Chapter 20 – A Pirates Life for Me Part 1
"Alright Benny-Boy you ready for this?" Dutch asked as they got out of the car and headed for the trunk.
"Can't say for certain Dutch, but we gotta get this over with, think Rock will mind if I borrow his bullet proof vest?" Benny asked as Dutch passed it to him while he put his own on over his shoulders.
"This is Rock he never wears it just like his wife" Dutch said sarcastically.
Benny nodded understandingly.
A few moments later they entered the building and headed up to their floor.
Just as the bell dings they walked out into the hall and saw the signs of a few stray bullets and blood stains in front of one of the doors. There was also the faint smell of gunpowder in the air. They walked down the hall cautiously.
Soon enough they reached their destination.
"Well here goes nothing" Dutch said as he knocked.
A few second later the door opened, but slowly like someone trying to be careful, and they tensed up when they saw it was Revy standing there. After a moment however she did something Dutch and Benny would have never guessed.
She smiled.
"Dutch, Benny hey guys how you been. Guess it's that time right? Well come on in" she said in a pleasant and polite voice as she opened the door a little wider surprising everyone by it then falling off its hinges.
Dutch and Benny were momentarily shocked, as though they had just been shot, but not from the door or the state of the room which was not registering at the time. It was at Revy's behavior
"Dutch I'm scared Revy was just kind, courteous and respectful to us" Benny said.
Dutch nodded along absently. After a moment he regained his own wits.
"For once I think I might ask what the hell you did to her Rock to make her this cheerful, but in reality I don't wanna know. One this is for certain Benny-Boy from now on were paying for their anniversary since I'd kill, bribe or kiss a goat to see more of this Revy" Dutch said popping a smoke
"Goat?" Benny asked.
"Never mind my head wasn't on straight just now come one lets go see if Rock is still alive" Dutch said as he and Benny walked in.
When they got inside there were shocked for the second time. Inside the room was a total disaster. If it had once been a well-managed and top of the line honeymoon suite then a few claymore mines must have gone off. There were torn piece of furniture and other bits of debris all over the place, stray bullet holes all over the walls and casings littering the floor.
"What the hell kind of honeymoon did those two just have?" Benny asked aloud not fully sure what he was asking.
"Doubt you want that story to start from the beginning but this started about an hour ago" Rock said behind them.
Benny and Dutch turned to find Rock standing with his arm around his wife in the threshold to the bedroom, a quick glance showed even more warfare destruction as well as the bed showing signs of well use.
Revy was having trouble suppressing laughter at the expression on her co-workers face as she leaned into Rock and popped back a fresh smoke.
"It's a bit of an interesting story" Rock said starting his explanation.
One hour ago.
In the honeymoon suite of the Sankan Palace Hotel sunlight was filling up the room while the loving couple lying together in bed watched one. Rock and Revy both had been awake for a short time on the third day, and probably last, of their honeymoon. For the most part they had barely left the room except when they ate some leftovers in the main part or felt like they needed a shower from all the sweat built up during other activities.
It had been the most relaxing, and restful 3 days to two lovers had ever experienced, granted they might have some explaining to do about the tossed about state of the room in particular the bed but Rock would take the blame for it since in fact he had started a lot of the action.
Rock lay sitting up slightly resting his head against the headboard of the bed staring off into nothing at the window as sunlight began to fill up the room. Next to him resting her head on his chest and making slow circles along his torso with her fingers Revy looked to be in a state of complete serenity. She thought back pleasantly over the last three days, and while true she was itching to get back to the normal routine and maybe get some gun play going soon, she would never forget this for as long as she would live.
She lifted one of her legs under the sheets and began to rub it against Rock's leg getting is attention. Without having to look she knew he was looking down at her lovingly but curious about what kind of message she was sending.
"Rock I dunno where this goes from here but I just wanna say I've never been happier before in my entire fucked up life" he said speaking as much from the heart as she could when they were alone.
Rock smiled thinking that was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard and reached to grab a couple cigarette from the nightstand he popped them both and lit them up then felt a delicate touch at his lips as Revy reached for hers. The fact she didn't get it right away said she was thinking about something.
"You ok Revy?" he asked.
"Dumbass I just spent the last 3 days having the best sex of my life why wouldn't I be ok" she said pleasantly then her facial expression shifted.
"What about the future where do we go from here Rock?" she asked.
Rock let the smoke drift slowly upwards "you're thinking I want us to move away give up this life but I stay because of how you feel right?" he asked
Revy smiled "hit the nail on the head as always Rocky baby" she said but was sincere in wanting to hear his thoughts on the matter.
"I won't lie Revy yes the thought of us living somewhere quiet and peaceful does sound quite appealing I dunno how it would work for us starting a family" he said delicately thinking back to what she had told him.
