Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Erin rode back with Devin since her ride to the hospital was Daniel and apparently, he was not welcomed to join the team. Her silence only made him more curious “No lecture? No, that was not necessary. Or how dare you be that rude?”
She laughed “Is that what’s expected of me?”
“I think I have to get use to this new Erin.” He smiled sideways.
Erin turned her tilted head “Whatever happened between you guys is absolutely none of my business. After all, I am no one to you guys. There’s no need for explanations.”
“You won’t think about it?” he hinted.
Shaking her head, she rested her eyes closed “No. I don’t want to think at all.”
When they reached headquarters, everyone had changed into their uniforms and earpieces were in place “Remember guys, stay on the lookout and keep in contact. We’re going to split up individually.” Devin advised.
“No partners?” Mia asked incredulously.
“No.” Devin confirmed, “We can cover more ground that way. Matt, you take the back side of the house, when it’s clear notify Mia to come in after. I’ll be leading from the front house, Reina will follow after. Ryan, you take the second floor and Darren you too on the opposite side of Ryan. Carmen you come in after Mia does. Erin, come in last.”
He turned to see her dozing her eyes away to the cubicle section. Reina was the closest to her as she nudged her friend “You alright?”
Erin turned to her with raised brows “Yeah…yeah. Sorry.” She apologized to the group.
Devin followed her earlier gaze “You want to give him a call? We’ll wait outside.” He nodded to the team while Erin made a call to Chuck.
After the third ring, he picked up “Hello?” he answered groggily.
She let out an internal sigh of relief “Hi Uncle, sorry to wake you. I just wanted to see if you wanted me to pick you up next week for Bonnie’s birthday party?”
“Sure.” He answered with a loud yawn.
Erin smiled “Okay, go back to bed.” She hung up the phone and a piece of the weight was lifted off her shoulders. Since she left his apartment days ago and was attacked, she was worried for him. Although he came to work randomly, she was still concerned about his safety.
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“They’re coming for us.” Doug grinned happily.
Jenna rolled her eyes “Hello, I have an earpiece too.” She pointed to her right ear.
“Then why didn’t you use it instead of screaming in my ear like a mad woman?” he quipped.
“I thought you enjoyed that. Cause it seems that you like to attract those type of women.” She replied with the same quickness.
He could hear Mia’s chuckles through his earpiece “Shut up or I’m not going to Bonnie’s party next week.” He threatened.
“Ooh, I’m so scared. I want my mommy.” Mia snickered and blew up with laughter.
Matt and Reina shook their heads “Maybe we can leave both of them back?” Darren suggested. The group laughed in response.
When the van was near the house, Devin ordered for Ryan to stop a block away. They hopped out of the car “Split.” He motioned and they quickly circled around the block. Devin noticed two bodyguards in the front of the mansion. Erin followed him behind a tree “I don’t want to cause a big commotion.” He whispered.
She nodded “I’ve got an idea.” Erin moved like a dart as she rolled when the men’s eyes moved towards something near the bushes. When she reached the side of the house, she let out an ear piercing scream.
The guards whipped their heads over “What was that?” one guy asked.
“It sounded like a girl.” He stepped towards the voice. And found a girl curled on the floor in an awkward position. His eyes frowned in confusion as he moved his hand closer to flip Erin’s body straight. Once he laid a hand on her shoulder, she reached her hand up and took a good grip of his wrist and used her feet to flip him over. He landed roughly on his back. The other guy came for her as she quickly moved out of the way and he dove into a bush instead. Devin appeared and stopped him before he could attack Erin. They quickly contained the men and tied their hands behind their backs with thick wires.
“You haven’t lost it.” Devin smiled and he ran towards the front door.
Erin made sure he was inside safe until she headed towards the back. Easily jumping over the stone wall, she was instead faced with two bodyguards. Making no move to back up, they stepped closer “Siu Jei was right, they were coming.” One guy snickered.
“Since you were expecting guests, why don’t you invite us inside?” she raised her brows daringly as they charged at her.
“MT is inside.” Matt checked in. He noticed Erin was working on fighting two guys which gave him time to walk through the back patio door “Scorpio, yell if you need help.” He looked around the floors and noticed a few odd objects. Small black squares at random places “Sagittarius, are you in? Come to the kitchen, I want you to look at something.”
Ryan turned his head as he let the glass fall to the ground and climbed into the room. He noticed it was a girl’s room but no one was inside “I’m in.” he announced.
“Who?” Mia asked.
“Me.” Ryan replied.
“We can go on all day like this.” Darren sighed “Pisces, it’s Sagittarius.”
“Really?” She scratched her head “You sound more like Taurus.”
“Guys, get serious, please.” Reina shook her head but a small smile was still present. She was able to make it inside after Devin “Gemini is in.”
