In The End
Chapter One
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New york- 2000 March
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Serena unlocked the door to her loft apartment and sighed when she spotted her younger sister Innocents, sitting on her couch. Serena tossed her keys on a end table then stripped off her black kid gloves and raised a brow,
" Innocents what are you doing in my home?"
Serena asked softly as she moved further into the room the silver gun plainly visable in the waistband of her jeans.
Innocents blinked and tried to appear innocent, easier said than done. Innocents Vanria stood six foot, had hip length light blue hair and dark brown eyes. Not to mention there were two nickle plated 9mm Glocks in a double shoulder holster that could be seen under the black leather jacket she wore.
" Cut the shit, Innocents, what are you doing in my home?" Serena asked again
Saffire eyes cut deeply into chocolate brown ones, Innocents crossed one leg over the other and sighed, " The station got a tip that Raven, would be making another attempt at the birds eye ruby."
Serena sat in the chair across from her sister, " And they sent Detective Innocents Vanria, to stop her older sister from making a mistake right?" She said folding her arms across her chest.
Innocents shook her head, " You know that I have not told them that you are Raven, I don't want you to get hurt."
Serena smirked, " And since when did you give a damn about me?"
Innocents shrugged, " Maybe I do, Maybe I don't."
Serena shrugged well used to the fact that her and her sister didn't share any lost love. " I will go for the birds eye, Innocents. Don't get in my way." She said
Innocents stood silently and shrugged again, " Suit yourself Serena, know that my department is watching for movement of, Raven" She said as she walked out.
Serena stared after her sister then picked up her phone and dialed the number for her best friend Artemis Gentry. As she listened to the phone ring she thought of her equitment agent Artemis and sighed, Artemis was twenty-five had shoulder length white hair and knowing yellow eyes. He was ex-CIA and good at what he did. He could get anything from a simple lock pick to a lazer drill.
" Gentry...." the voice on the other line said in a guff smoke filled voice.
" Hey Artemis, its Serena. Innocents was just here. She bought the bait about us going after the birds eye. So are all the plans set in motion for the heist in London this weekend?"
Serena could hear a rustling on the other end of the phone and her eyes slanted toward the clock on the TV, 2 am. Which ment that Artemis had been in bed with his fiancee Usagi for hours. She shook her head not having a current relationship she didn't understand the details that came with having a fiancee. Usagi was one of Serenas' best friends and was a amunitions tech. You gave Usagi something and she'd make it blow up, it was whispered by the people in their little group that Serena and Usagi could pass as twins.
" Sorry for waking you up Artemis, I'll let you get back to bed. I'm sure Usa's ready to bite my head off for waking you." Serena said.
Serena heard a yawn then a light chuckle, " No. Actually Usa's busy in Japan at the moment and I don't expect her back for another day or so. "
A soft clicking sound could be heard, then the sound of a modem as Artemis logged onto the telenet that he pirated from a company that was their front. After a moment Serena could hear the slightly staticy voice of Usagi from over the modem connection that Artimis had just made. Then Artimis' voice came back over the line,
" Okay Serena lets set plans into motion..." he said
Serena nodded and for the next eight hours, Serena, Artimis, and Usagi plotted their heist and how it would take place. Then Serena and Artimis said goodnight and they hung up so that Artimis and Usagi could talk to each other for a while. The familuar pang of jealousy wriggled through her as she thought about how close Usagi and Artimis were then she shook her head at herself and sighed leaning back on her couch when her phone rang again, she picked it up and stared at it a moment before hitting the talk button.
" Raven, here..." She said in a brisk tone not wanting to spend more time than neccicary with the person on the other side of the phone.
Serena heard a soft chuckle over the other side of the phone and a chill raced through her spine rippling softly. Then the voice said in a sickly sweet utterly false voice,
" Ms. Vanria should you answer your phone like that? I mean what if I were a cop or something? A government agent? "
Serena scowled, " Because Madam Raye I have caller ID and if that isn't enough security then I'm good enough to know that cops aren't looking for me at the moment."
Again the laugh sounded which only made Serena clench her teeth even more, " Yes but not as good as Monsieur Hou."
