Her Protector
Hello, my fellow readers. It is I, the great James Stryker bringing you another great chapter of Her Protector. Alright, so this story is on it's final legs and it's still time to pick the thrilling climax of the story and those two are the apartment climax and the wedding climax. Take your pick, my friends. Also, I just started watching the show Shameless on Netflix. I'm watching the U.S. version and I'm on season four and I am addicted to the show. I might write some fanfics for the show after I'm all caught up since season seven starts in October. So, about my Batman/Girl Meets World crossover story, does anyone remember the movie Mask of the Phantasm? I was thinking that it will take place during the events of Mask of the Phantasm and season three of Girl Meets World with the pairings Bandrea (Bruce/Andrea), Rucas and Markle. Well, an alternate season three of Girl Meets World with Lucas dating Riley and Farkle dating Maya. Also, in this story, Lucas knows Bruce Wayne and him and Lucas' mother were good friends and he's friends with Lucas' father and Lucas finds out that Bruce is Batman and Riley, Maya and Farkle knows about this as well and they want to prove Batman's innocence in the case of who's eliminating the mob. And we all know that Andrea Beaumont returns and Riley meets Andrea as she tells her about her and Bruce's relationship and Riley doing the same about her and Lucas. It'll be called Girl Meets Batman or Girl Meets the Phantasm. Which title do you like best? Anyway, enough about me rambling, it's update time. Last time on Her Protector, a day at the cemetery to visit Auggie's grave turn bloody when Taglialucci's men and Hanzo tries to kill Riley and Lucas. Lt. Keegan sacrificed his life for Riley and Lucas and Riley kills Hanzo while trying to save Lucas' life. Today, there's trouble in the homefront for Joshaya and another person gets killed. So here it is, chapter forty-nine of Her Protector. Enjoy.
Chapter Forty-Nine
The Thin Blue Line
New York City. Josh & Maya's Apartment. May 11th, 2030. 3:35 PM
After an eventful day at the park, Josh and Maya were in the apartment while an enraged Josh is on the phone with Agent Mayes while Maya was sitting on the couch watching him pace back and forth around the living room while Mallory was in her room playing with her dolls, unknown to her that she could hear her father's yelling coming from down the hall.
"No, I don't give a shit! The son of a bitch threatened my family and he tried to abduct my little girl and what do you do? You're busy sitting on your big fat ass all day and eat donuts without doing anything?! Listen here, if something happens to them I will deal with you personally. You go do your job and find him!" Josh yelled as he ends the call.
"Josh…" Maya said.
"Maya, don't say a word. The way I'm feeling right now, I'm not in the mood to talk to you." Josh said, looking away from Maya. "Why?"
"Why what?" Maya asked, crossing her arms and keeping her eyes on the floor.
"Why did you keep this from me? Maya, you should know how dangerous Scalisi is. What you think you could take him out? You think you're capable of stopping him. You're not "Maya the Rebel" anymore. He will kill you! Auggie is dead, Charlie is dead and the son of a bitch tried to rape Riley and have her killed. You think I want him to go after my family?" Josh asked as Maya got up from the couch and walked over towards him.
"I didn't want the family to live in paranoia." Maya argued. Mallory quietly stepped out of her bedroom and slowly crept down the hallway, following the sounds of her parents arguing.
"You're sure as hell doing a good job with that." Josh said.
"Don't blame this on me, you bastard! It's not my fault that I kept this from you all because I want to keep my family safe." Maya said.
"You're putting our family in danger!" Josh yelled.
"Stop yelling!" Maya yelled.
"You hid this from me for days. You think that I want to forgive you this instant? Maya, Scalisi tried to take out little girl away from us. My little girl. My pride and joy. She could've been kidnapped and that you couldn't keep your eyes on her!" Josh exclaimed.
"Oh, great! Blame it on me! You could be so fucking dense!" Maya yelled.
"You just watch what you say right now. Because this'll be the last thing you'll say to me before I say something that I won't regret." Josh said.
