"So this is how we are going to do it. I create the paperwork saying we are
the new employees, we get behind the scenes, and as soon as the time's
right; we grab the pandas," Maya explained.
"How are we going to know when the right time is?" Foo asked.
"Because the pandas are new to the zoo, they will have to beck checked out by the vets more often then usual. When they come back from the exam, we will intercept their handlers and tell them we have it covered. When they hand us the pandas we will put them in the truck like we are taking them back to their exhibit. When the keepers are least suspecting it, we gun the engine and make a break for it" Maya went over her plan.
Valmont looked surprised by the amount of details she put into her plan. To bad for Valmont that his other Enforcers don't think things through before they act. To say the least Valmont was very pleased with Maya and the work she does.
"By the way, how come you only assigned us to the job" Maya asked.
"You know what the other three are like. They have managed to fuck up even the simplest tasks I give them" Valmont sighed.
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~Three Days Later~
Jade came home from school telling Jackie about the zoo field trip she went on. She also happened to mention the she saw Foo working there with the blue haired woman Jackie mentioned. Immediately Jackie sprung to action and called Captain Black. Anything that Foo was involved in wasn't good.
So far Maya's plan was working out perfectly. The keepers didn't have a clue as to what was going on in Maya's head. As she calculated, the pandas did have to go in for a vet check. Foo and Maya were waiting outside until the check up was done. Right on schedule, the keepers deposited the first panda in the truck. Foo drove off toward the panda exhibit. He dropped the first panda off behind a tall bush and went back for the second. Arriving back Maya was waiting with the second panda. Both hoped in the truck to get the first panda. At this time Jackie and Captain Black arrived and explain their situation to the staff and guards. They unfortunately got to the first panda before Foo and Maya. The two Enforcers tried to fight their way to the panda, but no such luck. At least they still had one. Escaping from the grips of Chan and his comrades, they made their way to the hideout.
"Ok dude, that was way to close" Maya stated.
Foo grunted and continued to drive as fast as he could. Once safe at the Dark Hand HQ, Foo and Maya dropped off the panda and went to explain to their boss what happened. Needless to say, Valmont was pissed. Maya explained that she would be back in an hour or so. Speeding home in the Enforcer's SUV, she ran up the stairs and grabbed as many weapons as she could carry. The ones she did grab where her Scottish Claymore two handed sword, King of Lords one-handed sword, and her Mongolian dagger. All of which were sharpened and ready for battle. Tossing them in the back seat she drove back to the hideout. Pulling into the garage, Maya took the weapons inside.
"What are all those for" Ratso asked.
"I got the distinct impression that Section 13 knows where we are," Maya said.
No sooner had she said that, than they heard someone speaking outside. Sneaking over to the window, the Dark Hand peeked out and saw Chan's niece; Jade on the phone. Less than half an hour later, Section 13 and Chan where at the hideout. All the Enforcers prepared for a fight. Each of them grabbed their weapons of choice. Maya to took the Scottish Claymore and Mongolian dagger. They exited through the back of the building to create a surprise attack on Chan. Jade however saw and ran to tell Jackie. When the Dark Hand set up formation, they had not expected a sneak attack for Chan and Black. They battle got under way very quickly.
"Foo, Valmont and Ratso; you three go for Chan and his group. Myself, Finn and Chow will go for Black and his" Maya yelled.
"Right" everyone answered.
Gun shots rang out as the fight went on. Nothing was going to stop Maya from succeeding, even if it meant killing. Drawing her sword she charged at Black. At the last second he dodged. Not have a chance to pull his gun out, Maya charged him again. This time getting a clean shot at his upper arm. Holding the wound with his left hand, Black took a couple of shots at Maya. Quickly she ducked behind a crate. Chow hit Black from behind to give Maya the chance to attack. Knocking Chow down he turned to give a swift kick to Maya's mid-section. Falling backwards, Maya stuck the pavement with a thud.
"Ow fucker, you're going to pay for that" Maya spat.
Black just smirked as if daring her to try something. That pissed Maya off even more.
"You will not live to see tomorrow when I'm though with you" Maya growled.
"What are you going to do about it" Black commented.
Maya ran at him again with blind fury. On the other side of the parking lot, things were going just as bad.
"Angry crow takes flight" Foo called as he leaped at Chan.
Chan tripped him up with a side-kick. If looks could kill, Chan would be skewered and barbecued in a heartbeat. More gun shots as both Dark Hand and Section 13 dove for cover. Maya was currently taking swipes at Black's neck and head with her sword. In a sudden motion, Black retrieved his gun. He fired and hit Maya in the left shoulder. Wincing in pain from the hot metal lodged in her shoulder she stopped and glared at Black.
