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AN- ok, I had to redo the chappies, cos they were stupid. Read and review.
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The Emerging Darkness: Chapter two- The Beginning.
Caleb sighed. He ran a hand through his dark hair, and slouched slightly. He had been waiting outside the building for just over fifteen minutes, and was beginning to lose his patience. Where the hell is she?? She never takes this long!! He furrowed his brow in anticipation, and looked at his watch. At three o'clock they had to be at warehouse for a pickup, and it was nearing twelve o'clock. A gun shot echoed through the building, causing every one else to shiver. Not Caleb, he stood as firm as a rock, waiting for her. As the rest of the buildings occupants scattered around in panic, Caleb waited next to the door and did not shift, even when the paramedics and police shot through the building.
"Hey, he's up there." A familiar female voice called to the police. "I think he's dead." She said, without a trace of emotion. You mean you hope. Caleb thought coldly. "Come on. We need to go." She commanded, her chestnut hair hiding her face. She reached in her black jacket and pulled out a small phone, dialling faster than Caleb could count, she waited for the voicemail. "It's done. Be ready." She answered in a monotone voice. Together, the two left the building, and were ignored by anyone, as if they were never there.
'"Anthony Barretts, Chairman and founder of Barretts Ltd, was shot dead today at around twelve o'clock, by what seems to be an invisible serial killer. Barretts, only 34, was the eighth victim of specifically targeted killings, and was about to attend a conference in Malaysia when..."' Logan switched off the TV and swirled round to face Max and Alec.
"So what do you want us to do?" Max asked, as far as possible from Logan as was possible.
"Well, at three o'clock, there is going to be a conference including some of the most powerful criminals in the world."
"Hey, did you just say 'world'?" Alec asked, sitting comfortable in a chair closer to Logan than Max.
"Yeah. Most of them are from Europe, and aren't very friendly, so by expanding their groups they could control most of Europe and possibly even Asia." Alec stared at Logan, dumbfounded. Logan raised an eyebrow and continued. "The most notorious are a pair from England. I don't know who they are, but they set up the meeting, in hopes of collaborating with some of the others."
"You don't know who they are?" Alec asked rather confused.
"No, they have kept their identities a secret and are known as 'K'." Logan said glancing at the computer. "Look, I don't know how dangerous this is, or what these people are doing, but its-"
"We'll do it." Max said quickly, feeling the need to escape for Logan as soon as possible. "Where do we go?"
Logan looked at Max for a second, who averted her eyes. Logan sighed, sensing the distressing situation. "Um...a warehouse in sector seven. 2123 Peterson Way." Max stood rooted the spot, the tension in the room increasing. Alec, unable to bear the hefty silence, got up and walked to the door. "We'll call if we need anything." Alec motioned for Max, who tore herself away and left with Alec.
It was nearing three o'clock, and the others had not yet arrived. Caleb paced around, obviously aggravated. The girl cocked a gun and tucked it into her belt. "Caleb, calm down. They'll come. They can't afford to miss this."
"But what if they can? I don't trust anyone that's going to turn up."
"Blah blah blah. Neither do I, but if we pull this off, we'll be ok." The girl hopped off the desk, and walked over to one the two lap tops, placed on a large dining table.
"What are you doing?" Caleb stopped pacing and went over to the girl.
"just checking if our lil friends are coming or not." She whispered, and typed furiously on the keyboard. Caleb looked at his dark-haired 'friend'. He didn't understand her, but he wasn't sure if he actually wanted to. She was so complicated. Caleb couldn't deal with everything at once, so he never questioned her, even though half the time he wouldn't agree with what she was doing.
A tap at the door caused Caleb to shoot up, he quickly ran to the door and looked through the large crack. "Hey Caleb, open up. It's me, Frank." A fairly tall but fat man bellowed.
As Caleb opened the door, he rolled his eyes. "What do you want?"
"What do ya think? I want a cut in the deal." Frank barged through. He looked around the warehouse, smirking, but as soon as he laid eyes on the girl, his smirk vanished. "What the hell is she doing here?" He whispered.
