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here's chapter 38 last time Evie was super pissed and things aren't adding up on certain ends and its starting to make a few people worry.
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The only sound in the room was the clock on the wall at the far end of the office and it had never been so noticeable. They were waiting as always for some sign of life but so far there was no change and it was making her restless but her leader seemed to be growing stiffer with every tic of the clock.
Danny leaned against the back wall watching her leader sit at her desk with her chin resting on her hands, looking more serious than usual. Danny didn't like it. Cass was laid back about a lot of things and had such an annoying poker face she would bet that there was no one else in the world, who wasn't immortal, that could make her crack.
So what had her leader so stressed? It was none other than Mel.
Her summer sister had been sending them reports just like Kirsch but with more detail. She had been working her way into Theo's confidence, promising her sisters that she would send them what she could. That was three days ago and they hadn't heard anything from her since but they didn't sit idly by. Cass had asked Evie about the markings the super ZETA's were wearing and was hoping for a translation soon but again they heard nothing.
Danny had tried calling her girlfriend but only received a few reassuring texts here and there before they stopped completely. She had grown worried but then she felt a huge burst of rage burst through the bond overwhelming her with its fire. This over powering rage made her go berserker, destroying the library and most of the training room before she was restrained by six over her sisters and Cass. When she woke up from her rage induced haze her knuckles had been bandaged and most the library was cleaned up but her worries were far from over and so were Cass's.
Which led to them sitting in Cass's office waiting for a call from somebody, anybody at this point and it was driving her crazy!
"Stop thinking so loud Lawrence" Cass's voice was annoyingly calm, sometimes Danny wondered if her leader had ever used a different tone or if she'd learned it from their goddess after spending so much time with her.
"Sorry"
"You have every right to be worried after that episode but we can't help if they won't tell us what's going on"
"Do you think it had something to do with detainees? Laura said that the Baron has doubled their numbers the last few days and he's started bragging about it on the school website" Danny was so done with this guy but he was untouchable with the super ZETA's as his new body guards but that could be the fact that her sisters had joined his ranks.
"That bastard is just taunting us and them, it's only a matter of time before your mate decides to take action and its then we need to start worrying" Cass understood her seconds frustration, really she did but they needed one of their informants to touch home before making a move and so far they seemed to be silent.
Buzz- Buzz
Or not.
Cass didn't bother checking to see who it was she swiped it and hit speaker.
"Heads up whoever you are you're on speaker"
"Finally getting over that possessive streak Jonesy? I never would have guess you were the sharing type" Mattie's smooth voice poured through the speaker making Danny roll her eyes.
"I don't share Belmonde but after nearly a week of complete radio silence I can't bother with being the middle man anymore"
"Understandable after the shit storm that's hit us" They could actually hear Mattie deflate by the end of her sentence. That was disconcerting.
"What happened?"
"You haven't gotten any word from your 'rogue' amazons right?"
"No, why?"
"Well the runt did her research and found out that those little marks on their foreheads are a way to control the frat boys and now that your hunters bare the mark-"
"They're under the Baron's control as well" Cass finished resting her hands on either side of the phone. This was bad, without their sisters listening in on their side they were left blind.
"That's only part of it"
"What else?"
"The boy, Kirsch, he was compromised and in an attempt to escape he called the runt but he was caught and the ZETA's have officially reached the top of her shit list"
"That would explain why I went berserker" Danny muttered.
"Yes and after the ZETA's smug little jabs about rouging him up she crushed her phone so don't bother trying to call her"
"Now that they have Kirsch how is she planning on retaliating?" Cass needed to know what the blonde was up to before somebody got hurt.
"That's the thing she wanted me to call you to get your help, she wants to pull a jail break for the supernaturals trapped in the Baron's 'detainment courters' and then go from there"
"What about Kirsch?"
"She knows they would be expecting her so she wants to find another way"
Cass dug her fingers into the hard wood trying to settle her mind enough to ask only the important details. They couldn't afford to have her go ape on the ZETA's when her sisters were still under the Baron's control. She wouldn't hurt them, she couldn't.
"What can we do to help?"
"I can think of a few things…"
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Evie looked over the map of Silas on her new table paying no attention to the other supernaturals in the room or the way they seemed to fight their instincts. She thanked them for their bravery in being in the same room with her right now. Her outburst with Mattie had shaken them as well as the ghost city but when she announced the jail break they were all onboard.
