Broken Pieces

[POWdER-man]

Awesome HR, it's a great read....

 

[Fran]

Good stuff

 

[Hunter Rider]

Chapter 3

Matt met Sapphire as they agreed and they went to a small coffee shop on Santa Monica pier.

Sapphire: " You treat all the girls this well ? "

Matt liked he sarcastic humour.

Matt: " Oh no, only the special ones "

She smiled and pushed her hair out of her face. this caused the jumper she was wearing to ride up, Matt noticed a bruise on her arm.

Matt: " Were'd you get that ? "

Sapphire sighed..

Sapphire: " My pimp Byrd, no point in lying because that is the reality of my world and i deal "

Matt: " ok then, so he beats you often ? "

Sapphire: " I thought we were here to talk about Ellie ? "

Matt paused for a moment.

Matt: " You're right, so tell me about her "

Sapphire: " She was a young girl from Ohio, came out here to the City of Angels to be an actress, cliche' eh ? Well of course she fell for a muso, long greasy haired dude with a scruffy look, kinda like a poor mans Tommy Lee, total nut job with a side line in armed robbery "

Matt: " Sounds like Prince Charming "

Sapphire: " Yeah, well he owed some real bad people a whole lot of money after a botched job, his payment was to give them Ellie, she was young and fresh, very valuable in this racket, that covered his debts, The guys he gave her to pimped her out to various associates and she then got passed back to him when she had become to strung out to be any use to the higher end clients. He took her back and used her as a cheap way to earn some money, he hasn't taken a score in nearly 2 years and gets by on the few gigs his ****ty band get "

Matt: " What's the name of her boyfriend ? "

Sapphire: " His name is Carl Cahourn but most call him Fist "

Matt: " Fist ? "

Sapphire: " Yeah, some sort of macho thing "

Matt: " So what about you, what's your story ? "

Sapphire: " Why do you want to know ? "

Matt: " Just curious "

Sapphire: " I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours "

Matt thought for a moment, his missing time was something he never discussed with anyone, but for some reason he felt at total ease with Sapphire.

Matt: " ok "

Sapphire: " Well my story is pretty simple, my father was an abusive ******* and my mother a weak ass drunk, nothing really startling for this girl I'm afraid, I wasn't exactly a star pupil and had spent most of my teens bunking off to look after my mom, when she died there was no way i was staying with him, so i was out on the street at 16 and had to make money, Byrd took me in "

Matt: " Fair enough "

Sapphire: " Heh, that's the first time Ive gotten that response "

Matt: " What did you want me to say ? you're to smart and pretty to be wasted as a hooker ? you are, but i figure you know that and are just to eaten up with anger to bother trying to change your situation "

Sapphire: " Oh really ? Well maybe it isn't that easy and don't change the deal, what's your story ? "

Matt: " Joined the Marines at 18 and........"

He thought about giving the bog standard answer he always gave to that question, but in her eyes he saw something he hadn't seen in a long time, a look that made him drop his guard.

Matt: " After serving for 6 years i was put on special assignment, what that basically means is that i went places and did jobs that were not common knowledge, there was no CNN camera man picking up what i did, along with the job came the freedom to do as i wished, my only instructions were to get the job done, this meant i lived well, fine women, nice clothes, fast cars, you name it, i was on a blank check budget as long as i got it done, i wasn't a patriot or a hero, i was a red, white and blue weapon, Uncle Sam pointed and i shot....no questions asked...Of course like every deal you make with the devil there is fine print, a clause that at some point will be executed and you have to pay, when the devil comes to collect. "

Sapphire: " What happened ? "

Matt: " in 2004 i was sent to Russia on an assignment, i was caught and sent to a Gulag in Siberia....I was tortured and held there for over a year, when i first arrived i was told by a man that had been there for nearly a decade, "Once you go in, you never come out " He wasn't totally right, No one was gonna get me out but i came up with a way to escape and did so.... but not all of me got out, i left a piece of me in that place. "

Sapphire: " Wow....I can't believe i actually believe you....but i do.....how did you get out ? "

Matt: " Every other week a chopper would come and drop off supplies at the prison, It was the only way on and off the mountain, I had been working on my cell bars for weeks, when the time was right i made my way out of the window, down into the court yard where the Mi 24 Hind landed to deliver the supplies, despite being broken down physically I know how to kill without much effort and managed to jack the Chopper and get off the mountain. "

