oh my goodness first sanctuary fic, i've been working on this first bit for a little while now, so please tell me what you think, if everyone likes i'll keep this story going
"Henry status report"
doctor Helen Magnus took quick strides through the cabal lab most of the scientists had been scattered in their initial assault but there were a few guards still to be dealt with
"me and Will are sweeping the second level now doc most of the guards are out cold, no signs of any abnormals yet"
this cabal hideout had shown up on the sanctuary radar only recently and she wanted nothing more than to put an end to it
"very good Henry I'll take Kate and continue my sweep once finished you and Will proceed down to the next level"
Kate and Magnus worked quickly and systematically through each lab while Will and Henry continued their search through the lower levels
"so it was an energy spike that gave this place away right Henry"
Wills eyes searched through every room they passed each containing evidence of experiments but no abnormals yet
"not quite this place was playing it smart drawing on just enough power so as not to attract any attention, but about five hours ago it started drawing on a whole lot of juice"
the two of them kept going, until something caught Henry's nose
"hey wait Will hold up" he took a few more seconds until he was certain of the smell "this way come on"
without waiting Henry took off leaving Will to catch up
"Henry what is it"
he was panting trying to keep up, Henry's HAP physiology was allowing him to set a blistering pace
"i don't know this whole place smells kind of clinical, but there's something around here something that smells like the outside"
Henry was turning in circles trying to pinpoint the scent
"got it follow me"
Will sighed in exhaustion next time he was getting paired with Kate, the chase led them both deeper into the Cabal facility a few seconds later and Will could feel the hairs on the back of his arms standing on end
"Henry can you feel that, there's a lot of static in the air, are we closer to that scent"
Henry nodded and signaled to Will, silently they approached a door, it looked to be made entirely of plastic through the small window off the room they saw the source of the static
"Magnus we found a kid down here possibly an abnormal we're gonna get him out of here"
even as they talked a random discharge of electricity struck the walls of the room, and the boy was the source
"alright Will, Kate and I will continue the search you two get him out of here"
before Will could give the order Henry already had the door open and was moving into the room
"Henry wait!"
his warning came about a second too late, another random discharge hit Henry and he was thrown back out the door
"will you get your head in gear Henry, marching into a room with a human lightning bolt not your best plan"
Will had to admit his friend looked kind of cute with his hair on end and that dopey dazed expression on his face,
"sorry yeah, this place is just giving me the creeps, how we gonna get him out of there"
Henry could see Will quickly survey the room, his super eyeballs picking out all the detail there was to find
"I'm thinking we have a look around, this whole room looks like it was built to contain him, they probably have some stuff around here we can use"
their search took about five minutes in a storage room off to their left they found some protective clothing they could use
"i still say you cheated"
Henry looked quite ridiculous in the safety gear, but it kept the boy he was carrying from shocking him again
"Henry even i can't cheat at rock paper scissors"
the safety gear had looked quite ridiculous luckily there was only one set of gear so a quick game decided who would wear it
"yeah whatever, hey Doc we're on our way out we'll meet the big guy by the truck, i think you need to take a look at this kid when we get back, he looks to be in pretty bad shape"
Will took another look at the boy Henry was carrying, his guess placed him about 14 or 15 but he was quite skinny and very pale although the electrical discharges were becoming less frequent
"alright Henry we've almost finished our sweep, we'll meet you outside in five minutes"
laying the young abnormal gently in the back of their truck Will and Magnus climbed in the back while Kate and Henry got the van started, they began the drive back to the sanctuary. the drive took at least five hours, once back Magnus and the Big Guy quickly took the young abnormal they rescued down to her lab to take care of him leaving the others to go about their jobs around the sanctuary
"alright you two I'm gonna go take a shower wash all the crazy scientist smell off me, who's turn is it to take care of the night feedings"
