Chloe scrambles to gain her footing during the storm as her shoes barely grip onto the slippery alleyways' ground. Panting she continues to run with Luke right behind her.
God where are we going?
The question burned in her mind and wanted to call out and ask Luke but stopped at seeing a person come right at her from her left. The triad tackled her into the ground and raised his fist to punch the redhead however Luke had intervened.
Luke's foot treated the man's head like a football and sent him hurling backward from his kick. The triad grasped his nose in pain that was gushing blood.
Luke wanted to put him down but they didn't have time. Helping Chloe to her feet they kept moving.
"We need to get you out of here." Luke voiced, his eyes scanning the area.
More triad had gained ground around them and were closing in fast.
Luke gestured for Chloe to follow as he went over to a nearby backdoor that just opened with a man carrying out boxes to the bin. The boy looked young and was wide-eyed at seeing the panicked pair.
"Through here." Luke ordered to Chloe.
"You-you can't-" the boy began to protest until Luke pulled out his badge.
"I'm a police officer, I need you to take this woman inside – do you have a back room?" Luke dragged them both into the building, the boy dropped his boxes on the ground.
"Y-yeah?" The boy was scattered.
"Good take her there and call the police." Luke again ordered as he peered back out of the door to see triad closing in. He looked back to see them both standing there staring at him.
"Do it now!" He yelled and effectively snapped them out of their gaze.
Chloe followed the boy who began to lead them down the hallway and upstairs. She noted the loud thumping bass coming front somewhere close. Is this a nightclub… great.
"W-what's going on? Are you okay?" The boy asked.
"Not really. We really need to get the police here." Chloe informed as they reached the office.
Subtly following the influx of triad into the alleyway, she made her way around and quickly prepped her hands with knives.
Slipping the black mask in place on her face, Beca made her way around the shadows of which would only be briefly lit up by the lightening. This was frequent however so she knew she had to be quick.
Beca slipped past two, and easily took them both down. She then moved towards a group of them who were pointing towards a business door. Beca noted this and knew from this that her previous possible sighting of red hair going through the door must've been accurate.
Beca crouched down in the shadows and waited for one of the men to turn. The triads had their guns at the ready and as he turned unknowingly towards Beca whose knife flew through the air and into his throat.
The other triad became frantic and went to shoot at the shadowed corner, but all too quickly four other knives cut through the rain and into their necks. All of them dropped to the ground.
Moving out of the shadows and collecting her knives Beca turned to find the blonde haired man pointing his gun at her. Beca dropped to the ground and used one of the triads bodies' as a cover. Bullets rang out towards her and Beca felt them hit the vest the dead triad was wearing. Soon enough they stopped and Beca waited for a moment before peering over to find he was no longer there.
Must've gone back inside… he better not have hurt Chloe.
The movement she picked up via her peripherals stilled Beca's thoughts. Beca dropped the body and stood, basically throwing herself behind the nearby cover of a bin.
The men yelled in Chinese that they had seen someone move to the right.
Beca pulled the gun from her gym bag that still sat around her back and held it tightly. The strap of the gym bag was tight around her torso and using this she slipped the gun behind the strap to hold.
Beca readied herself as they neared.
Luke made his way back inside. His brain trying to register what he had just seen the masked woman accomplish. He had heard rumors of such a ghost many years ago. The same description of her having blonde hair, small in stature, quick as lightening, and a black mask that would cover half her face. Moving through ranks in the department the myth was often joked about but some of his friends overseas would often offer truth to the myth. Some of them would go so far as to commend her efforts in helping people.
Luke wasn't sure what to believe, she appeared to be dangerous. Hearing the myth back home it was said she was a murderess. For all he knew she could be the one that kidnapped Chloe.
His thoughts of Chloe sent him down the hallway towards trying to find the office area. Many of the staff gave him confused looks and some began to radio in for security.
"You're not meant to be back here!" A tall older man dressed rather formally yelled out to him.
Luke came to a halt knowing this man, presumably the manager, wasn't going to let him in any further if he didn't give an explanation, "I'll call the police." He threatened.
