The Traps of Black Swan

Ellis Hudson aka Lieutenant Hudson had followed the Shadow team member named Max. Ellis started to doubt why they reached out of the city around the industrial area. He was thinking to return feeling suspicious when the bike that was in front of him disappeared.

Ellis believed the eerie feeling and was ready to leave but the bike appeared next to his car. Dumbly rolling down the window, he howled, "Who are you?"

'Pow' A sharp punch landed right on Lieutenant Hudson's face.

"Oops!" Max exclaimed trying to behave like a girl keeping his hand on his helmet.

Ellis felt dizzy and was trying to recover when the door opened and felt the bike girl pulling him out removing the seat belt.

Max wanted to drag him to the warehouse but that would leave a glaring mark on the road so he easily threw Ellis on his shoulder and walked about a hundred meters before throwing him on the ground of the warehouse.

"Ahhh…" Ellis groaned in pain landing on his butt. He was already aware that the biker girl wasn't she but he. "Who are you? What do you want? How dare you hit an officer on duty?"

Max removed his helmet and threw at another man who was in the same designed clothes, "Careful." Max instructed the man who nodded and left quickly.

They were just taking care of public security cameras as the bike was just going around the city without halting anywhere so tracing the aim of the biker would be difficult.

The path which Aarvi was going to use is secluded so there won't be any cameras.

Ellis watched the young good looking man and assumed he is just a small thug and won't hold physical power looking at his lean body.

Ellis stood up and shoved a punch on his face but Max easily slipped, "Easy man." Max mocked when Ellis stumbled due to his physical momentum.

Then Ellis started to attack mindlessly, brashly but Max just shifted right and left repeatedly and yawned in boredom. They were instructed not to damage them physically else Max would have broken his bone or two.

Max couldn't understand if Aarvi didn't want to torture them, they why was she bringing five officers to the warehouse. He just knew Aaron had found her in the warehouse fighting between life and death so he started to think if they tried to molest her.

Max saw Ellis panting heavily stumbling himself. When Ellis's hand reached a metal object and tried to hit Max, the latter stood like a statue and slapped him.

Ellis stumbled and fell down with the metal object falling on himself. Max shrugged, "I didn't do anything, you are the one who hurt yourself."

Then Max grabbed his jacket to drag him and threw him into one of the dark rooms. There was no window and had a light in the center hanging from the ceiling with the rusty smell around. Max lied to scare Ellis, "Enjoy with the snakes." He said to have fun in the boredom.

Ellis: "..."

He ran towards the door but it locked and he stuck on the wall breathing heavily looking on the dark floor. Max who moved next to the glass wall mimicked the snake, "Hiss…"

"Ahhh…" Ellis screamed in horror.

Max didn't have to do anything further, Ellis imagined the sounds himself and started jumping and running around until he got a chair to stand on it entertaining Max.

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Aarvi alighted the car as the Shadow team head followed her in complete silence. She knew Aaron would have told him to be very cautious about her emotional state which she might mask in her serenity.

She wasn't sure how she was going to react after entering inside. Because she had no idea where they had taken her and where she was lying in the darkness.

Until Shawn had asked her how she ended up in an abandoned Shipyard Warehouse, she didn't have any idea that the warehouse existed.

Hence it may be the warehouse or her home or anywhere, the complete darkness reminds her of the place, unlike a particular place.

She breathed out loudly and instructed, "I want to be alone."

Instead of following her at two steps behind, he maintained five more steps away but didn't dare to stay away.

Aarvi entered the warehouse from the worn-out backdoor of the warehouse whereas the officers will be entering from the main door.

She was climbing stairs when Chief Powell ran inside calling his daughter's name, "Jasmine… Jass… Jasmine... Where are you… Jass?"

Chief Powell had seen Ellis Hudson's car and was enraged thinking Lieutenant Hudson placed his dirty gaze on his daughter.

Max quietly backed off signaling other members to take the places in the darkness. He glanced at Aarvi's silhouette who was confused looking at Ellis twirling on the chair like a headless fool.

He suppressed his laughter hoping he didn't do something that might affect her plans.

