Chapter four
I don't own gargoyles or blue seed.
Elisa was brutally thrashed. If you were to look at her you would think she had just come out of a WWF match. Her black shirt was ripped with the seams of the shirt were coming undone. Her shirt also lost buttons. Her blue denim jeans were torn where her kneecaps were. Her knees, hands, and face was scratched and bleeding. She also had a bloody nose that was ruining her black shirt. A bruise was beginning to form around her left eye. Her hair was all in her face catching the sweat drops that were pouring down her face."That damn punk." said Elisa as she tried to get up from the cold ground of the roof.
Pushing herself up using her good leg that was not swung by Gmx she lifted herself up. Slowly Elisa went to the fire door exit limping a little as she slowly walked down the stairs. After getting down to the last step of the first floor Elisa brushed the dirt and blood that was still on her shirt and jeans. Going out the building she looked at her watch to see what time it was.
"Damn it I'm late to the ceremony." said Elisa as she hurried over to her trashed car on the other side of the street. Getting into her car Elisa started the engine and began to go back home.
"If I ever find that Gmx girl I will kill her." said Elisa angrily.
Many questions aroused in Elisa's head as she drove home. Why did she help me though? Shouldn't she have gone and left me? What was that mission she was talking about? As she reached her apartment and opened the door more questions entered her mind but she had to release her mind of the questions or she was going to explode. Elisa quickly got a shower in two minutes, dressed in her ceremony uniform and was out the door by 6 o'clock. Driving very fast to the ceremony the questions came back keeping her puzzled. How is it Gmx was able to jump that high or move that fast in a blur motion? I don't think a regular teenager girl could do that, or could she? This all seems impossible even for a regular human being. But why did she spare me instead of finishing me off? Finally Elisa was at the ceremony found a seat and watched as new cops got their badges. Rookies. She thought silently to herself and thinking of the irony of today. The ceremony ended with Josh Zambato. Elisa then got up and went to the refreshment stand to get a drink.
"Hey Elisa, what's up." said a cop.
"Nothing really." said Elisa in a boring tone.
"Oh my God what happened to your eye and face." asked the cop concerned.
"Oh this," said Elisa pointing to the swollen bruised eye that was slowing turning a deep purple blue and the small scratches on her face. "it came from a teenager fighting me today."
"What teenage boy did that?" asked the cop wondering how a teenager could make a cop look that beat up.
"It wasn't a teenage boy, it was a girl Morgan." said Elisa. Morgan's gazed dropped. Regaining back his reason Morgan questioned Elisa.
"How could she have done that unless," said Morgan sounding sad and worried.
"Unless what?" asked Elisa looking at him and wondering what him was talking about.
"Elisa come over here quickly." said Morgan making Elisa follow him. Morgan then left the ceremony room taking Elisa with him into the computer area. He then quickly got Elisa a seat and sat down at the computer.
"Do you mind telling me what is going on?" said Elisa as she sat down in the stiff police chair.
"Okay, there is this thing called the Luck Game." said Morgan as he began to type furiously on the keyboard.
"What is the Luck Game?" asked Elisa puzzled.
"Hold on to that thought, Ah ha there we go." said Morgan as he opened a file named LGcase.
"Those are just a few robberies that happened a month ago." said Elisa as if it wasn't any new information.
"Look very closely at all the pictures what do you see?" asked Morgan trying to make a point.
"All I see are a couple of teenagers looking at the scene." said Elisa confused.
"That's right." said Morgan sounding as though Elisa understood what he was talking about.
"I don't get it what do these teens have to do with the Luck game or the robbery?" asked Elisa confused and puzzled.
"They all belong to the Luck Game." said Morgan. Morgan then received a confused look from Elisa. Morgan began to explain in detail the case file. "The Luck Game is a organization for teens to get money or whatever they want, except they have to do a job for money or whatever they want for Lucky Joe. Lucky Joe is a major criminal master. Most of the jobs involve teens robbing, destroying goods, or distractions from a bigger crime."
"So is that why many teens are in trouble now a days?" asked Elisa.
"Yes, that is the main reason." said Morgan in a sad tune. "But most of the crimes they do are little some are big but not huge. Everyday teens are passing the word to their friends about the Luck Game, that's why so many are joining. The teens usually call their jobs missions."
"Oh my God." said Elisa suddenly as the image of Gmx flashed in her mind.
"No," said Gmx as she began to help her up. "My mission is done here."
"What do you mean mission?" asked Elisa.
"What is it Elisa?" asked Morgan confused.
"Can you find out who these kids are?" asked Elisa wondering if Gmx would show up on the screen.
"Yea who do you want to look for that girl teen?" said Morgan as if reading her mind.
"Yes can you find her?" asked Elisa hoping to find Gmx.
"What's her name?" asked Morgan politely.
