Whiskey tears part 3
They made their way, moving through one bad neighborhood after another. Shells of cars and dilapidated houses dotted the landscape. Depravity and depression hung thick in the air slow dragging everything down toward oblivion. Dealers and prostitutes worked from their little fiefdoms selling their wares,while others shuffled amidst the graffiti, acting as street signs in a places that had none. No one was a victim here, just a volunteer in this section of town. Choker Ray and Wart were constantly on the look out for rivals. As they came around a corner Choker noticed someone following them. Hey Ray i think we got a tail. You peep who it be? Naw broa just noticed them. What ya want to do? Will cut down this next alley as a short cut, Q-mart is just across the street.They froze dead in their tracks when they turned left into the alley. A collodge of dirty tents and makeshift shelters choked what little room there was in the skuzzy alley. Oh drek, yo this tent city wasn't here a few days ago said choker. "Let's make our way just stay close." replied Ray while pulling his Ares predator from the small of his back. Ray quickly stuffed it inside his jacket under his left arm for easy access. They pressed forward down the alley it smelled of human refuse and old garbage. Hacking coughs and low whispers were coming from veiled denizens held tight in the make shift encampments. Some called out for food and water while others tried offering explicit acts for drugs.
"This is creeping me out", whispered Choker. We are almost out replied Ray. Suddenly, a very large Troll stood up collapsing his shelter all around him. He stood menacing towering over them. Matted dirty hair strung down to a nasty scar that ran across his chest he had held a small car's axle for a weapon. Ray pulled his Predator from his jacket a few more denizens got up blocking their escape from the alley. Choker pulled his two knifes as Wart dropped his stance ready wrestle the Troll. It was to late they were surrounded no escape. This is my alley you don't belong here spouted the huge Troll. Ray had his Predator pointed at the troll "Look, we are just passing through, move or I start blasting" Said ray as pulled the hammer back with his thumb. What's that gonna do tickle me said the Troll. Sickly laughs and coughs were heard all around them. Alright lets cut a deal said Ray, has he reached into his front jacket pocket pulled out a messy wad of corp script and dropped it on the ground at his feet and quickly stepped on it. "What sorta deal" the troll said with a raised eye brow. "Fifty scrilla for you and yours to let us pass, no negotiations money or holes,your choice. Are you fragging stupid Ray your gonna give fifty scrilla to these mother fraggers, are you serious! said choker in complete disbelief. Deal said the troll with his powerful voice his eyes staring at Rays foot. Your fragging stupid Ray just blast him. "Shut, up, Choker", Ray said in a calm voice. You guys move out of out of our way so we can jet. The troll motioned them to move with a wave of his arm still eye balling Rays foot. Ray yelled "Run!" All three beat feet out of the alley trying dodge a hail of bottles and junk being thrown at them a loud and very pissed off troll screamed Nooo! Throwing his make shift club at Ray, missing him by centimeters and skidding across the street washed in sparks.
All three hauled hoop across the street as if a hell hound was chasing them. Choker was still cussing Ray out, as he opened the door to Q-mart when the door advertisement sounded off. Ray just barley got the predator back in his jacket when he stepped inside behind Choker. Wart came in a moment after Ray crashing into them knocking them all face down on the checkered floor. "Wart sorry" That's fine Wart, get off me grunted Choker. Ray looked up to see two customers gawking and Roach standing behind the counter surrounded by 3 inch thick bullet proof glass. Roach was running his hand down his face and ever so slightly shaking his head. Roach was a tall Sioux Indian long black hair in his mid 20's. Ray picked himself up and strolled down isle 1 Choker was still rambling about fifty scrilla Ray stopped turned and whispered it wasn't fifty it was seventeen now ya know why he was so mad. "Ya still got robbed broa."quipped Choker Look it was better then risking the day on some bull drek or maybe one of us catching a disease dat could of easily happened." Ray whispered. "Read my lips broa, robbed" replied Choker. They made their way up isle 2, when Ray said "We need to hurry this up they could be waiting outside for us and we wouldn't know, peep da dows." The windows were completely covered up by adds making them appear more like bulletin boards then actual windows. They got in line, Ray's stomach started turning and his hands were getting sweaty. He traced the 5 x 10 protected booth that Roach was standing in with his eyes. The security door was on the left side of the booth. He hoped Roach remembered to leave it unlocked today, or the alarm would go off automatically as soon as they tried to get inside. All types of thoughts echoed in rays mind while they waited in line. He just kept going over the plan reminding himself its a inside job nothing can go wrong. No one will get shot everything is under control just breath and relax. Seconds felt like minutes waiting in line. Then finally they were next. Choker starting asking for stuff behind the counter lottery tickets packs of cigarettes, he was just stalling waiting for the last customer to walk out of the store Ray watched the old guy walk out.
