Chapter 28: Triple Theft. Fun and Games

Three days have pass, and the two bashful assassins, tried to keep things less awkward between themselves, they then meet up with Roth at his theater. He was squat down next to a cage with a baby crow inside of it. "Jacob! Alex! He's beautiful, isn't he?" Roth asks them as they walk up to him, they both shrug at it and Roth looks up at them, "I've planned the perfect second outing for us!" he tells them as he stood.

"Have you?" Jacob asks him as Roth walks over and plucks out a face red rose. "There's borrowing to be done. Three of Starrick's henchmen are about to disappear." he informs them, Alexandria couldn't help but smile at him. "You sly devil." Jacob states, taking a step to him. "Oh! And I'm coming along this time. There is no sense in giving you all the glory." Roth states and handed Alexandria the fake flower, she takes it and looks at it. "Off to my carriage we go." he state and walks off. "Lewis!" he exclaims as Alexandria places the rose on the table and Jacob and Alexandria follow after him, leaving the baby crow all alone.

~8~8~8~

They all step outside, "Jacob! Alex! Our carriage awaits!" Roth informs then and they ran up to the carriage, Roth opens the door and Alexandria jumps into the carriage and he closes the door behind her. "You know ho it is, you drive." Roth informs him. They both jump up and Jacob drove the carriage. "These cowardly fools under Starrick have built their own prisons. It's a dreadful waste." Roth informs them.

"They could be building gangs instead." Jacob states, Alexandria giggles to herself. "No, no, why build, when you ca ebb and flow like the sea? I would design to pin them down." Roth states, getting Alexandria's attention. "Oh you wouldn't would you? What about your bird?" Jacob asks him. "I dear say I shall never tire of the National Gallery." Roth states and they came to a stop. Then Jacob jumps out as Alexandria jumps out of the carriage. "Bring your carriage around and wait for the cargo, we shan't be very long." Jacob tells him and they take off.

"Someone around here should know Miss Hattle Cadwallader…" Jacob states as they ran down the ally, then they walk up to a child. "We're looking for Miss Hattle Cadwallader." Jacob asks her. "I ain't seen her… huh, I know what she's been up to though." the girl answers him. "And what's that?" Alexandria asks her. "Prigging art, Madam. She pinched a statue not far from here." she answers her. Alexandria bows her head at the little girl and they ran through the gate and stop a pedestal without a statue. They walk up to the site and Alexandria inspects it. "Hmm… strange how a woman was able to lift a 300 lb statue by herself." Alexandria mumbles to herself.

They then walk up to a boy. "Now where is that statue?" Jacob asks himself. "Hey Smallie! Know anything about what happened here?" Jacob asks him, getting the boy to turn and look at them. "I saw who pinch it, sir." the boy answers him. "Miss Cadwallader?" Jacob asks him. "She hides down in the sewers, sir." the boy adds and points where she went off to. "Of course it's sewers." Jacob whines, Alexandria lightly pants his shoulder. "Don't whine." she tells him, he just looks at her. "Come on, lets go find that statue." she states and walks off, pulling her hood up. Jacob sighs and got a peek at her back end. He smirks to himself and follows after her.

They walks down into the sewers and started to knock out the Templars on guard. They then say they statue where Miss Cadwallader was. They both quietly walk around the tunnel and they make it into the room, the Jacob grabs her and forces her arm behind her with a knife pointed at her back and they started to walk. "Tell Mr. Starrick that his next delivery is on it's way. And tell him too that I'm growling tired of these work conditions." she tells him, "It wasn't Starrick that sent us." Jacob tells her, "Then who?" she asks him, "Maxwell Roth sends his regards." Jacob informs her as they make it out of the sewers. Then out through the gate and down the street.

They ran along until the saw Roth with his carriage and waiting. "Why Miss Cadwallader! What a pleasure surprise!" he states, and Alexandria opens the door. "You'll be hearing from Mr. Starrick, Roth!" Cadwallader exclaims as she was shove into the carriage by Jacob and Alexandria closes the door. "Ha! I look forward to it." Roth states and Alexandria climbs on top of the carriage as Jacob jumps up and took the reins. "Why the Alhambra?" Jacob asks as the horse started to trot. "Every good criminal needs a place to invest his ill-gans. And what's better than distracting the world with a little light entertainment while you do so?" Roth tells them as they pass through the little tunnel.

