The following day
Friday
Chicago
With that major problem, yesterday morning, I decided we might need some extra support.
Only one other person was available and she was borderline useless, but we had no choice! I'd give her a short trial and if necessary kick her into touch. Dave wasn't so sure, but he agreed.
Let's see what Hawk could do!
That evening
I was out with Hit Girl and we were keeping an eye on some drug dealers, when my cell buzzed with a text.
'Sorry. Busy tonight. Will call tomorrow. Mindy.'
I decided to call Mindy, as nothing else was happening right now and Hit Girl herself was off checking on something.
The phone rang and then was answered.
"Hello?"
"Hi Mindy, it's Kim," I said.
"Oh, hello Kim!" Mindy replied. "Now isn't the best time, I'm kinda in the middle of something,"
"Never mind, so am I..." I stopped talking, as Hit Girl approached.
"Good, I'll see ya..." Hit Girl said, before she stopped talking and looked at me strangely.
"Bye!" We both said together and I heard it in stereo.
"What the fuck!" We both said, again in stereo.
I hung up the cell.
"Mindy?"
"Kim?"
"I'd never have guessed!" Hit Girl/Mindy growled.
"Neither would I!" Hawk/Kim replied.
So Kim is Hawk; I really would never have guessed, but it does explain why Sophia took to her so quickly! Dave will fucking love this! The only people Kim hasn't met, so far, are Marty and Chloe. Hawk has met Battle Guy and Shadow, but not Marty and Chloe. I don't like this, at all. I'm getting a bad feeling about this. I've had this feeling before, but when? Suddenly I remembered and felt rage boiling inside of me!
"Battle Guy, we're coming back in and I want Kick-Ass and Battle Guy there, too!" I said over the comms, before turning to Hawk.
"I think we need to talk, girl!" I said.
Safehouse A
"Dave, Hit Girl called and she's coming back in; she sounds pissed. She's bringing Hawk, too and she asked for 'Kick-Ass' and 'Battle Guy' to be here," Marty said.
"Mindy's bringing Hawk to the safehouse? Something bad has happened, I can feel it and if she wants 'Kick-Ass' and 'Battle Guy' to be here, that means we need to get changed, Battle Guy!" I replied grimly.
..._...
About fifteen minutes later, I had changed into my combat suit and Marty was in his Battle Guy gear. A few minutes later, the lights went out in the safehouse and the main door slide open, allowing Beast to pull in.
I noticed that Hawk had a blindfold on and that Hit Girl did not look happy. Once Hit Girl climbed out, she went around the other side of Beast and hauled Hawk out, throwing her onto the mat, violently.
"What the fuck?" Hawk yelled, as she fell, before Hit Girl threw her onto her back and knelt down, holding her Tanto to Hawk's throat.
"Er, Hit Girl... What's happening?" I asked, feeling very confused.
"Kick-Ass, meet Kim Burgess!" Hit Girl said, pulling off Hawk's mask and blindfold, she blinked in the bright light.
"Kim?" I exclaimed, seeing her, by now very frightened, face. "Kim is Hawk?"
"Yup!" Hit Girl replied.
"I would never have guessed, but it does answer a few questions," I acknowledged.
"Yes, it does!" Battle Guy responded.
"What are you doing?" Kim asked, almost sobbing.
..._...
"You are a fucking cop and you were sent to infiltrate us, am I right?" Hit Girl snarled, viciously.
"No Mindy... No... I left Chicago PD, I promise!" Kim begged.
"I don't fucking believe you, bitch!" Hit Girl snarled, pushing the blade further and causing a little blood to run down the highly polished blade.
Kim screamed.
"Scream all you like, nobody will hear you. I am sure you know of my reputation, bitch!" Hit Girl growled, pulling her Tanto away and kicking Kim, across the mat.
Kim lay on the mat, sobbing and curling up in pain.
Hit Girl came over to me and Battle Guy.
"Pure accident, really! We both found out who each other was together! She's a cop and I need to be sure that she isn't a fucking plant. This may get messy, if either one of you want to leave, then please do so," Hit Girl said, conversationally.
"I'll stay to make sure you don't go too far, purple menace!" I said, feeling very concerned.
