The following day
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
The following takes place between Midnight and 2:00 A.M.
The Safehouse
"Marty can you get Little Miss Shadow back to Abby's?" Mindy asked.
"Sure! You ready, Little Miss Shadow?" Marty asked Chloe and he received a nasty scowl in return along with a reluctant nod.
"Thanks, Chloe, we'll see you on Saturday. If we need you, we'll call," Mindy said, with extra emphasis on the last two words.
"Okay," Chloe replied, getting into Speedy with Marty.
00:53 A.M.
West Ridge
As soon as Dave and Mindy arrived home, they waited a few minutes for Marty to get back and then all three of them went to bed.
Sophia, especially, was very tired and she curled up on the couch in the bedroom and went straight to sleep. She had some slight bruising from the knife impacts, but nothing life threatening, and she seemed to have enjoyed the evening's activities.
The following takes place between 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M.
West Ridge
They all slept in, thanks to the very late return, earlier that morning.
11:28 A.M.
Dave woke up, first, and he jumped straight into the shower where he was joined, after a few minutes, by Mindy.
Dave retained a few bruises, from the other day and Mindy helped to soothe them. They were both getting quite exhausted from the continued activity over the past few days, and that was taking a physical toll on their bodies.
The shit had to end soon, they both hoped.
11:55 A.M.
Once Dave and Mindy were dressed, they headed downstairs and started 'brunch'.
The following takes place between 12:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M.
West Ridge
Marty appeared and he sat down with his friends to eat.
They would need to take Sophia out for a walk, once they had eaten. As well as being necessary for Sophia, the fresh air should also do them all some good.
1:10 P.M.
The three of them (yes, Marty was persuaded to come too) and Sophia, were walking through Channel Runne Park.
It was a pleasant day and Sophia was really enjoying the freedom. Dave had brought a Frisbee and they had Sophia chasing after it. While they walked, the three of them talked about what to do next. Chris was still out there causing trouble. If seizing the Police Commander's kids and The Archer were part of Chris' plans, then he should be majorly pissed by that point.
They were the proverbial fly in Chris' ointment.
The following takes place between 2:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M.
The Safehouse
The team decided on another daytime patrol.
As before, they changed into their combat suits, but left off their weapons, masks, and comms. Those extra items were stowed, out of sight, in the SUV. First, they executed their usual box search around the Safehouse, but did not see much.
Ultimately, they ended up south of Chicago, near I-90 and East 79th Street.
3:35 P.M.
"Stop!" Dave yelled.
Mindy was driving and she slammed on the brakes, pulling over to the side of the road.
"Backup, slowly!" Dave said.
Mindy slowly reversed the SUV, back down the street.
"Stop! Look who we have!"
Looking down a narrow alley between two properties, Dave saw a familiar hero and she was fighting two men.
"Go!" Mindy ordered.
Dave climbed into the back of the SUV and he quickly pulled on his mask and comms, before grabbing his batons, Glock pistol, and Taser. The building directly beside them was abandoned and the front yard was overgrown, so Kick-Ass dived out of the SUV and behind a bush. He moved to the alley and peered down it. The two men were between him and Hawk. Behind the hero, he could see two more men coming down the alley.
"Hit Girl, get around the back! Two more heading down," Kick-Ass called over the comms.
"Moving out!"
Kick-Ass heard the SUV accelerate away, then he climbed over the security gate, landing softly behind the two thugs.
"Howdy cunts!" he snarled.
The two thugs spun around, and Kick-Ass could see a relieved grin on Hawk's face. Neither thug was armed with a gun, but they wielded knives. He waded in and smashed the head of one thug against the wall of the building, on the right. The thug dropped hard. The next thug tried to fight, but the alley was tight, and Kick-Ass slammed an armoured elbow into the thug's face, putting him down. Hawk was fighting the newer pair of thugs and Kick-Ass could tell that she was getting tired.
"My turn!" Hit Girl growled, as she appeared at the far end of the alley.
One thug spun around and ran at Hit Girl, who effortlessly put the thug down, before literally walking over him, towards the remaining thug. Before Hit Girl could reach him, though, Hawk put the last thug down with the shaft of her short spear to the side of his head.
3:46 P.M.
"You okay, Hawk?" Kick-Ass asked.
"Thank you, Kick-Ass!" Hawk replied, sounding out of breath. "And thank you, Hit Girl!"
"No problem!" Hit Girl replied, smirking.
"I didn't know you guys came out much, during the day," Hawk said.
"It's rare, I will admit, but we do like to keep an eye on what's going on!" Kick-Ass responded. "Hit Girl, back to headquarters!"
The following takes place between 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.
"Well done with the plates. Smearing them with mud was a good idea!" Dave said, as they drove away from the area.
"Thanks! What's with the 'Hit Girl, back to headquarters', thing?" Mindy asked. "You've used it a few times now."
"Your Dad used it, the first night we met," Dave admitted. "It sounded kinda cool."
