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Summary: Just when they thought she was banished forever the enforcers, Jackie and company discover an angry deity has been plotting her revenge through another new enforcer Chow happens to be crushing over.

AN: This story is being co written by myself and my fried Dragonlilly. Maya is my character an belongs to me while Kirsti is Dragonlilly's character. Please do not use them with out our permission.


A week had past since catastrophe struck Kauket's1 temple. The mortal woman she had doing her bidding was gone, but the anger the jackal headed deity had remained as did the birds who acted as her eyes and ears to the outside world. They could not move the stone that buried the amulet that held Kauket's spirit in it once again. Desperate she sent a bird to pay a visit to the underworld and ask for the assistance of the only god she trusted to set her free, her old friend Set2, god of disorder and evil chaos. The god Set, brother and murderer of Osiris3 appeared, pale skin with red hair and robe blowing in the slight breeze. With a tap of his staff upon the ground, the boulders moved and the amulet was exposed. Set bent down and picked the amulet up as it radiated a bright yellowish color.

"It's about time!" Kauket growled from the amulet. "Cursed mortals, they will pay for their outrage!"

"I sought out the mortal woman as you requested." Set said. "But I thought you'd like to know I also found you a better option."

"Oh? What is it?" Kauket inquired, her anger slowly rising. "Tell me what could be better than crushing the mortals who re imprisoned me and the rest of the world with them?"

"Remember our deal," Set said. "We rule the earth as partners."

"Very well, now tell me what news you have for me?" Kauket asked impatiently.

Set waved his staff, in doing so an orb formed in the air. A brunette haired woman appeared on the orb, a woman who was more masculine in personality and feminine in appearance. It was obvious to anyone that saw her that she was clearly a tomboy. Set smiled at her with much more on his mind than ruling the earth.

"Interesting, she appears to be a warrior with the strength and perseverance of a man but still feminine! She's indeed a better catch; I wish I encountered her first!" Kauket said happily. "I won't make the same mistakes twice. Come partner there's a world out there with our names on it!"

Set held the amulet to his own and chanted some words. Kauket stood before him, free again, but then she tapped her staff on the ground sending Set back to the underworld.

"Sorry old friend, but this mission is mine!" Kauket said. "I rule alone, but first time to clean up this mess." She waved then tapped her staff again making all the rubble vanish, her temple back to the way it was and her servants ready to assist her every need.

"Run me a bath and get me some clean clothes!" Kauket said. "Setti come I have a special job for you!" A hawk landed on Kauket's shoulder.

"I'm going to have Anubis4 watch the place while I'm gone." Kauket said. "Since I can't be in two places at once I will be in need of your assistance at times persuading a new mortal woman to aid in my quest, this one has a head full of concrete! That's good as are her other qualities!"

"Yes mistress, anything for you." The hawk squawked.

A month later:

Kirsti had been working double shift since two workers quit without notice of any kind. The fire department had phoned her of the tragedy that her house had caught fire. She excused herself from work with the permission of her boss to find out what happened. When she arrived to find all was lost except for some important papers in a fireproof box. The result, the fire department told her was due to faulty wiring.

"Call your sister." A voice said.

Kirsti walked away from the fire chief, sat on her car and called her older brother Chandler. He vowed to have her stay with him and Mary until she was back in the program. Feeling she could handle it, she was not about to intrude on Chandler, not because she did not appreciate big brother's gesture, but because she did not want to impose on him since he had a new baby. Besides, she knew someone who may not have ever been in the service, but had been in her shadow so much they may as well have been conjoined twins. Her little sister Maya who always looked up to her independent, free spirited, rebel of a sister. The former marine had another obligation to fill besides calling Maya, she had a secret bomb shelter storage area holding weapons both legal and some not so legal ones as well was not about to leave without them.

"Call your sister and let me handle everything else." The same voice said.

Kirsti sighed then called Maya's apartment but no answer. She then called a number Maya told her not to call unless it was urgent or of extreme importance. Kirsti struggled to hold back a panic attack for the fire had reignited flashbacks to The Iraqi War. Sounds of chaos rang in her head as if she was back on the front line and visions were beginning to emerge, but thankfully, a cough on the opposite end of the phone silenced them.

"Um, hello?" Valmont said.

"Hello sir." Kirsti sniffed. "I need to speak to my sister Maya, is she there?"

'Damn it when are my people going to learn non-employees are not to have this number!' Valmont thought.

