Lawmen- Rook and Berenger by Matthew Kadish

Author:Matthew Kadish [Kadish, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twelve Oaks Media
Published: 2020-03-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Spurred by Deckland’s warning, Berenger was already moving when the first plasma bolt tore through Pyle’s back. The man cried out as Berenger grabbed him with his bionic arm and pulled him to the floor with him while drawing his weapon.

Deckland wasted no time either. Before he knew it, his blaster was in his hand and he opened fire at their assailants. Well-placed blaster bolts from both Rangers dropped two of the attackers immediately, causing the four remaining assassins to scramble for cover.

The boozskeller patrons caught in the crossfire all screamed as they dived out of the way. Red needles of superheated plasma flew through the air as the shootout continued while everyone rushed to safety. Bottles behind the bar exploded from incoming fire, and some innocent by-standers fell as they were hit.

Berenger dragged Pyle with him as he moved, firing his blaster the entire time as his bionic eye targeted the attackers. Deckland moved with him, offering him cover as he continued firing, as well, hitting one of the assassins in the shoulder.

Chaos reigned in the boozskeller as people ran in every direction, trying to avoid being shot. Screams and cries filled the air, mixing in with the scratchy shantygrass music that had yet to stop playing, giving the violent exchange a surreal soundtrack as the fight played out.

“Move! Move!” Deckland cried as he continued firing.

Pyle stumbled along, forcefully ushered by Berenger toward a side exit of the boozskeller. The man’s shoulder smoking from where the blast of superheated plasma had struck him, but somehow, he’d managed to get his own weapon from its holster.

So focused was Berenger on the four men still shooting at them, he failed to notice two more appear at the doorway of their escape. Deckland immediately turned his attention toward the new arrivals, swiftly loosing two blaster bolts that hit each man squarely in his forehead, dropping them both instantly. Berenger pushed Pyle through the doorway and signaled for Deckland to head through, the two Rangers quickly taking cover on either side of the door as their attackers closed in on their position.

Berenger glanced down at the two bodies, the holes in their heads still smoking from Deckland’s shots.

“Nice shootin’,” Berenger said.

“Remember where it said I was top of my class in my file?” Deckland said as he checked his weapon’s plasma cartridge. “That included marksmanship.”

“We gotta get out of here…” grunted Pyle as he pushed himself against the corridor wall and back up to his feet. “There’s going to be more of them. They no doubt have other squads tracking down the rest of my crew as we speak…”

“And who exactly are these dirtbags that’re trying to kill you?” asked Berenger.

“They’re a Pink Sun eraser unit,” Pyle said. “No doubt, they were dispatched to intercept me the moment you logged your evidence…”

“Pink Suns?” asked Deckland, exchanging a curious glance with Berenger.

“Eraser unit?” muttered Berenger.

Another volley of blaster bolts flew through the doorway the Rangers were flanking as their attackers moved forward within the boozskeller.

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