MC: Pres: Book Four (27 page)

"Yeah."  He hangs up. 

Steve and Tiny are looking at me.  "He's going off.  Whatever it takes Brother.  Just keep him covered so he makes it back."  Steve nods. 

"Where'd he get the money?"  Tiny asks. 

I laugh.  "Axe was his father.  He didn't know or even open the trunk until Devan was born.  It sat in his garage for years." 

"Fuck, it explains a lot.  It's in their fuckin blood."  Tiny says. 

Steve moves his chair back and starts talking.  I check my screen.  Team One is moving and Two is getting close to New York.

Steve looks around.  "Geek, track Kate.  I need location now."  Geek pulls his laptop and starts typing.

"Necklace at Millie's, purse in Connecticut, Kate's in Manhattan."  He stands and brings his computer over to Digs.  How the fuck did she get more tracking on her? 

Me: "Team two gas up outside the city.  Kate's in Manhattan."

D11: "Roger."

Geek has the geeks pull a console over they have him wired in minutes.  He's got the tracking up and the screen on the side of him is snow.  He's typing like a fuckin maniac, his fingers skate across the keyboard.  I pull my eyes away. 

I hear a helicopter.  What the fuck?  "Baxter's here to deliver money."  Steve says. 

I look at Tiny.  He shrugs.  I pull him aside and tell him how to get into the safe room and the code for the trunk.  Kevin Baxter comes in and opens his laptop by Geek.  Another fuckin console is stationed there.  I feel like I'm losing my fuckin mind.  When the fuck did they do that?  An Indian comes in.  "Cloud."  Steve says. 

The Indian nods.  "Knight."  They fist bump.  They look alike.  Long black hair and green eyes.  What the hell?

"Tiny take Cloud to help with the money.  Prospect is waiting outside with a bag to transport it."  Steve says.  He's monotone, he's in red.  Fuck.

Tiny shakes hands with Cloud.  They walk out.  Sticks is watching me.  I look at my screen.  Team Two is gassing up.  I look over to Steve's screens they're pulling video from the streets.  They're canvassing.  Fuck that's impressive.  Steve is scanning all the boards.  He's like a fuckin machine when he's red.  I fuckin hate seeing him like this, it's like there's no life in him, just the machine with a job. 

Team One is in Central Park waiting.  Steve looks at me.  "Need to get Team Two on with me.  Need you watching perimeter."  I nod. 

"Sticks get us on with VP." 

"On it Pres."  He types and looks at Digs.  "Team Two you're being patched into Team One with VP.  Pres is still on.  Digs I'm patching Team Two with Pres on with Team One." 

D11: "Team Two Lead Roger."

LP1: "Team One Roger."

VP: "Team Two follow directions from Digs to Central Park.  You'll meet up with Team One.

D11: "Roger VP." 

VP: "D17&18 follow directions from Sticks."

D17: "Trucks following Sticks, Roger."  Sticks moves back and gives them directions from the screen.  Someone is controlling the directions he's giving.

Digs gives the bikes directions.  They fly through the city.  The trucks are sent to a different location.  I watch them park and wait. 

Tiny comes in with Cloud and a bag.  Steve turns.  "Tiny ride with Cloud.  The money isn't leavin your hands, just goin for a ride in case we need it." 

"Got it VP."  He turns and follows Cloud out. 

Me: I look at Steve then the screen.  "Bikes collectin at the other end of the park."  Fuck!  "What's the plan?"  I ask him.

"Get Kate bring her and Danny home."  He's not smiling.  "Don't have one yet.  Just objective."  Fuck we have no plan.  He's in machine mode.  He's scanning the screens.  He won't even talk to me like this.  I could use some fuckin good news right about now.

VP: "LP1 we have seventeen bikes gathered.  Team Two is coming up to you in three."

LP1: " Roger.  Where's Kate?" 

VP: "Stuck in traffic twenty two blocks away.  The bikes flew by."

LP1: "Roger." 

VP: "LP1, your call for first; bikes or Kate?"

LP1: "Need to get their backup before they get us.  Need a way to take the phones out in the car."  Steve talks to Geek and Kevin.

VP: "We lose trackin while you strike."

LP1: "I got no fuckin choice here VP."

VP: "I know Brother.  Need to take the bikes, then get Kate.  They'll wait for the money.  Hit hard and fast.  We'll pull them back up long enough to get location then jam them.  Yeah?"

