Story [Issue 20] If Drugs Were Illegal, Segment 6: The Conclusion

[jokjinari 160]

 

...Previously

 

July 2nd, 2013

 

 

I'm sure you're dying to know what I saw at the Tanki HQ! Not really? Let me tell you anyway. I definitely didn't expect it! Well, actually, maybe just a little, but not much. Just so you know, it's crazy!

 

I'll start from the beginning. Granny and I got off of our tram. We had to walk for a few minutes, but we finally saw the Tanki HQ across the street. It wasn't a very special looking building, just made out of bricks, but of course, why should it be fancy? Granny wanted to cross the street, but I held her back. We couldn't really just walk right up to the front door and knock, now could we? No. We'd have to do it some other way. I had us circle the building to scout things out, and then we-- Actually, I'm too lazy to go over every detail (I need to take advantage of my summer, it's the only time that I get to be lazy! Haha), and I'd get a cramp anyway, so I'll just keep it short and to the point. After a while, I noticed that we weren't the only ones keeping an eye on the building. There was another guy, too. He was a lot closer, and he was also walking around the building, just like me and Granny. Except this guy wasn't like us at all. He was buff, and he looked really mean, the way only mean people can look, if you know what I mean. Every so often he would stop and look around suspiciously, as if he were expecting something. 

 

Being the brave boy that I am, I pulled Granny to a safe vantage point behind a lamp post. Suddenly, a grey metal door in the side of Tanki burst open and some guy rushed out. He started sprinting as soon as he saw Buff Man, but unfortunately, Buff Man had seen him too. He never even stood a chance. In no time, Buff Man had tackled the guy and was carrying him back inside the building. Then he came out and started on his rounds again like nothing had happened. 

 

I didn't know what to do after that. As you can see, things were/are serious. Granny was pale, but she didn't say anything, and we kinda just went home. Well, actually, on the way I convinced Granny to buy a WiFi router, so I'm going to go set that up right now. But something needs to be done about Tanki... I guess I'll think about that later. My mind is what you could call a bit numb right now. #laziness

 

 

July 3rd, 2013

 

 

I'm back for yet another day of writing and I'm just FREAKING out!! The devs are being held hostage! HELD HOSTAGE! This is nuts! I didn't even play Tanki yesterday! It's crazy... I hardly believe it, but I can't ignore the facts.  What should I do, though? Go to the police? Would they trust a kid like me? I can't even speak Russian! I would ask Granny to go with me, but she left the apartment right after breakfast without saying a word and I have no idea where she is! (And you say adults are more responsible than kids, Miss Reynolds???) 

 

I guess I'll just have to go to the police station alone and see what I can do. I don't want to regret having sat back and done nothing. I hope I won't make a fool of myself. (Yes, my reputation is always priority #1) Granny did teach me a few new words in addition to what I learned from Tanki, so between the two, my vocabulary is actually pretty big. 

I'm gonna get on Google Maps now and find the nearest police station. Hopefully it won't be far away. 

 

July 4th, 2013

 

 

I keep thinking that I'm putting you into suspense with my cliff hangers everyday, but then I get disappointed when I realize that you're gonna be reading this all in one sitting. Maybe I'll split my journal up and only give it to you one piece at a time. Hah. That should be more interesting.

Anyway, where was I? Ah yes. Yesterday. The police station. The closest one I could find was only 10 minutes away, so it didn't take me very long to get there. I couldn't locate Granny's keys, so I left the apartment unlocked. I didn't worry, though, because I figured that the chances of an apartment building like hers getting robbed were next to nothing. 

 

Even though I had gotten directions, the station wasn't very easy to find. It was in this nondescript building and the sign was not only in Russian, but it was also really really tiny. I only managed to find it when I started walking into random doors. 

It was dim inside the station. I wouldn't have even thought it was one, except for the policeman sitting behind a glass window across the room. He looked bored, and he didn't even lift his head when I walked in. 

 

Pushing down my fears, I walked right up to the window and knocked on the glass. The guy looked up, and in that moment I forgot everything I knew in Russian, from привет to нара! I started mumbling something in English, but he just stared at me blankly. He asked me something I didn't understand, I guess it was: "что хочешь, пацан?" But I just ignored him and kept trying to tell him about the hostage situation in English, so he started getting mad at me. He was shouting, and even though I couldn't understand him, I could tell what he meant. "Get out of here you silly foreigner!" 

I was dejected, but there was nothing to do except turn around and leave (I know you say "Never give up," Miss Reynolds, but some situations are just impossible). 

 

I turned around, giving one last glance to the policeman. Suddenly, I walked right into somebody! When I saw who it was, I couldn't believe my eyes! It was Granny! I was speechless for a second, and then I was like, "Granny!?!?!? What in the world are you doing here?" 

She didn't say anything, but she smiled at me and walked up to the little glass window where the policeman was sitting. That's when things got serious. From then on, I promised myself never to underestimate Granny again.  

I couldn't understand what they were saying, but it was definitely a war of words. Granny's lightning fast Russian vs. the officer's monotone bored voice. She was just amazing! I never thought anyone could talk so fast! It didn't take long for the officer to see that arguing was pointless. He gave in, and Granny smiled triumphantly. 

