Chapter 54: Dirty Laundry
Sunny, Geraldine and Chelsea dressed in their camouflage outfits. "Okay," Sunny put on the bulletproof vest over her body "we got an hour before that truck shows up. Do you need me to go over the plan?". Chelsea tied her boot "Sure, last thing we need to do is forget" "Alright, Chelsea and me will tail the truck. When we're in close proximity, we'll set the rigged cop car off and it should stop entirely. When that happens we're going to drive in front of that armored car. We're going to deploy the spikes, those things are sharp enough to pierce through the tires When that happens Geraldine is going to drive that truck towards them. And ram the shit out of them.
"When that happens, Chelsea takes a small sticky bomb and attaches it to the doors. That'll blow the doors open. Chelsea will watch the guards and make sure that they don't cause any problems. Geraldine and me are going to take the sacks of cash and put them into the back of the van.
With everything going on, the cops are going to show up within a number of minutes so expect a firefight".
Geraldine loads the Striker shotgun. Chelsea loads her AR-18.
"Nah," Geraldine grabs her skull mask "I think we're good".
"Alright, we're set" Sunny grabbed her HK-417 and mask. They walk out with their gear "From here on there initials only people" she reminds them "Got it" Chelsea responds "Right" Geraldine heads to her vehicle. "Okay, let's get this show on the road" Sunny and Chelsea head to the van.
Within an hour their true test was about to begin.
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They watch as the armored car is being stuffed with the bags of money. "Okay, there they are" Chelsea points them out "Wait for that squad car to come in" Sunny orders. They continue watching.
"Everything's so crystal clear now" Chelsea started to sing the opening of Passion by Dionne Farris "All I needed was time" Sunny looked at her perplexed by the of her singing a song by a talented singer "Everything's so crystal clear now
I've cleaned my mind
Now the sky has opened
There are no limit to this
Let me feel the passion
That I know exists when you're with me
'Cause I can feel it when you look at me
And baby, that's about the time
(Yeah-yeah-yeah)
Your lips touch mine
Feels so good when we intertwine
Like the motion of the ocean
The feeling's like no other"
"Passion" Sunny joined "Passion is with me"
Both looked at each other.
"Touch my heart," both started to sing "touch my soul
Lead me into the light of a new day
Touch my heart, touch my soul
Lift me up into the wonder of ecstasy
I am here to here to explore
Do as it pleases us
And there will be no resistance
So come on and let nature take its course
This what we've been waiting for
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah-yeah-yeah)
And baby, that's about the time
Feels so good (Yeah)
Feeling's like no other"
"Passion!" Sunny passionately sang the course
Passion is with me Chelsea finished that bit
"Oh!" they hit the chorus together "That's about the time!"
"Your lips touch mine! It feels so good! Ohh-eehh!
"Passion! Everything's so crystal clear! Passion! When you're with me-eeee!"
"Pa-ue-ah-ah" Chelsea tried to finish the last set of lyrics, Sunny looked back laughing a bit "You need to work on that last bit" "Hey, I have a hard time understanding that last part". The two kept looking at the armored car is finally finished loading the bags into the back. "They're done with putting them in" Chelsea observed then closing the doors "And now..." Sunny observes the street "Cop escort in sight" she spots the squad car.
"Okay, that's our go ahead" Sunny signaled. Chelsea starts the van "Stay far as away as possible, don't draw any suspicion towards us" Sunny ordered "I know how this works, I'm not an amateur". They follow a few car lanes behind.
Chelsea and Sunny look on as their objective is almost coming. Sunny licked her lips. She grabbed her walkie talkie "Geraldine, we're about to stop that squad car; be ready" she notified "Alright, I'm half way there" Geraldine radioed back. "Okay, turning on countermeasure..." Sunny's finger inches to the switch "Now". Within several seconds the squad car sputters and careens to the side. Chelsea turned the police scanner on "Oh shit, cop car is gone" "Don't worry, he just sent a text, another squad car is going to meet us midway there". They slowly start to drive several lanes in front of the armored car.
"Deploying spikes" Sunny flipped the switch. The long strip of spikes snake their way onto the road. "Geraldine, spikes have been deployed, get ready" Sunny radioed ahead "Alright; let's do this shit". The armored car drives onto the spikes. The tires get flattened. The armored car swerves to the side and stops to a halt. "What the fuck?" they heard over the radio. The purple truck came speeding towards them. "Get ready motherfuckers!" Geraldine shouts through her mask. The truck collides with the armored car. The guards inside scream. The armored car gets turned onto it's side.
