Chapter 3 - Round one. Duck
A/N: I ended up getting itchy typing fingers and decided to work on the next chapter right away, I doubt I'll hear a lot of complaints haha. Thanks for the quick reviews an messages. Here is a little note about my story I plan on keeping the feel of it close to the anime since I personally loved it with some changes but concerning rock I don't plan on turning him into some badass more of him with his nasty side able to cut loose now and then he may get a tad tougher as the story progress's. Hope you all enjoy this next chapter were gonna see a bit of the feelings between Rock and Revy start to surface.
"Eda! What the Fuck" Revy said in a loud angry tone
Their house guest turned out be none other then Eda a friend of Revy's and the rest of them, she was a nun of the infamous Rip-Off Church. She was about equal in height to Rock, had long blonde hair, and generally wore sunglasses all the time. She was Revy's occasional partner and drinking companion. She was currently wearing her nun's habit which meant she may have come here on church business.
"Revy that should be my line, what the fuck is your problem creeping up on me and then pointing your guns at me I was just looking for a better bottle of booze in your room. Hey Dutch why did your put that gun to my head to?" she asked over her shoulder, unaware of who was behind her in the dim light.
Revy chuckled "dumb bitch, that ain't Dutch behind you" she said evilly enjoying the moment that was yet to come. Despite the dim light and her sunglasses Revy knew there was confusion written all over her face. They had been moving out of the hall and when the light got better the look on Eda's face was priceless that Revy thought he might even put something in the offering at the Church next time, as luck would also have it Eda's Polaroid camera was lying on the couch, she smiled evilly again.
Meanwhile Eda was currently processing, Rock had already laid his gun down on the table "What the fuck, Rock?!" she finally said, thought it was a couple minutes to late for that.
Rock gave a nervous smile knowing this woman's temper was in the range of Revy's level "uh hey Eda, sorry about all that" he said scratching the back of his head comically. It was then next bit of information got through. Eda looked down at the table next to the couch to see the custom Beretta M9 that was now knows as the Cutlass Jr. "holy fucking shit Rock what are you doing with a gun?" she yelled and if it was possible for a person's jaw to hit the floor Eda was certainly doing it.
Just then a click and a bright flash went off, Eda turned to see Revy holding her camera "hey bitch what are you doing?" she asked. Revy only burst out laughing "hey Rock check out this shot, I can't wait to hit the Yellow Flag later this baby gonna sell for higher then any porn out there" she said flashing the shot of Eda with her completely stunned look.
Eda meanwhile had a vein popping on her forehead "don't fucking try it bitch or your gonna have soon holes in you that you'll leak like a fucking sieve" she threatened in an pissed off voice. She then turned back to the former businessman who appeared to caught between anxious and amused, "and rock about you pointing that gun at my head" she said and low voice.
Rock never saw it coming when her fist crashed into his face. He was on the floor watching the birdies flying.
Revy whistled low and looked at her buddy over the arm of the couch "you alright there partner, you really should learn how to duck" she said as he sat up and rubbed under left eye, "ya your right, that sure brought memories, but I think you hit harder Revy" he said in reference to that fight they had in the market after the U-boat trouble. Revy giggled at "oh yeah I remember that, and that's only cause your special rocky baby" she said grinning like an evil kid.
Rock shook his head as he got up, then remembering Dutch and Benny he walked to the front door to let them know that the office was clear.
Meanwhile Eda had picked up Rock's gun "hmm not a bad choice, Beretta crap like yours, what's this a jolly roger on it well is rocky boy trying to be like little miss two-hands now" she said. Eda had her own kind of crush on Rock ever since he and her superior Yolanda had their little stare down. She has always figured that the handsome businessmen had a thing for her bitchy drinking partner, but still that did not stop her from rolling the dice on a chance with him, "where'd he get it, this is good quality?" she asked. At first Revy did not answer "Fry Face got it for him apparently she owed him some and got him two of those babies ended actually saving out asses on the job we just got back from but were still in for a fucking nightmare" she explained in her slightly bored tone.
