Sasuke Uchiha

He growled as he walked down the bridge okay s he ditched his gang members but he wasn't about to go to jail.He had his hands tucked deepi n hi s pocket.

Benjamin Linus

It didn't take long for them to realize that something had happened to Steve. When the young man failed to return and report his meeting, suspicions were raised. His cellphone went unanswered, and his car was missing. Giving how hostile the Akatsuki's were, Ben quickly put two and two together.

Tipped off that a gang member was sighted, Ben followed up on the report himself. He pulled up along the levee road that led to the bridge. Rolling down his window, he looked out at Kakashi, "Excuse me, sir? Could I ask you a question?" Ben asked, sounding completely innocent and without any inkling of ill intentions.

Sasuke Uchiha

Sasuke just looked over at the person in the car.His red eye with black dots looking at him.Ask don't mean ill give you an answerhe said.His hands staying in his pockets.

Maria Sokolov/Kirill

After leaving the forest where she was chasing Lark, Maria thought she'd go back to where she started. She walked to the bridge, but stopped when she saw Ben and Sasuke. "Privet? Kto vy?" Hello? Who are you? She called out in her native Russian. A gyrfalcon with a band on his leg landed on the railing of the bridge next to the girl. This bird just happened to be a pet of Lark, and was obviously tame. Maria waved her hands at the bird. "Nachat Vne!" Go away! She scolded.

Benjamin Linus

Benjamin hid a scowl when Maria showed up. Now he'd have to change his plans a bit; there was no way he could taiser Sasuke and feel confident that this new stranger wouldn't report him. Russian? He thought to himself, recognizing the language from all the times he had heard Mikhail speak it. Still, he didn't understand the words. "I'm sorry, I don't speak Russian, ma'm." Ben replied politely, quelling his frustration.

Not about to step food out of the safety of his car, Ben rolled down the window further, "Have either of you seen a labrador run by here? My dog is missing, and I can't find him anywhere." This wouldn't get him far, but he could at least test their personalities a little.

Sasuke Uchiha

he glanced over at the russian girl.speak english!He hissed and then looked back to the guy.Even if i did I wouldn't care and I don't care to help you find the thing either

Maria Sokolov/Kirill

Maria knew only a few words in English, and she knew what "I don't speak Russian" meant. She just had to find the right words. And then Sasuke spoke up. She sneered at him before looking at Ben again. "Who you are?" She then asked in broken English. "Look for Lark Volkov. You see?" Her English was definitely not perfect, but she was sure he'd understand her.

Kirill had to keep an eye on Maria. He wouldn't let the girl out of his sight.

Benjamin Linus

Ben hid an amused chuckle at Sasuke's response. He quickly spotted a potential weak point in the other man's personality, and was itching to have some fun with him. If he played his cards right, maybe this would work out after all.

Ben put his car in park and stepped out. "My name is Benjamin." He offered, ignoring the ninja for a moment, "Are you trying to find a friend of yours?" He asked next, adopted a puzzled look at her last sentance. Then he glanced to Sasuke, "I don't believe that this gentleman would be so kind as to help us..." Ben watched the other man, his calculating eyes and dark intentions veiled neatly behind a facade of friendly ignorance.

Sasuke Uchiha

He watched the man.his eyes searching him something was strange about him.He listened to him.Damn Right I won't help, I don't give a shit about most peopleHe hissed and moved sit on the railing.

Maria Sokolov

Maria knew the words 'trying,' 'find,' and 'friend.' While Lark most certainly wasn't a friend, she simply nodded. She wouldn't let Ben know the reason she wanted to find Lark. "Lark Volkov. You see?" She repeated.

Benjamin Linus

Again, he hid his amusement when Sasuke gave his repy, "Could you help us this one time, please? We aren't asking for much." Questions, questions. Be persistent. Keep agravating him. Make his temper snap. Force him into violence. Ben continued to look casual and be polite, and now turned to Maria again, "Lark Volkov? No, I'm sorry." He replied with a shake of his head. "What does she look like? Her appearance?" He questioned, using two different sentences in the hopes that she could understand what he was asking.

Sasuke Uchiha

His lip twitched as he now pushed for him to help.Why should i? I have no association with her and her friend. So why in gods name should I HELP!He hissed standing up with a glare.

Benjamin Linus

The lip twitch was noted, signalling to Ben that he was on the right track still. Good, good. He was getting somewhere now. "You shouldn't raise your voice, it's uncalled for." Ben said, his tone sounding accusing now, trying to put Sasuke on the defense. "We aren't asking for anything more than simple information. Are you honestly that self-centered?" He challenged, allowing his ignorance to fade away slightly as he upped the tension.

