1. In Trouble [V]
I felt restless as I stood in the shadows between a fence and a couple of large bushes. I tried to stay still and make no sounds while the sun was still setting, the dim light still enough to reveal my position, but the longer I waited, the harder it was to stay calm. I carefully peered around, trying to spot movement in the sidewalks and windows, but the entire neighborhood seemed calm and peaceful, with not a soul around. There were some lights on in the houses near me, but most of the people were glued behind their televisions and computers, not paying attention to what was going on outside in the shadows.
Fuck, I hated waitingโฆ I turned to glare at the largest house in the area. It loomed up ahead, behind a few smaller homes, and surrounded by a tall brick fence. There were still lights on. They were better fucking go to sleep soonโฆ How long had I already stood in my little corner? A fucking hour? More? But it was still earlyโฆ
I just wanted to kill them already and get the fuck out of this stupid neighborhood.
โTheyโre outside.โ
I jumped at the sudden voice whispering in my ear, and I quietly hissed my curses, gathering my composure, while another voice replied to him over the radio.
โThen fucking shoot him.โ
โWith this peashooter shit you left me with?โ
โYou donโt have a rifle?โ
โI have a fucking nine-millimeter! I told you to give me a rifle, but nooo, Iโm just here to watch the fucking house, you said!โ
โFucking shut up!โ I hissed into my own microphone. โWhat are they doing?โ
โTheyโฆโ I heard breathing coming from his end, so he didnโt get cut off, but he sure kept us waiting. โUhโฆ I think they spotted us.โ
โThey fucking what?โ
โTheyโฆ I donโt knowโฆ They got freaked out by something. Theyโre getting back inside in a rushโฆ. Heโs locked the door, andโฆ Yeah, heโs closing the curtains.โ
โFUCK! Are you absolutely sure?!โ
โYeah, heโs definitely spotted us.โ
โHow?!โ
I laughed lightly while pulling my gun out of the holster. Finally, some fucking actionโฆ
โPlan B! Plan B! Everyone get into your positions! Get in there fast! We canโt let him get away or call the army cunts! Move! MOVE!โ
I started running towards the large house up ahead, and I was quickly joined by five more people. There was a big van parked close by, and its the doors opened when we passed it by. Three more guys jumped out and ran after us, two of them carrying ladders.
At least we had a plan Bโฆ I peered at a taller apartment building in the distance where our watcher guy, Thomas, was hiding. Who was the absolute fucking moron who decided not to give a sniper rifle to that one guy who had the perfect view of the whole house and its yard? This was already going so fucking wellโฆ
We reached the fence, and the guys hurried to get the ladders ready for the rest of us. I let a few of them climb up first in case our target was waiting to blow our heads off on the other side. When nothing happened, and the guys got safely into his yard, I followed them. After dropping down, I hurried behind large bushes and peered at the house while I waited for the rest.
Some of the curtains were closed, and most of the house had no lights on. I couldnโt see anything, no movement, nothing. They had to be getting ready to fight or escape, but no matterโฆ I preferred it this way. I wanted a good fight. Killing people in their sleep was for cowards.
โSpread out, set the bombs, shoot Mercer if you see him. The boyโฆ try to get him alive, but he canโt escape. Move!โ
โTrouble, follow me,โ spoke Glen, one of my closest friends, and together, we made our way closer to the garage with a couple of more guys.
The yard stayed quiet as we sneaked into our positions, but right when we reached the garage door to set our explosivesโฆ
โTheyโre in the kitchen! No! Theyโre in the garage! Shoot them! SHOOT THEM!!โ
โFuck!โ Glen hissed, shoved the bombs away to grab his assault rifle instead, the rest of us following his example.
โJust fucking shoot! SHOOT THEM!โ
We blasted it. The whole door got quickly riddled with holes as we emptied our clips into it, hoping to get our target. We failed, I guess, since suddenly, one of the guys standing next to me got shot straight in his chest. He fell, screaming in agony. Glen and I jumped out of the way when it was suddenly us getting fired at from inside, while the fourth guy we had with us wasnโt fast enough and got shot in the head. We continued firing from a safer distance, but seconds laterโฆ
โSTOP! STOP! They got out! Back in the kitchen!โ
By the time Glen and I got close enough to shoot, our targets were already gone. I saw movement in the entrance hall, and fired after them, breaking the glass, but missed.
