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PS: Sorry about the screw up on the last chapter. There were a lot of dialogues and it ended up to be all jumbled up into one paragraph. I know from personal experience what a drag it could be reading long endless paragraphs and I apologize deeply for it. I actually submitted that chapter with normal dialogues but the site must have screwed it up. I will try my best to prevent that from happening again. Sorry!
THE LA MORTE
"Is this plan guaranteed to work?" asked an overcautious Sapphire "It sounds a bit too risky Diamond." Diamond grinned in amusement at Sapphire's uncertainty. It was always like Sapphire to be so cautious.
They were currently in Chicago, discussing their latest plan on the ever- going battle with the La Mortes. They were presented with the best of luxuries that Diamond's personal estate could offer, and trust me, if offered a lot. Publicly, Vice President Sapphire was here on business to visit the mayor and negotiate the uprising problem of the city pension plan. But privately, it was a whole different matter.
"Yes Sapphire, I'm absolutely sure that this plan is going to work" Diamond patiently repeated once again, as if explaining it for the tenth time to a little child. "Mackenzie controls the streets of Kenya and if the La Mortes want to start their drug shipment there then they must get rid of him first."
"But are you sure that the rumors are true? Wouldn't they want to keep this from spreading as to not attract attention? They could be using this as a cover to plan something else" reasoned Sapphire "and how do you know that La Morte's two lieutenants are going to be involved in this? She could just send someone from her inner circle."
"True" inquired Diamond "but I believe that La Morte will be more cautions. After all, this Mackenzie crook is said to be very tough to handle and I doubt that she wants another Lance Jordan incident."
"OK, can we review the plan again then?" asked a still uncertain Sapphire.
"If it'll make you feel better" sighed Diamond. "You see, little brother, the La Mortes want to open up their drug market in Kenya for two reasons. One, there is not a very large competition there since we nor any other important crime families do not operate there. And two, they are willing to offer the people there a much better supply of different varieties. Now, that presents a problem. Furhata Mackenzie is the big crime lord there and therefore rules the streets. The people there fear him and he has an exceptionally amount of influence over the local government. So if the La Mortes operated there, they would be under his turf and would have to answer to him. The La Mortes don't like this idea and want him gone since he is a very large threat to them there. And of course La Morte would send her lieutenants to assassinate someone as influential as Mackenzie. She does not want to create a big attraction and want him killed fast and swift with no traces of evidence left behind. Now this is where we come in, little brother. We will beat the La Motes to Mackenzie first and inform him of the attempted assassination. Our sources say that he is an honorable man and would not giving us away. He will, of course, be surrounding himself with body guards and expect the attempted assassination no matter in what form it comes in. In fact, two of our men will even be looking out for him and informing him right away of any threat. So when La Morte's two lieutenants strike, they will be heading for an ambush. And from there on our plan will run out smoothly."
"I guess that it does sound reassuring the way you say it" replied Sapphire with a little ease.
"Of course it does, little brother" chuckled Diamond with amusement. "Just you see. La Morte's lieutenants won't even know what hit them." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"To tell you the truth Rei, I'm not too crazy about this idea" uttered a nervous Mina as she adjusted her small, skin tight and rather revealing red dress. They were currently staying in a small inconspicuous motel located in a rather hectic neighborhood. Used to keeping a low profile, this was nothing new to the two La Morte lieutenants.
"Why is that?" asked Rei, not glancing up from her reflection on her compact mirror while putting on blood red lipstick. The mirror in the bathroom was pretty much shattered. It was no surprise considering the low priced rooms this motel offered.
"I just don't have a good feeling about this. Call it a hunch" interpreted Mina as she began zipping up her long black leather boots. Rei looked up worriedly. It was not the assignment that worried her but Mina's hunch. No one in the La Morte organization took Mina's hunches lightly. They were mostly always right. It was as if Mina got pre-warnings of disasters before they happen.
"But that's impossible! This plan is foolproof!" cried Rei, some panic clearly evident in her voice. "It can't fail!"
"I know Rei! It's just that..oh I don't know" replied Mina with fatigue as she buried her face in her hands "Forget about it, alright? I might be wrong this time."
"I guess" remarked Rei with uncertainty, "after all, you were wrong once before. Maybe you've just been working too much and its affecting you mentally."
"Yeah, that must be it" agreed Mina, happy to hear a solution to her impossible prediction.
"You know what, lets take a long relaxing weekend in Hawaii when this is over" soothed Rei "just you and me and the fabulous beach. We'll do whatever you want to, I'm sure Serena wouldn't mind. Hell, maybe she'll even come along!"
"Thanks Rei" replied Mina shyly with appreciation.
"Don't mention it. You deserve it" stated Rei with a warm comforting smile.
"Do you think that we are overdoing it with the make up?" asked Mina with her usually cheerful voice, changing the subject to focus back on their mission.
"No, I don't think so" replied Rei, "I mean if we really want to look like real prostitutes, then we have to put tones of this cheap gunk on as to not get recognized or get them suspicious. Although, I doubt that anyone in Kenya would know us. But it's just an over precaution in cause they do."
"Fine" sighed Mina as she hesitantly started applying heavy eye shadow. "So are you sure that this plan is going to work?"
"Of course I'm sure!" exclaimed Rei. "All we have to do is kill Furhata Mackenzie. It shouldn't take us more than 15 minutes according to what our sources say about him. He is only a insignificant little crime lord in Kenya that wants too much."
"Yeah, I guess that I'm just worrying too much over nothing. It's just that I can't shake off this bad feeling I'm getting" said Mina, nervously biting her bottom lip.
"You know Mina, you are really starting to worry me." responded Rei "I haven't seen you this nervous, well, since ever. I promise you that we'll be extra careful once we're in there. And yes, you are worrying over nothing. After all, this is just a little pathetic assassination. We've done worse, remember?"