"When we go in there, no matter what we find or how dangerous the guards we are not hurting anyone, am I understood?"
"Yes Alpha" Growled Travis, the young shifter was one of the first to call her Alpha and the others took up calling her Alpha too so she just went with it. There was no point in making them feel unsure when she was the only one who made them feel safe. She hated when she thought she upset her sire, it was the worst feeling in the world and she would not inflict the same pain upon her fellow supernaturals.
"What if some of them are seriously injured?" Asked Fabian he was one of the more aggressive Fae and wanted nothing more than to rip the ZETA's apart after they took his brother.
"When I had Kala and Nemian go for supply runs with the others I made sure to give them directions to one of the schools 'natural disaster' storage units, there is enough healing products of various forms and magical qualities to heal even the worst of injuries" Evie assured him knowing he wouldn't rest until he was sure.
"Good"
"Should we take any prisoners?" Galina was less aggressive than Fabian but wasn't afraid to leave a few claw marks either.
"No if we do we're just as bad as them and I don't want them tearing apart what's left of the school to find us, there are still civilians involved and we haven't finished evacuating"
"Should we even bother evacuating anymore?" If he didn't sound so impatient Evie would have spared him from her wolf's glare but as her eyes glowed yellow he took the hint and looked away, silently bowing his head.
"We'll hold off on evacuating until most of the shock from the jail break is over before starting up again, there aren't many left and once they're all out I want the rest of you to go as well" That really got'em going.
"What?!"
"You can't be serious!"
"You would take them on by yourself!"
"You can't honestly think-"
"ENOUGH!" Evie snapped, she had let them have their outburst but this had been part of her plan since the beginning of their rebellion. The moment everyone was out of the detainment center and well enough to travel she wanted them to leave so that she and her sisters could handle what was left of Silas even if it meant doing it alone.
"I will not have anyone else getting hurt or persecuted by that idiot any longer than I can help it, this is none negotiable"
"What about asking us what we wanted?" Evie gripped the table trying to fight herself. She knew in the back of her mind she knew someone would bring that up and it had to be Brentius.
Brentius stepped forward, not bothering to watch his step the others knew to get out of his way. He stood across from her staring down at their leader and he knew that as much as she put up a front she was as scared as they were. She was determined to keep them safe, which she had, and make sure that everyone came out of this but she was afraid of not being able to keep that promise.
"You asked us what we wanted to do and we want to stay an fight alongside you because yes your sire was evil but she never bother to listen to us, when your sister took over we appealed to her but she did nothing in favor of her inheritance but you could have stuck by the humans and you didn't so don't expect us to just leave you when you might need us" His gravelly voice had never been so clear and the others could see her resolve waning.
"I cannot ask that of you"
"You haven't asked us yet"
Lifting her gaze Evie looked each of them over, finding nothing but determination and stubbornness burning in their eyes. She had wanted fighters and she had them now she needed to keep her head.
"Who wants to stay after the others have gotten to safety?"
Everyone in the room raised their hand and Evie swallowed hard. She wished they had an idea of what they were getting themselves into but there was no helping it now.
"Alright you will all tell the others before we leave to pull the jail break" Evie checked the clock on the wall, it was almost sunset and that's when everything was set to happen so they needed to move now.
"You have twenty minutes before we head out so go get ready and I'll meet you at the cities center"
"Yes Alpha"
Evie watched them go, silently praying to the gods that something in her plan turned out right.
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It was one thing to be given a part in your sister's simple plan and for it to actually be simple. They were two vampire with centuries of experience on their way to save one frat boy and yet there were a million things that could go wrong. Carmilla wanted to make another joke about their families' bad luck but she didn't want to jinx them.
Looking across the way at the Culinary Arts building Carmilla almost wished there were more guards so she would have a reason to use her panther form but you can't always get what you want.
"Come on Carm enough gawking we have a frat boy to save" Mattie was all for espionage but this was child's play and she felt insulted being given such a task. If she wanted to baby sit then she would have become an oppari for some rich family but no she was stuck watching her sister and a frat boy.
"Shh!" Carmilla glared at Mattie before checking to make sure they hadn't been spotted.
