Disclaimer and stuff you need to know so I don't get into trouble in part one. Hope you enjoy! *Hands out cherry coke*
Hobbes walked into the Keep looking around for Claire. He spotted her standing next to the demented dentist chair where his partner normally got his shots. "Hey, Keepy?"
"What is it, Bobby? I am rather busy..."
"I need some counteragent." Hobbes said, cutting her off.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just need some counteragent. Fawkes might be close to quicksilver madness. I just want to make sure that that doesn't happen."
"Why don't you just let me give him the shot?" Claire asked, curiosity getting the best of her.
"He's not here." Hobbes replied.
"Well, where is he?"
Hobbes walked around the Keep for a minute, thinking. He knew if he didn't tell Claire she had her ways of finding out. "He's M.I.A."
"What?" Claire asked in disbelief. "When? I thought he and Alex were on a mission?"
"They were. From what my sources tell me Chrysalis made them and they just disappeared. Literally. I need to find them before Chrysalis does." Hobbes said as his cell phone rang.
~*~
"Fawkes, where are you?" Alex noticed that her hands were trembling. She heard Darien move, but she couldn't tell where he was. It didn't help that the room was as dark as it was. She was sure he was invisible; before she had at least been able to see his form, but now she couldn't see anything at all. Her suspicions were confirmed when she felt a rush of cold air behind her. "Fawkes, this isn't funny."
"I disagree," Darien replied, unquicksilvering his eyes.
Alex turned around, surprised by the redness of his eyes. She had seen him quicksilver mad before. But she had never gotten used to it. "Why don't you be a good little boy and let me use this on you." She said, referring to the extension cord.
"Oh, I like this game already." Darien replied with a wicked smile. He reached for the cord and grabbed it out of Alex's hands before she could react.
She was surprised by how fast he had moved. The adrenaline from the madness must have been improving his skills. "Fawkes, what are you doing?"
Darien knotted and unknotted the cord a few times. "Just making sure that this is strong enough."
"For what?"
Darien quickly grabbed Alex by the shoulders and turned her around. He wrapped the cord around her wrists and tied it. Then he turned her back around. "For that."
Alex was ceased with fear once again. Had it been anyone else she would have kicked his butt. But she didn't want to hurt Darien. Still, if it came down to it, she would. "Listen Fawkes, just untie me and I can make sure that you get out of here unharmed."
"The way I see it you're the only one who is going to get hurt." Darien replied with another wicked smile. "But that's only if you don't cooperate."
~*~
Hobbes rushed out the Agency doors and into the parking lot, heading straight toward Golda.
"Where are you going, Bobby?"
"I have to find them. That call was a lead from Hobbesnet. Someone saw where they went." Hobbes pulled out his keys and jumped into the van.
"Let me come with you." Claire said, getting into the passengers side.
"No Claire, get out."
"Make me!"
"Claire, I am warning you. I don't think this is safe for you."
"I'll take my chances." Claire replied, buckling up. "You just drive."
~*~
Darien pinned Alex against the wall. He grabbed the back of her head and forced her into a kiss.
"Darien, please, I don't want to hurt you." Alex said as soon as Darien pulled away. In reply Darien kissed her again. Alex took her opportunity and used her knee to hit him in the groin. Darien cried out in pain, but didn't let go of her. She did it again, this time harder. He fell to the ground moaning. "Sorry," Alex said. "I really didn't want to hurt you."
Alex brought her hands over her head, then using her teeth she untied the cord. She rubbed her wrists, then reached down to pick up the cord. As she did so though, she felt her feet knocked out from under her. She hit the ground and came face to face with a very angry quicksilver mad
Darien.
"You really shouldn't have done that." Darien said. Both Darien and Alex reached for the cord at the same time. He got it first.
~*~
Hobbes pulled into the deserted parking lot. "Well," he
said, turning off the engine. "We're here." They both got out of the van and looked around.
"Besides all the tall brush it looks pretty empty to me." Claire said.
"I was thinking the same thing..." Hobbes paused, looking at Claire. "But I was also thinking that it's the perfect spot for an ambush." They traded knowing glances, then rushed back into Golda just as the firing started. Claire ducked down between the dashboard and the passenger's seat. "Get in the back!" Hobbes yelled, firing his own gun.
"I don't think so!" Claire replied. She got behind her seat and started firing. Hobbes realized that she had probably been loading her gun a few moments ago. He had thought she was trying to hide.
"You know, I thought something was wrong when your informant said he saw them." She fired a few more times then exchanged clips. "I mean, you did say they were invisible."
"Great, why didn't you say anything?" Hobbes asked. He ducked behind his seat long enough to switch his clip.
"I thought you knew." Claire replied as the glass from the windshield shattered into millions of pieces.
~*~
Alex pulled a hair pin out of her hair and stabbed Darien through the hand with it. As soon as Darien let go of the cord she snatched it up. She jumped to her feet and got to the nearest corner; holding the cord behind her back. "You want me, come get me."
"That can be arranged." Darien replied, going invisible.
TBC
Me, evil? You could say that. :) Next part soon.
Naomi
