Roanapur Nights

A RosarioVampire and Black Lagoon Crossover

Chapter 28

Revy didn't say a word while Benny had worked on the modem. She didn't because the Dullahan seemed to be fine with pretending that this was their first meeting. Personally she was fine with that as well. The moment Benny finished the two of them began to leave. She waited until they were out of the apartment, down the stairs, and nearing the front doors before she shook her head, "She's going after Chang."

Benny stopped for a moment, "Wait, how do you know?"

She looked at him, "Because, she was after him the first time we met," she admitted, "She nearly killed me then. If it hadn't been for a few different things I would be dead. Instead she admitted what was going on. I'm guessing that Chang's cyborg body guard must have hooked into the modem."

Benny nodded, "Well, that would explain the unusual processor," he replied, "The human brain can process data way faster than most machines. In order to translate that into electronic impulses that mechanical parts could understand she'd need to have a monster processor that was able to do so. My guess is that whoever put her together figured that out, and they went ahead and gave her the tools she needed to wireless connect to pretty much anything. It's similar to that tablet."

Revy looked at him, "So, can the cyborg track the tablet?"

He looked at her, "Maybe. I mean it's not impossible," he replied, "We both know that impossible doesn't really exist. But I mean it's possible that she could. It wouldn't be easy. It's not my best work, but there's a pretty aggressive anti-tracking program I wrote on there. It should redirect anything that's attempting to track it to about a dozen different locations. Still, if someone was to keep at it long enough, and they kept hammering it, then the program would eventually fail."

They walked and Revy considered it, "So, she needs to find and deal with her before the cyborg can do that," she said as they made their way to the car, "Well, hope that she's able to do so."

They walked toward the car they'd brought. The 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner was sitting at the spot they'd left it. Revy climbed into the passenger seat as Benny got into the driver's side. She watched as he turned the ignition, and soon the older car was rumbling to life. She heard the radio come on, and for a few moments there was nothing playing, but all too soon the sounds of heavy metal began to fill the car itself.

She leaned back as the sounds of Metalica entered into the place that had been quiet. She bobbed her head to Master of Puppets as Benny pulled the car onto the road, "So, what's the chance that things are going to go pairshapped for everyone?" he asked as they drove back toward the Lagoon's dock, "because let's be serious. This is going to be the kind of thing that we're right in the middle of again."

She shrugged as she sat there, "Not sure to be honest," she replied as they drove, "Sure, there's a damn good chance that things are going to go pairshapped, but we won't know how it will until it affects us. That's more of Rock's territory. My Rocky-baby has a pretty good idea of what the other guys are thinking, and he's usually able to figure out a decent counter to it."

Benny nodded, "Yeah, that's pretty true," he replied, "I've seen him pull a win out of a situation that would have been a major loss before. That's not something that just anyone can do. Even so, I doubt that he's going to be able to account for everything. Chang has been doing this for a while, and if he manages to escape I've got to figure that he's going to be wanting to take care of anyone that could be a future threat to him."

Revy laughed after a moment, "Good luck with that," she replied, "It's not just what Rock is now, but the backing he has. If Chang manages to do something to him then it's going to put the entire Huang Family Syndicate after him. Not that they aren't already."

Benny was quiet for a moment, "She's got people following him, doesn't she?"

Revy nodded, "Following him, and more importantly they're positioned at every single exit out of the city. That includes the bridges. She's even got her connections in the local authorities going through the motions of performing checks. Sure, I'm certain that his Cyborg Guard has a decent idea of how to get him somewhere, but I'm betting that her contract ends with getting him onto whatever it was that he's supposed to board. Beyond that it's Chang and whoever is moving him out's problem."

Benny nodded, "So, once she completes her mission she's not a problem anymore," he replied, shaking his head, "Don't get me wrong, Chang is a dick. He's always been one, and what he's done is finally coming back to bite him in the ass. Karma and all of that crap, but it doesn't mean that he can't end up fucking a few people over. I just really don't want it to be us in any meaningful way."