"Well, she did organise this whole thing, and she is the one with all the cash. Oh and I forgot, she could beat the crap out of you." Caleb whispered back, annoyed at the presence of his fat acquaintance.
"Yeah, well, I still don't trust her."
"The feelings mutual Frankie." She yelled back, still typing.
"Oi." Frank answered back.
"Hey Caleb, switch your lap top on." She barked. Caleb briskly walked over to the table and sat down in one of the chairs. "What time is it?" He asked, as he reached for the power button.
"2:59...ok, just click 'ok'."
As Caleb was about to click the button, three large bangs shook the warehouse, causing Frank to drop the bagel he was cramming into his mouth. "Go get it." The girl yelled at Frank. Frank grudgingly walked over to the door and looked through the crack. A tall dirty-blonde man was bickering with a short brunette. Frank coughed loudly. The two immediately stopped bickering and looked at Frank.
"See, Max now we just seem plain rude." The blonde laughed. Max slapped his hard on the shoulder. "Ow. You know I should call the cops on you."
"What the hell do you two want?" Frank asked in a hoarse voice.
"We want to see K." Max answered plainly.
Frank looked at Caleb who motioned for them to come in. The man stumbled in, with the woman marching in front. "K." She said to Caleb. "I'm Max, and this is Alec." Alec rolled his eyes and mimicked Max.
Caleb laughed at the two, his deep blue eyes shimmering with relief. Thank God these guys are clowns, or she'd have... he trailed off. "Well, what do you want?" Caleb asked, slipping into an authoritive tone.
"We came to see you K." Max answered, attempting to challenge Caleb's power. "Don't you have some real name? Like Kurtis or something?" Alec asked, bemused by the name K.
"It's Kit." The girl piped up. "Really?" Alec asked disbelieving. "I thought Kit was a girl's name." Alec shrugged.
"It is. It's mine." The brunette crossed her arms.
"Wow. I thought you'd be a lot taller...and hairier." Alec concluded.
"I bet you say that to all the girls.." Kit smirked. She got up from her chair and walked over to where Caleb stood. "Now what the hell do you want?"
"A job." Alec said quickly, before Max could speak. She thumped him on the shoulder as sign to their agreement- Max would do all the talking.
"Really?" Kit asked, raising a brow. The young girl smirked and waited for a reply.
"yeah. We know what kind of stuff you get up to and we're interested. So long as the moneys good."
"Of course." Kit replied, a fake happiness in her voice. She look at Caleb and smiled. "Should we test them? I mean, we don't want to take 'em on, and then have 'em fail do we know?" Kit hinted, the fake happiness still evident.
"Fine." Caleb muttered, even though he wasn't.
"Ok, what fighting techniques do you know?" Kit asked the pair.
"...Um...loads basically." Alec offered.
"Show me." Kit got up and walked into the centre of the room.
Max raised an eyebrow, and looked at Kit. "No offence kid, but you're just a kid."
Kit smirked and blurred to Alec, and knocked him to the ground. She then blurred to Max and punched her in the face. Max retaliated by sweeping Kit's legs, causing her to fall. Kit flipped back up and was about to charge Max when two strong hands grabbed her arms. Kit twisted her arms wriggling out of Alec's grip and kicked him in the stomach. Alec doubled over, but didn't fall. Kit kicked Alec twice in the face, and then somersaulted behind him. She yanked his head back and lent close to him. "I'm pretty good for a 'kid' aren't I?" Alec let out a sigh of frustration and pushed Kit back. She fell to the floor, and Alec put a foot on her neck. "Yeah, you're good. But I'm better."
Kit laughed and grabbed his ankle, she pushed it into the air, causing Alec to flip up. He landed on his two feet and immediately went into a fighting stance. Kit shot up and ran to Alec and kicked him twice in the face. Alec shook away the pain and put his arm around her throat. Kit struggled for a second, but used all her strength to pull him over her and down on the ground. Alec rolled over onto his front and was about to get up, when Kit sat on his back. She grabbed his neck and pushed his head into the ground. "You little shit. Think you can work for me? You can't even-"Kit stopped when she noticed a bar code tattooed on his neck. Kit immediately got up and shook away the dirt. Max ran towards Kit and kicked her hard in the stomach. Kit grabbed her leg and was about to use the same tactic she had used on Alec when Max kicked up onto her face. Kit fell to the ground, and looked at Max. If he's one, then she must be one too. Better end this, I'll definitely need their help.