“Watch the ground guys, there could be bombs.” Matt warned as he cowered over to look at the object. When the kitchen door swung open, he raised a hand to Ryan “Careful!” he pointed to the ground.
Ryan bent down as he took a good look “They’re not bombs. They’re sensors.” He pointed “They’re signaling each other.” Tiny specs of red lasers shot through each other.
“A little high tech for a gangster’s house.” Matt observed.
“Gor, watch out!” Ryan warned.
He saw the shadow with an object in hand cowering over him as he rolled towards Ryan, missing the dagger by inches. Matt stood up and turned to the guy but he was gone “Where did he go?”
“I didn’t see him.” Ryan shook his head.
Carmen turned a corner that took her down another dark hall. There were no windows or room doors around “Guys? I don’t know where I am.” She said with a hint of fear. Suddenly, she felt a rough push from behind making her fall flat on her face. She let out a short scream and turned to the figure but instead of attacking her, it backed away and disappeared down the hall. She spun around and saw a crack underneath.
“Did you hear that?” Doug asked. He walked towards the door “Cancer, was that you?” he bent down to the floor to talk through the crack.
“Yes!” she answered excitedly. Carmen got on her feet as she looked around for a doorknob to pick but to her dismay, there was none “How do I get inside?” she asked.
Jenna stood by the door “There should be a lever to push.”
“I don’t see anything.” Carmen said with frustration.
Darren climbed into another room, it was painted with pink flowers on white walls. A small crib in the corner, it was a nursery. He stepped towards a white nightstand. On it was a frame with Hung Gor and a woman that looked happy to pose next to him. Her hand on her stomach, he could only guess she was pregnant. But the team did not find anything about his personal life. He was not married nor did he have kids but the picture told him otherwise. Darren decided to take the picture. When he came to the door, he noticed it was bolted lock. His brows ruffled strangely as he exited the way he came in, through the window. He climbed down to the ground and rounded a corner to see Erin finishing off the two guys.
She nodded to him when he waved for her to follow. They entered through the back way and noticed the sensors Ryan was talking about “Step around them.” Erin instructed as she led the way for Darren to follow.
“I don’t see it.” Carmen said over and over when Jenna insisted that there was a lever “Maybe they broke it off on purpose?”
“You mean, we’ll be stuck in here forever?” Jenna screeched “And with DOUG!”
“Hey!” he was offended “We’ll find a way out.” He promised.
“Cancer.” Matt eventually found Carmen “Which door is it?”
She pointed to the one on the right “Here.” She pointed.
Matt felt around for anything out of the ordinary. His hand covered a broken off piece in the corner right side of the wall. He pulled out a hook like weapon and clasped it over the metal piece. Yanking it upwards, they stood in amazement as the stone door slid to the side “Light!!!” Jenna erupted deliriously as she hugged Matt and then Carmen “We’re alive.”
“And you stink.” Carmen moved away.
Matt winced with disgust when he saw Doug looking over the corpse “You know him?”
He nodded “He’s helped me a few times during a fight. But he’s a nobody, why would they kill him?”
Reluctant to enter the pungent smelling room, Matt blocked his senses and walked inside while the girls held the door open “Check his wallet.”
Doug nodded and spun the guy over and took his wallet. Opening it, his eyes widened. He showed to Matt “I think we found the cop mole.”
Matt nodded “Take it with you. We’ll be back for him. Come on.” He led them towards the stairs “Team come to the living room.” He ordered.
One by one, they reached the living room, Darren was the last to arrive “I’m not the rotten egg for once.” Mia sighed with a laugh.
“Did you guys run to any trouble?” Devin asked.
“Two.” Erin informed.
“One.” Matt said.
The rest shook their heads. Devin frowned “Two outside, so that makes five. Five people to attack us?”
“They expected us to come.” Erin said.
Carmen snapped her fingers when she remembered “Some pushed me into the hall. But when I turned he had left. If I wasn’t down there, I wouldn’t have seen the crack under the door where Doug and Jenna were.”
“You think someone’s trying to help us?” Reina asked.
Devin nodded “Possibly. But whom?”
Jenna made did a double take on something peculiar from the entry room wall. A little tube traced to the ceiling and back to the opposite wall. She stepped closer and looked at it oddly. Out of the blue a puff of gray smoke began to spit out. She took in a breath accidentally “Jenna!” Ryan cried when she slowly fell to the ground unconscious. He turned to them “Don’t breath it in!”
They quickly covered their mouths and headed for the door while Matt stepped over to help Ryan get Jenna. But they did not expect it to be bolted from the outside. Mia pulled the curtains open to find the door was nailed with a couple of boards of wood “The kitchen!” she yelled. They were running out of air and fast.
Carmen was the next to faint as she crumbled to the floor before Doug could catch her. Ryan felt woozy as his grip on Jenna eventually faded, he too fell back. Mia was next and eventually one by one, they were unconscious.