Chapter 12:

Lost Sister

Assassins Who Cleanse Sins Away

Narrator: "This world is surrounded by crime, greed, and many other sins. When people gave up hope for peace there are a group of assassins that would cleanse the world. If you're truly tormented by anyone and want vengeance then you must call upon The Sweepers and they will take vengeance for you."

A young girl named Riley is at home late in the afternoon, dreaming about her older sister, who went missing four years ago.

Riley: "Hunter! Oh…I wish what happened to you was just a dream, Hunter…"

She heard glass breaking and went downstairs to see her mom in shock.

Sofia (imitating Hunter): "Mom? I'm back…"

Riley's Mom: "It's you! Hunter, you're back, you're back after all these years!!! Riley! Come downstairs, it's Hunter, she's back!!"

Sofia (Imitating Hunter): "Long time no see, sister."

Riley: (Thinking) "I don't believe it! Hunter…she's actually back, but…something seems off about her…"

It was the next day, and Riley was in school talking to her friends.

Cammie: "My mom told me that Hunter is back. Is it true?"

Riley: "It is true."

Pete: "That's good to hear you got your big sister back, and you don't have to feel so guilty anymore."

Cammie: "So why aren't you happy about it?"

Riley: "I am, it's just that she doesn't seem like herself…"

Pete: "Well, understandably, she's been missing for five years."

Cammie: "Just don't worry too much about it, okay."

Riley: "Okay…"

Pete: "I'll see you guys later."

Cammie: "Going to see your boyfriend."

Pete: "He's not my boyfriend, we're just dating, that's all."

Riley: "That's what a boyfriend means."

Cammie: "I figured that would cheer you up, teasing Pete."

Riley: "Thanks for that."

While the two were walking, Riley bumped into Zachary.

Zachary: "Sorry about cutie, I didn't see you."

Riley: "It's fine."

Christiana: "Brother."

Zachary: "Sorry about my adopted sister, she doesn't know how to talk to people well, anyway, you'll meet us again soon."

Zachary and Christiana left; Cammie and Riley were stunned.

Cammie: "Who was that? He is so handsome, and the girl who was with him is so beautiful."

Riley: "New students? They were wearing uniforms."

They walked inside as Violet appeared with Christiana and Zachary.

Violet: "Posing as brother and sister, I figured you two were better off posing as a couple."

Zachary: "Oh, please, Meadow would kill me."

Violet: "So, boss, this must be your high school."

Christiana: "It is."

Violet: "And your uniform still fits."

Zachary: "I bet Meadow couldn't wait to take your uniform off himself since it's so short."

Christiana: "It wasn't this short before, so that means I've been growing."

Violet: "I can tell."

Zachary: "You must have had to fight Meadow so you could leave the base like that."

Christiana: "Yeah, right, Meadow isn't that protective."

Violet: "That is true, he isn't that protective."

Zachary: "Oh, please remember when I first came here."

Violet: "You wouldn't stop flirting with the boss, and Meadow almost cut you in half every time."

Zachary: "I couldn't help it, the boss is beautiful, I bet Meadow and Henry would back me up on that."

Violet: "Aren't you forgetting a guy?"

Zachary: "Who? Tom? I don't think so."

Violet: "Just because he's gay."

Zachary: "Not that well, kind of…"

Violet: "He would admit the boss is beautiful."

Zachary: "I thought he was supposed to be here with us."

Christiana: "He's on a date."

Violet: "A date?"

Christiana: "In some way, he is doing a job."

Zachary: "Oh yeah, the mafia ringleader."

Christiana: "That's right."

Meanwhile, Tom is on a job to kill the head of the mafia.

Mafia Leader: "I missed you."

Tom: "I missed you too." (Thinking: "Ugh, I can't stand this guy anymore.")

Mafia Leader: "I can't believe you want to move in so soon since we've been going out for almost three weeks."

Tom: "I know I just can't stay away from my man anymore."

Mafia Leader: "I feel the same way."

Tom: "Sadly, I lied."

Mafia Leader: "What?!"

Tom puts on his mask.

Tom: "Because you're going to die now."

Mafia Leader: "Your…You're an assassin!"

