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Percy walks through the halls of King's Dominion getting ready to head to go to Poison 101. She opens her locker and sees Billy come out of it.
He was hog tied and had a sock in his mouth, gagging him. She gets on her knees and takes the gag off unimpressed as she gets her switchblade out to cut him loose.
"...Why did they put you in my locker?" Percy asks, eyes narrowing clearly not ready to deal with the idiot in her locker.
Billy just smiles as he gets up after she cuts his feet free and cracks his neck.
"Percy my dynamite gal! I need a favor.” Beaming, Billy stretches his arms out almost attempting to go for a hug, she smoothly gets out of the way from.
"Revenge?” Percy raises a brow bemused as she gets some books out of her locker,
Billy’s crazed cackle is all that Percy needs for an answer.
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Percy's seen Master Lin's office too many times to count. The memorabilia of assassins and murders where hung up on his wall, almost as if he wants to throw some students off.
Percy looks at the steam rise from his cup as the only sound made in the office was that of him stirring.
She had her hands folded on her lap as she sat across from.him in a room filled with silence; Percy knew better. Only speak when spoken to.
Master Lin takes a sip of his tea and hums as he puts it down and looks at Percy with his hands clasped together. "....I must say Percy I'm disappointed. You usually don't get caught.
"I apologize Master."
"Hmm. I will not lie, poisoning the Hessians lunch with an interesting psychotropic is impressive. Your own concoction?"
She fiddles with the strings of her jacket as nervously, "Homemade." Master Lin only sighs as he shakes his head in disappointment.
"Normally I would give out detention for such sloppy behavior." Percy looked insulted as she was taken back.
"And?"
"And, there may be a chance to redeem yourself. As well as extra credit.
Percy perked up at that as she sits up straight and her resolve hardens."
She sits up straight as she gives him a look of resolve. She really couldn't handle detention again. One box per day? Might as well water board her!
"What do I need to do?"
Lin gives her a small smile as he takes a picture seemingly out of nowhere and puts it in his desk. On it was a boy, he looked rough and dirty as well as cautious as he held the strap of his backpack tight.
Percy had to admit though, he looks cute for a hobo.
"Marcus Lopez Arguello. He was the hand behind the fire at The Sunset Boys Home." Percy gives a laugh as she thinks he's joking.
He's not.
Her smile swiftly drops.
"This wastoid? Master I don't think-"
"Oh? Then I guess detention will work for you?"
With grumpily gritted teeth, Percy does so, her fists firmly clenched at the slight she would have to carry. "I'll take the assignment.”
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She's been out here for days. For months, for weeks…at least that is what it felt like to Percy.
Saya's been mostly tailing the guy while the rest have been lurking around the city making sure no cops were on him. Percy's main spot though has been the arcade.
It's not like she had anything better to do, Saya told her be ready soon and that she'd do Most of the following. Willie would play with her sometimes but he as well had his own quota to look for.
So for now she was taking her boredom out on Pac-Man.
As soon as she lost she growled, slamming her fist down upon the machine and got her cig out. " I swear they make this game hard on purpose, gotta be a psycho to beat this game."
As soon as she said that she sees the target, Marcus running from the cops and rolls her eyes as she lights her cigarette and takes a quick huff off it.
"Now he shows up right when I want a rematch. Fine"
SLAM!
she slams the door hard on one of cop's face causing the glass to break. The crisp crunch of bone bellows, Percy’s hand burning but Percy doesn’t care, she simply grins when watching the blood spew out of the busted cop’s nose.
"Guess a quarter is a small price to pay for fucking with the fuzz."
"Hey!"
She quickly ran and caught up with Marcus and grabbed his hand causing him to run behind her since she was the fastest. "Hey...HEY! What the hell!?"
Percy pulls Marcus close, his eyes meeting her just done expression, nose to nose when…,"Dude I'm saving your ass! Shut up and keep up!” As soon as she said that he quickly gripped her hand in his and tried to match her pace.
It was like she she lifting him off the ground. They were running and jumping through stairs when all of the sudden a girl on a motorcycle stopped in front of them. "Finally! The Princess graces us with her presence.” Percy smirks at the tattooed beauty before Marcus’ eyes.
She rolled her eyes and motioned for Marcus. "Get on."
