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Prologue:
Rene Satou, young member of elite police squad “Black Panthers” gets kidnapped by the Mafia and ends in the hands of evil lawyer, who wants to take revenge on him for getting penalty for speed driving. While Rene is slowly loosing hope to get out of this alive, his colleague Serge isn´t willing to give up yet. Knowing that messing with the Mafia can cost his own life, Serge still wants to save his friend. But the Mafia is dreadful enemy and it won´t let its prey go easily.

After Serge almost got shot:
Nick: “Oh, you mean that? That was just a warning,” he reassured Serge brightly. “If you were on the List they would kill you.”
Serge (thinking): ´Funny how some people can say bad news sounding this optimistic. Almost as it was a reason to celebrate.´

In Moonshine bar (owned by Mafia):
Barman: “Your order, sir?”
Serge: “Shot of whisky,” I said. I tried to sound lazy and casual like I came just for a drink. The barman probably didn´t believe me nose between my eyes, but he served me drink anyways.

How to get your name on Black List (between chapters):
Jack: “Hi, boss. Did you hear about that kidnapped Black Panther?”
Boss: “Yes. I read newspaper.” (lol)
Jack: “Well, I´ve been really good all year, so what about giving me the kitten for Christmas?”
Boss: “No.”
Jack: *whining*“But, boss! Pretty pleeeeease!”
Boss: “No. Alexander wants him.” (for some reason)
Jack: “Whom do you like more, boss? Me or that lawyer?”
Boss: *coughs* “Anyways. He knows Alexander. We can´t just let him go. He could testify against him.”
Jack: “If it´s the only problem, I can silence the boy.” *pulling out a knife*
Boss: “Jack! Put it away! I told you not to bring weapons into my office. I´m pretending to be a fair businessman.”*straightening the necktie*
Jack: *putting the knife away* “So boss, what are you going to give me for Christmas?” *puppy eyes*
Boss: “Wait and see.”
Jack: *leaving*
Boss: “Where are you going?”
Jack: “I have a date with another Black Panther.”
Boss: “Which one?”
Jack: “Little Rene´s friend, Serge Collins.” *left office*
Boss: *thinking* If I got rid of that friendly cop, Jack would stop bothering me and everyone would be happy.
*taking out his Black List*
Serge Collins, you say?
*writing*
S e r g e  Collins

Kidnapper x captive relationship:
Alexander: “I see that your uniform had a rough time,” said Alexander casually. “Look, I brought you new clothes to change.”
Rene: Rene frowned at the idea of undressing in front of lawyer. “Thanks. I like it this way.”

Man´s best friend is dog, cop´s best friend is car:
Serge (to his hi-tech lancer): “Hey, baby. Missed me? ´Cause I missed you.”

Highway cops are allowed to speed:
Serge´s POV: I bitterly laughed and pressed the speed more. Now it looked like I was floating in the sea of colourful lights. I wished to close my eyes and dive into the memory of better days, but closing the eyes is something you shouldn´t do in over 150 kilometers speed.

Hot Mafiosi don´t have to pay fines for speeding:
Jack (leaning against pulled down window): “What´s up, Officer? Did I break a speed limit?”
Serge´s POV: I bent to him to say something spicy, but as he looked up, moon mirrored in his eyes. Silver and gray. I´m screwed. “Missed me?” Jack purred in his melodic voice, sharp steel hidden in velvet, and my blood rushed in completely opposite direction of the brain. I had to catch on his car to keep standing. Fuck the souls. Who needs them anyways? Face to face a heartless murderer, all I cared about was him. Curve of his hips. Taste of his skin. Smell of his breath. Nothing else mattered.

Serge in custody after being falsely accused:
Black Panther´s captain: “Look what you did. You´re a real shame of all Black Panthers. Who would expect that you´d turn out to be ordinary thief?”
Serge: “Thanks. That´s really encouraging, oh, noble leader. One would expect that you´d came to help me but you apparently have better things to do.”

