04. 04. 2024
Berk County
After in drove the two dorks home I wasn't really in the mood to talk to my dad. Like i said, yes i move him but he's just so rarely her... I don't even know what to do anymore, anyways.
My alarm and Toothless both woke me up and i got ready for school. I packed everything i needed for a casual school day, this means my Notebook, school books, my Sig Sauer P320, 2 spare magazines, JPC plate carrier, Peltor Contac 3, Police issued radio, med pack and of course my phone.
"Henry". I heard my fathers voice from the doorway. I stopped in my tracks and slowly turned around.
"Father?" I asked confused. Usually he'd be gone agait this point.
He sighed, then entered my room. "Just to let you know i need to go today again. I just wanted to tell you that i love you. I promise you, Next year will be different. The high heads in the Pentagon won't be needing me this much anymore". He explained.
I sighed and sat onto my bed, stroking Toothless' head. "Don't promise things you can't keep". I said with sad tone. His face fell and he turned around to walk away.
"I love you, son" He said and waited for a second. "I love you to. Dad". I replied.
Driving through the streets of Berk in the morning is the best feeling one can have. No traffic, no cyclists. Just you and your Car.
I usually came earlier than the rest so I can keep my secret and park my Car a little away from the school and with this the prying eyes of my fellow students.
Today Alisha and Blake came in their own cars. When i walked into the parking lot i was greeted by Alisha. Not a normal greeting, no, that'd be to easy. No, she jumped onto my back making me and her fall to the ground. To our dismay and embarrassment, we landed in a rather inappropriate position and Blake, who came just seconds later was recording the whole thing, no doubt sending it all to our HQ down at New Berk.
"Haha, you two lovebirds". He exclaimed while holding his phone at us. Alisha stood up first and then helped me stand up while Blake was still laughing.
Alisha punched his shoulder, hard. As a result he dropped his phone.
"Deserved". Said Blake while rubbing his soar spot.
"Henry, have you seen the newest?" Asked Alisha while pulling out her own phone.
"Oh right. You're a celebrity mate" Said Blake.
I had a confused expression and didn't understand anything they said. "The hell are you guys yapping about?" I asked.
"Look!" Groaned Alisha as she shoved her phone into my hands. A video of my parking lot was playing. The video moved on and i saw my self and the other two standing in front of my house. The rest of the video was us doing everything we did yesterday.
To say i felt betrayed and hurt was an understatement. I was fuming. I wanted to rip her aper then and there, but i knew better than to cause an incident of this magnitude. Then again, i could pull her to court for endangering a agents secret identity but this would blow my cover completely, so I decided to let it slide for now.
"Mate, what ever you have in mind forget it. We can't do shit without blowing our bloody cover". Said Blake with a concerned face expression.
"Honestly, i'd help if you want to murder her". Said Alisha without any care in the world.
"Alisha?!" Berated Blake sternly.
"Yeah, okay sorry". She replied, holding her hands up in defense.
"No. Blake's right. We can't do anything without blowing our cover or without getting in deep trouble. We can just hope this video won't blow up. I'll try to stay away from her as best as i can. I was so stupid".
"No hey. Don't berate yourself". Said Blake.
"Although it was kind off your fault" She began. Blake shot her a "shut up" look. "No because you see, if you wouldn't have followed her like a lost puppy and listened to me, your best friend, you would've seen the signs". She stated matter of factly.
"I guess your right". I confessed. They both looked stunned. "Come again please?" Said Blake dumbfounded.
"Wait what?!" Said Alisha.
"You're right Alisha. I should've listened to you. I was blinded by her looks and couldn't see through her facade". I explained. "For fucks sake now our identities are at stake because i was thinking with my dick. Something I wanted to prevent at all costs".
"Mate stop it. You can't give yourself the fault. Calm down for now and let's got to school. We will solve everything"
Suddenly Alisha hugged me out of no where. "You feeling better?". She asked me with a sincere tone.
"Kind of". I said in a weak tone.
She pushed of me, stood big and said, "Great! Now stop tummy aching and let's walk into that school now".
