Chelsea:
I weakly remain sat in the tall building against my will, bruised and bleeding, whilst watching the holographic advertisement fly up into the skies above.
In this building it's very easy to lose track of time. I probably had done so around 2 days ago. My lathargic, hardly conscious body remains partially limp in the wooden chair.
After god only knows how long, a man walks in similar to how to other looked. Muscular, tall and powerful.
"Lady Maman has requested for me to monitor you. To ensure you are not to perish." The man says, taking his own chair and sitting in it.
I don't say anything. Remaining silent as I look out the window, throwing up and coughing with heavy shakes; the withdrawl symptoms from the absence of my vape.
After at least 3 minutes of silence, I finally speak, weak and tired.
"So now she cares huh..? …after beating me to a fuckin' pulp. I… told you assholes. I ain't know shit about anything y'all want." I spit out, breathing slightly heavier than normal due to the physical abuse I tolerated over the past 3 days.
"Well ya now what..? Keep me here… long as you like. Ain't no-one comin' for my sorry ass anyways… I pushed away the only woman who loved me both figuratively and literally. And for what? To look tough? To think I knew better? I was so fuckin' stupid I didn't even see it. So blinded by everything that's happened to me and the one person who stuck with me through it all. I was too scared to let her help and this is what happened. Thid is my fault. So do what you wanna do. I got nothin' left anyways." I finally stop speaking, spitting on the ground quietly as the man just continues to look at me.
"You put a lot of thought into that hm? Too bad I'm not a therapist." The man remarks as he watches me look out the window.
Kiera:
"Tracker says she's here." Jamie stops and states, looking up from the small handheld device and up to the modern, sleek, black tower bordering The Glen whilst remaining in Pacifica, Dogtown stadium in sight.
"Damn… that's one tall ass tower.." Kendrick mutters as he looks up the black, sleek office tower with Kiera and Jamie.
"You literally worked at Arasaka tower. The tallest tower in the city." Kiera looks to him with a deadpanned expression.
"Yeah but I mean like, I was making a poin-" Kendrick responds but it cut off by Jamie.
"Listen, that's besides the point. We need to figure out a way to get Chelsea bac-" Jamie tries to regather the seriousness and attention back to reaquiring me.
"Nah fuck it I'm goin' RIGHT NOW! THISE FUCKERS GONNA PAY FOR TAKING MY BITCH!" Kiera says, taking her shotgun from the trunk of Jamie's Thorton and marching up the office tower.
"Kiera no-!" Jamie calls to her but she dosn't listen.
"Come on assholes! Not used to pickin' on soomeone you own damn size?!" Kiera asks as she shoots the reception, cocking her shotgun again and carving through the mild security force present.
Jamie and Kendrick run after her holding their own weapons, knowing there's no going back; with Jamie holding an assault rifle and Kendrick holding a small pistol.
"Suppose we're going shooting." Kendrick sighs, walking to the elevator with Kiera and Jamie:
"We're going for shock and motherfuckin' awe." Kiera states through gritted teeth and unbreakable determination.
Chelsea:
Distant and quiet gunshot noises fill the air as the man before me looks to the elevator.
The man immediately puts 2 fingers on the side of his ear and speaks. "Sa k ap pase anba a?!" And a voice is uttered from the other side of the earpiece, just out of range of me.
I look out the window and down, unable to see what's happening as I'm on the top floor of the building Kiera, Jamie and Kendrick are storming.
Kiera:
Whilst the elevator climbs the floors one by one, the elevator's light flickers and the elevator itself tosses and turns, crashing againdt the side wall with the sound of screeching metal.
"Shit-!" Kiera shouts alongside other buzzwords from the others.
"Everyone okay?" Jamie asks whilst the elevator remains stagnant, the light flickering and buzzing.
"Okay, through the security hatch, let's go." Kendrick commands with quick thought, pushing open the hatch into the maintenance shaft and climbing up, helping he others.
"Well that would explain why we stopped." Kiera points to the top of the elevator shaft, around 3 floors up. The cable was disconnected in attempt to kill them.
"These motherfuckers are crazy…" Kendrick states as he kicks the, thankfully close, maintenance shaft elevator door to get onto the next floor.
