The knife pressed against Cat's throat.
"Hold it, babe. Don't even think about twitching." a voice growled.
"Let go of me ye bloody bastard." Cat warned.
"Easy, sweethaht." another man spoke. His face was covered by a green balaclava and his piercing brown eyes meant business.
"What the bloody hell do ye bastards want?"
"Where's Shockwave."
"Who's that?"
"Wrong ansah. Where is he?' the man repeated.
"I dinna know who the hell ye are talking about. But I suggest ye get the hell out of my house!"
The man motioned and Cat felt the knife pull away and the man who had been restraining her released her. In one swift motion Cat swung and landed a solid punch on the man who had been restraining her. The tell tale click of a weapon being cocked echoed through the room as she felt a gun pressed against her temple.
"Shockwave. Where is he?"
"Like I said. I dinna know who ye are talking about ye bleeding bastard."
Two men stepped into the room.
"Well?" the masked man demanded.
"The treads on her car match the tracks where Shockwave was taken." Spirit spoke.
"And the car was stolen. She hot wired it." Low Light added, hefting his rifle.
"So? What would be ye point?"
"Your car can be trace ta where our man was taken, sweethaht. So you're gonna tell us where he is befoah I hafta get nasty." the mask man growled.
"Ye can tell ye boss Headman that if he wants Shockwave's body he can drag the bloody river." Cat shouted taking a step forward, ignoring the gun against her head.
"Headman?" the man's eyebrow rose.
"Yea, ye bloody bastard."
One of the two men stepped into the light, revealing himself to be of Native American descent. He placed his hand on top of the gun and forced the masked man to lower it.
"There has been a great misunderstanding."
"O really?"
"Several armed men where here when we arrived, you were assumed to be with them."
"Then who are ye suppose to be the bloody Easter Bunny and his helpers?"
"I am Spirit of the GI Joe team, Black Cat."
Cat's eyes narrowed. She wasn't sure if she could trust them with Shockwave's life. "Prove it."
"The code to identify ourselves is Mako."
"Fine." Cat turned around to face Hit and Run. "Don't ye ever call me babe again." Cat enforced her point by quickly bringing up her foot and connecting with Hit & Run's groin.
"Ughhhh..." Hit & Run groaned, collapsing to his knees, his hand moving to protect his injured manhood.
"Now where we gentlemen?" Cat asked sweetly.
"Where is Shockwave?" Beach Head asked once more, a smile obvious under his mask.
"He's at a doctor's office. I was coming back to get some more clothes. Then ye daft people showed up."
"You'da preferred we left you to deal with tha gunmen?" Beach Head snapped back.
"Better than dealing with that fool dolt in the floor." Cat snapped back getting into Beach Head's face.
"Listen, sistah, I'm about ta throw your sorry ass in tha brig."
"Ye and what army buddy. I dinna have time nor the patience to listen to ye run ye mouth. Now get out of my way."
"Come." Spirit placed a hand on her shoulder. "Flint will want to speak with you. Gather what you came for and we will take you to Flint and retrieve our missing comrade."
"I can't go with ye."
"Why?"
"I have to go back to the doctor's office. I have to be there when Shockwave wakes up."
"Then we will go together. Gather what you came for." Spirit replied.
"Mainframe, tell Flint that we have Cat and are going to get Shockwave."
"Fine..." Cat sighed. She head upstairs to get the clothes.
"You okay?" Mainframe asked Hit & Run, offering a hand to pull him to his feet.
"Yeah...she's hot."
"Careful, boy. That's what got yer nuts kicked in tha first place." Beach Head said. Cat wasn't gone very long when the men downstairs could hear her swearing loudly in Gaelic.
"One of ye bloody bleeding bastards get ye arse up here and get these damn bodies out of my closet. NOW!" Cat stormed to the top of the stairs and glared down at the men. A defiant smile was visible under Beach Head's mask as he climbed the stairs.
"Problem, princess?"
"Listen to me ye backwoods jerk. I know ye took care of the men in my house, but find some other place to put them besides my closet. By the time we get back here...they'll stink me out of my house. I don't care want ye do with them...throw them in the river, but get the bodies out of my house before ye are lying on the floor like ye friend down there was."
"The bodies will be taken care of by the authorities." Spirit spoke calmly from the base of the stairs.
"WHAT! I am not having the authorities traipsing about in my safe house do ye understand what I'm saying!" Cat shouted once again getting in Beach Head's face.
