Not really any new Ashley rumors this week, except for an interesting tidbit I picked up on Emilie Ullerup's forum. Apparently she has gone to work on a project that is very secret. Nobody knows what it is, but I assure you that theories abound. I know what we hope it is, but I am trying not to get my hopes up too high. This show has already burned me once. If you haven't visited it yet, there is a new forum dedicated to the WWDD movement and you should really go check it out.

Daddy's Little Girl

Ashley had led them to the heart of the Cabal base and had enjoyed incapacitating every guard, doctor, and scientist along the way. Though enjoyed might have been an understatement; to Henry's mind she had cackled gleefully every time she got to shoot or maim someone. When she had found a room with more computer banks then Bill Gates' house, she grabbed Henry by the scruff of his neck and sat him in a chair.

"Okay, buddy, this is all you. I want a copy of all their information to give to mom and then I want their servers wiped out." Ashley ordered as she stood over Henry's shoulder and watched. "Oh and I want it done in a hurry."

Henry got slightly miffed. It was like she didn't understand how difficult it could be to decrypt security codes…and before he could finish his thought he was in. He was almost upset that it had been that easy. He had been working on a nice rant, but damn he was good. "Okay, here we go."

Somewhere in the distance Ashley and Druitt could hear a large contingent of armed soldiers marching in their direction. Druitt glanced at his daughter and she acknowledged his concern. She teleported across the room and slammed the heavy door shut. It had a heavy lock, but it wouldn't hold for long. "Henry, I would appreciate it if you could speed this up."

"Yes, it might be wise to cut and run as soon as possible." Druitt said as he unsheathed the same sword he had once shoved through Ashley's heart. The noises outside of the computer room were much louder now.

"Hey, I am going as fast as I can. Would one of you rather do this?"He snapped.

"Would you rather fight the people who are going to come bursting through that door at any moment? Just do your job, Gumby and do it fast." Ashley yelled back to him.

"Oh great, now we're back to Gumby." Henry exclaimed throwing his hands in the air then going back to work.

Druitt moved to stand beside his daughter. It wouldn't take very long at all for the hordes to get through when they started trying.

"You up for this?" Ashley asked Druitt.

"Are you worried for me?" He inquired.

"No, just wondering if your old bones can handle this fight." She lied. Druitt just chuckled in response.

"Oh, I should be just fine."

"Okay I got it. I just uploaded a virus that should wipe out all their data." Henry said as the army outside started banging on the door.

"Did you make a copy?" Ashley yelled in question over the noise.

"You seriously have to ask." Henry stated.

"Good. Now, does this base have a self destruct sequence?" Ashley inquired getting her gun ready.

"Um…why would anybody who has watched any sci-fi action movie put a self destruct in a…whoa, holy crap there is one. Seriously, who is that dumb?" Henry rambled.

"Can you set it to go off?" The hammering on the door was getting louder. Ashley knew the armed personnel of the base would get through the door at any moment. The fact that it was taking them so long gave her a little hope that they were highly inept.

"Well, I can, but it looks like somebody will have to stay and confirm the command sixty seconds before it blows. It's a suicide switch. Unless…you're a teleporter."

"Do it." She turned to Druitt still aiming at the door. "Once Henry is done, take him and teleport to the ridge overlooking the compound. Will is out there. I will be out as soon as I can be."

"No, I'll stay. You take Henry and then come back for me." Druitt argued.

"NO! I am a little more impervious to bullets than you are and if it is the teleporting you are worried about then chill. One go around is not going to turn you into a psycho killer." Ashley grouched. Druitt didn't want to give in, but Ashley was not going to be reasoned with.

"As you wish, but I will return to help you."

"Peachy, now go." Ashley ordered.

Henry set up the command so that when the time came all she would have to do is hit enter on the keyboard and then he started the count down. After he had done it red lights began flashing around the base along with a very loud and annoying alarm. Outside the door men started screaming and Ashley could hear them run away. Unfortunately, a moment later the banging on the door continued. Druitt grabbed Henry and in a flash they were gone.

