The Bodies One By One

Chapter 55

Storm listened out for the creak of the rusted metal above him, that was the only thing that could help him. But there was no sound at all and he knew that he was in trouble. The warehouse was terrifying and it brought back the memories of the time that he saved Baloc and Deacon, only this time he wasn't on the verge of death.
He wasn't so sure if he should call out to him, a bit of a rookie move, but sometimes it was the only thing that you could do. 
Finally he could hear footsteps and then Graves voice, 'what do you think you're going to accomplish? Saving those two idiots won't do you any good', Graves wandered around, and Storm moved quickly to the area where he assumed Graves were standing above.

'You have no right to be in my business'.

'You have no right to kill those people'.

Storm finally spoke back and he could hear Graves snarl, 'they had a reason to die, they affected my life and my daughter'.

Storm had no choice but to go back up, he couldn't shoot Graves from here, but Graves could shoot him from up there. So he quietly made his way back up the stairs on the opposite side. 
He peeked past the top of the steps and he could see Graves facing opposite from him, gazing down past the railings, trying to see if he could spot Storm.
Storm aimed straight at Graves and pulled the trigger and he felt satisfaction when he saw that it managed to clip Graves's shoulder. 

Gotcha.

Storm slid across the rusted metal floor, and dove into cover, he was still able to see, 'you got lucky there you bastard!' He heard Graves say and Storm could tell that the bullet did more damage that he intended it to.

'So... What was this all about?'

Storm wanted to know more, because Graves was there, he was part of this whole project. 

'I'm surprised that you really wanna know'. 

Storm sprung out and aimed straight Graves and pulled the trigger, and Graves did the same. There was a clinking sounds and the both of them stood still, well that's a first, their bullets had collided. Graves kept his gun on Storm, 'we met a man who took me, Leo and Marcus under his wing. We were all having trouble in our lives, I was having martial problems, Leo and Marcus weren't getting anywhere in life'.

'So this man contacted you and offered you a part in this project'.

Graves nodded, a glint in his eye, 'Project Scarecrow', he cocked his head to the side, 'he named it that, it was not my doing'.

'So... What's his name?'

'Why the fuck would I tell you?'

Worth a shot.

But Graves stood there for a few moments before rolling his eyes, 'the idiot had his favorites, and I definitely wasn't on the list, even though I was with the boys'.

So it sounds like Foils and Humphrey would know more.

Storm had only enough time to duck out of the way from another bullet, 'so, James Holly had been a part of it all, but he was shit at keeping secrets to himself and he didn't even take care of the information', Storm could hear him walking over the broken bridge, 'then Sarah came along, and she was the one who came across the fucking information that Holly had so recklessly left out. But in the end, it turned out great because Melissa could take care of her'.
So Melissa had killed Sarah Moore, 'and what about the whole scarecrow part, where you strung them up?' Storm asked and Graves chuckled, 'it had been a while, but then Holly spoke to me and told me about the project and it's attempt to come back'.

'It shut down a few years back?'

Storm moved slowly around, he was going to have to get to the bridge, 'you've done some research, then again, the information that you stole would have given you the whole intel'. 

'Why did Holly work for you then?'

'Because he was part of the whole shebang, I decided to keep him close, but little did I know that he was horrible with handling the documents that were sent to us'. 

'Which led to Moore getting involved'.

'Something to do with Jackson or something'. 

'Then Patricia was Melissa's doing'.

'She tried to kill Sarah the way I would do it but she told me that she wasn't satisfied enough'.

God they were both so fucked.

Another gunshot and Storm didn't know why Graves was doing it, by the time Storm would get to him, he would've have enough bullets, but that was supposed to be a good thing on Storm's side. 

'They took everything from me! My wife, the diamonds!'

Storm peeked around and saw Graves leaning against the railing, 'this was my chance to get back at them, I strung those bodies up in order to send a message to Foils and Humphrey, and him, if he was watching'. 

So it was a message. 

Graves laughed, 'it seemed to get their attention, after all, here they are, running for their lives'.

'You had them for a moment'.

Storm said and Graves spun around to glare at him, 'where are they?' Storm aimed his gun at him, 'they're long gone, when you were unconscious'. 
It took a few moments for Graves to react, 'you fucker!' He began shooting at Storm who quickly took cover once again and waited until it went silent and all he could hear was the sound of an empty barrel and an audible shit. 
Graves had run out bullets and that was the moment Storm stepped out, 'it had been a while, but something must have clicked in order for you to do all this'.
Graves shrugged, 'or I was just bored and Holly helped me a long'.
Suddenly he brought his foot down hard and Storm lost his footing, forgetting that the bridge was damaged from the bullet. He landed hard and the gun went flying out of his hand. Graves instantly pinned him down, and went to strike Storm with the gun. But Storm was able to block the blow.

'Leo and Marcus killed my wife to break me, and they did, they hurt my family!'

He tried to strike Storm again, but Storm managed to grab his wrist and twist it. Graves yelped in pain and the gun fell from his hand. The twist hurt more because of the flesh wound Storm had given him. Graves fell to the side, and landed on his bad shoulder, which gave Storm some time to swivel around onto his belly and began crawling towards his gun. But then a hand grasped a hold of his ankle and he felt himself being pulled back across the bridge that was on it's last legs. This was exactly what Baloc had gone through when he dealt with Delfino.
Graves pulled him across the rusty metal and Storm winced in pain. His hand shot out and grabbed the rusty railing, causing the bridge to shake violently. He had to knock Graves off, but Storm was also in danger, he just hoped that Baloc would get back in time.