Beyond Sight.
Chapter sixteen:
Nosedive glanced around the room to make sure everything was ready. Mallory had mentioned a few days before that Angel had never had a birthday party, at least not one she remembered. So They'd decided to pick a date and throw a surprise party for the young girl. Right now she was out shopping with Mallory whilst they'd decorated the pond and the majority of the inhabitants had bought her various gifts. Out of the corner of his eye he noticed his brother sign off his comm from giving Mallory the all clear that they were ready and walk over to the play pen where the twins were now crawling around sucking anything they could get their beaks on, and once or twice managing to climb out of the pen.
"So when's she turning up then?" Candy asked grabbing some food and wolfing it down.
"Mallory will be here in about five minutes." Wildwing told her.
"This going to take long?" she added.
"Candy?" Duke growled.
"What?" She threw her hands in the air, "she doesn't like me I don't like her so I don't see why I have to be here. It's not like it can be her real birthday anyway so what's all the fuss about!"
"That's the point Candice," Dive said using her full name but not looking at her, "she doesn't know when her birthday is, that's kinda what amnesia does to someone."
"Seems a little fishy that she apparently remembers how to fight but nothing else though huh?" Candy sat down heavily on the nearest couch in the room and glared at the nearest wall.
"Sometimes the body remembers what the mind does not." Grind told them.
"Shh!" Talia hushed excitedly, "They're coming!" Canard reached over and switched the lights off and everyone went quiet.
"Ooo, I love those shoes Mallory they'll go great with that sweater you bought the other da . . . why are the lights all off?" Angel peered through the darkness and wished she wasn't living under ground.
"SURPRISE!" The lights switched on and Angel screamed in shock.
"What's going on what did I do," she turned to Mallory, "what's going on?"
"Don't worry kid It's a surprise party!" Duke reassured her chuckling.
"Mallory told us how you didn't know when your birthday was and that you never celebrate it." Daren said.
"So Nosedive suggested we throw you a party and choose a date for you." Talia finished by which time Angel was bright red.
"Happy birthday Angel," Wildwing approached her and passed a small parcel, "this is from me and the twins."
"Here kid," Duke approached with Tanya, "from me a Tanny."
"I hope you like it." Tanya smiled.
"This is from me Angel I made it all by myself!" Taro said proudly. One by one everyone approached and gave her a gift and she looked more and more astounded every time.
"Well you going to open them kid?" Duke coaxed. Angel felt too overwhelmed to say anything so simply began delicately unwrapping each gift in turn. Wildwing had brought her a pretty summer dress that Mallory had obviously told him she'd liked, Duke and Tanya had given her a book about a samauri and his love. Grin had given her some meditation crystals, Daren a top that suspiciously went very well with the dress, Cassidy and Chase gave her some beautiful earrings, Mallory some designer sunglasses, Talia some petty hair clips that again went with the dress, Taro's gift was a drawing of her and Miyuka and family written above them. Canard and Candy hadn't even approached her although she'd gotten a friendly nod from the tan mallard, Candy however refused to look at her.
"Thank you so much I don't . . . I mean I . . ." Angel wanted to kick herself she was a big bad bounty hunter and she was about to cry!
"You're more than welcome kid," Duke said then to everybody, "now lets eat!" Everyone immediately went over to the table where Chase had made various dishes for everybody's taste. Nosedive however held back and held out a small box to her with a bow wrapped around it.
"I wanted to give this to you a while back for being so nice when me and Candy . . . well you know," he placed it in her hands and watched hopefully as she opened it, "I thought it might make you feel, I don't know part of the family I guess." Angel finished opening the package and opened the small box to reveal a silver pendant and chain inside. The pendant was in the shape of a capital a and had a halo around the top half.
"That's so sweet," Angel said putting the box down and holding up the trinket to the light, "no one's ever done anything like this before. The only friend I ever had before this . . . um, didn't have a lot."
"You like it?" Dive smiled.
