The League [Phan AU]

Chapter 26

Dan led his team across the field toward the Hideout. He was with Katie, Joe, Caspar, and two resistance members his mother had introduced him to named PJ and Chris. Dan crept up behind a guard and put him in a choke hold, setting him on the ground once he was dead. He motioned for his team mates to join him behind the truck he was crouched behind.
"Did you really have to kill him?" PJ whispered to Dan.
"Do you want to get this job done, or not?" Dan retorted.
'Killing is the only way to solve anything.'
Katie went ahead this time, doing the same thing Dan had to a guard right outside the side door they were assigned to enter through. When the guard was on the ground she motioned for them to follow. They entered the Hideout and crept silently along the hallway. They could see the main room of the place just ahead, but it was too dangerous to enter just yet. The large room had the majority of Donovan's followers.
They could hear laughing, and when they got to the end of the hallway they could see what was going on. In the center of the room the three former Australian League members were on their knees with their hands behind their backs. They must have been the decoy team. The men around them were laughing and drinking, seemingly celebrating their victory. Dan inhaled sharply when he saw his father walking up to the three captives. He wanted to run at him and shoot a bullet down his throat, but running out now was suicide.
"You asshole! You killed Ashton!" Luke screamed at Donovan.
"Ashton? Was that the lad spilling all my secrets? Mm, yes, my son told me about him," Donovan replied.
"I couldn't even see his body!" Luke yelled.
"That was the point. What was he, your boy toy?"
"I loved him!"
"Well, then you can join him," Donovan spat, putting his gun to Luke's head and pulling the trigger.
"No!" Michael cried, he and Calum staring in anger and shock.
"Don't cause any trouble, or you'll be next," Donovan told them, heading up the stairs to the office.
Dan noticed something blinking across the room. It was the signal that it was time to attack,
"It's go time," Dan told his team, taking his gun and cocking it.
The room exploded in open fire. The men inside ducked for cover, and the resistance moved into the room. Dan shot two men before ducking behind a crate. He pulled out his knife and ran at a guy close by, slicing his throat and stealing his larger weapon.
Katie and Joe were behind the same overturned table. They took turns peeking over to fire at those shooting at them. Joe had lost sight of Caspar, but he knew he would be alright and tried to focus on the task at hand. The two decided to try and get Calum and Michael. They ran for the center as they fired off rounds. They slid safely behind the crates the two captives were behind and Katie took a knife from her belt to cut the ropes binding their wrists.
"Thanks," Michael said to her, rubbing his wrists to relieve the slight pain.
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Across the room Anne had made her way up the stairs. The room below was full of shouts and bodies, guns firing every few seconds. It was like Donovan had placed objects around the place in anticipation of such a fight. She saw him watching over it all, resting his elbows on the railing.
"Is this what you wanted?" Anne asked her husband.
"Remember when I first brought Dan here? He was so enthusiastic about it all," Donovan reminisced.
"He was eight," Anne replied. "He was a child, and you took away what is most precious about a child."
"And what would that be?"
"Innocence," Anne explained. "You made our son something unrecognizable to me."
"I helped him to follow the path he was destined for," Donovan objected, now turning to his wife. "I helped him to follow in my footsteps."
"We had dreams, Donny," Anne sighed. "When we got married, all we wanted was a family and a happy life. Then you joined the League and you became a different person. I loved you, Donny, but now I don't know who you are."
"I'm still the same man I was back then," Donovan replied, taking Anne's hand and pulling her closer. "I just have bigger, and better dreams."
Anne didn't even see him move his hand, but before she could try to stop him, Donovan pulled a knife from his pocket and stabbed it into Anne's side. She let out a noise and fell to the ground, her hands wrapping around the handle of the knife protruding from her. Donovan watched as she bled out on the floor, moving only to turn back to watch the fight below.
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Dan had made his way back to Katie and Joe. They were close to the stairs, but not close enough. Dan had to get up to his father. He had to make him pay.
'He needs to suffer for what he's done.'
Yes, he does.
'He hurt Phil.'
He hurt Phil.
'He has to die.'
He has to die.
"Dan, go! We'll cover you!" Katie yelled. Dan nodded and made a dash for the staircase. He heard fire opening up behind him as he rushed up and onto the balcony that overlooked the warehouse. He took a moment to catch his breath before pulling himself to his feet. Dan pocketed his knife inside his coat, and held a small handgun he had picked up in his left hand. His father was looking down at the warehouse, undoubtedly enjoying himself as he watched countless people get killed.
"It's over," Dan called to him, catching his attention.
"No, it has only just begun," he replied, opening his arms as he said it.
"Who is that behind you?" Dan asked, noticing the body and the pool of blood.
"Why don't you see for yourself?"
Dan was skeptical, but he moved forward, walking past his father to look at the body. He recognized the short blonde hair, the wrinkles in her hand...
"You monster!" Dan screamed, trying to hold back the tears that wanted to come out.