"Yes, I know that we have killed way more influential people than Furhata Mackenzie" answered Mina. "Let's just go in there and get this over with as soon as possible. I really hate this bad feeling."
"Don't worry, I'm sure that it would be fun to watch another egotistical bastard beg for his pathetic life. I promise that it'll be worth our while" remarked Rei with a sinister grin and a hunger for death in her eyes. "It always is." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"Mr. Mackenzie, your companies for the night are here" announced the guard through his cell phone at the front gate entrance to the Mackenzie estate. The estate was a beautiful mansion located close within Kenya City. It was currently night time and the air was rather hot and humid. The guard nodded obediently as he received his instructions thought the cell.
"Mr. Mackenzie has been expecting you" he stated as he opened the heavy metal gates to submit Mina and Rei.
"Why thank you" purred Rei as she batted her eyelashes at him. The guard looked at her with interest.
"You are very welcome" he answered with a sly grin.
"My, my, I just fall right over for polite men. Maybe we should hook up after tonight" offered Rei in a sluty voice. She walked over to him, swaying her hips and extending her breasts out. Her high heels clicked on the concrete loudly as she licked her lips to show the man just how much she wanted him. She stopped in front of him and roughly pulled him into a heated kiss. He did not protest as he returned her kiss with lust of his own. Their tongues danced for what seemed like hours until Mina, patience dwindling, decided to clear her throat loudly. Rei abruptly broke the kiss, growing aware of Mina's impatience, leaving the dazed guard moaning for more.
"Oh, trust me big boy, we are definitely hooking up after" purred Rei into his ear before she seductively left his side. The man was stoned to the spot, just looking dazed as Mina and Rei walked slowly away towards the mansion.
"Stupid moron" commented Rei under her breath as they were a safe distance away from him.
"Glad that your little display was finally over" remarked an extremely annoyed Mina, rolling her eyes.
"Wouldn't want them to get suspicious, would we?" warned Rei in an amused tone.
"Yes, I'm pretty sure that they know we're sluts now" stated Mina with heavy sarcasm as they reached the front steps.
"And you have me to thank for that" replied Rei with a grin of amusement.
"Whatever" murmured Mina in reply as she rung the doorbell to the majestic double wooden doors. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"Boss, here are the ladies that you requested" stated one of Mackenzie little lackeys who led Rei and Mina into a luxurious bedroom. Well, not quite as luxurious as the bedrooms in the La Morte mansions. The room was huge with a king-sized bed occupying one end of the well-furnished room. A window overlooking the city of Kenya was currently blocked with large blood red curtains.
'Looks like the man has an obsession with red' thought Mina as she observed the room. 'But he sure knows how to live.'
"Yes. Very good" replied a short chubby bold man as he came out of the bathroom wearing a robe with water dripping from his head. Apparently he had just taken a shower and was in a rather horny mood as he looked at the supposed prostitutes with remarkable interest.
"You're dismissed Rody" ordered Mackenzie as he continued to eye Mina and Rei with pure lust. The man respectfully bowed to his superior before eagerly leaving the room, closing the door softly behind him.
"I must admit, ladies, that when I ordered a pair of hookers I didn't expect them to be as pretty as you two. It looks like that the little club you work for is sure improving. I'm impressed so far with what I see, now all you need to do is perform your professional duty and you'll leave me a happy man" proclaimed Mackenzie as he began advancing towards them. "And when I'm a happy man, I tend to be very generous."
"Don't worry, you'll be more than happy when we're done with you" purred Rei in a tone that could drive a male's hormones crazy.
"Just what I wanted to hear" replied Mackenzie as he licked his lips when nearing them.
"I beg your forgiveness boss, but there is something urgent that Mr. Kindle needs to talk to you about." Came the voice of the same lackey, interrupting the moment. He looked nervous, clearly sensing his boss' anger.
"Alright, tell him I'll be right there" grumbled Mackenzie under his breath, sending the lackey immediately out of the room to follow his order.
"Well, it seems ladies that I have some business to attend to, but don't go anywhere, I'll be right back" whispered Mackenzie in what he thought to be his irresistibly sexy voice.
"We won't" replied Mina in her charming smile, but underneath cursing their misfortune of this delay. They could have had him dead in five seconds flat in the way he was advancing before that stupid little lackey entered the scene. Mackenzie winked at them and looked them over one last time before reluctantly leaving the room.
'This Kindle guy must be some important person to pull Mackenzie out of this mood' thought Rei as she looked over at Mina, who apparently developed a scowl on her face. Rei didn't blame her as she herself felt annoyed with this interruption. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"This better be good Kindle" threatened Mackenzie as he looked at the tall middle aged man in front of him. The man had coal black hair and could always be seen wearing a suit and showing no emotions at all with dark shades hiding his eyes. "I don't care if La Femme sent you personally, you don't interrupt me when I have prostitutes in my bedroom!"
"Those prostitutes are your killers" stated Kindle in a cold simple tone. This certainly caused a reaction from Mackenzie as his eyes bulged out with shock and his jaw completely dropped.
"Y-you m-mean th-tha-that those t-two are t-the su-supposed ass-assassins f- from La Morte?!" stuttered Mackenzie with bewilderment.
"Yes, Mr. Mackenzie, that is precisely what I'm saying" replied Kindle with a slight edge of annoyance in his tone. However, it was not heard by Mackenzie as he was too busy getting over this shock.
"What do we do?!" he cried in a panicked voice. Although he defied the La Mortes when they wanted to set up base in Kenya, he was still horribly scared of them. He had heard as fact that whenever the La Mortes targeted someone, they never lived long. And the fact that he had an agent from La Femme's inner circle did little to ease his fear.
"I suggest that you set all your men into the room immediately to eliminate them right away." Answered Kindle, as he loaded up his own gun.
"Yes, right away!" agreed Mackenzie as he scrambled off to give command.
