Felix mentally cursed himself for just sitting there as they attacked Anya. But what could he have done? Otis had made it undeniably clear that if he tried any form of interference that the other dobermans were to take care of him. And that, that he could not risk if he was to try and keep Anya safe as much as possible when they returned. Hopefully him being so compliant now will help him keep Anya as safe as he had before with Otis, for the most part. He just hoped that the worst of it had already passed.
"Dude what do you think you're doing?" Luke asked.
"What, she was feisty...kinda like em feisty." Marcus replied as he ran his hand along Anya's leg.
"Otis is going to kill you." Lucas stated.
"If he finds out that is." Marcus grinned. "I'm owed this after the trouble she's caused." He muttered slightly. "Besides, what's Felix going to do? If he tries to say anything we'll just say he's lying and trying to get back at him for the threat by having him kill us."
"...smart." Lucas admitted.
"Yeah." Marcus grinned as his hand traveled along Anya's bruised body, taking in her form with some delight.
"When you put it like that…" Lucas grinned. "Mind if I..."
"Go right ahead." Marcus chuckled
Luke had just started running his hand along Anya's body, both him and Marcus getting a good feel of her chest when the car suddenly jolted to a stop, causing both of them to jerk and hit their heads on the front seats. "Ow, what the hell?!" Lucas exclaimed.
"Yeah, what's your fucking-" Marcus suddenly went quiet as he heard the cocking of a gun that was soon pointed at his head.
"I might be forced to partake in this, but I will NOT stand by and let you molest her. You can shoot me or tell Otis I tried something, but know this. I will take one or both of you with me, so try me." Felix said as he glared at the two as they gulped.
"OK okay...sheesh." Marcus agreed.
"Yeah…you're no fun." Lucas muttered. "How about this, we won't lie about you doing anything or kill you, and you don't say we had a bit of fun, agreed?"
Felix continued to glare at the two, contemplating what to do. He could easily try to kill them, might get lucky, might end up dead. He ran the variables in his head like always when it came to risk vs profit situations, his analytical mind what made him a valuable member of the gang with being able to be pretty accurate on the best course of action. Well, that, and his connections to pretty impressive areas of town. After running the scenario a few times he sighed, putting the gun back as the risk often outweighed the desired outcome.
"Great. See, we can all be friends here." Marcus grinned.
"Yeah, no need to be hostile." Luke smirked.
Felix said nothing as he started the car again, continuing to drive them back to Otis' compound. What he just did was rather unlike him, acting before thinking. And yet, he couldn't just sit there as they had their way for Anya. Even if he was likely to have died from doing so, he was not about to let something so heinous happen to her. She wasn't one of those drugged up whores or desperate women that were often at the compound, she deserved respect. At least for now that was something he could do for him just sitting there as they hit her. Maybe after doing this he can have Otis' trust again to where he can keep her safe, hopefully. Though deep down he wished for a miracle that would end this insanity and get things back where they used to be, and that the arctic wolf hopefully didn't suffer.
Shinoku was on his hands and knees, glaring at the two dobermans as he tried to get up again only to be knocked to the ground once more by Frank. "You got the silencer on?" He asked Damian.
"Yeah, but maybe we should take him a bit further to the edge of the hill, just to make sure no one's in hearing distance." Damian suggested. "Plus his body will fall down to the bushes below."
"Good idea." Frank said as he went to kick the wind out of Shinoku so he could drag him to the hill's edge, leaning down to grab Shinoku by the collar as he tried to get air into his lungs.
As Frank grabbed him by the collar he caught Anya's scent on his hand, and on the gash on his face. He had touched her...fought her…hurt her likely. The thought infuriated him to no end, he could feel his anger and something much darker boiling to the surface. Damian just chuckled as he watched, readying to follow Frank when he started to drag the mutt. The thought of getting the job done and being rewarded bringing a smirk to his face. He was about to start walking after Frank grabbed Shinoku and started dragging him when he felt a tap on his shoulder.
"Shi-" Frank started to say as he began to spin around to aim the gum only to be kicked in the head and sent flying off to the side as he dropped his gun. The next thing he knew he was hit by a fist and then nothing.
