Rody Daniels was packing his box of stuff from his office into his car. He shook his head irritably. He cursed and slammed the trunk down.
"Wow, I don't think I've ever heard you say that before." Parker said as he brought another box out and put it in the backseat. He closed the door and reached out his hand to his former captain. Rody shook it with a grip that Parker always thought was intended to intimidate him.
"I don't usually, but I'm making an exception for today." Rody said irritably. "Just remember what I told you and stay out trouble." Rody shook Parker's hand and got in the car. Parker watched him drive down the street. His phone ran and he answered it while still watching Rody's car. "Yes sir, he fell for it just like you said he would." Parker listened for a moment. "I will make sure it's done this time…No sir, there will be no more mistakes this time." Parker hung up the phone and walked back into the precinct. I guess now I should get to know my new partner.
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The next night Hyena was heading back to the warehouse. Hyena ran across the rooftops as she tried to get back as fast as she possibly could. She did a back flip over one tall roof and landed gracefully on the roof top five feet in front of the one she had just leapt from. When she landed she was surprised to see several men in gold uniforms carrying automatic rifles surrounding a group of three gargoyles that were on their knees in front of a clothing store. She climbed down the wall and used her claws to hang on as she listened to what was being said by the Crusader soldiers.
"Which one of you stole the watch?" The man Hyena assumed to be the leader of the Crusaders asked. The three young gargoyles each shook their head in turn to show that they didn't know. Hyena saw that their wings hadn't fully developed yet so she knew they were very young hatchlings. She quickly made her way down the side of the building and dropped to the ground silently and watched what was occurring. Then she noticed a smirk on the store owner's face as she watched him pocket what looked like a gold watch.
"It looks like they won't tell us." One of the other Crusaders said mockingly.
"Lying to a Crusader is punishable by death. Now, I'm going to ask you one more time. Who stole the fucking watch?" The Leader shouted. One of the gargoyles a blue male spoke up then.
"Sir, we…we didn't see any…" A gunshot rang through the air and the young male fell back on the ground as blood began to pour down his face from the wound to his forehead. The other two young hatchlings started to scream and held up their hands to shield themselves.
"Kill and then search them." The Leader said, but before anyone could move the Leader suddenly saw his hand come loose from his body before he even felt the pain inflicted by Hyena's claws. He fell to the ground clutching his hand and he stared up at her with his eyes full of hate.
"You know I used to think you Crusaders were pretty cool, but now I just think you're a bunch of dicks strutting around trying to show off how big you think you are." Hyena twisted around as one Crusader attempted to sneak up behind her and drove her claws through his throat. Blood covered the ground and his body fell forward as her claws came out of his neck. "As I was saying, you actually would kill children because they may have stolen something. That's barbaric!" Another Crusader lifted his rifle and she used her claws to cut off the barrel before she did a cartwheel using the man's head for leverage and twisted around snapping his neck before she landed on the ground. "I'm sick of this." She snarled. Hyena quickly leapt into the air again as the Crusader leader used his one good hand to pull out a pistol and he opened fire. Neither shot came close to hitting her and her foot struck him on the side of the head knocking him to the ground. She reached down and quickly swiped down his body and the store owner along with the two remaining hatchlings watched in shock as the man's body was cut into strips of flesh, meat, and bone.
"I will call…the police." The store owner shouted. Hyena grinned at him.
"You two get out of here." Hyena said referring to the two hatchlings that were grateful to get away. "I saw you pocket the watch you accused them of stealing." Hyena said in a menacing tone.
"I…You didn't see nothing." The store owner replied angrily.
"Should we check? After all it would be more of a kindness then you were going to show those gargoyle children. The store owner screamed as she stabbed him with her claws. "Oops, I'm sorry I wasn't aiming for those, but then I guess you never had balls to begin with." Hyena laughed as she cut open the pocket and deftly caught the watch as it fell towards the ground. She turned to walk away.
"You're just going to leave me like this? You fucking bitch." Hyena's eyes narrowed as she turned back towards him. It was then she noticed that the two gargoyles were just around the corner watching.
