Alright I don't own Hellboy, obviously.
I have made it so Nuala and Nuada survived and they are now working with the Bureau. What happened was when H.B. took the crown off Nuadas head Liz took it right then and melted it. In so doing she disabled the army permanently. This story takes place about two years after that time, in reparation Nuada is now working with the Bureau.
Chapter 1
I walked with confidence into the Bureau, true I never wanted to set foot into this building again but when Liz called me I couldn't refuse. The building hadn't changed one bit since last I had been here, I walked straight up to the man waiting at the desk with a smiled.
"Ah, Voirrey. Good to see you again." He handed me a large folder as he winked at me. "The team is out on a mission but all you need to know is right here." I nodded and went to stand on the symbol on the floor to be lowered into the actual bureau. I started to open the folder but when the man called to me I paused.
"So, you are looking rather nice. When you going to go out with me?" I knew he was smiling hopefully at me but I refused to look up at him.
"Just lower me down." Looking at him would only bring guilt to me a wasted emotion that I never liked feeling. I sighed happily when I started to feel myself begin to lower down into the floor. I took the folder in my hand and opened it slowly, inside there was just a book. I was slightly confused at being just handed a book. I marched into the library it had always been my favorite room and I knew with everyone being out on a mission it would be empty. I listened with satisfaction as I walked toward the large doors, my shoes made the loud smacking sound as I walked. I loved that sound, don't know what it was but it was always my favorite sound. I had dressed to impress today I wore a simple black pant suit with a cream under shirt with matching shoes. In all my years I had learned that to feel confident you had to look it too. I opened the library door and walked straight over to the fire place. With the Bureau being under ground it was always chilly so being right next to the fire was always the brightest idea. I sat down on the floor and opened the book, what I read made my blood run cold.
Agent: Jeff Golden
Age: 29
Cause of Death: Unknown
Symptoms: blisters appeared on skin overnight. Fever manifested three days later fever broke out, peeked at 110˚. Hallucination followed instantly. Three days of fever body temperature plummeted below 50˚, then death.
Agent: Michael Blanche
Age: 44
Cause of Death: Unknown
Symptoms: blisters appeared on skin overnight. Fever manifested three days later fever broke out, peeked at 110˚. Hallucination followed instantly. Three days of fever body temperature plummeted below 50˚, then death.
Agent: Samuel Butler
Age: 32
Cause of Death: Unknown
Symptoms: blisters appeared on skin overnight. Fever manifested three days later fever broke out, peeked at 110˚. Hallucination followed instantly. Three days of fever body temperature plummeted below 50˚, then death.
Agent: Clair Tanner
Age: 25
Cause of Death: Unknown
Symptoms: blisters appeared on skin overnight. Fever manifested three days later fever broke out, peeked at 110˚. Hallucination followed instantly. Three days of fever body temperature plummeted below 50˚, then death.
I had to stop reading. They were all the same, dozens of agents were dying and they didn't know what cause of it was. I lay back on the floor in front of the fire trying to think. None of it made sense, I knew Abe was by far the most intelligent of all the agents in the Bureau. If he hadn't figured it out what chance did I have?
"What is your problem!?" I heard a loud voice from just outside the library. I sat up quickly to see what was going on.
"I was trying to negotiate with it. I did not want to kill it if it was willing to work with us."
"Yeah it worked real well considering it had me by the neck!" The doors opened quickly as I saw two people walk in. One I knew very well, H. B., the other was just a regular agent. H. B. was yelling violently at him and I knew that agent wouldn't be working here much longer. I laughed under my breath as I stood from the floor.
"Just tell me this, who was in charge on the mission?" H.B. yelled in his face. At the same time H.B. saw me standing by the fire. He grabbed the agent and shoved him out of the room. He turned back to me with a sober look on his face.
"Hey, H.B." I smiled at him as he made his way to me.
"What are you doing here?" He asked quietly as he stood and the bottom step.
"Liz called me in." I held the book up to show him. He nodded as he took both of the steps in one and wrapped his arms around me.
"It is so good to see you." He sighed into my hair.
"Same to you. I can't tell you how miserable I was to hear about father. I tried to come back for the funeral, but they wouldn't give me clearance." I hung onto his neck whispering in his ear. He grunted as he nodded his head.
"Understandable, things have been changing around here." He smiled.
"Yes, I've heard. Why did you come back to the Bureau, you were free but you came back, why?" I pulled back from him to look into his eyes.
"Things have changed a lot around here in the past two years. We met half way." I nodded in understanding.
"Voirrey?" I looked behind H.B. to see Liz standing in the door way. My smiled reappeared on my face when I saw her. I just about ran to her to hug her, we met half way into the room. I hugged her as tight as I could.
"How are you my dear?" I pulled back to look at her. She looked happier than I had ever seen her before.
"I'm good. How was the flight in?"
"A pain but I'm here now. So where is this Abe I've heard so much about?" I asked smiling, seeing them again was amazing but I wanted to get down to the contents of the book as soon as possible.
