Some days earlier.
Raymond opened the hatch on the ground to let Dr. Jake in to their base.Dr. Jake hesitated, he stared back at him breathing deeply. He obviously didn't want to go in. He seemed afraid of what he would meet down there.
"You don't trust me?" Raymond asked. He was getting impatient.
"I trust you but going underground in the middle of nowhere that took me almost an hour from the city" he shook his head.
"That has more weight than the trust I have in you. I'm sorry" Dr. Jake took few steps back.
"You told me how that chemical could be on its victims,worse than turning them into slaves. Some people are going to unleash it to everyone in this city. And this is where we are working to prevent that but we need you" Raymond was saying the best thing he thought he could use to convince him.
"You have two choices, go down there and help us or go back now and all the people of this city become something worse than slave to the De
A day later.Raymond saw Dr. Jake standing on the hatch outside with a bag, on the screen.Raymond felt happy to see him. He must have come with a solution to their previous discussion."Grace, come out here baby!" he shouted excitedly as he popped the hatch open for Dr. Jake.Grace rushed out and Dr. Jake walked in at the same time."I thought you just lifted that damn thing up the last time we came together. It was like it was glued to the ground. I couldn't pull it at all" Dr. Jake said angrily."You are not in the system" Raymond replied him curtly. He was more interested in what he had brought for them."Have you come up with something already?" Raymond moved close to him, aiming at the bag with him."Stop!" Dr. Jake jumped back. It seemed he didn't want him to touch it."Okay" Raymond moved back with few steps."I thought you brought that for us" Grace said calmly pointing at the bag."Yes,I brought it
Grace stood behind the curtains. She was preparing to walk on to the stage when she would be called.She was extremely nervous, had never felt like this in a long time. She tried controlling her nervousness with breathing therapy. Deep breaths. She wanted to breathe in deep then out for long.It seemed that would only work when someone's anxiety was in a minimal state not on an aggravated level that she was in, right now. She could not even take the breaths. She didn't know when she inhaled or exhaled.All she knew right now was she was breathing restlessly.The crowd were clapping intensely. She could feel their joy, eagerness and awe to meet her now. The City Hunter.She listened attentively to her calling to the stage that was obviously imminent. That was going to be a little hard in here. She could hardly hear anything.She felt something warm on her cheeks."What the...." she quickly wiped the tears that had trickled down her chi
Laura was the only one sweating in the courtroom as she stood in the dock. She was facing the judge to pass her sentence today.Raymond held Grace's hand more tightly. It was obvious that her case deserved a death sentence. She had killed more than one occasion.The only thing that could save her was the exceptional quality of her attorney. That was not so sure.Raymond looked at her again. She was afraid, young, helpless and ashamed. He felt pity for her. The only reason he was not regretting her over right now was because that cleared Grace's name. If not, he would be fighting with himself.Laura was looking round the courtroom. She was definitely searching for a comforting face but she wouldn't find that here.To everyone here, she was an enemy, a killer, someone that couldn't be mingled with. She continued looking around until she got to Raymond.Raymond quickly avoid her eyes. She would see his pity for her right on his face and that wo
Raymond walked with Grace out of the courtroom. His mind was not with him. It had accompanied Laura who was whisked away by the cops.All he was thinking about right now, was what she was going through, what she would go through which might break her, destroy her."That lawyer is good" Grace broke through his mind bringing him back around.She was wrong. The lawyer was not very good. Raymond had even started doubting if he could do the job."He is not good at all. He gave the Judge a reason to accuse Laura of murders, impersonations and all other things that could land her a life sentence or even death sentence" Raymond was flowing freely. He had forgotten he was speaking to Grace who would definitely feel somehow.Grace laughed and clapped her hands. She looked straight in his eyes. She was smiling broadly."Unbelievable, the side you take in this matter is very surprising" it seemed she had just cleared her doubt about that."This i
Raymond walked into the prison where Laura was held. He was not sure what their discussion was going to be about. Pat and Sasha went to sit beside a large table.He joined them. Not long later, Laura walked towards them in handcuffs. She was walking slowly and weakly. She looked physically healthy but she was weak emotionally.She came to them and sat down."Could you please excuse us?" she was asking Pat and Sasha to leave.Raymond was confused and he watched what was happening in astonishment."That's not a problem" Sasha smiled after they had already stood up and ready to leave."They brought me here and now you are sending them away" Raymond pointed at them as they were moving out."They claim to be helping women in distress and traumatic stress or a woman that could eventually get to that" Laura spoke about without not much respect that Raymond thought they deserved.They were good people on a good cause."The
