Okay guy(s) I'm SOOO sorry for not updating. A ton of random family stuff came up, so that took up all my writing time, and I had trouble uploading this chapter… but hopefully I'll have my next chapter on time. Now, for my reviewer:
Justrockzyxxx: Thanks for keeping on reviewing after this long. I'm not that talented, by the way. D:
CHAPTER 10
"Well? Where are we supposed to go?" Charlie asked, folding her arms. The group had been aimlessly walking down different streets, avoiding chevaliers and trying to figure out where to stay the night.
"My house is out." Raphael said, staring at the sky.
"So is ours." Leo said, his hat hiding his eyes.
"The constabulary won't work. "Charlie said, folding her arms in her sleeves and shivering.
"We can't go to the convent. J.F will surely find us." Marie said, shivering in the cold air.
"We definitely can't stay out in this cold." Galileo said, coughing a bit. "We'll freeze."
"And Napoleon will be able to find us easily if we're frozen." A voice said from behind. The group turned, seeing Angel behind them.
"Angel! You're OK!" Marie said, smiling.
Angel smirked, and then coughed. "It's going to take more than that to capture me. Now, how about we head someplace warmer?"
Angel soon led the group to another safe house, and turned on the heater to the max. Soon the place was nice and warm, and Angel was ordering dinner.
"Well, what do we do now? We have both Marie and the Dragon crown."
"Normally, Emily would call some other agents to take the crown and then take down Napoleon, but due to this change in events..." Angel sighed, twiddling her thumbs.
"Well, we have to do something."
Angel sighed. "It's too late to do anything. We'll have to wait until tomorrow."
The next morning, everybody was up and about, except for Angel, who felt extremely tired.
"Raphael, I think Angel is sick." Marie said, feeling Angel's forehead. Her head was unusually warm.
"What do you think we should do?" Charlie said, folding her arms. "We can't exactly go out and get a doctor and leave her alone.
"We can't just leave her. That wound could have led poisoning." Leo said, studying Angel's swollen shoulder.
"I'll take the dragon crown, and get Angel some fever medicine and some bandages." Raphael said, picking up the crown.
"Why are you taking the crown?" Charlie asked, tilting her head.
"If the chevalier's come here, they at least won't get the crown." Raphael said, walking out the door.
"Do you think it's safe, him going by himself?" Marie asked, worriedly looking at Charlie.
"I hate to say it, but he's right. If Angel's condition worsens, we may have to call an ambulance." Charlie said, folding her arms.
"We'll just have to wait, then." Marie said, staring at Angel.
Raphael walked out of the Pharmacy, a small plastic bag in his hand. He then mentally read the instructions the doctor gave him, and walked to the Paris subway.
"Phantom!" A voice yelled, and Raphael turned around. Angel had a bandage around her shoulder, and was tapping her foot.
"Why'd you leave to find me?" Raphael said, walking into the subway train.
"You were taking too long, and everyone was getting worried."
"But what about your injury?" Raphael said, indicating at her shoulder.
Angel shrugged. "I've been through worse."
"Well, hopefully we can get through this train ride before Napoleon strikes." Raphael said, relaxing in his seat.
A few minutes later, the train went to a screeching halt, knocking over almost everybody.
"What's going on?!" Angel asked, holding on to the rail, with Raphael next to her.
Then the intercom came on, a nervous voice speaking.
"Well, citizens of Paris, it seems we have a special visitor! Apparently Napoleon has decided to visit us from the dead... Now, may a Phantom R please stand up?"
"Uh-oh." Angel said, slowly reaching for her pistol, but Raphael stopped her.
"They could have a hostage. We need to go somewhere else." Raphael said, hinting at some chevaliers.
"Where the heck are we supposed to go?" Angel said, looking outside the window.
"Hey! Napoleon! Come and get me!" Raphael said, jumping up and running up to the back of the train, with Angel following.
"Get them! Then meet us at the hideout!" Napoleon said, pointing. Emily bowed, and then dashed forward.
Raphael climbed to the top of the train, with Angel following behind him.
"Are you sure this is safe?" Angel said, holding on.
"Safer than being speared by those chevaliers's, that's for sure." Raphael said, hinting at the chevalier's climbing behind them.
"Give up! You've got nowhere to run or hide!" A chevalier taunted, gaining on them. Emily was silent, sword still sheathed.
"On my mark, jump." Angel whispered, looking at an oncoming train.
"Wait, you were the one that said this was dangerous!" Raphael retorted.
"You want to know what else I said? JUMP!" Angel grabbed his arm, made a full-fledged sprint, and leapt to the other train.
"Ow..." Raphael said, dusting himself of.
"You Ok, Rhythm Thief? I think we lost them..." Angel said, looking back at the end of the train. Until she saw a flash of silver sticking out the back of it, and a flash of purple as well.
"Uh oh..."
Everyone was semi-tense at the house, Marie looking out the window every few minutes. Leo and Charlie were still on awkward terms with each other. Galileo was somewhat stuck in the middle, twiddling his thumbs.