Frank momentarily let go of Shinoku as he spun to see that Damian was now off a few feet to the right f where he had been, a black jackal standing over him that soon turned to face the other doberman as a lion soon joined him. "Fucking brats!" he yelled as he went to get his gun, only to feel a powerful punch connect to his gut that caused him to clutch his stomach and stumble back slightly. He had been so focused on what had just happened he briefly forgot to make sure the arctic wolf wouldn't be an issue, "Shit..."
Shinoku got to his feet as he growled, anger in his eyes as he glared at the doberman. He said nothing as he tensed up his fist and delivered another punch, one that was strong enough to send the doberman flying back a bit, hitting the ground and tumbling ever closer to he edge. The arctic wolf continued to stay quiet as he made his way over to the doberman, they were with Otis, they hurt Anya, took her, and were told to kill him. This was unforgivable.
Sebastian looked at Hassan, the two silently exchanging if they should try to stop Shinoku from going too far, only to just turn back to Shin and watch. This was Shinoku's fight after all, and they had seem all too willing to kill him. It wasn't too long before Vega and Jax showed up, each exchanging looks before focusing their full attention on Shinoku to see just what the arctic wolf would do with the other goon that tried to kill him.
Shinoku leered down at Frank. "Where is she?" he growled.
"Fuck off." Frank snapped before spitting in Shinoku's direction. "You think I'm afraid of you? Otis is far more terrifying. Even if I wasn't afraid of him I wouldn't tell you mutt."
The arctic wolf narrowed his eyes as he clenched his fist. "If you don't..."
"What, you'll fucking kill me? You don't have the balls kid." Frank scoffed. "Even if you did, it won't matter. Otis will keep sending more of us to kill you till you're dead or you're stupid enough to face the entire gang. Either way, I'm no snitch, you can find him yourself." he sneered, slowly grabbing his concealed gun. "Oh and one more thing..." Frank grinned. "Rot in hell!"
As the doberman pulled out the gun to shoot the arctic wolf quickly reacted, swiftly kicking him in the gut before he could fire. The kick sent the doberman tumbling back even more, his eyes widening as he realized that the majority of the body didn't feel anything under it. He let out a scream as the fact he was going over the edge set in and he tumbled down the hill, his body landing lifelessly in the bush below.
"So...looks like we're fighting a gang now." Jax piped up. "Can't say I saw that coming...Eh, bring em on."
"Damn right." Vega agreed.
"So...What now?" Sebastian asked as he looked to Shinoku.
Shinoku turned to look at his friends. "They're only after me, I don't-"
"Don't give us the selfless hero crap." Vega interrupted. "They took Anya and are out to kill you, as far as we're concerned they've declared war on the eight o'eight boys."
Jax nodded in agreement, "Exactly, you mess with one, you mess with all."
"Exactly." Hassan agreed. "Besides, I'm pretty sure we just got ourselves involved by knockin out this guy." He said as he lightly kicked the unconscious doberman. "Like Sebastian said, what now?" The jackal asked as he looked to Shinoku.
A brief moment of genuinely grateful happiness broke through Shinoku's angered expression before he spoke. "I do have Anya's scent, but I also pick up a car...there's no telling if I can track them if they've gone somewhere into the city."
"So we make this bastard talk." Vega stated bluntly. "Hopefully he's more reasonable. If not...Well I'm sure we'll think of something."
"Question is where do we take him to do so...it's not like we can just take him to our room." Sebastian mused.
"...Hassan, mind going to get coach Dante?" Shinoku asked
"Are you sure?" Hassan asked. "You know he'll likely inform the principal or cops." Hassan remarked.
"It's possible, but hopefully he'll understand." Shinoku said, hoping that would be the case,
"What are you thinking Shin?" Sebastian asked
"We'll use one of the gym storage rooms, it'll be pretty secluded." Shinoku stated.
"….I guess we don't have much of a choice." Hassan said before going to get the coach.
As Hassan left Vega looked at Shinoku. "Kinda odd she didn't mention he was a gang leader though."
