An American Crime Saga: Part Five
Hello again! Sorry for the wait, but I wanted to build up the suspense! Anyway, here is chapter... six! Please enjoy and REVIEW!
Chapter Six:
Jimmy stood over the lifeless body of California's former drug-lord with only eyes as dead as the man they looked upon. Not even a grin passed over Jimmy's face. After all, how could he grin after all of those casualties.
He looked away, his eyes glancing briefly upon the spilled alcohol and blood, and stepped out of the doorway back towards the staircase. At the bottom, a crowd of battle-scarred rebels stood. Every inch of the mansion's primary floor was flooded with surviving rebels. Standing at the front of the pack was Kenny McQueen, Ray Garcia, and Carlos Garcia.
Kenny was the first to slap his hands against each other. Then the Garcia's joined in, followed by a few survivors, then more and more. The crowd's applause shook the home.
"We did it, Jimmy! Castillo's empire is gone!" Kenny yelled over the claps and cheers.
"Yeah.." Jimmy looked down at the step beneath him.
"What's wrong?"
"Look around! We did it! What's to be sad about?!" Ray said.
"That's the thing! I look around, and there are people missing! Wild is dead! Raul is dead! Ace is dead!" Jimmy wiped away tears.
"Yeah, and they all died to get us here. They all died to make this possible! Thanks to them, Salvador Castillo III is dead, as is his entire gang. That is a hell of a way to be remembered!" Kenny spoke up.
"Besides, they traded their lives for those of people like Castillo and Mario Lazanno!" Carlos added.
Jimmy looked up, and shook his head in acceptance. Then a thought popped into his head.
"Where's West?!" Jimmy yelled, "Where's West?!!"
"What?" Kenny asked.
"Detective West! Where is he?! I didn't see him die!"
"His body ain't out there. He must've escaped!" Carlos answered Jimmy's question.
"Damn it! Where could he have gone?" Jimmy sat down in deep thought.
With that, a rebel came running into the mansion through a broken window with something in his hand.
"Hey Jimmy! You've gotta see this!"
The entire crowd, with Jimmy looking over them from the stairs, laid their eyes upon a bag in the rebel's hands. A bag with millions of dollars in it.
"He left the money!" Jimmy's mouth shaped into a solid grin, "He's got nothing to help him now!"
"That still doesn't explain where he is." Ray noted.
"Either he'll come back in search of the money or he's in a place where he feels he has the protection to do without it." Jimmy replied.
"Like Maxx Lazanno's!" Kenny realized.
"Exactly."
"So what do we do with the money?" Carlos asked.
"Let me hold on to it for now." Jimmy said, and so the rebel gave the bag to one member of the crowd, who passed it along until it reached Kenny.
"I'm checking all of your pockets for any of this!" Kenny laughed as he handed it to Jimmy. As Jimmy reached out, Kenny pulled it back.
"Don't worry. You'll get your share." Jimmy told him. Kenny then gave the bag to his friend.
"What next?" Carlos asked now.
"Well, the rebel's are now lead by you Garcia brothers. I'm sure you can think of a few things." Jimmy laughed.
"Come on, let's find a motel or something. You need a place to stay, right?" Kenny told Jimmy, and the two walked toward the door.
"Wait, Jimmy!" Ray ran up to the two.
"What is it?"
"I forgot to tell you. Cindy drove by during the fight!"
"What?! Is she alright?! Where is she?! What did you tell her?!" Jimmy began panicking.
"There's no problem, Jimmy. I told her to go back to her house, or wherever she's staying. I said you'd be there soon." Ray assured him.
"Where is she staying?"
"Beats me."
"Alright. Thanks Ray. You two take care of yourselves, okay?" Jimmy patted Ray on the back and pointed over to Carlos.
"We will. See ya around, Jimmy."
With that, Jimmy and Kenny left.
"Where to, Jimmy?" Kenny turned to his friend as the approached an abandoned cop car.
"I don't know. Wherever Cindy is, I guess." Jimmy answered.
"Wanna catch dinner first. I ain't eaten in ages."
"Yeah, sure thing."
They drove off, into whatever lied ahead.
Detective West was already on the last flight to New York City by the time Jimmy's held his bag. He looked pretty banged up, with cuts and bruises galore. His suit was torn up, and he was missing a piece of luggage... and he didn't even know yet.
"Thank you for boarding, and we hope you enjoy your flight today with United Airlines!" The pilot spoke over the intercom. West looked around at all of the passengers. They were all either asleep, working, or reading. They all had no clue what was happening in their city.
"Please turn off and electronic item you may have on you as we lift off." A flight attendant was walking down the aisle, warning every passenger. That is, until she got to Chief West.
"Yeah?" West looked up at her.
"Please turn off any electronics you may have on you. They may disrupt takeoff." She repeated to him.
"No."
"What, sir?"
"I said no. I don't really feel like doing that, you lifeless heap of a woman. What kind of life do you lead where your job is serving people drinks on an f-ing plane, huh?"
"Excuse me, but do I need to get security over here?"
"I own the security in this city! I'm the Chief of Police!" West took out his badge.
"Well either way, you'll have to cooperate!"
"Lady, do I look like I'll hesitate for a second to break your god damn nose?!" West snapped.
"Fine. Would you like anything to drink on the flight?"
"Yeah, whiskey. Leave the bottle."
"This isn't a bar, sir."
"What was that?" West made a deep stare into the woman's eyes.
"Coming right up, sir." The attendant walked away, forgetting to inform the other passengers.
"Jesus!" A fellow passenger yelled, appalled at West's behavior.
"Can you fly, buddy?" West asked the passenger.
"N..No."
"Keep that in mind next time you talk, because next time I'll throw you right off of this plane! Got it?!"
"Y..Yeah."
"Yeah what?!"
"Yeah, I've got it!"
"Good." West looked around at the other stunned faces. Then, he turned the other way, laid back, and fell asleep.
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