"Well, go ahead and say it. I would love to hear you say…." Maya said, gasping softly from seeing Mallory standing in the living room as Josh begins to notice her standing there as well. She was holding her Beauty and the Beast Belle doll as tears stream down her face, scared from seeing her own parents fighting. "Oh, God."
"Mallory, it's not what you think…" Josh said as Mallory ran to her room crying. "Mallory!"
"Oh, no. Why did she have to see us fighting? We've never fight our whole lives. And she's scared of us and she has every right to be scared because she's afraid that we might hit her. What kind of parents are we?" Maya asked, looking at Josh before sitting back down on the couch. Someone began to knock on the door as Josh walked to open the door, expecting Riley and Lucas to come over.
"Josh." Lucas said after Josh opened the door.
"About time that you two made it, what's going on?" Josh asked as Maya walked over towards them.
"What is it?" Maya asked.
"Taglialucci. That's what happened." Lucas said.
"What?! Taglialucci came after Riley?" Josh asked.
"No, it was his men. He sent his me to go after me and Riley. They tried to kill us at the cemetery while we were visiting Auggie's grave." Lucas said.
"They did what?!" Maya exclaimed.
"Mike was with us. He's…he's gone." Lucas said.
"Oh, my God. No, not Mike. Oh, God. Josh." Maya cried as she hugged Josh after hearing the news about Lt. Keegan.
"He died trying to protect us while we made our escape." Lucas said.
"How the fuck did Mike die?" Josh asked.
"JOSH!" Maya and Riley both scold Josh.
"You have a daughter in the other room. Watch your mouth!" Maya exclaimed.
"Taglialucci's men killed him. They murdered him in cold blood." Lucas said as he looked at Riley, who was walking over to the bay window with Maya.
"Did you get Taglialucci? Was he there?" Josh asked.
"No. Somebody else was there with them. Another member of the New Sons of Liberty. His name is Hanzo Kazama. Riley…she…she killed him while trying to save my life." Lucas said.
"Riles?" Maya asked as Riley looked away and stayed silent.
"My niece took a life? My God. Riley would never do anything like that. I know that she's all innocent and all but she was not capable of killing anyone." Josh said, looking at Riley.
"She's traumatized right now and I think she needs some time to process about what happened. Right now, you need to get a profile on this Hanzo character." Lucas said.
"I'll call Farkle and he'll fax me his profile right away." Josh said as he left the living room to go in the office to call Farkle. Maya continues to look at a traumatized Riley while Lucas tries to comfort her.
"Maya, I think Riley needs to be alone right now." Lucas said.
"No, way. I want to stay with my best friend." Maya said.
"She's been through enough. Just go check on your daughter to see if she's alright." Lucas said as Maya got up from the bay window.
"Listen, you two could stay with us for a couple of days if you like. I don't think it's safe for you two to stay in your house. And Lucas, I'm so very sorry about Mike. I know that's he's been a father to you. He's been like a father to me as well and that you and Josh were good friends with him." Maya said before heading to Mallory's room.
"Thanks, Maya." Lucas said as Maya left the living room. Josh enters the living room and bumps into Maya, without saying another word before heading to Mallory's room.
"I spoke to Farkle. Luckily, he was at home before he left with Smackle. He just faxed me the profile on this Hanzo character. Hanzo Kazama, age 34. Height: 6'0, weight: 203lbs. He was born in Nagoya, Japan on August 15th, 1995. When he was young, he moved to Long Beach, California with his family. His father was killed during a shoot-out involving the IAA and the FBI at the Kortz Center. Kazama served in the Japanese Special Forces. Wasn't awarded with any honors. He uses an HK417 assault rifle as a main weapon and as a secondary weapon an MGL-140 grenade launcher with reflex scope and fore grip. His specialties: explosive weapons, demolition, hand to hand combat: karate and judo black belt." Josh said, reading Hanzo's profile.
"That explains he went all Jin Kazama and Scorpion all over my ass." Lucas said. "Not to mention that he blew up my Mustang."
