Noon
1200hrs
‘The official news on the off duty policeman is out. He was mugged and killed by parties unknown. So the investigation would be carried out. But we got reports of more incidents involving the police. There are reports of brutal treatment by the police force on the innocents especially youths who are claimed to be gang members. We also had unconfirmed reports of harrassment and even unauthorised house entries without warrants. I see the Commissioner..... Commissioner, your comments... Did you see that? The Commissioner just pushed us off and got into his car. Is that the man you considered as your saviour? Tweet us and we will see what can be done. Stephanie, Island News’
One early day drunk in the nearby pub threw his glass of finished beer at the TV screen, and the bartender took hold of him by his shirt to throw him out. But some kind patrons brought him back and an arguement broke open. In the fight, a man drew his gun and shot another. That man who fired was a gang member of the New Krig. And the one he shot is a policeman offduty. And unarmed.
The city is getting to riot soon. Its all happening again after five years.
1230hrs
The Prized are having their meeting not two streets away. There are about fifty senior members there in the small warehouse which also acts as their head quarters. There is no forum or agenda setup; just plain discussion and shouting matches. It was about then, that a person stood up and walked to the front
‘Prized Members, hear me out. I am your sister Monica, and also your leader’s widow. Mano wpould be sad to see you all fighting among yourselves when you should be fighting his enemies. Your enemies. The same enemy who will take your power and influence away. Do you hear me well?’
They did and within an hour, all the fifty members pledged their life to the new leader, Monica. Her first command is simple; ‘ we fight back’.
The armory door was thrown open and the goodies bags were removed.
Their target; some eastern gang first, then the others.
But Monica is a smart woman. She knows her stuff well, so she called for a meeting on the plan. It was then someone said about the meeting at the amusement park tonight.
It was then she got the call.
‘Prized, New Krig drew blood on our turf. The man they shot was a policeman. Now we are running for his blood with the police. I got Third and Sixth Police Station calling truce on us if we helped them catch the New Krig’s. I want the mobile teams out now.’
Twenty five motorbikes of various sizes left with one goodie bag each. They will picked up their mates and protect the turf. Five more went out on the SUV to the streets to round up the stray members.
‘Team Two deploy to primary target. We are taking out the trash tonight. ‘
1241hrs
The police SUV driven by Sargeant Roke missed the mass of motorbikes passing them onn the opposite directions. He saw the riders all having a bag on their bag. I motioned to the Lieutenant but the officer was already looking at the riders passing them.
‘Should I follow?’ But the other officer shook his head.
They drove on and saw a convoy of SUV leaving the warehouse on 10th Street. They had to stopped let the convoy of seven SUV drive through before they can proceed.
‘Drive to the Station and gear up. Something is going on.’.
1523hrs
I was awakened up and with Melanie made to take the lift down to the basement. Its one of the prime hotels and the management here is very discreet. We were urshered into the tinted SUV and I was mde to sit in the back, while Melanie takes the seat next to the driver. Sam is the driver and the his brother sits in the back with me. The general sat by himself with three bags next to him.
I can see the traffic outside and there is nothing I can do as there is M1911 pointing on my right ribs.I might as well enjoyed the drive.
I can see we are heading for the beach area and soon we came to the entrance of the closed down amusement park. I used to come here when I was a kid.
The park covers an estimated five acres of land which is prime land but the owner does not want to sell. So it was leased to the Park company for long term lease and they built this place. The whole place is fenced up with a ten feet high wall with barbed on top. But there are narrow strips or gaps on the wall for the curious to peek in but you can’t sneak in.There is the entrance with the ticket booth which acts as the guards’ house now.
Once you are in, you will see the two row of kiosks that will offer you their games like any funfair. The kiosks’ are all next to the main entrance with six on each row per side with the walkway that leads in to the rides area. That stretch of walkway was named the golden rtoad as in the OZ fable but now its broken tiles and small dugout holes. The kiosks are simple design with a long counter and the display board at the back. In its hey days, there will be the spinning wheel or the row of cans to be hit at, or even the moving duck shooting conveyor. But today its all empty walls and some rubbish.
After that you will come to the seven available rides; the choo choo train, the bumper cars, the spinning cups, the rocket rides, the vertical lift, the ferris wheel and of course the mini circus tent which can housed thirty people. There is also the haunted house but that building has burned down one night some months back. The Ferris wheel is immediately in front facing the walkway, while on the left is the choo choo train, and then the bumper car rink. To the back of the bumper car rink is the roller coaster and further to the left is the Vertical Lift.
To the right of the Ferris wheel is the rocket ride, the swinging cups and the then the mini Circus tent. Behind the swinging cups is the Reptile Zoo cages. There are five of these cages with mesh wires around the metal rungs to prevent the reptiles from escaping. The five cages are now overgrown with grass and trees, plus assorted empty crates thrown there for storage. Even the wire mesh has gaps which are removed or torn off. There has been concern of some of the earlier reptiles including snakes has make their nesting in that area, but no one goes there to check this rumour as the place was sealed off. Or maybe there are some kids who will play pranks here.
Behind the reptile cage is the accomodation trailers for the staff. There are now only three trailers left and one of which is partially gutted and exposed with the some part of the sides removed. I can see some sea birds perched on top of the trailers roofing.