"We'll take care of it. Don't get yer panties in a twist."
"Ye better take care of it. I am not getting my panties in a twist. All the time I've spent arguing with ye I could have already been back at the doctor's office. Shockwave was unconscious when we got to the doctor's. He won't know where he's at ye bloody fool!"
"Tha kid can care for his own ass, sistah."
"Ye don't even have any clue about him do ye? Humpf. I'll be ready in less than five minutes. Ye better be too." Cat replied turning and going back into her room. Cat quickly packed more clothes for her and Shockwave both. If Shockwave had woken up while she was gone and hurt himself she was going to get that masked guy. He was such an arsehole.
"Daylight's burnin', sweethaht." Beach Head shouted from the hall. Cat came storming out of the bedroom; the angry clearly visible on her face. "I'm ready, backwoods bastard."
"Good."
Cat quickly walked down the stairs. Stopping half way down she noticed Beach Head was still at the top of the stairs.
"What are ye waiting for? Bloody bastard."
"Spirit, Ah'm going' with tha princess here to get Shockwave, then Ah'll bring them both back to Flint."
"Then I will see you there." Spirit nodded.
"Excuse me? I'm not going with ye. I'd rather go with Sprit."
"Tough."
"I'm not taking ye to him. I'll bring him to ye."
"Yer taking me to him to make sure yer asses aren't ambushed." Beach Head snapped.
"I can take care of our arses just fine." Cat snapped back stepping toward Beach Head.
"Ah'm going. That's final."
"Give me one good reason why I should take ye backwoods bastard."
"Because he is right, friend Cat." Spirit spoke. "There is wisdom in taking another with you into the unknown."
"I dinna want him to go with me...I dinna like him."
"He is the warrior of this group. I am merely a tracker. He is best suited to aid you if you require it."
"What does Shockwave think of him?"
"You're so worried about his ass, quit yer bitching and get yer ass moving so we can get him." Beach Head snapped.
"Fine. Let's go.
The ride to the doctor's office was a silent one as neither of the people in the car had anything to say to the other, and if they did, it couldn't be repeated in front of children.
"Is that it?" Beach Head finally broke the silence.
"What?"
"Tha office?"
"Yes. Don't ye trust me?" Cat snapped.
"Just askin', princess."
"Listen I dinna want ye to come with me in the first place. Ye bastards broke into my house and left dead bodies in it." Cat replied as she parked the car; slamming on the brakes in the process throwing Beach Head forward against the seat belt.
"Clamp it, yer highness." Beach Head growled, stepping out of the car.
"Ye wait here." Cat ordered.
"Bullshit. Ah'm going in."
"Fine ye want to blow both my cover and Shockwave's cover fine ye go in."
"Fine. Ah'll stay if it'll shut yer tr..." Beach Head paused. "Why's tha door open?"
"It shouldn't be...."
"Sure ya want me to stay here?"
"On second thought...no."
Cat was very worried about Shockwave. Headman must have found him. That was the only thought that crossed her mind. Moving quickly to the door, Beach Head took position, one hand on the doorknob, his Beretta drawn in the other. Cat followed behind Beach Head. Moving in low, Beach Head pushed the door open and brought his gun to bear as he stepped into the doorway, then moved to cover, sweeping the room with his gun.
"Shit." he muttered. The office had been ransacked. Cat entered after Beach Head motioned for her to come in. "Shockwave was in the back." Cat said quietly.
"You armed?"
"Yes."
"Good. Get yer gun out." he spoke in a low voice, moving towards the back.
Cat nodded and armed herself with a Beretta .380 and prepared to cover Beach Head. The rear room loosely resembled its former self. Blood covered the table and more was splattered across one wall. Medical equipment lay broken everywhere.
"Jas..." Cat murmured before she could stop herself.
"Kid put up a fight..." Beach Head said, examining the room. A moan came from the adjoining room. Cat started in the room when Beach Head stopped her.
"You know him?" he asked, pointing to the injured man leaning against the wall.
"Yes...it's the doctor."
"What happened?" Beach Head asked, kneeling by the man.
"Three men came...looking for you and your friend..."
"And?"
"I told them he wasn't here...They didn't believe me and charged into the back room...I heard some shouts and shooting...I don't know what happened to your friend. They threatened to kill me if he didn't surrender and them they knocked me out."
"Stay with him, princess. Ah have ta report in." Beach Head spoke.