Luke reached for his badge and opened it, showing his credentials, "I'm a detective,"
"What are you doing in here?" he asked.
Luke sighed knowing he didn't have time for this, moreover didn't want to alarm the manager with the reality of the situation happening around him.
He had the phone pressed to his ear after dialing the numbers, waiting for the other end to pick up. His eyes focused on the woman with the cap on, her hoodie has since dropped back and allowed his to see the woman a little more clearly.
Chloe kept her eyes diverted from his, but feeling his gaze she looked back wondering if he had the police on the other end yet.
"A-are… uhm are you Chloe Beale?" He asked a little nervously. He had heard on the news of what had happened, who hadn't?
Chloe opened her mouth but closed it, hesitating in what to say she settled with a nod.
"I-… my name is Kolio." He was still rather shocked that he had been right with his guess, "Are you?-" he was going to ask if she was okay but a woman on the other end of the line picked up the phone, "Yes hello! Hi uhm I need police to come here right away…. …."
Chloe watched him intently but at hearing what sounded like a hard thump somewhere close.
Kolio heard it to and his hand loosened around the phone after giving the woman the address of the club.
Dropping the phone he went over to the door and peered out.
"We need to get out of here…" Kolio voiced.
Chloe agreed feeling trapped in this room with no other way to escape she pulled the door open a little more once Kolio stepped back and they made their way out. They didn't make it far however as Chloe caught sight of a woman, an all to familiar woman walk past the end of the hallway.
Chloe felt her heart leap into her throat and stopped the boy, "In here!"
Kolio turned and saw Chloe open up a nearby door out of the other four in the hallway and quickly they went inside. Closing the door behind her, Kolio did one better and reaching for his keys, locked the door.
Chloe turned in the brightly lit room, she presumed it was either an employee lounge or something of the sort. But that was a dim thought compared to the contents in the room. Uhmm what the?-
Her thoughts were cut off when she could faintly hear voices, foreign in language, talking outside as they walked past the door and towards the office they were in moments prior. Chloe needed to get out of here and her mind was trying to come up with something, anything.
Beca waited for the right moment, she had the high ground now.
She had been hiding behind a bin but had moved herself towards the edge of the building. Hoisting herself up, using a makeshift step of a crate, the wall and the edge of the building, she pulled herself up onto the roof.
Hidden by the night she snuck her way along the building and had her knives at the ready.
Beca grasped one of the knives tightly and seeing a stray triad from the group, sent the knife right into his head.
Three more knives were sent out as she stood and lightly ran along the building. Throwing another towards a triad he stepped to the side just in time and it clattered to the ground. This alerted all the other triad and they leveled their guns to the building.
Shots rang out and Beca ducked down behind the cemented small wall lining the building's roof.
This continued on for 20 or so seconds, Beca's mind trying to devise a plan to get to Chloe. Focus, I need to find my way over and into the building Chloe is in.
Shuffling along the wall, she had moved away from the bullets showering the brick wall, the triads below still thinking she was positioned there.
Beca peered around, her eyes zoning in on the building across from her of which she had seen Chloe disappear into. Laying out a connecting path of which she can run and use her surroundings to her advantage, Beca readied her feet. A bright flash of lightening lit up the area once again, then another time before it began to dim.
Beca used this to her advantage and pushed herself off the wall to stand, turning to the small gap in the alleyway she cleared it easily with one leap. Using the wall she ran pushed herself up to grab the ledge and was on the next rooftop higher up. A long beam was left to where Beca could run across and reach the top of her targeted building.
Beca looked below to see the triad had stopped firing and began to scour the other buildings. She didn't have much time and her window of opportunity was closing. It was pouring down rain and Beca said a silent prayer that her shoes would retain some grip.
Holding a knife at the ready in case she was spotted, Beca licked her lips and stepped onto the beam, making her way across cautiously. She wasn't far now but could hear a small roll of thunder building and with it the likely chance of lightening which could give her away.
