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Written September 28 2019
Posted October 20 2019

Part 1 of 'Fail'

Ginzo grinned widely as he led his task force up the stairs leading towards the roof, they were going to catch Kid tonight. They'd successfully blocked all of the thief's escape attempts on the lower floors, now the only way for the elusive thief to escape was by his hang glider. The only problem with that escape route was the sudden income of gale-force winds. Even Kid's glider wouldn't be able to stand up against those winds for too long, the phantom thief was as good as caught. He'd be celebrating tonight for sure.

The sudden sound of gunshots caused the inspector to falter, his gaze narrowed. There'd been an increase of people trying to kill the thief lately. All the more reason to catch him and put him in the safety of jail. Ginzo held out his arm to block the task force's rapid ascension of the stairs before silently signalling them to follow him at a quieter pace. They wouldn't let anybody who was after the thief's life get away, Kid should be able to take care of himself for a bit until they arrived as backup. They'd always take their thief's side over other criminals, no matter what.

When they reached the door that led onto the roof, Ginzo cautiously peered out. Kid's cape was whipping around wildly in the wind as the thief seemed to be locked in a defensive stance. Thankfully the thief's attire was still it's trademark pristine white. Kid hadn't been injured yet, and hopefully it will stay that way.

They've learned from their past mistakes regarding these types of situations. Their sudden arrival almost always made the thief's attention waver in concern for them, leaving said thief momentarily with his guard down. A perfect target at night. Kid was too compassionate for his own good to prioritise himself over others.

Ginzo suddenly spotted the gunmen, thankfully there seemed to be only two instead of the occasional group consisting of seven or more people. One was standing a few feet in front of the thief, gun pointed at his chest, while the other was behind, aiming for Kid's head. If Kid ducked, the other bullet aimed for his chest would probably hit him in the head. Ginzo silently removed his gun from it's holster, he'd aim for the one aiming at Kid's chest. Kid's gaze momentarily met his own before flickering away. Good, Kid was aware of their presence.

Kid smirked, flashing the gunman he was facing a cocky grin "Why do you always go through such tedious lengths to meet this humble thief?" He inquired, biding his time for the perfect opening. He really shouldn't have trusted the weather forecast and should have instead studied the satellite images. The weather people had been slacking these last few weeks. His fingers twitched in anticipation of pulling out his card gun, though he severely doubted that it would be of any use within these winds. It was hard enough standing still, especially with his cape tugging at him. His smoke bombs would be even less useful in this situation.

There was a bang, and Kid was suddenly in motion. The gunman who'd been aiming for his chest had toppled over courtesy of Ginzo shooting him in the leg. Kid quickly took advantage of the opening and flung flash bombs at the other gunman now that the risk of them accidentally shooting each other in the confusion was gone.

Their cover broken, the task force surged onto the roof, one of the members tackling the one who was shot. The injured gunman had attempted to take aim again. The task force would have none of that.

A sudden scream caught all of their attention, the one who'd been stunned by the flash bomb had blindly stumbled off the roof. Kid leaped down after him, he wouldn't let the guy die.

Ginzo and the others hurried to the side of the roof, just in time to see Kid catch up to the gunman's descent and grab hold of him. His glider shakily snapped open, visibly straining against the strong gales. The task force watched fearfully as Kid wobbled through the air, his skills impressive as always.

Another gunshot, and the gunman fell from Kid's hold while said thief spiralled from both the winds and weight change, through the glass of a nearby building. The gunman had shot Kid, despite the fact that Kid had been the only one keeping him alive.

Ginzo swallowed, his throat suddenly dry "Find Kid!" He bellowed, not bothering with the gunman. The bastard was guaranteed to be dead, but Kid wasn't. Instead he was injured and potentially bleeding out. The thief wouldn't have dropped the gunman if that wasn't the case, he wasn't that kind of person.

When they explored the building that Kid had crashed through, Ginzo was relieved to not find a body near the windows, though the trail of blood was deeply concerning. Kid hadn't bothered to cover his tracks "Look around the area" He huffed, not bothering to voice that he'd be following the trail alone. The thief would be less likely to recklessly flee if it was only himself.

The blood trail ended near a janitor's closet, Ginzo took a steady breath before opening it. Kid's side was drenched in blood "Fuck" The inspector breathed as he approached the wary thief. He was trembling violently, very unusual for the normally composed guy.

Kid lowered his head timidly as Ginzo approached, not bothering to run, he'd let the gunman die. He stayed quiet as Ginzo checked his injury, a little surprised that the inspector had made no move to unmask him "Why aren't you capturing me?" Kid croaked out once Ginzo had finished, the shakiness of his voice even surprising himself "I failed..." He breathed.

Ginzo closed his eyes as he looked away, letting out a breath "It wouldn't be fair to catch you like this" He turned back towards Kid, meeting his gaze "You did more than most people would have" He ran a hand through his hair "When I get back, you sure as hell better be gone" He growled before stalking away. He'd get Kid next time.

Me: The best way to sneak some food from a brownie or anything where you cut a chunk out of it is not to cut a chunk, but to cut a thin, but really long sliver down the length or width of the treat, between each feeding XP

I've never gotten caught doing so~