Bane and his Partner
Chapter 6
I wake up forgetting where I am. I sit up quickly and look from side to side frantically. My heart is racing. I suddenly remember where I am. I am in my apartment, working for Bane, no longer in that stupid orphanage.
I had a nightmare. I was running down some dark hallway. Then suddenly, I am in the woods. There are targets spray painted on all the trees. It gets dark quickly and I hear a breathing behind me. I whip around and no one is there. I start to walk slowly, shaking madly. I was almost crying in my dream. By this point I know it's not real. I try to hurt myself by biting myself and hitting my head off the tree to wake myself up. It doesn't work. I then see Bane running at me. He takes me down, puts a gun to my head and pulls the trigger. There was no pain in the dream, but I somehow felt the bullet slicing through my brain. Doesn't matter, that was a dream, it won't happen to me.
I climb out of bed and stretch my arms up in the air. I have a nice long yawn thinking of what lies ahead of me. I head to the kitchen and grab 2 kiwis, a sandwich, a carrot, and a chocolate milk. I am thankful to have a full belly. I could still be in this apartment, just without food.
When I finish eating, I head to my bedroom to get changed. I pick out my brown cargo pants and a black t shirt. I need stuff easy to run and move around a lot in since I will be stealing a lot today. I fold up my pajamas and put them in the drawer next to my bed. A new pair of runners wouldn't be a bad idea either. Or some new socks.
I head to the bathroom to brush my teeth wash my face, and fix my hair. Maybe some more toothpaste and mouth wash wouldn't be a bad idea either. The more I think about stealing, the more excited I get. I put my hair into a high ponytail with three puffballs; Like Clove's hair from the Hunger Games. She kind of looks like me.
Well, I guess I can be on my way now. Just as I'm about to leave, I remember my weapons. Shit, almost forgot them. Also a bag wouldn't hurt either to put my stolen goods in. I go to my room and put on my throwing knife vest and secure my tomahawk, kukri, gun, and dagger to my belt. Now I'm ready. I go to the door, put my shoes on, and leave.
I take the elevator. When I get to the first floor, I run out the double doors. I run down the street and turn left. I continue to run until I get to Walmart. I walk in casually. I get a few stares because of all my weaponry but I stare back.
Ok, where do I go first? Maybe, the food section? Well, it is closest. I walk quickly. When I am in the snack isle, I grab what I can and shove it into my bag. I get granola bars, different crackers, popcorn. My backpack I have is kind of big so I can fit lots of stuff in it.
Next, I go to the dairy isle, there are a few people there. I am trying my best not to get caught. It's just easier, but if I do, no problem, I can handle it. I grab a carton of milk, some cheese, and yogurt. I quickly stuff it into my bag. I quickly scan the people in the isle and it looks like no one saw me. Perfect.
I next head to the clothing section. I look at a shelf full of socks. I pick up a pack and look at all of the pairs in it. 2 white pairs, 2 black pairs, and 2 grey pairs. Sort of boring but I don't care. They are socks. I shove those in my bag before anyone can see.
Next I go to the shoe isle. I look a little more carefully at the shoes. I want something that's comfortable, won't ruin easy, and good to run in. I look at the more expensive ones around $40. I soon find a good pair. They are plain black and white with dark blue laces. I slip one on quick. It feels fine. I bet this would be a good extra pair. I take the shoe of and shove my new shoes into my bag.
"Hey hey hey what do you think you're doing?!" I quick whip my head over to my right. A tall thin, young man is walking towards me. I drop my bag and pull out my dagger. He stops in his tracks and puts his hands up to his chest.
"Whoa whoa what are you doing with that?" He asks in a calm tone. I walk up to him with the tip pressed against his throat.
"I'll tell you what buddy, you leave me alone to my business, this thing won't be going through you in a minute. Got it?" I say through gritted teeth. I glare up into his eyes. He looks scared as hell.
"Yeah, sounds good." He says now trembling. I release the dagger.
"Good." I say calmly. I secure it back to my belt, pick up my bag, and head off to the movie section. I need some don't I? It's in the tech section so there is no doubt that I'm going to get caught. I grab as many as I can. The Spiderman movies, The Hunger Games movies, Divergent, Ted, Bad Grandpa. I think that is all I got until I feel a tight grip on my arm. I look up and it is the store manager.
