Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
************Auction Night***********
The six arrived dressed in suits. Erin and Mia were in gorgeous gowns provided by Darwin. The cameras flashed at the people and the group tried hard not to be distracted by the lights and attention they got. Brad and Doug stood a few feet away from Darwin and the girls “Stay alert team, that person could be in this crowd as we speak.” He said.
Darren, Matt and Jessie watched from a distance, they had the van set up for controls and cameras coming from Brad and Doug’s suit “Doug, stop turning, you’re giving me a headache.” Darren spoke into the microphone.
“Sorry, I thought I saw someone.” Doug commented. Soon they were inside and seated. Doug and Brad stood behind in the back of the rows of chairs. Darwin and the girls sat closer to the back. It was located in an office building. A huge staged conference room was set up with chairs for the people.
The announcer began to talk about the history of the charity “This was started from my very own great, great grandfather over a century ago. It was in remembrance of his wife who died of diabetes. All the money will go to the research for a cure of diabetes. Without further notice, we’ll start a bidding with this beautifully hand sculpted figure of a woman crying.” He unveiled a covered sculpture and appeared the while clayed design.
Mia flinched “It looks like a blob of clay to me.”
The bidding began with $20,000. and then went as high as $100,000. Darwin especially liked it as he raised his board “$500,000.” He announced.
Mia and Erin turned to him with a surprised look “You’d pay that much for a blob?” Mia asked. “Why didn’t you say so, I could make one for you later, but I’ll just charge you $100.”
Darwin crossed his legs calmly “It’s about the charity, not about the money or the art.”
Erin looked at Mia with raised brows “It is a good cause.”
“I’m a good cause!” Mia exclaimed.
Brad shook his head at the girls “Pisces, concentrate. That person can be sitting right next to you.” He warned.
Mia quickly turned to the woman in a fur coat next to her. She eyed her carefully and the woman looked at Mia strangely until she turned away. She cleared her throat before saying “She’s wearing a fur coat indoors and she has on 10 layers of cover-up. I doubt she can harm anyone. Except if she uses those fake lashes as a weapon.”
Jessie stifled a laugh. Darren shook his head “Ladies and Gentleman, that is my fiancé.”
Darwin ended up winning the bid as they announced for him to walk up the stage “We’d like to have a picture with all the winners. Please, Mr. Wong.” The mc called for him.
He turned over to the girls “I’ll be back.”
Erin quickly stopped him “I don’t think it’s a good idea. How about we go with you?” she suggested.
“Good move.” Matt nodded in agreement.
Darwin shook his head firmly at the girls “I will be okay.”
This time it was Mia that stopped him “Sorry, you hired us to protect you. We have to do it.” She got up and so did Erin as they escorted him up to the stage.
The announcer looked at Darwin strangely “You’ve replaced your wife for two beautiful escorts?” he laughed heartedly while the audience chuckled at the comment.
“I’ll take it as a compliment.” Darwin smiled as he nodded to the girls to stand aside while he took the picture with the sculpture and the announcer.
The minute the girls stepped a few feet from Darwin, the entire floor’s lights were turned off and a shot rung out. Brad looked around “Girls, get Mr. Wong now!”
The three in the van looked at each other when the pictures on their screens blackened “Crap…” Matt cursed. He turned to the two “Go help them now!”
“Yes sir!” Darren and Jessie replied as they rushed out of the van and into the building. The guards gave them a hard time, but they were pushed out of the way.
“Pisces, you see Darwin?” Erin’s voice was urgent.
“No…I can’t see anything.” Mia moaned “I feel like I’m blind.”
Doug felt he was being pushed while everyone began to panic and racing for the elevators “It’s like an angry herd.” He muttered. Suddenly, his eyes caught sight of something shiny. He followed the light and it landed on a shadow holding up a metal object “Is that a gun, Leo?”
Brad looked up and his face paled over “He’s got a gun. Girls, find Darwin now!!” He began pushing his way through the screaming crowd. The person seemed to notice him coming as he raised the gun to the ceiling and shot out a few bullets causing the people to cry out more. The chaos was building up as he got closer to the stage. Suddenly, he tripped over something. He looked up and saw the person walking ever so calmly to the left “He’s getting away!”
Mia and Erin were separated the minute they hit the floors to find Darwin “Guys, I don’t know where I am.” Mia’s voice was scared as she was being pulled from one place to the next. She was cramped between people.
“I’m out in the hallway.” Erin announced. She pulled herself from the building crowd as she tried to find her way around in the dark with little light beaming through from the office windows.
“We’re coming.” Darren and Jessie announced. The elevators were down and they had to take the stairs. By the time they were on the 10th floor, they were both completely out of breath. Darren opened the door as Jessie rushed inside. Suddenly she fell to her knees “You okay?”
She grabbed her side “Just a cramp.” She clenched her teeth in pain “Go on…I’ll meet you there later.” Jessie insisted.
Darren nodded “Be careful.” He rushed towards the loud cries.
Erin looked around hurriedly and then, her eyes caught sight on a person dressed in black. A silver gun in their hands as it pointed directly at her. She turned and dived into an open way while the bullets flew. She rolled a few times before getting up. She was in some sort of office. Erin carefully curled herself under one of the chairs.
She saw the footsteps walking in and then as if the person had an urgent call, he eventually turned and walked out of the office “That was too close.” She breathed.
“Scorpio, are you okay? What happened?” Brad was running in circles around the floor trying find the others.
“He was trying to kill me.” Erin whispered “Be careful guys, I think he knows who we are.”
Mia was standing between the mob, it seemed no one realized the elevators were not working “It’s like a riot!” she proclaimed and when her eyes caught on a silver light, she immediately ducked and a fire was shot. A few people were hit while she crawled her way out of the elevator hallway.