"Precisely what boss predicted" muttered Kindle, preventing a sinister smile from surfacing on his emotionless face "Mr. La Femme always knows what his enemy is up to." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Rei and Mina were quietly awaiting the return of Mackenzie so they could finish their mission when the large wooden doors were busted open and inn charged what appeared to be at least twenty fully armed men.
"Hold it right there!" commanded the leader as he pointed his gun straight at Rei's head.
"What's going on?!" exclaimed Rei in a frightened voice. Both Mina and Rei were in complete shock.
"Don't play dumb, you two are spies from La Morte!" stated the guy in a cold tone.
"No we're not!" defended Rei with disbelief "we're Mr. Mackenzie's company for tonight!"
"Deny all you want, but we have strict orders from Mr. Mackenzie himself to kill both of you."
"Look honey, I'm sure this is all just some misunderstanding. Let us speak to Mr. Mackenzie and I'm sure that we can clear all this up. Now, I'm sure that such a sexy man like you would not deny us this request" purred Mina as she baited her eyelashes at the dangerous man in front of her. The man turned a shade of scarlet red. As he was about to reply, the door suddenly burst open again, and inn entered Mackenzie himself.
"Now, who would've thought that two lovely ladies like yourselves were actually La Morte's assassins here to spell my doom. Too bad I found out first! Kill them Luke!" ordered Mackenzie with a smirk on his face.
At this point both Mina and Rei had dropped all means of pretending. The truth was out. Mackenzie knew without a doubt who they were. There would be no use in convincing them as they showed such confidence. Mina and Rei did the only thing their instinct and common sense told them to do. Duck!
The metal bullets came speeding at them as they jumped behind the king- sized bed for protection. They quickly pulled their small pistols from their purses and began to shoot back. About ten more men rushed into the room to join the fight, diminishing Rei and Mina's odds of survival even lower. All the while Mackenzie sat back watching with excitement.
The two La Morte lieutenants knew that this is a mission they would not complete. Right now their only goal was survival. The odds were against their favor as more men rushed in every minute. Only one conclusion was drawn in their mind.
They have been set up. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~* "What?!" I shrieked with pure anger over the headpiece, causing both Ronda and Tony, who stood behind, me to flinch at my sudden outburst.
"I-I'm s-sorry boss, b-but l-lieutenant Rei and M-Minako w-were somehow am- ambushed" stuttered the man on the computer screen. To say that he was frightened was an understatement.
"How could this have happened?!" I exclaimed, "I demand to know the answer!" I could literally hear him gulp over the line, after all, the headpiece was improved by my scientists and the La Mortes only get the best of the best.
"Well, boss" replied the man nervously, somehow managing to stop his stuttering "w-we were cut off from lieutenant Rei and Minako when the gunshots abruptly started. The last thing we heard was Mackenzie was leaving the room for some urgent call from a man named Kindle. It was about six minutes later that the gunshots began and our communication cut. Our theory is that Kindle must have tipped Mackenzie off about lieutenant Rei and Minako."
"No really?" I responded sarcastically "even a fucking retard who was born yesterday could figure that out! I don't fucking pay you people to screw up!" I was met by shameful silence from my so-called commander on the other line. His head was bowed in both shame and fright on the screen, giving me a full view off his dark brown hair. He was a man in his 40's and one of my top communication and wire experts, and may I add, quite a computer geek. I forcefully sucked in a full breath of air into my lungs, exhaling loudly. I had to calm down and control my temper. I was starting to let anger cloud my judgment.
"What more can you tell me Marvin?" I asked in a strikingly calm tone, back to my emotionless old self. He seemed to relax a bit as his shoulders visibly dropped and extended out a bit over the screen. It looks like he has been holding his breath.
"Well, boss, all we can pinpoint so far is their exact location. Since we have yet not established a base in Kenya, it will take at least two hours for our nearest rescue team to fly there. Not meaning to sound negative or anything, but by then, who knows what will happen." Marvin glanced at me nervously, expecting another outburst, but was met by my cool gaze.
"Then there is nothing we can do right now but to wait and see. This is the time when Mina and Rei are purely depending on their own training and survival instincts. I want you to send that rescue team out. If the FBI or CIA or any other government organization starts to shoot at them, I want them to fight back and hold out for at least 45 minutes in Kenya. If Mina and Rei are still alive by then, they will find the crew."
"But boss, what if lieutenant Mina and Rei need more time?" asked a worried Marvin.
"Forty five minutes is the most we can give them. After that the danger will be too great for the rescue team. No sense in sacrificing more people in this." I answered in an emotionless tone, trying to hide my true feeling of sorrow and fear.
"Yes boss" replied Marvin obediently.
"Keep me updated if you find anything new" I ordered before I switched off the computer screen. I sat still and gazed at the black monitor, unconscious to the space around me.
"Um, boss?" asked an uncertain Tony. He was met by silence. "Boss? Boss?! SERENA!" I was suddenly startled out of my trance. I turned around in my chair to face the concerned faces of Ronda and Tony. I broke our eye contact as I slowly pulled off my headpiece.
"Don't worry Serena, Mina and Rei are trained for this. They are prepared no matter what they face" comforted Ronda with a warm smile. Tony nodded in agreement, but deep down in his eyes I could see doubt. I knew that Ronda had doubt too, but hid it well with her smile. I don't blame them for the doubt, since I was harboring them myself.
NO! I could not think this way! Mina and Rei were trained for this and they could handle this! I saw them in action and they were good. They were beyond good. Yes, they could handle this! And as their leader it is my duty to believe in them fully. No, I will not doubt them. They don't deserve to be doubted. I replied to Ronda's comforting words with a smile of my own, except my smile harbored no doubt but full trust.
"Yes, they will make it out of this. I have complete faith in them." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"Not to sound negative Rei, but I don't think that we are doing so well" stated Mina in a somehow humorous tone, trying to lighten up the situation. They were still positioned behind the kind-sized bed, the only thing that's shielding them from the hundreds of flying bullets that were aiming for their skull.
