04-06-2009, 07:13 AM
The boy in the trademark red jacket was giving another one of his big hero speeches. There was a pro and con to this for Kai Demolic. It was great for ratings, as everybody loved the underdog and would enjoy rooting for (or against) him. He had a great optimistic view of life, as somebody who hasn't quite yet found out exactly what life has to offer. Give him another twenty years, Kai figured, and he would have changed his tune in the speech. As soon as he found out that the world didn't work on faith and happy thoughts.
The director of Friend or Foe sat in his chair, alone in the camera-monitoring room. He was in the boardroom where he had previously briefed his Demons on their instructions, and then he had got a page about Trisha's fight going wrong. So far, Sebastian and Rosemary had things under control, even if Rose had killed one too many. Trisha, however...was way behind schedule.
Kai sat and watched his wife of three years (and girlfriend of seven) listen to the speech of Kaden. She was denying everything he said and struggling to get out, so it was obvious that the speech wasn't going to work. But the more she listened, the more she seemed to relax her pose. Even though Kai would have liked to have faith in her, it was very hard.
She was always bad with decisions. She was a drug user, a horrible money spender and never finished anything that she started. When she was in the military, despite being one of the best sharpshooters in the military, she was kicked out because of her inability to follow orders. She joined one of the most respectable fighting dojos in Central City, but her tendancy to sway towards unacceptable violence had her kicked out.
The smartest man in the world had been friends with her since the days of the Frost War. They started dating as Kai's weapon production company was getting off the ground. Soon, after Trisha lost her position in the dojo, she was living off of his money, and he was okay with that. Hell, considering how beautiful she was, he probably would never mind it. But when it came to this idea, the idea of Friend or Foe, she finally was able to show her use.
There was a time that Kai Demolic was in love with Patricia Gibbons. There was a day that he would have given up every bit of intelligence, money and fame he accumulated just to hear her speak. That was a beautiful time in his life.
But her fifteen minutes were up. Trisha Demolic was no longer worth the risk.
He put the radio to his lips.
"Take the shot."
There was an air of silence. Trisha Demolic knew deep down there was no way in hell that giving the Emblem to these three misfits was going to end well for her. She had seen first hand the kind of power that Kai could come up with. He thought about every last little thing that could possible happen. He had a back-up plan for his back-up plans. There wasn't a second in time that Trisha considered helping these outcasts.
But there still the idea of what would happen. Maybe they were right. In fact, she was almost positive they were right. Kai probably never really loved. He was like a robot, really. He was too smart for his own good, so he could do absolutely everything right. But she doubted he could feel anything like love. He was too much of a business man for that...she was just the trophy wife. Famous soldier, talented fighter, beautiful woman. What more could a celebrity ask for in a bride?
But she had been okay with that, until now, realizing exactly what that meant. So she kills these three outcasts...was that all? No, this was a television show. People didn't pay to see the villains win. At least not without a huge fight. Not three on one.
She could feel the sensation in her legs again, allowing her to move them correctly. She pulled a small orb out of her torn jeans, squeezing the Raptor Emblem. She stepped forward, holding it up.
Kaden stepped forward.
Trisha smiled. Sophia and Piper tensed.
Was this it? Was she really going along with it? Did she finally have enough of Kai's treatment? Had Kaden won her over?
Nobody would ever find out. A sniper shot opened fire, and a bullet lodged in the center of her spine. Her gut opened up, blasting blood over Kaden's body. Before he or the girls could react, machine gun rained down on them, causing them to scatter.
Because she was closest, Kaden's instinct was to tackle Trisha out of the way. The machine gun fire chased them all the way into a small cafe, with the blonde dragging the woman behind him. She had a huge opening in her chest, and it wasn't getting any better. Kaden hoped that behind him, Sophia was close because the only way to save Trisha was with immediate healing.
Unfortunately, he quickly realized as he ducked behind cover in the cafe, that Sophia and Piper had retreated in the opposite direction, being chased by sniper fire. Piper had been hit somewhere, he noted, but Sophia was already healing it, while at the same time the redhead returned fire.
"Fuck..." Trisha spat, red liquid pouring onto her beautifully tanned face. "He really did it...he...he had me taken out..."
"Don't talk," Kaden instructed, trying to think of what to do. "Damn, I need to get you patched up. I just don't know what to do!"
Trisha wasn't about to turn away medical attention, but she knew was she was going to do to get out of this. She wasn't the kind of person to just suddenly jump sides, helping out the opposition. No, Trisha worked for herself. "Go get the blonde chick," Trisha panted, feeling herself stating to lose conscienceness. "Get her to heal it."
Kaden nodded and turned to run. Trisha used her good arm to slide the Raptor Emblem in his pocket.
As Kaden ran through the gunfire that lit up the bottom floor of the mall, Trisha was pulling out a tiny blue orb, known as a teleportation grenade. It was exactly the same kind of power that sent the eliminated contestants out of the game. It might not save her, but it would give her a chance, while still looking like like she was dead.
Kaden turned when he heard a loud buzzing sound. He ducked behind a hot dog cart just as the cafe Trisha was at erupted in a blaze of blue fire. The explosion sent the glass windows breaking towards him, but he ducked back behind the cart in time to dodge it.
He had no way of knowing that Trisha had selfishly teleported herself to safety. The first thing he thought was that she had commited suicide. Of course, it didn't totally add up...why would she blow herself up? There was something he was missing...