Sasuke Uchiha

He glared.I don't have no fucking information on her friendHe hissed glaring his eyes so narrow you would think his eyes shut.He forgot his sword back at the mansion which pissed him off now. Normally he would kill guys who kept askeding questions but he couldn't kill himwith out a fight.

Benjamin Linus

"Well!" Ben scoffed, "You don't need to be so up-tight about it!" He knew he was getting Sasuke riled, but he needed him to get violent for his plan to work. "And using such language in front of a lady. Appologize to her!" From accusing to demanded, Ben was pushing Sasuke as much as he could to get him to become physically violent.

Sasuke Uchiha

He glared and snorted.NOHe issed and then withdrew a kunai. He was sick of this guy and now he ran for him and aimed to slash at his neck.

Benjamin Linus

This was exactly what he wanted. Although he knew just what to do, he had to feign fear and surprise for the sake of making it all look real. Ben reached for a small handgun that had been in his side pocket. With Sasuke in mid-stride, Ben aimed the small weapon at the ninja's neck and fire.

Rather than a bullet, a small electrode was fired out. Two tiny barbs were attatched to the end of it, which would stick into the man's neck and hold the electrode in place; much like a taiser. And like a taiser, the little electrode would send high voltages through Sasuke's body, causing him to instantly convulse and fall to the ground.

In addition to the voltage, the prongs were also laced with a heavy, quick-acting sedative. If the eletrode hit, Sasuke should go unconcious within ten seconds.

Sasuke Uchiha

Being blinded by rage his reflexs weren't fast enough and the thing struck his body convulse but then he fell to the ground unouncious.

Maria Sokolov

Maria listened closely to what Ben said, trying to figure out what those odd words meant. "Black hair," She said as she held her hand at the length Lark's hair was, "gray eyes. Tall." She held her hand up to the 5'10" mark. She jumped back when things got dangerous, but she didn't run. Then she remembered another detail about Lark. She pointed at Kirill and said, "Her bird." If they could follow the bird, they would most certainly be led to Lark.

Benjamin Linus

He was a little caught off guard by her reaction to him stunning Sasuke, but perhaps it was a better response than he had initially hoped for. Whoever this woman was, she didn't seem to think twice about him taisering the man in self defence. She appeared to be new in town as well, so why would she give a hoot about two strangers quarrelling? Furthermore, he doubted she knew enough English to explain to the cops about what happened here anyway. Well, he'd just have to rely on those assumptions.

He doubted he could just stuff Sasuke in his car without getting Maria suspicious with those actions. And to keep in good favors with her and dispell any thoughts of evil-doing on his part, he'd help her find this Larka woman. Ben dug into his other pocket and pulled out his cellphone. He pointed to Sasuke, "Calling the cops. Police." He lied.

"I've subdued him, at Carvers. I need you to retrieve him. I've run into a minor situation..."

The call was short, and he spoke quickly in the hopes that Maria wouldn't pick up on much, if any, of what he had said. Then he gave a pleasant little smile and looked up to the bird. "Follow?" He asked, pointing to the bird, then moving to his car.

Sasuke

He remained uncouncious his breathing slow.

Maria Sokolov

Maria nodded. "Follow." She repeated. Then she suddenly turned around to face Kirill and waved her arms around, spooking him. The bird flew away, to Kate's Kritters, right where his master was.

Maria smiled back at Ben. "Follow." She said again, motioning for the man to follow, turning around and rushing off.

Benjamin Linus

"Ok, ok. I will follow. In the car." Keeping his sentences short this time, Ben slid into the car. Driving slowly, he trailed after Maria as they headed for Kate's Kritters.

Sasuke

he remeind uncouncious

Mikhail & Ethan

The car pulled to a stop along the levee road, in nearly the same area Ben's car had previously been parked. "Be careful now, there's no telling who's out here..." Ethan warned, taking a quick look around while getting out his pistol. His main priority was to keep Bonnie safe.

The two men got out of the car, each looking about for possible trouble as they moved towards the bridge. "Here, you can tie him up." Mikhail said, handing Ethan a roll of duct tape.

Ethan rolled Sasuke over on his stomach and pulled his arms behind his back, then wrapped them tightly with the tape. Next were his legs. Ethan wrapped them tightly from his angles up to his knees, ensuring that there would be no way for the ninja to break free on his own. Then he began to search for any weapons or other dangerous items Sasuke might have on him.