"Depends on how you look at this" replied Rei in an equal humorous tone "I like to look at this in a positive way." Mina raised an eyebrow in questioning.
"How do you figure that?" asked Mina in a sarcastic tone. Rei sighed as a bullet sped only inches past her head.
"Well, the positive thing is that Mackenzie has run out of lackeys to send here and there are about only 25 of them left, of course, excluding the coward himself who is sitting in the corner with a smug smile of satisfaction. That bastard!"
"Well Rei, I'd hate to burst your bubble, but let's get back to reality here. We're trapped in a room with 25-armed men on enemy territory. We have no weapons whatsoever and we have no plan of escape. Yeah, I think that we're doing pretty well" proclaimed Mina in an angry sarcastic tone.
"Hey! Don't blame me for trying to shed light on this hopeless situation!" complained Rei "and why couldn't we have brought more bullets or some other weapons?!"
"Because we didn't expect to be ambushed by forty men!" answered Mina with annoyance "well, so much for our training."
"Our training!" Rei suddenly exclaimed, "that's our ticket out!"
"How?" asked a curious Mina, "would you like to elaborate on that?"
"Just think, what did we do in our training to prepare us for these kinds of situations?"
"I don't think that we were ever placed in this kind of scenario before" answered Mina in an unsure tone. She was met by silence.
"Rei?" No response. Rei's eyes were darting abruptly to every corner of the room, embroiding every detail into her mind. Her deep violet eyes landed on the large window across from them as her mind began formulating a plan. A sinister smile crept onto her face. Mina followed her gaze to the large widow over looking the city of Kenya and gasped in horror.
"You better be not thinking about jumping out of that!" proclaimed Mina.
"You can bet your ass on it" replied Rei in a malicious tone.
"Have you completely lost it!" exclaimed Mina in shock "That window is over 40 meters off the ground and even if we do make it out alive, we would be landing directly in the back yard, where, no doubt, there will be attack dogs waiting for us!" "No way, Mackenzie is not that detailed" objected Rei.
"This is Kenya Rei, who doesn't have attack dogs guarding their back yard?" inquired Mina with annoyance.
"Well do you have a better idea?!" asked Rei angrily "because if you do then prey tell! I have no intention of getting killed by some fucking moron like Mackenzie! It'll be a disgrace to the whole La Morte name!" Mina bit on her bottom lip and looked once again at the window. She sighed in defeat.
"OK then, let's do it! We only have one shot at it so let's make it count" Mina proclaimed, determination set in her eyes. Rei nodded in agreement.
"OK, so on the count of three we both run to the window like there is no tomorrow and jump out. The weight of our body should be enough to shatter the glass, seeing as how thin it looks. Yes, we will get cut, but hell, its sure beats sitting here and waiting for them to finish us off. Once we land we'll split up and meet back at our motel in one hour. Mackenzie won't be suspecting us to be staying at that dump, so we'll be safe. We can make further plans from there on" concluded Rei, taking in a deep breath to calm her nerves. "So ready?" Mina nodded sternly, preparing to sprint into action. Both crouched down behind the bed and faced the window, ready to leap the distance to their escape.
"One." whispered Rei, bracing herself for the impact of shattered glass.
"Two." she continued, taking a deep breath, earning a sideway glance of encouragement from Mina.
"Th-" the last count was abruptly cut off by the sound of four powerful repeating gunfires, clearly out shining the rest of the dull shots already occupying the room. Shrieks of pain and the heavy thud of bodies falling to the floor answered the powerful speeding bullets. It took Rei and Mina a minute to realize that the powerful weapons were killing off Mackenzie's men and thus aiding their escape. They looked back over the king-sized bed, curiosity pushing the means of escape out of their mind.
They were met with the sight of four well-built men dressed in black tuxedos and holding army sized guns. The last loud speeding bullet was fired and met by the death scream of Mackenzie's last remaining follower. Then the room became deathly silent as the loud gunshots seized and Mackenzie quivered in his corner with fright, letting the occasional whimper escape his lips. Neither Rei nor Mina dared to make a sound, as they have not yet decided if these armed men were friends of foe.
'Sure hope they are our help' prayed Mina desperately 'We're certainly in no shape to be facing four armed men who just killed a room full of lackeys in less than three minutes.' Mina nudged Rei, motioning for them to stand up.
"No sense in hiding from them since they already know we're here and are looking our way" whispered Mina, earning a nod of agreement from Rei. They both slowly began to rise from behind the now tattered bed, each silently praying that these men we're friendly.
'This is pathetic' thought Rei with disgust 'the two La Morte lieutenants shouldn't be at the mercy of four anonymous hitmen.'
They straightened up to their full height with their hands raised firmly in the air in the sign of defeat. The men made no motion of lowering their giant guns pointed at the two helpless women. The two La Morte lieutenants wore cold emotionless faces with determination set in their eyes. They braced themselves for the large speeding bullets that will end their life, each deciding to go with dignity and not give their enemy the satisfaction of seeing them in pain.
'We at least owe Serena this much' thought Mina as she looked on proudly at her executioners. She knew that Rei would agree with her. The deathly silence of the room was interrupted by the sound of two pairs of even footsteps slowly approaching the room. The men lowered their guns and bowed their head in respect as the two anonymous people entered, causing a gasp to escape from not only Mackenzie but the two fearless lieutenants as well.
For in entered none other than Diamond La Femme himself.
AN: Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. There has been a change of plans, instead of me finishing up La Morte this summer, its going to take longer. I think that it's going to go way into the school year so sorry to those of you who were looking forward to reading the ending this summer. I'll try to finish La Morte as soon as possible but you know that you can't rush trough stories or else it'll turn out really shity. So please be patient with me in the mean time. Stay tuned for the next chapter and don't forget to REVIEW me in the meantime!
