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The Unexpected II
🕑 Added 2022-02-20 14:04:55 +0000 UTC.................
Chapter 9: The Unexpected II
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"Ladies and gentleman. I introduce you to the jewel of the world, the beauty of nature, the Russifer Diamond."
"Holy Christ, it looks... beautiful." Barney couldn't help but mutter to himself, his eyes were shining transfixed by the gorgeous things before him. Never before had he thought of ever lying his eyes upon such a thing.
The diamond was placed within what looks like a glass container though Ian knows it's anti-bullet glass.
It's also surrounded by beautiful red fences, people can only look from afar, going any further would alert every single authority in the entire city.
It's all due to the sensors placed all around it, no matter what you do, they'll sense you.
In addition, at night red lasters appear throughout the museum, densely packed. If anything moves or if they touch anything, the same thing would happen.
"We have about thirty minutes before we can start. You guys tied the guards, right? Also, Barney did you close the museum and brought the duffel bag?" Ian asked after seeing Mike joining them.
"Yes, I also tied down the one in the control room after knocking him out," Mike explained, and Barney nodded as well.
"Ok, let's take a small tour in the museum in the meantime, and pick what we'll steal. Remember, we can only take two other things aside from the diamond. Also, don't touch or even come close to the glass cases."
Ian said and started touring the museum at his leisure, observing each and everything inside. Ancient armaments, different types of stones, remnants of ancient creatures, and so many historical things.
However, only ten minutes passed before Ian received a phone call, "Old Ralf, any change in plans?"
"Yeah, the police are on their way to the bank. It seems that the teller has acted earlier than we told him."
Ian smiled and hung up the phone. He then called both Barney and Mike in a shared line, "Let's start, you did choose what you want, right?" "Yeah." "Yes."
Ian brought several handgun magazines from the black duffel bag. Barney and Mike already did the same and took them with them, knowing the plan.
"The police should be near the bank, let's give it a minute. They should spread out to protect the bank worker's family."
Ian stated, his eyes never left the diamond before him. It was like a collection of shining stars, beautiful and distant.
After some time, Ian said, "Okay, let's start, and may luck shine upon us, and death closes its door on us."
'I wouldn't mind it if its doors were open though. That'd be a surprise I gladly welcome.'
The diamond was in a case, and the anti-bullet case was on an exquisite stone platform, not large but tall.
The trio instantly spurted into action with the trio doing the same thing. emptying their gun the glass case
Ian jumped beyond the fence and came closer to the diamond. He didn't have time to appreciate it, so he directly started shooting it.
He knew that just him getting closer has already alerted the police, so emptied his gun as fast as possible.
He was close to the glass case but not too close else the bullets might bounce back to him, and so did the other two.
Ian made sure to keep a steady aim and shoot at the same spot. He was fairly experienced in firearms handling, his adventurous life required that though he tends to not use them.
It went like that until he emptied the second magazine and started with the third one, only then did the glass case break, "Jesus Christ, I even started to doubt. The internet is indeed the all-knowing god of the world."
Ian walked up to the diamond, his hands were genuinely shaking. He faced death more times than he can count to the point that he became numb to it, but still find it the most exciting thing ever.
However, here he is now feeling the same rush and excitement he feels in the face of imaginary death. The same rush he feels imagining not how he'd die but how he'd not die even in certain death.
He gulped and took the gorgeous thing in his hands, not sure whether to hold it tightly as to not slip away or softly as to not break. His mind wasn't working correctly.
"Hi! We need to move!" It was Mike's scream that woke him up. He didn't notice when they came back. Barney was right next to him ogling to the diamond, almost drolling.
"Right. We should move. Get all the stuff inside the bag. Act according to the plan. Take the valuables and lay low. If I don't come back then whatever, just move on."
They started walking towards the exit as Ian started to calmly talk, not even bothered by what was coming out of his mouth, by the possibilities of he seeks to do.
The two nodded, they have learned to never question his plans mostly because they don't have better ones.
The group is basically just a collection of people who don't actually know what they're doing but things seem to always work out.
Ian took the duffel bag with him as he ran out of the museum, and as he predicted, there were two cop cars outside with few officers taking cover behind them.
His plans however worked because most of the cops were on the other side of the city, busy with the bank robbery. Even if they decided to come here, it'd take them quite a while to arrive.
The second part of the plan was different, and any sane person would consider it stupid because it makes no sense. It can only work with someone like him.
Someone who can leisurely run out of the museum and head to an alleyway under the rain of bullets without anyone even coming close to hitting him.
The police ran after him and continued to rain bullets at him as he drove away on a motorcycle, one they stole only recently.
The cops were somewhat speechless, seriously unsure of what just happened. They did however get their wits back, went back to their cars, and tried to follow him.
Unfortunately, they couldn't as he drove at max speed without stop and without care for traffic. He didn't even slow down, a crash at such speed would almost certainly lead to death.
It was all a confusing mess and a chance Mike and Barney used to disappear like they were never there.
They ran through the dark alleyways of Gotham, ready to change their clothes and truly disappear... However, a cat has set her eyes on them.
Well, she had set her eyes on the valuables inside the museum, so imagine her surprise when she was close by and heard the loud alarm of the museum and the gunshots sound.
She stalked her prey, deemed who possesses what's hers, and jumped right in. Both Barney and Mike had literally no experience in combat thus why they didn't even understand what got them.
"How sweet, getting what I want without having to do anything... What was their plan anyway and how did it even work? Cops nowadays are..."
She froze. She searched them again and again, yet found nothing, "Where is it?!"
A slap instantly woke Barney up, well, barely, "Wtf??! Where is my food??! Damiit Mike!!"
"Shut up!" The cat known as Selina was truly losing it now as she slapped him again, and only then did he pay attention to her.
He was still a bit dizzy and couldn't see things clearly, but he can notice her full black outfit and cat ears, "A cat?"
"Right, just a harmless car, now why don't you tell me where the diamond is?" She said as softly as possible.
"The diamond? Didn't the boss take it?" Barney was starting to wake up just as she asked further, "And who is your boss."
"Oh, he is the guy we work for, kinda. Mike says he's insane but I beg the differe... Wait... Who are you?" Barney couldn't help but take a long gulp.
Selina's face was twitching as she barely help her temper, "Right, you can sleep now."
That's the last thing Barney remembered before blacking out again, "I didn't tell the cat much, did I?"
