The Sea Rats by David Leadbeater

Author:David Leadbeater [Leadbeater, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-03T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

Drake approached the glaring, sweating pirates, arms spread as wide as they would go. He moved carefully, wanting to remain as unthreatening as possible until he got up close to the nearest wanker.

All the way he was counting down the minutes.

There were seven pirates now, all staring at him. Three had been hurting passengers in different ways. One had an older couple trapped against the big windows and was kicking them in the side and stomach, having a great time judging by the wide, sick grin plastered across his evil-looking face. A second was strangling a fellow with gray hair, whilst a third was smashing the butt of his rifle across the head of a young, now-bloodied man who had risen up in protest. The four remaining pirates were all grinning but with a manic glare in their eyes.

They needed Volkov. The tension in the air, in their bodies, attested that they really needed him. But that didn’t get in the way of their good time.

Time was up for the pirates, which meant it was up for the passengers too. Drake was calm, knowing that his friends would be tracking his movements and moving into their positions.

“Volkov!” the pirate strangling the man by the window screamed. “Where are you? Come forward, now!”

When nobody rose or spoke, the pirate flung his captive against a window and watched him slump to the ground.

“I will beat him to death,” the pirate growled and sneered. “And you will all watch. And then you will give me Volkov!”

“Who the fuck is Volkov?” a man cried out, desperation in his voice. “Nobody here knows what you mean.”

Drake saw the passengers shifting with anxiety, the mood changing. He wasn’t helping it, confronting the madmen with the guns. There was a terrible despair in the air now as the hostages realized what was going to happen to them. That kind of anguish affected different people in different ways and Drake guessed at least 20 percent of these men and women were about to risk it all.

“Hey,” he said to the pirate kicking his captive. “Stop hurting those OAPs and come kick me instead.”

The man glared. Drake nicknamed him Gogh because it appeared that at least one of his ears had been chewed off. The remaining flesh was a ragged, fleshy stump. Gogh pulled away from the old couple and stepped toward Drake, gun raised.

“On your knees.”

Drake still had his arms spread wide. Two pirates were closing in on him. That left five more scattered around the room. A quick glance showed Luther shuffling toward one, Alicia behind two more and Mai waiting behind another. That left a lone pirate in the bar area with nobody close to him. It would take speed and proficiency to take him out before he opened fire.

It was risky.

But what wasn’t in a hostage situation? No one could predict every outcome. Much of what happened was down to chance and varying reactions. The last thing he wanted was passenger casualties, but if they didn’t act now, these men were ready to kill.

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