Authors Notes : I do not own Black Lagoon
This is the chapter where Gretel and Hansel make their first attacks on Hotel Moscow and the Triads .
Hope you enjoy !
If you went and asked a bunch of assassins what the most important part of any job is , you would probably get all kinds of answers . Some would probably say its all about being patient and waiting for the right opportunity , others would say the key lies in brute force , some might even say that it relies solely on the assassin itself .
Well , Gretel and Hansel had a strong belief that a good assassination lied in the preparation itself , choosing the right guns for the job , learning as much as you can about the target , doing some recon work if necessary , memorizing routes and escape plans and coming up with backup plans .
It definitely wasn't the funnest part of the job , but it was how they were trained . Their old master thought them , that only blind and stupid fools charge in to face their opponents without thinking , a real assassin is somebody who respects their target and tries to find the best way to kill them . As much as they hated to admit it , Hansel and Gretel were the best at what they do , it was a way of life for them , its been that way ever since they escaped their hellhole .
Hansel put on his coat and put his Glock 17 into his shoulder holster , as well as his EZ Scorpion in his coat . Along with his custom made mini crossbow that was designed to automatically reload itself , Hansel had gotten the crossbow on one of their previous job and liked it , because of how quiet it was and he could use non-lethal sleep darts to immobilize his enemies without killing them . He also carried a number of small knives with him , just in case .
Hansel twirled his axe in his hand , before putting in its place in his black coat . He was always the more cautious and careful of the two , he liked going in with a plan rather than just guns blazing like his sister , who was more impulsive than he was .
Gretel had finished putting her black dress on and wrapping up her BAR and hiding her spare guns like her Heckler & Koch MP7A1 as well as her Glock 34 in her dress . Hansel was actually quite surprised by the sheer number of weapons and ammo you could hide in a dress .
Midnight came by and the twins were ready to begin their job , shutting off the light and leaving the room , they headed downstairs , passing by a few of Verrocchio's men on the way , who gave them both strange looks . The twins couldn't blame them , it wasn't every day your boss hired child assassins to kill people .
They exited the building through the back exit and came out to an alleyway , that had a black sedan , japanese make parked in it . Verrocchio had acquired the car for the twins to use for their mission , a wise choice since it didn't stand out too much . Throwing their bag in the backseat of the car , Hansel got into the drivers seat while Gretel rode shotgun .
Turning on the ignition and front lights , they drive out into the empty street , proceeding towards their targets for the night . As they drove , it suddenly started to rain , forcing Hansel to turn on the wipers to give the car a visual .
Hansel had decided earlier that they should hit both Hotel Moscow and the Triads in their first attacks , there were 2 locations in total they planned to hit .
" Where are our targets for tonight fratele meu ?" Gretel asked , cocking her Glock 34
" A warehouse in the southeast factory district that's being used to manufacture drugs for the Triads and a laundry mat where Hotel Moscow has a stake in a gambling ring that takes place there " Hansel said watching the road " We should expect some resistance , but try to keep our identities hidden as much as possible and for as long as we can "
" Understood fratele meu , we should utilize stealth as much as we can on these two jobs " Gretel said putting her gun away .
" Agreed sora mea , agreed ..."
By the time , they arrived by the warehouse , the rain really started to pick up and got even rougher which gave the twins some decent cover as they made their approach . The buildings around were relatively empty and quiet , and the rain gave them all the cover they needed .
" Fratele meu , look " Gretel pointed at one warehouse in particular that had its lights on .
Hansel quickly shut off the cars front lights , as to not give any guards standing outside any warning of their approach .
' There are probably innocent workers in there ...' Hansel knew they had to send a message but that didn't mean slaughtering all the innocent workers along with it .
" What's the plan fratele meu ?" Gretel asked , grabbing her BAR from the backseat .
Hansel eyed the warehouse with a critical eye . " I'm gonna circle around back and take out the power . Once the lights go out , we go in and take out all the guards , after all the workers clear out , we burn the place , got it sora mea ?"
