Hitman
Chapter 3: The Hit.
I for three days staked out the building my prey was hiding within. Pikachu helped by pulling some recon. Being a foot tall has its advantages. Soon it was Friday. The day I planned to execute my plan.
I came up to the Vermilion Heights building dressed as a member of a cleaning crew. I went in and got in the elevator and rode it to the top floor. I went inside the apartment there which took up the almost the entire floor. However this floor was smaller than the one below it which gave the condo below a large balcony area. Fortunatly this condo was vacant at the time allowing me easy access to my prey on the floor below me.
I had time before my partner made his move so I took the opportunity to change from my disguise including my fake beard and mustache into my work clothes, a black shirt, pants and a armored trench coat not to mention the ballistic vest I'm wearing. I double check my pistols after changing to make sure they don't jam. Then I pull out my special. It deceptively looks like a toy gun made of metal, but I know its incredible power. I probably won't have to use it but its one of the few connections I have left to my past. I then check my coat in the specially lined pocket where I keep its special ammo. I look at my watch two minutes to go time.
At T minus 30 seconds I head out to the patio of the top floor penthouse. Then I saw it. The lights went out. Pikachu had done it. The power was out and anything eletical in the building was fried. I love eletromagnitic pulses.
(This ain't a song for the broken-hearted)
I pull my shades on and jump down to the balcony below.
{No silent prayer for the faith-departed)
Standing in front of me by the glass door are two guards both looking inside .
(I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd)
"Hello. How ya doin?" As expected the two turned around just in time for the bullets to hit them both.
(You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud)
I can't help but smirk as I step into the room after opening the door.
(It's my life)
The smoke from the devices Pikachu and I snuck in are now going off. The EMP triggers worked perfectly.
(It's now or never)
I hit a small button on my shades triggering a special feature I built in them, thermal optics.
(I ain't gonna live forever)
In the now thermal vision I can see several people moving blindly guns drawn.
(I just want to live while I'm alive)
Two of them fall quickly to my guns when they get close.
((It's my life) My heart is like an open highway)
Now I see and hear them shooting blindly
(Like Frankie said I did it my way)
(I just wanna live while I'm alive)
(It's my life)
I start running across the great room in order to keep them from zeroing in on me.
(This is for the ones who stood their ground)
I make it around a corner and look back into the room.
(For Tommy and Gina who never backed down)
Two of them spot me in the thinning smoke and they take aim.
(Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake)
I Duck back just in time to avoid getting hit.
(Luck ain't even lucky)
I smile and pull out a small item.
(Got to make your own breaks)
I pull the pin and throw the flash bang back into the room.
(It's my life)
If I didn't know any better I'd swear I loved this work.
(It's now or never)
I step back into the room both guns drawn and eliminate the blinded guards.
(I ain't gonna live forever)
Then I feel it. A bullet hits me in the chest.
(I just want to live while I'm alive)
It would be a good death but I haven't gotten my revenge either so I can't die yet.
((It's my life) My heart is like an open highway)
Well that and my vest stops it.
(Like Frankie said I did it my way)
I let my bullets fly in reply.
(I just wanna live while I'm alive)
Even if he had a vest a head shot kills them every time.
(It's my life)
(Better stand tall when they're calling you out)
I hear off to my side two more voices calling out for the others.
(Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down)
I spin to get a look only two see at least three more coming down a hallway and my smile only grows.
(It's my life)
I unload both guns at the incoming targets and hit them all.
(And it's now or never)
I knell down and replace the boxes in both pistols to reload them.
('Cause I ain't gonna live forever)
I then begin to try and seearch the condo for my prey.
(I just want to live while I'm alive)
I check all over finding nothing.
((It's my life) My heart is like an open highway)
Except for one place...
(Like Frankie said I did it my way)
The Bathroom with its large hot tub.
(I just want to live while I'm alive)
I come up to the door ready to kick it down.
('Cause it's my life!)
With a mighty crash I kick it in and step up guns drawn.
I find exactly what I expect to find. My quarry in the hot tub with a pair of Hookers. Of course at this point all of them are too scared to be doing anything interesting. Thank god for that. This guy is one large tub of lard.
I see him just staring at me in fear "W...who are you?"
I smirk and holster one of my pistols. I only need one for this part.
"Some call me Snake...but you can call me the face of death if it wasn't obvious."
The two hookers look at me in fear as well. I can't say that I hate the feeling it gives me. One of them speaks "Does..that"
"Yes. Sorry ladies but you've seen my face. Can't take the chance." I approach the tub and cock the pistol to make sure its loaded. Then in the mirror behind the target I see someone.
"I don't think so." I must have missed this guard. I see that he has his gun aimed at my head.
"Well I must admit you got the drop on me but its not going to do you any good."
He laughs as does the target. "I fail to see how it will not. I have my gun pointed at your head and your back is to me."
"Well I could spin around and shoot you, or I could shoot the target and accomplish my goal."
"What good will it do you though if you are dead."
"Well I guess we're about to find out." I then spin and drop the only sound be three echos of thunder.
Ten seconds later I get up wincing and holding my shoulder. "Lucky fucker." I then turn around looking over to the three dead bodies in the tub.
"Not bad Pikachu. Would it have killed you to get here sooner though."
My partner just rolls his eyes. "Chu."
"Good job though. Now we got to get outta here before the cops show."
"Pikaaaa"
"You got the getaway set up?"
