Ch. 17 - It Came to this, Again.
"You must really want to kill me, if you had to bring a second knife." Drake grabbed John's left hand with his right, the knife between his fingers and dragged along his palm, causing blood slightly down his hand. His left hand catched the right arm, at the wrist and slowly twisted John's hand to drop the knife as he also applied serious pressure. "If it was that easy to kill me… my father would have done the job… or any other thug." Drake put his forehead against John's "Even if you had a gun… you still wouldn't be able to do a thing to me." Drake smiled more sadistically towards John.
"Drake… catch your breath and let him go," Rose told him. she was concerned he was gonna kill him.
Even Marlene was worried. At what she was seeing.
They were lucky enough to not see his face, but John saw his grin, looking towards him. "You freak," John glared back.
"You think I'm scared of you…" Drake used his knee to bash his stomach in and forced him on his knees, as he let him go. "I see nothing to be scared of… nothing to fear, nothing to obey, and you're lucky… I said to them, I'd show them how to defend themselves… not fight…"
John looked up, grabbing his stomach in one hand and the knife again in another. "What's the difference? If you're fighting now aren't you?"
"Your breathing and among the living…" Drake got down and grabbed his head. "That's the difference… I'm defending my people… don't make me fight you. Because on my terms, you would die" he whispered to John. "Well then… drop the knife… go on any further… and I will break more than just fingers… you threatened Akane, so think of this as mercy. Not mine. Mine would be leaving you barely breathing."
"Fuck you… you trash" John said, and tried to swipe the knife against his neck again but with his right hand.
Alex came up, stopping John's hand, "Let him go Drake…"
Drake was unfazed. Not a shed of fear of the knife or his attack, he did not move. "Why? He tried to cut my neck twice now… is it not fair… I tear his…" he raised his other hand and cracked his fingers and palm just by flexing them.
"Not in front of them… and didn't you swear you'd change… let him go… you know it's wrong." Alex tried to calm him. "Before you go back there…"
Drake slowly let John go. "Thank you…"
Alex picked up John. "Leave… now… with your boys…"
John was still glaring, but then looked away leaving the roof. "We're leaving"
Drake kept his back turned, his hand cut. He took a breath, and took a second to calm down.
"You can't be smiling like that…" Alex told him, while she grabbed a bandage to wrap his hand in.
"I know… it's a bad habit…" he turned to the others. "Sorry. I got… carried away…"
Rose then walked to him. "You can't do that again…"
Akane then asked. "Are you alright?"
"If you mean my hand, I'm fine he just grazed it when I caught the knife" Drake told him.
Anna walked up to him. "You were… scary there Drake, but you had it under control at least…" she wasn't so worried, but still didn't like it.
Marlene came up to him and slapped him. "What the hell was that! You could have been killed just now! Why are you calm! He pulled a damn knife at you!" She was worried very much, and the reality of what he told her at the hospital struck her as she was a bit shaken and mad.
Rose grabbed her hand. "Enough… please… no more of this after today."
Drake spoke up. "I'm sorry, seriously I didn't mean to act like that in front of you… or distress you"
Alex looked at them. "He's fine… and this could have been worse. Let's just be glad all that happened was a small cut okay"
"Fine… but, I demand we talk about this" Marlene told him.
"I want to know also…" Anna told him.
"Same here," Akane as well couldn't help it.
"It's not an easy story…" he told them. "And one I don't want to tell… right now…" his first kill.
The three reluctantly agreed and left it be for now.
"I'm gonna, go for a walk, Alex watch them okay" he asked her.
"Okay sure…" Alex said, and they watched him leave.
Drake had left the roof, but he stayed by the stairs and sat down. He didn't intend to actually leave them after what went down. Not yet. "I'm gonna need to be careful again… damn do things never get any easier…" he told himself and looked at his cut palm. "I'll see you again won't I John? Or should I say Jack… just like before I'll have to kill Jack if this keeps up…" he sighed and hung his head between his legs and arms as he was a bit stressed and wanted to ease his mind, ''if Alex wasn't there… no, if the others but Alex were there, I would have broken his arms… or maybe worse… and she wouldn't have stopped me… or maybe one of the others would have… I don't know…" he let out a sigh and closed his eyes.