PS: Sorry about the screw up on the last chapter. There were a lot of dialogues and it ended up to be all jumbled up into one paragraph. I know from personal experience what a drag it could be reading long endless paragraphs and I apologize deeply for it. I actually submitted that chapter with normal dialogues but the site must have screwed it up. I will try my best to prevent that from happening again. Sorry!
THE LA MORTE
"Is this plan guaranteed to work?" asked an overcautious Sapphire "It sounds a bit too risky Diamond." Diamond grinned in amusement at Sapphire's uncertainty. It was always like Sapphire to be so cautious.
They were currently in Chicago, discussing their latest plan on the ever- going battle with the La Mortes. They were presented with the best of luxuries that Diamond's personal estate could offer, and trust me, if offered a lot. Publicly, Vice President Sapphire was here on business to visit the mayor and negotiate the uprising problem of the city pension plan. But privately, it was a whole different matter.
"Yes Sapphire, I'm absolutely sure that this plan is going to work" Diamond patiently repeated once again, as if explaining it for the tenth time to a little child. "Mackenzie controls the streets of Kenya and if the La Mortes want to start their drug shipment there then they must get rid of him first."
"But are you sure that the rumors are true? Wouldn't they want to keep this from spreading as to not attract attention? They could be using this as a cover to plan something else" reasoned Sapphire "and how do you know that La Morte's two lieutenants are going to be involved in this? She could just send someone from her inner circle."
"True" inquired Diamond "but I believe that La Morte will be more cautions. After all, this Mackenzie crook is said to be very tough to handle and I doubt that she wants another Lance Jordan incident."
"OK, can we review the plan again then?" asked a still uncertain Sapphire.
"If it'll make you feel better" sighed Diamond. "You see, little brother, the La Mortes want to open up their drug market in Kenya for two reasons. One, there is not a very large competition there since we nor any other important crime families do not operate there. And two, they are willing to offer the people there a much better supply of different varieties. Now, that presents a problem. Furhata Mackenzie is the big crime lord there and therefore rules the streets. The people there fear him and he has an exceptionally amount of influence over the local government. So if the La Mortes operated there, they would be under his turf and would have to answer to him. The La Mortes don't like this idea and want him gone since he is a very large threat to them there. And of course La Morte would send her lieutenants to assassinate someone as influential as Mackenzie. She does not want to create a big attraction and want him killed fast and swift with no traces of evidence left behind. Now this is where we come in, little brother. We will beat the La Motes to Mackenzie first and inform him of the attempted assassination. Our sources say that he is an honorable man and would not giving us away. He will, of course, be surrounding himself with body guards and expect the attempted assassination no matter in what form it comes in. In fact, two of our men will even be looking out for him and informing him right away of any threat. So when La Morte's two lieutenants strike, they will be heading for an ambush. And from there on our plan will run out smoothly."
"I guess that it does sound reassuring the way you say it" replied Sapphire with a little ease.
"Of course it does, little brother" chuckled Diamond with amusement. "Just you see. La Morte's lieutenants won't even know what hit them." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"To tell you the truth Rei, I'm not too crazy about this idea" uttered a nervous Mina as she adjusted her small, skin tight and rather revealing red dress. They were currently staying in a small inconspicuous motel located in a rather hectic neighborhood. Used to keeping a low profile, this was nothing new to the two La Morte lieutenants.
"Why is that?" asked Rei, not glancing up from her reflection on her compact mirror while putting on blood red lipstick. The mirror in the bathroom was pretty much shattered. It was no surprise considering the low priced rooms this motel offered.
"I just don't have a good feeling about this. Call it a hunch" interpreted Mina as she began zipping up her long black leather boots. Rei looked up worriedly. It was not the assignment that worried her but Mina's hunch. No one in the La Morte organization took Mina's hunches lightly. They were mostly always right. It was as if Mina got pre-warnings of disasters before they happen.
"But that's impossible! This plan is foolproof!" cried Rei, some panic clearly evident in her voice. "It can't fail!"
"I know Rei! It's just that..oh I don't know" replied Mina with fatigue as she buried her face in her hands "Forget about it, alright? I might be wrong this time."
"I guess" remarked Rei with uncertainty, "after all, you were wrong once before. Maybe you've just been working too much and its affecting you mentally."
"Yeah, that must be it" agreed Mina, happy to hear a solution to her impossible prediction.
"You know what, lets take a long relaxing weekend in Hawaii when this is over" soothed Rei "just you and me and the fabulous beach. We'll do whatever you want to, I'm sure Serena wouldn't mind. Hell, maybe she'll even come along!"
"Thanks Rei" replied Mina shyly with appreciation.
"Don't mention it. You deserve it" stated Rei with a warm comforting smile.
"Do you think that we are overdoing it with the make up?" asked Mina with her usually cheerful voice, changing the subject to focus back on their mission.
"No, I don't think so" replied Rei, "I mean if we really want to look like real prostitutes, then we have to put tones of this cheap gunk on as to not get recognized or get them suspicious. Although, I doubt that anyone in Kenya would know us. But it's just an over precaution in cause they do."
"Fine" sighed Mina as she hesitantly started applying heavy eye shadow. "So are you sure that this plan is going to work?"
"Of course I'm sure!" exclaimed Rei. "All we have to do is kill Furhata Mackenzie. It shouldn't take us more than 15 minutes according to what our sources say about him. He is only a insignificant little crime lord in Kenya that wants too much."
"Yeah, I guess that I'm just worrying too much over nothing. It's just that I can't shake off this bad feeling I'm getting" said Mina, nervously biting her bottom lip.
"You know Mina, you are really starting to worry me." responded Rei "I haven't seen you this nervous, well, since ever. I promise you that we'll be extra careful once we're in there. And yes, you are worrying over nothing. After all, this is just a little pathetic assassination. We've done worse, remember?"
