A/N: I am so sorry for not posting before now; I am working on two other
stories and juggling my schoolwork. Also, thanks for the people who
reviewed my story; you shall be granted a place in heaven for your deeds.
Oh, also, I have to let you know that I am really bad at writing fight scenes, so please bear with me, and I hope you can picture it ok.
Chapter 5
Judson, Mac, Gabe, and Tommy arrived about 15 minutes later at an abandoned warehouse outside of town.
"This used to be a cotton factory, about 53 years ago. However, the company went bankrupt and it has been closed down ever since." Tommy explained as they slowly opened the front door and looked for any people.
"Well, where is the welcoming party?" Mac asked but her question was soon answered when three burly men came out of the shadows.
"What are you people dong here? This is a private...hey, Tommy! Where have you been lately?"
"Oh, you know, around..." At this, Mac and Judson took the opportunity to attack.
Tommy sneaked to the side and ran down a long corridor with Gabe following closely behind him.
"What are you doing here, Gabe? Your friends are alone."
"Hey, they are big kids, they can take care of themselves. Now, where is she?"
They had come to a door now at the end of the corridor.
"Gabe, I can hear them, on the other side of this door; now, on the count of three, I will go and stop my father, and you can get Cadence, right?"
"Yeah, hey Tommy, what about the men?"
"They know me, so they won't attack. One, two, three.." Tommy opened the door and said,
"Dad, stop!" He was just in time; Mr. Henderson was just about to stab Cadence.
"Tommy, what are you doing here?"
"We need to talk, dad."
Gabe was just about to go back to get Mac and Judson when someone put a hand on his back.
"Where do you think you're going, pretty boy?" The man behind Gabe pulled out a gun and held it at Gabe's back with one hand while he grabbed the back of Gabe's neck with his free hand.
"Move, pretty boy." With this he gave Gabe a rough push and walked him up to the platform where the altar was.
"Hey, boss! I found a pretty rat in our hole!"
The man pulled Gabe close to his body and whispered into his ear, "Isn't that right, pretty boy? Now move." The last two words he said more audibly and pushed Gabe onto the platform.
He pulled Gabe's arms behind his back and handcuffed him. "You will stay here with me, pretty boy."
Gabe stole a glance Cadence; she was lying on the altar, hands and feet tied down, and she was starting to move her head back and forth.
"Isn't this nice, Gabe?" Mr. Henderson had put the dagger down and now stood only about two feet from Gabe's face.
"Are you trying to stop me, Gabriel? This is just wonderful! Tommy, come here."
Tommy hesitated for a moment before obeying.
"Yes?"
"Did you go to them? Did you betray me, my son?" Again, Tommy hesitated for a moment before putting on a sly smile.
"Why, no father. I simply brought them here so you could get rid of them. They were poking around and asking too many questions."
"I told Judson not to trust you, you double-crossing son of a..." Gabe was silenced when Mr. Henderson slapped him hard across the face.
"The next time you open your mouth, it will be to scream in agony as I watch you die."
Gabe just stared at him but turned his gaze to Cadence when she started to move.
She slowly opened her eyes and said, "Gabe?"
"Hey kid."
--------------------Judson POV--------------------
"That was a beautiful left-hook Mac! I think that man is going to have a bruise for months!"
"Thank-you, thank-you, you have been a wonderful audience!"
"Hey, Mac, where did Gabe go?"
Mac looked around quickly before saying, "Oh, I don't know, I think he might have gown down that hallway over there."
"Let's go."
Judson and Mac peered quietly through the opening in the door.
"There he is, Judson."
"Yeah, there is Cadence, also."
"Judson Cross! Come out; come out, where ever you are! I will give you 20 seconds before I shoot your little friend here!" The man holding Gabe moved the gun from his back and placed it on his temple.
"10 seconds!"
"What do you want to do Judson?" Mac asked.
"There are only about five men, not counting Mr. Henderson or the man holding Gabe. I say you take them out, I'll get Gabe and Cadence."
"Time is up Judson!" As the man released the safety lock on the gun, Judson stepped out.
