A Mall Trip Gone Wrong: Part – 3
You can pretty much tell what this next chaired is going to be about. RDJ will be chasing down Ryan. Zeek will face a very unfortunate situation. And Mauro…well, he is going to step up and try to make matters worse for the Howson family. Anyway, without further interruption…Let's get right back to the story, shall we?
As RDJ pursued Ryan through the labyrinthine corridors of the mall, a relentless chase between the two of them ensued.
Ryan's swift movements, honed by years of parkour and free running, propelled him effortlessly over obstacles and narrow passageways.
RDJ, with his own well known knowledge of the urban terrain matched Ryan stride for stride.
His strong agility and precision, along with strength and endurance allowed him to navigate through the complex surroundings with ease.
Their pursuit became a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, with each move calculated and executed with the precision of a seasoned athlete.
The mall's bustling crowds became mere spectators of this incredibly tense and exhilarating chase. With their distant chatter fading into a silent hum as the duo continued in the pursuit.
RDJ did a parkour slide down the centre of the escalators like a character in a James Bond movie. Landing on his feet in the most perfect and slick of landings. Huffing and puffing whilst he chased down the male parakeet. Who just like him was pretty light on his feet, and pretty accurate when it came to twisting and turning.
Ryan checked his shoulder and noticed that the blue and gold macaw man was gaining in on him. Speeding up was his only chance on making a clean getaway.
"CATCH THIS, PRICK!" Ryan shouted back as he picked up what appeared to be a bowling ball. And threw it right in his direction.
Using his swift thinking, he jumped over it and slid past a taco truck like food stand. Who all cheered as he slid by.
"God…This guy just doesn't quit?!" The parakeet groaned and ran into what appeared to be some kind of adventure kid zone. Hoping that he would lose him amongst the crowd of kids and their parents. Especially since there was a birthday party going on at that time.
"He's definitely a quick thinker. I'll give him that." RDJ was a little impressed by his swift thinking to attempt to escape him. But…he was more cunning and more intelligent than his target.
When nobody was looking, he used his elbow to break the glass on the wall. Pulling on the fire alarm. Which in turn made all the sprinklers turn on, causing many children to scream or cry in terror as their fun day was now being put on hold.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" All of them head for the exit with their parents and caregivers, with some staff remaining to make sure that nobody was caught in the play area.
RDJ was making his way into what appeared to be a dark tunnel that was so pitch black that you couldn't see a single thing.
The man in the tight pink robe felt the water Ron the sprinklers raining down on him. "Give it up rookie! You are way out of your league on this one!" RDJ spoke out to Ryan, who was doing a pretty good job at hiding away in the dark.
"Not bad…For a dead man! Mauro was right about you RDJ…You definitely have a way with getting what you want!" The parakeet called out, as he slipped into a tunnel slide, with the blue and gold macaw following after him. "But tell me…What will happen when they find out who you really are?! When Lila, finds out who you really are?!"
"You think this is the first time I've played this game?! I've seduced and stole from more women in the past few years, than the length of time it took Lila to reject you in a two minute conversation!"
"Well you know that we will not stop until we get our score! Even if it means playing dirty!" The two of them made it into an open area that was filled with exercise balls.
Ryan picked one up and threw it towards RDJ, who instantly got struck in the face and knocked him over. Giving him a three second window to escape through the back netting.
"Ughhh…I fucking hate that guy!" RDJ grumbled and jumped back up to his feet, noticing that Ryan was climbing up the huge climbing wall that was in the centre of the play area.
Knowing how the only way out is by going down, he had to think of a quick solution. So he decided that he was going to hide behind the wall and wait for him to come back down the wall again.
"Haaaa! Haaaa! You will not succeed RDJ! Once we take the goods, we are gonna pin all the blame on you guys! Then when myself, Mauro and Josh will take our share…You guys will be behind bars!" He laughed out loud in a cocky at arrogant manner, sliding down the other side of the wall on the net slope.
"HUH!"
Suddenly, the rope from the bottom part of the net had snapped off. Immediately the parakeet began falling down from quite a height. Landing on the floor on his ankle, making it snap as you heard the bones crack.
CRKKKKKK!
"AHHHHHHHH FUCK!" The male screeched in agony as his ankle had snapped in half. Dropping the clothes that he had stolen from Lila who was in the salon.
