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originally posted in:The New Dojo
11/27/2016 12:40:46 AM
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[i] Leaving their dead partners in the alley, the one who'd knocked Jackson unconscious pulled a small business card from his breast pocket; a white card with a black circle, three slashes in the middle of it. He placed it next to Jackson, nodding to the sniper on the rooftop and walking over to Riley, throwing her over his shoulder and leaving with the still living partners. [/i]
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[b]Twenty Minutes Later.[/b]
[i] A door was opened in the alley way, and a scream of terror rang out from a familiar redhead.[/i]
"Jackson!"
[i] Audrey screamed, rushing over to his fallen form quickly. Well, as quickly as possible in heels.[/i]
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[i]A pool of blood surrounded his lower body, and he was pale in the face. Eyes closed, his face showed no pain, surprisingly. His left leg showed a fairly ugly wound, but luckily it had missed the femoral. Had it struck that, he'd most certainly have been dead. As Audrey called, he said nothing, unresponsive. Things were not looking good.[/i]
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"Dammit." [i] She uttered, getting down on her knees beside him and placing her hand on the bleeding part of his thigh. A sudden warmth overtook his leg, as the flesh and sinew began to knit itself back together rather painlessly. She definitely was a healer..[/i]
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[i]Despite the wound being healed, Jackson had lost a lot of blood; and was still unconscious. Surrounded by corpses, it was clear that he had put up a solid fight, but he had been backed into a corner by more-appropriately equipped individuals.[/i]
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"Jackson, come on, wake up Jackson." [i] Audrey urged. Her healing prowess would assure he wouldn't die, that was for certain. But she needed to know who'd shot him, and why there was a puddle of blood and no body. And.. Where was Riley?[/i]
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[i]He woke slowly, and upon seeing a blurry individual over him, he lunged at her with his knife, stopping once he noticed that she was the girl Riley had introduced him to. He was breathing heavily, and there was a look of cold determination in his eyes. He stood, looking to the alley around him, looking for Riley.[/i] Sh*t... [i]he growled. He looked around where Riley should have been, noticing only the card on the ground. He approached it, picking it up and rolling it in his fingers, observing it. Turning to Audrey, he spoke, voice cold.[/i] Who are these people?
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"I..I don't know." [i] Audrey says, shaking her head and running her hands through her hair.[/i] "You guys were just jumped?"
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Edited by Trashcan Jesus: 11/28/2016 3:00:35 AMThey took her. [i]He replied. The implication was pretty clear. [/i] Do you recognize this? [i]He said, flashing the card to her and pulling his phone out.[/i]
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"No." [i] She shakes her head, tears gathering at her eyes. [/i] "I don't even know who would want to do such a thing. Everyone loves Riley for what she's done for the city.."
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Obviously not. [i]He said, a cold edge to his voice. Putting to phone to his ear, he made a call, directly to none other than the Ronin himself.[/i]
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"To what do I owe the pleasure Jackson?" [i] Lance's voice answered on the other line right after the first ring. He was nothing if not reliable. Audrey stood by curiously, watching Jackson.[/i]
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Need a favor. Tell Wilson to send me my gear. Don't ask questions, don't worry about anything he asks. Make sure he sends it to me. [i]With that, he hung up, and opened up a secured connection to Lance, and sent a text with his coordinates.[/i]
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[i]"What the Hell's happening in Angel City, Jackson?" [/i] [i] Lance replied in the secured connection, while he simultaneously sent the coordinates to Wilson with Jackson's instructions.[/i]
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[i]His text was short and to the point. Necessary evil. Wilson received the coordinates, and seemed confused, but being half-drunk at the time, he loaded up Jackson's gear, making sure that his weapons were loaded and all in place before he sent the armor. As drunk as he was, he still knew how to fight and how to maintain proper attention to what mattered. If Jackson was in trouble, he'd follow through and protect his friend.[/i]
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[i] "You're too much like your dad for your own good." Lance replied, before cutting the connection between the two. Whatever it was, Jackson and Wilson could handle it. And God have mercy on whatever was being handled. [/i]