 

I'm still not sure how she got to the police station, but I don't care. All I know is that Granny got me out of a tough situation and somehow convinced the police to check out Tanki HQ to see what's going on. So they had us take them there, but then they made me and granny go home. I was really disappointed. I don't understand why they didn't let us stay! I wanted to see some action! We were the ones who discovered that something was wrong in the first place! 

Haha, it's 2 a.m. right now, but I can't sleep. (JSYK, I've stayed up much later doing h/w for YOUR class, Miss Reynolds!) I can't stop thinking about what could have happened. I really hope I find out soon. For now, I'll go play Tanki. A nice drug war always helps get my mind off of things. 

 

July 5th, 2013

 

 

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!! (I totally forgot to write anything about it yesterday) I can't believe I wasn't in the States for it... and they don't even celebrate it in Russia! At least I'm having a lot of fun here, so I guess it's worth it. I do miss America, though... especially fat juicy hamburgers and nice crunchy french fries. 

But anyway, I'm sure you're curious as to what happened with the police! Well guess what? I am too! Because I haven't been told anything yet... Hopefully I'll know by tomorrow. 

 

 

July 6th, 2013

 

 

Yay! I finally know pretty much EVERYTHING there is to know about everything I wanted to know about! That is, the Tanki situation.  A police man came over today and was telling Granny what happened. She took him into the kitchen and half closed the door, as if to keep me from hearing, but I fortunately happened to be walking by, so I accidentally overheard a bit (Well, a lot) of their conversation.  Unfortunately, I hardly understand a word of Russian, so my eavesdropping was sort of pointless. However, with a tiny amount of nagging on my part (Grandchildren are irresistible, just wait, Miss Reynolds, you'll see), Granny finally clued me in as to what happened. I'm sure you're dying of curiosity, so let me just tell you:  

 

The police must not have really believed me and Granny at first, because they only sent one guy to check Tanki out. However, he noticed suspicious activity too, and that convinced them we were telling the truth. I don't know if they had to go through any legal measures, but they got together some kind of force - police, swat, spetsnaz, or whatever - and stormed the building. Long story short, when the police barged in, they found (from what I understand) a notorious identity theft gang holding the devs hostage and using them to steal personal information from players. Buyers (Thankfully, not me), beware. 

 

 

So anyway, everything is coming to an end now. The devs are set free and Tanki can finally get back to normal. I guess I won't be able to drug in secret anymore, 'cause they'll probably change the game back to how it was... Well, whatever; it doesn't matter, as long as I can still drug. Drugging's all I care about. Somehow the ring-leader of the gang (Alexander Melinkov) managed to run off, but the police got the rest of the criminals and I'm sure they'll get him soon too. Now, I can relax. There's nothing left to worry about. 

Uh-oh, granny just told me to get dressed. She says the police chief wants to talk with me down at the station. Maybe I should be worrying after all. 

 

 

July 7th, 2013

 

 

Guess what?? You won't believe it! Instead of yelling at me, the police chief actually shook my hand and even said "молодец америкос!", which Granny tells me means "Good job, American!" I was shocked. And then one of the devs (I forget his name) walked in and shook my hand, too! He thanked me for being a hero and gave me a legit Tanki Online T-Shirt! It was awesome! And that's not all! He even asked if there was anything more he could do! And I was like, "Heck, yeah!" (You did say to make the most of every opportunity, didn't you, Miss Reynolds?). So now I have tons of drugs, an M3 combo, and Zeus paint! All for free! :D

 

 

I never thought this would happen, but my notebook is actually filling up! I guess now is as good a time to stop writing as any. It's the end of an adventure. I'll miss it, though. How did I do, Miss Reynolds? 

 

 

~The End

 

 

 

[hogree 4,179]

Great end to a fantastic series. Well done, Jok! Looking forward to more of your articles.

[r_nobodygood0 2]

aww, its over... dang though m3 combo

[D1E 257]

Didn't particularly enjoy it, not my kinda thing, but well written though.

[TankCommando33 33]

Great one!

[GoldRock 6,165]

Pure awesomeness. One of the best series in the history of the Tanki newspaper, finally brought to an outstanding end. The style of your writing in this series is definitely not something I'll be forgetting any time soon... it really is perfect for the plot. A great example of how to use writing style in an effective way to enhance a storyline. Amazing stuff, sad this'll be the last of the series, and I hope you'll consider trying something like this out again. Because you're really very good at it.

[dxtn 9]

جمـيـل  :wub: 

رائع استمر  :)

[canucks2 3]

AWESOME!!!

You did amazing on this.

 

Great series

[monster0909 299]

Nice story. :) 

[donut70 97]

great job, I really enjoyed the journal format you used, that hasn't been done before in the tanki newspapers.

[Dr.Urbi 657]

Gj

[jokersus.cava 1,503]

great story :D

[jokjinari 160]

Thank you so much for the feedback, guys :D 

[Eragon 13,876]

epic story  :wub:

[monkeyburn 13,521]

Excellent story...Aside from the humorous suspense. I 'gota tell you, I was deeply moved with your introduction of "Granny"...I had a tough granny like that. Never backed down to anyone, no matter how big and bad they were. It's good to read something where someone can relate (bring up good memories)..."Good Luck in future writings!" :)

[JROCKS 46]

Just reading this thing now, and all i can say is WOW.... You got some serious talent man!