(A/N) See, I told you I would try and keep this engine going! Anyways, this fic only goes to chapter twenty, so I am only going to post one chapter today. I hope you all liked the characterization's of the four kiddies…Please Enjoy this chapter!
Karen- Stay safe girl! I worry about you Californian's! My prayers go out to you guys!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!
Eve gasped as the man took hold of her tightly.
"Daddy!" Colette screamed.
"She wasn't going to go quietly…" He whispered in her ear. Eve struggled; she then saw the knife…
"Let me go…"
"That won't be happening." Eve then took matters in her own hands and pushed him against the wall. He grabbed her roughly and turned her about, slamming her against the wall, holding her neck, squeezing.
"Daddy!" Colette screamed even louder as she was standing on her bed. This time the scream would be heard, and Eve knew Gabriel would be coming.
"You little wench…just like your bloody mother…" He let go of Eve's neck, and Eve dropped to the floor. He was going after Colette, holding the knife.
"No!" Eve got up and jumped on the man, and started hitting wherever she could. He simply grabbed her by the back of her dress and flipped her over him. He then climbed on top of her and started choking her.
Eve heard the door burst open…heard shouts…then a gunshot…then she felt the man's weight on her. She heard two men's voices…on Gabriel's…the other…Jack.
Suddenly the weight was taken off of her. Gabriel was leaning over her, but for the life of her, she didn't understand a word he was saying…she just couldn't feel, she was numb with pain. She heard Colette scream…that sent her mind soaring.
"Colette…" Eve managed.
"She's fine…" She looked up and saw Jack was holding her. Gabriel was afraid to touch her…she sensed it.
"What's wrong?" Eve looked at him…her voice whispering.
"You're hurt…" Gabriel, was scared, his eyes told the story.
Eve then closed her eyes. She was too tired to care…she was hurting…numbing pain…
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"We can't stay here." Gabriel said to Jack.
"No, you can't."
"Do you recognize the man that attacked Evelyn?" Gabriel asked.
"Member of George's crew." Gabriel then looked at Eve. He felt just as responsible as he did all those years ago, when Evelyn was taken by Anthony and Doctor Lange. She was sleeping soundly, the bruise beginning to show it's ugly face around her neck. If Colette hadn't screamed, if she had been numb with fear, Evelyn would be dead, nothing he could do about it. If Evelyn hadn't gone to check in on her children, he could very well be planning his daughter's funeral…he shook the thought from his mind.
He then looked next to Eve, his daughter, very closely snuggled next to her mother. Colette didn't want her mother out of her sight, and neither had the boys, who moments after Eve blacked out, came running into the room. The boys were all huddled at the foot of the large king sized bed, snuggling next to one another…but Gabriel knew his son, Jack, wasn't sleeping, he was staring directly at his mother and sister, never wanting to take his eyes off them…ever again.
"Gabriel, what are you going to do?" Jack asked. "You can't possibly stay here." Gabriel thought about that, they couldn't, they couldn't go back to Paris, they were running out of options.
"I don't know what I am going to do." Gabriel said finally.
"What about my house? It isn't far from here, and it is secluded, and no one knows where I live. What do you say?" Jack said sitting forward in his chair.
"Are you sure about that? Are you sure that you didn't mention to anyone where you live?" Gabriel asked.
"Yes. I haven't told a soul. I didn't want anyone with ill feelings towards me bothering me in my old age." Jack said with a smile. "It will be safe. I swear to it."
Gabriel then sat forward, clasping his hands between his knees, deep in thought. "Jack, if they find us, we are secluded. We won't have any protection."
"We do it quietly. We bring everyone from Paris. Protect my home."
"It can't go on forever Jack."
"No it can't." Jack then thought long and hard, and spoke with his head down. "What if we plan this out a bit better? Bring her parents, brother's and sister's…hell doesn't Katherine have two older boys? Bring them…George won't rest until his sister is avenged…that is if she is still alive." Jack then looked at Gabriel, only Gabriel wasn't in his chair, he was next to Eve, she was moaning, a low pit moan, that Jack could barely hear in his old age.
"I will talk to Evelyn, I am going to have to convince her of this. We are putting a lot of people in danger." Gabriel then looked up as someone knocked on the door.
"Gabriel, I made some things for the children to eat…" Marie said, James beside her. "Let me take them down to the dinning room, they are famished." Marie said.
"I will be there to watch them Gabriel, I won't let a thing happen to them." James added. Jack then stood up.
"I will eat with them." Jack said.
