Swan Song - Chapter 6

[Warrior_Swan]

Chapter 6

Ajax soldiered along with the others, displeased. "Come on, when are we gonna waste some heads?" he asked, anxiously. "Ajax, shut up," Swan replied. Ajax grumbled but kept his mouth shut.

It was mid-afternoon, the sun was already beginning to wane over the cityscape, neon lights coming on all over the city. The sky started to turn to that soft purple color it gets soon before twilight. "It's gonna be dark soon," Swan said, "it's gonna start gettin' real dangerous, everybody stay on your toes." Ajax knew damn well that Swan was a good leader, he handled himself, as well as the others, very well, and watched out for everyone, including Ajax himself. The others had told him how he reacted when he heard of his arrest, but his pride kept him from accepting it.

Cowboy felt strange, somewhere between nervous and thrilled. He was antsy, but he thought he was hiding it well. Swan tapped him, and when he looked back, he noticed everyone had stopped. Cowboy was the only one ahead of Swan. Swan put a finger to his lips, and everyone was silent. Swan dropped back a little and stood alone. He listened carefully as his eyes darted around. They all heard it now. Very distant sounds of destruction. "Let's go!" His command came quickly. They all ran for it, following Swan. Moonrunners were all over the place.

The sounds had been coming from the Little Buddha. The Moonrunners had been raiding it."Last of an Ancient Breed" was on the radio in the back, playing loudly. Swan had considered that the most important song in his life, it described his life, and he identified with it. Not the best battle song, but it put him in the mood. "Take 'em out, soldiers!" he yelled in fury. He ran full-speed, and threw himself through the crowd, diving head-first into the store. Mercy was tied to a chair in the corner, the Moonrunners all around.

His anger got the best of him, and he raged out, hardly aware of what he was doing. "Seize this moment in your hand!" he screamed to himself as Desmond Child sang it, just as the first chorus was beginning, and Swan meant it with every bit of himself. He grabbed the nearest Moonrunner by the affro, and smashed his face into his own knee, busting the Moonrunner's nose.

Ajax was in his element. He was violent without the anger. "Come on, pussy, get up!" he yelled at his downed opponent. He grabbed a sliver of glass from the floor and jammed it into the Moonrunner's temple. "Let's see you get up now, asshole," he said with satisfaction. Swan caught it from the corner of his eye and came back to himself. "Ajax!" he yelled, "kill only at necessity!" "Hey, it was necessary, warchief, this fucker's on our turf, remember?" "I fuckin' mean it, Ajax." "Alright already!" Cochise kung-fu kicked a dude in the neck. "Everybody was kung-fu fightin', sucka!" he yelled.

Swan worked quickly to untie Mercy, and ran with her out the back door. They were in the alley. "You still drunk, Warrior?" she asked. "No, my rage pretty much killed the buzz, thank you. Now come on, will you?" "Hey, where we going?" she inquired.
"To the train. You need get out of Coney until it's safe."
"I wanna stay with you."
"You're not a Warrior."
"No, I ain't no Warrior, but I am your girl, ain't I?"
"Yeah, and that's why I want you safe."
"And it's why I wanna stay."
"It's dangerous, don't you get it?"
"I get it, warlord, but I been hangin' around gangs my whole life."
"I hope our kids aren't as stubborn as you."
"Our kids? What are you sayin', Swan?"
"Nothin', forget it. Just get the hell outta here, will ya?"
"I ain't goin' nowhere."
"Fine, but it's not my fault if you get japped."

He turned and went back inside the store, fuming. Mercy was disappointed. She thought she had seen a new side of Swan, but he had gone and said something that changed it. She didn't quite understand him anymore, but she was sure he didn't either.

Inside, the scene was chaos. The pinball machine had been torn apart, it's leg was off, and as far as he could tell, wrapped around a Moonrunner. Glass was everywhere, and so was blood. The radio DJ was talking now. "Alright babies," she began, "here's the scene today. It looks like the Moonrunners went whiney and started workin' with the cops down in Coney to try and get rid of The Warriors. They're upholding their turf so far, with a few minor explosions from what I hear. Keep on boppin', Warriors, those sissy Moonrunners won't last long. Now here's a little hit with those Moonrunners in mind." Love Gun by Kiss began. "Fuckin' A!" Ajax shouted, "nice war song!" Snow sang the chorus as he rumbled. "No place for hidin', baby! No place to run!"

Rembrandt had a Moonrunner in a headlock, and was repeatedly bashing his face against the counter. "Come on, little girl," he was saying, "quit your cryin'!" He slammed the Moonrunner into the ground, and lifted the cash register off the counter. It came down hard onto the Moonrunner's back, the cash drawer popping open. Rembrandt quickly collected all the cash, and stashed it in his satchel.

Vermin picked up a lava lamp, and smashed it over the head of a nearby Moonrunner, then used the base to burn a circle into the guy's face. The lamp had been on all day, and was hot as hell. Ajax was in a group of Moonrunners, swinging away. Just where he loved to be. "Come on, ya buncha wimps, gimme a challenge!"

Cowboy was being held by two Moonrunners, while a third pounded his bloody fce. Swan moved quickly, and grabbed the Moonrunner from behind by the throat. "Why don't you fight fair, bitch?" he said in a tone that frightened Cowboy. Low, but mean, sick kind of, like Norman Bates would act. He turned swiftly, flinging the Moonrunner to the side, into Snow, who he knew would take care of him. Swan hit the guy on the right as hard as he could, knocking out a couple teeth. Cowboy was still being held by the other, but Swan had freed his other hand. He used his free hand to pound in the Moonrunner's nose, then smashed it upward, causing the Moonrunner to collapse, limp as a rag doll. The Warriors all stood
among their fallen enemies, none were standing.

"Good job, Warriors," Swan said, "Now let's go see what's up in the hangout."

[ZombiePunk]

wow, that was great Warrior_Swan.
Cant wait for the next installment!

[Warrior_Swan]

This was an accident, I hadn't meant to start a new thread, you guys think I should stick this in with the others?

[Warrior_Swan]

Hey fellas, bad news. I'm going through some personal stuff right now, so it's gonna be a few days before I can write another chapter.

[Cowboy Soldier]

thats a really good story and hope things get better and you can write some more

[Ash-Mckean]

NICE STORY!!!!