"Thank you Nosedive I do." Angel said as she struggled to do up the necklace whilst not getting it caught in her hair.
"Here," Dive walked behind her and pulled her hair out of the way then fastened it for her, "happy birthday Angel."
"Draganus," Loki called as he walked through the doors to the control room of the raptor, "I have been in contact with an associate of mine from my universe and it seems their new purple haired companion is her property. She says if I help her obtain the girl she would gladly take whatever ducks we can capture off our hands if only to control the girl."
"And how Loki do you propose we do that," Draganus growled, "I haver tried your plans already and none seem to have worked so far so what pray tell do you think will succeed this time?"
"Helena did not say we had to capture the girl alone," Loki smiled and stepped aside to reveal a tall black humanoid cat with yellow eyes, "this is Voltar he is the general of her guard and he has brought a small army to assist us. However I do not believe it will be enough to get rid of the angel first class and the gods so easily so I suggest we create a decoy to lure the three of them away first."
"Very well I will leave it to you to plan," Draganus inwardly smiled, "but do not fail me, I am growing impatient."
"As you wish Draganus." Loki smiled maliciously and beckoned for Voltar to follow him. "Helena my dear I did not realize you decided to join us." A plump old woman with dark gray hair, an eye missing and an outfit that would make anyone wince turned and smiled at the demon.
"Loki old friend," she cooed and embraced him, "she was my best gladiator, aside from blade of course. The two of them made me a lot of money you know I couldn't possibly miss an opportunity to get her back now can I?"
"Business as always Helena," Loki chuckled, "Blade is still alive then?"
"Yes despite his treachery he still brings in the fans which gains me yet more money," she sighed and pulled out a gun and aimed it at an imaginary target, "still he would bring in more if I had my little Angel of death to fight once more."
"Then we must make haste," Loki said loudly, "we must first break into the Mighty Ducks stronghold and then take as many prisoners as we can. But before we do . . .Siege!" The saurian came grumbling through a door to his right and nodded to show he was listening, "Take this," Loki handed the round lizard a small device, "It will cause a huge seismic wave creating a huge earthquake, so make sure you do it somewhere well populated," Siege nodded but didn't look too happy about taking orders from him, "and Siege, make sure it's far away from Anaheim."
"Where'd Cass, Chase and Daren go off in such a rush?" Duke asked as he approached Drake One and Tanya.
"Massive seis . . .seism . . . earthquake in Tokyo," Tanya told him, "they've gone to . . to see what they can do." Duke leapt and covered Tanya as soon as he heard the explosion, "Um what was that."
"You tell me sweetheart." Duke looked up at the ceiling as Tanya typed in some commands.
"We have to get out now!" Tanya nearly screamed and slammed her fist on the emergency button that signaled an evacuation, but just as she a Duke were about to make a dash for the hanger the elevator doors blew in and they were looking at at least twenty guns, and more were climbing down.
"What's going on bro!" Dive yelled over the din as he, Angel and Mallory came out of the gym.
"I don't know but that's the evacuation siren we have to get the kids out of here now!" Wildwing headed to the twins room where he found the rest of his team along with Taro, Miyuka and Talia. Miyuka held Toby and Talia held Sara, both were trying to stop the babies from crying.
"Any idea what's going on?"Canard asked them as they arrived.
"No," Wildwing said looking around, "Where's Duke and Tanya?"
"I can't reach them on their comms." Candy replied looking panicked.
"We need to get these kids to safety then worry about where everyone else is!" Mallory said impatiently fingering her gun.
"If Drake One's telling us to evacuate then the base could have been breached right?" Angel said lifting her left wrist to reveal a silver bracelet that she pressed and her clothes changed from her casual clothes to a silver outfit that consisted of a micro mini dress with long sleeves reaching to her knuckles, thigh high boots and a belt that held a laser on her right hip and what looked like a saber hilt on the left, ignoring their surprised looks she slipped into business mode, "If the place is being invaded then we can't get out all together it would be too easy to capture us all."