Ashley aimed at the door and waited. She didn't have long to get bored. A moment later the door banged open and guards started rushing through. She shot the first seven and they went down hard, leaving only six standing. She shot two more, before her clip was empty. Vamping out completely she tore into the closest one. Gunfire rang in the air, but it was useless. Ashley would not be stopped.

Two were left. Both were armed and aiming for her. She could kill one and then take out the other in only a second. Ashley teleported to the man standing nearest the door and ripped his gun from his hands, clubbing him with it. He was down like a sack of potatoes before he knew what had happened.

She turned toward the other guard only to find a gun in her face.

Ashley reverted to her human form. It wasn't that she was scared, but this was the last man standing and she was willing to reason with him. "You might want to leave. This whole place is going to go up soon."

"It won't if nobody puts in the command code." The man said. He was trying to be tough, but there was a slight quiver in his voice that betrayed him.

"Oh, you think you are going to be able to stop me?" Ashley challenged.

"I know all about you. You're that freak doctor's kid that the old regime engineered. Little miss indestructible. Only I heard that you were dead." The soldier said. He had the gun pressed against her forehead now.

"Exaggerations. If you've heard of me then you know that bullets can't kill me." Ashley snapped.

"They don't have to. I put enough of them in your head you'll be down long enough for me to shut off the self destruct and then we can put you in a nice little cell. We'll figure out how to kill you for real eventually." The man explained, hatred dripping from every word. Ashley looked over his shoulder, but he was not about to turn his back on her.

"I see you've thought this through. Only, you are forgetting one thing." Ashley told him.

"Oh yeah, what's that?" The soldier asked.

Her face twisted in a smirk that was half evil and half delighted. "My dad."

The solider turned, but it was too late. Druitt placed his hands on either side of the other man's head and gave a sharp twist. The man dropped to the ground.

"You do meet the most interesting people, my girl." Druitt said.

"Don't I." Ashley went to the computer. "It's almost time. Another few seconds and we'll be able to leave. Did you leave Henry with Will?"

"Yes, the young man was quite happy to see us alive."

"Yeah well, Will doesn't have enough faith in me. Okay, it's time to go." Ashley confirmed the command and grabbed Druitt's arm to teleport.

A moment later they stood on the ridge with the others. "Ash…" Henry began, but Ashley held up a hand to silence him. She wanted to enjoy what happened next.

Thirty seconds later the first explosion began. More followed and soon plumes of flame shot up into the sky, engulfing the evil that had once existed at the base in Death Valley. "Ash…are you okay?" Henry asked.

"Henry, do you get what we just did?" She answered his question with a question.

"What?" He was confused.

"We just finished off an evil empire that has been around for over a thousand years." She said excitedly to Henry while Will and Druitt just watched.

It took a moment, but finally comprehension dawned. Henry's eyes lit up and he grabbed Ashley's arms. They did a very jumpy sort of dance in a circle, much to Druitt's amusement. Will understood better though. This was how the pair's first mission into the Cabal should have gone. Instead they had been captured, tortured and Ashley was killed. This was a second chance and it had gone right.

"Oh man, I totally feel like a Jedi right now." Henry exclaimed.

"And…you've ruined the moment." Ashley said dropping Henry's hands.

Will grinned at the lack of enthusiasm Ashley showed for Henry's Star Wars delusions. Try as she might she still could not keep the smile from her face. They had done it. The Cabal were gone. Hopefully for good, but that was someone else's problem.

"Shouldn't we be getting back to your mother?" Druitt asked Ashley.

"Not yet. First we are going to go find some of our old friends. We have got an even bigger fight ahead of us and we are going to need the help." Ashley said. They all knew what they were up against, but after what had just happened, they couldn't help but feel hopeful. It was a good day and they hadn't died.

Okay, short chapter. I have got a funny Tesla moment for the next chapter or the chapter after that. I like Tesla…just not with Helen. Alright well off to review with you.