Gargoyles One Shots

#3

Brooklyn landed in the alleyway Sarena had asked him to meet her in. He wondered why Sarena would want to talk to him now after avoiding him for the past three months. Ever since he had returned with Katana and the others, Sarena had been living with Elisa like she had back before she met them. What they had managed to get out of Elisa was that Sarena was now completely emotionally withdrawn, like she had been when she first met Elisa three years ago. It had taken a week to get her to eat something and if it weren't for the fact that she was forced into sleep as soon as the sun rose, she wouldn't be getting any sleep either. So far she'd only allow Bronx, Hudson, and Angela to visit her, and it had taken her a month to allow the latter two, but they were going to try with Lexington soon. The only one she had allowed to visit at first was Bronx, possibly due to the fact he couldn't talk, and even then she wouldn't show emotion. Whatever was going on, he hoped it wasn't endangering her life.

"What took you so long big guy? Get caught behind a flock of birds?" Sarena walked into the light. She seemed to be smiling again. "Come over here." She beckoned with her hand. Brooklyn looked around. He raised an eye ridge. Everything seemed fine, but the way Sarena was acting recently…

"Sarena," he said, deciding not to use his pet name for her. "Is everything alright?" She chuckled.

"You used to like it when I needed you." Now she was bringing up the past. He didn't know what this was about, but he was sure it wasn't going to end well.

"I don't know if this is some sort of ritual or a game perhaps, but I find it most…disconcerting."Great, he was starting to sound like Goliath. Maybe it was the age. Sarena put on a sad almost, was it flirting?, look.

"You're not afraid of sweet little Anya, are you?" she asked. She used his pet name for her? That cut him to the core. While he was mated with Katana, his feelings for Sarena were still a hundred percent there. He shook his head.

"No of course not." Sarena reached her hand for him. A sign of trust? This was good. She was opening up to him again. He smiled and grasped her tiny hand in his own. A few moments later, her kind charming look turned into an angry snarl. Before he knew what was happening, she grabbed his arm and flipped him over her shoulder. He hit the ground with a thud.

"Ha, always wanted to fall for me?" she laughed. What was going on?

"Sarena, what is the meaning of this?" She laughed again.

"You're just too easy to fool."Sarena was then enveloped in a white light. Brooklyn shielded his good eye with his wing, when the light was gone Belladonna stood in Sarena's place. "Nice to see you again Beak Boy."

"Belladonna!"

"In the flesh." Wait, something was off with her. She seemed older, more like a young adult than a teenager. "You know, you're no fun. It's too easy to fool you with that innocent little princess trick." She walked over to where Brooklyn lay. "One would think that you'd be old enough to know not to fall for it."

"Where is Sarena? What have you done with her?" If she had done anything to her, she'd be dead before she even knew it. Belladonna laughed.

"Oh, don't worry. I have big plans for your precious Anya."

An ancor suddenly flew through the wall. As the dust cleared, he saw Hudson, Angela, Elisa, Sarena, and a girl he'd never seen before. Sarena ran over to him.

As he watched, he could've sworn he heard the mystery girl say "Oh no, where's Belladonna?" Sarena climbed into the shack.

"Anya?" He asked wondering if it really was the real one.

"Hang on I'll get you out," she said. Her eyes were red and blotched, like she had been crying. Her face was etched with worry. He suddenly felt guilty that the reason she showed emotion was because of worrying about him.

"Get away from him!" Another Sarena tackled her to the ground. As they fought he couldn't figure out which was who. One Sarena threw the other into the wall, knocking her out. The victorious Sarena turned to him.

"Which are you?" he asked, knowing it was a stupid question. Belladonna wouldn't tell him it wasn't her.

"It's me Brooklyn." She grabbed a harpoon off the wall and held it over her head. "Here, let me cut you free." He suddenly realized it was Belladonna.

"No." Belladonna put on a fake worried look.

"What's wrong? Don't you trust me?" she asked. At that moment, Sarena woke up and knocked the harpoon out of Belladonna's hands. Angela, Hudson, Elisa and the mystery girl stood in the doorway.

"I have a force field that can capture one of them," said the mystery girl. She positioned a gun like weapon at the two girls. "But which one is Belladonna?" The two Sarenas lit their hands with green energy orbs.

"She is, can't you see?" one said. Brooklyn came up with an idea. It would cause the real Sarena to hate him again, but it was the only way he'd know.

"Anya, tell me the truth. Did you ever doubt me? even for a moment," he asked. The two girls looked at him and then back at each other.

"Never," One of them said. Gottcha.

"That's Belladonna, fire!" The mystery girl shot her gun weapon at the evil sorceress as Sarena jumped out of the way. A blue cage held her.

"Let me out!" Belladonna changed back into her normal form. Sarena untied Brooklyn who lifted her up in his arms.

"I'm so grateful that you're alive." She smiled at him. Actually smiled at him.

"You could've picked a kinder way of telling I was the real Anya."

"I trust you'll forgive me." Sarena giggled.

"Don't I always?" Brooklyn brought Sarena down to eye level and pressed her face close to his.

When their lips were just a few centimeters apart, however, Angela said "Katana." Brooklyn looked to the sky. Sure enough, Katana was gliding down to them. Sarena sighed and put back up her emotionless mask as she slid her way out of Brooklyn's arms. She made to leave when he grabbed her hand and pulled her back to him. Before she could protest he kissed her on the lips, silencing her, just as Katana touched down.

"Unless ye two plan on staying that way for the next twelve hours…" Hudson started.

"I think they do," Angela interrupted.