Sniper-X: Chapter 7-Company
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They had left the hotel fairly early, around 4 a.m. actually. Neither Logan nor Sniper-X wanted to hang around and get more sleep, because they couldn't sleep anyway, so they thought instead of wasting time they'd get back on the road.
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After stopping several times for food and rest breaks, SX and Logan finally made it to New York. It was ten o'clock and still plenty of time was left to see SX's source.
SX directed Logan to a bar called, 'Good Times Gone' where she claimed her source to be.
Once parked, they dismounted the motorcycle and headed towards the door. Just before entering, Logan put a hand on SX's shoulder. She turned and looked at him, her eyes gleaming with determination.
"What?"
"What's this guy's name?"
SX thought for a moment. It had been a long time since she'd been to the bar and she could barely remember the keeper's name. It was on the tip of her brain, she could just feel it lingering there. "Buck." She paused. "Well actually, he used ta have me call him 'Uncle Buck', y'know like the movie, but he ain't my uncle."
Logan nodded, getting an understandment of the situation.
SX had her hand on the door handle, but she turned one more time to look at Logan. "Oh, and he used ta call me....some name, I can't think of it. But anyway, just ta let ya know." She opened the door and they walked into the musty smelling bar.
There were no customers since ten was pretty early for the usuals that come to the bar. The bartender was a slim, sickly-looking man that looked about mid 40's. He had streaks of grey in his greasy brown hair, and there was stubble on his chin. He looked up at the sudden sound of the bells on the door. Squinting at first, he stared thoughtfully at SX, then smiled. "Cricket! S'that you girl?"
SX smiled. "Hey, Uncle Buck. It's me." She walked over to the bar casually and Logan followed, not saying a word.
"I haven't seen ya in ages kiddo. Where ya been?"
SX's eyes drifted around the bar. "Oh, I've been around."
Buck crossed his arms, then suddenly reached in his back pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. He tossed it onto the bar and looked at SX. "Some guy left this for ya. I told him I hadn't seen ya in so long, but he insisted that you'd be here soon. Hell, I never would've guessed he'd be right."
SX glared at the paper, not wanting to read it. It was probably a threatening note from one of her admirers. She sighed, then finally picked up the paper and read it.
Logan watched her intently, wondering what the paper said. "What's it say kid?"
SX frowned, her eyebrows furrowed in a mild look of confusion. "It says: 'Meet me outside the bar, I have something to tell you. Signed, a tie to your past.'"
Logan took the note from her and looked it over. He then turned to Buck. "What'd this guy look like?"
Buck gave Logan a mild glare, looking him over. He pointed a thumb over at Logan and looked at SX. "Who's this guy Cricket?"
"Oh, this is Logan. He's a friend."
Buck looked back at Logan, answering his question. "Well the guy that came in said some other guy outside gave him the note ta bring in. Said he'd never seen the guy before, but he gave him 10 bucks ta do it." Buck shrugged.
Logan crossed his arms. He looked at SX noting her confusion and undecisiveness. "Well kid, shall we check it out?"
SX set her jaw forward in a determined manner. "Yeah."
She and Logan walked out of the bar, telling Buck to stay put.
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Outside in the alleyway, Logan looked around and sniffed the air.
SX looked at him skeptically. "What are you doing?"
Logan continued checking around. "Enhanced senses."
"Ok then." SX replied. She took her backpack off her shoulders and started rumaging through it. She took out her 9mm and a knife, strapping it to her belt. She then looked at Logan who was still sniffing around. "Catch a scent yet Lassie?"
Logan glared at SX, he then looked straight up. "We're bein' followed."
SX turned her attention to the rooftops, aiming her gun skyward.
Suddenly a dark figure came down from the sky, landing just infront of Logan and Sniper-X.
SX had her gun pointed at the figure and Logan unsheathed his claws.
It was a man, wearing a sleak black and red uniform that had a mask with big red lemon-shaped spots for eyes, and little devil-like horns. He had strange bat-like wings and a greyish demonic tail swishing behind him.
"Who the hell are you?!" Logan growled at the mysterious man.
SX continued to point her gun, but didn't say a word.
"My name is Hell Demon." The figure responded in an eerie, raspy voice that didn't seem human. "Do not trust the tip-off you've received. I know the truth..."
"What makes you think we should trust you?!" SX snarled at the man.
Without another word, Hell Demon looked up at the sky, spreading his wings, and took off into the night.
Logan sniffed the air again. "Someone's still out there, and it ain't Bat-boy this time."
SX and Logan looked at all sides of them. It was dark and they couldn't see much but they did hear a few different voices and the unmistable cocking of several weapons around them.
"Looks like we got company." SX mumbled, getting back to back with Logan, each having weapons directed outward at their unseen attackers.