"You sorry piece of shit, so help me god if I don't kill you" Maya fumed.
"Your all talk, you don't have what it takes to do anything" Black laughed.
Forgetting a very important rule about combat 'Never turn your back on you opponent', Black turned to go help Chan. Seizing the opportunity Maya gathered all her strength and made one last charge at Black. He never knew what hit him. Maya shoved her sword right though Black's abdomen. Black's painful cry caused everyone to stop what they where doing and look.
"Holy shit Maya, what did you do" Finn spoke.
He and everyone else now saw Black with a 29' steel blade shoved straight through him.
"What does it look like? Now for the rest of you, I suggest you leave or you will all end up like the captain" Maya snapped.
Without hesitation Section 13 retreated. Maya pulled the blade loose as Chan grabbed his friend. With in minutes no one but the Dark Hand was left in the lot. The air was heavy with an uncomfortable silence as everyone headed in.
"Hak Foo, retrieve the first aid kit" Valmont ordered.
"Yes master" Foo complied.
Returning with the kit, they now began to work on their wounds. Ratso happened to catch the fact that Maya was trying to hide that she was bleeding.
"Hey boss, Maya's been shot" Ratso said.
Foo's head snapped up immediately. For the first time any of them had ever seen, Foo had a look of worry on his face.
"It's not that serious, it's just my shoulder" Maya stated.
"That's not important, the important thing is that we get it cleaned out," Valmont said.
Maya sighed and gave up. She lowered the collar of her shirt so the bullet could be removed and a bandage put on. One would think that some one like Foo wouldn't be gentle, but he was. After being clean up, Maya got up to check the panda. Walking into the room where she and Foo had dropped it off. She froze. There was nothing there but a piece of paper. She quickly read it to herself. It said:
'Dark Hand,
Today is not you day. We took the panda back to where it belongs.
Signed,
The good guys'
Four very startled men looked up when they heard swearing and the crashing of objects being thrown. They rushed in to see what was going on. Foo had to physically restrain Maya as Valmont read the note. Eventually Maya wore herself out struggling.
"What happened master" Foo asked.
"It appears that Maya here is not happy with the fact that Section 13 took the panda," Valmont explained.
Maya released a growl and set a scowl on her face when she heard the name Section 13. She was too tired to fight against Foo anymore.
"Foo would you please take Maya to one of the spare rooms to rest?" Valmont asked.
Foo nodded and carried Maya to a room. Foo laid Maya down on the bed as carefully as he could. He planned on staying with her until she fell asleep.
"Thanks" Maya said.
"For what?" Foo asked confused.
"For helping with the GSW and stopping me from doing something stupid and hurting myself even more" Maya whispered.
"You very welcome" Foo smiled.
Foo gently pressed his lips to Maya's. For both of them time seemed to stand still. Maya decided to deepen the kiss. Eventually Foo pulled away, Maya smiled as sleep washed over her. If Maya wasn't so tired she would have liked to have gone further. Foo definitely changed his mind; he was going to spend the night.
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The sound of running footsteps and urgent yells floated down the halls of the top-secret base. Black was still hanging onto life by a thread. Doctor work nonstop to stop the bleeding and repair the damage. Jackie, his family and co-workers all sat anxiously in the hallway. It had already been three ours since Captain Black was brought in, and still no word on his condition. Jackie had already gone though 5 cups of coffee and was now pacing up and down the hall. An hour later one of the doctors came out to talk to the group.
"He has lost quite a bit of blood. He also had a punctured liver. Luckily we were able to stop the bleeding and repair most of the liver. Had you not gotten here sooner he would not have made it," the doctor explained.
The hall was alive with cheers as the doctor concluded. He reentered the OR after explaining what had happened.
"Thank goodness Captain Black will be ok" Jackie sighed in relief.
"What about the chick who did this?" Jade asked.
All in all, Jade was a nervous wreck when no one knew what was going on. Now that Captain Black was going to be fine, she felt much happier.
"Don't worry Jade. I will take care of it" Jackie patted her on the back.
Now that everyone was not so frantic, they could get back to work. Jackie went to find some information on the blue haired woman. Half way through his research Uncle came in to check up on him.
"I am glad to see that you will be all right," Uncle said.
"Thank you Uncle," Jackie replied.
He quickly got a hit on the head as Uncle added "Now that you are fine, must make tea for your poor old Uncle"
'Some things never change' Jackie thought.
