[7] vs. Trisha

[Piper Juunanagou]

“All right,” the spoiled mistress began as she brandished weapons in both of her manicured hands. “Let’s get this over with. I’ve got better shit to do then deal with the likes of you,” she said with a frown as each member of the trio slid into their own unique fighting stance.

“Which one of you wants to go first,” the woman sighed as she leveled the oddly colored firearm with Piper’s head. “I’m sure it’s you, right? You probably want some form of retribution over how easily I discarded your trashy ass in the mansion,” Trisha said with a toothy smile as the redhead’s right eye began to twitch.

“She’s just trying to bait you, Piper,” Kaden whispered as he reached over and rested his right hand on his companion’s shoulder. Despite the show of compassion, the courier never once relaxed his tense stance, nor did he take his eyes of off Trisha Demolic.

“Well it’s working,” the medic rasped, prompting their pompous opponent to roll her eyes.

“You unstable types are sooo predicable,” Trisha groaned, making extra sure to play up the theatrics to ensure she got a rise out of the irritated redhead. “I should probably just put you out of your misery and do us both a favor.”

“Shut your mouth!” Piper screamed as Trisha’s composure suddenly went stern. A beat later, Kai’s wife yanked back the trigger on her flashy pistol, but as the bullet came rocketing out of the barrel, its target suddenly sprung forward. As Piper hoisted her free fist in the air, her body exploded into a sparse cloud of light particles, leaving Trisha’s well-aimed shot to rocket harmlessly into the abyss that was the empty, formerly zombie-infested mall.

“Where did she go?” Trisha screamed as her snide outer shell gave way to an underlying frustration. “Where did she go?” She demanded again as she moved to level the gun with Kaden’s face. Before she could even consider pulling the trigger, Piper snapped back into view right behind her.

“I said shut your mouth!” The medic shouted as she lifted up her right foot and slammed it straight into the small of Trisha’s back. The force of the blow, coupled with the element of surprise, was enough to send the blonde-haired woman hurtling forward like a football. With none of the grace that her attitude and mannerisms seemed to dictate, the wife of Kai Demolic crashed into a hotdog cart a few yards down the hallway.

“Well that was startling,” Kaden muttered as he looked at his female companion with a cocked eyebrow.

“Let’s just get the medallion and deal with her husband,” Piper said dryly as she walked between her two companions and straight toward the pile of twisted rubble that had once been a small stand bolted into the ground. As the redhead marched toward the heap of wood and steel, a fuming Trisha suddenly and abruptly stood up from the center of the damage.

With a sneer on her face, the female warrior sprung forward with such speed that she was barely more than a blur to Piper’s eyes. Before the redhead even had a chance to react, Trisha slammed her forearm into Piper’s ribcage. A blood-laced cry erupted from the medic’s chapped lips, but without meriting her opponent a second to breath, Trisha grabbed Piper by her head of red locks and literally whipped the woman through a nearby wooden storefront.

“Well that’s one less pest,” the snide woman said with a pompous chuckle as she turned her attention to Kaden and Sophia. “Which one of you would like to follow your pal?” She demanded as she began to casually advance toward the pair. “How about I pay you back for stealing my car?” She spat as she once again leveled her pistol with the courier’s head and fired off a round. With a grunt, Kaden dove to the wayside, and when he hit the ground, he managed to take advantage of his momentum and roll into a kneeling position.

Unfortunately for the talented courier, Trisha’s unnerving speed had carried her back down the hallway and over to Kaden’s position before he had even managed to reach that position, so when the courier came to a halt after his little moment of acrobatic flair, he received a sudden and abrupt roundhouse kick to the side of his head.

As Kaden went skipping down the hallway like a rock hurtled across a lake, Trisha let out a dramatic sigh and rolled her eyes as she turned to deal with her last foe. To the woman chagrin, however, she took a blast of ki right to the back that sent her right to her knees with an echoing thud.

“At least you’ve got a little spirit,” Trisha groaned through clenched teeth as pillars of white steam wafted up from her scorched back. “I’ll make sure to kill you first then,” she added as she rose to a standing position.

“Just give us the medallion,” Sophia shouted definitely as she placed her hands together and discharged another vibrant flash of azure energy. Unfortunately for the healer, Trisha was ready for this one, and with a roll of her eyes, Kai’s spoiled wife spun around and caught the energy with her bare hands. With a faint grunt, she proceeded to redirect it up toward the roof of the mall where it exploded harmlessly against the plaster and steel.

“I think I’m really going to enjoy killing the three of you,” Trisha said with one of her pompous, haughty chuckles as flakes of plaster began to rain down on the two women. “I’m going to enjoy this so much that it’ll make spending my precious time a little worthwhile,” she added as she broke into a run and began to charge down Sophia.
Before the confrontation between the medic and the ex-soldier had a chance to escalate, Piper lurched out from the ruins of the nearby store and fired off a pair of rounds. The report of the double-barreled shotgun resounded throughout the lifeless mall. With a scream, Trisha Demolic came to a grinding halt and quickly tried to react. A second later, the spoiled wife of the game’s mastermind was thrown to the ground by the shotgun fire.

“Piper?” Sophia gasped as she turned her eyes from the fallen woman over to her wounded ally. “You shot her!” She stammered, her voice an amalgamation of shock and horror. From somewhere down the hallway, Kaden, having heard the deafening bang of the rifle, was rushing to rejoin his companions.

“The bitch deserved it,” Piper spoke dryly as she slowly reloaded her gun whilst making her way over to Sophia.

“Oh, puh-leeze,” Trisha groaned with another sigh as she sat up off the ground. Other than a small amount of blood around her now torn sleeve, the woman was completely unharmed. “You mean you actually thought that’d would work?” She said with a dry, overly dramatic sarcasm as she opened her right hand to reveal the other slug.