The leader tried to run, but Tom was faster and stabbed the leader in his neck, then in his heart with his twin daggers, killing the leader.

Tom: "It's best if no one knows who I am, besides you're not my type. I prefer a man who doesn't use his buddies to do their dirty work." His mobile vibrates. "Hm? Hello? Oh, it's you, boss, yeah, I took care of him, it was too easy, I almost didn't have to lift a finger. Since he is dead now, the mafia will most likely crumble without their feared leader. Anyways don't forget about our date tomorrow, see ya."

Later on, at the base, Christiana went to Henry's station.

Christiana: "You know if you stay in here any longer, you'll never get a woman or a man."

Henry: "I told you before, I'm not gay, I prefer women."

Christiana: "Then why don't I see a woman come in here?"

Henry: "Oh, f**k you."

Christiana: "Sorry, but Meadow does that already, so I can't."

Henry: "I don't want to hear about your sex life."

Christiana: "Are you trying to crack a code again?"

Henry: "No, I wish, though I'm trying to find a faster way for our payments to come in on the worldwide internet by our internet mail."

Christiana: "Why couldn't you take that request for me, Hen Hen?"

Henry: "Because I don't want to waste my bullets on a worthless kill."

Christiana: "Thanks to you, I have a date with Tom tomorrow."

Henry: "How fun."

Christiana: "I'm the only one who can talk sarcastically here."

Henry: "What's wrong with hanging out with Tom?"

Christiana: "He would drag me to one of those lingerie stores and refuse to let me leave until I buy something out of there."

Henry: "Sucks to be you; I'm glad to be a guy."

Christiana: "Because you wouldn't care for those kinds of things."

Henry: "That's how it is for me, but you know what will happen if you do wear lingerie."

Christiana: "Then nobody will ever see me again, and I will be walking funny for many months."

Henry: "How about this, I'll talk to Tom, and I do the next hit, okay?"

She hugs Henry from behind him.

Christiana: "Aren't you sweet? You're the best friend a woman can have."

Henry: "I'm your only friend."

Afterward, Riley just got back home and overheard the girl who claimed to be Hunter on her mobile phone.

Sofia: "I swear that girl sure knew how to live; believe me, compared to where I lived, this place seems like a dream. Maybe I should bring my business here to this city, I probably would have more women working for me here than back home."

Riley shut the door, and Sofia ended her call quickly to make it seem like she wasn't planning something.

Riley: "Who are you really?! And what have you done to my sister?!"

Sofia (Imitating Hunter): "What are you talking about?! I am your sister!"

Riley: "No, you're not!"

Sofia (Imitating Hunter): "Huh?! What do you mean?"

Riley: "Hunter doesn't use makeup, she does have a mole on her neck, and she doesn't have black eyes, her eyes are green."

Sofia: "Alright, you got me, it's true I'm not Hunter."

Riley: "Then who are you?"

Sofia: "Just someone who knew Hunter and who will make your life a living hell if you tell anyone who I really am."

Riley: "Where is she?!"

Sofia: "Honestly, I don't know."

Riley: "Why should I believe a word you said, huh? You must know something!"

Sofia: "I'm telling the truth, I don't know."

Just as the two were arguing, Riley's mom came back from work.

Riley's Mom: "Girls, I'm back! Oh, don't tell me you two are already fighting?! Fighting like that is the reason you disappeared, Hunter!"

Sofia (Imitating Hunter): "Oh, silly me, I totally forgot that it was a long time ago."

Riley: (Thinking) "That bitch! How dare she pose as Hunter so she can have a place to live?! I'll expose her one way or another."

The next day, Riley is on her way to school when a man grabs her and beats her along with two other men. She tried to scream for help, but couldn't, and then the men stopped.

Man 1: "You better not say anything about Sofia."

Man 2: "Or we'll do much worse to you."

The men left as Riley got up and went to the hospital.

Doctor: "There's nothing too serious but some bruises, though you'll be sore for a few days."

Riley: "Okay..."

Doctor: "You said that you were attacked, correct?"

Riley: "Yes..."

Doctor: "Then it would be best that I inform the police about this."

