Chapter Twenty-Six
Where are you?
As Diablo flew into the air, with Chastity by his side, he smirked as he watched her fly alongside him.
Meanwhile Chastity gripped his hand and flapped her wings trying to keep steady, yet she gasped as she dipped slightly or moved slightly to the side.
"Just hold my hand." Diablo said as he watched the Dove, "You're doing very well!"
"Diablo." Chastity gasped "I'm scared!"
"You'll be alright." Diablo said, "Just let the wind lift you up, and don't fight the currents, use them!"
Chastity nodded yet she still kept hold of Diablo's hand.
Below, Rex and Samson were running over the rooftops watching the mutant birds above them whilst carrying some backpacks on their backs.
"She's nervous as hell." Rex commented as he watched Chastity "She hasn't let go of Diablo's hand for a second."
"I don't blame her!" Samson replied "Poor girl."
"She'll get used to her wings soon." Rex said hopefully "And I hope we'll find somewhere new to hide!"
"Luckily that Jake kid won't follow us." Samson said "Well he can't as he's tied up in that old church! And by the time he's reached his phone or those Mutopian's find him, we'll be far away."
"How long have we been fleeing by the way?" Rex asked.
"Wow, I hadn't noticed actually." Samson replied "A while at least."
He looked up at Diablo again as he slowed and hovered.
At the same time Chasity dipped again slightly before dropping as she accidentally closed her wings and she screamed.
Diablo turned to the Dove as she screamed and she opened her wings in fright before stopping in mid air then slowly landing on a rooftop below.
At the sound of her scream, Samson hoped over in concern followed by Rex.
"You okay sweetheart?" he asked.
Chastity was hyperventilating in both fear and relief, but she nodded.
Diablo lowered himself down onto the same rooftop.
"Not bad for a first flight." he said placing his taloned hand on Chastity's shoulder.
Chastity just looked at him, yet she was breathing so hard she couldn't speak.
"We'll work more on your landings." the Raven winked "And you'll be soaring high like an angel soon."
That last comment earned a small smile from Chastity and Rex and Samson looked at the Dove encouragingly.
"So where are we now?" Rex asked as he looked around.
It was indeed a more quieter area of the city, and many of the buildings around them were dark or only had a couple of lights on.
"We're away from the busiest parts of the Windy City, that's for sure!" Samson said.
"Must be a dodgy area." Rex said.
Diablo looked thoughtful.
"I'm sure we can find somewhere to stay here." he said "where we can hide, as well as plan our next moves."
"You sure it's safe here?" Chasity asked, making the three males jump as she had finally found her voice.
"Safe?" Rex asked "I'm not sure."
"Might not be as safe as we want." Samson said "But as long as we're hidden from the Humans and those hunting us, then it's better than nothing."
Diablo nodded.
"Indeed Rex." he said "We can find somewhere here, then decide what to do next."
He then opened his wings "Wait here! I'll take a look around!"
The three mutants nodded and Diablo flew towards the darkened buildings to search for a place for them to squat.
Meanwhile, Jake was still tied up in the old church, still trying to reach his phone with his foot.
He had seen it ring when Tyroth tried calling him, and he got more and more desperate to reach for it.
"Come on! Come on! Come on!" he growled as he kept reaching for it.
As he felt almost ready to give up, his shoe just touched the phone and he was able to manoeuvre it until he was able to pull it towards him!
"Yes!" he cried triumphantly then pulled it closer until he saw the many missed calls from Tyroth!
"He's wondering where I am!" he thought gratefully, yet he wondered if Tyroth and the Knights would know where he was.
He had hoped that they would track his phone, like the Turtles and Mona could track each other's positions with their Shell-Cells yet he still couldn't be sure.
Just as he was trying to push a button on the phone to call Tyroth back, he started to hear voices as well as a flapping noise getting closer to his location, almost like a large bird was approaching.