โI see them! Theyโre in the living room! Weโll blow them up!โ
Fuck, these two were fast. Iโd laughed when I heard weโd have almost twenty people attacking two men, but I was finally coming to realize this was not an easy target. For one, the house was too large, and two, it was the fucking Michael Mercer we were after.
The guys set off their bombs on the other side of the house, the explosion shaking the ground. I was sure this was it, that our targets were dead now, so I quickly grabbed my bag so we could get the fuck out of here because the neighbors mustโve called the cops already.
โDid you get them?โ
โNegative! Theyโre still running!โ
โFuck! Just fucking kill them already! Fuck!โ
The house was on fire, and the backside grumbling. How the fuck was this guy still alive?
โTrouble! This way!โ Glen shouted and easily kicked down the rest of the garage door.
โFuck meโฆโ I mumbled as I grabbed a couple of full clips for my rifle and followed him into the collapsing, burning building.
Rationally speaking, I never shouldโve set foot in that death trap. But I wasnโt a rational man. I lived for this shit.
โMan down! Heโs got a gun! Careful! Heโs going upstairs!โ
Glen and I ran past the fucked cars, then through the kitchen. Smoke was coming from the living room when we stopped by the doorway to the entrance. I saw flames and heard loud grumbling as the walls and the roof kept collapsing.
โLook!โ I told Glen when I spotted a trail of blood going up the stairs. โTheyโre injured!โ
The rest of our men burst through the front door, while a couple of guys climbed through the rubble in the living room to give us a hand.
โThereโs blood,โ Glen told the rest.
โThereโs nowhere for them to go,โ our leader, Caleb, said when he joined us in the entrance hall. โFind them!โ
Again, I stayed back to make sure I wouldnโt get shot right away, but while the guys climbed the stairs, there was no resistance. I hoped it meant the duo were bleeding to death in their hiding place. It would be a big fucking miracle for them to survive us. The explosion alone shouldโve ended them already.
The first guys reached the upper floor and went to search through the first room in the hallway. Glen and I held our rifles tightly when we followed them, ready to shoot anything that moved. When we got up the stairs, it was clear our target was somewhere at the very back. They had pushed over all the furniture in the hallway to slow us down on their way there, but we searched through the other rooms first in case it was a trap.
โNothing here.โ
โThis room is empty!โ
โSo is this!โ
โTheyโre at the back,โ Glen muttered, pointing his rifle at the very last door in the hallway as we approached it.
Once he was close enough, he fired several times through the door, but we heard nothing. They couldnโt be dead yet, and Glen had clearly missed them. But they werenโt firing back, eitherโฆ
โBreak the door,โ Caleb ordered, and three of his men started kicking it in, trying to stay out of the way in case our target still had fire left in him and enough bullets in his gun. โMercer! Give us the boy!โ
Something heavy blocked the door, but since no one was firing at us, the guys got bold and started slamming straight into the door to force it open.
โCarefulโฆโ Glen muttered, getting ready to fire once we had a clear view.
I heard a short shout coming from inside the room, but couldnโt quite make sense of the words over the loud sounds of the breaking door. A second later, the door and the object behind it suddenly fell over, and the guys practically fell inside with it, their guns at ready. They got immediately killed, all three of them.
โFuck!โ Glen hissed and retreated a few steps, pushing me back as well.
None of us dared to get close to the room. There were just two guysโฆ And weโd already lost at least five people. I quickly glanced around and counted seven of us in the hallway. There were supposed to be eight more, but I assumed most of them were hiding outside or downstairs like cowards.
But I also noticed the smoke rising up the stairway.
โWe need to get this over with,โ I hissed. โWe canโt stay here. The fire will kill us.โ
Caleb was the bravest and approached the doorway with his gun ready. Glen and I inched closer as well, ready to cover him in case he got shot at. But nothing happened. He got all the way to the door, then hid behind the wall on the other side of it.
โTheyโre hiding in the back corner. I canโt shoot without stepping in,โ he informed us.