Riley: "Fine..." Afterward, she's walking home knowing that Sofia is willing to do anything to keep being Hunter. "That lowlife! That girl! She's gonna pay for this!" Just as she was walking, she noticed a newspaper on the ground and picked it up, and read the advertisement for The Sweepers' assassin group. "Huh? Do you wish for justice? Do you want vengeance? Then send a letter or an instant letter to us... Hey! I remember hearing about these guys. I heard a rumor that the price for their services is your own life, but I don't care who knows what that Sofia will do to me now!"

Riley went to the library, wrote the letter to The Sweepers, and sent it into the mailbox. After that, she went home.

Riley's Mom: "Riley, if you were going to hang out with your friends, then don't do it during school. Your teacher called and told me that you never came...Oh my! Riley, what happened to you?!"

Riley: "It's nothing, Mom, I got robbed today..."

Riley's Mom: "Then you should go to the clinic and then..."

Riley: "I already did, Mom. The doctor told me to get some rest..."

Riley's Mom: "Oh! I almost forgot this letter came here for you." Her mom hands her the letter.

Riley: "Letter?"

Riley's Mom: "Yes, I'm not sure who it's from, though it just has your name on it."

Riley: "Oh, okay..."

She went upstairs and saw Sofia coming out of Hunter's room.

Sofia: "I see that some of my friends paid you a visit."

Riley: "It doesn't matter what you do to me...soon people will know who you really are and what you have done to me!"

Sofia: "What do you mean by that, you little brat?!"

Riley slammed her bedroom door on Sofia's face and sat behind the door so Sofia wouldn't come in.

Riley: "Let's see what this letter is for?" She reads the letter saying We'll Meet Soon. "We'll meet soon? What does that mean? It could mean that the assassins...they...they will help me, but...I'll have to pay the price with my life though..."

Sofia starts to bang on the door.

Sofia: "Hey, you little bitch! What did you mean by what you said, huh? Do I have to take care of you as I did to Hunter?!"

Riley: (Thinking) "I knew it, she knew Hunter!"

Sofia: "Open this door!"

Riley: "Tell me what happened to her?! What happened to Hunter?!"

Sofia: "I hate to say this, but she's dead."

Riley: "You're lying!!"

Then suddenly, she vanished as Sofia opened the door.

Sofia: "Where did she go? I hope she hasn't told anyone the truth..."

She opened her eyes to see that she was in an unknown place in the city with Violet, Tom, Christiana, Meadow, and Henry in their masks waiting for her.

Henry: "I didn't think high school students would hold this much of a grudge, but that's why she saw our ad."

Riley: "Wait? Where am I?"

Tom: "That's not important now, tell us why you called on us?"

Riley: "Well...four years ago, my sister Hunter and I got into this big fight; I ran away, and she went to find me, but there were two men in suits who tried to take me, but Hunter told them to take her instead. After that, I never saw her again. Then this girl came to my house trying to be Hunter, and she is willing to do anything to keep it that way."

Violet: "That explains the bruises."

Riley: "Yeah anyways she told me that my sister is dead, and I don't believe her, so you gotta help me before she kills me."

Meadow: "That means your sister was taken from the Black Market."

Riley: "Black Market?"

Christiana and Violet showed their markings from the Black Market. Christiana's marking on the upper right side of her stomach and Violet's marking on the upper left of her chest.

Christiana: "This is the mark of the market."

Violet: "Once you're marked, then there's no chance of ever coming back, but the boss and I were the lucky ones to escape our tormentors."

Christiana: "Since you said your sister was taken by men in suits, then she should have a marking on her."

Riley: "So I was right, the girl trying to be my sister is a fraud, so will you take my request?"

Meadow: "Your request…is granted."

Riley: "Oh, thank god!"

Christiana: "But..."

Henry: "Revenge is a double-edged sword, for that you'll have to pay the price."

Riley: "Okay, fine, take my life, anything to get rid of the girl who tried to kill me."

Tom: "That's not good enough."

Riley: "Huh?"

Henry: "What he means is money."

Violet: "It's five hundred currencies, but since you're still a kid, we'll make it a hundred currencies."

Tom: "But if you don't pay by the deadline, then the request will be nullified."

Meadow: After all,..."

Christiana: "It's your choice..."

