Stories tagged “criminals”
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Score One for the Good Guys
The perp had led us down every back alley and side street in this whore of a City, but he hadn’t lost us yet. I didn’t get to be The City’s Top Cop by letting piece-of-shit purse snatchers get away. He reached a fence and started to c...
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Rain
It was raining. Rain was the only time the organization heads met. Too dangerous in clear weather. Joey was a nobody. Just another grunt hired for security. No one should be bother the organization today, not in this part of town. It would be easy mone...
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A Wolf In Sheep's Uniform
The police car skidded on the ice and nearly went off the road. Mac pumped the brake and turned the wheel into the skid then straightened up. The wipers beat furiously but he could barely see more than two feet in front of him. “I thought we were...
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Children, Welcome To the Hunt
“Welcome, all of you to the annual hunt! Now, I doubt that any of you know why you’re here, do you? Anyone? No? Okay then, allow me to explain. You see, You all will be hunting for items on this list here” “What kind of items?&...
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Freak Show
I hung my legs over the edge of the abandoned landing platform. It was noon, the sun was bright and the sky was a light blue. The wispy clouds drifted by as I peered over the edge and took in the miles between myself and the Earth’s surface. I al...