Chapter 18
Later that night, during George's and Linda's shift and
once the 'window' was closed Anubis made his move.
He knew he would and could easily keep the other two
slient, it was getting Hope awake without drawing the
Ronins' attention that would be the hard part.
Anubis quietly slipped in, and without waking up
Seckmeht, took the antivenom from the area he had set
aside. A few minutes later, he teleported to the Mortal
Realm and where Hope was lying at.
Linda looked up from where she had been trying not to
fall asleep and saw Anubis. "Gu ..." She started to call
out but a look from Anubis stopped her in her tracks.
"Be quiet. I mean no harm. Who is the one that injected
Hope with the anti venom earlier?" Anubis asked.
"Why?" Linda asked warily as she started to back away,
she was going to get the guys. "Because I have something
that might help her." He said, as he suddenly felt a sword
at his back. "So, Anubis, you came back to finish what
Seckmeht started." stated Ryo, as he nudged the katana
blade further into Anubis's back.
"Ryo." A hoarse voice suddenly croack darwing the
attention to one person, Hope looked at the bearer of
Wildfire. "Don't." Hope said and tried to sit up but pain
and weakness drove her back down. "Rest Hope. I'll take
care of this Dark Warlord." Stated Ryo, as he prepared
to slice Anubis up. "Ryo, you kill him and you might just
do the same to me." Hope said and ingoring her own pain
put her hand on his wrist, causing him to look at her.
Just then George came into the room. "Who is causing all
the ruckus in here?" he said, as he saw Anubis, and stepped
back. "What are YOU doing here!" he snapped. "You want
her to live?" Anubis asked looking at Hope out of the corner
of his eye, she was too pale for his liking.
"YES! Now if you have something to offer, do it! Otherwise,
I will let Ryo finish carving you up!" George snapped. "Tell
Wildfire to leave the room. I have the antidote." Anubis said.
"But I will only give it to you if, the Ronins leave the room." He said.
"Why should we trust you?" Asked Ryo, his hands drawing his
other katana. "Because I know what Seckmeht used to make it.
How many of you would know the composition of such a vemon
and its antidote?" snapped the Dark Warlord. George sighed.
"Ryo, leave the room, I know what he's talking about. I'm the one
who will have to deal with him." he said, resignation in his voice.
Ryo looked at him then moved his sword. "I'll be at the door and
if there is so much as one hair is misplaced on any of their heads
it will be on your's." He hissed at Anubis as he left.
George's face fell with worry as he faced the Warlord of Creulty.
"OK Anubis. Tell me what to do, and I'll take care of it. I've got
training in handling poisonous snakes and their venom and Hope
needs that cure and fast!" He snapped at the dark warlord. Anubis
looked at Hope as she sat back down that took a good deal of the
engery she had left. He pushed at her shoulder lighty, pushing her
over easily before he turned back to George.
"Stop being so arrogant human! I risked my life and my armor to bring
this to you. If you want your friend to live, stop being so stubborn and
listen to what is in the venom, and how to use this antidote." Retorted
Anubis. "You forget you are human too." Hope said softly, drifting between
awareness and unconsience. Noticing this Anubis showed George a vail.
"She can drink it or have it injected though the injection is slower." He said.
George nodded. "How much do I give her, and how often?"
He asked. "Give her a 1/4 of it now, and another 1/4 in about
4 hours. After that, if she is not feeling better, give her the rest
of it. That should cure her." he said.
"I anin't touching that stuff." Hope said looking at the vail suspionous,
she trusted Anubis, some what, but not who maded the stuff in the vail.
Anubis growled softly. "You will drink it ... Copycat or I will froce you
to do so if I must." "You wouldn't." Hope said. "Try me." Anubis repiled.
"No." Hope said strubbornly.
"Hope." George growled, getting upset with his 'patient'. "Linda, hand me
my bag. I think I have some syringes and needles in there. I can use one
of them to start the ball rolling. Also, you might ask Kento to come in here.
We might need his bulk to keep Hope down from trying to escape." George
stated, with a hint of a mischievious twinkle in his eyes though he looked at
Hope sternly.
"George." Hope growled at him but she took her attention off Anubis as
she sat up. He wrapped a hand around the back of her neck, not hurting
her too much but holding her still as he pressed the vail to her mouth.
"Drink it." He ordered. Hope tried to resist it, but the liquid was froced into
her mouth and down her throat. It tasted lousy, but she could feel some
strenght returning to her.
When she took the right amount Anubis let her go and tossed George
the vail then looked at Hope. "You are luckly Copycat. Next time I
won't help you." He hissed. "Anubis, if I might have a word with you."
George said, as he stepped toward the Dark Warlord while both girls
looked at him in shock. "What do you want, Mortal?" he growled.
"I wanted to thank you for what you did. I realize that it took a lot to
do that." George said. Anubis glared briefly at him, then sighed. "Sometimes,
the trait of loyalty can be a double edged sword." he said. "I could take
the antidote, and give it to Copycat, or I could have let her die, and
risk myself getting hurt. Thus you see my dilemma." he said.
George nodded. "We mortals have a similar saying: Being caught
between a rock and a hard place." he quietly said. "And her name
is Hope, not Copycat." He said and looked at Hope. "You know
she probaly saved you from being sliced up by Ryo."
"Wildfire is a good fighter for a boy, but his virtue might not have
allowed him to do me harm in such a situation." Anubis said, as he
teleported back to the Dynasty, he had work to do to make sure
no one knew he was the one that saved Hope.
