Skyla noticed Andy's wariness, and knew it was now or never. This....this was the culmination of everything she had been through. They would finally pay for what they did to Aska, pay for her death. Skyla was so angry, livid with them. Jason Black, vigilante of Facina, doing what he thought was right with no regard for anyone else. He had warped Aska's mind, skewed her resolve, and ruined her, in the end. Skyla should have done this so long ago, but...Andy had done the same to her. But she was sure of herself now, sure of this, of what she had to do.

Skyla smiled, her gaze moving from Andy to Jason. "This is for Aska," she said in her real voice, no longer pitched up or lilting with a strange accent. Her gun was in her hand, the silencer clicked into place, as Skyla aimed and shot Jason Black in the head, holding his vision as she waited to watch the light leave his eyes.

Mimi gave a thumbs up, moving through the crowd to get to the bar, where she leaned up against it next to Itsumi, who tensed immediately. "Hi yeah, two rum and cokes please," she said to the bartender. "We work here, so just put it on Kim's tab, alright?"

Skyla had started moving as soon as Andy did, running for the back exit as she swiveled her gun on him. Pain, blistering and white hot, erupted on her side as she shot back twice at Andy, her aim faltering as the bullet ripped through her. She groaned, stumbling as she put her hand to her side but she couldn't look at it, she had to keep moving. She hit the wall, her hand grasping onto the fire alarm there.

Itsumi jumped, looking towards where the gunshot rang out, to find herself face to face with Mimi's lazy smile. "I've been looking for you...little brat," she hummed, and Itsumi leaned back some. "Your sister's here too, but I didn't think you knew where she was."

"I don't. She surprised me too," Itsumi replied evenly.

As soon the fire alarm started, Skyla was out the door, the back exit slamming shut behind her. She was gone for Andy’s shots, for Kelly and Kim’s arrival; besides the massive amount of blood on the floor, it was as though she was never there.

Skyla ran without stopping. Even as pain screamed at her side, and her vision sparkled with a struggling consciousness, she ran. She managed to slip around to the front of the building where people were streaming out of club in a panic, some drenched from the sprinklers. She hugged the crowd as she tried to walk straight, but her legs were fighting to go down. She pressed a bloody finger into her ear to speak to Brett, Mafdet, and Hathor, “Not-not good. Can’t drive,” she managed to say. She kept walking, looking drunk. In the darkness of the night, she just looked wet like everyone else, no one could tell she was soaked in blood.

The van was there, just 30 more feet. Skyla went on auto pilot as she stumbled up to the back doors of the van, already collapsing.

Itsumi took her chance as the fire alarm started blaring. She shoved Mimi down and off the barstool as Itsumi dashed into the crowd, using the mass of bodies to hide and get out. She hoped Skyla was okay, Skyla had to be okay.

Mimi hit the ground and hit under the jutting edge of the bar as people ran past, cursing that she lost Itsumi. She couldn’t even get out from where she was, everyone was trying to storm out of the club in a panic.

"Ahhh damn it, I'm gonna have to throw these clothes away..." Bella grumbled as he pushed her way through the crowd to the exit, surprisingly strong for a woman of her stature and previous demeanor. Couldn't just handle things in a way that didn't get everyone involved, had to go and mess her clothes up too. If she could get a hold of that Skyla girl, she'd strangle her for this sloppy bullshit.

As they heard the fire alarm go off, Sekhmet and Mafdet jumped to attention, getting the van started once they heard Skyla's voice.

"Just get to the van, we'll have someone pick the car up later." Brett calmly replied from where he was at the back of the van, opening up one of the two doors in the back to look out for Skyla, and as she approached he reached out to help her inside. "Come on, get up here." He quietly spoke, keeping his eyes behind her just in case anyone was trying to follow.

As the crowd paniced, the Ambulance arrived and rushed in, they headed to both of the brothers and put them on stretchers and took off as fast as they could to the Hospital. Andy looked at the EMT and asked "How's my brother looking?"

"Not good, but we'll do whatever we can Mr. Falconettie" was the EMT's response.

"Jason," stated Andy as he held his breath. Please...please survive this."

Sapphire said "Come on, we can head to the hospital" looking at Kim, her hands covered in Jason's blood, shaking like a leaf. Sapphire looked at Kim and said "He'll survive, somehow, someway, he will survive! Don't give up hope!"

Kim looked at her and said "He wasn't breathing..."

Kelly stood next to her as the three got into Sapphire's car, driving off to follow the Ambulance. Kelly was patting her back saying "We got you"

Skyla winced as she tried to sit up further, her vision swimming with the effort. “Through,” she ground out through gritted teeth. “Don’t think…hit anything.” Movement made her stomach turn, spit up burning through her throat that tasted of acrid blood. She managed to swallow, but coughed, the action sending spasms through her torso. She successfully sat up against the wall, breathing heavy as she watched Brett in the darkness of the van through half-lidded eyes.

Itsumi darted down side streets and alleyways, making good time.

Mimi grumbled and groaned, trying to decide. The sprinklers should shut off momentarily since there wasn't any actual fire, and no heat. Honestly weird that they turned on in the first place, with no actual fire present. Yeah, she'd wait it out, pretend she was hurt or something.

"Alright, I'm going to patch it up as best I can until we can get you to doctor Heidren. I'm going to have to lift that shirt up, maybe cut off a piece, so bear with me here." Brett explained as he went about getting everything necessary out of the kit. He needed it all ready, because once he pulled that shirt out of the way the blood would have a much easier passage out of her body.

By the hidden back entrance to Itsumi's room, a fellow dressed much like a bum sat outside it, against the opposite wall. Two trash cans that had been sitting in the alley were also moved in front of where the door was.

Andy said "You have to be trying to trick me, it's part of an elaborate Jason suvived and is coming back scheme he has..."

"No sir, he tried to fight with all his might" The EMT told him, "But there was only so much he could do.  The bullet pierced through his brain. I'm so sorry sir" 

"However, if it's any comfort," the EMT said "You're going to just fine. YOur wound is serious but easily fixable. You'll have to take it easy for a little while" 

Andy asked "Where was I hit?" 

"On the side, you're very lucky, the shot was near your liver" was the EMT's response. 

The silence in Andy's mind echoed, his brother...he...and Andy is...so...Jason's luck did HIM a solid for once .He could hardly believe it. 

Kim, Kelly, and Sapphire finally arrived as well. Kim held her breath and prayed. Jason...has always survived the impossible...right?

The pain jolted Skyla awake once more as she grit her teeth, cursing in Japanese on reflex.

"This is my way home," Itsumi said evenly. "So technically it's my alley."

"Wish there was a damn rag in 'ere." Brett grumbled, his texan accent slipping out some as he focused on his work rather than maintaining a façade.

"Ah, you're the new kid of Gale's?" The bum asked for confirmation.

Sapphire held her tightly as Kim just bawled it all out. She was blubbering out so much stuff like how it was her fault some how or that she should have known and all sorts of crap like that. Sapphire said "Kim, no matter what, it was never your fault" a small tear streaked down as Kelly looked at her quietly.

Sapphire said "W...what?"

Kelly hugged her too "It's not your fault either, you know that?" as Sapphire began to cry, not nearly as hard as Kim still was...but cry none the less.