Black Lagoon: A Family Reunion

Black Lagoon © Rei Hiroe

Athena, Eris, Rex, and Mei-Ying © Me and gamepsycho11

Summary- During another day in Roanapur, Revy has an unexpected reunion with her long-lost parents!

NOTE: Again, this is based off "A Pirate's Life for Me" by kipper898.

Prologue

10 months ago; East Village, New York…

A Chinese woman in her late 30s with long, dark brown hair, brown eyes, tan skin, and wearing a black dress is in the kitchen, making egg fried rice for breakfast for herself and her husband. However, as she cooked, she looked rather…dismal, for lack of better word. She sighed as she set the spatula aside and turned the stove off before she put the rice on two plates on the table.

"Rex!" she called. "You awake yet? Breakfast is ready!"

Soon, a man in his late 30s comes downstairs from the bedroom, looking extremely groggy. He had black, messy hair and green eyes and is wearing nothing but his black Joe Boxers, as well as some five o'clock shadow, possibly because he hadn't shaved in quite sometime.

"Hey," the woman said as her husband came to sit at the table. "You okay?"

"Aside from this fucking hangover I got," the man answered, "doing great."

The woman then sits down to eat her meal…but she paused when she looked over a picture frame on the coffee table.

It was a picture of a little girl with dark brown hair and brown eyes, almost like a miniature version of the woman herself, but with rounder eyes. The child looked up at the camera with an innocent expression on her face, cake crumbs and whipped cream smeared all over her mouth.

Rex notices his beloved wife's sadness, forgetting his hangover almost instantly before he reached over and took her hand in his own. She looked at him and he smiled at her, despite his current visage, and seeing him smile made her do the same.

18 years ago today…their 5-year-old daughter went missing and has been assumed dead by most since. On the day she disappeared…it all happened so fast.

All they could do was pray that she was alive and well, somewhere out there.

Just then, Rex groaned as he puts his hand to his head.

"Still aching?" his wife asked.

"Yep."

"Okay, go take your meds."

Rex got up to do just that, and not long after, there was a knock on the door.

"I'll get it!" the woman said as she went to answer the door. Upon opening it, she sees a woman with black hair, blue eyes, a red tank top, a pair of blue jeans, and a camera strapped around her neck.

"Kelsey!" the woman exclaimed. "What a surprise!"

"Hi, Mei-Ying!" said the black-haired woman as the two soon embraced.

Kelsey Myers: Mei-Ying's best friend since childhood. These two had been through everything together…even when Mei-Ying and Rex's daughter went missing.

"So, I was thinking you guys wanna go out for dinner later?" Kelsey asked. "I got coupons to that Asian food place, the one you and Rex like so much!"

"...No thank you, Kelsey," said Mei-Ying. "We're not really in the mood to go out today."

She then glanced over at the picture of the little girl again, and a look of understanding appeared on Kelsey's face.

"Oh, yeah," she said. "It's the anniversary, isn't it?"

She then goes over and picks up the picture.

"I remember this," said Kelsey. "I was the one who took it…we were celebrating her 4th birthday."

"Yeah…" Mei-Ying said, solemnly.

"…Mei," Kelsey said. "It's been 18 years now…and I know Rex doesn't wanna hear this, but-"

"Don't you dare say it, Kelsey," Mei-Ying warned.

"But…maybe it's time you planned-" Kelsey started, but then Rex, now dressed up in a leather jacket, a white T-shirt, cargo pants, and a pair of black Nike's shoes with white soles, came out with a furious expression.

"WE ARE NOT PLANNING MY DAUGHTER'S FUCKING FUNERAL, YOU SKANK!" he roared.

"Rex!" Mei-Ying shouted. "Don't you talk to Kelsey like that!"

"I CAN YELL AT WHOEVER THE FUCK I WANT!" Rex barked.

"Now don't you start yelling at me, either!" shouted Mei-Ying.

"Stop!" Kelsey cried, getting in between them. "Please, I didn't mean to start anything!"

"It's fine, Kelsey," Mei-Ying said. "You know how Rex is nowadays."

Rex sneered a this.

"Oh, right!" Kelsey exclaimed. "I almost forgot the real reason I came over! Look at these!"

She then took out two photos. One was of a woman with tanned skin, dark brown hair, and brown eyes, and a black bikini, walking alongside a Japanese man with short black hair. The other was another of the same woman, only this time with a full view of her, and she looked like she was having fun.

