All right, then! Here's the badass chapter I've been promising you! At least, I think it's badass...O.o Read it! :D
Also, if you're interested in some background music, be my guest. Once you see the lyrics, that song is Right Now by Fort Minor! :p
"All right, people. The rest of you will be in the back while Caesar and I will sit in the front. We need to move now," Fae ordered, as she went to the passenger seat. The two back doors of the van was open for the rest of the members. "Sorry I ain't got no more chairs for everyone. I was rushing like hell before my moms come back home and notice her van was gone. Only two seats are there for Hiro and Shani so they can be near their computer tracking thing," Caesar explained once everyone started climbing inside the van.
He turned towards Layla. "But I'll make an exception for you, girl. You can come to the front and sit on my lap," he offered. Layla scoffed at the suggestion. "And why would I agree on that?" she asked. "Because I'm mad comfortable than these floors," Caesar pointed out, touching the metal ground.
Layla climbed inside the van, as she responded, "I'll take my chances." Caesar smiled as he rolled his eyes. "A'ight. Be like that. But after this is over, you gon' roll with me?" Layla raised an eyebrow. "Roll with you?" she repeated. "You know, like a date. Before you go back to The Hood, give a nigga a chance. You gonna go on a date with me?" Caesar asked.
"Just when we're about to save your friends, you thinking about a date?" Layla replied. "Ay, I might as well ask before I miss my chance. So what you say? You gon' give up all this or naw?" Caesar questioned, gesturing himself.
The Palestinian girl smirked at the New Yorker's confident proposal, then proceeded close to his ear. "Chances are if we make it to the factory and make it out alive, then maybe I'll consider rolling with you..." she whispered, seductively. Caesar grinned as he told everyone else, "Come on, people! I ain't got all day! We need to go to that factory now!"
Layla laughed, as the Brooklyn boy run to the driver's seat.
Meanwhile, JC and Gabby were sitting on the floor beside each other. "Damn, homie. Look at that big ass rock you wearing. Shinin' and shit," Gabby complimented. JC laughed while he touched his earrings. "Appreciate it, G. I be getting all my diamonds," he gloated. "Where you get these earrings from?" Gabby asked. "Back home. Yo, it cost me a fortune for these. About a thousand dollars worth!" he told her. Gabby raised an eyebrow at him.
"A'ight, a'ight. A hunnid dollars, but they still be worth a thousand if I sell them," The young teenage boy admitted. "Shit, give it to me for twenty dollars. Ain't nobody got time for a thousand dollar earrings," Gabby stated. "Even if they real diamonds?" JC reminded. The young mixed girl scoffed, as she repeated, "Like I said. Ain't nobody got time for a thousand dollar earrings. Especially people from Granike."
The duo laughed as the blonde girl approached them. Once they noticed Cindy, Gabby greeted, "What up, C-Merph?" while JC stared at her. "Yeah...what up? Uh, listen G. You don't mind if I talk to you alone? I needs to tell you something," Cindy confessed. "For real? A'ight, then. JC, you mind-" "Naw, it's all good. I was about to chill with Layla anyway. Peace," JC interrupted Gabby as he went to the other side, avoiding eye contact with Cindy.
Gabby was confused while Cindy sat beside her. "Damn! One minute, nigga cool as hell, then the next, he's being all salty," she observed. Cindy sighed. "I don't blame him." The foreign girl stared at the Caucasian girl. "What up with you? You killing the mood here, my nigga," Gabby told her. "I just need to talk to you about what happened before. You know, when I called you...stuck up." Gabby sighed once she heard that statement.
"Real talk, I told you before I ain't none of what you said. I keep it one hunnid and if you don't believe that, then don't waste my time talking to me about it." "Naw, it ain't like that. I know you keep it real. That's why I want to apologize," Cindy said. Gabby raised an eyebrow. "Naw, you don't have to do all that. I've been got over it," she responded. "But I didn't," Cindy opposed, "G, I shouldn't run my mouth like that. I didn't mean it. I guess when you came back to Woodcrest, I've been bugging since Reezy be hanging out with you more. We homies and I shouldn't be making you bring up some bad times, including with your moms. I mean, yeah my mom can act like a slut sometimes, but I wouldn't want to lose her. So I apologize. I was straight up bougie."
Gabby smiled at the blonde girl's apology as she said, "You a mess sometimes, white girl. But I know you don't mean to be like that. Ay, it's all good, though. We may fight sometimes, but I always be down with you. You still a bitch, but you always be my bitch...no homo." Cindy laughed while she gave her dap.
"And you always be my hoe...no homo."
