Again excuse any bad details. I'm changing David's character a tad I think…
9:21 am
I walked out of the bathroom, suddenly Saddler/David was standing in front of me.
"I can tell what your thinking Bishop, and if you lay a hand on me again I will make you regret it." He said with a sneer.
"You can't threaten me David, unlike whomever your used to bullying I don't back down from anyone."
"I wouldn't dream of threatening or challenging you Erik the fact that you even but a scratch on me in an inferior morph shows that the battle would be unpredictable at best, but, if you try and hurt me I will take in out on Anna." My heart skipped a beat. "I'll wait until she's alone, then I'll strike, I'll rape her, stab her and leave her to die, and that is a promise..." he walked out.
"He showed up in my house, he was in a flea morph on my shoulder." Rachel said.
"Which is when he decided to reveal his master plan to you?" I asked.
"Yeah, he's trying to get his hand on the blue box and make his own team."
"Why do I get the feeling that he's not planning to make a team for the good of mankind?" Marco asked. "I swear our lives get more like a comic book everyday, half expect to see Stan Lee written in cursive on the ground somewhere."
"We can't let him get his hands on that box," Jake said. Thank you Captain Obvious I thought. "Cassie you said you had it hidden?"
"Yeah I had it taken apart and hid it in where we met Elfangor."
"I'll take the box," I said. "And I'll handle this."
"What do you mean 'you'll handle this?'" Jake asked.
"Don't ask to many questions Jake just rest assured I will make sure the problem is solved."
"You're not thinking of killing him are you?" Cassie asked.
"I said 'don't ask questions.'"
"Erik, we can't become killers, we are not killers!"
"Yeah well I think a couple dozen Hork-Bijar could dispute that statement." Cassie looked hurt
"Hey!" Jake said. "That was uncalled for, Erik, look I know he threatened your sister, but Anna can take care of herself." Anna smiled trying comfort me and say this was true but I knew she wouldn't be able to out fight David for very long. "Erik, I think it would be best if you didn't come on this next mission."
"What!" I said.
"I don't think you're in the mental condition to take it, you've had a rough time with this David stuff, and…"
"I am not going to sit by and let my friends and family die in combat while I sit on my ass and…"
"I'm not asking you Erik, I'm telling you, this mission is not for you stay home and rest, sleep on it." I felt a rush of rage but bit down on it.
"Anna, you keep em honest then kay?"
"I will." Anna said.
"Anna you'll need to meet us again by 9:00." Jake said.
"I'll be there ." We walked out, Rachel pulled me aside. We walked into the woods aways and stopped at a small clearing where the sun shone making shadows. Over the past few weeks I had bonded with Rachel the most, she was the most like me in every way. Our relationship was nothing romantic, it was a deep friendship, forged in battle. Such friendships are very strong, but they could never become love.
"Erik, I'm sorry about this, I know it means a lot to you to be with us." She put her back to one of the trees .
"I don't get him Rachel, I don't think he understands what we may have to do…"
"I'd… prefer not to think about that, Erik. All this war we've done our best to avoid killing humans. Jake doesn't want us to start, I see his point but…" She trailed off, I put my hand on her shoulder.
"you don't have to become a killer Rachel, I wouldn't have that, I'm willing to take this sin on my soul it must be done."
"I know, just, give us chance to solve this ok."
"I'll try." We shared a quick hug then walked off to our respective homes.