Alex's Revenge Chapter three

“He’s not dead, I killed his twin not him,” Alex states the second they are far enough away from the doors. Everyone looks at her confused.

            “General Wallace called, they found out that his fingerprints weren’t a perfect match, it was his twin, and now Abdullah has sent men here to make us pay, to make me pay for what I did,” Alex says not wanting to look at her team, “We have to evacuate this entire building because it’s rigged to blow in an hour.”

            Her team stands there unsure of what to do or what to make of the new information. “So what’s the plan then,” T.J. asks, encouraging Alex to focus and do her job.

            “We get the employees to move all of the guests upstairs down into the ballroom, and send people who are at the party up to get their things, we secure the building and move them next door as soon as possible, if Abdullah’s men show up we fight,” Alex says finally looking her team. They nod in agreement ready to go to war all over again.

            As Alex sends T.J. to inform the manager and employees of the plan, she sends Connor and Sam to get all the weapons and ammo they may have in their cars or rooms. Adam, Emily, and herself all head back into the ballroom, to inform the party goers of what’s happening.

            Alex steps up to the mic once again, scanning the room and noticing how calm yet concerned everyone looks. She takes a deep breath before speaking, “I’m sorry to end this night so soon, but we will be evacuating in thirty minutes so please in an orderly fashion go upstairs and pack your things and come back down here, everything is under control, but this is very important and I need to you guys to go now.”

            Just as she finishes Connor motions for her to come over the door. She spots the bag that holds his sniper rifle and understands his idea. She tells him to take Sam up with him and call her cell if there is any sign of the enemy. Sam comes down from the rooms handing Alex both of her hand guns and the small duffle bag with other random ones they luckily had with them, before he joins Connor on the roof.

            Checking to make sure both guns are loaded Alex heads back into the ball room, the bag slung over her shoulder. She sets it near the mic and advises everyone to head upstairs now. This time people listen and starting heading up to collect their things. Alex starts moving tables against the wall to allow for more people, hoping it’s a big enough room.

            After about fifteen minutes guests start filing back into the ball room, packed and ready to go. As soon as she spots her mom, Alex removes her button up shirt and hands it to Alison, not wanting it to get in the way. Since she is only wearing a tank top, Chase sees the bandage and immediately heads towards her. “What happened to your arm?”

            “I promise I will tell you later, now’s not the time,” Alex says kissing his cheek and heading for the hall. A couple minutes later the manager walks up to her and lets her know everyone is now in the ball room. Just as she checks her watch, Sam calls and tells her there are enemy vehicles pulling into the parking lot. “Okay get down here as fast as possible, both of you,” Alex says, getting the key to the ball room from the manager and giving it to T.J. “you’re in charge of the evacuation.”

            T.J. grabs the duffle and lets everyone know they are probably going to be hearing a lot of gunfire and to just stay calm, before locking the doors and taking his place next to Alex. Adam and Emily guard the doors leading out back onto the beach, while Connor and Sam position themselves near the stairs. Alex and T.J. on either side of the hall facing the front desk.

            Alex readies herself for what’s to come, hoping they will be able to clear the building in time. Taking a deep breath, she hears glass shatter, signaling the arrival of her enemies. Before she even has time to blink one of them throws a smoke bomb near her and T.J. Her eyes start to water, her lungs burning, but she aims down the hallway and fires despite it. She can hear gunshots ringing all around her, some from her own gun.

            Finally the smoke begins clearing and Alex can now see they have taken out of few of the enemies, but there are still quite a few left. They begin charging towards T.J. and her, not caring if they get shot. She fires her final round from her M9 Beretta, the slug ripping through the chest of the closest enemy.

            Unfortunately there are still at least ten more enemies give or take. One charges right up to Alex, while she’s slightly distracted, and grabs her by the throat. He uses so much force that she’s lifted from the ground. He begins walking towards the ball room doors, planning to use her as a battering ram. Alex isn’t quick enough and next thing she knows, she’s laying on the ball room floor, pinned down by the throat.

            She struggles to force him off of her. Luckily he begins taunting everyone about how their hero will be too dead to save them. That’s just the distraction she needs to slip her leg in between them and shove him off her. He stumbles backwards, shocked and angered at Alex’s strength. Alex pulls her combat knife from her boot. Before she has time to use it though, the guy pulls out the detonator and runs.

            Alex runs out of the now busted doorway of the ball room, yelling for T.J. to evacuate immediately, as she gives chase out of the hotel and into the parking lot. They both hop into their vehicles and speed off onto the empty highway. Just as Alex begins catching up to the enemy vehicle another appears behind her.

            It hits the back bumper sending her car lurching forward into the right rear quarter panel of the vehicle in front of her, causing it to flip and roll repeatedly. Alex slams on her brakes and turns the wheel, sending her car into a spin. The car that was behind her doesn’t slow down and in turn catches Alex’s car at the left back tire, also causing her car to flip several times.

            Dazed and confused Alex climbs out of the side window of her upside down car. She looks around seeing all of the carnage the accident left, noticing the back car is on fire and the front car is almost nonexistent, but on its tires. The driver of the front car falls from the open door still holding onto the detonator.

            Alex walks towards him, ignoring the mild pain in her side and blood dripping from various spots. He laughs, blood spilling from his mouth. “Say goodbye,” his Arabic words choking on the blood. Within seconds he presses the detonate button and there is a loud explosion in the background. Alex turns in time to see the building collapse and the fireball that erupts with it.

            She suddenly feels a different kind of pain, the kind that will cause her do things only seen in movies. Just as she kneels down next to the driver, her back up arrives. “Saved by the Marines,” she spits out walking towards the jeep.

            “Take me back to the hotel,” Alex demands as she climbs into the front seat.

            They speed off towards the hotel, Alex hoping and praying with everything in her that everyone got out safely. As they pull into the parking lot, there is nothing left but a pile of flaming rubble. She can feel tears building up, but none fall quite yet. As much as her side hurts, she tries to ignore the pain, spinning around and heading off for the other hotel, looking for a sign of life.