Life was changing; I had new people to care about, new people to
worry about and new people to trust. My new partners were Twig and Mage.
Twig was our new hacker. Twig was 15 and had short brown hair and Thick glasses that covered his dark brown eyes. He wasn't a very tall guy; he was only 5'6 or 5'7. He was supposedly a genius, a child protégé and the greatest hacker in 30 years. He was a brilliant inventor as well; he invented headsets that could reach around the entire galaxy. This was his second year in the Red Dragons and hadn't seen much action during the year before. Aside from being a mental giant he was also a perverted slime ball. He would always be on his computer pumping a system for info or pumping...well something else.
Then there was Mage.
Mage was supposedly our spy, but she really didn't do much work. She was 15 and had long black hair. Her hair usually would be covering her brown eyes. She would have been gorgeous if it weren't for her braces, but that's just one of my preferences. A girl can be a supermodel but if she has braces I don't even take a second glance; other people didn't feel the same way about her. The only thing she was really good at was manipulating horny guys to do her bidding, which was usually very tedious. They would do anything for her it seemed, no matter how ridiculous. They probably thought that she was easy, but I never bought into it, she was just a girl that knew how to get want she wanted. There wasn't anything wrong with that, but I would never become one of her tools.
I had been in the hospital for about a week. I had surprisingly recovered from my injuries. I had broken my left arm, 2 ribs, and I had multiple concussions, but I healed pretty quickly. Allen wasn't that lucky, he was still in critical condition. I would have stayed in the hospital longer, but I had to start my first mission.
I got back to HQ very late on Monday December 17. It was snowing outside, the white snow reflected off the glass revolving doors of the building. I was back home, and was ready to take charge. My entire group was being briefed on the mission when I walked into the room while we were staying. The mission was simple, but would be very complicated to complete without any flaws.
The White Tigers were going to deliver a briefcase full of $1,000,000 to a local arms dealer. It was my job to intercept the briefcase, while killing any Tigers that I could find. I also couldn't become noticed by any police officers. I would also have Spike and Moses helping me. Moses would be leading this mission.
The drive to the destination point was a short one, but it felt like an eternity. I was unbelievably nervous and sat in my seat listening to my mp4 player. (That's right I made up a fictional futuristic device to mock the devices in our time period). Moses was meditating as usual. He normally would have his eyes closed but this time he had them wide open in case someone was following us. Spike was twiddling his thumbs like a moron, but he didn't seem nervous, he never seemed nervous.
When we arrived at our destination the gentle afternoon sky had shifted into an angry see of clouds and rain. The alley where we were waiting smelled of urine and blood. It looked like a place where bums would fight for a ham sandwich that had been out in the sun for a little too long.
We had been sitting idly at the ally until we saw a black truck pull into the street across from us. 4 men stepped out of the car, I couldn't see any of their faces though. They walked into the building to there right, which was stained with graffiti.
They walked up to the top floor of the building, which we could easily see through thanks to the large church style window on that floor. There was a man in an over coat with a briefcase of his own. After a brief discussion they exchanged briefcases, that when Moses gave us the signal to run across the street and to slash there tires. Moses was on the top of a building on our side of the street with a sniper rifle.
Before we had anytime to react the deal was over and the people were leaving the building; before the first man could leave Moses took his shot, shooting the guns dealer in the head. The other men quickly ran down the steps quickly. Spike was waiting for them at the bottom of the stairwell. He surprised the leading man when he popped out from behind the corner. He shot with his pistol for the first time, shooting the man 5 times in the chest, blood splattering everywhere, causing a mist of confusion for the other Tigers. They all ran back up the stairs and jumped out a window in the back of the building. There fall was cushioned by a crap-filled dumpster. The three ran for the car which was right next to where I was standing, from here I could see one of the faces of the men we were after. It was Jeff, the kid I had fought 5 months ago. He looked exactly the same as he did all those months ago. Once he noticed my presence he ran in the opposite direction, away from me. The other tow men continued towards me, the first man approached me with a katana. He slashed at my head with great force; I easily dodged the blow and sliced his neck with my sword. I slit his jugular in two and his neck was slipping off its hinges. The other man quickly put his gun up to my face, sensing him I shifted my sword to a position right in front of his neck. That's when I lifted my head and saw the man that was trying to kill me; the man that I was trying to kill. It was Jack, he had grown allot and had a rough looking beard now. His expression was a very serious one, which was very different from the Jack I knew. We then stared into each other eyes, feeling sympathy and bitter hatred for the other one.
