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<blockquote data-quote="DarrenGMiller" data-source="post: 4431614" data-attributes="member: 23174"><p><strong>Session 5 - "The Clean-Up" (8/17/08)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The fight is finished, yet there is still much left to be done at the warehouse. After securing Andrei, the leader of this group of Russian criminals, as well as his driver and two other flunkies, Hampton checks on the big guy, Mr. Blue Track Suit, and finds him still alive. The dry cleaner tends to the big Russian enough to ensure that he will not die here in the warehouse before the group tends to other matters.</p><p></p><p>Rob and James (Lt. Hardwick) are badly wounded. Though stable, both could die if not treated by medical professionals in the VERY near future. Johnny (the Italian) takes the gun from one of the Russians and picks up the empty shell casings. He uses the Russians' second vehicle, the one that was not involved in the head-on collision with HCP&L truck, to transport Rob, who is still conscious, and James, who is not, back to an alley near Rob's gym and apartment. He fires a few shots into the wall near his two associates, takes their wallets, and flees back to the warehouse while Rob dials 911 to report the "mugging" that has left them in such a sorry state. Sure, if there's a thorough investigation, the crime scene will look suspicious, but that is a chance they have to take. Knowing the police in this city, the cops will see what they want to see.</p><p></p><p>Returning to the warehouse, Johnny finds Hampton and Aaron presiding over the bound and gagged Russians and has Aaron drive him out to find a van that they can use to haul some of the evidence they've gathered. Among the crates in the warehouse are thousands of hollow point 9mm rounds, parts and tools to convert cheap, readily available 9mm semi-automatics into full automatic weapons, several crates full of drugs hidden inside stuffed animals and similar toys, and most disturbingly, several crates of the most brutal, vile pornographic DVD's any of the group have ever seen. They have stumbled onto a major operation using the Paradise Theater as a base for this sickening filth. Also, in the trunk of the Lincoln, they find Tina's purse.</p><p></p><p>Johnny photographs the evidence, loots all of the cash from the Russians, and removes some of the evidence for further processing while Hampton and Aaron load the big Russian into the trunk of the Russians' second car. Then, the three of them sanitize the warehouse with bleach that Aaron picked up on his way back from helping Johnny find a van. Since all of them were masked except Hampton, who was posing as a dealer at the drug buy, they know that the Russians they are leaving at the warehouse will only be able to identify him, but he is also the only one with a small child at home.</p><p></p><p>Finally, just before leaving the warehouse, Johnny calls Lorraine to tell her that Tina's killer has been taken care of, and then calls the FBI from the prepaid cell phone to inform them that if they come to 1005 Nelson Street in North Elmview, they will find Russian smugglers and arms dealers with a stash of drugs, weapons, and illegal pornography.</p><p></p><p>...</p><p></p><p>Hampton delivers "Sloth" to Tina's storage unit and leaves him tied up there in the summer heat while he informs Tina's father, Mr. Robert Anthony, a Hudson City investment banker, that his daughter's killer has been captured. They arrange for the big Russian to be left tied up in the car (which has been sanitized) on a pleasant street in Irishtown, telling the FBI where to find him.</p><p></p><p>...</p><p></p><p>Aaron contacts Mr. Anthony and arranges for a meeting, to thank the group for bringing his daughter's killer to justice. He also calls Tina's mother and tells her that her daughter's killer has been captured.</p><p></p><p>...</p><p></p><p>After nearly a week, Rob is released from the hospital. The Lieutenant's stay is a full two weeks, as James' injuries are far more severe. Thankfully, the bullet missed his major organs and spine. Still, he lost a lot of blood and takes time, and several minor surgeries to regain his strength.</p><p></p><p>...</p><p></p><p>The group begins to talk about cleaning up the streets of Hudson City, something that several of them have been doing on a small scale already, and doing what police and politicians are unable, or unwilling, to do. They begin discussing the delicacy of their public identities and the need to conceal them from the criminals they will be fighting, especially from the Russians and their Colombian and American associates, who are no doubt eager to track down the people who disrupted their smuggling ring. Johnny also plans to find the stores who are selling the types of pornography they found, and shut them down. He plans on starting a fund to free women who wish to escape the sex industry.