The Team Again
Chapter 21: Impatience Pays Off
Wolfie: 3 updates in 1 week- that's my new record Hope you all appreciate it. Also, last chapter is set during this chapter.
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Ari frowned, trying to think of a way..ohhh. She knew a way to see. "Quick, give me a kiss." And, before he could react, she kissed him.
As she pulled away, he pulled her close, and whispered something in her ear. "It was worth a shot, wasn't it Ariadne."
"Arthur? …you remember?" Ari's face lit up, a smile bursting. Arthur looked around the room for a minute, then at her. He smiled softly.
"I remember. Though as I recall, when I did that, my plan didn't work so well."
Ari started laughing, then quickly put a hand over her mouth. "We can't make too much noise, Red might hear. And you should go, so he doesn't catch-"
"Catch what? Catch my team conspiring against me? Catch my architect breaking the specific rules I set?"
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Eames and Dom were both staring at the TV when Remy came back in from his phone call. They were making plans to get a van, then they would be on their way. For now, though, they had to wait. Which brought Remy back to what he originally realized: Eames and Dom were staring at the TV. He walked over.
News Flash: Vice President John Morrison assassinated the previous night! Reports say his assaulter was a tall man with blonde hair and blues eyes, as shown in this picture. This man is extremely dangerous and unstable. If seen, contact the police immediately, and DO NOT ENGAGE HIM.
Directly underneath those words was a picture of Simms.
Remy stared as well.
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When they finally got over their staring contest with the TV, Eames and Dom couldn not stop talking.
"Why would he do that? I thought they were allies."
"They seemed to be. And anyways, you'd think he could kill the VP without being seen."
"Of course, maybe things had gotten to messy."
Remy chose that moment to cut in. "Or maybe, just maybe, he doesn't want to deal with Red's schemes anymore."
"Why wouldn't he? Doesn't he benefit from them?" Eames asked, skeptical.
"…do you benefit from stealing? Yes. Do you do it anyways? No." Remy said harshly.
Dom raised his hands in submission. "Okay, maybe he doesn't like Red's plans anymore. But that's not really relevant, is it?"
"No."
"I guess not."
"Good." Dom looked at both men, then got up, grabbing his bag. "Then lets go see if our stupid van is ready."
The whole ride to the rental car dealership (they took a hotel shuttle), Eames and Remy alternated between drumming their fingers, glaring out the window, glaring at Dom, and tapping their feet. It was enough to drive a normal person up the wall, but Dom, who was on the phone with the dealership, understood well enough.
When Dom asked, the van needed another hour. However, he knew that if he told Remy and Eames, both of whom looked positively murderous at the thought of having to wait, they would storm the room and argue the time down. So that's exactly what he did.
The van only took 10 more minutes. (A/N: Moral of the story? Never underestimate the power of angry brothers)
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In all honesty, nothing should have been able to surprise them anymore. However, arriving at Red's hideout to find no guards was slightly surprising. That the door was unlocked was even more surprising, as was the fact that there was no ambush. Instead, they found what would have been a comical scene, had thir friends not been in it.
Red and Simms were screaming at each other- actually, only Red was screaming. Simms was talking like a normal human being. Arthur and Ari were tied up in chairs, Ari in the corner of the room and Arthur against the wall.
Neither Red nor Simms seemed to register that Dom, Eames, and Remy and arrived, so Remy quickly got to work untying Arthur. That, however, Red noticed.
"Aw, fuck no!" HE immediately pulled out a gun, firing a bullet at Remy's chest.
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Wolfie: Short and stupid, with dramatic cliffy Review?