Gabriel just nodded, and watched as his children sleepily got up, and filed down to the dining room. The look on Gabe and Jack's face were of pure fear and anger, they didn't trust Jack, and they didn't want to leave their mother. Colette was in tears, as was Joshua, afraid that if they left their mother, that they would never see her again.
Gabriel sighed as the room silenced. "Evelyn?" It was time she woke, he needed to make sure she was well. "Eveyln, wake up darling." Gabriel kissed her forehead.
"What happened?" Eve sat up with fear stricken eyes.
"Nothing." Gabriel gently placed his hand on her chest and pushed her back down. "Rest."
"Where are the children?"
"Eating. Marie and James are down there."
"What about Jack?"
"With the children as well." Eve closed her eyes.
"Why is he here Gabriel? I don't want to see him again."
"I know." Gabriel winced, he knew she was going to start screaming once he told her of his plan.
"Gabriel I want you to ask him to leave."
"I can't do that."
"Why?" Eve's cheeks reddened with anger.
"Because we are going to his house, it is secluded it will be safe." Eve just stared at him. "It seems like a good idea."
"No, it isn't."
"Evelyn, listen, it will be safe for the children." Eve then really got mad, something he readied himself for.
"Do not try and play with my children, the way I feel, the way any mother feels!" Eve then tossed the blankets over her and got up, and quickly regretted it. Steadying her feet on the floor, she looked at Gabriel. "No."
"Evelyn, stop and think for moment, think about your children, they aren't safe here. Let what you have going on with Jack go. Your children, our children, Evelyn, come first."
"He lied to me…he hurt me…" Evelyn closed her eyes and tears fell down her face. "I don't think I can forgive him."
"You don't have to. But he is willing to help and we should take it." Gabriel said. Evelyn then sat down on the bed, her back to him.
"Who was the man in the closet?" Eve asked.
"A member of George's crew, as far as Jack could tell."
"He wants us Gabriel. Not our children…" Eve then put her head in her hands.
"We still can't risk them."
"No, we can't." Eve then thought back to Colette, she warned her, Colette knew that man was in her room. "Alright. We'll go take them, but we are coming back…"
"Coming back?" Gabriel asked confused.
"Yes, if he wants us…he can have us." She then turned in bed to face him. "I won't be chased from my home Gabriel. I won't let him hurt my children, or you. It stops, it ends here." Gabriel just nodded.
"It ends here." Gabriel then sat down next to her. "I swear it ends here."
(A/N) Alright, it will be the first time ever in all SEVEN of A New Beginning series, where all of the characters will be together. I am talking everyone! So be ready for a treat next chapter! BTW, I prolly won't post till Monday! Sunday is father's day and the U.S Open, Tiger betta kick some ass! OMG I forgot to tell you, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, and Mark Wahlberg, are all filming a Martin Scorcesse Film in MY HOMETOWN, Boston…me, my cousins, and my friends, are all hunting…hehe…
Now ONTO THE ADVETNURES OF CAPTAIN CHRISSY CUPCAKE AND KAREN KANGEROO!
"Well look at this…" Chrissy said as she got down on her haunches in front of some…well crumbs.
"Crumbs." Willy said as he knelt down beside her.
"Who is leaving us bread crumbs?" Karen asked.
"The Gingerbread man." Joe said dramatically. Karen looked at him and started laughing.
"The blasted Gingerbread man!" Karen roared in laughter. Chrissy immediately got up and grabbed Karen by the arm and took her aside.
"Would put a lid on it! No one knows we are here! I'd like to keep it that way!" Chrissy whispered harshly.
"Sorry…" Karen said still stifling a giggle.
"Alright, Joe, tell me why you think it's the Gingerbread man."
"Because he is the arch rival of the Muffin Man…everyone loves a good muffin, I mean who really likes gingerbread anymore?" Joe said as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Your right…" Chrissy shrugged. They continued following the trail of crumbs. Chrissy knew this was somehow a trap, she felt it down to her boots.
As Karen followed her Captain, she knew she was nervous. Karen could tell when she was mad, sad, happy, or nervous, as she was now.
Snapping of twigs was heard behind them. Everyone turned around looking in the direction of the sound, then back to Chrissy for direction. "Keep going…"
A large goopy net of hardening sugar came down on them, encasing them in a non-breakable suggery shell. "Damn all this sugar! Give me Equal any time!" Karen groaned.
(They are trapped! Karen let's get them in a sugar lined cell…then I'll break em out!)
