TheGreatTigerGoddess: Question day! OK SO HERES HOW IT WORKS, I will answer all the questions ya'll send to me in private Messenger every 4 or so chapters so to help those whom are lost in the story line. This is a real chapter so if you don't want to read the Q's just scroll down a bit.
Ok so here we go!
Q1) Is Aulla and Elisa a pair in this story?
A) No, not really. They have some history but nothing that will get in the way with Brooklyn and Aulla.
Q2) How did Aulla meet Gillius?
A) Oh, well that's sort of a really big story in itself. Long story short though was that Aulla was on a "mission" and found him. They fought, kicked each others butts, became best friends, and now he deals with her bullshit. Depending on how the story goes I might add the full background story.
Q3) How did Aulla and Elisa meet and what happened to where she got drugged?
A) Haha! Funny story actually. Ok so Aulla met Elisa before she became a detective right? yes, well my brain decided that Elisa was a cop before a detective and that she had found Aulla on her first night as a rookie. Aulla was probably beating the shit out of someone to save some magical creature and was seen. Elisa followed her and found out her secret. As for the part where she was drugged that one was just a toothpick my brother threw in to spice it up. He says that Elisa was a detective then and went undercover. She got drugged (probably in her drink) by the guys she was after and Aulla saved her before things got out of control. I say that Aulla might have had a bit to drink as well but enough to keep her mind in the right place but found Elisa to be delicious at that time and decided to play 'poke the clam'. Long story short they had a fun night.
Q4) How many portals are there and where do they all go?
A) There are 3 and they go everywhere. Aulla and her sister set up their 'Home' to have many escape routs. That being said it would be more than likely that they have doors available in every part of the country and others. Like in chapter 2 where Aulla had to fly to Kansas to the other door after the first was closed. so to put it this way you can use any of the three doors at Home and go anywhere you want as long as you draw the right symbol for that place. However if you want to go back Home you have to find the door that leads there and draw the symbol for Home. It's kind of confusing but they play a key roll in the story. Here are some of the locations that will be used later in the story, Alaska, Mexico, California, and Greece. For the final fight scene ya'll can tell me where ya'll want it and the one who gets the most asks will be the place.
Q5) Why do the bad guys want the baby chimera's horns? (my 5 year old niece asked this one)
Well because the same way they want rhino horns, elephant tusks, tiger and bear claws, and even poaching deer horns. Because people are stupid and think that it will make them stronger or they have some sort of 'tradition' that benefits no one or thing in any way shape or form. This reason gives Aulla her motive not to trust humans and try to keep her sister safe and as far away from humans as much as possible.
Alright so that's it on questions for now. So to keep things moving forward here's chapter 4. Warning this one contains blood.
Inspirational Music - Girls!Girls!Girls! by Emile Autumn / Scars to your Beautiful by Alessia Cara
Chapter 4 - Rubies and Gold Dust (part 1)
A month had passed after they, Brooklyn and the guys, came to their new home. By this time they had gotten the use of things around the mansion. Breakfast was served around 8 pm and dinner was ready around 3am and if the guys wanted anything in between then they were free to look through the kitchen. Lexington and Broadway made a routine of taking the theatre room for themselves so that they were able to watch their cowboy shows and movies. Hudson and Gillius didn't seem to mind as long as they cleaned up their popcorn (which they stole from the theater in the city) and made sure to leave the sound at a tolerable level. Elisa was doing better as well. She was no longer on paid leave and was now starting back on her detective work. Goliath would sometimes leave the group and go to the city from time to time and on one occasion didn't come back till the night after. Which really gave the group a fright, but after Brooklyn and Hudson got the group to relax and wait they were met with their leaders return the next night.
Tonight the guys were on their way back from the city. After the events of dealing with Metal clan and trying to figure out who were controlling them the battered and exhausted group made it back a few hours before the sun would come up. Although still feeling the tingle from their recent adrenalin rush Goliath thought it best for the group to calm down before they went inside. Broadway and Goliath sat at the garden table that Gillius had set up a week ago while Lexington and Brooklyn sat at the steps leading up to the house and started to talk about their ideas on their next idea for a motorcycle. In which case they had fully agreed to take turns trying it out with Lexington being the first in line.
The moment the guys came home Hudson and Bronx decided to meet them. They had seen what had happened on the news and wanted to check to see if their friends/ brothers were alright. Bronx came bounding out of the house and crashed into Lexington sending the small gargoyle toppling down the steps with him. Brooklyn suppressed a chuckle as Hudson came to stand next to him.
