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Chapter 21: Six Bullets
Each Cahill had their weapons ready to attack. The Vespers were caught off guard and weren't really prepared for this. Vesper 1 pulled out a gun and pointed it at Amy. "If you want a battle, then that is what you are going to get," Damian said looked at his fellow Vespers.
Vesper 1 looked at each of the Vespers and they started running towards the Cahills. The first attacked Dan and he fell to the ground. Dan rolled on the floor with the man and then he punched the man in the jaw; the Vesper was knocked out.
Vespers attacked from everywhere. They took down some of the weak hostages really quickly, knocking them unconscious. Amy took on three Vespers at one time and made each one unable to fight.
A group surrounded Ian and Natalie and they both used each other to attack. Ian cupped his hands and Natalie jumped into them and kicked two Vespers in the chest. Natalie landed on her feet and pointed her dart gun at a Vesper and pulled the trigger yet not killing the man.
The Holt siblings used their fists and punched and kicked any Vesper that came near them. They easily fought back the Vespers and decreasing the quantity of enemies quickly.
The Starling triplets shot down as many Vespers as they could. Ted never really shot his gun unless on came up and grabbed him. The three of them injured many.
Jonah and Phoenix used their swords and cut many Vespers. They cut most of them on the leg and they fell to the ground and others they cut on the arms or shoulder so that they would be out of the fight.
Nellie didn't want to kill any Vespers because they could be used for information later. She hit any that came near her with the butt of her huge shot gun.
Fiske used a dart gun and shot as many Vespers as he could. He used a new poison that paralyzed the person being shot with it but didn't let them feel pain.
Ian ran towards Evan and pulled out his gun. They all heard a loud crack and Evan stopped. He looked down at his chest and saw a hole in it with blood trickling down his shirt. Evan looked back up at Ian with wide eyes and he fell to the ground.
The next thing you heard was another crack and Isabel went down. They all turned around and saw Dan's gun still pointed at the woman Vesper. He looked over at Ian and Natalie and mouthed, "I'm sorry."
They nodded and continued with the fight.
The Cahills fought back as many Vespers as they could and eliminated many out of the fight. But when a Vesper went down more just kept coming in. It was like the number wasn't decreasing. The Cahills started getting tired. Natalie couldn't shoot all the Vespers coming at her, the Holts started breathing really hard and getting tired, Jonah and Phoenix almost couldn't hold their swords anymore, and the Starlings were starting to lose their accuracy. The hostages were already weak from the lack of food and water and were easily getting tired.
Amy pointed her gun and shot a Vesper down. Ian quickly ran up a few feet behind Amy and started shooting Vespers. Dan went over to his sister and started helping her. Nellie stood back and shot Vespers down as well as Fiske.
Everyone heard a loud bang and they all stopped; Vespers and Cahills. Next thing they heard was someone fall to the ground. Amy looked around the room and saw Ian lying on the floor with blood flowing out of his chest. "Ian!" Amy yelled starting to run towards him.
"Stay where you are!" Vesper 1 yelled.
Amy stopped and slowly turned around to face Damian Vesper. She turned her head and looked at him; he had a smile on his face. Amy looked down in his hand and saw the smoking gun. Amy got so mad she didn't even care. "Nellie, help Ian and Dan cover her," Amy said starting to walk towards Vesper 1.
"Stop!" Vesper 1 yelled. His tone of voice even chilled his own followers.
Amy ignored him and kept on walking. Nellie and Dan went over to Ian and helped him. Amy snickered when she was walking, "You know I got into this knowing nothing. I just one day had to go all over the world for something in know nothing about, and then the people fighting with me now, were trying to kill me. And then two years later, you stupid Vespers came into the picture and started trying to kill me. My own boyfriend was trying to kill me. Do you want to know what is different about the two times though?" She got no answer from Vesper 1. She smiled, "This time…I am ready."
Fiske sighed and looked at his niece. "Amy stop!" Fiske yelled from the other side of the room.
"No Fiske!" Amy yelled back still staring straight at Damian.
Damian smirked and looked down at the girl. "You know, you should listen to your uncle."
Amy smiled and shook her head. "I am ready. You want to kill me…then do it. Me and you, one on one. We each get one gun with six bullets. We fight to the death. A Vesper will make sure about my weapons, and a Cahill will make sure about yours. Do we have a deal?"