In the hallway we got various looks, ranging from angry, over confused, up to hungry. Well most of the boys threw Alisha Hungry looks. I mean they did it all the time but today was different. They looked more predatory.
"Useless!" Came a voice i wanted to avoid at all costs. Scott.
He walked up to me all high and mighty and flicked my nose. "Just because you have a big house does not mean that you're anything but a useless shit like always". He said. I was burning inside but Alisha kept a hand on my shoulder, keeping me back.
"Oh and you girl, why are you hanging with this loser? Come to daddy Scott. I'll show you a real man".
Now it was my turn holding her back. I was desperately trying to hold her. Blake did the best he could to calm her down. If i slipped that day I would have had to arrest her for homicide.
"I'll gonna fucking kill you, you bastard. Let me go for fucks sake". She tried to get free but i could manage to hold her.
"Leave, if you value your life!" Said Blake, Scott's face fell into one of fear and he left as soon as he came.
"Let me go now! I'm calm". Said Alisha, her voice indicating, she definitely was NOT calm. "I hope so. You know i'd hate to arrest you for murder". I said in my cheeriest tone i could muster.
"Bloody hell, this was a close call". Said Blake looking after Scott's retreating form. Then he turned to us, or more specifically, to Alisha. "And you! What the hell where you thinking for fucks sake?"
"Please, Blake. Leave me the fuck alone. I got no nerves for this shit right now." Replied Alisha, threateningly. Blake shook his head and sighed. "Never again!" He ordered.
We where again the first ones in the classroom. Settling down we all sat and made ourselves ready for the lesson. A couple of minutes Amanda and her little friend group entered. Her eyes wandered straight to me, her eyes where full of sorrow and regret and mine where cold and filled with hatred. She split of her group and made her way towards me. Blake sensed the tension and immediately hid behind his notebook. Alisha did the same but one eye always watched her.
"Hey Henry". Amanda began. "What do you want?" I said. The girls of Amanda's group suddenly became dead silent. The tension inside the classroom was so high, one could cut it with a butter knife. Amanda's face went from friendly and warm to defensive in a matter of seconds.
"What do you mean what do you want? I'm the first girl in probably years who speaks to you and this is how you greet me back?" She was completely livid.
"Amanda, go away!" I said.
"You won't tell me what to do useless". Hearing Scott saying it didn't really bother me but hearing it coming out of Amanda's mouth was like receiving a .50 BMG straight to the face. "Tell me. Who way the last girl who talked to you besides Alisha, oh and while i'm at it i bet Alisha is only your friend because of your money because if you wouldn't have that not even she would hang around something like you. I bet the last girl that loved you is probably your mother". Amanda's rant ended then and there.
I never felt this hurt before. Maybe when i found out that my mother died, but this was a different pain. I stared at her, my eyes cold and teary. I wanted to say something, to defend my self but the last sentence was to much for me.
"Aaw little useless about to cry". Amanda mocked me. Alisha and Blake looked up from their Notebooks at me. They both immediately understood the gravity of the situation.
"Amanda stop this madness". Warned Blake.
Alisha walked up to me trying her best to keep me from crying. Amanda still stood there, now arguing with Blake but i wasn't listening. The only thing i was hearing was Amanda's last sentence repeating over and over in my head. My hand slowly went down to where my service Pistol was located. Alisha noticed it and stopped me in time before i did irreparable damage.
"What? You want to tell me he can't handle it when his mother is brought into a conversation?" Asked Amanda, still arguing with Blake.
"His Mother's dead for fucks sake!". Blake immediately regretted what just slipped from his mouth. Though it silenced Amanda into shock. She held her hand in front of her mouth, then looked down to me. "Hen-"
"Leave.". I cut her off. She slightly jumped at the coldness of my voice and then left for her table. By now the whole class arrived and heard the bombshell Blake dropped on Amanda.
"Henry, if you need some time for yourself, just ask". Said Mr. Zumwalt said.
"Nonsens sir. Everything's fine here". I replied with all the confidence i had left. "Good then, Test everybody. You know the drill". He said and walked passed the tables and gave each student a sheet of paper. The class groaned but complied, not that they had a real other option but to comply.