I hadn't seen Mindy like this in a while, she was cold and calculating. I had to remain to keep Hit Girl in check.
"I'll stay, too. Call me, if you need me," Battle Guy said, heading off to the briefing room.
Hit Girl proceeded to work Kim over, throwing and kicking her around the mat, ignoring the screams of pain.
Finally Kim couldn't move and she was in a lot of pain, not to mention the blood. Hit Girl dragged her over to a steel support and sat Kim against it, none too gently.
"You ready to talk, bitch?" Hit Girl growled, ominously.
"I am not a spy... I am not even a cop any more... Please believe me... You are my friends... I would never hurt either of you... I owe you both my life!" Kim begged, between sobs of pain and fear.
"You know what I can do to you, if I find out that you are lying to me, don't you?" Hit Girl growled, menacingly.
"Yes..." Kim screamed, staring up at Hit Girl and then looking over at me. There was genuine fear in her eyes and no hint of deception.
"Hit Girl, a minute..." I said, heading over to the briefing room.
"Don't fucking move, bitch!" Hit Girl snarled, before following me.
..._...
"She's telling the truth," I said. "Don't you think you've gone a bit far?"
"No!" Hit Girl replied, with a smile.
"She's innocent, Mindy and I trust her," I insisted.
"Okay, we'll dump her and forget we ever knew her!" Hit Girl responded, smirking.
"I know you don't mean that," I said, pulling off my mask.
"Okay, maybe I went a bit far, but I had to be sure. She could have been another 'Red Mist'! You remember how that went, don't you..." Mindy retorted, pulling off her mask and comms. Her face showed absolutely no emotion.
"You know how I feel about that night, Mindy! Don't fucking joke about it, you evil bitch!" I replied and started to feel anger, towards Mindy.
"Who said I was joking!" Mindy replied coldly, heading upstairs.
Oh, this is just fucking great!
..._...
I went back out to Kim and helped her up, she was still sobbing.
"I'm sorry Kim, Mindy went too far! But... She had her reasons, we've been betrayed before and Mindy's Dad was murdered the last time," I said, helping her into the briefing room and onto the couch.
"Hi Kim, I'm Marty," Battle Guy said, pulling off his mask.
"Hi Marty, I must look like shit," Kim said, trying to smile.
I let her get her breath back, for a few minutes.
"Okay Kim, let's get you cleaned up," I said. "Come on."
I took Kim upstairs to the kitchen.
"I assume you have clothes on, under your costume?" I asked.
"Yeah," Kim said, stripping out of her costume. She was wearing shorts and a t-shirt underneath.
"Fuck!" I exclaimed.
Kim had considerable bruising on her thighs, stomach and back, plus a split lip and bruised cheek.
"Go relax in a hot shower, then we'll get you home," I said. "I'll find some clothes for you to borrow."
Kim went into the bathroom and I went to find Mindy. I was feeling very angry, after seeing the injuries on Kim. Mindy went too fucking far!
..._...
I found Mindy in our bedroom, she was just getting dressed, after having taken a shower.
"You happy?" I asked, angrily.
"Dave, take your fucking tampon out, for fuck's sake!" Mindy growled.
"What!" I responded. "What the fuck is wrong with you, tonight?"
"I was trying to make sure nobody else got killed," Mindy threw back. "By a friend of yours!"
"Yes, Red Mist was my fault and yes Kim was a friend! There's nothing I can do about Red Mist, but you did not need to beat the crap out of her!" I yelled back.
"Well you fucked up once, you'll probably do it again! Last time I lost my Daddy, I'm not losing anything else I care about!" Mindy responded, darkly.
"Okay, what else might you lose that you fucking care about!" I shouted back.
"You, asshole!" Mindy said and tears started falling.
"That is no fucking reason to beat the shit out of somebody! You went too fucking far!" I retorted, angrily.
"I did it because I love you!" Mindy retorted, she was really mad.
"Bullshit, you did it because you could and you fucking enjoy it! Just fucking admit it!" I yelled back, getting angrier and I turned and went downstairs.
Marty appeared at the bottom of the stairs, looking very concerned.
"Keep out of this Marty, for your own sake. I can take her shit! Can you look after Kim? Make sure she gets some clothes and let her stay here tonight," I said.