"Your computers are amazing, Hiro," Shani complimented, gazing at Hiro's tracking system in front of her. "Thanks. I knew one of these days, it will come in handy," Hiro responded. A red dot was blinking over the system. "A'ight, Fae. The factory is right there..." Hiro said, pointing at the dot. Another red dot was shown far from the first one. "...and we're right here! If we just move towards our location, the little dot would move as well!" Shani explained.
"All right. Caesar?" Fae said, putting on her seat belt. "On it, Princess. Hang on, everybody," Caesar ordered.
Once everyone was secured, the Brooklyn Native backed up the van on the driveway and sped off to their destination.
Few hours later as night time falls, a car was parked between two buildings for it to not be seen. Instead of a police car, inside of the regular red vehicle was two Caucasian men in the front, feeling a bit weary. Suddenly, the man in the passenger seat noticed his partner dozed off. He hit him in the back of his head, causing the driver to sit up abruptly.
"Wake up, Bobby! We ain't here for no sleepover. We need to look out for anybody heading to the factory." The driver, known as Bobby, scoffed at his coworker. "As if we gonna see someone actually going there. Stanley, this is Woodcrest. Barely anyone is up at this time. Even if we see someone, I doubt they'll go straight to the factory. For all they know, it's just some dusty, old building," he stated.
Stanley continued to look out the street. "Maybe...but I don't know. I just have a strange feeling. Let's just keep checking. You know how those Wunclers are. They'll kill us if we didn't find intruders." Bobby sighed while he leaned over his window. "They're just paranoid. I'm telling you, nobody is going to pass here," he declared.
Stanley glared at him. "You want to make a bet out of it?" he challenged. "No problem. Five dollars?" Bobby suggested. "Deal."
The two men shook hands as Bobby gloated, "You are so going to lose this-" A van quickly drove past them as if it was a blink of an eye. Bobby blinked his eyes at what he saw for a moment while Stanley gave him a smug. "You were saying?" he triumphed.
Bobby looked annoyed, as he pulled out money from his pocket and gave it to his partner. "Let's just go get these fuckers."
Bobby started the car, then begin following the van that was leaving Woodcrest.
Hours were passing while the group were strangely quiet inside of the van. The only thing that was to be heard was rap music from the radio and the beeping sound from the tracker system. Caesar was driving, continue to look forward as he concentrated on the wheels. Hiro and Shani were focused on the hardware system as the two red dots were slowly forming together. Cindy, Gabby, JC, and Layla were in a circle, playing cards. Cairo and Jazmine were in a corner together, having a conversation. Fae continued to stare at her side view mirror, anticipating on what was to come.
The New Yorker noticed the mixed girl's movements. "Enjoying the view of the city, Princess?" he asked. "Of course not. The atmosphere is very silent. I see no cars around," Fae observed. "Well, it is pretty late. Barely anyone in Woodcrest comes out at night, so I ain't surprised," Caesar admitted. Fae scowled. "Very different from Granike. Back there, you would be seeing a lot of people out at night time."
"True," Gabby agreed, not looking up from her cards. "How much time we have to head to the factory?" Fae called out. "Two hours at the very least," Hiro informed. "We're gonna make it mad quick, man," Caesar said, proudly. Before Fae could respond to the prediction, a bump was made behind the van, causing the teenagers to shift. "Dammit! I was winning up in this bitch!" Gabby complained, glaring at all the cards that were now in a bundle.
"What the hell? Tell these motherfuckers to learn how to drive!" JC said, grabbing his cards and put them in his pocket. Fae looked back at her side view mirror, seeing a red car suddenly behind them. "I never noticed that car before." Observing the vehicle speeding behind them, Fae said, "Looks like we got trouble."
The older mixed Walker pulled out her gun and took off her seat belt. "Princess, what the hell are you doing?!" Caesar questioned. "Trust me on this. Just keep on driving," Fae responded, pulling down her window. Once Caesar took a deep breath, Fae pulled her upper body out of the window and started shooting at the mysterious car.
Bobby and Stanley got down, once shots were fired through their car. "Shit! We gotta informed Wuncler about this. Keep driving!" Stanley ordered. Bobby sped up while Stanley pulled out a his cell phone.
At the factory, Eddie's phone started ringing from his pocket. "Excuse me for a moment," he told the Freeman family, as he pulled out his phone and put it on speaker. "Talk to me."
"Boss, this is Guard #123 and Guard #124 here. The good news is we found an invader heading to the factory. The bad news is she got a weapon and she's obviously not afraid to use it," Stanley informed. Eddie grew furious once he heard gun shots from the other line. "Who the hell is she?!" he questioned. "I'm not sure. Some teenage girl. I never seen her before," Stanley said. "I did," Bobby responded, getting in the conversation, "I recognize her from a long time ago. That girl is Faith Walker."