Evie had given them explicit instructions to wait for their signal, which happened to be a text from Danny. Neither vampire was too keen on sharing their number with the ginger but it was for the plan or the first part of it anyway. Danny and a few summers were going to try talking to Mel and Theo in an attempt to distract them while Evie and the others made their way to into the detainment center. It was risky but if the hunters were distracted then it left Carm and Mattie an opening to find Kirsch which they had now they just needed the damn signal so they could go get him!
They were both getting pretty antsy keeping an eye on the building and the sun. The moment it fell behind the trees they would feel better.
"Screw the plan I'm going inside"
"Mattie!" Carmilla hissed but the elder vampire ignored her. Creeping to the edge of their hiding spot Mattie watched the guards make their rounds. There was one group that was heading up the steps, one of the Super ZETA's opened the door for the rest of his group Mattie nodded flitted into the building. Growling to herself Carmilla followed narrowly avoiding the guards as the door closed behind her.
It took a moment to find a hiding spot in one of the dimly light corners but the moment the guards left the hallways she stepped out. Looking around the dark hallways Carmilla wondered if the culinary building was always this dark or if the Baron had them change it for dramatic effect?
"Carm up here"
Spinning around she saw Mattie waiting at the bottom of the stairs almost out of sight.
"What the hell Mattie?" Carmilla whisper yelled, flitting to her sister's side.
"It's better if we find the boy and get him out before the fireworks start"
"I hate to admit it but your right" Carmilla admitted seeing the logic in her plan.
"Plus the runt told me about one of the secret tunnels outside the building"
"Why aren't there any inside the building?"
"Lilith was paranoid but even she had to think about keeping things within the budget" Mattie explained as if endless secret tunnels were an every day thing.
Buzz-Buzz
"Ok improviser you keep watch while I check my phone" Carmilla pulled out her phone quickly scanning the text.
D-Mel's not here but Theo is, I'll see if he can get her to meet us.
"Shit"
"What?" Mattie hissed checking every corner to make sure no one was coming their way.
"Mel isn't with Theo"
"Already the plans going wrong"
"We knew something was going to happen let them figure it out and let's find Kirsch" They needed to stay on task the plan was already in motion and they needed to get Kirsch out of there ASAP.
Taking a deep breath they both focused on the boys scent. Evie had given Mattie one of Kirsch's shirts though why she had one in the first place was a mystery to her. The scent wasn't all that pleasant either: sweat, deodorant, body spray and pizza wasn't all that distinguishable but they managed to find a sharp mint beneath all that product.
"You got a scent?"
"Yes"
"Let's go"
Flitting through the building they dodged guards and zoomed through empty hallways till they found themselves on the third floor. Skidding to a halt Mattie raised her hand signaling Carmilla to wait. They could both hear only one heart beat on this particular floor and it was pretty calm but that might not be a good thing.
Sharing a look the both followed the echoes of the heart beat in their ears stopping at a ridiculously fortified door. There were chain locks, two pieces of wood in front of it, and a rather sturdy looking chair, the height of security.
"The idiot has the backing of Corve and the board and yet he spends none of it on holding prisoners" Mattie was so unimpressed she didn't even bother rolling her eyes.
"Yeah well no one said he had to be smart with his funds and that's a good thing for us" Carmilla shrugged trying to stick to the positives here. They were already having problems but the sooner they got Kirsch out the better off everyone would be.
Ignoring the 'high tech' security Carmilla ripped the door off its hinges easily breaking the wood and chains. Setting the door off to the side they checked to make sure no one had heard them but still no one came.
"Do you think they knew we were coming?" Carmilla felt her paranoia rising but quickly pushed it down.
"Probably but they have all their Super ZETA's doing rounds near the all the entrances" Mattie reminded her being the more observant of the two.
"They must think we were going to try walking in instead of flitting"
"Well they are idiots being led by and even bigger idiot so I wouldn't doubt their brains are mush from prolonged exposure"
"Nice one"
"Why thank you"
Shaking her head Carmilla peeked inside unsurprised to find the all the lights off except for one, right above Kirsch's head.
They had the poor boy strapped to one of the old classroom chairs with duct tape over his mouth. By now his heart was ready to bust out of his chest it was beating so fast not that she blamed him those weirdos could have ripped the door open plenty of times when they came to interrogate him.
