Disclaimer:... I hate this computer... Oh, and I don't own anything! This just isn't my lifetime...

Abel sat back, watching the scenery rush by. He couldn't wait until they reached their destination, and knew there were no doubt faster ways for him to get there, but he knew nothing of where that was. So, he sat back, trying to figure out what he was going to do when he got there and how he was going to make that spell casting...Methuselah send him home. Movement caught his eye, he squinted to bring into focus the sudden blur that flew past them, he saw Clark look over at him before it bolted out of his view. "The boy's fast..."

"Hm? Oh, Clark? Yeah... He'll be there long before we get there."

"He just passed us."

"Huh? Wait, you saw him?!"

"Yes. One of the perks, remember? Vampires have similar speed, it's called 'haste', I have to be able to catch my prey before I can feed."

"Uh, oh... Well, the only way I can see him is will a high speed camera, and that's if I'm lucky." Abel chuckled. "What're you laughing at?"

"Nothing... I just forgot how nice it is not to hold back information from everyone. I'm so use to hiding this from... everyone, some of the AX members don't even know everything they should."

"Ax? What's that?"

"Oh... nothing to concern yourself wi-," Abel knew the look she was giving him, even if she didn't turn her head towards him. "Sorry, too use to shrugging off questions."

"No worries, I'll just keep shoving them at you until you answer," they shared a smile before Abel gave her the barest minimum of explanation of the AX Agents. He noticed they had reached a large city during his explanation. "So, all these names you've mentioned are part of the AX?"

"Most... I may've named a few people that aren't... My memory isn't what it use to be," he 'heh'd and smiled at her.

"Well, a thousand year's and time traveling will do that to you. We're here, Clark should be around here somewhere," Abel got out and started looking around. They were on the street side, people were either oblivious to what had apparently gone on, or it hadn't happened in this area, the sidewalks were crowded with people in a more civilized rush.

"There," they both said, pointing the same direction, Clark was waving them into an alley. Somehow, Abel and Chloe ended up laughing from the jinx as they trotted over to him.

"You saw me," Clark pointed accusingly at Abel, who smiled meekly and nodded. "How fast are you?"

"Later, I thought your friend said all hell on earth had broken loose."

"Give me a sec, he should be responding... no- oof," A door flew open and in one motion, Chloe was drug inside.

"Chloe!" Both Clark and Abel cried, catching the door. Rushing in they were suddenly hauled by Chloe laughing.

"Jimmy, stop it!"

Clark sighed in relief, looking over at Abel to signal it was all right. His eyes were red... Clearing his throat as softly as he could, Abel turned toward him. Not wanting to catch Jimmy's attention he was stuck trying to figure out a way to signal the Crusnik. It hit him, consintrating, he felt the heat rise up in his eyes, he knew they would appear red as well. Abel suddenly blinked, as Clark let the heat cool. Eyes suddenly widened, Abel turned away just as Jimmy looked over to them. "CK! What are you doing here? Who's this?"

"Abel Nightroad," Abel pushed down the Crusnik and reached to take the younger, and smaller, man's hand.

"Jimmy Olsen. Chloe, why are they here? I thought you'd want to cover the story alone."

"Well, you said there were demons attacking, I don't see any."

"Well, okay, so it wasn't exactly here... They've been seen north a few miles away from Metropolis."

"Has there been a man spotted? Tall, slender, black hair?"

"Not that I know of. What, do you know something about all this we don't?" Abel guessed that by 'we' the kid ment whoever had told him about it.

"I... I... Gr, I don't have time for this boy. Where exactly are these 'demon sightings' being reported from?"

"Uh... uh..."

"Easy, Abel... No need to scare Jimmy senseless," Chloe's small hand settled on his shoulder, pulling his attention away from the worried man.

"Sorry, I'm a bit over amped," he mumbled at her, hoping Jimmy missed the meaning.

"It's okay... Look, Abel is part of a group that is suppose to either authenticate or debunk such claims as Demons and what-not." Abel just gaped at her. "Sorry but I got to tell him something," she mumbled back to him. "Best to keep it as close to the truth as possible..."

Abel goaned, "Then why didn't you... have me wear my robes?" He saved it, "I'm a priest, sent by... uh, a superior that wishes to remain anonymous..." Not full lies and if he said anything about a lady Cardinal being his superior, he knew he'd get laughed at this day and age. "I was sent when they caught wind of the sightings."

"The church?! Now that's new... Which, and prove it."

"Uh... heh heh, didn't I say they wished to remain anonymous? No dice huh? Well, I don't have my collar but I do have my rosary..." It took some doing, or rather undoing of shirt buttons, but Abel lifted the large metal cross into view. "Uh,... heh heh... It was a gift from a friend," Jimmy, along with Clark and Chloe were staring at the long chain leading back to the loop around his throat.

"How didn't I notice that before?"

"You're the reporter Chloe, you tell me..."

"It's actually easy to miss when you're distracted," hoping they understood his meaning. Eyebrows rose, the ones that needed to did, that's all that mattered. "Now, demons?" He asked, replacing his rosary and righting his shirt.

"Oh, yeah...So, do I call you Father or..?"

Author's Corner:

Did I mention I hate my computer? It deleted my original start on this chapter and since I can NEVER type, write or think the same thing twice, I ended up writing a similar start but it went in a different direction... I really didn't want to get Jimmy that involved but hey he's Jimmy, he gets himself involved... And I didn't quite mean to out Abel as a Padre but Chloe's Chloe so... Jeez-um-crow, Is it just me or are those two MADE for each other? (FYI: I mean J and Ch in case any wires get crossed) I don't really know how long the next chapter will take, I didn't even know that this one would get done so quickly... (I rewrote/wrote it in less than a day) So, keep watch and I'll see what I can do.