Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
The speedboat took them across the harbor within minutes. The smoke grew thicker as they parked the boat at the dock. Devin killed the engine as he jumped onto the pier and turned to help Erin, but she was already getting off herself leaving his hand hanging mid air. He looked down at his open hand “You’re welcome.” Smiling with a shaking head as he followed her.
“The smoke is too black, can you see anything?” Erin asked as she waved away the smoke.
“No, but stay close.” Devin reached for her hand as he pulled her along. One hand waving in front of his face as he maneuvered around the hot metal rigs, a few were still in flames “What does that word say?” he pointed to the burning rig in front of him.
Erin coughed out a lungful of smoke as she answered “R.K. Jewelers.” She turned to him “You think Riley knows about this?” he shook his head while she continued down the line, breaking away from his hand “Wu, Inc.” she whispered to herself. Her eye caught on something odd “Devin!” she waved to him “Look.” She pointed to the white smoke.
“White smoke. Cocaine?” he guessed. Erin stepped closer to get a better look while Devin looked around. Suddenly at the corner of his eyes, he spotted a figure moving past him “Erin, watch out!” he cried while leaping at her before the knife drove into her back. Instead it sliced open his shirt at the arm.
The two rolled in unison and she stopped over his body “Devin, are you okay?” she noticed his cut. His eyes widened as he rolled her to the side away from another attacker. Using his feet, he pushed her over his head where she landed on her feet while he kicked himself to a standing position “Who are you people?” she asked while backing away, they had no weapons.
The two masked men looked at each other as they nodded and turned to run. Erin was ready to chase them when Devin pulled her back “No. They want us to follow them.”
“You don’t think we can take them?” Erin was offended.
“That’s not what I meant.” He shook his head. Suddenly he felt a change in the smoke wind. Looking up, he could see a flaming rig above their heads. Grabbing her hand, he wasted no time to get away before it came crashing to the ground where they were standing just seconds before. Erin appeared to be in shock as she turned to her bottom “I think the team is in more danger than we are.” He helped her up and took her back to the boat.
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“What’s taking so long?” Mia asked as she wrung her fingers together.
“They’re probably found nothing and maybe snuck to a secluded area and make out.” Doug sighed tiredly.
Mia raised her brows “That would be interesting.” But quickly shook her head “No, that’s impossible. Stop filling my head with mush.”
“Wasn’t it already full of mush?” Doug quipped while he snorted a laugh.
Matt and Reina were staring at the smoke “I’m sure they’re fine.” He patted her on the shoulder “I had no idea you cared so much.” He smiled at his fiancé.
She smiled slowly and turned her head to check on the others when a sudden dart shot towards her. Her quick reflex moved out of the way as she turned her head to the direction it came from “Watch out guys, we’ve got visitors.”
Matt looked at the dart “Reina, that looks like a…”
“Bomb!” Jenna cried as she quickly reached for Bonnie, who was closest to her and dove to the sand as the tiny device exploded causing a ripple of sand to rain over the group.
They quickly stood on their feet and spun in circles but there were barely any people out that day, none looked suspicious but a few stared at them when they heard an explosion “Sneaky.” Mia brushed herself off as she walked over to Jenna and took Bonnie into her arms.
Doug remained lying on his chair as he brushed away the sand on his face “Stupid bastards.” He grumbled. Suddenly he felt a pain stabbing him on the leg “Ow!”
Ryan’s quick eye followed the dart that stung Doug as he quickly pulled it off his leg and threw it into the ocean as it exploded halfway down into the water “I think it’s time to wake up.”
He nodded reluctantly “Anyone got a band aid?” he pointed to his bleeding leg.
“Don’t touch it!” Reina cried.
“Why?” Doug asked as his eyes covered the blood that was darkening. Pulling off his sunglasses, he noticed that his skin was turning purple around the wound “Oh my gosh! It’s poisonous.”
“How did you know?” Matt asked Reina, who ignored the question and rushed over to help Doug.
“Someone call an ambulance.” Ripping a part of her t-shirt off as she tied it around his knee tightly “This should stop it from traveling into your blood stream, but if we wait another hour then they’ll have to amputate.”
“Jesus!! Call an ambulance!!” Doug cried in pain.
“They’re on their way.” Luke replied before hanging up the phone.
Darren was looking for their attacker when his good eye caught a person standing on a balcony of a 6 story condo with a bazooka pointing at them “I found him!” he pointed as he raced towards the condo with Matt at his back. The guy shot out a final dart as he realized he was discovered. Leaving his weapon, he ran into the house.
“Duck Luke!” Jenna cried when the dart came shooting towards him. He didn’t hesitate to follow her instructions as the dart landed inside the grill. Mia quickly closed it shut and pushed it towards the water before taking another dive to the ground with Bonnie.
The explosion blew open the lid and broke the legs of the grill in pieces. The meat was thrown in all directions and a few landed on them. Bonnie began crying as she pointed to her leg “Mommy.” The scalding beef hit her exposed ankle.