"Oh Kirsch"
He turned as best he could giving her a good view of his black eye. Evie was gonna be pissed.
"Hey big guy we came to bust you out"
Kirsch's breathing sped up and she couldn't take it any longer flitting to his side she ripped away the ropes and duct tape.
"Gah! That hurts, that hurts!"
"Sorry but it was better to rip it off fast I might be pessimist but I'm not a sadist"
"Thanks" The frat boy tried to push himself up but his aching sides wouldn't let him. Carmilla was quick to catch him as he fell to the side almost gasping when she felt one of his ribs move.
"God Kirsch!"
"W-we need t-to go" He was trying so hard to get the words out but breathing hurt so much.
"Hold on let me carry you"
It was as awkward as seeing Evie carry Danny but for some reason this wasn't as funny. Kirsch was like a gorilla or a grizzly bear sitting in her arms and she no doubt looked like a toddler.
"Carm we should probably-oh my god"
"Not one word!"
"Hey it's not my fault you look like you came from the circus" Mattie couldn't hold it together long enough to finish her sentence she was laughing like a mad woman and Carmilla's glare didn't help.
"Uh guys? m-my ribs are really hurting right now" Kirsch groaned pressing on his side to keep his rip from moving. It was seriously freaky 'cause your bones aren't supposed to move man!
"Oh I haven't laughed like that in ages" Mattie wiped away her tears and composed herself. "Alright you two this way"
Shaking her head Carmilla adjusted her hold on Kirsch so she wouldn't agitate his side anymore. They needed to get him to a medic as soon as possible there was no telling what else was broken and Carm didn't want Evie mad at her for making it worse.
Following Mattie out Carm was glad her sister was taking Kirsch into consideration and actually walking. She didn't know what would happen if they flitted from place to place with him in such a delicate condition.
"Hold up" Mattie ushered them into an empty class room closing the door behind them as another group made their rounds.
"It's only a matter of time before they check up on their prisoner so we should save ourselves some trouble"
"What do you suggest?" Carmilla didn't want them getting Kirsch caught when they finally had him.
"To the window"
"What! Mattie no"
"Oh come on Carm I'll jump down first and make sure it's all clear before having you come down" Mattie explained unlocking two of the windows. She was glad the culinary building decided to do be more open in its designs otherwise they would have had to fit a giant puppy through one of the bathroom windows.
"Mattie I can't jump down with his ribs broken"
"Carm the sooner we get him to the tunnel the faster the runt's little soldiers can heal him so out the window we go" Mattie ignored her protests and made her way over the windowsill landing silently on the cement walk way below.
Carmilla bit her lip watching with Kirsch as Mattie flitted to all corners of the area below before waving her down.
"Ok hold on tight and I'm sorry in advance if I hurt you"
"Its ok I'm tough"
"Yeah" Carmilla gave him a tight smile before following Mattie's lead and jumping out the window. The landing was better than expected with minimal shifting but Kirsch still gasped.
"Aww gah.."
"Slow short breaths big guy" Carmilla advised keeping her ears open in case a patrol was headed their way.
"It's all clear Carm so come on"
"You ready to move?" She didn't want to rush Kirsch but the longer they waited to make a run for the tunnel the closer they came to getting caught.
"Y-yeah"
"Ok"
Following Mattie across the court yard Carmilla did her best not to go too fast. It was harder being out in the open than in a lone hallway even if it was darker with the sun gone. A random hallway redesigned to look creepy had plenty of shadows to hide in but now she was carrying an injured frat boy who was almost twice her size.
It was something she was glad the others weren't there to see her and Kirsch but at the same time some small, miniscule, part of her wanted to know what they looked like.
"Carm eyes and ears open"
"Yeah, yeah"
Ignoring Mattie's scolding she made sure Kirsch was alright before opening her senses. It was hard hearing the battle going on across campus and having to dodge the few super ZETA's still hanging around doing patrols. The gorillas wouldn't have been much of a hassle but they did have to think about Kirsch so they needed to avoid all conflicts.
"It's up ahead" Mattie sounded so relieved but she wasn't the one carrying Kirsch so Carm didn't know what she was so happy about.