"Kaden!" He heard, breaking his thoughts. He turned to see his friends, pinned down behind a wall. "We need a plan!"
(There you go. Trisha is gone, you've got the Emblem in Kaden's pocket (but he doesn't know it), and you just have to escape Kai's henchmen now)
The director of Friend or Foe sat in his chair, alone in the camera-monitoring room. He was in the boardroom where he had previously briefed his Demons on their instructions, and then he had got a page about Trisha's fight going wrong. So far, Sebastian and Rosemary had things under control, even if Rose had killed one too many. Trisha, however...was way behind schedule.
Kai sat and watched his wife of three years (and girlfriend of seven) listen to the speech of Kaden. She was denying everything he said and struggling to get out, so it was obvious that the speech wasn't going to work. But the more she listened, the more she seemed to relax her pose. Even though Kai would have liked to have faith in her, it was very hard.
She was always bad with decisions. She was a drug user, a horrible money spender and never finished anything that she started. When she was in the military, despite being one of the best sharpshooters in the military, she was kicked out because of her inability to follow orders. She joined one of the most respectable fighting dojos in Central City, but her tendancy to sway towards unacceptable violence had her kicked out.
The smartest man in the world had been friends with her since the days of the Frost War. They started dating as Kai's weapon production company was getting off the ground. Soon, after Trisha lost her position in the dojo, she was living off of his money, and he was okay with that. Hell, considering how beautiful she was, he probably would never mind it. But when it came to this idea, the idea of Friend or Foe, she finally was able to show her use.
There was a time that Kai Demolic was in love with Patricia Gibbons. There was a day that he would have given up every bit of intelligence, money and fame he accumulated just to hear her speak. That was a beautiful time in his life.
But her fifteen minutes were up. Trisha Demolic was no longer worth the risk.
He put the radio to his lips.
"Take the shot."
*****
There was an air of silence. Trisha Demolic knew deep down there was no way in hell that giving the Emblem to these three misfits was going to end well for her. She had seen first hand the kind of power that Kai could come up with. He thought about every last little thing that could possible happen. He had a back-up plan for his back-up plans. There wasn't a second in time that Trisha considered helping these outcasts.
But there still the idea of what would happen. Maybe they were right. In fact, she was almost positive they were right. Kai probably never really loved. He was like a robot, really. He was too smart for his own good, so he could do absolutely everything right. But she doubted he could feel anything like love. He was too much of a business man for that...she was just the trophy wife. Famous soldier, talented fighter, beautiful woman. What more could a celebrity ask for in a bride?
But she had been okay with that, until now, realizing exactly what that meant. So she kills these three outcasts...was that all? No, this was a television show. People didn't pay to see the villains win. At least not without a huge fight. Not three on one.
She could feel the sensation in her legs again, allowing her to move them correctly. She pulled a small orb out of her torn jeans, squeezing the Raptor Emblem. She stepped forward, holding it up.
Kaden stepped forward.
Trisha smiled. Sophia and Piper tensed.
Was this it? Was she really going along with it? Did she finally have enough of Kai's treatment? Had Kaden won her over?
Nobody would ever find out. A sniper shot opened fire, and a bullet lodged in the center of her spine. Her gut opened up, blasting blood over Kaden's body. Before he or the girls could react, machine gun rained down on them, causing them to scatter.
Because she was closest, Kaden's instinct was to tackle Trisha out of the way. The machine gun fire chased them all the way into a small cafe, with the blonde dragging the woman behind him. She had a huge opening in her chest, and it wasn't getting any better. Kaden hoped that behind him, Sophia was close because the only way to save Trisha was with immediate healing.
Unfortunately, he quickly realized as he ducked behind cover in the cafe, that Sophia and Piper had retreated in the opposite direction, being chased by sniper fire. Piper had been hit somewhere, he noted, but Sophia was already healing it, while at the same time the redhead returned fire.
"Fuck..." Trisha spat, red liquid pouring onto her beautifully tanned face. "He really did it...he...he had me taken out..."
"Don't talk," Kaden instructed, trying to think of what to do. "Damn, I need to get you patched up. I just don't know what to do!"
Trisha wasn't about to turn away medical attention, but she knew was she was going to do to get out of this. She wasn't the kind of person to just suddenly jump sides, helping out the opposition. No, Trisha worked for herself. "Go get the blonde chick," Trisha panted, feeling herself stating to lose conscienceness. "Get her to heal it."
Kaden nodded and turned to run. Trisha used her good arm to slide the Raptor Emblem in his pocket.
As Kaden ran through the gunfire that lit up the bottom floor of the mall, Trisha was pulling out a tiny blue orb, known as a teleportation grenade. It was exactly the same kind of power that sent the eliminated contestants out of the game. It might not save her, but it would give her a chance, while still looking like like she was dead.
Kaden turned when he heard a loud buzzing sound. He ducked behind a hot dog cart just as the cafe Trisha was at erupted in a blaze of blue fire. The explosion sent the glass windows breaking towards him, but he ducked back behind the cart in time to dodge it.
He had no way of knowing that Trisha had selfishly teleported herself to safety. The first thing he thought was that she had commited suicide. Of course, it didn't totally add up...why would she blow herself up? There was something he was missing...
"Kaden!" He heard, breaking his thoughts. He turned to see his friends, pinned down behind a wall. "We need a plan!"
(There you go. Trisha is gone, you've got the Emblem in Kaden's pocket (but he doesn't know it), and you just have to escape Kai's henchmen now)
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