Revy nodded as the song ended. "I get it," she replied, "I really do, but if it does then it does. There's absolutely jackshit that anyone can do about it. We might as well face the facts that there's a whole lot of possible fuckups that can happen."

The sounds of Megadeth's Sympathy of Destruction began to fill the car after the D.J. talked for a few moments, "By the way," she said as they drove, "Thanks for upgrading the ride with a Satellite radio. It's nice to be able to hear some decent music instead of that normal pop crap that's usually playing."

He laughed, "Sure, but if you're ever having to share a ride with Chyou then you're going to be listening to the pop music. That's usually what she's tunning into," he replied with a laugh, "Dutch deals with it because I guess she makes him happy."

She laughed a little, "Yeah, never thought that Dutch would be doing the whole domestic thing," she replied after a moment, "Honestly I figured that he was going to just do what he'd always done. It's weird, but not exactly the worst thing that I could have expected."

Benny nodded again, "Sure," he replied as the song continued to play, "Not the worst thing to happen. Got to imagine that it's turned his life upside down for the most part."

There was a snort of laughter, "Yeah, turned his life upside down, and got him laid," she said as they drove, "Honestly, he needed the second part for a while. The fact that she's not exactly human doesn't really matter either. I'm pretty sure that's a major reason for it. There's something exotic about the idea of bagging something that's close to human, but not quite there."

Benny couldn't help the laugh that escaped, "So, you figure he was a closet monster fucker the entire time, huh?"

Revy shrugged, "To be honest, maybe," she stated as she looked at the area around them, "But then the same shit could be said about me. Of course I got with Rock beforehand, so not really."

She looked at Benny, "And one word about how I've been fucking a monster this entire time and we're going to have words Benny-boy."

He shook his head, "No thank you," he replied as they drove, "I don't have a reason to piss you off. That said, I might need a couple of days off."

There was a pause that filled the car. Revy sighed because she knew what was going to be said, "So, when the hell is she coming over?"

She noticed that he was quiet again, "I'm that obvious, huh?" he asked after a minute, "I mean you didn't even hesitate for a second."

She grinned, "Why should I?" she asked as they made their way toward the port, "We both know that you don't just miss days. You don't take off unless there's something important to you, and she's at the top of the list."

He shook his head, "About a week," he said from his seat, "She'll be here in a week, and it's an entire week of takeout, fun, and all of the time with her I can muster," he stated as he headed back toward the pier, "Revy, Jane is good people, and know you that. I mean sure she's a criminal like us, but she's a damned good person. I.. Well, I'm wanting to ask the question, and I really don't know if I should."

There was a moment of quiet, "Benny-boy, if you're asking me to tell you how to ask your girl to marry you then you're asking the wrong person," she said as she looked ahead of her, "Rock and I were just sort of meant to be. Nothing more than that. I can't say shit about you and your girl. Sure, you're both cute together. No getting around that, but honestly I'm not sure if she's the end all that you think she's going to be."

She could hear the way he was driving, and she knew that he was mulling things over, "Look, it's obvious that she means the world to you. Hell, the two of you barely get time together as it is. Do you honestly think that she'd do well in Roanapur? Maybe she'd be okay with one of the families, but even then there's some things that she's going to have to learn to keep quiet about."

She hoped that he wasn't going to ask the stupid question about what. Monsters didn't exactly go advertising their existence. When they did show themselves for who they were, someone usually died. The only other times was when it was someone that was already in the know and was a trusted ally. Rock had become trusted, so had she, Dutch, and Benny. They earned their place at the adult's table.

Jane was another story. Her connection was with Benny, and even then it was more familiarity than anything else. Sure, he loved her, and she was glad for it, but it didn't mean that it was the end all when it came to it. She was his girlfriend, and one thing that was more certain than anything else was that she wasn't exactly family yet. Benny was, but again it was because he earned his spot among them. If they married then she would be relying on his connection to everyone. That meant that if she screwed up then it would be her and Benny paying for it. That was something she didn't want to see.