Ray gave wart the signal and pulled the predator. Roache's back was turned, getting another lottery ticket for Choker. Wart and Ray dashed to the entry door to the booth. Wart threw his whole body into it busting open the door. Roach was startled, but before he could even say his lines. He found himself plastered face first against the glass like a bug on a windshield just mumbling what he was supposed to say. Ray yelled set him down. Wart turned and threw Roach out the door and into the soda machine. Making a big tent, and just missing Ray who took a knee when he seen his friend go airborne. Ray pivoted his body to see Roach laying sideways moaning "not chill.. not fragging chill" Ray rushed to his friends side choker ran past, got inside the booth and was asking how to lock the doors over and over again.Then the dreaded sound of the front door advertisement was heard "Buy new menthol Geronimo"s take the plunge" Ray peered around the corner of the booth seeing a thirty something blonde walked in with her four year old son. She was highly distracted with scolding him for something to notice the clues of a robbery in progress, she kept walking forward with the kid by the arm. Ray could hear his heartbeat then everything slowed down. He whispered to Wart "Run and hold da front door shut." then spun around the corner and bolted for the woman with his predator pointed at her. The little boy seen Ray with a pistol then Wart and started shooting them with his toy pistol bang, bang, bang. "Get down!" Ray yelled, the mother looked up and seen a pistol pointed at her and dropped to her knee's. She tried to pull her son to her but felt him being yanked from her hand. Wart snatched up the child, and was pin wheeling him up into the air,as he ran for the door. The little boy was laughing as he flipped,the mother instinctively bolted for her child, despite having a gun pointed at her. She was trying to chase after Wart. Ray dove on her tring to catch her as apposed to just tackling her. She went hysterical with being pinned down watching her child be thrown up into the air almost hitting the ceiling by some deranged ork.
"Get da front doors locked naw screamed Ray. Roach was in awe watching the drama play out but in a eerie calm told Choker how to lock the front doors and how to unlock the back door. Roach then asked choker if that other ork was real. fraid so replied Choker and got the doors locked and unlocked the back. "Locked!" Choker yelled as he emptied the register "Wart set the child down." Ray said slow and patiently. As soon as Wart set the child down he looked at his mommy pinned and crying, so he started wailing. "Catching him wont make him laugh now" Wart said saddened. Lady get ya kid but don't get stupid or I have to shoot ya's kay. Ray let her up she picked her child up Yo is there some place i can put them Roach answered yea there is a bathroom in the back. Come on lady, hurry up. Ray snapped as he nudged her to the back. Followed by "The rest of you follow the plan, grab and bag boys, get busy" Choker and Wart ran to the back of the store to grab the two garbage cans and a couple trash bags. Roach opened the bathroom door then ray nudged the woman inside "Now give me your purse and your commlink" she handed everything to Ray sobbing. "Ok look lady your safe in here just stay quiet and everything will be fine, it will all be over soon, kay". She nodded her head in compliance while trying to to pull herself together. "If you come out i'll have to shoot you and we both don't want dat do we." She shook her head no and Ray shut the door. Ray hoped she didn't see through his bluff, he really didn't want to shoot the woman. All he wanted was to get this mess done and over with. "Come on Roach we got to get the van. Both of them ran out the back door and to the van. It was light blue minivan that seen better days. Roach unlocked the Van and Ray jumped in the side door What the hell happened back there Ray whos the loose cannon? Everything under control now lets just focus on the plan, kay Roach. Roach pulled the van to the back door and hit the back hatch button opening the back door. Who frag is this guy Ray? Looking over the dash Ray recognized who the ork was.
