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They slowly fall like domino pieces in a line; it feels destined. And maybe just a little funny, the way they fall and burn like ashes from a forgotten cigarette between a whore's cracked lips as she smiles with stained teeth.
Danny knew they'd never had a chance. They got too soft over the years with Steve's goddamn moral compass and Kono's fresh-faced idealism. They should have killed their contacts. They should have buried their trail.
So, when the time came, he faced his bullet with a tired grin.
Kono never sees it coming. It hits her head first and she drops onto the ground running.
Steve, well, Steve takes it in stride. He uses those last moments to wipe out the world and leave it burning with revenge.
But for Chin Ho Kelly, death would be the easy way out.