"I don't know her name but I do know her nickname is Gmx." said Elisa. Morgan then began to type on the computer looking for Gmx.
"Sorry Elisa I can't find her anywhere in the computer. Maybe you can get her name if you meet her again and stop that scoundrel." said Morgan with anger.
"Yea maybe." said Elisa as if the chances were very slim.
After that was said Elisa went back to the ceremony congratulated some of the rookies and left out the auditorium door. She got into her car and started to drive down the road thinking about all that had happened today. Gmx didn't kill me why? Was it because of the mission or was it because she can't kill? Why wasn't Gmx in the computer screen all the other nicknamed punks were why not her? Is she somehow unable to be detected or was not caught yet? All of these questions were bothering her head so she tried to think of something else, when suddenly she heard a terrifying scream coming from an alleyway.
Elisa quickly turned off her car and tried to follow the scream down the alleyway. Slowly the scream began to die down and Elisa could no long hear the scream. A chill soon traveled up Elisa's spine and made her shiver. Did something kill a person? Elisa thought as she took out her gun aiming at anything she heard. She soon heard the scream again only it was louder than the first one. The sound made Elisa more determined to find the scream. The screaming then stopped suddenly without a notice. It was almost nighttime and she could barely see going down the dark ally listening for anything. She heard someone behind her, looked and saw it was just a cat. Lowering her gun from the cat Elisa put her gun back in the case. Elisa then went back to her car and grab a flashlight to see better in the alleyway. Elisa looked down at the end of the alleyway and saw ripped clothing.
The clothing looked exactly like what the girl, Gmx, had been wearing today that attacked Elisa. Going down to get a closer look at the clothing she heard a noise. She took out her gun and began to aim it at anything she heard. Elisa just stood there in the alleyway waiting for whatever had ripped the clothing. After about standing there for at least 30 minutes she went to her car and drove back to her destination, the Xantos Corporation. Little did she know the thing that had ripped the clothing was following right behind her.
She finally reached Xantos Corporation and pulled into the parking lot. While getting out of the car an old security guard came up to her. The security guard had white hair and a bald spot beginning to form on top of his head.
"I'm only going to be here a minute Ralph" said Elisa as the little man came huffing and puffing.
"Okay Elisa." said Ralph in a jolly tone. The little man then went back to his security booth where he could watch all the security cameras in the parking lot. As Elisa headed for the door she couldn't get the feeling off that she was being watched, but shrugged the feeling off and went inside the corporation through the steel doors.
Going into the building was like going back into time. All the old pictures of "Medieval Ages" had little black rings around the edge of the pictures. The receptionist desk was covered in black lace and lined with orange strings. Elisa then looked down the hallway and saw more pictures of Medieval Times. As Elisa walked down the hall way she mumbled silently to herself.
"Wish I could do that or have the money to do that. Must be getting time for some holiday." said Elisa.
Elisa then turns to her right and began to climb up the stairs. Walking up the stairs Elisa sees old Medieval banners and pictures. Going up more stairs Elisa sees new technology advances for the Xantos corporation. Some of these advances are new weapons, and some are medicine cures for wounds. The scientist in that room are more worried about the medicine than the weapons. Medicine for some reason is more popular than weapons, with all the diseases going around.
"The thing I hate most in this building is going up these stairs you would think they would have an elevator to go to the castle but no, can't do that now can they." said Elisa getting angry that she has to walk up the stairs. At least the scenery is good though. Thought Elisa silently.
As she reached the last step she stepped on the castle, Wyvern Castle, floor and took a short breath before going up another set of stairs. Finally Elisa was at the top of the castle and out of breath. There she plopped in a cozy chair to catch her breathing. The chair she sat in had a good view of the city. Elisa sat there waiting for the sun to set. Looking at the stone gargoyle statues she remembers about Gmx for a minute and asks herself if she should tell the gargoyles what happened or not. Elisa decides she will tell them everything when they wake up.
"They should be waking up any minute now." said Elisa as she got up from the cozy chair.
Elisa was right the stone gargoyles began to crack their shells and waken from there sleep. The stone slowly began to crack and break away to reveal the flesh forming from underneath the stone. After all the stone was gone from all the gargoyles bodies each gargoyle let out a loud roar. One by one the gargoyles eyes turn either blood glare red or pure pristine white depending on the gender. The guy's gargoyles eyes turn white while the girl's eyes turned red. After awakening from there sleep they step down from their wall perch to greet Elisa.
"Hey Elisa what's up." said one of the gargoyles who was scrawny and had sleek, green, skin wings and a thin tail. The gargoyle also was bald and had pointy ears with a brown loincloth. All the other gargoyles in there medieval attire left to their post except him.
"Well nothing's up really Lexington but I did manage to get you a computer hard drive chip for your computer." said Elisa in a surprising way.
"Thanks Elisa I needed that for the new program I'm making." said Lexington as he hurried over to his computer and began to install the program..