"HEY GET THE FUCK OFF ME." I shout. He is some old guy with a big pot belly. He doesn't respond, he continues to drag me. I pull out a throwing knife with my free hand and slice his arm. He immediately lets go and I am free. He let out a giant deep yell.
I just book it back to the movies because I dropped my back pack. I quick zip it up, throw it over my shoulder, and just run. I am very fast. I dodged around all kinds of people. The buzzer went off when I went through the doors. I run all through the parking lot almost getting hit a few times. I run down the street and turn down the street with my apartment.
I burst through the doors and run to the stairs. I don't have time to wait for some elevator I need to get to my apartment now. It took a little longer than expected, but I finally made it gasping for breath. I run down the hall to my room and unlock the door. I slam it behind me. I head over to the couch and just crash on it. I lay there for a few minutes thinking about what just happened. I gotta hit the orphanage later. Sometime tonight when it's dark out.
I sit up and empty my bag. Wow, I stole a lot. I first take out all the food and carry it to the kitchen. I Take out a granola bar and eat it. I then open one of the boxes of crackers and eat a few of those. Then, I put all the food away.
I next take my new movies and put them away on the small shelf next to the TV. Maybe I will watch Divergent, or Spiderman tonight with a nice bag of popcorn.
I put everything else away in its rightful place. I grab my iPad and go on the couch to watch TV, well, and play on my iPad. I watch an hour long episode of dog the bounty hunter while looking at Instagram and Tumblr. Wow do I ever have it good for someone without parents.
The cops are probably looking for me right now, but they will never find me. I am safe, here in my apartment with all my new stuff. Nothing bad can happen to me now.
After the show is over, I start to wonder when I should return to Bane. I check the time on my iPad. It is 11:34. Maybe I should go now. I don't want him to think I abandon him plus I wanna train some more.
I put some food and my iPad in my bag, grab my bow and quiver of arrows, and head to Bane's place.
It isn't too long of a walk I guess. I start to wonder what everyone else exactly thinks of me. DO they love me? Hate me? Wanna be me? Probably hate me. What about Poison Ivy? Was she faking it yesterday? It's hard to say.
When I come to the underground tunnel, I get a little nervous. I grab my iPad and use it for light. I soon come to a door. A giant door. I see something moving in the corner of my eye. I whip my head and see one of his normal henchmen.
"You must be the new girl. I will let you in." Says the man. He presses a few buttons on some control panel and the giant door opens. I look over and nod at him, my way of saying thank you. I keep walking until I am in a big room. I recognize it. I think it's the one that had the plane in it. I find a hallway and go down it.
I go down some more and find my way to the training centre. All the wacky henchmen are there. I feel unaccepted here, so I head over to the room where you kill holograms. I think I should train more with a sword.
I set down my bag, select sword, and grab one. It is actually kind of fun using a sword. I had to have slayed at least 15 holograms. I did a bit better than yesterday. The more I train with it, the better I will get. I do it over 3 more times with a sword. I have only seen slight improvement but I am proud of myself. Slight improvement is better than none. I am better than I ever have been at least.
I put away the sword and switch to archery. I am very good with it already. I just wanna practice for now. Not one holographic weapon touched me. I do it again one more time until I feel I am ready to move onto something else.
I pick up my bag and walk out. Everyone else trains with guns, knives, and using the exercise machines. Maybe I will go on the stepper. I make my way over there and set my bag down beside it. I use it for about 10 minutes. It was a little boring, but it just gave me time to think about life. When I got off I grabbed my bag and headed to my room.
When I get to my room, I set my bags and bow down. I see a note on my bed but it isn't the one I left. It's from Bane.
Thanks for letting me know. Let me know when you come back.
Well, he saw my note and doesn't care if I go to my apartment. That's a relief. Wait, I don't know where he is right now. Or even where his room is. Maybe, I should just head back to my apartment for now. I grab my bag and bow and I am off. I find my way all through the hallways. I soon find my way out and I am back on the streets of Gotham. I don't really have anything to do back at my apartment. Maybe I could go rob somewhere else. But where?
I continue to walk through the streets looking at stores to get an idea. I'm sure Bane would be quite pleased if he found out I robbed a bunch of cash from a store. Maybe, I could go to a simple convenience store. Maybe the one by Wendy's. Ya, I think that's where I will go.