Mei-Ying gasped upon seeing the photos…and she could've sworn she felt her heart stop.

"It…it can't be…!" she whispered as tears formed in her eyes. "Rex, come look at this!"

Rex goes to look at the picture and gasps in shock.

"…R…Rebecca…!" he whispered. "I-it's definitely Rebecca! Oh, my god, she's really alive!"

"When did you take this?" Mei-Ying asked.

"Yesterday, at Coney Island," Kelsey answered. "The Japanese guy she's with looks like he just rode The Cyclone." She then laughed. "At first I thought; 'just a regular couple', until I saw the girl's face."

"Did you speak to her?"

"I tried, but I lost them in the crowd."

"Well, let's go down to the precinct, then!" Rex said.

"Right!" Mei-Ying agreed, but as they were about to he head out, they see Kelsey pick up the picture of the little girl.

"She's changed..." Kelsey muttered.

"What do you mean?" Mei-Ying asked.

"Her eyes; although she looks like she's having fun there, her eyes don't have the same sparkle they had here," Kelsey said, looking at the other picture. "Please don't yell at me Rex, but her eyes looked like that of a person who has been through hell."

"How would you know?" Rex asked.

"I've taken picture of criminals for the police," Kelsey replied, "and I've seen that same look in the eyes of some of the crooks."

"Basically, what you're saying is my daughter's become like a common criminal?!" Rex questioned.

"Rex!" Mei-Ying shouted as she put her arms around his left arm. "Calm down!"

Rex seethes angrily before sighing.

"O-okay," he said. "I'm calm now. L-let's just go down to the precinct, already."

"Right," Mei-Ying said before they headed out. "Thank you, Kelsey."

"No problem," Kelsey answered, smiling. "Good luck."

XXX

Later on, down at the precinct, Rex and Mei-Ying had arrived there.

"Can I help you?" asked a police officer.

"We'd like to speak to Detective Parkmen, please," said Rex, and no sooner had he said that an African-American man with a kind face appears.

"You rang?" he asked before he looks up at the couple. "Rex! Mei! What a surprise!"

"Good to see you, Wade," Rex said as he walked up, shook the man's hand, and then hugged him.

Rex and Wade had been friends since high school, and they even graduated the same year.

"So what brings you two down here?" asked Wade.

"It's Rebecca," said Mei-Ying.

"You found her?!" Wade asked in surprise.

"No, but we know she's alive," Rex answered, showing him Kelsey's photos. At that moment, a grim expression appears on Wade's face.

"Wade?" Mei-Ying asks in concern.

"Come on, let's talk in my office," Wade said, and soon, they followed him in there, sitting down in front of his desk. As they did, Wade suddenly slammed a fist on his desk, much to the couple's surprise.

"Grr…you fucking idiot!" the detective shouts.

"Who?!" Rex asked.

"Me!" Wade answered.

"What're you talking about?" Rex inquired.

Wade puts his hand over his eyes and said, "I can't believe I didn't recognize her! She was so messed up, I didn't think for a fucking second that they were one in the same!"

"Wade...do you know where my little girl is?" Mei-Ying asked.

"No, but..." Wade murmured.

"Wade, what do you know?" Rex asked.

"I'll be right back," Wade answers as he gets up to leave.

"Wade?!" Rex asked.

"I promise, I'll explain when I get back," Wade replied. "I need to get a case file."

With that, he left, and after about 10 minutes, he returned with a file in his hands and set it down before the husband and wife.

"What's this?" Mei-Ying asked.

"This will show everything you need to know," Wade answered. "However...it's up to you whether you decide to believe it or not. Also, fair warning: this…this will be a big shock."

"What is it?" Rex asked.

"Just look for yourself," Wade told him.

With some hesitation, they open the file, and once they did, Rex gets a horrified look on his face, and Mei-Ying covers her mouth as she gasps. Wade sighs as he looks away.

What they saw…is a criminal record of "Two Hands" Revy, only the photo they had of her was a lot younger than her current age. They gaped in shock at the sight of her description of having sociopathic and nihilistic tendencies…but what hit them the hardest was the photo they took of her. She had this dead look in her eyes, the shine that was once there having gone, and she gave the camera a glare that said "Fuck off". However, they knew it was a façade, for inside, they knew she was screaming "Someone save me from this hell".