Gretel nodded . " Got it "
" Take these " Hansel reached out to grab the bag in the backseat and pulled out two pairs of night vision goggles , handing one over to Gretel . " We're going to need them if we want to see in the dark and take out the guards "
" Okay ... take care fratele meu "
" Likewise sora mea "
" Lets go "
They both got out of the car and went their separate ways , Hansel quickly moving around back while Gretel quickly moved into position by the front entrance . Gretel kept her distance though , there were two guards waiting by the entrance armed with AK's , so she had to take cover in a nearby bush .
Hansel ran around back equipping his Glock with a silencer as he did so , he was looking for the warehouses fuse box , if he could take that out then its lights out for everybody . He had to run around to the very back of the building , before he came upon such a box , that was right next to a backdoor that led to the rest of the warehouse .
Hansel took out his axe and knocked the lock off the fuse box , before getting to work . He took out a pair of wire cutters and ... pretty much just cut all of them , he wasn't an electrician so he was pretty much just guessing . The moment he cut all the wires , the lights in the warehouse went out , sending everybody inside into a panic .
" Hey what the hell happened to the lights ?!" One of the men inside yelled .
" The fuse most of blown , go check it out " Another man ordered and Hansel heard the sounds of footsteps approaching the backdoor even through the rain .
Hansel hid next to the door , as it opened and two men came out . As soon as they did Hansel shot them both in the head with his silenced glock , before they could even react . Hansel moved towards their bodies and grabbed their guns , throwing them far away , so that nobody else could use them .
When Gretel saw the lights in the warehouse go out , she took that as her signal to move , running to the front entrance with incredible speed , she took out her silenced Glock 34 and shot both men at the entrance dead , before they could even draw their guns . Gretel moved to stand by the entrance putting on her night vision goggles , she opens the entrance up slowly and head inside .
Hansel did the same , taking out his axe and gun , both working in total unity .
Hansel came out to see several people in the warehouse , ranging from regular drug cookers to armed guards , they were all slowly moving around in a panic , unsure of what to do . Hansel could see his sister on the opposite end of warehouse , wielding her BAR , she waved over to him and he got the signal .
Hansel nodded and Gretel unwrapped her BAR , pointing it at the confused and blind Triad's before opening fire on them , she aimed carefully as to not hit any of the workers .
The sudden gunfire sent everybody in the room into a panic , all of the workers getting down , while the guards tried to shooting blindly into the darkness , not a single one of their bullets hitting Gretel . Hansel didn't waste this opportunity , with their backs turned to them and all their attention focused on Gretel , Hansel quickly moved in between the men shooting them in the head with his gun or stabbing in the neck with his axe .
In the span of just a few short minutes , all the guards in the warehouse were killed , the workers themselves got themselves together and finally ran out of the warehouse for their lives , after Gretel quietly opened up the entrance , to let some of the light in . Thankfully Hansel and Gretel didn't have to worry about any witnesses , the workers were all too much in a blind panic and fear to notice them hiding in the shadows .
Hansel and Gretel approached each other among the numerous bodies , Gretel reloading her BAR and Hansel with his Glock 17 .
" I think that went well , fratele meu " Gretel said cocking her BAR .
" I suppose so , sora mea " Hansel grabbed a rag off of one of the nearby drug tables and used it to clean the blood off his axe " We should hurry and get to work destroying this place "
And so they got to work cleaning up , Hansel dragged the two guards he had killed outside back into the warehouse , while Gretel was busy setting up destroying the warehouse . They didn't have long , the workers must have contacted the boss by now and informed him of the attack , so they had to move quickly .
Fortunately , they didn't have to do much work to destroy the place , it was a drug lab after all . With all kinds of dangerous chemicals and burners . Gretel turned the gas up at one of the drug stations , and left a burner lighted by the entrance . The twins calmly walked back to their car , not disturbed at all by the rain pouring down on them .
BOOM !
By the time , they got back inside the car , the whole warehouse exploded , going up in flames . The roof completely blown off and the flames still roaring against the rain .
" Hmph . At least we don't have to worry about putting out the fire " Hansel said , watching the warehouse burn .
" Lets go now , fratele meu , before more men show up " Gretel advised .
