"Surrounded by a group of thugs that is way too convenient, timing is just right I'd say this chick has either set this whole thing up or she was just being targeted and thought to play the damsel in distress bit, come on what political figure just strolls about without bodyguards that's unheard of"~Primus phantom.
Closing in on Heather and mercury a unsavory kind of organised thugs armed with metal bars and dressed in black cloaks approaches,from behind five thugs close in and on the left six, on the right seven and the front there are ten.
"Alright lady were gonna make this nice and easy, tell your boyfriend to back off or this gonna be very ugly." A deep voice speaks up from the front group of thugs.
Stratling boastifuly and Speaking with confidence and arrogance the thug appears to be the leader.
Mercury gets into a fighting stance as he prepares to go on the offence, the thug leader seeing this proceeds to caution mercury.
" listen up Guy, you gonna get into a whole world of hurt if you dont back off now from that woman okay,"
he smirks as he makes his statement and chuckles as the other thugs laugh simultaneously showing that they are superior in numbers. As primus speaks into Mercury's mind
" Something isn't right with these guys ,they are not your typical thugs, they seem to be hired mecrseneries, also their energy signature is identical to those I saw at the docking bay."
Mercury gets irritated by the remarks from the thug in front ignoring what Primus said He takes a step forward from Heather as he tells her.
"get ready to run as soon as I get their attention" she looks at mercury shocked at his action she tries to tell him something but then mercury leaps forward to assault the leader at a lightning speed.
Going in for a clean hit with a right hook to the leaders head but he is blocked by leader when his fist is caught, then proceeds to make a punch with his left fist as a feint but then landing a blow to the leaders head with his right fist after pulling always from the thugs grasp making a upper cut that sends the leader of the gang flying through the air.
The thugs leader falls to the steel floor, knocked unconscious with a clear bloody bruise on his neck, some of his teeth fall out of his mouth onto the floor and sticking out from the torn skin on his face . The other thugs get riled up and all of them rush at Mercury.
While Heather tries to get away the from fight but two thugs suddenly show up as she makes a brake for it and block her path. At the front of the fight surrounded by foes that make a dual assault with melee weapons Made of metal in an attempt to subdue mercury, but mercury easily blocks and counter attacks every single one with his hands and effortlessly lifting them and tossing the thugs on his left into the ones behind him turning around and leaping at the ones still standing .
He grabs and Swings the thugs who have managed to grab hold on his right arm causing them to lose grip and sending them flying and crashing onto the group on his right.
Meanwhile two of the thugs grab Heather and attempt to make a get away whilst carrying her as their captive, how ever mercury notices this he bolts after them to rescue Heather.
But Before he can take any further action to reach on the two kidnappers their heads get blown off by an explosive shot from a distance, aimed at the base of their necks causing an instant death as mercury reaches her and carries Heather to a safe distance hidden from the view of the unseen sniper.
Seeing this the other thugs withdraw in terror (screaming as they scamper away ) but are not fast enough to get away as the sniper shoots them down one by one until they are dead,(the gun shots echo through out the tunnel leading to the residential area).
Primus gets out of Mercury's body and flys out to investigate the occurance, " something is very fishy about this" just them a gun fires at the ghost as the plasma bullet passes straight through him, he smiles in delight as the assassins M's position is revealed.
"Well now can't hide anymore now can you ?" Primus change form into a black Misty as he pursues the sniper who is hiding in the vents above the tunnel, he launches a psykenetic attack that gets ahold of the snipers body and pulled them down.
Dragging them through the metal bars holding the vents together launching them down to floor where they are locked in place as Primus floats above them they look at him expressionlessly because they were in fact robot drones.
Primus uses his psykenetic force to break them apart into many tiny pieces that he scatters about the corpses laying on the ground, he then looks around to check for other hostiles.
The leader of the who just regained consiousness watches in complete terror frozen and paralyzed he doesn't move a muscle hoping to be ignored, but Primus notices him and levitates to the man who pisses himself at the sight of the black Misty phantom.
Primus prepares to kill off the thug with a kinetic energy blade that he forms but he runs out of energy and he retreats back into mercury as mercury and Heather watch what transpired.
The thug leaders cries as he says a prayer begging his life be spared " oh god of death please spare me.." as he shivers and shakes.
Mercury and Heather step out cautious from their hiding spot and approach the remaining thug, mercury grabs him by the cloak and lifts him up with one arm and Heather questions the thug " who sent you?"
The thug replies " it was the rexlian crew they wanted to get you as a hostage for ransom...(hack cough)" he chokes as acidic foam flows out of his mouth and mercury drops his corpse.
Mercury looks at Heather asks her " will you explain what is going on and why would they need to hold you ransom?"
She stares at mercury and replies " that's the second time they've tried to kidnap me and now looks like someone wants me dead which means that war is about to break out again, mercury let's keep going I need to report this back at the embassy"
She walks ahead of mercury as he follows her he he feels light headed and drops to the ground, Heather notices and quickly turns around to check on him she call out to him to no avail.
"Mercury hey wake! Mercury!"
"Mercury, mercury!;"