Riley suddenly found herself back in her room and noticed writing on her hand.

Riley: "Until September 26th, that gives me about two weeks to get a hundred currencies, but how can I get that? It was a good thing I put some money in my old purse, but all I got in it was twenty currencies. Maybe I can ask somebody to get the money."

Meanwhile, Christiana is with Tom, walking through the clothing shop district.

Tom: "I wonder if that girl will actually pull it off."

Christiana: "Who knows?"

Tom: "Want to know something, boss?"

Christiana: "What?"

Tom: "I know a way for you to drive Meadow crazy."

Christiana: "Don't tell me I should wear lingerie to bed, isn't it?"

Tom: "Not just simple lingerie but a see-through one."

Christiana: "Oh god..."

Tom: "Why are you always against the idea, boss?"

Christiana: "Because if Meadow sees me in those kinds of clothes, then I would be walking funny for months."

Tom: "That's how men are when they are with their soul mate."

Christiana: "Oh, please, have you had sex with a vampire?"

Tom: "No."

Christiana: "Then you'll never understand."

Tom: "How is it different from sleeping with a human?"

Christiana: "I don't know, I never slept with a normal man."

Tom: "I can say it's not so bad, depending on the guy, really."

Christiana: "Is that so?"

Tom: "Of course, anyway, boss, don't you want to drive Meadow crazy?"

Christiana: "I would, but he'll attack me if I wear something like that; he's a wolf beast in bed."

Tom: "Is that so?" He turned around and noticed she had walked away. "Meadow's not the only mysterious one in the group; the boss is too."

He went back home; meanwhile, Riley went downstairs to talk to her mom.

Riley: "Hey, Mom..."

Riley's Mom: "What were you and Hunter shouting for?"

Riley: "Oh, nothing, she just overacted about what happened to me?"

Riley's Mom: "I don't blame her."

Riley: "Hey, um...Can I have eighty currencies?"

Riley's Mom: "Eighty currencies?! For what?!"

Riley: "Well...when I got robbed, my phone was stepped on, so I need a new one."

Riley's Mom: "How much money do you have left from the robbery?"

Riley: "Twenty."

Riley's Mom: "I'm only giving you forty currencies that should be enough for a mobile phone."

Her mom hands her the money, and she takes it.

Riley: "Really? Thanks, Mom!"

Riley went back upstairs to her room and noticed Sofia standing in her room.

Sofia: "What are you really going to do with that money, huh?"

Riley: "None of your business!"

Sofia: "You told Mom that you were going to buy a new mobile, but it looks to me like you don't need one."

She holds Riley's mobile in her hand.

Riley: "What does it have to do with you?"

Sofia: "I know what you're going to do with that money."

Riley: "Oh, really?"

Sofia: "You're gonna hire a bodyguard, aren't ya?"

Riley: "What makes you think I will hire someone to protect me?"

Sofia: "Or maybe you're going to try to hire a private detective on me to find out who I really am?"

Riley: "I'm not telling you anything, now get out of my room!"

Sofia: "Fine, I'll just leave, but before I do, I should tell you something about Hunter."

Riley: "What about her?! Where is she?!"

Sofia: "I told you before she's dead, and you want to know why."

Riley: "If she's really dead, then why?"

Sofia: "She was being a disobedient working slave."

Riley: "S-Slave?"

Sofia: "That's right, I bought her years ago, I mean, a lot of people wanted her for work and other things." Riley is so shocked to learn what happened to Hunter that she feels sick. "All I tell her to do is to keep men occupied while I work; it wasn't easy dealing with so many men wanting you, so I thought I should get a profit from her."

Riley: "So you! You made her a hooker?!"

Sofia: "Bingo! All she had to be a good girl for men, and I get more money on the side while I have a business to run. Then she told a reporter the truth about me and the black market, which ruined my career."

Riley: "Serves you right!"

Sofia: "So one night I thought I should teach her a lesson for crossing me by having a group of men raping her."

Riley: "You bitch!"

Sofia: "Unfortunately, she found out about it and tried to escape, but I shot her in the head, which killed her."

Riley: "You heartless bitch! I will never forgive you for this!"