RDJ spun his head around a few times to check and see how the rope had broken so easily. But there was nobody else in the play area with them. So who was the one who cut the rope?
"AHHHHH…SHIT…SHIT…You try to kill me?! For some fucking clothes?!" Ryan winced in agony, using his stronger hand to pull himself along the ground. "A bit dark even for your methods, no?"
"No…" RDJ snatched the bra, panties and jumpsuit from his grasp. Standing up and giving the rookie hustler a disgusted look. "I feel insulted that you think I'd attempt to murder anyone! I do not kill people. I'm a hustler, not a murderer…"
"YOU FUCKWIT! YOU CUT THE ROPE AND TRIED TO!" Ryan snapped and attempted to throw a coin at his head. But completely missed him as it was thrown over the fence that lead to a skating area for roller skates.
"You have to learn about who you can and can't trust dude. Mauro always screws over everyone who works for him." He narrowed his eyes with a grin, extending his hand. "Need a little help there, bud?"
"Don't patronise me RDJ! I know that you are only going for Lila because you want their watches!"
"And how could you possibly know about the watches, if it's in a safety deposit glass case hidden in the back?"
"Oh RDJ…Everything you know…Mauro knows! All you gotta do…is just tell us where the rest of them are…" He slyly smiled as he leaned on his arm. "Then you can carry on with your life as you see fit…"
"Hahahahaha…" The blue and gold macaw realised that the sprinklers had finally shut off in the building. Indicating that they would no longer get wet by the sprinklers.
"What's so funny?! Why are you laugh…"
"You really do think that the stupid marmoset prick will let you keep a third of the shares? That's really adorable."
"Of course he would! We agreed to split the loot!"
"Right…That ain't happening, bud! That's exactly why I left his business! I stole over millions of dollars over the years…yet only 10% of what I steal goes in my pocket. Everything else goes to that greedy rich little fucker!" RDJ spat in disgust, as he was about to turn away from the injured parakeet.
"He wouldn't do that to me! You're lying!"
"Sure. Don't believe me! But…You will know eventually…" He swiftly tossed an umbrella back over to him, making it land in front of where he was laying for some reason. "What you have to do…"
RDJ nodded his head lightly and spun back around in a full turn. Strolling out of the kid zine play area with confidence and pride.
As for Ryan, he could only straighten up his leg and used the umbrella to help him stand up.
But for some reason instead of following RDJ out of the same way. He had decided to slip out of the back entrance.
Now that seemed a bit shady…but again maybe he just didn't want to get caught?
"This is the worst birthday ever…" A young pink macaw girl sadly pouted, letting go of her balloon. Then she decided to follow all of her friends out of the area. As security had finally been called and proceeded to close the place down while they do the safety inspection.
Let's Check In On Zeek…
The yellow macaw man didn't join the other security guards at the scene where RDJ pulled the fire alarm. Although it would have been funny to him to see that kind of display.
Instead he wanted to keep an eye on at least one of the men who were working together earlier on.
Josh the black falcon was currently in the Apple Store playing on an Ipad like he was a ten year old boy. Indicating that he definitely was the follower in their group.
He was playing Among Us on the iPad along with two other nerds in the store.
They were playing online so Josh would be completely distracted from anyone who may be keeping an eye on him.
"Fucking hell. That guy is like Kronk from Emperor's New Groove. Tall, handsome, muscular. But a fucking moron…" Zeek remarked out loud to another certain someone standing next to him. That very person in fact being Tomada.
"Why did Mauro hire two idiots to replace us? It's like you taking out Neymar and Richarlison in our Brazil starting lineup. And replacing them with Leandro Damiao and Antony!" Tomada rolled his eyes and shook his head in disbelief. "Where did you find that dope?"
"I don't know? But I suppose the choices are very limited when losing his best hustlers." The yellow macaw lit up with a deep wide grin. Indicating that he was…a little happier than what he usually was.
"You're in a good mood all of a sudden? Had a jerk off under your desk?" Tomada nudged him playfully on his shoulder.
"Haha…Nah. I just…I bumped into a girl." He spoke a little shyly.
