Chapter 27: Resolution

After murdering the Burmese General, finding the stolen drugs and money, and saving Revy from nearly being raped, Rock could tell that his luck had officially run dry. As he looked out the window he could see all the soldiers in base headed towards the building.

But just then, he saw a jeep parked outside the house. Thinking quickly, he grabbed the bag of money and drugs, and picked Revy up and made their way to the vehicle. He threw the bag in the back seat and gently set Revy down into the jeep. He jumped into the driver's seat and hot-wired the car.

After a few minutes, it roared to life. Without a second thought, Rock gunned it and took off as fast as he could. But as he was making his way through the base, he was met with a haze of bullets coming from behind him. He looked in the mirror and noticed two jeeps coming up on him, fast!

One jeep drove up alongside him and the passengers all shot their weapons. Ducking his head to avoid the bullets while still driving, Rock knew that he needed to get rid of these guys. So, he grabbed one of Revy's cutlasses and opened fire on the vehicle next to. He managed to take out 3 soldiers with a few lucky shots, until it was only the driver. The enemy driver started to ram Rock with vehicle but was quickly dispatched with a well-placed shot to the head from Rock's gun.

"(SIGH) Thank God, we made it- oh you gotta be SHITTIN' ME!" said Rock as he saw another jeep driving up alongside him. The enemy vehicle drove passed the Japanese man until they were directly in front of him. Rock then noticed the turret on the jeep and the men loading it.

"Oh my lord, why do you hate me…" said Rock sarcastically. The turret opened fire and put even more holes into Rock's jeep. Rock began to return fire and managed to take out the soldier manning the turret and put a bullet in the back of the driver's head.

The enemy vehicle started to swerve and eventually crashed out, flinging one surviving soldier a few feet away. But just as he was starting to get up, the soldier became paralyzed as he saw the oncoming headlights of Rock's jeep coming towards him.

Rock's jeep bounced as if it hit a speed bump. Rock looked in the rear-view mirror and was satisfied to see no more company coming towards them. He looked in the back seat and saw that Revy was unharmed but still unconscious.

Rock continued to drive until he came up on the river bank. Rock pulled out his comms and contacted the Lagoon; "Benny come in…" "Rock? Jesus it's good to hear your voice" "Yeah likewise… listen I got Revy and the goods, were at the river bank can you come and get us…" "Yeah sure, we got your signal we'll be right there…" said Benny as he came up on the bank.

"Hey… it's good to see your alive" said Benny as he came out of the boat. "Yeah, but let's hurry up and get the fuck outta here, can you give me a hand" asked Rock. With that Benny and Rock loaded the goods on the boat while also carrying Revy inside the hull. Rock took her to the cargo bay and placed her on the hammock. Revy's wounds weren't severe but were still needed to be watched. Rock gave her some painkillers and let her rest.

As he walked out of the room, Rock was greeted by his boss Dutch. "Oh hey… good to see your up and walkin'" said Rock. "Yeah I'll live… and hey… thanks for saving my ass I don't know what would've happened" said Dutch in gratitude. "Ah no problem, just don't over exert yourself, remember those wounds are still fresh" recommended Rock. "Yeah yeah whatever… I'm gonna go chill can you get us back to Roanopur…" asked Dutch. "Sure, other than you, I'm the only one who knows how to drive this thing…" joked Rock.

~A Few Hours Later~

After driving for hours to get to their destination, the Lagoon Company made it back to Roanopur just as the sun was rising from behind the city. Rock steered the boat into the harbor and anchored.

As Rock and the rest of the crew dismounted the boat they were greeted by Balalaika and her henchmen. Rock came up to the Russians with two duffle bags of money and drugs in each hand. "Well… you look like hell" said Balalaika plainly. "You should see the rest of them… here's the money and the drugs…" said Rock as he handed them the goods. "Well it's nice to see that your reliable and capable, we'll make sure to pay you by the end of the day, but until then… just enjoy your day off… ta ta" said the Russian woman as she got into her limo.

While they were driving, Balalaika was deep in thought. "Something bothering you Kapitan" asked Boris. "Rock… he reminds me so much of ourselves when we were young… I envy him for it…" said the Russian woman. "True… but unlike us… he still has his morals…" said Boris. "That's pretty rare in our world, and we have seen that he is loyal… not only to his employers… but also to the people he cares for…" explained Balalaika. "He and us fought on the same battlegrounds and against the same enemies… but he still had something to go back to in the end… (SIGH) he truly is an interesting man" said Boris.

~Two Days Later~

By the end of that day, the Lagoon Company did receive their pay. The crew members all went about splitting it and enjoying themselves. But Revy couldn't do much, as she was still healing from her experience in Burma.

She was sitting in her room, smoking a cigarette and enjoying the view of the city through her window. It was then that she heard a knock at her door and in walked her partner. "Hey… what's up" greeted Rock. "What are you doing here…" asked Revy. "I just wanted to see how you were doing... you feelin' okay" asked the Japanese man.

"Rock…" began Revy, "Rock, let me ask you… why did you come for me… why risk your life for someone like me" asked Revy.

Rock didn't say anything at first, he sat down next to his partner and lit a cigarette before saying, "Well… because then I would be the worst kind of person I could think of…"

Revy turned to him and started to listen. "I may be a killer, a bastard, and an all-around asshole… but there is nothing… that disgusts me more… than a person who leaves their people to die to save his own ass…" he said while taking a drag of his cigarette. "Besides…(EXHALE) I don't think you deserved to die…"

"what makes you say that…" asked the gunman. "Because you're a good person Revy… I know on the outside you're a bitch… but you're not really like that" explained Rock. "You don't know me" said Revy with anger in her voice. "Revy… I've been around… so trust me when I say, 'you're not like that'…" said Rock in a tern tone.

"Besides…" said Rock while exhaling smoke, "if I lose my partner than I lose a bet" said Rock jokingly. Revy hated to admit it, she wanted so much to punch the man sitting next to her, but couldn't help but feel a connection to him, one that she hadn't felt since their night in the alley.

"Hey Rock…" said the gunman. Rock turned to her, but was caught by surprise when Revy suddenly grabbed his collar and pulled him towards her. It was there that their lips were only millimeters apart. "Revy…" Rock began, but was interrupted, "Rock… don't ever say you know me again… otherwise… im gonna kill you…"

Rock wasn't surprised by her statement, but just decided to place his hands on his hands on each side of Revy's head and gently closed the distance between their lips. Resulting in a long passionate kiss. The entire time neither of them broke eye contact. They wanted to enjoy every minute of their loving embrace. They finally broke apart but still held each other close.

They looked into each other's eyes when Revy finally spoke. "Rock… thank you…" was all that Revy could say before Rock responded; "I'll always be here Revy… right here and nowhere else…"

With that the two gunslingers would begin to embrace their passion for eachother.