"Here I am. See, no gun or anything."
"Good, I really didn't feel like killing a boy. Where is the woman, Mackenzie?"
"She is outside, waiting for my signal."
"Well, let's not keep her waiting; on to business..."
Mac jumped out and quickly incapacitated three men with swift kicks to their heads.
Judson took out the other two men while Tommy distracted his father. The only person remaining was the man holding a gun to Gabe's right temple.
"That is far enough, you two." He was edging away, walking in front of the altar.
While all of this was going on, Cadence had woken up to a point and managed to free one of her hands. She untied her remaining hand and two feet and slipped off the back of the altar.
She grabbed a shovel leaning against the altar, crept behind the man, and swacked him hard across the back of the head.
"I feel much better now." She got the cuff keys from the man's pocket and took them off Gabe. After helping him to his feet, he said,
"Thanks. I am so glad you are okay, Cadence!" He gave her a big hug and let Judson have a turn.
"Baby, I am so sorry. I missed you so much."
"I missed you too, guys." Judson embraced her and then as Mac was about to hug her, a loud shot rang out.
Tommy lay on the floor, a bullet hole in his stomach. Mr. Henderson was standing over him with his eyes wide and filled with tears.
Then he turned and started to run out the door. Judson took out his pistol and shot him in the leg.
"No one messes with my family."
"Oh my god, Uncle Judson!" Cadence had run to Tommy's side and was trying to stop the bleeding.
"Hurry!"
"...Yeah, I need an ambulance, 1625 Mill Road, the old cotton factory; someone has been shot. Thank-you..."
"Please don't die, Tommy."
"It is okay, Cadence, really, it's okay. I am just gonna pass out now." As Cadence stood up, she swayed and Gabe managed to catch her as she fell. He picked her up and carried her in his arms.
"The drugs are still in her system, Judson."
"I'd say so." With that, Cadence passed out. At least this time she knew she was in good hands.
A/N: I am having a dilemma; so you get to choose the outcome of the story. Should Tommy die, or not? If you don't review and tell me, I will have him die a horrible death! So please, review me with your opinion.
Oh, also, I have to let you know that I am really bad at writing fight scenes, so please bear with me, and I hope you can picture it ok.
Chapter 5
Judson, Mac, Gabe, and Tommy arrived about 15 minutes later at an abandoned warehouse outside of town.
"This used to be a cotton factory, about 53 years ago. However, the company went bankrupt and it has been closed down ever since." Tommy explained as they slowly opened the front door and looked for any people.
"Well, where is the welcoming party?" Mac asked but her question was soon answered when three burly men came out of the shadows.
"What are you people dong here? This is a private...hey, Tommy! Where have you been lately?"
"Oh, you know, around..." At this, Mac and Judson took the opportunity to attack.
Tommy sneaked to the side and ran down a long corridor with Gabe following closely behind him.
"What are you doing here, Gabe? Your friends are alone."
"Hey, they are big kids, they can take care of themselves. Now, where is she?"
They had come to a door now at the end of the corridor.
"Gabe, I can hear them, on the other side of this door; now, on the count of three, I will go and stop my father, and you can get Cadence, right?"
"Yeah, hey Tommy, what about the men?"
"They know me, so they won't attack. One, two, three.." Tommy opened the door and said,
"Dad, stop!" He was just in time; Mr. Henderson was just about to stab Cadence.
"Tommy, what are you doing here?"
"We need to talk, dad."
Gabe was just about to go back to get Mac and Judson when someone put a hand on his back.
"Where do you think you're going, pretty boy?" The man behind Gabe pulled out a gun and held it at Gabe's back with one hand while he grabbed the back of Gabe's neck with his free hand.
"Move, pretty boy." With this he gave Gabe a rough push and walked him up to the platform where the altar was.
"Hey, boss! I found a pretty rat in our hole!"
The man pulled Gabe close to his body and whispered into his ear, "Isn't that right, pretty boy? Now move." The last two words he said more audibly and pushed Gabe onto the platform.
