The trio arrived back at Havana. Wayne was on driving duty this time while Kubo was reading directions on his phone. Keanu was in the backseat, with a dopey smile looking around himself at the beautiful nature.
-"Kubo that entire operation seemed sketchy. I got a real bad feeling about everything." Wayne broke the silence.
-"Did you even listen to him? They're goddamn orphans it's not like they have much of a choice. It's either beg and sleep on the streets or work and earn your pay for them." Kubo cut back. Wayne put his head down and focused on the road. Keanu was laughing to himself in the backseat.
-"You really believe that Kubo?" Keanu said, chuckling.
-"And you... Don't even get me started on you... What the fuck is up with you lately? Are you getting soft? I thought with the amount of shit you've seen you'd have gotten used to it by now. Besides, if you didn't land right into our hands when you got to Cherryton you sure as shit would've been praying for a work opportunity like that." Kubo continued angrily.
-"Yeah, maybe." Keanu brushed off. "Are we close? I wanna go and do some leg work. I'm still pumped from that product." Keanu said, leaning closer to Kubo and Wayne.
-"We're close. Park up here Wayne, it's that building right there." Kubo said, pointing at a small motel near the beach.
Wayne parked the car and the trio got out. They started walking to the motel. Kubo and Wayne were slowly walking, scoping the place out. Looking for entrances, escape routes, police activity. Keanu on the other hand was almost speed walking there, whistling and swaying his arms from side to side. They eventually got in front of the motel and stood to discuss what to do.
-"Alright, he's on the second floor, first door to the left. How do you reckon we do this?" Wayne asked.
-"You stay right here in case he makes a run for it. Keanu and I are gonna walk in pretending to be room service. We're gonna try and kill him as quietly as possible. We don't wanna make too much noise since we're near a public beach." Kubo explained. Wayne nodded.
Kubo and Keanu slowly made their way up the stairs. They stood in front of the door and waited for a moment. Kubo reached his hand out and knocked on the door three times.
-"Who is it?" A voice spoke from inside the room.
-"Room service, bitch." Keanu responded, giggling. Kubo facepalmed and sighed. Before he could get another word in Keanu opened the door. A loud bang was heard and pieces of wood flew past Keanu's head. There was a hole in the door. Keanu and Kubo took cover on opposite sides of the door.
-"You're a fucking idiot." Kubo told Keanu.
Keanu noticed an empty glass bottle next to him. He picked it up and waited for a second. He looked over at Wayne, who was hiding behind a small wall.
-"Wayne, get behind his room and throw something against his window." Keanu yelled. Wayne nodded and ran behind the motel. Everything was silent for a few moments.
Then, a sound of glass breaking was heard, followed by another gunshot. Keanu quickly moved to the entrance to the room and threw the glass bottle right at the shooter's head. The shooter fell down onto the ground, wincing in pain. Keanu jumped on top of him and grabbed the revolver out of his hand. It was a coyote. An ugly one too. Keanu pointed the gun at his head.
-"Now son, you're gonna tell me where you stashed the money and the drugs. Don't try and play dumb by asking what money and what drugs." Keanu threatened, rubbing the barrel of the gun against the coyote's temple.
-"What mo-" The coyote tried to respond. Keanu smacked him with the gun three times.
-"Either you tell me or I'll shoot you and just find it myself." Keanu threatened some more.
-"Okay enough. It's under the bed." The coyote blurted out.
-"Good boy." Keanu said, getting up off the coyote. Kubo walked in the room. Keanu slid his hand under the bed and pulled out a briefcase full of money, along with a brick of the product Ramon was selling. Keanu looked at it for a moment before slitting the bag with the nail of his finger. He put his nose to the hole and inhaled. Oh yeah, it was definitely the same stuff Ramon was selling.
-"What the fuck are you doing, give me that!" Kubo yelled at Keanu. He grabbed the brick out of his hand along with the revolver. Kubo looked over at the coyote laying on the ground and pointed the gun at his head.
-"No, no ple-" The coyote didn't even get a full sentence out before Kubo shot him in the head. He grabbed the briefcase full of money off the bed and handed the revolver back to Keanu.
-"Come on let's go, cops are gonna show up any minute." Kubo commanded. Keanu put the revolver in his belt, took the brick and ran out of the room to the car. Wayne was already in it, waiting for them. They hopped inside and sped off towards Ramon's compound. Night was slowly starting to fall.
They drove through the jungle in silence. Every so often Kubo could hear Keanu snorting. He eventually turned around and yanked the brick out of his hand.
-"That's enough, fucking hell." Kubo growled. Keanu laughed.
-"Relax, I was just doing extensive testing." Keanu responded.
-"Whatever you say. That motel job could've gone better but it definitely could've gone a lot of worse. Let's just finish this deal with Ramon and go home." Kubo said, clearly tired.
They drove up to the compound again. It was nighttime at this point. Some lights were lit up around it but not enough to be seen from far away. They drove up to the gate and the guards let them in with no issue. They parked their car and started walking towards Ramon's office. Ramon was already expecting the trio, the door to his office was wide open. They walked inside and were met with welcoming words.
