A/N Thanks a lot for all the reviews they have been a great encouragement! Well here is the second chapter, hope you like it.
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Chapter 2
"A possessed man? Possessed by what?" asked Face, casting a questioning glance at Hannibal.
"Do you believe in the supernatural?" asked the woman as she lowered herself to a rocking chair.
"Maybe," replied Hannibal as he and the others took seats around the room.
Swift stepped beside the woman, Rachel. Placing a hand on her shoulder he smiled an encouraging smile at her. He had been with Rachel for a long time and had heard her open many a conversation with the simple question about the supernatural.
"Whether you believe it or not, there is a heaven and a hell, angels and demons, God and Satan That is what is controlling the man that is ruling this place. Demons. He has been persecuting the Christians in this town for several years."
"What do you mean by 'persecuting'?" probed Murdock as he leaned forward in his chair, resting his chin on his folded hands.
Rachel sighed as she stood up. Swift followed her as she walked over to a computer that was situated in the corner of the room. She flipped through a stack of papers before picking out several photos. For a moment Rachel stared at them, grief clouding her eyes. Swift once again placed a hand on her shoulder. "Remember they are in heaven with their Father," he stated, his words echoing through her head as thoughts.
Turning towards the A-Team, she handed the pictures to Hannibal. He glanced over them and could only stare. This couldn't be what she meant by persecution could it? The photos were of several men, bound and gaged, standing in a line with several men taking aim with rifles. The next picture showed the men laying on the ground, with bloody holes in their clothes. The third and final picture showed the bodies being thrown into a large hole in the ground.
Hannibal passed the pictures on before looking up at the woman. "This man is doing this because you are Christians?"
"Yes."
"Why haven't you tried to contact anyone?" demanded Face as he finished looking at the pictures and passed them on to Murdock.
"We have! Scott Lend, the man that is persecuting us, and his goons are monitoring everything! We can't send letters, we have no internet access, our calls are monitored and we have no cell phones. We can't radio any one because of the mountains. We never get visitors and if we do they never stay long. And he is always monitoring the roads. He has us barricaded in!"
"Hannibal, I think we need to get this guy off the streets," said BA as he finished looking at the pictures.
"Your right, BA, well Miss, it looks like you just hired the A-Team," he said with his usual smile. "We haven't had a chance to introduce ourselves. My name is Hannibal Smith, this is Face, HM Murdock, and BA," he stated as he motioned to each of the team in turn.
"My name is Rachel Brandt."
"You live here alone with your son?" asked Hannibal.
"No, my older brother lives with us. He moved in after my husband died, shortly before all of this happened," she explained.
Rachel's son ran through the door, she has sent him off after they had left the restaurant. Following behind him was a man that looked a little older than Rachel.
"This is Jake, my older brother, and my son, Dan."
Swift nodded as three more angels followed Dan and Jake into the house. One stepped over to him. "And how are things going Swift?" she asked.
"So far everything is going fine, Sarah," he replied.
Sarah nodded. "Any sign of Corruption and his gang?" she asked after a moment.
"Well, from what I saw, they have holds on those four," said Swift, motioning to the A-Team. "Some of his gang tried to come in, but they decided not to stay."
"Well, I'm sure when Corruption hears about it, they'll be back."
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"YOU WHAT?" bellowed Corruption as the small demons hovered in front of him.
"I'm sorry, Corruption, but there was two of them and-" whimpered Fear, as he lowered his head.
"I don't care, we can't have those people talking to one of His! You know what it would do to us if they turned away from us! If we lost our holds on those men, it could be disastrous!"
"Yes, Corruption, we know," said Fear.
"Come on, we are going back there!" snarled Corruption as they all took to the sky and winged back to the house.
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"I knew they would be back," muttered Sarah as Corruption flew through the door with his gang behind him.
"I thought we told you to leave," growled Swift, glaring at the smaller demons.
"They are here because of them. You are the ones that let them in," he snapped as he pointed to the A-Team. "My demons have holds on them." He turned and glared at the small demons that were still crouched behind him. They took wing and each hovered near one of the A-Team. Sarah just turned away and headed toward the door.
"Watch them closely if they do anything let me know," she whispered as she left. Swift nodded and Corruption smiled evilly before leaving.
"Who are these people Rachel?" asked Jake eyeing the A-Team carefully.
"They are going to help us Jake," she answered, her tone grateful.
"You don't know what you guys are getting into. This is serious. People have already died," sighed Jake, his gaze meeting Hannibal's.
"You don't know who we are do you?" said Face.
"No, we don't," said Jake. "We don't really get news."
"Well, some history is in order," answered Hannibal. He quickly explained their situation. There was a pause after he had finished, as he waited for Rachel and Jake to answer. But it wasn't them who answered.
"I think you made a good choice, Mom," said the boy, Dan. "These guys seem to know what they are doing."
"I agree," said Jake. "Thank you for helping. Where are you going to start?"
"I think we need to pay Scott Lend a visit," said Hannibal as he smiled, glancing at the others.