"Fine." Kit said, she flipped up, and walked over to Caleb. "You want a job? You got one." Kit switched off all the lap tops and sat on the desk. "You're good. Both of you. But I'm gonna need a lot more than that. What we do is very...let's say demanding. Get this straight though. If you fail, you will pay. If you think that you can just walk away, you are very much mistaken. I don't trust you and I know you don't trust me. So watch your backs, 'cos they'll need it." Kit lectured in an authoritive tone.
"ok then..." Alec whispered. Kit looked at him darkly and narrowed her eyes, but continued.
"Do you agree?" She waited patiently for Max and Alec to answer. The two transgenics gave each other a nod and looked at Kit.
"We're in this together, so if he fails, so do I. Whatever shit happens, we're in it together. You got that?" Max said sarcastically.
Kit sighed and nodded. Stupid woman. He'll get her killed. She doesn't need him, and he doesn't need her. They'd be better off alone. I know I am. Kit thought, she didn't understand their friendship. Caleb stood by her only to stop her from going over the top. In a way he was her best friend, but in reality, he was her only friend.
"Ok, come here tomorrow at one o'clock. I have a job for you." Kit ordered. Alec was about to complain, when Max hit him and dragged him out of the building.
"Why did you stop?" Caleb asked, speaking for the first time in ten minutes.
"I just did. Why? You thought I should have carried on?" Kit asked.
"No no. just wondering." Caleb secretly smiled to himself. They might just change her.
"Caleb, their both transgenics. You know what this means."
Caleb froze. Wow. Never thought I'd meet another one...Caleb thought. "What do we do?"
"What can we do? We want answers, and they probably do as well. We're just gonna have to stick this thing through." Kit whispered, her eyes darkening. Transgenics...this changes everything. Kit shuddered as the realisation of what she had to hit her.
The Emerging Darkness: Chapter two- The Beginning.
Caleb sighed. He ran a hand through his dark hair, and slouched slightly. He had been waiting outside the building for just over fifteen minutes, and was beginning to lose his patience. Where the hell is she?? She never takes this long!! He furrowed his brow in anticipation, and looked at his watch. At three o'clock they had to be at warehouse for a pickup, and it was nearing twelve o'clock. A gun shot echoed through the building, causing every one else to shiver. Not Caleb, he stood as firm as a rock, waiting for her. As the rest of the buildings occupants scattered around in panic, Caleb waited next to the door and did not shift, even when the paramedics and police shot through the building.
"Hey, he's up there." A familiar female voice called to the police. "I think he's dead." She said, without a trace of emotion. You mean you hope. Caleb thought coldly. "Come on. We need to go." She commanded, her chestnut hair hiding her face. She reached in her black jacket and pulled out a small phone, dialling faster than Caleb could count, she waited for the voicemail. "It's done. Be ready." She answered in a monotone voice. Together, the two left the building, and were ignored by anyone, as if they were never there.
'"Anthony Barretts, Chairman and founder of Barretts Ltd, was shot dead today at around twelve o'clock, by what seems to be an invisible serial killer. Barretts, only 34, was the eighth victim of specifically targeted killings, and was about to attend a conference in Malaysia when..."' Logan switched off the TV and swirled round to face Max and Alec.
"So what do you want us to do?" Max asked, as far as possible from Logan as was possible.
"Well, at three o'clock, there is going to be a conference including some of the most powerful criminals in the world."
"Hey, did you just say 'world'?" Alec asked, sitting comfortable in a chair closer to Logan than Max.
"Yeah. Most of them are from Europe, and aren't very friendly, so by expanding their groups they could control most of Europe and possibly even Asia." Alec stared at Logan, dumbfounded. Logan raised an eyebrow and continued. "The most notorious are a pair from England. I don't know who they are, but they set up the meeting, in hopes of collaborating with some of the others."
