I'll Always Come Back for You

Chapter 1

Tom's POV: Present Day

Ten years ago my whole life changed. I ran away, escaped, from Phantom & began my life without Y/N. After having to leave her behind, my life was definitely far from normal or happy because Y/N wasn't in it. For the first half of those five years, I tried to do it on my own. I tried to find a way to get back to her & save her. The only was problem was that I never knew where Phantom was, even when I lived there. Also, Y/N was a ghost because people who work for Phantom are ghosts to the outside world. She doesn't even exist. I tried to go on some personal missions I thought Phantom would maybe be connected to, but they were almost too good for me to not notice they were there. I'd always try to track or follow them, but they were always too smart to make sure I wasn't able to follow them far enough back to Phantom. Two years later, however, I met Harrison (Haz) Osterfield, who reached out to me. He spotted me one night, at a club, when I was out trying to see if I could find Phantom to lead me back to Y/N. The guy Phantom was after had information about something that could expose Phantom, the black box, but you need both of them in order for it to work. It has top secret information about Phantom. Everything about Phantom is on that box. I wasn't particularly interested in the box, but Harrison was. He was a hacker & for him to get his hands on that box would be like me getting Y/N back or for anyone else, it would be like getting their hands on gold. That's how valuable the black box was & still is. Both of us failed in our separate missions that night: me trying to track Phantom for the millionth time, & Haz getting the black box. So Haz was suspicious of me & tracked me back to my apartment in order to figure out who I was & what purpose I had that night in going after Phantom, which was to get Y/N back. I figured out that Harrison's sister, Charolette, was taken by Phantom, around the same time Y/N & I were taken, but I never knew her or the name. You're probably thinking why wasn't Haz taken, he wasn't simply because he wasn't there that night, but came back the next day to see his parents dead & his sister missing. So his purpose was basically the same, to get back someone he cares for, but also to expose the people who have ruined his & so many other people's lives, Phantom. After I met Haz & time went on, I had Haz try his best to hack into Phantom to see if he could get some intel on if Y/N was still there, but he was only able to get a list of names of people who were part of Phantom. To my surprise he found nothing on her. She was a ghost not only to the outside world but also to Phantom. I lost hope that I would never be able to keep my promise in coming back & getting her out of Phantom because she might not be alive after what happened ten years ago. I always thought about who she is now if she is alive, & wondered what our life would be like now if we both were able to escape. I couldn't keep on focusing on the past or thinking that things could possibly end up like we intended them to be. My main purpose this year has been refocused on Haz's purpose, exposing Phantom for who they are & what they do by obtaining the black box & leaking it to the outside world. It was currently 12:15 A.M., & Haz & I were in our apartment going over the plan for our mission tonight. Haz got intel that Alarik Dagen is in possession of one of the black boxes. He of course was not like us in wanting to expose Phantom, but we found out that Alarik was set to meet Hunt at precisely 1:30 A.M. on Fitzroy Square to give him one of the black boxes.
Haz: "You remember the plan yes?"
T: "Yes, wait for you to tell me when Dagen gets there, head up to Fitzroy Square & retrieve the black box before Phantom gets there."
Haz: "Yep, & I'll try & hack street lights so you can have a few extra minutes. If things go south & Phantom gets there early, get out of there if it gets too dangerous, & I'll pull the van around the corner a block away on Fitzroy & Maple Street. Got it?"
T: "Got it," I say going over to the kitchen counter packing up everything I needed.
Haz: "Then let's head out." It was a long thirty minute drive to Fitzroy Square. We got there & scoped out the area to see a place where I could hide out as Haz waits two blocks away before he comes back to Fitzroy & Maple. I helped set up Haz's equipment & coms so we can talk. It was one o'clock, & I was nearing Fitzroy Square. Minutes go by, and I glance down at my watch, 1:15 A.M.
Haz: "I see a black SUV heading your way. Could be Hunt or Dagen but either way be ready."
T: "I'm almost in position." I say waking a little faster. As I round the corner I see Dagen stepping out of the car. "I got eyes on Dagen."
Haz: "Great. Hold on a sec for me to see where they pull their car around too, & then there's your green light."
T: "Copy that."
Haz: "SUV turning left on Cleveland Street there's your green light." I do so & sneak up behind Dagen putting him in a choke hold.
T: "Give me the black box," I say through gritted teeth as I whisper in his ear.
AD: "We both know it's not going to be that easy," he respond & kicks his leg under mine making us fall back on to the ground. The black box slips from his jacket as we fall, and the box slides away from us. We both grunt but both scramble to our feet quickly. We see the black box a couple feet away & our eyes glance from each other to the box. I dive for the box & reach it before he does. I turn on my back pulling out my gun that was strapped to my side & point it at him & shoot him in the chest making the sound of a gunshot echo through the abandoned streets as the bullet killed him. With the black box in hand, I scramble to my feet & run. I hear another van pull up behind me where Dagen was. I hear angry voices in the distant. I then hear a second set of feet hitting against the pavement heading toward my direction & I turn my head back seeing someone chasing me.
T: "Haz!" I say running out of breath. "I'm running to the meet up point! I have the box!"
Haz: "That's great!"
T: "I'm being chased! I'm gonna find a spot to hide it near our meet up point. Don't get out of the van! You hear me?!"
Haz: "Tom! No! We have to leave together!"
T: "No! It's too risky! Get it later! Stay where you are!" I say then throw my com out of my ear. I run & find a spot between two brick along the wall small enough for me to place the thin black box between & then prop up a wooden crate just in front of it. I continue to run along the street heading to where Haz, & I set up, but just as I turned along the ally, I take a bullet straight through my right shoulder blade, knocking me off balance hitting the ground.
?: "Where is it?" The mysterious girl says firmly as she leans over looking down at me as she pointed her gun at my face as I lie on the ground clutching my wound trying to hold back groans as I bite my lip. I wasn't about to move since I couldn't, but i looked up & saw a silver locket hanging from her neck as she towered over me. I knew that necklace. It couldn't be.
T: "Y/N?" I said in confusion. I saw shock & a hint anger in her eyes, & then everything went black.