"So what happened lads." Hudson asked. "Did ye find out who was controlling those robots?"
"No, but my guess as well as anyone else's is that they were controlled by Xanatos." Brooklyn explained.
"If he was trying to find out where we live then he'll have to try harder than that. We will not give him the pleasure of holding dominance over us anymore." This time Goliath spoke. He watched as the older Gargoyle made his way over to him and Broadway. Using his tail he pulled out the chair for him in respect.
"Lad. I think it's best that we try to keep a low profile for a while. Not to say that you cant protect us, but if we keep going out at night every night like we have been then that leaves him with more chances to find us."
"He's right." Brooklyn agreed to what Hudson was asking. "Most of the things happening in the city that we go after are always a trap set up by Xanatos. What if we do get caught next time? If we do escape or he lets us go then there is a greater risk of him following us back here. What are we going to do if he finds out about this place? I mean, think about it. How many lives are we really putting in danger by bringing him here?"
Goliath's brows knitted up as he heard and understood what his companions were telling him. As much as he wanted to reclaim their home at any cost this place was just as much a home to them as well. Plus with more and more creatures coming in to this place meant that they were not the only ones that would get hurt if Xanatos found them. "Alright. From now on we will only go out if we need to and if we do we go out in pairs so that way we can watch each other."
With a nod from everyone the agreement was set and the group went back to what they were doing. Unfortunately it was not long before they were swept up once more into the usual hectic commotion. Not thirty minutes later the sounds of large wings and a gust of wind filled the front of the mansion. Lexington almost flew away from his spot from the power of the wind if it was not for the help of Brooklyn whom looked around for the cause. Sure enough a familiar sight came into view as Aulla started to arrive.
The group watched as she entered the front of the house. Her wings beating hard as to not land roughly for her precious cargo that hung from her large jaws. Once her feet touched the ground the wind died and the guys were able to get a good look at what she had brought home. It was a large stag like animal. /(we'll call it a deer)/. It would have seemed odd considering that deer were so common, however, like everything in this strange place it was unique. The deer only had one antler which stuck out like tree branches going each and every way. The bone itself was a fine ebony color which gave it away as being a mythical creature. They watched as Aulla gently placed it on the ground giving it time to gain it's footing before letting go. The deer took two steps away from her before looking around the place. It didn't take much time before it caught sight of the guys. It's deep chocolate colored eyes stared questioningly at them before suddenly turning back to Aulla.
All of a sudden Aulla fell to the ground. Her large body sending a large 'thum' to echo in the open space. The deer took another step back as it happened. It was unsure on what to do and bleated out at her to see if it could get some sort of response. It didn't. This made the deer take a step closer. Using it's muzzle it gently prodded the her side to get her to move but again no response.
The guys immediately jumped from there seats when the deer turned to them again with blood over the area of it's face that had been covered by her fur. Bronx was the first one to move. He rushed over to Aulla so fast that it startled the deer even more to where it took off into the forest and out of sight. Brooklyn was the second to get to her followed by Lexington and the others.
Immediately after a closer look they spotted the cause of her sudden collapse. She had been wounded in two places. The first was on her back. A long and deep cut ran across her back starting between her wings and down towards her heft leg. Unfortunately it was the less life threatening for the one on her chest gave them the most concern. The fur there was heavily covered in blood that turned her golden tan pelt a dark earthy red color. If it wasn't obvious that she was hurt it would seem to someone else like she had smothered red clay over her chest just before adding a layer of fresh mud. From where Brooklyn stood he could see that it was also the one that gave her the most pain for when Bronx tried to urge her to move by nudging her neck gently she let out a loud and pained cry.
"Lexington, go get Gillius." Brooklyn ordered as he bent down to try and see if he could stop the bleeding. As he placed his hands over the wound he felt something odd that was stuck inside. Moving the fur as best he can he could see something shiny embedded in it but it was to deep to tell what it was.
Gillius arrived not a moment after and rushed over to her. He bent down behind her to look to see what had happened only for his face to go from shocked to grim. "Damn it girl. What have you done now?" He asked placing a hand on her head.
Aulla's whine was almost a whisper. She tried to lift her head up to him but the pain from doing so only made her drop it back down.
"There's something in her chest. It's to deep for me to get a good look at but it looks like it's metal." Brooklyn explained.