Sofia: "I told her before she died that I would come after you, so you better watch out if you want the same thing to happen to you."

Sofia left the room, and Riley felt so angry and sad about what happened to Hunter that she started to cry.

Riley: "I'm so sorry, Hunter. I wish we had never had that fight that day, then maybe none of this would have happened."

It was the next day when Sofia went out shopping, and then she noticed Ray.

Sofia: "Who is that handsome man?" Ray walked away as Sofia was trying to go talk to him, then she bumped into a woman wearing all black. "Hey, watch where you're going, you made me lose that handsome man."

Julia: "You saw him?"

Sofia: "Of course I did. You did too, maybe that's why you bumped into me on purpose."

Julia: "You can see me?"

Sofia: "Are you stupid or something?"

Julia: "That means your time is running out."

Sofia: "What are you talking about?"

Julia: "You're going to die."

Sofia: "Huh?"

Julia disappeared as Sofia was confused about what she said; meanwhile, Riley went to school and was hoping that one of her friends could give her twenty currencies.

Pete: "Where have you been?"

Cammie: "Yeah, you didn't show up to school yesterday."

Riley: "I know I was robbed yesterday, and I was completely beaten up."

Cammie: "Is that all that happened yesterday?"

Riley: "Yes, it is. Why do you ask that for?"

Cammie: "You've been crying last night, have you?"

Riley: "Yeah, so?"

Pete: "So were you raped too?"

Riley: "No! I wasn't it! I just found out something devastating that's all!"

Cammie: "Devastated about what?"

Riley: "That Hunter isn't coming back..."

Pete: "What do you mean she isn't coming back? She is back!"

Riley: "No... I think Hunter told Sofia to be her so it wouldn't hurt my mom anymore."

Cammie: "Who's Sofia?"

Riley: "That girl pretending to be Hunter."

Pete: "Are you going to tell your mom about this Sofia girl?"

Riley: "No, I think it would be best if she never knows."

Cammie: "Why?! Your mom deserves to know that a strange person pretending to be Hunter is living at your house!"

Pete: "It would make her sad if she told her the truth."

Cammie: "But still, she should know that girl isn't really Hunter!"

Riley: "Hey, can one of you guys lend me twenty currencies?"

Cammie: "For what?"

Riley: "A new phone."

Pete: "Here, I'll give you ten."

Cammie: "Me too."

They both hand her the money.

Riley: "Thanks, you guys."

After school ended, they were walking home and noticed a wanted poster of one of the assassins.

Pete: "There goes another wanted poster."

Cammie: "This time is a new one; the assassin group must have gotten a new member."

Pete: "Hey, but what's the point of wanting them captured? They are doing this place a favor."

Riley: "What do you mean?"

Pete: "My mom kept abusing me since I was a kid because she believed that I was the reason my dad left us. Then, in eighth grade, I told her that I'm gay, and she started to beat me up so badly she kicked me out, so I put an end to it."

Cammie: "Don't tell you..."

Pete: "I did put a hit on her, but I don't care, I don't regret it, I finally felt free for the first time."

Riley: "Really?"

Pete: "Yeah, and those rumors about what the price is aren't true. I think some people say that so people would be scared to hire them."

Riley: "Do you feel guilty?"

Pete: "No, I don't; The Sweepers really helped me, so I don't think they should be wanted for taking care of vicious people."

Riley: (Thinking) "Pete has a point, those assassins do help people in his situation, but..."

She remembers what The Sweepers told her.

Meadow: "After all..."

Christiana: "It's your choice."

Riley: (Thinking) "That's true, it is my choice, and I choose to pay them. I don't know what will happen afterward, I'll mail in the money as soon as I get home."

When she went home, she went ahead and mailed the money to them. She went back inside and noticed a man in her room, believing that he was a robber.

Riley: "I already have the police on the phone, don't you dare move!"

Man: "Hey, Sofia, is this the girl?"

She gasped as she turned around and saw Sofia right behind her.

Sofia: "Of course she is! She's just like her big sister, very easy and likes to have fun."

The man gropes her and tries to rape her, but she manages to fight him and escapes. While she is running, her mom comes back home.

Riley's Mom: "Girls! I'm back home! Huh?!"

