Tough Police Work
By: The Arsenal 3.0
Blue Mary was in a unique position from her fellow KOF combatants in that she was not only a full-time fighter but also a full-time officer. To be able to maintain order on a daily basis gave Mary a huge sense of satisfaction and it helped that some days were easier than others. However, considering the fact that she could have handled the previous week with her eyes closed, there was the underlying feeling that something was going to happen this week, something...bad...
Mary was currently chatting with a co-worker down at HQ when she heard the dispatcher.
"We have a report that Li Xiangfei's restaurant is being robbed!" the woman screamed from the hall.
"Xiangfei?!" Mary asked in disbelief, upon recognizing her former teammate's name. Immediately, she jumped into her car and drove off followed by two more officers.
Within moments, the trio arrived at the restaurant as a few pedestrians ran out in terror. With her gun drawn, Mary quickly entered the building and rolled to her right taking cover behind the counter where Xiangfei was cowering.
"It's about time you got here!" Xiangfei snapped.
"Don't worry, I brought backup!" Mary replied.
The two officers who accompanied Mary ran through the doors and, following a warning shot from one of them, both were knocked unconscious by a falling chandelier.
"Aww crap..."
"Come on out pig, I know you're there!" taunted a man in a ski mask holding a sack of money over his shoulder.
"Looks like there's only one way to settle this!"
Mary drew another gun, ran out from her hiding spot and fired jumping sideways in slow motion. The robber copied the same action and jumped in the opposite direction while Xiangfei simply raised an eyebrow at the apparent Matrix-esque rip-off going on in front of her. The officer and her aggressor hid behind some tables continuing to fire until Mary reached into her pocket for more ammunition only to pull out...nothing...
"Damn it!" Mary cursed loudly. She turned to her left to see a pile of plates on a nearby table and immediately a smile formed at the sight of her new ammunition. "Fire in the hole!" Mary announced as she began throwing the plates like frisbees.
"NO! NOT MY CHINA!" Xiangfei screamed.
The restaurant owner's complaint fell on deaf ears as Mary continued to throw the plates. The robber struggled to find cover as china smashed all around him, one of which broke something else.
"NOT MY GRANDMOTHER'S VASE!" Xiangfei screeched on the verge of tears.
The robber rolled to a certain area leaving him exactly where Mary wanted him. With pinpoint aim, Mary threw a plate directly above a chandelier, detaching it, allowing it to fall onto the criminal with a loud 'CRASH!'
"Yeah!" Mary threw her hands in the air at her victory.
Xiangfei stepped out from behind the counter staring at her "rescuer" in disbelief.
"See? Nothing to worry about!"
Mary confidently walked up to the downed criminal and kicked the gun from his hand which collided with the wall and fired towards the ceiling causing the largest chandelier in the restaurant smashing onto the floor.
"Ouch...well...it could be a lot worse."
Five grenades suddenly rolled from the robber's body prompting Mary and Xiangfei to run like hell and jump out of the restaurant doors as the whole place exploded, sending the unconscious officers flying for good measure. Both slowly sat up and stared at the raging inferno, Xiangfei's eyes as wide as saucers.
"Wow, that like totally could have been us in there!" Mary said with excitement instead of remorse. "Well uh...I'll get out of your hair for now and uuuuhh...take it easy?" Mary patted her soon-to-be former friend on the shoulder and walked away whistling.
Xiangfei's face slowly turned into a dark shade of red that made the sizzling flames tremble.
What else I happening around South Town?
Continue on to the next chapter!