Chapter 175: Go to the Light Part 1 (1/2)
Smoke covered the streets. The droning sound of screams flooded through blocking out all other sounds. This was met by one additional sound, the click of a gun. Alton tried crawling away blood smudged against the ground using his arm to dig at the floor. He kept looking backwards in devastation as a figure walked up, stopping his path. Two more watched from the side lines, the look of justice gleaming in their eyes. The first figure kicked Alton overstepping on him crushing his rips. Alton couldn't put up much of a fight, not anymore, he stared scared for his life as a gun was firmly pressed against him. A cold breeze shook through the wreckage as the figure waited idly looked away, hiding behind their mask. Clocking the firearm, they whispered in a dry ominous tone. ”Send Lily my regards Avalanche.” One more was matched through the bombardment of sounds—the sound of a stray gunshot piercing the screams reaching that with silence.
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”Seriously I don't know how they do it. It's a true gift from God.” Gale gloated, licking his fingers scoffing down a double cheeseburger spilling sauce all over the floor.
”The Alice doesn't understand what is so good about processed meat and chemicals?”
”You never had a burger from three girls?”
Alice pushed the bag away in disgust. ”No, I've had such regards to food before. But I do not practically choose to eat such foods. I'll take a salad any day, thank you. Overall conclusion for today, Gale is a slob who doesn't care what food he eats.”
Looking rather hurt by that statement, Emil laughed, wrapping his arm around Gale teasing him. ”Don't take it to heart Gale. You work out enough to not worry about those sorts of food. Besides if it kills you any quicker than that Deadman requiem ability of yours will be of use.”
Scarlett rolled her eyes sipping on a milkshake. ”I'm surrounded by complete buffoons.”
”Don't be too harsh on them Scarlett, boys will be boys.” Zinnia shrugged off nibbling on the last of her chips. ”Downtime like this is a nice change of pace.”
”Speaking of the boys where is the only tolerant one, he was meant to be here like an hour ago.”
Alice leaned on Scarlett's shoulder climbing over her nodding. ”Yes, yes. Where is Alton? I demand Alton be here right now!”
”You're just waiting so you can order together. You think his choice would be any better than Gale's?”
”Anything is better than what that boy chooses.”
Alton walked in, scratching the back of his head stretching. ”Sorry, I'm late.”
Emil shook his head, throwing a chip at Alton. ”This was entirely your idea can I point out. What is the matter with you seriously?”
Alton scooted over moving Gale over as Alice swirled around sitting next to him. ”I was in the middle of something important. We have a job.”
”A job? You mean like a joint-stream?”
”No, no. An actual job from the CEOs themselves.” Alton goes overthrowing a newspaper on the table. ”You lot heard about the new prison they are making just north of the city?”
Scarlett took the magazine nodding. ”That's right… It's this new state of the art prison designed to hold streamers like Vanguard. It's isolated from the city in hopes of keeping the residents safe.”
”Exactly. They are moving the most dangerous prisoners today, and we've been tasked with escorting the move.”
”It makes sense. We're a big group of streamers who are taken down most of these crooks. V.I.R.A.L would be stupid not to choose us.” Emil added. ”Should be an easy job all considering.”
”All considering what?” Zinnia questioned obliviously.
”That they don't escape and cause mass mayhem and destruction to the city and along the lines of taking revenge, killing us for putting them in prison in the first place… I guess.” Alice tuned in speaking without stopping for a breath once.
Zinnia checked her phone, confirming the task given to them. This one strange enough wouldn't be streamed. It was a professional hero job. ”Well, there's no way we're backing down from this one. We must make sure the villains of Victoria are kept behind bars.”
”Wait a second, it says here another streaming group will be aiding us. They go by Villain's wrath.”
”Villain's Wrath. Sounds ominous… They seriously couldn't have picked a more normal name?” Gale said sarcastically. ”What was the league of evil already taken?”
Alton leaned back on his chair, sipping on his warm milkshake saved for him. ”Don't know, don't care. The transfer is in an hour and comes right through this area. It will be a quick and easy job. Hell, we probably won't even see this Villain's Wrath in the first place. They are stationed for the final part of the escort.”
”We better get ready then.” Zinnia states jumping from her seat. ”Makes you wonder though why they didn't go with a more well-rounded popular group for this?”
”They probably want to go with a streamer group with a large number count. Since this isn't being streamed the importance of famous streamers isn't all there.”
”Can we order one for the road?” Gale questioned, wiping his mouth finishing the burger.
Alice scorned him, pushing him out of the restaurant. ”I'm doing this for your own good Lampard.”
Everyone began leaving as Scarlett held Alton's arm. ”Are you alright? You're trembling.”
Alton took his arm back nodding. ”Just peachy. Let's get this over with, shall we?”
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