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Original Sin
- Part Nineteen
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
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Keni planted both hands on the ground and pushed up with a snarl. That really hurt. As she heard Alex coming up behind her slowly, her gray eyes fixed on the swept-hilt French rapier just a few inches from her hand. Boom baby...
Jake tore through the hallways and rooms, trying to get through to Frank on the cell. Alex was in physical danger now that blades had come into the equation. Damn it why wasn't Frank answering his phone?!
Alex watched as Keni got to her hands and knees amid the pile of shattered glass. She seemed to be moving slower than before. Maybe she got the idea that it was time to surrender. Cautiously Alex edged closer, off to Keni's left side and looked down.
"Had enough Keni?"
"Go to Hell Alex." she hissed and kicked out sharply with her left foot. She caught Alex in the upper thigh and sent her stumbling backwards. This allowed her enough time to grab the rapier and spin around en guarde.
Alex looked up to see the tip of a sword leveled at her throat. Slowly her hands came up and her eyes widened in surprise. This was a new one on her to be sure.
"I'm not a bad person, Alex. You just wouldn't leave me alone. You took everything so personally! You should have just shot me and let it go. Now I have to deal with this and you're going to suffer for it." As she talked, she circled around Alex, keeping her facing her at all times. As she did, Alex edged closer to the shattered display of other swords... Two could play this game.
"I have just been pressed into a tight spot is all. Someday, when you have a husband and child you might understand." Her blended American/English accent was tired and irritated, like she'd prefer to be on her way as soon as possible.
"This isn't going to be as easy as you think Keni. You're never going to get out of here." Alex's foot nudged the sword at her feet and she looked down quickly.
Keni looked down and smiled. So, she thought she could match her at rapiers. She smiled and lowered the tip of the sword away from her with an incline of her head. This might be fun after all. Besides, she had the jewels stashed securely in her possession and it wouldn't take but a few minutes to render her unconscious...
Alex reached down and picked up the matching basket hilt rapier to Keni's. A swordfight in the Museum. Wasn't there some hokey movie a while back that had the same thing? Alex didn't get time to answer her own question. Keni had shifted her position and launched onto the offensive.
Silvered steel flashed in the dim lighting by the time Frank got around the corner. Keni and Alex were dodging in and out of displays and support pillars both with swords in hand. The echo of clashing steel echoed throughout the room as Keni succeeded in cornering Alex with no where to hide.
She lined her up in a straight alley between cases and went on a flurry or attacks, jabs, lunges and parries. Alex tried to fend off as many of the blows as she could, but Keni just that much quicker. However, she did notice that she was merely smacking with the flat of the blade as opposed to cutting. More than once she'd feinted one direction, slid under Alex's reach and reappeared behind her. Finally Keni sidestepped and twisted, locking the hilts and yanking Alex onto the ground behind her.
"Bonne exposition Agent Cross."*
"Allez à l'enfer."*
Keni smiled as Alex got up slowly. She was good, a little bit of practice and she might be up to her own level of play. But not now. Now she had to knock her out and get the fuck out of there. "Une autre heure peut-être..."* In a blur of steel, Keni spun Alex around and pushed her into the wall. The hollow sound of her forehead contacting the wall rewarded the effort and Alex slid down the wall unconscious.
A noise caused her to spin around. There in the doorway to this particular room was Jake Shaw with his gun drawn. She looked at him a moment, he looked at her. As he lowered the muzzle of his gun, Keni heaved and flung the rapier across the room. The sword spun lethally towards the door where Jake stood before he dove out of the way. He landed and skidded across the floor, a soft 'thunk' echoing behind him. By the time Jake got to his feet and looked around, he found the rapier wobbling where it impaled itself into the wall a few inches, Alex still unconscious on the floor...
And a missing Keni along with the jewels.
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* Bonne exposition Agent Cross... = "Good show Agent Cross."
* Allez à l'enfer = "Go to hell."
* Une autre heure peut-être - "Another time perhaps..."