Looking up Carmilla almost dropped Kirsch because seriously out of all the buildings to have secret passage ways the history building wasn't blaringly obvious? How had the Baron not found it? Then again he had half of his people zoinked out on whatever made them supers.
"Ok it should be over here" Mattie led them to what she figured was one of the founders plaques, it was boring and old so she never paid any attention. Pressing the plaque in and twisting it to the right Carmilla thought it might snap but an old mechanism clicked into place. The wall moved back and in revealing two anxious Fae, ready to strike with their swords.
"Oh thank the gods you're here" The taller of the two muttered lowering his sword.
"We were about to sneak out and find you"
"Well no worries we came a little early" Mattie was quite pleased with herself and Carmilla didn't bother fighting a well-deserved eye roll.
"That's what you think" the smaller of the two Fae muttered. "So how bad is he?"
"Kirsch has some broken ribs so we need to heal him as soon as possible"
"I brought some supplies in case this might happen, you can hand him over to Cadvin if you want, you do look pretty ridiculous"
"You should have seen her carry him out a three story window" Mattie jeered loving the glare her sister was sporting.
"Oh shut up Mattie"
Carmilla handed Kirsch over to Cadvin relieved of her clown duty for the evening.
"Hold up, Carm?" Kirsch looked beat to heck but he wasn't ready to leave just yet.
"Yeah Kirsch?"
"Thanks" Kirsch winced through a smile.
"No problem" the shifter murmured
"Go on you big lug" Watching the boys go Carmilla was about to follow when she heard him.
"I understand that but you are my second in command Theo and we cannot have those hunters taking the girls back they have been the best guards I've had yet"
Shit! How could they be so close? How had she missed them when her sense were open? How had Mattie missed them?
Looking towards her sister she found Mattie in a similar state of panic.
"What the hell?"
"Carm shh!"
They didn't have time to go anywhere else but the secret tunnels and there was no way in seven hells Carmilla was going down there. She could handle going through the vaults because Evie would always get her out no matter what but the secret tunnles were never on her list of things to explore.
"Carm come on!"
"No!"
"Carm!"
"Not happening Mattie!"
Groaning Mattie flipped the plaque back into place and grabbed Carmilla's hand flitting them behind the closest structure which happened to be a large statue of the headless horse man. Listening carefully they could hear more than just the Baron's Italian leather shoes, there were seven others with him and judging by the clinking it was probably a mix of ZETA's and hunters.
"I know it is dangerous Theo but I will not let them intimidate me, the nasty beasts"
Clenching her hands Carmilla peeked out from behind their hiding spot confirming their numbers. This was the Baron's entourage and he seriously thought they could just walk around like nothing would happen? He was so full of himself she would be surprised if Evie took his head off just to prove the hunters inefficiency.
"Listen it's probably the Hollis girls idea she knows the hunters will do anything for her and is using the fear of mutiny against them so keep the huntress with you as long as you can while I deal with the boy"
How dare he? Laura had no part in this Cass had to give her a direct order not to interfere and it scared Laura so bad she actually listened. Her mate had nothing to do with this yet he still had the nerve to slander her.
"Carm!" Mattie hissed trying to keep the Burnette from standing up. If she did then she would give away their position.
"He still dares to spew lie upon lie"
"Carm I get that your pissed but we need to get into the secret tunnel for it to stay secret!"
"My mates honor is at risk"
"Our lives are at risk!"
Carmilla shook her head she should have checked on Laura before they left but she didn't want to risk it and now her instincts were getting the better of her.
"Carm?"
Growling Carmilla stood setting her jaw as her fangs came out. She would no longer run from this bastard and his lackies, she would tear them apart, NO! just him, just him that's it she would deal with him and it would all be over. The Baron was the source of all their problems and now she was going to solve them.
Her panther emerged from the shadows of her mind, fangs barred and claws at the ready. It grew thrilled at the thought of their prey and roared in agreement.
It was time to take action, it was time to show the Baron just who he was messing.
"Oh Baron~" She crooned, "The beasts want to show you just how nasty we are"
Let his blood stain their claws for tonight they would leave the cover of the shadows and strike.
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so that was ch38 and everything has basically a chaotic storm and as always nothing ever goes right for the gang, well mostly right. Kirsch was saved but things aren't working out the way they should be. Carm's lost it and now Mattie has to think fast before she gets them both killed.
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