I quickly plug in a hair dryer and throw it into the hottub to cover Pikachu's tracks a bit.
"Pika."
"Okay lets get the bag and get my face on then."
A few minutes later we get downstairs and I see that the Police got here sooner than I expected and in greater numbers as well. I look down at my best friend.
"Well this don't look too good. Pikachu you think you got another EMP in you?"
He nodded in the affirmative.
"Good but I think I had better add to that distraction." I reach and pull my out my trump card from its holster at my back.
I position myself by a window and decide on the ammo for the shells of my weapon. "Hmmmm Pikachu you think a #16 shell would do it?"
He smiled a wicked little smile "Pikachu."
"Yeah, figured you'd like that idea."
I flipped the switch on the side of the barrel and my gun opened. I reached out and pulled a #16 shell and loaded its single shot in. That was the drawback to my Caster gun. It could pack one hell of a punch but I could only load it one shot at a time. For a second I remember the day I found this gun....but I quickly push back the memories of that damned day back from my memories and keep myself in the here and now.
I quickly knock out a part of the glass then duck back from the bullets that fly toward it. Then I aim out and pull the trigger. A brilliant shaft of light shoots from the Caster then hits the ground near but not actually hitting any of the police outside. The resulting explosion gives Pikachu the chance the release the EMP he's charged up as he runs out the door. The shockwave from both the caster shell and the EMP knock all the officers to the ground.
Quickly I ran out the door and see my escape route... the subway. Running as fast as I can I head strait for the stairs down. Behind me I hear a voice shouting at me to stop.
I don't even turn around as I contune down into the thankfully busy station. I know the voice that calls out to me and I can not even disgused as I am stop. Its Inspector Jenny.
"STOP OR I'LL SHOOT!"
Yea right like I'm that stupid. I still have things to do before I die and prison is not part of those plans. I quickly duck into the crowd and round a corner. Then I see salvation. An open janitors closet. I duck in and close the door behind me.
Inside I quickly shed my disguise and slip into more casual clothing from the jumpsuit I'm wearing.
I remove the fake mustache and put my shades back on. I then with my bag still in hand slip out into the crowd. I see the good inspector looking around but thankfully she dosen't see me. I quickly get to a train and get away.
A little bit later I with Pikachu at Doc's office. Doc was an surgeon who wasn't quite licenced. If it wasn't for people like him though there would be no place for people like me to get patched up.
"OW!! Damn it Doc can't you be more careful."
"Oh sorry Snake. I would use a anistethic but I'm out. You'll just have to deal."
"Well maybe if you used the money I paid you with to buy some rather than usin it on booze you'd have some."
"And if you we not in your line of work you wouldn't be in this condition boy. Well other than the obvious how is life treating you Snake?"
"All things considered not bad."
The old goat just smirked "Aaaah I see. Added another notch to the belt did you? Hehehe...I wish I still had my old touch with the girls. Ah well at least i still got my health."
"Yeah right old man the only thing you could catch in your prime was a OW! Watch it will ya!"
"You should know better than to speak like that to your elders... especialy when they're proficent with a scalpel my boy."
"Sorry Doc. So how it look?"
"Well I think I can safely say you have added yet another scar to your growing list of them. You'll be fine in a week, but I wouldn't move your shoulder around too much. Just remember to use that cream and the wound will be fine in no time."
"Alright Doc. Thanks a lot." I turned to Pikachu "Pay the man Pikachu while i get my shirt on will ya."
"Pika" He grabbed a small wad of cash out of my wallet while I got my button up shirt on. After straiting myself up Pikachu and me left and headed home to contact Bob to arrange my payment.
A few days later I found myself and Pikachu making our yearly visit to my home town of Pallet. I hate these trips. Almost everywhere I go I see reminders of the past. However much I would like to forget it I know deep down I mustn't ever forget. I can't go home again but then again would I even want to if it wasn't gone. Pikachu walks ahead of me in the field as we head toward our destination. He stops and lays down the two flowers he's carrying in two places. I catch up and lay down the two roses I'm holding. I look to the right and speak my piece
"I wish I could say its good to see you and to be honest I wouldn't be surprised if you would want to see me as I am now. I just want to say I'm sorry. Not for how I've lived these last few years. If you were here with me I know I would be living a very different life. Hell I'd probably be a father by now rasing our children. It just didn't seem to be in the cards for us. I don't have much to live for. You were all that kept me going for so long. Heh...you still are in a way. I just need to find the person responcible...then kill him. Then I can die. I just know I won't be joining you, but I'm alright with that."
Then I look to the right "I'm sorry mom. I know you wouldn't like what I'm doing but Its all I can do....come on Pikachu. Lets go."
I turn away from the graves of Misty Waterflower and Delia Ketchum. Its been six years to the day now since they were taken from me. On that day more than any other I wanted to die. I know one day I will but it won't reunite me with them. I am damned for I can not rest until I have my revenge and in order to do that Ash Ketchum had to die. I may use that name but it is not who I am. I am Snake Plisken.
You may try to run. You may try to hide. It will do you no good. I will find you and I will kill you. I am the Hitman.
To be continued...
Author's notes: Sorry for taking so long. I would say it was because I've been busy downloading fansubs off the net and thats why I haven't been writing. But to be honest I've just been lazy. Well that and I've just been figuring out how exactly to end this chapter. Well these first three chapters have just been to show you all Snake's persnoality and a bit of his past. Next chapter the real plot begins.