YOu have no idea how FUN this chapter was to write! Blake is just like her father anyway...
BTW a part of this is highly illogical and i would not recomend trying
"Well now what?" B.A. asked later as they sat in the Hospital waiting for Murdock to come out of getting stitches. The bomb was being investigated by the FBI so they had to run. Witness Protection was the supposed owners of the room.
"That nurse," Face came around a corner with Murdock who blinked at the bright lights. "Said that Blake was a fighter and whenever she wasn't here she was at a fight club downtown."
"That's kinda weird. "Murdock voiced and Hannibal smiled at him slightly. He jerked his head around, all of them going out and piling into the car. Pulling through traffic Face filled them in on what the Nurse told him.
"The Place is a known hang out for drug dealers and gangsters," he said pulling out of a red light. "It's normally a dance club but occasionally a fight will break out and it becomes a tournament. Blake, known there as Pilot, is the top fighter."
"I like this girl more and more." B.A. muttered as they turned into the parking lot and slipped inside. Murdock removed his hat and jacket, leaving him in a t-shirt and jeans. He messed up his hair and he looked like a regular. The bouncer nodded them in, not paying attention.
"Let's find her." Hannibal said as they spilt going to separate corners.
"Hey," Murdock called ditching his accent and waving over a regular, "You seen Pilot?"
"Yeah man," The teen pointed to the left hand corner where a set of ropes were set up. "In there most likely."
"Thank man." he nodded and walked to the corner as a tall man entered the ring. A hush fell over the room, the music blasting.
"I heard," The man started cracking his knuckles, "that you were the best fighter around."
"And?" Blake stood and his heart jumped. She stood her hair hanging around her face, glasses off green eyes bright. She was wearing a jacket like the one he left in the car and combat boots under a pair of jeans. "Want some competition?"
"Gladly," the man smiled. "But I can't hit a girl."
"Then that ruins it cause neither can I." she continued flawlessly looking over at the DJ to play something different. Oh's and cheering followed as the man narrowed his eyes.
A Queen song came on and she stood smiling and looking at the DJ. He shook his head and turned the dial, a Linkin Park song coming on.
"Let's do this little girl." He took off his shirt and she looked at him in disgust.
"That's nasty man." she shook her head taking off her jacket and waiting in her corner, shoulders back head held high.
He lunged forward and she jumped on to the ropes jumping over his head and landing on the other side. She growled at him and the cheering started people yelling bets and shouting for their player.
"Jesus I hate it when she does this." A voice came to Murdock's left. He turned and saw Levi looking on with dismay.
"Levi." He said his accent back and strong. The boy looked up and blinked at him. "She does this often?"
"Almost every day." He sighed "You're her father aren't you? Murdock right?"
"Right." He nodded and Levi guided him to the other side of the ring where she sat earlier.
"Sit down right here Mister Murdock." He said lightly. "She'll be done in a minute."
"Thank you Levi." He nodded and watched his daughter fight.
In the time he was talking to Levi and gotten over to the other side the man had gotten a punch off and her nose was bleeding. He had a cut lip and a puffy eye, his steps ragged and stumbling. Blake kept light on her feet bouncing around him. He fell to the ground and the crowd cheered. She stood arms raised high, high fiving the people on the edge of the ring and laughing. Silence fell and she froze hearing the click of a gun being drawn.
"Not so fast." The man was on his feet gun to her forehead before she even turned around. "Yeah that's what I thought."
"Wow," she shook her head hitting it against the barrel and backing up against the ropes at the other side. "That's classy showing up with a gun."
"Well it's a security measure. "He shrugged and cocked the gun. "Any last words Blakely Contal?"
Very slowly she smiled at him.
"You lose." She said bending over backwards reaching into her boot and whipping out a thin knife. It flew straight into the barrel and jammed the gun as he pulled the trigger. It backfired and blew up in his face. He was on fire and everyone ran out of the place. She backed up and Hannibal came forward with a bucket as Face and B.A. locked the doors with themselves, Levi and Blake inside. The man was put out and Hannibal knocked him out as Murdock looked at Blake.