Shinoku let out a sigh. "I'm sure she had her reasons not to, especially given her dad." He mused.
"Exactly." Sebastian chimed in. "Given how Anya is and what Shin has told us about her dad, I'm not surprised she didn't let that bit about him out." He added. "Some things you just don't want to share because of how big it might be and what it might cause..."
At the gym, Dante sat in his office enjoying his lunch. It had been a rather good day so far for him, no real complaints other than the usual student trying to get out of something or causing grief. As he finished his sandwich he thought about his interaction with Akila, how nice it was….how nice she was. She did seem...playful to a point with her teasing. He looked at his phone fir a moment, in the days after he met he hadn't been by the teacher's lounge or tried to get in contact with her about going to get drinks. Why was he putting it off? It was just drinks after all, not like he was asking her out on a date...not that he wouldn't be opposed to the idea. It was just they were sort of coworkers and with Shinoku possibly getting himself mixed up in something bad, when would be a good time to just have a friendly drink?
Dante's train of thought was interrupted though as he saw a black Jackal enter his office. "Hey, you're one of Shinoku's friends…." He said as he looked at the jackal. "Hassan right?
Hassan looked at the Ocelot as he rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah."
"What do you need?" Dante asked.
Hassan rubbed the back of his head. "Well...it's more what Shinoku needs."
The Ocelot's demeanor instantly went from rather friendly to a unamused seriousness. "What happened?"
"I think it's best if Shin explains…" Hassan replied. "That and for you to see."
"Fine." Dante said as he stood up, getting the feeling that what he feared might happen had come to pass. He followed the jackal, expecting t be taken to the dorms, only to be lead towards the entrance of the school. Just what the hell happened? A question that only got more pressing as he saw Shinoku standing with the rest of his friends with an angered expression and a...unconscious doberman near them. "OK, explain, now. What the hell have you gotten into Shinoku?" he asked in agitation.
Shinoku looked at Dante. "You remember when I mentioned I had helped Anya with something?"
"Let me guess, that something was a possessive ex." Dante muttered.
"No, someone who wanted her to be more than what they were but was never going to get that." Shinoku explained. "Turns out he's a gang leader. He took her, dunno when, and when I came looking he had two of his men waiting to try and kill me."
Dante looked at the doberman. "I only see one, where's the other?"
"Taking a long nap down the hill." Jax answered. "Shin had him beat and tried to get him to say where they took Anya but he drew a gun and well...Shin kicked him."
"Fucking hell..." Dante sighed/ "You do realize I'm going to have to report she was kidnapped right? Why didn't you tell me about this before it got this bad?"
"You know as well as I do by the time the police do anything it might be too late." Shinoku countered. "And as for why I didn't...Anya didn't want anyone to know or worry. That...and her father is the type to move her far away if she was in any danger...that's what she and her brothers said at least." He continued. "I didn't...I didn't want to lose her, nor did she want to leave Cherryton or me. Please, we just need somewhere to get him to tell us where she is so-"
"So what?" Dante interrupted. "So you can go rushing off and get yourself killed?" He asked. "Do you realize what you're wanting me to do?"
"I do." Shinoku said simply as he looked Dante dead in the eyes, "But I wouldn't be asking you this if I didn't think you'd help. You KNOW what I'm capable of and they made it quite clear they weren't going to stop till I was dead. Anya's in danger, she could be killed at any moment..." He argued as anger rose in his voice.
"I'm well aware of that, but you're asking me to put my job and career on the line by helping you and not telling the principle or cops." Dante pointed out.
"I know, but I wouldn't be asking if I didn't think there was any other way to save her." Shinoku admitted/ "So please...help me. Besides, what have you told me from day one?"
Dante looked at Shinoku for a moment in thought before letting out a sigh. "That when a fight starts you best damn finish it giving your all." he muttered/ "Alright fine, I'll let you use one of the gym's storage rooms. But I was never here, I never heard anything, and as a teacher I do not condone nor excuse this. That being said...you best damn well make sure he's not going to be an issue again."
Shinoku nodded. "I will...and thanks."