"You don't know who they are?" Alec asked rather confused.
"No, they have kept their identities a secret and are known as 'K'." Logan said glancing at the computer. "Look, I don't know how dangerous this is, or what these people are doing, but its-"
"We'll do it." Max said quickly, feeling the need to escape for Logan as soon as possible. "Where do we go?"
Logan looked at Max for a second, who averted her eyes. Logan sighed, sensing the distressing situation. "Um...a warehouse in sector seven. 2123 Peterson Way." Max stood rooted the spot, the tension in the room increasing. Alec, unable to bear the hefty silence, got up and walked to the door. "We'll call if we need anything." Alec motioned for Max, who tore herself away and left with Alec.
It was nearing three o'clock, and the others had not yet arrived. Caleb paced around, obviously aggravated. The girl cocked a gun and tucked it into her belt. "Caleb, calm down. They'll come. They can't afford to miss this."
"But what if they can? I don't trust anyone that's going to turn up."
"Blah blah blah. Neither do I, but if we pull this off, we'll be ok." The girl hopped off the desk, and walked over to one the two lap tops, placed on a large dining table.
"What are you doing?" Caleb stopped pacing and went over to the girl.
"just checking if our lil friends are coming or not." She whispered, and typed furiously on the keyboard. Caleb looked at his dark-haired 'friend'. He didn't understand her, but he wasn't sure if he actually wanted to. She was so complicated. Caleb couldn't deal with everything at once, so he never questioned her, even though half the time he wouldn't agree with what she was doing.
A tap at the door caused Caleb to shoot up, he quickly ran to the door and looked through the large crack. "Hey Caleb, open up. It's me, Frank." A fairly tall but fat man bellowed.
As Caleb opened the door, he rolled his eyes. "What do you want?"
"What do ya think? I want a cut in the deal." Frank barged through. He looked around the warehouse, smirking, but as soon as he laid eyes on the girl, his smirk vanished. "What the hell is she doing here?" He whispered.
"Well, she did organise this whole thing, and she is the one with all the cash. Oh and I forgot, she could beat the crap out of you." Caleb whispered back, annoyed at the presence of his fat acquaintance.
"Yeah, well, I still don't trust her."
"The feelings mutual Frankie." She yelled back, still typing.
"Oi." Frank answered back.
"Hey Caleb, switch your lap top on." She barked. Caleb briskly walked over to the table and sat down in one of the chairs. "What time is it?" He asked, as he reached for the power button.
"2:59...ok, just click 'ok'."
As Caleb was about to click the button, three large bangs shook the warehouse, causing Frank to drop the bagel he was cramming into his mouth. "Go get it." The girl yelled at Frank. Frank grudgingly walked over to the door and looked through the crack. A tall dirty-blonde man was bickering with a short brunette. Frank coughed loudly. The two immediately stopped bickering and looked at Frank.
"See, Max now we just seem plain rude." The blonde laughed. Max slapped his hard on the shoulder. "Ow. You know I should call the cops on you."
"What the hell do you two want?" Frank asked in a hoarse voice.
"We want to see K." Max answered plainly.
Frank looked at Caleb who motioned for them to come in. The man stumbled in, with the woman marching in front. "K." She said to Caleb. "I'm Max, and this is Alec." Alec rolled his eyes and mimicked Max.
Caleb laughed at the two, his deep blue eyes shimmering with relief. Thank God these guys are clowns, or she'd have... he trailed off. "Well, what do you want?" Caleb asked, slipping into an authoritive tone.
"We came to see you K." Max answered, attempting to challenge Caleb's power. "Don't you have some real name? Like Kurtis or something?" Alec asked, bemused by the name K.
"It's Kit." The girl piped up. "Really?" Alec asked disbelieving. "I thought Kit was a girl's name." Alec shrugged.
"It is. It's mine." The brunette crossed her arms.
"Wow. I thought you'd be a lot taller...and hairier." Alec concluded.
"I bet you say that to all the girls.." Kit smirked. She got up from her chair and walked over to where Caleb stood. "Now what the hell do you want?"