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They had left the hotel fairly early, around 4 a.m. actually. Neither Logan nor Sniper-X wanted to hang around and get more sleep, because they couldn't sleep anyway, so they thought instead of wasting time they'd get back on the road.
---------------
After stopping several times for food and rest breaks, SX and Logan finally made it to New York. It was ten o'clock and still plenty of time was left to see SX's source.
SX directed Logan to a bar called, 'Good Times Gone' where she claimed her source to be.
Once parked, they dismounted the motorcycle and headed towards the door. Just before entering, Logan put a hand on SX's shoulder. She turned and looked at him, her eyes gleaming with determination.
"What?"
"What's this guy's name?"
SX thought for a moment. It had been a long time since she'd been to the bar and she could barely remember the keeper's name. It was on the tip of her brain, she could just feel it lingering there. "Buck." She paused. "Well actually, he used ta have me call him 'Uncle Buck', y'know like the movie, but he ain't my uncle."
Logan nodded, getting an understandment of the situation.
SX had her hand on the door handle, but she turned one more time to look at Logan. "Oh, and he used ta call me....some name, I can't think of it. But anyway, just ta let ya know." She opened the door and they walked into the musty smelling bar.
There were no customers since ten was pretty early for the usuals that come to the bar. The bartender was a slim, sickly-looking man that looked about mid 40's. He had streaks of grey in his greasy brown hair, and there was stubble on his chin. He looked up at the sudden sound of the bells on the door. Squinting at first, he stared thoughtfully at SX, then smiled. "Cricket! S'that you girl?"
SX smiled. "Hey, Uncle Buck. It's me." She walked over to the bar casually and Logan followed, not saying a word.
"I haven't seen ya in ages kiddo. Where ya been?"
SX's eyes drifted around the bar. "Oh, I've been around."
Buck crossed his arms, then suddenly reached in his back pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. He tossed it onto the bar and looked at SX. "Some guy left this for ya. I told him I hadn't seen ya in so long, but he insisted that you'd be here soon. Hell, I never would've guessed he'd be right."
SX glared at the paper, not wanting to read it. It was probably a threatening note from one of her admirers. She sighed, then finally picked up the paper and read it.
Logan watched her intently, wondering what the paper said. "What's it say kid?"
SX frowned, her eyebrows furrowed in a mild look of confusion. "It says: 'Meet me outside the bar, I have something to tell you. Signed, a tie to your past.'"
Logan took the note from her and looked it over. He then turned to Buck. "What'd this guy look like?"
Buck gave Logan a mild glare, looking him over. He pointed a thumb over at Logan and looked at SX. "Who's this guy Cricket?"
"Oh, this is Logan. He's a friend."
Buck looked back at Logan, answering his question. "Well the guy that came in said some other guy outside gave him the note ta bring in. Said he'd never seen the guy before, but he gave him 10 bucks ta do it." Buck shrugged.
Logan crossed his arms. He looked at SX noting her confusion and undecisiveness. "Well kid, shall we check it out?"
SX set her jaw forward in a determined manner. "Yeah."
She and Logan walked out of the bar, telling Buck to stay put.
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Outside in the alleyway, Logan looked around and sniffed the air.
SX looked at him skeptically. "What are you doing?"
Logan continued checking around. "Enhanced senses."
"Ok then." SX replied. She took her backpack off her shoulders and started rumaging through it. She took out her 9mm and a knife, strapping it to her belt. She then looked at Logan who was still sniffing around. "Catch a scent yet Lassie?"
Logan glared at SX, he then looked straight up. "We're bein' followed."
SX turned her attention to the rooftops, aiming her gun skyward.
Suddenly a dark figure came down from the sky, landing just infront of Logan and Sniper-X.
SX had her gun pointed at the figure and Logan unsheathed his claws.
It was a man, wearing a sleak black and red uniform that had a mask with big red lemon-shaped spots for eyes, and little devil-like horns. He had strange bat-like wings and a greyish demonic tail swishing behind him.
"Who the hell are you?!" Logan growled at the mysterious man.
SX continued to point her gun, but didn't say a word.
"My name is Hell Demon." The figure responded in an eerie, raspy voice that didn't seem human. "Do not trust the tip-off you've received. I know the truth..."
"What makes you think we should trust you?!" SX snarled at the man.
Without another word, Hell Demon looked up at the sky, spreading his wings, and took off into the night.
Logan sniffed the air again. "Someone's still out there, and it ain't Bat-boy this time."
SX and Logan looked at all sides of them. It was dark and they couldn't see much but they did hear a few different voices and the unmistable cocking of several weapons around them.
"Looks like we got company." SX mumbled, getting back to back with Logan, each having weapons directed outward at their unseen attackers.