Revy grimaced also remembering what she had said back after their trip to Coney Island how during her time in prison she had been told her chances of getting pregnant were very slim.
"However we've both changed a lot recently and were in this life together if we end up someplace else it'll be because we both wanted it. Who knows maybe if a kid ever comes along that will help us make up our mind. I can see it now some little version of you swinging a fake cutlass around on some middle of nowhere home" he said jokingly as he wrapped his arm around her and began to trace her tattoo.
Revy snorted "Fuck that would be funny imagine how some of our good old buddies here might feel knowing we had a kid they would either laugh or cry in fear" she said as she rolled on top of him for one last round before Dutch and Benny arrived.
Rock reached up to delicately bring her face to his and kiss her for the umpteenth time.
Just then the sound of automatic gunfire tore through the door.
Ever the skilled gunmen Revy and Rock sprang into action immediately. Fortunately for them both unlike the last time in New York when they had been interrupted in bed they were not naked this time. Revy may have only been wearing her bra and panties, and Rock was only wearing his boxers but it was better than nothing.
Revy rolled off to the left while Rock to the right as they hit the floor they both reached under the bed for their own guns, all four with full mag's but that was all they could get.
Revy was up first and out the door into the main room hearing one of the intruders shouting something about the reward for them dead or alive, aw fuck interrupted from getting laid by fucking second class bounty hunters, she thought as she saw her chance to get the drop of them was already gone. Instead she dived across the room aiming for the bathroom while a barrage or bullets punched the area where she had just been. Luckily all the half a dozen men, young from their voices, were clearly not the high up on the food chain type. In fact they were only half certain about this job so that would make this all the easier for Rock and Revy.
Revy's momentum carried her easily into the bathroom and she kicked the door closed so her enemies would not know specifically where to aim. Just as she crawled bullets punched through the walls. One left a small graze in her arm as she crawled into the tub for cover but she barely felt it.
Rock meanwhile was standing calmly behind the bedroom door patiently waiting for the sound of mag's being dropped and curses as guns ran empty he knew Revy was perfectly fine. With her superior flexibility and reflexes she had taken the lead giving him the chance to ambush the bounty hunters, and with Revy on the other side of the room it will be a pincer attack, he thought as his Revy instincts took hold.
Revy was counting in her head until finally the sound of gun fire died down and then.
"Now!" she yelled as she stood up and through the remains of the wall she began to fire.
Rock heard her yell and turned around the corner into the doorway and began pegging off enemies one by one.
While it was a less challenging gun fight it was amazing to see how skillfully the two of them killed them all with barely any words spoken.
Revy let her empty mag's drop and was about to reach for new ones then remembered she only had the two. Releasing the slide locks with a simple twitch of her fingers she got out of the large tub and walked out the door.
"Careful your feet Revy" Rock called out from the bedroom already with his pants and shoes back on.
Revy meanwhile was grinning at him seeing him standing with a bare torso and guns in his hands "thanks stud" she said as he got to her.
Rock grinned as picked her up bridal style and carried her back into the bedroom "where were we" he said as he kicked the door closed.
Back to present
"And then we-" Rock started.
Dutch quickly stood up "Never mind Rock we get the picture" he said hurriedly
Revy meanwhile had just come back into the room having gotten cleaned off, as best as she could with a shot up bathroom and started to laugh "Fuck you two are a riot why the hell did you put on those vests anyway?" she asked laughing as she leaned on Rock for support.
"Well past experience taught me it would be a wise idea since I wouldn't have been sure what kind of mood you would be in when we came to pick you up Two-Hand" Dutch said dryly.
Revy snickered "I think they were worried I would be mad don't you agree Rocky baby?" she asked innocently.
"Yes your right Revy" Rock agreed mirroring her tone.
Dutch just shook his head "smartasses huh, well I'm glad to hear you had a nice time now let's go Balalaika wants us to meet her at her office said she cracked the Intel and wants us there for the next part of the job" he said as he carefully picked his path among the bodies.
Benny meanwhile was at a loss for words "so what about the damage?" he asked.
Rock shrugged "I'm sure they got good insurance plus it was self-defense" he said.
Benny snorted "with you two that's hard to sell even when it is true" he said earning laughs all around.
They all made their way to the elevator and the ride down was as uneventful as you could expect in the fanciest hotel elevator in Roanapur.
At the lobby Revy, to the great shock of Benny and Dutch, said she would check her and Rock out and told them all to go wait in the car, and with a slight smile to her new hubby she walked off hands in her rear pockets.
Dutch and Benny exchanged a look then stared at Rock's back as they followed him out to the car then Dutch spoke.
"Hey Rock?" he asked lighting up a smoke
Rock, who had the most refreshed smile on his face that anyone in the city could ever expect to find, looked over his shoulder as he reached for his own pack of cigarettes "Hmm?"
