Deadly Alliance

14-Pasts and Plans

"What do you mean?"

"Jackson's folks were abusive towards him. Always have been especially since he was the only child. He ran away when he was about your age then a couple months later, Blackout found him and took him in. Jackson learned a lot about guns, as you can see, and a year later... well, he got his revenge. I'm just glad that he turned out nicer than his parents." Peyton listened carefully to Cole as he spoke. 

"Leo's parents died of a car accident years back and now only has 2 sisters. They don't live close. Now I have both parents, luckily, but only 1 other brother. He works down in Texas as a construction worker. But Ryan..." Cole sighed before continuing. "His family was murdered too. 4 siblings and both parents. He killed the intruder with his dads gun, but was too late. His sister made it to the hospital, but her injuries were too severe. Ryan ran after she passed and right into Elias and his goons. They knew that he had killed someone and taught him how to fight and handle different weapons. He did have a grandmother, but she died just after you went to prison."

"Cole... I'm sorry. I never knew that all these guys had such terrible pasts."

"Don't be. None of it's your fault. You know, I'm glad you didn't kill Ryan. Not only because he's my friend, but think about what would happen with Blackout. They would have took you in, because you have skills and would have trained you to be one of them wether you like it or not."

Peyton sighed. "I was going to. Kill him. I went in one day ready for it, but when I saw myself with the knife and the injuries I inflicted on him, I thought of my little brother. He was so innocent and gentle and if he saw me like this, I couldn't live like that. So I called the police station and turned myself in."

"That was the right thing to do. Sometimes we have to forgive ourselves before we can forgive others.

"I guess you're right." A small moment of silence was present before Peyton broke it. "I better get to bed. Tomorrow's important."

"Good idea. I'm gonna wrap some stuff up here so, Goodnight," Cole said.

"Goodnight."

The next day, everyone gathered around the bar to plan on what they were going to do. "Jackson and Peyton, you guys will come in through the back. There's going to be at least 8 guards there so, are your stun guns ready?"

"Silenced and good to go," Jackson replied.

"Good. Make sure you have all the ammo you need. Cole will hack all the doors to get us in. You'll have to hack the security cameras as well. There's a lot Cole."

"I can do it," Cole reassured Ryan.

"Alright. Leo, you'll go in here." Ryan pointed to a side door on the map Cole had printed out. It showed the outlines of the buildings and had an x-ray of what's inside. There was another one of every entrance including windows, vents, underground tunnels, etc.

"I will come in on the opposite side of the building through this tunnel. We'll meet up here," Ryan said pointing to certain places on the map. "We'll then place the charges on the main structures of the building. Jackson and Peyton, you'll take some too. Cole, you'll have to tell us if anything's happening on the cameras. Remember, this is Blackout. Eli is very powerful with many assassins on his side. Don't take any matters lightly when it comes to this."

Everyone nodded and agreed. They all knew their parts on what to do and went to get ready. They were going to attack tomorrow night. It better be worth it.