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Chapter 24: Payback.
"Now, do as I say and put him down!" The Hood demanded.
Scott looked at John and Gordon who were holding the stretcher and winked at them. "Come on guys, we really should do what he says and put him down… Al, stay with him."
Gordon and John laid the stretcher down on the floor, while Alan knelt next to Virgil and took his hand in his. John and Gordon both stood back up and with Scott formed a circle around Virgil and Alan.
"Now move away from him!" The Hood commanded.
"That's not going to happen." Scott replied calmly.
"Really?" The Hood scoffed. "My man here has a gun and I will order him to shoot."
They all glanced at the man who had his gun aimed at them.
"Personally, I think you should order him to step back and to put his gun down." Gordon responded.
The Hoods man let out a sarcastic laugh. "And why would I do that?"
"Because if you don't, then I'm going to take you down, and then knock you out with my tranquilliser gun!" Gordon stated.
"Oh, I'd love to see you try!" The man taunted.
"Okay then!" Gordon answered. Gordon's hand shot out and before the man could react he had grabbed his wrist and spun the gun away from them both. Gordon then knocked the gun out of the man's hand, he then twisted the man's arm around his back and flipped him face down on the ground. Finally, Gordon pulled his tranquilliser gun out and shot the sedative into the man. Jumping up to his feet Gordon aimed his tranquilliser gun at the Hood. "Now, I really think that you should do as we say, Balah Gaat."
Do you really think one tranquilliser gun is going to take me out?" The Hood mocked.
Scott and John pulled their tranq guns out and aimed them at the Hood. "How about three?" John countered.
"Oh please," the Hood sneered, "your tranquilliser guns are no match for me."
The Hood's eyes turned to a bright yellow, he released a mocking laugh, and raised his hand out towards them. Scott, John and Gordon found that they were now frozen and unable to control or stop what was happening as they were lifted effortlessly up into the air. Their weapons were forced out of their hands and flung away from them, they were then thrown away from the stretcher and down onto the hard ground. The Hood kept his one hand pointing towards them, which held them frozen in place, as he began walking towards Alan and Virgil.
Alan aimed his tranquilliser gun at the Hood. "Don't move any further!" He warned.
The Hood scoffed and held out his other hand towards Alan causing him to fall to the ground. The Hood then walked forward and before Alan could react the Hood had ripped the tranquilliser gun out of his hand and threw it away from them. Then like his brothers before him, Alan was lifted in the air, and hurled away from his now unprotected brother. The Hood knelt next to Virgil who had been awake throughout his brother's ordeal. "Now, I remember telling you that once I had dealt with you, then one of your precious brothers would be next… Maybe I was wrong, maybe this one will die first." The Hood stood back up and turned towards Alan. "Yes, I presume this one is the youngest… So, he can go first!"
Virgil watched helplessly as the Hood walked over to Alan, picked him up from the ground, grabbed him around his throat, and began to choke him. Alan desperately gasped for breath and kicked his legs trying urgently to escape the hold that the Hood had on him. Virgil looked towards his other brothers but could see that although they were trying to move, they were still held in the Hood's powers. Virgil glanced to his side and noticed the handgun that the man had dropped, he reached out with his left hand, grabbed the gun and fired.
"What the?" The Hood exclaimed when he felt the gunshot hit the floor, narrowly missing his feet. The Hood dropped Alan to the ground and spun around in shock, releasing his focus on Scott, Gordon and John. The Hood paused, as he took in the sight of Virgil pointing the gun towards him and then let out a chilling laugh. "Well, well, I never thought I would see the day… A member of International Rescue actually using a real gun." The Hood scoffed as he stepped closer to Virgil. "Now, come on… Are you really going to shoot me? Would you even be able to live with yourself if you did?" The Hood took another step closer to Virgil. "Look at you, you're pathetic! You're badly hurt, you can't hold that gun without your hand shaking because of the amount of pain I've put you through." The Hood sneered as he took another step towards Virgil. "Come on boy… If you're going to do it, then shoot me! Kill me in cold blood! Take your revenge for what I've put you and your family through… Do what your father could never do and give in to the hate… Just like I did!"
"I'm nothing like you!" Virgil muttered.
"No, you're certainly not!" The Hood ridiculed. "You are a typical Tracy! Weak minded… Forgiving… Always trying to help others… It makes me sick!" The Hood took another step forwards. "And that's why I know you are not going to fire that gun!"
"No. I'm not," Virgil stuttered.
"I knew it!" The Hood mocked.
Virgil smiled and dropped the gun. "Distracted you though!"
"Really, from what?"
"From this!" The Hood spun around at the sound of Scott's voice, only to be greeted with a sharp punch to the face. The Hood stumbled from the force of the punch. "That's for trying to choke our youngest brother," Scott said with a smirk, "and this… Well, this one's for Virg!" Scott delivered another blow to the Hood's face which knocked him unconscious. "God… That felt good!" Scott said as he knelt next to Virgil and took his hand in his.
"Al?" Virgil mumbled.
"I'm here." Alan replied.
"Are you okay?" Gordon and John asked at the same time.
Alan coughed. "Yes, I'll be okay, just a little sore."
Gordon, Alan and John knelt next to Scott and helped check on Virgil's injuries.
"Al?" Virgil mumbled again.
"It's okay Virgil. I'm here and I'm fine!" Alan responded.
Virgil took his hand out of Scott's and gently felt around Alan's throat.
Alan shook his head. "Seriously Virg… You've been beaten, your legs are broken, you've lost too much blood, you're barely able to keep your eyes open… And yet you are still trying to check me for injuries… Please, let us look after you for a change!"
Virgil took Alan's hand in his, tears beginning to fill his eyes.
"Hey, it's okay," Scott said.
"Love you all!" Virgil muttered as more tears ran down his face.
All four boys gently held Virgil and let their own tears flow.