Kate obviously knew it was her turn, but she disappeared before either of them could argue the point, giving it up as a lost cause Henry disappeared to his lab and Will went off to deal with the night feedings
"so Mangus how's our patient"
Magnus was pouring over the notes from her examination of their young patient
"he's stable, and the electrical discharges you and Henry experienced have stopped, he should wake up soon hopefully, maybe we can find out what he was doing there"
will nodded his agreement and pressed his fingers together in front of his face, carefully observing Magnus, something was on her mind
"is Henry alright Magnus he seemed a little out of sorts on the mission"
bingo the look on her face told Will he'd hit the nail on the head
"i should never have agreed to let him come on this mission, after what happened to him and Ashley at the hands of the Cabal"
she didn't have to continue, Henry never really spoke of what happened when the Cabal experimented on him, Will wasn't surprised the mission stirred up old feelings and memories
"alright I'm gonna check up on him and then finish my reports"
Magnus gave him a smile of appreciation, before turning back to her work. Wills first attempt to find him in his lab failed, Will didn't think Henry would've gone to sleep yet, and he had passed the Kitchens on his way down. after a couple more minutes searching and directions from Steve Will found him keeping an eye on their young patient
"hey you alright Henry"
Henry only gave a slight turn of his head to acknowledge Will, he looked tired more than anything and concern was etched over his face
"yeah m'fine just thought I'd hang around for a bit, case he wakes up"
Will looked from Henry to the boy they rescued he was fairly tall but very skinny, his wrists also showed signs of the Cabals mistreatment
"alright well just remember not to stay up too late, I'm sure Magnus will need you to fix something before long so we'll need you awake"
a faint smile was the only sign Henry had heard him, deciding he was alright for the moment Will left to get some sleep himself. Henry drifted off to sleep sometime in the early hours of the morning. the sanctuary pulsed with life throughout the night, it wasn't until it was pitch black outside that the patient woke up. his eyes flicked open slowly and his expression quickly turned to panic, the strong scent of fear woke Henry with a start
"hey, hey its OK, its OK you're alright"
the young boys expression relaxed slightly but Henry could still smell a strong scent of fear from him
"I'm not sure how much you can remember, but this is the sanctuary, I'm Henry, me and my friends rescued you from the Cabal, what's your name"
he looked at Henry carefully, probably trying to decide if he looked like a threat
"I'm Luke, do you know where Marcus is"
Henry had been about to call Magnus but Luke's question got his attention
"no i don't, who is Marcus?"
Luke's face turned to panic almost instantly
"that's not good, i thought he might have helped you rescue me, if he didn't, and he was close by, he might think you're, oh this is very not good"
he was talking himself round in circles
"hey kid calm down whats wrong"
Luke stopped muttering and took a breath
"sorry, we need to get moving quickly, if you're really not Cabal then your friends are in danger"
Henry still couldn't figure out what the heck the kid was on about but he helped him out of the hospital bed and they took off through the halls of the sanctuary
"what do you mean my friends are in danger"
Luke still needed supporting but Henry had seen that determined look from Ashley when she was little, there was no way he'd stay put
"i have a friend who i traveled with for a while now, i can't remember much after the Cabal took me, but i know he's been trying to rescue me, he doesn't know you guys aren't Cabal, he will break in here to try and rescue me, and anyone that gets in his way is in danger"
it was late but Will couldn't sleep, he figured the big guys classic combination of hot milk and a clip round the ear might do the trick so he made his way down to the kitchen. before he got very far a shadow outside the sanctuary's wide windows caught his eye. before he could focus on the shape it flew straight through the window knocking him to the ground.
"where is he!"
before will could manage a response a strong arm gripped him like a vice and he was pinned against the wall
"Will!"
Kate's gun was in her hand in an instant but before she could fire something wrapped around her wrist and then her neck and she was lifted into the air, will was amazed to see it was the abnormals tail that had Kate.
"Marcus stop it, put them down"
Luke and Henry appeared followed shortly by Magnus and the big guy. Marcus did as he was asked and lowered Will and Kate gently to the ground. the pair of them quickly retreated.
