Jack Cage: Troubled Ones

EIGHTEEN

Merlyn and Crimson started to set up the tech room and Cage prepared the cell phone.
"What is that?" Aaron asked.
"I pulled this out of one of the members from The Forsaken. It's their way to contact the leader," Cage explained.
"You've been in contact with him?" Crimson asked, bewildered.
"I've talked to him once. All I could gather was that he is a businessman in a building," Cage said.
"So what do you need us to do?" Merlyn asked.
"We are going to have a long awaited chat with him. Is there anyone here who knows how to triangulate a signal?" Cage asked.
"Me," Merlyn said, stepping forward.
"We are going to call him. When we do, locate him," Cage told him.
"Will do," Merlyn said, and he went to get the device ready.
"You sure about this Cage?" Crimson asked.
"I'm sure, now let's get to work," Cage said, and he dialled the number.
The line rang a couple times, and then the leader picked up.
"Hello Cage. What can I do for you?" He asked.
"I'm just here to say I'm going to find you. And then we're going to kill you," Cage said.
"And who's 'we'?"
"The Serpents, The Ruby Eye and The Shadow," Crimson snarled.
"Ah Crimson. You think you're so threatening. Ha. I'll put you in your place."
"Then get on with it. Tell us who you are and get this shit over with and we'll end this, once and for all," Crimson said.
"And ruin my big surprise? Unlikely. But you guys are smart, so I have no doubt you'll figure it out."
At that moment, Merlyn looked over to Cage and nodded. They had a signal.
Cage nodded to Crimson, and said, "We will see you soon bitch."
They hung up and went to check the results.
He was in the building.
    Cage immediately asked Merlyn to get a fixed position, and Merlyn said, "He's on the 7th floor!"
    Crimson tossed Cage a Glock and they ran up to the 7th floor as fast as they could. There were 5 doors in total, and he could be in any one of them. They all kicked open a door each, and all found nothing.
    "He's gone," Raven said, defeated.
    "Not exactly," Crimson said, with a cheeky smile on her face.
    "We are tracking down the cell phone he used when he called you. It should come back to us in a few minutes," Merlyn said.
    "Alright. We have a few minutes. Then we are ending this, once and for all. We are going to kill him and bring The Forsaken down," Cage said with determination.
    Crimson said, "Get the team ready. We are heading to war."
                                              *

    Cage saw Crimson getting her weapons and approached her.
    "What is it Cage?" She asked.
    "I need to talk to you, privately," he said, signalling to go outside.
    Crimson sighed and followed him outside.
    "Why are you doing this? This gang thing? From what I see, you're a good person. So I'm confused as to why you're doing this," Cage said.
    Crimson took off her mask and said, "I owe a debt... from a long time ago. I don't want to talk about it. I prefer if no one knows, but yeah. The only way I can repay this debt is by taking down The Forsaken, that's why I have to do it."
    "Today, you'll repay your debt. I'll make sure of it," Cage said, and he had no idea why, but he took her hand and held it. "I'll help you, Mavean."
    Mavean felt oddly comfortable with him holding her hand, and for the first time in a while, she smiled a genuine smile at him.
    Then, Merlyn called for them.
    "We got a signal," he said.
    Mavean quickly put on her mask and they ran back inside.
    "Where?" Cage asked.
    "It's odd cause there's absolutely no Forsaken activity to have ever taken place there," Merlyn said.
    "Merlyn, where the hell is it?" Crimson questioned.
    "Promenade City," he said.
    "Very odd... that's not a typical gang place," Crimson said, looking at the rest of her team.
    "No. It's not," Cage said, with unease in his voice.
    "You have a guess why they're there don't you Cage?" Crimson asked him.
    "Yes."
    "Why are they there?" Aaron asked.
    Cage paused a while and closed his eyes.
    "My parents are holding a conference on digital marketing there, now, at this minute," he said.
    "He's going to kill your parents," Crimson said, and Cage nodded.
    "Everyone into the car now!" Crimson ordered.
    Then she whispered to Cage, "Don't worry. We are going to save your parents." Cage nodded and got into the car and they sped away, heading for Promenade City in the quickest route possible.