"Yes, I know that we have killed way more influential people than Furhata Mackenzie" answered Mina. "Let's just go in there and get this over with as soon as possible. I really hate this bad feeling."
"Don't worry, I'm sure that it would be fun to watch another egotistical bastard beg for his pathetic life. I promise that it'll be worth our while" remarked Rei with a sinister grin and a hunger for death in her eyes. "It always is." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"Mr. Mackenzie, your companies for the night are here" announced the guard through his cell phone at the front gate entrance to the Mackenzie estate. The estate was a beautiful mansion located close within Kenya City. It was currently night time and the air was rather hot and humid. The guard nodded obediently as he received his instructions thought the cell.
"Mr. Mackenzie has been expecting you" he stated as he opened the heavy metal gates to submit Mina and Rei.
"Why thank you" purred Rei as she batted her eyelashes at him. The guard looked at her with interest.
"You are very welcome" he answered with a sly grin.
"My, my, I just fall right over for polite men. Maybe we should hook up after tonight" offered Rei in a sluty voice. She walked over to him, swaying her hips and extending her breasts out. Her high heels clicked on the concrete loudly as she licked her lips to show the man just how much she wanted him. She stopped in front of him and roughly pulled him into a heated kiss. He did not protest as he returned her kiss with lust of his own. Their tongues danced for what seemed like hours until Mina, patience dwindling, decided to clear her throat loudly. Rei abruptly broke the kiss, growing aware of Mina's impatience, leaving the dazed guard moaning for more.
"Oh, trust me big boy, we are definitely hooking up after" purred Rei into his ear before she seductively left his side. The man was stoned to the spot, just looking dazed as Mina and Rei walked slowly away towards the mansion.
"Stupid moron" commented Rei under her breath as they were a safe distance away from him.
"Glad that your little display was finally over" remarked an extremely annoyed Mina, rolling her eyes.
"Wouldn't want them to get suspicious, would we?" warned Rei in an amused tone.
"Yes, I'm pretty sure that they know we're sluts now" stated Mina with heavy sarcasm as they reached the front steps.
"And you have me to thank for that" replied Rei with a grin of amusement.
"Whatever" murmured Mina in reply as she rung the doorbell to the majestic double wooden doors. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"Boss, here are the ladies that you requested" stated one of Mackenzie little lackeys who led Rei and Mina into a luxurious bedroom. Well, not quite as luxurious as the bedrooms in the La Morte mansions. The room was huge with a king-sized bed occupying one end of the well-furnished room. A window overlooking the city of Kenya was currently blocked with large blood red curtains.
'Looks like the man has an obsession with red' thought Mina as she observed the room. 'But he sure knows how to live.'
"Yes. Very good" replied a short chubby bold man as he came out of the bathroom wearing a robe with water dripping from his head. Apparently he had just taken a shower and was in a rather horny mood as he looked at the supposed prostitutes with remarkable interest.
"You're dismissed Rody" ordered Mackenzie as he continued to eye Mina and Rei with pure lust. The man respectfully bowed to his superior before eagerly leaving the room, closing the door softly behind him.
"I must admit, ladies, that when I ordered a pair of hookers I didn't expect them to be as pretty as you two. It looks like that the little club you work for is sure improving. I'm impressed so far with what I see, now all you need to do is perform your professional duty and you'll leave me a happy man" proclaimed Mackenzie as he began advancing towards them. "And when I'm a happy man, I tend to be very generous."
"Don't worry, you'll be more than happy when we're done with you" purred Rei in a tone that could drive a male's hormones crazy.
"Just what I wanted to hear" replied Mackenzie as he licked his lips when nearing them.
"I beg your forgiveness boss, but there is something urgent that Mr. Kindle needs to talk to you about." Came the voice of the same lackey, interrupting the moment. He looked nervous, clearly sensing his boss' anger.
"Alright, tell him I'll be right there" grumbled Mackenzie under his breath, sending the lackey immediately out of the room to follow his order.
"Well, it seems ladies that I have some business to attend to, but don't go anywhere, I'll be right back" whispered Mackenzie in what he thought to be his irresistibly sexy voice.
"We won't" replied Mina in her charming smile, but underneath cursing their misfortune of this delay. They could have had him dead in five seconds flat in the way he was advancing before that stupid little lackey entered the scene. Mackenzie winked at them and looked them over one last time before reluctantly leaving the room.
'This Kindle guy must be some important person to pull Mackenzie out of this mood' thought Rei as she looked over at Mina, who apparently developed a scowl on her face. Rei didn't blame her as she herself felt annoyed with this interruption. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"This better be good Kindle" threatened Mackenzie as he looked at the tall middle aged man in front of him. The man had coal black hair and could always be seen wearing a suit and showing no emotions at all with dark shades hiding his eyes. "I don't care if La Femme sent you personally, you don't interrupt me when I have prostitutes in my bedroom!"
"Those prostitutes are your killers" stated Kindle in a cold simple tone. This certainly caused a reaction from Mackenzie as his eyes bulged out with shock and his jaw completely dropped.
"Y-you m-mean th-tha-that those t-two are t-the su-supposed ass-assassins f- from La Morte?!" stuttered Mackenzie with bewilderment.
"Yes, Mr. Mackenzie, that is precisely what I'm saying" replied Kindle with a slight edge of annoyance in his tone. However, it was not heard by Mackenzie as he was too busy getting over this shock.
"What do we do?!" he cried in a panicked voice. Although he defied the La Mortes when they wanted to set up base in Kenya, he was still horribly scared of them. He had heard as fact that whenever the La Mortes targeted someone, they never lived long. And the fact that he had an agent from La Femme's inner circle did little to ease his fear.
"I suggest that you set all your men into the room immediately to eliminate them right away." Answered Kindle, as he loaded up his own gun.
"Yes, right away!" agreed Mackenzie as he scrambled off to give command.
