Chapter 2:
"Well, not the most fashion-minded, she is about 70 years out of date, but how about we wake her up and ask her a few questions?" said Lucifer before walking towards her to do so.
Chloe stops him though, "Wait, she could be part of the case."
"Not bloody likely, detective. Wouldn't detective douche have told us when we got here if she had been here to start with? No, this has my brother's prints all over it. Besides, we've been working together long enough for me to know that if she were here beforehand, she would be under the door, not on top of it." Lucifer responds while crouching next to the unconscious lady.
"You got a point there, Lucifer but what about the electricity? Shouldn't we wait until it's turned off?" Chloe asked curiously.
"Wow, you guys what happened here? Who is that?" Ella asked, confused while looking at the young lady.
"Good question Ella, we are going to find out, but first beware of the wire." Chloe sighed looking at the loose electricity wires
"Let me do it," Lucifer suggested knowing it couldn't hurt him. before anyone could stop him, he grabbed hold of the bouncing, sparking wire that was dangling in front of the door to the shed.
Be careful, Lucifer." Chloe said with a worried tone in her voice, she knew that he was immortal but still, as he was pulling it down until it laid on the ground. He then tossed it aside, shortly after it hit the ground it stopped moving as the power supply was cut to it.
" There, problem solved," Lucifer said with pride in his voice.
Everyone looked with wide eyes and open mouths at what just occurred, everyone except for Chloe. She knew what her devil was capable of.
Ella exclaimed, "what the hell, Luce! You could have been killed. Why would you do something so stupid?" It was more yelling out of fear for losing the man she saw as her big brother.
"What? I am immortal, dear Miss Lopez. Nothing can happen to me. I told you that before." Lucifer said knowing she wasn't going to believe him.
"Dude, come on. You are taking this acting stuff way too far." Ella said softer now but still worried. She smacked him on his arms with her fist, "Don't you ever do that to me again."
"I always do my own stunts." Lucifer joked at Ella.
Chloe rolled her eyes at this.
"now that's settled, let's wake the mystery woman up., see what she can tell us," Lucifer responded.
"Not by you, you have as much tact as that electric wire you just pulled out of the way," Chloe said before she goes into the shed to wake up the young woman.
She placed her hand on the woman and tried to wake her up as gently as possible.
At first, she doesn't wake, so she checks her pulse and sees she still has one before turning towards Ella, "help me get her out of here."
Ella picked her way into the shed and the two lifted the girl and carried her out into the fresh air, as the fumes from the shed were a bit overwhelming.
They laid her on the ground away from the crime scene, they all noticed that she had a bump on the back of her head and a dislocated shoulder but should be fine.
After a few moments, she starts to come round.
"Where am I? What happened?" Susan groaned.
"We were hoping that you could tell us that," said Chloe, "what the last thing you remember?"
"I was walking to the market, it was a cold day with drizzly rain. There was a screech of brakes, and then a crash as a car hit the utility pole not that far from where I had just been. there was a cracking sound I turned to look and the pole started to fall over, in my direction. Did it miss me? or am I dead?" The woman asked slowly but confused.
she started to look around and saw one side of her dress had a burn mark on it. She tried to sit up but Ella stopped her. "you just wait there, let the EMTs check you out."
"It's okay, dear. You are in Los Angeles." Lucifer responded.
Instead of calming her, that seemed to scare her even more, "How is that possible?" Lucifer detected a British accent in her words.
"Where are you from, darling?" Lucifer asked in his British accent.
"England." She answered while as the EMT comes over to check her out, having to set her shoulder after seeing it displaced and an ice pack for her head.
"You can stay at our place for the time being." Chloe smiled.
Not wanting the girl to be alone while here. The girl winces as her arm is put in a sling.
Chloe looked up to Lucifer for guidance to tell her about his brother or if they should wait for that but he looked a bit lost by this as well.
As she looks around and sees how strangely everyone is dressed, but before she can ask, Lucifer asks her, "what your name love?"
she answers, "Susan Pevensie, can I ask just how long have I been out? what day is it?"
"Today it's the 25th of May 2020," Lucifer responded without thinking.
"2020?" She gasped and looked at them in shock, her eyes wide like saucers. She couldn't understand how she has jumped across the world and 70 years ahead in time, "I must have hit my head harder than I thought, did you just say 2020?"
"Yes, my dear I don't lie. A point of principle from my side." Lucifer said with a charming smile.
"But how is that possible? it was January 1st of 1950 this morning." said a confused Susan.
"I have a feeling this is my brother's doing," Lucifer responded.
She looked at him confused, as she was trying to find the words to ask how.