"What was his deal today?" Anna asked.
"He seems way too fixated on Drake for it to be just about me… he was so angry and hostile" Akane noticed.
"We aren't gonna figure this out okay" Alex told them. "Look, Drake doesn't want any of you in any trouble, so leave it alone… for his sake" she asked them.
"I don't know if I can do that," Marlene said. "I mean… he acted so much differently than usual. Why?" Rose then looked at Alex after Marlene asked such a question.
"Well…" Rose was unsure. "It's… because… it gives him a sense of power… and able to express himself freely"
"Rose!" Alex looked at her.
"She has to know Alex, they all should" Rose insisted.
"Fine… you already said it… anyways" Alex gave in. "Yes, it give him a sense a power"
"What does?" Anna asked.
"How strong he is… or… how violent he can be?" Akane guessed.
"Yes…" Rose said. "He was timid, remember? Our talk before when it came up… when he changed overnight, it was that same day, that he would become known as our Joker. The wild card of our empire."
Alex continued. "He was violent. To a whole new extreme. And he got that calling card… because he developed an awful habit of his fathers. To smile, and laugh at those he's beating. Or killing" Alex looked away. "It was a way of pleasure for him, he toyed with his enemies breaking them down and beat them near death. You wanted to learn his history, you gotta understand there are some things you don't want to know or ask him… he doesn't want to go back there…"
"And today was okay?" Marlene asked.
"Of course not…" Rose helped Alex. "He was able to hold himself back, he has shown progress and discipline… but if he keeps getting pushed like John did today…" she stopped herself.
"Then, we as well as him are in danger?" Anna asked.
"Yes," Alex said. "Do you understand now, we won't get involved, and I'm not letting either of you also get into his trouble. Or ours, we made the choice to leave that sort of thing behind, so let him be for now and leave John alone… someone will take care of him" Alex insisted on calming them down.
Anna, Akane and Marlene were a bit hesitant.
"But, how? And who? If not Drake, should he be alone?" Akane asked.
"He won't cause trouble, trust him, and me" Alex asked. "He's trying, but the only reason he went this far is because of his injury, he wasn't letting them near any of you and risk it, so relax this won't happen again he just didn't want to take that chance" Rose explained.
"And if it does come down to it, what will we expect?" Marlene asked her. "Is he going to kill?"
"So he's told you…" Alex and Rose both felt bad. While Anna and Akane were stunned, wanting to know as well, if he will go there. Rose responded. "Yes… he will, to protect us…"
Marlene could see no one was lying to her. "Alright… we'll stay out of his way"
Anna, asked. "I come from a family with troubles of all nature. this doesn't exactly surprise me or make me dislike him… he must have had reasons… Still, I wonder how he is feeling" Anna remained devoted.
"He just needs to cool off, and as long as no one keeps pushing his buttons. We won't have trouble" Alex said. "Or. At least he won't"
"I don't want him fighting on his own…" Marlene suddenly suggested.
"Yeah…" Akane also agreed.
"What are you going to do?" Rose asked.
"We want you to help us learn to defend ourselves. If Drake does, it might get out of hand" Marlene suggested.
Alex chuckled. "Fine, sounds good, if you can at least take care of ourselves then Drake won't have to ever worry. I'm not kind though" she told them.
Anna got up as well. "I think we'll be fine…"
"I was his right hand, I mean it… I won't be gentle, I'll give you a sprain or two" Alex warned.
Rose smiled and sat back. "I'm gonna sit back and watch… you have fun"
Drake left the stairs he was sitting on, and went down further. He saw Maria waiting on him.
"What happened to the hand?" She asked.
"I got a cut on a bar… nothing more" he lied.
