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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4541584" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>An Outbreak of Alchemy: Part 3 – Jumping at Shadows</strong></p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean caught up with Tony easily. </p><p></p><p>"Tony," he said slowly, tapping the boy on the shoulder. "I was wondering if I could speak with you for a moment."</p><p></p><p>The boy whirled around, a confused expression on his face. "Do I know you?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes, we're friends," he nodded. "My name's Jim-Bean. And you're Tony Wong."</p><p></p><p>"That's me," said the boy. </p><p></p><p>"You were on your way to see someone. Are you going to see William Ko?"</p><p></p><p>Tony nodded mechanically. </p><p></p><p>"Can you take us to him?"</p><p></p><p>Tony nodded again.</p><p></p><p>"Great." Jim-Bean kept his hand on the delivery boy's shoulder. "I'll follow you so I don't get lost. I'm new in town."</p><p></p><p>As they strolled through New Chinatown, Jim-Bean kept up the distracting chatter. Hammer and Archive stayed a few paces back to avoid spooking the boy.</p><p></p><p>They turned down an alleyway. "This is a shortcut," said Tony.</p><p></p><p>They stopped short, facing four short men dressed in white ninja-like outfits. They held haedong jingeom, traditional Vietnamese blades, in one hand and hand crossbows in the other.</p><p></p><p>"The White Shadows," said Archive. "Tong Shugoran's enforcers."</p><p></p><p>Tony fled. </p><p></p><p>"So much for your new friend," muttered Hammer. </p><p></p><p>The White Shadows all wore white, featureless blank masks that only had eye slits. They crouched forward as a group, blades out.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean dropped his bag and pulled out his HK G36C. "F*&k this," he said, spraying the White Shadows with gunfire.</p><p></p><p>They scattered, diving behind dumpsters and garbage cans. One of the Shadows was hit full in the chest and went down hard.</p><p></p><p>Then the White Shadow hopped to its feet, despite the numerous bloody wounds staining the white uniform. He tore off his mask, to reveal the wreckage of a face: lips removed and a mouth widened to expose filed molars. With a shaved head and no ears or nose he looked like a living skull. Red drool dripped from the White Shadows' lips.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean switched to his SIG Sauer as Hammer and Archive fired on the other Shadows. Another of the Shadows went down, but only temporarily. They bounded like monkeys, clearing the debris and springing off the walls of the alley to close the gap between them.</p><p></p><p>A bolt thudded into Archive’s thigh, but he had no time to react to the pain. He knocked an advancing White Shadow’s blade out of the man’s hand with the butt his pistol. The White Shadow turned and clamped down on Archive's forearm. </p><p></p><p>Archive screamed as filed teeth tore into the muscle. It was like being bitten by a shark. </p><p></p><p>Hammer fired both Glocks at point-blank range into another of the White Shadows, and this time he stayed down. </p><p></p><p>Archive was pulled off balance. He fell to the ground in the grapple of the White Shadow, whose hands and feet seemed to be everywhere at once. He got one foot under Archive's armpit and another on his neck, preparing to tear the arm from the socket. The legs tensed…</p><p></p><p>And then spasmed as Jim-Bean fired his entire clip into the Tcho-tcho. </p><p></p><p>Archive shoved the surprisingly light body of the White Shadow off of him. Hammer helped him up.</p><p></p><p>"You okay?"</p><p></p><p>Something wasn't right. The world swam in front of Archive.</p><p></p><p>"Bhzang…" he said in a slurred voice. "…it's a poison…"</p><p></p><p>Then he fell face first into the alley.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4541584, member: 3285"] [b]An Outbreak of Alchemy: Part 3 – Jumping at Shadows[/b] Jim-Bean caught up with Tony easily. "Tony," he said slowly, tapping the boy on the shoulder. "I was wondering if I could speak with you for a moment." The boy whirled around, a confused expression on his face. "Do I know you?" "Yes, we're friends," he nodded. "My name's Jim-Bean. And you're Tony Wong." "That's me," said the boy. "You were on your way to see someone. Are you going to see William Ko?" Tony nodded mechanically. "Can you take us to him?" Tony nodded again. "Great." Jim-Bean kept his hand on the delivery boy's shoulder. "I'll follow you so I don't get lost. I'm new in town." As they strolled through New Chinatown, Jim-Bean kept up the distracting chatter. Hammer and Archive stayed a few paces back to avoid spooking the boy. They turned down an alleyway. "This is a shortcut," said Tony. They stopped short, facing four short men dressed in white ninja-like outfits. They held haedong jingeom, traditional Vietnamese blades, in one hand and hand crossbows in the other. "The White Shadows," said Archive. "Tong Shugoran's enforcers." Tony fled. "So much for your new friend," muttered Hammer. The White Shadows all wore white, featureless blank masks that only had eye slits. They crouched forward as a group, blades out. Jim-Bean dropped his bag and pulled out his HK G36C. "F*&k this," he said, spraying the White Shadows with gunfire. They scattered, diving behind dumpsters and garbage cans. One of the Shadows was hit full in the chest and went down hard. Then the White Shadow hopped to its feet, despite the numerous bloody wounds staining the white uniform. He tore off his mask, to reveal the wreckage of a face: lips removed and a mouth widened to expose filed molars. With a shaved head and no ears or nose he looked like a living skull. Red drool dripped from the White Shadows' lips. Jim-Bean switched to his SIG Sauer as Hammer and Archive fired on the other Shadows. Another of the Shadows went down, but only temporarily. They bounded like monkeys, clearing the debris and springing off the walls of the alley to close the gap between them. A bolt thudded into Archive’s thigh, but he had no time to react to the pain. He knocked an advancing White Shadow’s blade out of the man’s hand with the butt his pistol. The White Shadow turned and clamped down on Archive's forearm. Archive screamed as filed teeth tore into the muscle. It was like being bitten by a shark. Hammer fired both Glocks at point-blank range into another of the White Shadows, and this time he stayed down. Archive was pulled off balance. He fell to the ground in the grapple of the White Shadow, whose hands and feet seemed to be everywhere at once. He got one foot under Archive's armpit and another on his neck, preparing to tear the arm from the socket. The legs tensed… And then spasmed as Jim-Bean fired his entire clip into the Tcho-tcho. Archive shoved the surprisingly light body of the White Shadow off of him. Hammer helped him up. "You okay?" Something wasn't right. The world swam in front of Archive. "Bhzang…" he said in a slurred voice. "…it's a poison…" Then he fell face first into the alley. [/QUOTE]
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