Elkaryene frantically looked around the place as she sat in the chair,
hands tied behind her back. She soon came in contact with Charley, who had
a sword in hand.
"Scott's on his way dear Ella, though he can't possibly save you this time," Charley told her.
"He'll prevent it this time. I'm sure he will. He has before," she protested. "He will again."
"It's strange though. As well as I know you, with everywhere that you've been, I don't know everything about you. I still have no idea how old you are," he laughed, walking up to her.
He stroked her cheek and she jerked her face away in disgust. He smiled evilly.
"I've always admired that spunky spirit of yours. Too bad you won't have it much longer," he told her.
Charley circled around the chair Elkaryene was still tied in.
"Ella, when I first met you, you seemed so young and vunerable. To me, you still are young and vunerable though not as much as it was back then," he said.
Her only reply was a growl as he walked closer to her. He leaned in closer and attempted to kiss her. She moved her head slightly away from him but Charley quickly reacted and kissed her anyway.
***
As they headed towards Charley's position at the docks, Joe turned to Methos.
"Why didn't you tell us about Elkaryene sooner Methos?" he wondered.
"For the same reason we don't normally reveal ourselves to mortals: safety. It's not that I din't trust you...it's just Elkaryene. It could've easily slipped out and he might have found out. He could've been after her sooner and killed her because of me. That's what I've been trying to prevent all these years and look where got me now," he explained.
"He has her now, one way or the other. Do you think it's possible that she could defeat him?" Duncan wondered from the driver's seat.
"Do you know how old she is Macleod? I do. She told me because she trusted me enough. I'm not telling you. I feel it's her job to tell you although I will tell you that if Charley knew what her first death was, he'd want her even more than what he does now and now is bad enough as it is," Methos explained.
They found their way to the docks and they climbed out of the car. Charley was several feet away from them and Elkaryene was in a chair behind him, hands still tied behind her back.
"Let her go Charley. She was never a part of this mess! It was always between you and me as it should be now," Methos yelled at him.
"Oh yes she is Scott. There has been differences between us for centuries. She came in at a later date, inadvertently of course," Charley yelled back. "I will kill you, then I will kill her."
Duncan then stepped forward. He was very upset by all this.
"Leave her alone!" he yelled.
Charley gave a small smile and laugh.
"Scott, who's this fine man? Obviously, this isn't somebody she knows. He must be a friend of yours. I would know if it was. I met him earlier except I don't remember getting his name," Charley mused.
He started to walk towards them, pulling out his sword along the way.
"Scott! Please go, don't stay! Don't worry about me and save yourself!" cried Elkaryene.
The 5,000-year-old man looked at the sad face on the young Immortal.
"I'm so sorry Kari, but I can't. I'm too involved now to let that happen to you. The knowledge you possess should be saved for many more years to come, not to be lost by the likes of him. I don't want you to suffer any more because of him," he said.
He stepped forward to face Charley but he had other plans. He pulled out a gun and shot at him. The historian hurried towards them as Methos fell to the ground. Duncan stepped in the path between Methos and Charley.
"It's between you and me now Charley. Just us. Let's get this whole ugly mess over with," Duncan told him, pulling out his sword.
Charley held his sword out again and advanced for the Scot.
"Tell me something. I read Elkaryene's diary that was with her. She mentions of a third shipwreck. What's this third one? I only know of two," Charley demanded. "And why do you protect someone you don't even know?"
"Even if I knew the shipwreck, I still wouldn't tell you. As for helping her, I'm not telling yet," Duncan replied as they started to fight.
Joe and Amanda were at Methos' side as he awoke. The Immortal coughed and surveyed the scene as he got to his feet.
"Methos, what's this shipwreck all about?" wondered Joe.
Methos plainly looked at the Watcher.
"I'll explain later. Right now, helping Kari is my highest priority," he replied.
He left Joe and Amanda and ran over to his young friend. He untied the rope and they hugged each other.
"Can Duncan really defeat him Scott? Charley's almost five times my age," she asked.
"He might yet Kari. Macleod has defeated older Immortals than him," Methos replied.
Joe and Amanda stood behind them.