Eda looked down at the gun, two, she thought. She figured this must mean he wanted to finally learn how walk on the dark side when needed. Eda had noticed things between Revy and him had gotten different, the fact he was rotting in gutter right now was big support of that theory, and she had heard how he acted during the maid's second coming in this city, "so Romeo saved the maiden in distress this time did you express your gratitude to him two-hands?" she teased which resulted in a heated threat about dismemberment. However the suddenness of it is what caused Eda to raise and eyebrow.
Just then Dutch, Benny, and Rock walked back in "hey Eda I hear tell our newest gunman got the drop on you" Dutch said causing a round of chuckles, and Eda flipping Dutch off. It was then Benny spoke "hey Rock where did the shiner come from?" he asked.
Rock didn't answer he just pointed at Eda as he picked up his gun and slipped it into the cheap holster he had gotten for it. He noticed Eda staring at him "what" he said a little confused and embarrassed as he had to fend off some of this woman's advances in the past. She ran and eye over him "always though you would look weird with a gun on you, but now I'm sure of it I miss the dress pants and tie look" she said almost pouting at him. Rock just stood there while Benny and Dutch watched from the side lines. Revy then laughed "stupid bitch you been wearing that habit to long he's way better off in some real clothes at least when we don't need him in those for his talking skills" she said, she also discreetly dropped Rock a wink while no one was looking. Rock smiled and took a seat on the chair "So Dutch what's the plan now. Should we head back to the office and try calling Balalaika?" he asked.
During this Revy gave Eda a quick summary of what happened out at sea and why she almost got her head blown off.
Their eccentric boss was quite for a short while after a drag on his smoke he answered "that's as good a plan as any Rock, since she didn't have anyone where to greet us tells me either she doesn't know or wants to talk first, plus if we need to make a quick escape till we can sort this out were gonna need more things we need from the office might as well get going now. Sorry Eda but you might wanna clear out" he said. Eda looked up and nodded "alright Revy if your not shot full of holes I'll catch ya later at the Yellow Flag, later Rocky" she said heading out the door. The sound of her bike could he heard then moving away.
The lagoon crew exited the boathouse and piled into their car, it was a red 66' Pontiac GTO. This was a car Benny and Dutch had been working on for some time. After the Plymouth got trashed during that Job with Jane they had a strong incentive to finish, they were still working on the Plymouth now but it still needed a lot of work.
Rock and Revy sat in the back as usual while Benny drove and Dutch rode shotgun.
Soon enough they turned off the road that rang along the water and turned up to the main road into the city it was a only a few minute drive up this road to reach their office. Dutch had purchased the building when he first arrived in Roanapur it was pretty much abandoned, this way his company had the whole two story Office/apartment building to themselves. Dutch and Benny occupied the two rooms as their own there were in the main building. Revy and Rock each took a room around the corner of the other apartment building behind their office (I may be wrong about this but decided to go with this setup), it wasn't a half bad setup.
It was a miserable day in paradise. It was the rainy part of the year and today it was pouring.
They reached the office and all entered quickly to stay out of the rain. Dutch decided they wouldn't bother with a sweep of the office but they still had Revy and Rock go in first with their guns ready. Again they found nothing "what the fuck is going on here, are we gonna need a fucking neon sign over our heads or what" Revy said angrily as she popped a cigarette and lit it. Rock nodded "ya you'd think since we weren't able to use our radio if someone is trying to set us up for a war against hotel Moscow, then Balalaika would have sent someone when we never tried reaching her" he said.
Dutch helped himself to a drink from their fridge "your right Rock this is all to quite for my liking. I'd rather wait and see if anyone tried to contact us first rather then go see Miss Balalaika right now, we'll act like were waiting for instructions on where to drop of the cargo, no sense making an reckless decisions until then" he decided settling down in is favourite chair. Benny went to his room to check on his computer lair.