"Precisely what boss predicted" muttered Kindle, preventing a sinister smile from surfacing on his emotionless face "Mr. La Femme always knows what his enemy is up to." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Rei and Mina were quietly awaiting the return of Mackenzie so they could finish their mission when the large wooden doors were busted open and inn charged what appeared to be at least twenty fully armed men.
"Hold it right there!" commanded the leader as he pointed his gun straight at Rei's head.
"What's going on?!" exclaimed Rei in a frightened voice. Both Mina and Rei were in complete shock.
"Don't play dumb, you two are spies from La Morte!" stated the guy in a cold tone.
"No we're not!" defended Rei with disbelief "we're Mr. Mackenzie's company for tonight!"
"Deny all you want, but we have strict orders from Mr. Mackenzie himself to kill both of you."
"Look honey, I'm sure this is all just some misunderstanding. Let us speak to Mr. Mackenzie and I'm sure that we can clear all this up. Now, I'm sure that such a sexy man like you would not deny us this request" purred Mina as she baited her eyelashes at the dangerous man in front of her. The man turned a shade of scarlet red. As he was about to reply, the door suddenly burst open again, and inn entered Mackenzie himself.
"Now, who would've thought that two lovely ladies like yourselves were actually La Morte's assassins here to spell my doom. Too bad I found out first! Kill them Luke!" ordered Mackenzie with a smirk on his face.
At this point both Mina and Rei had dropped all means of pretending. The truth was out. Mackenzie knew without a doubt who they were. There would be no use in convincing them as they showed such confidence. Mina and Rei did the only thing their instinct and common sense told them to do. Duck!
The metal bullets came speeding at them as they jumped behind the king- sized bed for protection. They quickly pulled their small pistols from their purses and began to shoot back. About ten more men rushed into the room to join the fight, diminishing Rei and Mina's odds of survival even lower. All the while Mackenzie sat back watching with excitement.
The two La Morte lieutenants knew that this is a mission they would not complete. Right now their only goal was survival. The odds were against their favor as more men rushed in every minute. Only one conclusion was drawn in their mind.
They have been set up. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~* "What?!" I shrieked with pure anger over the headpiece, causing both Ronda and Tony, who stood behind, me to flinch at my sudden outburst.
"I-I'm s-sorry boss, b-but l-lieutenant Rei and M-Minako w-were somehow am- ambushed" stuttered the man on the computer screen. To say that he was frightened was an understatement.
"How could this have happened?!" I exclaimed, "I demand to know the answer!" I could literally hear him gulp over the line, after all, the headpiece was improved by my scientists and the La Mortes only get the best of the best.
"Well, boss" replied the man nervously, somehow managing to stop his stuttering "w-we were cut off from lieutenant Rei and Minako when the gunshots abruptly started. The last thing we heard was Mackenzie was leaving the room for some urgent call from a man named Kindle. It was about six minutes later that the gunshots began and our communication cut. Our theory is that Kindle must have tipped Mackenzie off about lieutenant Rei and Minako."
"No really?" I responded sarcastically "even a fucking retard who was born yesterday could figure that out! I don't fucking pay you people to screw up!" I was met by shameful silence from my so-called commander on the other line. His head was bowed in both shame and fright on the screen, giving me a full view off his dark brown hair. He was a man in his 40's and one of my top communication and wire experts, and may I add, quite a computer geek. I forcefully sucked in a full breath of air into my lungs, exhaling loudly. I had to calm down and control my temper. I was starting to let anger cloud my judgment.
"What more can you tell me Marvin?" I asked in a strikingly calm tone, back to my emotionless old self. He seemed to relax a bit as his shoulders visibly dropped and extended out a bit over the screen. It looks like he has been holding his breath.
"Well, boss, all we can pinpoint so far is their exact location. Since we have yet not established a base in Kenya, it will take at least two hours for our nearest rescue team to fly there. Not meaning to sound negative or anything, but by then, who knows what will happen." Marvin glanced at me nervously, expecting another outburst, but was met by my cool gaze.
"Then there is nothing we can do right now but to wait and see. This is the time when Mina and Rei are purely depending on their own training and survival instincts. I want you to send that rescue team out. If the FBI or CIA or any other government organization starts to shoot at them, I want them to fight back and hold out for at least 45 minutes in Kenya. If Mina and Rei are still alive by then, they will find the crew."
"But boss, what if lieutenant Mina and Rei need more time?" asked a worried Marvin.
"Forty five minutes is the most we can give them. After that the danger will be too great for the rescue team. No sense in sacrificing more people in this." I answered in an emotionless tone, trying to hide my true feeling of sorrow and fear.
"Yes boss" replied Marvin obediently.
"Keep me updated if you find anything new" I ordered before I switched off the computer screen. I sat still and gazed at the black monitor, unconscious to the space around me.
"Um, boss?" asked an uncertain Tony. He was met by silence. "Boss? Boss?! SERENA!" I was suddenly startled out of my trance. I turned around in my chair to face the concerned faces of Ronda and Tony. I broke our eye contact as I slowly pulled off my headpiece.
"Don't worry Serena, Mina and Rei are trained for this. They are prepared no matter what they face" comforted Ronda with a warm smile. Tony nodded in agreement, but deep down in his eyes I could see doubt. I knew that Ronda had doubt too, but hid it well with her smile. I don't blame them for the doubt, since I was harboring them myself.
NO! I could not think this way! Mina and Rei were trained for this and they could handle this! I saw them in action and they were good. They were beyond good. Yes, they could handle this! And as their leader it is my duty to believe in them fully. No, I will not doubt them. They don't deserve to be doubted. I replied to Ronda's comforting words with a smile of my own, except my smile harbored no doubt but full trust.
"Yes, they will make it out of this. I have complete faith in them." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"Not to sound negative Rei, but I don't think that we are doing so well" stated Mina in a somehow humorous tone, trying to lighten up the situation. They were still positioned behind the kind-sized bed, the only thing that's shielding them from the hundreds of flying bullets that were aiming for their skull.