Riley: "Mom! Oh, thank god your back!"

Riley's Mom: "What's going on here?! Don't tell me you were robbed again?!"

Riley: "No! There's a man in the house trying to rape me!!"

Riley's Mom: "What?!"

Sofia: "Damn it! She just had to come back!"

Riley's Mom: "Hunter, why do you sound different?"

Riley: "Because mom, she's not Hunter."

Riley's Mom: "What?!"

Sofia: "I guess the cat is out of the bag, yes, I'm not your precious Hunter, I'm just someone who knew her. She kept telling me how great her life was here, so I decided to be her while she took my place."

Riley's Mom: "How could you?"

Sofia: "Because I can now take care of them!"

Man: "Sure thing, Sofia."

Just as he took his gun and was about to pull the trigger, an arrow came out of nowhere, and the arrow hit his throat, killing the man instantly.

Riley's Mom: "What?! What was that?!"

Riley: "Could it be? They came!"

Riley's Mom: "Who's they?"

Riley: "Nothing, Mom."

Riley's Mom: "I'd better call the police, whoever that girl ran off after that man was killed."

While her mom is calling the police, Riley knows that The Sweepers came right on time to kill Sofia.

Riley: "I understand now, Pete. I have to avenge my sister's death." She looked at her hand and noticed the writing was gone. "The date is not on my hand anymore."

Sofia was running far away just as Zachary used illusion dust to where she was running.

Zachary: "Watch how it's done, rookie."

Mary: "How's it done?"

Zachary: "How's Henry the best sniper?"

Sofia: "Good I got a way I'll get that kid one way or another."

Hunter: "How dare you try to kill my sister?! You harpy bitch!"

Sofia screams to see a dead corpse.

Sofia: "How is that possible?! I killed you!"

Tom: "Killed some innocent girl because of her telling the truth about you, that's just low."

Henry: "I believe you deserve to be punished for that and for trying to kill her little sister."

Tom: "Well, it's not up to us."

Henry: "Yeah, well then, boss?"

Tom: "Do we reach a verdict?"

Christiana and Meadow: "Why of course we do."

The illusion dust is worn off, and the four of them are wearing their assassin mask. Christiana and Meadow both lift one of their arms in front of them with their thumbs out and turn their thumbs down, which means guilty.

Henry: "Looks to me we have reached a verdict, you're guilty, which means your punishment is death."

Sofia: "No! NOOO!!!!"

Henry uses his gun and shoots her point-blank in the head, killing her instantly.

Henry: "Another worthless kill."

Zachary: "Don't be like that, Henry."

Christiana: "He's always like that."

It's the next day, and Riley is about to go to school when her mom stops her.

Riley's Mom: "Riley, be careful out there."

Riley: "Okay, Mom."

Riley's Mom: "Don't worry, Hunter will be coming back! I just know it!"

Riley: "Mom, I don't think Hunter is ever coming back..."

Riley's Mom: "What do you mean she's not coming back?"

Riley: "If she wanted to be found, then she would have come back by now..."

Riley's Mom: "I suppose so, anyway, do you want me to take you to school?"

Riley: "No thanks, I'll be fine walking."

Riley's Mom: "I hope that they'll capture that Sofia girl."

Riley: 'I hope so too.." She left her house and is walking to school. "I couldn't tell her the truth; it would hurt her a lot. At least I don't have to worry anymore. I did it, Hunter. You don't have to worry about me anymore. If it were you in this situation instead of me, you would have done the same thing."

While she is walking into the school, Hunter's spirit appears with Ray.

Hunter: "I guess I didn't need to come here after all."

Ray: "Are you ready to go back?"

Hunter: "Yes, my little sister doesn't need me anymore."

Ray took Hunter back to heaven after Sofia's spirit appeared, and Lilly came to greet her.

Sofia: "What am I doing here? What's going on here?!"

Lilly: "You died, that's what."

Loni: "And now we're going to take you to hell where you belong."

Sofia: "What?!"

Lilly snapped her fingers, and the gate to hell appeared, taking Sofia to hell. She snapped her fingers to close the gate.

Lilly: "Christiana is making our job so much easier now."

Ray: "What makes you say that?"