"Yes, I am going to leave you here, because men who pick on children and have no balls are so popular where you're going. That will be worse than anything I could ever do. Don't you think?" Hyena asked as she walked around the corner to talk to the two hatchlings and left the man there stunned and staring at the blood soaked ground as he fell to the ground clutching his own wound and feeling nothing but intense pain until the police showed up. Hyena had taped what she saw and left the video player for the cops to find on the store's window sill before she left.
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"How could you do this to me?" Angela began to growl as she turned her gaze to Matt. "I trusted you. I thought you loved me." Matt walked slowly towards her.
"Angela, I promise that whatever you think is happening here is not." Matt said calmly as he slowly walked towards her.
"Don't lie to me!" Angela roared and backhanded him so hard that even though he instinctively brought his fore arm up to block it he felt intense pain as the bone snapped and he was thrown into the wall behind him. He hit his head on a shelf as he fell and all of Angela's anger disappeared and was immediately replaced with a hollow feeling as fear began to creep into her. She saw blood coming from his head and she quickly rushed over and lifted him up carefully.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Elisa asked in shock as she rushed forward to help.
"I…I didn't mean to hit him that hard. When I do that it usually just hurts for a moment and then is fine." Angela said as Elisa quickly ripped off the lower half of her shirt and used it to bandage her friend's head.
"We're not like you. We can't take a hit like that." Elisa said irritably. "Why in the hell did you hit him in the first place?" She asked curiously.
"I know what you were doing here. I'm not a fool." Angela said bitterly as Elisa opened the door and they rushed to the elevator.
"I don't know what you think was going on, but I only came here to talk to my friend because I've had something change in my life and I didn't want to go through it alone." Elisa sighed and finished tightening the bandage on Matt's head. "I have no other friends." Elisa said in a quiet tone and Angela nearly missed what she said.
"Then why was he mounting you when I burst into the room?" Angela asked and her eyes began to flare from the memory. Elisa wanted to laugh at the concept of being mounted, but looking at Angela's face she began to cough instead before she replied.
"He hugged me because I was… well I was vulnerable at that time and he wanted to help. I lost my balance and fell back and he fell with me, but I promise you that I have no interest in being with him." Elisa informed her. When the elevator door opened they rushed outside and Elisa opened her car door. Angela quickly put him inside. "You can't come with us you know. It's a human only hospital."
"Make sure that he's okay." Angela said feebly and Elisa was shocked to hear the quiver in Angela's voice. She looked up and she saw that Angela's eyes were beginning to water.
"I will make sure he gets better and I'll try and explain what happened." Elisa promised. Angela just nodded and stood there staring blankly even as Elisa began to drive away. Elisa really felt sorry for the young gargoyle when she noticed in her rearview that Angela had fallen to her knees.
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Drexia flew back to the wedding boutique and she was whistling a song that she had heard Macbeth singing from the shower many times. She landed in front of the store and walked inside where she was greeted instantly by Katana.
"Hello my dear, are you ready to get an early start tonight?" Katana asked when she heard a bell ring when Drexia walked in. Drexia nodded enthusiastically. Katana grinned and walked towards the back of the shop when suddenly the window exploded and Katana ran back into the main room when she heard the unmistakable sound of many gun shots from a pistol.
"Get out of our city you freaks." Katana heard a man shout from a car that sped off. Her eyes flared red when she saw Drexia lying on the floor bleeding out. "Take care of her." She snapped to her assistant and leapt out the window. She saw the car turn left sharply and she quickly climbed the building. When she was high enough she let go and began to glide. She found them quickly as they weaved all over the road to dodge other cars. Good, they have an open roof car. Katana thought to herself as she began to dive to catch up.
"Dude, you said they wouldn't be able to catch us." One of the thugs in the backseat said as he noticed Katana gliding towards them. He reloaded his gun with a fresh clip and slid the slider forward but when he turned to fire it was too late. Before anyone in the car could react Katana landed on top of the hood and grabbed the wheel.
"Sorry boys, there's a detour up ahead." Katana smirked at them and yanked the wheel left so hard that it broke both of the driver's wrists and she yanked the wheel off as she glided higher. She watched with satisfaction as the car slammed into a department store and the young men who weren't wearing their seatbelts flew from the car and slammed into the brick wall of the store. She hovered over the wreck for a moment to make sure they were dead. She heard sirens coming from down the road and quickly glided back to her store.
