17

A FATHER'S KILLER

I followed Rafferty and the women to a warehouse where they stopped and got out of the car I parked around the corner and went to a corner of the warehouse and peered over the corner. I watched Rafferty open one of the two doors for the women and dissapear inside after her.

Hmm, I thought. I went to the door.

Damn it!

The doors where locked! But between the two doors I could see a lone guard. I whistled to him. The guard took a glance behind him at the door but went to staring ahead taking not notice. I whistled again. This time the guard turned to the door.

"Who's there?" He said gingerly.

The guard went to the door, unlocked an opened it, just in time to receive a knockout blow in the face. I caught him and pulled him next to the door and propped him up like he was just some drunk that fell asleep on the side walk.

I went into the warehouse and glanced around. It looked like wooden crates, metal containers stacked up on each other and on metel shelves, making a maze. But I knew I had to keep alert. If there was one guard their had to be more.

Gotta do it Ninja style, I thought to myself.

I crept to the corner of a nearby shelf. I could hear foot steps and I could smell cigarette smoke. The footsteps drew close.

I held my breath. The they moved away. I stepped (quietly) out from behind the corner and went up to the back of the guard and hit him on the back of the skull, knocking him out cold.

I could hear some more footsteps. Coming from the small area ahead of me to the right. I crept to that small corner and took a peek.

It was another guard. I waited for him to look the other way before I pounced. Knocking him out like the others. I looked around this small area and came up with a dead end. I then took the right and kept close to the wall. But that didn't do me any good since at that moment a guard came by and saw me.

"Who the-?" was all he said before I went up to him grabbed him by a pressure point on the neck made him bend over and grabbed him by the middle making his neck snap with a CRACK.

"Didn't see me comin' did ya?" I asked him quietly with a smile. I sat his body down softly. I took the left turn to see another guard, his back to me, along with three metal barrels.

I kept close to the wall trying not to hit those barrels.

When I had passed them I went forward grabbed his neck and twisted until I heard the POP.

I sat his body down as quietly as I did the other. I then took the left turn. I followed it to almost be caught by another guard. Luckily I hid myself in time.

I watched him walk past me. Then I went at him and knocked him out cold.

This time I took the right turn. And kept close to a pair of crates. I could hear footsteps and this time I could smell the unmistakable smell of someone smoking a cigarette. Glancing past the corner I saw I was right.

I waited until the guard's foot steps drew farther away until I got out from behind the corner and went behind the guard.

"Smoking is bad for your health, ya know," I informed him.

"Huh?" He said turning around just in time to receive a blow in the face.

"Yeah," I said told him quietly as he fell to the floor, "You can get cancer and a lot of other bad shit."

I went to the wall and pushed up against it. I side stepped until I made it to another pair of wooden crates. I could hear footsteps next to the crate. I waited until the footsteps started to draw away from me when I stepped around the corner pulled out my tranquilizer gun and fired a red dart at his back. The drugs worked quickly; he pitched forward and fell on his face, fast asleep.

I took another turn that was right behind me. Suddenly, I heard another pair of footsteps and there was another guard I hid next to a crate and waited until the guard passed me before I fired another tranquilizer dart at him. It hit him in the shoulder and he fell before he could turn to face me.

I then walked out from behind the crate.

"Hey you!" yelled a voice.

I swung around.

Damn it!

It was another Russkie guard. I quickly pulled out my tranquilizer gun ad fired off the last red dart.

He went to (I guess) pull out a gun, when the drugs took action. He stumbled then fell to the floor.

I smiled to myself thinking, I am the Shadow that Walks.

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I hid behind a crate. I peered over the corner to see Rocky pacing back and fourth, Rafferty looking exasperated, the women that that drove Rafferty here, a two white box cars of (I guessed) that counterfeit loot, and a few of Rocky's goons.

"Listen to me Rock," Rafferty said. "We need to lie low. At least for awhile. The Wilson kid, Kang, he ain't backing off."