Serge being paroled for lack of evidence:
Random guard: “Get up, Collins. It´s time to get lost.”
Serge: “Pardon me?”
Random guard: “You´re leaving, moron. Lack of proofs etc. You should know. I swear that the kids weren´t this stupid when I was young.”

Bureaucracy is everywhere:

Serge: “Uhm, I´m supposed to be released from the custody.”
Bald guard: “Name?”
Serge: “Lieutenant Serge Collins, Black Panther squad.”
Bald guard: “Are you deaf, young man? I asked about your name, not insurance number.” He shook his head and flipped through his papers. “Collins, Serge. Let´s see…” guard slowly read a sheet of paper. “Accused of theft? Standard of the police is lower and lower every year.”
Serge: “Can I leave?”
Bald guard: “It seems so…” Just in case, man checked the other side of paper, but he apparently didn´t find any hook. “Yes, you can leave.”

False accusing, real suspension :
Reiner: “I have to ask you to return your badge and service weapon. Do you have any more guns legally registered?”
Serge: “What if I´d say yes?”
Reiner: “I´d sleep better.”

Lawyers:
Alexander: “Good morning, Maria.”
Maria: “Alexander, I´m so glad to see you.”
Alexander: “Really?”
Maria: “No. It was sarcasm.”

When working for Mafia, you shouldn´t be greedy:
Alexander (being stupid):“It seems that you really care about the last case. What about you gave me back young Satou as a reward?”
Jack (being pissed off): “Yes, we do care about the case. What about I generously agreed that if you success, I won´t skin you alive piece by piece?”
Alexander: “That would be great. Honestly, Jack, you don´t know very much about positive motivation.”

Rene´s thoughts while being held captive by David:
* Being held captive is surprisingly boring, as long as your captor treats you kindly.
* If only they met in real life. If only David wasn´t a criminal. A heartless Mafioso. If only line of law wasn´t dividing them. Why couldn´t I met someone like him in normal way? Not knowing who he is? I´d accept any kind of meeting. Anything but this!

Getting info isn´t as easy as you think:
Serge was browsing lonely streets. He visited every single criminal whom he knew. Half of those whom Serge visited knew nothing about the missing cop, the other half heard some rumours about the Mafia kidnapping Chief Investigator´s son. First half couldn´t tell Serge anything, the second ones swear to all saints that they knew nothing and flied away the moment Serge turned his back to them. In the end, it seemed that only non-Mafioso in the city who had some useful info was Nick.

Serge thinking about Jack´s home life:
Actually, I could easily imagine him curled on the sofa enjoying the warmth of the blanket like a lazy cat. No, not like a cat. More like a snake digesting some poor bystanders with the cold, poisonous smile never leaving his lips.

After Reiner and Jayden got beat up by Mafia:

Max: “But you could tell me. I´d have watched your back.”
Reiner: “Like Jayden did? That would be really helpful.”

Elite cops don´t like to show weakness:
General: He made his best attempt to look kind (which was expression he wore so rarely that it didn´t fit him at all). “You´re wounded. I´m sure that you´d rather bite off your tongue than admit it, but you´re wounded and you need to recover.”
Reiner: “Sir, I can assure you-!”
General: “If you manage to take a deep breath without flinching from pain, maybe I´ll believe you.”
(later)
Reiner: “I´m supposed to sit at home and recover.”
Max: “Oh, come on,” Max said and hugged his lover. “He´s just worried about you.”
Reiner: “Seriously? Mister Evan I-don´t-care-that-driver-died-as-long-as-car-can-be-repaired Hartmann suddenly cares about my wellbeing? Are you mad?”