Mikhail picked up the kunai that Sasuke had attempted to slice Benjamin with. "<>BInteresting. It's a good thing they don't use firearms."

Sasuke

He started to stir. He had pulled the tranq stunner out before he had passed out.He could feel the man taping his arms and legs and he growled mentaly.

A golden eagle watched all of this. Her Name was goldy.She sat on the railing next to all of them. She had a piece of leather on her leg signalling she was owned. She screeched at them and then took off and circled them.

Bonnie/Andrea/Shasta

The three girls got out of the car, two of them keeping their distance. Bonnie stepped closer and looked at the knife Mikhail picked up, then looked at Sasuke. "He's one of them." She said spitefully. "Shoot him before he wakes up. End his misery." This wasn't just a job. This was personal.

Shasta shook her head. "I think we should see what Ben wants to do with him." She herself didn't mind if Sasuke died, but she knew that they'd be in trouble if Ben didn't want to kill him.

Mikhail & Ethan

Ethan was very tempted to follow up with Bonnie's suggestion, but the comment that Shasta had posed made him stop. "As much as I'd like too, we'll have to let him live a while longer." Ethan grabbed Sasuke's shoulders as he looked up to Bonnie, "Could you get his feet? We'll put him in the trunk for now."

Seeing that Sasuke was fully subdued, Mikhail headed for the car and unlatched the trunk. There was some rope and clothing back there, which he quickly removed as the others prepared to put their hostage in. "Shasta is right; we will need him for questioning. He surely knows what happened to Steve."

Sasuke Uchiha

Sasuke grunted but nothing more.He was only a boy of 17..if they killed him then all of them and everything they cherished would die.

Bonnie

Bonnie nodded vaguely and grabbed Sasuke's legs. She was tempted to just pull her gun and kill him right here, but she knew that would cause some trouble. "Where will we keep it when it's not in the trunk?" She asked.

Mikhail & Ethan

Ethan couldn't help but laugh with amusement when she titled Sasuke as 'it' instead of 'him'. "At Mikhail's, with the other kid, I imagine." He explained, hurrying towards the car. He was glad Sasuke was younger and lighter; it was such a hassle to get larger people in a trunk! "As soon as we learn what we need to, we'll dispose of the trash. Alright, one... two..." Ethan began, swinging Sasuke back and forth as he prepared to toss him in the trunk, "..three!"

Mikhail shook his head. Ethan was just messing around now, trying to show off for Bonnie and make her feel better. There was no need to be swinging Sasuke around like that, but that was Ethan's way of getting a bit of revenge for his gang's attack on Bonnie.

Itachi, Zabuza,Deidara, Gaara

Itachi had followed the golden eagle here to see this and he glared and he took a kunai out .What the fuck you think your doing you pieces of trash...He hissed.

Zabuza followed after them and slamned his sword down ready to deflect any bullets.I would run now if I w ere youGuns didn't scare them

Deidara lazly followed them.He glared but said nothing.

Gaara a boy you wouldn't think get involved really cuz of his solitude followed he was sasuke's age.

Bonnie

Bonnie helped Ethan get Sasuke into the car, but before she could say anything else, the others showed up. She cocked her rifle and aimed it at Itachi. "You have two seconds to get out of here before I blast your brain out, boy." She said in a deathly tone. Andrea pulled her pistol and aimed back and forth at each of them, nervously.

Mikhail & Ethan

Ethan slammed the trunk down just as he saw the four approaching from the other end of the bridge. There was no question that these were members of the same gang, warranting immediate action from the man. His pistol was taken out in a flash, aimed at Itachi, "I don't think you understand..."

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Three deafening shots wrang out before Ethan could even finish his sentence. Mikhail wasn't going to stand around and chat with the enemy when it was obvious that they couldn't try to talk them out of violence. Instead, he had taken out his pistol and fire three rapid rounds at Deidara...

Itachi

He glared.And abandon my brother? I don't think...He knew it wasn't at him.

Deidara eyes lighten up but luckily.

Zabuza:He was quick and his sword blocked the bullets one though did scraped his own hand but he just ignored the pain.Good try fuck tardHe hissed.

Gaara:just stood emotionless.

Bonnie

Bonnie hated these guys. Anyone could see that by the look on her face. "I'll kill you!" She snapped, firing three shots at Itachi. One for the head, one for the chest, and the last for his abdomen.