"I'm not one to really want more details on your sex life with Revy, mostly due to preservation of Sanity and a bullet free body, but what in god's holy name did you do to her these last three days?" he asked.
It was obvious to Rock that Revy had been acting more, well not her normal lovable self, so he could not help but turn red at the implication that his skill behind their bedroom door was so strong that it seemed to wash away Revy's roughness. Before he could think up how to answer the sound of Revy's cutlass thundered and out she strolled flipping off those inside.
"Fucking complain to me about the noise, and the bill for repairs, and I'll fucking come back here and paint your walls red!" she yelled in a tone that was her minimal danger anger tone as she spun her gun back into its holster and turned to see Dutch and Benny staring at her.
"What the fuck is wrong you two?" she asked in her standard tone, but it was clear she was still in a good mood.
Dutch just threw up his hands "never mind, let's just go" he said deciding to quit while he was ahead and got into the car.
Benny gave Rock a look to say never mind concerning their earlier question as things were back to abnormal and he hoped into the driver seat and fired up the engine. Rock just smiled and turned to his wife and opened the door for her.
"After you, dear" he said in his most gentlemanly tone
Revy snorted" Fucking A! that's funny Rock" she said as she got in but with a suggestive shake of her hips promptly followed by a slap to her glorious behind by Rock.
"Oh" Revy cooed playfully as she crawled to the far side so Rock could climb in.
Dutch sighed "Give it a rest for 5 fucking minutes you two, and please tell me your ready for any shit to hit the fan today as Balalaika said we may be hitting the enemy's territory as she put it" he said noticing their style of high school lover antics.
Revy grinned then pulled her boys out and racked the slides back and light up a smoke "Ready boss"
Rock also nodded as he followed his wife's actions and checked his own guns and was ready for anything.
The dove to Hotel Moscow HQ and were met by Balalaika along with Boris and several dark colored vans which obviously contained her elite squad of troops the rest staying to guard their center of operations.
"Ah right on time Dutch, excellent" Balalaika said her standard cigar present.
"Ma'am, what do you need us here for today?" Dutch asked, clearly he was curious why she not said much over the phone when they spoke.
"Well Dutch, things have been too quiet. To quiet for my liking, I smell that scent all veterans of the battle field know well, the calm before a storm" She said in a calm but commanding tone.
Behind her it was clear that Hotel Moscow was gearing for a fight, those behind Balalaika were in full gear, and those meant to hold the fort were getting set up for an attack.
"You think Yuri's ready to attack?" Dutch asked
Balalaika took a drag of her cigar before she answered "yes, he may be a sack of shit traitor but he's no fool when it comes to war, I recall when I left him in charge of a squad on part of a mission he was always successful. I suspect the attack soon. I am positions my forces among tactical points of the city, we are in need of a good fight to cleanse his taint" she said with bloodthirsty eyes.
Rock took a step forward, he didn't have to look to know Revy was behind backing him up. With a slight grin of reassurance he got to the heart of the matter "Pardon me Miss Balalaika, but what do you need us to do?" he asked
Balalaika turned her Kapitan's gaze on him and smiled "ah yes, well what I need is you to go and squeeze out some information from someone from the Japanese government, according to my sources this man has been in direct contact with our mystery sponsor under some bogus trade contract. This is how Yuri has moved his forces and equipment, this will tell me if Yuri comes at us from the road or the sea" she said giving her orders to the Lagoon company.
Dutch nodded "where can we find him Ma'am?" he asked.
Balalaika dropped her cigar and crushed it with her foot as she answered "Fortunately he is staying at a motel in Bangkok, his plane home was delayed due to an anonymous tip that a bomb was planted on the plane" she said with a devilish grin.
Behind her the soldiers all chuckled and spoke a word or two to each other in Russian, likely praise of their Kapitan.
Boris then handed Rock a small folder "this is all we could get on such short notice, It has his name, the hotel and room location, all in Japanese" he said quickly then turned to head back inside the Hotel and begin issuing orders to the men.
As the Lagoon members turned to get in their car Balalaika called out "One last thing Dutch, in the unlikely event my instincts are beginning to dull, I have already sent your payment for this job to your usual account just in case" she said with a battle hungry smile
Dutch nodded to her and told Benny they could go.
About 30 minutes later they were already a good distance from the city thanks to Benny's lead foot. They were driving on the main highway road that connected Roanapur to Bangkok. It was rarely crowded with traffic so it would only take another 40 minutes for them to reach the city. Rock had opened the folder a short way out and given Benny the name of the hotel, it was one both Dutch and Benny knew about so they would need much time getting the job done.
