Post by killianneville on Aug 7, 2022 6:57:43 GMT -5
A Blaze of Gunfire - Chapter 2
August 5th, 11 PM - New York City
The first gun goes off and the shot comes from Thorberg Aaronsson, it scrapes DIANA's shoulder and she quickly goes down. All the other guns begin going off but only a few of them hit, Andrei shoots Arthur in the chest and Arthur falls down but Rayden pulls him into cover. Thorberg runs for cover but Andrei shoots him in the back of the leg and he falls over, Herodes quickly pulls him into a nearby building.
Aurora takes several shots and hits Casimir The Clown who doesn't even flinch. Suddenly a group of masked assailants descend down from the rooftops behind Casimir and the clowns, they stab the clowns and capture Casimir who is able to shoot two of them before being dragged away by three others.
Herodes is seen dragging Thorberg away from the gunfire. Anatoli Detrizhkov takes a shot at Andrei but it misses and Andrei fires back but hits the dumpster that Anatoli is hiding behind.
Anatoli: "Doesn't this remind you of the old days Andrei?!"
Andrei freezes for a moment as Anatoli's voice sounds familiar, he then remembers how back in Russia he lost his first fight to a young man of the same name and with the same voice and realizes that this is him.
Killian: "ANDREI! GRAB DIANA AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"
Andrei is still frozen and then he gets shot in the back by Lotta Seppälä. He falls to the ground and Killian seems shocked.
Killian: "ANDREI!"
Killian grabs his daughter Amy and runs to cover quickly.
Killian: "We need to go, right now!"
Amy: "Sure yeah let's get the hell out of here before the cops come."
Killian and Amy quickly get out of dodge with Sanjar covering their backs but the gunfire hasn't stopped. Arthur has been shot but he was wearing a vest, he continues firing and almost hits Father Jonathan.
Aurora: "Get out of here father, I'll finish this."
Father Jonathan nods and quickly runs off as Rayden tries to take shots at him. Aurora provides enough cover fire for him to make his escape. Benny then appears out of nowhere and almost shoots Aurora in the face but Aurora is able to shoot him on the shoulder and he falls down. Aurora then runs away with Anatoli as they hear sirens in the distance.
Rayden quickly grabs Arthur and drags him into one of the cars as Jessica and Lotta do the same with Benny, they quickly drive off and now the only people left are Andrei and DIANA who have both been shot and are laying on the ground.
Andrei: "How come it's always the two of us that are caught in the crossfire?"
DIANA: "We seem to find friends in the wrong places."
Andrei laughs but it quickly turns into a cough.
Andrei: "Japan really doesn't sound like a bad idea right now."
DIANA: "Yeah."
Andrei: "Is the baby okay by the way? You're not feeling weird are you?"
DIANA: "Oh yeah, the baby is fine. I landed pretty softly on my back."
Andrei: "That's good."
The cops finally arrive and they park down the street. They slowly approach the scene of the shootout.
Cop: "Get up and put your hands where I can see them slowly."
The cop sees that the woman lying on the ground is pregnant and the man has been shot in the back. The cop then calls for an ambulance to be sent but the ambulance is already there, the paramedics quickly rush over to DIANA and Andrei and take them into the ambulance. As Andrei is put on a stretcher, the cop seems to recognize him.
Cop: "Well, well, well, if it isn't public enemy number one... Andrei Sokolov. Looks like you're going to prison kiddo but first you're gonna get that gunshot wound patched up."
The cop laughs as he walks off and Andrei loses consciousness. The ambulance drives away and so do the cops after putting up police tape around the place. Meanwhile on their way back home, Killian is wondering where it all went wrong.
Killian: "It's all my fault, I should not have listened to a random tipoff about Lucideus, of course it was going to be a trap!"
Amy: "Dad, look at the bright side... nobody died."
Killian: "I guess you're right, but who the hell were those masked men?"
Amy: "I have no idea but I suppose we should be grateful that they got rid of Casimir early on."