Rock got up an left to go get cleaned up in his room. He exited the office saying he'd be back, after turning down the hall he reached the door they had recently put in that connected their building to the one with the apartments rock and Revy lived in, since there was no one else who used the other rooms for more then single night stays when either drunk or stoned.
Rock reached his place and into his pocket for the key, Revy had told him where he could get a good door that was bullet proof and worked good against common thieves, the only other person who had a key was Revy an he had one for her place as well in case of jobs suddenly coming up or as Benny had jokingly said 'they needed some time together' to which he was first punched by Revy then "accidentally" stepped on by Rock as they were on their way out to the Yellow Flag.
He walked into this place as the door closed "home sweet home" he said in a half sarcastic way. The so called "home" consisted of 3 rooms; his bedroom, bathroom, and living room. Most figured he would be a stickler for order and tidiness but to the surprise of those who had seen it , mostly Revy, it was a bit on the sloppy side though Revy outdid him and poor housekeeping. He stripped off his white collar shirt and threw into his laundry basket, one thing he was grateful for was Dutch had gotten a very decent washer and dryer so they weren't scammed on laundry, he had only worn his business clothes since he was told this job would have mostly likely been simple.
He also took his gun out of the holster this took a minute "I should have asked Balalaika for a decent one this thing is too small" he said in a tired voice. He then walked into his closet and put on what Revy deemed "real clothes", which he had mostly put on to stop her hassling him. This consisted of a black undershirt and dark blue button up collared shirt, true they looked similar to his work clothes but there was more comfortable. While he was in the closet he looked to the top shelf, there he kept his small stash of quick cash the rest was in a account Dutch had set up for like the others since the banks here were crooked but then again so was everything else, he also kept a few other items; some fairly decent bottles of booze, various books and magazines the newest ones were those tactics books and gun magazines he had borrowed from Dutch an Revy, and last was a black case. After looking at it for a moment he reached up to take it down.
"that where you keeping the other one?" someone behind him asked.
Rock was startled and lost his grip on the case. It slipped between his hands and bounced off his head before it landed on carpet he had replaced a few months back.
Rock heard laughing and knew who it was. He looked up to see Revy standing near the door "nice one Rocky baby" she said snickering. Rock smiled as he rubbed his head. She then walked forward and poked the case with her foot "so is that it?" she asked curiously. Rock first closed the closet doors, since there were certain items he did not want Revy to see just yet, "ya it is" he answered her question flipping the latches open and lifting the lid. The inside was filled with packing foam, there about 4 slots around the edges and two cut out parts meant for the items they housed. One of the cut out parts was two of the slots were empty since they had already been used, "so you gonna carry the other one around now?" she asked. Rock nodded and took the second of his twin guns out and slipped one of the mag's inside then he looked at it with a strange look.
Revy guessed his train of thought "you don't have to you know" she said in a softer voice she had recently started using around him. Rock looked up at her "ya I know but I made up my mind I may live in the twilight but I know that I can go into the dark or the light when I need to, and.." he paused and Revy noticed the look in his eyes changed "no never mind, anyway I hope you don't mind giving me some tips" he said smiling. Revy decided to let it go for now "mind if I use your shower the hot water on mine is acting up again" she asked. Rock knew Revy was pretty good at her own hygiene, she always made sure to shower once a day if she could since she did work up a good sweat often either from her part on jobs or during the hot days in this climate, "sure go ahead towels next to the shower like usual, want m to fix us something to eat?" he asked, this had become a common routine for them for a while now, "sure thanks, oh almost forgot here" she said tossing him the thing she had been holding in her hand, it was a holster set like hers "those are my old ones, the straps to adjust them are at the back, there got torn up at one point but I fixed 'em up when I got my new ones just in case. You don't need t worry about the gun clasps the size is slightly smaller so they squeeze slightly helps to keep the gun from falling out until you need it" she explained as she turned and walked into the bathroom and closed the door.