I make my way through more streets until I am there. I pull my gun out and walk in. The cashier is right beside the door. I point the gun at him and look him dead in the face.
"You don't give me all the money in that register, Imma have to take your life." I say. His hands shoot straight up. I continue to point the gun at him. I open the register and take all the cash. It looks to be about 300 dollars total in there which is pretty good.
I stuff the cash into my bag and pull the trigger. Shit! I didn't mean to kill him. Oh well, maybe he is better off dead anyways. His body drops to the ground and a pool of blood begins to form around him. I got him straight in the forehead.
Since he is dead, I may as well take whatever I can from here. I eat healthy and a lot of the stuff here is junk food, so I don't take too much. I take a bunch of water bottles, a whole bunch of gum, some toothpaste, hair elastics, face cream, and 1 kit kat for right now. I think I deserve it. I open it and eat it. It tasted wonderful. They are one of my favourite candy bars. I throw the wrapper on the ground and walk out casually like nothing happened.
Some man walks in the store right after I leave. Shit is about to hit the fan in a minute. I hear a loud scream from in there. Yup, he saw the dead body. Maybe I should kill him to. Killing people is fun. I turn around and go back in. I pull my gun out and point it at him.
"Make one move and your good as dead!" I yell at him.
"Too late, I just called the cops." He says. That's it. I pull the trigger. The man dodges. It's like he knew the exact moment I would pull it. I shatters the glass that keeps all the frozen stuff.
I point it at him again, I got his leg. I pull the trigger again aiming at his head, but nothing comes out. I keep pulling it frantically. Shit, how can I be out of bullets? I secure the gun back to my belt and take my kukri out.
I charge at him. I slashed his stomach but it didn't go really go deep. Let's take another wack at it. This time I get his neck. He is clearly fighting to stay alive. He tries pulling some karate shit on me but it's too late, he is in too much pain to fight any longer. I take it to his throat and decapitate him. I am about to leave when I hear police sirens. Fuck sakes.
I run and hide behind a shelf. I need my bow for this one. I secure an arrow to my bow and wait for the cops to burst in. It takes them a minute. I hear their screams, their delicious bloody screams.
I quick hop out from behind the shelf and shoot one of the 3 cops here. Straight head shot on a male officer. Went right through his skull. The other male and female cops scream as they pull their guns out. I quick secure another arrow and shoot for the female cop. Went quite deep, but not all the way through. Just below her heart. She falls to her knees with tears streaming down her face, and falls face first, dead.
"HEEEYY! SHE HAS A HUSBAND AND 3 KIDS! YOU JUST DESTROYED THEIR FAMILY!" Screams the cop. I let out a small evil chuckle.
"Like I ever had one." I say, and I shoot him with an arrow. Through the heart. He drops to the ground as well, dead. I smile and walk over to his body and spit on it.
Suddenly, I hear so much shooting, then more shooting, but this time, the windows completely shatter! I duck behind a shelf. Someone walks in. I peak and see a masked man. It's Bane with a machine gun in his hand!
"Bane." I say relieved and I run over to him and hug him quickly.
"Let's go." He says. I nod and follow. We make our way back to his place. We get back soon. He finally says something as we enter the tunnel.
"What were you doing?" He asks.
"I robbed the store. I got some stuff for my apartment and about 300 dollars. I accidentally killed the owner." I say proudly.
"And?" he asks.
"Some guy walks in and calls the cops, so I killed him. And the cops." I explain.
"Excellent. I am proud of you." He says.
"Well, I also robbed Walmart today as well of movies, food and other stuff, but I never killed anyone." I add.
"Wonderful. You're just what I need." He says to me.
"What do you mean I am just what you need?" I ask.
"I partner in crime, not just any, but, one that's like a daughter to me. You are like a daughter to me." He says. Wow, someone in this world actually loves and cares about me.
"Thank you." I say. I don't know what else to say. We continue until we get to the big door. The guy lets us in. We walk to my room.
"Well, if you wanna come train with guns and things, you just let me know." He says.
"Really? Like right now?" I ask excitedly.
"Yes of course." He says.
"Alright let's go." I say. I set down my bag on my bed and head to the training room with Bane.