you two are close. Hell, everyone does." She said as I adjusted my scope to the wind change.

"I can see you're getting to a point, what is it?" I asked.

"Well, I mean how much do you like him?" She asked.

"What does that even mean?"

"Well I mean, do you love love him?" She asked me as a thousand different words through my head about the topic of loving him and one word ended up on my mind.

Marriage

"Are you implying Marriage Tara?" I asked with slight embarrassment. She just laughed at my response.

"I mean, we aren't going that far, not yet. I mean unless you are thinking of it this early." She implied as I focused on my target.

"You're jealous.." I said simply as she pouted.

"AM NOT!" She yelled as I noticed a glint of a stray light as I focused my attention away from the meeting as I pointed my rifle at the glint. "What the hell are you doing?" She demanded as I saw a man of the same age as me pointing a rifle down at the same spot.

"Solving a problem." I said pulling the trigger as the gunshot echoed through the high tops of the city.

Gabriel's view...

10 minutes earlier...

"Morning Ms. MacMillan." I said cheerfully as she waved over to me, sitting down across from her. She sipped on her tea as I adjusted to get comfortable. Something though, was off. I just couldn't guess it.

"Morning Sam, or should I say Mr. Kerrigan?" She asked me as I froze in fear at those words. She knew my name? HOW? "That is your name is it not Gabriel? See I looked into the profile of Sam Forester to find out that no such man exists. After compelling enough information and forming it all together. It made sense. You were one of the 2 sole survivors of the Kerrigan Family Massacre. Gabriel and Sara Kerrigan. Who of which, we have in our custody." She stated as I gripped my hand in anger. She is toying with me and she knows it.

"Where is Sara?" I asked her as she slid an opened scroll over to me. On it was a picture of Sara in police custody. Part of me would have thought that it was a trick. A cruel ploy. But no, I examined the picture closely, it was indeed Sara.

"At VSI Headquarters being questioned right now." Kate responded sipping on her tea.

"For what exactly?"

"For being in accomplice with long time criminal Cinder Fall and Roman. Oh we know about your escapades, or rather I do." She confidently spoke.

"What do you want from me?"

"What I want is some questions answered, about your involvement with the Beacon Assault. Be truthful and Sara will be released. Failure to comply will only mean more damage in the long run. Either give me what I want, or suffer the consequences. Since I put it simply. You only have to answer, yes or no." She finished as I gave the woman a dark look. She had me right where she wanted, I had thought that my identity would be kept safe. But I can see that was a worthless tactic. What the hell could I do? Not use Natalie. Then that would ultimately make me guilty. Then, I saw a small red dot on her black hair as it went past her eye onto her forehead.

"Kate..." I said softly. As her interest peaked almost immediately.

"You have finally decided have you?" She asked me.

"GET DOWN!" I yelled as I jumped up from the table pushing her aside as I heard a loud gunshot from a distance as the bullet smacked just inches away from my side. The table flipped over as I was on top of the young VSI Detective as she blushed slightly before pushing me off.

"What the hell was that?" She demanded before I hid behind the table with her following in pursuit. I quickly pulled out my scroll and speed dialed Natalie as she picked up.

"Hello!? A little busy here right now." She responded.

"I told you not to fire until I gave the signal!" I yelled at her as Kate looked suspiciously at me.

"You had a sniper planted to take me out?!" Kate yelled at me.

"Funny thing about that Statement Gabriel. I didn't fire my rifle. There was another accomplice on the polar opposite rooftop who was ready to take her out. I am in pursuit on the lower levels. Heading towards the train station. Wanna catch him? Meet me there now!" She ended the call as I stared awkwardly at the now empty scroll.

"So Ms. MacMillan? You ready to catch a bad guy?" I asked jokingly as she picked me up off the ground pissed.

"Come on, lets get my cruiser. We can get to the train station in 5 minutes." She yelled as we ran past the panicked locals as her VPD police cruiser opened up as a man in a black coat and purple stopped just short of the vehicle.

"Sorry, got room for one more?" Murasaki asked as Kate just grew even more pissed.

"GET IN THE DAMN VEHICLE! We are losing him!" She was screaming as Murasaki and I entered the cruiser as it took off almost immediately on a direct course for the Vale Train Station. Sirens blaring down the street. This just went from bad to worse.

Natalie's view...

"You got a plan don't you Natalie?" Tara asked me as we ran to keep up with the man in black, his blonde hair flowing against us.

"I'll be totally honest, I don't! Now come on! Gabriel should be here soon!" I responded as we pushed many civilians out of the way as we attempted to keep eye contact with him. However, another black hooded individual pushed past me in pursuit of the blonde haired man as he hopped onto an open car train before the mystery man followed with such. Just then, I saw a police crusier with Gabriel, Murasaki and the VSI Girl all hop out towards the departing car.

"COME ON NATALIE!" Gabe screamed as he ran towards the train before hopping onto the the now vacant car as I ran, with him holding out his hand. "GRAB MY HAND DAMN IT!" I screamed as I lept to grab his hand as he yanked me into the car, we tumbled until I was ontop of him.

"What the hell happened up..." He tried to ask before I silenced him with a kiss.

"I'll tell you later. All I can say is that it wasn't my fault." I responded getting up and picking him up off his feet.

"Is it me, or did I see another one get on that open car?" He asked as I pointed towards the door of the empty car.

"Yea, they are right on that other car. Ready Gabriel?" I asked him as he drew the rather large Gunblade as I yanked open the train car door as I saw the two hooded individuals fighting with swords. The mystery person turned to face me with what expression I could see was of pure shock.

"FATHER!" The person screamed before a powerful strike knocked her back as she rolled in front of me unconscious. It was a young girl in a weathered black coat, who had beautiful red and black hair and her black Grimm mask knocked off her face. The other man however, revealed himself to be the one I feared the most. The most wanted man in all 4 regions, Revan.

"What the hell are you doing here? That woman is mine to kill!" He yelled as I stepped forward with the large weapon.

"I have no intentions of killing her Revan." I said confidently as I aimed the revolver at him as he chuckled.

"What is that oversized sword going to do from that distance?" He asked as I looked straight down the sights.

"Its more than a sword Revan." I said as I pulled the trigger with bullet making contact with his mask breaking it in two. A small amount of blood dripped on the car floor as he looked up at me with his blood red eyes. "It can't be...you're dead." I said with a heavy sense of fear as he looked at me with pure anger.

"Am I though...brother?" He asked me as I stared at him.

"Brother?" Natalie asked me.

"T-That...that man. I thought I killed 6 years ago...its nice to see you again Caine." I said taking up a combat position.

"You too Gabriel." He said calmly doing the same.

Gods! You're alive! But...how?