Notes and Disclaimer as part one
Chapter one
The bank robbers herded all the customers up to the counter. Apart from Darien, Hobbes and Ellie there were seven other people in the bank. One was a woman with a three-year-old girl who was staring wide-eyed at what was going on.
"Great," Darien said as he felt a shotgun to his back as he was pushed up to the counter.
"Look buddy, we can sort this out," Bobby said to one and was rewarded with a shotgun handle in the side. He doubled over in pain. Darien helped him to the ground.
"Nobody say or do anything stupid or I'll blow the head off," said one of the robbers. Darien looked over at another woman who was weeping silently.
"Look man, why don't let us go, leave the bank and no more is said about it," he said to the robber who had pushed the shotgun into his back.
"SHUT UP," replied the robber.
"Look I'm trying to help," continued Darien. The robber walked over to Darien and put the shotgun to Darien's head. Darien stared right at the bank robber and said nothing. The robber turned away to speak to one of his accomplices.
"Let's just get the money and get the hell out of here," he said. His accomplice nodded and ordered one of the tellers to go to the vault with him. The bank teller shook her head but the robber grabbed her by the arm and dragged her to the vault.
Darien caught the eye of Ellie who was sitting a bit away. She lifted up her shirt to reveal a handgun in a holster.
"I'm a cop," she mouthed over to him. Darien nodded and looked at Bobby who was still in considerable pain.
"You ok, Bobby?" Darien asked in concern.
"No. I think I got that blow in the kidney," replied Bobby with a grimace.
"Did you bring your gun with you?" Darien whispered.
"No," Bobby replied.
"You didn't bring it! You bring it with you everywhere. You even sleep with it," exclaimed Darien.
"I don't have it with me now Fawkes," said Bobby clutching his side in pain.
"The one day you don't have it with you and we are caught up in a bank robbery," Darien said in frustration. He noticed that Bobby was turning pale. His breathing was becoming more rapid. Darien grabbed Bobby's wrist to feel his pulse. One of the robbers saw Darien doing this.
"Hands where we can see them," the robber shouted.
"He's injured," Ellie said.
"Well if you don't stay quiet he'll be dead," replied the robber.
"You've injured two people all ready, man. Let them and the women out," Darien said calmly.
"You were told to shut up," the robber said.
"I know but I'm telling you the reality of the situation," replied Darien.
"The reality of the situation here is that you were all in the wrong place at the wrong time," replied the robber.
"Story of my life," replied Darien.
"Hanks what's keeping them down there," the other robber shouted over.
"The vault is on a timer. It won't open till tomorrow morning," replied the other bank teller.
Down at the vault the bank teller was trying to explain to the guy that took her down exactly that. The vault wouldn't open till the following morning. He dragged her back up the stairs. She explained to the other robbers what she had tried telling the guy she went down to the vault with. She was pushed back in behind the counter while the four men conferred.
"I told you this was a bad idea," Hanks said to his accomplices.
"Shut up. We are in this together right?" one of the others said.
"Yeah," replied Hanks with a sigh.
"So we wait till the vault opens tomorrow morning. Is everyone agreed? Tobias?"
"Agreed," Tobias replied.
"What about you, Parker?
"Agreed," replied Parker.
"Hanks. What about you? Do you agree?"
Hanks looked over at the injured security guard and at the other people. He also looked out the door. He saw a number of police cars outside the door. "I just have one question, Sam," he said.
"What's that?" asked Sam who was the ringleader.
"What about the ones who are injured?" Hanks asked.
"Forget about them. They are dead anyway. Now do you agree?" Sam repeated his original question.
"Yeah, ok," replied Hanks.
Sam turned around to their hostages. "Ok the situation is we are waiting till tomorrow morning for the vault to open. We're staying the night. The woman with the child can go as well as the security guard. The rest of you? We're going to have a party." Sam told the woman and the child to go as well as security guard to leave. The woman with the child ran out and one of the male customers helped the security guard to his feet and helped him outside. Parker grabbed the male customer and brought him back in when he tried to escape.
"I wonder where Darien is?" Claire asked when she went into The Official's office. The Official had called her up. "He's never usually this late for a shot."
"We've become aware of a situation in the Allied Bank of America down the street. It seems that a bank robbery is taking place," Eberts said turning on the television. The television showed pictures of the three people leaving the bank.
"Oh dear," replied Claire.
"It appears that Fawkes and Hobbes are inside," The Official said pointing to Hobbes' van which was still parked outside the bank.
"Oh dear," repeated Claire.
"We don't know the situation as of yet but if two of our agents are involved, we are involved," replied The Official.
"So what are we going to do?" asked Claire.
"We have a top level hostage negotiator coming in," replied Eberts. They heard the news presenter coming back on. They stood in silence as they listened to the report.
"It appears that the four men in the bank are holding at least two employees and seven civilians in the bank. A phone call from the bank said that they will be keeping all seven hostages there overnight until the vault opens tomorrow morning. Reports are coming in that..."
"Tomorrow morning?" Claire said. "We better get that negotiator in fast."