"Can't believe I'm fucking doing this...Alright, pick the bastard up and carry him like he's drunk." Dante ordered, watching as the lion and jackal picked him up. He let out a sigh as he started to head to the storage room behind the gym, he was going to need a drink after this, just how big of a fight had Shinoku gotten into?
Felix pulled into Otis' compound, parking the car and getting out along with Luke and Marcus. He could only watch with drooped ears as the two dobermans carried the still unconscious Anya into the building, making their way to present her to Otis. As they neared Otis Felix stood to the side as Luke and Marcus laid Anya down.
As Otis watched them set her down he noted her bruising, rage setting in as he pulled out his gun and aimed it at Marcus. "Did I say to fucking hurt her?!" he snarled at a now terrified Marcus.
"N-n-no...but she wasn't cooperating! She put a fight, even left a gash on-" Before he could finish he found the gun pressed into his mouth, his ears quickly flattening as his eyes went wide and legs started to shake.
"You bruised her!" Otis yelled, his voice full of possessive rage. "You deliberately bruised her didn't you!"
"N-n-no!" Marcus muffled with the gun in his mouth at an enraged Otis.
As much as Felix detested when Otis was like this, and didn't want to see Otis even angrier, he saw the best opportunity to get back into some semblance of good standing with Otis. "I feel I should let you know...on the way back, Marcus and Luke attempted to...take advantage of the situation."
Luke had been nervously watching the as his boss threatened Marcus, only to now be petrified as Felix informed Otis of what they tried to do. He watched as Otis' eyes burned with fury as he heard Felix, not even giving a now petrified Marcus a chance to defend himself before shooting him. He was horrified and enraged at not only the fact Otis was so obsessed with Anya, but that Felix had seemingly went back on their truce. Well, if he was going to die, he was going to take that albino bastard with him, drawing his gun and going to aim it at Felix.
"You bastard! he's ly-" Before he could finish Otis had quickly aimed at Luke, shooting him in the hand and making him drop his gun. And before he even thought of running, Otis shot him in the knees, causing him to fall to the floor, "Fuck!" he yelled.
"Felix never lies." Otis snarled as he walked over to Luke, stomping down on the doberman's knee to make him cry out in pain. "It's why I've kept him around for so long, I can trust him to give accurate and honest information and assessments. Doesn't mean I always agree with him though. As for you..." Otis trailed off as he pulled out a knife. "You I have very little opinion of."
Luke could only watch in horror as a sadistic smile broke though the angered frown on Otis' face. He was helpless, he tried to struggle, to move, but Otis had him pinned. Otis tightened the grip on his knife, fury mixed with sadistic satisfaction as he sunk the knife into Luke's head, watching as the life left Luke's eyes and leaving the knife in his head.
"Don't think this means you're off the hook." Otis sneered as he got up and walked over to stares Felix in the eyes, "I can still replace you if you give me the excuse, got it?"
"...Yes." Felix replied with drooped ears.
"Good, now go get get her cleaned up and changed." Otis ordered. "I want her to look nice when she realizes that I am her only choice."
The albino doberman nodded, moving to gingerly pick up the still unconscious Anya and take her to one of the spare rooms. This wasn't ideal, far from it in truth, but hopefully he had regained a small measure of footing with Otis so he could hopefully keep his temper in check around her. As he picked her up and looked at her his thoughts went to the arctic wolf Otis had ordered dead. He hadn't heard from Damian or Frank, surely they had finished their job by now, unless they were taking their sweet time with it.
As though he was thinking the same thing Otis looked at Felix. "No word from Frank or Damian yet?"
"No…" Felix answered.
"Odd...Though they might just be having a bit of fun with that fucking mutt." Otis grinned. "Shame really, I'd relish squeezing the life out of him. But I have more important things to deal with. Let me know if there's an update, I don't want them taking too long."
"Yes Otis." Felix replied before carrying Anya off to clean and change her. Though the fact he hadn't heard from either Frank of Damian was both worrying and relieving. Partly because it gave him slight hope and partly because he didn't want to hear that they had successfully killed yet another poor soul who tried or got too close to Anya. Still, he did wonder what exactly was taking the two so long, they weren't exactly known for taking so long.
