As well as my Evie & Jacob one shots, I am also writing a modern Assassin's creed series

Previously in this series: After being framed for a crime, Jacob left the Order and the Assassin village. Five year later, the Young Assassin team meet Vex and enter into an agreement with him and his club.

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"Amanda?!" Agnes screamed down the phone in Vex's ear, "Are you sure?"

As he travelled to the Assassin village, Vex winced at Agnes's shrill voice in his ear. "Considering she dislocated Kenzi's hip and tried to knock me out, I'd say I'm sure."

"Shit!"

"Yeah, that's what I thought."

As the car drove through the gates of the Assassin village, Vex found himself glancing out of the tinted windows, taking in the large, extravagant buildings and the people gawking at his car.

A Rolls Royce will do that to people.

As the car pulled up outside the main Assassin Temple, Vex nimbly clambered out of the vehicle, dressed in one of his finest suits as he kept his face shielded with a hat. Without even glancing at all the people staring at him, Vex strode up the stairs and entered, ignoring the frowns of the guards.

"Great security…" he muttered under his breath, quickly looking around to make sure that he hadn't been heard, "… anyone off the streets can just waltz right in."

"Excuse me! Excuse me"

Vex turned around and stiffened at the sight of a brunette rushing towards him, dressed in a police uniform.

As the man came to a stop in front of him, he frowned Vex, scanning him from head to toe. "What are you doing here?"

"I-I…. I'm Vex, I'm here to get to the bottom of why my club was bombed."

"Vex…. The club owner?" The young man seemed to recognise the name, "Evie, I-I mean Miss Frye mentioned that you might be stopping by."

"And here I am."

The young man held out his hand, "Sergeant Frederick Abberline. I've been instructed to take you to our viewing room."

"Viewing room?"

"Miss Frye believed that you might want to witness the interrogation."

Vex smirked at the thought and nodded in understanding, following Freddie as they headed further into the building and down some stairs. There was a long, narrow corridor which had line of cells all along it, and at the end, was two more doors.

Gesturing at the right-hand door, Freddie smiled at Vex. "Just through there, I think Mister Kenway is waiting for you."

"Which one?"

"Haytham."

Vex winced, "Wonderful."

As Freddie chuckled, Vex opened the door and entered the room. It was a simple lay-out, with a metal table and chairs, and a large, viewing window, where Vex could see Amanda chained to an interrogation table.

"I heard she gave you all quite the run around…"

Glancing over to the dark corner near the window, but further from the door, Vex spotted Haytham Kenway leaning against the wall.

"I assume she's the reason why your face looks like you've gone several rounds with a boxing champion."

"She has a hard head…. And sharp elbows." Chuckled Vex, moving to the window and watching as Amanda tested the strength of the handcuffs.

"How is your partner? I heard she was injured during the scuffle."

Vex sighed, "Kenzi will be fine. She'll be in crutches fort a while, but she's alive. That's what matters…. She does have to do paperwork though and she hates that."

As Amanda pulled harder and harder at the cuffs, the door opened and Grandmaster Altair's second-in-command entered the room. Whilst his missing arm often tricked people into thinking he was weaker, Malik was one of the strongest Assassin's in the creed.

"Amanda Pinner…" started Malik, seating himself opposite the young lady, "… good education. No previous arrests or convictions… this behaviour is very uncharacteristic of you."

Amanda just scoffed, turning her head as she avoided meeting Malik's eyes.

Undeterred, Malik continued. "Apparently, according to witness statements, you blame society for your little… mishap?"

"No…" Amanda whispered, "…. Society is flawed, but that is the fault of your little Creed. You are the ones keeping the surrounding town enslaved! Everyone would do anything for your Creed, and most know that they have no choice!"

Her head fell forward as she sighed, "I just wanted something more… he promised me something more."

Malik frowned, "And all you had to do was put innocent civilians at risk."

"I was striking a blow for everyone who was too afraid to stand up to your Creed!"

"If you truly cared for people, you wouldn't have put them at risk…" Malik sighed, leaning forwards in his seat, "… you're going to be taken to a secure lock-up before going to jail. Is this really the more that your friend promised you?"

Amanda's face visible tightened at this, "You know who I'm talking about…" she whispered, not meeting Malik's eyes.

"I have my suspicions yes. But why don't you tell me anyway?"

There was a tense silence before Amanda began to chuckle, "Life's hardest choices are the ones that force you to question your own moral code…." She started, sounding as though she was reading from a script, "…. Ring any bells?"

In the viewing room, Haytham visibly tensed as Vex turned to him. "What is she talking about?"

Haytham sighed, "At the trial of Shay Patrick Cormac, when asked why he betrayed the Creed, what forced him to make that choice, knowing that there was a chance he would be caught…. Shay said that. Exactly what Amanda just said."

"So…. Someone who was working in my club, has had contact with one of the Creed's most notorious traitors. That's just what we need."

"We can only assume that Shay has heard about our deal with you and has decided to…test your boundaries. Your actions in subduing Amanda and letting the Assassins deal with her may bring more… agents like this to your door."

"Great… that's just what I need.

Haytham shrugged, "We can always have Assassins guard your- "

Before he could finish, Vex held up a hand. "Forget it. I don't want any Assassins snooping around my club. How many people do you think are going to want to come in when I've got your lot hanging around? Besides, it doesn't make any sense…. A tiny bomb in my office, when I wasn't in… not exactly a huge strike against me or you. Something else is going on here."

There was silence for a few moments, before Haytham realized something in his head, quickly grabbing his phone from his pocket. "It was a fucking distraction…" he hissed, "… We were all too damn focused on the bombing."

After he dialled an unknown number, Haytham moved to the opposite corner, phone by his ear. "This is Mister Haytham Kenway. I need to know about the status of a Shay Patrick Cormac."

"..."

"What do you mean a status report is unavailable?"

"…"

"And when were you going to tell us this?"

"…."

"Never mind. If he hurts someone now, you can expect a visit from our lawyer… in fact, expect a visit anyway."

Hanging up quickly, Haytham turned to face Vex.

"Shay escaped…. With all of our focus on Amanda and the bombing, he and some Templar supports managed to make their way to freedom."

"So, he's free."

"Yes… and now we need to expect an attack on the Creed."

"When?"

"… I don't know."