ACE
He punched Brando in the stomach, and he groaned in pain. He also unleashed a strong blow on his jaw, making him fall to the ground. Brando grabbed one of his legs and that's why he also fell to the floor. He was still writhing from the pain in his back so Brando went ahead of him to stand up and he stomped on him. He picked up his dropped gun from the floor and pointed it at him.
"What now, Durant? Do you have anything to fight for? One wrong move and I will blow your head off. Now tell me, which agency do you work for? Answer!"
"Just kill me Nicolas, but you won't get an answer from me."
"You really want to make it difficult before I kill you." Brando kicked him again and again while still pointing his gun.
GINA
Oh no! I can't just stand here, I have to do something to help Ace, she said to herself.
She was just behind Brando, so it's possible that he won't see her when she comes out of her hiding place.
Just in time, she saw a broken glass in the distance. She carefully crawled out from under the stairs and reached for the broken glass. When she got it, she slowly approached Brando. When Ace saw her behind Brando, she saw the fear on his face. She was about to stab Brando but he quickly got away and grabbed her, so she was captured again. He wrapped one arm around her neck while pressing the gun he was holding on her head.
"Gina!" Ace shouted.
Brando smiled evilly at him. "If you're lucky enough."
"You're really an animal, Brando." Ace said angrily.
"Destiny itself brought Gina closer to me, so whether or not you tell me where you come from Durant, I don't care anymore as long as the important thing is that I have Gina again. And now I can resume with you." He pointed again the gun to Ace.
"Fine Brando, I'm coming with you. Just let Ace go. I'll also confess something to you about our marriage."
"What about that?"
She shouldn't be discouraged, she can't allow Brando to kill Ace and she can't allow Brando to keep her in his hands. She rather wants to die. So it's up to her, she'll just do it the way she thought.
"Uhm Brando, my love," she was terrified to say that, but it was necessary in her plan. "The truth is, Ace and I only agreed to get married so that you don't bother me anymore."
"What?" She saw the amazement on Brando's face.
"We're not really in love. It's all just an appearance."
When she glanced at Ace she saw the sadness on his face.
"After all of this, Ace and I will also get annulled, it's not like we're going to be forever. Love can be taught, right? Maybe if we get together, I will learn to love you."
"You're just saying that to trick me, Gina." And suddenly she kissed Brando on his lips, rubbing the delicate part of his body until he moaned.
ACE
He didn't even like the scenario seen between Brando and Gina kissing. But he thinks that Gina only did that to win Brando's heart and divert his attention from him.
When he got to his feet, he didn't waste time. He immediately approached the dropped gun and picked it up. But suddenly he heard Brando screaming in pain and he was holding his crotch. He saw Gina running towards him and he also saw Brando raise his gun, aiming at Gina. But before he could pull the trigger, he first hit him on his right arm, causing him to let go of the gun he was holding.
"Aaaaah...." He winced in pain. That's good for him.
When Gina got to his side. Suddenly... They were showered with bullets.
"Get down." He said immediately.
They crawled to the wide pillar and leaned against it. "Damn! That one is still alive." He cursed, referring to one of Brando's men who are left.
"Boss, you better run now. I'll take care of them before I blow up this place." He heard Brando's bodyguard say that. He and Gina looked at each other.
"Ace, how can we escape from here?"
"We can escape from here, just trust me."
"Get out Durant, before you turn to ashes," said Brando's silly bodyguard and burst out laughing.
He raised his gun and aimed it to shoot the fool, but...he has no more bullets.
"AHA!" The bodyguard suddenly appeared that startled them.
"Gina, run!"
And...
They are now fighting for a gun. He slammed the man against the wall so he dropped the rifle he was carrying. He retaliated and kicked him hard in the stomach causing him to fall on the floor. He quickly grabbed his feet and pulled him so he also fell on the floor. He reached for his rifle and pointed it at him.
"Ace!" Gina shouted.
"I said get out of here. Run!"