2-tone a regular from Curleys crew of home invaders. He was walking toward the van nonchalant. Frag it all to hell, Ray said and opened the other side door up and stepped out pointing the gun at 2-tone. Easy guy I just came to talk 2-tone said" then ray replied "i don't have time for this 2-tone so get in the fragging van." 2-tone went to open the passenger door but Ray told him side door and never took the pistol off 2-tone, Ray watched him slide in behind Roach then Ray got in keeping the pistol close to himself incase 2-tone went for it. Well ya want to talk, make it quick. "I come with a deal 500 scrilla, to walk away,from the challenge easy like. Ya well is dat Topper's money or da gangs? replied Ray."what does it matter but he's willing to go 800, as final offer. That's 8 big ones for you to play with and buy ya moms something nice just let Topper run the gang. You just don't get it do you. this isn't about da money its about da point. The world doesn't care about us orks the rich spit on us from above and the corps don't hire us. Society is build for smoothies and dandelions not us orks. We live in ghettos and piss away everything till nothing, fighting each other. Topper wants to buy me off, he can go frag himself. By the time iam done today all of us will have enough food and maybe be able to feed our family's. There is no way you can pull that off your talking crazy Ray. Am I, Ya'll know in a couple of hours, so sit still be quiet and I'll drop you off when we are done here.
Choker and Wart hurled two garbage bags apiece in the back of the van. What the frag is he doing here Ray? asked Choker. "He wants to buy me off, hes our new hostage till this thing is done. Grab one more load and lets get out of here." Come on ya heard him one more then were done. Roach turned his torso to look at Ray from the drivers seat "Not chill not fraging chill this is nothing like the plan we went over Ray, I am the hostage we don't need another hostage so what's he doing in the van? Who's Ward Ray, are his parents related or what, or let me guess you found him licking windows on the way here, uh? Amateur hour, that's what this is fragging amateur hour Ray, where's my Juggs mag and where's my carton? Make the new hostage find the old hostage's drek, uh Ray, can you do something useful. "Roach didnt stop ranting till 2-tone found his drek. Choker and wart raced inside to fill one last load. Both were arm swiping rows of stuff into thier bags choker yelled lets go and both headed toward the back door wart was right behind choker till he turned left heading to the bathroom. Wart was going to take care of the hostages. Wart opened the bathroom door smiling, and stepped inside.
The woman was quietly sobbing sitting on the toilet, her son sitting on her lap. She was covering his mouth with her right hand. Wart dropped the bag that was strung over his shoulder, she immediately started begging for their lives. Wart reached in his jacket, under his left arm. "I 'll do anything you want anything just let my son go, please. The woman ranted. Wart quickly pulled his hand out, she flinched, he had a Captain Space comic book in his hand and gave it to the little boy.The little guy went from scared to happy in a heart beat and a huge smile stretched across his face. He reached back under his arm again and a small pop sound was made. She shut her eyes fearing she was about to be shot. Wart had a beer which he opened the tab off with the tip of his right tusk and handed it to the little boy. He pulled two more beers off the six pack and opened them the same way he did the first. When she finally opened her eyes wart was holding a beer in front of her face. "I am sorry I don't drink." she said nervously. Warts face was flushed with confusion unfortunately most people mistake that face to mean growing violent. She took the beer with her free hand and made a weird little face. "Kay when Wart say GROGARD, we all drink fast till done..GROGARD" Wart slammed his beer like a tall shot she wasn't far behind the little guy took longer but liked the drink fast game. He let out a thunderous long burp when finished.