Looking up and though a large gap in the broken roof, he saw a dark shape fly across the moon and his heart burst with relief as he saw who it was!
"Tyroth!" he shouted "Tyroth! Down here!"
At the same time, he saw Jack appear, along with Amber, Devina and Sarah.
"Jake!" Amber cried in horror seeing him tied up "What the hell happened?"
"I knew I could smell you!" Jack cried triumphantly.
"Come on! Let's get him out of those bounds!" Amber said as he quickly knelt down and started to undo Jake's bound hands
Tyroth then landed through a gap in the roof and his face showed concern as well as anger.
"Jake!" he cried "Are you okay?"
Jack sniffed the area and growled.
"Diablo!" he snarled to which Devina also growled showing her fangs.
As Jake was freed, Amber and Tyroth helped him up and soon the other Knights appeared.
"How you feeling Jake?" Tyroth asked concerned for Monalisa's brother.
"I'll be okay." Jake said patting the dragon's arm "Just a bit cold and shaken."
"We'll take you to James when we get back." Amber said.
"What happened here?" Tyroth asked.
Jake then explained how by luck he saw Diablo flying across the sky when he was in the Diner earlier and had followed him to the abandoned church then finding out that Sophie had been taken in by Diablo and his Disciples.
"Dammit!" Tyroth sighed "Diablo got to her first before we could! Or Hugh!"
Sephie placed a hand on her lover's shoulder as she too looked disappointed.
"Those Rogues were hiding here all the time?" Devina asked as she looked around.
"Fitting place!" Sarah said crossing her arms.
"I can still smell that foul traitor's scent!" Jack growled and Sharky placed his hand on his neck still remembering much to his discomfort the Meth Injection Diablo attacked him with.
Sephie looked into the air, her bow in her hand, she had hoped to catch Diablo by shooting him out of the sky and was greatly disappointed he had fled.
"How long has it been since they fled?" Tyroth asked.
"I'm not sure." Jake said "But I'd say it was a while back, I spent a lot of time trying to get my phone back whilst tied up!"
"So what now boss?" Jack asked.
"Before I caught me." Jake said "I listened in on their conversations."
As Jake said that, everyone leaned forward eagerly.
"What did they say?" Percy asked.
"What's their next move?" Heather demanded.
"Yeah! Tell us!" Kate cried.
"Everyone quiet!" Tyroth snapped "Give the man some air!"
Everyone quietened down as Jake thanked the Dragon then told the Knight's all he heard including what he had heard about Dale abusing Sophie (now Chastity) and how they were going to seek him out.
Everyone's eyes widened.
"He's going to seek out Dale?" Tyroth asked.
"Dale?" Jack asked, and the other Knights looked confused since they hadn't yet been told of what had been going on topside, even though they had seen the news about Sophie's disappearance, they hadn't been told the full story.
"Dale's the man who was found at the apartment Sophie lived at," Tyroth confirmed "According to the police, he told them Sophie had tried to beat him to death with a kettle after she smothered her sick mother."
"And Dale was lying!" Jake said "I heard everything! Dale had been sexually abusing Sophie, threatening her mother if she didn't give into his demands, and he's turned the whole thing of her mother's death on Sophie! Making him the innocent victim!"
The Knights looked sickened and horrified,
"The Bastard!" Kate hissed.
"Motherfucker!" Sharky growled.
"Everyone!" Tyroth growled silencing the Knights, even though he was just as furious himself at what he heard.
"He's planning to go after Dale?" he asked to which Jake nodded.
"I better inform Hugh." Tyroth said taking out his Cell-phone.
"Why?" Kate asked "That bastard deserves what's coming to him!"
"I agree!" Percy said "That sick bastard shouldn't be protected!"
"Likewise!" Devina said "Even though what Diablo's doing is wrong, I don't disagree on the treatment that Pervert Dale deserves!"
Tyroth sighed.
"Alright everyone!" he said "Just calm down!" he then turned to Jake.
