Between a Cook and an Agent

13

"Who the hell are you bastards?" Paulie demanded as he held the scroll behind his back.

"What do you guys want?" I asked through gritted teeth.

"We want that thing you're holding. Neither of you know the true value of it." The other voice spoke.

Taking a closer look at the intruders, One was wearing a bull mask and the other a skull mask. Their presence and aura was sending shivers down my spine as the uneasy feeling returned.

"How did you get in here?" Paulie continued questioning.

"Darkness. We're the type that carries out justice. We are Cipher Pol 9, an undercover intelligence agency." The skull mask spoke.

"Ci-Cipher Pol...." My body instantly shook hearing the name Cipher Pol. It's the same type of group Spandam came from.

This is the fucking governments doing! I swear if this is HIS doing again...

"(Y/N) get behind me. You don't have your gourd on you." Paulie said as he pulled me back and shoved the scroll to me.

Shit he's right. I stupidly left it back in Icebargs room.

"I don't know how you two got in here, but you must've somehow encountered our craftsmen out there." Paulie spoke, looking ready to fight these intruders.

"I wonder, did we?" The bull mask spoke as he revealed his bloodied hand towards us. "We may or may not have encountered them."

My eyes widened at the realization that these two had killed numerous of our men who were guarding the hallways.

"This is no longer just a simple assassination attempt is it?" Paulie angrily asked.

"Are you guys working for Spandam?" I finally asked, my eyes glaring at the two in pure hate and anger. "That fucker sent you guys didn't he?"

"I feel you don't have the need to know the answer to that question. Now give us that valuable item Mr. Icebarg had been hiding from us for years." The bull mask said.

"Since you now know our existence, we will need to take your life as well." The skull mask added.

"In the name of justice..." I could hear the bull mask speak just as Paulie took out his ropes, ready to fight.

"Rope Action! Bowline Knot!" Paulie quickly released his ropes to try and subdue our enemies but they moved in a blink of an eye.

"Soru" With some fast speed, the two enemies were suddenly right behind Paulie. "Shigan"

The next thing I knew, Paulie was covered in punctured wounds all over his body. Blood spewed everywhere as my body couldn't stop shaking in fear. 

"Paulie!" 

I watched my friend kneel over in pain as blood continued to seep through his clothes. His body then fell to the ground as I could tell he no longer had the energy to get up. Stuffing the scroll underneath my shirt, I tried to help Paulie up as the enemies returned to their spots by the door. 

"Run...(Y/N)..." Paulie spoke through short breaths.

"It's useless. Your rope skills are no match to our martial arts skills." The bull mask spoke as he held his hand out. "Now be a good girl and hand that over to us or else you'll be next." 

"Over my dead body you assholes." 

Listening to Paulie's words, I tried to make a run for it but was immediately grabbed by the skull masked man. His hand grabbed my neck and lifted me in the air, choking me in the process.