Halfway into the test we heard noises coming from outside. Zumwalt wasn't happy and walked up to the door. He opened it and was greeted by an AK-47 barrel. "Dear god". He said with his hands up in defense. "Please don't shoot". Begged Mr. Zumwalt. The armed man urged Mr. Zumwalt into the classroom. Every student either was shocked or gasped. One or the other began to cry.
I looked across the table towards Alisha and she nodded. Then we both looked to Blake and he nodded. We all had a mutual understanding about our plan. Alisha stood up and went to her knees. "PLEASE DON'T SHOOT US! WERE JUST CHILDREN". She said, doing her best on distracting the armed man. When all of his attention was directed at Alisha, Blake and me stood up and in a split of a second our Pistols where up and trained at the armed man. "BPD SWAT. Put that rifle down". I ordered. The man had his rifle trained at Alisha so he hat at least a second to point it towards us and aim it before he could shoot. So we clearly had the advantage.
He still tried. The AK barrel went up and in the same time Blake and i released an hail of bullets into this guy. He collapsed like a sack of potatoes. The students all ducked for cover when the bullets started flying and began screaming.
"Threat neutralized. Alisha contact the HQ. Blake, gear". I began ordering them around. They did everything without hesitation. Blake pulled out 3 plate carriers and tossed them to us. Alisha caught it and pulled her radio from her backpack and tried to contact the HQ.
"All stations this is Echo 1-4, we have a code 32 at Berk Highschool. We need all available units including the SWAT immediately. Over"
"1-4 this is dispatch, we got you loud and clear. All units on their way to you. SWAT team Echo 1 and Delta 2 are on their way to you. Over"
"Understood Dispatch.". Alisha slapped her Plate carrier on. After we all got them on Blake tossed us our MP-7. I caught it and slammed a magazine into it, then racked the charging handle. I reloaded my Pistol and put it back into its holster.
"Henry! These bastards have AKs, our plate carriers can't do shit, the 7.62 will go through it like a hot knife though butter". Exclaimed Blake. "Fuck. You're right. Hopefully we won't need to do a stresstest on these things today". I said and turned to my classmates to address them. "There's no hiding it anymore". I said to my self and sighed before speaking up. "Alright class listen up. We're Berk Police department SWAT. Until you're out of this school you are my problem. So behave and you'll get out of here safe. Understood?"
No reply came. "Are you guys deaf now?". I tried again.
Now some students stood up including Amanda and Scott. "There we go".
"So now. Take all the chairs and the tables and put them in front of the door". I told them.
"And who put you in charge?". Yelled Scott. I groaned loudly. "This thing". I sid and held my badge up and showed it to him. "This is my i can do everything i want and get away with it badge. Any other questions?" I said to him. To my amusement, he was very quiet afterwards.
So there we where. In the middle of a school shooting with a dead shooter in our room, 20 completely scared students and a teacher waiting for the SWAT to arrive. We didn't bring that much ammo with us and thus weren't really prepared for a long fire fight. We had no flash bangs and no helmets. We where basically naked. Our MP-7 had 40 rounds in their magazines and we had each one spare mag. Combined with our pistols we had each 112 rounds on us.
I gathered Alisha and Blake to our teacher's table to discuss the further steps. "Alright, what do we know?". I asked.
"They use AKs, 7.62x39mm. No way of stopping it". Said Blake.
"Police is outside but SWAT still hasn't arrive". Alisha told us. Before she could say anything further her Radio crackled up. "Echo-1-4. The SWAT guys said you guys need to fight your way out" said the Dispatch operator.
"Dispatch, we have 21 civis under our care, about 300 rounds of ammunition and nothing to stop the enemy bullets. How the hell so you think we're going to pull something like this off?" Replied Alisha. "We need something like a miracle to get out of this hellhole with everyone alive". She added.
"1-4,stand by to get evil. I'll take care of everything else". Came the reply from dispatch. Suddenly a window broke and a duffel bag flew in. I took it and opened it. Inside was a SWAT uniform with plate carriers, helmets and rifles.
"The hell is this". Asked A student from the corner.
"Our miracle"