"No problem Dave, I'll stay tonight and make sure she's safe. I'll go find the ice packs," Marty replied.
About five minutes later, Mindy came downstairs and she still looked mad.
"Well, bitch, you cooled down yet?" I asked, calmly.
"Oh yes, I'm cool, calm and collected, Dave! I'm surprised you're not upstairs fucking Hawk, she is a much better specimen than me, after all!" Mindy said, spitefully.
"Have you lost your fucking mind?" I spat, incredulously.
"Possibly! But that's me isn't it? I'm a heartless, psychotic bitch, remember!" Mindy screamed back.
What the fuck is going on? She's fucking lost it! I reached out a hand to touch Mindy, but she grabbed my arm and swung me around, before throwing me hard, onto the mat. She followed through and started attacking me, I felt her kicking and punching me as I lay on the mat.
I couldn't put up with this any more! I forced myself up, throwing her backwards and Mindy crashed onto the mat, she was beyond mad! She launched towards me, but I think her anger was clouding her judgement, as I was able to grab her and spin her around, before throwing her down hard, onto her back. The breath was knocked out of her lungs and she screamed in pain. I knelt across her legs, pinning them, before pinning her chest down, with my right fist.
"This fucking ends now!" I bellowed at her.
Mindy struggled, but I had her pinned down well.
"Get the fuck off of me, before I fucking kill you!" Mindy screamed.
"Not until you calm the fuck down!" I yelled back.
"I am going to fucking kill you, you worthless piece of shit!" Mindy spat.
I could see Marty standing by the stairs, with Kim. They were both shocked.
..._...
Suddenly, Mindy reached a hand behind her and a second later, I had a SIG Sauer P232 pistol, at my left temple. I froze, but I saw Marty dash into the armoury and reappear with my Taser.
"Now!" I yelled, pushing myself back and away from Mindy, as Marty brought the Taser up and fired it, from about 20 feet away. The barbs hit Mindy in the chest and she shook for about three seconds, before going still. Marty disconnected the wires from the Taser, rendering Mindy safe to touch. I checked Mindy's pulse, she was okay, but unconscious. I removed the barbs swiftly and Marty brought the first aid kit, so I could treat the small wounds.
Mindy started to come around, almost immediately. Marty inserted a fresh cartridge into the Taser and stood ready. I had already removed the magazine from the SIG and ejected the chambered round, throwing the empty pistol towards Marty, who pocketed it.
..._...
Mindy opened her eyes and looked directly up at me.
She seemed much calmer.
"What did I do?" She asked, simply.
"What do you remember?" I asked.
"I don't know... Why is my hand shaking? Ouch! Marty did you just fucking Taser me?" Mindy asked, looking around and seeing the discarded Taser cartridge and wires, plus Marty aiming the Taser.
"Sorry, Mindy, you were about to shoot Dave!" Marty said.
"Oh God... I remember now!" Mindy said, then she saw Kim. "Oh God, I'm so sorry Kim, I really am!"
Kim came over and helped Mindy up.
"Come on, you were having a flashback or something, I think. Marty explained about Chris D'Amico and Red Mist. I'm so sorry about your Dad. You thinking that I might be a plant must have set you off," Kim said. "I've seen it happen before, to cops."
Both girls headed upstairs, Kim helping Mindy, who was now crying.
I looked at Marty.
"Well I'm glad that's fucking over!" I said.
"Yeah! First time I've ever fired a Taser! It's pretty cool!" Marty said.
"At least it worked. The last time I fired a Taser, I didn't quite get the desired result!" I said, grimly.
I helped Marty tidy up and dispose of the deployed Taser wires, before stowing the Taser and Mindy's pistol.
I closed up the armoury and we both headed upstairs to bed. I headed into our bedroom and found Mindy lying on the bed, examining her Taser wounds.
"Now you know what it's like to have a Taser fired at you; Marty enjoyed the practice!" I said, smiling.
"Funny cunt! I suppose that's payback for me shooting you twice, without warning!" Mindy said, smiling back at me.
"Not even close! I love you Mindy and always will, no matter what you do to me!" I said, pulling her into a deep kiss and Mindy started crying, but she continued to kiss me.
"I love you Dave Lizewski!" Mindy said, cuddling in close. "And thank you!"