As Shinoku and the others got to the storage room for the gym Dante got a chair and some rope, instructing them to sit the dobermam down on the chair, binding his hands behind him once they had done so. He still couldn't believe he was doing this, what they were doing wasn't technically wrong, but it wasn't exactly legal either. He knew he should inform the principle, call the police, but he also knew Shinoku was right. Anya's life was at risk each second that went by, who's to say the police would find her in time?
Even if they did find her in time, they would likely just arrest the guy for a short amount of time. And from what Shinoku had said about her father, if he felt she wasn't going to stay safe he'd move her far away. Could he really do that to Shinoku? As a teacher it's his job to mold and guide students, to make sure they're safe and are on the right path towards improvement and a happy life. What would happen if the one girl that seemed to improve Shinoku was taken away? Would he regress back, become worse? Who's to say if he would improve again?
Let alone as a teacher he had to make sure Anya was safe too. Sure he didn't know her as well, but she was still a student and from the impression he got and from what Shinoku had said of her she seemed to like it at Cherryton. Could he really just not take her happiness and what she would want into account and make it to where she was forced away from the school? He then thought what he would do if this was a different situation, if he was a manager and Shinoku was his fighter, it'd be the same thing he was doing right now.
"Alright he's nice and bound." Dante said as he finished, "I'd help but gym class is about to start. If you can't get him to talk let me know between classes and I'll do what I can before I have to teach the next class."
"Right...and thanks." Shinoku said as he looked at the Ocelot.
"Thank me after you get Anya back." Dante remarked. "I'll text your teacher for next class and let them know that you and your friends missed a train back when you went to get lunch. Just...make this count, don't make me regret doing this."
"I won't." Shinoku assured.
"Then I'll leave you to it." Dante said before turning to leave, shutting the door behind him.
"So, who's going to wake him up?" Jax asked, only to see Shin slap the doberman across the face. "Never mind then, looks like Shin's got that covered."
Damian came to his senses with a grunt. "Ow, what the hell...Oh...you." He snorted. "Looks like your friends came to save your ass, for all the good that'll do you. So, I take it you're going to ask me where we took Anya? Where' are we by the way?" The doberman asked as he quickly looked around. "Oh man, what is this, some storage room at the school? That the best you can do?" He laughed. "Where's Frank by the way?"
Shinoku narrowed his eyes as he looked at Damian. "Shut up, we're the ones asking the questions here."
Damian grinned as he looked at Shinoku cockily. "Really, that the best intimidating thing you can say?" He chuckled. "I've seen far worse kid, hell I've done worse. There's nothing you or your lil bratty clique can do to scare me."
"That's the same attitude your friend had, now he's at the bottom of the hill." Vega commented. "So stop being a smart ass."
"Wait, Franks dead, No foolin?" Damian blinked. "Which one of you had the balls?" He asked as he looked at each before seeing each subtly look at Shnoku. "Well fuck me then, Looks like Otis was right to want you dead, and here I thought you were just some dickless mutt."
"Where is Anya?" Shinoku asked, the anger building in his voice as he smelt the tigress on the doberman.
"Look, I'll give you offin Frank, but don't think that just because you killed him makes you scarier than Otis." Damian said as he stayed relatively relaxed. "Hell, I don't even care f you planned to kill me after I told you. I'm loyal to and fear Otis far more than anything a bunch of brats like you could do." He added. "So do your worst, I don't fucking care, when Otis finds out that you weren't killed because your friends helped you, and he will find out." Damian threatened. "He'll come after all of you, make sure all of you are dead, that's a promise. Hell, if I get out of this chair I'll kill you all, more of a reward for me." He chuckled.
Shinoku clenched his fist tight, face seething in anger as he went to throw a punch, seemingly going straight for Damian's head. The doberman could only watch as the arctic wolf reeled back his fist and went for the punch, only to go inches past his head and hit the wall. The doberman's head turned, eyes going to where the arctic wolf's fist was only to see a rather nice dent in the wall.