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>Johnny Amperello (the Italian) will take up the mantle of "Ampere" and continue to utilize his gloves with built in taser/stun gun apparatus. His affinity with electricity spurs him to study his body's unique electrical properties, no doubt from the lab accident at Strake Industries, which allow him to easily boost cars, improve the speed of computer processors, and boost cell phone and wi-fi connections. Unfortunately, this same affinity proves that it can be a dangerous thing, delivering mild electrical shocks to those he comes into contact with if he is not insulated or discharged.</p><p></p><p>James Hardwick, when he is released from the hospital, seeks to identify and bring to justice the home invaders who murdered his father, retired USAF Colonel James Hardwick Sr. His injuries have bought him extra leave time from the military, but he must find a way to remain in the city to find his father's killer(s) and pursue justice in the"war zone" that IS Hudson City. He acquires a skull mask and a hooded overcoat, calling himself "The Reaper."</p><p></p><p>Rob Kreider patrols the streets wearing a black suit and fedora, with a black (detachable) tie and a black stocking mask. The huge former bodybuilder calls himself "The Man In Black." He often finds that his mere hulking presence is a deterrent to small time criminals. His martial arts studies also allow him to disarm and subdue would-be criminals.</p><p></p><p>Aaron and Hampton have not yet decided how they will handle, or fully even IF they will handle, the vigilante lifestyle, with Danni (the former medical student he saved from being mugged, or worse, who lives with him and takes care of his daughter) acting as his practical voice for approaching vigilantism. Hampton does not like the thought of wearing tights or a body suit. Whenever he thinks of donning a costume, unappetizing pictures of "Spider-Hampton" have to be forcibly dislodged from his mind.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>Soon after James is released from the hospital, Johnny receives a tearful, frightened call from Lorraine, who informs him that Nona's Russian boyfriend, the guy who shot Hampton and Rob before escaping the warehouse on foot, showed up and kidnapped Nona, telling her that he was taking her "back to the home country" with him. He had been laying low, hiding out since the debacle at the warehouse, and had finally booked passage on a Russian cargo ship with ties to Andrei's people. All she knows is that they left in a cab belonging to the Yellow Cab Co. and that the driver was wearing a turban or some sort of head wrapping. Johnny informs James and Hampton and calls a Yellow Cab. He quickly persuades his driver, with lots of cash, to find out where that cab was going. Luckily, the driver knows which driver Johnny is talking about, and sweet talks the dispatcher into giving him the information. Johnny's driver, Javed Hanif, takes him to the location where the cab dropped off the Nona and her erstwhile beau. As he is walking up to the shipping company, Hampton and James are also converging on the docks.</p><p></p><p>Hampton attempts to attach himself to a container about to be loaded onto the ship, when he hears Johnny ask a dock worker, in Russian, where he can find "the pretty blonde girl" who came with one of Andrei's men. Johnny says he is a friend who brought the change of clothes she forgot. The worker directs Johnny to the shipping offices, saying that they haven't come out yet, since the ship isn't leaving for almost two hours. Overhearing, Hampton and James sneak to the shipping building. James calls out to Johnny, and the two discuss the situation. Hampton enters just as the door to the shipping office is about to close behind his two associates. They are glad to see him.</p><p></p><p>As they take the stairs up to street level, Hampton and James hear Russian voices approaching the building and the sound of flesh meeting flesh and a woman sobbing from behind a door ahead. Hampton throws open the door. The Russian is smackin Nona around in the small, dirty office, lit by a single desk lamp. She sits crying on the ragged couch as her "boyfriend" rants at her and hits her again. Johnny closes the door behind the trio and dons his gloves. The Russian looks up as Hampton delivers a stunning head butt. Johnny moves to comfort Nona while Hampton, with his brass knuckles, and James, wielding a baseball bat, back the Russian thug against the wall. The Russian pulls a gun, but Hampton shatters his nose into a bloody pulp. He fires a single shot at Hampton with his small .22 pistol before Hampton crushes his left eye socket as well. James takes the baseball bat to his abdomen and the Russian crumples to the dirty office floor.