RESOLUTION.
The Sanctuary burned.
Helen Magnus sobbed as her only daughter Ashley towered over her,consumed with a murderous anger and no memory of the woman beneath her.
Then as the other abnormal with her attacked her mother, the person Ashley was,somehow snapped awake,realising that above all she had done, she had to protect the mother before her, grappling with her emotions, she protected her mother from the talons of the last orphan. Struggling, Helen could see the sadness in Ashley's eyes, as she realised there was only one way out of this. Teleport and be destroyed in the EM shield.
'Ashley' she pleaded 'please'
Ashley smiled at her mother prepared to sacrifice herself to save everything she had once been apart of.
Then the pain struck her neck,her shoulder Kate, who had been knocked to the floor earlier, brought the iron pole down with such force that it knocked Ashley and the other orphan to the ground, she used it on the second orphan again until she felt they were not going to get up again. Neither moved 'Magnus,we have to go'
'No, I'm not leaving her, help me' she screamed at Kate who tried to drag Magnus away from the scene
Pulling against her with every strength she had left Magnus pleaded with Kate.
'Kate. Please'
Kate had no choice, returning to help Magnus drag the unconscious Ashley out of the sanctuary.
Henry had brought the van round to the rear, Will patiently stood waiting for them as the sound of the cabal strike team entered the sanctuary in search of any survivors.
He was shocked to see them with Ashley
'Magnus. Your sure about this, she's not our Ashley, she will kill all of us'
'Im not leaving my daughter Will, help me'
Will lifted Ashley into the van. Helen jumped in as Kate slammed the doors shut.
Joining Henry up front, Kate took one last look back as the van sped out into the darkness of the street.
Helen checked Ashley's pulse as Kate used the twine to secure her hands tight. Helen giving her a look that Kate could only reply to 'in case she wakes up, I don't want her to be mad at me'
'where do you want us to go' Henry shouted
'the ship' she said take us to the ship, captain Turner will be waiting, he knows the plan'
'I hope you know what we're doing' Henry added
Helen looked up, with a trust me look, Henry's eyes met hers via the mirror. 'Magnus' Will said 'the cabal will be crawling all over the city looking for us, for her what are you thinking?'
'leave the country, take refuge with friends'
'what about her?' Kate asked
'Ashley's my problem' Helen said 'I will deal with her myself' she said looking down at the daughter she had almost lost.
The van pulled up by the docked cargo ship, the captain waved down to them 'go Will, take Henry and Kate, get on the ship and go'
Will looked stunned 'your not coming'
'No. I'm staying, the sanctuary has been destroyed, the cabal have almost taken everything from me including my own flesh and blood, I will find refuge with a friend, they are expecting me, I have to get through to Ashley. I need the three of you to be safe. Please get on the ship and let the captain take you to the prearranged safety zone'
'You aren't seriously thinking about being alone with her' Kate said
'I want you to go' Helen said to Kate, before adding 'Kate. Thank you for saving me back there and for coming back for my daughter'
'Your welcome' Kate said 'be careful'
Helen watched as the three boarded the ship and it sailed from the dock out into the ocean. At least they were safe now, all she had to worry about now, was convincing her daughter not to kill her.
Helen brought them into an old disused underground subway tunnel, amongst the old disused carriages, the few abnormals who had stayed behind we're waiting for her here.
'Andre' she said to the older man with the face lacerations 'thank you for this'
'you have always been there for us, now it is our turn to be there' he said with a clicking noise in his voice 'you were lucky to survive'
'I know Andre, but my lifetimes work destroyed, I can see no way back' she added as the two younger abnormals lifted Ashley from the van and carried her into the longest carriage.
Once inside they placed her into a smaller cage
'You think you will be able to break the cabals conditioning' Andre asked
'I can try' she said as she sat contemplating the evenings events.
As she relaxed, the tiredness overwhelmed her, she shut her eyes.
Even in dream she found that all the evenings events muddled around in her mind, the sanctuary was gone, all her work for several lifetimes destroyed unwittingly by the daughter she had loved for 23 years.
Those responsible would pay.
Waking with a start she glanced across as Ashley sitting up stared at her with the eyes that cut through her heart.
'Ashley' she whispered 'I am here to help you'
'Why should I need your help' she hissed
'Im sorry Ashley, I brought all this on you, I knew the cabal was dangerous, yet I sent you and Henry into their hands, I did not think what the consequences would be'
'they made me better'
'they made you a killer' Helen approached the cage 'however, I saw in you tonight the girl I gave birth to, the girl who is my strength, my heart,my Ashley is still beating inside that body'
'The cabal will come for me'
'The cabal will not find us, but I will find them, finding Dana Whitcomb is my promise to you'
As the sun rose, Helen stood outside the tunnel, breathing in the cool breeze, in the distance, the sound of emergency vehicles peppered the air, as the last flickers of the sanctuary burning was seen in the distance. Andre walked up to her 'what's next?'
'Ashley's body needs to remember who she was'
'the source blood'. 'Its part of who she is,all we can do is make her see that we are not her enemy, that she is one of us not one of these hybrids Dana Whitcomb created' Helen said with anger in her voice
'what about Whitcomb?'
'she will be dealt with in the fill course of time' Helen said turning back inside.
Ashley sat cross legged on the floor of the cage,her eyes wild with anger and hate. Helen approached the cage with some trepidation 'Ashley. You have to fight this conditioning,I cannot help you, only be here for you. I love you darling and I want you back'
Ashley sneered, then her expression turned softer
'mom' she whispered 'I'm sorry'
'it's alright darling, we have all the time in the world' Magnus choked up 'together'