Little did she know that was the least of her worries as someone below was inspecting some of the triad men she had dropped with her knives. Pulling one of them out from the dead mans neck, his eyes scanned around above him.
Standing up from where he was crouched he saw movement upon a beam, his suspicions were accurate when the storm provided a long flash of light.
Beca had stopped moving during the lightening, remaining still so the possibility of those seeing her below were lowered. Beca's eyes scanned the ground and she felt her heart leap into her throat at locking into a familiar set of eyes staring right at her.
Bumper…
A smirk grew upon his face before it became hardened with determination and sent the knife hurling towards her. Beca reacted and threw her knife with great accuracy before continuing on and making a run for it.
Bumper saw that his thrown knife was intercepted by the one Beca had thrown. Both of them clattered to the ground. No matter, he had taken another and quickly sent that with great anger towards her.
Beca knew that it was unlikely she would make the roof for cover and that Bumper would have likely thrown another knife or had a gun aimed at her.
This is going to hurt.
Beca gritted her teeth before jumping forward towards the building and curling her body slightly towards her target. She wasn't quick enough as she felt something pierce somewhere in her lower calf. Beca felt pain which was intensified by her back crashing into the glass of the window and her body falling against a hard desk.
Ow-fuck!
Beca's body was radiating pain. Her body lay awkwardly upon the desk that was ready to topple over from her smashing into it. Beca tried to get her bearings of where she was in the dim lighted room. At that moment she door swung open and the two men pointed their guns towards her.
Beca reached up and pulled the gun from the strap, thankful that it had remained, and rolled herself behind the desk whilst simultaneously shooting at the men. With a thump she landed on the ground and not sure whether she had successfully shot the men, waited for their shots to ring out. None came only the voices outside which were dulled out by the storm and what sounded like music.
Beca hoisted herself up, her left leg shooting through with pain as she tried to stand. Leaning down she gritted her teeth and pulled the knife from her leg.
Limping over to the dead triad men, she ran the knife over ones' back effectively wiping the blood away from it. It was then Beca noticed that the other man was wearing a small black mask upon his face.
Strange…
Beca put that thought to the back of her mind as she ripped the mans shirt and wrapped it tightly around her leg to cover the wound.
Her thoughts revolved around Chloe as she carefully made her way further into the building.
I need to get her out of here! Fucking Bumper… Jesus. If he gets his hands on her- No! No I won't let that happen. Hopefully backup will be here soon!
Beca had called Stacie whilst in the bathroom but wasn't able to divulge much. Her time was cut short when she opened the door to check on Chloe and instead found her to be ushered out by a blonde and two triad walking past the door. Instead she kept the call going and told her sister to trace it.
The thought occurred to Beca that it was likely the police had also been called.
God this whole place is going to turn into a war zone.
Beca inhaled and exhaled as she collected herself and remembered her training. To force the pain away from the mind and to dull such senses from overcoming her. In control, Beca forced her body down the hallway in search of the redhead.
Kolio had led Chloe through more back sections of the club. Chloe was even more confused as to what this club was, the music was loud and sensual in a way. There were many doors of which were numbered and closed. Kolio opened one of the doors and tugged her in. Flicking on the light he made his way through the various clothes and items.
It was then that Chloe realized, and she couldn't help but grimace. No way…
Kolio returned with a somewhat normal jacket and a mask, "This might help?"
Chloe hesitated, but took the items.
Making her way further into the club with her gang they began to search the area. It was rather busy on the dance floor, much of the crowd were around the large bar, some seated on the large couches.
She scoffed at realizing the purpose of this club and walked over to a nearby table. Kimmy had spotted the item from afar and picking up the mask she slid it onto her face. She ordered the others to do the same if they could find a mask and hurry in finding Chloe or Auryon.
Having already searched most of the back area she decided to blend in on the dance floor and remain vigilant.
Kolio carefully opened the door and gestured that Chloe follow. He was trying to think of where to take her but wasn't sure where would be safe. They had run out of time however as they turned back to find a man staring at them.