"Heh, not bad, but not exactly scary. From where I'm sitting I'm holding all the cards." Frank said as he stared down the group. "I know where Otis is hold up and with Frank dead you have no one else to interrogate. That means you can't hurt me too badly or kill me. I do applaud the theatrics though, still amateurish though."
Sebastian watched as Shinoku only got more frustrated and angry before looking at the others one by one. He hated to admit it, but the doberman was right. He held the cards at the moment and had likely seen and done far worse than anything they could do. Anya was in likely life threatening danger and all the progress they had made with Shin was in jeopardy of being thrown away. He thought of anything they could do, even asking Dante for help, but even if he helped them time was of the essence and by the time the coach got the doberman to talk I night be too late. There was only one possible way of getting him to talk that he knew might work, but it was something drastic and more than likely have repercussions. Still, desperate times called for desperate measures.
Sebastian turned to Shin as he was about to hit Damian, "Hold on Shin, he has a point." He said as he placed a hand on the arctic Wolf's body.
"Well, looks like one of you has brains." Damian snickered.
Shinoku glared at Sebastian. "Then what do we do?! Anya is-"
"In danger, I know." Sebastian interrupted. "But beating him senseless won't help and only waste time."
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Hassan asked.
"I have an idea, it'll likely work…" Sebastian said. "But it'll require me to be alone with him."
Shinoku stared at him. "Are you sure?"
"I am...trust me." Sebastian requested.
"...Alright." Shinoku said as he turned to leave.
As Shinoku left Hassan and the others looked at Sebastian. "What have you got planned?" Hassan asked.
"I'd rather not say…" Sebastian remarked. "Just know that it'll more than likely work."
"...OK, I trust you on this." Hassan replied before heading out with the others and shutting the door.
Damian just chuckled as he looked at the African lion. "What, you think just because you're a lion I'm going to be scared of you? Again, nice flair with getting your friends to leave, but there's no way in hell I'm talking."
Sebastian narrowed his eyes at the doberman. "We put a lot of work into Shin, to get him to finally talk to Anya. Getting him to do so and them getting together seemed to do the trick in getting him to be more hopeful and willing to pursue his dream of being the beastar." He commented as he reached into a pocket and pulled out his phone. "But now you've jeopardized not only that, but threatened his life too, and that I cannot stand."
Damian just looked at the African lion incredulously. "And you think a phone is going to get me to talk? What are you going to do, pretend to call the cops or something?"
"No, I'm not going to pretend to call anyone. What I am GOING to do is call my uncle." Sebastian retorted as he scrolled through the phone to an unlisted and unnamed contact.
The doberman scoffed as he watched Sebastian. "I don't care if your uncle is the fucking mayor, there's no way I'll tell you anything."
"We'll see." Sebastian said as he dialed the number and brought the phone to his ear. "Hey uncle." he said after a minute, "I know you said not to call during this time when I wanted to talk but it's kind of an emergency." the lion explained.
"Nice act kid, but I ain't buying" Damian commented
Sebastian just ignored him as he continued to talk, "Why didn't I call my parents? Well...it's something they couldn't help me with. You remember that friend I told you about, the wolf? Yeah, the one who has the reputation. We finally got him with this girl he had a thing for but turns out there was this doberman she knew who was pretty obsessive and happens to be a gang leader. She's just been kidnapped and he's tried to have him killed."
"Really putting in the effort eh?" Damian remarked. "Even if you are talking to someone I still don't care who they are."
"What do I want you to do about it?" Sebastian continued, ignoring Damian for the most part. "Well we got one of the two guys that tried to kill him and he's refusing to talk. Shin tried the first guy but he guy but he drew a gun and is dead now." He explained. "We're also short on time, so I figured I could put you on video call and you could get him to talk. I wouldn't ask this of you if I didn't think I had any other choice, plus he said that we're all targets now. Yes, he did threaten me."
"You're damn right I did, you're all dead, either by me or someone else." Damian threatened.
"You heard that right?" Sebastian asked. "Give you a minute? Alright.." He said as he waited, slightly glaring at Damian as he did so. "You're ready? OK.." The African lion said as he switched to video call and held the phone in front of the doberman.