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Edited by Trashcan Jesus: 11/28/2016 2:02:57 PM[i]Back in Angel City, Jackson waited around for a moment, sliding his phone back into his pocket and turning it off. Looking back over to Audrey, he looked to the streets beyond as behind him, his armor appeared, all of his weaponry in place and ready to go, aside from his knife and the revolver on his person. Taking the gun and the knife, he placed them in their proper places on the armor, and he walked around to the back of it, sliding his Barrett off. He pulled the bolt back to chamber a round, and set the rifle down on the ground. Walking back around to the front of it, he logged in to his wrist-mounted tactical computer and opened the armor. Returning to the rear of it, he climbed inside as the suit sealed itself around him. His HUD came on momentarily, and the eyes of the helmet lit up, an eerie blue. Turning around, he picked up the rifle, and slid it back onto his back, pulling his cowl up over his head as well.[/i] You're positive she had no enemies? No leftovers from her little Spring Cleaning spree? [i]He asked Audrey, his voice made metallic through the mask that covered his face. [/i]
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[i] Audrey shivered at the sight of Jackson. Moments before, he was a shy, cute guy. Now..he looked like a killer.[/i] "I don't think so. I haven't known her for long..but she hasn't said anything about anyone." [i] She looks at the ground for a moment before looking back up.[/i] "There are some people in the city that might know what that card means. Some really shady types who deal in information, they hang around towards the ocean front..boardwalk and the like."
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You're going to take me there. [i]He said, and clearly, it was not up for debate.[/i] I'm not losing anyone else. [i]Wolfe's last sentence came out with steeled determination.[/i]
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"Yeah, yeah. Of course." [i] She says, as they began the short walk to the beachfront. Apparently the club they were at, and where Riley had brought them, was pretty close to the ocean. Soon, they were on the boardwalk, where people streamed up and down browsing kiosks in the night, the ocean crashing on the sand a ways away. Audrey led him down the beachfront and back in toward the city a block or so, where a smattering of buildings alleyways led to a brick clearing of sorts. There, a suspicious figure in dark attire with a hood up stood, and turned to face the two new arrivals.[/i] "Oh..lookie lookie. What can I help you guys with? Lovely lady and.." [i] He says, looking over Jackson with mild curiosity.[/i]
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[i]He did not speak, approaching and pulling the card he had found on the ground out, showing it to the man.[/i] Who are they? [i]Was all that he said, voice cold and determined.[/i]
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"Depends on how much you wanna know." [i] The man made a gesture with his fingers, rubbing them together. Money, simple and plain. [/i]
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[i]Wolfe grabbed him by the throat, dropping the card and lifting him off the ground, his grip vicelike. He looked the man dead in the face, voice remaining cold and without emotion.[/i] If you value your life, I suggest you answer me. [i]If Audrey had thought he was shy and cute before, this was a whole different angle. The only two people who would recognize this behavior were Lance and Wilson, only because they had known his father.[/i]
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"I value money, hotshot." [i] The guy snarled, forcing the words out through the strangled grip of Jackson.[/i] "If you want any kind of info on Unity, then you'll put me the hell down and fork over a generous amount of money. Because no one else in this city knows anything about them."
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[i]Jackson slammed the man hard into the railing that lined the boardwalk, the railing cracking as the man's back made contact with it.[/i] You're not going to be doing much with money if you're paralyzed. Can't get women and drive fast cars when you're a cripple. [i]He said, an almost calm and amused tone to his voice. Besides, unless he got Wilson on the line again, he didn't have money on him.[/i]
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[i] Audrey stepped forward and shoved a wad of cash into the man's pocket, considering his hands were occupied with scrabbling at Jackson's gauntlet. It was maybe a half dozen bills, but they were hundreds.[/i] "Drop him Jackson." [i] She said quietly. [/i]
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[i]He let go of the man, gaze remaining locked on him. This was an unbridled anger... but he knew that this man had information he needed, and thus he complied with Audrey.[/i]