"thanks" Rock called after her. He then took out a frozen pizza from his mini fridge/freezer and tossed it into his pizza oven, you could find almost anything through the black market, then he picked up the dual holster there were a little darker then the ones Revy problem from years of use, other then that their were in very good condition. He tired them on at first but since his upper build was a little wider then Revy's. He then got to work on adjusted the straps at the back so it would fit comfortably.
Revy's was standing under the hot water letting it relax a few sore muscles. She was thinking about that look Rock had given her, why the hell was he looking at me like that, fuck if I didn't know better I'd say he was gonna say he wanted to learn how to use a gun for me…, that was how her train of thought started but instead of laughing she actually thought about that seriously for a minute, true she thought he was pretty ok looking, and since he had joined business had gotten a lot better. There was something else though, when they had gone to Japan she thought they would part ways he would go back to his life, but he stayed,,, with her. Then when he made the damn suicidal mistake of trying to stop Balalaika she had said "you cannot expect to have a life like his" that was true but she was glad he still stayed, its crazy but maybe I'm right I remember after that big guy nearly skewered me with his sword he nearly went crazy after making sure I was alright, he must blame himself that's definitely his style, is it because he cares about me? As a partner or was it more then that?, "heh well Rocky baby you better not disappoint" she said as she turned of the water and grabbed a towel then dried herself off before putting her clothes back on.
When she walked into the main room she saw something that made her grin. Rock had managed to adjust the straps fairly well and had put both of his guns and was making sure they weren't to high, "not bad Rock you catch on quick, don't look half bad too" she said teasingly and laughed when his face went beat red. Just then the pizza oven dinged "foods ready" he said going to take it out. Revy then sat down one of the two chairs Rock had next to a small table which he used for food or any paper work for jobs.
Rock set down a cutting board with the pizza on it and also brought out a bottle of their favourite drink, Bacardi, "um not bad Rock" She said also take long drink of the rum, then she remembered Dutch asking her to go easy today, so she did not get it refilled. Meanwhile she took a look at her partner, the button up shirt was still a bit much but better then his white collar and since it was a light material it wouldn't get in the way if he needed to draw quick. Hopefully she would be able to teach him a few things before they got into any big fights but she knew he had good instincts for this. While she looked she couldn't help notice he had changed physically since joining them, he wasn't in bad shape when he first did but since then he had put on some muscle, he didn't have a broad bulky build like Dutch he was more like her slim but muscular, he's got a good amount of endurance too the few times we got into fight and I did hit him he took it well, she thought but for some reason she also thought the physically change looked really good on him, she thought back to when he had been patching up her leg and how he seemed to day dream there , I wonder, but her thoughts were interrupted when someone began knocking on the door.
It was Benny, "Dutch just got off the phone that guy who gave us this job just called he wants us to meet him in the warehouse district at number 13. This caught the full attention of Rock and Revy "number 13? that's one of balalaika's warehouse's" Rock said. Benny nodded "Dutch wants you and Revy to meet him in the care in five, in case things get bad I'm gonna be heading back to the boat now and get it ready if we need to head out to let things cool down. Good luck out there" he said as he turned and went to get some things together.
Rock and Revy both got up and grabbed their guns "your gonna bring yours?" Revy asked as they walked out the door. Rock nodded "ya I don't plan on using them but I will if I have to" he said, he looked very tense. Revy knew he would, he'll fight for his comrades, and for.. "It's a smart move Rock I'll take care of the main shooting for now but you can cover Dutch and I, and stop making a face like your gonna puke I saw how you acted on that ship just don't wet your fucking pants and we'll be fine" she said, it sounded harsh but that was what he needed, Revy smiled bloodthirstily she would look forward to this not only for a chance to get some payback, but to see Rock in action again.