"Is that right…" Maria knew, still she walked up to him. "How are you feeling? You look gloom"
"Why are you here?" He asked her.
"I heard about some yelling going on the roof, so I wanted to see what people were fooling around up there." she explained.
"Sorry, to cause you trouble" she told her.
"Now, talk to me as your mother, no one else is around" she said to him.
"There was a dispute between me and another guy, that's all, I didn't start it I promise… can I go?" He asked her.
"Talk to me. What happened…" she grabbed his hand, and together were in an empty classroom. She held him against the wall. "Well?"
"Is this necessary?" He asked her.
"Yes, if you don't want me to actually get mad" she told him, smothering her breast against his face.
He sighed, and looked up at her. "He pulled a knife on me… two really, I stopped him and no one was hurt. I only just got cut I swear… can we stop now…" he asked her.
She grabbed his hand, and looked at him. "I know you aren't lying now… okay, as your mom I'll leave this be… but as your principal, I'll pretend I didn't hear this, it'll look bad if my school becomes one that attracts bigger trouble. Still I shall see this gets sorted okay" she may have not been his real mother, but she did everything in her power to help him. She hugged him tightly and gently patted his head. "Do you hear me?"
"I do…" he stood there, not hugging her back.
"Calm down… don't let it get to you what happened okay…" Maria spoiled him.
He began to calm down thanks to her motherly affection. "Thank you… and I won't let it happen again. At least i'll try"
"That's my boy…" she slowly let go of him. "There's life back in your cheeks… come on, let me treat your hand" she walked with him, to the nurse's room where she began to help the wound more thoroughly be cleaned.
Drake was in thought, not even reacting when rubbing alcohol was along his palm and fingers. 'I don't want to let them see that side of me… but that asshole…' he looked at Maria. "Would it be alright if I ask you something, as my principal?"
"Of course… but you can also ask me as your mother… What is it Drake?" She asked him.
"I need you to expel him, or suspend him" he asked. "If you can't… then ask Trey about what to do with him"
"That would be a good use of my power… but yeah I can't. I'd like to take danger away, but then the school would be a wasteland. I can ask my husband for you, if he continues to be an issue Trey will handle him again alright" Maria held his cleaned and bandaged hand.
"That's fine… thank you" he looked at her. "And… this is to my mom now…" he said.
She saw how serious he had looked.
"I'll kill him… if he does a stunt like this again.. or if he ever goes too far… I don't want to, I said I wouldn't, but it's the only way I know how to solve my problems'' he told her.
"A mom doesn't want to hear their boy say such things…" she really didn't like hearing it. "Don't be an idiot okay…" she told him. And hugged him again. "Please… for our sake and yours… do not resort to it…"
"I will try…" he said. 'Trying is all I can do… and it won't be good enough anymore' he was thinking to himself. 'I'm trying to live a normal life… like I never shed any blood… like I wasn't being hit or beaten… but I was dammit and have. And I enjoy the pleasure. That feeling of power just like he does, it makes me sick. But I can't help it, will I be able to even keep a promise like that?' he argued with himself 'It's a part of me, in my very nature… and I know they can't accept it. Even Alex or Rose, two people who have known me the longest.' He grit his teeth hating his nature and tendencies. "I have to change for the better…" he said to her.
"You're already fine as you are… don't let anyone change you for the worse, okay boy, now get to class" she told him and got up herself. "I'll see you later okay… be safe and be smart" she kissed his head before leaving him.
Drake sat in thought, he was beating himself over it arguing with himself while left alone. He felt miserable.
Mickie met with John, when he decided to ditch school. "You're not in school, can I ask why?"
"I didn't feel like it, snitch," John told him.
"I only report what is needed." Mickie told him. "Your one fuck up after another aren't you…"
"Screw you ass wipe," John was madly irritated and furious. "What do you want?"
"Nothing, I came to check on you, what's gotten you so worked up?" Mickie asked.
