Chapter 7: Mission Accomplished

About half a mile down the road was a small building with four rooms, two story's and a basement.
"This is where River is?" Nathan asked.
Evelyn nodded.
"River!" Kornelia called. No response. "Where is she?"
"She's gotta be here, don't worry." Evelyn said.

The group split up and searched the place for a while until,
"Kornelia!" Nathan's panicked voice came from the basement, "Get down here!"
"What is it Nathan?" Kornelia said walking downstairs with Evelyn at her heels.
"Look at this." Nathan said pointing to something beside Seth.

Kornelia looked at what Nathan and Seth had found. Visible wounds, scratches, bites covered River as she lay unconscious on the floor.
"River!"
"That's not the only thing that's down here." Nathan said.
"There's something else?"
Nathan nodded and pointed into the darkness. Growls and snarls were emitted from where he pointed and echoed around the room.

"They're still here?" Evelyn asked,"How do we do this I can't hurt a dog?!"
"Well,they want to hurt you."
"How does that help me?"
Nathan shrugged.
"Can we please focus on the subject at hand." Seth said.
"Kornelia, take care of River we'll take care of these mutts."
Evelyn said.
Kornelia nodded sitting beside River.
Seth was the first to charge head on, kicking one of them against a wall. Evelyn cringed and cowered,"I don't think I can do this after all."
"If this helps anything," Seth said," these dogs aren't real."

"What do you mean they're not real?" Evelyn asked
"I mean, they're robots." Seth said holding one of the broken ones exposing the metal and wiring.
"No way." Nathan said.
"Nathan, you can build those kinds of things right?" Kornelia said.
"Almost I don't build things as dynamic as this." Nathan looked down and looked like he was thinking about something,"but..."
"But what Nathan," Evelyn asked.
"Nothing."

"Uh, are you gonna get back to the robots!" Seth said fiending off the dogs on his own now.
"Right, right." Nathan said.
"Sorry Seth." Evelyn apologized before joining Nathan.

After the robots were taken care of the five got back into the car and drove back to the Mayor's office to tell him River couldn't finish the job. After that they went back to Fairy Tail. Kornelia told Hazel about what happened and River was taken to the infirmary where Oliver refused to leave her side.

"4:56." Evelyn read the time on the clock hanging on the wall," you guys think we can make it to the job on time?"
"Well if we take the jeep.." Seth started. Only to be interrupted by Evelyn,"Take the jeep back."
"Right, right."
Seth walked out of the guild to return the car. "Meet us there!" Kornelia yelled. Seth nodded.

"But how're we gonna get there?" Evelyn asked.
"I can take you." A female voice said.
"Ah, Robin thank you." Kornelia said. "Evelyn, this is Robin she's been in the guild longer than Seth, everyone here knows her."
Evelyn felt obligated to ask, "Are you of legal driving age?"
"Yes I'm 16," Robin answered, "Why would you ask?"
"No reason."

By car it would take about and hour to get to the client's.
"Cuttin it awfully close."
Evelyn said watching minutes tick by. "We'll just barely make it before sundown." Robin said.
"Nathan your being unusually quiet since we got back to the guild, what's wrong?" Kornelia aske with clear concern.
"Nothing, I'm just," He paused for a bit, "I'm just thinking."
"Now that's unusual," Robin said earning a glare from Nathan. Which made her immediately sorry for her remark.

The rest of the car ride was silent. They got to the Client's home just before sunset literally having to run in order to get there in time. Seth came a few minutes later explaining he "borrowed" the car from nearby so it would be easy for him to get there.

Robin stayed behind at the employer's house while the other four went to the abandoned place for the steakout. Because they had to stay over night the team decided to take shifts. First was Seth then Nathan then Evelyn then Kornelia. Seth's shift was uneventful, but half an hour into Nathan's he heard footsteps.
"Raven."
Then a voice "Not, exactly." It said.
"It can't be." Nathan said studying the person now infront of him.
"Dillan."

A/N
Sorry this update is a bit late but I didn't feel all that inspired. And sorry if it's a little boring. Anyway I'm going to Seattle for a week and I most likely will not be able to update while there but the plane ride takes a while so I'll more than likely write at least one chapter. So expect that and look forward to the next chapter.