Chapter 27: Confrontation
"Venom?" Reuben practically spat the name out. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Getting you two out of the way." She pointed the gun at Amy. "Starting with you."
BANG! Amy fell to her knees as she felt the bullet pierce her shoulder, and pain shot through her body. Reuben knelt down next to her. "Amy, are you alright?"
"Stay down, alien," Venom said, and Reuben glared at her. Amy could only stare at the floor as blood flowed onto her hand and to the floor, her eyes widened in shock. The pain was sudden and overwhelming – all she could feel was the searing fire in her shoulder. "Do you know how long it took me to get to where I am? I will not have my efforts spoiled by some teenage girl in pigtails and her fur-covered boyfriend."
Reuben ignored that last part. "Why are you doing this? Who do you work for?"
Venom let out a bark of laughter. "What, you want names? I collect information and auction it off to the highest bidder. You wouldn't understand the value some people place on this sort of information – you don't care about money or anything but your stupid jokes and your sandwiches." She spat the word out as she pointed the gun at Reuben again. "But I've said too much. Now, you two die."
BZZZT!
Venom dropped the gun as electricity shot through her body, before dropping to the floor, unconscious. Reuben stared in disbelief at Venom. "What in the-"
"Ohana?"
Reuben looked up at the doorway. "Sparky! Great work, cousin!"
"Ohana, ohana!" Sparky ran over to Amy, nudging her. Reuben looked at Amy again. He cursed.
"C'mon, let's get Amy to the medic before she loses too much blood." He gently lifted her up before walking towards the stairway. Amy looked at him.
"Reuben…"
"Easy there, Amy." Reuben said as he walked upstairs. "You can relax now. It's all over."