"None of your business, so leave me dammit, I'd rather be doing something else…" John stormed off, he got on his phone and began to set action to his plan. He called friends, and gathered a small mob of people. Who worked for him. "We're gonna rape those sluts and kill that fucking bastered" he declared as this became a very personal attack towards Drake.
Drake would spend his day alone a bit, and it wasn't until after school that he waited for them. "What the hell happened to you guys?" He asked the three, Akane, Anna and Marlene, who managed to get some bruises.
"Alex had us try a bit of self defense…" Marlene said. And walked up to him grabbing his cut hand.
"Sounds like she was tough" he held her hand. And could see she wanted to forget how he was entirely. He was fine with it and didn't bring it up.
"Let's go, Sarah is waiting for you and I'm sure she'll be surprised to see you moving so soon" Anna said to him walking together with everyone now.
"Alright let's go, you come with us too Akane" he said to him. It was on this walk that Alex and Drake noticed they were being followed when they reached a different district when they left the school. It seemed there were more people around all of a sudden. Even while and if everyone was talking no one else noticed but them.
"Hey, Alex, would you mind picking up something at the store with Rose and Akane?" he asked her.
"Yeah, sure. Why don't we get some snacks for studying with" she was able to smoothly go along with it, as odd as it was.
"Sounds fine to me, but it's on you okay" Rose told Drake and began to walk with Akane and Alex.
"Let's take a detour" he asked Anna and Marlene.
"Why?" Marlene wondered.
"A double date? But we need to take Sarah home first Drake." Anna said.
They had a point. "I don't think we have to rush it… it'll be fine come on…" Drake told them, leading the way.
They were split up, and at a distance, Alex had to only deal with four. Drake however had double that with John also nearby watching him. "Get them, now" he ordered the other men. Slowly pushed both parties until they were surrounded. However, Alex stopped one man from grabbing Rose. Drake stopped one himself from gagging Marlene behind them.
"What the hell?" Marlene was startled after being pushed away.
"Leave, now you two…" he ordered Anna and Marlene.
"We'll get the police," Anna said, taking Marlene's hand, but in that alley, they got stopped and were gagged at the other end of the alley.
Drake looked and saw them being held, and this made him snap. "Take your hands off them…" he told them.
John came up between the men who held the two girls. Holding a firearm towards Drake. "Easy hot shot… I might pull the damn trigger… now on your fucking knees!" he then aimed it at anna's head. "Or her brains gets put all over that wall"
Alex managed to get away with the others. "You two get the police and take Sarah home now, go get her, I'm gonna help drake, this feels like an amateur attempt at a set up" Alex told them and ran off now that the others were safe.
Drake looked at him, and did as he was asked. He got down on his knees, willing to do anything so long as they were safe. "Let them go…" but.
"Ooh… that was fucking easy, now your scared of a gun aren't you… you damn rat…" John looked at Drake as he walked towards him, but not too close knowing Drake would try something. "I'm taking you and your bitches with me… but i wish you were more fun, i'll get something out of you, don't you worry"
"If you lay a hand on Rose, the queen will be after you… lay a hand on anyone in front of me… and I will kill you" Drake warned him looking up at John. Drake didn't have any pride. No sense of honor.
'Kill him! Tackle him! Do something' he began arguing again in frames of seconds. 'They'll die dammit! They'll be harmed!'
John shot Drake's hand, and he didn't react to the burning pain of having a hole in his palm. "Fuck you… you think your still hot shit telling me to do something still… this is what holding back gets you" John turned and ripped off anna's uniform and removed Marlene's skirt and uniform completely bearing both of their barely dressed bodies in front of everyone in the alley.
Both were unconscious and weren't aware of what was happening as the other men whistled with joy of having bodies to fuck.
"You bastard!" Drake yelled at him. And began looking and feeling unreasonable mentally he was going insane.