</p><p></p><p>The three of them grab Nona and escape the building without incident. They take Hampton and Nona back to Johnny's place, where Danni and Lorraine soon meet them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarrenGMiller, post: 4431614, member: 23174"] [B]Session 5 - "The Clean-Up" (8/17/08) [/B] The fight is finished, yet there is still much left to be done at the warehouse. After securing Andrei, the leader of this group of Russian criminals, as well as his driver and two other flunkies, Hampton checks on the big guy, Mr. Blue Track Suit, and finds him still alive. The dry cleaner tends to the big Russian enough to ensure that he will not die here in the warehouse before the group tends to other matters. Rob and James (Lt. Hardwick) are badly wounded. Though stable, both could die if not treated by medical professionals in the VERY near future. Johnny (the Italian) takes the gun from one of the Russians and picks up the empty shell casings. He uses the Russians' second vehicle, the one that was not involved in the head-on collision with HCP&L truck, to transport Rob, who is still conscious, and James, who is not, back to an alley near Rob's gym and apartment. He fires a few shots into the wall near his two associates, takes their wallets, and flees back to the warehouse while Rob dials 911 to report the "mugging" that has left them in such a sorry state. Sure, if there's a thorough investigation, the crime scene will look suspicious, but that is a chance they have to take. Knowing the police in this city, the cops will see what they want to see. Returning to the warehouse, Johnny finds Hampton and Aaron presiding over the bound and gagged Russians and has Aaron drive him out to find a van that they can use to haul some of the evidence they've gathered. Among the crates in the warehouse are thousands of hollow point 9mm rounds, parts and tools to convert cheap, readily available 9mm semi-automatics into full automatic weapons, several crates full of drugs hidden inside stuffed animals and similar toys, and most disturbingly, several crates of the most brutal, vile pornographic DVD's any of the group have ever seen. They have stumbled onto a major operation using the Paradise Theater as a base for this sickening filth. Also, in the trunk of the Lincoln, they find Tina's purse. Johnny photographs the evidence, loots all of the cash from the Russians, and removes some of the evidence for further processing while Hampton and Aaron load the big Russian into the trunk of the Russians' second car. Then, the three of them sanitize the warehouse with bleach that Aaron picked up on his way back from helping Johnny find a van. Since all of them were masked except Hampton, who was posing as a dealer at the drug buy, they know that the Russians they are leaving at the warehouse will only be able to identify him, but he is also the only one with a small child at home. Finally, just before leaving the warehouse, Johnny calls Lorraine to tell her that Tina's killer has been taken care of, and then calls the FBI from the prepaid cell phone to inform them that if they come to 1005 Nelson Street in North Elmview, they will find Russian smugglers and arms dealers with a stash of drugs, weapons, and illegal pornography. ... Hampton delivers "Sloth" to Tina's storage unit and leaves him tied up there in the summer heat while he informs Tina's father, Mr. Robert Anthony, a Hudson City investment banker, that his daughter's killer has been captured. They arrange for the big Russian to be left tied up in the car (which has been sanitized) on a pleasant street in Irishtown, telling the FBI where to find him. ... Aaron contacts Mr. Anthony and arranges for a meeting, to thank the group for bringing his daughter's killer to justice. He also calls Tina's mother and tells her that her daughter's killer has been captured. ... After nearly a week, Rob is released from the hospital. The Lieutenant's stay is a full two weeks, as James' injuries are far more severe. Thankfully, the bullet missed his major organs and spine. Still, he lost a lot of blood and takes time, and several minor surgeries to regain his strength. ... The group begins to talk about cleaning up the streets of Hudson City, something that several of them have been doing on a small scale already, and doing what police and politicians are unable, or unwilling, to do. They begin discussing the delicacy of their public identities and the need to conceal them from the criminals they will be fighting, especially from the Russians and their Colombian and American associates, who are no doubt eager to track down the people who disrupted their smuggling ring. Johnny also plans to find the stores who are selling the types of pornography they found, and shut them down. He plans on starting a fund to free women who wish to escape the sex