Gillius moved over next to him to see what he was talking about and saw it. Reaching out he stuck his hand in the wound going deeper than where Brooklyn had and tried to see if he could try and figure out what it was. When Brooklyn saw just how far he had gone in his stomach jumped. It wasn't that he was squeamish of all the blood that came from the action but it was the fact that Gillius had done it so nonchalantly as if this wasn't the first time he had done this to her. The act itself made him almost turn white, well, pink in his case. Gillius's next words snapped him out of it though.
"Brooklyn. I can pull it out but I need you to go around and lift up her arm. You hear that?" He asked turning the question towards Aulla. "The moment I pull this thing out you need to turn back or else you will lose even more blood than you need to."
Brooklyn did as he was told and moved behind her. Once he was there she tilted her head back and tried to muffle a snarl as he lifted her massive arm.
Gillius gave no warning as he swiftly yanked the object from her flesh sending a spray of blood to fly out and stain the grass around them. The moment he did so Brooklyn released her and covered his ears as an ear slitting agonizing roar exploded from her. Not a moment later as she fell silent she had turned back to her human like form. She was naked when she turned which caused the guys a bit of embarrassment. The others turned their heads as to give her some decency until Gillius was able to take off his vest and use it to cover what he could of her. Once covered he picked her up and started to head to the house.
Brooklyn followed right next to him the whole time. She looked so small and frail in her friend's arms which caused him to wonder on what had happened.
When they came to the house Aulla's sister opened the front door. Her usual emotionless face turned somber as she saw the state of her sister. Over the time that the guys had been staying with them they learned that her name was Nara. She mostly perfered to keep company with Bronx, however, on a rare occasion you would spot her following close behind Lexington. Every time Brooklyn had seen the two together, although he would try to talk to the young girl, she woundn't talk back to him. Only a simple nod or a quick shake of her head was all the communication she would do.
She stepped aside and opened the door wider so that Gillius had no trouble getting in as he rushed. The group raced down the hall and came to a medium sized room with a fire place and once more Nara was there to open the door before they even got there. However the moment Brooklyn and Gillius entered she closed the door and locked it leaving the others outside. Brooklyn turned when he heard the door closed and saw that his friends were not there. He was going to ask why when an angelic yet soft voice came from the young girl. "There is to many and we need space for what we need to do." She said however when Brooklyn looked at the girl as he heard her voice she never moved her lips. He wanted to ask her how she did such a thing but decided it wasn't important enough at the moment.
Turning back to Gillius he watched as he placed Aulla on the coffee table her feet almost dangling off. Blood began to pool on the clear glass as Aulla's breathing began to slow into painful breaths. Her body was already starting to turn pale from the amount of blood she was still losing and the fact that he had no idea how to stop it made him wonder what he was even doing in the room in the first place. That was until Gillius's deep voice snapped him out of it.
"Nara bring me a blanket and some rags. Brooklyn I need you to hold her down. There is still a piece that's stuck in her and it is going to be hell to take it out." He said placing a pillow under her head.
Brooklyn did as he was told and moved around the table to where he was at her head. Kneeling down he placed both hands on her shoulders. He tried to be as gentle as he could but even that caused her enough pain to cringe. "You are going to be ok." He said trying to reassure her but in reality it was more towards himself.
Hearing his words she tried to tilt her head just a bit to look up at him. She tried to give him a smirk but a sudden jolt of pain engulfed her. Suddenly her body jerked just before locking up. Gillius had started without giving her any warning. Her muscles contracted at every part of her body making her grunt as he went deeper. By the time he had gotten half his hand in the once closed blood vessels reopened and fresh blood began to drip from the wound.
"Alright, I got it." Gillius said.
As he began to pull the object out Aulla jerked again. Brooklyn had to press harder to keep her still even though he did not want to. The more he pulled the more she jerked and spammed. Even in all the pain Aulla tried not to scream. The pressure she was putting on her self was making her dizzy along with the pain and it looked like she didn't have much strength left to keep going.
TheGreatTigerGoddess: Shit on a stick I'm late. Sorry for that though but I hope you liked the chap. Part 2 will be up later on and what not. The ending to this one may seem a little thrown together but I tried to do the best I could at 3 am lol. So yeah. Patriots won the Super Bowl. :[ I was hopeing the Falcons would. Even though I am a Seahawk fan I was praying so hard for them. Oh well. Next time.
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P.s. GO HAWKS! Woohoo! I love American sports!