Sapphire: " How many people have you killed ? "

Matt: " Ive lost count "

Sapphire: " Does it get easier ?.....killing "

Matt: " When you know what you are doing, killing is easy, the aftermath is the hardest part. "

Sapphire: " you see the faces of those you have killed ? "

Matt: " No, that is the poetic licence of writers, I killed a number of ppl that never crossed my mind again, and there is some comfort when you are behind the barrel of a gun, it creates a distance between you and the reality of the person you have killed, when you choke someone to death though, the life fades from their eyes and part of you is also taken "

Sapphire: " So why the L.A.P.D ? "

Matt: " I'm not cut out for 9 to 5 and it's the type of thing I'm good at, seemed a compromise option, it was either that or simply live in a hut somewhere......So why don't you have a job change ? "

Sapphire's eyes softened and a sadness filled them.


Sapphire: " leaving Byrd is not as easy as that....Look i have to go, thanks for the coffee "

Sapphire got up quickly and left the coffee shop.

Matt went to his car, a new model A4, he flipped open his phone and made a call. a female voice answered.

Matt: " Hey SML, i need you to get me some info on someone "

SML worked the office at the precinct, she got the guys the addresses and background info they needed when in the field.

SML: " Sure, tell me what you want to know "

Matt: " I need an address and some info on a guy called Byrd , that's his "business" name "

SML tapped away at her keyboard and returned

SML: " ok, here ya go Matt, he runs a legit porn studio out of an old apartment block in Sunset, he is on the list as a suspected pimp as well and has been arrested on battery claims on several occasions, the charges were always dropped though "

She gave Matt the address of the apartment block and Matt gave her the info on Fist to pass on to NDX so he could pick him up, Matt switched on the ignition of the A4.

When he got there he entered the building and made his way upstairs, a loose hanging sign pointed towards an open plan room, the sign read "Studio" when he got there a man was sitting on a couch with 2 skimpily attired young women with large breasts, the man was around 6'1 and had on a blue jumper, he had dirty blond hair and a grinning, obnoxious face.

As Matt went to enter the room the man on the couch spotted him and motioned to two large men standing either side of the doorway, the one to the left was 6'4 at least, with a bald head and weighed around 300lbs, the one on the right looked to be of Islander heritage, he had long hair and a scraggy beard, he must have weighed around the same but was even thicker built.

The bald guy grabbed at Matt, as the other heavy approached, Matt moved so fast neither man knew what was happening, Matt bent the bald mans wrist and the bone cracked, he then thrust kicked him in the knee cap and his leg folded as it shattered, Matt side stepped a swing from the other guy and grabbed his arm, he palm thrusted the elbow and broke it, he then swept the mans legs away and stomped the guys head into the wall.

As both men lay in agony Matt approached the couch, with Byrd and the 2 women on it.

Matt: "Excuse me ladies "

The two girls got off the couch and moved away hurridly, Matt sat down next to Byrd.

Byrd: " Jesus, who the **** are you ? "

Matt flipped open his badge.

Matt: " Lets not waste time shall we, a girl called Sapphire works for you and you've been abusing her, I am asking you nicely to stop "

Byrd: " hehehe, are you serious ? what does some cop care about a two bit ****e getting roughed up ? get the **** out of here "

Matt looked down and shook his head, suddenly he grabbed Byrd by the throat and forced him back into the sofa.

Matt: " In 22 seconds you will start to lose consciousness and be useless to me, now nod if you are agreeing to what i so graciously asked you "

Byrd was turning red but made a nodding motion, Matt let go and Byrd gasped for air, as he moved to the door to leave, Byrd called out.

Byrd: " Are you in the shining knight business or something ? "

Matt turned and looked at him.

Matt: " No, I'm just a cop, my old business though, was death.....you don't want me to have to come back "

Matt turned and walked out of the room, he knew he'd broken a half dozen laws, and made threats that you just can't make as a cop,. it wasn't like he was gonna miracuously free Sapphire from Byrd, hell he wasn't even sure she wanted freeing....But for some reason, what he did felt totally right to him on some level.....