Choker came running out tossed his bag in the back and got in the side door. Choker sat next to Ray catching his breath. A minute ticked buy A few moments passed in complete silence Roach crushed out his cigarette and flipped to a new centerfold. "Where in the name of dues ex machina is that big fella Warf" screamed Roach. The occupants all said What?" simultaneously. Its a Latin god said Roach in a know it all kind of voice and continued by saying "Allow me to retort. The question is not what but where, as in where the frag is that drek for brains knuckle dragging play mate you brought with you, who's making my hoop so tight that my hemroids look like a fist punching through a brown paper plate, and why hasn't anyone left to to bring WARP'S hoop to the van YET! "Choker go get him" Ray commanded."Why is it always send Choker, uh why me." Roach replied to the question angerly "Did I just hear WHY, because you don't send HOSTAGES to tell the ROBBER'S its time to drive AWAY! Choker hopped out of the van and ran inside bitching about how it's always send Choker.
Wart reached into his inside pocket and pulled out a pack of Lucky Shots. He plucked exactly three cigarettes with his teeth, then proceeded to lite them and hand them out. "I don't smoke she said but got scared seeing his face change to confused look so she reluctantly started puffing away. He reached into his jacket pockets and pulled out two packs of Lucky Shots and gave them each one, smiling. Wart grabbed the waste basket and dumped it out in the sink and refilled it with food from his bag then handed it to her. "Here for ya family." Heaving his bag over his shoulder he stared into the little boys eyes and said "Drink beer, smoke, eat meat, grogard big and strong like Wart. He waved said bye and walked out of the bathroom slamming the door hard behind him. While the sound was still echoing in the room Wart quickly reopened the door and poked his head in almost scaring her to death, with his improvise ork in the box impersonation. He looked at her and said "Finish smoke go home cook meat for boy, give boy two more beer an a smoke, kay, take care" and slammed the door hard again. That day, Linda became a chain smoker.
Choker ran back to the van closing the back down then jumped in and said "I ran in looked down all the isles, he aint in there" Roach just lost it with Chokers response to the situation. Somewhere between a conniption and having a full blown aneurysm Roach yelled "Are you mother fragging kidding me! Cause I am about to say frag this, jump out, put my stick in the dirt and just wait for the law to show up while all your hoops get arrested! He's as big as a door, who's brain is one beep away from a coma and you no drek lose the guy in a Q-mart! Cause if that's what you are saying Choker, then both of you need to come with a manual and a warning sticker about adult supervision" He's not in there anymore is what I am saying, I just looked ' said Choker in a pissed off tone. "So Warg, is some idiot savant who can displace his particles at will, then beam them through the space time continuem to some other fragging location to another, like he's MAGIC are you out of your fraggin- Wart quickly opened the front pasanger door, cutting short Roach's rant, throws in the bag hitting Roach and partly wedging between roach and the steering wheel. Wart jumps in shaking the van. Wart says "Wart in go" really fast over the loud horn. Wart then slams the door so hard the window breaks, scaring Wart he jumped back, breaking the arm off and busting the back of the chair. "Wart sorry" is heard over the horn and the ringing ears. Wart trys to fix the seat but it will no longer stay upright and keeps falling back.
Roach shoved the garbage bag of himself stopping the horn immediately, then proceeds to violently pack the plastic bag down between the the front seats, glaring wild eyed at Wart with murderous intent. With a stern voice Roach says "Are you DONE?" "No Dunn here"replied Wart innocently, Roach lets go of the brake and hits the gas. The van peeled out of the alley, squeelling tires on the turn. Ray choker and 2-tone were trying not to laugh but giggled like a couple school girls from the back seat. Wart pointed his thumb to his chest, and said "W a r t" very slowly as if teaching his name to a child. He then begun pointing to each person in the van saying their names slow so Roach could learn them. After a few moments passed Wart realizes what was asked and says "Oh is Wart done, ya Wart done, Wart said bye to boy and Moma." in a happy exicted voice. Roach shoots Wart a glance of hatdred and asked if his parants used to throw him against walls when he was a baby. Roach looked in the rear view mirrior directly at ray and uttered "Never again Ray, never again."