"Hold it, babe. Don't even think about twitching." a voice growled.
"Let go of me ye bloody bastard." Cat warned.
"Easy, sweethaht." another man spoke. His face was covered by a green balaclava and his piercing brown eyes meant business.
"What the bloody hell do ye bastards want?"
"Where's Shockwave."
"Who's that?"
"Wrong ansah. Where is he?' the man repeated.
"I dinna know who the hell ye are talking about. But I suggest ye get the hell out of my house!"
The man motioned and Cat felt the knife pull away and the man who had been restraining her released her. In one swift motion Cat swung and landed a solid punch on the man who had been restraining her. The tell tale click of a weapon being cocked echoed through the room as she felt a gun pressed against her temple.
"Shockwave. Where is he?"
"Like I said. I dinna know who ye are talking about ye bleeding bastard."
Two men stepped into the room.
"Well?" the masked man demanded.
"The treads on her car match the tracks where Shockwave was taken." Spirit spoke.
"And the car was stolen. She hot wired it." Low Light added, hefting his rifle.
"So? What would be ye point?"
"Your car can be trace ta where our man was taken, sweethaht. So you're gonna tell us where he is befoah I hafta get nasty." the mask man growled.
"Ye can tell ye boss Headman that if he wants Shockwave's body he can drag the bloody river." Cat shouted taking a step forward, ignoring the gun against her head.
"Headman?" the man's eyebrow rose.
"Yea, ye bloody bastard."
One of the two men stepped into the light, revealing himself to be of Native American descent. He placed his hand on top of the gun and forced the masked man to lower it.
"There has been a great misunderstanding."
"O really?"
"Several armed men where here when we arrived, you were assumed to be with them."
"Then who are ye suppose to be the bloody Easter Bunny and his helpers?"
"I am Spirit of the GI Joe team, Black Cat."
Cat's eyes narrowed. She wasn't sure if she could trust them with Shockwave's life. "Prove it."
"The code to identify ourselves is Mako."
"Fine." Cat turned around to face Hit and Run. "Don't ye ever call me babe again." Cat enforced her point by quickly bringing up her foot and connecting with Hit & Run's groin.
"Ughhhh..." Hit & Run groaned, collapsing to his knees, his hand moving to protect his injured manhood.
"Now where we gentlemen?" Cat asked sweetly.
"Where is Shockwave?" Beach Head asked once more, a smile obvious under his mask.
"He's at a doctor's office. I was coming back to get some more clothes. Then ye daft people showed up."
"You'da preferred we left you to deal with tha gunmen?" Beach Head snapped back.
"Better than dealing with that fool dolt in the floor." Cat snapped back getting into Beach Head's face.
"Listen, sistah, I'm about ta throw your sorry ass in tha brig."
"Ye and what army buddy. I dinna have time nor the patience to listen to ye run ye mouth. Now get out of my way."
"Come." Spirit placed a hand on her shoulder. "Flint will want to speak with you. Gather what you came for and we will take you to Flint and retrieve our missing comrade."
"I can't go with ye."
"Why?"
"I have to go back to the doctor's office. I have to be there when Shockwave wakes up."
"Then we will go together. Gather what you came for." Spirit replied.
"Mainframe, tell Flint that we have Cat and are going to get Shockwave."
"Fine..." Cat sighed. She head upstairs to get the clothes.
"You okay?" Mainframe asked Hit & Run, offering a hand to pull him to his feet.
"Yeah...she's hot."
"Careful, boy. That's what got yer nuts kicked in tha first place." Beach Head said. Cat wasn't gone very long when the men downstairs could hear her swearing loudly in Gaelic.
"One of ye bloody bleeding bastards get ye arse up here and get these damn bodies out of my closet. NOW!" Cat stormed to the top of the stairs and glared down at the men. A defiant smile was visible under Beach Head's mask as he climbed the stairs.
"Problem, princess?"
"Listen to me ye backwoods jerk. I know ye took care of the men in my house, but find some other place to put them besides my closet. By the time we get back here...they'll stink me out of my house. I don't care want ye do with them...throw them in the river, but get the bodies out of my house before ye are lying on the floor like ye friend down there was."
"The bodies will be taken care of by the authorities." Spirit spoke calmly from the base of the stairs.
"WHAT! I am not having the authorities traipsing about in my safe house do ye understand what I'm saying!" Cat shouted once again getting in Beach Head's face.