Mainly the reason for this was, due to the fact that he was a bit of a tech geek and a bit of a nerd. So the fact that he bumped into a sexy girl of the same species as him, and the way she wanted to hang out with him. He never thought in a million years that would be factual.
"A girl? Ooooh…Check you out!" The falcon man added to the conversation, leaning up against the podium. "Was she hot?"
"Is Margot Robbie hot?" He rhetorically asked him, basically giving the impression that he thought the girl he met was extremely hot.
"Woah, that sexy huh? And you told me that no girl would ever be able to get with you…"
"I know that my self esteem is a little low since I started this job but…I'm telling ya, she wants to hang out with me and she gave me her number."
"Sweet! Did you give her a fake name?" The falcon pondered, without taking his eyes off of the Apple Store where Josh was now arguing with a child about voting him out of the next round of Among Us.
"Nope, my real one. Luckily for me the cops don't know who I am. So I could give my real name and my record would still be clean." He scoffed confidently.
"Yeah well, you are the lucky one. I still gotta pull my own weight to get that Sorrel to fall in love with me. But I gotta say, it's a lot harder than I thought…"
"What's the problem?"
"I'm really attracted to her…" He answered very honestly. Despite this being just a job to him…he couldn't deny that he was already having fantasies in his head about the blue girl. "Plus…I think there is a strong chance that she may like me in the same way…"
"Dude…What is RDJ's number 1 rule of any hustle…" Zeek reminded him, giving him a serious look.
"Ughhh…You can't fall in love with the targets…" Tomada was disgusted that he had to be reminded of the same rule over and over again.
"Right…As for myself I can get away with it. I'm sorry bro…"
BONNNNGGGGGGGGG!
"WHAT IN THE FUCK?!" Suddenly, a huge decoration in the shape of a lantern cane swinging towards where Zeek had been standing. When he was in a conversation with Tomada.
Knocking Zeek over the edge of the railing, making him crash land onto a fruit stand. Making him hit the stand with a vigorous force. So much so that he broke the fruits and the stand itself, knocking him out cold. Along with two broken wooden boards stabbing into both of his legs and one of his arms.
"ZEEK?!" Tomada screeched at the top of his lungs and ran on over to the escalators, taking them down to the same floor that RDJ chased Ryan on.
At this point, the blue and gold macaw man heard all of the commotion in the middle of the shopping mall.
At first he figured it may have just been a pedestrian falling over having a heart attack or something. But once he heard his best friend screaming the name 'Zeek' he immediately began to suspect that something terrible had occurred.
"Oh fuck…" RDJ grabbed a plastic bag from a cell phone cart and put the clothes in the bag. Then proceeded to run over to where Tomada's voice was heard from.
He managed to make it over to where they were pretty rapidly due to how fast he could run. And as soon as he got there, his thoughts of the worst instantly became a reality.
"What the fuck happened?!" The blue and gold man arrived on the scene, standing besides his best friend who was equally as startled as him.
"I don't know?! One minute we were talking outside the Apple Store, the next this huge lantern like thing falls on him and knocks him off the railing onto the fruit stand…" Tomada tried to explain, but soon a couple of white hawks with paramedic vests arrived on the scene.
"Stand back! STAND BACK!" The older one spoke in a thunderous tone, telling the public who began to get their cell phones out to record the commotion going on.
"What the hell happened here?!" The younger paramedic asked a couple of the workers from the information desk, who sadly knew exactly what happened.
"Someone must have cut the rope that was holding up the other ropes which held the lantern up. We can see from this line that it had been cut by a pocket knife." A female scarlet macaw girl suggested as she placed it down on the ground.
"That's weirdly coincidental…" RDJ remarked in silence to the male falcon besides him. Who gave him a questionable glance.
"What do you mean?" He rose an eyebrow in curiosity for the way in which he had said that little remark in silence. But then again he only spoke in silence so that the public would not be able to hear what he had to say to him about the current situation.
"Well, when I chased that Ryan into the kid zone area…He was climbing up that huge net thing trying to escape me. But as he got to the top, someone cut the rope which held it up. Making him tumble to the ground breaking his ankle upon impact." He explained in graphic detail to the very last point. Very specific, that it surely can't be just a coincidence.
"What are you saying?" Tomada asked again, as the paramedics lifted Zeek up and placed him on a medical stretcher.