โThen blow them up!โ Glen hissed. โWe have hand grenades, right?โ
โHere! I got one,โ someone said, and I turned to grab the grenade from him.
Thenโฆ I turned back to face the door. Glen and Caleb had their eyes on me, expecting me to throw the grenade in. But I had no time for that.
I saw an unfamiliar face of a pale young man in the darkness of the room. I froze to stare at him, but in my defense, I never wouldโve had any time to react, anyway. The man shot me in the stomach before I could even blink. Glen and Caleb turned around. They both got shot, but while Caleb fell dead on the ground, Glen got shot in the shoulder. And the young man was gone, retreating into his safe corner before any of us could fire back.
โFuck!โ Glen screeched, retreating, pulling me with him. โWhere did he get you?โ
โOh, uhโฆโ I muttered, my mind numb. I looked down and saw blood on my clothes.
โShit!โ
I looked up at Glen. Blood spilled out of his shoulderโฆ I guess he got saved from getting shot in the head because he turned around right when the boy was about to shoot him. Thatโฆ That was good. He was a good friend. I didnโt want to lose him.
โCome on, Trouble! We need to get you out of here!โ
โWhyโฆ?โ I asked. โI still have the grenade.โ
Glen took it from me and gave it to someone else. โGet rid of those sons of bitches!โ Glen told him.
โFuck no! Iโm not getting myself killed! Iโm out of here!โ
โGet back here, you coward!โ Glen shouted after him, but he, too, was retreating to the stairs. โWe need to kill them!โ
And if there still was someone willing to finish off our enemy, they quickly changed their minds when we were suddenly getting fired at right when we reached the staircase. Glen pushed me out of the harmโs way, somehow managing to not get shot in the process, but I heard more painful shouts behind us.
Two fucking people, and we couldnโt get themโฆ The kid had a fucking killer aimโฆ
I suddenly felt the pain spreading in my stomach. It confused me. I felt fine. It was just a scratch, so why did it suddenly hurt so badโฆ?
โFuckโs sakeโฆโ Glen muttered as he dragged me down the stairs. โHold on, Iโll get you out of hereโฆ Youโll be fineโฆโ
I coughed hard when we entered the smoke and headed to the front door, the pain spreading fast now. Fuckโฆ It really fucking hurtโฆ Rightโฆ I guess bullets did hurt a lotโฆ
โYouโll be fine,โ Glen told me as we reached the door. โJust hold onโฆโ
We never got out. Glen stopped when we heard screeching tires and something large crashing through the gates just outside. He pulled me to the window and peered outside. I saw a large truck parked in the bushes, and men with guns pouring out of it. More cars entered the yard behind it. More angry, armed people exited them.
โFuckโฆ!โ Glen gasped, turned around, and hurried to the burning living room. โCome on! Fucking run! Itโs the mafia!โ
โThey looked upset,โ I said, laughing. I wasnโt sure why I laughed. โFuck, we failed hardโฆโ
โJust run!โ Glen hissed at me as he started climbing over the rubble in the living room. โThereโs a gate at the back. We can get out through there.โ
โWe shouldโve given Thomas a rifleโฆโ I mumbled as I followed him.
Suddenly, we were outside, running across the yard, but I tripped on my own, tired feet and fell. The impact with the ground was painful as fuck, and I didnโt feel like getting up anymore. I was getting really sleepy for some reasonโฆ
โCome on! Get up! We need to get out of here!โ Glen shouted, pulling my hand.
โSorryโฆ My feet donโt quite workโฆโ I told him as I tried to get back up.
I got shot in the stomachโฆ Waitโฆ I got shot in my fucking stomach!
Fuckโฆ I was dying.
That thought somehow re-started my brain and cleared my head. I was fucking dying, and Mercerโs mafia had arrived to protect their beloved leader. We were fucked kind of fucked. I had to get up and get the fuck out of here!
Glen finally got me up, and we rushed toward the gate looming in the back. I heard a lot of firing in the house, but no one was aiming at us. Yet. I ignored the pain as I held my hand over my burning stomach, trying to keep moving as fast as I could. I refused to die out here. We just had to get away from the angry mob we now had after us.