Revy sat in her now normal custom, feet up on the corner of Benny's seat with her back against Rock and staring almost lazily out the window "Fry-Face sure seemed in a good mood, I guess a fight with someone who knows your own moves already gets her engine revving faster than a good lay. I hope we don't miss too much action" she said with a grin.
Rock also grinned at his Wife, having become adjusted to her fondness for a gunfight but still knowing his Revy was still there on the inside. He put and arm around her and she patted his arm fondly still staring out the window. He then opened the folder again and took out the manifest of the plane scanning down the list of names written in kanji for the name that was circled. When he read it he gasped, prompting his wife to look up at him curiously.
"What's up Rock?" she asked.
Dutch also looked over his shoulder to see the oddest expression on Rock's face, like the cross between amusement and mischievous. It made him think of a little kid ready to get some kind of revenge with Rock that was something that actually sounded both hilarious and dangerous.
After a moment Rock looked up "oh it's nothing to worry about Revy, just looking forward to this, for a long time now" he said with a smile
Revy raised an eyebrow "what the fuck are you talking about?" she asked in genuine intrigue. With Rock she found that his beating around the bush often yielded amusing results but she still had to ask.
Rock simply grinned and popped a smoke into his mouth and lit it up "You'll see, oh and don't worry Dutch this should not affect the job, an interesting perk has just come up that's all" he said
Revy shrugged and got comfy against him thinking likely either about the upcoming fight, or maybe when she and Rock could make up for lost time at the flag.
Dutch meanwhile sighed "you know, if I had any, I would say you two are making me loss my hair" he grumbled and turned back to the road.
Soon enough they arrived in the city and found the motel, it was of the upper middle class type, where the hookers brought to your rooms by the bellhops were generally clean and worth the cash. Benny parked the car on the opposite side of the road so they could get back out of the city as soon as the job was done. Rock quickly buttoned up his shirt at the middle to cover his guns, Revy did the same with a dark thin button up shirt due to the fact the local police here were not as understanding as Roanapur but they did not have to worry once out of open sight.
They crossed the street and entered the Motel with no trouble and the clerk on duty did not even look up as they passed by and headed for the top floor. The man they were looking for had rented the penthouse suite.
Once they got to the floor and reached the door Rock took the lead "do you mind Dutch?" he asked only partially succeeding in hiding his excitement.
Dutch shook his head while Revy watched Rock with interest "Fuck it, knock yourself out Rock" Dutch said in defeat.
Rock turned and then did something that surprised the others, with surprising strength, he kicked in the door and was inside in a flash when a man's yell could be heard and two feminine screams followed, along with the sound of bodies falling to the floor likely in a scramble.
The others noticed that Rock had an expression of mischievous glee on his face as he pulled one of his black Cutlasses. Dutch was for the first time in a long time at a real loss about Rock's behaviour. The only one who was the odd man out of this reaction was Revy, at seeing her husband display such aggressive but comic behaviour she felt her face go warm and could not help but giggle.
"Now that's sexy" She commented as she took the lead to follow Rock in.
"Revy, now is not the time" Dutch warned her.
"Can't say I blame her Dutch, I mean what the hell has gotten Rock in this kind of a mood?" Benny asked not expecting an answer.
Just as they cleared the door way two very well endowed, and naked young women ran past them screaming about being killed. Revy, Dutch, and Benny could tell they were likely hookers meaning the man they were here to see had been trying to make the best of his delay.
They saw rock standing at the foot of one of the motel room's beds holding his gun pointed muzzle up his face in the palm of his other hand as she shook his head "You never change, I bet even if they saw this you would still look better than me" he said to the man laying naked, save for a pair of black boxers and the bed sheets around him.
On inspection of this man, they all noticed that he was Japanese, and very familiar, his jet black hair was slightly awry but he had a handsome business like face and a slim but fit build, likely he would seem the ideal businessman in his element if not for the terrified expression on his face, the fearful sweat flowing freely, and his embarrassing attire.
Revy noticed right off the bat, that behind his hand, Rock was grinning in an evil happy kind of way. She also noticed that this guy bore an exceptional resemblance to Rock, before she or the others could even ask Rock spoke.
"It's been a long time, big brother we need to talk" He said in an amused tone as he pointed his gun at his older brother.
For a moment there was silence broken almost appropriately by Revy.
"Well this is a fucking interesting twist"
A/N: First of I know a lot of you must be sitting at home sharpening axes, or loading guns due to this long ass wait time. First let me clarify to some pm's…no I have not quit the stories…Just been a very hectic and busy time. RL issues as well as I needed some time off to recharge having gone so far so fast. Anyway you'll have to forgive the short chapter but I wanted to avoid making any large errors as I wanna get back into the swing of writing. This story is also nearing completion I would say another 1-2 chapters depending how I space them and of course a special announcement to make later on. I hope you enjoy this and again sorry for the terrible wait I hope to update again soon when time permits