"What the hell?" Katana asked in shock when she got back and saw Drexia trying to replace the window to the store with her assistant. "What's going on here? You were supposed to take her to get help for the gunshots." Katana berated her human assistant. The young girl began to explain what happened as they sat the glass down.
"Mistress, I'm sorry but I went to help her up and the most incredible thing happened." The young girl said. Katana waited impatiently for her to continue. "The bullets came out of her by themselves and the wounds began to heal. I've never seen anything like that before." Katana looked at Drexia in shock. Drexia nodded slowly.
"I should explain." Drexia took a deep breath. Katana saw how nervous her new friend was.
"No explanations necessary. Once we finish cleaning up this mess we'll finish getting you all set up." Katana smiled at her and Drexia sighed in relief. "I was wondering though. Who is the lucky gargoyle that you're marrying?" Drexia looked at Katana for a moment in surprise before she replied.
"I'm actually marrying a human." Drexia replied. "You may have heard of him…His name is Macbeth." Drexia waited for a moment but Katana didn't give any indication that she recognized the name.
"Wow…how did you get a human to…Uh, are you his pet or slave?" Katana asked in shock. Drexia gave her a confused look.
"I'm neither, he loves me and I love him in return. Why would you ask such a thing?" Drexia asked. "Not all humans are evil you know."
"Maybe once I would have believed that." Katana said after a moment. "Our elder used to tell us stories of the days she travelled with the legendary duo Demona and Brooklyn and how they worked side by side with human warriors to defeat a cruel human warlord. I used to dream of meeting those living legends and fighting beside them one day, but you know what I realized?" Katana asked suddenly and Drexia shook her head. "They were only stories and there are no heroes, just villains."
"They may be real. We don't know how much of the old legends might just be true." Drexia advised her.
"Ah, well… If the stories were true I know I'd love to mate with a legend like Brooklyn. From what the elder says though that could never have happened even then because he had eyes only for Demona." Katana waved off the thought and re-focused on what she was doing. "So, let's continue getting you ready."
"Is she your slave?" Drexia asked suddenly referring to the human woman that assisted Katana. Katana started laughing and the human woman's eyes opened wide in shock. She ran her hand through her long curly black hair before pointing a finger at Drexia.
"Excuse me, but I may be cheap, easy, work for a little girl in a rundown diner and failed twice to start a business but I am no one's slave. I get paid either in money or favors." The woman said irritably.
"Her name is Max and no she's not a slave. If she was I'd have to trade her in." Katana laughed as Max's eyes began to narrow. "She and that roommate of hers…What's her name Caroline, needs money for some culinary business and they make a pitiful amount at the diner they work at so I'm letting her work here."
"Thanks for making it sound like I'm a charity." Max chuckled.
"That proves what I said a moment ago. Even though humans can be crude they are not all evil." Drexia pointed out. Katana thought about it for a moment.
"I suppose you're right, but I would be cautious just the same." Katana advised. After they cleared the mess Katana went into the back and came out carrying a large binder.
"Is that all the wedding planning information?" Drexia asked excitedly. Katana grinned at her.
"You think this is all? That's cute, these are just floral arrangements. I have many, many more binders. This will be fun." Katana said excitedly as she went into the back again to get the remaining binders.
"Wow, this is a huge binder for just flowers." Drexia said in awe as she began to look through the binder.
"Yeah, the last time I saw that many flowers open up I was at Oleg and Sophie's party. Of course, I was so baked that I didn't realize what kind of party it was until a disgusting little man started stripping in front of me. He had hair like a bear and I will tell you now, I don't care how stoned you are that sight will sober you right up." Max said with a laugh. Drexia looked up at her and gave her a look that said she didn't understand what Max was talking about. Katana walked back into the room and gave her assistant a disapproving look.
"How many times have I told you to leave the sex talk at home?" Katana asked irritably as she set the other binders on the counter.
"I don't talk about sex that much." Max chuckled. "I also talk about weed." Katana glared at her a moment.