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Original Sin
- Part Nineteen
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
--
Keni planted both hands on the ground and pushed up with a snarl. That really hurt. As she heard Alex coming up behind her slowly, her gray eyes fixed on the swept-hilt French rapier just a few inches from her hand. Boom baby...
Jake tore through the hallways and rooms, trying to get through to Frank on the cell. Alex was in physical danger now that blades had come into the equation. Damn it why wasn't Frank answering his phone?!
Alex watched as Keni got to her hands and knees amid the pile of shattered glass. She seemed to be moving slower than before. Maybe she got the idea that it was time to surrender. Cautiously Alex edged closer, off to Keni's left side and looked down.
"Had enough Keni?"
"Go to Hell Alex." she hissed and kicked out sharply with her left foot. She caught Alex in the upper thigh and sent her stumbling backwards. This allowed her enough time to grab the rapier and spin around en guarde.
Alex looked up to see the tip of a sword leveled at her throat. Slowly her hands came up and her eyes widened in surprise. This was a new one on her to be sure.
"I'm not a bad person, Alex. You just wouldn't leave me alone. You took everything so personally! You should have just shot me and let it go. Now I have to deal with this and you're going to suffer for it." As she talked, she circled around Alex, keeping her facing her at all times. As she did, Alex edged closer to the shattered display of other swords... Two could play this game.
"I have just been pressed into a tight spot is all. Someday, when you have a husband and child you might understand." Her blended American/English accent was tired and irritated, like she'd prefer to be on her way as soon as possible.
"This isn't going to be as easy as you think Keni. You're never going to get out of here." Alex's foot nudged the sword at her feet and she looked down quickly.
Keni looked down and smiled. So, she thought she could match her at rapiers. She smiled and lowered the tip of the sword away from her with an incline of her head. This might be fun after all. Besides, she had the jewels stashed securely in her possession and it wouldn't take but a few minutes to render her unconscious...
Alex reached down and picked up the matching basket hilt rapier to Keni's. A swordfight in the Museum. Wasn't there some hokey movie a while back that had the same thing? Alex didn't get time to answer her own question. Keni had shifted her position and launched onto the offensive.
Silvered steel flashed in the dim lighting by the time Frank got around the corner. Keni and Alex were dodging in and out of displays and support pillars both with swords in hand. The echo of clashing steel echoed throughout the room as Keni succeeded in cornering Alex with no where to hide.
She lined her up in a straight alley between cases and went on a flurry or attacks, jabs, lunges and parries. Alex tried to fend off as many of the blows as she could, but Keni just that much quicker. However, she did notice that she was merely smacking with the flat of the blade as opposed to cutting. More than once she'd feinted one direction, slid under Alex's reach and reappeared behind her. Finally Keni sidestepped and twisted, locking the hilts and yanking Alex onto the ground behind her.
"Bonne exposition Agent Cross."*
"Allez à l'enfer."*
Keni smiled as Alex got up slowly. She was good, a little bit of practice and she might be up to her own level of play. But not now. Now she had to knock her out and get the fuck out of there. "Une autre heure peut-être..."* In a blur of steel, Keni spun Alex around and pushed her into the wall. The hollow sound of her forehead contacting the wall rewarded the effort and Alex slid down the wall unconscious.
A noise caused her to spin around. There in the doorway to this particular room was Jake Shaw with his gun drawn. She looked at him a moment, he looked at her. As he lowered the muzzle of his gun, Keni heaved and flung the rapier across the room. The sword spun lethally towards the door where Jake stood before he dove out of the way. He landed and skidded across the floor, a soft 'thunk' echoing behind him. By the time Jake got to his feet and looked around, he found the rapier wobbling where it impaled itself into the wall a few inches, Alex still unconscious on the floor...
And a missing Keni along with the jewels.
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* Bonne exposition Agent Cross... = "Good show Agent Cross."
* Allez à l'enfer = "Go to hell."
* Une autre heure peut-être - "Another time perhaps..."
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