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[indent][color=darkgray][b]LINCOLN TUNNEL // HUDSON YARDS[/b][/color][/indent][indent][indent][indent]Bates was thankful that his partner remained undetected, giving him a much-needed advantage over the officers. He had to come up with something to distract them on the spot. But, one of the officers grew impatience and fired three shots towards the car near him. [color=c7c7c7]"Those were the only warning shots you get."[/color] she said before turning her pistol towards him. The other officer got ready for a firefight and couldn't resist smiling at the thought. So, he opened fire and caused Bates to dive towards a nearby car for protection. Bates understood that talking with them was out of the question and had to defend himself. Hopefully, Badger was able to get into position. 

With no warnings given, Bates took a moment to breathe, raised his rifle, and opened fire at the officers. The excited officer didn't have time to respond before being struck by several bullets, falling to the ground. Mckinney was horrified to see her friend getting shot and responded by firing back at the stranger. She went back to cover and tried to care for her dying friend. And in the last moments, the officer was trying to say something. Instead, he started coughing blood and then stopped breathing altogether. Enraged by her colleague's death, Mckinney rose from cover and started firing at the car where Bates hid behind. She didn't care about the criminal nor the reason for being here. All she cared about now was getting revenge.

And because of that, Mckinney wasn't paying attention to her surroundings.

Click, a single trigger pull towards the woman's belly came from Badger, the stationary target leaving herself open to being little more than practice. After the bullet hit Don stood up, making sure the officer was out of action and wouldn't be able to shoot back. He started making his way over to her, while calling out to Firefly. [color=39b54a]"You alright?"[/color] he probably was, but it never hurt to check.

[color=feadbe]"Yeah..."[/color] Bates responded while getting out of hiding and making his way towards Badger. He turned to the woman, who was leaning against the pickup truck and looking at her dead friend. There was regret that things ended badly, but he understood that he had no choice. Life or death. Mckinney looked up and gave a weak smile at Bates. 

[color=c7c7c7]"You weren't lying..."[/color]

Bates caught her before she collapsed and carefully placed her against the truck. He took a brief moment to look at her uniform and saw her badge. A little dirty, but it contained her last name along with the shield number. It confirmed the ugly truth: she was an NYPD officer that killed innocents. That was when he realized that the situation here was worse than ever expected. There was a sense that something was wrong upon exiting the tunnel. But he never imagined police officers breaking their oath to the city. 

Then, he realized that her friend was most likely also an officer, but Bates wanted to be sure. So, he ordered Badger to check the badge. There were many questions, but Mckinney was losing blood. So, he started with a simple question. [color=feadbe]"Why did you kill that innocent civilian?"[/color]

[color=c7c7c7]"Innocent?"[/color] Mckinney tried to laugh, but it was too painful. [color=c7c7c7]"He was a criminal with blood on his hands."[/color]

Bates looked at the body and turned towards her. [color=feadbe]"Explain."[/color]

[color=c7c7c7]"He and the degenerates murdered this great city-our home-with their poison! Of course, they weren't content with the city. Oh no, they went after the real innocents!"[/color] Mckinney looked down, and tears started to flow down her cheeks. [color=c7c7c7]"My own family... taken because of the filth! Now, it's our job to cleanse the scum from our city. To do that, we need to be severe."[/color]

Bates was speechless after listening to her answer and said, [color=feadbe]"Good lord..."[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent]
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