"Charlie, can we talk?" Leo asked, looking at her. Charlie nodded, following him upstairs.
"Marie, do you know what happened between those two?" Galileo asked, somewhat confused.
"I don't know, to tell you the truth." Marie said, still looking outside.
"Galileo. Do you know what Raphael thinks of me?" Marie asked, looking at him.
"He cares a lot about you." Galileo said, looking at the stairs that Leo and Charlie went up. "I wonder if Leo cares for Charlie..."
"So, what did you call me up here for?" Charlie asked, arms folded.
"I'd like to apologize for last night. I shouldn't have done what I did." Leo said, lowering his head.
"I accept your apology, even though you didn't need to do it." Charlie said, her accent hinting at her feelings.
"I didn't?" Leo said, tilting his head.
"You saved my life, so that evens us out. Even though a kiss isn't exactly worth a life." Charlie said, grinning.
"How about another kiss?" Leo said, leaning close to Charlie's face.
Before Charlie could react, a loud crash! was heard, and a yell of worry was heard by Marie. Charlie grabbed her soccer ball and ran downstairs, with Leo following her.
The front door and a little bit of the wall was destroyed, J.F and the chevalier's standing in its ruins. Marie and Galileo were trapped in a corner, worried.
"Find the Dragon Crown and then get the girl. My patience is drawing thin." J.F said, holding his pistol tightly.
"Not on our watch!" Charlie yelled, kicking her soccer ball at the first few chevaliers. Leo ran to the ones that weren't knocked over, and fought with punches and kicks.
"Marie! Get away! Find Raphael and Angel and escape!" Leo said, punching a few others.
"No! Don't let her get away!" J.F yelled, trying to aim. However with all the commotion, it was impossible to see friend from foe.
"Charlie! Be careful!" Leo said, blocking a surprise attack from a chevalier.
Charlie nodded in thanks, still using her soccer ball as a weapon.
So, the little one also has a soft spot for Charlotte, just like her father. I can use that to my advantage..." J.F thought, grinning evilly.
Following Charlie's voice, he slowly made his way behind her. He then put a hand over her mouth, and stuck his pistol to her now fast beating heart.
"Charlie! No!" Leo said, fearing for her safety.
"Now, I'll let Charlie keep her heart inside her, and you'll come with us. Without causing any trouble." J.F said, sneering.
Leo gave a pitiful look at Marie and Galileo, then put his hands up in surrender, with Galileo and Marie following suite.
"Good. Now, Napoleon will be happy to see you..."
Emily stood up on the train, yanking her sword out from the ground. A few chevaliers's followed suite, ripping through the train's metal like paper.
"Lovely. Do you know where this train is going, by chance?" Angel said, trying to keep her hair from blowing into her face.
"I don't, but I didn't see any passengers in it." Raphael said, going into a combat stance.
"Get them. You know your orders." Emily said, almost silent.
The chevalier's charged forward and Angel pulled put to pistols. She was able to get rid of them easily, blasting them off the train.
"It's no fair if you have an advantage..." Emily said pulling out a small dagger. She then threw it, it flashing once before hitting its target.
Angel's guns were cut in half, them both splitting and falling off the train.
Angel looked at her hands, worried. Even though Emily was alone, being unarmed on a moving train vs. a sibling with deadly skills with a sword, it wasn't that hard not to be worried.
"Agent 502, go to the emergency rendezvous." Emily droned into her watch. She then jumped from the train, landing somewhere below.
"Why'd she do that?" Angel said, but was cut off by an explosion in the distance. The two looked back at the approaching bridge, which exploded.
"What do we do? There's no way off!" Raphael said, worried. The train was picking up speed, heading to the broken bridge at an alarming rate.
Angel's eyes narrowed and she pulled out a silver staff from her coat. The staff then materialized into a bow, with an arrow with rope tied to already loaded.
Angel slowly focused. Her hands were tightly on the bow, and her eyes narrowed when she let the arrow fly.
It hit its target dead on, hitting a sturdy edge of the bridge.
"Grab my hand!" Angel yelled, before using the bow as a grappling hook. The two were then pulled up, just before the train fell off the bridge, in all its glory.
"Oww...you okay, champ?" Angel said, helping Raphael up. The two had landed somewhat near the edge, and were staring down; wondering what would have happened if Angel didn't have her bow.
"My parents had me sign up for archery lessons. I got this silver bow as a gift from them for graduating from the class. I always keep it close to me..."
Angel looked at the sky, seeing a shadow on the building above them. All they could see was a flash of purple, and then they were gone.
"Let's head back. It's getting late." Angel said, walking down the street.
As soon as the two got home, Angel opened the door.
"Guys, we're home...Guys?" Angel asked, the open door revealing a ransacked room.
"Oh no..." Raphael said, running upstairs.
"Marie! Charlie! Leo! Galileo!"
"It's no use, Phantom. They're gone, and Napoleon took them." Angel said, sitting down on the couches remains.
END CHAPTER 10
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