Chapter 7.……….
Las Angeles, California……….. Hyperion Hotel………….. 1/5/03.…………….
Angel nodded and then Joseph and his group made their way further into the lobby. When Angel got a good look at Travis, he said, dangerously, "You. You're one of the Hunter's of the Dawn."
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Travis looked at Angel, the en-souled vampire, and said, "Yes, I am. But I know that only Watchers, and vampires, has ever known that term for my people. And I have not heard it in many years." Travis looked Angel up and down again, thinking. He then asked, "And who are you?"
As everyone else in the lobby looked on in confusion Angel sized up the Hunter and answered, "My name is Angel. And this is my place of business and residence, so watch your attitude."
Travis stood still watching Angel, while rubbing his chin. He then said, in a musing tone, "Angel…. Angel…" He gave a dramatic pause before saying, "Ah, yes Angel, the vampire cursed with soul. For a hundred years or so, terrorized the then known world as Angelus. Was sired by Darla, who had been sired by Heinrich Joseph Nest, other wise known as The Master." As Travis was talking he began to walk around the room. "In the year 1860, he drove the girl Drusilla, insane before siring her. Then as fate would have it in 1898, Angelus killed and ate the wrong girl, then the Kalderash Gypsy clan cursed him with the return of his soul."
Travis stopped speaking as soon as he was again standing in front of Angel. He then asked, "Is that enough history?"
Angel scowled at the seemingly young, upstart in front of him. He then said, "Yes. Now who are you and what are you doing here?"
Travis nodded and said, "My human name for the last four years is Travis Kellten. But the name that I was born with and given to me by my mother is, Traviese Elvenblade."
Travis turned to his traveling companions saw them shift slightly into fight mode. The Wendy looked at her step-brother and asked, "What are you?"
Travis looked around again and noticed that only four people in the room knew, Wesley, Angel, Josh Kelleros, and Joseph Hardy. Travis shook his head and said, "For those without proper Watcher training and that is not a vampire." He gave Angel a very pointed look. "I am an Elf. The name Hunters of the Dawn was given to my people a very long time ago by vampires, because of the way we hunted them."
Wesley, looked at Travis and was very excited to actually get to see and meet a real life Elf. Wesley stepped forward and introduced himself. "My name is Wesley Windham Price. And I was wondering exactly how old are you?"
Travis sighed. He hated this question, because every time someone found out he was Elven, they asked his age. He sighed again and said, "I am about Three Hundred and twenty years old."
After hearing this everybody gasped in shock. Cordelia, sighed from the back of the group, finally stepped forward and said to the new people there, "Please, if you don't mind following me, I will show you to some rooms for you to rest." The new people followed her upstairs.
Four hours later…………… Lobby of the Hyperion………….
Gunn walked in finally, again wearing his street clothes. He has been very busy sense getting the powers and duties of Death from the PTB.
He has been all over L.A. sending souls on to there places they needed to go. And there have been a lot of Spirits wondering around since Death had been killed and no one to do the job.
Gunn sighed tiredly and walked over to the desk in the Lobby.
When he reached he was surprised when Fred popped up from behind the desk. When she finally looked up and saw him, she said surprised, "Gunn, where have you been. We all have been worried about you?"
Gunn had not only been surprised by her sudden appearance, he was shocked by the simple vision he saw overlaid her. For a brief moment he saw long bluish black hair, red or maroon skintight leather outfit and a slightly bluish tint to her face. After a moment the vision was gone. Gunn shook his head and said in his head, 'I will make sure that, whatever, or whoever, will never happen to my Fred.'
Fred asked Gunn, "Are you okay?" When he did not answer right away.
Gunn shook his head and said, "Yeah. Just tired. Been pretty busy today."
Fred nodded and said, "Why don't you go on upstairs and go to bed."
Gunn nodded again, before giving Fred a kiss on her forehead. He then headed up to their room to get some sleep.
Midnight…………….Los Angeles County Hospital…… Psychiatric Ward……
The Duty Nurse is sitting at her desk just behind the first gate into the Psych ward. She is sitting and doing a crossword puzzle. She was stuck on one. "in a mellifluous manner." 7 letters, ends in a "Y." She just could not figure it.
She was shaken out of her slight stupor of thought, when all of a sudden she heard footsteps coming down the hall. At first she thought it may have been one of the Doctors, or maybe a nurse. But she was surprised to see that it was nether.
She looked at the figure in front of her and wondered what he wanted. She noticed that he had shoulder length, white blond hair, green eyes, and a dark blonde goatee. He was wearing a red and black shirt over a black t-shirt, that also had a small red colored X symbol on it. He was also wearing a pair of black cargo pants. And she also noted that he was a black leather duster. What she did not see was that he was wearing a pair of modified combat boots, made just for him.
She was again startled when out of the blue he said, "Harmony."
She looked up at him confused and asked, "What?"
He smiled and said, "The word you are looking for is 'Harmony.'"
She looked down at the puzzle in front of herself and wrote the word. She was surprised that it did actually fit. She then shook her head and again looked up at the young man. She then asked, "Was there something that I could do for you?"
The young man nodded and then laid down a manila folder, and then said, "My name is Colonel Matthew Serrafin, of the United States Army. I am here to pick up a patient of yours. Her name is Dana, no last name."
The nurse looked at the folder than back up at Matt and said, "I'm sorry but Dana is a severally disturbed individual. There is no one that has the authority to have her released."
Matt smiled again and reached down and opened the folder. On top was a very official letter, that had the official seal of the President of the US. Matt then said, "How about the President?"
The nurse looked at the letter and was shocked. Then in a practiced motion she reached over and opened the gate allowing Matt to enter. After he entered she shut the door again and said, "I am sorry but you are going to have to leave anything that could be used as a weapon here."
Matt nodded before reaching under his duster and removed both of his fire arms. The nurse that he had dual Desert Eagles. He then laid them down on the nurse's desk.
He then turned and walked down the hall, passing through the second gate. When he got to the end of the hall he stood in front of the door to Dana's room and with a slight wave of his hand the door opened. The last thing the nurse heard Matt say before the door shut was, "Hello Dana. My name is Matt, and I am here to help you."
Twenty minutes later……………
The nurse is sitting doing her puzzle again when she notices that the doctor walk up. He looked at the nurse and asked, "How is everything tonight."
The nurse shook her head and then answered, "Everything is going ok, Dr. Rabinaw. Except a Colonel from the Army showed up to take that Dana girl."
Rabinaw looked sharply at the nurse and said, "What. No has the authority to release one of the patients."
The pick up the letter from the president and said, "He had this, and get this its from the President."
He took it, without looking at it and asked, "The President of the Hospital?"
She shook her head and pointed at the paper. She then said, "No the President of the Untied States of America."
Before the doctor could respond, Dana's door opened and out walked Matt, with Dana right behind him. It took a moment but both the nurse and doctor noticed that Dana was not wearing the usual hospital gown, but very practical street clothes.
Matt and Dana walked up to the nurse's desk, after passing through the gate first. Matt then stopped at the desk and first replaced the two guns in their holsters. He then took the paperwork the nurse handed him and proceeded to sign them. He then handed them back and him and Dana walked out the other gate and passed the doctor. They then proceeded to walk down the hall towards the exit.
TBC………………………………................