"Yeah. Well, sometimes, what Daddy thought was cool, sorta wasn't," Mindy admitted with a grimace. "A lot of the things he said, didn't always make sense. Like 'Ass-Kick'."
"But I thought you liked 'Ass-Kick'," Dave replied, grinning at Mindy.
"You are such a dork!" Mindy replied, shaking her head and laughing.
4:45 P.M.
"So, what do you think of Hawk's fighting skills?" Dave asked.
"They suck, big time! She has some basic skills, but they seem to be more of a defensive measure, than offensive. She's definitely no threat to us, but I intend to keep my distance from her," Mindy replied. "At least for now."
The rest of the patrol was uneventful, so they decided that it was time to head back to the Safehouse. When they got back, Marty was busy getting himself setup for the evening's activities. The Archer was gone, but they still had Chris and his crackpot henchmen to contend with.
Mindy went off to train for the evening, while Dave headed upstairs for a much-needed shower.
5:12 P.M.
When Dave returned back downstairs, Mindy was back-flipping across the mat. Now that girl was really flexible.
"You showering before dinner?" Dave needled. "'Cause I think you're gonna need it."
"Cunt!" Mindy yelled back, before cartwheeling toward Dave. "Okay, I'll go shower."
It was at times like that moment, that Dave knew he was the happiest man on the planet with the hottest girl, and that his girl was Hit Girl.
Dave went upstairs, with Marty, to get dinner ready.
The following takes place between 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.
The Safehouse
Dinner was good and Mindy always looked hottest with her hair up.
They cleared up and headed downstairs to gear up. Dave couldn't resist giving Mindy a big kiss as she passed him, and she giggled. She might be hot, but she could also be a little strange.
Dave checked out the two motorcycles, to make ensure that they were both gassed up and ready. As he entered the armoury, Dave saw Mindy polishing her twin Katana swords and the Tanto.
"You think we're gonna need them, this evening?" Dave queried.
"You never know; that bastard is totally unpredictable," Mindy replied, somewhat angrily.
Dave knew Mindy was referring to Chris and she was right. He pulled out his own Ko-Wakizashi blades and set to polishing them, before checking his Glock pistol and ensuring that his Taser was charged.
The following takes place between 8:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M.
The Safehouse
It was time to depart.
"Fusion is heading out!" Kick-Ass called out to Battle Guy as they started the Fat Boy and the Panigale.
"Battle Guy copies Fusion is heading out!"
8:35 P.M.
The pair were cruising near to the east of I-90 when they received a call from Battle Guy.
"Murphy called; there's trouble at East 31st Street and South Martin Luther King Drive. He didn't go into detail, but I think the ninjas are back," Battle Guy reported.
"We're on it!" Hit Girl responded, accelerating.
They were heading east on East 31st street. As the pair approached the junction advised by Battle Guy, they turned left and then all hell broke loose. South Martin Luther King Drive was an eight-lane strip with a grass median which had trees along it. Ahead of Kick-Ass and Hit Girl were ninjas, well over a dozen of them, plus beyond them were watchdogs; their sole purpose to guard the ninjas. As they both headed up the street, side by side, a shape ran into the road and went down on one knee. It looked like The Archer; he had a crossbow. Were there two of the bastards?
He aimed at Hit Girl and he fired . . .
8:43 P.M.
Kick-Ass watched in horror as Hit Girl swerved to avoid the bolt, but she was hit and came off the back of her Panigale.
"Hit Girl is down . . . another archer!"
Luckily, they hadn't been going that fast, but still, the Ducati skidded across the road and flipped over once, before impacting the median. Hit Girl rolled across the road, before coming to rest beside a parked car. As soon as Kick-Ass saw Hit Girl come off the Ducati, he skidded to a halt, veering towards her, as she rolled across the road. He jumped off the Fat Boy, laying it down on its side. Immediately, Kick-Ass pulled out his Glock and he sent several rounds down the drive, towards this other archer. He heard a yell and saw the archer go down. The ninjas turned and headed in their direction. Then, Kick-Ass turned his attention to Hit Girl.
Hit Girl lay on her side, not moving, but the combat suit seemed intact and it seemed to have protected her, but her helmet was badly gouged and scratched to hell. Tentatively, Kick-Ass opened her visor and he was relieved to see Hit Girl grinning up at him, but she was in obvious pain. He looked down her body and found where the bolt had hit her. It had impacted her lower arm just below the elbow. The bolt had pierced the composite material of the suit and passed clean through. Quickly, Kick-Ass ripped open a vial of anti-septic and poured it into the wound, causing Hit Girl to scream out in pain before he then wrapped a field dressing around the wound.
"Can you fight?" He asked, looking up at the advancing ninjas. "Cause you're gonna need to in about forty seconds."
"I'll manage," Hit Girl grimaced, getting up slowly, before pulling off her damaged helmet and throwing it away to one side.
"Battle Guy, Hit Girl is wounded, but okay," I called. "Fusion is engaging the ninjas!"
8:56 P.M.