"Really, then why in the hell do I know what a bukkake is? Katana asked and Drexia looked at her curious to know what the new word meant.
"First, you're Japanese and it's criminal that you didn't know what it meant before I said it and second, I think you love the fact that I've shown you the fun side of life." Max pointed out.
"Just call the contractor and get that window fixed and finish setting up the new displays." Katana said with a laugh. "Alright, Drexia let's get you set up."
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Thailog smashed into a window of the nearby tower and immediately sirens began to blare and a door at the end of the hall opened as several men in golden armor ran through it and stopped when they saw the large gargoyle clone.
"Stop right there gargoyle or we will open fire." The leader of the group shouted. Thailog grinned and grabbed a trash can and with one hand hurled it towards the group. It slammed the man closest to the elevator at the end of the hall into and through the wall behind him. The men opened fire and Thailog leapt into a room at the side and tore the door off of its hinges. He used it as a shield and slammed into the nearest soldier and used his claws to rip the man's throat out. He turned and threw the door into the woman soldier's throat killing her instantly as it crushed her neck and severed her spine. The leader was all that remained and Thailog leapt forward and lifted him in the air by his throat.
"Where is my angel? What have you done with her?" Thailog asked as the man struggled to breathe.
"What…are…you…?" The soldier couldn't get the question out and Thailog growled impatiently as his eyes began to glow a bright white. "You will not keep her from me. I will tear down this entire building until I find her!" Thailog shouted and he twisted the soldier's neck and heard the crack as his spine broke. The man died wondering who this creature was even talking about.
"I will find her." Thailog growled and began to search the rest of the rooms.
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Broadway slowly opened his eyes and looked around the room that he was in.
What the hell happened to me? Broadway thought as he put his hand to his forehead. He looked around the room and was surprised to find that he was alone in a small dark room. There were broken manacles around him and after searching for a few minutes. Where the hell am I? The door to his cell suddenly opened and he shielded his eyes from the light.
"How is my most difficult patient doing this evening?" Fox asked as she walked into the room. Before Broadway could respond Fox said a few words and he was surrounded by a green light. "Good, it looks as though the virus is completely out of your system."
"What virus? Why have you brought me here? What have you done with Lexington?" Broadway began to roar as he asked the last question.
"Slow down big guy. I'll explain everything but I need you to calm down." Fox advised him. "This test is hard enough to run without you making it more difficult."
"What test? You said whatever was in me is gone." Broadway asked confused.
"Yes, the virus is gone. The problem is that it could have decayed several of your organs and I'm checking them to make sure you are healthy enough to leave here." Fox informed him. Broadway nodded but didn't argue further.
"How long will this test take?" Broadway asked curiously.
"You'll be staying here tonight. We can't risk rushing and missing something vital." Fox pointed out. Broadway nodded and sat down on a chair that was the only furniture in the room except for a small table that David had brought in earlier.
"Do what you have to do." Broadway said. The thought of dying terrified the large gargoyle and he immediately became more cooperative.
"Good, I'm going to run thorough tests on you and when I'm done we'll hopefully find nothing wrong but if there is something then I will fix it. I promise you that." Fox replied and her eyes began to glow green again as she had him stand while she ran her hand in front of him from his head to his feet. Then she turned him around and did it again. She stopped at his middle back and then turned him back again and put her hand over his stomach.
"What's wrong?" Broadway asked in concern.
"There's an anomaly here. It's spreading and I almost missed it at first but when I felt it grow there is no mistaking what this is now." Fox said calmly trying to maintain a look of composure. "Lie on the table. I'm going to have to take care of this. Oh, and if you have any place your mind escapes to I would go there now." Fox said as a green slender blade appeared in her hand.
"What do you….AAHH!" Broadway began to roar and would have thrashed on the table but Fox cast a quick spell causing the gargoyle to be restrained to the table as she worked.
"I can't knock you out for this because sleep will cause this to spread faster. I promise I will hurry." Fox said as she began to work and Broadway roared and continued to until Fox finally stopped cutting.
"I have some news." Fox said after a moment.