"come on Luke we need to go"
he unfurled his wings as he spoke, every intention of carrying Luke back out the window with him
"no, i think we should stay, this place is called the sanctuary, and i think Henry and his friends can help us"
silently closing his wings he wrapped his tail around his waist and followed Luke and everyone else in the direction of Magnus's office. it took over an hour to explain the sanctuary to the two young guests, once done Magnus offered them both a place at the sanctuary
"are you sure doctor Magnus"
Luke was fairly relaxed in the small sofa, but his friend was clearly still very agitated perched on the back of the chair
"of course, any abnormal is welcome at the sanctuary, this can be a safe haven for you two, just like it is for so many others"
Marcus and Luke shared a quick look, communicating wordlessly
"we'd love to, doctor Magnus"
there was a general smile around the room, giving his usual grunts of congratulation the big guy disappeared to tidy the sanctuary, followed by Kate who muttered something about meeting a contact
"here why don't you two come with me, we can see about finding you some clothes that don't scream 'i was kidnapped from an evil lair'"
Luke followed Henry out of the room, Marcus right behind them
"what do you think of our new guests then Will"
Magnus wore an intrigued smile that Will knew all to well
"they seem to be OK, although that kid Marcus is a bit tense, it might take him some time to let his guard down and relax"
Will had the feeling Marcus could be trouble if he wanted to be, the kid was almost as strong as the big guy
"yes he appears to be very protective of Luke, fascinating though, i hope he allows me to examine, him, i haven't met to many sentient flying abnormals, and that tail an almost demonic appearance"
Will let a smile cross his face, only Magnus could use the words demonic and fascinating in the same sentence, but even he had to admit, Marcus's pitch black wings gave him a very impressive and very intimidating appearance
"alright well I'm gonna see if i can get some sleep again, you should get some rest too"
Will knew she probably wouldn't take his advice, but his drooping eyelids threatened sleep before he even reached his bed. elsewhere in the sanctuary Henry was helping the sanctuary's newest guests get settled in
"a lot of abnormals sleep down in the lower levels and you two are welcome too, but Magnus said you'd probably be happier up here, now we got plenty of rooms, but I figured you'd be happier in the same room"
Henry had chosen the room well, it had a high ceiling and a window big enough for Marcus to get through without having to break out
"thanks Henry, this place is amazing"
Marcus gave a silent nod of agreement and leaped up onto the wardrobe and crouched there like a gargoyle
"the big guy moved some of my old clothes in here, they're from when i was a kid so they should fit you just fine, and they don't fit me anymore so Marcus is welcome to rip wing holes in them if he needs to"
Henry took another look up at Marcus, the kids expression gave nothing away, Luke was looking straight at Henry a look of understanding on his face
"yeah Marcus doesn't talk much, don't worry you'll get used to him"
taking one look at Henry's confused face Luke started laughing, even Marcus was grinning on the top of the wardrobe, crossing his arms Henry started walking out of the room
"OK you two i'll leave you too it, Magnus wants to see you both in the morning, i think she wants to make sure the cabal didn't do any permanent damage to the both of you" at the mention of the cabal Marcus's tail unfurled and flickered menacingly in the air "hey don't worry Magnus isn't anything like the Cabal ok, trust me, I'm an abnormal just like you two and the doc has never done anything bad by me"
Marcus's tail quivered ominously through the air, but one look from luke and he relaxed on his perch
"thanks Henry, we'll see you tomorrow"
a brief nod of his head and Henry left the room, hoping to get a little sleep before the next sanctuary emergency required his attention
as it happened the next sanctuary emergency happened roughly two hours after Henry had put his head down on his pillow, cursing he pulled himself out of bed and got dressed before running down the halls to find the source of the alarm. after about a minute he ran into Will
"hey Henry, whats going on"
Henry Shrugged his shoulders
"no clue i was hoping you would know, the alarm is definitely on this level though"
Will's phone caught their attention and Magnus was on the other end when he answered
"Will I've isolated the source of the alarm, its coming from the window in Luke and Marcus's room"
Will and Henry exchanged looks, it was probably just Marcus tripping the alarm on his way out
"alright we'll go check it out"
closing his phone Will ran after Henry. it seemed like nothing was wrong when they got there Marcus was motionless on the wardrobe, but stepping further into the room,
they saw Luke pinned to the floor, with a dark figure leaning over him
"Hey leave him alone"
Will's shout caught the figures attention, as it turned on them will found himself transfixed by a pair of bright yellow eyes, he and Henry were completely paralyzed
"no interference"
the figure turned away from Will and Henry and Back to Luke
"leave him alone"
Henry's words were accompanied by a feral growl, half transformed he broke free of the paralysis and charged forwards, but his teeth closed over thin air as the intruder moved at impossible speeds to evade him
"no interference"
Henry closed his eyes to avoid the paralysis but was left vulnerable as the intruder slammed him against the wall
"no more interference"
the intruder leveled a gun at Henry's head. before he could pull the trigger Marcus's tail cracked through the air shattering the wooden wall panelling behind the intruder who moved again. the yellow eyes turned on Marcus again and he was stopped in his tracks
"now you come with me boy"
the intruder grabbed Luke and slung him over his shoulder
"not so fast, this is my house and i will not permit anyone under my care to be taken without permission"
Magnus entered the room a pair of reflective sunglasses covering her eyes. her gun pointed straight at the intruder
"no interference"
the intruder leveled its yellow eyes on Magnus but she remained unaffected
"please, you'll have to do better than that"
she fired her gun once and the intruder dropped Luke clutching his leg in pain
"you will regret this"
following its threat the intruder leaped out the window it had entered through. satisfied Magnus turned to the rest of the room, Henry and Luke were unconscious will and Marcus were still paralyzed. she contacted the big guy who helped her transport everyone down to the infirmary. this had been a long night