"Oh come now. You can't tell me you don't enjoy the triumph or a well-received play? The plaudits and praise? The reviews?" Jacob asks him. I enjoy being entertain, Jacob! If one of the productions pleases me, I am over the moon." Roth answers him. "The theater is in my blood. As you so astutely discerned, theatricality is… something of a Roth specialty…" Roth informs the both of them. Alexandria rolls her eyes at him. They then take a turn, "Ah, the park. The dwelling place of Starrick's head of security, one Benjamin Raffles! Those who cross him tend to disappear without warning." Roth warns them and they came to a stop for a moment. "Sounds like we'll be fast friends." Jacob states, Alexandria shook her head at him.

"Be careful, his guards are never far away." Roth states, Alexandria leans forward, "Let me deal with them." she states and jumps down. She then takes off and jumps over the fence. "What a woman." Roth exclaims, Jacob glares at him, then jumps down as well and saw that the guards close to Benjamin pass out, he jumps over the fence and snuck up stealth-fully to Benjamin, Jacob then right hooks him and grips his arm behind his back as Alexandria walks up and grips his other arm tightly. "What is the meaning of this? Did Roth sent you? The villain!" he questions them. "You have your villains mix up Mr. Raffles, the man YOU work for is the real villain here." Jacob tells him. Alexandria said nothing as they walk out of the park and had to take the long way around to avoid the Blighters and they make it back to the carriage.

"My most fragrant Raffles! How good it is to see you again!" Roth exclaims. "Go to hell, Roth." Benjamin snaps at him and he was shove inside the carriage next to Miss. Cadwallader and Alexandria closes the door, and she climbs out and sat on top of the carriage as Jacob jumps up and took the reins. "Who is this this Lewis person to you?" Jacob asks Roth as they start to leave the park. "Ha! A bit of an odd fish isn't he? He came to me a few years past." Roth tells him, "He's very solemn." Alexandria states, he looks at her. "But always so polite! And he has many other talents." Roth adds.

"Who are we looking for?" Jacob ask him as they rode past a few carriages. "Chester Swinebourne. A copper by day and a snitch by night. Remove him from the back and you cut Starrick's ties with the police force." Roth informs them. And Jacob turns down a road. "Must be good at what he dose to keep the charade going so long." Jacob states. "He is indeed, dear boy." Roth states, sending shivers down Alexandria's spine and not the good kind either. They pass through an interspersion and took a right into Westminster Territory. Then Jacob stop on back the sidewalk and the two Assassins jump off. "All these bobbies give me gooseflesh." Jacob states as they walk up to the front of the building, "Welcome to Scotland Yard." Roth tells him and they shot out their hooks and jump up to the top of the building.

They walk over to the other side, shot out their hooks, slide over and landed on top as their target approach the open window, the two waited for him to move away from the window, took about a few minutes and he did so, Jacob climbs down and jumps into the building and Alexandria follows after him, then Jacob climbs up behind him, grabs his arm and twisted it behind his back. "Huh? What!" Chester exclaims, "Now, now Mr. Swinebourne. Lets not make a scene." Jacob informs him as they started down the stairs. "You're not going to get away with this!" Chester tells him, but Alexandria shook her head, "Yeah, that's what they all say, right before we do, get away with it." she states, making Jacob chuckle. "Where are you taking me?!" Chester questions them.

"A friend would like to say a quick, how d'ye do." Jacob informs him as the reach the next floor, they then make it down the next set of stairs, they both saw that the front door was block off, so they takes the back door and, a few officers were in area, she the carefully dodge them and make it out onto the street, and they ran at a light jog, going down the street and, making a right, then another right and make it back to the carriage.

"Chester!" Roth exclaims happily, "Roth? It's been a while." Chester said nervously and was toss into the carriage with the other two. "You really let yourself go. Shame. Now it's into the back with ya!" Roth states and Alexandria closes the door, she then jumps up on top as Jacob jumps up front and took the reins. The horse ran and they stop as the reach the docks.

A few of Roth's men escorted the three from the carriage, with their hands tied behind their backs and onto the ferry. Roth, Jacob and Alexandria watches them do so. "Excellent work. Do come find me again at the Alhambra, I have other amusements planned for us!" Roth informs them and jumps onto the ferry as well. They both watches him leave on his ferry as it started to rain. They then look at each other, then look away, the red scarlet returns to their faces.

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Two days have passed and the feeling between Jacob and Alexandria grew even stronger, but they mange to repress the feeling very well. They then arrive back at theater and as Alexandria went to open the door, it burst opens and out came Roth. "Ah! This way, my dear. I've something to show you!" he tells her and they followed after him. "Hop in!" Roth opens the door for her, she does so, be closes it and jumps up front, Jacob follows him, then Jacob took the reins.