Killian: "I suppose so."
Killian continues driving back home as we fade to black.
August 5th, 11 PM - New York City
The first gun goes off and the shot comes from Thorberg Aaronsson, it scrapes DIANA's shoulder and she quickly goes down. All the other guns begin going off but only a few of them hit, Andrei shoots Arthur in the chest and Arthur falls down but Rayden pulls him into cover. Thorberg runs for cover but Andrei shoots him in the back of the leg and he falls over, Herodes quickly pulls him into a nearby building.
Aurora takes several shots and hits Casimir The Clown who doesn't even flinch. Suddenly a group of masked assailants descend down from the rooftops behind Casimir and the clowns, they stab the clowns and capture Casimir who is able to shoot two of them before being dragged away by three others.
Herodes is seen dragging Thorberg away from the gunfire. Anatoli Detrizhkov takes a shot at Andrei but it misses and Andrei fires back but hits the dumpster that Anatoli is hiding behind.
Anatoli: "Doesn't this remind you of the old days Andrei?!"
Andrei freezes for a moment as Anatoli's voice sounds familiar, he then remembers how back in Russia he lost his first fight to a young man of the same name and with the same voice and realizes that this is him.
Killian: "ANDREI! GRAB DIANA AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"
Andrei is still frozen and then he gets shot in the back by Lotta Seppälä. He falls to the ground and Killian seems shocked.
Killian: "ANDREI!"
Killian grabs his daughter Amy and runs to cover quickly.
Killian: "We need to go, right now!"
Amy: "Sure yeah let's get the hell out of here before the cops come."
Killian and Amy quickly get out of dodge with Sanjar covering their backs but the gunfire hasn't stopped. Arthur has been shot but he was wearing a vest, he continues firing and almost hits Father Jonathan.
Aurora: "Get out of here father, I'll finish this."
Father Jonathan nods and quickly runs off as Rayden tries to take shots at him. Aurora provides enough cover fire for him to make his escape. Benny then appears out of nowhere and almost shoots Aurora in the face but Aurora is able to shoot him on the shoulder and he falls down. Aurora then runs away with Anatoli as they hear sirens in the distance.
Rayden quickly grabs Arthur and drags him into one of the cars as Jessica and Lotta do the same with Benny, they quickly drive off and now the only people left are Andrei and DIANA who have both been shot and are laying on the ground.
Andrei: "How come it's always the two of us that are caught in the crossfire?"
DIANA: "We seem to find friends in the wrong places."
Andrei laughs but it quickly turns into a cough.
Andrei: "Japan really doesn't sound like a bad idea right now."
DIANA: "Yeah."
Andrei: "Is the baby okay by the way? You're not feeling weird are you?"
DIANA: "Oh yeah, the baby is fine. I landed pretty softly on my back."
Andrei: "That's good."
The cops finally arrive and they park down the street. They slowly approach the scene of the shootout.
Cop: "Get up and put your hands where I can see them slowly."
The cop sees that the woman lying on the ground is pregnant and the man has been shot in the back. The cop then calls for an ambulance to be sent but the ambulance is already there, the paramedics quickly rush over to DIANA and Andrei and take them into the ambulance. As Andrei is put on a stretcher, the cop seems to recognize him.
Cop: "Well, well, well, if it isn't public enemy number one... Andrei Sokolov. Looks like you're going to prison kiddo but first you're gonna get that gunshot wound patched up."
The cop laughs as he walks off and Andrei loses consciousness. The ambulance drives away and so do the cops after putting up police tape around the place. Meanwhile on their way back home, Killian is wondering where it all went wrong.
Killian: "It's all my fault, I should not have listened to a random tipoff about Lucideus, of course it was going to be a trap!"
Amy: "Dad, look at the bright side... nobody died."
Killian: "I guess you're right, but who the hell were those masked men?"
Amy: "I have no idea but I suppose we should be grateful that they got rid of Casimir early on."
Killian: "I suppose so."
Killian continues driving back home as we fade to black.