To Be continued.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Awesome. I :heart: Matt.

 

[Cmill216]

Great great chapter, hunt. Matt definitely has a soft spot for ol' Sapphire. Not only did he open himself up to her, then he went over to Byrd's to bust heads. What a gentleman.

Keep 'em coming, homie.

 

[POWdER-man]

Matt's just a badass....

He does have a soft spot for her.....although that could spell trouble....

 

[The FallenAngel]

Dude is a badass. Awesome chapter.

 

[Badger]

Another Great Chapter, Hunter.

 

[tzarinna]

Very nice, Hunter.
I'm sensing Matt is inspired by Viggo's character, Nikolai, in Eastern Promises. :heart:
I too am intrigued by the title and the opening. t:

 

[Immortalfire]

I agree with the others on Matt's badassness.

 

[Sebastos]

Loved both chapters hunter, excellent stuff.

 

[SapphirePrima]

I like this.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Chapter 4

As Matt pulled away from the apartment block his Cell rang, it was NDX.

NDX: " We got Fist "

Matt: " I'll be at the precinct in 10 "

NDX: " Slight detour, come to the Excelsior bank in Beverly Hills, he's currently holed up there after attempting to rob it with his crew.

Matt: " on my way "

Matt put his foot down and was at the bank within 5 minutes, he pulled up short and took his leather jacket off, he got a flack jacket out of the trunk and hung his badge around his neck, checked his gun and made his way to where he could see NDX crouched behind his car with two uniform officers......There were empty cars and two dead cops, as well as 3 dead civilians in the middle of the road.

Matt: " What's the status ? "

Matt was now crouched down with NDX and the 2 uniforms

NDX: " Someone set off the silent alarm, as they came out of the bank two patrol cars arrived, they opened fire, the bodies in the road are the result, one of our guys hit one of them with a good shot, thinks he got him in the neck "

Matt: " ETA on SWAT ? "

NDX: " 5 "

Suddenly gun fire filled the air, Fist and his crew were coming out of the bank, Matt recognized Fist from the description Sapphire had given, his wild eyes were clearly tripping, another man was next to him in a suit and white hockey mask, both men had hostages....a third man followed behind holding up a blood soaked 4th man.

Fist: " Stay back pigs!!! "

Matt cocked his gun and stood up, the 3rd man was loading the injured man into the getaway car, Hockey masked man was moving slowly away with a girl of around 7 tucked under his arm, Fist stood in the middle of the road with a man in his 30's held in front of him and an MP5 in his hand.

Fist: " I said stay back "

Matt: " There is no way out of this, any action you take from this point will leave you in a bad way, if you do it my way i'll make sure it's the easiest of the the bad ways possible "

Fist eyeballed Matt who didn't flinch, the getaway car started up and the Hockey masked man was backing further away to the right, heading for a cut through.

Bang!!!!

Matt fired, the bullet pierced Fists arm and his hand released the weapon as he reeled backwards, Matt ran at him and slid along the floor taking both Fist's legs out from under him, The Getaway car was pulling out and moving off, NDX ran towards it and took aim with his shotgun

BANG!

The back window of the car shattered and blood splattered on the inside of the windshield

Matt got up after cuffing Fist and chased after the Hockey masked man who had went through the cut, as he came into a small eating area behind one of the shops he stumbled over a dead couple, just ahead of him was the Hockey masked man dragging the girl along, he had heard Matt and spun around with his gun pointed at her head.

Hockey Mask: " Back the **** away or I'll waste her, i swear "

Matt: " If you do that there will be nowhere to hide, killing cops is bad enough but you kill a little girl in cold blood and it's game over "

tears ran down the young girls face as the man pushed the gun harder into her temple.

Hockey Mask: " Put your gun down and I'll let her go "

Matt: " If i put my gun down you'll kill us both, put them down at the same time ? "

The emotionless mask gave nothing away but the eyes darting behind it told Matt what he needed to know, Matt spun his gun so the back end faced the man....The man slowly lowered his Baretta as Matt knelt down to place his gun on the ground, as the man lowered to stomach level Matt moved in one quick motion, throwing his gun at the man and hitting him directly in the throat, he released the young girl and grabbed for his throat, Matt charged him grabbed the gun hand before the man could get off a wild shot, he broke his arm and threw him over his shoulder to the ground, the man hit hard and Matt locked in a choke hold, he could feel the life fading from him, as he sinched it in doing what he was trained to do he caught a glimpse of the young girl in the corner of his eye, she was trembling in fear.....Matt released the choke hold and took a deep breath.


