Disclaimer: I do not own any of the people I bring in, just as I don't own Hannah Montana or Man on Fire.
A/N: Also, I would like express my thanks for you not holding the fact that I used the characters from HSM. The truth is that, I wanted to put actors and characters that you would recognize so that you could better visualize it.
That it especially true of this chapter. To give you a good idea of who these men confronting Theo are, I'll would like to introduce…
The Jonas Brothers (All three)
Please understand. They are not playing themselves, or any character that they might play in the future. In fact they are not the 'Jonas brothers' at all. They are just three brothers sharing the same name (first and last) and look and sound just like them.
At no time is any defamation or slander intended, nor will be tolerated in the reviews for any of the characters I introduce. This is solely to give a faces behind the people, and I chose HSM and the Jonas brothers because fans of the HM genre would be more likely to know them than anyone else.
Thank you.
Alleyway showdown
Part 2
Theo's Flashback- his conversation with his brother.
"What?" I asked in disbelief.
"That's right Theo, someone put a price tag on our package's head. We don't know who. All we know is that someone's paying a lot of money to ensure it's painful and humiliating, and that whoever this person is, is reaching out to the worst this country's criminal element has to offer."
"Why? What did Miley do to them" I asked not believing Miley could have done anything to piss an evident heavyweight of the criminal underworld off.
"We don't know Theo and we don't care. But what we do care about is the money. We can't let Miley be touched. We have spent too much money and exposed ourselves way too much to quit now."
"So what't the next move?"
"Simple. Until we find out how much the bounty is, Dad's giving you a direct order...
You are to protect Miley at all costs, no matter what. We don't care what you have to do and who you have to f—k up. Unless the bounty is bigger than the ransom, we have to keep Miley alive for this to work. But until you hear from us, assume it isn't."
"Who's behind this?" I asked rather redundantly.
"Like I said Theo, we don't know. We'd be the first to know if it was any one of the other Chinese families or the 'Hate Mongers'. The minute we do know who's really behind this, we'll get to you. But until then, safeguard her life"
Tom put down the phone while I was rejuvenated with a spectacular sense of renewal.
I had past the point of no return with Miley Stewart.
Whether I live or die, sooner or later- that doesn't matter as long as it was after Miley was safe again.
Yet since keeping Miley alive meant I'd have to be alive as well, gave me a new purpose. I have to protect her. I refuse to let her go and I refuse to let myself die until this was all over.
She's my reason to live and I refuse to die before she's safe.
End flashback.
(time slowed down as the vodka bottle drops for dramatic effect).
Theo's POV
The few seconds I had left I quickly moved back towards the parking lot.
I scope out the men from the SUV. Two young guys, probably no older than 21 coming out. The one who looks about Miley's age bolts from the car and heads to the safety of the short concrete wall opposite me.
(Nick Jonas)
Theo snaps his head in surreal motion back to the SUV.
The second guy from the SUV scrambles from the driver's seat door and opens the back seat door reaching in yet focusing on me with a killer's look through a pair of sunglasses. All this while pulling out a…long gun.
(Joe Jonas)
Theo snaps his head in surreal motion to the two cars in the opposite side of the alley.
In the first car, there was the same guy that had helped the man I had knocked out. He flicks a cigarette to the ground. He uses his driver's side door that he just came out of as cover.
(Ryan Evans)
I shift my focus just in time to see the passenger door open and to see the passenger stumble his way out. And I mean stumble, as in he almost fell right back in. As he regains his footing I see he drops something that could be very dangerous to himself.
(Kevin Jonas)
It goes without saying this is a very dangerous situation for Theo.
"Miley," I said to myself.
He is outnumbered five to one.
"Miley," I said to myself.
The only thing giving Theo hope was that his suspicions were true. This 'gang' was being fuelled any combination by drink, drugs, and despair
"Miley," I said to myself.
That's what had made them so vicious and dangerous, yet it probably what'll make them less potent as gun fighters.
