Power Moves - Exodus

Chapter 32: Flashback's - The price of Victory & Friendship

"But OF COURSE I would ! You think I would allow them to attack him ? And...and ..I'd what...? ...I would just stand by and watch ?" Cut Throat yelled angrily

"But you mustn't boss ! That's exactly what they are counting on !" Princess said hysterically,

"So what's the way out ......?!" Cut Throat asked, his voice thick with emotion ......

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Skinner was wounded, he had a deep gash in his abdomen, Princess calmly sowed him up, "How did you almost get caught ...? I thought you were supposed to be one of 'our top guns' ...." He said sarcastically,

"I think they had me followed too....I ....I.....didn't...see him ......." Skinner said through a grimace "....came from behind" he finished. Skinner just barely made it to their hideout, he was almost about to collapse when Princess opened the doors just in time....

"Princess...I never thought I'd say this.... but Thank you ....... I've had my prejudices about .... you...." Skinner said awkwardly

"Yeah ...yeah.... you're welcome ...." Princess said but there was a hint of emotion behind his dismissiveness.

"I don't think you're safe either ....I'm sure they have someone tailing you too...and we can't go back...at least not for now......"

"But .......Of course they do darling....Just lucky that boss is so rich...I got my own hideout apartment for free..." Princess said smugly smiling at Skinner

Cut throat walked in from the side room, "What happened ...?" he asked, worried about his fellow comrade...

"...They have made me out Cut Throat ..." Skinner said, still panting

"Boss.......I was trying to avoid this...but ............ I think we have reached the optimal time to give them what they want...?" Princess said, looking to his Boss

"Now you're talking...." Cut Throat said smiling wickedly, "I was getting impatient..."

"What are you two talking about....?" Skinner asked, walking to sit on the couch in their hideout

"..........Cut Throat is going to challenge Rodger for top C40 place...." Princess said, pouring himself wine as he came to sit on the chair beside the couch...

"Can you do that ...?" Skinner asked

".... Technically according to the C40 Manifesto anyone can do that....... it's just unprecedented...? " Princess said

"And.......what happens then...?" Skinner asked confused about how this will help them in their current situation

"hmm...let's see....it's a good start for a.....Revolution...?" Princess said smiling with a slight manic glint in his eyes,

"Wait ...so you want to be the top C40........ both youth and adult league....is that the grand plan...?" Skinner asked slowly

"Oh no darling......we don't want to be the top C40.....you're thinking too small........" Princess replied

"Then what...?" Skinner asked

"....we want to be Major ...." Princess said

"What ! That's crazy !! No one really knows who exactly he is...I've met him once...it was the 'so-called Major', but if the rumors are true...he uses a lot of impersonators .....how will you find him...?..."

"Oh no .........we won't be going to him........we will make him come to us...."

"Wait hold up...I'm so confused Firstly.....how does being top C40 save KO.....?" Skinner asked, frowning as though he and Princess were in class and he was explaining to Skinner a problem that he hadn't yet understood...