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Sevarius reached the cloning center and lifted his hand to push in the key code on the door. It was a struggle just to stay conscious with the blood loss however he somehow managed to get into the room. He quickly checked the readings on the next clone body and cursed.
"I'll die five minutes after I wake up if I take this body." Sevarius nearly gave up but then he checked the status of his real body. Eighty-five percent is better than what I can get from this other clone body he thought. Thinking quickly he grabbed a helmet attached to a computer system and attached a long grey cord from the system to the tube that the Odin body had been placed in. "Here goes nothing." He said as he crossed his fingers and input the command to transfer his consciousness. After a few minutes the light bulbs around the lab began to explode and sparks flew everywhere. The tube opened and Odin stepped out. He took a deep breath and immediately began to cough. He used a cloth to wipe blood from his lips. "I'll need to make a new body to fix the remaining fifteen percent but for now I should be able to get my revenge on them." He grabbed his staff that he had placed in another tube next to his body and walked slowly out of the lab. Still, it feels amazing to be back in my body once more. Odin chuckled.
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"Are you certain about this?" Gil asked Vivienne as she setup a small altar in their room. Vivienne smiled at him as she pulled a small medallion from her pocket and put it on.
"Trust me, Love. This is the best way for us to get what we want." Vivienne replied. She lit three candles on the altar and began to put an assortment of strange ingredients into a bowl. She said a few words that Gil couldn't recognize and used a small dagger to cut open the palm of her hand. Her voice grew louder as she chanted and the blood flowed into the bowl mixing with the other ingredients. She then turned and held the dagger out to Gil.
"What do I do with this?" He asked curiously.
"You must join your blood with mine my love. Only then will the spell be complete." Vivienne replied and held his hand as she placed the hilt of the dagger into his hand. He nodded and opened the palm of his hand as she had and allowed his blood to flow into the bowl.
"So, you can follow instructions." A familiar voice said. Gil and Vivienne looked up quickly and Gil was surprised to see Demona in the mirror.
"What is she doing there?" Gil asked as he took a step back while he bandaged his hand. Vivienne looked up at the mirror.
"My apologies, Lord. He doesn't recognize you in that form." Vivienne then turned to Gil. "That is Lucifer who before he was betrayed and trapped inhabited that creature that you see in the mirror now."
"My apologies as well, Lord. I was startled by your sudden appearance." Gil said respectfully.
"Never mind that, did you find out the location of my son and Demona?" Lucifer asked impatiently. Vivienne glanced nervously at Gil before she replied.
"Your son is in charge of a new group that has made it their mission to eliminate all gargoyles and humans that sympathize with them. They call themselves the Crusaders." Lucifer nodded and Vivienne quickly continued. "I believe that Demona has rejoined the gargoyle clan that has taken up residence in the castle on top of Xanatos's tower. Lucifer growled menacingly and Vivienne took a step back.
"Very well, find a way to bring her here. I must get her here so I can use her as my new vessel. Make sure you bring her daughter with you. We will need leverage. Do this and I will create a new body for your soul to inhabit." The mirror went back to normal and Vivienne stood there staring at it in surprise.
"How do we bring them both here?" Vivienne asked in a helpless tone that Gil remembered from before.
"We will find a way. I promise you that. We have come too far and waited too long to let something so small stand in our way now that we are this close to achieving our desire." Gil replied. He hugged her close to him and she put her head on his shoulder, allowing her to comfort her until she began to relax.
"Where should we start?" Vivienne asked curiously.
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Jason walked out to his car and Marianne met him in the parking lot.
"I'm in… Let's kill that son of a bitch." Marianne said in a venomous tone.
"What changed your mind? In the office I thought you said it would be going too far." Jason reminded her. She crossed her arms over her chest.
"That was before he pulled me into his office and told me that I got the police chief fired too late and I needed another lesson. That's before he said he would give me to all his men to use and then if he was still angry to his damn dogs!" Marianne shouted the last as she shook with rage.
"We won't let that happen. Alright, get in and we'll start our planning tonight." Marianne nodded in got in the passenger seat. When she shut the door Jason shook his head and chuckled.