"Miley," I said to myself.
Theo had been counting on this to be his saving grace.
No scratch that, Miley was my saving grace.
The bottle almost reaches the pavement.
Theo uses brushes the butterfly clip with his thumb as he prepares
In a split second he had to choose one target out of the five.
CRASH
What would have been a minor bottle smashing noise to a big city, is reverberated throughout the sub consciousness of everyone in the entire alleyway, breaking unbearable tension, marking the release of bullets from captivity.
Theo rapidly draws and points his gun while moving sideways while turning his body at the shotgun wielding Joe.
Joe's too slow on the point and just as he points and only now is pumping the shotgun.
Bang
Theo puts a single fatal bullet into Joe.
Theo had eliminated the biggest threat, the one shotgun out of all the handguns.
"BANG" went Ryan's gun. It got Theo in the back above his left lung and below his left shoulder, yet was so powerful it came out and created an exit wound in Theo's front chest.
Despite the wound Theo's adrenaline meant that without losing a beat, he turned around to return fire.
"Bang…bang"Only the second of the two bullets hit Ryan, perforating his shoulder socket. Ryan fell back and growled in pain. The first had broken the window with an unmistakable smashing sound.
"bang ting…bang, bang…" the bullets went on from the others gun.
Yet it was a miracle that none of those hit Theo. Theo had scrambled back up and dove behind the cover of a nearby green car. The bullet had ricochet off of cover.
On the hood of the car Theo then flipped around to the other side of the front of the car and…
Pointed his gun at Kevin, who had just pointed his gun at Theo at exactly the same moment.
The moment of truth relied on the speed of trigger. Who was quicker?
"Bang,"went Theo's gun as Kevin was thrown to the ground by the fatal wound.
And then there were three…
But now the critical wound that Theo had sustained was showing it effect. The spike in his adrenaline could no longer trick his body and mind to believe it wasn't there. Theo was slowing down at a time he couldn't afford to.
"Miley," Theo said to himself.
Ping, ping, bang, bang bang, ping…
The car was being worn down by the bullets being fired…
BANG…PING…
The larger more deadly sounds came from Troy gun. He was brandishing a Colt .357 Python Revolver. One of the most powerful revolvers in existence that fired the most powerful pistol bullet in existence. He had only started to fire now, because he needed more time to sober his boozed up body, enough to shoot straight and in the right direction.
Theo knew he had to hold them off. He jumped onto his stomach and started firing from under the car he was in.
"Bang, bang….bang… bang bang,"
Theo was running out of round from firing too much too soon. The critical wound was starting to cloud his judgement. Yet he had to continue on.
To get a better shot at Troy, who was getting an advantage over Theo from the bigger bullets…
Theo sprinted to another car, closer to Ryan and Troy. He was crouched under the cover of the car, and he had to expose himself to continue to deliver effective rounds.
Just as Theo stood up, he saw Troy, who's lack of sobriety was impeding on his ability to defend himself from Theo. Theo pointed the gun at him, but he then saw Kevin on the ground using his last breaths to point his gun at Theo's chest.
Theo had to give up the shot of Troy, and point his gun at Kevin instead (the more immediate threat)
"Bang/Bang"
Theo and Kevin shot each other at exactly the same time.
Killing Kevin…
But Theo was given a devestating wound to the heart and lungs area.
Theo's surreal POV was given a shocking as a would be fatal wound had been delivered.
Theo slumped down against the door of the car, slowly as death seemed to be embracing him, yet not actually letting him die yet.
"BANG"
Troy had given Theo another would be fatal shot with the extra powerful bullet from the extra powerful revolver.
Troy was now smiling while clinching. He believed to have had his revenge.
Yet all Theo could think was…
"Miley…you're free…"
"Bang bang…" as the bullet from Ryan's gun redundantly gave Theo more last blows to his upper chest and shoulders.
Theo's POV:
Thoughts of Miley permeate my last thoughts as I go down.
