Heya readers!
First of all I want to apologize for the delay in uploading. I got so much going on at the moment as I'm moving house on Friday and my days have been spent decorating and cleaning my flat ready for letting which is taking a lot time, as well as making sure my new house is ready to move into, it's such a crazy time.
I also took part in an aerial arts competition, and as much as I enjoyed myself, my aerial silks routine went wrong due to a malfunction as the fabrics got twisted, but my aerial hoop routine was a lot better and I performed the best I could!
Anyway, that's enough about me, hope you enjoy this long overdue chapter!
Chapter Thirteen
What did He do?
Back in Mutopia, James was standing at his table of tools in his medical room making sure they were clean and in order. He wondered if any of the group on patrol were okay as they had been gone a while after following a tip off from Hugh.
He practically jumped out of his skin when Tyroth appeared carrying a convulsing and sweating Sharky in his arms.
"Holy shit Tyroth!" The Chimpanzee cried as he almost knocked his table.
"Sorry James!" Tyroth said "But you got to help Sharky! He was stabbed with a syringe filled with Crystal meth!"
"Meth!?" James cried "Holy cow! He pointed to a bed to the right and Tyroth instantly lay him down.
"It's okay Sharky!" Tyroth soothed "You're gonna be okay! I promise!"
"Who did this to him?!" James demanded as he held up a vial of water from the well "Those drug dealers?"
Tyroth glared.
"It wasn't a drug dealer or gangster." He said "It was Him!"
"Him?" James asked raising an eyebrow.
"The traitor!" Tyroth growled "Diablo!"
"DIABLO?!" James cried as he knelt next to Sharky who was still frothing at the mouth and convulsing, "You found him?"
"He was in the Drug den we found." Tyroth said "he was torturing the dealers, like that Hate Preacher and the Red necks from the other night! And he wasn't alone!"
"Wasn't alone?" James asked as he poured the contents of the water from the well into Sharky's mouth and in a few moments, Sharky ceased fitting and he relaxed back on the bed.
Tyroth looked at the shark hopefully and James held up a small torch and soon it into Sharky's eye.
"Sharky?" James asked in a calm voice "Are you okay? Can you hear us?"
Sharky took a few deep breaths and blinked.
"Sharky?" Tyroth asked.
"H...H...Hey boss..." Sharky gasped "What...what happened to me?"
"Oh thank goodness." Tyroth gasped "You were injected in the neck with a syringe filled with Crystal Meth."
"METH!"
The shark sat up in shock.
"That bastard! That Traitor! What did he do to me!?"
"Sharky, calm down!" James stepped in to restrain the shark just in case.
"He made me taste drugs again!" the shark wailed "He made me taste that cursed poison! I swore I'd never touch them again! I swore I would never be that fucking drug addict I was before I became this!"
"Sharky calm down friend!" Tyroth said "This wasn't your fault! Diablo forced that drug into you! This wasn't your doing!"
Sharky put his head in his hands.
"That traitor!" he said "That bastard! That Devil! He poisoned me! He made me touch drugs again! I swore I never would! Never again! Never! Never! Never!"
James knelt before Sharky and cupped his cheeks.
"Listen mate." He said "It's okay, you're safe now, the water cleansed your body, you're pure inside, you're not poisoned; now I need you to calm down okay, I'll take care of you."
Sharky hiccupped as he nodded through sobbing and rested back on the bed.
"I'll look after him Tyroth." He said.
"Thanks." Tyroth replied "I'll be back to check on progress."
James nodded and turned to Sharky as the Dragon left the medical room and met up with Amber who was waiting outside.
"Is he alright?" she asked.
"He's traumatised, but he'll be okay." Tyroth replied "Damn that Raven!"
Amber nodded with a glare.
"Come on, we better go back and find the others!"
Meanwhile, Samson stood facing Sephie, Percy and Sarah as they continued to step closer to him.
"This is your last chance Panther!" Sephie warned "I can disable you with one arrow and drag you back! Or you can come quietly, choose carefully!"
"And quickly too!" Percy cut in "We ain't got all day!"
Samson glared and bared his teeth.
"I won't go down without a fight!" he growled "Give it your best bitches!"
"GET HIM!" Sephie shouted and released an arrow but Samson ducked and rolled forward as Percy and Sarah leapt towards him and they almost collided with each other.
Meanwhile the arrow whizzed through the air and hit a metal vent to which Samson saw the electricity get set off and his eyes widened in shock.
"What was that?!" he asked himself but he stood up as Sephie, Percy and Sarah turned to him again and got ready to pounce on him again.
But as Sephie was about to fire another arrow, a large black shape appeared making Samson cry out in shock but he also smirked as he realised who it was.
Sephie, Sarah and Percy cried out in shock and were knocked backwards.
Lightening then struck the sky and rain began to fall as the black figure flew upwards and Diablo revealed himself.
"Traitor!" Sephie shouted.
"What's he doing here!?" Sarah asked "I thought Devina and Heather were chasing him!"
At the mention of the Vampiress and Dragonfly, Diablo just smirked.
Percy glared.
"What did you do to them?" he demanded angrily.
"Oh wouldn't you like to know?" Diablo said in a mocking voice.
Sarah took out her cell phone and tried to call Devina and Heather.
"Devina? Heather? Come in!"
Sephie and Percy looked at her hopefully but turned pale when they heard nothing.
"Devina? Heather?" Sarah asked again "Do you copy?"
