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Jacob's Revenge

Chapter five

Deaq turned his head slightly.

"Hold it right there. Don't move." The woman's voice said.

Wendy? He turned a little further and immediately regretted it as the butt of the gun came smashing down on the side of his head knocking him unconscious.

Later - A large room in a warehouse. One side of the room was covered by a curtain which stretched across the entire wall, a door led to a smaller room in the back.

Deaq winced as he slowly opened his eyes and awoke to a pounding headache. The blurry figure of a man standing in front of him slowly came into focus. He shut his eyes and shook his head slightly trying to clear his vision. When he reopened his eyes his mouth dropped slightly open in disbelief as he looked at the man.

"Hello Officer Hayes." Jacob said smiling down at Deaq who was seated in a chair.

"You bastard, I thought you'd be out of the country by now." Deaq couldn't believe Jacob, the man who had drug and hypnotized Van weeks earlier, stood in front of him with three of his goons. He had almost killed his partner twice before and Deaq wondered if he was back to finish the job.

"As soon as I finish my plan I will be."

"Where's Van?"

"Oh, he'll be along shortly, if he doesn't get himself killed doing the little jobs I've had him doing for me lately."

"You son of a bitch!" Deaq tried to move but soon realized his hands had been tied behind him and immediately started working on trying to loosen the ropes. "What the hell did you do to him again?" Deaq couldn't believe Jacob once more had his partner under his control.

"Not again." He said smiling. "Your partner has always been mine. He was never out from under my control, not even once." He gave a little laugh. "You wouldn't believe how many people I have under my control and working for me."

Before Deaq could say anything the door opened and Van and Wendy walked in. Van immediately walked over to Jacob and handed him a fistful of dollars. He didn't seem to notice Deaq sitting in the chair or anyone else in the room.

"I believe you've met my sister." Jacob said to Deaq as he nodded toward Wendy who walked over to Deaq.

"Hope your head's not hurting too bad." She said smirking as she touched the bruise on the side of his head. She then walked back over to Van and gave him a kiss on the cheek then glanced back at Deaq. "Van is a very handsome man and I'll miss him. Fortunately I'm not really into men, but it was definitely fun while it lasted"

Deaq looked over at Van who still stood in front of Jacob staring straight ahead.

"Van! Come on buddy snap out of it!" He yelled over to his partner.

Van slowly turned and looked at Deaq. And for a moment a look of worry and concern flashed on his face as he seemed to briefly come out of his trance.

"Deaq?" He seemed surprised to see him sitting there.

"Yeah partner…stay with me Van, fight them! Concentrate!"

"What…what…" Van stepped toward Deaq obviously confused. He started to reach out toward him as if to help him.

"Stop!" Jacob shouted to Van who immediately froze in his tracks. He still looked at Deaq who clearly could see the anguish on his face as he was torn between obeying Jacob and wanted to help his partner.

"What…what's Deaq doing here?" He asked Jacob but never took his eyes off of Deaq.

"He's come to watch you fight." Jacob said calmly.

Deaq tore his eyes off of Van and looked at Jacob.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Your partner has been very profitable for me. You now know about Van's little after work activities." He said referring to the liquor store robberies. "But Wendy told me you saw the bruises on your partner, and soon you'll see how he got them." Jacob walked over to Van and handed him two pills. "Take these."

"Van no! Don't take them!" Deaq knew once he took the drugs the little bit of resistance he saw in Van would be gone. When Van didn't immediately take the pills Jacob put his hand on Van's shoulder and turned him away from Deaq and toward him.

"I said take them."

Van tried to turn back toward Deaq but was stopped by Jacob who slapped him hard across his face, angry that he was listening to Deaq. Van's head snapped to the side and when he looked back at Jacob a small trickle of blood ran from his split lip. But he didn't react to being hit; he just stood there staring at Jacob.

"Van don't do it! You have to fight him! Don't listen to him!" Deaq shouted desperately trying to snap his partner out of the trance.

Van hesitated for a few seconds then popped the pills into his mouth.

Deaq dropped his head and shook his head sadly. He had lost Van once more to Jacob.

"Now go get changed. Our customers are waiting." Jacob said to Van who obediently turned and walked into the back room.

Customers are waiting? What the hell is he planning? Deaq wondered.

"What the hell do you want with him? You said you have a lot of others under your control, why do you need him?"

"Because the last two times I used him he failed me and cost me a lot of money. He owes me big time. And now because of you two I'm a wanted man and can't afford to hang around here much longer. Your partner is making me enough money to leave the country and start a new life."

"You won't get away with this. They'll be looking for you. When we don't show up for work there will be cops all over this city."

"After tonight you both will be dead and I'll be on my way to Canada." Jacob smiled. "Pity actually because if you hadn't butted into my business with your partner he would have made me a lot more money. Now because of you, he'll have to die."

Van walked out from the back room dressed in a white Karate like outfit. He stood silently in front of Jacob.

"I really should have him fight you." Jacob said looking at Deaq. "But unfortunately I already have his match scheduled. But this time I'll make it more interesting." He looked over at one of his men. "Tell the next contestant's manager that the no marks on his face rule is lifted." He looked back at Deaq as the man left the room. "Before when your partner fought I made sure his face wasn't marred so his injuries wouldn't be noticed. But now that you ruined a good thing it doesn't matter." Jacob stepped over to the curtain and pulled on the cord which slowly folded the curtain back revealing what looked like a small arena. Deaq could see men and some women sitting around the center stage which had been made up to look like a boxing ring. Some of the audience were prominent members of L.A.society. Deaq's eyes widened when he saw Van's opponent being brought in, the man was humongous. Deaq knew Van could hold his own in any fight under normal circumstances, but this wasn't normal. Van had already been injured badly by the way his body looked. He would be no match for the much larger, stronger man.

"You're going to get him killed!" Deaq said glaring over at Jacob.

"No I won't. We'll stop the fight before that happens. I have other plans for your partner later tonight."

Jacob walked over to Van and straightened his shirt.

"Now go down there and make me proud." He said as if talking to a son.

Van nodded, opened the door, and headed down into the arena.

TBC