industry. *** Johnny Amperello (the Italian) will take up the mantle of "Ampere" and continue to utilize his gloves with built in taser/stun gun apparatus. His affinity with electricity spurs him to study his body's unique electrical properties, no doubt from the lab accident at Strake Industries, which allow him to easily boost cars, improve the speed of computer processors, and boost cell phone and wi-fi connections. Unfortunately, this same affinity proves that it can be a dangerous thing, delivering mild electrical shocks to those he comes into contact with if he is not insulated or discharged. James Hardwick, when he is released from the hospital, seeks to identify and bring to justice the home invaders who murdered his father, retired USAF Colonel James Hardwick Sr. His injuries have bought him extra leave time from the military, but he must find a way to remain in the city to find his father's killer(s) and pursue justice in the"war zone" that IS Hudson City. He acquires a skull mask and a hooded overcoat, calling himself "The Reaper." Rob Kreider patrols the streets wearing a black suit and fedora, with a black (detachable) tie and a black stocking mask. The huge former bodybuilder calls himself "The Man In Black." He often finds that his mere hulking presence is a deterrent to small time criminals. His martial arts studies also allow him to disarm and subdue would-be criminals. Aaron and Hampton have not yet decided how they will handle, or fully even IF they will handle, the vigilante lifestyle, with Danni (the former medical student he saved from being mugged, or worse, who lives with him and takes care of his daughter) acting as his practical voice for approaching vigilantism. Hampton does not like the thought of wearing tights or a body suit. Whenever he thinks of donning a costume, unappetizing pictures of "Spider-Hampton" have to be forcibly dislodged from his mind. *** Soon after James is released from the hospital, Johnny receives a tearful, frightened call from Lorraine, who informs him that Nona's Russian boyfriend, the guy who shot Hampton and Rob before escaping the warehouse on foot, showed up and kidnapped Nona, telling her that he was taking her "back to the home country" with him. He had been laying low, hiding out since the debacle at the warehouse, and had finally booked passage on a Russian cargo ship with ties to Andrei's people. All she knows is that they left in a cab belonging to the Yellow Cab Co. and that the driver was wearing a turban or some sort of head wrapping. Johnny informs James and Hampton and calls a Yellow Cab. He quickly persuades his driver, with lots of cash, to find out where that cab was going. Luckily, the driver knows which driver Johnny is talking about, and sweet talks the dispatcher into giving him the information. Johnny's driver, Javed Hanif, takes him to the location where the cab dropped off the Nona and her erstwhile beau. As he is walking up to the shipping company, Hampton and James are also converging on the docks. Hampton attempts to attach himself to a container about to be loaded onto the ship, when he hears Johnny ask a dock worker, in Russian, where he can find "the pretty blonde girl" who came with one of Andrei's men. Johnny says he is a friend who brought the change of clothes she forgot. The worker directs Johnny to the shipping offices, saying that they haven't come out yet, since the ship isn't leaving for almost two hours. Overhearing, Hampton and James sneak to the shipping building. James calls out to Johnny, and the two discuss the situation. Hampton enters just as the door to the shipping office is about to close behind his two associates. They are glad to see him. As they take the stairs up to street level, Hampton and James hear Russian voices approaching the building and the sound of flesh meeting flesh and a woman sobbing from behind a door ahead. Hampton throws open the door. The Russian is smackin Nona around in the small, dirty office, lit by a single desk lamp. She sits crying on the ragged couch as her "boyfriend" rants at her and hits her again. Johnny closes the door behind the trio and dons his gloves. The Russian looks up as Hampton delivers a stunning head butt. Johnny moves to comfort Nona while Hampton, with his brass knuckles, and James, wielding a baseball bat, back the Russian thug against the wall. The Russian pulls a gun, but Hampton shatters his nose into a bloody pulp. He fires a single shot at Hampton with his small .22 pistol before Hampton crushes his left eye socket as well. James takes the baseball bat to his abdomen and the Russian crumples to the dirty office floor. The three of them grab Nona and escape the building without incident. They take Hampton and Nona back to Johnny's place, where Danni and Lorraine soon meet them. [/QUOTE]
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