"Dogs seriously, you're one sick puppy Gabriel." Jason shook his head and took a deep breath before he got in and started the car up. They drove off and he began to wonder just how they would be able to win. "You do realize we will need Chief Daniel's help and possibly even the gargoyles if we can find them." Jason pointed out. Marianne just nodded. "At least this will be fun."
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"Goliath, I have been trying to think of a way I can explain why I did what I did that night when I plotted with the Captain, but everything I think of sounds like just an excuse and you deserve better than that." Demona said. She was now sitting next to the gargoyle leader in his chambers and she was holding his hand as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"I already know the reasons. I saw what the fear and anger did to you and what it would have done again if Brooklyn had not gone back in time to change the past." Goliath sighed deeply before he continued. "I only hope that he is not forever changed by that experience."
"Where do we go from here?" Demona asked curiously as she looked up into his eyes. Goliath wrapped his arm tighter around her.
"That's up to you, Lass." Hudson said from the doorway. He walked in and stood in front of them with the look he always had when he was about to give a lecture. "You can return to the clan, but after what you did it would have to be under a probationary period."
"What do you mean?" Goliath asked surprised by what the elder gargoyle was talking about.
"You heard what she admitted to Goliath. If we had discovered that right after we found the shattered bodies of our clansmen what would you have done then?" Hudson asked. "I'm not trying to be cruel, Lass." He added when he saw that her eyes were beginning to tear up. "Everything you and Brooklyn did to save our kind is why I would be happy to have you back with us but we cannot ignore the betrayal either." Goliath was about to argue but Demona quickly interrupted him.
"I understand. I will need time to think on this." Demona said in such a soft tone that Hudson barely heard her.
"Goliath, I am sure that you would agree that a year of probation would suffice." Hudson said.
"Those under probation cannot be Second and need are restricted to the castle doing menial tasks. I need her now to do more than that." Goliath argued.
"It also means that you cannot be seen giving me extra attention." Demona said as she felt a pit in her stomach. "Very well, if that is what the Leader orders then I will do so." Demona said after a moment. Goliath rose to his feet and stood there for several moments without saying a word.
"Lad, I know this decision must be difficult. As leader of this clan though you must be willing to make hard choices and I believe that this will signal to the clan that there will be consequences for their actions but that you will also be fair." Hudson pointed out. Goliath nodded slowly.
"Very well, Demona I have no choice at this time but to place you on probation until after the winter solstice." Goliath said and Demona nodded. "No, my mentor that is not a full year away but it's enough to make sure that my authority remains intact." Hudson nodded.
"I hope that after everything that has happened she has indeed learned her lesson." Hudson smiled at her. "I am truly hoping for the best Lass. I want nothing more than to see you both happy once more." Hudson left the room and Demona stood up and walked to the door.
"We still have many hours until sunrise." Goliath pointed out. "We can talk more if you would like."
"You cannot be seen or known to be giving me any special treatment or extra attention, Leader. I will search the castle and see what tasks need to be performed." Demona said as she wiped tears from her eyes. "If you'll excuse me, I will take my leave now." Demona left the room not waiting for a response and Goliath sat back down feeling numb. I hope I am doing the right thing.
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Brooklyn was getting in a work out by beating up the practice dummies the Pack used to train. He was focused on what he was doing so intently that he didn't hear Hyena sneak up behind him.
"Wow that was impressive." Hyena said and Brooklyn turned to see her watching him along with two very young gargoyles. "I thought you'd approve of me bringing them here. They were nearly killed by the Crusaders and I…well, I'm not sure why I did it but I saved them. Brooklyn walked up to her and she gave him a wary look until he grabbed her and kissed her. The shock of it caused Hyena to freeze for the first time she could remember. She began to relax and even began to kiss him back before she finally pushed him away. "That wasn't bad." The two hatchlings looked at each other confused about what was going on.
"Thank you for saving them." Brooklyn smiled and then he turned his attention to the two hatchlings. "So, where are you two from?" He asked curiously.
"Our clan was destroyed." The male said after a moment. Brooklyn nodded in understanding.
"You're welcome to stay with me then." Brooklyn said and Hyena tugged on his arm.
