The young girl walked down the dark alley way. She looked around fifteen and had dark blue hair. She was slim and had tan skin. Her eyes were that of a startling blue, but very pale. She wore black pants that were tucked into boots, and a black coat wrapped snugly around her with the hood up. She wore a belt, which was dark blue and had a sharp sword attached to it.
She gripped her sword as she walked deeper into the alley way, looking down at the thing around her neck and patting its head. The creature around the girl's neck- which was being covered by the hood- opened its eyes and looked at the girl, its eyes were also blue, but were of a darker shade.
The girl smiled and then came to a sudden stop, seeing a dark figure move out of the corner of her eye, making her turn quickly in the direction, frowning when she saw nothing, then resumed walking.
"I think we're being followed Draco." The girl whispered to the creature around her neck. She nearly screamed when a dark figure jumped in front of her, wearing all black, except his head, which was bald and uncovered.
"Ello little girl." The man smirked, and the girl took a few steps back, frowning. "You must be Brooke Phoenix." The girl took a tiny step forward, toward the man, while also gripping her sword so tight her knuckles turned white.
"That's my given name, the name I've picked is Alexa." She told the man as he took a few steps towards her.
"Well then Alexa, why don't you just come along with me?" Alexa frowned, putting two hands on her sword, just in case she needed to use it, and might just have to.
"I don't think so." Alexa said to him in a firm tone. The man sighed and took another few steps, coming only a few feet away.
"Now listen little girl, if I don't get you to come with me, my master won't be too happy with me, and I don't want that, so would you just listen?"
"And who is your Master?!" Alexa demanded, raising an eyebrow at the bald man.
"You can find out if you come with me."
"I think I would rather stay." Alexa said with an innocent voice.
"We can do this the easy way, or the hard way, your pick."
"How about neither?" Alexa said with a sneer and quickly unsheathed her sword. The man laughed and then lunged for her. Alexa did a back flip and dodged as he lunged for her, then stepped to the side as he tried to punch, taking his miss as a chance to kick him hard in the gut.
He sneered at her and kicked her in back. She was knocked into the wall as he punched her in the nose. Wiping the blood from her nose, she flung her sword as he came charging at her. She brought her sword down along his arm, and he cried out in agony, feeling the blood run down his arm.
He roared and came charging at her, coming at her so fast Alexa didn't even have a chance to duck, and his fist struck her stomach, winding her. He kicked her in the face and shoved her against the wall, gripping both shoulders and holding her against the wall. Draco lunged and bit the man's neck, making him howl in pain as the creature's sharp teeth sliced into his flesh. The man hissed, grabbing the creature and throwing it to the ground, then quickly shoving Alexa back against the wall when she tried to run.
"You're coming with me." The man sneered into her face; Alexa could feel his breath against her face and turned away with disgust.
"I don't think so." A cold voice said. The man was dragged away from Alexa and shoved onto the ground. A woman in her twenties appeared in front of the man. She had blond hair that was almost white and skin that was tan. She had the same coloured eyes as Alexa and was wearing pale grey skin tight pants tucked into white leather boots. Her top was white and sleeveless top and also had a sword on her belt, but she also had a gun, which was strapped to her thigh.
"Well if it isn't Xena Phoenix." The man said with a sneer, and the woman grabbed a fist full of his jacket and shoved him against the wall.
"You've got some nerve trying to kidnap my daughter." Xena said with a growl, and then smiled as her whole body lit up with red energy, coming from the necklace she wore around her neck. She used the energy to pick up the man and threw him onto the ground and then into the wall again, smiling when she. She raised her hand and the man was lifted into the air.
"What's your name?" Xena asked, but the man didn't answer, so Xena shoved him into the wall and then lifted him up into the air again.
"Name?" Xena repeated.
"My name is Timmy." The man replied with a wince.
"Well Timmy, you can go and tell your master to keep his filthy hands of my daughter."
Timmy smiled. "Well if you let me down, I'll go and tell him."
"Before I do let you down, mind telling me who you Master is?" Xena asked politely.
"You know him." Timmy sneered. Xena sighed and lifted him up higher into the air.
"I know a lot of people. Give me a name!"
"I don't think I should tell you." Xena grinned and her hand balled into a fist. When she did this the energy that was lifting Timmy up tighten around his body, and he hissed in pain.
"You're gonna tell me now?" When Timmy didn't answer Xena turned both her hands into fist and the energy strangled even tighter and there was the sound of shattering bones was heard. Timmy screamed in pain and looked down at his now broken leg. "I'll ask again: who is your Master? If you don't answer, I will do more than just break you leg." Timmy whimpered then swallowed before answering
"My Master is Lord Mason." Xena gasped and so did her daughter, who ran up besides her mother and Xena looked at her before looking at Timmy again.
"Thank you for your help." Xena said with a growl, before throwing him against the wall, knocking him out. The energy faded away and Xena started walking out of the dark alley. Draco wrapped himself around Alexa's neck as she ran to keep up with her mother.
"Mum what are we going to do?" Alexa asked between gasps of air.
"We will come out of hiding now that Lord Mason has finally found us after all these years." Xena answered her daughter in a calm tone.
"Then what?"
Xena came to a sudden stop. "I think we need some help, and I know the perfect person who can help."
"And who might that be?" Alexa asked with confusion.
"I think it's time I visited my dear brother."
"Doesn't he think your dead?"
"Yes but that's only because we were in hiding. You remember your uncle don't you?"
Alexa smiled. "Of course."
Xena smiled "And besides I haven't seen Skulduggery in years."