Rex and Mei-Ying stared in horror at the photo. The sad, hopeless, broken on the young woman they once called their precious child was too much to bear, not to mention the hideous, boy-like haircut she had.

"The poor girl was 16 when she was arrested," Wade started, "so she spent two years in juvie. After she got out, I knew the others would be all to eager to put her behind real bars. Luckily, they never found her. And I made sure they didn't."

"...Thank you, Wade," Rex said. "Seriously."

Mei-Ying, meanwhile, was crying her eyes out.

"...I can't believe this is my little girl...!" she whispered. "J...Just look at her, Rex...they...they destroyed her innocence!"

"Actually, I think the Buffalos are the ones who broke her," said Wade.

"You don't mean...?" Rex inquired in horror.

"Terry and Will Buffalo," Wade answered. "She was arrested not far from Will's residence. It was most likely both of them that put her through hell. I think I'm one of the few cops who fells sympathy for her, especially the condition she was in."

"Wade, I know that look," Rex said. "Are you saying...?"

Wade nodded his head before speaking, "She had the look of a girl who had just been raped."

Mei-Ying gasped in horror before outright fainting.

"Mei!" Rex cried as he and Wade went to try and wake her up. After a moment, they managed to bring her around. Wade then handed the Chinese woman a glass of water.

"Sorry about that," Mei-Ying said as she took a sip.

"No need to apologize," said Wade. "Any mother would've reacted that way."

"What happened that night?" asked Rex.

"She resisted, so some of the cops also beat her," Wade explained. "While she was in juvie, I paid her frequent visits, but she always said the same thing: 'I ain't got no fucking reason to talk with you, cock-sucker'. All I wanted to do was help but she didn't want it… … …Will Buffalo called us a few days later to report his brother was dead; his face was covered with a pillow and shot…I'm guessing at Rebecca's hands."

Mei-Ying gasped in horror at this. She couldn't believe her daughter had become a killer!

"I think she knew that everyone dirty cop in this precinct would want to arrest her after she was released from juvie," Wade said. "I saw her at the harbor one day, getting on a boat to leave the state. That filled me with some relief."

"Wade, why didn't you tell her about us?" asked Rex.

"I tried," Wade answered. "She wouldn't listen to reason...that was how bad she was broken. And get this: a couple days ago, we found the residence where Terry was killed, burned to the ground, with Will's body inside, shot several times."

"What?!" Rex questioned in shock.

Then, Wade looks down at the picture of Revy and Rock at Coney Island.

"I'm guessing Rebecca and her friend were at Coney Island after Buffalo was killed," he surmised.

"…But I'm guessing they're not there anymore, are they?" Rex asked.

"No," Wade answered, "but coincidentally, we got an anonymous tip that Rebecca was back in town, and these pricks brought back the same Japanese guy that's in the picture…the same pricks who were on Buffalo's payroll."

Rex growled, clenching his fists angrily.

"Did you speak to this young man?" asked Mei-Ying.

"Sorry, but no," Wade answered. "I didn't speak to the guy. I tried talking to him, but the detectives who questioned him, Green, Johnson, and Brady, did everything they could to keep me away."

"Dammit," Rex cursed. "Well, we appreciate the effort."

"Anytime," Wade nodded, "but what are you gonna do now?"

"What do you think?" Rex implied.

"Whoa, hold on!" Wade exclaimed. "I'm all for finding her, but for fuck's sake, Rex, you don't even know where to start!"

"Well, you know what, Wade?!" Rex questioned. "I don't give a shit! My daughter's still out there, alive, and goddamn it, I'm gonna find her!"

A pause…but then Wade sighs.

"…Whatever you need, just name it," he said.

"Thank you, Wade," Rex said. "We appreciate it."

"Hey, anytime," Wade smiled.

And so, with one more hug, Rex and Mei-Ying leave the precinct, hope filling their hearts, once more. However…3 shadowy figures stood behind them, glaring at them before glancing at each other. Then, wicked smirks appeared on their faces before they followed after the couple.

'This time…Two Hands is going down,' thought one of them, 'and these two fuckers are gonna help lead us right to her.'

Well, I finally got this up! Now I can start working "A Little Wolf in Death City", which is long overdue, plus more of Dressrosa.

Review, please!