"Okay Jake, did they say anything else?"
Jake nodded then told them about how he had been caught by Samson then interrogated, then Diablo saying he wouldn't attack Mutopia.
"He said he has no intention of attacking Mutopia, or revealing the location." Jake said "Which shocked me, but it all came from his own beak, he said he only wanted to be left alone to do his own thing with his disciples, and he even offered to show those he mutated to go to Mutopia if they didn't wish to follow his path."
"Bullshit!" Kate growled.
"Yeah! Don't believe a word!" Jack agreed and Sharky and Sarah nodded.
"No wait!" Sephie cut in "If Diablo really wanted to attack Mutopia, wouldn't have have tried already?"
"Or maybe he's gathering a larger party before he tries to attack us?" Devina asked.
"He couldn't attack Mutopia with the small group he has now!" Heather said "And if he did try, there's more of us Knights, not to mention the rest of the village to fight back!"
"That's true!" Percy agreed.
"And he doesn't stand a chance against Tyroth or even you Devina!" Sarah said.
"Okay everyone, just hold on a minute!" Tyroth said holding up his paws to quieten everyone "As much as I find it hard to believe, I want to give Jake the benefit of the doubt after what he heard, I believe him, yet I don't trust the Raven at all."
"After what he did!" Jack snarled.
"Listen guys, we should get back to Mutopia, I'll call Hugh to relay of what happened, and Jake, you should see James to give you a once over after all you went through."
"Thanks Big T." Jake said.
"I'll go with you." Amber said giving Jake a small smile to which he smiled back.
"Alright, let's go guys!" Jack said leading the way out of the abandoned Church whilst Tyroth, Devina and Heather took off into the air.
Meanwhile, Samson, Chastity and Rex waited on a rooftop in the darkened area of the City, waiting for Diablo to return.
He had been gone for over fifteen minutes and they had started sharing some food and drinks from the backpacks whilst they waited.
Before long, they soon saw Diablo return looking rather pleased with himself.
"My friends." the Raven said "I have found somewhere for us to hide, where I believe we shall be safe and sheltered."
"Really?" Chastity asked hopefully.
Diablo nodded.
"Follow me, and I'll show you." he held out his taloned hand for Chastity to take whilst Samson and Rex put their backpacks back on.
Diablo and Chastity then jumped off the roof to fly and the Panther and Doberman followed by leaping across the rooftops again.
After five minutes, the Raven lead the three of them to a large derelict house.
There were broken windows, some parts were boarded up and the door was falling off, but it was in a very quiet alley where only the wind and the odd meowing of a stray cat could be heard.
"Hmmm, looks promising." Rex said as he looked at it.
Samson agreed.
"It's so quiet, and there's no smell of drugs or anything here."
Diablo smirked then lead them through the broken door and into the dirty hallway.
Taking a lighter out of his backpack, Rex lit it so he could see better.
It was indeed a dirty and broken down place, but the rooms had some furniture and boxes and the stairs seemed safe enough to climb to go upstairs.
"I wonder who lived here before?" Samson asked.
"Beats me." Rex said.
"Once I explored it." Diablo said "it should keep us safe and hidden for a while."
Chastity looked a little scared, but she was grateful they were somewhere safe for now.
"There's more hidden space in the upstairs area." Diablo said "Follow me, we'll rest then have a conference."
"Okay." Chastity said "I am feeling rather tired."
"Likewise." Samson said with a yawn and Rex just sighed in tiredness as he followed the Raven upstairs.
So Tyroth and the Knights have found Jake, thank goodness and Jake has relayed all he heard to them, I don't blame them for not believing what Diablo said about not attacked Mutopia.
Meanwhile, Diablo and his Disciples have found somewhere else to live whilst they pla their next move, which more than likely will be to seek out Dale!
But will Tyroth inform Hugh and if he does, will Dale be grated protection? Or will Diablo get to him first?
Keep checking back to find out!