"Oh really miss perfect then how do you suggest we do it?" Candy spat.
"I say Grin goes with Miyuka and the kids and uses one of the secret exits the saurians don't know about, then we split into teams and get out which ever other way we can." Angel drew the hilt and pressed a button and a blade of energy appeared.
"Good plan," Wildwing said impressed the teenager didn't want to simply blast her way out, "Candy you go with Canard, Mallory, with me and Nosedive you go with Angel." He looked at Grin, "take care of them all right?"
"I will protect them with my life my friend." Grin placed a hand on Wing's shoulder then addressed everybody, "good luck."
"If all goes well we'll meet at the city park in four hours," Canard added, "try not to get killed guys okay." Everyone nodded and went their separate ways, whilst Grin led Miyuka and the children towards the end of the corridor and to the generator room where a passage had been build that led to an entrance near to Phil's apartment building.
"Great not only are we trusting someone with a suspect past," Candy aimed her gun at the door as Canard opened it then held it up as they walked through, "but we're following orders from her too now!"
"We're not following orders from her Candy," Canard said irritated with her, "she made a suggestion and it was a good one, that's what team works about."
"I know but . . . oof!" Candy had all the air knocked out of her as Canard used his body to push her out of the way as a barrage of laser fire came their way, one of which hit him and he fell to the ground unconscious, "Canard!" Candy growled and yelled as she charged them, she knocked one
or two out cold but one got a lucky shot in and all went black.
"So what do you think it is Wildwing?" Mallory asked as they headed towards the ready room.
"I honestly don't know," he said sighing, "Draganus doesn't have the man power to get in here again without some serious help and if he's managed it then we're in real trouble." He felt a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"The kids'll be fine Wing," her face then darkened, "it's us we've got to worry about." Through the now open doorway there were about thirty armed soldiers of various races aiming their guns at them, Duke and Tanya were tied up in a corner looking peeved. Wing and Mal looked at each other and threw their weapons down and raised their hands. There was no way in hell they could fight that many when there was just two of them. Four of the soldiers approached, took their weapons and tied them up. Then they forced them to sit with the other two captives. Not long after a very unconscious Canard and Candy were dragged into the room and shoved in the corner with them and an ugly old woman in a red leather, tight fit outfit arrived.
"Now my dears, I don't see my little Angel." She said in a creepily cheerful tone, "these are merely added bonus'. It's Angel I want back, do you understand!"
"Angel, I haven't heard any gun fire since just after we started," Nosedive panted, "what if the others have been caught and need our help."
"Then we need to find out what we're up against before we can rescue them." she said not stopping, she glanced over her shoulder and her blood froze, "Nosedive look out!" She yelled but it was too late the soldier had already fired and Dive was already falling to the ground. Using her sword she rushed the soldier, destroyed the gun skewered him in the stomach. Then she rushed back to Nosedive where she found he'd only been stunned however from previous experience with stun guns used by those who wore the soldier's uniform, Nosedive would be out for at least an hour if not longer. She grabbed his arm and hoisted him over her shoulder and staggering a little with the weight slowly made her way to the stairs that would take her up to the rink. Once or twice she had to place him down again so she could fight and on the second time she turned around to get him again and she stopped dead as fear crept into every orifice of her being.
"Hello my Angel of death did you miss granny Helena?" the old hag held Nosedive quite easily keeping a knife at his throat.
"How did you find me?" Angel demanded.
"You know you no one escapes granny Helena's care, Now surrender and I won't hurt your pretty little friend here." Angel hesitated, she could easily take the guards that were currently surrounding her but not before Helena slit Nosedive's throat. She knew what surrender meant though and she wasn't sure she could do it all over again. Angel heard a shot from behind her and everything went black.
Well there's another new chappy. I hope you like it and I hope to post another one again soon. Toodles Angel xxx. P.S. did I spell samauri right?