"My room isn't that big." Hyena reminded him.
"Don't worry, I will find them space or build something for them. Besides, I'm sure that they will be useful to us and we can help them." Brooklyn pointed out.
"Alright, find them a space and I'm going to go change. If you hurry I might even let you finish what you started with that kiss." She said quiet enough to not be heard by the hatchlings. She winked at Brooklyn and then leapt into the air and made her way back to her room.
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"Look what we have here, Trakus. It's a human whore disguised as one of us." Two large male gargoyles walked up to where Angela was kneeling.
"Leave me alone." Angela said menacingly.
"We've been watching you and we think it's time we taught you a lesson." Trakus said as he walked closer to her.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." All three of the gargoyles turned to see Puck sitting a low rooftop smiling at them. The two male gargoyles started to laugh and Puck smirked at them.
"Go away little person or we will squash you." Trakus ordered.
"Alright, but you should know who it is you're threatening. You see she is the daughter of the legendary Demona and Goliath. You do remember the stories about them don't you?" Puck asked with a wide grin. The two large gargoyles hesitated for a moment.
"What do you think, Graynor?" Trakus asked the other male gargoyle.
"He may have a point." Graynor replied as he took a step back from Angela. "Now, that I look closer she does look a little like that Goliath we met."
"I'm not falling for this." Trakus said irritably and he stepped towards her and her eyes began to flare a bright red.
"Stay away from me or I will kill you." Angela warned. Trakus stopped and stared at her for a moment. It was eerily silent as the big gargoyle decided what he would do until finally he sighed and backed away.
"Fine, but be warned. If you go near that human again then we will kill him." Trakus said and Angela growled deep in her chest.
"Oh boy, you've gone and done it now." Puck chuckled and Trakus's last sight was Angela leaping towards him before she used her claws to rip into him with such fury that when she was finally done and standing above him breathing heavily his body was in pieces all around her. Graynor's eyes grew wide as she turned towards him growling with her fangs bared and her claws dripping blood. He turned and ran down the alley and climbed a building to get high enough to glide away.
"Wow, I didn't realize how violent you could get." Puck said admiringly as he looked over the damage that Angela caused. "Shouldn't you be at the hospital with Matt?"
"Gargoyles aren't allowed there." Angela said as her eyes changed back to their normal color.
"So, don't go in but I know he's in a room with a view so you could wait on the balcony outside." Puck suggested. "I know you won't be happy again until you know that he will be alright." Angela nodded and Puck snapped his fingers. Angela was surprised to see that they were then standing in a hospital room. They saw Elisa sitting in a chair next to Matt's bed and Angela slowly walked forward and Matt slowly opened his eyes. When he saw her his eyes widened.
"Get…get away from me!" Matt shouted. Elisa tried to calm him down and Angela took a small step forward.
"Matt, I am so sorry for what happened." Angela began.
"Stop, I don't want to hear it. I didn't realize how much you didn't trust me or how violent you are." Matt said and Angela began to tear up. "I'm ending it Angela. I don't want to see you anymore." Matt said in a cold tone and Angela began to feel tears running down her face. Her vision was blurred but she made her way back out onto the patio and fell to the ground. Elisa stared at Matt in shock before finally shaking her head and hurried outside to check on the young gargoyle.
"She didn't deserve that you know." Puck said. Matt glared at the Fey then.
"What does it matter to you?" Matt asked irritably. Puck grinned at him.
"No, don't talk. Just listen, I have much to discuss with you." Puck said in a menacing tone.
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"Parker, do come in." Gabriel called from within his office. The young detective walked inside and Gabriel walked up to greet him. "How's your little assignment coming along?"
"It's going well, Lord. Chief Daniels has been removed and now we…" Parker began.
"Why is he still alive?" Gabriel asked irritably. Parker gulped audibly before he replied.
"There was no reason to kill him and doing so would draw suspicion to me. Rody thinks that I am working for him and with that I can counter every move he attempts to make." Parker said. Gabriel thought about what Parker said for a moment.
"Very well, but keep me updated at all times and if he steps out of line just once then kill him." Gabriel ordered.
"I will do as you command." Parker grinned and backed out of the room.