He looked back and forth between the girls and panted, out of breathe from the running. He looked at Percy who seemed as if she was getting ready.
"What...what about her? Are we just gonna leave her?” Marcus asks almost concerned as Percy had to hold back her chuckle at the lone notion.
"Trust me, she can handle herself. Now hurry up."
He reluctantly gets on the back of the bike as he kept looking at Percy even as they drove off.
"Show time…” Percy pleased turns to grin at the crowd of cops before her, lights blaring, sirens screeching as Percy’s blood was pumping, eager for the bloodshed ahead.
"HANDS IN THE AIR!"
"Come on guys there's no need for any of that.” Percy grins as she cracks her neck from side to side, eyeing the men she was surrounded by.
"HANDS NOW!” The cop commands oblivious to the ninja stars Percy pulls out before its too late. They all scream as Percy grins watching blood spew from the stabbed hands couresty of her ninja stars as she strikes.
Another ninja pair of stars comes out of her pocket and as she makes it so they hit the cops hands and knock the guns to ground. She felt one tried to grab her from behind and immediately fought them off as if by instinct and kicked his gun out of his hand. They all shot at her as she maneuvers
She didn't feel that killing them was necessary so she just made it that they'd wake up with a concussion. As soon as the last man went down she spread her arms out and did a mock crowd cheer.
“And the crowd goes wild! Jackson one and cops zero! Reigning Queen of ass kicking the pigs!”
Percy hollers as the last man finally went down, the cherry claps echoing as Percy fake bowed for her audience of battered, beaten broken men, many dead as she hears claps and sees Maria and Willie walk up.
“Thank you, thank you. I'd like to thank me, because I'm my number one fan.” Percy just smiles and wipes a nonexistent tear of her cheek.
“We better get goin' back, or else Saya's gonna hunt us down.” Willie suggests, swiftly kicking a cop next to him, long gone from the world.
“I'm so tired! And we still have to go to class tomorrow.” Whined Maria as she loops her arm to Percy's as they walk to Willie's car.
Willy sighs at that. Percy too groans as she too didn't feel like going to class tomorrow,
“Will, be a gentleman and open the door for us ladies.” Percy urges the boy who scoffs and takes a toothpick to his mouth.
He opens the passenger door and waves his arm towards. The girls smile as they get in.
They made it to an empty lot and saw Saya fighting off cops and Marcus backing away in fear. Willie silently goes up to him and puts a black bag tight on his head. Marcus struggles causing Willie to chokehold him to the point he passed out.
“Did you have to be so rough?” Maria sighed as she checked his pulse and gave Willie a stern look.
“Holmes was over here struggling like he got rabies or somethin'.”
“With how he looks, you might not be far off. Better get the shot just to be safe.” Percy suggests, eyeing the mess.
“Let's go. Master Lin is waiting.” Saya just huffs as she gets on her bike. The others nod following behind her.
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Willie takes the bag off Marcus' head as they all talk amongst themselves waiting for Master Lin.
“Waste of time if you ask me. Dude's a dirtbag.”
Willie throws the bag to the side as he just looks at Marcus up and down unimpressed. “Y'all don't know what is what. Stories could be garbage.”
“Why's he here then? Master Lin's never been wrong before about recruits.”
As they all talk, Marcus eyes adjust to the light as he sees the two girls from before; one was Asian with a sword strapped to her back and tattoos all over both her arms, another with Day of the Dead makeup on and a red dress, another girl was short and had a black sweater on while the only boy in the group was African-American and had cornrows on while chewing on a toothpick.
As his vision comes back to him, he notices how cold the area feels and then sees the meat on the racks surrounding him
They turned and looked at him, examining him as if he were an exhibit.
“Don't look like no psychopath to me.
“Can't judge a book by it's cover.”
“But you can judge one by it's smell.”
Maria twirls a strand of her hair as she gives a sultry smile. “He's cute! He also looks sweet.”
Percy scoffs as she gives a sarcastic smile. “Cute like a "Hobo Fancy" cover boy and sweet like a sweet jerk-off.” Maria only laughs softly as Willie looked at him.
“What you say, mad dog? You the psycho that did the boys' home massacre?”
“Pretty tough barking at a dude tied to a chair.”