Max being made a temporary captain:
Max: “Cool. I love to boss people around. Not that I´d do it,” he added quickly, when he noticed Reiner´s expression.
Reiner: “Here´s the key from my office. You can use it for now.”
Max: “Sure.” Max took the key and swung it on his finger. “What about the key from your car?”
Reiner: “Touch it and I´ll cut you into quarters,” retorted Reiner threateningly. Then he sighed and tilted his head to side. “Be careful, ok?”
Max: Max softly smiled and hugged him. “Roger, sir.”
Reiner: Reiner returned him his smile and pulled away. “I´m going home,” he said annoyed. “To recover, sulk and make a woo-doo doll of general.”
Max: “Sure. See ya later.”

Squad reaction on temporary captain:
Max: “Reiner´s just taking few days off to rest and I was chosen to rule you in the meantime. Say hi to your boss. You can worship me every day from 10am to 6pm. From 10am to 1pm at weekends.”
Steffen: “I don´t understand why Reiner chose you. You´re a jerk even without any competences.”
Max: *glaring*
Steffen: “I bet that Jay won´t listen you at all. He´d be totally pissed off that you´re his new boss.”

Serge remembering about car accident when he and Rene crashed:
Reiner: “Don´t worry about the car. At least both of you are all right.”
Serge (thinking): I chuckled at the memory. Captain had the guts to say that we were “all right”, while doctors were cutting our uniforms so they could tend our wounds.
Max: “Look on the bright side,” Max cheered us. “You still have eight lives left.”
Serge (thinking): If I hadn´t broken arm, I would had punched him.

Serge preparing to refuse Jack´s deal:
Yeah, I would need to be a superhero to kick Jack´s ass, but being ´mere policeman´ has to be enough, cause that´s all I have.
My badge (locked in Reiner´s desk), my pride (which I kind of strangled in the corner while fucking with Mafioso), my sense for justice (if you forget about dealing with Mafia, about Jack… and Nick…) and selfish decision to rather kill Jack by my own hands than let him lay a finger on Nick.
Honestly, if I live until next month, I should find a new job. I suck as a cop.

Being a good cop isn´t that good:

David (yelling at Rene): “I can´t expect you to stay quiet if I let you go. You´re a cop. The Black Panther.” He spat the last word like it was an insult. Maybe it was. “Can I rely that you won´t tell anyone about the underworld?” he asked almost angrily. “It´s your duty to catch people like us. You´re that type of a cop, don´t try to deny it. You´re a good cop.” This time, it definitely was an insult but Rene couldn´t make himself feel offended.

Rene, not wanting to leave:
For some reason, idea of leaving didn´t make him as happy as one would expect. Part of him wanted to dig its claws into the walls and hold on.
Rene: “Where are we going?”
David: “To visit someone. Just please don´t catch any attention, would you?”
Rene: “Visit who?” asked Rene suspiciously, while the same little part of him was thinking about biting the hand pulling him out of the door.

Epilogue, Rene´s POV:

Few weeks ago, I was kidnapped by Mafia. You ask why? Common reasons - revenge, blackmailing… being a cop didn´t help either.
But in the end, I don´t regret what happened. It was instructive experience. I´ve learned that lawyers are crazy (at least those who work for Mafia), that my mother likes me and what is the most important, that Silversign´s crimelord is perfect lover.
And to be honest, now, when we´re lying next to each other, our bodies tangled and covered in sweat, I´m glad that all of that happened. Some dark, selfish part of me feels malicious happiness. Forget the kittens. Panther caught an eagle. Point for Panther.
Remember my Black Panther story? (scarlette13.deviantart.com/gal… ) I loved writing it, it was fun. Thanks to everyone who read it, your comments cheered me up a lot and motivated me to keep writing. I hope that you´ll stop by next year too.:hug:

Plans for 2014: I´d like to finish Police trip story (collaboration between me and FlirtingWithInsanity)
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More great moments.  :D

Btw...
After Reiner and Jayden got beat up by Mafia:
Max: “But you could tell me. I´d have watched your back.”
Reiner: “Like Jayden did? That would be really helpful.”   <-------NOT JAY'S FAULT!!!!!  lol  :D