Chapter 3: Clues
I landed and looked at all of them. Well are you going to say something? I asked.
The gargoyle that I saw before I died stepped up. "Now listen lass we didn't mean for you to die, we were running from those who wished to kill us." I looked at him. Yeah and so you decided it was better for me to die than you? I asked, trying not to blast him into dust. "No we didn't think that we didn't even know you were there." "He's right and we did try to help you." the younger gargoyle that had been with the older one told her. "Only it was to late to help, by the time we got to you, you were dead." And so you left me there I said. "The police were coming we couldn't risk being seen." the younger one said. I sighted. It's not like your apologies or explanations matter now, I'm dead and I can't even rest in peace until I find whoever killed me "Well we weren't able to help you back then but we'll help you now. My name's Brooklyn." the younger one said. "I'm Hudson, like the river." the older one said. "And this is our clan." Hudson said, pointing to each one in turn and introducing them. Then he introduced the humans and one Faye, who did turn out to be Puck. I nodded to each one in turn since I couldn't exactly shake their hands. "So now that you know all of us, who are you?" Hudson asked. Or was I replied grimly. Well my name is..was I suppose, Amy I said.
"Well then Amy we would be happy to help avenge you." Goliath said. I smiled. Thanks, and sorry for trying to kill you. I said turning to Fox. "Forgiven." she said. Well, now how are we going to find whoever did kill me? I asked. "I'll start a search." Owen said, and walked inside. "I'll do my own search." Lexington said, running inside. "I might be able to help you in that." Elisa said, and followed Lexington inside. "The rest of us should go on patrol we might encounter them again." Goliath said. Hey I'm coming with you I'm already dead so nothing can happen to me, what's more if you do encounter them I might be able to find the guy faster I said. Goliath nodded and jumped, spreading his wings. The rest of the clan followed along with me.
Stranger's (for now) POV
I sighted. Those gargoyles had gotten away, but only because that girl got in the way. It was to bad that she died but sacrifices had to be made. I looked up from my writing when someone knocked on the door. "Dinner's ready and my mother is coming today ."
"I remember. Let me finish up and I'll be there." I listened to the fading footsteps. It was the gargoyles fault that she was dead, and so I would take all of them out for her.
Amy's POV
The clan split up. Angela went with Broadway. Goliath looked at me. "You can go with Brooklyn and I'll go with Hudson." I shrugged. Fine by me, where do we start? I asked. "Central Park." Brooklyn said, and glided towards it. I don't see why we would encounter any..what do you call them Quarry men? "You'd be surprised what you could find in Central Park." Brooklyn said. Then why didn't you head there instead of in my direction? I asked. "You blame us for your death don't you?" he asked. I don't blame you..wait..yeah I blame you, but I also blame those who were after you, if it hadn't been for the fact that they decided to come after you I wouldn't have been killed, but you're helping me so I'm placing most of the blame on them I said. "That makes me feel so much better." Brooklyn muttered. Have I mentioned that my hearings gotten really good? I asked, and flew ahead.
To me Central Park didn't look different from before, except for the fact that it was dark.
So what do we do now? I asked. "We hide and see." he said. I snorted, I don't think that's going to help much, and I don't need to hide I said, smugly and disappeared. Brooklyn looked around in surprise. "Where'd you go?" I'm besides you, where else I made myself visible. Unless someone has a sixth sense I can be right in front of them and they won't even notice "Hush, look." he whispered pointing. They can't hear me if I don't want them too I said, but looked to where he was pointing.
There were two men coming towards each other. Both had trench coats on one of them had a black hat on, the other seemed to be carrying a small box in his left arm. Wow! I get to see …are they smugglers or something I asked. "I'm not sure." he whispered. That's no help I said. Well ,I'll go find out then I banished and flew towards the men, stopping a few feet before them. "You've brought it?" one of them asked. The other nodded. "Everything's in there." "The map?" the one with the hat asked. The other nodded. "Remember our deal, I give you the means to get into the Bank and you give us the Gargoyles." Hat nodded, as I decided to call him. "We're staging an assault just for them, you know what suckers they are for rescuing people. Before you know it they'll be in your hands." "Good, it will be tonight?" Hat nodded. "In half an hour, ten minutes later you'll have them. And you can blame them for the death of..what was the girl's name?" Hat asked. "Amy Jason." the other said, bitterly. There was something familiar about the voice ,that the man with the box, had, but I couldn't pin it to anyone I knew..used to know because it was being muffled, damn him!
Hat patted Box in shoulder. "Don't worry you'll avenge her." 'I'm trying to avenge me! and trying to do it the right way.' I thought, annoyed. "And while on it rid everyone of those Gargoyles." Box nodded, and handed the box to Hat. "Get everyone ready and be at this place in half an hour, you won't be disappointed." Hat said, giving Box a piece of paper. They nodded to each other, turned from each other, and started walking opposite ways. I followed Box and looked over his shoulder at the paper. 'Not good.' I thought, and left him, but not before I noticed that he turned around and looked at his surroundings. Then he shook his head and left.
I flew back to where Brooklyn was waiting. "Well?" he asked. Well, it seems that the guy with the box gave the guy with the hat some maps so that he and I suppose he's crew can break into 'the bank' unfortunately they didn't say which bank, meanwhile Hat and his friends are going to set up an assault not far from where you live so that you can see it, and it will be a trap to catch you, blame my death on you and kill you I said. "Then we better get going." Brooklyn said. "Well, it seems that you're not far from finding out who caused you your death." he said, gliding towards the castle. And once I have whoever it is that fired that shot, he will be very unhappy, cause I won't rest till I see him in jail I said.
"And we'll help as much as we can." Brooklyn said. "Maybe then we won't feel so bad about not being able to help you." Help me and you can erase it from your memory I said. "It won't be that easy." Brooklyn said. I shrugged. Have it your way