"Ah know you, ya little cretin. You run with that blue bastard. Hands on your head and turn around slow-like."
Tails did as he was bid, turning to find himself facing a grey Jackrabbit with big front teeth and an eyepatch. "You know me. I don't know you."
"Ya don't need to. Ah am sick and tired of you damn Freedom Fighters screwin' things for me'n mah posse." As he rambled on, Tails silently motioned behind his back for Fiona to get out of sight. She noticed it and began to edge away slowly, but it didn't escape the Jackrabbit's attention. He signaled to two others sitting nearby. "Shift. Avery. Get that bitch that's crawlin' away."
The two that had been ordered to move leaped up onto the stage and went behind the curtain. Fiona watched them from one of the change rooms off to the side. She felt a finger tap her shoulder. She turned to see a Mouse wearing nearly the same outfit as her, only not missing the top.
"Hey, I don't recognize you. Who are you?"
"I'm new."
She shook her head. "Lie. Any new recruits have to go through me."
Fiona sighed. "Okay, those two men who just came backstage, they're trying to kill me."
She looked up, alarmed. "What? There's not any men allowed back here!" She stepped out in front of Fiona, allowing herself to be seen by the men. "Ladies!" Shift and Avery paused their search of a box and turned to the Mouse. Shift looked like he had taken it as an insult, but Fiona could see that it hadn't been directed to him. It seemed that the dancers had a stash of weaponry somewhere backstage, as they came out all armed. The Mouse addressed the two men. "If you're not out of here fast, we'll blow your balls off."
Fiona ran to the back of the side room and found her clothes where she had left them. She put them on quickly and searched for her gun. It suddenly occurred to her that she hadn't had it when she had walked into the building. She must have dropped it outside.
There was a click behind her. "Now, you'll tell me what you're doing here."
Fiona turned slowly. "I don't want any trouble. Just let me leave and-"
"Not happening, Fiona." Fiona glanced up, registering the face of her captor as Nic, two of the dancers standing behind her, their guns trained on Fiona. Nic grinned. "Any last words?"
Fiona nodded, watching and waiting for Nic to make an interested face. "...Fuck me silly." Before Nic could react, Fiona punched her in the face and grabbed her gun, turning it and firing twice. One of the dancer girls fell, blood pouring from her chest. The other girl dodged out of the way into the next room. Fiona charged forward, crashing into Nic and ramming her against the wall. They broke through the wall and landed on a couple of men sitting at a table.
Tails watched the two of them stand up, Nic's nose bleeding. The Jackrabbit called to the men they had landed on. "Get off yer asses n' kill those bitches!"
Tails took the chance and swung at him hard, knocking him over and making him drop the gun. Fiona raised her gun at one of the men, a Roadrunner by the looks of him, and fired. He dropped back into his chair and flopped. The other, a desert Lizard of some sort, grabbed his chair and swung it over his head at her. She dodged expertly to the side, but he had disappeared through the hole in the wall before she could take aim at him.
Gunshots bounced off the wall beside them. Tails turned to see Nack with a group of assorted thugs. He counted about seven before he ducked. Beside him, Fiona dropped to the floor. She kicked at Nic's legs, knocking her flat and delivering a blow to the back of her head.
Gunfire sounded from backstage and one of the girls fell out onto the stage, strangle-marks on her neck. Avery stepped out and looked around. "Jack, where'd you go?"
Taking cover behind tables and counters, Nack's men spread out. Two of them took aim and fired their semi-automatic weapons, shredding Avery's back apart. He collapsed onto the stage right beside the dancer. Gunfire continued and Tails could hear two bodies hit the floor. The Mouse dancer backed out onto the stage with three other girls, turning and firing back through the curtain. They quickly jumped off the stage and joined with Nack and his men.
Tails grabbed the unconscious Weasel beside him and dragged her up. He stood up so Nack could see him, making sure the gun pointed at Nic's head was also visible. "No bad moves or she gets it. You hear me, Nack?" He could hear Nack grumble unhappily from across the room. Then he saw movement out of the corner of his eye. He was about to turn his attention there when he felt a familiar gun poke the back of his neck. He knew it was over when Nic came to. Through the hole in the wall, he could see Shift and the Lizard moving into position, leveling their guns at him.
Throwing all caution to the wind, he ducked and rolled to the side, knocking Nic over so that she was between him and the other two. They fired, their bullets tearing through Nic's body. With no reason left not to, Nack's men opened fire. The first round caught Jack in the forehead. He dropped to the floor in a pool of blood.
On the other side of the wall, the two men exchanged glances. Shift slowly edged away from the wall. "Let's leave this place, Tex. I don't know about you, but I don't want lead in my head." Tex, the Lizard, seemed to agree. The two disappeared quickly, probably going out a side door.
Tails looked beside him to Fiona. She nodded. They readied their weapons and stood up, opening fire.