It slams with a loud crash and scrapes against the pavement.
The three run out.
Chelsea attaches the explosive to the door.
"We got a 211! Repeat! We got a 211!".
"Stand back" Chelsea ordered as she dragged the wire with the trigger. Chelsea, Sunny and Geraldine took cover behind the truck. "Three, two, one" Chelsea quickly counted down. She squeezes the trigger. A loud shotgun like boom blows the lock open. The glass in nearby parked shatters "Alright you know the drill" Sunny readied her rifle. Geraldine pried the doors open "Alright! Get the fuck out! Come on!". The guards were faces were covered in blood. Their ears were oozing red. "You fucking assholes! You blew my fucking ears out!" one guard yells "Shut the fuck up!" Sunny yells "C, watch them" "I got it!".
Sunny and Geraldine quickly grabbed the bags of money. They stuffed them into the back of the van.
As they keep stuff the remaining bags into the van; the faint sounds of sirens could be heard. "You hear that?! The cops are coming! You're fucked!" Chelsea rammed the butt of her rifle into his stomach. "Shit, they got here pretty quick" Geraldine lifted one of the bags into the van "Too late to stop" Sunny quips "We're almost there" she see grabs the remaining bags and the tosses them into the van. "Thirty seconds" Chelsea reminds them of the time as she tosses the last bag into the back of the van "Alright douche bags! Time to get the fuck out of here!" Sunny pointed her rifle at the men and forced them to run away "Come on G, get ready!" "Gotcha S!". Sunny, Geraldine and Chelsea took their firing stance. "Remember, no killing cops" Sunny reminded them.
As the first set of squad cars, they open fire. The rounds strike against the front tires and hoods; ripping them to shreds. "Alright let's get going!" Sunny ordered "Hang on, let me them something behind" Chelsea a molded wad of C-4. She sticks it to the gas tank. "Hey come on! We need to move!" Sunny rushed Chelsea.
They closed the doors. More sirens are heard from behind. "Alright, here's my surprise" Chelsea pushed the button. A loud explosion tears through the truck; turning it into a wrecking road block.
Now the real fun begins.
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The van speeds past cars.
They hear sirens coming from "Goddammit, they're persistent" Geraldine remarked "We still got a spike strip left" Sunny dashed to the front and flipped the switch. The spikes fall onto the ground. The squad cars spin out of control and crash into each other. "Can't believe that worked" Chelsea chuckled "Don't laugh just yet" Sunny points out that several more squad cars come out from behind "Well how about we give them a show?" Chelsea smiled as she grabbed her AR-18 and headed to the back.
"Make sure those bags are secured" Sunny grabbed her HK-417 "Last thing we thing is for those things is to fall out".
The doors open. They fire at the squad cars. They at the engines. The squad cars sputter and swerve to the side. "Christ, I thought they put up more of a fight" Chelsea remarked. Several handgun round strike the doors "You spook too soon" Sunny closed one of the doors. Geraldine swerved left and right, avoiding cars. Sunny and Chelsea kept shooting. Two shots hit Sunny in the vest "Oh shit!". Chelsea see's her go down. She reloads a magazine and unleashes onto their squad car careens into the divider. Chelsea goes to check on Sunny "Are you okay? Are you okay?!" she worriedly checked her stomach region "I'm-I'm fine-I'm fine!" Sunny shakily exhaled.
"Shit" Geraldine saw more cop cars coming in front of them "Hang on" she swerves to the left. Sunny and Chelsea fall onto each other "Ow! Damn it!" Sunny grunted in pain as Chelsea fell against her "Sorry!".
"Shit, we're gonna have to improvise a bit". Their getaway vehicle goes faster than before "Time to go off road for a bit" "Geraldine, what are you doing?" Sunny looked on as Geraldine took the dirt road. The inside started to bounce around "Whoa!" Chelsea tried to hang on "Feels like we're camping with my dad!". Her stomach started to churn. She couldn't seem to hold in anymore.