"Is it urgent?" Valmont asked.

"I'm her sister sir, my house is gone! It burnt to the ground!" Kirsti huffed.

"Oh dear I'm so sorry, that's awful!" Valmont said. "Hold on I'll get her."

Valmont put the phone down and went to find Maya. He did not want to cause a panic throughout the cannery so he told her on the way to the office instead of in front of everyone. Valmont had barely finished talking when Maya made a run for it and almost yank the phone off the table. By then Kirsti was panting hard.

"Kirsti it's Maya." She said reassuringly. "Honey, tell me you're okay."

"The fire department claims faulty wiring, but it can't be!" Kirsti sniffed hard. "It's arson I know it is, someone did it intentionally. Oh god My-My what am I gonna do? I can't move back with our parents, Hayden is staying until he gets into college and Chandler has Shane to take care of. Mary didn't exactly have an easy birth you know. Survivor training or not I'm not living in my car or you know where! All I have left is stuff in the lock box and everything at "The Place."

"Persuade her to come and stay with you." A different voice told Maya.

"First of all, big sis, please calm down enough to listen." Maya said. "You hate your job anyway. Didn't you tell me you've had to fill in for two workers who walked out because they're no better off than you are?"

"Yes." Kirsti sniffed.

"Well it's about time you left too." Maya said. "You're working your ass off for slave pay that's silly! First if you have things to do, go do them and get them over with, ok. Hold on I have to ask my boss something." Almost a minute later Maya returned to the phone.

"Okay sis it's settled, you're not leaving you know what behind." Maya said. "My boss will make arrangements for a moving van to come and get you. Hak, a business associate and I will meet you at "The Place" tonight at nine. We'll load everything up and you're coming to stay with me. In the meantime go to the library in an hour, I'll be e-mailing you a website. You'll transfer each of your accounts to my bank, burn all your bank cards just keep your military identification your driver's license your social security you'll need them for the next step when we get here to San Fran. You'll start fresh and new, but only when you're ready we'll talk about getting you employment you deserve and not crap work."

"Okay sister, good deal." Kirsti said. "I'll put some MREs5 out for us. Would Hak eat one?"

"I can't see why not, just no Train Smashes6 he doesn't like bacon." Maya said. "Oh, and try to be more social Hak understands you know, but the rest of the crew wouldn't."

"I'll try for you My-My baby girl." Kirsti wiped her eyes.

The girls said their good byes. Kirsti sat with her head on the wheel and waited out the flashbacks. She may have faced Hades on earth, but she was not a whiner and had every right to be envious that Maya had friends to have fun times with and a nice beau, but she was not even a drop. Kirsti had suffered a battle injury leaving her unable to continue in battle, but because of her bravery and having taken down the enemy, she was awarded The Congressional Metal of Honors. Six months before the war was over, she had been medically discharged and declared a hero. Sadly, though, the injury she had left her barren and she suffered from PTSD7. She did get help while it was in the early stages and bounced back to her outgoing self. All that mattered to big sister was that little sister was happy, her health was in tact and she was safe. She told Maya when she informed her of Hak if he hurt her the way Ernie did or worse she didn't care what kind of skills or his size he would find himself getting his butt whipped just as well! She slipped a Cannibal Corpse CD disc into the CD car player and headed to the library. Afterwards she stayed at the secret place in her car, guarding the area. She had designed the place after she was discharged from duty should the day struck when war struck home again.

9:05 pm:

Kirsti had fallen asleep in her Sudan in her BDUs8 and pistol by her side. Maya knocked on the window until Kirsti opened it asking who it was.

"It's me sis, we're a few minutes late." Maya said. "I tried calling you on your cell, but I assume you had it off. Have you been here all day?"

"No I went to the library as you said and I had to pick up some things I put them in the shelter." Kirsti said. "I didn't see our family yet. I just can't see anyone right now."

"You can call them back at my place." Maya said. "Right now we need your help. You have access and know where everything is."