We reached the gate without getting spotted and hurried out. There was a gravel pathway up ahead, leading up into the forest and down to the large community of small homes. But to get to that pathway, we needed to get past a small ditch. Glen easily jumped over it, but I stumbled and fell as I tried to follow him, hitting the ground hard on the other side.
โCome on!โ Glen hissed and hurried to help me.
But at that moment, we heard the first sounds of the army birds approaching us fast.
โChoppersโฆโ Glen muttered, frozen to stare at the dark sky.
โThe armyโฆโ I whispered, yanking his hand. โHelp me. We need to go.โ
He turned to stare at me, his face pale, and eyes wide.
โGlenโฆ?โ I muttered. โHelp me.โ
โIโmโฆ Iโm sorry,โ he said, pushed my hand away, and got up. โI really am, butโฆ Youโre already dead.โ
โGlen?โ I whispered when he turned around and ran without looking back. โGlen!โ
I stared after him, unable to understand he was actually running away, leaving me behind to die or get capturedโฆ He didnโt even hesitateโฆ
I looked up when the first black helicopter flied past me, turned around, and started landing on the street with soldiers already jumping out by using ropes. The second one arrived only seconds later.
I was so incredibly fucked.
โFuckโฆ!โ I whispered in pain, only half of it in my stomach, and forced myself up from the ditch.
I was not dying here, nor would I ever let myself get captured by the army cunts. I had to keep fucking going. I had no idea how bad my injury was, but Iโd keep running for as far as my body would take me.
I stayed hidden under the trees and avoided the streetlights as I made my way down to the tiny homes, trying to stay up on my wobbly feet and fight back the growing dizziness. My plan was to steal a car and get myself to a doctor. Iโd fucking make it. I fucking refused to dieโฆ I refused to die because of my fucking comrades messed up the whole mission and my closest friend left me to dieโฆ
But I knewโฆ Deep down, I knew I didnโt have much time leftโฆ Minutes. Maybe only seconds. I wasnโt getting out of here aliveโฆ Maybeโฆ Maybe I shouldโve let the army find me, after allโฆ They would save my assโฆ
I reached the edge of the tiny-house neighborhood, still somehow staying up on my feet. There was an older car nearby, tucked away between two houses in a dark alley. I made my way to it, the world spinning even harder now, trying to make sure no one spotted me. There had to be countless people staring out the windows, watching the burning house up the hillโฆ
I reached the car and fell against it. I needed a moment to catch my breath and stop the world from spinning. I tried to open the door, but it was obviously locked. I realized a small flaw in my great planโฆ I was too weak to break the window. I had a gun, a small firearm, but using it would alert the people in the housesโฆ But what choices did I have?
I heard rushed footsteps coming my way and turned around to see a small guy running down the street with a baby stroller. He kept peering at the fire and the army birds, his face scared. He had to be heading homeโฆ
My first instinct was to hide from him, butโฆ I was not going to make it to the closest doctor we had. There was just no wayโฆ And Iโd rather die than let myself get thrown in jail, soโฆ
When the guy was about to run past me, I stepped out of the alley and grabbed him by his arm. He got scared and tried to scream, so I pressed my gun under his chin to silence him.
โNot a fucking sound, you hear me?โ I growled in his ear, and he whimpered. โWhere do you live?โ
โPlease, no! Iโฆ Iโฆ!โ he stammered, so I shoved the gun harder against his throat.
โWhere do you fucking live?!โ I asked again, growing angry with him. โIโll blow your head off if you donโt start walking right now!โ
He was a fucking omegaโฆ
He let out pathetic whimpers, refusing to move or talk, so I pulled off the safety, doing it nice and slow to scare him.
โTake me to your home, now, or your baby will lose a daddy,โ I told him. โOr would you prefer me to blow its head off instead?โ
โNo! Please, donโt hurt us! Iโฆ Itโs this wayโฆโ he stammered, terrified, and took a step forward.
โThatโs a good bitch,โ I said, peering over my shoulder to make sure we werenโt being followed.
I held him right next to me as we walked, keeping the gun pressed against his side, hidden under his jacket. I could feel my life fadingโฆ I was growing weaker with every step I took, but I still refused to face the fact that I was already dead. Unless by some goddamn miracle this bitch was a doctorโฆ
โItโsโฆ Itโs hereโฆโ the omega said, his voice high-pitched from fear. โPlease donโt hurt usโฆโ
โFucking shut up and get us in,โ I hissed at him, and he led me up to a small, yellow house with a tiny yard filled with flowers and vegetables.