Raymond walked slowly into their compound. He was still unsure how he would relate his story to Grace that was already angry.But he thought he had to believe and be confident. They always got over every problems between them."Hi" Mrs Flinch greeted from a distance.Raymond turned towards her direction. He waved his hand at her as he couldn't make any sound.He went in straight as the door was opened ajar. He saw Grace going back up in a hurry. There was an opened luggage on the sofa. She was stuffing in her things before he came.She came back with some clothes on her hands. She stuffed it into the luggage and closed it.Raymond wondered. It seemed she was going away from him. Just because of the little disagreement at the court."What is happening here?" he asked trying to be funny."Shut up,don't say anything!" she yelled with her voice denoting sadness and anger."I will not say anything if you care to explain what
Raymond amidst all irregularities in his mind managed to be in the courtroom for Laura's verdict. It mattered a lot to him. He couldn't deny it.Laura was brought into the dock as her case was the next to be decided. Raymond had missed the first session today.Laura was obviously very happy. Her happiness was blooming enough that the cops walking her to the docks couldn't ignore it.One of them shook his head after watching her for some seconds. Happy Laura! She wasn't aware of what was happening around her.She looked around the courtroom slowly. She delayed a laugh that would break out of her lips if she found what she was looking for.Raymond knew she was looking for him. He gasped and fixed his gaze on her until their eyes would make contact.She paused for a while after seeing him. Smiles sprouted from her lips until it covered her whole face. She blew a kiss to him.Raymond looked away briefly for her to know he didn't want that
"Hi" a female beautiful voice sang immediately Raymond made it in.He had a hard time before he could find where she was standing,behind the counter.The counter was not appropriate for an hotel that could be called a Millionaire Island.Except for the wine cellar close by that was filled with exotic and expensive wine. The counter was too simple."You are from the Mayor" the girl said again as Raymond was still wondering if he was in the right place."Yes I am from the Mayor and I am supposed to be in an inn known as Millionaire Island" he stylishly expressed his disappointment about the counter."In the whole world as at now, this is the only Millionaire Island in existence" she smiled and stamped the low counter softly."Yes it is" he looked around again. There was no one around except this girl which seemed to be the receptionist."Everyone is enjoying the comfort of their rooms, our rooms" she had definitely noticed Raymon
"You should feel better now" Raymond put the cup back on the table smiling."You mean the wine is good?" Grace asked, she was pretending she didn't know what he was talking about."No. Not the wine. I am talking about the daughter of the city" he had opened up straight, she wouldn't have a chance of turning his words around anymore."She's good, but her judgement is somehow different from mine" she complained a bit."Two different people can't do the same thing same way. There will always be a slight difference" he explained."I have nothing against her but I'm just thinking operating like this. The Mayour won't be able to back her" she was right about that."She doesn't want it too. And this evil people give more respect to harsh treatment like such" he added."I'm sure we are not here to talk about the daughter of the city" she was becoming boring with their conversation. She stared at her cup weirdly.They had come out to a
The computers pinged as Grace had said. Laura had been waiting for some time to hear that.She couldn't believe it at first. The pinging was not that loud but it was noticeable. She dashed over to the ammunition side and picked up the sword.She started feeling weird. She felt like she couldn't do this anymore. She stood there in front of the weapon. She wanted to take more than just a sword.But it would be useless to take what she wouldn't use. The computer pinged again. Time was going. She wanted to go but she was very much in need of a little push.Maybe she could just make a call to Grace. She would be helpful. They had become something like best friends.She hurried to get her and make the call. Time was no longer on her side. The call took like eternity to get connected, maybe that was because she was calling from an underground."Laura?" Grace said excitedly.There was nothing funny about this. It was damn serious but she had
Protocols were now being duly observed. Raymond and his accompanies were not allowed in until Reyes came out to them.He waved at them to come over."I'm sorry for the delay. Everything has changed since the attempt on the Mayor's life" he apologized as they walked over to him.They all walked together into the living room to meet Mayor Mount where he was comfortably seated."Raymond, Grace" he smiled to welcome them."And you, your face looks familiar" he pointed at Laura.Raymond was a little bit afraid. He wished Mayor Mount had not remembered when she tried to kill him."We met at their base" Laura said slowly."Yeah, I remember. You are that little girl that was in their base. You know I forgot what you were doing there that day" Mayor Mount seemed to have really forgotten. He was visibly trying to recollect."Actually, we are here because of her" Grace broke in suddenly. She was going straight to the point.
