An Officer down, a hero traumatized will this be the end or just the beginning of Ace's struggles.

The loud family was in the hospital all the girls were silently crying save for Lilly who wasn't present in the room, but was with her mother elsewhere.

"Why would someone do this?" said Lori who was supposed to be the one comforting them, but when she heard the news she broke down too.

"It's not fair, he was a good man, he didn't hurt anyone, he wasn't a corrupt cop, he… oh god!" Leni said as she broke down everyone was just breaking down one after the other excerpt one, that one wasn't here right now.

"Damn it Lincoln where are you?" Lori thought as she kept checking her phone. Just then their mother came in they all looked up.

"Well what happened is dad..."

"No he's not gone... yet, the doctors are trying their best to keep him alive." She siad as she sat down. "This is all my fault if I hadn't forced your father into being a cop, then he would still be okay." She added as she started to tear up, the girls then went up to her and hugged her, Lisa with a concerned look on her face, looked out the window.

"Lincoln, please avange our father." She thought.

-Meanwhile-

Lincoln was chasing Blackjack with Lady Ace, only fueled by anger, he then saw BlackJack turn and pull something out of his pocket.

"This has been fun! But something urgent waiting, until next time, my pair of Aces." He said as he went into a dark alley. the two entered and saw that he was gone. Lady just sighs in anger, but Ace just grabbed her.

"Why didn't you kill him!" He said.

"I couldn't get a good shot!" She said.

"So that never stopped you before, that guy killed him, he killed…" he then pushed her away. "Forget it, I have somewhere to be!" He said as he was about to leave her.

"Ace, wait!" She asked making him stop.

"What!" He yelled.

"I know how you feel." She said

"How could you know?" He said. Lady Ace just sighed, she then reached into her pocket and handed the content to him, it was a card with a(n) street address.

"Go there tonight, find a girl named Becky and ask her for Carlota's address and don't wear the costume, I think I can tell you." She said as she left him, Lincoln looked at the card.

-Later-

Lincoln was at home in his room sitting on his bed with his head in his hands, the look of shock was plastered on his face as the scene was replayed in his head. Just then he heard his door opened and in came Lori.

"Where the hell were you!" She asked. he didn't respond. "In case you haven't heard, dad was… was shot, he's in the hospital, he doesn't have much time." She said Lori saw her brother a sighed in announced. She was about to leave till she heard sniffling, she turned back and saw that Lincoln was crying.

"I know, I know he was shot, I was there." He said.

"W-What?" She asked

"I snuck out to go to flips until I saw Mom and Dad, I hid and waited for them to leave, until…" He then started crying. Lori then sits down next to him.

"I saw him, I just stood there as it happened, I should have done something, dad he's, its all my fault." Lori then hugs him.

"Lincoln, it's not your fault, mom said that he would risk his life to protect us. Plus you were smart enough to stay away from there; what if he held you captive?" She asked.

"But I was right there! I could have done something!" he yelled as he backed away from her. "I could have helped him."

"And what get yourself killed!" She said, Lincoln then looked away. "We almost lost our father, we don't want to lose you too." She said. Lincoln refused to look at her. She turned to leave the room but she looked at him.

"Lincoln, you know we're here for you, but only if you let us." She said and left him alone. He then pulled out the card and looked out the window.

-In a condemned building-

BlackJack was making his way inside past the dead wood, and falling ceiling, he finds a couch and tv waiting for him as he sits down he sighs.

"Man I need that today." He said with a smile.

"Did you enjoy your little outing?" His eyes widened as he looked around he then noticed a woman on the windowsill.

"Who the hell are you, he said as he pulled out Lynn's stolen gun.

"Oh put that away, Chandler, or do you prefer BlackJack?" She asked

"Okay, who the hell are you?" He asked

"I'll tell you soon, but for now call me Card Countess." She said.

"How would like to have even more fun?" She asked. Chandler then smiled.

"I'm listening." he said.

-Later That night-

Lincoln, who was wearing a dark clothing, his mask with the hood up, was on his way to the marked address on the card, he looked at the street signed and saw it that it was the marked address, but it was painted over with the words Whore Ave.

"Oh god, this Carlota better not be a pimp." He said he looked around he asked the "late night entertainers" if they know a girl named Becky, some girls said they didn't know, others would tell him to fuck off, it was like that for awhile until he found her getting out of a policemen car.

