Chapter One: The Gritcopyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLcLfbVM5U
“Are you sure you want to do that?” Max said as his companion lit a cigarette.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡqa7jZQ2pzu
“Yeah, it makes us look less conspicuous.” Said Mark. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2YndEkNZg
“You're only allowed three a week, you sure you want to waste one here?” Max asked.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡQr13cge82k
“It's extra, came with the disguise, man.” Mark said with a bit of a grin.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tuaNt1PTA
“How'd ya swing that, then?” Max asked him.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡksDiPQXaDW
“I told you, it makes us look less conspicuous. You look fucking federal.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡrunsxzJLIM
“I'm alright, aren't I?” Max said. He gestured down at his outfit. Black leather jacket covering a long sleeve plain black t-shirt with black jeans and black leather boots. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KfAV34WSX
“Pff, I dunno.” Said Mark with his slightly brighter coloured outfit. “Shit, here they come.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcq9vg0trD
A car pulled into the dimly lit car park where the two men were conversing. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡpS7NkEm4q5
“Trap them in.” Mark said as they approached the car, covering the exit. “Remain confidant and don't show them any fear.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvP66K9aH2
“I fear no man.” Max replied, with a sly smile.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8deynKPndg
Three men in their early 20s got out the car. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1D88qtNNxd
“Alright, fellas.” Said the one who'd gotten out from the driver's seat. He was clearly the boss of this operation, the other two were just muscle. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoJIuPtD0a
“Alright, lads.” Max replied. “You got some product for us, then?”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8oUHLFw9S
“Easy...” Mark whispered in a voice just loud enough for Max to hear.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡNawWjWq7JY
“Fuck me, you're keen, ain't ya!” Said the speaker from the group. “You must really want to get high..heh heh.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBm4jQUNuU
“I just want to get this done before the pigs show up.” Max said. Mark shot him a quick sideways glance as he said these words. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡXa3l4K7Khh
“How do I know you guys aren't swine?” Said the speaker.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5s91M5rTP
“Do I fucking look federal?” Asked Max.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡqerMiLDcy8
“Well I dunno, do I?” The speaker replied.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7viaRnVY7d
“Listen, we've got money if you've got product.” Mark said.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKiITkuZMo
One of the other guys threw Max a small package, which he caught with his left hand. He initially reached for the small dagger, safely sheathed and strapped inside his jacket, before hesitating for a second and returning his hand to his side. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcCgZU1C7z
“Got a blade?” He asked the main speaker from the group. Max was unwilling to show them that he was armed.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡKe43pWqlVy
“Aye, I do...thanks for asking..” The main said sarcastically.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡybiQUcbpcX
“Well let's see it, then. I need to get this package open.” Max told him.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡN19ph8kiLr
“You ain't touching my blade, boy.” Said the speaker, advancing slightly on Max, squaring up to him.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwGWz6T0rO
“Here...” Mark said, anticipating the situation. “Take mine.” He handed Max a small dagger. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZ0RQU41jh
Max took it and made a small incision in the package that revealed a snow white powder, before handing the dagger back to Mark. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6i8wzgQS2
“You've already crushed it?” Max said. “I was told you'd have rocks.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKyYH84A8v
“I wanna see some notes first, then maybe you'll see some rock.” The man said.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHvozmjDnD
Max nodded at Mark, who dropped his cigarette and extinguished it under his foot before producing a roll of bank notes.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmKdugNL6F
“There's a grand, there.” Mark said. “And there's 5 more in it for you if you've got the rocks.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡNopmn7urHC
“I didn't come all this way for a thousand notes, pal. I wanna see the rest.” The speaker said.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6ksvTOOxc
“Well we want to see some rocks, then.” Mark said. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡrszcF4stPz
One of the other men glanced over his shoulder, back at the car they pulled up it. Max followed his gaze..he was looking at the boot of the car. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DYyZlFtMn
The main speaker caught Max's eye, then looked over his shoulder at the car himself. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KtrcYk1NS
“Now or never.” Max thought to himself, before sending a fast, snapping front kick into the speaker's groin, causing him gasp surprise and buckle forwards in pain. Max took this opportunity to lean forward and send a powerful knee strike into his face, breaking his nose.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡefkNr0RUtH
“Fuck!” He heard Mark exclaim, before he rushed forwards.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCkrbkNROA
Max moved diagonally forwards towards the second man, while Mark engaged the third.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVkImxGHyu
Max's opponent had produced a knife while the initial scuffle ensued. Max was still carrying the package of white powder, which he flung towards the face of his opponent, buying him enough time to deliver another snapping front kick to his opponent's wrist, causing him to drop the knife and the rush forwards to send a flurry of fast and hard punches to his face and chest. They stumbled backwards far enough for Max to send another powerful stamping front kick into his opponent's groin, again buckling him forwards at the waist so Max to deliver a final hammer fisted strike to the back of his neck.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMJUAbVr5o
He looked over to see Mark ducking a hooking punch from his own opponent and countering with an uppercut to the body, before standing up and delivering a hooking punch of his own to his opponent's face, knocking him to the floor.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y1t0dOO4C
Mark swiftly took a pair of handcuffs from inside his own jacket and put them on him.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡojyJ1UgICP
The first man, the one who was doing all the talking was just standing up now.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbCW6c71Ec
Max grabbed him by the hair and pulled him the rest of the way up to his feet, then with his other hand, grabbed their hand and twisted it into a painful wrist lock. He marched him over to the car and threw him against the bonnet. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMLsgMF4AJ
“Where are the fucking keys?” He asked, aggressively. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZ2gI4aZMN
“Aaahh, you're gonna break my fucking arm, man!” He shouted.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYZqV5D26h
“I'll break your neck if you don't give me the keys!” Max shouted at him, applying more pressure to the joint lock.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx40ZlNEpn
“They're in my pocket, ahhhh just let me go!” He cried. Max reached inside his victim's pocket and produced a set of car keys, which he threw to Mark.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7mrn5vy5h
“Check the boot while I deal with this one.” Max said, producing a set of handcuffs of his own and suitably restraining his suspect. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTglkbqYex
“What about that one?” Said Mark, nodding towards the other man Max had fought with.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡft4ku4FhI5
“He's unconscious. I'll deal with him in a second.” Max said. He held his conscious suspect while Mark looked in the boot of the car.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6c2yA739c
“Jackpot. There's easily £10,000 worth in here.” Mark said.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡlv6CQrOhp2
“Well in that case...” Max said “I'm arresting you on suspicion of possession of Glass Dream with intent to supply. You do not have to say anything, but you may get harmed if you attempt to resist. Do you understand?”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFwTZ1XEiG
“Fuck you, pig fucker.” Said his suspect. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXNWZlw7pG
Max threw his suspect towards Mark, who grabbed him and threw him to the ground with the other man he'd arrested, while Max went over and cuffed the other man, slapped his face to bring him around, then read him his rights too.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLbqo2Rcjh
After a brief radio conversation, a pair of squad cars arrived to escort the two suspects and Max and Mark back to the Police Station. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8WM2VN0z5
“Well, that could have gone a lot better.” Said Mark, as the two of them walked through the doors of the Police Station.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡHj3uf3QMag
“We got everything we needed, didn't we?” Max said.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡsu1DVpFNCZ
“Yeah, and now we'll have to stay all night doing the paper work.” Mark replied.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4R70EaWraw
“We were going to have to do that anyway.” Max told him.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSPAm4EdQO
“We could've avoided that fight” Mark said. “You can't keep flying off the handle like that.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡtijuWeUC1x
“I knew it was in the boot, man.” Max said.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5pJ63T3u4
“How?” Mark askedcopyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2WoDjthwk
“I saw them looking.” Max said.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZDouzDpbE
“I dunno if that's gonna be a good enough reason to use for starting a punch up like that.” Mark told him.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNKlwRppUU
“They were there, though.” Max argued. “We got three collars as a result.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡutWqSzKmQg
“One day you're gonna start a fight with some innocents and then you'll be in the shit.” Mark told him. “Do ya think they're gonna let you join the Armed Response Unit when you can't even keep your hands in your pockets?”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWgklLTYa5
“Well...” Max started, but Mark cut him off.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7TotpgSPa
“If they give you a gun, you'll end up shooting someone who doesn't deserve it and you'll not only get thrown off the force, you'll go to prison for murder.” copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjEIKxhuT8
“I'm not that bad.” Said Max. “I get dangerous criminals off the street and that's what matters.” copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡKA41UqMOpW
“Just 'cause you know Kaju-whatsit, doesn't mean you can start throwing your fists around.” Said Mark.copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡU24NrxcHp2
“Kajukenbo.” Max corrected him. “Ka-Ju-Ken-Bo.” He pronounced each syllable. “Karate, Jujitsu, Kenpo and Boxing. All mixed together.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡSblxT54bzY
“Aye, whatever. We'd better get to de-briefing and then get started on this paper work.” Mark told him. “We really are gonna be here all night now.”copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkyplsP7ge
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