Tales from the Club Room
Episode 26: What Just Happened? (Season Premiere part 2 of 2)
The Gang had arrived promptly at Lance's apartment, all five available members armed with weapons. "So, are we going to kick some ass or what?" Madarame said pulling out his samurai swords, Lance and Maka stared at Lance's laptop where they had managed to hack into the city's planning office. There was a virtual map of Medusa's mansion Lance turned to the group: "Right here at the gates there are two guards, Madarame, you'll dispatch them. Meanwhile the others and I will head inside, According to Maka there is a room where Medusa keeps her hostages with that wacko on the DVD I showed you, I'll take care of Medusa and him personally. You will be my backup just in case something goes wrong. Is that clear?" he said the gang nodded collectively, Lance stood up and pointed to the door, "Now Madarame, we are going to kick some ass!" And lead the others outside.
The mansion was a sprawling five-hundred thousand-acre compound with Roman columns made of the finest marble, the gates were wrought iron, and the whole place was surrounded by high shrubbery that seemed to envelope it like a forest. The gang was watching from a far corner of the street as Madarame snuck up and hid behind a tree. There standing were two of medusa's main guards Jacuzzi Splot and Isaac Dian. Jacuzzi was something of a chicken shit, despite all his years guarding Medusa, he could never get used to the darkness of the long stretch of road that connected the Mansion to the outside world. It was then he saw a black blur. "Isaac? Did you see that just now? The black thing did ya see it?" Jacuzzi said, Isaac did not reply, the only sounds he heard were something like someone slapping a sopping wet towel down on a concrete floor. Jacuzzi turned and faced his partner, blood was spurting from where his head was lopped off at the neck, there on the ground, in a neat slice was top of Isaac's head bisected at the mouth. It had slid off revealing the jaw and a set of teeth, no eyes to speak off, it was like the human version that game they played when they were in America, "Mr. Mouth. " Jacuzzi was going to scream but the blur came again, this time the blade that took Isaac's life cut into his throat blood spraying all over the gates and hedges. Maka rushed over and entered in the code for the gate. "It's now or never, ya'll ready?" Lance said as he walked through the gate, everyone followed suit, Jacuzzi lay there twitching "Do something about that!" Lance said, Madarame took his sword and rammed it into Jacuzzi's head.
Firo stood in front of Angela, his linoleum knife in his hand. "Do you like music?" He asked her Angela spat at him. Firo slashed at her arm, "You know I have some unfinished business to take care of. I have been working on this one for some time." He walked in back and pulled out a wheelchair, tied to it was Choji Suitengu. His body was covered in cuts, some had scabbed over some were freshly made, his mouth was gagged with a towel and some duct tape. He turned on the radio, "You listen to Japan's oldies station?" he said as he pushed Suitengu in front of her and began work. Chuck Berry was singing about a teenage wedding, Firo was gleefully dancing passing his linoleum knife from hand to hand before slashing Suitengu on the face, Angela winced. Firo Laughed, "You ain't seen anything yet!" he said as he took his knife and slashed the former pimp's chest repeatedly, making deeper cuts each time. Suitengu's heart was seen beating through the bloody mess; the song was nearly finished; the last piano solo was coming to a close, Firo made quick work and slashed Suitengu's neck, blood spurt everywhere, some of it hitting Angela in the face. Her scream could be heard all over the mansion.
Ohno and Kasukabe walked through the hall, Lance had told them to give him cover and they decide the hall was where the action was. As they walked into the adjacent room they saw two girls with blond hair standing there. "We didn't know he'd bring backup," Liz said as she grabbed her gun and cocked it, "oh well, we'll get him sooner or later." Patty laughed, Ohno pulled out her gun, a Glock semi automatic nine millimeter, Kasukabe pulled out her Colt forty-five caliber hand gun. Ohno fired the first shot, Liz dodged as the bullets went into a vase blowing it into a million pieces. Kasukabe ducked behind a chair and let off two rounds before back flipping across the room and letting off two more rounds. This shot hit the mark, Liz's right arm bled profusely, her chest was worse. The gun had left a large wound; Patty rushed over to her sister, "Sis? Sis hang on it'll be okay." She said, Ohno had her gun aimed at the back of Patty's head, her hands were shaking. "Do it! Lance probably doesn't want any survivors!" Kasukabe said, Ohno raised her gun and fired into the ceiling. "Saki-chan, there are certain things you do and things you don't. This is one of them." She said and walked out Kasukabe followed suit, "She's not worth my bullets!" she said and stepped out.
Tanaka and Kousaka walked into the main ballroom, a crystal chandelier hung in the center of an ornately painted ceiling. "I sure hope Lance knows where he's going!" Tanaka said as he walked towards the door that led out to the foyer. Just then a sea-foam- green- haired kid ran in front of them. "You're not going anywhere." He said with a laugh, Tanaka and Kousaka got into a fighting stance, "Oh, you dare to fight the one fighter that has surpassed god himself? The one and only Black Star, well let's go boys I'm waiting?" he said, Kousaka let him have it, throwing the first punch clocking Black Star in the face, Black Star countered with a kick, but it fell short. Tanaka gave him a swift roundhouse kick to the side, then punching the kid in the stomach. Black Star coughed up blood, he still went on trying to hit two otaku then Kousaka gave him an uppercut to the jaw knocking out some teeth. Black Star fell to the ground, "Surpassed god huh? What a load of shit, come back in a few years and then we'll talk." Kousaka said and walked through the door.
Lance was surprised, he knew there would be few assassins after him but none came, he knew his crew would protect him. Reaching Medusa's door he looked at Maka, "What's next?" He asked, Maka smiled, "Revenge, just sweet revenge!" she said Lance opened the door. There, sitting at her desk, was Medusa, her Burmese python, encased in glass behind her, her fingers interlaced on her desk. "So you managed to come here unscathed. I'm impressed. You and that otaku club must work hard. And you've brought my sweet little Maka home, how nice. "Maka pulled out a gun, "Now, now, little girls don't play with guns!" Medusa said and rose up to meet her fake stepdaughter. Maka pulled the trigger; the shot slammed Medusa into the wall. "Sorry Mommy Dearest, nothing personal." She said coldly, Medusa touched her chest, blood oozed from the wound, "Firo should be in that room over there!" Maka shouted as Lance headed towards a plain looking white door. Throwing it open he saw, Angela sitting there, cuts on her arm and chest, Lance rushed over to her "Babe, I'm so sorry I got you into this!" He said as Firo walked behind lance, his linoleum knife at ready. Just as he was about to get ready for the kill, Lance spun around and kicked Firo in the legs knocking him to the ground, he dropped his knife, Lance quickly retrieved it and slammed it right into Firo's left eye. As his head fell, to the ground the knife made its way deeper into his head. Lance untied Angela. "Lance. Lance. LANCE!" a voice in the distance shouted.
Lance's eyes flew open; he was lying in a hospital bed, still in his tuxedo. "What just happened?" he said, Angela laughed, "You fought that pimp outside the temple remember. You whooped him good too; they had to put him in the ICU. Anyway you were so excited that you were running and jumping when you hit your head on a light post. It knocked you out, you've been here for three hours!" she said, Lance laughed, "Ya know, sometimes the craziest things go through my head. You should have seen what I dreamt up when I was knocked out." Angela smiled, "Tell me all about it Spaceman."
To be continued. . .