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Date Posted: 22:58:14 09/15/07 Sat
Author: taurus2124
Author Host/IP: CPE-124-188-5-26.nsw.bigpond.net.au / 124.188.5.26
Subject: Chapter 128 (V)
In reply to: taurus2124 's message, "The Rising Dragons ... continued ..." on 07:49:03 09/02/07 Sun

Chapter 128(V)

Amid all the chaos going on around her in the nightclub, Nikita weaved to her right just as the hostile appeared followed by another close on his heels. As he approached she clenched her fist and gave the assailant a very quick left hook to the face. Clutching his jaw he fell to the ground knocked out by the blow. Seeing his companion fall, the second man made a lunge at her but Nikita had his measure and he too met with the same fate. Quickly assessing the situation she moved toward the direction of the entrance, but the scene there was one of sheer panic.

Alarmed Birkoff noticed hostiles appearing from all around the room. �Nikita! Get out of there. They'll be on top of you any second.

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�I�m getting Nikita.� Michael stated with nonchalant conviction.

�Michael, what are you doing?�

�You heard ...You�ll have to cover for me with Section,� he added in passing, knowing that Birkoff had no option but to do so.

�No, Michael! Nikita can handle herself.�

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�Can you back me out by another exit point?� Nikita asked looking around.

�Yeah. Through the door to your left there are some stairs. The staircase leads to the basement and a back alley.�

Looking around she spotted the door and quickly made her way over to it as Birkoff alerted her to the escalating situation that she faced. �Nikita ... they know you're there ...�

Then with concern in his voice he alerted Michael to the situation that Nikita faced in the nightclub. � Michael ... Nikita's trapped!�

Without hesitation he stated emphatically. �I�m going in.�

�She�s at the exit door to the left near the dance floor.�

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Once inside, Michael quickly scanned the area then moved through the club. In all the pandemonium going on and semi darkness in the interior, it was easy for him to pinpoint Nikita�s position. Alarmed, he could see that she was in some difficulty and swiftly made his way over to her without drawing attention to himself or her. Michael took aim but was held back by hostile fire ricocheting throughout the club from several quarters and had to dodge to avoid the wayward bullets. Moving forward when he had the chance, he aimed and fired at a hostile who had his gun trained on Nikita. The assailant fell to the floor lifeless to join the many other bodies of rival triad members who had met their bloody demise on the dance floor. Michael�s major concern was only for Nikita�s safety. He stepped over the bodies and made his way towards where she was.

As soon as she was out of line from hostile fire, Nikita moved to descend the stairway, but before she could start, a man came up behind her and grabbed her on the shoulder.

�Looking for something?� he sneered.

Michael noticed the assailant confront and grab her but realised that Nikita had the situation in hand.

Nikita turned just as the hostile was about to hold a gun to her head. With quick reflexes she jabbed him with a tazer dart taken from the inside the bodice of her dress. The jolt of electricity was powerful enough to throw the assailant against the wall before sliding to the floor, unconscious. Another security guard approached from the back of the club when he saw his friend fall. Seeing him draw nearer out of the corner of her eye, Nikita turned to take him out but he was no longer in pursuit. Unbeknownst to her, Michael had already taken care of the hostile. However, when she tried to leave the room, she found the door locked from the other side. Ever vigilant her eyes scanned the perimeter as she spoke. �Birkoff, I can't get out.�

�What do you mean?�

�The door's locked.�

Birkoff pulled up a schematic of the club, which showed the adjoining room to the dance floor highlighted in red. Above the schematic however, words were blinking in yellow that was cause for alarm.

SECURITY BREACH DETECTED - ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED

�What am I going to do?� Nikita asked when confronted with the possibility of no egress.

�It�s okay Birkoff ... I�ve got it,� Michael announced as he reached Nikita�s side.

Crouched behind the door, she looked up surprised when she heard his voice.

Immediately taking command Michael gestured what he was about to do, but as he did so another security guard rushed at the couple. Michael turned just in time to see the man approach and took him out with a single shot. What they didn�t know however, was that members of the Rising Dragons triad that Andy Koo had summoned, were entering the club from the other side of the door to provide reinforcements against the Black Panthers and 14K triads.

Kicking open the door, Michael�s kick drive on it propelled a man into a nearby side wall just as Birkoff�s warning echoed in their ears.

�Nikita! ... Michael! ... There are hostiles on the other side,� he alerted alarmingly.

Michael held the door open, effectively pinning a hostile�s body behind it. Shooting through the door twice, Michael hit another assailant with him on the other side. A third triad member heard the commotion and started to climb up the stairs. Before he could draw his gun, Nikita shot him too.

Looking around cautiously to make sure they was not being watched, Michael and Nikita entered through the door stepping over the unconscious and dead men lying slumped on the floor. With gun drawn, Nikita stood on the other side of the door, poised on the threshold and waited to hear any approaching footsteps. All was quiet so they began to descend the stairway.

That�s when Birkoff announced. �Two men in the stairwell.�

With gun poised ready for any other anomalies, they stopped when they saw a person approach. Nikita aimed and took him out, then continued down the stairs. Halfway down Michael saw another triad member who had just discovered the body of his collaborator at the bottom of the stairs. Taking aim he began to shoot at the two operatives forcing them to return fire. Sensing the danger they were in Michael told Nikita to hold her position. The hostile eventually took a hit and fell back down the stairs. Carefully Michael began to descend further down the stairs once more but this placed him in a precarious position as triad members were gathering reinforcements below them out of sight.

�Birkoff are there any more?�

�Heat thermals indicate another three hostiles below.�

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From their vantage point they could see the black clad man was vulnerable. A triad member shot back at him narrowly missing Michael. He rolled and dived to the ground forced to take cover behind the balustrade. Thinking he could entrap this man, the hostile continued up the stairs, but Michael was prepared. He leaned over the banister and exchanged fire. The Chinese male took aim once more, but his aim was off and the bullet missed his target. Michael didn�t even flinch, but returned fire with two more bullets which mortally wounded the man. Falling backward, he rolled down the stairs, coming to a halt on the next landing. Michael descended further down to the bottom of the stairs stepping over the body lying lifeless on the landing.

Nikita followed behind and saw another hostile appear as Michael made his way down the stairs. She fired and he fell. When another two charged at them Michael took out one and Nikita the other as the stairway�s landings were systematically littered with the dead bodies of the triad members.

�Birkoff?�

�The stairs are clear. Proceed to egress.�

Michael opened another door that led to some kind of cellar. �Nikita, this way.�

Quickly making their way across the basement floor the two operatives exited through the door into an alleyway. As the door closed behind them, they anonymously disappeared into the night as if nothing had happened.

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