Battle Born

55: Battle to Keep the Kid

Luka watched his surrounding as Tommy followed him. He held his arm, feeling the pain from the tracker being cut from him. Luka stopped as he realized how lost Tommy was. He turned and looked at him. "Let go of your arm. There are two cars that have been slowly moving their way and following us since we started to move." Luka stated as Tommy looked at him shocked. "How do you see that?" Tommy asked, confused. "I have to be aware, or I die." Luka stated as he kept watched through his peripherals. His head slightly down, as his hair blocked his face. "Who are they watching for?" Tommy asked as Luka continued to walk ahead of him. "You." Luka spoke.

Luka slowed his pace as his gaze went distant, his head tilted as if he was listening to something. Tommy looked around, trying to figure out what the older man was doing. "They are on to you. We need to lose them." Luka stated as he threw his arm around Tommy's shoulder. "Follow my lead." Luka stated as he started to laugh. Luka started to speak as if he was drunk and flirty with Tommy. Tommy was confused; started to laugh and followed along as they slipped around the corner. The cars started to move as they followed. They turned the corner and found the two men gone. Luka and Tommy stood at the top of the building watching as several men got out and started to look for them. "They're going to know we are here." Tommy said quietly as they watched the men radioing. "Don't worry about it." Luka insisted as he grabbed the ledge of the building and jumped over.

Tommy went to shout, but saw him land on his feet, ready to fight. "That is fucking awesome." Tommy said to himself as he started to watch Luka fight with the men. He finally got to see some of the true power of a super solider. The one his mother spoke of to him. He watched the men as they fell. They were not anything to a super soldier. Luka looked up at Tommy as he gestured for him to come down. Tommy looked around, unsure how he even got up there. He found a fire escape and parkoured down as he held his arm. His arm felt like it was on fire, and he could feel the warm blood seep from the bandage. He came out from the alley as he met with Luka. "Help me with the bodies." Luka stated. "I'm rather squeamish." Tommy admitted as Luka glared at him as he grabbed one of the bodies. "Move." Luka demanded as Tommy nodded his head. "Ok." He said as he helped put the bodies into the cars.

They moved the cars to parking spots and left them. "What if people saw us?" Tommy asked. "I'm not worried about police. I'm worrying about the tail that is going to be following me because of you." Luka stated as Tommy continued to follow. Luka knew his path, knew what he needed to do as he continued his journey with the kid following him. They stopped across the block from a large multi-million-dollar mansion as Tommy stopped. "You didn't say you were going to take me back." Tommy stated as Luka turned back. "This is the guy that bought you?" Luka asked as Tommy nodded his head. "Hm." Luka mumbled as he shrugged his shoulders and started to walk. "Why do you want information from him?" Tommy asked as Luka smiled. "I don't. I'm here to kill him. He's been buying up military grade weapons and selling them to another country for a higher price. He came up on our target list. So, I was sent to take care of it." Luka mentioned.

Tommy looked at him confused as he finally spoke. "You already had the information that I was looking for. How?" Tommy asked as Luka kept his eyes on him. "Why would a socialite buy up weapons? He has no ties to other countries, he's not a hidden royalty. He's obviously selling them. Plus, the guy has banks in several different countries that makes it difficult to keep track of the flow of cash he is getting." Luka stated. "This guy has been doing terrible things to me, and someone already has the fucking information. You've got to be bloody kidding me." Tommy stated as his nose flared. He was furious, but the tears welled in his eyes still. "Look kid, welcome to the fucking programs. About fucking time, you opened your damn eyes. They just use. They don't care. They get money for selling you off to these pedo's. They don't really fucking care." Luka admitted.