Outlaw Star is not mine

Hostage Situation

By Hanmyo

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Jim Hawking, a boy of the age of 11, rounded the corner of the building, his dusty-blonde hair wafting in the breeze. He was in an unusually pleasant mood, being it was his 12th birthday. Although he'd never really cared much for this kind of thing in the past, he was enjoying the fact he was getting older.

The street he had turned down was void of life, but this was unimportant. The young outlaw was on his way back to the Starwind and Hawking Enterprise for the surprise party Gene had been planning for the past month. The boy had stumbled upon the information one night as he heard his partner talking about it in his sleep. Although the surprise had been ruined, he was still anxious to get back.

As he passed a long alleyway and stopped. He took a few steps back to the entrance of the alley and listened. From the far end of the way, a small whimper echoed off the stone walls. It sounded like the cries of a human, but he couldn't tell. He took a step into the shadowed alley, attempting to see what was making the sound. As he neared a stack of crates, he saw what looked like a woman. She wore a long blue dress and a hat with a large rim. The blonde quickened his pace towards her, stepping over broken bottles and splintered boards.

"Excuse me?" He said, trying to get her attention. He stepped closer, "Are you okay, miss?" He leaned forward a bit to try and look into her face when she stopped crying. The boy watched as she lifted her the edge of the hat to reveal her face. Jim's eyes widened and he stumbled back. The figure in front of him began to laugh, its insanity spreading into his ears.

"Harry...MacDougall!" The blonde outlaw stammered. He turned to run, but was met with a powerful fist to his stomach. He keeled over, clutching his stomach in pain as he gasped for air. He lifted his tearing blue eyes to the figure standing over him. Ron MacDougall reached down a large hand and took hold of the boys jacket collar, pulling him off the ground and into the air.

"Look who we have here." The dark haired man smirked bringing the boys face a bit closer.

Jim let out a growl of anger and brought back a booted foot and smashed it into the tall mans shin. Ron let out an annoyed yell of pain, releasing the boys collar and allowing him to drop to his feet. Before the two brothers could react, Jim took off, sprinting down the alley towards the road. He gasped for air as he flew into the open street, but soon found himself regretting it as he caught site of the car. The red vehicle slammed into him at full speed, sending him flying into the hard street. His small form skidded across the pavement, coming to a stop against the curb.

Pain was flowing through every part of his body. Jim opened his blur cerulean eyes as he lay on the ground. His right arm had taken most of the blow from the car and had broken in many different places. Blood seeped from a deep gash on his leg, pooling underneath his still body. His breaths had shortened into sharp gasps of air from a few broken ribs.

"Damnit Ron! He's no use to us if he's dead!" Harry's voice raged as they approached the broken blonde. He had removed the dress and hat and was presently wearing his usual outfit. But.... wasn't he killed by Hazanko, Jim thought as he attempted to see the turquoise haired man. A new sensation of throbbing pain coursed through his limbs as his body was lifted into the tall mans arms.

"Calm down, Harry. We'll take him back to the ship and repair him. Don't worry, we'll have Melfina soon enough." With that said, Jim felt himself being carried over to the unmanned vehicle that had struck him and placed onto one of the cushioned seats.

The pain had grown unbearable, and the young boy could feel the darkness of unconsciousness seeping into his mind. Within seconds, he was swept away into the void, unable to fight against it as the car drove off.

To be continued...

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