The rest of the night went pretty smoothly, apart from my mother flapping around me once she got wind of my fall. After about an hour or so I was no longer dizzy, however the rather large bruise on my head was in dire need of being iced. Callie managed to lift me to my room when she noted that I was drifting off, refusing my protests that I could walk there myself. "Do you want me to stay with you tonight, I don't mind hiding from your father?"
"Could you maybe, hold me 'till I sleep?" I look up at her hopefully.
"Yeah alright, only because I like you" she winks at me and we snuggle under the covers soon drifting to the land of nod.
The next few days carried on without much interruption. I spent most afternoons learning how to fly, Callie would come along also as she said she would want to be there to try to catch me should I fall. At first I found that landing was the hardest part and I would often come crashing to the ground. However gradually, and with much encouragement I found that I was able to slow myself enough to land with both feet. I don't think I'd seen Callie look at me with such pride before. I was quite happy to have the ability to move with more coordination, it felt nice to be able to stretch my wings.
It was late one Friday that the small amount of calm we'd achieved was ripped down around us. There was a knocking on the door that Teddy went to answer it, my parents having left the house for an evening at an Italian restaurant. Callie and I were sat in the kitchen, she was doing the washing up I had my arms around her waist and my chin resting on her shoulder. "I love you Calliope" I state in a moment of contentment.
"You too, you…too"
"YOU'LL BE DAMMENED BEFORE I LET YOU IN THIS HOUSE!" We twist around to see Teddy attempting to prevent a group of men from entering the house. "I have reason to believe that you are hiding a mutant, we have instructions to immediately detain her, and she will remain in custody for the foreseeable future where her "differences" will be assessed by our government." Teddy currently had her arms outstretched however she was easily tackled by one of the men and thrown to the ground with a loud crash. Callie put herself between the guards and me. "Move out the way madam, we have the authority to use whatever force we deem necessary, we will be taking her. This creature needs to be controlled." Callie goes towards him, before another of the men pulls a gun on her. "Calliope NO!" I move to pull her backwards, away from the men before I felt an impact on my side and man's hands on my body. "Come on mutant, I've got just the right place for you." He drags me towards the door while Callie manages to free herself. She runs for me and grabs my hand "Arizona, Arizona… no no, take me don't take her TAKE ME!"
"I cannot do that madam, who knows how dangerous these mutants are." I'm roughly thrown away from her. "I love you Arizona…I always have."
"I love you t-….." I don't get to finish my sentence before I feel a sharp force on my head and I'm plunged into blackness.
I would later find that Barry had seen me on that first night and subsequently watched us from his window next door before finally calling the police. I awoke alone in an unknown sterile room; it was completely white with lighting coming from the ceiling. The only exit was an electric door to the right of me. I was strapped to what appeared to be an operating table, naked from the waist up with my wings outstretched and tied. I had never felt more scared in my life. Even from the night that I woke up with the two appendages that got me into this mess. Callie, Callie please please come find me.
Meanwhile…
It had been 6 hours since Arizona had been taken to the facility. Immediately after those oafs took her Teddy and I had attempted to follow them, we got as far as a town 50 miles north of the Robbins' household before missing a side street that their car had gone down. After driving around for three hours we decided our best bet was probably spending the night in a motel and searching for their car again in the morning.
Teddy brought me to a local bar in an attempt to get my mind off thing, we had been drinking for a while before a handsome man with a greying beard and a body that showed off the fact he works out came up behind us. "And what are two lovely ladies like you doing in a town like this?" He drawls out, eyes raking down my body before doing the same to Teddy. It's then that his eyes seem to bulge out his head. " Theodora….? Oh my God, it's been years!"
"Marcus?!" Teddy blinks at the tall man. "Marcus Sloane is that you? I've not seen you since high school."
"In the flesh." He envelops Teddy in a bone crushing hug before turning to me. "And who is this mysterious stranger? AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, where's Blondie?" When our faces drop at this question he asks us what's wrong. "What's your opinion on mutants?" Teddy asks seriously. "Why?"
"Because I can only tell you what happened to Arizona after I know your opinion."
"Well between you and me, I am one." He states, chest puffing up proudly. We look on agog before I find my voice. "You are one? What makes you say that?" I eye him suspiciously.
"This…" He looks at me directly in the eye before I feel a light brushing on my thighs; I look down to find the hem of my skirt rising up. "I can move things with my mind."
"I can turn invisible." I blurt out before I could stop myself. "Teddy can't do anything." Teddy punches me in the arm. "Hey, I get that I'm the odd one out." She looks between the Mark and me before deciding to inform Mark on what happened. "… We followed them here but lost them, we don't know where she's been taken." Mark nodded throughout this. "You said they were taking her to be assessed?" We nodded. "There's a government compound on the outskirts of town, they have a laboratory there… I've seen them take others there the past few weeks. We need to hurry though; I don't doubt that they would have no qualms in killing her." I start to tear up at this shaking my head. It appears that Mark noticed this as he turns to look at me "you and Blondie then?" He smiles. "You'd be good for her, she can be stubborn but I've a feeling you can get her to come round. Don't worry Callie, we'll find her, we just need a plan."
The rest of the night was spent with us moving from the, rather empty bar, to the motel room that Teddy and I were staying in. It turns out that Mark was the owner of the bar that we had visited and the motel was owned by his friend Derek. "Yeah it's quite a small town." He had said nonchalantly. "Most people know each other, but it's not creepy, 'cept the twisted sisters." He said chuckling. "Alright ladies, I'm going to leave you to sleep I need you to be rested if we're going to get Blondie out of there."
He strode out the door. "There's no chance you're going to sleep is there?" Teddy asked me.
"Not a hope in hell"
"Yeah, I thought so…."
"You?"
"Will I fuck." She switched the tv on before we both stared through it and collected our thoughts.
a/n thanks for the reviewer who told me I'd uploaded the wrong chapter and put the last one up again...
my only excuse is I'm dyslexic and VERY tired.
It's poor I know