(A/N: Dark Wolf here; thanks for sticking with me on this. I am trying to finish Chapter 6, but I seem to have a case or writers block. Please be patient. Thanks again)
"How are we going to know when the right time is?" Foo asked.
"Because the pandas are new to the zoo, they will have to beck checked out by the vets more often then usual. When they come back from the exam, we will intercept their handlers and tell them we have it covered. When they hand us the pandas we will put them in the truck like we are taking them back to their exhibit. When the keepers are least suspecting it, we gun the engine and make a break for it" Maya went over her plan.
Valmont looked surprised by the amount of details she put into her plan. To bad for Valmont that his other Enforcers don't think things through before they act. To say the least Valmont was very pleased with Maya and the work she does.
"By the way, how come you only assigned us to the job" Maya asked.
"You know what the other three are like. They have managed to fuck up even the simplest tasks I give them" Valmont sighed.
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~Three Days Later~
Jade came home from school telling Jackie about the zoo field trip she went on. She also happened to mention the she saw Foo working there with the blue haired woman Jackie mentioned. Immediately Jackie sprung to action and called Captain Black. Anything that Foo was involved in wasn't good.
So far Maya's plan was working out perfectly. The keepers didn't have a clue as to what was going on in Maya's head. As she calculated, the pandas did have to go in for a vet check. Foo and Maya were waiting outside until the check up was done. Right on schedule, the keepers deposited the first panda in the truck. Foo drove off toward the panda exhibit. He dropped the first panda off behind a tall bush and went back for the second. Arriving back Maya was waiting with the second panda. Both hoped in the truck to get the first panda. At this time Jackie and Captain Black arrived and explain their situation to the staff and guards. They unfortunately got to the first panda before Foo and Maya. The two Enforcers tried to fight their way to the panda, but no such luck. At least they still had one. Escaping from the grips of Chan and his comrades, they made their way to the hideout.
"Ok dude, that was way to close" Maya stated.
Foo grunted and continued to drive as fast as he could. Once safe at the Dark Hand HQ, Foo and Maya dropped off the panda and went to explain to their boss what happened. Needless to say, Valmont was pissed. Maya explained that she would be back in an hour or so. Speeding home in the Enforcer's SUV, she ran up the stairs and grabbed as many weapons as she could carry. The ones she did grab where her Scottish Claymore two handed sword, King of Lords one-handed sword, and her Mongolian dagger. All of which were sharpened and ready for battle. Tossing them in the back seat she drove back to the hideout. Pulling into the garage, Maya took the weapons inside.
"What are all those for" Ratso asked.
"I got the distinct impression that Section 13 knows where we are," Maya said.
No sooner had she said that, than they heard someone speaking outside. Sneaking over to the window, the Dark Hand peeked out and saw Chan's niece; Jade on the phone. Less than half an hour later, Section 13 and Chan where at the hideout. All the Enforcers prepared for a fight. Each of them grabbed their weapons of choice. Maya to took the Scottish Claymore and Mongolian dagger. They exited through the back of the building to create a surprise attack on Chan. Jade however saw and ran to tell Jackie. When the Dark Hand set up formation, they had not expected a sneak attack for Chan and Black. They battle got under way very quickly.
"Foo, Valmont and Ratso; you three go for Chan and his group. Myself, Finn and Chow will go for Black and his" Maya yelled.
"Right" everyone answered.
Gun shots rang out as the fight went on. Nothing was going to stop Maya from succeeding, even if it meant killing. Drawing her sword she charged at Black. At the last second he dodged. Not have a chance to pull his gun out, Maya charged him again. This time getting a clean shot at his upper arm. Holding the wound with his left hand, Black took a couple of shots at Maya. Quickly she ducked behind a crate. Chow hit Black from behind to give Maya the chance to attack. Knocking Chow down he turned to give a swift kick to Maya's mid-section. Falling backwards, Maya stuck the pavement with a thud.
"Ow fucker, you're going to pay for that" Maya spat.
Black just smirked as if daring her to try something. That pissed Maya off even more.
"You will not live to see tomorrow when I'm though with you" Maya growled.
"What are you going to do about it" Black commented.
Maya ran at him again with blind fury. On the other side of the parking lot, things were going just as bad.
"Angry crow takes flight" Foo called as he leaped at Chan.
Chan tripped him up with a side-kick. If looks could kill, Chan would be skewered and barbecued in a heartbeat. More gun shots as both Dark Hand and Section 13 dove for cover. Maya was currently taking swipes at Black's neck and head with her sword. In a sudden motion, Black retrieved his gun. He fired and hit Maya in the left shoulder. Wincing in pain from the hot metal lodged in her shoulder she stopped and glared at Black.