-"Ah my friends, welcome back. How was your little trip? Did you do what I asked?" Ramon asked, eager for a positive response. Kubo handed him the briefcase and the brick of his product. Ramon was happy. He looked at the brick and saw half of it was gone.
"What happened?" Ramon asked, eyeing the three of them.
-"We found it like that." Wayne lied. Ramon shrugged and threw the brick on his desk. He opened the briefcase and saw that every cent was there. He chuckled and turned to face the three of them.
-"Alright, you passed with flying colors. We're doing this deal. The submarines are gonna come in 2 days in the morning. We're gonna load everything up and you just gotta go home. Hand us the money when we meet, and we're done. Now go on, get yourselves to a hotel." Ramon told them. The three nodded and said their thanks then left the building.
Kubo and Wayne were walking towards the car slowly and talking. Keanu was following a bit behind them. He heard a faint sound to his left. It sounded like wailing. He stopped in his tracks and turned his head to the source of the sound. He saw an ocelot dragging a kid behind the building, out of sight. Keanu knew something was up. He quickly walked over to behind the building where he saw them going. He hid behind a corner. He could hear sobbing. Peeking around the corner, he got a taste for the situation. He saw a kid being held down by an ocelot. While another one was marking the kid's wrist with a sharpie. He then walked to a table and grabbed a meat cleaver, sharpening it.
-"Sorry kid, but a lot of old rich animals have arthritis. Demand is up. Don't cry, we're only chopping off one of your hands. You can still work with the other one." The ocelot laughed and covered the kid's mouth. Keanu walked around the corner to face them.
-"You let that boy go right now." Keanu growled. The ocelot turned around, lowering his arm.
-"You mind your business dog, you're here for the product and not the hyper drugs. Walk away." The ocelot responded and turned back around.
-"Araki's gonna be happy. Deal went through with minor issues. Think I'm gonna buy a car with the bonus I get from this job." Wayne talked.
-"Yeah, I'm probably gonna get a nicer apartment. I mean have you seen the penthouse Keanu's got? I was thinking of something like that." Kubo replied, puffing out smoke from his cigarette.
-"Hey speaking of, where is he anyways?" Wayne said, looking around.
-"Keanu! Keanuuu!" Kubo called out. "Well he's gotta be around here somewhe-"
-"AAAAAAAAAHHHH-"
A scream was heard from behind the building. The guards didn't seem to notice it much. Kubo and Wayne looked at each other for a bit.
-"I've got a bad feeling about this.." Kubo spoke, and started running towards the source of the sound. Wayne followed suit.
They ran behind the building. The sight was a goddamn horror show. There was blood sprayed all over the walls. They saw two mutilated ocelots laying dead on the ground. One had its hand chopped off and a large cut on the top of it's head. The other one had its guts sprawled on the ground and it's head severed. Keanu was standing hunched over, covered in blood, holding a bloody meat cleaver. Kubo and Wayne were standing in front of him. Stuck like deer in headlights.
-"Goddamn savages, all of them..." Keanu growled. Kubo and Wayne looked over behind Keanu and saw 5 kids huddled in a pile, shaking in fear. They were clearly missing body parts. Eyes, snouts, fingers, even limbs. Some had surgery marks on their bodies, as if their organs were harvested.
Kubo just barely managed to pull himself together enough to speak.
-"Keanu...calm down." Kubo spoke softly. Keanu looked at them both and started marching towards them. He pushed them both.
-"Out of my way!" Keanu shouted and continued marching to the entrance to the building. He walked to the front door. A guard tried to stop him and Keanu jammed the cleaver in his head. The ocelot fell to the ground dead and Keanu entered the building. He marched to Ramon's office and kicked the door open. Ramon looked up from his desk and saw Keanu covered in blood.
-"What, got in a little scuffle?" Ramon laughed. Kubo and Wayne ran inside the office right behind Keanu.
-"Keanu stop!" Wayne shouted. Keanu said nothing. Ramon stood up and laughed.
-"Oh I'm sorry big man. You gonna kill me?" Ramon asked mockingly. Two ocelots ran inside the office with Uzis pointed and Wayne and Kubo. Ramon walked right in front of Keanu.
-"Now, I'm a reasonable man. I'll ignore this. But mark my words. This is the last deal I'm ever doing with Araki. You'll get your product and you'll get the fuck out of Cuba and never come back. If you don't leave however I'll put all your heads as trophies right here in my room. Yours especially." Ramon threatened.
The room was silent. It felt like ages before anyone spoke a word.
"Well?" Ramon asked.
Wayne was sweating. Keanu looked Ramon in the eyes.
-"Alright." Keanu responded. The guards lowered their weapons.
-"I'm glad, now get the fuck out of my compound." Ramon commanded. Keanu turned around and started slowly walking towards the door. Kubo thought the situation was finally over. Keanu very quickly turned around.
**BANG** **BANG** **BANG**
It happened in the blink of an eye. Kubo saw the two guards laying dead, their blood splattered over the walls. He turned around and saw Keanu standing with the revolver in his hand. The gun was smoking. And on the floor, Ramon laid dead with a hole in his head.
With the deal falling apart. How will the gang solve their situation?