A moment later a muscular gargoyle that had purple skin came up to Elisa. The gargoyle had more broader wings than Lexington, that extended out of his shoulders, and a long tail. The gargoyle also had black midnight hair that went down to his back.
"Elisa I sense there is something wrong." said the gargoyle looking at Elisa concerned.
"Well nothing is really wrong it's just…" She paused for a moment trying to fit the words in place and explain what happened. "It's just I came upon an incident today." said Elisa in a lowering tone.
"Oh and what was that?" asked the gargoyle. It then struck him as he looked at Elisa's bruised eye and scratched face. "Elisa who did this to you?" The gargoyle asked as he pointed to the scratches and bruises.
"Nothing really Goliath just another teen trying to beat me up like they have been doing to the rookies lately." said Elisa in a mild tone.
"Why have so many teens been beating you and the rookies?" asked Goliath with anger and concern toward Elisa.
"I don't know really, Morgan a police man said that some of the teens belong to the Luck Game. This Luck Game gives the teens whatever they want, they only have to do a job for this person Lucky Joe." said Elisa feeling relieved.
"So this Joe person has caused all the beating of rookies, bank robberies, and dealings by promising teens they can have whatever they want." said Goliath angered that this man Joe would promise something to a teen to steal.
"Basically but this one teen I fought tonight was different." said Elisa confused and thinking about Gmx.
Elisa then told about what Gmx had done to her car, how she chased her down the ally went up the stairs to fight her. Elisa also told how Gmx fought her, but then helped her up.
"How was she different?" asked Goliath sounding a little confused by Elisa's story.
"For one thing she was very swift, it was hard enough to try and keep up with her let alone fight her. Also she could jump really high like a gargoyle but better. She must have been some type of gymnastic jumper. Then she could almost predict my punches and kicks because she moved so fast from the punches. You could almost say she flashed and disappeared in a blur." said Elisa feeling a little drained but relieved that she had told Goliath.
"That does sound unusual for a teenage girl to do." said Goliath as he began to go into pensive thinking.
"Hey, Goliath" came the shout from an orange gargoyle with silvery white hair and horns poking out from under his temple, medium broad sized wings that came out on his shoulders like Goliath's, and a long tail used as a whip. "There's been another robbery at 5th and 6th street. We probable should go and see what's up."
"Good idea Brooklyn." Goliath then turned back to Elise in concern looking for some words of easement.
"Don't worry Goliath I'll tell you more when you get back." said Elisa as she went back to her chair to wait for Goliath's return. Goliath just shrugs his shoulders walked up to the castle perch, stretch out his wings and left first leaping in the air and flying down to Brooklyn. Goliath then looks at Brooklyn giving him the signal to lead him to the crime.
"Brooklyn," said Goliath in a low tone as Brooklyn then looked up at him. "Is something bothering you? You seem so distant from all of us."
Brooklyn startled by the question takes a deep sigh and says. "It's just I wish there were more gargoyles in New York."
"Why would you want more gargoyles in New York?" asked Goliath confused.
"Because, everybody has somebody but me." Brooklyn said a little angrily.
"That's not true Lexington doesn't have anybody." said Goliath.
"Yes he does he has Alexander to look out for, Angela and Broadway are together," Brooklyn sighs a little and then continues on his sentence. " Bronx and Hudson have each other, and Elisa and you are together."
"Ah, I see." said Goliath trying to think of words of wisdom for Brooklyn. "Well, Brooklyn you do have somebody to look out for."
"Who?" asked Brooklyn curiously.
"Well you protect the clan, and these people." said Goliath as they both looked down upon the noisy city. "Maybe one of these days you will see a new gargoyle if not you still have this whole city who needs you."
Brooklyn then starts to pay more attention to the cool night to find the crime area. Goliath and Brooklyn finally make it to 5th and 6th street. Sure enough there was a robbery going on, with three thugs stealing TVs vcrs, and DVDs. Goliath and Brooklyn then started to fight the robbers. Goliath scares one of the robbers as his eyes turn white. The robber then tries to hit him with a pipe but Goliath takes the pipe away and uses his tail to knock down the robber. Meanwhile Brooklyn has already thrown a thug into the trash can and is waiting for the last thug to make his move. The thug pulls out a knife and tries to stab Brooklyn but Goliath takes the man's arm and makes him release the weapon.
"Well," said Goliath "I guess we better get going if..."
They both suddenly heard a sound in the alleyway. It sounded like a trash can had been knocked over.
"What was that?" Asked Brooklyn.
"I don't know." said Goliath "let's go check it…"
Goliath was then knock out by the man whose arm he broke. The robber then started to run but not until Brooklyn kicked his butt by knocking him out. Brooklyn then came back to check on Goliath when he saw in a second something move. He knew Goliath would be alright so he ran after the image following it's every move.