He carried the girl back to the Bank, dragging the Hockey masked man along in cuffs, when he got there SWAT had arrived and NDX was talking to them. The rest of the day was spent on reports and sorting out the messy aftermath, finally at just after 10pm NDX and Matt got in the interrogation room with a patched up Fist, he looked a shell of the wide eyed crazy outside the bank, he was coming down off of whatever he was on.

NDX: " Ok, this is easy, all you have to do is tell us about Ellie's johns and i make sure you do your stretch in a country prison "

Fist snarled.

Fist: " **** you, I ain't telling you anything about me and Ellie "

NDX: " You do know she's dead right ? "

The expression on Fists face changed to shock and then anger.

Fist: " Naw, you're just saying that to make me talk pig "

NDX opened a folder on the table and slid the crime scene photos in front of Fist. he flinched as he looked at Ellie's battered face.

NDX: " Now, i need to know who her regulars were "

Fists face turned stern.

Fist: " Kiss my ass, I don't know what you are talking about, she was my girl, that's all "

NDX: " Jesus dip****, this isn't a negotiation, i was trying to be nice, you are going away for life, i was simply offering you the chance to do it in a place where they wouldn't play hide the salami with your ass as often, make no mistake you are now my b1tch, my personal property, i can do anything i want to with you, it's up to you as to how hard you want me to f**k you "

Fist grimaced and then closed his eyes before taking a deep breath.

Fist: " Alright...alright, look she didn't work many johns, only had 4 regulars, she was hardly in high demand in her state "

NDX: " Names "

Fist: " One was an older guy called Powder Man, they called him that due to his hair being white, the type that was just lonely and liked to talk, Then there was Jag, guy was heavy into that S&M ****, he was so rough that the higher end girls stopped taking his business, the other one was a regular guy, worked in a bank as a teller, name is Norman something "

NDX: " That's all you got ? "

Fist: " Hey man, they weren't giving out their addresses and **** "

NDX: " Ok, well thanks for the info "

Matt got out of the chair in the corner he'd been sitting in and they headed to the door.

Fist: " What about my deal ? "

NdX turned as Mat left the room.

NDX: " I lied "

Fist: " Oh naw, you rotten dirty mother****er"

His ranting faded as NDX closed the door to the interrogation room behind him.

NDX: " Lets call it a day, we'll chase these guys down tomorrow "

Matt left the precinct, as he got outside Sapphire was standing next to his car, she had a black coat on with a red dress underneath, her blonde hair caught his eye in the moonlight

Matt: " Hey, whats up ? "

Sapphire: " I heard you were a hero today, saving that little girl "

Matt smiled.

Matt: " Just..."

Sapphire cut him off.

Sapphire: " Please don't say "Just doing my job" not every cop would have went out of their way the way you did, take a compliment would ya! "

Matt laughed.

Matt: " Ok then, thank you "

Sapphire: " I was wondering if you wanted to get something to eat ? "

Matt paused a moment

Sapphire: " I'm taking the night off"

She stuck her tongue out at him and he smiled.

Matt: " Sure, where do you want to go ? "

Sapphire: " How about your place ? "

Matt was caught off guard.

Matt: " Ok. "

The beach house was barely lit, two plates sat on the table with half eaten pizza on them, in the bedroom Matt and Sapphire sat on the bed kissing, she went to slide off his shirt but he stopped her.

Sapphire: " It's ok, we are all scarred in some way "

She looked gently into his eyes and he released her hand, she slid his shirt off and ran her hands over the his back before moving behind him, she started kissing his back, the scars meant nothing to her, to him it was as if she was healing each one, both were damaged in some fashion but in that moment maybe both could heal each other, She felt safe for the first time in her life and he felt a compassion and warmth he'd not felt in a very long time, it wasn't love or any such romantic notion, but it was good enough for them.


To Be Continued..