"A job." Alec said quickly, before Max could speak. She thumped him on the shoulder as sign to their agreement- Max would do all the talking.
"Really?" Kit asked, raising a brow. The young girl smirked and waited for a reply.
"yeah. We know what kind of stuff you get up to and we're interested. So long as the moneys good."
"Of course." Kit replied, a fake happiness in her voice. She look at Caleb and smiled. "Should we test them? I mean, we don't want to take 'em on, and then have 'em fail do we know?" Kit hinted, the fake happiness still evident.
"Fine." Caleb muttered, even though he wasn't.
"Ok, what fighting techniques do you know?" Kit asked the pair.
"...Um...loads basically." Alec offered.
"Show me." Kit got up and walked into the centre of the room.
Max raised an eyebrow, and looked at Kit. "No offence kid, but you're just a kid."
Kit smirked and blurred to Alec, and knocked him to the ground. She then blurred to Max and punched her in the face. Max retaliated by sweeping Kit's legs, causing her to fall. Kit flipped back up and was about to charge Max when two strong hands grabbed her arms. Kit twisted her arms wriggling out of Alec's grip and kicked him in the stomach. Alec doubled over, but didn't fall. Kit kicked Alec twice in the face, and then somersaulted behind him. She yanked his head back and lent close to him. "I'm pretty good for a 'kid' aren't I?" Alec let out a sigh of frustration and pushed Kit back. She fell to the floor, and Alec put a foot on her neck. "Yeah, you're good. But I'm better."
Kit laughed and grabbed his ankle, she pushed it into the air, causing Alec to flip up. He landed on his two feet and immediately went into a fighting stance. Kit shot up and ran to Alec and kicked him twice in the face. Alec shook away the pain and put his arm around her throat. Kit struggled for a second, but used all her strength to pull him over her and down on the ground. Alec rolled over onto his front and was about to get up, when Kit sat on his back. She grabbed his neck and pushed his head into the ground. "You little shit. Think you can work for me? You can't even-"Kit stopped when she noticed a bar code tattooed on his neck. Kit immediately got up and shook away the dirt. Max ran towards Kit and kicked her hard in the stomach. Kit grabbed her leg and was about to use the same tactic she had used on Alec when Max kicked up onto her face. Kit fell to the ground, and looked at Max. If he's one, then she must be one too. Better end this, I'll definitely need their help.
"Fine." Kit said, she flipped up, and walked over to Caleb. "You want a job? You got one." Kit switched off all the lap tops and sat on the desk. "You're good. Both of you. But I'm gonna need a lot more than that. What we do is very...let's say demanding. Get this straight though. If you fail, you will pay. If you think that you can just walk away, you are very much mistaken. I don't trust you and I know you don't trust me. So watch your backs, 'cos they'll need it." Kit lectured in an authoritive tone.
"ok then..." Alec whispered. Kit looked at him darkly and narrowed her eyes, but continued.
"Do you agree?" She waited patiently for Max and Alec to answer. The two transgenics gave each other a nod and looked at Kit.
"We're in this together, so if he fails, so do I. Whatever shit happens, we're in it together. You got that?" Max said sarcastically.
Kit sighed and nodded. Stupid woman. He'll get her killed. She doesn't need him, and he doesn't need her. They'd be better off alone. I know I am. Kit thought, she didn't understand their friendship. Caleb stood by her only to stop her from going over the top. In a way he was her best friend, but in reality, he was her only friend.
"Ok, come here tomorrow at one o'clock. I have a job for you." Kit ordered. Alec was about to complain, when Max hit him and dragged him out of the building.
"Why did you stop?" Caleb asked, speaking for the first time in ten minutes.
"I just did. Why? You thought I should have carried on?" Kit asked.
"No no. just wondering." Caleb secretly smiled to himself. They might just change her.
"Caleb, their both transgenics. You know what this means."
Caleb froze. Wow. Never thought I'd meet another one...Caleb thought. "What do we do?"
"What can we do? We want answers, and they probably do as well. We're just gonna have to stick this thing through." Kit whispered, her eyes darkening. Transgenics...this changes everything. Kit shuddered as the realisation of what she had to hit her.