"I'm saying, it's a bit of a weird coincidence that only moments ago someone cuts the rope to the climbing net so Ryan hurts himself. When that could have easily been me up there due to there being no power in there when I pressed the fire alarm. And now the rope to the lantern was cut? I dunno dude…that does seem a little bit too fishy…"
"Oh my gosh?! What the hell happened?!" Pretty soon, Sorrel, Lila, Roger and Candy all arrived in the scene. Candy was the one who asked the question, as they all watched the paramedics take the yellow macaw away to where the ambulance was parked. But Lila and Sorrel were still a little traumatic from the incident, that they wanted to stand by their step father for the moment.
At first, the male falcon was going to tell her everything that just happened. But RDJ stepped in front of him and asked Candy a very specific question. "How did you know where we were, Candy?" The blue and gold macaw man asked a little suspiciously. Considering the fact that Zeek already warned him that she was not to be trusted. Which again is another weird coincidence now that Zeek was technically not part of thd hustle anymore. Due to his serious injuries…Tomada and RDJ were on their own temporarily.
"I'm sorry? Are you accusing me of something?" Candy instantly jumped straight to the point where she thought that he was accusing her if causing the incident. Very strange how she didn't ask what he meant or just tell him where she was. It was almost as if she had something to hide. "What, you think I did this?! You think that I cut the rope?!"
"Who said anything about cutting a rope?" Roger spoke up curiously, as he did overhear the information desk lady saying that the rope had been cut.
"The lady did? From the desk? We overheard her when coming out of the salon, after we heard someone scream."
"Hmmm…" RDJ sighed in his mind. That story did seem very believable. However, he wanted to keep an eye on her as it did seem a little too cliché. "Hopefully it isn't anything too serious. He just got knocked unconscious. The paramedics took him to the ambulance."
"Ahhh well that's good! Now, I believed that the girls here wanted to take the two of you clothes shopping?" Roger asked rhetorically, as both blue girls instantly had their eyes light up in excitement. Because they were really looking forward to doing that.
"Thanks again Roger. We really appreciate this." Tomada remarked as Sorrel went to stand by his side.
"It's no problem at all Radamel! Plus, I can see that once again your friend has saved my step daughter from being upset." The hyacinth man remarked as RDJ gave the bag of clothes to Lila.
"I believe these belong to you?" RDJ smiled warmly at her, as she came out wearing his shirt and shorts. With him now wearing a soaking wet robe.
"Thank you so much Emilio. You are my hero." Lila giggled as she walked up to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Which surprisingly to him, he actually enjoyed it. But he had to shake it off because he didn't want to break one of his all important rules. "We need to get you some new clothes fast. You might catch a cold."
"You are so welcome Lila." He bowed like a respectful gentleman, as Lila cheekily did a little curtsy like a lady. "And don't worry, nothing like a warm presence from a lovely lady will warm me up just right." He playfully winked at her, as she blushed uncontrollably.
"Look at you two? A match made in heaven I say…" Candy remarked with a hint of sarcasm, not that anybody noticed.
"Candy…" Lila blushed a light pink, as Roger chuckled in amusement.
"Here, take one of my credit cards each. And do some clothes shopping for these two. In the meantime, I'm going to take Candy to the food court. Meet you four there in a couple hours?" He suggested to the four young adults, who all nodded in agreement.
"Agreed!" All four of them responded simultaneously and proceeded to walk away in their duos. Leaving the two older adults…well Candy by 3 years anyway. To walk to the food court to achieve what they wanted to accomplish.
Let's Check In On Mauro…
In a very high class and posh looking café on the bottom floor of the mall centre, quite a few posh people or elderly couples come here to relax and sit and talk amongst themselves in peace. Knowing that nobody would dare to interfere them because they wouldn't get past security, who were big buff military macaw men. Who only let in those who were meant to be there.
The marmoset man Mauro had his own VIP table dove in the very back, and had his own private room so nobody would see him there.
Mauro feels a mix of frustration and fear washing over him intensely as he realised the gravity of the new development in which he was so eagerly waiting to hear.
Knowing full well that Zeek had also decided to betray him by keeping the deaths of RDJ and Tomada a secret. Also now having full knowledge that RDJ will be needing Zeek to be the tech genius to keep their plans in order.
