A Journey Begun - Epilogue
"Master, the young master shows promise, as had his predecessors." "Yeah yeah, I know. It's good that he's making progress." "Aye, up until the point where you-know-who decides to show up. Then the party's really over." "Can it, old man, he...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 25 - Crime of the Year
Saturday. The day of the heist cum killings. I wasn't looking forward to it, and neither was Brandon nor Dylan. We all had our roles, and the rest of the gang were busy taking up their positions or checking gear. Since we were still green behind the...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 24 - Something out of 1984
The night of the break out. We were sitting in a stolen van, to which I was vehemently objecting on the inside, that was parked nearby the chemical plant. We had a plan all written out, but as I've said many times before, written plans usually don't go...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 23 - Icarus
In the air, I had a nap. Changing Victor had taken more out of me than I'd thought, and understandably so. By the time I awoke, we were already in another vehicle entirely, on a bumpy road into Boston's city center. Brandon was driving, so I assumed...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 22 - Country Folk
I was the second to come to, and when I did, I realised I was in Brandon's apartment, just a storey above the bar. I woke up on the couch to the sounds of cooking and the smell of bacon and toast. As I sat up I realised that there was a blanket over...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 21 - British Slang
After I bade Max farewell, I straddled my bike with the intention to head for my next destination. I was about to leave when my phone rang. I pulling the buzzing thing out of my pocket and put it to my ear. It was Connie and she sounded panicky. ...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 20 - Knock Knock
I tapped on the door with my knuckles. It was the early evening and I knew that it was pretty much home time for many office workers, including Max. I was hoping he'd be home early, though judging from the lack of a response he clearly wasn't there....
A Journey Begun - Chapter 19 - Interlude 2
"Thanks for helping me with those books." "No problem, luv." "You going to stay?" "Yeah might as well. I don't have anything to do anyway." Brandon sat back with a cup of tea in his hands. His good friend Connie sat next to him, snuggled up...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 18 - Invisible Death Force
The base of the Saints was a bigger apartment complex down in the heart of the lockdown zone. The place was abandoned and condemned, even scheduled for demolition, but the head of the Saints, a mysterious man even only know as the Boss, bought the...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 17 - Know Your Enemy
All over it was chaos. We followed the detective chick as we made our way out, threading our way through the madness that was the hospital waiting areas and hallways. People were shouting across the hall, streaming up and down, running every which way...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 16 - The Art of War
I stood there, the bottle of Jack at my feet. I saw the men down below staring up at me in disbelief; how on earth was this man going to fight for his life after downing a whole bottle of whiskey? The answer was that I needed it. During the decade I'd...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 15 - A Crime Most Ruthless
I sat next to his bed. He looked a mess, still unconscious with all these weird tubes coming out of him, all these machines beeping and booping away, while my friend fought for his life, the same way I'd fought for his. The moment I saw the group...