"These are nice girls, not as busty as Alex and Rose, but I bet they are both freaks to make up for the figures they lack" John rubbed his gun against the girl's breast and panties. The barrel of the gun along their skin. "Since I'm gonna kill you… you should know Drake… these girls of yours… are going to be our play things, I'll have them chained up, and sell them daily… fuck them at every hour and it won't even have to be by me!" John stared at Drake wanting a reaction.
Drake was losing his temper and shaking glaring at him. His promise, to Marlene, to Maria, was shattered. "I'll kill you" Drake's voice deepened. He meant it from the depth of his soul.
"Did that make you angry? Right now I have other men getting those other three that split up, and I'll be sure Akane watches you die, or maybe kill him first… I don't get why you want help that weak fuck and Rose is far beyond your league… that nice ass and big tits are for me, not some trash like you" John walked back to him. "Take these bitches away, and knock this fucker out… once we get the others then we can all the fucking fun we want, no pun intend" John smiled sadistically at Drake. "I'm gonna enjoy it breaking those toys, and enjoy when they see you killed" he declared.
"I'll kill you, your people, before you do anything to them… and I'll take the pleasure of destroying that empire I helped build. For all of them letting it go this far… as revenge if even one of my wives are hurt" he declared war on John. And the people who took care of him.
"Wives? You're saying all the right things to make this far more enjoyable!" John stomped on Drake's head hard against the cement floor. Three were used to hold and knock out Drake.
They left taking Anna, Marlene tying and gagging them, while Drake was dragged and tied up in another car.
"Sir. We have a problem!" Police watching them, reported everything.
Mickie also called the King and Queen. "Jack has gone rogue"
The queen's personal watchers also quickly reported this. "Secure the lady and his woman that weren't captured, as well protect his sister" their priority was Rose, but they also had permission to work on the safety of Drake's harem and his sister life.
There were forces working to aid him, even if he was enraged to care about who was helping him.
The sun was nearly set. When Drake woke up, being held in a factory building. He could see both Anna and Marlene asleep and hung beside him, but also noticed how they were still missing their clothes. He began to work on how to get out, as he carefully looked at his tied wrists. "Sloppy"
"You're up? Isn't that just wonderful" John came over to him. "My other men seem to be having trouble with one damn gorilla… but no matter, if they aren't here, it won't delay what will happen to you, or them"
"Fuck you" Drake told him. "Leave the girls out of this, this is between you and mean you damn asshole."
"That's a first, hearing honorable words from you, but I know you don't mean any of it… do you wanna know why I went to the trouble of doing this? Because I can't fucking stand you Drake. You're all I hear, and for some reason, the others are scared, and yet. I have you tied down, near death with this gun I can shoot right now at your fucking heart or head,"
"Then do it you damn bastard…" Drake spat on him.
John shot and this time at Drake's leg. "I was talking, you disrespectful punk… I can't stand it, why are they scared of you? Why do they want to protect a deserter? Why are you so important to the underground's most powerful people?"
"You don't know a thing do you? Because I gave them the opportunity to be where they are now… I built that fucking empire that you work for. I helped kill the people that threaten your people, the powerful people don't fear me… they owe me, they know what I can do. Seen what I can. Know what I'm capable of…" Drake began to smile. "I don't fear you, even with that gun, and those threats, because I know you're scared of me… far more than any monster in your closet John." Drake spoke with such malicious intent and a horrible tone in his voice.
"I'm not scared of you…"
"Then why tie me up? Why organize such a fucking sloppy set up… just to torment me?!" Drake laughed. "I'm not sane! Eh he… haha!" Drake's smile only got wider. "I promise you John. The only one dying… tonight! Will be you and your damn crew" his voice far more skin crawling.
"We'll see about that, you freak" John turned away, leaving them and called his men. "Find the rest of Drake's people. And bring them as corpses if you have too" John demanded.
Drake soon broke his wrist on the ropes and used the other hand grabbing the hand he broke once it was free. It was snapped back into place. "You should have killed me… John'' Drake was free. And managed to also get Anna and Marlene down. He dragged them both to a safer area, an underground vent he managed to slip into. "Wake up… both of you…" he said, gently slapping them on their faces. He took off his jacket and button school shirt to cover them. He was in just a black thin shirt now.