Chapter one
The bank robbers herded all the customers up to the counter. Apart from Darien, Hobbes and Ellie there were seven other people in the bank. One was a woman with a three-year-old girl who was staring wide-eyed at what was going on.
"Great," Darien said as he felt a shotgun to his back as he was pushed up to the counter.
"Look buddy, we can sort this out," Bobby said to one and was rewarded with a shotgun handle in the side. He doubled over in pain. Darien helped him to the ground.
"Nobody say or do anything stupid or I'll blow the head off," said one of the robbers. Darien looked over at another woman who was weeping silently.
"Look man, why don't let us go, leave the bank and no more is said about it," he said to the robber who had pushed the shotgun into his back.
"SHUT UP," replied the robber.
"Look I'm trying to help," continued Darien. The robber walked over to Darien and put the shotgun to Darien's head. Darien stared right at the bank robber and said nothing. The robber turned away to speak to one of his accomplices.
"Let's just get the money and get the hell out of here," he said. His accomplice nodded and ordered one of the tellers to go to the vault with him. The bank teller shook her head but the robber grabbed her by the arm and dragged her to the vault.
Darien caught the eye of Ellie who was sitting a bit away. She lifted up her shirt to reveal a handgun in a holster.
"I'm a cop," she mouthed over to him. Darien nodded and looked at Bobby who was still in considerable pain.
"You ok, Bobby?" Darien asked in concern.
"No. I think I got that blow in the kidney," replied Bobby with a grimace.
"Did you bring your gun with you?" Darien whispered.
"No," Bobby replied.
"You didn't bring it! You bring it with you everywhere. You even sleep with it," exclaimed Darien.
"I don't have it with me now Fawkes," said Bobby clutching his side in pain.
"The one day you don't have it with you and we are caught up in a bank robbery," Darien said in frustration. He noticed that Bobby was turning pale. His breathing was becoming more rapid. Darien grabbed Bobby's wrist to feel his pulse. One of the robbers saw Darien doing this.
"Hands where we can see them," the robber shouted.
"He's injured," Ellie said.
"Well if you don't stay quiet he'll be dead," replied the robber.
"You've injured two people all ready, man. Let them and the women out," Darien said calmly.
"You were told to shut up," the robber said.
"I know but I'm telling you the reality of the situation," replied Darien.
"The reality of the situation here is that you were all in the wrong place at the wrong time," replied the robber.
"Story of my life," replied Darien.
"Hanks what's keeping them down there," the other robber shouted over.
"The vault is on a timer. It won't open till tomorrow morning," replied the other bank teller.
Down at the vault the bank teller was trying to explain to the guy that took her down exactly that. The vault wouldn't open till the following morning. He dragged her back up the stairs. She explained to the other robbers what she had tried telling the guy she went down to the vault with. She was pushed back in behind the counter while the four men conferred.
"I told you this was a bad idea," Hanks said to his accomplices.
"Shut up. We are in this together right?" one of the others said.
"Yeah," replied Hanks with a sigh.
"So we wait till the vault opens tomorrow morning. Is everyone agreed? Tobias?"
"Agreed," Tobias replied.
"What about you, Parker?
"Agreed," replied Parker.
"Hanks. What about you? Do you agree?"
Hanks looked over at the injured security guard and at the other people. He also looked out the door. He saw a number of police cars outside the door. "I just have one question, Sam," he said.
"What's that?" asked Sam who was the ringleader.
"What about the ones who are injured?" Hanks asked.
"Forget about them. They are dead anyway. Now do you agree?" Sam repeated his original question.
"Yeah, ok," replied Hanks.
Sam turned around to their hostages. "Ok the situation is we are waiting till tomorrow morning for the vault to open. We're staying the night. The woman with the child can go as well as the security guard. The rest of you? We're going to have a party." Sam told the woman and the child to go as well as security guard to leave. The woman with the child ran out and one of the male customers helped the security guard to his feet and helped him outside. Parker grabbed the male customer and brought him back in when he tried to escape.
"I wonder where Darien is?" Claire asked when she went into The Official's office. The Official had called her up. "He's never usually this late for a shot."
"We've become aware of a situation in the Allied Bank of America down the street. It seems that a bank robbery is taking place," Eberts said turning on the television. The television showed pictures of the three people leaving the bank.
"Oh dear," replied Claire.
"It appears that Fawkes and Hobbes are inside," The Official said pointing to Hobbes' van which was still parked outside the bank.
"Oh dear," repeated Claire.
"We don't know the situation as of yet but if two of our agents are involved, we are involved," replied The Official.
"So what are we going to do?" asked Claire.
"We have a top level hostage negotiator coming in," replied Eberts. They heard the news presenter coming back on. They stood in silence as they listened to the report.
"It appears that the four men in the bank are holding at least two employees and seven civilians in the bank. A phone call from the bank said that they will be keeping all seven hostages there overnight until the vault opens tomorrow morning. Reports are coming in that..."
"Tomorrow morning?" Claire said. "We better get that negotiator in fast."