They found Dutch standing by the car waiting for them, in the distance they could see Benny walking down the road almost at the turn to take him to the boat house. When Dutch caught sight of them he laughed "what's so fucking funny Dutch?" Revy asked. After a minute Dutch said "sorry just you two make quite the couple" he said. Revy and Rock looked confused then looked at each other then in unison "shut up Dutch" they said. Dutch quit the laughs then got into the car. Rock got in the driver seat and Revy got into the back "not bad with the guns Rock, I can honestly say I'm impressed though I hope you'll keep your regular set of clothes for business meetings and such, business and all" he said, Rock snorted then nodded "sure thing Dutch, so what's the plan" he asked. Dutch grinned, heh he might have done alright in the army in a different time and place, he said to himself before answering "well were gonna go and act like we know nothing hopefully they'll let slip what's going on, I'm still betting that Balalaika isn't against us I tried calling her but didn't get an answer but left a message saying where we were going. Rock Revy I want you two, to stay sharp I'll do the talking and if it gets ugly we get back to the car and head for the water got it?" he asked explaining his plan. Revy nodded and checked the clips in her guns. Rock just focused on driving and to be ready to fight again, despite wanting to avoid it.
They reached the Warehouse district with no trouble, this was where they dropped off cargo on large shipments. The area was as deserted as usual. Revy scanned the area as they got closer to No. 13 she did not spot and of Fry Face's men, that's a good omen at least there's a greater chance were not against her.. Yet, she thought as they finally reached their destination. They all got out of the car and Rock looked at Revy and they shared a look that said good luck among other things, Rock had this feeling they would be alright they were a good group.
Dutch knocked on the main door, as part of the act, before he opened it and walked in with Revy and Rock behind him. To help it along Revy walked as though she was already bored with this but her eyes were already running over the whole place. Rock was holding the disc and thick envelope which was the cargo they had to retrieve, he had also moved left his shirt unbuttoned but let the sides cover his guns, he just hoped he would screw up when the time came.
The warehouse was one of the main one's Balalaika used, it was two stories high with a few catwalks and about 80 feet to the other end, not overly large but it did the job, it wasn't that heavily packed at the moment. There were some high class shelving unit's, and a couple forklifts near on the other side of where they walked in but where they were standing there just some stacks or crates here and there, not the ideal cover but at least we'll have some if we need to run back out that door, she thought making plans in her head in case bullets started to fly, she noticed Rock was very quite. Looking at him out of the corner of her eye she saw what she wanted to see he was still hoping there wouldn't be any fighting but he had the same look in his eye as when he did on that ship yesterday, long as he doesn't loss lunch we may come out of this its gonna end in lead like always, she thought as she followed Dutch.
It was then they spotted a man waiting for them about 30 feet from the door, he was standing at a table. Revy knew he wasn't alone, she could smell them more then she could hear or see them, it wasn't a real stench it was one you could only sense, it was that smell of blood and mud that clung to your boots. She already had a guess about how many he had with him about eight to a dozen spread and a rough circle around them, the light was dim since it was still stormy out. She coughed discreetly to get Rock's attention, he looked at her but she knew he did not have to worry about it acting I these guys knew them then they would assume Rock was no threat. She put her hands behind her head as though she were bored and with small movement or her fingers she told him she counted twelve an and made a little circle with her finger.
Rock appeared to get the message but looked a little worried, he must have not counted as high. He kept his cool anyway.
"ah Lagoon Company welcome I trust you have the package" said the man at the table. When he spoke they all could tell he was Russian from his accent, which was very thick, he had dark blonde hair and was wearing a mid class suit, he was also wearing mirrored sunglasses. He spoke with a tone of someone who was slippery and like to keep things under control.
Dutch gave a polite but formal grin "yes we have completed the job Mr.?" he paused tactically hoping the man would think he needed to give up his name to finish the deal.
The man didn't even blink "names Yuri pleasure to meet you, heard lot of good things about you Dutch, oh and I thought your crew consisted of four I had hoped to meet them all" he said offering his hand.
Dutch continued to play ball, he shook the man's hand " Our missing member is currently at out office handling preparations for out next job, we were expecting Miss Balalaika here today I trust nothing unfortunate has happened?" he acted like a business checking to make sure he would stay in business with a respected client.
