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" Where the fuck are you, fucking piece of shit."

"Armando." Gastone's response came over the speaker, his voice coming through the whole complex.

"I have something you want. Give me what I want and we can both walk out of this place happier for it."The mall it seems was not as dead as it seemed. Gastone would have had a generator brought in to power the PA system. He'd had time to prepare this and not alone.

This was an ambush.

The first tough resolved out of the shadow of one of the huge columns supporting the upper levels and the glass roof three stories above spanning the courtyard. The dark storm clouds visible above occluding the moonlight, allowing only the infrequent glare of lightning to throw dancing shadows across the yard.

It was out of these two other hulking forms that emerged from either flank."These fine gentlemen are here to make sure you're well-behaved..."

Armando leveled his gun at the first thought opposite him and two Identical weapons seemed to spawn in the han