February 24th, 2012
Detroit, Michigan
A police chopper hovers over the block. Taking notes on everyone, on the ground. No one but a few people hanging around the targeted buildings. The trucks move on once given the okay. Dean messes around with his mask, when he notices Tyson breathing a little heavy. Dean taps Officer green, a 15 year veteran male officer, asking him to get Tyson's attention.
"You alright man?" Asked Green.
"Um, a little nervous. This my first big time job. Don't wanna mess this up."
Dean leans over and pats Tyson's shoulder, giving a stern nod of approval. Roman's truck pulls up. He takes point, with Apollo behind, and rookie female Officer Jake at the end. They hop out going straight inside.
"EVERYBODY STAY CALM AND GET DOWN!" Roman yelled.
Crews and Jake pin down two people at the counter as Roman hops over it, taking down the clerk.
"Crews, watch over these three. Jake follow me."
Jake follows Roman to the back. Someone pops out from behind a wall, grabbing hold of Roman. A struggle ensues, fighting for control of Roman's gun. He throws a punch, but Roman counters with a masked head butt, knocking his attacker out. Jake cuffs him as Roman catches his breath. A small noise comes from the closet. He directs Jake to open it, taking aim as she gets in position. Roman counts down to one with his fingers and Jake opens the door. Inside are a woman hiding with her two children.
"Miss, is there anyone else here besides you?" Asked Jake.
"No." She squeals. "Please don't hurt us."
"Hey Jake, I got something."
Jake looks over to see Roman pulling out crates of vials and plastic bags from under a shelf. He rubbed his finger across a crate, finding gold residue over it.
"I'm gonna call this-"
*BOOM!*
A large explosion from down the street cuts Roman off.
5 minutes before...
"Chopper just called in, two guys on the front porch." Said Lt. Davis.
"Okay, I'll hop out, go in through the back. You two take point out front." Said Becky.
Becky gets out, moving towards the brown building. She could see Dean's team moving in not too far off. She sneaks towards the back, testing the doorknob and thankfully its open. Davis and Simms, two guys who are long time partners in the DPD, command the lookouts to get down. They both run for it and Davis takes chase. Becky uses her thermal vision, scoping out the inside. One person coming downstairs, possibly to check out the commotion. Two more upstairs.
"Becky, this is Simms. I'm out front. How many we got?" He asked through an earpiece.
"You got one coming to you. Two upstairs. Give a quick knock."
Simms knocks like he was asked. The dealer walks forward, drawing his gun. Becky crouches in, setting her gun down to take down the man in her sights. The dealer cracks the door a little, gun tucked behind him. Becky springs up, putting him in a sleeper hold. Simms comes in as Becky chokes out her target. Simms, gun ready, heads upstairs. Someone enters the hallway, instantly getting spooked. He draws a gun and shoots at Simms. Simms takes one to the chest falls down a couple stairs. Simms shoots back as Becky joins him. She runs past him, throwing a flashbang into the open room and chasing the first man, who ran into a room down the hall.
"Simms he's blinded. Take em down."
Simms peeks into the room where the blinded thug is blindly waving a pistol around.
"Drop the gun!" Yells Simms.
The man starts shooting anywhere, so Simms fires back, killing him with three shots to the body. Becky reaches the door. She uses thermal vision to check inside. The runner was right next to the door with his gun, prepped to kill anyone who walked in. Becky backed up and shot through the wall, hitting his leg and taking him down. She kicks the door in, ready to cuff the suspect.
*BOOM!*
"Captain Lynch, you hear that?"
Becky looks out a window, seeing flames and smoke coming from Dean's direction.
5 minutes before...
Dean's team hops out of the truck, with Officer Green taking point. Not to far off, Dean can see Davis and Simms coming down the road. A half mile away, a hooded figure watches the building with a sniper rifle. The team stack up and go inside. Dean uses thermal vision to look around. Only catching small heat signatures in the basement.
"This thing must be busted." Said Dean, sliding up his mask. "Green, check upstairs, me and Kidd are gonna hit the basement."
Green nods and proceeds upstairs. Dean leads on with Kidd behind. Slowly moving around, checking each room and closet. No one in sight.
"Kidd, move carefully. Something's not right here."
Tyson follows Dean to the basement. It smelled terrible, like chemicals and dry blood. It was a complete mess down there. A couple of over turned tables and used kitchenware. Goldust was spread everywhere.
"Must of heard something and ran off." Said Tyson.
"We gotta go!" Dean shouts.
"Wh-"
"GO NOW!" He shouted again, pushing Kidd towards the steps. "Green, there's a bomb in the-"
*BOOM!*
Police sires blare out as the rest of Black Cerberus charges toward the house. Becky looks over and sees Green laid out in the grass. She runs over, checking his pulse. He's alive.
"OFFICER DOWN!" She yells.
A few cops come over to assist as the building goes up in flames.
"DEAN! DEAN!" Screams Roman at the top of his lungs.