"Jane knows how to keep a secret," he said after a moment, "I get what you're saying, and trust me the last person I'd want Jane to piss off is Ling Ling. She knows how to keep quiet, and she knows to keep from saying too much. Besides, she knows that assassin that's chasing Chang. Just looking at her I'm pretty sure she's a monster, right?"

Revy looked toward him as he drove, "Yeah," she replied, "She is. And if Jane knows her then that means she knows to keep her mouth shut. Look, Benny-boy, I'm not going to tell you to not bring your girl over here. That'd be a dick move in the extreme, but try to be honest with yourself. Jane is a counterfeiter, and a computer hacker. You're a better hacker, by far, but you've found a place with the Lagoon company. I'm sure that Ling Ling could use her in the Huang Family, but it might mean that she's doing a bunch of shit that she's not really comfortable with."

She laughed a little, "I get that I'm being an annoying older sister here, but honestly I've gotten to think of you as a little brother. And not that hentai shit that I've caught you watching before, perv."

He laughed, "Just to let you know that is culture, pure and simple, and the entire sister in a dryer is a time honored trope."

She rolled her eyes and leaned back, ":Let me guess, Jane's gotten stuck in the dryer a time or two, right?"

There was a moment of silence from the other side of the front seat, "Maybe,?" he replied," I mean it could have happened. And if it did it was consensual, alright?"

A bark of laughter escaped her, "Benny-boy, have you forgotten who the fuck you're talking to here?" she asked as she leaned back, "I've done shit that would make most people break. Fuck, I'm sure that there's some parts of me that are broken. Just sort of the price that's paid for the life we have. How the fuck I got lucky enough to end up with Rock I've got no fuckin' clue, but I know that I'm not stupid enough to fuck it up."

There was a moment of silence that filled the car again, "I'm not going to screw things up with Jane," he said after a moment, "I get how dangerous Roanapur is, but once you learn the city it's not so bad."

She grinned, "That's where you're wrong Benny-boy, that's where you're wrong. Some of the monsters we work for have said that the city itself is a monster. It's a living, breathing, and very real monster. It just waits for people to occupy it, and then it starts claiming them. This place kills every single person that lives in it. Everyone here is dead, and we all know it. Chang's bullet has finally caught up with him, and everyone else will have their bullet catch up with them. Rock and Roxy are the two exceptions. My man and my baby are going to live for-fucking-ever, and the city can just go ahead and suck a dick if it doesn't like it."

"Okay, you're talking about Roanapur like it's a girl."

She grinned, "Because she is," Revy replied as they neared the pier, "It takes a bitch to know a bitch, and Roanapur is a bitch. She's one that's been walking the streets, working the Johns, and fleecing the sheep for a long fuckin' time. She knows all of the tricks, how to get someone comfortable, and then she takes them out. She's a femme fuckin' fatale, and I've got to imagine that she's pissed that she can't have my Rocky baby. The only girl that gets to have him is me, and she's just got to fuckin' watch."

They pulled near the docking station, and Benny shut off the car itself, "Revy, Have you thought about you and Rock?" he asked after a moment, "I mean, Rock's never going to age, right? Like he'll never really get any older than he is now physically. So, what does that mean for you? Are you going to stay the same age, or are you going to become like him?"

The question was a hard hitting one. She leaned back, considering it for a moment, "I thought about it," she replied, her voice wistful, "I really have. I've considered asking my Rocky baby to go ahead and do it. You know, make me a monster like him, but I don't know if he wants to. I know that Ling Ling said that I'm a thrall now. Basically I'll age slower, maybe stop aging, and that my reflexes and speed have increased. From what she said, as long as I'm getting the sweet dick from Rocky I can count on this lasting for as long as I want."

She grinned, "Maybe I'll ask him to turn me, or maybe I'll just enjoy screwing my husband for the rest of his immortal life."

A flash of anger crossed her eyes for a moment, "Although I really want to hand Chang's hired Cyborg her own fuckin' lungs. What she did to my Rocky baby deserves retribution. She deserves to get her ever loving ass handed to her, and his fuckin' ass deserves to have his throat cut, his cock sliced off, and then it shoved into the hole of his fuckin' throat. He's a piece of shit that's been floating way too damned long."