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Chapter Seven.
It's been just over a week since I left the Benedict's. Sky and Trace have popped round every now and then to check up on me, Trace said there's been no sign of these guys and he's starting to feel slightly concerned as to why. It was something I'd thought about but what could I do? I was training my abilities and I've progressed at a rate I'd never would have expected. I can create protective fields around myself and other objects, my strength on lifting things have improved dramatically and I've found myself being able to draw energy from other things to strengthen mine. If my parent's were still here I'm sure they'd be proud of me.
I was walking round the food store in Wrickenridge, basket hung loosely on my arm as I placed the necessaries into it. I'd got some more tea, bread and some fruit and veg – I'd started to try and eat better as I dunno, I guess my logic is that my body is working hard to get to grips with my gift and I needed to make sure what I was putting into it didn't slow the process down.
"Hey sweetheart."
I froze, my hand gripping a carton of milk.
"I wondered when I'd get to see you again. Boss passes on his regards."
I peered through the curtain of my ginger hair, my teal eyes widening in shock. "What are you doing here..."
Only one of the wolf pack was here and I couldn't help but shudder, where are the other two? "Well I was sent to tell you something."
I turned completely to look at him, placing the basket on the floor by my feet. I needed both my hand's if something went down. "And what's that exactly...?" I whispered, causing the tall, muscular man in front of me to smile.
"Thanatos just wanted to let you know that your little friend, the blonde British girl?" He paused, watching my reaction, "He said that she will make quite a snack." His voice was filled with menace and I stormed towards him, shoving him hard causing him to stumble back a few steps. He was laughing uncontrollably and I went to punch him but he caught my fist. "Now now sweetheart, save your energy. Your going to need it to save your friend." He slammed his steel capped boots into my stomach and I crumpled to the ground, the air knocked out of me. "You've got three hours to find her, I imagine where ever she is... It's not somewhere where one could survive for long." He ran his finger across my cheek and I glared at him with tear filled eyes. "Tick tock, time's running out."
The man disappeared in a blink as remained on the ground, my hands wrapped around my abdomen as I tried to regain my strength. "Sky I'm so sorry..." I left them to keep them safe and I just managed to get her in trouble anyway. "Damn it!" The bags and bags of flour next to me exploded and covered me in a cloud of white dust. I took that as my moment to leave and I left the store from the back, my walk turning into a sprint as I ran to the Benedict's house.
When I got their I didn't even bother to knock, I just stormed in and I didn't even manage to find one of the brothers as Zed collided with me, tackling me to the ground and pinning me there. His eyes burning with fury and distress. "Where is she!" I tried to struggle out of his grip but he just slammed me back down and kept me there. "Where is she damn it!"
"I don't know!" I screamed back as Trace and Saul grabbed Zed off me. I scuffled back a few feet and raised to my feet. "One of Thanatos men just told me what happened, we have twenty four hours and I'm certain we can't waste it arguing!" Victor was stood in the back ground, his face emotionless as he knew that this would happen. "I need to speak to my brother but before I do, do any of you have any ideas of where she may be?" I paused looking at them and Zed shook his head, he was on the brink of tears and my heart sank – I had to save her.
"We think one of his men is a cloaked, he can hide anyone and anything. If this is the case we won't be able to speak to her telepathically, Trace can't even get a location on her." Saul spoke this time, trying to diffuse the fire between us.
"My brother can track energy, If I ask him how then maybe I can too." I grabbed my phone and Saul shook his head.
"If she's hidden then you won't be able to track her energy."
I blinked the tears away and clenched my hand around my phone, there had to be something I could do. "What if I didn't track Sky..." I paused biting my lip, trying to figure out if I could do this or not. "What if I tracked the man who attacked me earlier? He's a teleporter but my brother must know a way to follow them." Before anyone could say anything I dialled and the phone rang and rang with no answer, I growled and threw it at the wall.
"No answer." I started to pace and Victor had made his way to the front of everyone, his grey eyes watching me. "I'm going to have to try telepathy." I hadn't done this in years with him.
"Hey brother... You there...?" My eyes were shut as I put everything I could into pushing out as far as I could to reach him.
"Amy what the hell, I'm half way through an interrogation." I could feel his anger seep through the line.
"I'm in trouble ok, deep deep trouble. I need to know how you track a teleporter's energy."
"What? What have you got yourself into now?!"
"Paul this isn't the time! Tell me how you track a teleporter!" I hissed, losing my patience with him.
"It's hard, you have to start in the place they first teleported. Once you're there you can see a very faint trail of where he went. It's could be as fine as a piece of thread. Amy what's this about?"
"Have you ever heard of a man named Thanatos?" I sensed his body freeze up and he shouted down the connection.
"If you've got yourself caught up with him Amy you're dead! You can't get away from this guy, he doesn't stop until he get's what he wants!" I could feel the panic in his voice now, something I hadn't thought I'd ever hear from him. "We've never been able to catch him, you can't go against him you aren't strong enough..."