Serena stared at the slightly open door to her room and sighed before paying attention to the woman on the other end of the phone, " Is there a point to you calling Raye? Or just to annoy me to death in hopes that I will drop off the face of the planet."
A pause then, " Don't go after the disk Serena, you'll only get in our way." then the line went dead and Serena frowned and hung up the phone. Why Raye DeMonte would call and warn her to stay away from london was beyond her, unless Darien Mikeals was on the job as well. If that was the case Serena would go anyway. Serena packed her gear then went into the bathroom and took a long hot shower before getting a good nights rest.
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London, England
9:00 am
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Serena walked down the street slowly the disk tucked securely in the breast pocket of her black zip up coat. Suddenly the sounds of gunfire greeted her ears and she broke into a run. She reached back for the nextel phone, she hit a button on the side and yelled into the phone,
" Artimis, whats going on over there? "
Artimis ducked behind the sleek, specialized Mitsubishi Acura 3000GT as bullets whizzed over head and tinked off the armor plated sides. He was glad that their shop here in England had gotten his order to armor the car before sending it to the townhouse. At his phone beeping he switched his gun to his left hand and let it dangle as he listened to Serena's question.
" Oh nothing much its a lead hail out here and Usa, is in the middle of it with her colt fourty-fives blowing wholes through the enemies. We could use our fearless leader though." he replied then moved to a kneeling position and fired his desert eagle, before returning to his position behind the car. He could hear Usa cussing out the people as she fired at them. Suddently he heard something that made his throat close, Usa's guns clicked empty. " Sere I have to go Usa's in the middle of the gun fight and she empty."
Before Serena could answer the line went dead Serena put her phone back and cursed then took off in the direction of the gun fire reaching for her ladysmith .22 it wouldn't do much but held 13 bullets 14 on a good day. She rounded the corner to see Usa pinned down on the ground with a special ops person in black ontop of her. Artimis was pinned by gunfire behind the car. From her vantage point Serena saw the man in the black sunglasses and also the floating raven colored hair and shocking red womens business suit. This wasn't people from the building she had just procured the data from. It was Darien Mikeals and Raye DeMonte they stood next to a black 2002 Mustang Darien had an assult rifle aimed at Artimis.
Serena lifted her gun in a tea-cup grip and squeezed off two rounds, the bullets bit into the stock of the riffle and knocked it from Dariens arms. He turned and looked at her with empty midnight eyes then whispered something to Raye and ducked into the drivers side of the car. Raye fired her gun a couple times then ducked into the back seat of the car and pulled out a rocketlauncher and fired it in Artimis' direction before calmly sliding in next to Darien. The blast of the rocket hitting the car Artimis was hiding behind was ebough to get Serena's attention from Darien and Raye as they drove off. Serena ran over and squeezed off a shot at the man on Usa then helped her friend off the ground and ran to where Artimis was lay uncontious.
Usa holstered her guns and knelt next to Artimis lifting his head into her lap as she looked at the burning remains of the Acura. Serena also kneeling down her gun held in one hand and her phone in the other, she dialed the number for Gentry Technologies, the front of her operation. She listened to the phone ring and sighed she didn't know if the london branch was still open. Finally after what seemed like forever Agrias, the head of departments picked up.
" 'ello Gentry Tech, 'ow may I help you?"
Serena smiled at the familuar voice, " Agrias its Serena Vanrias here. Artimis, Usa and I need a new car."
" Sure thing boss, " Agrias said and hung up the phone.
Serena tucked her phone behind her back and looked over at Artimis who was awake now and Usa, " A cars picking us up soon."
The other two nodded and when serena pulled out the mini disk they grinned the laughed and looked around at the burning cars and bushes on the street. Not a hour later Artimis, Usa and Serena walked into their townhouse and went to bed after Serena made a few calls to her buyer.
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NewYork
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Innocents picked up the phone as it rang and listened to what the people said on the other line before throwing the phone across her front room. Her sister had not gone after the bird... she had traveled to London and taken a job much more dangerous, not that Innocents cared. Innocents informant had told her that the Raven had struck at Evertech the military research lab and gotten away with classified information. It would of been a clean get away if there hadn't of been a gun fight a few blocks away. Innocents moved toward her bedroom, and muttered before she crawled into bed.
" I will see the end of the Raven...."
