New Plan

"WHAT THE HELL!"

Bruce did yell

Brandy watched...

The body fell.

She pushed past,

"One down, at last!"

She knew still one more to go.

She looked around,

Odd he didn't show.

These two always traveled in pairs.

At the body, she stared.

Definitely dead.

Shot to the head.

Bruce whipped her around

"You going to explain this to me?"

"I already did, Bounty Hunters

After you... Here in BG!"

"Okay, but why?"

"Because you had to be an idiot

and brag how you're the new guy!

There's a reason no one knew

who was Loopy Lou.

There are rival gangs

Nasty bands

Who now that Shamus and Lou are gone

would love to get their hands

On the one guy

who could keep our clan alive."

"Why did you save me?

If I'm dead then you'd be free

To go back to your old life in Destiny."

Brandy looked away.

She didn't know what to say.

Because she knew

It's what Lou asked her to do.

Keep him safe Brandy at all cost.

Without him we are lost.

He just needs time to adjust.

To keep him alive you must.

Brandy's hands were far from clean

This isn't the first life she's taken

Bruce shook her, but he looked shaken

"ANSWER ME!"

She pushed his hands off

And broke free.

"They are after you

they aren't after me

NEW PLAN...

Just lay low here in BG

And I'll bring the boys back with me.

With our numbers increased

We'll be strong, and then

There will be less that can go wrong."

Brandy took the gun and searched the body.

Nothing to learn

He had to be hired by somebody...

And where was the other one?

She caught movement in an alley.

"Son of Gun!"

She took off down an alley or two

Tripped over a pair of shoes

Almost did she hit the ground

But two strong arms kept her sound.

When she turned around

His hand covered her mouth

So she couldn't make a sound.

He pulled her into the darkness

"BRANDY!"

Damn, where did she go?

Bruce ran down another alley

Since he didn't know.