L: Jack.........
J: I'm not Jack anymore, Cid im Jack......... The Ripper.
L: I'm not Cid anymore, I'm Loki.
J: Well, Loki next time I see you Ill have to kill you.
L: Why don't you kill me now.
J: You wouldn't have a chance at killing me now, I want it to be a good fight.
He then shifted the gun to the side of my head and fired. Then he ran at such a speed that made me look slow. As he ran Spike and I stared at our once friend. I turned backwards to see Moses lying on the ground in a pool of blood. He had been shot in the stomach and was bleeding rapidly. I then told Spike to take him to a hospital. Minutes past and I just stood there pondering the decision that I just made, I could have killed Jack and saved Moses, but then I would have killed Jack. I shifted my attention from the Ripper( Jack will now be referred to as Ripper) and looked at the corpse lying below me. I had practically taken his head off. I couldn't believe what I had done, I killed a man. I killed a fucking human being in cold blood. I felt like a monster. I fell to the floor in disgust of my own actions, I then vomited on my shirt. I was a monster. I sat in a dark alley next to my victim with vomit on my shirt for about an hour before I stood up an walked. As I walked 5 miles to HQ I thought about how I could never forgive Ripper, how I could never forgive myself. We would forever remain UNFORGIVEN. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
New blood joins this earth
And quickly he's subdued
Through constant pained disgrace
The young boy learns their rules
With time the child draws in
This whipping boy done wrong
Deprived of all his thoughts
The young man strugggles on and on he's known
A vow unto his own
That never from this day
His will they'll take away
Chorus
What i've felt
What i've known
Never shined through in what i've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been
What i've felt
What i've known
Never shined through in what i've shown
Never free
Never me
So i dub thee UNFORGIVEN
They dedicate their lives
To running all of his
He tries to please then all
This bitter man he is
Throughout his life the same
He's battled constantly
This fight he cannot win
A tired man they see no longer cares
The old man then prepares
To die regretfully
That old man here is me
Chorus
You labeled me
I'll label you
So i dub thee UNFORGIVEN
Metallica- Unforgiven
Twig was our new hacker. Twig was 15 and had short brown hair and Thick glasses that covered his dark brown eyes. He wasn't a very tall guy; he was only 5'6 or 5'7. He was supposedly a genius, a child protégé and the greatest hacker in 30 years. He was a brilliant inventor as well; he invented headsets that could reach around the entire galaxy. This was his second year in the Red Dragons and hadn't seen much action during the year before. Aside from being a mental giant he was also a perverted slime ball. He would always be on his computer pumping a system for info or pumping...well something else.
Then there was Mage.
Mage was supposedly our spy, but she really didn't do much work. She was 15 and had long black hair. Her hair usually would be covering her brown eyes. She would have been gorgeous if it weren't for her braces, but that's just one of my preferences. A girl can be a supermodel but if she has braces I don't even take a second glance; other people didn't feel the same way about her. The only thing she was really good at was manipulating horny guys to do her bidding, which was usually very tedious. They would do anything for her it seemed, no matter how ridiculous. They probably thought that she was easy, but I never bought into it, she was just a girl that knew how to get want she wanted. There wasn't anything wrong with that, but I would never become one of her tools.
I had been in the hospital for about a week. I had surprisingly recovered from my injuries. I had broken my left arm, 2 ribs, and I had multiple concussions, but I healed pretty quickly. Allen wasn't that lucky, he was still in critical condition. I would have stayed in the hospital longer, but I had to start my first mission.
I got back to HQ very late on Monday December 17. It was snowing outside, the white snow reflected off the glass revolving doors of the building. I was back home, and was ready to take charge. My entire group was being briefed on the mission when I walked into the room while we were staying. The mission was simple, but would be very complicated to complete without any flaws.
The White Tigers were going to deliver a briefcase full of $1,000,000 to a local arms dealer. It was my job to intercept the briefcase, while killing any Tigers that I could find. I also couldn't become noticed by any police officers. I would also have Spike and Moses helping me. Moses would be leading this mission.
