Mr. Finch stormed in with the mass amount police officers willing to risk their lives to stay free. They gunned down at least five to seven men now, who refused to surrender. "Hopefully this will go smooth" Eric whispered to Dominic's ear. Dominic only responded with a nod, immediately sending out orders after doing so.
They stormed into different rooms, kicking open doors in almost a rhythm. But to no prevail, all they found were burned remains of documents and other things.
"Good god, they actually had plans…" Dominic whispered in shock.
Meanwhile, on the south side, things were running much smoother. The man kept killing like it was an art, while Vivienne crawled through the vents, careful to avoid any other rooms that might prove as a decoy. When it seemed like they might have already taken her, Vivienne found Evey in a room, strapped in a dentist's chair with a bright light suspended nearly right over her.
"Mum!...MUM!" Vivienne kept whispering out, before Evey turned her head in recognition.
Evey then shook her head violently, then to the side, indicating to her daughter she needed to back up and not be seen. Just then, the women returned.
"Ah, Evey. Your little squad is here? Well I'm sure they're looking for you right now are they not?" The women grinned menacingly. "They must really care for you. I mean, they've already lost four or five men. In your name. It would be…a shame if they found out it was all for a waste." The women softly remarked with venom, while raising her hand pistol to Evey's head. Just then, Vivienne screamed and jumped through the vent, lading on the lady and breaking her right leg, leaving her to begin to scream in agony.
"DON'T HURT MY MUM! I'LL KILL YOU ALL! ALL OF YOU!" She screamed and slurred out almost incoherently, before swinging her katanas and downing 2 of the four guards. "Stop right there child, any more moves, you'll be pumped full 'o led lil' bitch…" An Australian women spoke through her armor.
"I'll kill you…I'LL DO IT!" She seethed through tears of anger. "Watch me…I'll do it…"
This then gave Evey the opportunity to try and wiggle out of her straps, finally freeing her left hand she had been working with. She then took off all the straps, and waited for Vivienne to filler the conversation, before jumping on the woman and knocking her out by hitting her bottom jaw with all of her force.
Vivienne then slashed at the man behind her as he attempted to shoot, barely missing and cutting off some of her hair. Then Vivienne made her next move by hitting the man on the head with the blunt part of her sword with so much force, it could kill a rabbit, knocking the man out seconds later.
"Get into the vent system. They can't detect us there. We'll be a whole lot safer." Vivienne panted, before wiping her katana clean of blood with the lady's shirt and sheathing it. "Leave the lady, the men will deal with-"
"No. Not the men. That Man…won't he. Vivienne, as soon as we get into the vent, you need to tell me what's going on." Evey looked as stern as she could, her face giving the look of death to Vivienne, almost instantly calming her down, but in a negative way.
"O-Okay…" She gulped, before she hoisted her mum up, and then herself, closing the vent.
"Why didn't you tell me Vivienne? About the man? Did he tell you not to tell me?" She asked, her voice turning soft, indicating she was hurt.
"I…I was planning to the night you were kidnapped." Vivienne wiped at tears in her eyes.
"Shh. Child, I'm not angry at you. I just wanted to know." Evey hugged her child, rubbing her back. "Are you okay? Did you get hurt?" She asked, her voice turning to one of slight panic.
"No, I just….oh god I killed someone. I beheaded him. I-I….It feels so…so scary" She whispered through tears. "I never wanted to kill anyone…why does there have to be bad people in this world mum? Why?" she continued to sob quietly through tears.
"No one knows…just, let's get out of here and calm down. I'd be best for me if I'm going to meet that man…" Evey whispered, her eyes opening in recognition as she kept her emotions at bay. V….why…why did you stay out of your own daughter's life…? Why? She needs your support too…I need your support…and you come at the last minute and teach her how to kill…
"Let's go mum, we don't have much time. We need to get to Mr. Finch so that man doesn't get detected….he said he knew you…do you know his name? Actually…he told me he would tell me so never mind that." Vivienne faintly smiled, before turning back to the vent and crawling first, her mum following behind."
Evey sighed to herself, not knowing how to take the situation of V being alive. I just need to calm down and deal with it later…
Before anyone could react, there was the sound of rapid bullet fire, and then the familiar slash of one's knife. Evey then decided that this is where she'd get off. Lifting her foot, she stomped under herself until the nails came loose and she was able to fall. Vivienne only watched with confusion as her mum jumped down from the ventilation, silence following.
"Mum? What's going on?"
"So…you've...you've been alive this whole time…and you avoided me. You avoided your family!"
"Mummy! Tell me what is happening-"
"Hush child! I'm trying to talk to someone who avoided us for 14 years!"
"But we'll be caught if we don't get a move on!"
"The child is right, Evey. We can't risk our lives by idle chit cha-"
"THIS ISN'T IDLE V! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!" Evey lashed out, as Vivienne fell from the vent system.
"What's his name mummy?" Vivienne groaned while looking like she was slapped in the face.
"So you didn't tell your own daughter your name?" Evey growled at the man named V.