Kirsti wound the window up then exited the car. The sisters embraced and Kirsti tried to keep calm, but she after a day of keeping herself together she went hysterical in Maya's arms. While Maya calmed Kirsti, Hak reassured the African American man, John, there was no reason for them to be concerned. After Maya had Kirsti calmed she walked with her to the shelter. The men pulled the van up while Kirsti swiped her card to grant her access. Inside the shelter was an entire line of various types of survival gear. Anything you could think of; weapons, clothing, bedding, food, water camping gear, first aid, everything but the kitchen sink. The men kept quiet as to not cause any problems for a Dark Hand's relative, but even Hak managed to sneak in a remark when the girls were not able to hear him. John laughed and nodded at the comment. When the van was loaded up, Kirsti did thank the men for their help, but was cold about it. Still they understood the situation and did not think anything other than she was depressed and would be for a while. Kirsti gave John they keys to her car since it was going with them. Maya sat with Kirsti in the back on some beanbags and ate an MRE with her. Knowing they were in for a long trip Maya brought a deck of cards and a hand held video game; Kirsti did not feel like playing though. Instead, she was at the breaking down point that she had to tell someone of the experiences she had been having the entire month.

She first asked Maya what she remembered from the time that Kauket possessed her. Maya claimed she remembered there were times when she found knowledge inside her mind on things she never studied before and knowing the locations of antiquities without having to look them up. As much as she was a good tracker and was good at guessing the price of things, she knew that it was a bit much. She also claimed that she would loose track of time and for a while found herself running late. Now the things she only remembered were from her comrades and Hak telling her. That had Kirsti almost choking on her beef stew, but she forced it down to avoid it.

"Do you think it's possible she could be angry and out for revenge?" Kirsti said. "This whole month I've felt as if I'm processed!"

"The amulet for one thing was destroyed or buried from what I heard." Maya said. "Even if it was excavated its spark is dead! Why what's going on that you feel like you're processed now?"

"Oh, I don't know I just don't feel like myself any more." Kirsti said. "I feel like someone else, like doing things and I'm not sure why I'm doing them. I've been losing track of time quite a bit, like three days can pass and I don't remember what I did during those days. Worse yet I feel like I'm being watched constantly--- well except when I'm in the bathroom and there's this voice. At first it seemed friendly, but now I don't know, it scares me and I don't how to get rid of it."

"Well I can't say I heard a voice, no, just the over accumulative knowledge on things I never had to research or sometimes not a lot of it." Maya pondered. "Have you been having flashbacks and/or nightmares again?"

"Just one flashback today after I called you." Kirsti said.

"That's understandable and you have been working slave work so that'll stress you out." Maya said. "How about we play this by ear, say after a couple of weeks if you're still experiencing these things I'll look into magic stones or whatever that could tell us for sure. Personally, I think with working yourself silly for peanuts may have re triggered some of your PTSD. The doctor did say you're bound to have episodes, but it's nothing to be ashamed of." Maya hugged her sister. "I'm here for you now sister, and I'm sorry about your loss. I'll help you get back on your feet. You can stay with me for as long as you like. I won't even have Hak come over no it'll be just us girls. We can stay up all night run around naked and do whatever we want ---- rather whatever you want. You know that voice in your head is probably your subconscious saying Kirsti it's time for you to start a new life with someone who knows you better than anyone and because I do, there's a job right for you. Sister how would you like a job that you could apply your skills to and doesn't reap crap?"

"I think you know the answer to that question." Kirsti said. Maya sat back on the beanbag and took Kirsti's hand.

"Well then it's settled, I'll talk to my boss first." Maya said. "You don't have to meet him right away I know you're not up to it. However, when you're ready we'll go see him and my comrades. Until then I have an appointment with an attorney to get my married surname dropped. I'm also going to the hair salon; I'm taking you with me and I'm not taking no for an answer."

"I've considered going back to my maiden name and getting green streaks in my hair." Kirsti said. "I think we need to ask mom if she's sure we're not twins. We sure do think alike!"

"We're just different enough to make things interesting." Maya said.