Lucifer kneeled beside her, "You probably know him under the name Aslan." For some reason, he knew what she really wanted to ask him.
The sudden rush and mix of emotions he picked up on from her were overwhelming even for him, so he couldn't imagine what it was like for her, "Are you alright, darling?" Lucifer asked trying to calm the emotions down.
"he is actually real?" she asks as tears start to roll down her cheeks.
"As real as I am the devil, darling." Lucifer smiled charmingly.
The guilt and the grief, the relief and the confusion seemed to intensify inside her and was giving him a headache.
"I mean we are talking about the same Aslan?" Susan asked shocked.
"A big insufferable Lion?" Lucifer asked.
"I wouldn't say insufferable but a large lion yes that must be the same Aslan we are talking about. You are his brother? Who are you? Are you really the devil?" Susan asked, starting to get curious.
"Yes, my dear, like I said I don't lie, and yet my brother seems to have more faith in me than even Dad does," Lucifer said.
"Aren't you supposed to be evil?" Susan asked curiously.
"Not quite, my dear, I've just gotten bad press, for the last few thousand years," Lucifer responded with a roll of his eyes.
"Then it was all real," she said more to herself than anyone else but was still audible to everyone else, "I abandoned them." and starts to sob, as Lucifer feels such a strong sense of guilt sweep over him he stagers a bit on his feet.
He knew now why she was sent his way because she didn't belong in his kingdom. He could tell that just by the short time he has known her but with her harboring that much guilt, there no place else she would end up.
Lucifer sighed, "Detective, can I talk to you?"
"Sure," and lets him take her aside, "What's wrong Lucifer?" Chloe asked.
"We need to take care of her, love. She has a massive amount of guilt inside her. I think I know now why Aslan came to me." Lucifer responded in a whisper, "He knew I know how to handle that."
"Then we will have to try to work through her guilt," Chloe sighed, "Let's take her to the penthouse. We have an extra room there. besides, I doubt she has anywhere else to go. We can't let her suffer."
"You are probably right, detective." Lucifer said, "I want to help this girl. Clearly, Aslan knows me better than I thought." before Lucifer added, "besides she doesn't belong down there, but she needs help to stop that from happening."
"You have a good heart, Lucifer. Come on let's help the girl. How are we going to explain this to Ella?" Chloe asked worriedly.
"Oh, we'll think of something," Lucifer said with a soft voice.
They walk back and see that Ella is trying to comfort the young woman.
Chloe said, "Susan if you don't have anywhere to stay we would like for you to stay with us."
Susan looks up her tear-stained face meeting Chloe's, "Is this my punishment for my actions? for losing faith" Susan said, "it's no less than I deserve if it's all true. I should have been with them." she adds on
"My dear, the opposite is true. You are sent to me because of your massive guilt. People send themselves to Hell you know. I want to help you get over that guilt." Lucifer responded.
"Maybe it's more of a test, for both of you to prove that you can be more than you think you can," Chloe said softly.
"I deserted my family, over superficial things, I deserve to be guilt-ridden." Susan sighed.
She looked away as a new batch of tears weld up within her.
"I'm sure your family would forgive you if you asked them," said Ella trying to cheer her up.
"I can't ask them that," responded Susan in a despondent tone.
"why not? I'm sure they love you enough to forgive you if you just ask them," said Ella.
Susan wiped her face and says," No, I can't ask them because they're dead!" she almost shouted.
"Susan, darling, yelling at Miss Lopez isn't going to bring them back, she had no clue." Lucifer reacted calmly
Ella who looked utterly stricken, "I'm so sorry!" before she gave Susan one of her famous Ella hugs.
Chloe looked at Lucifer surprised he was so calm. Normally he didn't let anyone disrespect Ella.
"I'll go ask Dan if they are ready to release Susan. If so take her back to the penthouse and I'll meet you there once I'm done here," said Chloe.
Chloe came back 10 minutes later and had permission to leave with her and to get the girl settled in. They needed a statement of what she was doing here though. They needed a story or Lucifer needed to prove to Dan and Ella that he was who he always said he was.
"Come on let's go to Lux, Lucifer. We need to think of an explanation for all of this." Chloe whispered to her boyfriend.
"Quite right, I take it, saying my brother the lion sent her isn't going to work?" Lucifer asked with a grin.
Chloe shook her head, "Just like you saying your the devil doesn't work either. They will need proof, Lucifer."
He nods, "though I wouldn't mind scrambling your ex a bit I guess a story will have to do." he offers his hand to help Susan up from the place she was sitting.
"Your chariot awaits, ladies"' said Lucifer with as much of the charm he could muster as they all headed to the car.
TBC