All was going well so far, but that was all to change as the massive glass window smashed to pieces, signaling the arrival of Stallone. Accompanying him were Harrison as well as some Jackel soldiers.

“Mr. Takahashi! It’s time for you to die!” Stallone opened fire, causing everyone to panic and start running in different directions.

Jack was the first to respond by hanging from the chandelier and delivering a powerful kick to the face. The rest of Jack’s team rushed over to help him, first by taking care of Harrison and the Jackel soldiers.

“Where’s your white-masked friend?” Jack asked.

Stallone chuckled manically, “Jack Crawford! It’s been far, far too long since we last spoke! Are you sure you want to face me one-on-one again? How’s your brother, by the way? I haven’t seen him since I stabbed him in the eye and left him to die.”

The anger was building inside of Jack. “Fuck you! You asshole.” Jack let his anger get the better of him, and he started swinging punches at Stallone, each one not having any effect on him.

Stallone grabbed Jack by the head and headbutted him right in the head, causing Jack to stumble back. Thankfully, Asuka and Kairi had stepped in and started using their speed against Stallone, managing to get a few good hits on him.

Meanwhile, Ellie, Anakin, and Troy all called for the robots to come in and assist them in the fight against Harrison and the Jackel soldiers. The robots made their appearance by crashing through the ceiling and starting to lay waste to the Jackel soldiers.

The robots did most of the work, allowing Ellie, Anakin, and Troy to start fighting Harrison. The constant pressure Harrison was under caused him to run away and leave the fighting to the soldiers.

Harrison rushed to the aid of Stallone and helped him take care of Asuka and Kairi by pushing them away from Stallone, but this allowed him to be on the receiving end of a spin kick by Jack. This worked in Stallone’s favor; while Harrison was taking care of both Jack and the twins, it allowed Stallone to aim for Takahashi.

Jack saw this and rushed towards Stallone, opting to take the bullet. Thankfully, Jack placed his left arm in front of the gun barrel, and the bullet hit his mechanical arm, stopping the bullet. Jack looked at his arm and smiled. Not only did it save Takahashi’s life, but also Jack’s. Stallone’s eyes widened in both shock and anger, spraying across with the intention to hit someone.

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Jack managed to deflect the majority of the bullets, but an ear-shattering scream could be heard grabbing the attention of Jack. He turned his head and saw someone lying on the floor, bleeding from the chest.

Stallone smiled and ordered Harrison to retreat, as their work was over. Jack rushed over to the body and tried to stop the bleeding. Kairi noticed who was lying on the floor and shot in the chest; it was Yuki Shinobu bleeding out on the marble floor.

People started calling for ambulances to come and help them; others didn’t know what to do and just watched in horror.

Harry ran over and asked Jack what had happened. Jack recapped what had happened and asked if they had the green light to go after Stallone and Harrison, but Harry declined Jack’s request and ordered him to stay here and watch over everyone, as who knows what could happen next.

Hours passed and everyone who attended dinner had started to leave. The only people who were left were Harry, Jack, the rest of Rainfall, and the family and friends of Yuki Shinobu.

Jack looked at the now shattered window, looked out into the distance and contemplated where Stallone could have gone. While contemplating Anakin yelled out to Jack to inform him that they would be staying the night here and that the ambulance had arrived. Jack thanked Anakin for the information and continued to look out into the distance.

While everyone was shown their rooms for the night Troy’s left hand began shaking rapidly, he tried to compose himself and ignore the hand, but the shaking got to the point where pain made its appearance. Troy rushed over to his bag and franticly searched for the blue powder.

He managed to find the container and popped open the lid, as he put it closer to his nose, he remembered what Lily said to him. “You know that this stuff can kill you.” Troy has adiment that he can overcome this is he keeps his mind focused on something else. He ran into the bathroom, turned on the cold tap and started splashing his face with the cold water but that wasn't working.

“Come on Troy just one little sniff and the pain is gone...”

He looked at himself in the mirror and noticed his eyes were bloodshot with tears forming. A knock could be heard at the door, attracting his attention.

“Troy! You okay in there? You're making a lot of noise in there.”

Troy started taking deep long breaths before responding, “I'm fine. I... I uh.... I fell over and cut my arm.”

“Okayy...Do you need help?”

“No!...I mean no I’m fine but thanks for the concern.”

Troy waited until he felt as though the person had left the door before continuing to splash his face with cold water, but it wasn't working. He looked at the container that was almost demanding him to take the blue powder. He kept trying to not give in to the drug, but each attempt was met with failuer and a much more growing urge to take the drug.

“Fuck it.”

He grabbed the container and inhaled the blue power, once it was inhaled Troy fell to the floor with the cold water now flowing onto the floor.