Smoke And Mirrors

In a rush

Caitlyn and Vi didn't waste any more precious time, and as soon as they had received the call, they had rushed back to their car and now they were driving as fast as they were allowed to towards the crime scene.

Vi had fell awfully quiet, sitting on the co-driver sit with hands crossed and her gaze stuck out of the window. Caitlyn could tell from the looks she gave from time to time that the Deputy was very angry and frustrated but she couldn't really blame her. Vi's and Jinx's rivalry was well-known, and the later made sure to point that out in every encounter they had. Jinx loved to mock Vi - she practically lived for that. She had managed to befool Vi a lot of times in the past and that was the main reason Vi hated her with passion. In this particular case, Caitlyn should be annoyed as well, as the Loose Canon's sudden appearance would create delays in the case of her father, but much to her own surprise, she was more concerned about Vi rather than that.

"Vi?" she asked, careful with her choice of words. She didn't need to outrage the enforcer "Are you alright?"

"My nemesis shows up while we're collecting clues for your father. Yeah, I'm not pissed, not at all" came Vi's response, filled with sarcasm.

"I should be more pissed than you" Caitlyn noted "Please, do not let your anger drive you to reckless decisions. Last thing I need is loosing my partner in a crucial case"

Vi turned to look at her and she wasn't surprised that the sherrif's eyes were still on the road. "I cannot be sure of how Jinx is going to challenge me this time. I promise I'll try my best not to fell in any of her traps"

Caitlyn nodded "That's what I wanted to hear"

"Yeah, cool. But can't you go any faster than this? By the time we reach Brudley Street, we'll be grey and old!" Vi growled

"That's the top limit I can reach" Caitlyn said as she suddenly slowed down and turned left.

Vi groaned. She really wanted to facepalm but with her gauntlets on, that was impossible "Do you want to catch Jinx or what?"

"Of course I do. But we're already moving in speed of 130 km/h.
I also don't want to crush into another car"

Vi dropped her head behind, closing her eyes. She knew there was no point in trying to argue with her boss since the brunette seemed to always find a reasoning behind their arguments. She wasn't sure of how she did that but she was certain it was hella annoying.

Less than ten minutes later, they finally reached their destination. Brudley Street was closed and only the local authorities were allowed to approach. Caitlyn and Vi passed without any problems and stopped their car just behind a series of more police cars and two ambulances. It was the very definition of chaos.

As soon as the engine was shut down, Caitlyn abandoned the vehicle and rushed to her surbonites to get a better view of Jinx's moves, followed closely by Vi. One officer ran to them as soon as she noticed their arrival, obviously exhausted.

"Officer Hawkeye" Caitlyn greeted "What's the current condition?"

"The two main buildings of Central Bank are occupied, ma'am" officer Hawkeye said, pushing a lock of blonde hair behind her ear "Jinx has closed herself in one them but have been buffling about which one for the past few minutes"

"Are there any hostages?"

"I'm afraid yes, ma'am. We've managed to evacuate the rest of the street however, just to be sure"

"Excellent" Caitlyn nodded "Do we know the exact number of hostages?"

"Precisely 200 in both buildings"