He pulled Gabe's arms behind his back and handcuffed him. "You will stay here with me, pretty boy."
Gabe stole a glance Cadence; she was lying on the altar, hands and feet tied down, and she was starting to move her head back and forth.
"Isn't this nice, Gabe?" Mr. Henderson had put the dagger down and now stood only about two feet from Gabe's face.
"Are you trying to stop me, Gabriel? This is just wonderful! Tommy, come here."
Tommy hesitated for a moment before obeying.
"Yes?"
"Did you go to them? Did you betray me, my son?" Again, Tommy hesitated for a moment before putting on a sly smile.
"Why, no father. I simply brought them here so you could get rid of them. They were poking around and asking too many questions."
"I told Judson not to trust you, you double-crossing son of a..." Gabe was silenced when Mr. Henderson slapped him hard across the face.
"The next time you open your mouth, it will be to scream in agony as I watch you die."
Gabe just stared at him but turned his gaze to Cadence when she started to move.
She slowly opened her eyes and said, "Gabe?"
"Hey kid."
--------------------Judson POV--------------------
"That was a beautiful left-hook Mac! I think that man is going to have a bruise for months!"
"Thank-you, thank-you, you have been a wonderful audience!"
"Hey, Mac, where did Gabe go?"
Mac looked around quickly before saying, "Oh, I don't know, I think he might have gown down that hallway over there."
"Let's go."
Judson and Mac peered quietly through the opening in the door.
"There he is, Judson."
"Yeah, there is Cadence, also."
"Judson Cross! Come out; come out, where ever you are! I will give you 20 seconds before I shoot your little friend here!" The man holding Gabe moved the gun from his back and placed it on his temple.
"10 seconds!"
"What do you want to do Judson?" Mac asked.
"There are only about five men, not counting Mr. Henderson or the man holding Gabe. I say you take them out, I'll get Gabe and Cadence."
"Time is up Judson!" As the man released the safety lock on the gun, Judson stepped out.
"Here I am. See, no gun or anything."
"Good, I really didn't feel like killing a boy. Where is the woman, Mackenzie?"
"She is outside, waiting for my signal."
"Well, let's not keep her waiting; on to business..."
Mac jumped out and quickly incapacitated three men with swift kicks to their heads.
Judson took out the other two men while Tommy distracted his father. The only person remaining was the man holding a gun to Gabe's right temple.
"That is far enough, you two." He was edging away, walking in front of the altar.
While all of this was going on, Cadence had woken up to a point and managed to free one of her hands. She untied her remaining hand and two feet and slipped off the back of the altar.
She grabbed a shovel leaning against the altar, crept behind the man, and swacked him hard across the back of the head.
"I feel much better now." She got the cuff keys from the man's pocket and took them off Gabe. After helping him to his feet, he said,
"Thanks. I am so glad you are okay, Cadence!" He gave her a big hug and let Judson have a turn.
"Baby, I am so sorry. I missed you so much."
"I missed you too, guys." Judson embraced her and then as Mac was about to hug her, a loud shot rang out.
Tommy lay on the floor, a bullet hole in his stomach. Mr. Henderson was standing over him with his eyes wide and filled with tears.
Then he turned and started to run out the door. Judson took out his pistol and shot him in the leg.
"No one messes with my family."
"Oh my god, Uncle Judson!" Cadence had run to Tommy's side and was trying to stop the bleeding.
"Hurry!"
"...Yeah, I need an ambulance, 1625 Mill Road, the old cotton factory; someone has been shot. Thank-you..."
"Please don't die, Tommy."
"It is okay, Cadence, really, it's okay. I am just gonna pass out now." As Cadence stood up, she swayed and Gabe managed to catch her as she fell. He picked her up and carried her in his arms.
"The drugs are still in her system, Judson."
"I'd say so." With that, Cadence passed out. At least this time she knew she was in good hands.
A/N: I am having a dilemma; so you get to choose the outcome of the story. Should Tommy die, or not? If you don't review and tell me, I will have him die a horrible death! So please, review me with your opinion.