 

[DBella]

Chapter 2

In a dark sparsely lit room, Matt hung from the ceiling banister by chains, his bare feet barely touching the floor, his shoulder length blood soaked hair was sticking to his face, in front of him was a man in his late 40's, well built with a face that showed he had seen his fair share of action, The man yelled at him in an Eastern European dialect, firing off a bunch of questions, Matt stared blankly at him through the blood running into his eyes, the Man lifted Matt's head up and pushed the hair out of his eyes.

Man: " Mister Drake, you prefer i speak English ? maybe then you answer no ? So much pain, and for what ? no one is coming for you, you are..how they say....expendable....yes ? "

Matt made an effort to spit at the man but couldn't muster the energy, the man nodded to another man that was standing in the shadows behind Matt. He moved out and in his hand was a long wiry whip with knots of barbed wire placed at certain points, the man was medium built and average looking, could be an every day guy, not exactly the picture painted of torturers in the movies, he reared back and lashed at Matt's back, Matt let out an horrific yell

Man: " Again! "...................................

Okay, I finally caught up. Th^s part here is my favorite in Chapter 2. The effect of this flashback is amazing! I can actually see this scene in my head and felt Matt's pain. That's how wonderful you are with words in describing Matt's tortured past, Rob. Excellent!

Chapter 3 continued to reveal Matt's past as he "confessed" to Sapphire. And we also get to hear Sapphire's story. Both characters have a dark past and they are drawn to each other because of it. There is attraction between the two but I am not sure the attraction is based on love or some romantic notion. It seems like the attraction is based on need and that need is fostered by the trust they have in each other. Two thumbs up for Chapter 3.

Chapter 4... we got to meet Fist and I had hoped he'd give us some clues to the murder and he did not disappointed as he dished out names of the possible suspects; Powder Man, jag and Norman. Jag and Norman?!! It's not a crossover to cmill's fanfic, is it? If it is, we've discovered Norman's secret!!! Looking forward to the following chapters to learn more about these characters. Fantastic job, Rob!

 

[Immortalfire]

That's not nearly as romantic as GR87's story, when he and other Hypesters were out on dates.


30,000th post!

 

[DBella]

^How come I missed that GR87's story? Was it a masterpiece?

 

[Immortalfire]

^How come I missed that GR87's story? Was it a masterpiece?

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=276677

 

[DBella]

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=276677

Thanks. I'll have it bookmarked so I can read it later.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Hehe. I'm glad Matt had a good night. Love the drama.

 

[POWdER-man]

hmmm.....



Wicked I am lonely elderly john.....huh:


Great chapter....I can't wait for the next edition....

 

[tzarinna]

Some pretty intense stuff you're laying down.
Action packed beginning with a romantic closing. :heart: Very heart felt.

 

[DBella]

Some pretty intense stuff you're laying down.
Action packed beginning with a romantic closing. :heart: Very heart felt.

I don't see anything romantic in that closing scene in Chapter 4. I just see two broken souls in need of comfort and human touch which can be healing to their souls. Very touching indeed, but I don't feel romance.

 

[tzarinna]

I don't see anything romantic in that closing scene in Chapter 4. I just see two broken soul in need of comfort and human touch which can be healing to their souls. Very touching indeed, but I don't feel romance.

Yeah, wrong choice of wording there, but indeed a very tender moment.

 

[The FallenAngel]

Fantastic chapter.

 

[Cmill216]

Matt: " Sure, where do you want to go ? "

Sapphire: " How about your place ? "

Matt was caught off guard.

Matt: " Ok. "

The beach house was barely lit, two plates sat on the table with half eaten pizza on them, in the bedroom Matt and Sapphire sat on the bed kissing, she went to slide off his shirt but he stopped her.

Sapphire: " It's ok, we are all scarred in some way "

She looked gently into his eyes and he released her hand, she slid his shirt off and ran her hands over the his back before moving behind him, she started kissing his back, the scars meant nothing to her, to him it was as if she was healing each one, both were damaged in some fashion but in that moment maybe both could heal each other

This sappy bullcrap gets from Cmill.

.....Okay, not really.

Great chapter. A lot of story elements at play here, and I thought you balanced it out nicely. My only fear is that this Sapphire/Matt relationship won't end happily, and my little e-heart will be broken.

Oh, well. Keep 'em coming anyway.