This is a story of one of the people in the Devil Dogs, an arm of the Kinship. The Kinship is a pagan organization that has been around since Christians started killing and absorbing heathen religions. The Devil Dogs is a biker organization that specializes in anti-abuse, working against abusers to bring them to justice. They also do security gigs, Private Investigation and other activities where their military history can be utilized. Most are ex-military, the core that started the club were Marines and Navy SEALS.
This is a work of fiction. Though a name may be real here and there, none of the situations or personalities are real. Nobody you might read about is under eighteen, unless I mention it. Of course, either way, the people in the story are all made up. So, there really isn't any age for any of them. Any parallel to a living person is purely coincidence and totally unintended.
Please, enjoy. If you want to let me know what you think, I am happy to hear it. I love constructive criticisms. I'm not real fond of "YOU SUCK" comments unless they tell me why I suck. I will read them and if they are opinions, I may even leave them on the wall. Just tell me what you think. And VOTE. Please. It all helps me get better.
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Winter in the Inland Northwest, for a biker, is a pain. I have a Jeep for the snow, but it just isn't the same. This was the third call for intervention this month. The grey skies and full moon seems to have brought out the crazies. I was wearing my headset, which reminded me of Afghanistan, though tonight I only carried the old hog leg, a Peacemaker number 101. It was my great granddaddy's gun and passed down to me. But mostly, I had my collapsible batons and taser. I'm Wasp, one of the enforcers on the Idaho side of the line. I am a licensed PI and bodyguard. I have a concealed carry permit, though tonight I was open carrying. It was cold though, so I was in long johns, Levis, snow boots and a lined leather jacket, with fingerless gloves and a yellow and black striped wool cap.
Somewhere, on this small piece of property, was a perpetrator. He'd broken in, beaten his ex and tried to get to her new girlfriend. The girlfriend called us and hid. Butch and Mankey and I went to our positions. I got the front door. I always got the face duty. I was Wasp. I have six black belts and I look like a little girl. Well, because I am a little girl, or at least, a smallish girl with a baby face. I rang the bell as Butch went in the garage and Mankey covered the back door.
The door opened, "Hi! I'm Heather! Is Leslie ready?"I said to the guy who opened the door.
"There ain't no Leslie here kid," he said, "You've got the wrong house."
"No, sir, I've been here before," I said, "Leslie, she is about my height, black hair, sweet little body. We're going to see the new Captain America movie. Oh god, is he to die for or what?" I almost squealed at that last bit and he pushed the door as I started moving forward. "I'm sure she's here, I just spoke to her."
He looked shocked then spotted the gun on my hip and reared back. I tased him below the belt, well, okay, on his balls. It never ceased to amaze me how vulnerable men are there. He screamed like he spotted the devil himself and curled to the floor. I looked down at him with his bloody knuckles and the blood on his knee.
"So," I began with my patented line, "There are two types of yellow and black bugs that you might know, the bee, which is cute, pollinates flowers and fruit trees and is innocuous. And then there is the wasp. The wasp doesn't do any of that shit. The wasp is a bitch and a badass. They call me Wasp. Stay the fuck where you are, and I won't hurt you more."
But he didn't. Like a fool, he tried to hit me. I broke his nose and his hand. Then, tears streaming from his eyes, hand all pulled in, he tried a kick. I grabbed his leg, pushed it up and tased his balls again. He flopped like a fish for a couple moments before passing out, still twitching.
"Mankey, front door!" I said and he appeared. Mankey was the king of strange. After he got out of the Army, he let his hair grow and now it was a mass sticking almost straight out from his skull. He was named after a Pokemon, some kind of creature from a game I never played. But he was containment. I heard Butch's voice.
"I have the client here, Wasp," he said and I'd heard that tone before. It was bad. I headed toward the back and heard mewling from a bedroom. I opened the door and there was the ex. He'd beaten her solid. One eye was closed and her mouth was all broken open and swollen. This was Robbie, the abused ex of the perp. She needed an ambulance.
"I have Robbie here, Butch," I said, I knew my voice sounded like his. "Calling an ambulance."
"Make it two, Wasp, and the cops," he said.
I got the ambulance and a patrol car on the way then called Guinness. We called him Guy and he was a friend, supporting what we do. "Guy, it's Wasp. Hey, I am here in town," I said and gave him the address. "we just called for a pair of ambulances and a patrol car. I think we need you out here. These two girls are in bad shape. One might die."
"Fuck Wasp," he said, "Do you know what kind of a pain in the ass you are?"
"Short, hot and white," I said, "Just how you like em?"
"That's dirty pool," he said, "Okay, I'll tell the wife and head over. You couldn't do this earlier in the evening?"
"You know how it goes, Guy," I said, "We get a call, we go running, like the cavalry."
"Why don't these people call 911?" he asked.
"Remember last year, that lady called 911 because someone was hitting her husband? The patrol car arrived and shot the black man, her husband," I said, "And you ask me that question? The police are taking some serious credibility hits right now."
"All right, all right, call it 30-45 minutes. I'll call dispatch and let them know I am coming and not to shoot the bikers." he said then hung up.
I moved to the kitchen, where Butch was looking down at Leslie, our client. He had a kitchen towel pressed in place around the large kitchen knife she had in her side. She looked up at me, her face battered and swollen. "He kept... hitting me... but wasn't... ow... enough. I spit in... ughn... fuckin hurts... in his face... he grabbed the knife... shoved it in me..." her eyes closed and she grimaced in pain, before relaxing her body under Butches direction.
"Don't try and talk," I said. I had met with her, told her it would be alright. Someone lost him. I got the call and then the one from here moments after. It took so long to get here. "I'm sorry, Leslie, I'm so sorry we were late."
"How is Robbie," asked Leslie suddenly, her breathing deepening until it hurt.
"Relax, she is hurt, but okay," I said, "Cops are on the way, we have him tied in the entranceway. This makes me wish I'd tased him a few more times."
"You're not like him," she said in her broken fashion, "Can't we just take that knife out?"
"No, we can't," said Butch, "If we do, you could bleed out before the ambulance gets here. I'm afraid it will be in you until you get to the hospital."
"Fuck, that fucking ass," she said, "It fucking hurts."
I smoothed her face and pushed her hair back, "I know, baby. It won't be long, but it will feel like forever. Hang in there okay?"
She grabbed my hand, "Thank you. Thank you."