The drive to the destination point was a short one, but it felt like an eternity. I was unbelievably nervous and sat in my seat listening to my mp4 player. (That's right I made up a fictional futuristic device to mock the devices in our time period). Moses was meditating as usual. He normally would have his eyes closed but this time he had them wide open in case someone was following us. Spike was twiddling his thumbs like a moron, but he didn't seem nervous, he never seemed nervous.
When we arrived at our destination the gentle afternoon sky had shifted into an angry see of clouds and rain. The alley where we were waiting smelled of urine and blood. It looked like a place where bums would fight for a ham sandwich that had been out in the sun for a little too long.
We had been sitting idly at the ally until we saw a black truck pull into the street across from us. 4 men stepped out of the car, I couldn't see any of their faces though. They walked into the building to there right, which was stained with graffiti.
They walked up to the top floor of the building, which we could easily see through thanks to the large church style window on that floor. There was a man in an over coat with a briefcase of his own. After a brief discussion they exchanged briefcases, that when Moses gave us the signal to run across the street and to slash there tires. Moses was on the top of a building on our side of the street with a sniper rifle.
Before we had anytime to react the deal was over and the people were leaving the building; before the first man could leave Moses took his shot, shooting the guns dealer in the head. The other men quickly ran down the steps quickly. Spike was waiting for them at the bottom of the stairwell. He surprised the leading man when he popped out from behind the corner. He shot with his pistol for the first time, shooting the man 5 times in the chest, blood splattering everywhere, causing a mist of confusion for the other Tigers. They all ran back up the stairs and jumped out a window in the back of the building. There fall was cushioned by a crap-filled dumpster. The three ran for the car which was right next to where I was standing, from here I could see one of the faces of the men we were after. It was Jeff, the kid I had fought 5 months ago. He looked exactly the same as he did all those months ago. Once he noticed my presence he ran in the opposite direction, away from me. The other tow men continued towards me, the first man approached me with a katana. He slashed at my head with great force; I easily dodged the blow and sliced his neck with my sword. I slit his jugular in two and his neck was slipping off its hinges. The other man quickly put his gun up to my face, sensing him I shifted my sword to a position right in front of his neck. That's when I lifted my head and saw the man that was trying to kill me; the man that I was trying to kill. It was Jack, he had grown allot and had a rough looking beard now. His expression was a very serious one, which was very different from the Jack I knew. We then stared into each other eyes, feeling sympathy and bitter hatred for the other one.
L: Jack.........
J: I'm not Jack anymore, Cid im Jack......... The Ripper.
L: I'm not Cid anymore, I'm Loki.
J: Well, Loki next time I see you Ill have to kill you.
L: Why don't you kill me now.
J: You wouldn't have a chance at killing me now, I want it to be a good fight.
He then shifted the gun to the side of my head and fired. Then he ran at such a speed that made me look slow. As he ran Spike and I stared at our once friend. I turned backwards to see Moses lying on the ground in a pool of blood. He had been shot in the stomach and was bleeding rapidly. I then told Spike to take him to a hospital. Minutes past and I just stood there pondering the decision that I just made, I could have killed Jack and saved Moses, but then I would have killed Jack. I shifted my attention from the Ripper( Jack will now be referred to as Ripper) and looked at the corpse lying below me. I had practically taken his head off. I couldn't believe what I had done, I killed a man. I killed a fucking human being in cold blood. I felt like a monster. I fell to the floor in disgust of my own actions, I then vomited on my shirt. I was a monster. I sat in a dark alley next to my victim with vomit on my shirt for about an hour before I stood up an walked. As I walked 5 miles to HQ I thought about how I could never forgive Ripper, how I could never forgive myself. We would forever remain UNFORGIVEN. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
New blood joins this earth
And quickly he's subdued
Through constant pained disgrace
The young boy learns their rules
With time the child draws in
This whipping boy done wrong
Deprived of all his thoughts
The young man strugggles on and on he's known
A vow unto his own
That never from this day
His will they'll take away
Chorus
What i've felt
What i've known
Never shined through in what i've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been
What i've felt
What i've known
Never shined through in what i've shown
Never free
Never me
So i dub thee UNFORGIVEN
They dedicate their lives
To running all of his
He tries to please then all
This bitter man he is
Throughout his life the same
He's battled constantly
This fight he cannot win
A tired man they see no longer cares
The old man then prepares
To die regretfully
That old man here is me
Chorus
You labeled me
I'll label you
So i dub thee UNFORGIVEN
Metallica- Unforgiven