"Correction dear brother, I wasn't strong enough." I cut off the connection and looked up at the family. "I need to go back to the store."
"This isn't time for a grocery shop Amy." Zed growled and I narrowed my eyes.
"It's where the trail starts." I walked out the house and Victor followed me, grabbing my wrist and leading me to his car. "What the hell are you doing?!"
"It's quicker to drive." Victor glanced at me and I nodded, this isn't the time to fight and he knew this.
"Anyone else coming?"
"Yves and Xav are already out looking for her and Trace is trying to see if Crystal can trace her through the soul finder connection." Victor started up the car and Zed jumped in the back, nodding at his brother.
"Lets go!" He ordered and Victor put his foot down, driving swiftly through the streets to the store.
When we arrived I climbed out, running through the doors and down to the aisle where a attendant was finishing up with the mess I'd made.
"You sure you can do this Amy?" Victor said, his arm brushing up against mine as he looked around.
"Only one way to find out." I walked over to where he disappeared and I let my shields down a little, my eyes staring at a dark red swarm of energy. "There, this is where it starts." I placed my hand into it and I shut my eyes, taking a deep breath and absorbing a small amount of it, if I had some of it inside of me I'd be able to see any bread crumbs left by him a little easier.
"I can't see anything." Zed stated, his eyes watching me.
"You won't be able to, you've got to let me be your eyes." I walked out the shop, looking for the tiny piece of thread my brother told me about. "It has to be around here somewhere..." My eyes darted around and I took a deep and dropped my shields completely, causing the colours of the energy to brighten.
"There!" I pointed before turning to Victor. "Mind if I drive?" He handed me the keys without any arguments and hopped in beside me, Zed jumping in the back. "Hold on tight, I'm going to be breaking a whole lot of laws." I put the car in drive and pressed my foot to the floor, the tyres screeching as I pulled out into the road. I could hear Victor on the phone, telling the others that we had a trail.
"We've got just under two hours left..." I whispered, Zed looking at me as he clenched his fists. I quickly darted left, drifting the car before we sped out of the road leading away from the town.
"Where did you learn to drive, the fast and furious films?!" Victor groaned, gripping onto the handle on the roof as I skidded round another corner.
"I didn't think you'd even know what those movies were." I stated, my tone filled with surprise.
"Amy I don't live under a rock." He huffed as I turned off road, driving through the forest. "This car isn't made for off roading...!"
"Oop's too late!" The trees whizzed past me as I we approached the waterfalls.
"Amy the road ends here!" Zed shouted and I slammed on the breaks, skidding again to a halt a few inches away from a thick metal barrier.
"You guys alright?" If a life wasn't at risk right now I would have found their faces extremely amusing. Victor looked like he might throw up and Zed was just in complete other shock. "I know... I'm full of surprises." I unclipped my belt and slipped out the car. "I think it's best if you both wait here." I turned to look at them and they shook their heads.
"Not happening." Zed started walking past me and I sighed, shouting out to him.
"This way!" I started walking towards the top of the water falls, Zed and Victor striding to catch up with me. "Don't do anything stupid and whatever you do, don't let Thanatos touch you." I found it ironic that the guy's name actually meant death, I wonder if his parent's knew this when they named him.
"We will be fine." Victor stated, jumping onto the large rock in front of me before turning to reach his hand down to me.
"Thanks..." I muttered, as I placed my hand into his – pulling me up into his chest.
"Don't mention it." Victor stared down at me for a second and I felt my heart flutter, I felt so safe in his arms – like I was meant to be there.
"Sky!" Zed's voice broke our little 'moment' and I turned my head, rushing to the edge of the rushing water to see Sky dangling a few feet over the edge of the waterfall.
"Oh my god..." I looked at her as she hung there, her eyes filled with tears as she screamed at us for help. Zed was about to step into the water and one of Thanatos's men teleported in front of him and tackled him to the ground, I then turned to see Victor in a scrape with the other man.
"Hey there beautiful." Thanatos walked out of the shadows, walking around me with hungry eyes. "I wondered when we would get to see each other again."
My heart was now beating so hard I was afraid it would burst through my chest. "Leave the Benedict family alone Thanatos, it's me you want." I looked at Victor attack his assailant with a mind strike and Zed was doing a pretty good job too, except every now and then the teleporter would disappear as he threw a punch. Cheater.
"Mhmm I don't know, this is all so much fun." He grinned, his black eyes glistening in the moon light. "Do you know why I brought you here?" He asked, his voice taunting me as he stood behind me, his strangely cold breath chilling the back of my neck. "Because I wanted you to watch your little friend there die." My eyes widened and he clicked his fingers, the rope holding up Sky snapping.
"No!" I cried, Zed's eyes shooting over to his soul finder. I didn't even have time to register what I was doing, my feet was pounding the rocks and I ran to the edge of the water fall. The members of the wolf pack had disappeared again, probably somewhere further away to watch the events.
"Amy don't!" Victor screamed, but it was too late – I had already leapt over the edge, diving down into the dark shadows, following in the wake of Sky's petrified scream.