"I am here." I looked up to see him standing in the doorway, I had seen picture after picture of him but in the flesh was a whole new experience.
"Hello Abe." I smiled at him. "I have some questions for you." He had walked down the steps toward me with a grace I had never seen before.
"Yes I expected you would. Would you like to go into the hospital? I have better notes in there." He waved to the open door and I nodded.
"You lead the way, it's been years since I've been here." I followed him out of the room. We walked quickly as we headed into the main passage way.
"Abraham?" He stopped and turned to look at the beautiful woman walking toward us. She must have just come down from the main floor. She wore a long flowing dress, I knew there was no way that she would have gone on the mission dressed like that.
"Ah, princess, this is Voirrey. She is here to help solve the mystery disease." He pointed toward me as he introduced me.
"I have heard a lot about you." She held her hand out but I shook my head, I knew her talent for reading people by just touching them. I wasn't going to let it be that easy for her to read me.
"I'm afraid I have heard about you as well. I hope you understand me not shaking your hand." I smiled at her and she merely nodded and turned to Abe.
"How did it go? Did my brother behave?" Nuala asked.
"I will say this, I was not surprised but his actions tonight." Abe said as we continued to walk down the hall. They discussed Nuada, he was one person I wasn't looking forward to meeting. I would love to punch him in the face, for putting H.B. in that kind of danger a few years ago. We walked down the hall slowly while Abe and Nuala talked quietly. I found it very interesting to watch them interact with each other, they had a connection that was deep. Even I could see that it would take a lot to keep them from each other. It warmed my heart to see them together.
"Well, I shall see you at dinner." She smiled at Abe then to me. I nodded warmly at her as I walked into the hospital. Hospital was used loosely when I stepped into the room, which pretty much was all it was, just a room.
"Here we are, I have a video of one of the men that passed away the most recently. It has been a very unpleasant for all of us." He grabbed the tape and handed it to me.
I watched it quietly on one of the screens in the room and I was horrified at what I saw. It seemed that I might be out of my league with this, my heart filled with sorrow. I didn't think I would be able to help with this. Abe had given me all of his notes and I flipped through them as fast as I could but nothing was clicking for me. I didn't know how to help. Panic filled me, I was useless. I heard the bell chime in the hall signaling that it was the end of a shift. I stood and walked out of the room. I needed to think about all the information I had been given. I really wanted to talk to Abe about his notes, see if there was anything I could get out of him that I was missing. I walked down the hall flipping threw the notes he had given me. I didn't realize I was being watched until someone began to yell in my direction.
"You," I ignored it only because I figured they were not talking to me. "Hello, I am speaking to you." I looked up to see Prince Nuada looking at me from down the hall.
"Excuse me?" I said my eyes narrowing.
"I asked you a question." He marched toward me with a glare on his own face. "Where is the doctor?"
"What do you need the doctor for?" I asked looking him up and down.
"I sustained an injury on the latest mission." His hand moved toward his shoulder. I turned back toward the hospital room motioning for him to follow.
"Are you the doctor on duty now?" He asked following me into the room.
"No, but I am a doctor. Where is the injury?" I turned the light back on and put Abes notes onto a table.
"On my shoulder, the creature gave me a deep gash." I turned to see him sitting on the exam table with his shirt off. I was surprised at the muscle tone of his chest, he was very fit. Knowing Nuala's gift I wasn't going to risk Nuada finding out my secrets so I quickly put examination gloves on my hands. My hands shook slightly as I looked at the wound, it was a fairly clean. His skin was smooth just as I had expected it to be, his muscles contracted as I touched his shoulder. His shoulder was rock hard no doubt for all those years being out on his own. I quickly patched him up with some gauze and tape.
"You'll need to come back in a few hours so I can change the bandage. We cant let it get dirty or it will get infected." I studied the patching job to make sure I covered it completely. My heart quickened as I stared at his bare chest. He was indeed a very attractive elf but I was here to do a job.
"I saw Nuala just a few moments ago, why did she not complain of a wound?" I asked removing the gloves and throwing them away. I turned back to him and watched him replace his shirt. He looked healthier than his file photo showed, his lips were not as dark as they had been in the past. His skin on his face was smoother than it was in the photo, clearly being apart of society once again was proving to be a good for his health.
"Who are you for me to confide in? I owe you no explanations." He stood from the table and walked to look into my face.
"I ask," I was starting to flair in anger. "Only on the side of a physician Nuala is now one of my patients as are you. I need to know if she is in pain so that I may treat her." I didn't back down as he came to stand right in front of me. He glared down at me but I didn't falter in responding back to him. I had folded my arms across my chest as I glared back at him.
"She is fine." He walked past me and headed out of the hospital room. I rolled my eyes as I grabbed Abes notes once again and headed back to the library. I didn't see Nuada and I getting along in the time that I was going to be here. I didn't understand why but it didn't bother me one bit.