Chapter One
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New york- 2000 March
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Serena unlocked the door to her loft apartment and sighed when she spotted her younger sister Innocents, sitting on her couch. Serena tossed her keys on a end table then stripped off her black kid gloves and raised a brow,
" Innocents what are you doing in my home?"
Serena asked softly as she moved further into the room the silver gun plainly visable in the waistband of her jeans.
Innocents blinked and tried to appear innocent, easier said than done. Innocents Vanria stood six foot, had hip length light blue hair and dark brown eyes. Not to mention there were two nickle plated 9mm Glocks in a double shoulder holster that could be seen under the black leather jacket she wore.
" Cut the shit, Innocents, what are you doing in my home?" Serena asked again
Saffire eyes cut deeply into chocolate brown ones, Innocents crossed one leg over the other and sighed, " The station got a tip that Raven, would be making another attempt at the birds eye ruby."
Serena sat in the chair across from her sister, " And they sent Detective Innocents Vanria, to stop her older sister from making a mistake right?" She said folding her arms across her chest.
Innocents shook her head, " You know that I have not told them that you are Raven, I don't want you to get hurt."
Serena smirked, " And since when did you give a damn about me?"
Innocents shrugged, " Maybe I do, Maybe I don't."
Serena shrugged well used to the fact that her and her sister didn't share any lost love. " I will go for the birds eye, Innocents. Don't get in my way." She said
Innocents stood silently and shrugged again, " Suit yourself Serena, know that my department is watching for movement of, Raven" She said as she walked out.
Serena stared after her sister then picked up her phone and dialed the number for her best friend Artemis Gentry. As she listened to the phone ring she thought of her equitment agent Artemis and sighed, Artemis was twenty-five had shoulder length white hair and knowing yellow eyes. He was ex-CIA and good at what he did. He could get anything from a simple lock pick to a lazer drill.
" Gentry...." the voice on the other line said in a guff smoke filled voice.
" Hey Artemis, its Serena. Innocents was just here. She bought the bait about us going after the birds eye. So are all the plans set in motion for the heist in London this weekend?"
Serena could hear a rustling on the other end of the phone and her eyes slanted toward the clock on the TV, 2 am. Which ment that Artemis had been in bed with his fiancee Usagi for hours. She shook her head not having a current relationship she didn't understand the details that came with having a fiancee. Usagi was one of Serenas' best friends and was a amunitions tech. You gave Usagi something and she'd make it blow up, it was whispered by the people in their little group that Serena and Usagi could pass as twins.
" Sorry for waking you up Artemis, I'll let you get back to bed. I'm sure Usa's ready to bite my head off for waking you." Serena said.
Serena heard a yawn then a light chuckle, " No. Actually Usa's busy in Japan at the moment and I don't expect her back for another day or so. "
A soft clicking sound could be heard, then the sound of a modem as Artemis logged onto the telenet that he pirated from a company that was their front. After a moment Serena could hear the slightly staticy voice of Usagi from over the modem connection that Artimis had just made. Then Artimis' voice came back over the line,
" Okay Serena lets set plans into motion..." he said
Serena nodded and for the next eight hours, Serena, Artimis, and Usagi plotted their heist and how it would take place. Then Serena and Artimis said goodnight and they hung up so that Artimis and Usagi could talk to each other for a while. The familuar pang of jealousy wriggled through her as she thought about how close Usagi and Artimis were then she shook her head at herself and sighed leaning back on her couch when her phone rang again, she picked it up and stared at it a moment before hitting the talk button.
" Raven, here..." She said in a brisk tone not wanting to spend more time than neccicary with the person on the other side of the phone.
Serena heard a soft chuckle over the other side of the phone and a chill raced through her spine rippling softly. Then the voice said in a sickly sweet utterly false voice,
" Ms. Vanria should you answer your phone like that? I mean what if I were a cop or something? A government agent? "
Serena scowled, " Because Madam Raye I have caller ID and if that isn't enough security then I'm good enough to know that cops aren't looking for me at the moment."
Again the laugh sounded which only made Serena clench her teeth even more, " Yes but not as good as Monsieur Hou."
