The bartender raised his hands and slowly walked to the back door with the gun wielder. Amy tip toed up to the door to try and listen in.
"What are you doing?!" Clara whispered "The exit is this way"
"Don't you want to find out what's going on?" Amy whispered back excitedly.
"What?... NO!" Clara took Amy's hand and took her back to the alley where they'd parked The Tardis. "Amy, I think it's time to get out of.." Clara is interrupted by gun shots. They both screamed and fell to the floor.
"Who the hell do you two think you are?" The woman held her gun as she spoke.
"I should ask you the same thing" Amy scoffed definitely.
"Are you not from around here or are you just stupid?" The woman cocked her gun.
"Which one of the two will keep us alive longer?" Clara asked in her own slightly more timid brand of defiance.
"I'm going to assume both." The woman rolled her eyes.
"Then you assume right." Clara smiled nervously. "We're just stupid tourists so if you'd be so kind as to let us just go about our business we..." Clara is cut off.
The woman took out a second gun so she had one to point at each of them. "Ok, so you're obviously not from around here so I'll clue you in. My name is Tsumetai Hoshi; The Cold Star. I run these streets. You understand?"
"I thought that guy at the bar called you Ayame" Amy raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, he did and then he died" Tsumetai Hoshi moved her guns closer to them. "You saw me open that door and no one who sees me opening that door without my permission lives to talk about it"
Amy and Clara looked over to see Amaye was looking at a little hidden door in the alleyway. "Wow I quite honestly did not see that, did you?" Clara said surprised.
"No, I so completely did not notice that." Amy looked equally surprised.
"You're coming with me!" The Cold Star pushed them into her secret door with her guns pointed at their backs.
"This really isn't fair" Amy had the nerve to protest with a gun pointed at her back. "We didn't even see you back there. Just let us go! This is so stupid."
"Shut up!" The Cold Star yelled as they reached a corridor with a metal door. She opened it and threw them both into a small cell. "I'll get to you two later." Tsumetai Hoshi slammed the door in their faces and walked off.
"We've been kidnapped" Clara whispered as her big brown eyes widened with fear. "Kidnapped by an assassin biker chick from the future"
"She's kind of sexy, right?" Amy joked.
"I seriously question your sanity sometimes!" Clara snapped "Do you have ANY IDEA the kind of trouble we're in right now?! We're going to die!"
"I know this is not good, ok. I'm just trying not to freak out right now." Amy whispered back.
"So you ARE scared then." Clara gave her an 'I got you' sort of look. "You're always acting like you're not scared of anything."
"Keyword: 'acting' " Amy scoffed.
"Isn't it exhausting pretending you're invincible?" Clara sounded slightly annoyed by Amy's constant over confidence.
"Well, isn't it exhausting pretending you're little miss perfect? With your perfect hair and your perfect clothes and your perfect cooking and your perfect reputation and your perfect everything?!" Amy was turning their conversation into a fight Clara didn't intend to start.
The last thing we need to do right now is get angry at each other. Sorry if I touched a nerve." Clara took Amy's hand in hers.
"Yeah, yeah" Amy rolled her eyes and let a small smile peek through the red hair that had fallen from behind her ears to cover half her face.
They heard voices coming from the hallway but they couldn't make them out. It wasn't The Cold Star. It was definitely male voices. "Ok, just... if they come in and try to mess with us just... look tough. If they smell fear on you they'll eat you alive." Amy stood in front of Clara and held her hand tight.
Clara nodded in agreement and moved from hiding behind Amy to standing at her side. "You don't have to be the strong one all the time." Clara smiled. "I can be strong too" She said the last bit in a whisper but it wasn't a weak whisper at all, it was defiant.
"You're coming with me" One man took Clara by the arm while the other held Amy back.
"Get the hell off me, moron!" Amy tried hitting him in vain. "You touch her I promise you I will make you regret the day you ever..."
"Ssshh!" The man holding Amy back covered her mouth as the door slammed closed.
"Did you just ssshh me?!" Amy wasn't ready to back down.
"I promise you, I'm here to help" He whispered. "Call me Daichi. I've been foiling Tsumetai's plans from afar for some time. Her reign of terror will soon come to an end."
"She.. she was looking for you earlier." Amy sat down realizing she wasn't in any danger for now. "So she doesn't actually know what you look like then?"
"No, she's seen me but never my face." The man pulled out a hood and put it over his face. It was a black mask with eyes like an insect.
"So you're a cross between Batman and Spiderman?" Amy chuckled. "I like it."
"Those legends are nearly 200 years old" Daichi's smile wasn't visible through his mask but you could hear it in his voice. "But you're right; I derive a lot my inspiration from western heroic legends. Tell me I've found a woman who shares my love for classical literature" He took off his mask to reveal his smile.
"Oh, I love a good action flick." Amy smiled back crossing her legs somewhat seductively.
"You must be a history lover as well if you're quoting a century's old phrase like 'action flick' " Daichi laughed. "I'm a fan of classical movies myself and the concept of the theater. Communal meeting halls to share movies together with your community is so interesting to me. Everyone just sits at home nowadays without real human interaction."
"I'm all for some real human interaction" Amy stood up slowly and placed a flirtatious hand on Daichi's strong bicep.