The rather cheesy grin that Yuri had on his faced dipped a bit "no but Miss Balalaika is not going to be gracing us with her presence today, her schedule was booked solid and she asked me to step in for her to receive that package" he said, the Lagoon members were all fairly certain that line was rehearsed.
Dutch nodded in understanding "no trouble then I believe you spoke to out best gunman two-hands on the phone he has the package right now, do your have our agreed payment as per our trade policy?" he asked bullshitting through his teeth. Revy had to fight to not grin, this will get them fucked, when they did business with Balalaika payment was always a wire transfer they had to cash on hand policy with her, and if these guys were with old Fry Face they would never believe Rock was two-hands, not a bad trap to set up this quickly Revy's rep most likely preceded her but that hid the real trap; the payment.
Yuri appeared confused "yes I did speak to another of your crew but as I know the infamous two-hands was the female member of your crew, a simply confirmation trick, very clever Dutch" he said smoothly, nodding in respect.
Dutch grinned but not for the same reason "well as you know this is a certain where erring on the side of caution is often a wise move, Rock" he said asking for Rock to walk forward and hand over the goods.
When Rock moved forward Yuri turned to him an nodded "a pleasure to meet you Mr. Okajima" he said politely. At that Rock, Revy and Dutch knew for certain this was a trap but not from Balalaika. Aside from his friends no one but Balalaika and her second Boris had ever heard his last name and even so that was no longer his name when he entered this world he became Rock.
Rock coolly walked forward and placed the disc and think envelope on the table. Yuri smiled at this "ah straight forward I like that, now for your payment, as agreed upon here is the 35 grand for the retrieval" he said reaching under the table to lay a plain black briefcase. At the sight of it all of them thought the same thing, bomb, whoever this guy was working for he wanted them out of the picture for his plans, that's why this fucker wanted to know why Benny isn't here so he could blow us the hell up when we drove away in the car, so sorry friend you just got caught with your pants down and if your think your fucked now wait till you meet Fry face, Revy thought as she let her hands fall to her sides, still feigning boredom, and picked out which target she would blow away first since she did not have a clear shot at Yuri.
Meanwhile Dutch pulled the briefcase towards him "always did like the fancier payments, certainly beats a brown paper bag with a wad of cash" he said. Yuri nodded and chuckled then you could see his eyes widen as Dutch snapped the clasp on the briefcase "no need to check Dutch, Miss Balalaika assured me that it was all there" he said a little too hurriedly. Dutch "oh I'm sure that if Miss Balalaika had taken care of our payment she would have simply called to ask which account I wanted the wire transfer too, and another thing there is no one that I know of under my employ named Okajima, just Rock" he said in a cold tone.
Behind him Revy chuckled darkly "well I don't know what your game here was but you certain walked into this with your ass hanging out" she said as her eyes narrowed and she was ready to draw and blow spill some blood, she also saw rocks hands twitch.
Yuri's smile was now a shadow of its former self, "oh what a miscalculation on my part" he said like he just made an error on his taxes.
Somewhere amongst the group who were hiding someone spoke "Yuri you dumbfuck" the voice had an Italian accent.
Revy moved with amazing speed "Dutch" she yelled signalling him to get back.
Yuri had already moved though, with speed not quite at Revy's level but still skilled he had his own gun pointed at Dutch, it was a Russian Stechkin. Revy could not manoeuvre yet since there were others around to think about, "shit" she breathed.
Yuri was about to say something when he heard a click, turning his head he was shocked to see the accountant holding a gun similar to their annoying gunwoman.
"I would suggest you have your accomplices show themselves or this may get ugly, Dutch get back" he said. Despite the situation Dutch and Revy grinned even now he was still the sophisticated guy.
Dutch backed off and drew his own favoured weapon a Smith and Wesson 629 Revolver.
Revy then put one of her own cutlass's on Yuri along with Rock and kept her other pointed up to be ready for any other fuckers who tried something. After a minute of hesitation Rock then reached into his shirt and pulled his own twin gun. Even though he said he had little experience at dual wielding guns but right now this was a stare down contest and if need be he could just fire one gun at a time.