Jessie heard the shots and she grew more worried when Doug has not answered them. She clutched her side and began running towards the sound “Virgo, are you around?”
Doug was still in the same room of the auction and there were still people standing around, looking petrified “I’m still here. How many people with guns?”
“One just shot at me.” Mia announced.
“And one at me.” Erin said.
“So two?” Brad counted. “I saw one earlier in the auction room. He’s gone now.”
“So maybe three?” Darren questioned.
Matt had a bad feeling as he called back his group “Team, retrieve now!”
“But we haven’t found Darwin!” Brad refused “We need to find him.”
Matt shook his head as he banged his fist on the window, he knew Brad was right, but how could he risk taking the chances of his team being killed. They had guns, we didn’t, he thought over and over. Finally, he had to make a decision “Retrieve. This is an order!” he commanded.
Brad closed his eyes “Team…retrieve.” He announced in defeat.
Erin was in one of the offices, when she noticed they all connected to one another. She opened one door and then another “No wonder they can sneak in so easily.” She whispered to herself when the last door opened to the auction room. Suddenly, she felt a gun being pointed to her head.
“Move and I’ll kill you this second.” A low deep voice announced. It was a female, Erin analyzed carefully.
Erin closed her eyes and was about to make a bold move but she suddenly felt the gun move away. Her head turned and found the person wrestling with Jessie. Erin quickly helped as she managed to the control the person’s gun as it was knocked out of the way. Jessie looked up at Erin and suddenly winced in pain “What’s wrong?” Erin asked with concern.
“I don’t know. Could be a muscle pulled.” Jessie clutched her side in pain.
“Go down first. I’ll meet you guys later.” Erin announced. Jessie was about to object when Erin nodded firmly.
“Be careful.” Jessie warned as she got up and rushed towards the exit. Suddenly two shots were fired. They both hit Jessie’s legs. She cried in pain as she fell to her knees.
“Jessie!!” Erin let go of the person as she rushed to help her friend but she stopped when a gun was pointed at her. She closed her eyes when the trigger was pulled back, but to her surprise, Doug came diving in on the person. Erin reacted quickly as she reached out to Jessie. She put an arm around her waist and pulled one of Jessie’s arm around her shoulders “Come on.”
“But Doug…” Jessie was in pain as she tried to pull herself up.
“He’ll be fine.” Erin was more concerned about the girl that was hurt. She was not strong enough to support Jessie’s entire weight. The girls fell to the floor together and Erin pulled Jessie up again.
“No…it’s useless, I can’t make it.” Jessie sighed.
“NO!! I’m not leaving you Jessie!” Erin cried. It was too dark to see the tears staining her eyes.
Jessie pushed Erin away “You want us both to die! Go…what did we talk about?” she reminded her.
Erin shook her head as she tried a last time to pull Jessie to her feet. But how could she ignore the blood that was pouring out of her legs “Come on!! I can’t do this alone!!” Erin cried at Jessie. The girl was giving up.
Jessie’s eyes moved over Erin’s shoulder and suddenly she pushed her violently to the floor and another bullet shot through her chest “Go!” Jessie managed to cry before falling down on the carpent.
Erin turned her back and found the person aiming the gun at her, her heart was pulled as she gave Jessie one last glance and dived herself into one of the offices. She pushed her way through the doors until she was in the auction room again. She saw Doug still struggling with the masked person. Erin ran over to help him as the two were stronger than the person. The person must have been a guy because he was able to push them out of the way and ran the opposite direction.
Doug was about to run after the person when Erin stopped him “Jessie!” She cried. Turning on her heals as she charged out into the hallway, she found Jessie lying there soaked in blood. The girl was barely awake.
“JESSIE!!!” Doug’s blood curdling scream could be heard everywhere.
Brad and the rest were halfway down the stairs when they heard Doug’s cries “I thought they got away?” He turned to Mia and Darren.
The two shook their heads “I thought so too.”
“Virgo, Scorpio…answer me!” Brad cried.
“It think they can’t hear us.” Mia said after there was no answer.
“Let’s go back.” Darren said, the three nodded but was quickly stopped by Matt’s commanding voice.
“No! Listen to me guys. You need to get out of that place. They are targeting you six. I can’t afford to lose you all in one night!!” Matt was frustrated because he had a gut feeling something was wrong with the other three.
Doug ran over to Jessie but Erin knew it wasn’t safe as she held him back “Wait.” She said calmly. Surely enough a person entered the hall from one of the offices. A gun pointed to the floor as it raised slowly to Jessie.
“No!! Let her go!!” Doug cried like a madman while Erin tried desperately to pull him away. There was little moonlight shining through from the office windows. She could see Jessie’s desperate eyes telling her to go. Doug pushed and pulled Erin away but she knew what she had to do.
“You want to see her die?” the person finally spoke up. A shot was fired into Jessie’s arm as she twitched painfully.
“NO!!!” Doug was sobbing as he kneeled down “Please…let her go!!”
Erin fell on her knees next to him “He’s not going to listen to you. Come on!” She rushed.
The guy laughed humorously “Yes, listen to her…save your filthy lives…she’s only a girlfriend…you can always find another.” With that said, he fired another into her body.
Jessie’s eyes slowly closed as she barely had any reaction left, her eyes planted on Erin carefully “Run…” she whispered.
It was her last attempt as she reached around his waist and pulled him. He seemed like a zombie, looking dazed as if he was in another world. He watched her die. Erin pushed through the stair doors as she supported Doug down the steps. She didn’t dare to look back at the sound of the footsteps chasing after them.