Ellis took time to identify Chief Powell's voice and started screaming, "Chief. Chief, help me… Chief…"

Incensed, Chief Powell tracked the voice and pushed open the door to see Ellis dancing on the chair. He didn't notice the door closing behind him, and ran towards Ellis.

"You bastard… You scoundrel…"

Aarvi instructed in a low voice, "Recording?"

[Check]

Chief Powell was yet to get near, Ellis shouted, "Chief, be careful there are snakes."

Aarvi: "..."

Ellis Hudson had Ophidiophobia but she had no plans to use snakes and didn't expect him to imagine snakes in the darkness.

Max's voice sounded once he connected back to the conference call, "I was bored so I tried to have fun till you guys reached."

Aarvi didn't know whether to laugh or facepalm. She knew Max had no idea Ellis Hudson had a fear of snakes due to his childhood trauma.

But her coming torture was going to make Ellis love snakes and run from women or probably humans. Ahh, she is unsure.

Chief Powell clutched the jacket of Ellis and pulled him down. He started slapping, smacking, punching as he scolded and vented his frustration on Ellis as he carelessly let his tongue loose.

"You bastard, how dare you to touch my daughter? Have I ever stopped you from having fun with other women? Do you think your father will save you now? You rascal, where is my daughter? I will kill you if you do anything to her? I have all the evidence wherever you molested female prisoners, I will make sure you regret for daring to touch my daughter…"

Chief Powell didn't hear what Ellis was saying and Ellis who was afraid of snakes didn't dare to run away from Chief Powell afraid to be bitten by snakes.

Aarvi was happy she got some more proof to prove Chief Powell showed a blind eye when his juniors were misusing their power. This won't only ruin Chief Powell's name for protecting scumbag, it will drag Ellis Hudson and his father, Mayor Hudson in the mud.

The netizens will go crazy ruining the reputation of Chief Powell saying he cared to stand against Ellis Hudson only when his daughter came into question, how could he turn blind eyes on other daughters staying in such a reputable position in the society?

The netizens won't stop there, of course, they will drag the father and son down. How could the head of the municipal council let his son loose and also bury the evil deeds of him?

If Mayor Hudson loses his position for supporting his son's immoral activities, a man under Leon Harmon would collapse.

Aarvi was already prepared to file cases by women empowerment organizations that could help those prisoners and other victims to file cases and fight for justice.

These actions will unveil the true colors of many other officers. This was Aarvi's actual plan which will continue. She will make sure the redemption of Chief Powell for being smart, experienced man to become negligible.

That doesn't mean Aarvi had no other proof against their evil deeds, she will only reveal them when it is necessary.

The real storm in the Mocon wasn't too far. It was going to hit the media, administration, and public like never before while she will stay behind the scene.

Of course, before that, she was going to scare the crap out of four officers and Chief Powell was going to watch them in a thunderstruck.

[200 meters away.] A voice reminded them about the arrival of the other three officers.

Aarvi flicked her fingers. The recording ended, two men entered inside the room and separated Chief Powell from Ellis. Chief Powell was dragged out of the room and left in a room where he could view four rooms through glass walls.

Chief Powell was about to shout for his daughter when a mobile landed on his hand, it was a video call, "Dad… Dad are you there? I can't see anything?"

Like a heavy stone moved from his heart, he watched his daughter in home clothes snuggling her mother on the couch. The light from the mobile was enough to reflect on his face so his daughter smiled.

"Dad, did you catch another criminal? You are so cool." The innocent admiration was very evident in her voice and he could feel she was completely fine.

Chief Powell choked on her words, 'Cool?' He knew he is a superhero to his daughter but how is he living? Protecting criminals and he is one in them.

He glanced at the rooms where each room was occupied by the one of four who abused Vance Hays's ex-fiancee in the police station.

He didn't know what was coming next but forced a smile at his daughter, "Enjoy with your mother. I will…" Will he really go home tonight? He doubted. But he still said, "I will see you later."

The girl gave him a flying kiss and bid him, "Come home soon, Dad."

As soon as the video call ended the mobile in his hand disappeared. Before he could turn to the man who took it, he disappeared into the darkness leaving him alone.

He thought by glancing at three happy faces, another one pained and scared face, 'What is coming next?'