Forge was more than happy to give the girls everything they needed for their little road trip, he even told them to take their time and to enjoy themselves causing Aliasmos to become very paranoid
''What the hell are they up to?'' she asked once Kate was finished with the radio
''You never know it could be they want you to take your sweet time so you don't kill everyone trying to help you win this so called magical war''
''That does make sense, but it doesn't stop me wanting to break at least one bone in all their bodies'' sighed Aliasmos
''I would pay good money to see every guy back at home, in that boxing ring with you'' laughed Kate
''That won't happen none of them have the stones to fight me''
''Cronos tried''
''He pushed the wrong button with me, but he knows the truth about this father now and he doesn't want to see him'' sighed Aliasmos as she reached down to start the engine of their vehicle
''Really, I though he was dead set on finding that arsehole''
''He changed his mind'' smiled Aliasmos
''You mean you beat some sense into him'' sighed Kate
''When you say it like that, you make it sound like it was too harsh on him''
''You did break most of his bones Als''
''Hey he was the one who challenged me remember''
''Yeah I know'' said Kate with a new sadness
''Wait do you have feelings for my son?'' teased Aliasmos causing Kate to turn a lovely shade of red
''No'' said Kate in an embarrassed fashion
''That's cute you have feelings for Cronos'' mocked Aliasmos
''I don't''
''Bullshit, I have the same look on my face when I'm around Sean''
''I haven't exactly had the best track record with men remember''
Aliasmos couldn't help but laugh by her dear friends comment. ''Neither have I but look at how happy I am now''
''And yet there are still days you want to kill him''
''That's only because he's too protective of me. Everyone is protective of me, I die the world goes with me remember''
''That must suck''
''You have no idea'' sighed Aliasmos. ''We're near one of the major cities you better let your future brother in law know we're nearly ready''
''You aren't going to drop this are you?''
''Hell no, one of my best friends getting together with one of my sons, hell no. Plus can you imagine the chaos we would cause if both Sean and Cronos manage to piss us off?''
''That would be fun'' laughed Kate
''We're dangerous together you know that right''
''Yeah, it's why we're the best of friends''
The girls quickly parked the vehicle close to the main streets, then grabbed their satchel bags and started their walk around the city, making sure they acted like tourists as they enjoyed the Mardi Gras festivities. The girls had great fun and made sure they watched each other's backs as they couldn't help but feel like there were eyes following them everywhere they went. Kate decided to pull out her camera and took loads of pictures as both of the girls were dragged into the parade as well.
''Your being followed'' whispered a women wearing bright yellow
''We know'' replied Aliasmos
''Here if you stay with us you'll be safe'' said another wearing white
''We appreciate it but we can handle ourselves'' said Kate as one of the women handed over her feathered headdress and showed the girls how to walk along to the steel drums
''Think nothing of it these men will turn you into sex slaves if you aren't careful''
Aliasmos grabbed her spare camera and started to take pictures with Kate and low and behold they were being followed by a small group of four men
''We can take them'' said Kate
''I know'' smiled Aliasmos as she checked the back of her trousers to make sure one of her blades was still in place
The girls were dancing so much they didn't notice the mosquitos biting them, they followed the parade for a while longer then they found a cute restaurant to slip into for a good meal and a few drinks.
''That's great mum we have over a hundred mosquitos from this area'' said forge through the radio
''Really that many?''
''Yeah mum you should be covered in bites''
Aliasmos looked at her arms than at Kate's and noticed that Kate had the odd bite on her here and there, while Aliasmos was covered in small red, bite marks
''Great'' muttered Aliasmos
''Try to stay covered for a while otherwise we may have to drag you back here'' said Cathie down the radio
''Will do mum'' replied Aliasmos
''Don't worry Cathie I'll keep an eye on her'' smiled Kate as she quickly grabbed Aliasmos' wrist to say her part
''So your my babysitter?''
''I'm a friend who knows how to calm you down when you feel like the male race are trying to keep you caged up and here to help you with that therapy''
''Thanks'' smiled Aliasmos
Kate looked around the restaurant and noticed a few of the men that had been following them take a seat in the corner of the room
''We have company'' muttered Kate as she lifted her mug to her lips
''How many?'' asked Aliasmos as she lifted up the menu
Kate tapped on her mug four times
''Sounds like it would be a walk in the park'' smiled Aliasmos
''Well at least we're warmed up, plus I have my dusters in my pockets for a little extra damage''
''This could be fun'' smiled Aliasmos
''Come on let's eat, I would hate to finish this on an empty stomach''
''Agreed as the chicken salad looks good''
''Oh lets make that two, then we won't feel gross before we do what we do best''
The girls ordered their meals and kept speaking in code while there were four sets of eyes on them drinking nothing but coffee, the girls ordered another round of drinks then paid their tap, making sure they grabbed their jackets and carried them out as they were well aware they would get in the way if there was going to be a confrontation which both of them knew was going to happen. They walked out and in the background they could still hear the festival was still in full swing so the girls danced a little with various beads around their necks, then before either of them could do anything they were both grabbed and thrown into a nearby alleyway.
