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Night Frights

As the sun started to sink into the west painting the city of New York in a rosy glow, and the clouds started to roll in, Elisa Maza pulled her collar on her jacket up against the cold wind that blew in from the north. She sighed as she watched more people come into the ever-growing crowd of protesters against a bill that had just been passed about the mutant problem that had many people worried. There had been several small mobbings in the last week or so because of the bill, and a few mutants had been hurt during such mobs.

Elisa felt sorry for the mutants in general, because some of her best friends were kind of in the same boat so to speak. A few years ago she had made friends with a small group of gargoyles, a ancient but noble race of creatures that turned to stone by day and awoken from their stony slumbers by night flew about the city of Manhattan, keeping a watchful eye on the city.

She pushed her way out of the small mob and started to walk to her car, she worried that the protesters could become violent with so many hot-headed idiots in there, that the smallest thing could set them off.

As she got into her car and started to drive off, she thought about how the world hates and fears what it does not understand. She pulled up to the police station and headed up to the roof, her friends had just woken up. She smiled as she watched her friends awaken and stretch their wings with loud growls.

Goliath the leader of the small clan stepped down from his resting spot and folded his wings around him like that of a cloak.

"Hello Elisa," he said in a deep voice, "what is going on out in the city tonight?"

"There is a rather large crowd gathered at city hall protesting a bill about mutants, I'm worried that they may form a mob to start hunting down mutants within the city," Elisa said as she looked over the city with Goliath.

"What are mutants?" Asked Lexington a small but brainy green gargoyle.

"Mutants are humans that have an extra gene called the X- gene some look normal but others can look different from humans, plus they have powers," explained Elisa with a frown. "Does that answer your question, Lex?" Asked Elisa as she turned to the smaller gargoyle.

"Yes, I think so,but why are they hurting their own kind? If mutants are humans but just a little different shouldn't they help them and hurt them?" Lex asked looking confused and upset.
I think the reason for hurting them is simple, people hate and fear what they don't understand, especially if what they fear has the power to hurt or kill them, Elisa said with sadness in her voice.

"Kind of like us," piped up Brooklyn a red gargoyle, "don't you remember how the villagers treated us before we were cursed? They thought that we were monsters or animals, and they were always scared of us," Brooklyn said as he stepped down from his resting spot and walked up to Elisa.
All I remember is that they didn't like us eating their food, even after we saved the castle and their lives, Broadway the large gray/blue gargoyle said with a huff, as he jumped down from his resting spot with a bang. "It's as if they are hunting down, and hurting their own on purpose!" Broadway said swinging his tail back and forth agitatedly.
"I'm afraid that you are right, lad," said Hudson sadly. The older brown gargoyle stepped down from his resting place with a groan. "The question is what do you want us to do about it?" Hudson asked getting strait to the point of the matter.

"All I want you guys to do is keep an eye out for any disturbances tonight, if you can, let me know, I will be keeping a eye on the crowd at city hall," Elisa said with a small smile. "Try to keep from being seen if at all possible and be safe out there, please," Elisa said as she headed for the stairs to go down and start her shift for the night.

"We will do as you asked," said Goliath as he unfurled his wings and took off into the dark night sky. Brooklyn and Lexington took to the skies as well, while Hudson and Bronx the gargoyles pet watch-dog stayed back to guard their home.

Elisa smiled as she watched her friends in flight, she sighed as she thought about what they had discussed on the roof, as she walked back to her car again. It's going to be a long night, she thought as she drove towards city hall.