"I have just one question for you. What's this third shipwreck all about?" demanded Joe.
"It was on the Atlantic. I can remember being on the deck of a ship. I see the shore and the next thing I know, there's a crash and the ship's starting to sink and it's sinking fast. The water's cold, freezing actually and I 've been run into the rocks offshore. I managed to crawl into the grass and I collapse, dead. I was very scared when I came back to life," she whispered.
"So okay, it was on the Atlantic Ocean. What ship were you on?" Joe wondered.
Methos stared at him with an odd look on his face before they looked towards Duncan and Charley.
"Face it young one, you can't beat me. I will be the victor now as I will be in future battles. I will be the one," Charley sneered.
"Wanna bet?" Duncan replied.
"Well guess what? You're never going to win against me," Charley angrily told him.
They fought for several more minutes before Charley stabbed Duncan through the stomach with the sword.
"No, Duncan!" yelled Elkaryene.
"Kari, no! You know we can't interfere now. We have to wait until the fight's over," Methos told her, attempting to hold her back.
She fell captive to his request and strength. She helplessly watched Charley walk up to Duncan.
"My chance of finally defeating him is gone!" Elkaryene wailed.
Amanda watched the 750-year-old man lean in towards the Scot.
"As I have said, you cannot defeat me," he said with a snicker.
Duncan became angry and shot out with his sword and stabbed Charley in the chest.
"Listen and listen well Street. I'm not doing this for your Quickening. I'm doing this for two old friends of mine," he quietly told him.
He pulled out the sword and Charley fell to the ground.
"Who?" demanded Charley, gasping for air.
"The two Immortals who first saved her life happen to be good friends of mine," Duncan snorted. "And it looks like you lost."
Duncan swung the sword and Charley's head rolled away from the body.
A mist rose from the headless body and the light show began. Duncan groaned as the Quickening passed onto him. Lighting struck everywhere.
Onca the show passed, Duncan fell to his knees. He gasped for air as the four walked over to him.
Elkaryene kneeled beside him and he looked at her with a tired look.
"Duncan, thank you. You don't know how much this means to me," she whispered to him, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
TBC...
"Scott's on his way dear Ella, though he can't possibly save you this time," Charley told her.
"He'll prevent it this time. I'm sure he will. He has before," she protested. "He will again."
"It's strange though. As well as I know you, with everywhere that you've been, I don't know everything about you. I still have no idea how old you are," he laughed, walking up to her.
He stroked her cheek and she jerked her face away in disgust. He smiled evilly.
"I've always admired that spunky spirit of yours. Too bad you won't have it much longer," he told her.
Charley circled around the chair Elkaryene was still tied in.
"Ella, when I first met you, you seemed so young and vunerable. To me, you still are young and vunerable though not as much as it was back then," he said.
Her only reply was a growl as he walked closer to her. He leaned in closer and attempted to kiss her. She moved her head slightly away from him but Charley quickly reacted and kissed her anyway.
***
As they headed towards Charley's position at the docks, Joe turned to Methos.
"Why didn't you tell us about Elkaryene sooner Methos?" he wondered.
"For the same reason we don't normally reveal ourselves to mortals: safety. It's not that I din't trust you...it's just Elkaryene. It could've easily slipped out and he might have found out. He could've been after her sooner and killed her because of me. That's what I've been trying to prevent all these years and look where got me now," he explained.
"He has her now, one way or the other. Do you think it's possible that she could defeat him?" Duncan wondered from the driver's seat.
"Do you know how old she is Macleod? I do. She told me because she trusted me enough. I'm not telling you. I feel it's her job to tell you although I will tell you that if Charley knew what her first death was, he'd want her even more than what he does now and now is bad enough as it is," Methos explained.
They found their way to the docks and they climbed out of the car. Charley was several feet away from them and Elkaryene was in a chair behind him, hands still tied behind her back.
"Let her go Charley. She was never a part of this mess! It was always between you and me as it should be now," Methos yelled at him.
"Oh yes she is Scott. There has been differences between us for centuries. She came in at a later date, inadvertently of course," Charley yelled back. "I will kill you, then I will kill her."
