Chapter six:
Michael is limp in Jeffery's arms.
A few drops of blood drip down onto the floor.
"Micool…." Gavin says in horror as his vision begins to blur with tears and he is no longer struggling.
Jeffery had attacked Michael then he pushed the little tab ending the call. He still has his finger holding the tab down then turns to look to Gavin with a growing smirk. He drops Michael letting him fall to the ground.
Gavin's head jerks down as he starts to sob heavily. "No." He sobs. "Micool."
Jeffery laughs and he lets go of the little tab.
…..
The group is going as fast as they can to get to the location.
"I'm sorry that I didn't have a car right at this moment." The officer says since she had been sent to walk around an area to check it out.
"At least we have police." Geoff points out.
"We're almost there!" Ray declares.
The take a left and that's when Ray slows to a stop making everyone else stop.
"Here. This is as close as I got." Ray says.
The group look around themselves.
"Now we need to figure out what house holds them." Geoff says.
"I'll call back up." The officer turns brining a hand to her radio declaring it as an emergency as well as calling for an ambulance.
"How will we narrow it down?" Lindsay asks. "Going door to door would take too long. They could be killed by then."
Geoff looks thoughtful then gets an idea turning to Ray. "Ray. Do you think you can search the area using names?" He asks as the officer joins them again.
Ray looks thoughtful. "I've never tried it before but I could attempt it." He says with a nod.
Geoff nods. "Alright. Remember the names?"
"Jeffery. Maxwell and Ricky is what I heard." Ray says.
"Same." Geoff says. "Go."
Ray nods then closes his eyes and his hand gains a magical glow as he tries to search with his magic while the other's wait. He finds that this is a more complicated spell to do than tracing a call. His eyes scrunches as he strains his magic to get it done. His magic suddenly focuses on a single house just before the spell ends as he finds that this level of spell is quite difficult. He opens his eyes. "I think I have an idea of what house it might be." He says.
"Lead us to it." Geoff says.
Ray takes the lead again with everyone else following behind him.
They arrive to one of the houses right at the edge of town.
"I got a focus on this one before I couldn't keep the spell going." Ray reports.
The officer quickly gives the update to the people that are expected to arrive then she turns to the group. "You shouldn't follow inside." She says pulling out her gun.
"They are a part of our family." Geoff says. "We are coming. We'll be careful."
"You find your friends and I'll take down any enemies we find." The officer says knowing there is no time to argue.
They approach the door and the officer tries the door.
It's locked.
She knocks. "Open up! Police!" She shouts. "Don't make me bust down the door!"
"One minute." A voice speaks then footsteps come over before the door opens to reveal a raven boy with wings. "May I help you?" He asks.
"What is your name?" The officer asks.
"My name?" The raven repeats the question. "Well my name is Max."
"Maxwell?" The officer asks.
"Max." The raven repeats. "So what can I do for you?"
"I am here looking for some people." The officer says. "Now. We need to search your house sir."
The group watches as the raven frowns.
...
Ricky is holding Gavin in another room with a hand over his mouth though it helps that Gavin isn't struggling.
Jeffery comes over and offers to take over silently in which he does then nods to the direction Maxwell is in.
Ricky goes over there. "What's the matter?" He asks looking at Maxwell then turns to the people at the door.
"Name." The officer demands.
"My name is Jay and this is Max." Ricky says thinking quickly. "How may we help you?" He asks slightly spreading his wings.
"We need to search your house." The officer says.
Ricky frowns. "Why? Is something the matter?"
"Like your names." A gruff voice says behind the group making them part to let the newly arrived officer through. "I looked up who owns this house and it's not under a simple Max or Jay."
"We're house sitting." Maxwell says. "For a friend."
"Let us in by the name of the law." The new officer reaches for one of his weapons. "Don't think you're going to fool me."
Maxwell and Ricky share a glance then bolt somewhere deeper inside.
The two officers chase after them while the achievement hunters rush inside.
"We should stay as a group." Geoff says. "We have no idea how many there are."
The others nod then they begin looking.
"There's a door here." Ryan says seeing the open door.
The group heads through it and find themselves on the way to the cage. They continue and when they get there they see the cage.
Lindsay and Geoff take to the air quickly going through the open door down into the cage. They look around but find no one.
"It's empty." Lindsay says as they return to the group with only one of the feathers that were there that is obviously from Michaels wings and the bandages that Gavin had dropped.
"At least its further confirmation we have the right place." Jack points out.
"Let's head back out. We need to find them." Geoff says and the group hurries back the way they came.
They walk around searching everywhere then they find themselves in a kitchen.