Hansel didn't need any more warning , sticking the car into drive , they proceeded back onto the main road . After a few minutes of driving , they saw several black cars pass them in a quick motion . Hansel and Gretel didn't need to be detective to know those were the Triad's going to investigate the sudden blaze that was their drug lab .
" The reinforcements arrived sooner than we expected " Hansel watched the cars pass them by . " How long did it take them to respond ? "
Gretel pulled back her sleeve to look at her watch . " Around 5 minutes , 30 seconds "
" That's sooner than we expected fratele meu "
" Indeed it is .." Gretel leaned back in her seat , as she closed her eyes , waiting for them to arrive at their destination .
Their next target was a laundry mat on the west corner of the city , from what they could gather from the file , the place was named the ' Midnight Cleaning ' place . Kinda a dumb name in the twins opinion , but they didn't really care all too much about that , what they cared about what the small time gambling ring that Hotel Moscow had a stake in there , which would mean some of their men would be there .
Rolling up on the street , driving slowly so that they could get a good look at the place . They see there are no security cameras on the street or on any of the surrounding buildings , but Hansel managed to spot a security cam inside the at the front desk of the laundry mat . Which meant they would have to work not to be seen by said security camera .
They parked their car in a nearby alley , just across from the laundry mat .
" So what's the plan fratele meu ?" Gretel asked , wrapping up her BAR .
" We don't have many options ... and I don't think stealth is one of them " Hansel said as he tapped his fingers against the steering wheel .
" What do you mean ?"
" We were only able to go with stealth just now with the Triad's because we were able to cut the power and blind them ... but by the looks of it , the fuse box connecting power to the building must be inside the laundry mat "
" So ... our only option is to go in there guns blazing ...?" Gretel said sadly , cocking her Glock 34 .
" It would appear so , though we would have to smash all the cameras ..."Hansel knew they couldn't be seen by anybody , if they were going to live long in this city .
" I hate doing this ..." Gretel said looking down .
" I know fratele meu ... I know "
" Lets just get this over with ..." Gretel said getting out of the car , Hansel following her . They both calmly walked down the street to the laundry mat , the light from inside shined against their pale skin . They both held hands for a brief moment , before entering .
The man behind the counter , quickly noticed their presence , looking up from his porn magazine that he was reading . " What can I do for you two kids ? Are you here all alone ? Do you need me to call your parents or something ?"
" No , that's alright sir ... we're actually just trying to find some shelter from the rain until it dies down " Gretel said on their behalf wiping off some water on her dress .
" Well ... this place is opened 24 hours , so I guess you can stay " The man scratched his head . " Just don't cause any trouble will ya ?"
They both went silent , as they walked up to the counter .
" Mister , if you don't mind do you think you can introduce us to where the illegal gambling here happens ?" Hansel asked out of the blue , looking the man in the eye .
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" Wait , what ?" The man asks , taken off guard .
" The illegal gambling that takes place here , the one that Hotel Moscow has a stake in " Gretel repeated the information on the file .
The man's eyes widen in anger . " Listen, I don't know what the hell you two kids are talking about , but you need to get the hell out of here no-"
Click !
The man froze up as Hansel suddenly pointed his Glock at the man , while Gretel unwrapped her BAR and pointed it at the man as well .
" Please don't make this anymore difficult on us than it has to be" Hansel asked , trying to keep his voice as blank as possible .
" Whoa , whoa ! Take it easy there kids ... lets just all calm down " The man tried to calm them down , lowering his hands , but in reality reaching for the gun beneath the counter. " Lets just all take it easy and -"
"Mister with all do respect , you really do not want to go for the gun underneath the counter " Hansel threatened pulling out his axe, effectively scaring the man away from the gun . Gretel moved around behind the counter and grabbed what looked like HK USP , putting the gun away in her dress , she pointed her BAR at the man .
" Now lets all go take a nice little walk to the back , shall we ?"
The man gulped .
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* Knock !*Knock !*Knock !*
" H-Hey guys , open up !" The man knocked on a steel door , that was in the back .
Another man behind the door slid open , a metal slit in the door , to make eye contact with the man ." The fuck do you want , clerk ?"