"Your horse? He blew up your horse?" Josh asked as Lucas gave him a look.
"No, you idiot. My car." Lucas said.
"So, who's car did you take?" Josh asked.
"We took Mike's car. I cannot believe that Maya didn't tell you about Scalisi threatening her and the family." Lucas said.
"She was just trying to protect us. I told her that he's a dangerous man. She doesn't how capable he is." Josh said.
"I do." Riley breaks her silence. "He's capable of killing anybody to get to me. He already killed your friend. He killed Auggie and Charlie. He'll go after you and Maya next."
Josh looked down at Riley's leg and noticed her grazing wound.
"Riley, your leg. Let me get the first aid kit and patch you up." Josh said as Riley walked over to the bay window.
"I'm getting sick of this mess. One way or another, this ends now before anymore lives are lost." Lucas said.
"We have to keep Riley, Maya and Mallory safe. You head down to your house and grab some clothes for you and Riley while I stay here and keep an eye on them." Josh said.
"Got it." Lucas said. "Make sure that Riley and the baby are safe." Lucas said.
"I will." Josh said.
"Oh, what about Mike's wife Ellie? What should I tell her about Mike?" Lucas asked.
"I'll talk to her. God, this is going to be difficult for me to tell her. The stress we face of being on that thin blue line as officers." Josh said as he walked over to the end table and picked up his phone to call Ellie while Lucas leaves the apartment to drive over to the house. Josh dialed the number to Mike's house, waiting for Ellie to pick up until she answers her phone.
"Hello?" Ellie asked as Josh sighed softly.
"Ellie?" Josh asked.
"Joshua? Hi. How are you? Have you seen Mike?" Ellie asked. "Is he with you?"
"We need to talk. It's about Mike. Something happened to him while he was with Riley and Lucas." Josh said.
"What? What happened to Michael? Josh, you're scaring me." Ellie said on the other line.
"Mike… Mike was killed in a shoot-out. I'm sorry. I know it's difficult you for you to find out. He died a hero trying to save Lucas and Riley." Josh said as Ellie gasps on the other line. Maya, worried about her husband's life stood by the doorway, watching Josh talk on the phone and telling Keegan's wife the news.
"I…I…I can't believe it. God, no. Not my husband. What do I have to tell Tommy? I can't tell my son that his father was killed in the line of duty!" Ellie cried.
"I'm terribly sorry." Josh said.
"I have to tell Tommy. I'll talk to you later. I..I have to….I…oh, God." Ellie said, ending the call as Josh sits the phone down on the table, feeling Maya's arms wrapped around his waist and kissed Josh's cheek before resting her head on his shoulder.
"Did you tell her?" Maya asked Josh as he nods his head in response before the two of them looked at the photo of Maya, Josh and Mallory that was sitting on the table.
"You know that I will do anything to protect you and Mallory, right?" Josh asked.
"I know. And I worry every single day that you might not come home. Josh, just promise me that you will stay in our lives." Maya said as Josh hugged her.
"I promise you that I will not leave you two. And I will not leave the baby." Josh said as him and Maya look over at Riley.
New York City. Drusilla's . May 11th, 2030. 8:52 PM
Taglialucci was sitting in Drusilla's Italian Restaurant having a meeting with crime boss James Pegorino of the Pegorino Crime Family and his capo Ray Boccino as they discuss the ongoing mob war between them, Gerald McReary of the Irish Mob and Salvatore Valestra of the Valestra crime family and also the failure of the drug deal with the Lobos, which ticked of Nando, the new leader of the Lobos who want to put Taglialucci's head on a silver platter.
"Vinnie, this business with that Gardner chick. Your boys were killed by that Texan detective and that other guy who was with them but got whacked instead. Plus, that Hanzo character who was with those crazy militia guys was killed by a woman. A woman?! I've read that she's a feminist and some shit about her but her taking a person's life, I guess that cowboy has been giving her lessons." Jimmy P said taking a bite of his veal parmesan.