"You sorry piece of shit, so help me god if I don't kill you" Maya fumed.
"Your all talk, you don't have what it takes to do anything" Black laughed.
Forgetting a very important rule about combat 'Never turn your back on you opponent', Black turned to go help Chan. Seizing the opportunity Maya gathered all her strength and made one last charge at Black. He never knew what hit him. Maya shoved her sword right though Black's abdomen. Black's painful cry caused everyone to stop what they where doing and look.
"Holy shit Maya, what did you do" Finn spoke.
He and everyone else now saw Black with a 29' steel blade shoved straight through him.
"What does it look like? Now for the rest of you, I suggest you leave or you will all end up like the captain" Maya snapped.
Without hesitation Section 13 retreated. Maya pulled the blade loose as Chan grabbed his friend. With in minutes no one but the Dark Hand was left in the lot. The air was heavy with an uncomfortable silence as everyone headed in.
"Hak Foo, retrieve the first aid kit" Valmont ordered.
"Yes master" Foo complied.
Returning with the kit, they now began to work on their wounds. Ratso happened to catch the fact that Maya was trying to hide that she was bleeding.
"Hey boss, Maya's been shot" Ratso said.
Foo's head snapped up immediately. For the first time any of them had ever seen, Foo had a look of worry on his face.
"It's not that serious, it's just my shoulder" Maya stated.
"That's not important, the important thing is that we get it cleaned out," Valmont said.
Maya sighed and gave up. She lowered the collar of her shirt so the bullet could be removed and a bandage put on. One would think that some one like Foo wouldn't be gentle, but he was. After being clean up, Maya got up to check the panda. Walking into the room where she and Foo had dropped it off. She froze. There was nothing there but a piece of paper. She quickly read it to herself. It said:
'Dark Hand,
Today is not you day. We took the panda back to where it belongs.
Signed,
The good guys'
Four very startled men looked up when they heard swearing and the crashing of objects being thrown. They rushed in to see what was going on. Foo had to physically restrain Maya as Valmont read the note. Eventually Maya wore herself out struggling.
"What happened master" Foo asked.
"It appears that Maya here is not happy with the fact that Section 13 took the panda," Valmont explained.
Maya released a growl and set a scowl on her face when she heard the name Section 13. She was too tired to fight against Foo anymore.
"Foo would you please take Maya to one of the spare rooms to rest?" Valmont asked.
Foo nodded and carried Maya to a room. Foo laid Maya down on the bed as carefully as he could. He planned on staying with her until she fell asleep.
"Thanks" Maya said.
"For what?" Foo asked confused.
"For helping with the GSW and stopping me from doing something stupid and hurting myself even more" Maya whispered.
"You very welcome" Foo smiled.
Foo gently pressed his lips to Maya's. For both of them time seemed to stand still. Maya decided to deepen the kiss. Eventually Foo pulled away, Maya smiled as sleep washed over her. If Maya wasn't so tired she would have liked to have gone further. Foo definitely changed his mind; he was going to spend the night.
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The sound of running footsteps and urgent yells floated down the halls of the top-secret base. Black was still hanging onto life by a thread. Doctor work nonstop to stop the bleeding and repair the damage. Jackie, his family and co-workers all sat anxiously in the hallway. It had already been three ours since Captain Black was brought in, and still no word on his condition. Jackie had already gone though 5 cups of coffee and was now pacing up and down the hall. An hour later one of the doctors came out to talk to the group.
"He has lost quite a bit of blood. He also had a punctured liver. Luckily we were able to stop the bleeding and repair most of the liver. Had you not gotten here sooner he would not have made it," the doctor explained.
The hall was alive with cheers as the doctor concluded. He reentered the OR after explaining what had happened.
"Thank goodness Captain Black will be ok" Jackie sighed in relief.
"What about the chick who did this?" Jade asked.
All in all, Jade was a nervous wreck when no one knew what was going on. Now that Captain Black was going to be fine, she felt much happier.
"Don't worry Jade. I will take care of it" Jackie patted her on the back.
Now that everyone was not so frantic, they could get back to work. Jackie went to find some information on the blue haired woman. Half way through his research Uncle came in to check up on him.
"I am glad to see that you will be all right," Uncle said.
"Thank you Uncle," Jackie replied.
He quickly got a hit on the head as Uncle added "Now that you are fine, must make tea for your poor old Uncle"
'Some things never change' Jackie thought.
(A/N: Dark Wolf here; thanks for sticking with me on this. I am trying to finish Chapter 6, but I seem to have a case or writers block. Please be patient. Thanks again)