I slowly open my eyes to a blinding white light. I blink a few times letting my eyes adjust. I hear beeping. I look around and see IVs stuck in me.
'Where the fuck am I?'
I sit up and a pain shoots across my shoulder. I fall back down grabbing the wound. I look at it. It was completely sewn up and healing.
'Probably should be careful with that'
I check around the room again. I notice my clothes and weapons on a chair. Liz sat next to it on the chair beside it sleeping softly her head resting on the bed.
'Glad to see she is alright'
I slowly take out the IVs carful I don't harm myself. The machine flatlined after I took of the heartbeat sensor. I moved off the blanket using my good side to do all the work to keep my shoulder good. I stand up and stretch wincing at the pain in my shoulder.
I walked over to my clothes wanting actual cover instead of the gown. I slid on my underwear and pants and removed the gown.
The door busted open two nurses and a doctor rushed in. They had the shockpads in case they had to jumpstart my heart. They saw me and sighed. The doctor walked up to me.
"Son you shouldn't be out of bed you are wounded."
"I'm fine. I have work that needs to be done." I felt hands wrap around my left arm.
"Andrew I thought you died. You were unconscious for three days." Liz was crying softly. I crouched down and hugged her soothing her crying until she stopped.
"Son I recommend you stay here for a couple more days to make sure you heal properly. I looked him dead in the eye and caught my finger on fire. I slowly dragged my finger over the wound burning my flesh back together. I gritted my teeth from the pain.
"I said I'm fine." The doctor looked at me scared. I covered my hand in frost cooling the wound to make it scar quickly. I moved it and it felt as if the wound never happened. I grabbed my shirt and noticed it was cleaned and sewn back together. I slid it on over my head.
"Liz get ready we are leaving." I stated putting on my hoodie, holsters and sheath.
Liz nods her head slinging her assault rifle on her shoulder.
"Where are we going to go?" She asks following me out into the hallway.
"I know of a town that was close to beacon that I had a summer home in. I used it when classes were out. It's nice plus it has just what we need to get back on track. By the way Liz how did we get here?" I ask scratching my head confused the memories blurry.
"I...took...your bike..." she muttered looking down at the ground. I hugged her.
"Thank you. I may have lost my car but at least I still have my bike. Now let's go. I'm gonna need my keys liz." I stated holding out my hand. She places the keys in my hand.
We walk out of the hospital and Liz shows me where she parked my bike. Surprisingly it was in pristine condition.
"Good job Liz not a scratch." I get on it turning over the engine. She sits behind me wrapping her arms around me. I pull out my scroll checking my gps. Luckily it still worked.
I smiled. "It's only a short ride I'm gonna stop get gas and we can eat then we'll go there. After that we find smoke and pixel." I gritted my teeth it felt like metal in my mouth saying their names.
I wheel the bike backwards out of the spot then drive to a nearby diner stopping for food first.
We walk inside and take a seat at a booth. A waitress came by after a few minutes and asked us for our drinks we quickly gave our orders. Liz was depressed it shown all over her face. I wish I could console her.
I notice a tv playing the news. I listened closely to what it was talking about.
"After the fall of beacon the casualty rate was surprisingly low but there still remains the unknown where bouts of the gun for hire working under Ozpin Andrew Jager and his team." They showed pictures of all four of us mine was a picture of me and Ruby together my heart ached. "Reports state that they choose to stay behind to make sure that the mastermind behind the attack perished. Rescue teams are unable to search the area due to the high concentration of Grimm. After the fall Remenant knows what is in store for the rest of the world. This is Julie Hartman signing off." The tv changed to commercials. I looked at the table lowering my head.
'It'll be awhile before you see her again Andrew remember you gotta keep your head up.'
I blinked away the tears in my eyes. Not wanting to burst into a fit of tears for losing her.
I felt my hand being squeezed softly. "I...know it hurts but we gotta keep moving." Liz's soft voice held back my tears I wiped them away with my sleeve.
"You're right. Their deaths won't be for nothing. I'm gonna kill those bastards. I don't care anymore about the consciences I'm no longer going to pay attention to the screams of the people I killed. No all of them can fuck off. I'm going to end this nightmare to live the dream I want to live. I'm gonna find them kill them then cinder then Salem. After all of that is finished I'm gonna marry Ruby settle down on a nice big house in the country and have a few kids." My looks changed from sadness to determination. I wasn't going to let them win.
Liz smiled noticing how strong willed I was. "I'm gonna help you. After all I have nowhere else to go." She sighed.
The waitress came back with our drinks setting them in front of us. "What would you like to order sweetie?" She looked at Liz smiling softly.
"Can...I please have...the fish and chips..." she retreated back into her shell. The waitress smiled more.
"Of course and you sir?"
"I'll just take a cheeseburger and fries." I stated plainly.
"It'll be out in a jiffy enjoy yourselves." She walked away and I slowly sipped my soda.
"So what's the plan?" Liz asked sipping her water.
"Simple. I'm going to ask around the underground where to find them since I have ties to some people. Who I can 'bribe' into giving me info. Then we go in I'll kill them and gain a new power and I'll use it to help our fight against Salem." I gave her he overview while I was going into detail in my head.
"Do you think we should gather people to help us? Ya know like Ruby and them?" She asked placing her cup back on the table.
"No if we do that that increases the probability of death. Not only for them but for us. We need to go at this alone. We are already presumed dead so we have the element of surprise they won't expect us." I stated rapping my fingers on the table gently.
"But if we kill smoke and pixel won't they be suspicious?" She asks confused on my plan.
"Smoke and pixel have a bounty on their head if we kill them we can easily have someone else take the fall since I'll make someone take the money. It'll be viewed as a merc looking for a pay." I stated confidently.
Liz nodded in agreement understanding my plan or just nodding completely confused.
The waitress came gave us our food and left soon after I footed the bill and we left stopping for gas and started our track to revenge.
[end of chapter]
