Chapter 136: A Good Day to Die Hard (1/2)
”Is everything to your liking, sir?”
Alton stared out the window of the limousine; the outside covered in a light sprinkle of snow and fog; feeling uncomfortable he adjusted his Christmas jumper. ”Umm, yeah? Sorry, I just get a little nervous when around fog these days.”
”I see, well not to worry sir we will be arriving at the Dawn manor very soon.”
Awkwardly smiling Alton began fidgeting looking at his old jeans feeling out of place. ”Do you think I'm underdressed at all?”
The driver looked in the rear mirror smirking faintly. ”You look as festive as can be sir.”
Alton kept adjusting his collar feeling worse by the moment. ”Is it too late to turn back? I'm not sure I can do this.”
”You will be fine, sir.” He reinsures. ”Scarlett is constantly talking about you. She's just happy to have a friend for Christmas.”
”She's always talking about me?” Alton questions. ”What does she say.”
The driver chuckles, adjusting the rear mirror. ”You'll just have to ask her yourself.”
Sighing Alton slouched overcrossing his arms. ”Never simple is it.”
The driver glossed over his shoulder, shaking his head. ”You know it takes a lot to make an impression on Scarlett, you should consider yourself lucky.”
”I'm sure she has other friends who she thinks highly of.”
”Not that I'm aware of. Her family are very protective of her. She's been homeschooled from as long as I've been working here. She very rarely leaves the manor unless it's for family matters. At the matter of fact, I was really taken back when she approached me to drive her to a karaoke bar six months back. Now I'm driving her to and from nearly every day. It's good she deserves some friends after what she's been through.”
”What do you mean what she's been through?”
The driver looked a bit concerned as he kept his eye off the road. ”Perhaps I've said too much… Don't tell anyone I told you this but her parents are very secretive. They are hiding something about Scarlett.”
”Like what?”
”I have no idea. But I've seen her birth certificate.”
”How the hell did you get to see that?” Alton questioned.
”Long story. Anyway. Well on that certificate she wasn't down as Scarlett Dawn. Her last name was completely different. It was Scarlett S-.”
Alton looked on flinching as a figure walked into the middle of the road. The driver was none the wiser as Alton leaned forward. ”Shit look out!”
The driver turned panicking, trying to swerve out of the way. However, the person didn't move as their whole body began glowing. Swinging their arm up the limo was thrown into the air crashing back upside down. With no seatbelts, Alton woke lying on the roof of the limo coughing as smoke poured from the vehicle. The driver had vanished the glass smashed and his body in the road. As Alton tried to move, he noticed multiple figures standing around the limo. ”Rodger that. The target is detained ready to capture and move him.”
Waiting for the moment, they tried pulling him out Alton leaned his back against the door both hands out, ready to begin his counter-attack. As the car door was being pulled off Alton's whole body ripped from the vehicle as he was floating in the air struggling to move. Looking around, he saw seven masked figures all matching the same Oni demon mask. He kept fighting as he gritted his teeth. ”Syndicate… Haven't you all got something better to do than attacking me on Christmas?”
One of the Syndicate members looked up at Alton smirking. ”You have no idea how important this is. We have strict orders to bring you in alive but go ahead resist more. She said nothing about bringing you unharmed.”
”She?” Alton muttered. Fighting again, he hissed, lowering his head. ”Damn it I hate telekinesis… Final warning and I might even overlook this as I'm in such a festive spirit.”
The Syndicate goons began laughing, tightening their grip on him. ”Funny, I recall you hating Christmas Brantley.”
”How do you know that…” Alton whispered. His hand began freezing over as he ripped his hand opened as the area froze over. Alton was dropped as he fell to his knee panting. ”That's it. Now I'm pissed.”
A Syndicate member came from behind as Alton jerked around slamming his foot as a rapid shatter of ice blasted forward holding the goon down. Hitting his foot once again, the ice broke as the Syndicate member collapsed. Ready to turn on the other members Alton was held down once again arms down either side as all movement was restricted. The other members all had a hold on him as Alton was helpless.