Willie looked mad as he took his tooth pick out and rolled his shoulders. “Yo P, Untie this punk ass bitch.”
“Kid's as scrawny as a string bean Will. I wouldn't feel right picking on the weak.”
Marcus scoffed as he glared at Percy. He knows that these guys seem off, but he couldn't help himself. “If you're so fucking confident, why tie me up?”
Percy just laughed as she got out her switch blade and steps closer to Marcus making him nervous.
“I'm so pissing my pants right now Ya know what Will? My money is on Hepatitis Harry. Seems like his bark matches his bite”
Before she could get closer, Master Lin came through the door causing them all to immediately stand up straight and spread out to let him through.
“Forgive my students. They forget that viciousness serves only to make them look weak”
Master Lin comes in with a cup of tea and Saya pulls up a chair for him and he sits in front of Marcus. Master Lin looked at Percy expectedly and motions her towards Marcus.
“Percy, if you'd be so kind.” In an instant she brought her switchblade back and went behind Marcus to cut him free. As soon as she does she goes behind Master Lin and watches as Marcus rubs his wrist.
“Tell me, are you satisfied with your life?”
Marcus scoff, I eat trash and I sleep in piss. Everything according to plan. The fuck do you care?”
Percy and Saya glared at him as Saya went up to him only to be held back by Willie.
“Watch it.”
"Speak to Master Lin with respect”
Marcus leans forward and taunts at her, “Master Lin can eat my shit. Who the hell are you people?”
Master Lin only looked at him, “What's important is that we know who you are, Marcus.” And that we know what you've done.”
“You're a killer.”
Marcus swallowed hard as he faltered at that.
“Few value this particular proficiency, but I do. What if I told you there's a home for people like you? A school where you'd be surrounded by your peers.”
Marcus smirks in disbelief as he sees the whole thing as a joke, “Only what? I dress up like a Viking so you can take tasteful pictures?”
Percy scoffed as she leaned close to Saya and whispered in her ear, “See I told you, fucking jerk-off.” Saya only gives a small smirk as Lin keeps going.
“I'm offering you a chance to harness that fire inside you. To master the deadly arts.”
Marcus scoffs in disbelief as he slowly gets up and puts his backpack over his shoulder. “The deadly arts, yeah. That, uh that sounds great. You know, this all seems really sane and normal, and y'all look like a fun bunch, but, uh whatever this.”
He walks to the door and smashes his shoulder against Willie's. “Later, days.”
As the room went silent when he left and Master Lin took a sip of his tea Willie felt his pocket was empty.
“That son of a bitch stole my wallet.”
Master Lin looked to all of them as he wanted him to come back, “Extra credit for whoever takes him as a pledge and brings him back.”
Willie immediately backed out.
“For a mad dog he seem soft. Can't hang with me”
Maria softly turns it down as she already has enough on her plate.
“I would but…”
Percy outright denies it.
“Yeah no count me out. Extra creds ain't worth whatever issues he's got.”
They all looked at Saya who only rolled her eyes as she got her jacket and headed out.
“Godspeed.”
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To no one's surprise, Saya succeeded on the assignment and was now heading back to the dorms.
“Master Lin has a basic code of conduct. There is one thing you cannot do. Give up our location, and we will kill you.”
Percy smirks as walks backwards in front of them. Marcus now notices that they're all in uniform. Percy had a jacket replacing the usual suit and fishnet stockings with shorts instead of skirt.
“Like, full on "Conan the Barbarian" style. Like, you will be eviscerated. Lin's family has been eviscerating people for centuries. They really love it.”
They go deeper into the restaurant; workers chopping up meat and Willie follows from behind them.
“Lin don't flex. Got a worldwide rep to maintain.”
“The rest of the rules are simple.
No disobedience, no drugs, and no sex.”
Maria wipes her makeup off using a butcher knife as a mirror and gives Marcus a teasing look as they all head back to the place he was tied up at.
“We find ways around the last one.”
Marcus Laughs and looks around at the meat being hung on hooks.
“Well, hopefully not in here.”
The area goes silent as Marcus looks at each of them confused and looks around as he wonders where the school is supposed to be.
“What is this?”
A door from behind Saya clicks and creaks open revealing a robed monk waiting for them.
“Welcome to King's Dominion.”