There were whispers coming from behind Yuri, the men he had with him were not happy with where this was going, that could work to the advantage of the Lagoon members all they needed was for the enemy to make one slip.
Yuri looked like he was thinking quickly, "I'm sure you already figured there was an explosive device hidden in the briefcase, but now it seems we will have to see this done the difficult way he said as his thumb cocked the hammer of his gun, still pointing at Dutch. Whoever the leader of the Lagoon company was not to be underestimated, before Yuri even had time to apply pressure to the trigger Dutch shot him and a he went down with the same cheesy grin and a hole in his decent suit.
Once that happened Revy signalled rock and they stock back to back with Dutch all of them looking around for the others, "well this is fucking nice turning out to be a great day" Revy complained. "ya" Rock agreed. Dutch did not speak right away "we need to get to the car" he said as a bang went off and bullet whizzed past his head. They all turned to see Yuri standing with a smoking gun in his hand "sorry Dutch your missed" he said pleasantly, he pulled his shirt open to reveal the bullet proof vest.
As he was gloating he moved slowly back then checked his watch he felt he was at a safe distance "hmm should be just enough time" he said as he raised his gun again.
"get down" Revy yelled
Rock, Revy and Dutch scattered each hiding behind a crate. Dutch was behind a crate just to the left of Revy. They could see right across the way they had walked in hiding behind a crate too. He did not appear to be panicking which was a good sign.
Bullets began to fly.
The men Yuri had brought with him were skilled but so were their opponents. Revy began to fire back she took out two of them in her first round then the others wised up and fired in more controlled bursts one after another. Due to the closeness of all the crates she could not make use or her amazing agility and speed, she would most likely be hit before she could close the gap between them so she had to settle for this position.
Dutch was also firing as well but he was slowing since he had to reload every six shots.
Surprisingly enough as Revy was about to duck behind her crate the two enemies who were going to fire dropped after two shots came from Rock's direction. She looked over and saw he was in this fight with them. Many knew of his disdain for guns and did not expect much of him if he ever used one, Rock wasn't very skilled yet but he made use of the element of surprise and his own killer instincts were kicking in.
Rock turned to look at Revy and grinned like she did during a fight
Revy turned her attention to the more harder to hit guys knowing Rock and Dutch would get the easier ones. She knew Rock only had a couple a clip in each gun an one more in his ammo slot pouch at his belt but between her and Dutch that should be enough.
In the next few minutes they took down four more of them, Rock and Dutch each got one and Revy got the other two. Now it was down to Yuri and four more of his original dozen.
After another round of bullets they heard Yuri speak "well this certainly is a surprise to see Lagoon's office boy using a gun like a real man, did little Miss Rebecca finally decided to teach her little pet" he said in calm but overall nasty tone trying to provoke either Rock or Revy.
Rock had now switched to his other gun instead of reloading just yet "if that's your attempt to provoke me your not very good, I've heard better insults from my partner" he said loudly but in his calm voice.
Revy grinned "Fucking right"
They did not need better light to see Yuri frown. He only had a short window of opportunity here but for what was uncertain.
Just then the Large Doors meant for trucks suddenly opened and spotlights were turned on, and they all heard a dangerous feminine speak "I think it would be best for everyone to remain where they are" . Rock , Revy, and Dutch were caught off guard on this. Yuri and his remaining men however appeared unfazed he then shouted "always a pleasure to do business Dutch talk to ya soon" he yelled then they all fired blindly while running for the rear door.
Due to the powerful lights they had no hope of hitting Balalaika or her men, but suddenly the trap was now made clear to the Lagoon crew.
This way it looked as though they had turned on Balalaika and now she was hear looking for blood.
She was a tall woman with long blonde hair then ran down her back. She wore an impressive red suit under her military over coat. She was called Fry Face by some due to the larger burn scars, the most notable being the one that ran over her right eye, on her face neck and chest. She was the leader of Hotel Moscow inside Roanapur and with good reason, she had a very bloody and violent history.