The Freemans and Arturo looked shocked by what they heard as Mr. Wuncler asked, "Faith Walker? Who the hell is that?" "Faith Walker was a runaway six years ago. She and her sister had been running away from home for five years. They were hard to find and some people thought they were dead until they eventually found them in Woodcrest. They were the most wanted runaways in the state of Maryland. I didn't know what happened after they were taken as orphans. Their mother died, but I don't know about their father," Bobby informed.
That's when Huey blurted out, "NO! Don't you touch her!" Sensing this type of advantage, Eddie smirked as he told them, "Kill her." "You sure? That's why we called. I mean, she's just a kid," Stanley said. "I don't care how old she is! She's not stepping one foot in this building!" Eddie ordered. "Yes, sir," The two guards obeyed, then hung up.
The older Freeman glared daggers at Ed Wuncler II. "I will destroy you..." he slowly threatened. "Ooh, I think I just hit a nerve, Pops," Eddie ridiculed. Mr. Wuncler laughed. "Whoever she is to you, I hope both of you had a great time together, because once she's gone, it will be your last," he told him.
That's when Arturo spoke up. "Hold up! You mean to tell me that you're willing to kill a girl? It's bad enough you're killing two teenage boys and an old man, but a girl? What type of fuck up shit is that?" "Where did the sensitivity come from, Art-Walk? Do you know the girl, too?" Eddie asked, a bit suspicious.
The foreign mobster started contemplating before saying, "Well...I don't think so. I'm just saying you taking it a little too far." "It doesn't matter. I know what I'm doing. Can't you see the plan I'm forming? This girl is that terrorist's weakness. Once she's gone..."
Eddie gave an evil sneer at Huey. "...he's gone."
"You heard the boss. Let's take her down!" Stanley exclaimed once he took out his gun. He put his arm out the window, then started shooting towards the van.
Fae quickly went back inside the van as shots were fired. "So that's how they want to play it, huh? All right, team. It seems we finally got some action." The foreign girl unzipped the gym bag and handed out each guns to the teenagers once more. "We're in a chase with Wunclers' goons behind us. What we need to do is take them out. Do what I instructed you to do and we will make it out alive!"
Once she gave the gun to her sister, she said, "Gabby, this is your chance to finally use Dad's gun for a real scene. Shoot as much as you can and try not to get shot. Be a real nigga you always wanted to be."
Once she saw her older sibling handing her another gun, the young Walker smirked as she took them in her hands.
Gabriella Walker kicked the back door, facing the vehicle coming up to the van.
"Please tell me that's not her sister..." Stanley told his partner. "Okay. That's not her sister," Bobby responded.
"EAT BULLETS, BITCH!" With that being said, Gabby and the rest of the group started shooting at the vehicle, causing the front window to break.
Someone right now is leaving their apartment
Looking down at the street, wondering where their car went
Someone in the car sitting at a signal
In front of a restaurant, staring through the window
at someone right now with their finger in their teeth
Who could use a little floss right across the street
"Dammit! She got the whole group full of teenagers!" Stanley said. "What we gonna do? There's too many of them," Bobby panicked. "Keep on driving! I'll get one of those brats!"
Listening to Stanley's orders, Bobby continued to speed up near the van.
There's somebody on the curb who really needs a jacket
spent half the rent at a bar getting plastered
Now he gotta walk fourteen blocks
to work at a shop where he's about to get fired.
Someone right now is looking pretty tired
Staring at a laptop trying to get inspired
Stanley begin shooting the teenagers. Preventing for someone getting shot, Layla ordered, "Close the doors!" Cairo pulled one door close while JC pulled the other. Fae got out of the window once more, firing multiple shots at the two guards.
Somebody living right across the street
She wrote the best things she's written all week
but her best friends coughing up blood in the sink
Can't even think what happened, feeling so confused
And he knows it looks bad but there's nothing he can do
I wonder what it's like to be right there in his shoes
Observing the vehicle moving from side to side, Fae commanded, "I got them distracted. Shoot them once more!" Gabby kicked the door open once again while the group started firing.
But no I'm just taking it in
Out the window of a hotel bedroom again
Tomorrow I'll be gone I don't know when I'll be back
But in this world everything can change just like that,
Like that
Stanley knew this wasn't going anywhere if he try to take all of them out at once, so he pointed the gun at the Caucasian girl, then pulled the trigger, hoping for a result.
Just when the bullet was about to make contact with her, Cindy was pushed out of the way. "AH!" She looked up to see the voice of the person in pain.
"JC!" she called out to him, seeing the young New Yorker on the ground, holding his arm that was covered in blood. "Oh my God! Hold your fire! JC got shot! Close the doors!" Layla ordered.
"Oh hell naw! Josh, can you hear me?" Caesar called out to his brother, about to turn around. "Keep your eyes on the road, Caesar! Jazmine, use first aid, stat!" Fae ordered. Jazmine opened up the first aid kit and begin treating JC's wound, as the group gathered around while Cairo and Gabby closed the doors.
