We ran in the direction pointed by kiryuu as we pass by multiple carnival attendees and staff alike, but something was wrong, they were on the ground, "What…what happened to them?" Mash asks as I stop next to a child, and I put my fingers on his neck and heard a normal pulse, but the child looked like it was sleeping.
"I think these people were put to sleep, but for what?" I tell her as we both feel cold metal on the back of our heads followed by the sound of a gun trigger being pulled back, "I think that's enough Raizel Cadis, so both you and your fiancé walk." I hear from behind as I look over at Mash and she nods, the look in her eyes telling me well take whoever's behind us down.
So with the guns still pointed at the back of our heads we walk where the gunman tells us, I couldn't help but feel like I've heard this voice before, 'where have I heard this guy from? Wait…it couldn't be, he wouldn't have a reason to do this unless.'
"Why are you doing this, agent Gumshoe?"
I hear Mash gasp as I feel the cold metal of the gun ease up, and we both turn and see a teary eyed Gumshoe looking at us as tears drip off his face, "they have my daughter hostage…they said they would release her if…if I delivered you both to Sekko and Stryker." He explained as I clenched my fists, these people were willing to use hostages to make people their unwilling puppets!
"Look it's not your fault, but these people have crossed the line, so I say…let's make them pay." I tell him as I pull out my phone and called the only person that would go to hell to protect his little girl, but I did answer and left the call on and signaled Gumshoe to keep moving as he got an idea of what I was doing and nodded and we started walking until we made it to the indoor Ferris wheel.
(Yeah I went to an indoor Ferris wheel with my little brother last month, and liked the idea so I added it here)
And as we take three steps into the building we heard a voice, "that's far enough, don't take another step.", I was looking around the dark trying to pinpoint the person who spoke, but I notice movement from all around us as we see twenty masked men forming a loose circle around us, each holding a pistol.
Suddenly a light turned on at the entrance to the Ferris wheel, and I see them.
The two people who tried recruiting me were now unclaimed as I take in their features, the shorter one wore a pink jacket with heart broaches on them, with black leather shoes and skinny pants that were also pink, and wild unkempt auburn hair.
The taller one was more muscular and wore a 70s shirt showing chest hair, he wore his black hair into a man bun, and double bridge glasses, and to complete the look pink pants that made him look less like a villain and more like a real life version of disco Stu.
And in the taller man's arms was a little girl squirming, trying to break free until she lays eyes on agent Gumshoe.
"DADDY!!"
"ROSE!" Gumshoe shouts as the taller man looks right at the agent, "alright, you did your part agent, take your daughter and leave the park." The man ordered as he unceremoniously throws the little girl right into Gumshoes arms as he looks at us as if trying to figure out what to do as I give him a look.
"Just go…we both will be fine."
'Especially since I've had the call running since we got here, now…it's only a matter of time' I think to myself as Gumshoe left with a grateful look as he runs away with his daughter in his arms.
"Now then Mr.Cadis, have you given our offer some thought?" The taller man, who I assume is the leader, he was calm, calculating, as if he had a contingency plan for anyone he targets.
"Stryker enought of this! Let's just kill them both and take their beys!"
We both look at the shorter man and I could tell he was my least favorite anime trope, reckless, impatient, and full of anger, almost like that angry Pomeranian from my hero academia.
"Now now sekko, let's at least hear their answer." Stryker said as he looks right at me and speaks, "now you're probably wondering "why are we doing this?", well it's quite simple really, the world is getting more and more miserable for the common man, meanwhile the corrupt fill their pockets with more and more money." He explains as I listen.
"As we suffer, the corporations thrive upon our suffering, people who aren't rich can't afford medicine, the homeless can't find jobs to help them get their lives together, meanwhile the rich feed on our suffering, whether it be war, famine or death, they will always win, that's why Sekko and I joined void makers, to reset the world to where everyone is truly equal!" Stryker preaches as Sekko nods.
"You have a gift that can change the world Raizel Cadis, so why not change the world for the better, what do you say?"
(Yeah the cult void makers has is mostly to erase corruption and make everyone truly equal, but to an extreme, but does this make them bad guys? What are your thoughts?-thelostswordsman)
"…im sorry you both had to suffer, but I can't bring myself to align myself with you, so we will need to decline." I answer as I notice a figure in dark armor watching everything from one of the support beams.
"Really? Well that's a shame, so I guess we'll have to silence you while we blow this park up, any last words?" Stryker asks as all the men lower their pistols at Mash and myself as I smile.
"You may have guns, but we have an overprotective father in law!!"
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Well guys im back, and while I said I was going to start writing again on Friday, I didn't check the time until it was 5:30 in the morning, so I had to think on how I wanted this two parter finale to go out.
Also I had an idea for a new series called 'Zoro through the multiverse', and Zoro ends up in a new world with one of vegapunk's devices that fuses into Zoro and now he has to fight monsters and all manners of villains in the multiverse in order to find his way back to luffy.
But yeah, I hope you all enjoy this chapter and I'll see you all again, peace😁✌️