I glanced up to see a scaffolding, next to it was a ladder. I climbed it as quick as I could and peered down to Rocky and his crew.

"You getting chicken on me Raf?" Rocky said coldly, turning to him. "I've managed to dodge the FBI, CIA, KGB, and the LAPD for the last three decades, okay!"

"You don't understand! This is different! I can't stop him Rock!" Rafferty exclaimed. "Kid's like a pit bull, every time I try to head him off he comes back even harder than before, teeth bared! It's getting out of hand! I don't know how long I can keep him from coming after the buisness."

Rocky just snorted. The women stepped forward, her hands going to Rocky's arm, her eyes concerned.

"Listen to him Rocky," She pleaded in a soft musical voice. "Please."

Rocky looked at her for a brief moment, yanked his arm away from her, and slapped her across the face.

"Shut up you, worthless, whore!" He yelled at her. "I've never admitted defeat to my Comrades, and I will not start now!"

The women stepped back, shocked, hand going up to the red mark on her face.

Rocky turned to Rafferty.

"I'll deal with Kang, just like I dealt with his father. Right Raf?" Rocky said with a slight smile.

My head was screaming with the words: WHAT? WHAT DID HE-? DID HE JUST SAY-?

Rafferty suddenly had a stern look on his face. His eye's flashing.

"No," Rafferty said, with unusual coolness. "You know I never wanted Henry killed…"

I think he said more, but I couldn't hear him.

It was Rocky. It was Rocky all along. It was Rocky who killed my father. It was Rocky who had, somehow, made my dad look like he was dirty and disgraced my father's name. It was because of Rocky I had to survive hell in China. It all because of Rocky!

A rage that I've had ever since I was twelve years old was pounding in my chest. Suddenly every scar from China, every pain from my father's absence, every twinge of anger that rose in me when someone said something about my dad, every bruise that I remember getting trying to defend Cary came out. I just exploded.

"SON OF A BITCH!" I roared standing up into plain view.

Rocky swung to one of his lackeys.

"I thought you said this place was clean!" He yelled.

"Boss, I swear it was!" the goon said desperately.

Rocky looked up to me.

"IT'S KANG, YOU SIMPLETONS! KILL HIM!" Rocky bellowed.

"ROCKY, YOU BASTARD!" I yelled louder than I have ever had before. "I'LL-BRING-YOU-DOWN!"

Rocky, Rafferty, and the women all ran for it, leaving me to take out my anger on Rocky's thugs.

But I didn't care.

Three of them appeared on the floor armed with AK-47's and Uzi's. They where able to shoot a few bullets when I shot back. Pulling the trigger several times I shot them down.

I glanced up to see two I the scaffold fifty feet across from me. Firing at me with their MP5's

Damn!

I was nearly out so I jumped behind a pillar the was in front of the scaffold. I quickly reloaded.

"HEY, YOU LIKE THIS!" I yelled over my shoulder as I reloaded. " THIS IS MY BOOM STICK!"

I jumped out from behind the pillar and started shooting at them. Not missing a shot.

Suddenly I could hear gunshots and looked down to see a few of Rocky's goons shooting at me from on top of the box cars. I rolled to the side avoiding bullets and aimed. I shot at the cars gas tank. It exploded with a loud echoing BOOM!

I glanced down to the floor just in time to see three more Russkies firing at me with guns. I got down behind another pillar, quickly reloaded, and then jumped out firing at them.

I was able to hit one with a leg shot I also shot at one of the CAT's. I then started shooting at the other's. It wasn't easy, after barley dodging bullets I managed to shoot them all down.

Suddenly the door at the left end of the scaffolding opened I turned to see a Russkie with a shotgun. He fired a shot at me. I was just able to get down and shoot at his left and right knees.

He yowled in pain He was cocking the shotgun when I stood before him, one of my cocked Desert Eagle's pointing right between his eyes.

"Hell hath no fury like Nick Kang, pissed off!" I yelled, and pulled the trigger.