"Oh god my stomach feels bad" Chelsea hurls onto one of the bags "Damn it Chelsea! That's sick!" Sunny scolded her "Geraldine how much further? I don't think I can take all these bumps" Sunny tried to hang on "Almost there" Geraldine looked at the side mirror as a few squad cars were on their tale. She then see's the turn "Alright! Hang onto somethin'!". Sunny and Chelsea hang on for their lives. Geraldine took a huge dip into the left. The squad cars follow suit. The first squad car takes a bump off a rock and flips several times. The car behind it slams into it. The one behind that one slams into that one. The last ones slam on their brakes and stop before they do any damage.
"Oh not again" Chelsea throws up on Sunny's pants "Chelsea! Ugh! You ginger haired bitch! You did that on that purpose!" "I'm sorry, oh god! I want this to stop!".
The bumps in the road eventually stop as the road steady's. Sunny checked the police scanner. "Alright I think we're all clear" she announced. The smell of Chelsea's puke fill the van "Ugh, god, that stinks" Sunny and Geraldine covered their noses "When we're done, can we buy some antacid's?" Chelsea rubbed her stomach "Yeah but you're riding in the back" Sunny grumpily tells her "Okay, fair enough".
Sunny text Wolfe. Telling him of their job performance. He text them a location on where to meet.
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Wolfe's men inspect the bags. Everything was in check. The smell of Chelsea's puke made them cover their mouths. "Alright, we got your fucking money. Satisfied?" Sunny looked at Wolfe "Impressive" he praised "County's a lit with what happened".
"I don't want your fucking praises, I want my sister" she demands.
Wolfe chuckled then scoffed "That wasn't part of our deal" he reminded "I said 'some jobs', remember?", Sunny scowled angrily "You have some work to do for me, when everything is done; you get your prize". Sunny grinds her teeth "Don't you try anything young lady, otherwise you'll be short a sister if you're not careful" Wolfe warned "We'll be in touch".
As he walked away with the money, Sunny reached behind for her .45; Geraldine stops her.
"Girl, come on, remember what you told me?" she reminded her of the consequence if she took that route "Right..." Sunny sighed "Let's get out of here".
As Sunny and Geraldine walk back to Chelsea's Fugitive Sunny's mind wanders to Linda being held hostage is what makes her keep going. The thought of the two them being a family again is what makes her look forward to being whole. And it's what makes her life worth more than any money out there.
Chelsea's trailer, Stab City
Two antacids are dropped into the glass of water.
Chelsea watched as they dissolved "Ugh" she moaned.
Sunny gently placed an ice pack on her two bruises "Mm, damn" she winced in pain.
Geraldine handed Sunny a beer "Gotta say that was pretty hard shit" "Yeah, well, at least we got it done".
Sunny sipped her beer "So what's next?" Geraldine wondered "Knowing them, we're going to be doing more jobs. It's not like I have a choice in the matter since Wolfe has my sister hostage Sunny looked at her two bruises "That hurt?" Chelsea looked at her bruises as finishes her antacid "Well it doesn't feel like being hit with a pillow, if that's what you're asking".
"It's a first time for everything" Chelsea burped "Oh yeah, stealing dirty money from a bunch dirty and giving it to even more dirty cops is what I call a first time" Sunny sighed "Shit man, I'm bored" Geraldine tells them "Mind if I stay? This place seems better than that cheap ass motel that I'm stayin' at" "Yeah!" Chelsea jumps up "Let's have a sleep over!" she suggest "Good idea, maybe it's better if stay here with us" Sunny went over to put over her bottle on the counter "Besides I think you're better off here than that shitty motel, at least the air conditioning works here and the cable isn't half bad".
"Shit maybe you're right, my cat's already here" Geraldine points to Tiger is he hopped up on the table "Gonna check out tomorrow morning, bring my stuff here and just kick it here" "You and me are going to have share a bed" Sunny smiled "I don't mind".
Rather than order something from the local joint Sunny managed to find eggs, American cheese and unused bacon. As Geraldine and Chelsea converse amongst themselves; Sunny looked at the outside. The coyotes were prowling on about. This was their territory that were roaming around. She hadn't noticed it before but they were active as a group. The way they moved. The way looked out for each.
It somehow reminded Sunny on how the three of them were. Just a group of close knit friends.
All that was missing was them surrounding their prey and devouring it in a brutal fashion.
Sunny thought maybe it sentimentality.
Or maybe it was fates way telling her that was all she needed for the moment.
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