"Damn!" Percy cursed then glared at Diablo.
"You!"
"What did you do?" Sephie demanded.
Diablo just smirked.
"Nothing much!" he said "Just made sure they didn't follow me, so I could help my Disciple."
"Disciple?" Sarah asked.
"My friend and follower." Diablo said "I saved his life, and his friends and they follow me now."
"Indeed friend." Samson agreed looking at Diablo "You have shown I can trust you to come to my aid."
Diablo nodded with a genuine smile at Samson.
"And we must find Rex!" Samson said.
"Go find him." Diablo said "I'll deal with the cat, lizard and insect."
"What?" Samson asked.
"Just go!" Diablo hissed "I'll keep them busy!"
"You're coming with us!" Sephie growled "Both of you!"
She gritted her teeth and readied another arrow to shoot at the Raven but he moved quickly then flew towards the group again making them duck to avoid him.
Samson watched as Diablo flew all around them, then the Raven looked up at him.
"Run!" He mouthed.
Samson was hesitant but he saw that Diablo was causing a distraction so he could flee, so he agreed and quickly turned to run away so he could look for Rex.
"Don't let him get away!" Sephie shouted as she saw Samson about to leap off the building and Sarah quickly started to race after the Panther.
But she didn't get far when she felt some sharp talons on her shoulders and she felt herself get lifted off the ground!
She kicked her legs as she was lifted high above the buildings and she looked up to see Diablo smirking down at her.
"Gotcha kitty cat!" he laughed and cawed in triumph as he flew higher.
"SARAH!" Percy and Sephie cried in shock as they saw Diablo carry the cheethah high into the air as Samson fled the scene.
"Put me down, you fucking bastard!" Sarah shouted "You traitor!"
But Diablo just cawed with laughter.
"Enjoy the flight kitty cat!" he cackled and flew higher "Try and escape and you'll go splat!"
Sephie and Percy watched helplessly as Diablo flew all over the place with Sarah in his talons.
"Do something!" Percy shouted at Sephie
"Like what?!" Sephie asked.
"Shot the bird down!" Percy shouted "Shoot him!"
"I can't!" Sephie replied in frustration and fear "I might hit Sarah! I might have one of the best aims in shooting arrows, but I won't risk hitting our friend!"
Sarah swung about and tried to get out of Diablo's grip yet it was proving hard as each time she moved his sharp talons dug into her.
"Let me go!" she shouted "Let me go you traitor!"
Yet Diablo just kept flying around.
"What did you do to Devina and Heather?" She shouted "Where are they!?"
"Somewhere where they can't follow me! Or come and help you!" Diablo sneered "Stupid girls chased me for miles! Wouldn't leave me be! And that freakish friend of yours! What she is I'll never know! But she was annoying with those bats!"
"You betrayed us!" Sarah shouted "You had no need to! Why did you do it!?"
"I told you my reasons!" Diablo shouted back as he looked down at Sarah "I choose my reasons to leave Mutopia! Yet you and your stubborn pals wouldn't let me! This is my body and I'll choose what to do with it! And others will follow me!"
"You damn fool!" Sarah screamed "I promise you Diablo! No matter what you do! No matter where you go! We Mutopians will find you! You'll never be able to hide from us! No matter how far you run! We will find you!"
Diablo smirked again.
"I understand I'm the hunted! But will you ever catch me? Well, I'll let you try!" he flew around some more then looked down to see Sephie and Percy following him.
"I make my own rules! I will punish those who wrong others! I will make the humans fear me and my disciples! I will show the world how much stronger mutants are! You and the Mutopians are fools hiding below when you could do so much more!"
"You're the fool Diablo!" Sarah shouted "You're mad! You're insane! You'll never win!"
"Try me!" Diablo sneered then he loosened his talons and Sarah's heart leapt to her throat.
"Have a nice trip!" Diablo cawed then laughed as he let go of Sarah and she screamed as she began to plummet to the ground far below!
From the rooftops below Sephie and Percy who had been chasing Diablo and Sarah saw the Raven let go of Sarah and they both cried out in horror.
"No! Sarah!" Sephie cried.
Percy gritted his teeth and bent his knees.
"Hold on Sarah!" he shouted "I'm coming!" he then launched himself into the air right below Sarah and held out his arms.
"I got you!"
Sarah screamed as she failed her arms and she saw Percy below her and he caught her as they met in med air.
"Gotcha!" the grasshopper cried in triumph.
"Percy!" Sarah wrapped her arms around him as he dropped to the ground and he gently let her go and she touched the ground with wobbly legs.
"Sarah!" Sephie walked over "Are you okay hun?"
Sarah nodded silently and hugged Percy again in gratitude.
Sephie stroked Sarah's back then glared up at Diablo as he looked back then started to fly away.
"You fucking bastard!" Sephie shouted after him "You can run, but you can't hide! We'll find you! And your Disciples! And we'll bring you all into Mutopian custody! I swear on my life!"
She turned to the shaken Sarah and Percy.
"We got to find Devina and Heather!" she said "And check in with Kate and Jack!"
"Can you track their cells?" asked Percy.
"Luckily yes!" Sephie said as she hit the tracker button on her cell phone "I do hope they're alright! What did Diablo do to them?"
So Sharky's okay! Thank Goodness! Yet Diablo and Samson have escaped again!
What has become of Devina and Heather? What did Diablo do to them? Well find out in due course!