Chapter Eight - Cash and Consequence [ACT THREE]

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SECTION 2 - Change

Shingle stares blankly at the man he just killed.

Mike: Badass!

Shingle: What the fuck?! I just...

He stops for a second and stares blankly at the caravan.

Shingle: Man, let's get the others. Hope they don't do anything.

Mike gets up and holds his ankle.

Nathan: I have some bandages bro do you need one?

Mike: Nah I'll be fine.

They bust into the caravan and find an open trapdoor leading to a huge underground room, where they were hiding.

Shingle: They'll be down there!

They climb down the ladder and hear Uzis and TEC-9s reloading. Shingle finds a TEC-9 on the floor. Just that moment...

???: FUCK YOU!

They start shooting at the three of them. However, they take cover.

Mike: Shingle, the two left are called Jack and Mark! Shout their names!

Shingle: Jack! Mark! I'll take you any day you steaming piles of dog shit!

Mike: Woah, where did this badassery come from?

Shingle fires at them, hitting Mark in the shoulder. They keep firing, hitting absolutely no shots. Nathan pulls out a grenade.

Nathan: Fuck you you pricks!

The three run up the ladder as Nathan throws the grenade. They shut the trapdoor and run out the caravan.

Shingle: Fuck!

The grenade goes off.

Mike: Fuck. What about the money?

Shingle: We didn't stop to think about it?!

He runs back in and opens the trapdoor. Smoke rushes out. Shingle coughs.

Shingle: Fucking hell...

He hears groaning. One of the guys are still alive.

Shingle: Which one of you pricks is still alive?!

He fires the pistol in the air.

The guy coughs and splutters.

Shingle: WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!

Jack: It's... Jack...

Shingle aims the pistol at his head and pulls the trigger. He looks around for the £200B. Mike and Nathan come down.

Mike: You found it yet?

Shingle: Yep. Right here.

Mike looks at the boxes of money.

Mike: Holy shit.

Nathan: This is probably the most money we've ever seized!

5 DAYS LATER

Shingle was walking down the street at night when he was approached by a gang wearing red.

GM1: Hey, ain't you the boy that finished Majatty?

Shingle: Uh...

GM2: Yeahhh, he is! You mess with our homies, we mess with you.

They pull out pistols. He puts his hands up.

Shingle: Alright bro calm down, I don't want any trouble!

He remembers he has the pistol Mike gave him in his pocket, but he didn't want to use it until they pulled something.

GM1: Ay, you gonna die tonight, homeboy.

They aim the guns at him.

Shingle: Am I now?

GM2: You getting smart wit us? Don't mess with the ACB homie!

Shingle: I'm sure we can sort something out. See, they were just in my way. I needed to eliminate them.

GM1: Listen to this fool. "Eliminated." We boutta eliminate YOUR ass, homie.

Shingle: Now hear me out. I'm willing to bet I can make better meth.

GM1: Man who you think you are? Nobody better than Majatty!

Shingle: I can be.

GM2: Take us to yo lab then homeboy!

Shingle: Alright, follow me.

They walk to his flat, where he gets in his mothers car. Mike watches him from his window.

Mike: What the fuck?

Shingle reverses out of the driveway and heads to Gibet City.

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