Serena stared at the slightly open door to her room and sighed before paying attention to the woman on the other end of the phone, " Is there a point to you calling Raye? Or just to annoy me to death in hopes that I will drop off the face of the planet."
A pause then, " Don't go after the disk Serena, you'll only get in our way." then the line went dead and Serena frowned and hung up the phone. Why Raye DeMonte would call and warn her to stay away from london was beyond her, unless Darien Mikeals was on the job as well. If that was the case Serena would go anyway. Serena packed her gear then went into the bathroom and took a long hot shower before getting a good nights rest.
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London, England
9:00 am
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Serena walked down the street slowly the disk tucked securely in the breast pocket of her black zip up coat. Suddenly the sounds of gunfire greeted her ears and she broke into a run. She reached back for the nextel phone, she hit a button on the side and yelled into the phone,
" Artimis, whats going on over there? "
Artimis ducked behind the sleek, specialized Mitsubishi Acura 3000GT as bullets whizzed over head and tinked off the armor plated sides. He was glad that their shop here in England had gotten his order to armor the car before sending it to the townhouse. At his phone beeping he switched his gun to his left hand and let it dangle as he listened to Serena's question.
" Oh nothing much its a lead hail out here and Usa, is in the middle of it with her colt fourty-fives blowing wholes through the enemies. We could use our fearless leader though." he replied then moved to a kneeling position and fired his desert eagle, before returning to his position behind the car. He could hear Usa cussing out the people as she fired at them. Suddently he heard something that made his throat close, Usa's guns clicked empty. " Sere I have to go Usa's in the middle of the gun fight and she empty."
Before Serena could answer the line went dead Serena put her phone back and cursed then took off in the direction of the gun fire reaching for her ladysmith .22 it wouldn't do much but held 13 bullets 14 on a good day. She rounded the corner to see Usa pinned down on the ground with a special ops person in black ontop of her. Artimis was pinned by gunfire behind the car. From her vantage point Serena saw the man in the black sunglasses and also the floating raven colored hair and shocking red womens business suit. This wasn't people from the building she had just procured the data from. It was Darien Mikeals and Raye DeMonte they stood next to a black 2002 Mustang Darien had an assult rifle aimed at Artimis.
Serena lifted her gun in a tea-cup grip and squeezed off two rounds, the bullets bit into the stock of the riffle and knocked it from Dariens arms. He turned and looked at her with empty midnight eyes then whispered something to Raye and ducked into the drivers side of the car. Raye fired her gun a couple times then ducked into the back seat of the car and pulled out a rocketlauncher and fired it in Artimis' direction before calmly sliding in next to Darien. The blast of the rocket hitting the car Artimis was hiding behind was ebough to get Serena's attention from Darien and Raye as they drove off. Serena ran over and squeezed off a shot at the man on Usa then helped her friend off the ground and ran to where Artimis was lay uncontious.
Usa holstered her guns and knelt next to Artimis lifting his head into her lap as she looked at the burning remains of the Acura. Serena also kneeling down her gun held in one hand and her phone in the other, she dialed the number for Gentry Technologies, the front of her operation. She listened to the phone ring and sighed she didn't know if the london branch was still open. Finally after what seemed like forever Agrias, the head of departments picked up.
" 'ello Gentry Tech, 'ow may I help you?"
Serena smiled at the familuar voice, " Agrias its Serena Vanrias here. Artimis, Usa and I need a new car."
" Sure thing boss, " Agrias said and hung up the phone.
Serena tucked her phone behind her back and looked over at Artimis who was awake now and Usa, " A cars picking us up soon."
The other two nodded and when serena pulled out the mini disk they grinned the laughed and looked around at the burning cars and bushes on the street. Not a hour later Artimis, Usa and Serena walked into their townhouse and went to bed after Serena made a few calls to her buyer.
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NewYork
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Innocents picked up the phone as it rang and listened to what the people said on the other line before throwing the phone across her front room. Her sister had not gone after the bird... she had traveled to London and taken a job much more dangerous, not that Innocents cared. Innocents informant had told her that the Raven had struck at Evertech the military research lab and gotten away with classified information. It would of been a clean get away if there hadn't of been a gun fight a few blocks away. Innocents moved toward her bedroom, and muttered before she crawled into bed.
" I will see the end of the Raven...."