"Yeah you can say that again." Jamie responds as Kiera and her follow Kendrick, shooting their way through the tower.
Upon entering the next room though, Kiera's optics are blinded and Kendrick's OS short circuits, causing him to get electrocuted and paralysed.
"NETRUNNER-!" Jamie shouts, diving on top of Kiera behind cover ,like a rabbit into a rabbit hole, as shots are fired.
"Damn bastards- I can't see shit!" Kiera comments as Jamie fires her assault rifle.
"Wait- those are-" Jamie gasps and ducks down, looking more afraid and concerned now with Kiera finally regining her sight and Kendrick crawling next to them in cover.
"Guys those are the Voodoo Boys." Jamie explains as she looks up briefly, shots whizzing past before tucking her head in cover again.
"The fuck is Chelsea doing with the VDBs?!" Kendrick asks as he goes back to firing despite lingering pain.
"I- I dunno but we have to find her." Kiera comments more warily, throwing a grenade and shooting at them.
"Agreed." Jamie nods firmly before getting up and vaulting cover with Kiera and Kendrick, killing the small amount of Voodoo Boys before them and advancing.
They clear each floor before arriving at the top, just a door away from meeting Chelsea again. For the first time in 3 days…
"Shit. It's locked." Kendrick sighs, trying to pull the handle but it won't budge.
"Then shoot the lock." Kiera counters simply, pulling up her shotgun to shoot the lock.
"Can't. It's a keycard. Someone's gonna have to hotw-" Jamie replies before being cut off by Kiera who shoots the door and kicks it once in the centre, hard, knocking it off it's hinges.
"That works too." Jamie nods before pulling up her assault rifle and clearing the floor, the VDB presence almost overwhelming.
And finally, down the hall, is Chelsea.
"Guys..? How the hell'd you- LOOK OUT-!" I call out as Kiera runs through the door, immediately met with a hit by a shotgun butt to the head.
Kendrick's next to run at the man, shooting his pistol but the man lifts his metal arm and the bullets deflect. As Kendrick tries to quickly tackle him, he grabs his arm, breaks it with a sickening crunch and throws him to the side.
Jamie is the last to attack, shooting him in the stomach 3 times with the remaining ammo in her magazine and charging but the man blocks, grab her and throws her to the side, pulling out his pistol and executing Jamie on the spot. Straight through the skull.
"NO!" Kiera shouts as she runs over to her, crying and holding Jamie's still warm but limp hand.
"YOU MOHERFUCKER!!" Kiera shouts as she picks up her shotgun and shoots the man. The man blocks some of thr shots but the rest go past or through his metal arm, causing him to hiss in pain before Kiera kicks him to the window and smashes his her through the glass.
"YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!!!" Keria shouts as she kicks him out the window with her boot, causing the man to fall to his death before Kiera collapses to her knees herself.
"…" I remain silent as Kiera sobs and Kendrick holds his broken arm in pain, sat in the corner of the room.
After a few moments though, I finally speak.
"We should go… the NCPD and the VDBs'll be all over this." I comment quietly, still waiting to be untied.
"NO! I'm not leaving her…" Kiera replies through her sniffles, holding Jamie's body in her arms.
"We won't. But we need to go." I reply, looking to Kiera sympathetically.
"…Fine…" She agrees hesitantly after a moment and walks over and unties me.
"Thank you Kiera… you… you don't know how much this means to me… oh my god… your shoulder. And your arm, what happened?!" I ask, hugging Kiera tightly as Kendrick walks over to us both, still holding his broken arm.
"It doesn't matter… not right now. We need to go. Like you said." Kiera replies, turning and picking up Jamie's body.
"It's good to have you back Chels…" Kendrick states, fighting through his own pain.
"Thanks Kendrick. The same goes for you. We need to get to a ripper for you. I know a place." I comment, helping him walk as we leave the office building, down the stairs.
Once we get outside, distant siren noises are heard whilst we all limp to Jamie's old car and I take the wheel.
"No-one cares that I don't know how to drive right?" I ask, to which no-one objects to.
"Sweet." I say before driving to Oliver's place.