Not only was he a very reliable person when it came to technology and gadgets, he was very capable of hacking into security systems and disabling alarms. Which would make it even more impossible for Mauro to get the upper hand. Considering Zeek is the best of the best.
Without the yellow macaw, their plans would get in jeopardy and may even very well get caught and arrested.
Mauro sent a message to both Josh and Ryan hours ago to update him on any potential information, which could sway the odds in their favour.
But as he was sitting there anxiously twiddling his fingertips on his mug of coffee, his cell phone buzzed from his pocket. Which meant only one thing…he got a potential message.
The marmoset male pulled out of his pocket his cell phone and saw a message pop up on the screen from an unknown number. The message clearly read…
Unknown: The tech guy has been taken care of…Now we move on to stage three of the project…
Mauro: Perfect…I'll text you when and where. Lay low for a couple hours to not make yourself look suspicious.
Unknown: 'Thumbs up emoji'
"Good…Now let's head to the next location and discuss plans with those two morons! Ughhh…Why couldn't there be any other option besides a pervert parakeet, and a falcon who has less brain cells than a fucking tadpole!" The marmoset grumbled and rolled his eyes. Before drinking the rest of his coffee and leaving the café before anybody recognised him.
Finally We Head To Ryan And Josh…
"Hey! That's not fair?! You knew that I voted you out because you voted me out the last round!" Josh shouted rudely at a swallow female who was really upset by his tone.
"But YOU were the imposter! It's not my fault that you can't kill and then jump in a vent at the same time!" She rudely snapped back, placing the iPad down on the stand. "I don't wanna play with you anymore you cheat!"
"Me?! A cheat! You clearly do not know how to play fairly." The falcon man smirked and put the iPad back down. "That means you are a little bitch…"
SLAP!
She slapped him roughly across the face and stormed out of the Apple Store. As Josh was now being surrounded by the store security and staff.
"Sir, we are gonna have to politely ask you to leave the store premises immediately." A scarlet macaw man asked him politely in a calm manner.
"Okay fine! I'm going! I'm going!" He didn't have any intentions on arguing with the security and left the store without any other explanation.
But just as he made it outside, he noticed that Ryan was waiting for him outside impatiently. Cringing in agony as he was limping around on a pair of crutches that he had just purchased from a pharmacy.
"What the hell happened to you?" The falcon cocked his head up the side in curiosity. Earning him another slap from his partner in crime. "Ouch! What the hell was that for?!"
"Oh I don't know? How about the fact that I was taking Lila's clothes, and you were meant to take Sorrel's! Then we cause more trouble as we go along as required from Mauro. We have changed tactics again, and you are in here playing a silly little game!" He angrily scowled at him, as he tightened his hands into fists. "You know what? I'm starting to think that you can't handle being a hustler."
"I'm a better hustler than you! Clearly you didn't do a good job, if you hurt yourself so easily!"
"I was doing all of the hard work, while you were here having a play date with your little friends!"
"Ughhh, we can keep going back and forth about how much we screwed up today, or we can just head back to Mauro and find out our next orders." Josh was about to storm past him but Ryan grabbed him by the arm.
"You do not call the shots! I do! I say we take me to hospital, then you will make the next move!" Ryan angrily tried to scare him, despite him being a tall falcon.
He may appear to be bubbly and friendly like a child at times. But he is very manly and independent also. "This time round I do call the shots little boy! You are going to the hospital on your own. I'm going to speak to Mauro. Wether you like it or not!"
"Grrrr…Fine! But when I'm fully healed in a few weeks, I'm going to take the lead on the next step."
"Agreed." Both of them did respect each other to some extent. But now they had to try even harder to do as they were told.
But the question is…why does Mauro want Josh and Ryan to cause trouble with the Turks rather than seduce them now? What is Mauro planning?
Now that is the weird question isn't it? If Mauro wants to hustle the Howson family, why has he asked Ryan and Josh to be creeps and dangerous morons now? Was he changing tactics due to how close RDJ and Tomada were getting to the family? Does his insider contact have something planned up their sleeve? Who cut the ropes that injured both Ryan and Zeek?! So many questions…but the answers will come in time! Anyways I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. And I'll see you all for the next one!