Andrea shot twice at Zabuza's leg, trying to immobilize him.

Shasta suddenly pulled her pistol and, without warning, shot straight at Deidara's head.

Mikhail & Ethan

Now Ethan got in on the action, sending four rounds, shooting for the torsos of Gaara and Itachi.

Mikhail send off four more rounds as well, shooting at Deidara's chest and abdomen.

Itachi

Itachi:he lept backwards and backfliped away. Though a bullet just barely missed his left side.He slid to a halt and he took out three kunais. Placed one in his mouth and one in each hand.He then ran toward ethan leaping here and there to avoid bullets. When near him he slashed at him with all three his eyes locked on ethans.

Zabuza:He had turned his eyes to the girl and quickly blocked andrea's bullet and then ran towards Mikhail and yet again blocked the one ment for Deidara.He lashed out either hoping to cut his arm badly or atleast knock the gun from his hands.

Deidara:he let out a sigh and then lept to the side getting skimed on the side.He ran straight for shasta jumping here and there.

Gaara:That left bonnie so gaara with a rather bored look on his face jumped on the railing and ran down it and then lunged to tackle bonnie. One of ethans bullets skimmed his neck.

Bonnie

Bonnie fired at Gaara just before he lunged. The girl was knocked to the ground. "Let me go you freak!" She hissed, trying to knock Gaara on the head with the end of the rifle.

Andrea shot once more at Zabuza, aiming for his back. She then spun around and saw Gaara. "DON'T TOUCH MY SISTER!" She snapped, firing straight at his head.

Shasta stepped aside as Deidara ran for her. She fired once at his chest and once at his head.

Mikhail, Ethan, & Ben

Ethan stuffed the pistol back into its holster. He had emptied the clip, but didn't think he'd need in anymore. He was a skilled fighter, and like Mikhail, was built as strong as he was tall. When Itachi leapt for him, Ethan came forward in a sudden movement, both arms outstretched to grab the wrists of Itachi, while a foot was aimed to kick the man in the gut and knock the wind out of him.

Mikhail had plenty of training in the art of hand-to-hand combat, though he did prefere to use his gun. Standing close to the car, he ducked down and rolled to the side, letting the blade fall against the heavy steel frame of the old vehicle, sending a frenzy of sparks out. His leg was kicked out just as quickly, trying to trip Deidara while he aimed a shot for his knee cap.

Ben had suspected that something went wrong, but he couldn't have imagined just how badly. The report of gun fire echoed through the air, telling him he'd better get his own weapon ready. As he drove down the levee road, he saw four new assailants attacking his people. Parking his car a few dozen yards from the fray, he pulled out his own pistol and sent a hail of bullets towards Gaara and Deidara. It was a risky move from such a distance, but he wasn't as concerned about hitting Shasta and Bonnie as he was about hitting Mikhail and Ethan. They would be much harder to replace.

Gaara

He didn't get hit by either of the others attacks but when ben showed he got hit in his shoulder and he wasn't one for blood so he immediatly staggered away looking now at his bloody hand.

Deidara:He dodged almost all but one bullet scathed his side.

Zabuza:he growled as he missed and then he felt the kick to his knee cap but only winced and then he swung again this time for his legs.

Itachi:He growled as his wrists were caught and he gagged but didn't let go of the dagger in his mouth while ehtan had his wrists he aimed to stab the man in the eye.

Bonnie/Lark Volkov

Bonnie scrambled to her feet, going a good distance away before shooting at Itachi's back from behind.

Andrea fired at Deidara, now running low on ammo. She believed she still had enough to finish this fight, though.

Shasta shot twice at Zabuza just as Ben came in.

Lark just arrived, riding on her horse. She had let Kirill fly free for now so he wouldn't get hurt. She pulled out her gun and fired at Gaara, seeing Ben do the same. "Napadenie!" "Attack!" She ordered, speaking to her dogs in her native tongue.

Anya and Aiara sprung into action, rushing at Deidara and trying to tear at his legs and arms.

Mikhail, Ethan, & Ben

Ethan gave a yell as he swung the younger man as hard as he could by the wrists, trying to pull him off his feet and slam him to the ground in a daze. He pulled his head back, but the blade caught above his eye brow and slice across the side of his forehead. A steady stream of blood trickled from the wound, making it look far more gruesome than it really was. As it was, Ethan hardly noticed the wound. His primary thoughts were on taking out Itachi and protecting Bonnie.