" I uh ... need to have a talk with some of the guys in there , its uh really important !" The clerk tried to sound convincing as possible .
" We're in the middle of a game , do it later " The doorman looked like he was about to turn his back on the clerk .
The clerk felt the barrel of a gun dig itself into his back ." Convince him "
" Or hell I could call Miss Balalaika ! And she could explain why the hell her gambling ring is being relocated because I couldn't have a conversation with some of her men" The clerk used his last trick and the man behind the door stopped and paused .
In a few seconds , they could hear the doorman sigh and unlock the door . " I swear you prick , if it wasn't for - OOF !"
The doorman didn't have time to finish his sentence , as soon as he opened the door Hansel roughly pushed man forward and caused him to land atop of the doorman .
Gretel quickly sprung into action, running into the room and scanned the room . There were 10 men in total , 3 men by the gambling table and 7 guards that were dressed in formal attire . Gretel didn't give them the chance to react , firing bullets into each and every one of them , some of them tried to reach for their guns but were gunned before they could even fire a single bullet .
The doorman struggled to get the other man off of him , but as soon as he threw the man off of him , he was met face to face with Hansel who pointed his gun at him . Not being able to react in time , Hansel shot him clean in the head with a single bullet , killing him instantly.
By the time , the shooting stopped , blood painted the walls and bullet casings were scattered all over the floor . Every last body , excluding the doorman , being turned into swiss cheese by Gretel's BAR , it was why she liked it very much , it got the job done quickly and efficiently . And there was almost no suffering whatsoever too .
The twins turn to clerk , who is staring at the them slack jawed and shocked at what he had just saw . He had never seen children manage to do something ... horrific and terrifying before .
" Mister ... would you please be so kind as to show us how to erase the footage from the cameras ?" Hansel asked blood getting onto his shoe , as it started seeping from the doorman's body .
The man could only whimper in response .
After shooting up all the cameras in the place , including a few hidden ones that they managed to spot . The man gave them the tape to the security cams , which they destroyed , by set it on fire .
" Okay ... you got what you wanted , now go " The man said , still afraid of the twins .
" Don't worry mister ... we'll go now " Gretel said somberly .
The man let out a sigh of relief .
" After we finish dealing with all the witnesses ..." Hansel said , pointing his gun directly at the clerk .
" N-No ! Wait ! Please don't !" The clerk fell on the floor on his ass , crawling away from them , until his back hit the counter .
Hansel and Gretel grit their teeth , revealing their fangs . This was the part of the job , they hated the most with a passion . Dealing with witnesses .
They hated killing innocent people who were just unfortunate enough to be at the wrong place at the wrong time , seeing them beg for their lives , crying out for their loved ones when they realize they are going to die ...
It hit close to home ...
Gretel stepped forward to the man , who seemed to be on the verge of crying . Gretel knelled down in front of the man and did the unthinkable .
Gretel threw herself onto the man , giving him a hug , the man seemed to be caught off guard by the hug , but awkwardly stroked her hair while Gretel hugged him .
" I'm sorry ..." Gretel leaned in and whispered into his ears .
BANG ! BANG ! BANG !
The man coughed up blood in surprise , as Gretel pulled back from the hug , revealing to be holding her Glock 34 . She pointed it at the man's head and shot him dead ending his suffering .
They both stayed silent for a moment , before Gretel grabbed her BAR from her brother and walked out of the laundry mat .
" Lets go ..." Was all Gretel said , her face covered by the shadow of her hair .
Hansel followed after , giving one last look at the carnage before leaving .
They both got back into the car and drove off , escaping the area before the cops showed up .
Neither of them said anything , both of them letting the tense silence take over .
" Why do we do what we do fratele meu ?" Gretel asks out of the blue .
Hansel went silent at that , focusing on the road ." What do you mean by that sora mea ?"
" I mean why do we kill people ...?"
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Hansel was silent for a moment before answering .
" Because its the only way , we know how to live ..."
That's it for this chapter !
I wanted to do a different take on the twins where they aren't completely sadistic crazy f*cks , so I hope you all are enjoying so far !
With that in mind , see you
See ya'll in the next chapter !