The Hacker Files: Providence

Mano A Mano

Ethan looked around the rooftop for a place to have climb down, have some safety net to jump on, etc. As he was doing so, he heard a gun click. As he turned around he saw Shawn looking like he had officially lost it his hair was sweaty and messy, he was bloody and was missing his left eye. Apparently getting to the top was much harder for him that it was for Ethan. "YOU! You've been the sole reason MY SISTER IS ALIVE! So guess what i'm gonna do? I'M GOING TO KILL YOU FOR IT!" As he was about to shoot, Ethan ducked and sweeped him off his feet. Shawn tried grabbing his gun again, but Ethan kicked it off the roof. Shawn and him got into a fist fight for it. This is becoming a pattern... Shawn fought with force and hatred, while Ethan was calm and put together. Shawn yelled as he fought "MY SISTER WILL DIE AND SO WILL YOU!" Ethan kicked him in the stomach and pushed him away "Last time i fought a man on the rooftop i shot him in the stomach. Or was it back..." Shawn groaned "I DON'T CARE!" He tackled him and made Ethan almost fall off the roof. He was right on the edge. Now Shawn was intentionally trying to push him off. He was succeeding... His hatred gave him strenght. Just before he could succeed a bullet went through his back. He looked behind him and saw Artemis "Hey pretty boy." Shawn looked pissed "This won't... Stop me!.." When his guard was down, Ethan pulled Shawn, making him lose his balance. He leaned too far and yelled out "CHEATEERRR!" He then fell off the roof to the pavement below. As Sitara looked from outside he noticed the body slam down a few feet from her "Oh dear god! I'm gonna throw up..." Ethan looked worried "Damn! You shot him in the back!" She shrugged "His back was to me." He broke into a smile "Good point." He shook her hand "Thanks Artemis. You have my permission to marry my daughter for that one." She chuckled "Good to know. No need to be up here. the fight is finishing up. It's just a few people down there." He looked exhausted from the wrestle with Shawn "Right... Let's go."

In the lobby, Dr0ps and Agent were both bleeding and breathing heavily. A group of police spectated the fight. They both insisted that they wouldn't intervene no matter what. Dr0ps was on his knees "Y'know, we might be such equals that we're gonna be here forever..." Agent stood up from the ground "We might. We're going to finish this either way." Dr0ps nodded, standing up"I agree." The two got into a fight again, both peobably near passing out. They were heavily injured and exhausted. When the two had distance Dr0ps spoke "This going nowhere, wanna just have a mexican stand off?" Agent nodded "Yeah, why the hell not." They looked at the cops "Someone give us pistols." They agreed and gave them both pistols. The two got face to face. They turned around, took 10 steps and turned back around. They had their guns in their hands, since they didn't own holsters. They both knew the rules and when to fire. They counted in their heads it seemed. Suddenly they raised their guns. One gun went off, since one was too slow. Dr0ps smiled and coughed blood "Fastest in the west." Agent looked down and saw a bullet hole in his chest "You shot me pretty good." Dr0ps smiled "Micah?" He nodded "Fuck yeah." He fell forward, finally dead. Ethan, Sara, Order and Artemis arrived downstairs, seeing the scene. Artemis crossed her arms "Dad, you might be 58, but you act like you're 16." He smiled "Thanks for that compliment sweetie." Suddenly they all heard a yell "SARA!" Three gunshots went off and Sara turned around. The Baron had shot at her, but Sitara was in front of her. She took the bullets to save her life. The baron shot again, but was out of bullets. He chuckled "Oh shit." Sitara fell down as Sara went to her "MOM!" Sitara held her hand "You remember me?" Ters rolled down Sara's cheeks "How could i ever forget. Why did you do it?" She smiled "I raised you like my own. I couldn't let you die..." Sara cried softly "Please don't die..." Sitara wiped her tears "Sara... You havr to remember to be strong. Everything i've done in my life... Taking you in was damn well the best choice i ever made. I love you Sara." Sara smiled weakly "I love you too." Sitara's hand got loose as Sara cried on the ground "I love you..." Sara stood up and looked at the Baron "Providence hurt those i love. Now i'd hurt yours, but you could never love anything." She shot Baron in the head, killing him. Melody ran to the group "Nathan is dead! I found his body!" She ran back where she came as everyone followed. They saw Nathan, sitting against a wall, dead. Sara couldn't even react. She had lost her son and mother figure. Ethan hugged her "It's okay. Let's go home..." Ethan escorted her out, seeming also extremely hurt. He was his son too. Good people died today. Dr0ps walked to Baron's corpse. He spat on it "Arschloch." Artemis also looked at the corpse "Verräterisches Stück Scheiße." Dr0ps looked at her "See what became of this family? You can do something different still." She nodded "And i damn will. I think i have to tell Sam that her brother died..." Dr0ps put his han on her shoulder "Just do it like i told you what happened to your mother." She crossed her arms "Dad, i was like 10." Dr0ps nodded "And it hurts to know you knew her for so little time. The most pure woman i ever met." She nodded "So is Sam... I love her too much." Oskar looked down "Love is so powerful, yet so fragile."