Vesper 1 looked down at the girl with wondering eyes. He would like the chance to eliminate the girl for good so he would have no interruptions while trying to take over the world. "Fine," Damian said in an icy tone.
Amy turned on her heel and walked back over to the Cahills; she went straight to Ian. "Is he okay?" Amy asked Nellie with worried eyes.
Nellie sighed and looked up at the girl. "I honestly don't know. He will need to go to a hospital, but that won't be happening now; we won't be able to get him out of here."
Amy sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. "We will have to take him after I do the fight."
"Are you crazy?" Dan asked in a crazed tone. "He could kill you. I mean look what the guy did to me with one needle. He has six bullets."
"And I have six," Amy said staring up at her brother. "We've both dodged death a million times, what makes you think I can't do it a couple more times?"
Natalie walked up and sat down next to her brother. She looked down at him with tears streaming down her face. She lifted her head and looked up at Amy. "Kill the Vesper for what he did to my brother," Natalie said in a stern voice.
Amy nodded. All the other Cahills came up around them. Jonah pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to Amy; it was a green bullet. Sinead took her friends hand and put a yellow bullet in her hand. Hamilton came over and put a hand on her shoulder; she looked up at him and he handed her a blue bullet. Nellie looked up at the girl and handed her a shining silver bullet. She looked at it more closely and it had a fancy H on it. Fiske walked over and pulled another silver bullet out but this one had and elegantly written A on it.
Amy looked down at the five bullets in her hand. She felt something touch her arm and she looked down. She saw a bloody hand touching her. Amy lifted her head and looked at Ian. Ian gave her a sad smile. He sighed and coughed up a little blood. A tear rolled down Amy's cheek. Ian pulled his hand up and searched in his pocket; he pulled out a red bullet and put it in her hand.
Amy looked up at all of them and they stared back at her. "You have to win this," Ian said hoarsely.
She looked down at the boy she loved and nodded. Amy leaned down and kissed him on his forehead. "I will, and it will be all over," Amy whispered to all of them.
The Madrigal stood up and walked over to the Vespers. She looked down at her mother's gun and put the bullets in them. Amy walked over to a Vesper where he checked her and took out all her weapons except for the gun. He took the gun and checked inside and saw all the bullets. The Vesper looked up at her with strange eyes and she shrugged, "It's a family heirloom."
Vesper 1 stared at her and then walked over to the Cahills. Dan stood in front of him and checked for his weapons. He found none except for the fully loaded gun in Damian's hand. Dan looked over at his sister and nodded. Amy walked back over to her family and Damian walked back over to the Vespers.
Amy cocked her gun and walked forward a little. Vesper 1 smiled and cocked his gun and pulled it up in front of him. He pulled the trigger and Amy bent backwards and dodged the bullet. Amy stood back up and looked at him.
Amy ran towards the Vespers dodging two more bullets. She got to Damian and kicked him in the chest. He fell backwards and looked up at the girl. She smiled down at him and then he smiled. He pulled his legs to the side and tripped Amy. She fell to the ground with a loud thump.
The Madrigal blinked her eyes and got her focus back, and when she did she saw Damian above her with the gun pointed straight at her heart. She saw his finger going towards the trigger and she rolled out of the way just in time.
Damian had used four bullets and Amy used none. Amy got off the ground and stood up. She pointed her gun at Vesper 1's leg and shot; she hit her mark. Damian stumbled a little and grabbed his leg. He looked up at the girl with worried eyes.
Amy ran towards the Vesper ready to attack. She ran up to him and started to kick. Vesper 1 grabbed her leg and she stumbled on one leg. He pulled her towards him and he put his gun to her head. "I guess it's over," Damian said putting his finger on the trigger.
Amy's eyes widened and she flipped herself around the leg he was holding. She pushed off of him and he fell to the ground, again. He shot into mid air when she flipped. Amy turned around and shot him in the shoulder with another bullet. She smiled and looked over at him, "You have one more bullet; use it wisely," she said with a smirk.
Damian pointed to gun at her head and shot. Amy ducked and dodged the bullet. Amy smiled and walked over to him. "I win," Amy said looking down at the Vesper.
Vesper 1 got mad. His eyes went wide; he looked over at his fellow Vespers and they looked back at him. He smiled and looked down beside him. Damian grabbed a knife that was lying on the floor and cut the back of Amy's leg.