As my upper body reaches the pavement…
I slip in and out of consciousness and awareness.
It's growing cold…
Colder…and colder…
Theo begins to spasm and haemorrhage…
"Miley…Miley…"
I now deeply regret…
Not holding Miley closer when she embraced me…not giving her a hug before I left the loft…not…doing something that would make me remember.
The warmth that her body radiated. A warmth that I had tried to push away all the times before was now too non-existent enough in my memory for me to recreate it, exactly because I had pushed her away…
That warmth was exactly what was making this coldness, darkness, so unbearable. That I could've had the warmth, even the memory of it, but didn't.
Meanwhile… as the remaining gang walks toward the back entrance of the club…
Suddenly a familiar brunette had sprinted out as if from nowhere across the alleyway and rushed to Theo's. It is so surprising that none of the gang members react just yet.
Miley's POV:
I'm too scared to care that I'm also tearing up.
I don't care how much danger there is. I saw Teddy in the gun fight…when I saw that he was not going to win it, I dashed out here. I have to be by his side.
Miley rushed to Theo's side and frantically tried to revive him…
"Teddy…TEDDY… TEDDY!" I tried with increasing exasperation.
"No you can't! You can't Teddy. NO….I won't let you…I don't wanna be…please do-o-ont."
I break down, so scared I'm shaking. I only break harder still seeing Teddy spasming.
Theo tries to reach Miley, but his consciousness is losing the fight to stay.
"Mil…"
Theo's POV:
RUN! Don't stay, you're free!…they'll take you…RUN.
Tragically Miley is so caught up with Theo that she is oblivious to the approaching gang going slower so as not to attract too much attention.
Suddenly what snaps Miley out of it is…
"VROOM….screech"
Troy had used the front of his firebird and drove it into the opposite side of the car that Miley and Theo were using as cover.
The force had knocked Miley on her butt.
It is only then she noticed the fast approaching men. Jerking her head between Nick and Ryan, her eyes fell on the driver of the ramming car as he got out.
When Miley saw and recognized Troy Bolton a million thoughts and emotions went through her mind. None of which was louder than anger.
True anger…
Seeing him staggering out like he did reminded her all too well of his slime and shamelessness, which she had seen when Teddy had to knock him out.
But this time she was having none of it. She knew she had to fight her way out.
Miley dropped to the pavement and reached for Teddy's hand. She frantically struggled to try to get Theo's hand to release the gun
"Leeggooo" Miley frantically pleaded with a now barely conscious Theo as she tried to pull Theo's gun out of his hand.
The gang gets closer.
But Theo just kept insisting at a whisper… "Run Miley…run…free now."
But tragically, as long as Teddy had any consciousness left, he wouldn't let go of the gun that Miley needed so much.
"Please…" Miley gave, as the last plea that Teddy would hear…
Theo then looks away and collapses, releasing the gun…
As soon as Theo collapsed, Miley got a hold of the gun…
She forced her fingers into the right places and swung it around with her body, trying to point it at someone…at least one of the members.
But alas, it was way too late, the gang was way too close and had seen the struggle. As soon as Miley lifted up the gun, Nick slammed it down on the side of the car…
Then with a violent grab, Ryan picked Miley up and slammed her to the hood of the car. Miley struggled to be free, struggled more than any time in her life, yet with two men holding her down, she could thrash and even wound all she wanted but she wasn't going to be let go.
Nick had tied her hands with plastic zip tie handcuffs and Ryan was holding her down, while forcing a plastic bag over her head.
The last thing Miley saw was Troy, staring straight into her eyes. Grinning…too much resembling Jake…
The two men drag her away…
"TEDDDDDDDY"Miley screamed as loudly as she could, yet the plastic bag over her head had prevented anyone else outside the fight from hearing.
"Teddy…" Miley stuggled to whimper at last.
The distant wail of police sirens are evident as the men struggle yet successfully gets Miley into the SUV, leaving only the dead or dying behind.