I didnโt really look around when we entered the home. I let him go once the door was locked, but kept my gun pointed at him.
โYou know how to treat a wound?โ I asked, pulling my shirt up to show him my bleeding stomach.
โIโฆ Iโฆโ he fell silent, but nodded hastily.
โThen you better fucking get on with it,โ I growled at him.
โItโs aโฆ Itโs a gunshot wound,โ he said, shivering.
โWell fucking duh,โ I said, using my gun to gesture for him to get to work.
He took one hasty look at his sleeping baby, then peered at me.
โDonโt get any stupid ideas in your stupid little head. The baby dies if you try anything,โ I told him. โGet the first aid kit if you have one!โ
He nodded and hurried to get what he needed while I stayed by the door, ready to shoot his stupid kid if he so much as thought about disobeying me. He returned to me quickly, carrying a huge box with green crosses on it.
โYou should lie down. You donโt have much time,โ he told me, gesturing toward a small bedroom he had.
โYou go first,โ I ordered, pointing at the doorway.
As he entered the bedroom, giving me scared glances, I followed him, making sure he stayed in my sight, and went to sit down on the bed. Well, collapsed on the bed. I really didnโt have much time leftโฆ I was barely able to hold the gun pointed at the bitchโฆ I could hardly even breathe with the pain burning in my insides. There was no way I could be saved anymoreโฆ
โTry anything stupidโฆโ I told him in a warning tone, even though all he really had to do was to wait for a bit and heโd get to enjoy watching me die a horrible, painful death.
โLie down so I can get to work,โ he told me, his voice now stronger.
His fear was subsiding, and I wondered if he could tell I wasnโt going to be a threat for much longer, no matter how hard I tried to act like I was fine. He kneeled next to the bed and opened his box. It was full of medical equipment, things no ordinary people had ever even heard of.
โYou a doctor?โ I asked without actually believing it for a second.
โA nurse.โ
I stopped to stare at him. Well fuckโฆ
Was I actually going to make it, after all?
โLie down,โ the omega told me again.
I squinted my eyes at him. โIf you do anything stupidโโ
โYou are seconds away from death. You know that, right?โ he asked, now almostโฆ almost angry at me. โLie. Down.โ
I did as he asked, still holding onto my gun and keeping my eyes on him. He quickly pushed my shirt out of his way, then grabbed a pair of rubber gloves.
โFucking alphasโฆโ he muttered as he studied my injury. โYouโre a True Order terrorist, right? Youโre behind that explosion.โ
I said nothing. There really was no point in lying because even as stupid as omegas were, he could still put together two plus two.
โThought soโฆโ he muttered and pulled the biggest damn forceps Iโd ever seen from his box. โThis might hurt. The bullet is still in there.โ
I wanted to tell him to get those things the fuck away from me, butโฆ death. So, I gritted my teeth together and stared up at the ceiling, trying to take deep breaths.
And my fucking god, it hurt. It hurt so much I had to use the left of my strength to keep myself from screaming while he pulled the bullet out. When it was over and the pain grew more tolerable, I collapsed back onto the bed, my entire body limp and unresponsive.
โGood job,โ the omega muttered, but I wasnโt focusing on him anymore.
My entire body was drenched in cold sweat. I gasped for air, trying to fight back the grayness of the world, and the darkness at the edges of my vision. I couldnโt pass outโฆ If I didโฆ But I was so weakโฆ Tiredโฆ
Was this itโฆ?
My endโฆ?
The omega suddenly stood up and leaned over me. The last thing I remember seeing before passing out was him straightening his postureโฆ
With my gun in his hand.









๐คฃ๐คฃnot so strong after all. I loving the start
so awesome we get to see the enemy POV, I wished more writers did this, good for you such a great read, thanks so much
Awesome start ๐ช
I love that this started out with the bad guys pov during the attack. They are a little stupid and unorganized. I guess thatโs why they brought explosives ๐๐