"We'll take care of it. Don't get yer panties in a twist."
"Ye better take care of it. I am not getting my panties in a twist. All the time I've spent arguing with ye I could have already been back at the doctor's office. Shockwave was unconscious when we got to the doctor's. He won't know where he's at ye bloody fool!"
"Tha kid can care for his own ass, sistah."
"Ye don't even have any clue about him do ye? Humpf. I'll be ready in less than five minutes. Ye better be too." Cat replied turning and going back into her room. Cat quickly packed more clothes for her and Shockwave both. If Shockwave had woken up while she was gone and hurt himself she was going to get that masked guy. He was such an arsehole.
"Daylight's burnin', sweethaht." Beach Head shouted from the hall. Cat came storming out of the bedroom; the angry clearly visible on her face. "I'm ready, backwoods bastard."
"Good."
Cat quickly walked down the stairs. Stopping half way down she noticed Beach Head was still at the top of the stairs.
"What are ye waiting for? Bloody bastard."
"Spirit, Ah'm going' with tha princess here to get Shockwave, then Ah'll bring them both back to Flint."
"Then I will see you there." Spirit nodded.
"Excuse me? I'm not going with ye. I'd rather go with Sprit."
"Tough."
"I'm not taking ye to him. I'll bring him to ye."
"Yer taking me to him to make sure yer asses aren't ambushed." Beach Head snapped.
"I can take care of our arses just fine." Cat snapped back stepping toward Beach Head.
"Ah'm going. That's final."
"Give me one good reason why I should take ye backwoods bastard."
"Because he is right, friend Cat." Spirit spoke. "There is wisdom in taking another with you into the unknown."
"I dinna want him to go with me...I dinna like him."
"He is the warrior of this group. I am merely a tracker. He is best suited to aid you if you require it."
"What does Shockwave think of him?"
"You're so worried about his ass, quit yer bitching and get yer ass moving so we can get him." Beach Head snapped.
"Fine. Let's go.
The ride to the doctor's office was a silent one as neither of the people in the car had anything to say to the other, and if they did, it couldn't be repeated in front of children.
"Is that it?" Beach Head finally broke the silence.
"What?"
"Tha office?"
"Yes. Don't ye trust me?" Cat snapped.
"Just askin', princess."
"Listen I dinna want ye to come with me in the first place. Ye bastards broke into my house and left dead bodies in it." Cat replied as she parked the car; slamming on the brakes in the process throwing Beach Head forward against the seat belt.
"Clamp it, yer highness." Beach Head growled, stepping out of the car.
"Ye wait here." Cat ordered.
"Bullshit. Ah'm going in."
"Fine ye want to blow both my cover and Shockwave's cover fine ye go in."
"Fine. Ah'll stay if it'll shut yer tr..." Beach Head paused. "Why's tha door open?"
"It shouldn't be...."
"Sure ya want me to stay here?"
"On second thought...no."
Cat was very worried about Shockwave. Headman must have found him. That was the only thought that crossed her mind. Moving quickly to the door, Beach Head took position, one hand on the doorknob, his Beretta drawn in the other. Cat followed behind Beach Head. Moving in low, Beach Head pushed the door open and brought his gun to bear as he stepped into the doorway, then moved to cover, sweeping the room with his gun.
"Shit." he muttered. The office had been ransacked. Cat entered after Beach Head motioned for her to come in. "Shockwave was in the back." Cat said quietly.
"You armed?"
"Yes."
"Good. Get yer gun out." he spoke in a low voice, moving towards the back.
Cat nodded and armed herself with a Beretta .380 and prepared to cover Beach Head. The rear room loosely resembled its former self. Blood covered the table and more was splattered across one wall. Medical equipment lay broken everywhere.
"Jas..." Cat murmured before she could stop herself.
"Kid put up a fight..." Beach Head said, examining the room. A moan came from the adjoining room. Cat started in the room when Beach Head stopped her.
"You know him?" he asked, pointing to the injured man leaning against the wall.
"Yes...it's the doctor."
"What happened?" Beach Head asked, kneeling by the man.
"Three men came...looking for you and your friend..."
"And?"
"I told them he wasn't here...They didn't believe me and charged into the back room...I heard some shouts and shooting...I don't know what happened to your friend. They threatened to kill me if he didn't surrender and them they knocked me out."
"Stay with him, princess. Ah have ta report in." Beach Head spoke.