Everyone watches in horror as a fire alarm starts. No way they'd make it in time. Shock then turns to awe, as Dean comes limping with Tyson around his shoulder. Roman and Apollo run up, helping their friends to safety. Both men are laid on the ground, as paramedics are on the way. Both cut and bleeding. A large burn mark on Dean's left forearm. Davis performs CPR on Kidd to keep up his breathing. Becky runs over to Dean as Roman patches up his arm.
"How is he?"
"He breathing, but he's seriously burned."
"Damn, what the hell happened in there?"
The hooded figure packs up his sniper rifle. He takes one last look at his work, watching the huge cloud of smoke flow into the clouds. He shrugs it off and moves on to the exit.
Osaka, Japan
Seth and Kenny get out of the car and hop a gate. They climb a nearby ladder connected to a warehouse. Ruby waits in the car, hidden between other cars on the street. The jewelry deal was taking place any second, and they needed to get into position. The docks were only busy during daytime. Fisherman usually get there around 6 A.M.
"Cleaner to Rouge, can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear. Rouge to Black, can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear. How's the map look?"
"No law enforcement for two miles. Whoever brokered this deal got a spot where they wouldn't be interrupted."
Kenny crawls to the building's edge.
"It's almost midnight. We got a few cars already down there."
"Anyone look familiar?" Asked Seth, coming over.
"No one I know. Might be from another city. They got balls doing business on our turf."
Seth took a seat, staring at Kenny from behind. The thought of stabbing Kenny from behind crossed his mind a few times. A bittersweet payback that wouldn't solve anything.
"Hey Seth?"
"What man?"
"I know were in the middle of something serious, and you probably hate me, but it really is good to see you again. Tomorrow we should go out for some fun. You know Funaki's Arcade is still open."
"Really! That place was awesome! Wait, no, fuck you. We're not hanging out after this shit."
Kenny smirked before turning his attention to the sky. A black chopper was closing in. He tells Seth to get ready. The heli lands and a few men get out. An older long haired gentleman leading the pack carried a small duffel bag. The other group exit their cars, led by a short wider man.
"Wait, I know him!" Kenny whispered. "Waheko Gin, he used to work with my father."
"So your father was a gangster too?"
"No, at least I don't think so. He was way too weak to be intimidating."
Waheko approaches the older man, followed by a man holding a briefcase. They stop five feet away from each other.
"Anata wa honpukei no otokodesu ka? (are you Hon Pu Kei's man?)"
"Mr. Smoke, Hajimemashite. Jikan o mudanishinai. (pleasure to meet you. lets not waste time.)"
Mr. Smoke instructs one of his men show Waheko the contents of the bag. The man walks over to Waheko, kneeling down and opening the bag.
"Rubi, oparu, shinju. Yoroppa no hakubutsukan kara tora reta daiyamondotiara. Igirisu no burakkupuru kara tora reta kamon. Joshi ga kakutoku dekiru mezurashi aitemu no aji. (rubies, opals, pearls. A diamond tiara taken from a museum in Europe. A family crest taken from Blackpool, England. Just a taste of rare items that my boss can acquire.)"
Waheko examines the tiara as his crew keeps watch.
"Guys, we got trouble." Said Ruby.
"What's happened?"
"A few cars are pulling up. Did this plan of yours call for backup?"
"What! It supposed to be just us. Black, do you know about this?"
"Seriously?"
Kenny stares down Seth, who matches him with a dark glare.
"Rouge, let me know if anyone else comes."
Seth and Kenny watch as another group drives in shooting, breaking up the deal.
"Fújí! Zhè shì yigè shèzhì! (ambush! it's a setup!)" Yelled Mr. Smoke.
Smoke's man zipped up the bag, drawing his gun to shoot Waheko. Waheko ducks, sliding a snub nose revolver from his sleeve into his hand. He shoots the opposition in the stomach, sending the bag of jewels sliding across the ground. Soon everyone starts shooting.
"We gotta get that bag!" Said Kenny.
He and Seth throw a few smoke bombs into the ruckus. The area starts to get foggy as they slide down a drainage pipe. Seth slides in, stabbing a couple guys with his short sword. Kenny lights a Bumper, throwing it near a car. It blows, destroying the car and killing a man.
"Black, secure the jewelry."
Seth looks around, seeing someone grabbing the bag. Seth jumps over a railing, throwing his short sword, hitting the man in the ribs. He falls over, losing his grip. The bag falls near Mr. Smoke, who picks it up and gets in the helicopter. Seth pulls his sword from the body. The chopper starts to hover and Seth charges forward. He jumps up, grabbing a landing bar. Holding on tightly as the helicopter takes off. As the smoke clears up, Kenny grabs the briefcase full of money and runs for cover, getting shot at by the remaining gangsters who noticed.
"Black, I got the money. Where's the chopper and where are you?"
"I'm with the chopper!"
Kenny makes it back to Ruby. He hops on the car roof and looks for the heli. A little far off, he could see Seth dangling as the heli flew away.
"You crazy bastard."