Phantoms Among Justice

IX - What's and What Shouldn't Be

Vic and Santiago awoke, by prodding on the shoulders. Two police officers, were prodding them. "Don't fucking move! Stand up and put your hands on your head! You have the right to remain-" the other officer shook his head. "Morello, you gotta frisk them. They killed over seven people last nite, you think they don't gotta gun? Use your head."

"Shut the fuck up! I'll frisk 'em, I'll frisk 'em." The other officer retorted and stood Santiago up. He pulled two, decorative, intricately designed pistols from Santiago, as did the other officer. Officer Morello read both of them their Miranda rights, and proceeded to shove the two into the back of the police car. Vic and Santiago said nothing throughout the ride. They didn't respond to the police officers questions, and they most certainly did not collaborate with them by any means.

It was still raining, hard. Vic had his hands cuffed to his back, and the other officer had identified himself as Phillip Costello, as he read through in verbatim all of Vic's personal identification. It consisted of several drivers licenses, a few birth certifications, and the same amount of social security numbers. Altogether it totaled seventeen when Officer Costello stopped reading. He stopped, because he was confused. "How do you read this?" He said.

Vic chuckled and asked for a cigarette. Officer Costello gave him one, and he refused it. "I don't smoke menthols" he stated. Officer Costello asked Officer Morello for a cigarette and he reluctantly threw his pack on the desk. Vic took it with his lips as Officer Costello held it, and he lit it for him as well. Then Officer Costello showed him the birth certificate. Vic smiled as he read: "Çenix. Çenix Morro" Officer Costello said something about Vic not lacking creativity, and then asked for his real name. Vic chuckled as he seen Santiago come in to the room.

It took three police officers to restrain him, and even then he managed to make a spectacle of himself, heckling the officers, stomping their feet anytime they got close to him. This? This is one of the times that you don't act professional, and for Santiago? Well... it fits him well. Vic thought as he chuckled. His moment of thought was brief, however. It was for Santiago's shouting at Costello. "HEY!" He screamed. "YOU WANNA KNOW WHO HE IS?! HE'S A FUCKING PHANTOM!" He laughed. "YEAH! YOU FUCKING HEAR ME?! HE'S A GHOST IN YOUR SYSTEM!"

Vic chuckled endlessly at this. When the screaming Santiago had been transported to Officer Morello, he stopped chuckling and stood up. Vic, through an extreme amount of pain, brought his hands up from behind his back, over his head, and laid them at rest on his stomach. The other officers were in awe, and Officer Costello was writing. Officer Costello didn't stop writing until forced to, when he felt the handcuffs wrap around the back of his neck, and swing him around in his chair.

Vic brutally held Officer Costello by his windpipe and dragged him to the window. All the other officers had withdrawn their weapons and were pointing them at Vic.

Santiago seen that Officer Morello had his hand on his weapon, but had not withdrew it yet. Santiago took advantage of Officer Morello's shortcomings.

He broke Officer Morello's hand that was on his weapon, and took it. He viciously shoved the gun unto Officer Costello's head, and fired twice. He ran towards Vic, who was preparing for exodus out of the window. Santiago fired blindly into the crowd of police officers. A stray bullet hit an officer in the head, causing the tight crowd to cease and desist.

Vic shoved his back against the window and broke it, then he forced himself and Officer Costello out of the window. Santiago jumped out next.

Vic feared that the jump may have been too high, so he turned himself around and Officer Costello suffered any injuries that may implicate from the fall. Santiago landed quite awkwardly on his leg, and broke it. He grunted out of pain.