LP1: "Roger VP."

VP: "Team Two your Lead is LP1.  You're hittin hard and fast.  Good luck Brothers.  LP1, Digs and Geek will run your controls let's roll."

We watch the screens.  The bikes split and run through on both sides single file.  Rich is on one side, Danny on the other.  They veer off crowds but run pretty close to straight.  When they get closer Steve stands straighter. 

VP: "In two LP1.  At the ready Brothers."

The pussies are waiting around, they turn but don't pull weapons until shots are fired at them.  As the HS Team comes up on them they shoot.  It’s too fuckin late.  Danny and Rich ride toward each other shooting from the front but the other Brothers keep going, shooting one after the other then turn and circle back. 

VP: "LP2 on you're right.  D10 on LP1's right."  I watch them both shoot and drop the pussies.  No one moves around the bikes.  The Team circles, Danny tells Steve they're wearing fuckin Nevada cuts, then moves out.

VP: "LP1 she's moving toward the park.  Move north two blocks, east one, looks like a wide alley.

LP1: "Roger."

Me: "VP four bikes are on the car."  He watches.  Four bikes are moving in traffic, they ride behind a block away. 

VP: "LP1 four bikes trailing the car one block back.  I'm putting you behind them follow directions from Dig's."

LP1: "Roger."  Fuck he's so fuckin close to her and they turn going around a long block. 

Team One rides through, the last two bikes spin around and stop traffic. 

VP: "Pussies are half a block in, at the back of a line of traffic, move in now."

They fly in between cars, the two stopping traffic move forward stopping traffic at the next block. 

VP: "They got nowhere to go but forward."  A pussy pulls into an alley with no way out.  Bob follows him in.  When the pussy realizes he's trapped he spins back firing.  Bob takes one shot and he's down.  Looking at the second screen Danny comes around the side of a car and hits a pussy trying to move to the left.  People are fuckin everywhere.  Two pussies are running. 

VP: "LP2, Right, quick left, hit him quick PD is bearing down.  D11, you got one block until the car, hit him now.  LP1 straight run, block and a half take the passenger, holding gun."

We watch the Team follow Danny.  They're running all over the fuckin road however they can get through.  Danny jumps a hood and keeps going.  Fuckin crazy ass Brother.  Driscoll keeps his right trying to veer around people and traffic. 

VP: "Jump it LP1."  Danny rides up a car and jumps the crowd at the crosswalk.  People are fuckin clapping, Driscoll follows through a break in people, he catches up and rides to the left of the car hitting the tires.  Danny rides along the passenger door and hits the passenger.  Driscoll holds his gun on the driver.  The Team surrounds the car Danny pulls Kate out.  I fuckin breathe again.  I watch him try to stand her up.  Fuck, she starts to fold he catches her and says something to Driscoll.  He lifts Kate while Danny gets on his bike; Driscoll puts Kate on in front of him.  She puts her arms around him and slumps forward.  Fuck.  He moves slowly down the road.  Driscoll rides with him. I look back and see the Team move the car with Tracy slumped on the seat to the side.  I didn’t see who hit her but I know it happened.

VP: "D18 move south one block. LP1 will meet you there."

LP1: "She's been drugged."

VP: "Chopper will land in the park, he needs ten.  PD are circling, split and meet at the park.  Jake, follow LP1."

Jake: "Roger."

Danny makes it to the truck, Driscoll pulls Kate off, Todd has the door open waiting.  They get her in.  Thank Fuck.  Jake pulls up and jumps in the suv with Kate.  Danny is pacing outside the door. 

VP: "PD one block north heading your way, LP1."

Todd gets on Jakes bike and flies up the block.  Two Brothers are riding straight toward the PD car.  Rich rides one wheel in front of him and speeds off to the right, Todd runs the other.  Bob flies on the side of the car and runs the middle of the road directly behind them. 

VP: "Chopper in five LP1, get her to the fuckin park."  Jake jumps in the driver’s door, Danny gets on his bike clearing a path for him.  When a car won't move he shows his gun.  Fuckin Brother.  I look at the other screen, bikes are fuckin everywhere flying down blocks and drawing attention.  Fuck. "Bikes south heading north spread through three blocks."  Steve laughs.