Seeing the teenagers disappearing, Stanley cheered, "Yes! I got one of those brats. I was aiming for the girl, but I guess the boy would do." That's when shots were fired once more from the older Walker.
"That's it! I've had it with that girl. Try to get closer to her!" Stanley told Bobby. "Are you sure? Faith Walker is the most notorious kid to not be mess with," Bobby said, nervously. "It's two of us against her. We can take her. Drive faster!" Stanley commanded.
Yo somebody right now is dropping his vote inside a box
And trying not to get shot in his throat
For the act of freedom right now somebody is stuck in Iraq
Hoping that he gets shipped back breathing
in a war that he's not really sure of the reasons
So we show our support when the press mislead them
Though we more then remain proud and salute the troops
get some I know you boys got some work to do
Bobby drove faster near the van and suddenly, the two vehicles were right next to each other. Bobby roughly bumped his car near the van. Caesar grew impatient, as he yelled, "Is that how y'all niggas gonna play?! Well, this is for my brother!" The New Yorker roughly bumped back.
Meanwhile right now someone's 25 to life
And is standing on the corner with their thumb up hitchhiking
Scratching off a lotto ticket hoping for a real winner
Sneaking through the border just to work and to eat a real dinner
Fae opened her door and shot through Bobby's window, causing the glass to break. Bobby grew furious, then grabbed Fae by her leg and try to pull her out of the van. Fae held onto the van as her body was left flying outside the road.
Right now someone wishes they were you and I
instead of second guessing freedom thoughts of quiet suicide
But right now I'm staring at the window at a frame
with holes in his arm and holes in his jeans
he pulled out his cigarette sparked the light
And walked right around the corner just outta my sight
Fae looked angry and instantly kicked Bobby right in the face with her free leg, knocking him unconscious. Before the car proceeded to the back, Fae climbed back into the van.
But yo I'm just taking it in
From the second story hotel window again,
The TV's on, and my bags are packed,
But in this world everything can change just like that,
Like that
While Bobby was left unconscious, trying to maintain the steering wheel, Stanley said, "That's it. Time to end this once for and all." With concentration, Stanley pulled the trigger one more time, shooting the wheel as the van suddenly moved indirectly.
"Shit! One of the wheels is blown out. I can't control the van!" Caesar announced, adjusting the steering wheel. "Everyone hold on!" Fae called out to the group. The teenagers screamed once the vehicle swayed from side to side. "No! Not my computer!" Hiro yelled, trying to protect his technology. Once Shani fell from the sudden movement, Hiro stared at her for a moment, then back to his computer, weighing his option on protection. After some time, the Japanese-American sighed, then went over to the Indian girl, putting his arms around her, leaving his computer behind.
The van suddenly turned to the right, getting off the road and into the woods, making the young group's presence and yells slowly disappeared. The car passed where they were as Stanley shouted, "Finally! It's about time they got what was coming at them."
Bobby groaned as he slowly came to conscious. Once he took the steering wheel once more, he asked his partner, "Did we get them?"
Stanley rolled his eyes, then called their boss once again. "Better be good news, I hope?" he heard the second Wuncler's voice.
"Definitely good news, boss. The girl is gone."
"I repeat - the girl is gone."
Huey felt like he couldn't breath anymore, as Eddie smirked. "Good job, boys." "No...it can't be," Granddad said, dumbfounded. "You mean she's...dead?" Riley asked, surprised. Even Arturo couldn't believe this was happening.
That's when Huey moved all around in his chair, filled with frustration and sadness.
I didn't know what was happening to me. All I knew that I was going mentally insane and I needed to get off that chair.
"NO! I don't believe it! She's not dead! You will pay for this, Wuncler!" I was screaming hateful, angry words. Over my years of facing dark reality easily, this is by far the only reality I did not want to understand.
She couldn't be gone. It only felt like yesterday, I saw her come back to Woodcrest. I never even got the chance to say goodbye again. Instead, I let my jealousy overcome me and had a fight with her that I'm sure she wouldn't forgive me.
Now I finally knew what that strange feeling meant. The Wunclers were after her. Even if they kidnapped me, they still ended her life...and for the first time, I wasn't there to save her.
This was all my fault...
"Take it easy, Freeman. This is a good thing, because you're going to be dead right with her."
Listening to Eddie's order, I stopped moving and hung my head down. It felt like I was already dead inside. Fae was gone and my family were next...and there was nothing I could do about it.
I was helpless.
What will happen next? Is this the last time we'll see the group? What will become of the Freeman family? And why do I sound like a dramatic narrator? All questions will be answered in the next chapter! :D