Duncan then stepped forward. He was very upset by all this.
"Leave her alone!" he yelled.
Charley gave a small smile and laugh.
"Scott, who's this fine man? Obviously, this isn't somebody she knows. He must be a friend of yours. I would know if it was. I met him earlier except I don't remember getting his name," Charley mused.
He started to walk towards them, pulling out his sword along the way.
"Scott! Please go, don't stay! Don't worry about me and save yourself!" cried Elkaryene.
The 5,000-year-old man looked at the sad face on the young Immortal.
"I'm so sorry Kari, but I can't. I'm too involved now to let that happen to you. The knowledge you possess should be saved for many more years to come, not to be lost by the likes of him. I don't want you to suffer any more because of him," he said.
He stepped forward to face Charley but he had other plans. He pulled out a gun and shot at him. The historian hurried towards them as Methos fell to the ground. Duncan stepped in the path between Methos and Charley.
"It's between you and me now Charley. Just us. Let's get this whole ugly mess over with," Duncan told him, pulling out his sword.
Charley held his sword out again and advanced for the Scot.
"Tell me something. I read Elkaryene's diary that was with her. She mentions of a third shipwreck. What's this third one? I only know of two," Charley demanded. "And why do you protect someone you don't even know?"
"Even if I knew the shipwreck, I still wouldn't tell you. As for helping her, I'm not telling yet," Duncan replied as they started to fight.
Joe and Amanda were at Methos' side as he awoke. The Immortal coughed and surveyed the scene as he got to his feet.
"Methos, what's this shipwreck all about?" wondered Joe.
Methos plainly looked at the Watcher.
"I'll explain later. Right now, helping Kari is my highest priority," he replied.
He left Joe and Amanda and ran over to his young friend. He untied the rope and they hugged each other.
"Can Duncan really defeat him Scott? Charley's almost five times my age," she asked.
"He might yet Kari. Macleod has defeated older Immortals than him," Methos replied.
Joe and Amanda stood behind them.
"I have just one question for you. What's this third shipwreck all about?" demanded Joe.
"It was on the Atlantic. I can remember being on the deck of a ship. I see the shore and the next thing I know, there's a crash and the ship's starting to sink and it's sinking fast. The water's cold, freezing actually and I 've been run into the rocks offshore. I managed to crawl into the grass and I collapse, dead. I was very scared when I came back to life," she whispered.
"So okay, it was on the Atlantic Ocean. What ship were you on?" Joe wondered.
Methos stared at him with an odd look on his face before they looked towards Duncan and Charley.
"Face it young one, you can't beat me. I will be the victor now as I will be in future battles. I will be the one," Charley sneered.
"Wanna bet?" Duncan replied.
"Well guess what? You're never going to win against me," Charley angrily told him.
They fought for several more minutes before Charley stabbed Duncan through the stomach with the sword.
"No, Duncan!" yelled Elkaryene.
"Kari, no! You know we can't interfere now. We have to wait until the fight's over," Methos told her, attempting to hold her back.
She fell captive to his request and strength. She helplessly watched Charley walk up to Duncan.
"My chance of finally defeating him is gone!" Elkaryene wailed.
Amanda watched the 750-year-old man lean in towards the Scot.
"As I have said, you cannot defeat me," he said with a snicker.
Duncan became angry and shot out with his sword and stabbed Charley in the chest.
"Listen and listen well Street. I'm not doing this for your Quickening. I'm doing this for two old friends of mine," he quietly told him.
He pulled out the sword and Charley fell to the ground.
"Who?" demanded Charley, gasping for air.
"The two Immortals who first saved her life happen to be good friends of mine," Duncan snorted. "And it looks like you lost."
Duncan swung the sword and Charley's head rolled away from the body.
A mist rose from the headless body and the light show began. Duncan groaned as the Quickening passed onto him. Lighting struck everywhere.
Onca the show passed, Duncan fell to his knees. He gasped for air as the four walked over to him.
Elkaryene kneeled beside him and he looked at her with a tired look.
"Duncan, thank you. You don't know how much this means to me," she whispered to him, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
TBC...