The man turned his back on Gina so he had time to fight the enemy with a gun.
GINA
She didn't really leave; she just hid behind the wall. She couldn't leave Ace. She peeked at Ace again, they were still fighting over the gun, and she watched the scene with bated breath. What if Ace is not the one who can survive between the two?
She couldn't just bear to watch. She looked for something that she could hit the enemy with. She saw a metal and quickly took it. But suddenly someone pulled her.
ACE
He continued to engage in a gun battle with the enemy. Even though the competitor's body size looks like a bouncer in the club, but he is much faster than his hand.
When the man attacked him again, he immediately got away. But what he didn't expect was to find himself a captive of him. The huge man holding him from behind. However, in a swift movement he freed himself from him and gave him a flying-kick. He hit the huge man in the chest so he fell to the ground. When he was about to pull out a gun, he quickly shot him first in the head.
"A gun in an amateur's hand is nothing to challenge." He said to himself after he shot the enemy.
Behind him the door burst open and a group of men wearing blue windbreakers stormed inside the room.
"Bro, we're here. It's better late than never." Noel said who had just arrived.
"But timing could have been a little better, Agent phoenix." He replied to his colleague.
"Every time we locked on a signal, it died. But the good news is that your wife's necklace is working. It's working so we tracked you here."
"Agent Taurus, how are you? I'm sorry if it took us a while to respond, we didn't really get a signal right away," explained his boss. "Wait, where's your wife?"
"Gina." His eyes widened as he remembered his wife.
"Men! secure the entire building." Ordered by Mr. Del Valle to his troops.
"Sir, Brando Nicolas took Agent Taurus wife upstairs as a hostage." Agent Gemini informed them.
"I will deal with Nicolas, sir."
"Okay, Ace. We're just behind you."
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"Leave my wife alone, Nicolas." He said, after kicking the door of the room where Brando and Gina were.
He saw that Gina was now wearing a vest while she was sitting on a chair, her mouth was covered and her hands were tied behind her back.
"Such a heroic act Durant, I think you impressed me too much today. But if Gina can't get out here alive, then I won't be happy either." Brando said laughing as he pointed the gun at Gina's head.
"Surrender now Nicolas, because there is no right to lose here. Don't make my wife as your shield, fight fair."
"Are you challenging me, Durant?"
"Yes, I challenge you, Nicolas."
"Okay. Game."
Brando dropped the gun he was holding and raised both of his hands.
He also threw the gun he was holding and raised his hands. The scenes that followed were punches and kicks between them. He was able to withstand all of Brando's attacks. While the latter was able to avoid his attacks. That's why they were both panting now.
He was about to do his next assault when Brando pulled out another gun and shot him.
GINA
She heard gunshots all around here. No! Her heart stopped beating. She had to close her eyes and she didn't want to open them again. No. She couldn't bear to see Ace get hit. She can't handle it.
Momentary silence prevailed when her name suddenly echoed in her ears. When she felt someone remove the cover from her mouth. She slowly opened her eyes.
"You're alive!" She's about to cry and she touch both of Ace's cheeks.
She turned to the men entering wearing bulletproof vests, they were heading to Brando. Then her gaze shifted to Ace. She saw his mouth move. He was talking but she couldn't hear his words. The breeze that greeted him was cold. Achingly cold.
Totally numb. That's how she is right now.
Ace continued to remove her ties.
"We're safe now." He mouthed.
"No. We're not, because I'm wearing a bomb inside my vest."
ACE
He immediately checked the bomb that Gina said. Confirmed indeed. Only one minute and thirty seconds left. "Sir, there's a bomb in Gina's vest, so you get out of here while there's still time."
Instead of being alarmed, they remained silent.
"We will not leave you here, we are a team so no one will be left behind," Noel said.
"Be careful Ace, we have trust in you." His boss said and gave him an encouraging smile.
He just nodded in response, and started disarming the bomb while there were only sixty seconds left.
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