Spike freefell from the bridge. He couldn't tell how fast he was going or
what was going on around him. He just hoped he could get to Elise in time.
He saw the portal ahead of him. When he fell through it, he immediatly
landed on a collection of trash cans. He was expecting it to hurt, but he
felt nothing. Just a numb buzzing where the pain should be.
Spike looked around. Above him was a crow cawing. He blinked and he could see himself from above. He blinked again and he could see normally. He heard the shots getting closer. Elise was coming this way. The Syndicate shooters were right behind her. He could smell her blood from where he was. She ran past there in a blaze of red and black. Her arm was still bleeding badly and he could tell she was getting tired. And to make matters worse, she ran into a dead end.
Elise skidded to a stop and looked around for another exit. But she was trapped. There was no other way out expect past the shooters. And she knew she would never make it. She let go of her injured arm and pulled her gun from her pants. Her hand shook as she tried to aim. Her vision was blurry and doubled. She couldn't make the shot, but she didn't want to just give up.
The gunmen stopped in front of her. They started laughing and advanced on her.
" You know, you're in alot of trouble little girl. You got into something you shouldn't have." One said.
" I don't know what you're talking about." She said.
" You don't have to know. Just know you're going to die." Another said pointing his gun at them.
Just as the trigger was pulled, Spike ran in front of Elise. He took the shot right in his stomach. He grunted as he felt the bullet enter his body. But he felt no pain.
" Where did he come from?!" One asked.
" I don't know!" Another said.
" Hey man. What do you think you're doing playing hero? You're going to die for nothing now." The shooter said a bit shocked.
Spike fell a little from the surprise of the hit. One of the shooters came over and looked at him. Spike felt his fingers start to ache.
" He's still alive." He said.
" No. Not technically." Spike said looking directly at them.
But this time, his face was different. He had a black and white Harlequin mask on. His fingers ached because his nails were turning black. He rolled back and flipped up.
The shooter's backed up.
" What are you?" One asked.
Spike advanced. They started to shoot at him. He moved out of the way. They ran out of bullets. Spike smiled wickedly.
" Missed me. Now it's my turn." He said.
He kicked the gun out of the first shooter's hand and elbowed another. Then he grabbed the hand of one who was reloading. He grabbed him and took control of his arm. He shot the other four that were starting to reload. Then he turned to the one in his hands. He still had his arm. He kicked him in the face once and then kicked him in the ribs. Then he put his foot in the guys face and grinded his heel against it. After that he placed his foot on the side of the guy's face and pushed hard. There was a satifying crack as the neck broke.
Spike smiled and let the guy fall to the ground. Then he felt a shot through his back. He turned around. Elise had shot him. He felt his face go back to normal.
" Hey. I saved your life Ed, and you shoot me from behind." He said.
Her mouth dropped open in shock. She was totally surprised. She dropped the gun and fell to her knees.
" You look just like him. But he died. Only he would call me..." She trailed.
" It's me Ed." Spike said smiling.
" But you can't be. You're dead. Oh." She said fainting.
Spike caught her before she hit the pavement and lifted her up in his arms. He looked around and sighed as he heard sirens coming closer.
" I can't stay outta trouble." He said.
He shifted Elise's weight and took her wallet. He found her address and decided it was the bes place to go. He never trusted hospitals.
" Alright, Elise, let's get you cleaned up before you end up like me." He said.
Spike looked around. Above him was a crow cawing. He blinked and he could see himself from above. He blinked again and he could see normally. He heard the shots getting closer. Elise was coming this way. The Syndicate shooters were right behind her. He could smell her blood from where he was. She ran past there in a blaze of red and black. Her arm was still bleeding badly and he could tell she was getting tired. And to make matters worse, she ran into a dead end.
Elise skidded to a stop and looked around for another exit. But she was trapped. There was no other way out expect past the shooters. And she knew she would never make it. She let go of her injured arm and pulled her gun from her pants. Her hand shook as she tried to aim. Her vision was blurry and doubled. She couldn't make the shot, but she didn't want to just give up.
The gunmen stopped in front of her. They started laughing and advanced on her.
" You know, you're in alot of trouble little girl. You got into something you shouldn't have." One said.
" I don't know what you're talking about." She said.
" You don't have to know. Just know you're going to die." Another said pointing his gun at them.
Just as the trigger was pulled, Spike ran in front of Elise. He took the shot right in his stomach. He grunted as he felt the bullet enter his body. But he felt no pain.
" Where did he come from?!" One asked.
" I don't know!" Another said.
" Hey man. What do you think you're doing playing hero? You're going to die for nothing now." The shooter said a bit shocked.
Spike fell a little from the surprise of the hit. One of the shooters came over and looked at him. Spike felt his fingers start to ache.
" He's still alive." He said.
" No. Not technically." Spike said looking directly at them.
But this time, his face was different. He had a black and white Harlequin mask on. His fingers ached because his nails were turning black. He rolled back and flipped up.
The shooter's backed up.
" What are you?" One asked.
Spike advanced. They started to shoot at him. He moved out of the way. They ran out of bullets. Spike smiled wickedly.
" Missed me. Now it's my turn." He said.
He kicked the gun out of the first shooter's hand and elbowed another. Then he grabbed the hand of one who was reloading. He grabbed him and took control of his arm. He shot the other four that were starting to reload. Then he turned to the one in his hands. He still had his arm. He kicked him in the face once and then kicked him in the ribs. Then he put his foot in the guys face and grinded his heel against it. After that he placed his foot on the side of the guy's face and pushed hard. There was a satifying crack as the neck broke.
Spike smiled and let the guy fall to the ground. Then he felt a shot through his back. He turned around. Elise had shot him. He felt his face go back to normal.
" Hey. I saved your life Ed, and you shoot me from behind." He said.
Her mouth dropped open in shock. She was totally surprised. She dropped the gun and fell to her knees.
" You look just like him. But he died. Only he would call me..." She trailed.
" It's me Ed." Spike said smiling.
" But you can't be. You're dead. Oh." She said fainting.
Spike caught her before she hit the pavement and lifted her up in his arms. He looked around and sighed as he heard sirens coming closer.
" I can't stay outta trouble." He said.
He shifted Elise's weight and took her wallet. He found her address and decided it was the bes place to go. He never trusted hospitals.
" Alright, Elise, let's get you cleaned up before you end up like me." He said.