''This could be fun'' muttered Aliasmos as she noticed that her and Kate were surrounded by six very well build men
''Your making a big mistake boys'' spat Kate
''I doubt that, you two lovely ladies look like you couldn't hurt a fly'' one of them spoke softly as he tried to stoke Aliasmos' face
Aliasmos smiled then headbutted him, only to have five more men appear out of the shadows armed with guns and knives
''I call that five each, do you agree Kate?''
''Oh we have so got this'' smiled Kate as she pulled out her knuckle dusters
Aliasmos closed her eyes then teleported herself so she could take out the men armed with guns before they had time to react, while Kate used her martial art skills and knuckle dusters to take out the idiots who tried to take her down. She first used her telekenisis powers to stop the bullets in front of her, then she turned them around and took down the five men armed with guns and threw her blade into the neck of one man who nearly got the drop on Kate
''Thanks for that'' smiled Kate as Aliasmos helped her back onto her feet
''Well that was fun'' panted Aliasmos, as she held her head
''You should get use to them before you use your new powers''
''Christ you sound like my mother'' hissed Aliasmos
''Well I am here to look after you and make sure you don't do anything stupid, I just didn't think that many would try to get the drop on us''
''Who knew we could be so dangerous'' smiled Aliasmos
''I know, next thing we know we'll have twice as many guys after us''
Aliasmos and Kate started to walk out of the alleyway to find that there were three times as many men
''I spoke too soon, didn't I'' said Kate as she raised her hands as there was multiple guns pointed at them
''Who sent you here?'' asked one man
''No one'' smiled Aliasmos, ''we're just two girls having a nice holiday as we just needed a break from men''
Kate tried to keep a straight face at her friends answer but she knew that her best friends mouth was making their situation worse
''What happened to my men?''
''Oh those idiots were your men, see we beat the shit out of them as they tried to hurt us and I have a nasty habit of turning into a demon when men think they can overpower me''
Kate noticed her friends poster changed slightly, but it was a change that Kate knew that if she didn't get out of the way quick enough she was going to be injured, Kate dived for cover just as Aliasmos set herself on fire and jumped at the nearest jeep
''Kill the demon'' the men shouted as Aliasmos was quickly fighting them
Kate grabbed her radio and quickly go in touch with Forge
''We have a situation down here, we have thirty men trying to take Als down, they are heavily armed'' shouted Kate
Forge desperately tried to get a live feed but all she could see were red hot flames
''All I see is fire'' he barked
''That's Als, she's gone bat shit crazy as these men tried to abduct us''
Forge bounded on the alarm and the men of Atlantis were geared up and instantly on the ground trying to calm Aliasmos down
''Als stand down, these men didn't realize what your capable of'' stated Nigel
''They deserve to die for treating women like objects'' she spoke in a tone only a few had heard before
''Als, listen to us, we can get this all straightened out but you need to calm down'' said Sean as he tried to approach her
''Your darling girlfriend isn't here right now''
''Oh shit we have an Amber situation'' shouted Forge
''Who the fuck is Amber?'' asked Nigel down the headset
''Amber is her other personality, she comes out when Aliasmos become angry'' said Kate as she emerged from her hiding place, then gladly accepted her quiver of arrows and bow
''Wrong, I am the little sister of her sweetheart, she merged her soul with mine a long time ago, I come out when she needs assistance letting the world know their place''
''So what is the place of these men, Amber?'' asked Kate as she approached the entity who was now in control
''In the lowest depth of hell, I'm sure my aunt will have the perfect torture method in mind for these men'' threatened Amber as she held one of the thugs by the collar of his shirt
''What's going on?'' he whimpered
''To be honest with how obssessed these men were to capture us it sounds rather fitting don't you agree'' said Kate as she placed her hand on her friend's shoulder
''This place will never know how the group disappeared but it will improve their lives'' smiled Amber
''Then send them on their way'' nodded Kate
Aliasmos and Amber both nodded as they agreed with Kate's suggestion, then Kate stood back as Aliasmos unleashed a concentrated fire pit alive, causing silent screams from the group of men as well as their equipment. Once there was nothing left Aliasmos appeared as if she was back to normal, she turned around and smiled
''Well I feel better now'' then collapsed into Sean's arms
''Should I be worried that this will happen again?'' asked Sean
''You already know the answer to that'' sighed Kate
Forge teleported them all back including the buggy the girls had parked a few streets away