"He-he's my dad? But…you said he died. What?" Vivienne sputtered out, a look of dismay taking her facial features into its cradle. "Is this true?!" She began to whisper, her eyes darting towards her mother and father, while she slowly backed up.
"Yes." Was all the man replied with, the man named V.
Vivienne started breathing hard. Lies lies lies lies lies lies lies LIES LIES LIES LIES!
"WHY DO YOU ALL HAVE TO LIE TO ME?! I'M NOT STUPID!" Vivienne wailed while screaming at the top of her lungs. "MY DADS DEAD. YOU GUYS! YOU GUYS ARE! –gasp- YOU –gasp-" Her screams soon died down into wheezes. She was having a severe panic attack. Vivienne began to hit her head with her fists, slumping down against the wall, her eyes closing as much as they possibly could, squeezing out tears like a lemon juicer.
"Vivienne clam down sweetheart." Evey attempted to grab her daughter and pull her into an embrace.
"G-gasp-GET AWAY FROM ME BOTH-gasp-OF YOU! GETAWAY! GETAWAY! GETAWAY! GETAWAY!" She screamed.
Evey then turned her head towards V.
"Why? V? Why did you…" Evey couldn't finish her sentence as her emotions took hold of her. She turned her head away and walked down the path.
The man simply stared at the child, letting what had barely happen seep in.
"Evey" V called out, his porcelain mask turning to barely face her.
"V…please…just-just let me be for now. I'm trying to keep my emotions at bay. Just help your daughter right now. I'm in no state to do it." She whispered, tears streaming down her face like a waterfall.
V sighed, walking over to the young girl, who was curled up in a tight ball. "Child-"
"Her name is Vivienne." Evey snapped, sending a glare towards V.
"Vivienne. Listen. What are you feeling right now?" V asked.
"Leave me alone." She whispered, barely audible.
"If you ignore your emotions, they will flood in at the worst times. So listen. Sit up and take deep breaths." The man helped the girl imitating an armadillo uncurl herself. "Now, tell me what you were feeling when you used your skills on the kid who made fun of you."
"…I felt just…and a little angry…."
"Now child, use those emotions to fight, but don't confuse anger and hate. That will prove horrifying for you." The man softly spoke to the girl making her head rising from her knees.
"Why didn't you ever visit me? I always dreamed of having a father. But not in this way…" Vivienne wiped the tears from her eyes, her eyes staring an intense gaze of depression lodging deep in V's heart.
He sighed, it wasn't supposed to go like this. "I wanted you and your mum to live without having me drag you back into the shadows." V simply stated, not wanting to dive any deeper in the topic. He then stood up and assisted Vivienne to rise, then walked her over to Evey, who had a distant look drawn on her face.
"I'll handle the rest. And Evey." V turned around.
"What is it V?" Evey asked, trying to conceal her emotions until she could cry in a safer place.
"I'll talk to you once you reach your flat." He responded, before pausing and turning around. "I really care about you two. I know you probably don't feel the same way back. And that is fine. I just wanted to let you know." V added before disappearing into the darkness of the tunnel.
"I know…" Vivienne added under her breath, so that her mother couldn't hear her.
"Vivienne, we have to get out of here." Evey hissed, before hoisting Vivienne up into the vent. She then attempted to get her mum up, but without her mum's support on something, Vivienne was hopeless. She pulled with all of her might, somehow successfully pulling her mum into the vent system and then falling out herself.
"Ouch!" Vivienne gasped, rolling on her back while rubbing her neck profusely. Just then a squad of men rounded around the corner, their guns pointed and ready to be used like a hound with his master. They then turned towards Vivienne, who barely jumped up, catching their attention.
"RUN VIVI!" Evey screamed, turning the attention away from Vivienne for a few split seconds, giving her the opportunity to attempt to make an escape. But before Vivienne could round the corner, they opened fire at her, grazing her hair pelting the walls in holes.
Vivienne yelped to herself as she felt a searing white pain cut through her back. She ignored the agonizing stabbing feeling, continuing to run away as far as she could. She then heard more gunfire, and three of the guard's bodies collapse. Not wanting to take any chances though, Vivienne continued to run, her adrenaline making her feel light headed.
After about five minutes of running, Vivienne made it outside, bursting into the midnight air that embraced her small frame. She then collapsed. Why did she feel so dizzy? Vivienne coughed, spitting out a black and red substance. Oh… she then moved her hand along her back, feeling about four bullet wounds. "Ah! It hurts" she winced, but hardly any pain came. Vivienne then looked at her hands, as they turned an alarming pale. That's what dead people's skin looks like-
She collapsed.
The ringing in Vivienne's ears was becoming something like a lullaby. She looked to her side, seeing the small pool of blood forming around her. She then widened her eyes, and tried to scream, but the words seemed to have gotten lost, or died, like she was going to.
I'm going to die…I'M GOING TO DIE! I NEED HELP! Vivienne opened her mouth, forcing anything out, but all that managed to escape was a gargled moan, and crimson red spit.
"S-s…..s-s-someone. Please help…." She softly spoke, letting the cold sensation overrun her and cover her up for what might be her last time.