The once confident demeanor of the doberman quickly faded as an absolutely terrified expression settled on his face as he looked at the screen then back to Sebastian/ "Y-y-you're...Sh-sh-shi-"
"I am, he is not." The none too pleased Lion on the video call interrupted. "I don't like hearing that you're threatening my nephew. Or the fact that he's now a target for your gang."
Damian gulped. "I-I-I'm s-sorry! Had I known I wouldn't have..."
"You're apology isn't needed, your cooperation is." The lion said with a growl
"O-o-of course!" Damian yelped. While it was true that he didn't fear Shinoku and his friends, this was something he and even the rest of those in the gang steer cleared of. None of them wanted to be the one who brought this kind of trouble down on their gang. Without hesitation he proceeded to tell Sebastian exactly where Otis' compound was.
"Thanks for cooperating." Sebastian said as he turned the video off and held the phone to his ear. "And thanks for the help uncle, I just hope we can reach her in time."
"Ordinarily I cannot offer any more assistance to you, we cannot get involved. BUT, considering the circumstances and the fact your life is also in danger, I can offer some slight personal help." The lion offered. "If you intend to help your friend that is. I cannot get fully involved, but I can at least make sure you might get there in time." He added. "Be aware though that if you accept it'll be a slippery slope and you'll owe us. Once you put your foot in, it's almost impossible to keep it out."
Sebastian thought for a moment. "Thanks...but I really only wanted you to help him talk."
"Are you confident you'll make it in time though?" The lion asked.
"...Not entirely." Sebastian admitted.
"I thought so, so I'll ask again. Do you want some help, even if it's a small amount." The lion inquired.
"...Yes." Sebastian said after a moment of thought.
"Alright, I'll be there shortly." The lion said. "Tell your friend to be ready and meet me by the school's entrance." He added before hanging up.
Sebastian sighed as he looked at the now terrified doberman, "And here I thought I could just not ever have to let my friends know about my uncle...oh well." He said as he went to open the door. "Alright, you guys can come in, I got what we needed."
"Seriously?" Vega asked as they walked over, having given enough space to not eavesdrop. "What the hell did you do?" He asked as he looked at the scared doberman then back to Sebastian with the others.
Damian was still frightened at what had just happened, even more so at the thought of what Otis might do if he killed them and learned that he had told them where to find him. Maybe if he killed them here and now he could save face, Otis will never know. He can just explain Frank got careless and sloppy, that he underestimated the mutt and wound up dead. Yeah, that could work. He struggled with the ropes around his hands, they were tight, but the fear of Otis' retribution helped him loosen them enough to allow him to at least get his hands over his head.
It took dislocating a few bones, but it was worth it. He started to lunge at them to attack while they were surprised. "I'll kill you a-!" before he could make good on his threat Shinoku had his hand around his neck, squeezing with increasing strength with each second. Damian started to choke as he looked at the contemptuous hate filled eyes of the arctic wolf. He struggled to speak, gasping as for air until there was an audible crunching sound and he went lifeless.
"Well, don't have to deal with that asshole anymore." Jax commented. "Throw him down the hill with the other one?"
"I guess." Hassan replied with a sigh. "I get this was self-defense, but couldn't you have just knocked him out?" He asked Shinoku.
"I could have." Shinoku replied. "But who's to say he wouldn't have got away or tried again?" He argued. "He made it pretty clear that he intended to kill us. When it comes to criminals like him and Otis, including his gang, they have to be dealt with. The risk of them coming back and possibly doing worse is too great."
"I suppose you have a point." Hassan shrugged. They did try to kill Shinoku first, so all bets were off at this point. Still. he wasn't about to go for blood like the gang they wee up against unless he needed to. "Anyway, back to what Vega asked, what did you do?" He asked as he looked at Sebastian.
"I...had my uncle talk to him." Sebastian replied.
"You're uncle?" Vega blinked. "Who the hell is your uncle to scare a guy like that?" He inquired as he and the other's looked at him in surprise.
"You'll find out soon enough…" Sebastian replied. "He's on his way here."