It could not be called a battle.

A battle made it seem as if there were a plan, a back and forth, a chance…

No, this was a slaughter.

Joseph's first snap sent Drago flying, Susan leaping back and shielding a whimpering Claire and Carter with her body. Helena and Bennet raised their weapons, bullets flying and deflecting off of Samson's telekinesis shield. Claude faded out of sight, leaving Joseph and his team to do the heavy work.

Kim pulled an uzi from a shelf, firing at the agents. Joseph rapidly snapped his fingers, a wall of sound halting the bullets before he fired off another blast, shattering Kim's right leg.

"Get the children!" Drago demanded.

Samson glared at him as he used his power to cut the head off one agent. "Busy here!"

"Nothing else matters but them!" Drago roared, firing at the approaching Company Agents. "Not your lives, not your dreams…nothing but those children!"

"Oh shut up!" Samson roared, whirling around and, without thought, slicing Drago's head open. The man pitched forward, eyes going glassy. Only then did Samson realize he'd just murdered his one chance at surviving his cancer. "NO!" He shouted, wheeling back to the agents, wanting them to pay.

SNAP

Samson flew through a wall, Joseph staring at the spot he had stood with cold eyes.

"That's for taking the children." He said with a sneer.

"It's ok." Claude said as he moved to Susan, touching her and cuasing her, Carter and Claire to go invisible. He began to lead them away, Kim still doing all she could to kill the company agents. "You're mother is going to get herself killed." Claude whispered.

"Good." Was all Susan said, moments before Kim's guns fell silent and her body struck the floor.

^&^&^&^

"Is it done?" Thompson asked, watching as the Haitian mindwiped another of the captured children. Carter and Claire were curled up in their respective parent's arms, fast asleep.

"The Haitian already mindwiped Sandra…and Vic didn't know where I was going." Helena said. "The only ones that remember any of this are us."

Thompson nodded. "As it should be." He looked down at the two children. "Do we know why Drago wanted them?"

"Susan says Drago thought Carter and Claire were his long lost siblings…but we know Carter and Claire's family tree, and he isn't a part of it." Bennet said.

Helena nodded. "Delusional."

"And no longer a threat." Joseph said. "Neither is Kim."

Bennet turned to Susan, who was still watching them. "And of here?"

"The Haitian will handle her." Thompson said, the othrs following him to give the dark skinned man some privacy.

The Haitian looked down at Susan, studying her for a moment.

"You won't hurt me…will you…Hitin."

The Haitian smirked. "Abaddon and Bithiah were terrible people…but they will both be great heroes…and they will need us both in the days ahead."

^&^&^&^

(The Slaughterhouse)

The body of Kim Stier twitched before rising, brushing of the rubble before looking about.

"I can wait, Abaddon…I can wait." Kim/Drago stated.