Behind her was her loyal second Boris. The others behind her were her prized commando unit the Vissotoniki an elite unit from the Russian war in Afghanistan.
However their focus was on the Woman who was walking towards them not the few dozen soldiers, nearly all of whom had their weapons trained on them.
"My this is quite the little mess we have on our hands now is it" she said in a low and dangerous tone.
She kept walking till she was about 20 feet away from the them.
They still had their weapons out but they wouldn't do much good now so they simply stood up from their hiding spots.
Revy was ready to start talking to keep this war hungry maniac from blowing them straight to hell. She stopped when she saw Balalaika raise a finger to her lips so signal silence.
She then looked to the door to make to see if Yuri and the others were gone then she spoke in a low voice "sorry about this but we need to keep up the show for few minutes more then you had best head somewhere to lay low for a couple days" she said then raised her hand.
Revy Dutch and Rock saw the men behind her raise their guns.
Revy stiffened "hold on sis" she yelled then felt something collide with her and brought her down to the floor, she also saw Dutch dive for cover.
Then the a barrage of bullets came, the crash of them all was near deafening in this large room.
Revy didn't feel any pain, aside from where she had hit the hard floor.
After a few seconds the bullets stopped. Revy heard Dutch say "holy shit were alive" she then opened her eyes, and discovered what had knocker her over.
Laying on top of her was Rock, when she had yelled he must had bolted right for her. She felt her face go red when she realized he had tried to shield her.
Balalaika then chuckled "such sweet theatrics Rock, and Two-hands shouldn't you thank him for his brave, though pointless sacrifice" she said holding her sides
Revy meanwhile punched Rock in the side "Rock you fucking dumbass get off me it was a feint" she said angrily
He lifted his head and look at her then that fear of god look was in his eyes "oh.. Sorry Revy" he said as his own face turned red and he got up then went to pick up his gun.
Dutch meanwhile was rubbing a sore shoulder "would you mind telling me what the fuck is going on Balalaika" he said decide ding he did not feel like manners right now.
The Kapitan walked to the table to pick up the document and the disc "sorry Dutch no time to explain remember what I just said a minute ago" she explained.
Dutch was quite for a moment then said "Phukhet beach" and turned to head for the door,
Revy then turned to Rock who looked like he was about to die "come one move your slow ass Rock we need to get outta here" she said grabbing his arm and getting him moving "you better explain this shit later sis" she said over her shoulder
Balalaika just smiled "of course Two-hands, have fun you too" she said causing Rock and Revy to look at each other for a second then hurried after Dutch who had the car already revving.
Rock and Revy jumped in the back seat and Dutch floored it, "Fuck's sake Dutch you trying to splatter us on the road" Revy yelled as the sudden force knocked her into Rock then both of them into the door.
"can't be helped were dead right now, so we need to get clear of here, till Balalaika calls us back to explain well have a little vacation for now" he said as he made a hard turn to head for the water.
Revy was about ready to say something then just decided to give up she turned to Rock "sorry about the Elbow there partner you alright?" she asked as due to Dutch's suicide run she had crashed into him again at the last turn. He just looked at her annoyed and said "what the fuck is going on here" in his best Revy impersonation.
This resulted in a laugh from his partner then another elbow in the gut as Dutch made another hard turn.
A/N: wow I love it when the writers block takes a vacation hah. Anyway the mystery deepens maybe next chapter we find out what's going on in the wonderful city of Roanapur. I also hope you all like the way I am portraying some of the characters its harder the I thought especially when I'm introducing new things and even though I am toughening rock up a bit that don't mean the level or shit he gets is not gonna get upgraded too mwahahah. I also a need a vote on something in either reviews or messages, yes I do plan on Revy x Rock but what I don't plan on is any pregnancy stuff happening there unless I get request for it but I will be later in the story if I do. Anyway I look forward to more Reviews an hope you enjoyed this chapter. Stay tuned! : )