Chapter 8.

[Cargo Convoy, Iran]

"I can't believe we came across such good merchandise, it's almost too good to be true!" A man said to the driver, his partner, in Persian.

"True, who knew greek girls go for so much?" The driver laughed with his partner.

"Do those guys ever shut up?" Medea whispered to Elektra who was in the cage across from her, "I wish they would. I can't understand what they are saying but I have a feeling it isn't very nice." Elektra whispered back which made the driver's partner bang on the cage separating them from the merchandise.

"Shut it back there!" The driver's partner yelled, making Medea tighten her fist in irritation, "Those guys are so lucky that we don't need any unnecessary casualties right now..." Medea grumbled.

"So how much longer?" Elektra asked, "Thirty more minutes. Then, according to Hilt, we'll be transported to an auction house where we will have to make our move." Medea said.

"Doing it in the auction house is stupid, I know we are good but taking down several grown men in succession? I don't think so. Maybe if we were older," Elektra whispered and Medea nodded, "Good point but that's only if we kill our targets openly," Medea smiled as she stuck out her tongue revealing a thin needle.

"Poison, huh? I guess that'll work but what about the third target? The auction house will be hysterical once our targets fall asleep in death," Elektra said which made Medea think.

"Then I guess we'll have to kill him less discreetly," Medea said with an evil smile which prompted Elektra to do the same, "Boom." They said simultaneously.

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[Auction House, Tehran, Iran]

"Unload the cargo!" A man yelled from outside the truck Medea and Elektra were being transported in.

"Looks like it's almost go time," Medea said as she slid Elektra a poison needle, "Do you think you need another one?" Medea asked and Elektra shook her head.

"Alright. Remember the plan, we'll kill our targets the minute we've been sold off to them. This auction house operates differently, we'll be with our "Owners" the second they pay for us." Medea said and Elektra nodded. Medea noticed her friend's unusual quietness and tried to console her.

"You nervous?" Medea asked and Elektra nodded, "Yeah, I'm a little afraid too. What if I fail and jeopardize your life and mine?" Elektra remarked which made Medea smile.

"Y'know, my Mama always said fear is mans greatest weapon and his worst enemy. It's okay to be afraid, hell, I'm afraid but it's how you handle that fear that really makes a difference." Medea said with a smile. Due to the darkness of the trailer, Medea couldn't see Elektra's tears in her eyes.

"Thank you, Dea." Elektra happily said, surprising Medea, "We're using nicknames now? Good!" Medea smiled.

"Oh, so what's my nickname?" Elektra asked as the trailer doors opened, "Ele." Medea said as a forklift carried their cages out of the trailer. Medea and Elektra were separated and sent to other areas of the auction house. Medea tried to get a good look at where Elektra was placed but the night sky didn't help.

Medea was brought to a prison-like building and thrown into a cell. Inside this building, there were 30 identical cells that each harbored one child, "Ele has to be in here somewhere..." Medea said before she slapped herself, "What am I worrying for? She's just as capable as me."

While Medea was worrying about Elektra, two men entered the building.

"Józef, the boss will kill us if he finds out what we are doing!" A younger man exclaimed to a man that looked to be around 35.

"Mohammed, you need to stop worrying. What boss doesn't know won't hurt 'em." Józef said as he began walking through the building, examining each child until he stopped in front of Medea's cell, "Well what do we have here? I heard about this one, apparently, she has a sister as well. There both Greek and are said to have some pretty eyes." Józef said as he looked at Medea lustfully.

"What the hell are these guys saying?" Medea whispered to herself and Józef opened her cell.

'Is it my turn to be auctioned off?' Medea thought as Józef and Mohammed continued speaking in Persian. Medea was irritated that she couldn't understand them but held it in until Józef pushed her down.

'What the hell?!' Józef began unbuckling his pants and Medea knew exactly what he was trying to do.

"GET. OFF. OF. ME!" Medea yelled as she quickly retrieved a pistol from her armory and shot Józef in the head, splattering his blood and brains onto Mohammed. Medea stood up and unloaded the entire 15 magazine clip into Józef 's dead body.

"Haaa...Haaa...you're next!" Medea yelled to a frightened Mohammed. Mohammed stood shaking as he looked at the blood on his hands. Before he could scream, Medea put a bullet in his head.

"Fuck the plan, we're doing this my, no, OUR way now!" Medea yelled as she walked out of her cell and found Elektra's.

"Dea, are you okay?!" Elektra yelled with worry and Medea waved her hand in dismissal, "Oh this? This isn't my blood, it's the blood of a pig, well two pigs." Medea laughed and Elektra sighed deeply, "You had me worried for a second there."

"Don't worry Ele, I would-" Medea heard a loud ringing in her head and the world slowed down again. Medea heard a gun go off so she knew if she dodged this bullet, it would hit Elektra.

"I hope this works!" Medea quickly went into her armory and found a normal-looking metal shield. Medea used the shield to deflect the bullet and time resumed as normal. Elektra was shocked at the fact that Medea suddenly had a shield in her hands and just deflected a bullet.

"Dea, how did you?" Elektra's question wasn't answered as Medea busted open her cell, "I'll tell you later! Here, take these Sai, and let's kill these bastards!" Medea yelled as she threw Elektra two twin Sai.

"Ele, can you handle three grown men with guns and intent to kill?" Medea asked Elektra who tightened her grip around her Sai, "Of course, I can!'

"Then let's go!" Medea yelled as they entered their first real battle.