Ray crouches and peers into the small room and he grabs a feather and exits the small room. "Another feather." He shows the others.
"We seem to be on the right track." Geoff says and they head for the hall.
One way leads to a turn and the other to a door.
Lindsay leads the group down the direction where the door is but when they open it they find a supply closet.
They head down the other way and turn only to gasp as they find Michaels limp body.
Michael is laying on his stomach possibly where he collapsed as far as the others know. His wings seem to be outstretched but limp as well with one wing bandaged by some of the roll Gavin dropped, with the obvious injury having slight bled through the bandages to let people know it's location, and obvious signs of other attacks that aren't fresh.
There's also blood and a phone hanging by its cord making the noise that such a phone would when off the receiver.
The group hurries over to Michael as Ryan and Ray crouch on either side of him.
Ryan reaches over and presses two fingers to Michaels neck. "There but very weak." He reports.
"Ray. Do you know any healing spells?" Jack asks.
Ray frowns. "I'm sorry. I don't."
"Stop!" A new voice snaps.
The group turns and sees Jeffery holding an emotionally broken Gavin with a bloody knife to his throat.
"Don't move." Jeffery warns pressing the knife harder against Gavin's throat.
"Let him go!" Geoff demands while Ryan and Ray focus on doing what they can for Michael with Lindsay handing them the bandages recovered from the cage.
Jeffery laughs. "Oh I don't think so." He starts to move backwards a little slowly.
Geoff takes a step to go after him spreading his wings slightly too only to stop as Gavin's cheek gets cut.
Jeffery returns the knife to Gavin's throat as a few drops of blood fall down Gavin's cheek. "You wouldn't dare bring harm to one of your own." He says almost mockingly.
"Let him go." Geoff says silently signalling the others to stay back and be quiet. He doesn't want to take a risk of having anyone else hurt as he tries to figure out a way to free Gavin. "If you let him go we won't chase you."
Jeffery hums. "Oh?"
"I promise." Geoff says. "Trust me."
Jeffery hums again. "How about..." His eyes narrow in a glare. "You follow and Gavin gets it!" He continues to walk backwards.
"Let him go!" Geoff demands. "Give us Gavin."
Jeffery snarls and turns to run but suddenly he screeches in pain as a gun shot it heard. He drops the knife since it's the arm that was hit.
Geoff flaps his wings to move faster and he grabs Gavin from Jeffery swooping up away from him.
Jeffery growls and tries to run but is tackled by the male officer that got them in the house and he is slapped with handcuffs.
Geoff goes over to the others and lands letting Jack handle Gavin as he turns to Ryan and Ray.
Ryan and Ray are trying to bandage the worst wound on Michaels side without moving Michael too much.
Sirens are heard outside and more police rush in.
Lindsay hurries over to them. "We need an ambulance!" She says with a pleading look.
The female officer comes over with Ricky in cuffs. "She's with us." She tells the others to make sure that she isn't tackled or anything. "I need some looking for a raven with wings who escaped." She reports. "There is a group with her." She nods to Lindsay. "They are on our side."
"Where's an ambulance!" Lindsay asks. "We could lose him!"
"Sounds like it just arrived." The officer staying behind says while the rest go to hunt Maxwell or to take Ricky to a cruiser.
Geoff turns as the paramedics are rushed over to them with Lindsay in the lead.
The group moves to allow the paramedics through to Michael first.
The paramedics check over Michael then one rushes away to grab the rolling bed in the back of the ambulance.
Michael is put on it and Jack takes Gavin as they follow the paramedics to the ambulance knowing that the paramedics won't just let anyone go with them but with Gavin hurt at least they should be allowed on.
Jack brings Gavin into the ambulance and when the paramedics see that Gavin has some wounds they allow the two on the ambulance in the back.
One paramedic hurries to start driving while the other stays to work on Michael as best as he can right now.
Gavin flops against Jack who lets him with softly closed eyes.
"They won't hurt you again." Jack says trying to be assuring to the other but worries that the other can't hear him as he just seems so mentally broken that he had just followed as if a simple puppet.
...
Jeffery is taken to join Ricky.
Geoff and the others are now outside the home that is closed off as a crime scene to allow them to gather evidence to make sure they are ready since the two might plead innocent in which there will be a trail.
"What about the third one?" Geoff asks when he frowns upon seeing only two be taken away probably heading to where they'll be held until further notice.
"The third one got away." The female officer says. "But don't worry. We have him as a wanted criminal right now." She says. "We have people looking for him as we speak."
The group look worriedly to each other at this.