Then there is the beach and the sea out behind. No one swims here as its near to the mangrove and there are sea snakes abound here..
I was asked to get out and told to get onto the ferris wheel. I was made to climb up to the third car on top while Melanie was moved into one of the the reptile zoo cages at the back. We are about four hundred yards apart. From my vantage view I can see the sea and the high wall that surrounds the place. The other rides are below me, except for the the vertical lift which is further to my right.
Sam went off to the kiosks area and took his position there while Mad climbed up the Ferris Wheel to near the top. The old man was very cautious to move to the choo choo train that he can see me and Melanie. All three of them carries a bag and I am sure its loaded.
I can see Sam leaving the kiosks area and moving among the rides machines. He is placing timer bombs on the selected spots.
Now we wait.
1608hrs
I disliked snakes and this place smells of it. And there are discarded snake skins around plus those crates are all stacked haphazardly could be nesting for them. I saw a wooden crate plank of about two feet and I grabbed it. I sat with my back to the nearest wall and held my focus on the crates.
I can see Marcel in the Ferris Wheel and there is the other guy on top of him by three more cars looking around. I can see the general in the train car, and he seems to be laying down some items on the car flooring. There is also the third guy who is running to selected spots and leaving some small box on the spot. I think its those remote bombs that go kaboom on the tap of the finger.
Then I remember my belt on my waist. I stood up and unlatched the belt buckle to take it off. I picked up a piece of crate cover and its got agale on the the edge. I lashed the belt around it and tighten the belt by improvising on the notches. I finally got it down and I slipped my arm in between the belt and the wood. Its now a wooden shield for me against snakes.
I felt like a kid then, playing roman soldiers’ game.
1623hrs
I saw what Melanie did with her belt and it gave me an idea. I took off my jacket and my t-shirt. I tied the sleeve end of the jacket to the t-shirt, and it an improvised rope of over five feet long. I untied my shoe laces to string it into the button hole on the end of the sleeve. I tied the shoe lace together to the swinging door lower bar, and left it at that.
When the time come, I can swing out and used the improvised cloth rope to lowered myself down fast where I can jump on in safety. The lace strings may not hold my weight for long but it should do for the work I intended.
1702hrs
The seven pairs of motorbikes with a pair of riders on it are ready now. The pillion rider armed the AK47’s and held on tight to the bike frame using the legs. Their target is the New Krig processing lab at the dockyard. Its situated inside one of the mini warehouses you see lined up near the port. Its got a metal roller door in the front and the back is metal grilled fencing. Its only one level, but a mezzanine floor is build in for the office space due to the high roofing. Unlike the other untis, this one has six air funnels on top. That tells that they have bad fumes there like a chemical lab.
The front roller gate is guarded by a SUV parked across and two guys standing there.
The twin riders came on their motorbike and the pillions both shot at the same time with the Glock 17 with suppressors. The guards are down and the pillion riders got off. One went to the SUV and released the handbrake while the other watches the metal roller door. The SUV was pushed the side with the assistance of the riders and parked to the side.
The came up the another bike with pillion rider holding a Dragon Anti Tank Missiles Launcher. The pillion rider rested the barrel on the front rider and pulled the trigger. The recoil pushed them off their bike causing the missle to go slightly up but it did hit the roller gate on the top bar.
The whole gate collapsed down and the other riders all opened fire with their AK47. Once the first salvo was done, they rode in with guns blazing. The first to get it was the one whose job are as sentries; they were dazed by the earlier impact and now being fed with bullets. Then the riders went for the labs which is separateed by glass partitions in the middle section of the warehouse. The chemicals in the labs are flamable and soon a fire has started to become mini explosions.
Two of the riders stopped and shot at the mezzanine floor to shattered the glass partitions there. From their knapsacks, the riders tossed in several grenades. The explosion brought part of the flooring down and the riders are starting to leave.
It was all over in ten minutes and the whole warehouse soon exploded as the fire reached the chemical drums.
1712hrs
Another set of seven riders hit the bookie centre on 12th Street, but they hit some major resistance. They did break through the fornt glass partition, but they did not expect the inlaid metal counter and the bullet proof. Plus the heavy guns they have there which took three of the riders down along with their pillion rider.
They have no Dragon Anti Tank is this shootout is a disadvantage or equivalent to no lady luck on your side. There was the two SUV nearby on the way to the bookie centre when they hit. The reinforced group of seven more members of the New Krig came in to provide a cross fire which the Prized has no cover.
All fourteen members died on the street that time. It was just a plan that went wrong with no backup in place.
1756hrs
The word was out; New Krig is at war with the Prized. But no one said they cannot shoot the others.
On 3rd Street, Ex-Corporal Pedro was leaving his lady’s apartment when he saw the New Krig members near his SUV. He walked up to them and told them to back off. He opened the door and got in. There was a tap at the window. He looked at it and the youth shot him point blank.
The three youths walked away calmly as if nothing has happened while people were rushing to get away. Even the policeman at the corner of 3rd Street just radioed in of a shooting but no sight of any gunman. He was part of 3rd Station outfit and he is busy directing the crowd to stay back now.
To him, its a gang war and that has little to do with them.
Or their safety.
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