"Hold still." He said gently taking her nose in his hands. She blinked at him her green eyes level with his. "This will hurt."
"I'll try not to scream." She smiled lightly and he snapped her nose back into place. "Yeah that hurt." Her voice sounded restrained.
"You okay Blake?" Face asked and she nodded dapping at the blood on her face.
"Levi!" she called and he looked up from the corner of the room. "Where are my clothes?"
"Girls bathroom loose tile. "He called and she walked away. "Thanks guys."
"Here to help." Face smiled.
"That man," Hannibal pointed to the body, "Has he been here before?"
"Not that I know of." Levi went over and searched is pockets. A phone a wallet and a magazine was laying on the floor next to him. "Here"
"Michael Lynch." Hannibal barked out a sharp laugh.
"Lynch?" Face smirked and shook his head. "He's too stupid to be CIA."
"Thank god." B.A. muttered as Blake came back out in fresh clothes.
"Hi guys. "She smiled and looked them over. "Y'all look like shit."
"Thanks." Murdock smiled at her and she shook her head.
"Jesus this is the third time that's happened this week. "She sighed and looked down at the man. "It's third right Levi?"
"Fifth." He muttered and she nodded before looking at the ceiling.
"We really need to fix the ceiling." She said dreamily and absentmindedly. "You agree Levi?"
"Did you take your meds Blakely?" He asked sighing and going up to Hannibal. She thought for a moment turning to the wall and pulling out a tile and pulling out a pill bottle. "Her medicine keeps her sane. If she didn't take it she'd be worse than Murdock here."
"That bad?" B.A. asked.
"Blake take your meds." Face shivered in horror. "That is something none of us need to see."
"Shit!" She shouted throwing the bottle to Levi. he shook it, "It's empty."
"Oh hell no." B.A. sighed and rubbed a hand through his Mohawk. She sighed and took a breath.
"I'll be fine. " She nodded ad blinked looking at Murdock. "Who set you on fire?"
Hannibal raised an eyebrow and Levi sighed she back up and winked.
"I'm kidding It'll be fine." She said in a gentle Russian accent looking down at the man. "Zis man is Russian."
"How can you tell?" Face asked with a raised eyebrow. Blake turned to him with a grin.
"High cheek bones." She became serious crouching on the balls of her feet and tapping his cheeks, "Dark hair, and dark eyes. Fingers are calloused and he has one thumb."
"What does that have anything to do with Russians?" Hannibal asked and B.A. blinked at him, it was the first time he'd seen him confused.
"My, my." Blake smiled up at him the glint in her eye matching that of her father's, "Colonel John Hannibal Smith doesn't know something."
"Just answer." Face snapped and she raised her hands around her head in surrender.
"Geez, "she muttered under her breath standing and coughing rubbing the back of her neck with both hands, "Russia is cold. Most Russian operatives are forced to work long hard hours in Serbia to make them become tough. He got frost bite and off goes the thumb before gangrene sets in."
"Anything else Detective?" Murdock asked in a British accent folding his hands behind his back. Blake pretended to smoke a pipe looking down at the man.
"Why yes my dear Watson." She responded in a flawless accent. "His name is somewhere around that of Ivan…. Um… Ivan," she closed her eyes pinching the bridge of her nose after taking off her glasses and dangling them in one hand. "Ivan… Morolov….Morozov… that's it! Ivan Morozov!"
"What?" It was Levi's turn to look confused.
"Michael is a common name here." She stated as if it were nothing, "and Lynch is slightly common. Ivan is very common and Morozov as common as Lynch."
There was silence following and she looked down at the man blinking before yawning and coughing again. Blake looked at the men who were looking at her as if she was crazy. Except Murdock, who looked about ready to burst with pride.
"What?" she asked a small smile growing on her face.
"Yeah she's your daughter." Face clapped Murdock on the shoulder before going to the front door and looking at the moon. "We should get going Hannibal."
"Right." He nodded briskly, "It was nice meeting you Blake and you Levi."