Marlene slowly opened her eyes. "what happened?" She asked. And felt Drake cover her mouth.
They heard men yell discovering they had suddenly disappeared. "Fuck! Get the boss!"
"What! How! Find them! I don't care anymore, kill those whores and bring Drake alive anything goes now!" John was now out of control.
Anna began to also wake up and Drake did the same covering her mouth. He whispered to them.
"We were kidnapped… now both of you, do not move from here a moment…" he told them. "Our lives are in danger, I don't know if anyone is gonna help, but they want me dead. And want to rape you girls if the chance is possible. Stay here" he ordered them. "Nod if you will do as I said…"
Marlene saw Anna nod. But she had to make a choice. She saw the jacket on her and saw she was in just her underwear and ripped clothes. It was horrifying what was happening. But she knew Drake was gonna have to kill, she saw the look I'm his eyes, They both saw his nasty glare, how else were they gonna get out of this alive though.
"Marlene… nod please," he asked her. "There's no avoiding it this time… I have to kill them… or you two, as well myself will die…" he said to her.
'Why is he calm?! How can I agree to this?! Why is he going to go so far?! I feel sick! He knows it's wrong, but how can he do it? So casually?!' Marlene wasn't sure what to do.
"Marlene, just nod please… so I can protect my girls!" He asked her.
'He… is still sane! He's thinking of us. He wants to protect us!' She then nodded. "Save us… Drake" Marlene told him. 'What did I do?' it slowly stunned her.
Drake was surprised to hear that, she was rewarded with a quick yet deep kiss. Then Anna. "Be good girls And stay here… if you want to escape do it carefully and do not get caught these vents clearly pass air so there must be a way out for you…" he told them, and soon got out of the underground vent.
"He… is gonna be safe right?" Anna asked hopefully, but also touched her lips. She then reached far lower on her body wondering if she was a virgin still as she touched the sensitive warmth over her panties "Thank god…" she was shaking and lucky the worst didn't happen.
"I'm sure he's fine" Marlene said, as she then did the same, but held onto Anna. "We're his woman after all… so let's obey our Drake." Marlene was processing all of what was happening.
Anna was scared as well. "Let's get somewhere safer"
Drake was on rafters, and thought. 'Okay… let's end this… there's no going back… I have to save them from here… and I can't do that, until I kill every last one of them… I can't risk knocking them out, they'll just get up at one point and I don't know how many there are. So, they all must die, I have to go to my family, to protect them' Drake slowly moved around. "No more 'if's', no more 'tries'… I have to act, and do what I believe is needed. They assaulted you first, they harmed my girls. They will pay" Drake tried to reason with himself, to not feel so insane, to not believe he was in the wrong. Talking to himself to not seem alone and insane completely. Quietly he moved around. His wrist was purple and bruised from breaking it and snapping it back together, his leg wrapped in a piece of clothes to not expose more blood. He was now hunting, and surviving. "Let's begin our little game of cat and mouse… John" he smiled once again.
Alex was stopped by police in the alley hours earlier. "What the hell are you doing here?" They asked, and out came Tristan. None of them met Marlene's father or knew of his job. "Young lady, leave the area" at the time now, this was only minutes after Drake and others were taken.
"My friends were taken away, I need to find them" she pleaded.
"Go home, leave this to us, we're on it as we speak, it'll be dangerous" Tristan warned her.
"But…" Alex insisted.
"What do they look like? Do you know what happened?" He asked her.
"A guy with piercings, has a tattoo that was taken away, and if I had to guess it was some guy named John. And his people" she told him. Not making much sense explaining, but he caught on.
"Hmm…" 'Drake… and the empire huh' he thought. "Don't worry, we'll find them"
"Sir! A tip" his assistant then reported the car and direction.
"Get moving, ma'am, head home now" he left with his team.