"Depends on how you look at this" replied Rei in an equal humorous tone "I like to look at this in a positive way." Mina raised an eyebrow in questioning.
"How do you figure that?" asked Mina in a sarcastic tone. Rei sighed as a bullet sped only inches past her head.
"Well, the positive thing is that Mackenzie has run out of lackeys to send here and there are about only 25 of them left, of course, excluding the coward himself who is sitting in the corner with a smug smile of satisfaction. That bastard!"
"Well Rei, I'd hate to burst your bubble, but let's get back to reality here. We're trapped in a room with 25-armed men on enemy territory. We have no weapons whatsoever and we have no plan of escape. Yeah, I think that we're doing pretty well" proclaimed Mina in an angry sarcastic tone.
"Hey! Don't blame me for trying to shed light on this hopeless situation!" complained Rei "and why couldn't we have brought more bullets or some other weapons?!"
"Because we didn't expect to be ambushed by forty men!" answered Mina with annoyance "well, so much for our training."
"Our training!" Rei suddenly exclaimed, "that's our ticket out!"
"How?" asked a curious Mina, "would you like to elaborate on that?"
"Just think, what did we do in our training to prepare us for these kinds of situations?"
"I don't think that we were ever placed in this kind of scenario before" answered Mina in an unsure tone. She was met by silence.
"Rei?" No response. Rei's eyes were darting abruptly to every corner of the room, embroiding every detail into her mind. Her deep violet eyes landed on the large window across from them as her mind began formulating a plan. A sinister smile crept onto her face. Mina followed her gaze to the large widow over looking the city of Kenya and gasped in horror.
"You better be not thinking about jumping out of that!" proclaimed Mina.
"You can bet your ass on it" replied Rei in a malicious tone.
"Have you completely lost it!" exclaimed Mina in shock "That window is over 40 meters off the ground and even if we do make it out alive, we would be landing directly in the back yard, where, no doubt, there will be attack dogs waiting for us!" "No way, Mackenzie is not that detailed" objected Rei.
"This is Kenya Rei, who doesn't have attack dogs guarding their back yard?" inquired Mina with annoyance.
"Well do you have a better idea?!" asked Rei angrily "because if you do then prey tell! I have no intention of getting killed by some fucking moron like Mackenzie! It'll be a disgrace to the whole La Morte name!" Mina bit on her bottom lip and looked once again at the window. She sighed in defeat.
"OK then, let's do it! We only have one shot at it so let's make it count" Mina proclaimed, determination set in her eyes. Rei nodded in agreement.
"OK, so on the count of three we both run to the window like there is no tomorrow and jump out. The weight of our body should be enough to shatter the glass, seeing as how thin it looks. Yes, we will get cut, but hell, its sure beats sitting here and waiting for them to finish us off. Once we land we'll split up and meet back at our motel in one hour. Mackenzie won't be suspecting us to be staying at that dump, so we'll be safe. We can make further plans from there on" concluded Rei, taking in a deep breath to calm her nerves. "So ready?" Mina nodded sternly, preparing to sprint into action. Both crouched down behind the bed and faced the window, ready to leap the distance to their escape.
"One." whispered Rei, bracing herself for the impact of shattered glass.
"Two." she continued, taking a deep breath, earning a sideway glance of encouragement from Mina.
"Th-" the last count was abruptly cut off by the sound of four powerful repeating gunfires, clearly out shining the rest of the dull shots already occupying the room. Shrieks of pain and the heavy thud of bodies falling to the floor answered the powerful speeding bullets. It took Rei and Mina a minute to realize that the powerful weapons were killing off Mackenzie's men and thus aiding their escape. They looked back over the king-sized bed, curiosity pushing the means of escape out of their mind.
They were met with the sight of four well-built men dressed in black tuxedos and holding army sized guns. The last loud speeding bullet was fired and met by the death scream of Mackenzie's last remaining follower. Then the room became deathly silent as the loud gunshots seized and Mackenzie quivered in his corner with fright, letting the occasional whimper escape his lips. Neither Rei nor Mina dared to make a sound, as they have not yet decided if these armed men were friends of foe.
'Sure hope they are our help' prayed Mina desperately 'We're certainly in no shape to be facing four armed men who just killed a room full of lackeys in less than three minutes.' Mina nudged Rei, motioning for them to stand up.
"No sense in hiding from them since they already know we're here and are looking our way" whispered Mina, earning a nod of agreement from Rei. They both slowly began to rise from behind the now tattered bed, each silently praying that these men we're friendly.
'This is pathetic' thought Rei with disgust 'the two La Morte lieutenants shouldn't be at the mercy of four anonymous hitmen.'
They straightened up to their full height with their hands raised firmly in the air in the sign of defeat. The men made no motion of lowering their giant guns pointed at the two helpless women. The two La Morte lieutenants wore cold emotionless faces with determination set in their eyes. They braced themselves for the large speeding bullets that will end their life, each deciding to go with dignity and not give their enemy the satisfaction of seeing them in pain.
'We at least owe Serena this much' thought Mina as she looked on proudly at her executioners. She knew that Rei would agree with her. The deathly silence of the room was interrupted by the sound of two pairs of even footsteps slowly approaching the room. The men lowered their guns and bowed their head in respect as the two anonymous people entered, causing a gasp to escape from not only Mackenzie but the two fearless lieutenants as well.
For in entered none other than Diamond La Femme himself.
AN: Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. There has been a change of plans, instead of me finishing up La Morte this summer, its going to take longer. I think that it's going to go way into the school year so sorry to those of you who were looking forward to reading the ending this summer. I'll try to finish La Morte as soon as possible but you know that you can't rush trough stories or else it'll turn out really shity. So please be patient with me in the mean time. Stay tuned for the next chapter and don't forget to REVIEW me in the meantime!