Kirsti kissed Maya's cheek; Maya returned the favor and started talking further business. The girls had fallen asleep on the way back to San Francisco so Hak had to wake them. They unloaded everything except the weapons for they were going to a "special" storage place so the girls had no reason to be arrested in their own place. Kirsti stripped the mattress and bedding off the bed in the spare room. She put the mattress and bedding on the floor with the bed fixed like a shelter so she could look up, see the window, and out the bedroom door. She left the door open and kept her pistol handy. The poor girl's PTSD was just starting back up. For two weeks, it was just her and Maya as promised. The only time Maya had to go to the cannery was when she went to pick up a card Valmont and the guys signed for Kirsti with a present inside. While she was there Maya began talking Valmont into hiring Kirsti. What impressed Valmont the most was that Kirsti was a former Marine and had fought in The Iraqi War. Even most impressive was with Kirsti's experience she could collaborate with Maya when she retrieved documents off the computer and know where to plant bombs and use just about any weapon put in her hands. In addition, she could work with Hak on those "special" expeditions or god forbid should be unable to do the job she could substitute for him. Now when Maya told the enforcers that Kirsti had PTSD naturally they were concerned that it might be a problem, but Maya assured them that they did not need to worry. She did inform them though they couldn't talk about the war or joke around with her like normally. Especially when it came to thing like putting cold things on her neck, jokingly making loud bang noises behind her head or throwing her in a water source of any kind. All of these were because when she was fighting on the front lines before being discharged the very few times it rained in the desert country it had done so that night. The corporal was responsible for the lower ranks, but still she had her orders. Kirsti had a nearly dead private in her arms when the sergeant had to pick her and the private up and throw them in a hole to save them. There was some water in the hole already as was a dead gunner. Not too long after the sergeant had thrown her in the hole, a bullet to the head brought him down. Blood and brain matter flew into the hole a hit Kirsti on the side of her neck. With her boss now dead she, it was required of her to leave the private and take over the platoon taking down the terrorists. It wasn't until three days later that she was wounded in battle protecting her platoon forcing her out of commission, but labeling her a hero. She learned alter because the shot went through to her reproductive system she could never bear children. In addition to joking around Maya told them never to touch Kirsti if she ever had a flashback or nightmare because people with PTSD loose track of reality and tend to get violent all unintentionally. Now the guys knew even in joking no throwing Kirsti in the pool or even a puddle and don't put your cold hands or anything else on her neck. As for loud banging, reassure her just the same, should she show signs of hyper-vigilance, that's she's in a safe place and no one's going to hurt her. Nothing of this was mentioned while Valmont was around because of fear that he might not agree to hire Kirsti, but at the same time, he needed to know a few things about his people so their needs could be handled. Since he knew the guys longer, Hak and Finn volunteered to fill Valmont in when he returned. The Enforcers wanted to call Kirsti to say hi and express their sympathy, but Maya had to insist they don't because Kirsti wasn't in a people mood. They understood and told Maya to tell Kirsti to hang in there.

For a week and a half, the girls changed their married names back to their maiden one Bartolich. Maya tried to adjust to her brunette hair, but she felt it wasn't who she was anymore so she died it back to blue like she had it the first time she joined The Dark Hand. Kirsti's hair being naturally wavy and blue-black had her green streaks put in making her look like a vampire. With the prepaid credit card, Valmont gave her as a gift Maya had Kirsti shopping for a new wardrobe. Being marked forever marine Kirsti did get some military attire and some other goodies like more MREs, bedding, and well too much to name so let's just say she did get some civilian clothing also, but mainly black denim clothing and two dresses since nearly never wore them anyway. She was still sleeping on the floor, but with the door closed now Kirsti looked at herself naked in the mirror deciding what to wear tomorrow for her first meeting with Valmont.

'Don't wear the halter your boobs will hang out everywhere! ' A voice said.

"Oh shut up and Alpha Mike Foxtrot9 already!" Kirsti threw a sheet over the mirror.

She then took out BDU pants, belt, boots, heavy socks, black belly shirt, skull earrings, skull wristbands, thick bike chain necklace, fingerless black gloves, and an ankle holster. She rolled up the sleeves on her BDU jacket so they were past her elbows. This allowed her to get air movement and still conceal her weapons. She brushed her hair, threw on brown sunglasses then she and Maya headed to the cannery.


1: Kauket – Ogdoad God that rules the darkness of primal chaos

2: Set - God of Chaos. Also handles War, Storms and Deserts. He murdered his brother Osiris and went to war against Osiris's son Horus for the throne of Egypt.

3: Osiris – God of the Underworld, Fertility and Agriculture, he was murdered by Set and brought back to life by his wife Isis.

4: Anubis – Jackal headed God of the Dead and Lord of Mummy Wrapping, conducted the funeral procedures.

5: MRE- Meal Ready to Eat

6: Train Smash – tinned tomato with bacon breakfast treat

7: PTSD – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Previously called Shell Shock (WW I) or Battle Fatigue (WW II). It manifests mostly as dreams recalling battlefield situations or in response to sharp sounds or scenario. Those with PTSD respond as though they were in combat--not acceptable in polite society

8: BDU – Dress Battle Uniform, the official name for cammies

9: Alpha Mike Foxtrot – Adios Mother Fucker, Goodbye.