Raymond was coming down the stairs. He saw as Grace kept changing the TV channels. She seemed not to find the one suitable for her present mood.He skimmed down to join. He sat by her side without saying anything. She obviously had a lot running through her mind but she was obviously not going to tell him anything except he incited words from her."Maybe TV isn't what you need right now" he grabbed the remote,took it from and gently placed it on the table."What do you think I need then?" she folded her arms. it seemed she was not pleased with that."A good company like me,that has always been working even when you are stuck on the Millionaire Island" he joked.Grace smiled subtly. She was not enjoying the moment as she wanted."What are you thinking about?" he asked."That's my problem. I don't just know where to channel my mind" she shook her head."You really need that before you could channel the TV" he chuckled.She
Raymond was seated by the side of the hospital bed with a newspaper in his hand He wasn't really reading it. He kept checking Grace If she had woken up from her deep sleep.She would wake soon. She had been slept for a long time. She opened her eyes slowly and closed them back immediately like the lights were hurting her eyes."Raymond" she whispered. "Are you there, is that you?" she asked with her eyes closed."Why don't you open your eyes and confirm?" he replied her casually."I'm just confused seeing that in your hand. A publication? Really?" she had not opened her eyes yet and she was already taunting him."Are you okay?" he leaned towards her and asked."I feel better" she moaned. She opened her eyes and sat up."No, no. You have to rest" he quickly retorted. He felt she should be down there on her back.Grace was just looking at him with surprise. She didn't yield to his yearning."I guess I am still alive" she l
"Are you okay?" Raymond asked Grace. lied down on the floor. He gasped. He was exhausted."I have never been better" she said despite all the obvious pain she was going through.She also laid on her back breathing slowly to relax. Hugh sat and rested his back against the wall. He was devastated. It was definitely his first time to kill a man.He was seriously having a conversation within himself. He was raising his hand up above his every now and then.Probably regretting what he had done or he was trying to encourage himself that he had to do it."They say that is how you feel after you have your first kill" Grace chuckled and pointed to Hugh."He will surely get over it" Raymond said assuringly. He was sure of that. Hugh was a person with some facets of a bad guy. It shouldn't be so hard for him."Which makes me remember, Ray. You never had a moment like this. You never felt bad after your first kill. You are not very human" Grace r
Jansen had already heard a series of gunshots inside the building. Not long later, another shots were fired. He wondered what was happening.These guests didn't look like people who could shoot except the city hunter and his guy. And these guns were actually the guns brought by him and his men.He could denote that easily from the sounds of the rounds. He wondered why Dray or Morton or both of them would have been shooting like that unless the situation called for it.He was in awe what the situation could be. He was also having negative thoughts maybe his mem had been overpowered and subdued. He had to do something rather than waiting for them here.He brought out his handgun and headed towards the room. He waited by the first room and listened attentively. It was very quiet. He moved over to the door of another room.He was still trying to catch a sound with his ears when he saw bullets casing right ahead. He walked slowly aiming his gun forward.
Raymond and Grace had gathered all the others in Susan's room. The guests were definitely expecting to see this device they claimed to have found."I don't think we need to show them the real thing" Raymond whispered to Grace. He had already seen the hungry looks on their faces. The hunger to see what the device looked like."Let's just show it to them, to boost their confidence and make them trust us" Grace assumed. She must be thinking the guests might get annoyed if they weren't allowed to see it."They will be on to us soon, if we spent more time here without giving them a feedback" Hugh complained. It seemed he was urging others to hurry them up in handing over the device.He had been staring hard at Raymond and Grace as they had been having mouth to ear conversation. That seemed to have stirred up his anger."I thought you brought us on the fact that you have found this thing?" Mrs Summers said in her old weak voice. She must ha
Raymond and Grace walked along the hallway after everyone had entered into different rooms.Raymond attempted opening a door at room but Grace stopped him immediately. He was stunned."Things like this are not kept inside rooms. Vaults are built to house them" she explained."These people are not looking for treasures and not gold bars. It is something, like a part of nuclear weapon as one of them told me" Raymond argued."No one keeps nuclear weapons in a room also. They are hidden underground in most cases" she was still determined she was right about her opinion."Underground like basement?" Raymond felt she was making sense with what she said."Yeah" she moaned."Then let's get to the basement then" he asserted and walked forward with fast paces and Grace following him. He stopped suddenly."We won't get there unless we are outside" he said in regret."They won't let us go out. And we have to get this thing before th