Mickie was outside the factory. "He has already gone this far… this isn't good… I was only supposed to care about Drake and his sister, there's no need to help those other women, so I'll just watch for now…"
The queen was informed of what's going on. "As long as my daughter is safe and so are the other girls, I frankly don't care… just don't get in his way now, he can handle himself well… but how will this affect the king I wonder?"
The King, who got news of this. "That godman brat… never learned his place, but I figured as much as a favor to their line and have him redeem his family… I was a fool, all we can do now is hope Drake doesn't come after us…" he was angry. But he thought rationally. "Let's see… how this ends now… and how i can fix things after"
The police arrived at the factory shortly after Drake was free from his bondage and they weren't aware who was in trouble. They did know Drake was there and that was all. Tristan spoke up. "We know you kidnapped a young man and some friends… surrender and come peacefully out" he said through the microphone. He then ordered quietly. "Get the special unit ready now… for the worst" he ordered and it was done. The building began to get surrounded.
"Tch.. they're here already?" John wondered. "Kill on sight, don't let a rat sneak in here and make an example of them…" John began to pace. 'It wasn't Drake. That was far too fast… Alex? Maybe. Or Rose. I'll need to find these people now, if I want to get away…" he then remembered the king. And his final warning. "No… hehe… I have no way out anymore… fuck it… let's go down… i'll drag out the sluts we planned to rape and force Drake out… if you got a shot take it" he told his men as the building and surrounding area. The police were against The Jack and his division that went rogue.
"Well, things got complicated" Drake told himself as he snapped the neck of one man and took his gun. "That's two. But the police… I can't kill them… I just have to hope they don't try to make their way inside… if that's who I think it is, they will play it safe, so i have time…" Drake was planning. "I should have stayed with the girls… but they're smart. They'll find a way out, but… just in case" he headed back to the room and looked for them.
"That's the police" Anna was hopeful.
"Yeah, but stay down… we can get exposed yet… let's get a safe exit and then see how we can help drake…" she explained.
"I know… so any idea?" Anna asked Marlene.
"Let's just follow this vent and bit more… we should find the outside if we do" Marlene suggested.
They heard steps and stopped talking as well as moving. They didn't hear Drake and heard instead the grunts. "Any luck finding those bitches? I'm not about to die without fucking them a round or two…"
"The police are outside. And we went rogue, there's no turning back now… I'm fucking one of those nice girls. We can also use them to bargain with them… I'm sure no school brat wants to get fucked by some musty ass adult… and I doubt they would act so rash… it'll be a good show and we'll still have a chance to escape…"
Just under them both Marlene and Anna heard their plans for them. They were going to be violated if they were caught. But they then heard them collapse over and groan.
"Tch… fuck you asshole…" Drake was heard and the girls then spoke.
"Drake?!"
"Where are you girls?" He asked and went to a vent that was tightly sealed seeing them.
"It is you, thank god…" Anna said. "What's the plan?"
"I don't have one… I'm just being cautious and picking them off… stay quiet okay girls. Get outside now while you can. And then we can get the police inside…" Drake suggested.
"But, you'll be hit in the crossfire… you need to leave too" Marlene told him.
"I need to keep you girls safe. And John, is after you two dead or alive at this point… we don't have time… so please. Get the hell out of here, I'll see you two when this is over" Drake told them. And they heard a gunshot.
"Found you!" John said, missing Drake.
"Shit…" Drake got up and looked at him.
"Boys in here!" John yelled. "Beat him near death, then I'll kill him in front of the cops, then we find the whores" John couldn't get a grip on a plan.
Drake then pulled out his gun shooting back at John. Like quickdraw, forcing the gun snap out of John's hand. Drake at the same time took cover around metal bins. "I'm not gonna be easy to kill"
"Shots have fired!" An officer reported.
"Send the unit in… detain civilians, and fire on sight anyone armed and dangerous resisting" Tristan gave the order.
"Get him" John ordered, and the others with spiked bats and knives pushed towards Drake.
