Chapter 11
"Oh Fuck."
I left the staff room without breaking eye contact, then ran for Chiron's office. However, I was too late. An Angel had already blocked the hall and was looking in my direction. Everyone had left for the day, so the halls were empty, but that was at my disadvantage. I only had one set of eyes in this place. Sooooooo, yeah. I was fucked. In the ass. With a cactus.
I looked around and saw the computer lab's door open. Could be a trap, but I have to take the risk. I looked around and saw the other two angels right behind me, turning the corner. I sprinted into the lab and locked the door.
Ok, now to just-
I looked around the room and realized that the lab was nestled right on the edge of the campus, with a 80 foot drop right outside the windows. And I had no way of making it out fast enough.
SMASH!
I whipped around and saw the angels had broken the glass and unlocked the door. I was lucky enough to have the daylight on my side, so they couldn't pull the flickering lights trick.
I ran to one of the dismantled computers that I knew Mr. Harvis usually kept so he could show how the electronics worked inside. I quickly looked back at the door and saw it wide open, with an Angel already in the frame. Without looking, I quickly pulled all the things I needed toward me, then quickly going to work with my sonic screwdriver that I kept in my back pocket. It took less than 30 seconds to have what I needed, so I picked it up and turned back toward the angels. They had all entered the room, blocking my exit.
I quickly tossed the device toward them and blinked. When I opened my eyes, the lead Angel had caught it in the air.
"That's a translation device. It's primitive, but you can use it to talk to me. But I need to ask you some questions."
I quickly blinked again and the Angel put the device to its throat. I didn't know how they actually talked, but I was in too big of a hurry to find out.
"How did you get here. This isn't your universe."
"We followed through the rift." The Angel said, with an electronic, yet raspy voice.
Fuck, I forgot about that. Whenever we went into different universes, we sometimes left a small tear. We usually patched it up as soon as we got in, but this time, we were too busy crashing to remember.
"Ok then. But why are you only coming after me? You could have used the rift as a food source. Why do you need me?"
"Our Master commands it." It said, pronouncing Master as if it was a horrible thing.
"What master? You don't follow any master."
"He enslaved us. We three went through, looking for food. Instead, he sealed it and is now our only supply."
"What? No one in this universe coul-"
I stopped. Idiot. There was only one thing in the rest of this universe who could have the power to seal a time rift.
"Kronos."
The Angel hissed. "DO NOT SPEAK HIS NAME. HE IS A FOUL, TAINTED DEMON. HE HAS ENSLA-"
"Yeah, yeah, I got it. He enslaved you. But I can help you!" I said, putting up my hands to show peace. "I can get you out of here and back to your universe! I have my ship, and-"
"Too late! He believes he will switch your only companion to his side! And he has promised us a new source of food, one that will last us till the end of days!"
What? Alex wouldn't…
I laughed out loud, blinking back tears of laughter. When I looked down, the angel had a confused expression on its face.
"Why do you laugh?"
"Because, if you think Nathan will switch to his side, then you are sorely mistaken. Nathan is too fucked up in the head to even agree with half of what Kronos says."
The Angel laughed. "It does not matter. We only have to do this, then take that infernal machine from you, to get what we want. We do not care for his plans."
"Yeah, I wanted to ask you about that. Why haven't you touched me yet?"
"Because we must first agree on where to put you first. We cannot send you back like normal. We can only send you somewhere were He is sure you will never escape."
"What? What do you mea-" I stopped. Jesus Christ, I am not in the zone today. The other two angels had circled around while I had been focused on the lead, and were standing right behind me.
"It is time for you to go. Then, when we have found your site, we shall take your ship and destroy it. And then, when it is all gone, we shall feast on a rift large enough to destroy this world!"
"What?! No, you can't do tha-"
But the angels touched me, and I swirled through a time vortex, travelling to God knows where.
FWAM!
"OW! FUCK!" I yelled, feeling my right 2nd rib break. That was going to take a while to heal.
I suddenly heard several swords unsheathe. I looked up and saw kids in battle gear pointing their swords at me. Something was off about this, but I couldn't tell what.
"Ok, so what year is it then?" I said, spitting out some blood.
"QUIET! Who are you? How did you infiltrate New Rome?"
"Oh, great. That's what they meant." I said, trying to stand up. A big kid kicked me down.
"OW! WHAT THE FUCK, ASS WIPE? DIDN'T YOUR MOTHER TEACH YOU NOT TO HIT A GIRL?" I yelled. I stood up fully with an angry look in my eyes. Well, I hope so. I was fucking pissed. I felt my ribcage and already felt the bone moving back into position. Thank god for a heightened healing factor. But it would still take a few minutes, even with me using some of my regeneration energy.
"I said quiet! Answer my ques-"
"STOP, PAUL."
I turned around and saw a young kid walking up. Even though he was younger than most of them, they still looked at him like he was a hero.
"But Jason, she infiltrated our borders. She could be a spy for our enemies."
"Oh, I know you! Your Jason Grace!" I said, cracking my back. He looked at me.
"How do you know my last na-"
"Oh, too long to explain. I'm in a hurry. And, please, put down the swords. They won't help you in a fight against me."
The kid named Paul raised his sword, but Jason stopped him. "Do what she says! But, put her in handcuffs. We need to talk to the Praetors about this."
"Great. Well, take me away then, coppers!" I said, putting my hands out, grinning. "And take me to your leader!"
They slammed the handcuffs on me, and soon I was on my way to see whoever was in charge of getting me out of here.