“Bonnie!” Mia pushed the meat aside as she cleaned her leg with her own shirt “It’s okay baby…it’s okay.” She coaxed.
By the time Darren and Matt reached the home, it had been emptied. Leaving only the device left “Damn it!” Darren punched his palm.
“He’ll show his face again.” Matt said surely as he dialed for Ted “Hey, come down to Stanley Market. We’ve got a little accident.”
“Am I going to die?” Doug asked Reina with fearful eyes.
She shook her head “No. Maybe crippled…” she couldn’t help but add it making him whimper like a kid. Suddenly, her eyes caught a male figure in black, hands in pocket as he sped walk away from the condo that Matt and Darren had rushed towards “I’ll be back.” She ran over the rocks and chased the guy into the market. He led her to the end where there were less people “Who are you?” she paused just a foot from him.
The guy didn’t bother replying as he whipped his arm towards Reina, who ducked. His dark sunglasses hid most of his face. She punched him roughly in the ribs as he grunted in pain but refused to give in. Growling, he attacked her again with a vengeance, finally, he managed to kick her in the face as she fell to the ground. Preparing to finish her off as he released a knife at the heel of his shoe, he lifted it and aimed at her heart. Reina crossed her arms to block the leg but he was stronger as the sharp end moved closer to her.
Reina’s eye moved down to his other leg, it was perpendicular to her own legs. She bent her knee back and tripped him causing his weapon foot to fly in the air. Using her other foot, she forced his foot to bend across his body “Cheap shot.” She reached down and pulled off his sunglasses. Her brows wrinkled “Ah Gam?”
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Devin and Erin returned to the sound of sirens as the police and ambulance came to help Doug on a stretcher “What happened?” Erin asked.
“Poison darts with a tiny bomb attached.” Mia replied shortly.
“You were right.” Erin turned to Devin.
“Did you guys see something?” Mia asked nosily.
Devin shook his head “We’ll talk about it later. Is everyone else okay?”
“Bonnie had a minor burn, but she should be okay. Darren is looking over her right now. Doug is the only serious case.” Jenna explained.
“It was strange how Reina knew it was poisoned.” Ryan said mostly to Matt.
“Where is she?” he looked around for her.
“I wasn’t paying attention.” Ryan shook his head.
“There she is.” Luke pointed after he noticed Reina jogging back to them.
Matt walked over to greet her “Where did you go?”
“Oh, I thought I saw someone suspicious but it wasn’t.” she shook her head.
“Speaking of which, how did you know the dart had poison on them?” Matt question with a solemn face. Reina hesitated to answer and he added with a sigh “Reina, I thought we talked about telling the truth. Whatever you know, you would tell me regardless of what it is. We’re going to be husband and wife next year, I don’t want to have to play these guessing games. Don’t think I didn’t notice how pale you looked when you left the subway mission.”
Reina turned her eyes away with a nervous laugh “Don’t be silly, nothing’s wrong. I’m completely normal. Maybe it’s my bad side coming to life? I think of the worse scenario and if someone were trying to kill us, they might as well make it harder for us. The poison dart was just a wild guess.”
Matt eventually nodded “Okay. But promise me we’ll talk later.”
“Of course.” She smiled warmly as he took her hand and walked back to the group.
“Hi Ted!” Mia waved wildly when his team showed up ready to work.
“Must you do that every time?” Erin groaned with rolling eyes.
Jenna laughed, “She’s actually being very subtle.”
Ted jumped down the rocks into the picnic area “Hey guys. Is everyone okay besides Doug and little Bonnie?” they nodded randomly “What was the cause of explosion?”
“Darts with a bomb attached.” Ryan pointed to the first one that was still pushed into the sand “It’s a wild guess, but I think someone’s trying to kill us.”
“No kidding.” Ted snickered as he took a closer look at the dart “Any idea?” he turned to Devin for an answer.
“No, but I think the burning rigs were a distraction.” Devin pointed to the now contained fire “I think someone was trying to kill the evidence. White smoke.”
“Cocaine.” Ted said flatly “We’ve been suspicious of some inside work and sent more harbor police to watch carefully at the shipping docs. I guess we were right.”
“What kind of suspicions?” Erin asked thoughtfully “There were a few other rigs that were burned. Some familiar ones, I might add.”
Ted stepped closer as he nodded “Disclosed information says the big jewelry business has something to do with it. You might want to talk to Michael and Riley about it.”
“Ahem!!” Mia cleared her throat purposely.
Erin and Ted turned to her strangely “What?” Ted asked.
“Must you stand so close to her? You do have a fiancé.” Mia teased as she pointed a finger at Sara, who was not far away taking information from witnesses.
Erin blushed as she moved away “Sorry.” She turned and walked over to Luke and Ryan.
"So much for subtle." Jenna snickered at Mia while Devin smiled.