Later that night, during George's and Linda's shift and
once the 'window' was closed Anubis made his move.
He knew he would and could easily keep the other two
slient, it was getting Hope awake without drawing the
Ronins' attention that would be the hard part.
Anubis quietly slipped in, and without waking up
Seckmeht, took the antivenom from the area he had set
aside. A few minutes later, he teleported to the Mortal
Realm and where Hope was lying at.
Linda looked up from where she had been trying not to
fall asleep and saw Anubis. "Gu ..." She started to call
out but a look from Anubis stopped her in her tracks.
"Be quiet. I mean no harm. Who is the one that injected
Hope with the anti venom earlier?" Anubis asked.
"Why?" Linda asked warily as she started to back away,
she was going to get the guys. "Because I have something
that might help her." He said, as he suddenly felt a sword
at his back. "So, Anubis, you came back to finish what
Seckmeht started." stated Ryo, as he nudged the katana
blade further into Anubis's back.
"Ryo." A hoarse voice suddenly croack darwing the
attention to one person, Hope looked at the bearer of
Wildfire. "Don't." Hope said and tried to sit up but pain
and weakness drove her back down. "Rest Hope. I'll take
care of this Dark Warlord." Stated Ryo, as he prepared
to slice Anubis up. "Ryo, you kill him and you might just
do the same to me." Hope said and ingoring her own pain
put her hand on his wrist, causing him to look at her.
Just then George came into the room. "Who is causing all
the ruckus in here?" he said, as he saw Anubis, and stepped
back. "What are YOU doing here!" he snapped. "You want
her to live?" Anubis asked looking at Hope out of the corner
of his eye, she was too pale for his liking.
"YES! Now if you have something to offer, do it! Otherwise,
I will let Ryo finish carving you up!" George snapped. "Tell
Wildfire to leave the room. I have the antidote." Anubis said.
"But I will only give it to you if, the Ronins leave the room." He said.
"Why should we trust you?" Asked Ryo, his hands drawing his
other katana. "Because I know what Seckmeht used to make it.
How many of you would know the composition of such a vemon
and its antidote?" snapped the Dark Warlord. George sighed.
"Ryo, leave the room, I know what he's talking about. I'm the one
who will have to deal with him." he said, resignation in his voice.
Ryo looked at him then moved his sword. "I'll be at the door and
if there is so much as one hair is misplaced on any of their heads
it will be on your's." He hissed at Anubis as he left.
George's face fell with worry as he faced the Warlord of Creulty.
"OK Anubis. Tell me what to do, and I'll take care of it. I've got
training in handling poisonous snakes and their venom and Hope
needs that cure and fast!" He snapped at the dark warlord. Anubis
looked at Hope as she sat back down that took a good deal of the
engery she had left. He pushed at her shoulder lighty, pushing her
over easily before he turned back to George.
"Stop being so arrogant human! I risked my life and my armor to bring
this to you. If you want your friend to live, stop being so stubborn and
listen to what is in the venom, and how to use this antidote." Retorted
Anubis. "You forget you are human too." Hope said softly, drifting between
awareness and unconsience. Noticing this Anubis showed George a vail.
"She can drink it or have it injected though the injection is slower." He said.
George nodded. "How much do I give her, and how often?"
He asked. "Give her a 1/4 of it now, and another 1/4 in about
4 hours. After that, if she is not feeling better, give her the rest
of it. That should cure her." he said.
"I anin't touching that stuff." Hope said looking at the vail suspionous,
she trusted Anubis, some what, but not who maded the stuff in the vail.
Anubis growled softly. "You will drink it ... Copycat or I will froce you
to do so if I must." "You wouldn't." Hope said. "Try me." Anubis repiled.
"No." Hope said strubbornly.
"Hope." George growled, getting upset with his 'patient'. "Linda, hand me
my bag. I think I have some syringes and needles in there. I can use one
of them to start the ball rolling. Also, you might ask Kento to come in here.
We might need his bulk to keep Hope down from trying to escape." George
stated, with a hint of a mischievious twinkle in his eyes though he looked at
Hope sternly.
"George." Hope growled at him but she took her attention off Anubis as
she sat up. He wrapped a hand around the back of her neck, not hurting
her too much but holding her still as he pressed the vail to her mouth.
"Drink it." He ordered. Hope tried to resist it, but the liquid was froced into
her mouth and down her throat. It tasted lousy, but she could feel some
strenght returning to her.
When she took the right amount Anubis let her go and tossed George
the vail then looked at Hope. "You are luckly Copycat. Next time I
won't help you." He hissed. "Anubis, if I might have a word with you."
George said, as he stepped toward the Dark Warlord while both girls
looked at him in shock. "What do you want, Mortal?" he growled.
"I wanted to thank you for what you did. I realize that it took a lot to
do that." George said. Anubis glared briefly at him, then sighed. "Sometimes,
the trait of loyalty can be a double edged sword." he said. "I could take
the antidote, and give it to Copycat, or I could have let her die, and
risk myself getting hurt. Thus you see my dilemma." he said.
George nodded. "We mortals have a similar saying: Being caught
between a rock and a hard place." he quietly said. "And her name
is Hope, not Copycat." He said and looked at Hope. "You know
she probaly saved you from being sliced up by Ryo."
"Wildfire is a good fighter for a boy, but his virtue might not have
allowed him to do me harm in such a situation." Anubis said, as he
teleported back to the Dynasty, he had work to do to make sure
no one knew he was the one that saved Hope.