Chloe had her hoodie up and a mask in place with a new jacket but this didn't seem to deter the mans eyes. He began walking towards them and Kolio panicked, "Quick through here!" he took Chloe's hand and they ran further out into the main section of the club.
Beca had made her way down the numerous hallways. Taking out another 3 triads and 2 hitmen along the way. She had been so focused on finding Chloe, Beca had not taken into account the numbers on the doors lining each side of the hallways till now.
Not able to think upon them further she turned in hearing a strangled cry. Through the Beca's force the door to room number 22 slammed open as she readily gripped her gun at her side, she was about to aim it at the man but took in his masked appearance.
Beca paused in confusion for a split moment before she realized that this must be a BDSM club. The man was dressed in leather, as was the woman who was currently tied to the bed in a very revealing position.
"Hey we didn't order another dom!" the man yelled.
"Sorry." Beca stated and walked back out, closing the door behind her.
You've got to be absolutely kidding… great they'll be using masks to blend in.
Beca made her way back down the hall, pulling open a door that was without a number she peered inside. There was a curtain on the other side of the dimly lit room, from behind it her eyes picked up on people standing on the other side of the bar, ordering drinks. Well this looks like it leads out into the club.
Beca closed the door behind her and made her way into the bar area. The two women and men working looked at her strangely, deciding on whether or not she belongs there. Beca didn't focus on that however as her eyes picked up on Kimmy Jin who was reaching for her gun to shoot at an unsuspecting detective Stroma. Stroma had been making his way through the club and after being tipped by Kolio as to where Chloe was the detective made his way towards her.
Beca followed his eye line, immediately spotting Chloe who had sought cover in a group of people to the side of the dance floor. Chloe was now wearing a leather jacket and eye mask.
Beca reacted and grabbing a nearby knife, she then took hold of Kimmy Jin's spare hand that had been resting on the bar top. She swung the edge of the knife through Kimmy's hand, the woman howling in pain as she turned to find Beca. Her movement was limited due to the knife nailing her to the bar, nor was she fast enough to react.
Beca swung her body over the bar top and connected a fist with Kimmy, leaving the woman in a daze and slumped against the bar.
Beca stalked her way towards Stroma. Most eyes had turned to the commotion at the bar and his gaze instantly fell on the masked blonde. It's her. She kept walking right towards him, and quickly Stroma went to raise his gun.
Beca grabbed a knife from her side pocket and threw it towards him and ducked in case he were to fire, though she hoped he wouldn't do that in a crowded area. Stroma blinked and the knife that was once in front of him was gone. He looked down to check for any knives protruding from his body but found none. Instead he followed the shocked eye of those around him to turn and see that a triad member had received the fatal knife wound.
W-what?... Luke was surprised, even more so when he turned to find the blonde standing right in front of him, along with Chloe just behind her "I need your help."
Moments prior Chloe had seen Beca's entrance and she was beyond relieved to see her there. Though relief turned to fear at seeing Stroma nearly shoot her and Beca react with a knife. She had run over to warn Beca, she latched onto Beca's arm as she crouched down.
"Beca!-"
"Chloe!" Beca breathed in relief at seeing Chloe was alive and okay, her hand came up to Chloe's cheek.
Her care warmed Chloe as the redhead then informed her, "Beca he's a detective."
"I know." Beca dropped her hand and reached for Chloe's, entwining their fingers, "We need to get out of here."
Chloe nodded and followed Beca's lead over to Stroma who she hoped would listen, though after asking for his help he was yet to say anything.
Chloe jumped in and pulled him out of his shock, "Please detective we need to get out of here!"
"We really do detective." Beca's voice was strong. Strong with warning as it sent a shiver down Chloe's spine, she got the feeling that Beca was possibly afraid. This only unsettled Chloe more.
Stroma hesitated but nodded, they indeed had to leave, and they made their way to the front exit. Beca checked their surroundings, her hand still holding firmly onto Chloe's.
How in the hell are we going to get out of here? There is no way we'll be able to leave through the front or back… Beca thought to herself.