"Where are we going?" Alexandria calls out. "One of Starrick's workshops, where they build weapons for his army. When the world is full of nasty things, we must tear those things apart." Roth informs her, that makes Alexandria shutter in her skin, and defiantly not the good kind either. "A man like Starrick builds a world around his own desires, so we loose the ability to dream for ourselves. Therefore we must-" Roth states, "Strike." Jacob finishes for him. They stop on the side of the sidewalk and Roth jumps down and opens the door for Alexandria, she steps down and Jacob jumps down as well.

They then follow him into an Alley and he climbs up the ladder, Alexandria and Jacob follows after him and they stood on top of a roof, that overlook a factory. "What a funk in here." Jacob states, as Alexandria rubs the back of her neck, getting a bad feeling. "You must SEE the potential, dear Jacob. This workshop is one of Starrick's! Set dynamite and lets blow it to atoms. Together." Roth informs them and the two Assassin got to work.

It took them a very long while; knocking out Templars, avoiding them, getting shot out, having to hide, some of the time and placing the explosives around the workshop, but they got the dynamite in place and meet back up with Roth on the roof overlooking the workshop. He looks at them, "All rigged up." Jacob answers him. "Perfect! Let's put our plan into action…" Roth tells them and walks over to the edge. Alexandria kept getting this pricking feeling in the back of her head, saying that something was wrong. "Stand back!" he orders his men, Jacob looks at the workshop.

"Ready?!" he raises his hand and Jacob saw the unexpected happen. "Wait!" he orders Roth to stop. He did so and looks at the Assassin as Alexandria was snap out of her thoughts, she then walks up to him. "Whatever for?" Roth ask him, "Jacob what is it?" she asks him. Jacob turns and looks at Alexandria, "There are children in there!" he warns her, she looks at him in shock. "What?" she questions then turns to Roth. "You knew didn't you?" she questions him. Roth just smiles at her, "Ah, Alex, my dear, Starrick uses child labor to manufacture goods. We must put an end to his production line." he tells her, making her clutch her fist tightly. "But not like this." Jacob disagree. "Why not? I can do, whatever I damn well please!" he snaps, acting like a child. "Soon you both will understand what it is to be free, as I am." he tells them and walks back over to the ledge and ready to signal his men. "Load them up, boy!" he orders them. But Alexandria jumps over the edge, her marking glowed. "No!" she shouts.

Then slams her fist down on the pavement, making the ground shake, killing one of them and a dust cloud appear for a moment, Jacob ran over and look down. The dust cloud settled, and Alexandria stood up her marking pulse as she stood in a small creator. She looks up at him, then Jacob jumps down beside her. "What the hell are you doing?!" Roth questions her. "I'm through playing your games, Roth!" she shouts back up at him and they both ran at the workshop. "Yes, you are." Roth mumbles to himself. One box of dynamite blows, making a way in for them, they both jump inside and saw children scattered along the way, "Make a way out, I'll get them!" Alexandria tells Jacob, he nods, ran to the back door and opens it, "Out you, get, no idle!" Jacob orders them.

The ones that were still standing ran out and away. Jacob ran back in and pulls a child into his arms and he ran out behind Alexandria, who set the child on their feet and he ran, she then ran back inside and grabs a hold of the last child and ran out. She sets him down, he looks at her and she nods at him and took off. Jacob went up to her and places his hand on her shoulder as her markings stop glowing and she exhaled with relief. She nods at him and then they both look and saw Lewis walk up to them. "A gift, madam, from Mr. Roth." he states and handed her the box and she takes it from him. There was a letter on top on the box as Lewis started to walk away.

But he turns back to them, "You should be warned, Miss Dorian, Mister Frye,." he states, getting the two to look at him. "That when Roth is angry with one, he generally brings suffering to many." he advise them, then left. Alexandria took the letter and opens it, reading what Roth wrote to her:

My dearest Alexandria and Jacob.

Alas, it seems our adventures together have come to a close. Although our time was brief, it's left a lasting mark. I wish you well in all your future endeavors.

Cordially, Maxwell.

Post scriptum,

I'm putting one a show this evening. All of London will be there. Enclosed, please invitations.

Alexandria handed Jacob the latter and he took it and she opens the box. She grunts and looks away in disgust. Jacob looks in and saw the dead baby crow in the box. Now it was official; Maxwell Roth is a madman and he need to die.