VP: "MC Team get to the park New York chapter is clearing your way."  Thank fuck!  I watch the chopper land; Jake drives through a walkway getting him close.  Danny jumps off and carries Kate to the chopper door.  Tiny helps him in and jumps out slapping his back. 

VP: "MC Team choppers lifting, time to come home, let New York deal with New York."  The room cheers.  I put my head down and thank God.  Fuckin hell!

Looking up I watch the screen.  The New York chapter is fuckin crazier than Danny.  They're putting on a show in the middle of the fuckin streets.  Steve laughs.

VP: "LP2, B3 show them how to do it one block to the north."  I watch the New York chapter clear the road and circle.  Rich flies over the crowd spinning right the fuck around.  Bob jumps the barrier and rides one wheel under fuckin Rich.  No fuckin fear.  Rich lands, lifts the wheel and does a quarter spin on the side of Bob then drops it down and they drive away together.  The fuckin crowd claps. 

It takes them twenty minutes to get to the highway.  We watch the suv and truck pull behind the bikes.  New York chapter clears their way. 

Kevin stands and walks over to me.  "You're fuckin teams are incredible.  I would suggest Security on the family.  The west coast will hear stories.  I wiped video and New York and Connecticut will wipe when you’re through.  The stories will be out there, another crew could get desperate enough to come after your family." 

I nod.  "Thanks Kevin.  I'll get Steve on it when he's not in machine mode."

He doesn't smile.  "It's fuckin hard for me to see him like that too.  Nothing human about what the fuckin government programmed him for.  Cloud is landing close to Doc's.  Danny said you can give me a ride over."  He goes for his laptop and bag. 

"VP I'm meeting the chopper at Doc's."  His eyes scan to me and he nods.  Kevin watches. 

Steve looks at him and puts his fist out.  "Thanks for the help Brother.  Send me the new software and the bill."

Kevin bumps his fist.  "Happy to help.  I'll get Beau on delivering the software.  Get Security on your families Knight.  This won't be a onetime incident." 

"Roger Two."  Steve says.  I don't get it.

Kevin walks away shaking his head.  We go out the door.  "On Teams I was Two.  Jamie was One.  As in Thing one and two.  The guys shortened it to one and two.  He jumps back to that time when he's red.  I mean when he's turned to machine mode as you call it."

"He's run with Danny without being red.  He knows the difference but if something sets him off, he jumps right back into it.  He only runs now when something big hits.  Thank fuck he broke his fuckin bones and couldn't ride today. Half of fuckin New York would have blown up."  I tell him getting in a Security truck.

He fuckin laughs.  "We heard about the signs.  Sorry about your partner.  Knight called about C4 but Beau wouldn't give it up. Don’t get me wrong we’d do anything to help him out but our guy Jose got the video with him shooting the billboards and blowing them up.  I can't believe Danny can fuckin walk right now.  Giving him more C4 didn’t seem like it’d be in anyone’s best interest." 

"That one was bad.  He fuckin duct taped me to the frame." 

He's fuckin hysterical.  I still don't think it's funny.  We get to Doc's and hear the chopper.  I wait with Kevin until it lands.  He walks right up to it and opens the door. 

Danny hands Kate to me and moves us into Doc's.  He draws blood and tells us to wait.  She's sleeping.  "Thank you Brother.  I don't think I've ever been so scared in my fuckin life."  I say to him, my voice hoarse.

He hugs me.  "Me too Ben.  Me too." 

Doc comes back in, "It's morphine.  She'll be out of it for a while.  She can't nurse for a few days.  I have a call into Boston.  I'll get more specifics when they call back." 

"Can we take her home?"  I ask.

He smiles at me.  "Yeah Pres.  Nancy is coordinating breast milk with their doctor’s office.  They do this when a mom is on medication and can't nurse.  She asked if they could help out now.  Brenna has six bottles now.  You'll get a delivery at eight tonight and eight in the morning.  Six bottles each time.  Nancy will help if you need more."  I nod I'm Fuckin numb. 

Danny lifts Kate up.  I hold the door.  He nods to the passenger seat.  "Get in.  I'll drive."  I wouldn't want to let her go.  "I had to hold her on the way home.  I thought it would kill me if I didn't.  Get in so you can get rid of that feeling."  I jump in and he puts her on my lap.  I throw him chin and kiss her head.  I did think I was going to die.  Fuckin Danny.