Beca turned to Chloe, the redhead saw the apprehension in Beca's eyes and her heart sunk as fear began to increase again.
"Detective Stroma, I need you to get Chloe out of here."
"Bec-"
"Stop Chloe. I cannot get you out of here myself. The police will be outside and can escort you away from here." Beca interjected.
Stroma remained quiet until the blonde's eyes locked into his, "You will keep her safe. Don't go to the police station. Just keep driving. Agents who will appropriately identify themselves will escort you both somewhere safe. With this said, don't trust anyone, keep your guard up and get her away from here. Understand?"
He could note the threat and seriousness of her words. Stroma nodded and reached for his gun.
"I will cover you."
Chloe could only shake her head at Beca, tears surfacing in her eyes.
Beca only gave a short reassuring smile, "Be alert Chloe. Take this." She handed Chloe a gun, "Only if you must." Beca stated firmly in gesture to the weapon.
Is this it? No this cannot be the last time I see her… she could die here. Chloe fought the tears away.
Beca placed her hands on either side of Chloe's cheek and came in close. Chloe watched as Beca diverted her lips around to her ear, "I'll find you. Be strong."
Beca stepped back and tore her gaze to Stroma, "Be ready to move." She then ran up to the DJ booth and took over the microphone, "If everyone could please make your way outside. The police and ambulance have arrived and this establishment is not safe. Move now!"
Chloe watched the woman above, Beca had been doing the same, as the crowd below began to quickly move towards the door she gave the thumbs up to Stroma.
"Chloe we have to go." Stroma knew she wouldn't move and his arm came around her waist. She watched as Beca made her way back down to the dance floor and positioned herself in the middle of the room. Placing herself between their exit.
Stroma pulled Chloe and they made their way outside. Chloe adjust to the piercing bright light above as a helicopter hovered around the area. Police and SWAT were in the area. Gunshots rung out as they fought the triad back.
"Everyone this way!" Stroma yelled to the group and they were escorted to safety via a SWAT team.
Chloe followed but in her mind she repeated a mantra for Beca's safety. That she would come and find her.
Beca's eyes glanced around the differently coloured area as the lights above continued their sequence. It was near empty now and she looked over to find Kimmy now conscious and removing the knife from her hand. She screamed and turned towards her.
Beca readied herself.
Kimmy propped the knife back but was stopped as another woman jumped from the bar top and kicked her in the back. Kimmy fell to the ground as Lily stood above her, she kicked the knife from her sisters hand.
"Lily." Beca was relieved to see the woman and limped over to her.
"I will handle her and the others. Stacie and Amy are outside dealing with the others." Lily quickly informed. She looked down to her sister who would most likely die tonight.
"Bumper, he's here." Beca's worry was near consuming for her sister.
"He's fled. Where's Chloe?"
Fled?- Chloe, he could be going after her. I hope I trusted correctly in that detective. If not he will deeply regret it.
Lily connected Beca's worry and handed the woman a pair of keys and a phone, "Go."
Beca once more placed the pain behind a barrier and took off into a sprint towards the back.
Lily pulled her sister up and smashed her against the bar. Kimmy groaned in pain but used her leg to bring Lily down and onto the ground.
"Beca!"
"Stacie!"
Stacie ran over to her sister, taking note of the blood, "Jesus Beca," and pulled her into a hug, "Thank god you are okay."
"You too, but we have to go. Bumper was here."
Stacie's whole body tensed as she stepped away, her expression fell, "What?"
"He fled and could be going after Chloe." Beca informed.
Stacie didn't remove her eyes from Beca's as she raised her gun to the side and shot a triad that had peeked out from behind a wall.
"Shit." Stacie sighed as she turned and checked the area for anymore, "Well let's go." She stated as whilst passing Beca a spare gun. They made their way down the thin alleyway.
However another two men jumped in the way, this time they weren't triad but policemen, "Drop the weapons!"
Beca and Stacie didn't move.
"Do it now!" one of them yelled in final warning, their handguns aimed directly at the two women.