"You too sir." Levi nodded still eyeing Blake as she smiled and curtsied. "B.A. Captain."
"Where we going Bossman?" Murdock asked tearing his eyes away from Blake who looked down at the man again her eyebrows furrowed.
"Sh!" She shouted and silence fell as she closed her eyes obviously thinking.
"Blake what are you…" Face tried to talk but she snapped and made a cutting motion with her hand. Silence fell again and she bent down to the man putting her ear to his stomach. Then up to his chest before pulling her head back and pulling the buttons apart. Levi seeing her plan gently pulled her away and finished for her.
A blinking black device spouted numbers counting down from sixty.
"Shit." Levi jumped back and automatically wrapped an arm around Blake's shoulder. She waved him off and bent pulling out a silver Swiss Army Knife flipping open her knife she popped open the top. The numbers dropped to thirty and she cursed.
"Blake." Levi grabbed her arm as Hannibal herded the other's outside, "Leave it."
"No I can do this." She whispered her eyes focused and slightly glazed.
"Blakely." he hissed and she didn't appear to hear him. He groaned and ran to the door wasting a few precious seconds. "She's not listening to me."
Murdock was in the room in a second.
"Blakely." His southern lilt gentle, "Come on it's time to leave."
"I got this." He heard the voice he used when he was flying. Dazed and concentrated. She was tracing a wire. Murdock sighed and looked up at the boy, fidgeting with his cap, "Go we'll catch up."
He faltered as it began to hit the twenties and then ran out the door.
"It's blue isn't it?" She muttered to herself. Murdock crouching behind her on the balls of his feet while she knelt on her knees. "Margo said red but Ethan always argued yellow. But in the end it was always the quiet one in the back to get it right with the blue."
At the last word she slipped the knife under the blue wire and pulled it upward quickly. The timer stopped at five seconds. She let out a breath and blinked looking back at her father.
"When did you get here?" she asked and he let out a chuckle pulling her to her feet.
"Get out there." He pushed her forward and she stumbled a little giggling and then opening the doors.
"Hi guys." She smiled and Murdock put a hand on her shoulder. She stiffened.
"What just happened?" Face asked looking back at B.A. who shrugged. Hannibal chuckled and waved Murdock over. "We are leaving?"
"Yeah." Hannibal nodded going up to Levi and shaking his hand. "Nice meeting you young man. Keep her safe."
"That's my job sir." He gave her a wink and she blushed. Murdock narrowed his eyes.
"Later man." B.A. jerked his head at the teenager and gave a sort of wave salute to Blake. Face high fived Levi before taking her hands lightly as if he was worried he would break her. So lightly at she dipped into a little curtsy.
"Charmed." She said in a perfect delicate British accent. He smirked and bowed at the waist bringing her hand to his lips.
"Of course milady." He said back and she giggled lightly. "It's shocking how much you sound like your father sometimes."
Her smile became a bit forced but she thanked him anyways, He pulled her in for a proper hug which she returned gratefully. Murdock shook Levi's hand forcefully giving him a good glare before going over and gently hugging his daughter. She stood still before awkwardly hugging him back.
"Be careful Blakely." he whispered in her ear and she nodded. He stepped back and saluted her. Blake smiled and saluted back putting her beanie on her glasses glinting in the lamp light. Levi went to her side and she looked up at him as he stood to her left and behind him. Draping an arm around her right shoulder he raised the other to wave at the A Team as they drove off. Blakely smiled and waved signing something in Sign Language.
"What'd she say?" Face asked.
"Good Luck and God Speed." Hannibal chuckled as she continued finishing with a flourish.
"What was that?" B.A. asked next.
"SNAFU." Hannibal stated and Face laughed.
"Huh?" Murdock looked at Face confused. "What's that?"
"Situation Normal." Face started, "All Fucked Up."
I recently learned what SNAFU and FUBAR mean so i had ot put it in there. FUBAR is Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition(Or Repair sometimes)
-Bishop
PS: THe Who set you on fire is a line Sokka said which was when eh was high on catctus juice, "WHo set Toph on Fire?"
Yes I am a Nerd
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