Kick-Ass and Hit Girl engaged the ninjas.
Hit Girl could only use one Katana, but she seemed to be managing okay. Kick-Ass was slashing his way through the ninjas with both of my Ko-Wakizashi. Blood was flowing and Hit Girl seemed to be in her element. The adrenalin would help her. As before, the watchdogs were defending the ninjas from the Police. Kick-Ass could hear lots of gunfire, but this time he could hear heavier gunfire, from assault rifles. The ninjas were falling, before them, but not as fast as he would have liked.
Kick-Ass quickly came face to face with one ninja who was apparently bent on revenge for his colleagues and he pushed hard, repeatedly hitting Kick-Ass' armour, before he was able to fight off the determined attack and drive a blade into the ninja's stomach and then letting him sink to the blood-spattered roadway. Kick-Ass saw Hit Girl receive a hit to her wounded left arm, causing her to yell out in pain, and she was pushed down. Kick-Ass surged forward in anger and he severed the head of that ninja, sending it flying.
Suddenly, another ninja stopped in mid-attack, he had a spear tip jutting through his chest, which was swiftly pulled back out. As the ninja dropped, he revealed a grinning Hawk who span around and hauled Hit Girl back to her feet.
"Just wanted to return the favour!" Hawk shouted.
"Please, join us!" Kick-Ass snarled back with a nod. "You okay, Hit Girl!" he called over the comms.
"Yeah . . . I'm fine," Hit Girl replied, but she did not sound okay, and she was starting to look pale.
9:12 P.M.
There were about eight ninjas left, but Kick-Ass could see quite a few watchdogs running towards them to help the ninjas.
As the watchdogs got close, they started to shoot at them, but then the watchdogs started to fall and Kick-Ass saw police officers, some in riot and SWAT gear attacking the watchdogs with AR-15 rifles and pistols. Kick-Ass turned his attention back to the ninjas, slaughtering them with renewed energy. The fight had to end soon as he could see that Hit Girl was struggling; she had to be losing blood from the wound. Hawk was actually doing pretty well, considering. There seemed to be more to Hawk than you would think. Kick-Ass slashed the stomach of another ninja, before fending off a blow from a Katana with his gauntlet and driving a blade into the chest of that ninja.
But as the last ninjas fell, so did Hit Girl.
9:24 P.M.
Kick-Ass ran over to the fallen Hit Girl, stowing his blades.
He thought that she must have fainted as a minute or two later her eyes opened, and she smiled. Kick-Ass made a decision.
"We need a Paramedic!" he shouted to a nearby police officer.
"Yes, sir!" The officer replied instantly, grabbing his radio.
A worried looking Hawk knelt down beside Hit Girl as a paramedic appeared and he started removing the field dressing, before examining the wound.
"It's a through and through. I'll suture the wounds closed. If you keep them clean, they'll heal completely," the Paramedic said.
Kick-Ass removed Hit Girl's left gauntlet and he pushed up the arm of her combat suit to allow better access for the paramedic. While the paramedic went to work, Kick-Ass got up to check on what was happening around them. There were quite a lot of bodies scattered down the roadway. Police and paramedics were everywhere, and Kick-Ass could see some dead police officers, too. Damn! Murphy appeared and Kick-Ass explained what had happened. Murphy said that he would arrange for Hit Girl's wrecked Ducati to be recovered and taken somewhere secure.
When Kick-Ass returned to Hit Girl, the Paramedic was applying a bandage to the wound.
"Thanks!" Kick-Ass said.
"No problem, Kick-Ass," The Paramedic replied as he packed up his equipment. "It's an honour."
Kick-Ass helped Hit Girl back to her feet.
The following takes place between 10:00 P.M. and Midnight
"Hawk, can you help me get Hit Girl onto my motorcycle?" Kick-Ass growled.
"Of course," Hawk replied with concern in her voice.
Kick-Ass helped Hit Girl over to the Fat Boy and while Hawk supported the weakened Hit Girl, he picked the motorcycle up, before mounting and bracing the beast. Hawk helped Hit Girl onto the seat behind Kick-Ass, before retrieving Hit Girl's slightly helmet and helping her to put it on.
"Hold tight, Hit Girl!" Hawk said, in a concerned voice.
"Thanks, Hawk," Kick-Ass growled.
10:24 P.M.
The Safehouse
Kick-Ass drove back to the Safehouse slowly, ensuring that Hit Girl kept a tight hold on him.
Once he had parked and the Safehouse doors were closed, Marty came running towards them and he caught Hit Girl as she fell backwards. Kick-Ass climbed off the Fat Boy and he helped Marty remove her helmet, before they both carried Mindy upstairs. Marty went back downstairs, while Dave stripped the combat suit off of Mindy. He got her into bed, and he left her to rest. He went back downstairs and explained to Marty exactly what had happened, including their meeting up with Hawk again.
Dave could see that Marty had something on this mind, but he did not appear to want to get into it, right at that moment.
Updated: January 2019