Mikhail was back on his feet now, jumping out of the blade's range just in time for Zabuza's next swing. The gun was put to work again, aimed in the blink of an eye for a shot at Zabuza's chest.

With Gaara backing off from the fight, Ben now took aim at Deidara and fired a few more rounds his way. He was pleasantly surprised at Lark's help, though he couldn't spare the time to say anything just yet.

Deidara

He growled as he felt the dog biting and aimed to kick it and then run off. He knew when they were beat.

Zabuza again blocked it ubt noted the other twos departure.Come on itachi they'll all die soon enough and we'll get him backwith that said he ran after the others.

Itachi:his eyes were alight with hate now.He glared nad stayed on the ground and then aimed a swift kick to ethans stomach and then forced himself free and ran off.

Bonnie

Bonnie lowered her weapon as the enemies ran off. She stared off at the horizon in shock. This was the second time the gang had attacked while she was there. She leaned against the railing, feeling her legs go weak. Andrea looked at her sister. "Bonnie? You alright?" She asked, concerned. Bonnie simply nodded, but said nothing.

Shasta lowered her gun and took a look around to make sure the enemies were gone. "I think they'll leave us alone for now..." She said quietly.

Lark dismounted her horse and approached Ben. "Ia nenavizhu ikh..." "I hate them..." She said, speaking of the gangs. She took a look around at the others. She was sure these were the other members of the club Ben had mentioned, and she was eager to meet them.

Mikhail, Ethan, & Ben

Ethan staggered back, but remained on his feet. Scarecly noticing the arrival of Ben, he didn't bother with the trail of blood seeping down his face. His only concern was for Bonnie, and he was quick to come to her side. "You alright? Here, lets get in the car." He said, putting an arm around her as he tried to guide her to the front passenger side.

"For now." Mikhail replied, watching the group depart. Then he heard a familiar tounge... someone speaking his native language. "Kto - Vy?" "Who are you?". He asked, turning around to set his single eye on Lark.

Ben was approaching the group, wide eyes cast with shadows as he carried a look of anger and frustration. "Do you have the kid?" He questioned, ignoring the two Russians as they spoke. While it was certainly an asset to have someone who could speak so many languages, he hated not knowing what was being said.

Ethan ackowledged his leader now, but stayed near to Bonnie, "He's in the trunk."

"I see you brought your friends with you, Ethan. That is a curious move, isn't it?" Ben said, his words sounding with a dangerous and uncertain undertone.

Ethan looked away from Ben, knowing he couldn't let his anger get out of control. "I'm sorry, I didn't have much of a choice..."

"Appologies aren't going to change anything. We need to get back to Mikhail's anyway. Lets load up." Benjamin responded, cutting Ethan off before he could finish.

Bonnie/Others

Bonnie walked with Ethan to the car, not speaking a word. She still held onto her gun, fearing that they would come back. Andrea shook her head. "Crap. They've traumatized my sister." She said to herself.

Lark looked at Mikhail and smiled when she heard him speaking her language. "Menia zovut Lark Volkov." "My name is Lark Volkov." She replied politely. Although she knew that when Maria was around, they'd be better off speaking English. But she'd explain that later. And the enemy was nowhere in sight.

Kirill landed on Lark's shoulder. The girl cringed when she realized she still had Maria's bullet in her arm. The blood could barely be seen on her black trench coat, but it was still visible. She knew that these people would eventually want to know more about this enemy.

Mikhail, Ethan, & Ben

As the others started getting into their vehicles, Ben faced Lark, "We are heading back to his house now. I'll explain everything there." The faintest of smile appeared, for the briefest of time. Then it was gone, and he was heading for his car. "Mikhail."

The Russian was just beginning to reply to Lark, "Moj Mikhail Bakunin. Ja... Mine is Mikhail Bakinun. I..." And then Ben cut in, giving out orders. As the leader stalked away towards his vehicle, Mikhail dipped his head slightly, "...Ja predpolagaju, chto my zakonchim etu besedu v bolee pozdnee vremja. ...I guess we will finish this conversation at a later time."

While Mikhail got into Ben's car, Ethan got into his own. He was troubled by Bonnie's lack of speech, and tried to confort her by rubbing her shoulder, "I'm sorry you had to see all that. Hopefully we'll put an end to them soon enough." Ethan forced a little smile, although with nearly half his face covered in blood, he probably was far from an encouraging sight.

Once everyone was in the vehicles, they headed off for Mikhail's house, at a slow enough rate for Lark and Zola to keep up.