"No turning back…" Drake peaked up. And fired his gun. Two dropped as the others got close. He pulled out a knife and began to cut and counter the blunt and sharp attack coming his way, but then looked at John. Who got his gun again and fired. Drake ducked as it meant friendly fire for John. But that didn't stop him from unloading. Drake grabbed one man to eat the bullets and fired back at John hitting his arm and stomach.
John covered with others as Drake was now running cover to cover. "Shit! Kill that bastard already"
More armed men showed up firing at Drake while he stabbed, shot and dodged all he could.
Marlene and Anna were horrified hearing how quickly things went bad. The gun fire, screaming and pains of someone dying. It made Anna sick and Marlene couldn't move anymore, they both. Were scared for drake. And wanted to live themselves.
Drake managed to get hit against his injured leg, and hid for a moment. He was sweating and bleeding more. "This Is gonna make moving harder…" he chuckled. His heart began to race.
"Surrender now Drake! Or we will kill those girls of yours…" John said.
"Haha… begging now? What happened to killing them? Or raping them? As if I'd let your scum do anything as such to them… you'd have to kill me first either way, so come at me John" Drake told him.
"So be it… we'll make sure to break your arms and legs, and bring you near death. Then those fucking toys can be fucked in front of you! Or maybe… I order my men to slaughter your sister! Don't think I forgot that little bitch, for stepping on my god damned shoes…" he told Drake and this only angered him, to another level.
Drake peaked and fired at John's hand again. "Don't you even mention her" he's attitude changed and even his glare.
"Did I strike a nerve? Kill me then, there is no way out anymore" John got his phone. "Kill the girl… and anyone protecting her!" he ordered and hung the phone.
The room got cold, from Drake's own intense blood thirst and merciless aura. "Die" he fired at him, destroying his phone and hand when john dodged barley. He had to take cover again when everyone opened fire at Drake at once.
"We… need to move" Anna grabbed Marlene. They held one another as they moved slowly doing their best to leave.
Marlene wasn't going anymore after just a few feet. And whispered. "I… I can't… this is… awful… he… is gonna die…" she began to cry softly.
Anna, held onto Marlene, whimpering. "He… is gonna fine, just… hope he'll be okay"
Marlene began to think and spoke to her. "I nodded… we nodded… we told him it was okay, it's our fault…" She was having a panic attack.
Anna hugged her tightly. "Don't think like that, you'll be safe… stop it, you'll be fine" she kissed her and held onto one another tightly. She did her best to support Marlene and calm her down.
"I'll make our graves here Drake! And remember how you will fail! You arrogant prick!" John told him.
Drake was in a weak state of mind and resorted back to his madness "They must die… they will die" he began a full sprint and climbed on the buildings walls, ledges and long jumps onto beams getting more ground around the factory until he climbed onto rafters above them. Even with gunfire all around him he didn't slow down, his arm was shot again. And a bullet shot his scalp grazing his head. He did stop and fired the few shots he had left. Now with no more bullets he held his knife as he dropped down on them. He Mantled one gutting their neck open, his body a shield as he pushed himself into another, taking their gun, firing to kill the same man he bumped into, reloading it after pocketing the person and firing back at the others who pushed him with melee weapons. "Is that all you got?" Drake glared at John. "I'm saving you last…"
"Open fire, even if we shoot our own, don't let him near" John declared. And some now became hesitant.
Tear gas was tossed into their room. And the police stormed. Drake left and so did John, into the other room. "They both looked at one another. And spoke clear as day. "I'll kill you… Now!" As they aimed their guns at one another. Drake kept a calm glare, but his eyes sharp and expression deep in despair after what John did, yet he smiled calmly. John grinned, but there was fear in his eyes and he was starting to hesitate. After all, shooting Drake along his limbs did nothing to slow him down, so it was all or nothing now. "Fuck you!" They told one another before coming to a standoff in front of one another, guns up at one another and eyes locked onto each other. It was time to end this.
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