"Hope to see ya soon." She called out, Lincoln then went up to.

"Excuse me?" He asked

"Look shorty, I don't do midgets unless you got the cash." She said

"I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for Carlota." He said, Becky then looked at him.

"What do you want with the boss, you a V.I.P?" She asked.

"She has some information I need." He said.

"Well, unless you got the cash you…" Just then her phone rang. "Hello, yeah i'm talking to a someone, really! Okay." She then hangs up and looks at Lincoln. She then pulls out a piece of paper and writes down another address.

"She'll be expecting you." Becky said as she hands it to him and walks away.

-A Long Walk Later-

Lincoln finds himself in front of a newly opened bodega, he goes in and looks around, he saw an old man, he walks up to him.

"Can I help you?" He asked

"I'm looking for Carlota?" He asked.

"What for?" He asked

"I was told, to find her here." He said, the man then looked at him and noticed his mask.

"Hey, your that Ace Savvy guy, have you come to take in my pimp of a granddaughter away?" He asked as he reached for something under the counter

"No, I'm…"

"GrandPapi, it fine." The two looked over and saw Carlota. "Come with me." She said, Lincoln then followed her, as he did he noticed his surroundings and short old lady cooking dinner, a nurse getting ready to leave for work, boy that looked familiar to him and a couple of locked doors as they went upstairs, Lincoln found himself on the roof.

"Have fun." She said as she left.

"What does that mean?" He asked.

"So you came?" Lincoln turned around to see Lady Ace in costume. He removes the hood revealing his mask-wearing face.

"You didn't have to wear the mask." She said.

"I could say the same about you." He said, Lady Ace then go over towards the edge and sits down, Lincoln then joins her.

"So i'm here, what is it you want to tell me?" He asked

"Ace, do you know why I kill convicts?" She asked

"Cause your insane?" He asked

"No, those guys are different from the guys you fight." She said

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Black Jack, he the type of guy who enjoys doing things like that, no matter what you do they won't repent, his kind have killed thousands of lives." She said

"But you don't have to kill them, nobody deserves death, Lady." He said

"It doesn't matter, now is the time to stop them for good, and killing them is the only way." She said

"Is that why you called me up here?" He asked

"No not just that." She said

"Then what?" He asked. Lady then sighs and removes her visor, Ace was shocked to see that it was Ronnie Anne.

"A year ago, my father was killed right in front me, but strangest thing is that I didn't get sad, I got angry." Ronnie Anne then pulled out her gun. "I took my dad's gun and just shot him, so I know how you fell Lincoln." She said Lincoln wanted to play it off but was in no mood, so he took off his mask.

"How did you know?" He asked.

"I didn't, but I had my suspicions." She said. Lincoln just sighed.

"Well now that we know who we are, does this change anything?" He asked.

"That depends if we see Black Jack again, are you willing to kill him or stop me from killing him?" She asked, Lincoln then looked down, refusing to answer.

"Yeah, I thought not." She said.

"Well, why is it so easy for you?" He asked

"Killing is something you learn to do, no one is born to kill someone or something, for me, I learn because of what happened to me, what happened to my father, but your dad still has a chance to live." She said

"Ronnie Anne?" He asked, which made her look at him.

"Team up with me, with your help, maybe just maybe I can catch BlackJack and put him away." He said

"So you won't mind if I kill him then?" She asked

"I won't stop you, but I will try to persuade you." He said

"Good luck with that." She said as she got up and held out her hand. "Partner." Lincoln then stood up and shook her hand. "But is it just going to be the two of us?" She asked. "Knowing BlackJack he probably has friends that share his tastes." She said

"For now it'll be just us." He said, "Lincoln, you know we're here for you." Lori's voice echoed in his head. "but I think I know someone who would be willing to help out." He said.

-Elsewhere-

A young man reading a book in his room relaxing, while he heard people chanting, racial slurs, until his phone went off

"Clyde McBride speaking."

Ink-Dub: poop indeed.

JR32: Don't worry, BlackJack will see justice soon.

AJ55: He will face Justice, but not the way Ace is now, and slowly but surely the numbers will increase *nudge-nudge, wink-wink*

Guest: I didn't say he was dead… well not yet.

Deadpool rules: No all the titles will be my best attempt at card puns.

crazymancody895: I think no one did