Well here is Chapter 5. It would have been up sooner, but I needed to find something for it and that took ages lol.
Anyway enjoy and review please :)
This was written by Quaker nuts and edited by me. Enjoy.
Chapter 5 Desperation
Colin had gone out to see this contact of his; he always had a back way out of anything. He could get us any information, anytime, anywhere, it was pretty amazing to watch him work, even though we couldn't actually see him. It was a little over midnight, but everyone was wide awake, save for Neville, who kept complaining about not eating enough the past hour. He was half dead walking around, so I sent Sal to go pick something up for everyone. Twenty minutes later, Sal was back with burgers for everyone. About ten minutes after that,
Colin returned, along with a note in his hand.
"How did it go?" I ask walking forward.
"He's still in town, for now, he plans to bug out in the morning, which would be about six hours from now, here's the address."
Colin hands over the paper, and I look at it, and Nikki walks up to my side, and starts reading over my shoulder. I give an exasperated sigh.
"You know I hate it when you do that"
"It's why I do it." She replies with a slight smile on her face.
I look back at the piece of paper that Colin had given me. The address wasn't actually an address; apparently he had been camping out near the cliffs, ready to catch anyone that decided he could get in without his permission.
I started walking over to the car, and Nikki followed.
"I'd better come to; Cross might not want to speak to you after what you did to him in Rockport." She says and I immediately think of Mia. She may have been a cop but she was a great help when I needed it. I hope she is doing ok back in Rockport.
"Fine," I say rolling my eyes, "but take your own car, I want to make sure if we are ratted out again, they won't get us both"
She nods, and heads towards her car. I open my car, and Yumi yells out,
"What about us?"
I stand there for a moment with my car door open, and think. I then get an idea.
"Neville and Sal, you head to central Palmont city, Yumi and Samson, you stay in this part of town, and Colin, see what you can do about the south! We have to stop them from taking over Palmont city at any cost so patrol, if you want to call it that, do whatever you think necessary to keep the city ours"
"But I haven't had my second supper yet!" Neville yells out, but Sal just grabs him by the collar of his shirt, and drags him to his car saying something along the lines of 'you just ate you big hobbit' before getting out of hearing range. I mentally smile at the way those two interact before I then get in my own car.
After about ten minutes of driving we arrive at the cliffs, and can see Cross' car.
He is standing next to it, drinking something out of a styrofoam cup. Probably some sort of coffee. Upon seeing us, he sets down his cup and walks over. Both Nikki and I get out of our cars and walk over.
"You" He says with a nod of his head in my direction, "I thought you would show your face to me of your own free will, especially after I had to help you win that city" he says, pointing to Palmont over his shoulder.
"I got my money from you, what do you want now?" he asks, looking directly at Nikki.
Nikki then steps forward, and steps in front of Cross and I.
"We have a problem that needs fixing, the sort of fixing you do so well"
"What" And you think I'll help you?"
"Yeah, I do think you will, for the right price"
"Ok, you got me there, tell me the job, and I tell you the price"
Nikki then claps her hand and continues.
"I'm sure you've heard about a gang called the Reapers?"
"Yeah, maybe I have what of it?"
"Well, we want their rides out of commission, they are moving to fast in our territory and we need them out of the picture."
"And you want me to take out all their rides?"
"Pretty much yeah"
"Well, I might be able to do it, but this is going to cost you guys a lot."
"How much you asking for?" I ask him.
"Five hundred grand"
"What! I can't afford that!"
Nikki then kicks me in the ankle lightly, and walks towards Cross. She then puts her hand on his chin.
"I'm sure you can lower it for me, can' you?"
"Well, I could if I wanted to"
Nikki then walks around him, trailing her hand on his back and chest.
"Please?"
Cross is sweating, and wiping his brow, he then answers.
"Alright, three hundred grand for you, but that is as low as I'm willing to go"
"Thank you Cross." Nikki replies and heads back to her car. I follow behind her.
"You watch too many old movies." I say, opening the door on my car.
"It's effective, isn't it?" She replies with a cheeky grin before getting into her car.
"Yeah, I guess, come on, we have to see how the other guys are doing." I say into my radio then Nikki and I then rev our engines, and speed off.
Well that is it for chapter 5. Yes chapter 6 is actually done. Just need my partner in crime to edit it then will post it asap :)
Till then enjoy your free cookies and milk while you review.