"What about Scalisi? He's the one that had something to do with ruining the deal and his failure to kill her but he killed her brother and her ex-husband. This guy is a loose cannon." Ray said.
"Unlike you?" Taglialucci said, taking a sip of his cappuccino.
"Vinnie, you said that you would deal with Scalisi. To hell with him. Who cares if he has military experience and that he was in the CIA, I can send some of my boys to deal with him personally. If you want, I'll send Ray to place a car bomb in his car." Jimmy said.
"Don't worry, I can handle this. There's no way that prick will live forever." Taglialucci said.
"What about the girl?" Ray asked.
"I'll deal with her when she testifies against me in court. There's no way that witness protection will keep her safe." Taglialucci said. After they finished their meal and paid for the check, Tagliaucci, Jimmy, Ray and Pegorino's bodyguard Anthony Corrado step out of the restaurant before entering Pegorino's grey intruder sedan.
"Okay, so I was thinking maybe we should all go down to Honker's, get a lap dance from some of the girls, maybe have Anthony here get laid by one of the girls. That'll keep him from spending Saturday nights watching Jenna Sativa on his laptop and his left hand." Jimmy teased his bodyguard.
"Oh, ha ha. That's very funny. You know that I don't do that kind of thing." Anthony said.
Shots rang out as Taglialucci falls to the ground, screaming in pain as he got shot in the kneecaps while Pegorino, Ray and Anthony look for the shooter. A third shot rang out, this time hitting Taglialucci in the head, instantly killing him. Civilians scream out in horror from the gruesome sight as the sniper looks on.
"You always were a loser, Vinnie." Scalisi said with an evil grin on his face. "Riley Gardner, you're mine."
And the body count just got up. First, Keegan. Then, Hanzo and now Taglialucci. The guy who ordered the hit on Riley has been killed by Scalisi! Next time on Her Protector, Riley and Lucas have a discussion about what it's like to kill someone, then get into a little argument. Plus, the two of them have a little moment with Mallory. What will they talk about? Don't forget to review this story, add this to your favorites and follow it for future updates. First up, I would like to thank fellow writer Mr. Authentic for helping me out with a profile for the character Hanzo and the title of the new chapter. The title The Thin Blue Line is a reference to a symbol used by law enforcement, originating in the United Kingdom but now prevalent in the United States and Canada to commemorate fallen law enforcement officers and to symbolize the relationship of law enforcement in the community as the protectors of fellow citizens from criminal elements. Also, there's still time to pick the climax for the story. Will it be Joshaya's apartment or at the Rucas wedding? I will be very busy with work next week so I'll try to update. I'll see you guys next time for chapter fifty. Till next time, my fellow readers.
Let's Talk!
Guest #1: You'll have to read the new chapter to find out what happens next.
TeamCapGMWPLL: Thanks for the review. Glad that you like the new chapter. Hope that you're excited for the next Rucas chapter and thanks for your vote.
DanseChick: They'll catch the bad guy.
Rugbygurl501: Awww, I'm sorry that I made you cry. Mike was the perfect candidate to get killed off since he'll die heroically while saving Riley and Lucas. Hope that you have time to update your story.
Mr. Authentic: Oh, Riley and Lucas will have a discussion about her taking a life in the next chapter. As for the apartment climax, It'll work because there will be a hostage situation involved. Thanks for the awesome review and I'm about to read the new chapter of Her Guardian Angel. I'm going to be very busy next week since I'll be working Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, so I'll try my best to update. Keep up the awesome work and thanks for your help.
violet1429: For the apartment climax, to tell you the truth, Mallory will be there with Riley, Maya and Josh.
gmwfanforlife: Glad that you like the new chapter.
Rebeccas1016: Don't worry, Rucas will have a happy ending.
ShortyStarRose: I know. And Poor Josh dealing with calling Keegan's wife to tell her the bad news.
Sabcarpenterfan: I know. But don't worry Mayes will have his coming up.
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